OPPO Celebrates ICC World Twenty20 2016 with “Selfie Expert OPPO F1 Cheer for India” Campaign

OPPO Mobiles, official global partner in the mobile category, has launched “Selfie Expert OPPO F1 Cheer for India” campaign - a 360 degree customer engagement program that goes live from March 1st, 2016. As a part of the campaign, all customers of Selfie Expert OPPO F1 stand a chance to win tickets for the WT20 final. 

Mr. Sky Li, Vice President, OPPO Mobiles and MD- International Mobile Business and President of OPPO India said, “There is no better way to join in the fervor of India’s passion for cricket than by giving people a chance to watch the match live win tickets for the final match. There is a huge international cricket fan base in India and OPPO is looking forward to connect with them through our customer engagement program, more of which will be announced very soon.”

OPPO was also recently a part of the ICC- UNICEF’s Swachh Clinics initiative where underprivileged kids got a chance to click selfies with the ICC World Twenty20 2016 Trophy. 

The Moto X Force is now available across 400 retail stores in India

The Moto X Force is available in large format organized retail chains and general trade apart from being available on Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal. The Moto X Force will now debut across leading retail stores in General Trade and Large Format Chains like Croma, Spice Hotspot, Vijay Sales and Poorvika in India. You can buy the device with easy EMI options on select bank credit cards. The new Moto X Force smartphone features the Moto ShatterShield, the world's first shatterproof Smartphone display.

The Moto X Force smartphone display is made of an integrated system of five layers that absorb shock from impact. It features a hi-res 5.4-inch Quad HD AMOLED display with 540 ppi. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor with octa-core CPU and coupled with 3GB RAM. 

It sports a 21MP rear camera and a 5MP wide angle front-facing camera with flash. The company claims that the handset has 30+ hours of battery life with the 3760mAh battery it offers. With the world’s fastest TurboPower charging, it gives you up to 8 hours of battery life in just 15 minutes through the 25W TurboPower charger in box. The Moto X Force comes in two variants, 32GB and 64GB internal storage which is also expandable up to 2TB via micor-SD card.

The Moto X Force has three colour variants, black, grey and white colours. The device is priced a bit expensive and costs Rs 49,999.

Creative Woof 3 Review – A Good speaker in a Good package

Creative, known well for its audio products recently released their Bluetooth audio speaker called Woof 3. This little versatile speaker is meant for those who’d like to play music on the go for personal listening, small get-togethers, or as a conference call speaker.

Really Compact:
This little speaker is small, not as small to fit in your pocket but small enough to take around and yet not be intrusive. The speaker is light weighing just 237 grams.

Oh yeah it’s really small

The Looks:
The speaker has a really nice metallic finish which comes in various enticing colours. 

Creative Woof 3 really comes in nice colours

Features:
The speaker comes packed with a lot of features and some of which are outright surprising. In addition to Bluetooth support, the speaker comes with upto 32GB microSD card support which handles not only MP3 but also WAV, FLAC and APE. So no matter what you load into it, it will play without issues. You can also connect the speaker via Aux cable and straight up to Mac/PC via USB cable with USB host audio support.

microSD Card insert at the back of Woof 3 upside down

Performance:
The speaker is loud and clear at the same time; not many speakers in this range achieve both those conditions. The speaker can handle mids and highs well. These are clear even at loud volume, though too loud and you’ll notice the speaker having clipping issues depending on the gain volume set by your player.

Where the speaker lacks of course is the bass department, you’ll get mid-bass but not deep bass nor the impact that a sub-woofer can kick up. So genres where you want bass like rap, hip-pop, techno will not feel as full. Where this does shine is with unplugged music, vocals, classical music, pop and rock sounded good albeit with thin bass. Bass can be added a bit more with the right EQ (equalizer) balancing from your player.

Where you put the speaker for listening will greatly improve the kind of sound it can give out. E.g. on a desk, you’ll feel the speaker bounce where deep bass is required sounding hollow, though on a soft surface, or a window sill in a corner you’d get more bass due to the room acoustics. So your mileage will vary.

The mic in the front of the unit

Since the speaker is good at vocals, it acts well as a conference speaker. However, you need to be aware of where the mic is otherwise you’ll sound too distant to the listener at the other end.

One thing of note is that Woof 3 can irritatingly skip tracks as buttons on the side double up as volume controls so expect to accidentally skip to next track instead of increasing the volume.

Verdict:
This little speaker is quite impressive for the sound and features that it provides. It indeed is a premium Bluetooth speaker which doesn’t disappoint. Rs.4000 MRP is on the higher side, however you can find it much cheaper at Rs.2,500 (as of feb 2016) online, which makes this a damn good deal.

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Google Translate now speaks Sindhi

Saying “hello” in Sindhi online just got a little easier along with the addition of 11 other languages to Google Translate. This brings the total number of languages Google Translate supports to just over 100, making it simpler for people, no matter what language they speak, to communicate with one another. 

Now Sindhi speakers can type or handwrite a phrase on their phone or computer and it will be instantly translated into English, or vice versa.

With over 26 million Sindhi speaking citizens around the world, introducing Sindhi to Google Translate  will help the new generation of Sindhis enrich their knowledge about their community.It will also be helpful for tourists visiting India making it easier for English and Sindhi speakers to communicate with each other.

Overcart offers Drones and Remote Control Helicopters on 2nd day of #OTT SuperSale

Overcart.com, the unboxed and refurbished platform has announced the launch of the Drones and RC Copters on their website today.  The Drones and RC copters prices start at 749 INR.  The array of products includes The Flyer’s Bay 3.5 Channel Helicopter, The Flyer’s Bay 4CH RC Avatar Fighter and lot more. This sale is  part of a 3 day OTT sale by Overcart.com which also includes flash sales on Lenovo K3 Note, OnePlusX, Asus Zenfone 2 Laser, and Google Chromecast.

 “"The launch of drones is part of our strategy to push the boundary in Unboxed and Refurbished products.  We want to provide as much selection to our customers as possible - and we're confident these will be as popular as our other categories, and will delight our customers to upgrade their lifestyle without creating a dent in their monthly budgets” says Saptarshi Nath, Co-founder & Managing Director at Overcart.

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New update on Google Maps to allow pit stops in navigation mode

You’re on a road trip and realize you’re running low on fuel, but you’re not sure whether it’s best to turn back to the last petrol station you saw, or see if you can make it to the next one. With today’s update on Google Maps for Android, making that decision just got a little easier. You can now search for and add an extra stop to your route, without having to exit navigation mode in Google Maps. 

This ensures quicker pit stops and fewer long detours as users can search for places like gas stations, restaurants, grocery stores and more along their route on Google Maps. Google Maps will also show you how long a stop will add to your trip while keeping you on your route.

It's very simple. For example, you're driving in navigation mode and suddenly get a call from your partner to pick up some groceries on your drive home, or if you're on a road trip and you suddenly decide to find a great restaurant option along your route, simply tap the magnifying glass at the top right corner of the screen. You’ll see a drop-down menu with helpful options, like petrol pumps, grocery stores, and restaurants. If the drop-down options aren't what you need, you can now even add a detour to your favourite coffee shop by tapping the search icon or by using voice commands. So whether you're low on fuel, need cash and looking for the closest ATM, or just want to grab a coffee before your next appointment, this new feature from Google Maps will make your pit-stop easier.

Xiaomi launches Mi5 smartphone at RMB 1999

Xiaomi has announced the launch of its flagship device, Mi 5 at the Mobile World Congress and in Beijing.The Mi5 is priced at RMB 1999 (Rs 20000 approx) for 32GB variant.

Xiaomi Mi5 smartphone features 3D glass and supports supports 4G+ network (Cat 12) and VoLTE. It is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 chipset and supports up to 4GB RAM and 128 GB storage. 

The Xiaomi Mi5 features a 5.15 inch full HD display. It weighs 129 gm and has 3000 mAh battery and a front fingerprint sensor. It sports a 16MP rear camera and a 4MP front facing camera. It can also shoot 4K videos as well.

It comes with two nano SIM cards. In terms of connectivity, it has Wi-fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS with AGPS, NFC. The Xiaomi Mi5 smartphone comes with Android 6.0 Marshmallow along with the MIUI 7 OS.

The company will start selling on 1 March onwards in China. 

Meizu m2 smartphone debuts on Flipkart

Meizu announced the debut of its budget king the Meizu m2 on Flipkart. Here's thelink if you plan to buy one.: http://www.flipkart.com/mobiles/~meizu/pr?sid=tyy%2C4io

Meizu m2 is a budget friendly smartphones and costs Rs 6,999. Some of the key specifications of the Meizu m2 are listed below: -

Memory: 2 GB RAM and Samsung's advanced 16 GB eMMC 5.0 high-speed flash
Display: 5-inch 720p HD screen
Camera: 13MP rear camera, 5MP front camera and FotoNation 2.0 for smart selfie
Network: Support of dual-SIM and dual 4G, 
Primary slot for storage capacity up to 128GB and an expandable storage capacity of 144 GB (max)
Battery: 2500mAh
Design: Allows perfect one hand usability with mback, 5-inch screen and 131g weight

Meizu has 46 customer service centers across 33 cities in India and has Customer Service Hotline: 1800 3070 9925

Samsung Unveils Next Generation Smartphones, Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd has announced the newest additions to the Galaxy family of products, Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. 

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge

Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge introduce the first Dual Pixel camera on a smartphone, delivering brighter and sharper images, even in low light. The 5.1-inch Galaxy S7 and 5.5-inch Galaxy S7 edge are constructed with 3D glass and metal – all in a sleek design with durability and ergonomic curves for a comfortable grip. 

Samsung Galaxy S7

The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge both have increased utility with IP68 water and dust resistance. Edge UX, the advanced edge experience available on Galaxy S7 edge, provides convenience and increased efficiency by creating easy shortcuts to users’ most loved functions such as email, selfie mode, panorama mode or third party applications.

Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge deliver fast wired and wireless charging technology. Additionally, the hybrid SIM card tray allows users to insert a microSD card for up to 200GB of additional storage and in some select countries, the tray can be used with a dual SIM card.

Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge will be available starting mid-March 2016.

HOOQ named best mobile app at the The Global Mobile Awards 2016 in Barcelona

HOOQ, Asia’s largest video-on-demand service has just been named Best Mobile App in the Media, Film, TV or Video category at the The Global Mobile Awards 2016 in Barcelona. 

With HOOQ, you can catch the best of Hollywood blockbusters and all-time favourites local dramas on any Internet-enabled device. Viewing movies and TV series on HOOQ is made even better with Chromecast support, now available on the iOS and Android apps.
Sign up today for a 30-day free trial now on www.HOOQ.tv.

LeEco announces Le Max Pro sale at Mobile World Congress 2016

LeEco has announced the sale of the world's first smartphone powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset-Le Max Pro on 22nd February at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona. The new generation Superphone is priced at approximately RMB 1,999 (INR 21,000).

The device was first revealed during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 at Las Vegas in January. Le Max Pro, designed in state-of-the-art technology, runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow system topped with LeEco's eUI. 

Its bezel-less, full metal unibody design out of aircraft grade aluminium makes it solid and premium. It also has the world’s first full-floating glass, which is a Sharp branded screen exclusively for LeEco.

As for the camera specs, Le Max Pro sports a 21MP rear-facing camera unit with Sony IMX230 Sensor, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF (Phase Detection Auto Focus) and dual ISP support. The 4MP unit up front is accompanied by 81.6-degree wide-angle lens with f/2.0 aperture.

As the Snapdragon 820 chipset is optimized for a perfect performance, Le Max Pro sores over 140,000 in Antutu, one of the most popular benchmarking apps on Android. The device also comes with 4GB RAM and UFS 2.0 flash storage, which is currently the fastest mobile storage technology available in the world.

OPPO Unveils World’s First SmartSensor Image Stabilization Tech at MWC

OPPO has unveiled a breakthrough SmartSensor image stabilization and Super VOOC Flash Charge technologies at Mobile World Congress 2016.

Alen, Vice-President of OPPO, Marketing Director of Mainland China Mobile Business

Super VOOC Flash Charge uses a 5V low-voltage pulse-charge algorithm, ensuring a low-temperature charge that’s safe for the battery. The all-new algorithm pairs with a customized super battery, as well as a new adapter, cable and connector made using premium, military-grade materials. Super VOOC Flash Charge supports Micro USB or type-C interfaces, in line with the global standard. 

Optical image stabilization technologies come in two types, lens-based and sensor-based, but due to the size limitations of smartphones, all previous solutions across the industry were lens-based. OPPO’s SmartSensor is the first-ever sensor-based solution for smartphones, as well as the smallest optical image stabilizer of any kind in the world!

SmartSensor improves on other solutions with a key advantage. Existing lens-based stablizers can only correct for vibrations on two axes of motions, the pitch axis and yaw axis, even though the most common type of unwanted shaking during photography actually takes place on the roll axis. SmartSensor solves this problem, allowing for image stabilization on three axes, pitch, yaw and the all-important roll. Making split-second adjustments with its comb-shaped monocrystalline silicon MEMS, SmartSensor achieves full three-axis image stabilization in a mere 15 milliseconds. 

At the same time, SmartSensor uses a voltage-driven sensor, reducing power consumption to as low as 10 milliwatts, 50 times less than the power consumption of lens-based solutions.

Meanwhile, whereas lens-based image stabilizers generally have a precion of between 3 and 5 μm, SmartSensor remains precise to a vibration of just 0.3μm. The size of a pixel is usually larger than 1 μm, meaning that SmartSensor is the world’s first pixel-level image stabilize. 

LeEco joins hands with Akshaya Patra for providing childrens’ midday meal

LeEco has joined hands with Akshaya Patra to support a mid-day meal for two children for every Le Superphone sold  (Le 1s and Le Max)  on LeEco Day on Feb 25, 2016.  The initiative is part of a program that helps Akshaya Patra feed over a million children.

LeEco, which recently entered the Indian market has become consumers’ favourite brand in a short span of time. 

Commenting on this initiative, Mr. Atul Jain, COO Smart Electronics Business, LeEco said, “LeEco’s core values as a company includes associating ourselves with social causes that help sustainable development of the communities where we operate. We are proud to associate ourselves with Akshaya Patra Foundation that supports children and provides a basic necessity that helps them in their schooling.  We are also pleased to add that employees of LeEco have volunteered to be part of this meal initiative. The mission of The Akshaya Patra Foundation is to reach 5 million children by 2020 and we hope to continue our association to help them cross this goal.”

Also noteworthy is the company's after-sales policies. LeEco has put in place 555 service centers in prime locations in the country, besides providing 24*7 toll free services.

Twitter goof-up; shows Jammu in Pakistan. Reallyyyyy???

In a major goof-up, Twitter showed Jammu as part of Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir as being in China in its location-tagging service last week, Thursday

Twitter's India office said the problem has been identified and it will be resolved soon. The government on its part said the matter will be taken up with the micro-blogging site. 

While posting a new tweet, Twitter gives an option to the user to tag his or her location, wherein the micro-blogging site was on Thursday found to be showing Jammu as being part of Pakistan. Besides, a user seeking to tag Jammu and Kashmir as the location was being shown the option of this place being in 'People's Republic of China'.

A large number of the users criticised Twitter for the goof-up, with some terming it being biased against India.

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Overcart.com Super Sale from 25th-28th February

Overcart.com has announced it’s Over The Top (OTT) Supersale for February from 25-28^th February.  New to this sale is inclusion of consumer electronics and home & kitchen appliances.  The sale will also include mini-flash events featuring products from OnePlus, Lenovo, and Asus devices.

The OTT super sale comprises of exciting deals on Mobiles, Kitchen Appliances, LED’s etc. Flagship deals include select products starting at Rs.1, mobiles starting at Rs.249, microwaves starting as low as Rs.999 and washing machines at Rs.1,999. To prepare for summer, the sale also offers great deals on refrigerators, air-conditioners and air coolers.

The sale also features a wide range of laptops, mobiles, and accessories from brands like HTC, Samsung, Sony, Nokia etc. and host multiple mini-flash sales of sought after unboxed and refurbished products from brands including Asus and Lenovo. The 3-day sale will be anchored around three themes—Budget Buys, #YouthStars, and Superbrands. 

Given that #OTT SUPERSALE will happen for limited period, interested customers are strongly recommended to sign up in advance for email notifications to ensure they don’t miss out the best of deals at http://www.overcart.com/ott

Abacus Peripherals all set to bring Nvidia Inno3D GeForce GT 710 and GT 710 LP to Indian Markets

Inno3D a renowned name in the world of Graphic Cards, is out with their all new series of GPU, GeForce – GT 710 and GT 710 LP, designed for high performance and elite experience on HD and ultra-resolution 4K Displays. You can enjoy up to 10x better performance than integrated graphics in all your PC multimedia applications.

The new mid range graphic card provides extreme performance and makes your entire PC experience faster on web browsing, photo and video editing and gaming. Based on Kepler architecture, it uses the GK208 graphics core which is a revised version of the GK108 graphics core. 

With Memory Clock Speed set at 1600MHz with 64bit SDDR3 memory the GT710 is built on improved version of the prior entry level GPU of Inno3D family. With all the specification remaining the same between the GT 710 and the GT 710 LP, the major difference lies in the form factor being Standard and Low Profile respectively. The budget card has display outputs which include HDMI, Dual Link DVI-D and VGA ports. 

 

IO Walk IO Elite Review

Self-balancing scooters, or more inaccurately yet commonly known as hoverboards are an incredibly dangerous trend. People have fallen off them, broken bones, gotten into terrible accidents, and the cheaper scooters have even been known to spontaneously combust. Still the demand for them is on a constant high, and for a good reason too – they're bloody fun!

The IO Elite instantly seemed like a much better option as compared to the cheaper scooters I had seen before, both in India as well as HongKong. Sure, it had the same indicators and switches, but the overall build seemed a lot more solid, and the rubber surface offered much better friction than what I had experienced earlier. It even came with a remote control to conveniently switch it off once done.

Getting on a self-balancing scooter always comes with a learning curve and though I had the (mis) fortune of trying one earlier, I had a slight idea of what goes into safely getting on and off. The whole things works on unconsciously shifting your body weight for movement and centre yourself for it to stop. It's actually quite simple once you get the hang of it, but the tricky part is to get on flat footed while maintaining your centre of balance.

The IO Elite had quite a powerful motor under it, which could easily handle my 80 kilos of heft. It claims to go as fast as 10 kph, but frankly I didn't check up on how fast I was going on it. It was quick to accelerate, which is something I had to get used to, but once I did, I could somewhat control the increase and decrease in speed.

In the handful of days I had the IO Elite, I wouldn't go as far as saying that I mastered it, but I did enjoy the time I had on it. It's fun, addictive and most importantly, safer than the cheaper unbranded options you get out there. The IO Elite costs Rs 50,000 and is completely worth it.

Obi Worldphone Launches MV1 at Mobile World Congress

Obi Worldphone today launched its latest model, Obi Worldphone MV1 at Mobile World Congress. The phone’s sculptural look was created by Ammunition, a San Francisco-based design firm that shares Obi’s ethos of fashion, form, and function. The MV1 represents a refreshing wave of design packed into a practical 4G LTE enabled device.

Image:TheVerge

MV1 comes equipped with both Android Lollipop 5.1 and Cyanogen OS 12.1.1, the latest operating system from Cyanogen. The phone features a 5-inch display with  720X1280 HD resolution. 

It is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor coupled with 1GB RAM. The dual-sim smartphone has 16GB of internal storage and can be expanded up to 64GB via microSD card. The Obi MV1 sports a 8 megapixel rear camera on the rear and a 2 megapixel camera. It houses a 2500mAh non removable battery and weighs 149 grams.

A college kid manages to get Gold Apple iPhone 5S for Rs 68 on Snapdeal

The iPhone 5S currently retails for Rs. 28,999 Rupees on Snapdeal. A college kid got it for Rs 68 ONLY. Here's how. Punjabi University B.Tech student Nikhil Bansal did what anyone would do if they spot a 99.7% off on an iPhone - he grabbed it.

He ordered the iPhone 5S for Rs 68 on February 12 2016, and waited. The phone never came, because it might have been a technical snag rather than a great Snapdeal discount. The order was cancelled and Nikhil never received that iPhone. He sent several emails to the company support team but there was no revert.

Finally, he filed a consumer court complaint and alleged that Snapdeal refused to ‘honor the deal’. Not only did the court order Snapdeal to sell him the iPhone 5S for Rs. 68, but the ecommerce giant was also made to pay a Rs 2000 penalty.

Snapdeal contested the decision in a consumer forum, and reportedly lost again, this time being ordered pay a fine of Rs 10,000 to close the case.

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LeEco offers Great Shopping Bonanza on 25th February

As part of the fabulous Rs 8 crore LeEco Day Shopping Bonanza scheduled on Feb 25th on e-commerce platform, Flipkart, the internet technology conglomerate announced an attractive, hard-to-pass-up exchange offer. This offer gives consumers a chance to exchange their old smartphone in working condition and get upto Rs 6000/- off on the Le 1s Superphone the flagship killer or upto Rs 20,000/- for the premium big & bold Le Max.  

  
LeEco which witnessed success in its recent three flash sales earlier this month has planned this bigger-than-big shopping bonanza with Rs 8 -crore worth of benefits and exciting offers.

Starting LeEco Day, flagship killer Le1s will be available on Flipkart without consumers having to go through the registration process. LeEco has put in place 555 service centers in prime locations in the country. 

'WWE 2K16' PC Version Releases On March 11

Good news for gamers. The WWE 2K16 PC release has been slated for March 11, according to WWE. WWE has also confirmed WWE 2K16 on PC will include all of the DLC available for the console versions which will be totally free for PC gamers.

WWE 2K16 for Windows PC will be available for purchase via Steam for $49.99.

“I’ve been playing video games my whole life,” Rollins said. “And I’m actually getting more and more into it with some of the games that have been coming out recently. Maybe I’ve been hanging around Woods and the New Day guys too much. I think most people from my generation grew up with video games and can remember the first time they picked up a controller. After all these years, it’s crazy to see how far they’ve come.”

I am a big fan of Seth Rollins and will be buying the PC version. What about you?

An app for Railway Medical emergencies

While travelling by train, a worry for passengers is whether there will be any medical assistance available at any point. An app called 'RailYatri' has been introduced, which will help a person locate all medical facilities near their location while travelling.

According to sources, Details like the hospital name, contact numbers and the distance from the existing station to the hospital can be gotten via the app. The location of where the user is vital that determines the details provided. The app is not just limited to hospital names, but to provide direction from station to the hospital, contact numbers of hospitals and ambulance services.

Flipkart announces ‘Spotlist’ service

Flipkart has announced the launch of ‘Spotlist’, unique cataloguing and listing service from Flipkart that will empower sellers – including SMEs, artisans and other businesses across the country. Spotlist enables sellers to avail of these processes conveniently at their premises.

A one-of-a-kind initiative, Spotlist aims to provide sellers with the infrastructure and training that are vital to improving their visibility and competitiveness on Flipkart’s e-commerce platform. Spotlist enables sellers to catalogue their selection in the shortest possible time.

How Spotlist works:

Cataloguing partners will travel via Spotlist-branded vans/bikes to seller locations
Vehicles will be equipped with the necessary cataloguing tools and technologies
Spotlist technicians will help sellers to list their products instantly following the shoot

Since November last year, this initiative has been launched in five key metros - Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, and Hyderabad. So far, over 1000 sellers across categories have availed of this service and close to 10,000 products have been catalogued. ­­

Spotlist also extends the benefits to other functions within the e-commerce ecosystem. For instance, freelance wedding and party photographers may register with Flipkart as cataloguing partners and open a new revenue stream for themselves.

Freedom 251 smartphone launched at Rs 251, cheapest phone in the world

Ringing Bells has announced the launch of the cheapest smartphone in India (and probably World's cheapest) at Rs 251 only (appr. 2.5 Pounds/1 Kuwait dinar). The Freedom 251 3G smartphone has been designed in line with the Make in India concept. The smartphone is available for booking from the company's website Bookings on 18th February at 6 am. 

The smartphone features a 4-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 540 pixels by 960 pixels. It is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core coupled with 1GB RAM. The single SIM (GSM) phone has 8GB internal memory and can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card. The Freedom 251 sports a 3.2 Megapixel rear camera and a 0.3 Megapixel front camera. 

It runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop and houses a 1450mAh removable battery. In terms of connectivity, it has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM. Sensors. It also has preinstalled mobile applications like Women Safety, Swachh Bharat, Fisherman, Farmer, Medical, WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube.

Features of Freedom 251 smartphone:

• 4 inch display
• 1.3GHz quad-core processor
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB internal storage (expandable up to 32GB)
• 3.2 Megapixel rear camera, 0.3 Megapixel front camera
• Android 5.1 Lollipop
• 1450mAh battery
• One year manufacturer warranty 

Lenovo Vibe X3 Smartphone, back in stock

For those who have been waiting to buy the Lenovo Vibe X3, here is some good news. The device will be available in Limited stocks, on Wednesday, 17th February, 2016, 2PM onwards exclusively on Amazon.in. The phone with great features is priced at Rs. 19,999. 

The Lenovo VIBE X3 is powered by a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor and 3GB of RAM. The Vibe X3 boasts of lifelike audio experience over speakers with Dolby Atmos. Coupled with Audiophile class sound featuring the industry’s highest performance 32-bit mobile audio DAC (ESS SABRE 9018 Digital-to-Analog Converter) with a Tri-operational amplifier configuration.

The phone features a 5.5" Full High-Definition display with a 178 degree wide viewing angle with high contrast ratio of 1500:1 and is capable of displaying 100% NTSC color gamut.It sports a 21MP PDAF rear camera with 4K Ultra HD video recording capabilities and 8MP front camera. The Vibe X3 comes with an in-built IR blaster along with EPG functionality which gives you control over what you want to watch on your favourite TV channel. The Vibe X3 has a curved 3.4mm back and houses a 3500mAh battery. It has an in built 32GB memory and is expandable upto 128GB via micro-sd card.

Ricoh India strengthens its public cloud services offering

Ricoh India Ltd today announced the expansion of its existing data centre facility in Kolkata in order to strengthen its public cloud services offerings.

Ricoh India had set up the data centre in Kolkata in 2013 which was a flagship facility for providing Innovative Ricoh Cloud services to its customers. Currently the Kolkata data centre caters to more than 200+ domestic and international customers including Indian Government banks.

Ricoh runs its 24x7x365 Cloud Services operations from this facility, being managed and monitored round-the-clock by Data Centre professionals. It also provides Fully Managed Virtual Servers & Dedicated Servers, Backup & Disaster Recovery Solutions & Services, Managed email services, Colocation Services, Cloud Infrastructure to it public and private customers through its Cloud Data Centre services portfolio.

Gameloft and Videocon join hands to bring gaming revolution

Gameloft, a leading digital and social game publisher in the world has joined hands with Videocon Smartphones to offer Gameloft games to their customers. The exclusive agreement between the two companies is designed to embed popular Gameloft games in Videocon Smartphones including Asphalt Nitro, Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour, Nova 3: Freedom Edition and Bubble Bash among others.

Gameloft titles available on Videocon handsets will be a mix of full and trial version. Trial version allows the customer to play the game free for 5 times up to 180 seconds each. After the free trial period consumers can purchase the game.

This exclusive collaboration between best of both the worlds will help the eco-system of the gaming industry to reach the masses and provide superior gaming experience. Gameloft has already extended such tie-ups with all major original equipment manufacturers around the world and is all set to build relationship with Videocon on this front. 

mRUPEE Ties Up With IRCTC

mRUPEE, a subsidiary of Tata Teleservices, today announced that it has tied up with IRCTC to provide an additional payment gateway. Indian Railways carries more than 23 million passengers a day  and the association will allow users one-tap payments for rail ticket bookings via mRUPEE wallet for a significant number of travellers. 

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways that handles the catering, tourism and online ticketing operations of the railways. As the biggest e-commerce portal in India, IRCTC holds record of over 13 lakh tickets booked in a day in April 2015. The portal sees approximately 4.5 to 5 lakhs bookings per day on an average .

Huawei Honor’s first dual Sim world phone goes on sale

Honor today announced the sale commencement of its recently launched Holly 2 Plus exclusively on Flipkart and Amazon. The newly launched phone, Holly 2 Plus will be available in Dark Grey, White and Gold colors with the exclusive partners on 15th February, midnight. Honor Holly 2 plus is Honor’s first smartphone which supports 4G for both CDMA and WCDMA and costs Rs 8,499. 

Holly 2 Plus supports 2G/3G/4G LTE and CDMA at the same time. The phone offers a 4000 mAH battery with a reverse charging to share your power with your friend via Micro-B USB to Micro-B USB Cable, Dual-mic Noise Cancellation Technology and integrated speaker experience. The smartphone sports a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front facing camera.  The phone offers an in-built memory of 16GB and is expandable up to 128GB via microSD Card. It is powered by a 64-bit high speed processor coupled with 2G RAM. 

Honor has already come up with 7 HOTA updates and the Android M 6.0 marshmallow update for Honor 7 is available for download on the Honor official website. Honor saw an over 2X growth globally closing 6Bn sales value in 2015 compared to the 2.4 Bn closure in 2014.

Intex Unveils 4G Affordable Device - Aqua Craze at Rs 6190

Intex Technologies has expanded its 4G affordable range, with the launch of another smart phone, the Aqua Craze today. The newly announced device will be available at an exciting price of Rs 6190.

The 4G smart phone comes with a 5-inch HD display (1280 X 720) with a sleek look and design. Aqua Craze is powered with a 1GHz Quad-Core processor, 1GB RAM chipset and boasts of seamless Android OS Lollipop 5.1. The device is packed with a 2500mAh Li-Ion battery that gives the verbose talker 5-8 hours talk time and a standby of 7 days.

The 4G smartphone has an in-built 8GB ROM with an expandable memory of up to 32GB. It comes pre-loaded with VAS feature - Matrabhasha which will enable communication in 21 regional languages. It also features other pre-loaded services such as FOTA, Intex Service, Follo, OPERA MINI, Clean Master, Newshunt, Myntra, Chaatz etc.

Aqua Craze sports a 8MP auto focus rear camera with flash and a 2MP selfie camera. The smart phone comes in three premium color variants - Grey, White and Champagne Gold.