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InFocus M330 launched in India for Rs. 9999

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Infocus has officially launched its Infocus M330 smartphone in India, few days after it appeared on Snapdeal.  It has a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered a Octa-Core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Sony Exmor R sensor and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. InFocus has partnered with Snapdeal once again to sell the smartphone. Infocus M330 specifications 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450 GPU 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory with micro SD Android 4.4 (KitKat) with InLife UI Dual SIM 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, Sony Exmor R sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 1080p video recording 8MP front-facing camera, Sony Exmor R sensor, f/2.4 aperture, 75-degree wide-angle lens Dimensions: 53.4 x 78.1 x 9.3mm; Weight: 167g 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG 3100 mAh battery The InFocus M330 comes in White color and is priced at Rs. 9,999. It is now available for pre-registration on Snapdeal and goes on sale starting April 10th.

LG releases first G4 video teaser showing its F 1.8 camera

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LG Mobile has released the first teaser video for its upcoming LG G4 smartphone. It also reveals that the camera will have f/1.8 aperture, offering better low light performance. The Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge's 16-megapixel camera have f/1.9 aperture and the HTC One M9's 20-megapixel camera has f/2.2 aperture. The LG G3 has a f/2.4 lens. The company did not reveal the sensor size or the maker of the camera sensor yet. According to earlier leaks it is expected to feature a 16-megapixel rear camera. As you can see from the teaser image, the LG G4 has laser auto focus similar to the LG G3. It also has flash and rear buttons. The new LG UX 4.0 features three camera modes including manual mode. The invite had leather feel, now the image also shows leather-like back of the smartphone. Check out the official teaser below. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZdWPqpVbEk The LG G4 will be officially unveiled on April 28th in several countries simultaneously. Hope we can expect more teaser videos regarding the LG G4 until it is announced officially.

Lenovo A7000 launched in India for Rs. 8999

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Lenovo has launched the A7000 smartphone in India, as expected. It was unveiled at the MWC 2015 earlier this month, packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, 1.5GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752M 64-bit processor, Android 5.0 (Lollipop), 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 4G support, including support for LTE bands in India. It is the first smartphone to feature Dolby Atmos. Lenovo A7000 specifications 5.5-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) IPS display 1.5 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752M processor with 16-core Mali-T760 GPU 2GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD Android 5.0 (Lollipop) Dual micro SIM Dolby ATMOS 8MP autofocus camera with LED Flash 5MP front-facing camera Dimensions: 152.6x 76.2 x 7.9mm; Weight: 140g 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS 2,900mAh removable battery The Lenovo A7000 comes in Onyx Black and Pearl White colors and is priced at Rs. 8,999 in India. It will be available exclusively through Flipkart through flash sale starting from April 15th. We went hands-on with the A7000 at the MWC last month, check out the video below. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQjNT33T7Uw Commenting on the launch,  Sudhin Mathur, Director- Smartphones, Lenovo India, said: At Lenovo we are committed to providing cutting edge technology to our consumers. The A7000 brings in flagship worthy features and performance at an incredible price ...

Snapchat brings “Friend Emoij” and adds low light camera

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Snapchat has updated its mobile apps by replacing Best Friends’ feature with Friend Emojis that only you can see. The new feature is now available on Android and iPhone. The app now shows you the status of your friendship using “Friend Emoji,” these are little emoji that appear right along side your most frequently chatted contacts.  The new feature replaces the public ‘Best Friends’ list, that was taken down last year owing to privacy concerns. Earlier, anyone in a user’s contact list could see who they sent the most snaps to but Friends Emojis are private and only the user can see them. Snapchat has also added a low-light camera feature to improve image quality in dark places like bars. Finally, the app gets a ‘Needs Love’ section that reminds you to connect with old friends you have not snapped with in a while.

Lenovo A6000 discontinued in India after selling 3 lakh units?

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Lenovo launched the A6000 smartphone in India back in January this year. It started selling the smartphone in flash sales exclusively on Flipkart every week from January end. Today the company launched the A7000, successor of the A6000 in India at a price tag of Rs. 8,999. Few hours back Lenovo A6000 page on Flipkart has been updated with the information that the product has permanently been discontinued. At the A7000 launch today, Lenovo said that the A6000 is one of the successful 4G smartphones in India. It sold 3 lakh units of the smartphone in just two months. 1,80,000 units were sold in flash sales and 1,20,000 units were sold in normal sales on Flipkart. Lenovo started selling the smartphone without any registration couple of weeks back. Even though the Lenovo A7000 is slightly costlier than the A6000, the specifications and features it offers are better compared to its predecessor. Registrations for the sale of A7000 on April 15th is now live on Flipkart.

Xiaomi to start selling its products on Snapdeal and Amazon as well in India from April 8

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Xiaomi entered into the India market last year partnering with Flipkart to sell its smartphones exclusively though flash sales online. Today the company has announced that it will start selling its products on Snapdeal and Amazon.in in addition to Flipkart starting tomorrow, April 8th. The new move will increase the sales of Xiaomi devices in India. It started selling the Redmi Note 4G though Airtel Stores in several cities across India. It began selling its accessories on its own website in India recently and partnered with The Mobile Store to sell its smartphones thorough offline retail stores. To celebrate Xiaomi's fifth birthday, Xiaomi offers several offers from 12 noon till midnight on April 8 Mi 4 -  Special discount for one day only:  Rs. 2,000 off on any Mi 4 purchased on April 8 only. Mi 4 (16GB) will be available for Rs. 17,999 (usually priced at Rs. 19,999) and Mi 4 (64GB) will go for Rs. 21,999 (usually priced at Rs. 23,999). Redmi Note 4G – free Mi Power Bank or Mi In-Ear Headphones for one day only: Receive a free set of Mi In-ear Headphones for any Redmi Note 4G purchased from online partners – Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon. Get a 5200 mAh Mi Power Bank free for ...

Apple Maps now offers hotel reviews from TripAdvisor and Booking.com

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Apple is making Apple Maps more powerful with TripAdvisor and Booking.com integration. The latest update to Apple Maps brings hotel reviews from these two websites. Now when a user searches for a hotel, Apple Maps will pull results like review and customer photos from TripAdvisor and Booking.com. Although these two sites are not listed as Apple Maps sources, users will see the reviews in Maps. Prior to this only reviews from Yelp appeared at the time of Map search that pulled out reviews pertaining to local points of interest without having to leave the app. The addition of TripAdvisor and Booking.com indicates that Apple is expanding its offerings and no more relying only on Yelp. Apple has not yet made any official announcement but there is a possibility that these additional services could be linked to the company’s acquisition of Spotsetter last year that focuses on personalized social search and navigation.

Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 11999

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Microsoft has launched the Lumia 640 Dual SIM smartphone in India, as it promised last week. It was announced last month at the MWC and packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8.1. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 1-megapixel front-facing camera. As the name indicates, it has dual SIM support. Microsoft India also offers 1 year of office 365 subscription worth Rs. 3,299 till June. Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM specifications 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display ClearBlack IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, up to 128GB expandable memory with microSD Windows Phone 8.1 OS with Lumia Denim, upgradable to Windows 10 Dual SIM 8MP auto focus rear camera with LED flash 1MP front-facing camera 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS / aGPS 2500 mAh battery The Microsoft Lumia 640 comes in orange, cyan, matte black, and white colors and is priced at Rs. 11,999 in India. It will be available exclusively from Flipkart starting today. Check out the Microsoft Lumia 640 hands-on and photo gallery from the MWC. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnwhcH362Zs

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 15799

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Microsoft has launched the Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM in India, along with the Lumia 640, as it promised last week. It was announced last month at the MWC and packs a  5.7-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8.1. It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also comes with dual SIM support and 1 year of office 365 subscription worth Rs. 3,299 for purchases till June. It comes with Rs. 1000 cashback on MobiKwik with a minium recharge of Rs. 200 per month for five months and Rs. 800 worth cashback on Ola money for Rs. 200 per recharge for first four recharges of Rs. 500 or higher. Microsoft Lumia 640 XL specifications 5.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD ClearBlack IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, up to 128GB expandable memory with microSD Windows Phone 8.1 OS with Lumia Denim, upgradable to Windows 10 Dual SIM (optional) 13MP auto focus rear camera with LED flash 5MP front-facing camera 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio 4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS / aGPS 3000 mAh battery The ...

Quikr secures $150M (Rs 900 Cr) in latest round of funding

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Quikr has received $150M (Rs 900 Cr) in latest round of funding from existing investors including Tiger Global Management and Investment AB Kinnevik, and first time investor Steadview Capital, a Hong Kong-based firm. “We’ve undertaken this transaction to further consolidate our leadership in the Indian classifieds market. Our strategy of innovating for the local market has played out really well and we intend to continue to do that as we go forward. The big things for us going forward are to continue to innovate for India, innovate for mobile and go deeper in key categories where we already are leaders.” said Pranay Chulet, Founder and CEO of Quikr. The classified portal will use the funding to consolidate its leadership position, invest in mobile and in key categories. Quikr will also utilize the sum for its fast growing mobile business and in key categories where the company already has leadership positions, including goods, cars, real estate, jobs and services. Quikr had raised $60mn in 2014 and launched QuikrNxt, a messaging service 3 months back. Quikr claims to be clocking 30 million monthly consumers and small business users across 1000 cities.

Spice Stellar 526n with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor launched for Rs. 7999

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Spice Mobility has launched Stellar 526n, the latest smartphone in the Stellar series. The Stellar 526 that was launched last year has a Hexa-Core processor, the new Stellar 526n becomes the first Spice smartphone to feature an Octa-Core processor. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.4 GHz octa-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. Commenting on the launch, Prashant Bindal, CEO, Spice Mobility Ltd, said, Our customers are at the core of our company’s strategy and we always strive to introduce products that delight our customers. Following up on the excellent response to our Stellar 526 smartphone, we decided to introduce a faster Octa-Core version of the phone with excellent specifications for technology enthusiasts seeking a combination of cutting edge technology and style. Spice Stellar 526n specifications 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD capacitive touch screen IPS display 1.4 GHz octa-core processor with Mali 450 GPU 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with MicroSD Android 4.4 (KitKat) Dual SIM 8MP rear camera with LED Flash 3.2MP front-facing camera 8.3mm thick and weighs 162 grams 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS 2500 mAh battery The Spice Stellar 526n comes in White and Pebble Blue ...

Samsung Earning’s Guidance expects 30% drop is profit for Q1 2015

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Samsung has announced its earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2015.  The South Korean company is again expecting a decline in its profits for Q1 2015. Samsung is predicting an operating profit of 5.9 trillion won (about $5.4 billion), or a 30 percent year-over-year decline. It also said that it expects a 12 percent slide in sales from the same period a year ago. The company expects revenue of 46 trillion won, which is slightly lower than estimates of 49.8 trillion won. In the first quarter of 2014, Samsung reported 53.7 trillion won in revenue and 8.5 trillion in operating profit.Samsung plans to release its official Q1 2015 numbers at the end of this month. Samsung is betting big on its recently launched flagship devices like Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. The company has been facing tough competition from Xiaomi and Apple and has reduced its smartphone market share.    

Godrej Security Solutions rolls out Privy Point content security app

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Godrej Security Solutions (GSS) has announced the launch of “Privy Point” mobile application that protects all important digital assets, stored on your mobile phone. This app can be customized basis the data that each person may want to protect. “As India’s leading provider of security solutions to both businesses and homes, Godrej security solution believes in providing complete security to its customers with both advanced physical security and electronic security space.. Sticking true to our brand motto ‘Ab musibat se darna kaisa’, we want to give control of sensitive and personal data on the mobile phone to our user. ” said Mehernosh Pithawalla, Marketing Head, Godrej Security Solutions. The app currently helps protect data on phone, including media files (photos and videos) and text messages, bank account/credit card details and identity cards (driving licence, passport, etc. Privy Point was developed through a crowd sourcing platform for users giving them the power to choose the features they would want in the app. Privy Point also makes itself inconspicuous by disguising as an innocuous app like calendar or calculator, that is also password protected, making it difficult for anyone to identify the app. The Privy Point application has been certified by Valency Networks. It is available Google Play ...

Intex Aqua Speed HD with 4.7-inch HD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 8999

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Intex Technologies has launched Aqua Speed HD, the latest budget smartphone in the Aqua series and the successor of Aqua Speed that was launched last month. It has a 4.7-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support. It has 2GB RAM, has 16GB of internal storage with expansion slot and a 1700mAh battery. Apart from the display, all the specifications are similar to the Aqua Speed. It comes pre-loaded with Sashakt Women Safety app and OneDrive with 50 GB of free storage for two years. It also has Smart Awake , Hot Knot, Air Shuffle and more features. Commenting on the launch, Sanjay Kumar Kalirona, Business Head, Mobiles, Intex Technologies said, The Aqua Speed HD is another effort of ours towards, inventing and improvising our offerings. We believe in providing our customers with products that satisfy their needs and are easy on their pocket. This new product comes across as a package of smart designing, tactical pricing and youthful colors all packaged for our target consumer. Intex Aqua Speed HD specifications 4.7-inch HD (1280 ...

Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM Unboxing

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Microsoft launched the Lumia 532 Dual SIM in India back in February for Rs. 6499. Here we have the unboxing of the budget smartphone running on Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update. Check out the unboxing video. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXGBH2cWPlw Box Contents Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM smartphone in black color Nokia Stereo Headset WH-108 2-pin AC charger 1560mAh battery User Guide Here are the specifications of the smartphone 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) LCD display 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, up to 128GB expandable memory with microSD Windows Phone 8.1 OS with Lumia Denim Dual SIM 5MP fixed focus rear camera VGA front-facing camera 11.6 mm thick and weighs 136.3 grams 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS / aGPS 1560mAh battery with up to 12 h talk time The Lumia 532 Dual SIM has a similar design seen on Asha 500 series of smartphones on the front. The build quality is solid for a budget smartphone. The 5-megapixel camera lacks LED flash, but you have a removable back cover with removable battery. There is a Microsoft logo on the back. We will bring you the complete review of the smartphone soon.

Lenovo A6000 is not discontinued in India, will be back in stock soon

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Lenovo A6000 went out of stock recently, and the Lenovo A6000 page on Flipkart said that the product has permanently been discontinued. Lenovo has clarified to NDTV Gadgets that it has not discontinued the smartphone in India and the stocks will be back soon, but the time frame of the availability is not known yet. Regarding the A6000 stocks and its demand, Lenovo said to NDTV Gadgets, The Lenovo A6000 has not been permanently discounted in India as of now. We are working towards getting additional units of A6000 to meet the overwhelming consumers demand. After the last flash sale which was around 10 days back we have still been getting more demands for the smartphone which was not anticipated. As the products are out of stock at the moment, we are trying our best to procure more devices to meet the requirement. Lenovo sold 3 lakh units of the smartphone in just two months. 1,80,000 units were sold in flash sales till March 18th and 1,20,000 units were sold in normal sales on Flipkart without registration from March 23rd. The new move might be to concentrate on the A7000. Lenovo A6000 page on Flipkart now just says it's out of stock, but it is listed with a new ...

LG to offer G4 for 4000 consumers to try it before launch in 15 countries including India

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LG has launched a new consumer campaign for its upcoming flagship, the LG G4. As a part of this, LG will offer the G4 smartphone for 4,000 lucky consumers in 15 countries to try it out before its launch on April 28th. The Try LG G4 campaign starts today in Korea and will start in Turkey, Indonesia, Singapore, United States, China, India, Brazil, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Mexico, Japan and Hong Kong in coming days. People will be selected from applicants based on their entry responses (selection criteria may vary in each market).Once selected, participants in each country will be given an LG G4 for up to 30 days to experience its unique design and features for sharing their opinion online. They will also be given various assignments to carry out over the course of their experience for which prizes will be awarded. Commenting on the new campaign,  Juno Cho, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company, said: Customers are our best fans and we think this would be an exciting and unique way to get our most important mobile product of the year close to the public. We’re putting the success of LG G4 in the hands of consumers before the launch because we believe they ...

Meizu M1 Note Photo gallery

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As we reported earlier, Meizu is set to enter the Indian smartphone market soon. Although an exact date is not known yet, we will be sure to let you know as soon as we hear any info. For now, we have some images of the M1 Note that we took during our hands on with the device recently. The M1 Note is reported to be one of the devices that will be introduced to the Indian market initially. We hope the images help you get a better understanding of the device. The front is largely dominated by a 5.5" IGZO display with Full 1080p HD resolution which is protected by Gorilla Glass 3. The bezels have been reduced especially on the sides where there is quite little gap between the screen and the phones edge. The phone runs on Android 4.4 KitKat with Meizu's own FlyMe OS UI layer on top and is powered by a Mediatek MT6752 Octa Core processor. At the top you have the earpiece in the center. Next to it are the ambient light and proximity sensors. To the far right, you have the 5MP front facing camera unit. Below the display, you will find the capacitive home button which ...

Instagram adds Color and Fade photo editing tools to Android app

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Instagram is bringing couple of photo editing tools for its Android app. The latest creative tools- Color and Fade, will let users customize their photos by adjusting the color tones. First up is Color tool that allows you to add some tint to your photos. Users can include some hues, highlights, shadows or both to their photos. Available colors include yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, blue, cyan and green. On the other hand the Fade tool will bring quiet tone to your photos by softening the color. Similar to other tools in the adjust menu, fade comes with a slider that allow you to control the strength of the effect. Both the new editing tools, fade and color, appear in the Instagram's adjust menu. Instagram's competitor VSCO Cam already offers these two features for a long time. In addition, to the customization tools, the update also adds the ability to subscribe to posts from users you follow. The menu button in the top right corner now gets an option to "Turn on Post Notifications" that when enabled, will send push notifications each time the users you follow share a new post. In February this year, Instagram added looping videos while last year in December, ...

iPad Mini 4 rear casing leaked in images and video

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Live photos and a video of alleged iPad Mini 4 has surfaced online. The photos that are posted by French website Nowehereelse show “iPad mini 4″ chassis, packing a design that brings it closer to the iPad Air 2. The leaked housing also features a single row 10 holes on either side for speaker.  Other images show alleged iPad mini 4 chassis where there is a cut-out at the top where a cellular LTE modem. It is expected that Apple will keep the 7.9-inch Retina display on the iPad Mini 4 and likely make it even slimmer. In addition, the lock switch has been removed from the iPad mini 4 and replaced by a tiny hole most likely for a microphone. Apple might continue with the A8x chip for the iPad Mini 4 or there can be a possibility that Apple could make a direct jump to A9 chip. There is no word on when Apple may announced the new iPad mini. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Juqdjo8tOjk
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