Uber to offer free MINI Cooper rides in Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai on September 20

Uber Mini Cooper

Uber has announced a new on-demand activity in partnership with MINI that would let people in Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai enjoy On-demand free rides in signature MINI Cooper on September 20th, tomorrow. MINI comes in three variants in India, the MINI Hatch –the original 3 door MINI, the MINI Convertible. You can also enter the promo code UberMINI14 and get Rs. 500 off your first Uber ride.

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (SM-A500F) leaks, SM-A300 UA Profile shows up

Samsung Galaxy A5 leak

Rumors about the Samsung Galaxy A series smartphones surfaced recently. Sammobile has got hold of live images of Galaxy A5 (SM-A500F). Recent rumors said that the Galaxy SM-A500 would have metallic build, but according to Sammobile’s sources, the smartphone would not have a metal build, but it would use an unique material that ‘feels cold in the hand’. This is to make the device look premium, even though it will be a  mid-range device according to the website. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A5 (SM-A500F) leaks, SM-A300 UA Profile shows up”

Pebble 2.5 firmware update brings emojis, iOS 8 compatibility and more

Pebble 2.5

Pebble, the popular E-ink Smartwatch has received a major update to version 2.5 that finally brings support for emojis, so if you receive an emoji in a message, your Pebble smartwatch will display it perfectly. The update also adds compass support that would let you access apps with compass and wayfinding features, introduces iOS 8 compatibility and lets you dismiss an alert from your Pebble, so that it will clear it from iOS Notification Center as well. This feature would be available for Android users soon, says Pebble.  Continue reading “Pebble 2.5 firmware update brings emojis, iOS 8 compatibility and more”

Micromax Canvas A1 Unboxing

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Micromax launched the Canvas A1 (AQ4501), the company first Android One smartphone exclusively on Amazon.in earlier this week priced at Rs. 6,499. It is based on the Android One reference hardware, and the specifications of all the first set of Android One smartphones are similar. We got to check out the device, check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas A1 Unboxing”

Asus Zenfone smartphone sales to cross 2 lakh by September end in India

Asus Zenfone 4-2

Back in July Asus announced that the combined sales of the Zenfone series reached 40,000 in just four days after the launch. Zenfone sales crossed 1 lakh by the end of August, now the company has announced that it will surpass 2 lakh by the end of Q3 2014, which is September end. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone smartphone sales to cross 2 lakh by September end in India”

OnePlus to introduce pre-order system late October

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In a recent AMA (ask me anything) session on Reddit, OnePlus said that it would introduce pre-order system in October. Even though OnePlus has ramped up the production, getting an invite to order the phone is one of the main concerns. Now the company’s Director Carl Pei has confirmed on the official OnePlus blog that it would introduce pre-orders system late October. Continue reading “OnePlus to introduce pre-order system late October”

Wickedleak Wammy Desire 3 with 7-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5990

Wickedleak Wammy Desire 3

Wickedleak has launched Wammy Desire 3, the company’s latest tablet. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Wickedleak Wammy Desire 3 with 7-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5990”

Kindle 4.5 for iOS brings Kindle Today Widget for iOS 8, Copy/Paste and more

Kindle 4.5 for iPhone and iPad

Amazon has updated its Kindle app for iPhone and iPad to version 4.5 that brings several new features including a new Kindle Today Widget for iOS 8 users that makes reading multiple books easier.The update also brings ability to copy passages from books and paste into text messages, e-mail or other apps, new convenient translation feature, iOS 8 support, bug fixes, and stability improvements. Check out the official changelog below.

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Jolla smartphone to launch in India on September 23

Jolla India launch

Back in July, Jolla, the smartphone start up company from Finland announced its plan to launch its first Jolla smartphone in India exclusively on Snapdeal. Now the company announced that it would launch the smartphone in India on September 23rd. It was launched in Hong Kong last month. Continue reading “Jolla smartphone to launch in India on September 23”

Notion Ink’s Cain 2-in-1 Intel powered 10 inch PC announced for Rs 19,900

Notion Ink has announced a 2-in-1 Windows based affordable laptop for Rs 19,900. The Bangalore based company has teamed up exclusively with e-tailer Snapdeal to launch the Cain 2-in-1 in India.

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SwiftKey, Swype and more third-party keyboards now available for iOS8

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Apple today released iOS 8 for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The latest operating system from the company brings in an array of new and improved features. One such key feature is support for third party keyboards. A range of keyboards have landed on iOS today as soon as the company has allowed users to choose a different keyboard rather than its native one. Here are some the apps that can be userd for your iPhone and iPad. Continue reading “SwiftKey, Swype and more third-party keyboards now available for iOS8”