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Videocon Z45 Dazzle with unique Marble Finish Rear launched at Rs 4,899

Videocon Z45 Dazzle, the current smartphone from the home grown manufacturer was launched in India today. Sporting a marble finale rear panel the all new smartphone from Videocon comes with a highly aggressive sticker tag.

Off late the Indian brand had been paying an expanded impetus in their smartphone department, so much so that they heavily invested in their assembling unit in Kolkata a few months back.

The current offering from the company dubbed the Z45 Dazzle comes with a 4.5 inch FWVGA (854x480p) IPS display. Under the hood the Videocon smartphone is powered by an unknown 1.2GHz quad core SoC coupled with 1GB of RAM. Storage wise the Videocon Z45 Dazzle comes with 8GB internal and 32GB of external storage via MicroSD card slot. "The newly launched Z45 Dazzle is a perfect combination of innovation and style at an affordable pricing. It is one of the best value for money smartphones to add a style quotient to new-age consumers who are aspiring for design, innovation and technology," said Mr Jerold Pereira, CEO, Videocon Mobile Phones.

In terms of cameras the devise  smartphone packs a 5MP rear and a 2MP rear and front facing camera combo. Powered by a modest 1600mAh battery, the Videocon Z45 Dazzle comes with the popular set of connectivity features including Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and Radio. The Dual SIM smartphone also comes with a Videocon's native V-Safe and V-Secure apps aimed at consumer safety. "We will continue to bring the latest software innovation in Indian market at cost-effective pricing. Our products are manufactured indigenously and the design and technology that we are offering is unmatched at this price range," added Jerold.

The Videocon Z45 Dazzle is value at Rs 4,899 and is now available for sale via online and offline retail stores across India.

Samsung may unveil 5-inch foldable smartphone next year

South Korean smartphone producer Samsung may unveil a game-changer gadget one year from now  which can be a 5-inch smartphone when folded and turn into a 7-inch tablet when opened, a media report said.

A model of foldable display is finished with development and the company is hoping to mass-produce the gadget starting from second half of this current year, Korean news site ETNews reported.

Samsung reportedly invested into several technologies that are needed to build foldable smartphone. The gadget  can bend a screen in half by using OLED Display. One can carry it like a wallet and use it by opening it.

"Development of foldable OLED is taking place according to our plan. We are planning on mass- manufacturing and release of this product by discussing with our partners," Lee Chang-hoon, director of Samsung Display, said in January this year. "Although mass-manufacturing cannot be concluded hastily since Samsung Electronics still has few other major tasks to complete, I have heard that Samsung Electronics had made considerable amount of results in the time being," a representative of an industry was quoted as saying.

Samsung Galaxy TabPro S Coming To India In April

Samsung at its Forum occasion in Kuala Lumpur reported that the Galaxy TabPro S, a Windows 10-based tablet will be launched in India sometime in April or May. The Windows 10 running Galaxy TabPro S was announced back at CES 2016. The South Korean company said the tablet will go on sale in launch markets, but did not revealed pricing details of the tablet.

The tablet offers top-of-the-line hardware specifications. It sports a 12-inch AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 2160x 1440 pixels. It is powered by Intel Core M3 processor, paired with 4GB of RAM and comes with a choice of Windows 10 Home / Pro. The Galaxy TabPro S flaunts a 5-megapixel rear and front-facing camera. On the storage front, it has 128GB and 256GB SSD and is packed with a 5200mAh battery.

Further, on the connectivity front, the tablet supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and NFC chip. Tthe LTE version offers 4G LTE connectivity and there is a USB Type-C port at the bottom and a micro-USB 2.0 port.

Samsung Galaxy A7, Galaxy A5 launched for Rs. 29,400 and Rs 33,400:

Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 and Galaxy A5 2016 have now been authoritatively  launched in India. The Galaxy A series smartphones were initially launched in December 2015 sporting an all new Exynos SoC and an improved rear camera.

As expected not much difference lies between the two handsets. While they look rather same on the outside the difference in the internal of the Galaxy A7 and A5 are rather minimal. It worth noting that both the smartphone comes with the glass and metal design philosophy of the A series gadget from Samsung.

The Samsung Galaxy A7 however is particularly  bigger thanks to its 5.5 inch Full HD Super AMOLED real estate as compared to the 5.2 inch Full HD one on the Galaxy A5. Under the hood both the Galaxy A series smartphones sport the all new Exynos 7580 SoC with eight cored timed at 1.6GHz each. The difference however lies in the RAM department as the bigger sibling namely the Galaxy A7 2016 comes with a 3GB unit as compared to the 2GB one in its smaller brother.

The capacity choice however is exactly similar as both come with 16GB of internal storage along with room for memory expansion via MicroSD card slot. The same story is applicable for the camera division. Both the Galaxy A7 2016 and Galaxy A5 2016 comes with a 13MP f/1.9 rear camera and a 5MP f/1.9 front camera for selfies.Oh, yes both cameras come equipped with Optical Image stabilisation. There is also a Fingerprint Sensor for added security.

In terms of connectivity both smartphones come with the popular set of features including WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1, ANT+, NFC and 4G LTE support. The battery is however a major area of difference between the two smartphones as the Galaxy A7 2016 features a modeslty large 3300mAh battery as compared to the 2900mAh one in the Galaxy A5 2016.

The Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 and Galaxy A5 2016 runs on Android Lollipop 5.1 with the Samsung  own TouchWiz interface on top. Samsung has announced that the Galaxy A7 2016 and Galaxy A5 2016 smartphones will go on sale from February 15th via Snapdeal at price Rs 33,400 and Rs 29,400 respectively.

Rent movie on iTunes to get free space on iPhone

People who are using Apple's 16GB iPhone variants tend to run out ofcapacity. On this gadget, a user gets approximately 11GB of user accessible storage as the rest of it is acquired by the Apple operating system.

In the wake of introducing a couple applications and putting away photographs, music and recordings, a client ordinarily comes up short on capacity.

According to a thread on social networking site Reddit, there is one crazy trick you can try to reclaim some of the used-up space.

The trick involves renting a movie from iTunes. To see how the trick works, go to Settings > General > About and scroll down to "Available". Check how much capacityis left and then head to the iTunes Store.

lSearch for a film which is greaterthan the space left on your phone. For example if the available space is 4GB, choose a movie whose file size is greater than 4GB. Then click "Rent" at the top of the page. The user will not be charged as the phone does not have enough space to download it and a message will apper saying "you don't have enough available storage". After clicking "OK", head back to settings and check your available storage again. A significant increase in the available storage space should be visible. You can repeat the entire process a few times. "As of now, it's unclear on how the trick works, but it probably has got to do with some cache and other storage from apps getting cleaned up," .

'Premium smartphones to hit 5-mn mark in 2016'

Shipment of premium handsets (Rs 30,000 price above) is likely to touch 5-million mark 2016 in India, accounting for 3.5-4 per cent of the total smartphones shipped.

About 3.3 million premium gadgets were dispatched in 2015, of the total 96.4 million smartphones shipped during the period, CMR said in a report. This accounted for 3.4 per cent of the total smartphone shipment, it added. Samsung, Apple and Sony Mobile were the top three premium brands.

Interestingly, crosswise  operating systems, merely 13 per cent of the gadgets were shipped with the latest version of the OS. "Unfortunately, so far none of the Indian brands have been able to establish itself in the premium segment.

"However, the recent launch of iPhoneSE will not be the centre-piece for Apple's growth in India. It would be challenging for Android to keep its supremacy in OS in this segment despite several vendors committed to it," it added. This will essentially amplify, if and when, the Indian brands foray into the premium smartphones category, it said

Zopo Launches Hero 1 Smartphone With 5-Inch Display For Rs 12,000

The Chinese smartphone maker Zopo has launched its another budget smartphone in India called Hero 1. This handset is the  Zopo latest 4G smartphone in the Indian market.

The Zopo Hero 1 sports a 5-inch HD Display with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. It is powered by a MediaTek 6735 chipset at quad-core processing speed, paired with 2GB RAM and keeps running on Android 5.1 Lollipop working framework.

 ZOPO brand, said, "The mobile device market is the most competitive market today and at Zopo we make sure that we are at par with the contemporary trends. We have a constant eye on the customer demand and behavior, based on which we design and structure out smart gadgets. We do not believe in loading redundant features on a gadget that a user would never use. Bearing this in mind, the new Hero 1 simplifies life for people with its minimalistic yet futuristic features for people with smart and uncomplicated needs."

In the camera division, it has a 13.2-megapixel primary camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The camera optics is similar to its Speed 7 smartphone that was launched last year2015. On the storage front, it has 16GB of internal memory and expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD. The Zopo Hero 1 is available in White and Black colors and is valued at Rs. 12,000 and will be available online and offline.

Panasonic Launches Eluga Arc with Fingerprint Sensor 2GB RAM at Rs 12490

Handset producer Panasonic has  reported its latest smartphone under Eluga series. Dubbed as, Eluga Arc, this gadget accompanies with 4G LTE support with VoLTE, Hybrid SIM Slot, a fingerprint sensor on back and infrared sensor on the top for remote control function

Moving on to the specification, the Eluga Arc sports a 4.7-inch IPS 2.5D Curved glass display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. It is powered by a Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor clocked at 1.2GHZ along with Adreno 305 GPU.

Further on the storage front, this gadget accompanies with 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM with expandable memory option via microSD card slot up to 32GB. Talking about the software, this Eluga Arc is shipped with Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box.

On the imaging front, the Eluga Arc accompanies with 8MP rear camera with LED flash, 5MP front camera on board. This device is backed with connecitivity options like 4G LTE with voLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS. The Eluga Arc measures 8.1mm thickness and weighs around 130grams.

The above hardware is juiced with 1800mAh battery on board. Coming in Gold color variant, the Eluga Arc will be retailed at price for Rs. 12,490.

Meizu MX5 starts receiving Flyme OS 5.0 update based on Android Lollipop 5.1

Meizu has eventually launched their Flyme 5.0 OS for Meizu MX5 in India, albeit with a few 'desi; touches. The update was initially launched by Meizu in China back in October 2015 last year. For those unaware the Meizu MX5 sells in India at a cost of Rs 19,999 via Snapdeal.

The company's current iteration of their Flyme OS run on the top of Android Lollipop 5.1. In correlation the current Meizu MX5 gadget in India run on Flyme 4.5 with Android 5.0 underneath. While Meizu has already started rolling out the update sequentially in the form of OTA to MX5 gadget in India, users can alternatively download it directly via the company's official forum.

The Flyme OS comes with a number of improvement under the hood including some nifty cosmetic upgrades including floating notifications, optimized notifications bar and Icons and a new settings design. Meizu has also included a new Boot Animaton of Taj Mahal keeping Indian users in mind. There's also a ringtone specially designed for India.

Apart from that the update comes with an optimized battery consumption. Meizu claims to deliver about 11% more batter after 5 hours of heavy usage.

LG G5 to Launch on February 21 What Features to Expect

LG is all set to launch its next flagship smartphone - the LG G5 on February 21 th 2016. The company has confirmed the launch on Twitter. LG to host a keynote on February 21 during the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Starting now, there are no details about the specifications about the upcoming LG G5. If rumors are to be believed, the LG G5 will feature a new design.

Back in December 2015, a Weibo  client  by the name of Zealer has posted that the LG G5 could be a 5.6-inch screen with a 1440x2560 resolution. The post which is written in Chinese states that the LG G5 could have a Snapdragon 820 SoC, a Quad Core CPU and an Adreno 530 GPU. The gadget could have a 21-megapixel rear camera and a 8-megapxiel camera on the front for selfies and video chats. Rumors also suggested that the LG G5 will also have an Iris Retina scanner.

Lava Launches X3 Smartphone With 5-Inch Display For Rs 6499

Lava has launched its latest spending smartphone called - X3 - featuring a 5-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels.

The smartphone is powered by MediaTek processor with a clock speed of quad-core 1.3GHz processor, paired with 2GB of DDR3 RAM and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop.

On the camera division, it has an 8-megapixel primary camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. On storage front, the smartphone features an 8GB of internal storage and also option to expand memory using a microSD card.

Further, for connectivity it has double SIM, 3.5mm audio jack, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. The smartphone is packed with 2500mAh battery.

The Lava X3 is available in white with silver and white with gold color options and is cost at Rs. 6,499. The smartphone is available on Flipkart, Amazon India and other retailers.

Lava launches KKT Ultra and Union with 22 Indian languages support Priced at Rs.1500

In a fillip to Prime Minister's Digital India initiative, domestic smartphone maker Lava International Ltd on Tuesday launched KKT Ultra+ Union -- the first feature phone that supports 22 official Indian languages -- for Indian customers.

Valued at Rs.1,500, the phone is designed to minimise the communication gap that arises due to language barriers, hence, bridging the digital divide between the urban and rural population.

Nigam said about 70 percent of phones that the organization will make will have support of at least six languages, adding it has installed a manufacturing unit in Noida that can manufacture 10 lakh phones in a month.

The gadget offers a screen of 2.4 inch and comes with an in-built dual-SIM slot, with GSM operating frequency. It offers 1,750 mAh Li-ionbattery with talk time of 18 hours along with a VGA camera. The phone will be available in grey colour and black colour variants across all national retail stores and multi-brand outlets.

Huawei Launches One More Smartphone After P9 & P9 Plus Announcement

Along with the launch of Huawei P9 and P9 Plus, the lighter variant of P9 has been spotted! Codenamed, Huawei P9 Lite, this gadget dons single camera, unlike other two variants. The Huawei P9 Lite comes in Gold , Silver variant and expected to go on sales in Russia first in June.

However, there are no official words about the worldwide dispatch and pricing. Coming to the specifications, the P9 Lite comes with a 5.2-inch Full HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It is powered by an Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 650 processor under the hood.

Talking about the storage front, the P9 Lite comes in two variants in terms of RAM - 2GB/3GB, with 16GB ROM, which can be expandable up to 128GB via microSD card slot. The imaging front of this gadget is backed with 13MP on the rear with LED flash and 8MP on the front.

This gadget is shipped with Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box topped with EMUI 4.1. Moreover, the P9 Lite also comes with the fingerprint sensor on the back. The connectivity options includes 4G LTE, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, NFC, USB Type-C. The above hardware is powered by a 3000mAh battery under the hood.

Huawei Honor Holly 2 Plus - 10 Ways it's better than Lenovo Vibe P1m

Honor has been a dedicated brand to the budget smartphone lover who loves shopping online. The Chinese smartphone market received good reviews for its smartphones which included Honor Holly range of budget gadget. Recently, it launched the Honor Holly 2 Plus smartphone to compete against its rivals in the market. The phone is value compelling to take on smartphones like Lenovo Vibe P1m, which is another good budget offering with impressive specifications. Both the phones have plastic body with removable back panel design. The back boards of the phones are swappable, and underneath the back cover lay the non-removable battery with swappable SIM card slots and Micro SD card slot. Both the phones have similar display size, which make them equally comfortable on hand for single handed use. The Holly 2 Plus is timed at 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 processor alongside Mali-T720 as GPU, which is similar to the hardware of the Lenovo Vibe P1m. The latter is powered by a Quad-core MediaTek MT6735P processor clocked at 1 GHz with Mali-T720 GPU. The Huawei Honor Holly 2 Plus is estimated priced for Rs. 8,499. Additionally, it comes with offers such as unlimited data for 3 months for Reliance CDMA prepaid users, 50% rental discount for Reliance CDMA postpaid users and discount up to Rs. 4000 on the exchange. The Vibe P1m on the other hand is priced at Rs. 7,999, but doesn't include additional benefits and offers. 

Huawei evaluating mobile phone manufacturing in India

The China-based Huawei is evaluating ways to start production of mobile phones in India through contract fabricating in relationship with Foxconn and is currently studying the business models and tax incentives.

A delegation of Huawei, led by its India CEO Jay Chen, met Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today and apprised him of its expansion plans for the country. "We had a very elaborate talk and they have said that till now they have invested USD 2 billion in India in the last 16 years," Prasad said. "They have a facility in Sriperumbudur... they are selling one million phones in India... if you are selling one million phones, you better start manufacturing here and they have promised me, they will explore the possibility. They are in talks with Foxconn on a contract basis. They are welcome to do business in India," Prasad said.

Huawei is serving 40 networks worldwide from its  workplaces in India. Asked about manufacturing plans in India, a Huawei representative, who was part of the delegation, said, "(It) depends on the business volumes, we are still evaluating... we are trying to understand the policy, tax incentives and the business models. Currently, we manufacture the network equipment.

FIR against Freedom 251 makers premature High court

In a major relief to the creators of 'Freedom 251' smartphone, the Allahabad High Court on Friday said the FIR filed against the Ringing Bells Pvt. Ltd. -- the Noida-based firm that created a worldwide buzz after announcing the launch of the controversial smartphone in February -- seemed premature. A division bench comprising Justices B.K. Narayan and R.N. Mishra ordered that no coercive step be taken against the company's officials and their business till the next hearing on May 18.

During the course of listening , the bench kept on asking the prosecution legal advisors as to how an offence under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was made out against the producers of 'Freedom 251' smartphone but no cogent reply was offered. The court then ordered them to file a reply within two weeks. A first information report (FIR) was registered in March against Ringing Bells director Mohit Goel and company president Ashok Chaddha under Section 420 of the IPC as well as the Information Technology (IT) Act on a complaint filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya. The court also allowed the petitioners the liberty to move an application for the release of their passports. "We are very happy with today's (Friday's) order. We shall now press for the quashing of the FIR as there is no merit in it and extraneous factors have gone into its lodging. This FIR is a strategy to derail the timely launch of the flagship product of the company," said Abhishek Vikram, counsel for Ringing Bells. "The company has already sold 28,000 units of its other products and has developed innovative strategies to meet its cost for delivering the smartphone for Rs.251 to its customers.

The company's aim is to reduce the digital divide between urban and rural India by selling the smartphone for Rs.251," Vikram added. Ringing Bells launched 'Freedom 251' in February in the presence of veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi. It distributed some "prototypes" of the product to the media which turned out to be Adcom handsets. However, the company maintained that the device has been developed "with immense support" from the government. According to the company, the smartphone will run on Android 5.1 operating system and sport a 4-inch qHD IPS display, a 3.2-megapixel primary and a 0.3-megapixel front camera. However, doubts were raised after assessments of the handset's viability concluded that such a device cannot be offered for less than Rs.2,300-2,400. The company said it planned to give 25 lakh handsets in the first phase before June 30. Ringing Bells had received 30,000 orders on the very first day. The remaining customers for the first 25 lakh handsets were to be selected on first-come-first-served basis as the company received about seven crore registrations before the payment gateway crashed. Later, the company decided to return the money to the customers who pre-booked the Rs.251 gadget  on the first day of the sale. 

InFocus Launches Bingo 21, A Selfie-Focused Smartphone For Rs. 5,499

InFocus has launched its company's latest selfie-focused 4G-enabled budget smartphone called Bingo 21 in India. The smartphone features a 4.5-inch FWVGA IPS display with a resolution of 854x480 pixels.

The InFocus Bingo 21 is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core Spreadtrum SC9830 processor paired with 2GB of RAM and runs on Android 5. 1 Lollipop operating system along with Inlife UI 2.0 interface on top. It features an 8-megapixel auto-focus primary camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel selfie shooter that also has an LED flash for capturing better images in low light conditions.

On the storage front, it has 8GB of internal storage and option to expand memory up to 64GB with microSD card. Further, it is packed with 2300mAh battery and for connectivity it has, dual SIM, 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS.

BINGO series of smartphones from InFocus stands for unmatched quality and design, coupled with latest features that inspires young mobile users to do crazy, silly, fun things with their  gadget. Our first endeavour is BINGO 21 which is designed for the 'selfie-first' generation, who love clicking and sharing on the go. BINGO 21 promises exceptional performance and a great selfie experience, letting more users be a part of the selfie phenomenon," said, Sachin Thapar, Country Head, InFocus India.

The handset is available in blue,orange  and white colors and is estimated priced at Rs. 5,499. The registration of InFocus Bingo 21 has already been started on Snapdeal, and will go on sale staring 11 February2016.

iBall Launches Cobalt 5.5F Youva with 2GB RAM, 4G LTE at Rs 8,999

Local handset maker, iBall has launched its new 4G enabled smartphone under Cobalt series in the Indian market. Dubbed as Cobalt 5.5F Youva, this smartphone supports 21 Indian languages along with double SIM opening enabled with 4G on both.

Moving on, the Cobalt 5.5F Youva sports a 5.5-inch HD full lamination IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. It is clocked at 1GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735M 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU.

On the storage front, this gadget  comes with 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM with expandable alternative  of up to 32GB via microSD card slot. Talking about the software, this mobile is shipped with Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box.

Coming to the camera, Cobalt 5.5F Youva flaunts an 8MP auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and 5MP front camera on board. The connectivity options is backed by 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio. The above hardware is powered by a 2600mAh battery under the hood. Also, the iBall Cobalt 5.5F Youva is available in Blue color at a cost of Rs. 8,999 through retail stores across India.

Gionee Announces the Availability of Pioneer P5W Smartphone at Rs 6,499

China-based handset maker Gionee Smartphones has declared the availability of the Pioneer P5W smartphones in the Indian market. Moving on to the specifications, this P5W sports a 5-inch HD IPS On-cell display.

It is powered by a 1.3 GHZ Quad Core processor along with 1GB RAM under the hood. On the storage front, this  gadget is equipped with 16GB of inbuilt memory, with an expandable option of up to 128GB via microSD card slot.

Talking about the imaging factor, the P5W gadget flaunts a 5MP rear camera with LED flash and 2MP front camera on board. Additionally the camera offers the all new Beautification option, the Filters, the Panorama shots and the Mood cards to describe your mood at its best uplifting the overall camera experience. Further, the Pioneer P5W is shipped with Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box. Also, this gadget has a new customized lock feature, the AMI lock and you could also scan your face to unlock your phone within 0.5 Sec through a Face unlock feature.

Moreover, the device is powered by a 2000 mAh battery under the rear panel. Coming in Yellow,  Red  Blue,Black and White the Gionee Pioneer P5W is available now at a cost of Rs. 6,499. Mr. GM, Gionee India said, "The idea behind introducing P5W has been the youth and their fascination towards carrying bright colorful phones. P5W comes in exciting color ranges from Yellow,  Red  Blue,Black and White etc." He added,"The look and the feel of carrying the gadget have been thoroughly thought after. Aiming specifically at the youth of the country, we are sure that the device would gauge tremendous interest as like its predecessors."

Asus Zenfone Go 5.0 LTE to Take on Budget Smartphones: Check Out the Top 10 Rivals

Taiwan-based handset creator, Asus has launched the successor of Zenfone Go 4.5 in the Indian business market at a cost of Rs. 7,999 couple of days back. Dubbed as Zenfone Go 5.0, this gadget is available now in the e-commerce store Amazon India and will be soon available in Snapdeal. Coming in Pearl White and  Charcoal Black  White variant, the Zenfone Go 5.0 comes with Zenfone Go 5.0 a price tag of Rs. 7,999.

Proceeding onward to the specifications of Zenfone Go 5.0, it sports a 5-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. It is powered by a Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 401 SoC clocked at 1.2GHz along with Adreno 306 GPU.

Talking about the storage, this  gadget comes with 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM, with an expandable option via microSD card slot up to 32GB. Further, thi sdouble SIM gadgetis shipped with Android 4.4 KitKat topped with Zen UI.

On the imaging factor, the Zenfone Go 5.0 flaunts an 8MP rear camera with LED flash, 5MP front camera on board. The connectivity options include 4G LTE/3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS. The above hardware is juiced with 2500mAh battery under the hood.

Asus Transformer Book T100HA with Intel Atom X5 Cherry Trail, USB Type C launched at Rs 23,990

Asus Transformer Book T100HA 2-in-1 was launched in India today. Initially showcased at the Computex 2015, the Transformer Book from Asus running Windows 10 out of the box has made a debut in the nation at a cost of Rs 23,990.

The current Transformer Book from Asus uses the all new Intel Atom X5 Cherry Trail Processor. Apparently this is the same chip that made its way onto the hood of the Xiaomi Mi Pad 2, namely Intel x5-Z8500. It has four cores running at 2.24 GHz along with a Cache memory of 2MB. 

This is clubbed with 2GB RAM and 64GB of on board storage.

Upfront the 2-in-1 from the Taiwanese OEM comes with a 10.1 inch WXGA (1280x800p) LED display. It worth noting that the display isn't Anti-Glare and features a peak brightness of 350nits. The tablet also has a double camera setup including a 5MP rear and 2MP front facing selfie snapper.

Connectivity wise the Asus Transformer Book is packed with features. It features the latest USB Type C port, SDXC Card reader, USB 2.0 and even a microUSB port. Besides that there is Wi-Fi 802.11 ab/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0. The microUSB port add a new dimension to the 2-in-1, as it can now be fast charged using power banks. This is in fact a major drawback of laptops of present date. Asus claims that the Transformer Book can deliver 14 hours of battery life. Besides that is has fast charging capabilities which means that you can charge your gadget from 0 to 80% in just 2 hours. As a matter of fact with just two hours of use, the gadget can run upto 9.5 hours.

Of course, the Asus Transformer Book comes with a dockable keyboard and a trackpad. According to the company their latest Transformer Book makes use of four neodymium magnets to ensure the tablet and the keyboard connects with ease. Besides the self-aligning magnetic hinge design allows for lightning fast transformation and ensures a strong connection when docked.

The Asus Transformer Book T100HA runs on Windows 10 out of the box and will available in Tin Grey and Aqua Blue colours at a cost of Rs 23,990.

Apple's UFO like campus coming sooner than expected

Technology major Apple may get its new spaceship-lookalike campus in California finished much before its planned completion date that was originally set for end of 2016 or early 2017.

"A new drone video shows Apple's massive campus coming together. Yes, it looks like a UFO. And, yes, it is estimated to cost close to $5 billion dollars."

A couple of months prior  the buildings appeared to be in their primary stages. However, the latest aerial drone video of the Cupertino-based campus shows that glass and solar panels are being put in place. There is even a new peek at the auditorium where the company may hold its events in future.

Samsung Rolls Out Android Lollipop Update For Galaxy Note 3 Neo In India

Samsung has started rolling out the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update to the Galaxy Note 3 Neo, the smaller version of Galaxy Note 3, in India. The most recent Android update for the Galaxy Note 3 Neo is now available over-the-air.

The company suggested users to check for update manually via Settings  About Phone  System Update on their Galaxy Note 3 Neo. The update bring lots of new features to the smartphone, apart from a new OS. Some of the features that the update brings includes more visible and accessible notification.

To recall, the Galaxy Note 3 Neo was launched back in January 2014 with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean on board. Going by the specs of the gadget, the smartphone comes with a 5.5 inch Super AMOLED display offering an HD resolution of 1280x720 pixels. It is powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core or a Hexa-Core processor 1.7 GHz Dual Core Cortex A15+ 1.3 GHz Quad Core Cortex A7 combined with 2GB RAM, and the latest device runs on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS.

Imaging is really good with the inclusion of a 8 megapixel camera with BSI sensor and LED flash which is capable of shooting video at 1080p quality. Also a 2 megapixel front-facing camera with BSI sensor comes handy when it comes to taking selfies and making video calls.

Connectivity options remains regular with 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS/ GLONASS and but you will also find an NFC chip in the gadget. One of the feature of the original Galaxy Note 3 it retains is the inclusion of S Pen Stylus with all the S Pen features and a faux leather back cover.

This Sub 4K Smartphone can drive devices Double its Price to shame

Bluboo XFire 2 is the current addition to its affordable smartphone lineup. For unaware, Bluboo is a Chinese OEM that has been making some buzz in the industry thanks to the  cost  to performance ration of their smartphones.

Fingerprint Sensor are generally limited to smartphone upwards of Rs 10,000. In fact only a few month back, the biometric sensor were limited to only the premium offering from smartphone brands, falling in the price bracket of Rs 45,0000 and above.

Bluboo however, seems to turn a blind eye to everything around, as their latest budget gadget dubbed the Bluboo XFire 2 rear TouchID at a price of just $59.99 roughly Rs 3,999. Just for comparison smartphone from home grown brand like Micromax, Intex, Lava come with really poor specs.

In fact a few come with a RAM as low as 512MB! Coming to the specs the Bluboo XFire 2 comes with a 5 inch HD (1280x720p) display with 2.5D Curved Glass. The smartphone is a well-constructed one too, as it comes with an Arc CNC Full Metal body. Under the hood the XFire 2 is powered by a Mediatek 6580 quad core SoC and Mali 400 GPU. There's also 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage and a memory expansion slot (upto 32GB).

In terms of cameras the Bluboo XFire 2 comes with a 8MP rear and a 5MP one equipped with a Front Flash. The smartphone however lacks 4G LTE connectivity and is powered by a 2150mAh battery. The Bluboo XFire 2 will come in two variants - Single and Dual SIM - and will begin shipping from February itself. It is however, presently available for pre-orders.

Motorola's Shatter-Proof Display Smartphone Spotted Ahead of its Launch

Few days back, the Illinois-based handset maker Motorola has given the confirmation about the launch of Moto X Force, which is essentially the Droid Turbo 2 in the US. As per the sources, the company will be officially taking off the wraps of Moto X Force on 1 February 2016.

Anyhow, the Moto X Force has been spotted on the e-retailer Amazon India couple of days ahead of its launch event. Initially, this smartphone was released as Droid Turbo 2 in the US market last year2015, equipping a shatter-proof glass.

In this process, Motorola has added 5-layers which protect the gadget's screen from breaking or shattering. This 5 layers includes - Proprietary hard coat for exterior protection, a shield for protecting the interior lens, Dual touch layer for safeguarding touch sensitivity and touch screen, and an aluminum chassis.

Moving on to the specifications, the Moto X Force sports a 5.4-inch Quad HD AMOLED display with a resolution of 1440×2560 pixels with Moto Shattershield technology. This device is clocked at 2.0 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor with Adreno 430 as GPU.

Talking about the storage, this gadget's is equipped with 3GB LPDDR4 RAM with 32GB/64GB ROM with an development choice  via microSD card up to 2TB. On the software front, this gadget is shipped with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, which can be upgradeable to Android 6.0 in future.

The imaging factor is backed by 21MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, 4K video recording and 5MP camera on the front, with wide angle lens. Meanwhile, the Moto X Force has connectivity options including 4G LTE / 3G, with MIMO, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS, GLONASS, NFC. Above hardware is powered by a 3760mAh battery with Turbo-charging, PMA and Qi wireless charging technologies on board.

Meet HSL Y501 Plus: A Phone as strong as a Hammer

HSL Mobile has now launched a new smartphone dubbed the Y501 in India. The USP of the recent smartphone lies in the way that the HSL Y501 touts a so called 'HammerScreen'.

According to the HSL Mobile the Hammer Screen protects the display of the smartphone from various forms of damage, thereby offering a super impact protection. HSL however doesn't detail much on how they are achieving this so called HammerScreen.

Director of HSL Mobiles Naresh Yadav are very happy to introduce Y501 Plus in India which is specifically designed and developed keeping Indian consumers' need for vernacular languages solution and a tougher screen at the centre.

Apparently it seems that HSL has included a more than one layer of Gorilla Glass protection to achieve this super impact protection. In fact a few Chinese smartphone brands like Oukitel, UMi has done so in the past, and that too rather successfully.

Coming to the specs, the HSL Y501 sports a 1.2GHz quad core Mediatek SoC with 1GB RAM and 8GB of on-board storage. This is further expandable via MicroSD card slot upto 32GB. In terms of camera the HSL Y501 features a 5MP rear and 2MP front facing camera. Besides that the smartphone is powered by a 2000mAh battery which according to the company can deliver 10 hours of talk time and 150 hours of standby time.

LG G5 Images reveal a Dual Rear Camera Setup, USB Type C port

LG G5, is yet another leader that due to launch in a few month time. However unlike the Samsung Galaxy S7, the details of the upcoming LG gadget  has been quite sketchy so far. A couple of prototype images of the LG G5 has now emerged, which apparently reveals a few interesting information regarding the gadget.

From the leaked prototype pictures it is very clear that the LG G5 will feature a double rear camera setup. This is in accordance to previous reports which had claimed that the LG leader gadget  for 2016 will come with 16MP and 8MP rear camera units working in tandem. Besides that the back of the prototype device also reveal the circular fingerprint scanner.

In surprise move LG has apparently removed the trademark volume rocker on the back of the gadget to  quite tradition location on the side of the G5.

Apart from that the leaked images also reveal the presence of a USB Type C port at the bottom of the display along with a Speaker grill.

Just to recall the LG G5 is reported to come with a 5.3 inch QHD display along with an unique Ticker display which first made an appearance in their LG V10. The Korean Electronics giant is tipped to launch their G5 on around February 21st at the MWC 2016 in Barcelona.

Lenovo Vibe X3 Launched with 21MP camera at Rs 19,999 But It's a Bit Bulky at 175 gms

Lenovo has now launched their Vibe X3 smartphone in India with an exclusive partnership with Amazon.in. Declared  back in November 2015, the Lenovo Vibe X3 is aimed towards heavy media consumption on smartphone.

The Vibe X3 comes with a 5.5 inch Full HD (1920x1080p) IPS display with a 100% NTSC gamut and. 1500:1 contrast ratio. For protection the display on the Lenovo Vibe X3 comes with a Gorilla Glass 3 assurance.

Under the hood the Lenovo Vibe X3 packs a hexacore Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 SoC with cores clocked at 1.8GHz. This is combined with Adreno 418 GPU and 3GB RAM. Apart from that the media centric gadget from Lenovo comes with 32GB of storage and a slot for memory expansion upto 128GB thanks to the a Hybrid SIM slot (nano + nano/microSD).

As expected the Lenovo Vibe X3 comes packed with features in the media consumption department. It packs dual 1.5W front firing speakers which are further backed by a Cirrus Logic 8218 audio codec,ES9018K2M DAC chip and a TI OPA 1612 Amplifier.

In terms of camera the Lenovo Vibe X3 comes with a. 21MP rear camera with 4K recording capabilities. It has a f/2.0 aperture and make use of a Sony IMX230 and Phase Detection Autofocus Sensor. Besides that there is a 8MP camera on the front for clicking selfies. To power the smartphone is a 3600mAh battery. Connectivity features include Bluetooth, NFC, GPS, WiFi and 4G LTE support.

The Lenovo Vibe X3 comes in white colour and available via Amazon at a cost of Rs 19,999. It will go on sale starting tommorow at 2PM. Besides that the ANT VR headset and the Lenovo Skullcandy Ando headphone will also be available starting tommorow at a price of Rs 1,299 each. But at the same time, the dual-SIM device is a bit bulky at 175 grams, compared to it's rivals in the market.

Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro 2016 with bumped up specs reportedly in works

After having launched the 2016 edition of the Galaxy A9 smartphone, Samsung is now reported to be working on a Pro version of the gadget. It's important that the Galaxy A9 Pro is being exclusively built with an aim to make big in the Chinese market.

Starting now, none of the specs of the Galaxy A9 Pro 2016 have emerged. It is expected that the Korean Electronics giant would bump up the specs of the existing smartphone, especially in the chipset department.

Just to recall the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro comes with a 6 inch Full HD Super AMOLED display and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 SoC. Besides that the smartphone packs 3GB RAM, 32GB memory, 13MP f/1.9 OIS rear camera, 8MP front camera and a 4000mAh in-built battery.

The only conclusive information available regarding the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro 2016 is its model no SM-A9100. It is further stated the firmware for the gadget is presently under development. Thus there's still some time required for the smartphone to be officially declared.

Samsung Galaxy S7 reportedly said to launch on March 11

Samsung Galaxy S7 is presently one of the most sought after upcoming smartphone in the industry. Samsung will launch their Galaxy S7 smartphone in US on 11 March 2016. This is a striking revelation as it corresponds with a previous report had stated that Samsung will globally launch the Galaxy S7 alongside the S7 Edge at their Unpacked event on 21 Feb 2016. Besides that the duo are expected to make an appearance at the MWC 2016. So it's quite likely that the Samsung Galaxy S7 won't go on sale before March in US.

However doesn't provide any information regarding the Galaxy S7 Edge or the S7 Edge Plus. Furthermore the launch date of the smartphones in other markets including Korea are not known yet. It's however worth noting that much of the specs of the Samsung Galaxy S7 has already leaked thanks to a number of previous reports.

Just to recall Samsung Galaxy S7 is reported to sport a 5.1 inch QHD (2560x1440p) Super AMOLED display along with a 5MP front facing camera upfront. Under the hood the Galaxy S7 smartphone is tipped to be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820/Exynos 8890 SoC (depending on the launch country).

This will be clubbed with 4GB of RAM, 32GB/64GB of on-board storage and a MicroSD Card Slot (upto 200GB). Besides that the Samsung Galaxy S7 is rumoured to feature a 12MP rear camera which will make use of the Samsung Galaxy own BRITCELL sensor technology.

Xiaomi Mi 5 to be announced on February 24

Xiaomi has guessed  about the specifications of the Mi5, and the rumors are about die in about a months time. Xiaomi will formally declare the smartphone on 24February 2016 . However, the company is expected to release details of the phone on 26th January 2016.

Xiaomi launched its lead phone the Mi 4 in 2014. Its been  over eighteen months  since the Xiaomi Mi 5 was launched. Liwan Jiang, VP, Xiaomi had declare that the company will release its smartphone on February 24th. The company will hold a 2 hour long launch event for the Xiaomi Mi 5. This suggests that Xiaomi might also release other products.

According to company officials at Xiaomi, the Mi 5 was expected to launch after the Spring festival in China and to coinincide with the Chinese new year. Xiaomi has been tight lipped about any new product launches though it has over the months been revealing details about its Mi 5, besides confirming the announcement. We can expect the company to tease the smartphone with some images of the phone. We can expect announcements about the Xioami smartphone including specifications and shipping dates.

The Mi 5 is rumored to have a 5.2-icnh QHD display with a resolution of 1,440x2560 or 1080x1920. The Mi 5 is expected to come with a 16MP rear camera and a 13MP selfie camera. The Mi 5 will have a metal body and a fingerprint scanner embedded on the home button. The smartphone is expected to come in two variants. While one of the variants comes witha 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage, the other variant is expected to have 3GB RAM and 32GB intenal storage. According to rumors, the Xiaomi Mi 5 is expected to have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 with an Adreno 530 GPU. Probably, a reasong why the Xiaomi Mi 5 arrived late is because the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset took time to arrive.According to rumors, the Mi 5 is expected to 3,030 mAh battery.