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HTC One Mini surfaces again in a new set of images

HTC One Mini leak

HTC One Mini is not a mystery any more. The specs of the phone surfaced first in February earlier this year. The press render of the phone appeared back in May along with the rumored specs. . It was caught on camera last month that showed the chin and the bottom part of the device, and whole front part of the device was revealed last month. Now the full hands-on images of the device has appeared on a Bulgarian website smartnews.bg that also confirms the specs of the device. Continue reading “HTC One Mini surfaces again in a new set of images”

Mediatek to launch octa-core MT6592 chip

Popular budget handset chipset manufacturer, Mediatek is all set to launch what might be the world’s first true octa-core chipset. Unlike the Samsung Exynos 5 Octa that only has four cores active at any given point of time, the Mediatek MT6592 will use eight ARM Cortex 7 cores. The chip is being built on the 28 nanometer process and will reach peak frequencies of 1.7 to 2.0Ghz.


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iBall Slide 3G 7334i Unboxing

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iBall launched the Slide 3G 7334i, a new Android tablet with Dual SIM support recently. Here we have unboxing of the device. At a price of just Rs. 9990, iBall 7334i Tablet has a few good features to flaunt. The 3G tablet comes with dual SIM capabilities with voice calling, dual-core processor , expandable memory slot and Wireless FM Radio.

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Real Racing 3 Prestige update for Android, iPhone and iPad brings new cars, events and more

Real Racing 3 Prestige Update

Electronic Arts (EA) has released a huge update for the Real Racing 3 for Android, iPhone and iPad that brings new features. EA is calling it the prestige update that brings new prestige cars from the manufacturers Bentley and Mercedes-Benz,  Time Trial Race,  Improved graphics, more than 180 events and lots more. There is also a video that shows off the new features in the update.  Continue reading “Real Racing 3 Prestige update for Android, iPhone and iPad brings new cars, events and more”

Lenovo K900 Review

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Lenovo, a leader in the PC industry, has been widely known for its well built notebooks and other PC devices, but at the same time, has not been well known for its smartphones. In an effort to change that image, every company needs a hero device that is the flagship of its portfolio, to induce that halo effect on its other smartphones. Launched at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year, the Lenovo K900 is poised to be the flagship device that Lenovo hopes to lead its portfolio. The device landed in India just a few weeks back and we had already given our first impressions of it earlier. So, does it live up to the flagship status? Is it a worthy phone at a price of Rs. 32,999? Lets find out in the complete review below.

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HTC Desire 600 Dual SIM phone now available in India for Rs. 26860

HTC Desire 600 that was announced back in May is now available in India from online retailer Saholic. It has a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) pixels super LCD2 display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8625Q processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) . It has a 8-megapixel camera on the back with LED flash, BSI sensor and a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera with BSI sensor. It has HTC BlinkFeed home screen and HTC BoomSound with Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers. Continue reading “HTC Desire 600 Dual SIM phone now available in India for Rs. 26860”

Nokia 207, 208 and 208 Dual SIM affordable 3G phones announced

Nokia 207

Nokia has announced 207, 208 and 208 Dual SIM affordable 3G phones. All these phones have a  2.4-inch (240 x 320 pixels) 65k color display and comes with a physical T-9 keypad. All these phone have 3.5G with video streaming (YouTube) capabilities and runs on Nokia Series 40 OS. These phones come preloaded with Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp (Initially available only for 208 Single SIM).

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Reliance launches Re.1 mobile video downloads

Reliance Re.1 Video

Reliance has launched the Re.1 instant video downloads for their customers followed by Airtel and Aircel. Airtel launched Re. 1 mobile video download service back in May. Aircel partnered with Techzone to launch a service called  Video Store @ Re. 1 to download download more than 20,000+ videos across more than 12 languages. The Reliance Video Store lets you download latest trailers, songs, sports and more. No details about the number of video content and languages in the Reliance Re. 1 Video Store yet. Continue reading “Reliance launches Re.1 mobile video downloads”

HTC One S will not get Android 4.2 or Sense 5, confirms HTC

HTC has confirmed that it would upgrade the HTC One S will not receive further Android OS updates and will remain on the current version of Android and HTC Sense, according to a report from the Engadget. HTC confirmed the Android 4.1 update for the HTC One X and the One S last year that rolled out for these devices at the end of last year. The Android 4.1.1 update for these devices brought Sense 4+. Continue reading “HTC One S will not get Android 4.2 or Sense 5, confirms HTC”

Motorola teases Moto X as the first smartphone you can design yourself

Moto X ad

The Motorola Moto X was confirmed by the Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside back in May at the D11 conference that also revealed that the phone would be assembled in the USA. The new newspaper ad that was revealed by Ad Age reveals the Moto X smartphone campaign with a tag line “Designed by you . Assembled in the USA.” It also says that Moto X will be “the first smartphone that you can design yourself”. Continue reading “Motorola teases Moto X as the first smartphone you can design yourself”

Yahoo acquires Bignoggins, QWiki as part of latest acquisition round

Yahoo has been on a spending spree lately and has acquired quite a few startups with its latest acquisition being Bignoggins Productions, an app development firm that makes iOS applications.

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Digg Reader goes live with iOS app in tow

Following the demise of Google Reader we’ve seen a range of competitors spring up to take the place of the much loved RSS feed reader. Digg too has decided to enter the arena with its own Reader application. Currently available on the web and via an iOS app, it is possible to import feeds from your Google account.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Unboxing

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We have an exclusive unboxing of the just announced Samsung Galaxy  S4 Zoom camera phone first on FoneArena which was showcased at an event in London last month where we got a hands on this super-sized camera phone.The S4 Zoom is basically a Galaxy S4 mini with a zoom lens attached to it on the back. It looks like a phone from the front but the moment you get a glimpse of that 10x zoom lens on the back, you just can’t continue to think of the Galaxy S4 zoom as a phone, it feels more like a mini version of the Galaxy Camera which was launched last year.The main difference between the two is that the S4 Zoom can make phone calls while the Galaxy Camera can’t.  We got hold of the retail package from the Middle-East and here is a look at the device and the package contents. Check out the unboxing video below

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Fly F351 with 3.5-inch display, 1 GHz processor launched for Rs. 4599

Fly F351

Fly has launched the Fly F351, an entry-level Android smartphone in India. It has a  3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM with dual standby and has 2G (EDGE) support. Continue reading “Fly F351 with 3.5-inch display, 1 GHz processor launched for Rs. 4599”

Vodafone India offers Rs. 4000 crore to retain 2G licenses in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata


Vodafone has offered to pay Rs. 4000 crore to the government to extend and continue its licenses in Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata, according to a recent report from PTI. Last month Vodafone announced that that they are taking all required actions, including legal against the Department of Telecom (DoT), regarding the 2G spectrum issue in these 3 metros. Continue reading “Vodafone India offers Rs. 4000 crore to retain 2G licenses in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata”