To counter the tremendous threat posed by Reliance Jio, the biggest telecom company in India Bharti Airtel has launched a massive network transformation program called Project Leap. “Aimed at perceptibly improving network quality and delivering the best customer experience, this strategic project will see an investment of Rs. 60,000 crore in the next 3 years,” […]
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 […]
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 […]
Automobili Lamborghini has launched its Huracán LP 580-2 in India, a two-wheeled drive version of the Italian sportscar marque’s popular Huracán coupe. “We are delighted to be unveiling the Huracán LP 580-2 in India within just three days of its global launch,” Pavan Setty, Head, Lamborghini India, said. “We strongly believe that India has customers […]
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 […]
Reliance Jio has started testing its network in Kerala in cities like Thrissur, according to industry sources, and is only days away from completing its infrastructure work in most places in the state. An employee of the company was able to demonstrate decent 4G speeds using a phone made by LG Electronics. The operator will give more handsets […]
Lenovo Vibe S1 — the most advanced selfie camera in the world — is now available with select distributors in India. The phone has not been launched anywhere in the world yet, and it looks like India is the first to get it. UPDATE – The lenovo S1 Selfie has been priced at Rs 15,999 […]
WagonR, one of India’s largest selling cars, has got auto gear shift technology. The auto gear shift transmission will be available in VXi variants of both Wagon R classic and Stingray. In addition, driver and co-driver airbags and Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) will be offered as an option across all variants, including the base variants […]
Elephone, a Chinese brand that delivers mobile phones cheaper than nearly every other player, has launched the cheapest QHD phone in India – Vowney, priced at just Rs 20,999 for December delivery. The phone is almost exactly the same as the upcoming Yu Yutopia, but is cheaper. The Yu device is expected to carry a […]
Lenovo A6010 will replace the largest selling phone of this year — A6000 Plus — as the primary entry-level offering from the Chinese company in the coming week, making for a small improvement in specifications. For the A6010, Lenovo seems to have decided not to change anything radically, and are perhaps very pleased with the […]
Yu Televentures, the online-oriented smartphone brand from Micromax founders, has started registrations for its high-end Yu Yutopia model, which is being billed as a rival to Chinese flagships like OnePlus Two. The Yu Yutopia will be priced at the same range as the OnePlus Two, according to industry sources. This would suggest a price in […]
Micromax Canvas 5, the Indian company’s latest flagship, will be launched in India at noon today, with an effective price of Rs 11,999. Actual sticker price is Rs 14,000. The Canvas 5 has a 5.2 inch full-HD display, an octa-core 1.3 GHz processor, 16 GB of storage memory, 3 GB of RAM and a 13 […]
