Telenor Group announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the 26 per cent ownership stake in Telewings, held by Lakshdeep Investment & Finance. As a result, Telenor now takes full ownership of the company that operates under the brand name Uninor. The process was finalized after Telenor received approval from the Indian government’s […]
Indians first got a taste of what low-cost marketing and production can achieve with the recent launches of Xiaomi Mi 3 and RedMi 1S. But now, one of the original price warriors of India’s handset market and a fellow Chinese brand – Huawei, has taken on the challenge posed by Xiaomi. The company has unveiled […]
Jumbo Electronics, a leading IT, telecom and consumer electronics retailer and distributor in the UAE, and Flipkart, India’s largest e-commerce marketplace, have launched the world’s first dual-screen smartphone – YotaPhone – in the subcontinent. After being named as the exclusive distributor of Yota Devices in the Middle East earlier this year, Jumbo has successfully expanded […]
Ola Cabs will launch a new smart app tomorrow that will allow users to book ordinary cabs, also called black-and-yellow cabs. So far, no service provider has been providing the service to book ordinary cabs. Ordinary, or Kali-Peeli cabs, cost Rs 14 per km in Mumbai, while Ola’s cheapest offering, Ola Mini, costs Rs 15 […]
Swipe Sense, a 5.5-inch ultra-thin Android KitKat phablet from the Indian brand, has started selling for Rs 9,999 in India. The phone was announced in August, and is pitted as a lower-priced, but hi-tech phablet with a fingerprint scanner and gesture support. It is also one of the sexiest phones, in terms of looks, in […]
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2, the second edition of the Korean company’s ultra-big model, will be launched in India over the next 10-15 days for a price of Rs 20,000-22,000, according to industry sources. The original Galaxy Mega, launched in mid 2013, was priced at Rs 31,500, but Samsung is keen to position the Mega 2 […]
The Mobile Store has started shipping the recently launched HTC Desire 816G, the lower priced version of the Desire 816. The HTC Desire 816G dual SIM (DS) was announced along with the 64-bit HTC Desire 820. However, unlike the Desire 820 (price around Rs 23,000) the 816G comes with a cheaper Mediatek quad-core processor. The […]
A prominent Bangalore-based online retailer will launch India’s first back-and-front dual-screen phone next week, according to an industry source. The manufacturer of the phone is not known, but the price will be around Rs 35,000. The phone will have a Snapdragon processor and the display will be slightly smaller than 4.5 inch. The key selling […]
Nokia Lumia 930, the highest-end phone from Microsoft Nokia, will be available in stores starting early next week, according to suppliers. “We expect to get our first stock by Tuesday or Wednesday,” said a Delhi-based retailer. UPDATE: Microsoft has announced that the Lumia 930 has is available in stores starting today, October 16. Online retailers […]
Ahmedabad-based Infibeam, which was getting left out in all the hullabaloo around billion dollar funding of ecommerce, has come back by being the sole authorized online reseller for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus. It has now come out with a firm delivery date for iPhone 6 sales in India. The online retail firm has […]
It took nearly 2-2.3 lakh phones to be sold, but finally the Xiaomi Redmi 1S is available on Flipkart to anyone who wants to buy it. The phone had been getting sold out on Flipkart for the last several weeks, and has notched up sales of around 2 lakh units (200,000) excluding today’s. At present, […]
Flipkart has slashed the price of the Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro to Rs 32,999 – making it similarly priced as Lenovo’s own Moto X 2 Second Generation. While Moto series has always been pitched as the most value for money product in Android, the K925 has changed it to a large extent with unexpected pricing. […]
HTC Desire Eye, the first phone to come with a large, 13-megapixel front camera and a powerful dual-LED front camera flash, is all set to be launched in India in the next ten days at a price of around Rs 36,000-37,000. The price could fall to around Rs 34,500 in four weeks after launch, according […]
Taking feedback from customers, Xiaomi and Flipkart have decided to junk the ‘tatkal ticket’ method of selling its flagship Mi3 phone, and opted to add the device to the shopping carts of nearly 25,000 Flipkart customers who have tried to buy it at least five times on the website. Flipkart and Xiaomi had come in […]
The widespread adoption of Android KitKat operating system comes with a key advantage – the possibility of launching cheap Android phones with support for WhatsApp and other applications at less than Rs 2,000 in India. With new models coming thick and fast, particularly from Intex, we give you a constantly updated list of the cheapest […]
Spice has launched its Smart Flo 503 and Karbonn has unveiled its Titanium S2 Plus, making them the cheapest 5-inch Android KitKat smartphones in India right now. While the Android One phones, launched a month ago, are supposed to provide the most affordable and complete Android experience for entry-level smartphone users, the launch of these […]
Have you always wanted a large, affordable stylus-based device, but didn’t want to spend Rs 25,500 for the Samsung Note 3 Neo? Samsung’s competitor from its home market, LG, has answered your prayers; well, sort of. It’s come up with the LG G3 Stylus as “A Better Way to Note at a Smarter Price”. As […]
Among the new phones launching and available in India next week are the Huawei Ascend G630, Videocon Infinium quad-core 4.7 inch and the Karbonn Titanium S4 plus. Huawei Ascend G630 Huawei, a Chinese brand known for its value offerings, will launch a mid-range quad-core phone known as the Huawei Ascend G630 next week in India, […]
In all the hustle bustle of the launch of Nokia Lumia 730, 830 and 930 in India, there was also the HD-10, a small screen-sharing device, priced Rs 5,999 ($100), that Microsoft introduced in India. The device, which is a bit like Google’s Chromecast, uses near field communication or NFC to send signals to the […]
Taking a break from the routine of getting “customers to fight like dogs”, as a irate fan termed it, Flipkart has announced that it would add an Xiaomi Mi3 to the shopping carts of those who have tried to buy the phone five times or more over the past few weeks. The announcement has come […]
