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Videocon Mobiles has launched six new feature phones in VStle range. This includes, VStyle Smart, Mega, Grande, Curve, Flip and Mini. Last month the company launched VPhone Grande, a budget smartphone with a premium design. These come with multimedia features and has a range of preloaded applications. Check out the highlights of these new feature phones.
V-Style Smart - Touch phone with an attractive ID, preloaded Facebook and Whatsapp apps. Price: Rs. 2950
V-Style Mega - 3-inch IPS display, ultra-slim design with leather-like textured back cover: Price: Rs. 1999
VPhone Grande - Comes with stylish back covers available in Blue, Black panel color options & a free white panel with. Price: Rs. 1899
V-Style Curve - Stylish high-gloss body, slim design. Price: Rs. 1749
V-Style Flip - Comes with trendy flip-cover like smartphones. Price: Rs.1749
V-Style Mini - Small size feature phone with design as V-Style series: Price: Rs 1299
Videocon has also launched the V-Style portfolio under a campaign “India Ka Naya Style Vstyle” to promote the stylish elements of the ‘V-Style’ series.
Commenting on the launch, Jerold Pereira, CEO, Videocon Mobile Phones said,
Today, consumers are much conscious about how their gadgets look and thus always look out for devices which feature style factor. Gone are the days of big, uninspiring and ...
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Lenovo is planning to launch a high end Android smartphone that will go by the name X2. The company will apparently launch two versions of the X2 according to a certification from TENAA which is Chinese FCC.
Dubbed as X2-CU and X2-TO, both the devices are listed with same design and dimensions however the former is powered by an octa-core processor that’s most likely made by MediaTek, while the latter has a dual-core 2.2 GHz processor.
Both devices sport 5-inch IPS 1080p (1920 x 1080) display along with 2GB of RAM and either 16 or 32GB of internal storage. There is a 13 megapixel rear and 5-megapixel front-facing camera. As per the listings, there is no support for micro SD card storage. Both the devices will come with Android 4.4 KitKat. The Lenovo X2 is considered light and slim with 7.27 mm thickness and 120 grams body.
The devices will most likely launch in China soon following other Asian markets. However, there is no word on the exact launch date and price of the phones. Earlier this month, Lenovo launched a high end smartphone Vibe Z2 with 6 inch QHD display and Snapdragon 801. The tech giant also announced that it sold more smartphones than ...
Xiaomi entered India with the Mi 3 smartphone last month. At the launch the company showcased several products, including the Mi Power Banks that come in 5200mAh and 10400mAh variants. These got priced on Flipkart few weeks back at Rs. 799 and Rs. 999, respectively and is went on pre-order recently. We already unboxed both the 10400mAh and the 5200mAh variants of the Mi Power banks, here we have the complete review.
Design and build
The Mi Power banks have anodized aluminum shell that gives them a premium look and a solid build quality that you don't expect in power banks in this price range. These have curved corners and have Mi branding on the front. It is designed by Texas Instruments and the cell is manufactured by LG or Samsung. India gets only the silver-colored variant, but in some countries like China it comes in different colors. These feel solid in hand and doesn't get scratched, even though it has smooth aluminium finish on the outside. Since it is in silver color, dust and stains are clearly visible. But these are water and corrosion resistant.
The smaller 5200mAh power bank is compact and can fit in your jean pocket easily since it ...
Wickedleak has launched Wammy Note 3, the company's latest smartphone. It has a 5.2-inch full HD display based on OGS technology, powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat).It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
It has S View Window support with the magnetic flip case which comes for free in the box. It also comes with optional Aquaprotect Water Resistant Technology at Rs. 1,500 extra that would let the smartphone sustain for more than 30 minutes in water.
Commenting on the new launch, Aditya Mehta, CEO, Wickedleak Inc. said
Wickedleak is leveraging a platform with an affordable yet power packed device, as it offers the flexibility to address the users' increasingly varied demands. With the launch of Wammy Note 3, we intend to get premium devices in the hands of consumers at affordable rates while ensuring the consumers get all the latest specifications like an Octa-core Processor and Android 4.4 Kitkat.
Wickedleak Wammy Note 3 specifications
5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD OGS display
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450 GPU
2GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, expandable up to 32 GB
Dual SIM
13 Megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED Flash and 1080p video ...
Motorola is gearing up for many product launches on September 4th at the IFA. Meanwhile, leaks and rumors of its upcoming smartphones are surfacing online. Today, more images of the Moto G successor have been revealed by hellomotoHK.
As per the images it looks like the phone will have a bump in the screen size from 4.5 inch in the original Moto G to 5 inch in the successor. Earlier this month GFX benchmark also showed similar screen size for the phone with 1280x720p HD display. The photos also show front and rear of the phone along with removable plastic back panel. It also looks like the phone will come with dual sim capabilities as it sports two sim card slots and a micro SD expansion slot. Moto G successor aka Moto G2 will have front facing speakers.
Other rumored specs of the phone include a Snapdragon 400 chipset with a quad-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A7 CPU; an Adreno 305 GPU; 1GB of RAM; 8MP rear and 2-megapixel front camera and 8/16GB of internal storage.
From the leaked specs it surely looks like Motorola will put more power in the Moto G successor. We will know all the exact details and price of the phone next week at the ...
Xiaomi reduced the price of the Redmi 1S to Rs. 5,999 and announced that it would go on sale on September 2nd. Today the company has announced that 40,000 units of Redmi 1S smartphones would be available for purchase in the first batch of sale next Tuesday.
The company recently announced that it has halted the sales of Mi 3 temporarily in India to concentrate on Redmi 1S. The company did not reveal the number of units for sale initially, later it started revealing the number of units ahead of sale. So far the company had sold 95,000 Mi3 smartphones in six weeks.
The Xiaomi Redmi 1S packs a 4.7-inch HD IPS display, powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) processor with Adreno 305 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) based MIUI ROM. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture and a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, micro SD card up to 64GB and a 2000 mAh battery.
Even though there are 40,000 sets, it could go out of stock in seconds, similar to the previous Mi 3 sale, since there is huge demand. So far over 1 lakh people have registered for ...
Intel and Flipkart teamed up today to launch a range of new tablets running Android on the former's Atom class of processors. Ranging from between Rs. 5,999 to Rs. 15,999, the ET701, XT811 and XT911 tablets are a marked improvement over their first effort. We spent some time with the tablets to find out if they are a compelling purchase for first time tablet owners. Here's what we think about them.
Digiflip Pro ET701
The entry level model or the most portable one as you might look at it, the Digiflip Pro ET701 packs a 1.2Ghz Z2520 Dual Core processor. Also under the hood is 1GB RAM and 8GB of storage. Not exactly high end but we found performance to be satisfactory. The tablet zips through the interface and there's nary a lag anywhere.
What we didn't like too much was the quality of plastics used. The ET701 doesn't cast any illusions of being a premium device with glossy,fingerprint prone plastics all around. There's a 2MP camera over at the back while a VGA camera serves as the front facing unit. The IPS panel has a resolution of 1024x600 which is definitely on the lower end of the spectrum but the quality of ...
Gionne GPad G5, successor of the GPad G4 and the and CTRL V4S, an upgraded version of the CTRL V4 have been listed on the official website. The Gionee Gpad G5 is powered by a 1.5 Hexa-Core processor, otherwise most of the specifications have been downgraded compared to the GPad G4. It has a 5.5-inch 720p display. The CTRL V4S has the same 4.5-inch FWVA display, similar to the CTRL V4, but this has a faster 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and has 1GB RAM.
Both these have 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 2-megapixel front-facing camera and run on Android 4.4 (KitKat). The listing was first spotted by MakTechBlog.
Gionee Gpad G5 specifications
5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display with Dragontrail glass protection
1.5 GHz Hexa-core processor with Mali 450 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual SIM with dual standby
8MP rear camera with LED Flash
2MP front-facing camera
Dimensions: 157.3x77.6x7.9mm
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS/A-GPS
2400 mAh battery
Gionee CTRL V4S Specifications
4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch screen display
1.3 GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM, 8GB of internal memory, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
8MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash
2MP front-facing camera
7.8mm thick
3.5mm audio jack, FM ...
In a bid to make its easier for advertisers to reach mobile users across the globe, Facebook has introduced 'Bandwith Targeting'. The new feature allows them to target ads to users on a specific type of mobile network ranging from 2G to 4G.
Bandwith targeting will make it easier for businesses to target advertisements to users based on their mobile network types, thereby ensuring that creative campaigns are delivered in an appropriate way for different users around the world. This new type of targeting further customizes people’s Facebook experience while respecting device bandwidth and data costs.
"Beginning today, bandwidth targeting is available to advertisers around the world via the Ad Create tool, Power Editor and the API. As with all targeting options we offer, this feature was built with privacy in mind. All data is anonymous; audiences for mobile network targeting are developed by aggregating groups of people based on primary connection-type."
wrote Facebook Product Marketing Manager Brendan Sullivan announced in a blog post.
Sullivan said that targeting by mobile network type will help advertisers choose creative that will run smoothly on any given device and connection speed. For example, serving a video ad to people in Indonesia with 2G connections may mean wasted impressions if people are unable ...
Lumia 730, the 'selfie' phone from Microsoft has receiv edFCC certification prior to its launch on September 4th at IFA 2014. The phone bears a model number RM-1040 and as per the FCC documents has a dual sim support.
Other specification included in the listing are 4.7 inch screen with likely FWVGA at 854 x 480 display, but even 720p is possible. There is 1GB RAM, a quad-core processor with unknown speed, 8GB internal storage and micro SD expansion up to 128 GB. The Lumia 730 will have a 6.1 MP rear camera and 5MP front-facing camera for taking selfies but there is no dedicated camera button. It also has a removable battery.
Microsoft has sent press invites for the Lumia 730 which is also codenamed as Superman for next week. Prior to the latest FCC filing, the Lumia 730 had leaked in photo earlier this month.
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BlackBerry has launched the official IRCTC application for BlackBerry smartphones. This app will naturally let you book tickets, make PNR enquiries, check booking and cancellation histories and more, directly from your BlackBerry 10 smartphones. Last year IRCTC app was launched for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices developed in partnership with Microsoft.
Commenting on the new app, Annie Mathew, Director, Business Development and Alliance, BlackBerry India, said,
We are excited to bring the IRCTC application to BlackBerry World. With the increasing smartphone perpetration and the increasing dependence on mobile applications, it is a great opportunity for us to help our customers experience this app for an easy and streamlined train booking service.
The IRCTC app would be available for BlackBerry BB10 users from the BlackBerry World later today. BlackBerry is also running a contest that lets you stand a chance to win a BlackBerry 10 smartphone every week till 30th September 2014 by just downloading the app.
Indian instant messaging app Hike has received a funding worth $65 from Tiger Global Management and Bharti Soft Bank (BSB). The home grown app has also announced that it now has more than 35 million registered users.
Hike Messenger is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Japan’s Softbank Corporation. Launched in December 2012, Hike also revealed that 15M users were added to the platform in just 2 months out of which 50% users are active every month. In addition, the messenger is now handling over 10 billion messages and 3 billion stickers per month. Hike further stated that there around 90% users are from India of which over 80% of users are below 25 years.
The messenger announced in February this year that it has 15 million users which escalated to 20 million users in June. It competes with other global instant messaging players like WhatsApp, Line and WeChat. Last week Whatsapp revealed that it has 600 million active users globally, with 10 per cent of them from India while Japanese messenger Line has almost 500 million worldwide users.
Hike had previously raised two rounds of $7 million in April 2013 and $14 million in April 2014 from BSB (a 50:50 JV between Bharti Enterprises and ...
Videocon Mobiles has launched six new feature phones in VStle range. This includes, VStyle Smart, Mega, Grande, Curve, Flip and Mini. Last month the company launched VPhone Grande, a budget smartphone with a premium design. These come with multimedia features and has a range of preloaded applications. Check out the highlights of these new feature phones.
V-Style Smart - Touch phone with an attractive ID, preloaded Facebook and Whatsapp apps. Price: Rs. 2950
V-Style Mega - 3-inch IPS display, ultra-slim design with leather-like textured back cover: Price: Rs. 1999
VPhone Grande - Comes with stylish back covers available in Blue, Black panel color options & a free white panel with. Price: Rs. 1899
V-Style Curve - Stylish high-gloss body, slim design. Price: Rs. 1749
V-Style Flip - Comes with trendy flip-cover like smartphones. Price: Rs.1749
V-Style Mini - Small size feature phone with design as V-Style series: Price: Rs 1299
Videocon has also launched the V-Style portfolio under a campaign “India Ka Naya Style Vstyle” to promote the stylish elements of the ‘V-Style’ series.
Commenting on the launch, Jerold Pereira, CEO, Videocon Mobile Phones said,
Today, consumers are much conscious about how their gadgets look and thus always look out for devices which feature style factor. Gone are the days of big, uninspiring and ...
Sony accidentally revealed its upcoming SmartWatch 3 (SW3) and Z3 Tablet Compact in its promotion recently. Today the company has posted a teaser video that reveals three new devices that could be the Xperia Z3 smartphone that was already teased last month, the Xperia Z3 Compact smartphone and the Xperia Z3 Compact Tablet.
First spotted by the XperiaBlog.net, some commenters on the website has cracked the codes shown in the video. This reveals 7mm thickness, 8-inch compact tablet and IP65&68 certification for dust and water resistance. The Xperia Z3 smartphone is expected to come with a new curved design, but it is not likely to get a major upgrade.
Sony is also expected to unveil its QX30 smartphone camera lens, which is believed to come with 30x zoom. The Sony press conference starts at 4:15PM CEST (7:45PM IST) on 3rd September 2014.
Check out the official teaser below.
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Apple is planning to launch a bigger version of iPad by early 2015, according to a report from Bloomberg. The company is expected to launch the iPad with 12.9 inch screen which makes it bigger than the current 7.9-inch screen iPad Mini and the 9.7-inch screen iPad Air.
"Apple Inc. suppliers are preparing to manufacture the company’s largest-ever iPad, with production scheduled to commence by the first quarter of next year, according to people with knowledge of the matter", stated the report.
According to rumors, the larger 12.9-inch iPad will include a high pixel density with a display that nears ultra high-definition quality. It will likely adopt many of the design elements offered in the current iPad Air and iPad mini, like an ultrathin chassis and narrow side bezels.
Earlier in April a leaked photo had showed front panel of the iPad Air 2. While last year there were reports that Apple is testing a 13 inch iPad. iPad sales growth has been declining over the past quarters and last quarter unit sales were down 9% on a year-over-year basis. Meanwhile, the company is gearing up for iPhone 6 launch on September 9th.
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Samsung Galaxy K zoom has got a price cut in India and is available for Rs. 19,999 on Amazon in India. It was launched in India last month for Rs. 29,999 last month, exclusively on Amazon. It is surprising that it has received Rs. 10,000 price cut in a month after its launch. Samsung would launch the Galaxy S5 Mini in India soon, exclusively on Flipkart.
The Galaxy K zoom has a 20.7-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor, 4.4-44mm lens with 10x optical zoom, Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) and Xenon Flash. It has a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED screen, powered by a Hexa-Core processor (1.7 GHz Dual Core Cortex A15+ 1.3 GHz Quad Core Cortex A7) and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with the latest Samsung Touchwiz UX.It has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
This price cut was first spotted by Deals For Geeks. It is not clear if this price cut is temporary. Samsung would unveil the Galaxy Note 4 at the IFA next week, so the Note 3 got a minor price cut in India few weeks back.
Check out our Galaxy K zoom review if you are planning to buy the smartphone.
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Dropobx has slashed its prices drastically owing to tough competition from other players in cloud storage market. The file-sharing service now gives you 1TB of storage for $10 a month instead of 100GB.
Previously, Dropbox had three different Pro plans with 100GB, 200GB and 500GB of storage, priced at $9.99, $19.99, and $49.99 per month, respectively. But now, it is consolidating three Pro accounts into a single $9.99 per month (or $99.99 per year) plan for 1TB of file storage. In addition to reducing the price, Dropbox also released new file sharing and security controls. The Pro plan is aimed at freelancers, contractors and other workers who want more storage and tools than come with the free Basic plan.
The new deal finally brings Dropbox into line with Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive. Dropbox Pro also lets users password-protect their links to any folders or documents, and even apply expiration dates to those items. It will also keep the controls of editing the files with you in case you are sharing with other users.
Finally, the update allows you to delete any Dropbox files from a lost or stolen device while keeping those same files backed up in Dropbox's cloud, which will be a relief for many who have ever ...
Nvidia unveiled Shield Tablet, the company first Tegra K1 powered tablet as the successor of Tegra Note last month. We brought you the unboxing of the tablet earlier this month, here we have its benchmarks. It is powered by a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor with ARM Cortex A15 cores clocked at 2.22 GHz and 192-core Kepler GPU. It has a 8-inch (1920×1200 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. We already brought you the benchmarks of the MiPad, another Tegra K1-powered tablet. Let us find out how this fairs up with the Mi Pad in the benchmarks.
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Quadrant Benchmark
It managed to score 20906 points in the Quadrant benchmark and grabs the fourth spot.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
It tops the AnTuTu Benchmark 4 by scoring 43165 points.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
It managed to score 1987 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML 5 browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It tops the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test.
Linpack Single Thread
It tops the Linpack Single Thread benchmark too by clocking around 716.5 MFLOPS.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It managed to clock around 730 MFLOPS in the Linpack Multi-Thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
It clocked 59.8 fps in the NenaMark 2 GPU benchmark.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
It clocked whopping 55.8 fps in the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex OnScreen benchmark.
Basemark X HD 1.0 (Onscreen)
It clocked around ...
Apple has finally started sending out invitations for their September 9 event, which has been rumored for quite some time now. The action will take place in Cupertino and the company is expected to announce at least one new iPhone.
The invite doesn’t give too much details away. It carries a tagline “wish we could say more” which gives us a hint that Apple might introduce more products along with their next generation iPhone.
Tim Cook, Apple’s Chief Executive Officer has said that the company would break into a new product category this year and it is speculated that Apple will be stepping into the wearable space. Apple’s alleged iWatch has been making its rounds in the rumor land for more than a year now and the Cupertino giants might finally announce it. The event is also expected to spread some light on the iOS and OS X updates among other things.
We have been hearing about two iPhone models with different screen sizes – 4.7-inches and 5.5-inches, so it will be interesting to see if the company showcases both the variants.
The event is just about 10 days away, so the wait is not going to be that long. As ...
It looks like the OnePlus One is more in demand than we initially thought. After reporting about a couple of OnePlus One lookalikes, here's one from a fairly well-known company from China -- the Elephone G5.
Elephone aren't best known for making clones, but it looks like the company wants to set the record straight with the G5. The company has chosen not to go subtle, and the design inspirations are very obvious.
Specifications
5.5-inch 1280 x 720p display
1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 CPU
1GB RAM
16GB on-board ROM, expandable
13 mega-pixel rear camera
5 mega-pixel front camera
3020mAh battery
It's pretty clear from the specifications set that the Elephone G5 is far behind the original thing by a few light years. Anyway, the device should present an affordable solution to those who haven't been able to purchase the OnePlus One, and don't mind a clone.
In addition to replicating the looks of the OnePlus One, the G5 also comes with similar lockscreen gestures that can be used to trigger certain activities/apps. Additionally, the device has expandable storage unlike the OnePlus One.
No word on how soon it'll be available, but you can find more info about the Elephone G5 on the official website embedded in the source link below.
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While the world has been going gaga over the incoming Nexus X smartphone, the tablet that's supposed to appear alongside hasn't nearly been getting as much footage. However, all that might change, and soon.
Allegedly spotted in a leak is the upcoming Nexus 9 tablet. The Android L-totting slate apparently managed to score a healthy 45,923 points on the popular AnTuTu benchmark, something that hints at the processing prowess of the device.
According to the source, the Nexus 9 could come with an all-new NVIDIA Tegra K1 Denver that's based on the 64-bit architecture. The device was also found to have an IMEI number associated with it, which could mean that we will see a SIM capable version of the device alongside the WiFi only.
Since there's still some time to go before the next announcement, we're pretty certain that the 45,923 that it scored here could go close to and possible above the 50k point mark, as the devs at Google continue optimizing the software for the slate.
We'll take this opportunity to ask: What convinces you more, a higher benchmark score or a more fluid user experience? Do let us know in the comments section.
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