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OnePlus One To Have An Open Sale On 10th February

February 9, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

The “flagship killer” OnePlus One which has been selling on an invite-only system till now will have an open sale in India on 10th February, 2015. There has been very high demand for this device and people have found it…

Microsoft

Microsoft Launches Lumia 435: The Cheapest Lumia Phone

February 9, 2015 0 Pranav Prateek

After the recent launch of Lumia 535, Microsoft has released Lumia 435 for Indian markets at a very attractive price of Rs.5999. Being a comparatively newer phone, we expect it to get an upgrade to Windows 10 when it’s released.…

Google

Goodbye Gtalk! Google To Shut Down Popular Messenger Service From February 16

February 7, 2015 1 Pranav Prateek

Google is all set to pull the plug of its popular Gtalk service from February 16 as reported by ToI. Gtalk will be replaced by the Hangouts app for all purposes according to Google. Millions of users, who use Gtalk messenger…

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Myntra To Shut Down Its Website, Concentrates On Mobile App

February 7, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

One of the most popular shopping website, Myntra may shut down its web presence by the end of this year if it acquires 90% of its traffic from the mobile app. The decision was taken as a result of the exponential…

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Micromax Launches Joy Series Starting From Rs. 699

February 7, 2015 0 Pranav Prateek

Indian handset maker, Micromax has launched the Joy X1800 and Joy X1850 phones in India. These phones are the first which will come in a candy pouch. They are entry level budget phones aimed at low budget customers as well…

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Google Search To Feature Real Time Tweets Soon

February 6, 2015 0 Pranav Prateek

Google and Twitter have entered into a partnership which enables Tweets to be featured in Google Search results. The move is aimed at driving more traffic to Twitter from Google Search results. The tweets will start showing up sometime later…

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Canon’s New 5DS and 5DS R Can Shoot at 50-megapixels, Highest Resolution DSLR’s Ever Built

February 6, 2015 0 Kushang

Megapixels are back with a bang! Canon’s new DSLR’s come loaded with a massive 50.6-megapixel full-frame sensor. Yes, you read that right! The already popular full-frame DSLR – 5D Mark III offered 22.3-megapixels and the new 5Ds and 5Ds R…

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Micromax Reaches The Top : Slow But Steady

February 5, 2015 0 Ronak

Indian market is one of the biggest markets of smartphones and is booming to grow bigger everyday. Every mobile handset manufacturer is trying to put up their best to lure the users. Foreign giants like Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi, with…

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ICT’s Cultural Festival MANZAR 2015 presents “Lights, Camera, Broadway!”

February 3, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

Started in 2007 by a group of students in the Institute of Chemical Technology (then UDCT), currently in its 9th edition, MANZAR is one of the largest growing cultural festivals in India presented to you by the prestigious Institute of…

Android

WhatsApp Tests Free Voice Calling Feature On Android

February 2, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

With smartphone industry growing under a knife sharpened with competition, applications are no exception due to which they are improvising like never before. Hike, an Indian messenger, has already introduced free voice calling feature. And now WhatsApp messenger, a cross…

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HTC Desire 816G Revamped With Upgraded Processor

February 2, 2015 0 Ronak

Smartphone manufacturers are trying hard to offer the best to users, be it in terms of the specifications or the services offered. Following the same lines, HTC said that the Desire 816G is the best buy amongst big screen devices…

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Xiaomi To Sell Smartphones From Mi.com In India

January 31, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

The Chinese handset maker, Xiaomi which is known for its successful range of Mi phones will soon start selling their devices from their own portal. This particular move by Xiaomi is to create its presence in one of the world’s fastest growing market.…

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Motorola To Open Experience Centres In India This Year

January 30, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

Motorola who had started to offer value for money phones in India has now decide to open experience zones in the country. The main purpose is to keep all their products on display so that consumers can get a hands…

Microsoft

Microsoft Announces Improved Windows 10 And It’s Awesome!

January 30, 2015 0 Pranav Prateek

Microsoft recently released the consumer preview of Windows 10 with some sweeping changes to the earlier versions. We feel, it may be the best Windows to be released by Microsoft. For starters, it’s free if you upgrade within a year of…

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Samsung To End Partnership With Qualcomm For Galaxy S6

January 30, 2015 0 Pranav Prateek

Samsung and Qualcomm have enjoyed success together in the past with Qualcomm Snapdragons being used by Samsung in almost every major device. However, Samsung has decided to put an end to this partnership. According to some reports, it looks like Samsung…

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Blaupunkt India launches Cape Town 940

January 29, 2015 0 Aditya Shenoy

Blaupunkt, a key player in the Indian car infotainment market has launched its first android based double-din car headunit today.  Their models are named after cities and following the tradition the latest model is called the Blaupunkt Cape Town 940. With the…

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Xiaomi launches Mi4 in India for Rs. 19,999

January 28, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

Chinese smartphone maker has launched their last years flagship, the Mi4 in India today. The phone is priced at Rs. 19,999 and will sell exclusively on Flipkart with registrations starting today itself. The phone sports a 5 inch display with…

Android

Hike Introduces Free Voice Calling Feature Before WhatsApp

January 27, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

Hike, the Indian instant messenger has introduced free voice calling feature on 26th Jan. The feature lets you call other hike users over the Internet. The update is not done On-Air and one needs to update the app in order to…

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Lava Launches Budget Smartphones: Iris 350 and Iris 470

January 27, 2015 1 Criselle Lobo

Indian mobile handset manufacturing companies have recently caught up pace in their attempts to target a wider range of users. Micromax is already the talk of the town with its Yu-Yureka Sale. To catch up with it, Lava Mobiles has…

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Android Lollipop Officially Rolls Out For Moto G devices

January 23, 2015 0 Pranav Prateek

Motorola confirmed that the Android 5.0- Lollipop update has started to roll out for the Moto G (1st and 2nd gen) in India. The company further revealed that the update will be rolled out in phases which means some users…

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Test Driving The WD My Passport Wireless

January 22, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

WD is one of the most famous companies when it comes to hard drives. As the name suggests, the WD My Passport Wireless lets a user save, share, and access stored content wirelessly on a computer, tablet or smartphone. The…

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Oppo Announces U3 – More Than Just For The Shutterbugs

January 22, 2015 0 Ronak

Current trend with smartphones is offering of bigger screen sizes. Such recent announcements are the Xiaomi Mi Note and Note Pro. With Oppo trying to increase its market reach, there has been a lot going on with it. After the…

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Asus Fonepad 8 Now Available In India For Rs. 13,999

January 21, 2015 0 Ronak

We saw Asus announcing some impressive smartphones at this year’s CES. And Asus has now launched the Asus Fonepad 8 tablet in India. The Asus Fonepad 8 was first launched at the Computex 2014 expo but only for selected markets.…

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ICICI Introduces Social Banking With Twitter And We Test It Out!

January 20, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

Yesterday, ICICI Bank launched a facility which will enable its account holders to transfer funds easily via Twitter. So, we decided to test it to see if it’s really worth the hype. At the end of it, we were left…

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Gionee Launches Pioneer P6 : A Quad-Core Budget Smartphone

January 20, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

Chinese smartphone companies are trying hard to make a mark in the Indian markets. Competing in the same race is Gionee. Gionee has been launching a lot of devices recently and also staunch on its ongoing marketing campaign. It has…

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Xiaomi Mi 4 To Arrive In India on 28th January

January 20, 2015 0 Pranav Prateek

After the huge response received by Xiaomi for its Mi3 and Redmi range of phones, the Chinese manufacturer is all set to launch the Mi4 in India. Hugo Barra, Head of International Operation for Xiaomi confirmed that the phone would…

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Are Sony’s SmartWatch 3 & SmartBand The New Talk Of The Town?

January 19, 2015 0 Ronak

We’ve seen a lot of smartphones being announced recently, be it at the CES or exclusive events. But, let’s talk about the wearable devices by Sony. Ever since their announcements at the IFA 2014, these devices have caught a lot of…

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Registrations Now Open For Yu Yureka, Second Flash Sale On 22nd January

January 17, 2015 0 Pranav Prateek

The Yu Yureka was recently in news for its first flash sale which was over in just 3 seconds. For those who couldn’t get their hands on the phone, the smartphone will go on sale again next week on January…

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Oppo Adds R1C And Mirror 3 To Their Arsenal

January 17, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

Oppo, the Chinese smartphone maker has come up with two impressive phones i.e the Oppo Mirror 3 & Oppo R1C for the low-mid & mid range segments. We all know that Chinese smartphone manufacturers have seen a fair share of…

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JungleeRummy Launches World Rummy Tournament With A Prize Pool Of INR 1 Crore

January 16, 2015 0 Pranav Prateek

JungleeRummy, a well known gaming company made an announcement today of one of the largest gaming tournaments they are organizing. The World Rummy Tournament by JungleeRummy comes with an assured prize money of Rs. 1 Crore for the winners. The…

Lenovo

Lenovo Launches A6000: The Cheapest 4G Phone In India

January 16, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

Chinese smartphone manufacture Lenovo has unveiled their A6000 in India today. The device is the cheapest 4G phone in India priced at Rs. 6,999. It will sell exclusively on Flipkart and the registrations will open at 6pm today itself.The phone…

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Xiaomi Launches Mi Note And Mi Note Pro In Homeland

January 16, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

The world’s third biggest smartphone maker Xiaomi, launched the Mi Note and Mi Note Pro yesterday (15th of January) at Beijing. On the launch event Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi, gave out the technical specifications of the models. Lei Jun…

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Yu Yureka’s Flash Sale: Rigged or not?

January 16, 2015 0 Pranav Prateek

Flash sale seems to be the buzzword these days. With Flipkart gaining plenty of publicity and success with it, Amazon and Micromax set out to do just that with the Yu Yureka. Except, they screwed up, badly! The company closed…

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Google’s Project Ara: A Modular SmartPhone To Arrive In Puerto Rico

January 15, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

In the second developers conference of Project Ara held yesterday in California, Google put to rest all the speculations about the new MDK v0.2 and its features. Paul Eremenko, director of Project Ara, announced many details about the progress of…

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Ringo: An International Calling App That Works Without The Internet

January 14, 2015 0 Aditya Shenoy

Mobile phones have shrunk our world, we can be in touch with our loved ones regardless of the distance.  While being able to communicate with them is priceless, the mobile carriers sure have put a hefty price on it. That…

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G To Hit Airtel Stores On 16th January

January 14, 2015 0 Ronak

After the recent announcement, Airtel has now announced 16th January as an official date for the availability of Redmi Note 4G at the Airtel stores. Celebrating the Mi Day, as they previously promised on coming Friday, Airtel is all set to…

Google

Project Ara Comes Closer to Reality as Google Releases a New MDK 0.2 Developers Kit

January 14, 2015 0 Ronak

Every smartphone manufacturer is trying to equip their devices with as many innovative features as they can. Out of all these, Google’s Project Ara has been making remarkable developments with their revolutionary concept of a modular smartphone which they claim…

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Google’s Flight Search Now Available In India: Lets You Find Cheap Flights Easily

January 13, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

Gone are the days when one needed to compare flight prices from 5 different websites to make a wise decision. Google announced its Google’s Flight Search, with which one can easily get the cheapest prices of flights from different sites available on…

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Drones Fly High At CES 2015!

January 12, 2015 0 Ronak

While CES’15 is still fresh and buzzing with all the flashy gadgets trying to make their way out, it is impossible to not mention ‘Drones’. There was so much happening in the field of drones and many companies showcased their…

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Google Now Keen About Modi’s Digital India Plan

January 8, 2015 0 Riya

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook had visited India last October to meet Sri Narendra Modi. The agenda for the meeting was how Facebook’s Internet.org could integrate with Modi’s Digital Plan and provide Internet to the rural areas. There are many obstacles to…