Indian smartphone vendor Intex Mobile has introduced a new budget Android smartphone in the country. Part of the company’s Aqua line-up, the new Aqua Xtreme V smartphone is a variant of the company’s previously launched Aqua Xtreme phone. The smartphone has been priced at INR 11,290 and is expected to go on sale in the […]
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Huawei launches Honor 4X, Honor 6 Plus phones in India
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei on Tuesday unveiled two new Android smartphones as a part of its online-only Honor brand in the Indian market. The company is releasing the Honor 6 Plus and Honor 4X phones in the country, which will go on sale exclusively at e-retailer Flipkart soon. Coming to the specifics, the new Honor […]
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Xiaomi announces 40-inch full HD Mi TV 2
Xiaomi on Tuesday unveiled the new Mi TV, but it turns out that the new TV isn’t a successor to the last-year’s Mi TV 2, but a low-end variant. The new 40-inch Mi TV 2 will join the company’s already available 49-inch Mi TV 2 model to cater different consumer segments. According to Xiaomi, the […]
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Samsung to pre-install select Microsoft apps on Galaxy devices
Samsung has announced that it has partnered with Microsoft to bring Microsoft mobile productivity services to its devices. The Korean manufacturer will pre-load OneNote, OneDrive, and Skype on the new Galaxy S6 and S6 edges smartphones, while the Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, OneDrive, and Skype will be pre-installed on select Samsung Android tablets including […]
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Cyanogen raises $80 million from Premji Invest, Twitter Ventures & more
Cyanogen Inc on Monday announced that it recently closed a Series C funding round, which was led by Premji Invest (family office of Wipro Chairman Azim Premji). The company raised $80 million as a part of this round, which will be used to hire talent and accelerate the development of Cyanogen OS platform. “We’re committed […]
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Amazon Unlocked will offer paid apps & games for free: Report
Amazon is reportedly working on a new subscription service called Amazon Unlocked, which will offer access to premium apps as well as in-app purchases for free. The subscription will cost a fixed amount for monthly or yearly usage. According to TechCrunch, which has access to internal Amazon documents, the Amazon has partnered with several major […]
Posted inAndroid Accessories, India
Karbonn enters accessories market, introduces power banks
Indian smartphone vendor Karbonn on Monday announced that it is entering the accessories market, from which, it was surprisingly absent like most other smartphone makers in the country. Accessories are considered lucrative as they have high margin and the likes of Apple make a lot of money on them. To begin its journey in the […]
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Samsung launches Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge in India
Samsung on Monday unveiled the new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge smartphones at a press event in New Delhi. The smartphones will be officially arriving in the stores beginning April 10, however the pre-bookings are now open. You can check out the pre-order links at the end of the report. Originally introduced at the […]