Pune: Aiming to become one of India's top three handset vendors, Chinese telecom major ZTE announced a tie-up with city-based firm Calyx to launch its smartphones in the domestic market.
ZTE, which supplies handsets to Indian handset-makers such as Micromax and Karbonn and telecom operators Reliance Communications and Idea Cellular, has set a target of selling one million smartphones in the first year.
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11:44 AM, May 18, 2013
New Delhi: When we tested the HTC One, we found it to beautiful to look at and powerful to play but there is still no clarity about the official launch date for the phone. Now online shopping site Saholic has listed the phone at a price of Rs 42,900 and assures delivery within eight business days. The phone runs Google's Android software, but HTC has grafted its own home screen...
01:50 PM, May 17, 2013
New Delhi: Many months ago we reviewed the Spice Stellar Horizon Mi 500 and found it to be right on price but wrong on weight. The phone was then launched for Rs 12,499. Budget Android smartphone prices have fallen since and the successor to the Mi 500 the Spice Stellar Horizon Pro Mi 505 is being launched at a price of Rs 8,499. In terms of specifications the phone doesn't...
05:40 PM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: Panasonic India has entered the fast expanding Indian smartphone market with the Panasonic P51. The company is very ambitious in its India plans and expects garner a market share of 8 per cent in the first year. The Panasonic P51 has a 5-inch screen with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels and is powered by a quad-core 1.2GHz processor and runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The P51 also comes...
04:30 PM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: When it had started to seem that the Google Nexus 4, will be yet another Nexus phone to skip India, LG has announced the launch of the Google Nexus 4 smartphone in the Indian market at a price of Rs 25,999. Online shopping site Flipkart had also listed the phone for pre-orders on May 15 at the same price. The Nexus 4 was first announced in October last...
12:53 PM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: Zen Mobile has announced the launch of the company's new flagship phone - the Ultrafone 701HD which is the first of a new series of Ultrafone phones from the company. The phone priced at Rs 11,999 runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.2 and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. Zen Ultrafone 701HD's IPS screen measures 5-inch. The phone comes with a 2000mAh battery. The dual-SIM smartphone...
04:27 PM, May 15, 2013
Orlando: BlackBerry maker Research In Motion unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry Q5 aimed at consumers in emerging markets, stepping up its efforts to regain market share lost to Apple's iPhone and Android devices powered by Google's software. CEO Thorsten Heins said on Tuesday that the Q5 device will be available worldwide this summer. It is RIM's third smartphone to run the new BlackBerry 10 system. The Q5 will have a physical...
09:49 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: Micromax's new smartphone - Canvas Doodle A111 - is now available on Snapdeal.com for Rs 12,999. It is a dual SIM phone and has a 5.3-inch capacitive display. The phone runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS. The Canvas Doodle A111 comes with a flip cover and stylus. The phone is powered by a quad-core processor. It has an 8 megapixel rear camera and a 2 megapixel front camera....
05:30 PM, May 14, 2013
Mumbai: Sony has announced a new smartphone in its Xperia line-up. Dubbed the Xperia ZR, it is set to be a waterproof handset and is equipped with a powerful camera, which seems to make the phone useful to those who might want to capture underwater video. Visually, the Xperia ZR has quite a bit in common with the current Xperia Z and ZL, with the circular lock button on the...
02:17 PM, May 13, 2013
Mumbai: Karbonn's mid-range smartphone, the A7 Star, has gone up for sale at a couple of online retailers. While one retailer has listed the Karbonn A7 Star for the price of Rs 6,190, another store is offering the phone for Rs 5,990. In terms of specifications, there's nothing that stands out, but that doesn't mean the A7 isn't a solid handset for the price. There's a 4.5-inch capacitive display with...
09:51 AM, May 12, 2013
New Delhi: The bigger players, such as Samsung and Apple may bask in the limelight, but in one aspect HTC takes the pie - design. And HTC once again delivered on its strength with the HTC One. At IBNLive, we unveil our review units before an audience of colleagues, so that we can get some immediate reactions that help us in understanding how the users are likely to react to...
12:14 PM, May 07, 2013
California: Intel Corp on Monday unveiled the most extensive overhaul of its Atom mobile processors, with improved performance that the PC chipmaker expects will help it challenge Qualcomm in smartphones and tablets. The new microarchitecture, code-named Silvermont, will be a key building block in upcoming Intel chips for mobile gadgets, microservers and car entertainment systems, Chief Product Officer Dadi Perlmutter told reporters at an event on Monday. "We have not...
10:18 AM, May 07, 2013
New Delhi: Samsung has unveiled a new samrtphone - Galaxy Core - which has a 4.3 inch WVGA (480x800) TFT LCD. The phone is equipped with a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The phone sports a 5 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a front VGA camera. It has an 8GB of internal memory, which can further expanded up to 64GB. It has 1GB...
03:38 PM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: While Samsung's flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, is available online and at Samsung stores for Rs 41,500, a retailer in Delhi's Gaffar Market in Karol Bagh is offering the device for Rs 38,800 (inclusive of taxes). Saitel (Nanak Electronic Pvt Ltd, Shop No. 130) in the Gaffar Market is selling the Galaxy S4 for Rs 38,800, while another retailer, Vaishno Electronics Pvt Ltd (Shop No. 131), is selling...
01:04 PM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: Sony's new smartphone, Xperia L, is available on e-commerce site Snapdeal.com for Rs 18,990. The phone will be dispatched in 7 business days, lists the website. The Sony Xperia L has a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen and is powered by 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8230 dual-core Processor. It runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system and has 1GB RAM. The phone has 8GB of storage (5.8 GB user available) on...
11:49 AM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: BlackBerry users from across the world are reporting issues with accessing BlackBerry services. A search for 'BlackBerry outage' or 'BlackBerry down' on Twitter leads to numerous recent results with many being constantly added, hinting at a major service disruption. In a tweet from its official Twitter ID BlackBerry said, "Some of our customers may be experiencing issues with BlackBerry services. We are investigating and apologize for any inconvenience."...
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