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Ringing Bells Announces the Freedom 251: The Most Affordable 3G Phone at Rs 251

February 17, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

Call it the Akash Tablet of smartphones, but a Noida based smartphone manufacturer Ringing Bells Pvt Ltd has made owning smartphones cheaper than enjoying a large latte at Starbucks. Ringing Bells has announced the Freedom 251, an ultra-affordable 3G smartphone…

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Initial Impressions: Gionee S6

February 12, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

Metal is in. After HTC pretty much set the trend with the HTC One M7 back in the day, several manufacturers have tried to replicate the gorgeous Aluminium build on their devices. As a result, we have had some gorgeous…

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Microsoft Acquires SwiftKey For $250 Million.

February 3, 2016 0 Ruchita Mahimkar

Swiftkey, the company known for its predictive and user-friendly keyboard has now been acquired by Microsoft. The terms and the conditions of the deal are not disclosed, but according to the report published on Financial Times, the deal is worth $250…

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Lenovo Announces the Vibe X3 in India: Yet Another Winner With X in the Name

January 27, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

It seems that the winning formula for having a successful product in mid range is to have an ‘X’ in the moniker. LG found out with the LG Nexus 5X, Lenovo did it with the Lenovo Vibe X2, and recently,…

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Nexus 6P Users in India Begin to Receive January Security Patch Update

January 8, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

Google announced that every month it would be bringing security patch updates to its Nexus phones in order to ensure that the devices are kept safe from the latest and greatest threats. They have followed up and kept their promises…

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Lenovo K4 Note launched for Rs. 11,999

January 6, 2016 0 Aditya Shenoy

Lenovo had a good run with the K3 Note last year, being the only Full HD phone under Rs 10000 helped its sales immensely. Naturally the expectations were really high for its successor the Lenovo K4 Note and it looks…

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Huawei Announces the GX8; A Midrange Phone with Fingerprint Scanner

January 6, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

Huawei has been in the limelight off late thanks to the blockbuster hit that the Nexus 6P has been. The smartphone has been perhaps the most highly appreciated Nexus device yet and has been selling fairly well too. And given…

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Nexus 6P Review : The Best Nexus Device Yet

January 4, 2016 0 Aditya Shenoy

Nexus devices are meant to showcase the best software-hardware combination that is currently possible. Google’s Nexus 6P is their attempt to showcase the best that Android currently has to offer. After the mediocre response to the Nexus 6, Google went…

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Android Marshmallow Users Can Turn Off Now on Tap And Easily Access Google Now

January 4, 2016 3 Arpit Verma

One of the superlative selling features of Android Marshmallow has been Now on Tap. What Now on Tap essentially does is that it takes the screengrab of what is on the screen of the user and uploads the information to…

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Instagram Brings 3D Touch Feature to Android Devices

January 2, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

Forced Touch has been one of the stand-out features of the new Apple products, including the new Macbook, Apple Watch and iPhone 6s. Officially, named 3D Touch on the iPhone, the feature basically gives the users an additional input method…

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Lenovo K4 Note Confirmed to Launch in India on January 5th, 2016

December 28, 2015 1 Arpit Verma

We have received the media invite for the launch of the Lenovo K4 Note in New Delhi in India. The event is scheduled to take place in New Delhi on January 5th, 2016. The K4 Note is one of the…

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Nexus 4 Users Can Enjoy Marshmallow Thanks to CyanogenMod

December 24, 2015 0 Arpit Verma

Nexus 4 users have the perfect gift for Christmas. There are some Marshmallows in there, thanks to the team from CyanogenMod. The Nexus 4 users felt a bit left out after the device fell out of the 18 month release…

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Google’s new login method just requires your smartphone

December 23, 2015 0 Aditya Shenoy

Google seems to be working on a new method to log in to your Google Account using your smartphone. The method of logging in is something similar to a Two Factor Authentication but does not need the user to enter…

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Gionee Announces the Marathon M5 Plus with 5020 mAh Battery and Fingerprint Scanner

December 22, 2015 0 Arpit Verma

They say, to have something, you must let go of a few things. This is a key decision for smartphone makers these days and looks like engineers at Gionee had a tough call to make. We have been using the…

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Xiaomi Teaser hints at the Arrival of Mi5 with Bezel-less Display

December 7, 2015 0 Arpit Verma

After a succession of not too impressive device launches, Xiaomi knows that a lot is riding on its next smartphone. Post the Mi3, one could argue that, Xiaomi has failed to reach the high expectations that it set with the…

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Initial Impressions: The Obi SF1

November 30, 2015 0 Arpit Verma

If you are a tech enthusiast, then there is a very fat chance that you are aware of the legendary story of Apple Inc. The point that probably made Apple what Apple is today was when a certain individual fired…

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Vivo Set to Announce the Vivo X6 on November 30th with a Finger Print Scanner

November 21, 2015 0 Arpit Verma

After making waves in trying to build the slimmest phone in the world in the form of Vivo X5Max, Chinese giants Vivo have decided to shift the focus a little bit. Next on the agenda is what looks like a…

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HTC One E9s Dual SIM Launched in India at Rs 20,497

October 2, 2015 0 Arpit Verma

HTC has announced the HTC One E9s in India. The device will be comfortably sitting in the mid range budget space, and although the M9 and M9+ were pretty flat as far as the sale goes, HTC has done well…

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Lava Announces the Pixel V2 4G in India at Rs 10,399

September 11, 2015 0 Arpit Verma

At an event held in Mumbai this week, Lava has announced the Pixel V2, which is the noted successor the the Lava Pixel V1. The device is not in the Android One category and therefore will be independent of the…

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First Set of Samsung Galaxy S7 Specifications Leaked Online

September 11, 2015 0 Arpit Verma

It looks like the engineers at Samsung are already hard at work after the recent successful launch of the Galaxy Note 5 last month. The next flagship of Samsung is expected to be the Galaxy S7 and would succeed the…

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Samsung Announces the Gear S2 Smartwatch with Tizen

September 1, 2015 0 Arpit Verma

Looks like the days of Samsung producing Android Wear smartwatches are well and truly over and behind them. After a very mixed response to the original Galaxy Gear Live smartwatch which was running Android Wear, Samsung quickly moved to Tizen…

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Huawei’s Nexus revealed with an unexpected design

August 25, 2015 0 Nishant Shah

  iNexus.co allegedly leaked the images of the upcoming nexus made by Huawei. The photos clearly shows the big awkward camera at the back of the mobile. It also shows a fingerprint sensor positioned just like the Nexus 5 2015…

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Seven Months after Android release, WhatsApp Web meets iOS

August 20, 2015 0 Nishant Shah

WhatsApp just released an update that every iOS user has been waiting for. They’ve added the “WhatsApp Web” feature for all the iPhone users who waited for 7 long months. This means the users will be able to sync their…

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LG’s New Nexus 5 Back Reveals a Finger Print Scanner

August 17, 2015 0 Arpit Verma

LG and Huawei are the manufacturers of this year’s Nexus smartphones. While Huawei is manufacturing the larger device, LG is working on a smaller Nexus when both of them are compared. The first image of the LG manufactured Nexus smartphone…

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Google Goes Even Lower With Android One

August 12, 2015 1 Saif

Android One is Google’s project that aims to improve the user-experience of affordable Android Phones in India. The company partnered with several OEMs like Micromax, Spice and Karbonn and most recently they had partnered with Lava to launch low-cost Android…

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How to Remove the Carrier Notification from the Status Bar of the Motorola Moto G 3rd Generation

August 10, 2015 0 Arpit Verma

Motorola announced the Motorola Moto G (3rd Generation) last month. Succeeding the Moto G (2nd Generation) which was perhaps the most successful budget smartphone in the Indian market was never going to be easy and as a result, Motorola has…

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Google Finally Rolls out the New Image Search Results Page for Mobile

August 7, 2015 0 Arpit Verma

With smartphones adaption rates always on the way up north, Google has been pretty strict about levying penalty to any website which does not perform well on mobile. The irony to the story is that Google Images, perhaps the second…

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Xiaomi Launches 2 New Unique Headphones In India

July 26, 2015 0 Akanksha Lakra

Chinese company Xiaomi completed its first anniversary this month and celebrations are in full swing. As part of ongoing anniversary celebrations, Xiaomi has introduced two new headphones in India. These headphones include a redesigned in-ear set and a new over-the-ear…

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Instagram Introduces Search Feature For Web-Version

July 23, 2015 0 Akanksha Lakra

Popular photo sharing app has made an important upgrade for the web users. Before 2013, Instagram was an app-only platform. The year 2013 marked the launch of a full-feed experience for web users. Through the years, they have made many intricate…

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Xiaomi May Launch Mi 5 & Mi 5 Plus on 16 July

July 15, 2015 0 Akanksha Lakra

Smartphone maker Xiaomi after enjoying the success of Xiaomi Mi4i has chosen the Chinese social networking site Weibo this time to launch a teaser for their upcoming, 16 July event. If speculations are to be believed, the device in the teaser…

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Lenovo K3 Note Launched At A Price Tag Of Rs. 9,999

June 25, 2015 0 Trupti Gupta

Lenovo has launched the much awaited K3 Note smartphone for Rs. 9,999 in the country. The device will be available for purchase via exclusive retail partner Flipkart in its first flash sale on July 8. The registrations will go up…

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Elephone To Go On Sale Via Flipkart, Date Announced

June 25, 2015 0 Trupti Gupta

Elephone, which is still not officially launched in the country, is taking its marketing slow and steady. The company will be selling its handsets in India in the near future but it’s rumoured to be sold only via Flipkart. Elephone…

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Xolo Cube Launched For Rs 7,999

June 22, 2015 0 Trupti Gupta

Indian handset manufacturer Xolo launched their budget-smartphone Xolo Cube. The device is priced for Rs 7,999 with Lollipop 5.0 available in white, black and gold. The phone is 6.9 mm thick with its dimension: 143 x 71 x 6.9 mm.

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Spice Launches XLife Range Android Smartphones

June 22, 2015 0 Trupti Gupta

Spice launched its new XLife smartphone series in India. In this series the company has launched XLife 404 for Rs. 3,190; XLife 431q at Rs. 3,999; XLife 431q Lite at Rs. 3,850 and XLife 512 at Rs. 4,499. The company…

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OnePlus Confirms Snapdragon Rumors

June 18, 2015 0 Trupti Gupta

OnePlus is known for its privacy and not preferring media’s interference in their company. They finally announced and confirmed the rumors of it using the Qualcomm’s top-end mobile processor, the Snapdragon 810, v2.1 in its upcoming OnePlus 2.

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Adobe Launches Free Photoshop App for Android

June 17, 2015 0 Trupti Gupta

Abode will now no longer simply be the way it used to be. The application has now launched its free photoshop application for the Android platform. Umang Bedi, Adobe Systems India Managing Director, stated that this is one of the…

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Oppo Neo 5 Launched At Rs 9,990 In India

June 16, 2015 0 Akanksha Lakra

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has launched its budget smartphone Neo 5 in India at Rs. 9,990. The company introduced the smartphone globally last week. The new Neo 5 will be available to the masses from Monday. Along with Neo 5,…

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Google Play Launches ‘Free App of the Week’

June 15, 2015 0 Trupti Gupta

Google Play along with the launch of various other applications and updates has now started a new section as the host of its first ‘Free App of the Week’ promotion. Google Play isn’t the first one to offer such a…

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OnePlus to Conduct Two Contests Before OnePlus Two Launches

June 12, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus has informed that it has planned to conduct two contests before the most expected launch of OnePlus 2. The contest which has been announced, has attracted a lot of response and people are very much…

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Airtel, Motorola Joins Hands Together; Brings Out Moto E (2nd Gen)

June 11, 2015 0 Akanksha Lakra

Bharti Airtel and Lenovo-owned smartphone company Motorola have partnered to provide 4G experience to the smartphone users. The new Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G smartphone is now available on Flipkart.