Uber slashes fares by up to 40% across India

Uber Price Cut

Uber has slashed fares for the low-cost uberX and its cheapest uberGO service across India. uberBLACK has also received a price cut in some cities. Some cities get 25% price cut and some get 30%, 35% and even 40% price cut. Base fare is somewhat the same in most cities, but cos per kilometer has been reduced drastically. Check out the chart below for detailed fares. Continue reading “Uber slashes fares by up to 40% across India”

Silent Circle buys Geeksphone, will unveil more device at MWC

Silent Circle has acquired Geeksphone in order to give full control over the Blackphone project. The duo had partnered to launch the privacy focused Android smartphone last year at MWC.

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Karbonn Titanium Dazzle with 5-inch display, quad-core SoC launched for Rs. 5490

Karbonn Titanium Dazzle

Karbonn has launched Titanium Dazzle, the company’s latest smartphone in the Titanium series. It has a 5-inch FWVGA IPS display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium Dazzle with 5-inch display, quad-core SoC launched for Rs. 5490”

Micromax Canvas Selfie A255 with 13MP front and rear cameras launched for Rs. 15999

Micromax Canvas Selfie

Micromax announced the Canvas Selfie A255 smartphone last month that comes with a 13-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash and a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a Sony sensor. Today the company has launched the smartphone officially.  It has a 4.7-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.7 GHz True Octa-Core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS and comes with dual SIM support. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Selfie A255 with 13MP front and rear cameras launched for Rs. 15999”

Microsoft releases Keyboard for Excel for Android tablets

Microsoft Keyboard for Excel

Microsoft has released Keyboard for Excel for Android for Android tablets, as a part for their Garage experimental project. It provides a keyboard optimized for numbers, delivers speed and efficiency to Excel users entering data, says Microsoft

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OneDrive for Windows Phone updated with multiple accounts, PIN code and more

OneDrive has updated its Windows Phone app with several new features. Some of the features include revamped photo album, ability to add multiple accounts and so on.

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Salora Arya Z3 with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC launched for Rs. 6999

Salora Arya Z3

Salora International has launched Arya Z3, the company’s latest budget smartphone and the successor of last year’s Arya Z2. It has a 5-inch HD display based on one-glass-solution (OGS) technology, is powered by a 1.4 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Salora Arya Z3 with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC launched for Rs. 6999”

Google to bring sponsored search results to Play Store

Google has started testing sponsored test results via a pilot program on Play Store. The initiative will allow developers to advertise their apps directly within the Google Play store.

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Sony teases Xperia Z4 tablet release on March 2 at MWC 2015

Sony has officially teased the Xperia Z4 tablet on its Twitter account. The company has given a sneak peak at the tablet along with the caption “Slimmer. Lighter. Brighter. All will be revealed on 02.03.15.”

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Apple Watch ‘Spring forward’ event set for March 9th, will be live streamed

Apple Watch Spring forward invite

Apple has started sending invites for its Spring forward event before the Apple Watch goes on sale in April. The event will take place at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. The Apple Watch was announced in September last year along with the new iPhones and will come in two different sizes, three different styles – the regular model, a Sport version aimed at active consumers, and an ultra-premium Apple Watch Edition which will be covered in 18-karat gold. Continue reading “Apple Watch ‘Spring forward’ event set for March 9th, will be live streamed”

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3-VE goes on sale for Rs. 6650

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3-VE (SM-G316HU), successor of last year’s Galaxy S Duos 3 (SM-G313HU) is now on sale in India from official Samsung India eStore. It has the same 4-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) display, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Samsung TouchWiz UI, 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, but this is powered by a slightly faster 1.2GHz dual-core processor and lacks a front-facing camera. It also has support for 14 regional languages. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3-VE goes on sale for Rs. 6650”

KT, Samsung and Qualcomm join to demo 600Mbps LTE-H tech at MWC 2015

Samsung KT LTE-H

Korean operator KT has announced that it has partnered with Samsung and Qualcomm to showcase world’s first LTE-H (HetNet) technology at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 in Barcelona next week. LTE-H merges existing 150Mbps LTE-A and 450Mbps GiGA WiFi, offering top speed of 600Mbps. Continue reading “KT, Samsung and Qualcomm join to demo 600Mbps LTE-H tech at MWC 2015”