Micromax YU has closed pre-registrations for its first model, the Yu Yureka, a day ahead of schedule due to what the company called heavy rush. The preorder period, what the company calls registration period, opened last Friday and were supposed to end tomorrow. Instead, Yu has already closed registrations on Amazon.in. “YUREKA received a phenomenal […]
Google Nexus 6, arguably the most sought after high-end phone in India right now, will start shipping in the next two days from Flipkart in India, according to a source in the e-commerce firm. The online retailer had opened the Google Nexus 6 for preorder on Nov 18, more than a month ago, but had […]
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd or MTNL plans to more than double its GSM and 3G coverage and capacity in Mumbai and Delhi over the next 2-3 years, the government said in a statement today. MTNL’s mobile services, despite being affordable, have seen a steady decline in users, and by implication, in revenue and profitability, in […]
Popular open source Android-based operating system maker Cyanogen Inc officials said the mobile ecosystem has fallen into a slump as far as innovation was concerned, and promised to introduce a new paradigm in the market by 2016. Howard Harte, director of engineering at the company, and chief technology officer Steve Kondik were speaking at the […]
Bharti Airtel said it will sell over 1100 telecoms towers across 2 countries in Africa to IHS Holding Limited, the largest mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Africa. The sale in Zambia and Rwanda will be followed by a 10-year leaseback contract. “The agreements will allow Airtel to focus on its core business and customers, enable […]
In a move that is likely to disrupt the Indian smartphone market, dealers are taking orders for Nokia Lumia 638 at prices around Rs 9,000, which will make it the cheapest LTE phone in India, and promising delivery in ten days. A dealer in Delhi’s Nehru Place said the phone’s official price will be known […]
The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge, a curved display version of the Note 4, will be launched in India next week at a price of around Rs 61,000 ($1000), or the same as the iPhone 6 Plus. According to distributors, the handsets will be available for sales in time for Christmas. The India launch of the […]
HTC Desire 620g, the lower-speced version of the LTE-supporting HTC Desire 620, has hit India at a price of Rs 15,500. The phone was launched in Taiwan last week at a price of Rs 10,000. However, taxes and transportation costs has bumped the price of the phone by around Rs 5,000 in India. Still, the […]
Acer has re-entered the Indian market with the new 5-inch Acer Liquid Jade smartphone, priced in the Rs 16,999 range, but will find competition from newly launched Lenovo S580 and others. The phone, available with Snapdeal.com, marks the reappearance of the Acer brand in India’s smartphone market after several years. The Taiwanese firm was one […]
A number of students and young people were arrested by the police for holding Kiss of Love protests in Calicut even as they were opposed by splinter right wing groups. On the face of it, there seemed to be 200 protesters in favor of Kiss of Love in Calicut, more than in Kochi. A smaller […]
SpiceJet has denied media reports that the Director General of Civil Aviation asked the company to refund the amounts for bookings made beyond 30 days from now. Several media, including the Times of India, reported that the company has been told to refund the bookings made beyond 30 days. SpiceJet has thousands of bookings stretching […]
Like the Intel Nuc mini formfactor, but don’t want to buy something underpowered? Take a look at the Asus VivoMini UN62 mini-PC launched today. Despite sticking to similar small footprint, the VivoMini UN62 mini-PC offers the power of a larger desktop CPU and comes with a Core i5 4210 processor. While not exactly the biggest […]
The HTC Desire Eye, the phone with the highest-resolution front camera in the world, is now available for booking in select stores in India at a price of Rs 36,000. Some retailers in Delhi are promising to deliver the phone next week if booked now. The phone is yet to be officially been launched in […]
Walmart India continued to expand its wholesale e-commerce platform in India. It said today it has extended its business-to-business e-commerce platform to members of its store in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh. They will now be able to use www.bestprice.in to shop. The company has to restrict its sales in India to wholesale and does not sell […]
ZTE launched its Grand S II smartphone, which has similar features to the Xiaomi Mi3 and Mi4, and is also priced very cheap -at just Rs 14,000. ZTE Grand S2 will be available exclusively on Amazon from December 1. The ZTE Grand S2 has a 5.5 inch multi-touch, full-HD screen display and comes with the […]
At the end of a long wait, Xiaomi India, or Mi India as it prefers to be called, launched its first 4G device in the country – the Redmi Note, priced at Rs 9,999. Powered by 1.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8928 processor, the Redmi Note 4G is great value for money whichever way you […]
It is raining Chinese brands in India – after Vivo, Xiaomi and Gionee, it is the turn of the Hong Kong-based Elephone to launch its flagship G6 in India priced in the Rs 8,500-9,000 range. According to an industry source, a prominent e-commerce portal is likely to be the sole distributor for the phone. Since […]
After Xiaomi, Oppo and Gionee, it’s the turn of Chinese smartphone maker Vivo to have its phones made available in India. The company’s flagship, Vivo Xshot, will be available next week at a price of around Rs 25,000-30,000. Vivo will also launch the cheaper Vivo X3S, priced around Rs 16,000, with a five inch HD […]
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, the rugged version of the flagship from the Korean giant, will hit the Indian market in around two weeks, and will carry a price tag of around 40,000-42,000 for the LTE version, according to a distributor. This will make the S5 Active, which will come with LTE, only around 10-20% more […]
Ask the majority of the supporters of AAP why they back the young political outfit and you’ll get answers that include words like change, positivity, progress, clean, liberal etc.. Most people who support the party do so for two reasons – 1) they are sick of the existing political set-up and parties, and 2) they […]
