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Review: Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 25 May 2016 12:02 am
The Quick Take In a short time, Lenovo has emerged as a force to reckon within the affordable smartphone market in India. The latest one from the company, the Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus packs in quite a punch for a budget smartphone and doesn't look bad, but you'd have to make a few trade-offs here and there. You'd be inclined to, because the price is just right. The budget segment in India is...

Micromax launches entry-level Bolt Selfie and announces Canvas Selfie 4

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 24 May 2016 3:07 pm
India's leading handset maker, Micromax, has announced the launch of its two new smartphones — Bolt Selfie and Canvas Selfie 4. With a focus on front-facing camera, Micromax is bringing its highly successful Canvas Selfie range to the entry level Bolt series. Commenting on the launch, Mr Shubhajit Sen, Chief Marketing Officer, said, Our Bolt Selfie is designed to keep the new and young...

Intex launches Cloud String HD with fingerprint sensor and VoLTE support for ₹5,599

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 24 May 2016 11:07 am
Indian handset maker Intex has announced its latest smartphone — the Cloud String HD — with fingerprint sensor and VoLTE support for just ₹5,599 ($83).

Duolingo founder Luis von Ahn on next goals and newfound love for India

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 24 May 2016 2:54 am
Luis von Ahn is a Guatemalan entrepreneur and an associate professor in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University. He founded reCAPTCHA, which was sold to Google in 2009, and then co-founded Duolingo, world's largest language-learning online platform.

ASUS launches the all-new ZenFone Max in India at ₹9,999

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 23 May 2016 7:26 am
ASUS today launched a newer version of the ZenFone Max. The highlight of the ZenFone Max is its massive 5000 mAh battery. Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC, the new ZenFone Max packs in an internal storage of 32GB, in addition to an expandable memory of up to 64GB. The phone comes in 2 variants – one with 2GB RAM and the other with 3GB RAM - and runs Android Marshmallow with ASUS ZenUI...

Indian OEM Intex launches its first smartphone with fingerprint sensor and VoLTE support

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 20 May 2016 5:40 pm
Indian handset maker, Intex, today announced the launch of its latest smartphone, the Aqua Secure. The smartphone is first device from the vendor with a fingerprint sensor. The fingerprint sensor on the Aqua Secure allows you to scan and authenticate, as well as supports features like clicking selfies, phone unlock, access to gallery, et al.

Coolpad Max debuts in India, lets you use two WhatsApp accounts

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 20 May 2016 4:08 am
In a press conference in New Delhi, Chinese handset maker Coolpad launched flagship smartphone for the Indian market — the Coolpad Max. This is the second phone to be made available from the vendor, following the launch of the Coolpad Note 3 in October.

Indian startup Smartron's t.phone offers Snapdragon 810, 4GB RAM for ₹22,999

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 19 May 2016 5:19 am
In a press conference in Hyderabad today, Smartron unveiled its first Android smartphone —the t.phone. The phone will be available in the market for ₹22,999, with the vendor offering beefy specs for the price. You're looking at a 5.5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 810 SoC, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB storage. tphone is a thin smartphone elegantly styled with bold dual tone scheme and at...

Tronsmart Vega S95 Telos is a pretty neat, albeit imperfect, Android media player

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 18 May 2016 11:00 am
The Quick Take The Tronsmart Vega S95 is an Android powered 4K media player that comes in three flavors: Pro, Meta, and Telos with more RAM and better networking capabilities as you go up the range. I've been using the Telos variant for a month, and while it's a pretty good device, it could've been much better with just a few small improvements. It works well for the most part, and you wonder...

Enpass password manager adds native two-factor authentication support

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 25 Apr 2016 7:51 am
Enpass is a popular offline, cross-platform password manager app that you can use to store your login credentials, credit card information, and other sensitive data. The Android app had fingerprint support for a while, and the latest update brings support for Time-based One-time Password (TOTP) authentication as well.

Micromax Canvas Spark 2 Plus offers Marshmallow for just ₹3,999

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 21 Apr 2016 8:41 am
Micromax, India's leading handset brand, has announced the latest addition to its Canvas Spark series of affordable smartphones. The Canvas Spark 2 Plus is the first smartphone from the vendor to run Marshmallow out of the box, and it's available for just ₹3,999.

Vivo Y51L review — a decidedly average Android

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 14 Apr 2016 11:00 pm
The Quick Take One of the major smartphone makers in China, Vivo started its international expansion in 2014, and made way to India amongst a slew of Chinese brands heading towards one of the biggest and fastest growing smartphones markets in the world. During the period, Vivo launched a few premium smartphones in India, although the recently launched Y51L is targeted towards the budget...

Gionee Marathon M5 review

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 2 Apr 2016 10:42 am
The Quick Take Gionee is a fairly popular brand in China and one of the largest manufacturers of smartphones in the country. The company has expanded into several markets like Taiwan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines, Algeria as well as India in last few years.

Ubox aims to declutter your SMS inbox

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 30 Mar 2016 9:36 am
Ubox is a refreshing new SMS app alternative that aims to help you break through your SMS inbox clutter. The app makes it easier to manage SMS conversations from service providers, banks, DTH and telecom service providers, as well as promotional messages from all the services you use. With Ubox, you'll be easily able to distinguish between an important message and a promotional text. The app...

Popular Indian mobile wallet MobiKwik goes hyperlocal with 'Explore Nearby'

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 21 Mar 2016 6:13 pm
The latest update to Indian digital wallet app MobiKwik brings a new hyperlocal aspect: "Explore Nearby." MobiKwik is one of the leading independent mobile payments networks in India, connecting 30 million users with 50,000 retailers.

InFocus BINGO 10, the world's cheapest Marshmallow phone, launches in India

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 21 Mar 2016 4:20 pm
U.S.-based InFocus is staking a claim to the new Android phone to run Marshmallow 6.0 out-of-the-box. InFocus ventured into smartphones a while ago in partnership with Foxconn, and the company entered the Indian market in middle of last year.

Lenovo launches the Vibe K5 Plus in India for ₹8,499

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 15 Mar 2016 3:13 am
Vibe K5 Plus
In a press event in New Delhi, Lenovo launched the Vibe K5 Plus in India. The Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus was unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2016 last month, and is essentially the international variant of the Lemon 3, which made its debut in China earlier this year.

UC Browser partners with Twitter and Bing for cricket content aggregation

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 13 Mar 2016 4:53 pm
UC Browser, an Alibaba product, has joined hands with Twitter and Bing to provide a mobile gateway to all things cricket with the debut of a revamped UC Cricket.

Amkette Evo Gamepad Pro 2 takes smartphone gaming to the next level

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 9 Feb 2016 3:55 am
Amkette Evo Gamepad Pro 2
After the launch of the Evo Gamepad Pro in August last year, Amkette, an Indian lifestyle technology brand, has introduced an upgraded version of its wireless Bluetooth controller for Android smartphones, the Evo Gamepad Pro 2.

Gionee launches the metal-clad S6 in India for ₹19,999

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Posted by Abhishek Baxi on 8 Feb 2016 1:52 pm
Gionee has announced its first VoLTE enabled smartphone, the Gionee S6, in India. With 4G LTE + VoLTE connectivity, the company claims to offer 40% better speech quality with the S6.

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