NDTV has finally announced that it has raised an unspecified amount of money by selling stake in its NDTV Gadgets portal. The investments have been made after valuing the unit at $50 mln (around Rs 325 cr). Interestingly, that amount is close to almost half of the value of the parent firm’s shares — which […]
After Intex, Lava and Micromax, it is the turn of iBall to enter the 4G space with the iBall Cobalt Solus 4G, which is starting to become available at select retailers. The phone is being quoted at a price of Rs 11,000, which puts it on the pricier side and pitches it next to the […]
After having made a splash with its M2 Note priced at Rs 9,999, Chinese smartphone maker Meizu is all set to launch its flagship MX5 in the next seven days, according to an industry source. UPDATE:UPDATE: The phone has been priced at Rs 19,999 in India, as expected. The company also said it will give […]
Samsung has unveiled the latest Galaxy phones – the S6 Edge+ and the Note 5. The features of the phones are as follows. Galaxy Note 5 “The (big) display (of the Note) once called a gimmick has become essential,” said Samsung unveiling the Note 5. The company said users wanted a big screen, but a […]
Microsoft is offering the Lumia 535 for Rs 5,999 under a limited period exchange offer, implying a discount of Rs 750 from its existing price on Amazon. The Lumia 535 is available on Amazon at Rs 6,750 from seller Cloudtail. The phone was superseded by the Lumia 540, which was launched recently and comes with […]
The new Samsung Galaxy S6 Plus Edge that will be launched in a couple of hours from now will come with a 5.7 inch display, and not a 5.5-inch one as expected, making it 7.5% bigger than that of the iPhone 6 Plus. This has raised speculation that the next iteration of the Galaxy Note, […]
Samsung Mobile has announced that it will stream the unveiling of its next batch of Galaxy devices — expected to be the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and the Note 5 — on its Youtube channel – www.youtube.com/SamsungMobile – on Thursday. The live streaming of the event will kick off at 11 AM Eastern Daylight Time – […]
SWIPE, the Indian smartphone brand, has brought out its own version of Android called Freedom OS, adding features like 100 GB of cloud storage. The operating system will make an appearance on SWIPE ELITE – the company’s upcoming Android phone that is going to be sold exclusively on Flipkart.com from 19th August 2015. Features of […]
Chinese smartphone brand Phicomm has introduced the 5-inch Energy 653 at a price of just Rs 4,999, making it the cheapest HD phone in India with 4G LTE. It will be sold exclusively by Amazon in India. At present, the cheapest HD phones in India with LTE are the Redmi 2S and the Coolpad Dazen […]
Sony India has launched two new advanced Cyber-shot cameras under its RX series — the compact RX100 IV and high-zoom RX10 II cameras — with 960 fps and 4K UHD recording. The Sony Cyber-shot RX100 IV has been priced at Rs 69,990 and the RX10 II is priced at Rs 94,990. The two new models […]
Toyota Kirloskar Motor today launched the 2015 Etios Xclusive billed as the “Real Sedan made by the makers of the World’s No. 1 Sedan, the Toyota Corolla Altis.” The Etios Xclusive starts from Rs. 7.82 lakhs before taxes in Delhi for the petrol variant and at Rs 8.93 lakh for the diesel variant. The 2015 […]
With operators like Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular asking the government to be allowed to block certain web applications that compete with their own offerings, data-centric service provider MTS has declared that it will never block any web traffic on its network. Sistema Shyam TeleServices – which runs its services under the MTS brand – […]
Land Rover today announced that the first new member of the Discovery family, the new Discovery Sport will be launched in India on September 2nd 2015 and that Land Rover retailers are now formally accepting bookings for the most versatile premium SUV in the segment. “The new Discovery Sport, with new levels of refinement, engineering […]
Online purchases made through mobile phones are steadily increasing in India and are likely to touch $40 million in 2016 from the current level of $30 million, reveals the ASSOCHAM and Grant Thornton joint study. The results are likely to interest players like Amazon and Flipkart. Flipkart especially has been very aggressive as it sees […]
Online seller Flipkart said it has crossed 150 mln (15 cr) product listings on its website and said that 75% of its traffic is now coming via mobile. We have “witnessed a 150% growth in the number of products sold as compared to 2014. From introducing new categories/products to innovative last mile delivery options, the […]
Lenovo K3 Note, one of the top two best selling phones in India right now, will be available in a special ‘yellow’ edition on Tuesday, Flipkart said. The phone is otherwise available in a ‘black and white’ edition that comes with a black front and a white back-cover. The K3 Note has been among the […]
In the tussle with neighboring state Telengana over attracting investments, Andhra Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has managed to win a small battle with the decision of Xiaomi to establish its first manufacturing plant in India at Vishakapatnam. Though an official announcement about Xiaomi’s India manufacturing has not been made yet, the company leaves very little […]
If you are a Sennheiser aficionado and want to get hold of some wireless headset from the German brand, make sure you visit Croma this weekend or the next. Sennheiser is giving away one RS-110 wireless headset, worth Rs 5,990, in each of the 15 Croma outlets covered by the scheme. These Croma outlets comprise […]
LG has launched the LG Max, a five-inch, 3G-only phone with 8 GB storage for Rs 11,500. The Korean brand usually launches products that are relatively expensive and offer little value for money, and the LG Max does not disappoint on that count. For Rs 11,500, you get a 854 x 480 display – a […]
In an audacious move, Meizu M2 Note — one of the best full-HD phones in the mid-range, has been launched in India at just Rs 9,999 – well below the expected price of Rs 11,999. The phone will be available on Amazon India from Aug 10. Registrations will open very soon. The move is likely […]
