Nokia Lumia 638 with quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC and 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 8299

Nokia Lumia 638

Microsoft just launched the Nokia Lumia 638, the company’s most affordable 4G smartphone in India. It was originally introduced in China back in June and has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 and runs Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Cyan. It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera without flash and also lacks a front-facing camera. It has 1GB RAM and comes with single micro SIM support. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 638 with quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC and 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 8299”

Skype offers unlimited free calls to mobiles and landlines in US and Canada for users in India

Skype Free calls

Skype today announced that Indian users can call any mobile or landline in the US and Canada for free using Skype. To call a number, you just need to open the dial pad in Skype and type the number. This limited period offer is available for both existing and new skype users and is valid till March 1st 2015. Continue reading “Skype offers unlimited free calls to mobiles and landlines in US and Canada for users in India”

Microsoft rolls out Gesture beta app for Lumia Windows Phone

Microsoft has unveiled a new app that allow users to interact with devices without actually touching the display. Dubbed as Gesture Beta, the app is exclusively available for Lumia Windows Phone.

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Delhi High Court partially lifts Xiaomi ban in India till January 8

Xiaomi has got itself a breather as the Delhi Court has partially lifted the ban from selling smartphones in India. The Chinese smartphone maker was banned last week from importing and selling handsets in the country owing to a patent infringement Ericsson’s Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).

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Micromax YU Cyanogen OS smartphone launching exclusively on Amazon on Dec 18

Micromax YU Amazon exclusive

Last week Micromax scheduled an event on December 18th to launch their first YU branded smartphone that will run CyanogenMod OS as a part of their exclusive partnership in India. Today Amazon India has announced that the smartphone will be available exclusively available on Amazon.

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Flipkart receives $180 million in new round of funding, valuation tops $11 billion

Flipkart has secured a fresh round of funding following a report last week. The homegrown e-commerce giant has received $180 million from Hong Kong-based investment firm Steadview Capital, as per a report from The Economic Times.

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ZTE Grand S2 Unboxing

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ZTE launched the Grand S2 smartphone in India at a price tag of Rs. 13,999 earlier this month. It has top-end specs such as 5.5-inch 1080p screen and a Snapdragon 800 processor that you rarely get on devices in the price range. Check out the unboxing.

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Lava Iris Fuel 60 with 10MP camera, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 8888

Lava Iris Fuel 60

LAVA International just launched Iris Fuel 60, the company’s second smartphone in the Fuel series with a 4000mAh battery that promises up to 32 hours of talk time on 2G. It has a 5-inch HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 10-megapixel auto focus rear camera with single LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Lava Iris Fuel 60 with 10MP camera, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 8888”

Google updates Docs, Slides and Sheets for Android with new editing features

Google is rolling out updates to Docs, Slides and Sheets on Android. The latest updates comes to Android after it landed on Google Drive’s iOS apps last week.

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Google Now integration added to Nest Thermostat, supports voice commands

Yesterday, it was reported that the Google Now will soon allow users to control their Nest Thermostat. Today, the Google Now integration for Nest thermostat has officially been announced.

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Skype real time translator preview goes live for Windows 8.1

Microsoft announced in May that it will soon debut Skype translator with real time speech translation by the end of this year. The software giant has kept its promise and rolled out Skype’s real time translator preview.

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Lenovo Vibe X2 Review

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Lenovo launched the Vibe X2 smartphone in India last month for Rs. 19,999. The Successor of last year’s Vibe X smartphone has the same 5-inch 1080p display and a 13-megapixel rear camera, but this has a sleek design, uses a faster Octa-Core, comes with 4G LTE support and even comes with dual SIM support. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.

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Obi Hornbill S551 Benchmarks

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Obi Hornbill S551, the company’s budget mid-range smartphone went on sale in India recently for Rs. 9,230. We already brought you the unboxing and photo gallery and its unique features recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone.  It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with Mali 400 GPU. It packs 1GB of RAM and has a 5.5-inch HD IPS display. Let’s find out how it performs in range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Obi Hornbill S551 Benchmarks”