India’s biggest shopping site Flipkart is offering the Lenovo A6000, arguably India’s most sought after mobile phone, without any prebooking. The phone can be bought from Flipkart’s website without any booking or registration today, while the Redmi 2 requires preregistration and quick fingers. Lenovo A6000 is India’s cheapest LTE 4G phone and is based on […]
This batch of writ petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India raises very important and far-reaching questions relatable primarily to the fundamental right of free speech and expression guaranteed by Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India. The immediate cause for concern in these petitions is Section 66A of the Information Technology […]
Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are now available in India for pre-booking on the company’s estore, and is priced at Rs 49,990 and Rs 58,900 respectively. “Shipment starts from 10th April onwards,” the company said on its website. To prebook, you have to pay Rs 2,000, and the balance has to be paid on […]
India’s biggest e-retailer Flipkart is offering special discounts on its ‘big app shopping days’ from today through Wednesday, including on mobiles, TVs, tablets and clothes. The highlights of the offer are the discounts on items that are exclusively sold through Flipkart – such as mobile phones from brands like Motorola. Another interesting offer is that […]
The Huawei Honor 6 Plus, the successor to the modestly successful Honor 6, will be priced at Rs 19,999 in India, and seemingly offers a better deal than the OnePlus One has been launched at Rs 26,400 on Flipkart, much higher than the expected price. The 5-inch Honor 6, the predecessor to this model, was […]
Chinese brand Xiaomi has emerged as the no. 1 seller of 4G smartphones in India, while Microsoft (Nokia) and Lava are ahead of Micromax in the overall market, according to CyberMedia Mobile Handset Market report, Jan 2015. According to CyberMedia Research’s numbers, Xiaomi had a 30.8% share in the 4G market in India, followed by […]
HTC One E9 and HTC One M9 Plus, the first ever quad-HD phones from the Taiwanese brands, will launch in India by the end of March or early in April, and will carry price tags of around Rs 40,000 and Rs 50,000 respectively. UPDATE: The HTC M9 Plus has been launched at Rs 52,000 today. […]
The controversy around the ‘anti-Kejriwal’ activities of Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav has created unrest among the volunteers, with many, if not most of them, unhappy with the ‘humiliation’ of the leaders. “The way things are happening shows immaturity on your part,” said volunteer Sanjay Singh in a comment posted on the Aam Aadmi Party […]
After the tremendous success of its cheaper, metallic A series phones such as A5 and A7, Samsung is gearing up to launch a quad-HD variant, known as A9, at the end of this month or early in April, according to a Delhi-based distributor. “They have seen tremendous demand for the A series, especially A7,” said […]
Finally, the Moto E 2nd generation is all set to hit India on March 10, but disappointingly, the version that will be launched here will not have LTE. Without LTE, the second generation Moto E fails to stand up to its biggest competitor in India, the Lenovo A6000. Despite having the same price of Rs […]
HTC has turned out to be the first phone maker in India to launch a phone with a 64-bit processor from MediaTek, the Taiwan based chipmaker. The HTC Desire 820s is available with certain distributors at a price of Rs 20,000-21,000. The original 820 is priced in the Rs 22,000 range at present in India. […]
Nokia Lumia 1330, the 5.7-inch successor to the 6-inch Lumia 1320, will launch in India by the middle of March, according to a distributor, and will carry a price tag of Rs 19,999. At that price, the phone will also compete with Lumia 830, which is priced around the same range. In many ways, except […]
Even as International Data Corporation (IDC) claimed that local player iBall overtook Samsung as India’s most popular tablet brand last quarter, IDC’s rival and former partner CyberMedia has released numbers that show Samsung on top. CyberMedia Research is today an independent technology market intelligence firm and tracks tablet and phone shipments in India, among other […]
The upcoming 64-bit LTE chipset from MediaTek, MT6795, has beaten the Snapdragon 810 chipset in Geekbench 3, which measures core processor capability. UPDATE – More results have come forth that show MediaTek MT6795 score above 1,000 single core and 5,400 all-core. Similarly, the HTC M9, powered by S 810, scores around 3,800 on GeekBench 3. […]
HTC A55, the first quad HD or 2K phone from the Taiwanese brand, will have a price tag of around 36,000-39,000 when it launches in India in March, a source in the know said. The HTC A55, according to a leak by Upleaks earlier this month, have a 5.5-inch quad-HD display and be the first […]
Sony Xperia E4 is likely to give a big boost to the Japanese brand in India’s mid-range smartphone market as the phone seems to be priced at a very attractive rate. The phone’s predecessor, Xperia E3 was launched in October last year and is still being sold at Rs 9,500-11,000. However, dealers in Delhi are […]
Back in October, MediaTek, the Taiwanese chipmaker that practically ruled India’s low- and mid- range smartphone market, announced that by December, India would see several smartphones powered by its first LTE chip MT6595. December’s over. January’s also over, and February is almost over. Yet, India is yet to see the flood of LTE handsets powered […]
Flipkart has started showing user reviews of Xiaomi Mi4 smartphone, and initial feedback indicate that the Mi4 will be far less of a success compared to its predecessor Mi3. The biggest grouse with metal phone, besides the price, is heating. Several of the top reviews of Mi4 on Flipkart contains mention of overheating. “Hi guys, […]
Below is a list of new smartphones being launched in India. Lumia 532/ Rs 6,499 Lumia 435, Rs 5,999 The Lumia 532 is available in India at Rs 6,500, though price is expected to decline to below the Rs 6,000 mark in about a month. The 435 is also available at Rs 5,999. At 6,500, […]
Huawei is all set to unveil a new, entry-level LTE model on Flipkart next week, according to sources, giving an alternative to the elusive Lenovo A6000. The model will help quench demand for cheap LTE phones in India. The Lenovo model, sold by Flipkart, has been difficult to obtain in the light of very high […]
