ICICI Bank launches four new apps for Android and iOS

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ICICI Bank has launched four new mobile apps for Android and iOS platforms. These apps include, ICICI Store, Insta Banking, Video Banking and mPassbook. These would let you initiate a transaction before visiting a branch, connect with a service executive over video call and view their transactions over the last 30 days on mobile phones. It aims to offer an enhanced banking experience for its customers with these new apps. Continue reading “ICICI Bank launches four new apps for Android and iOS”

Obi Mobiles partners with Jumbo Electronics to enter into the Middle East

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Obi Mobiles has announced that it has partnered exclusively with Jumbo Electronics, a leading IT, telecom and consumer electronics retailer and distributor to sell its devices in the Middle East. Jumbo will manage the distribution of Obi devices to all key retailer and independent retailer channels in UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Iraq as a part of its partnership. Continue reading “Obi Mobiles partners with Jumbo Electronics to enter into the Middle East”

Salora Arya Z2 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6999

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Salora International has launched Arya Z2, the company’s latest budget smartphone. The company entered into the smartphone market last year by launching its PowerMaxx smartphone with 3200 mAh battery, the new Arya Z2 is packed with features. It has a 5-inch HD display based on one-glass-solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582A processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.  Continue reading “Salora Arya Z2 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6999”

Karbonn Sparkle V vs Micromax Canvas A1 vs Spice Dream UNO Photo Gallery

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Google launched Android One smartphones in India last week with three homegrown smartphone makers. The handsets under this ambitious program announced back in June is based on Android One reference hardware, comes with stock Android KitKat software and will get software updates directly from Google.  Continue reading “Karbonn Sparkle V vs Micromax Canvas A1 vs Spice Dream UNO Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 with 6-inch HD display, LTE goes official

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 (SM-G750F), the latest Galaxy Mega series smartphone went on sale in Malaysia last month before it went official. It was unveiled officially in Malaysia earlier this month, now the smartphone has gone official in Thailand on the official website.  It packs a 6-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Cortex A9 processor (Exynos 4412 likely) and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 2.1 MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 with 6-inch HD display, LTE goes official”

New Motorola Moto G vs Moto G Photo Gallery

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Motorola launched the new Moto G in India earlier this month for Rs 12,999. We have already seen the review of the smartphone.  Now we are bringing you comparison gallery of the New Moto G and original Moto G that was launched last year. Continue reading “New Motorola Moto G vs Moto G Photo Gallery”

Karbonn Sparkle V Photo Gallery

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Along with Micromax and Spice, Karbonn launched its first Android One smartphone last week. Dubbed as Karbon Sparkle V, the phone is priced at Rs 6,399. We unboxed the smartphone recently. We had already seen photo galleries of the Spice Dream UNO and Micromax Canvas A1 smartphones, here we have the photo gallery of the Karbonn Sparkle V. Continue reading “Karbonn Sparkle V Photo Gallery”

Karbonn Sparkle V Unboxing

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Karbonn released the Sparkle V, its Android One smartphone at the Google’s Android One launch event earlier this week. We unboxed the Spice Dream UNO and Micromax Canvas A1 smartphones recently. All these Android One smartphones have similar specifications, but vary only in design. We got to unbox the Sparkle V smartphone from Karbonn, check out the unboxing.

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Lenovo A7-30 Review

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Lenovo introduced the A7-30 tablet with voice calling back in June for Rs. 9,979. We brought you the unboxing, photo gallery and the photo gallery of the tablet recently, here are the complete review tablet. It has 2G (EDGE) connectivity and has voice calling capabilities. There are several tablets in the Indian market with similar specifications, some even offer better specifications in this price range. Is the Lenovo A7-30 tablet any better? Let us find out.

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Samsung to roll out Tizen based smartphone in India by November: Report

Samsung is planning to launch a smartphone in India that is based on its Tizen OS, according to a latest report from The Economic Times. The South Korean tech giant will most likely bring the smartphones based on its homegrown OS in India by November this year.

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1 million Samsung Galaxy S5 units sold in Germany

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If you thought Samsung had forgotten about the Galaxy S5 after the unveiling of the Note 4, well, you were wrong! Startling figures reveal that Samsung has managed to sell a massive one million units of its current flagship (until the Note 4 goes on sale, of course), the Galaxy S5, in Germany alone. Considering that Germany has lesser number of people than the Indian state of Maharashtra (source: Google), these numbers are pretty darn big.

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Spice Dream UNO Mi-498 Photo Gallery

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Earlier this week, Google launched Android One smartphones in India. One of the phones from this ambitious initiative is Spice Dream UNO. Priced at Rs 6,299, it is the first Android One smartphone from the company. We have already brought you the unboxing and first impression of the phone and the benchmarks, now here is a photo gallery. Continue reading “Spice Dream UNO Mi-498 Photo Gallery”

Datawind to launch new Android smartphone this festive season at sub-Rs. 2000 price tag

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If for anything, Datawind is known for producing dirt cheap smart devices. The company’s claim to fame was the Aakash scheme, wherein the government of India teamed up with the company to provide extremely affordable tablets for every Indian student. Continue reading “Datawind to launch new Android smartphone this festive season at sub-Rs. 2000 price tag”

Apple iPhone 6 Contract-free T-Mobile version is carrier unlocked

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Apple revealed the pricing of both contract and contract-free pricing for the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus on the launch day and started taking pre-orders for these smartphones on September 12th. Both these started shipping September 19th in launch countries. The contract-free version that went on pre-order on the US Apple Store was mentioned as a T-Mobile variant, so it was not clear if it is unlocked or locked to the network. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Contract-free T-Mobile version is carrier unlocked”