India will add 300 million internet users by 2018, according to a latest report by McKinsey & Company and Facebook. The report said that country’s internet penetration rate is only 15%.
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Alcatel OneTouch has launched the Alcatel Onetouch Fire C smartphone running Firefox OS in India. It was introduced earlier this year at the MWC and packs a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, powered by a 1GHz processor and a 1.3-megapixel rear camera. It has 2G (EDGE) connectivity and Dual SIM support. It is exclusively being launched on Flipkart. Spice and Intex launched their budget Firefox OS smartphones recently. Continue reading “Alcatel OneTouch Fire C running Firefox OS launched in India for Rs. 1990”
Yota Devices would launch the YotaPhone in India exclusively on Flipkart. This was revealed in the newsletter sent to the Flipkart’s affiliate partners. The smartphone was listed on the official website last month, as noted by MakTechBlog, but it was pulled later. Still the cache of the page on the Flipkart website reveals the incomplete listing of the first YotaPhone C9660 in White. Continue reading “YotaPhone with 4.3-inch LCD and e-Ink screens to launch in India on Flipkart”
LG has announced F60, the company’s latest smartphone in the F series, after the F90 and the F70 smartphones. It has a 4.5-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), similar to the F70 that was launched in India back in July. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG F60 mid-range LTE smartphone announced”
Xolo has launched Q2100, the company’s first Android smartphone with a fingerprint sensor. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with Exmor R sensor, 1080p full HD video recording, dual LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 2800 mAh battery. Continue reading “Xolo Q2100 with 5.5-inch HD display, Fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 13499”
Microsoft has finally launched the Nokia Lumia 930, the company’s latest high-end smartphone. It was announced back in April and packs a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD ClearBlack AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8.1 OS. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 930 launched in India for Rs. 38649”
Microsoft has launched the Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM, the latest selfie-centric smartphone in India as expected. It was announced at IFA last month and has a 4.7-inch HD ClearBlack OLED display, powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update. It has a 5-megapixel wide angle front-facing camera with a focal length of 24mm to capture better selfies, 6.7-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 1080p video recording. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 15299”
Microsoft has launched the Nokia Lumia 830, the latest mid-range camera-centric smartphone in India as expected. It was announced at IFA last month and has a 5-inch HD ClearBlack IPS-LCD curved glass display with Super Sensitive Touch for glove and nail usage, powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update. It comes with additional 1 Terabyte of cloud storage on OneDrive, free for the first 6 months, thereafter it would cost Rs. 125 per month. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 830 launched in India for Rs. 28799”
Yesterday, the HTC One M8 Eye was rumored to arrive next month. Today, a press render has emerged from Weibo that shows the phone, which features a 13MP duo camera instead of a 4MP Ultra pixel one on the existing HTC One M8.
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LG unveiled the G3 Stylus (D690) with a stylus pen ahead of IFA back in August. The smartphone started rolling out globally few weeks back. Now the smartphone has been listed on the official LG India website. The G3 Stylus has a 5.5-inch qHD display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG G3 Stylus gets priced on official website in India at Rs. 21500”
Microsoft has officially unveiled its next-generation of Windows. While the latest release was rumoured to be named, WindowsTH, Windows X, Windows One and even Windows 9, Microsoft has formally titled it as Windows 10. Continue reading “Microsoft officially unveils Windows 10 Operating system”
Pebble, the company behind smartwatches with the same name, has announced price cuts for both of its models, alongside a crucial software update that enables continuous activity tracking. The original and the Steel both get a 50$ price cut to $99 and $199 respectively, with the original going back to its initial Kickstarter early bird price tag. With many of the newer Smartwatches selling at much higher prices, Pebble is well positioned to take advantage of the Smartwatch craze and lower the barrier of entry for enthusiasts seeking to try them out.
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Pebble’s initial idea of a smartwatch was something with various “smart” functions like a window for notifications, Bluetooth remote controls, animated watch faces and so on, but it was never focused on the fitness activity scene, even when it was clearly capable to do so. Not any more, as the company has just announced the latest software update for both of its Smartwatches that enables continuous fitness activity tracking in the background, which was previous not possible. Yes, there have been fitness apps and services on Pebble before, but it was required that you keep the app running, or use the watchface, but with this update, that’s no longer needed.
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Lenovo has launched the Vibe Z2 Pro, the company’s latest high-end smartphone in India. It was announced back in August, before the the Vibe Z2 was unveiled at the IFA. It packs a 6-inch ( 2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display with ultra narrow bezels, powered 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 (8974AC) processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe UI 2.0. It even has an option to boot into stock Android if you don’t prefer the Vibe UI. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro with 6-inch Quad HD display launched in India for Rs. 32999”
Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy Grand Prime, the company’s latest selfie-centric smartphone in India, as expected. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 85 degree wide-angle lens, which is the main highlight of the smartphone. It has a 5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) and has Dual SIM support and a 8-megapixel rear camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime officially launched in India for Rs. 15499”
