Yu Televentures will launch Yutopia, one of the most expensive phones from any Indian brand, today at 12 pm. The phone, which is expected to have a 5.5-inch quad-HD 4 MP display and 4 GB of RAM, is touted as the most powerful in India, despite costing less than half of what normal flagship phones […]
Frustrated Indian fans are pouring out their anger at Xiaomi India’s decision to hype what they feel is a upgraded model of an old phone instead of launching the new Redmi Note 3 in India. Mi India is all set to introduce its new Note Prime in India early next week and has been promoting the […]
It won’t be totally wrong to say that HTC’s missed the bus in India’s smartphone market as far as the second half of 2015 is concerned. After taking everyone by surprise by launching the first non-flagship 4G device (Desire 820) in India over a year ago and following it up with a range of stylish […]
The fans may be crying about the poor 720p resolution on the upcoming Xiaomi Redmi Note Prime, but possible benchmarks suggest that the model may yet have an ace up its sleeve — the new and powerful Snapdragon 618 chipset. UPDATE: The phone is based on the rather humble Snapdragon 410 processor, which, together with […]
Desperate fans have resorted to an online petition at Change.org to get Xiaomi to launch its latest mid-range device, the Redmi Note 3, in India even as the brand prepares to launch the new Note 4G Prime here. “It is sad that the Redmi Note 3 is not in India,” said the petition started by […]
Motorola is now under Lenovo control, and that should have been a good thing in a price-sensitive market like India. Instead, ever since Lenovo has taken active control of the US company, the US brand seems to be convulsing to shake-off its low- and mid-range customers in India — exactly the type who built the […]
Yu Televentures, the sister company of Micromax, will launch its most expensive ‘flagship killer’ phone – Yutopia – at an event in Delhi on Monday on Dec 17. The phone, which was supposed to be launched at an event on Monday has been delayed by ten days, company founder Rahul Sharma said in a tweet. […]
Microsoft has announced rather disappointing, though not unexpected prices for its new flagship phones – the Lumia 950 and its XL version. The Lumia 950 XL has been priced at Rs 49,999 and its 5.2-inch cousin at Rs 43,699. The prices are far higher than what had been predicted by channels like CNN-IBN (Rs 43,000 […]
Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy A9 ‘mid range’ phone is more powerful than most flagship phones out there, including the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium – which costs about twice as much as the Korean phone. According to a test on Geekbench — which measures processor and RAM performance — the phone scored an impressive 1,446 points on […]
LUMIA 950 XL More than a year after launching its last high-end phones, Microsoft is all set to unveil its latest ‘flagship’, the Lumia 950 XL in India at a price of “around Rs 50,000” in India on Monday. The phone will be remarkable for many reasons, not the least of which is the absolute […]
Micromax Canvas 5, one of the best ever phones launched by the brand since its inception, is finally available online and has debuted with substantial discounts. The 5.2-inch device has been priced at just Rs 10,840 on eBay India, a discount of 10%. The discount is even steeper on Paytm if you include cashbacks. Here, […]
HTC One A9, competitor to Sony Xperia M5 and Samsung A5 and OnePlus Two, will be launched in India today at an expected on-the-ground price of around Rs 33,000. The phone, however, is already selling on eBay at Rs 34,900. UPDATE: The firm did not specify the official price of the phone today. However, it […]
Amid the slightly cautious atmosphere regarding a revival in Indian corporate earnings, Moody’s Investor Service has come out saying that it expects things to get better. It said most non-financial corporates it rates in India will benefit from strong domestic growth and accommodative monetary policy (lower interest rateas), although weak global growth and a potential […]
Gionee is all set to launch the latest of its big-battery smartphones in India – the Marathon 5 in tie-up with Flipkart at a price of Rs 17,999. The CDMA-GSM phone represents an option for those looking for a model with decent battery life. The predecessor model — Marathon 4 — has seen decent sales in the […]
Several activists of ‘Kiss of Love’ movement in Kerala, including its head Rahul Pasupalan, have been arrested by police in Kerala. According to reports, Pasupalan and his wife have been arrested under various sections of the IT Act. According to journalist Dhanya Rajendran, the arrest of Rahul Pasupalan is not linked to online pedophilia, as […]
Lenovo will launch two new smartphones in India — the ‘affordable flagship’ Vibe X3 and the a ‘Lite’ version that will probably be a rebranded A7010. Globally, there are three models that the company is expected to launch in the coming days — the X3, the Lite and the A7010. Two of these models will be launched […]
Micromax Canvas 5 is arguably one of the most affordable ‘high end’ phone launched in India in recent times. Yet, for those waiting to get their hands on the device days after it was ‘launched’, the wait has been unfruitful. The Indian brand has been unable to supply the phone to the market even a […]
Reliance Jio, the telecom arm of Reliance Industries, faced delays in launching its 4G LYF branded handsets for Diwali, but is on track to introduce several models before the end of this month, according to retail sources. The company will come out with 3 to 4 models — with at least three of them priced […]
BlackBerry Priv, a hybrid touch-and-type phone which is being introduced in the US at $750 right now, will be launched in India towards the end of December, according to market sources. The price of the model, which sports a 5.4-inch, curved quad-HD display, will be around Rs 55,000. The Priv was revealed two weeks ago […]
Samsung is approaching the launch of the updated versions of its A series smartphones in India — the Galaxy A3, A5 and A7 — later this month, according to a Delhi-based distributor. The phones are unlikely to be web exclusives and would be available in the general market, according to the distributor. The Korean giant […]
