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  • LeEco announces plans for entertainment ecosystem in India

    LeEco announces plans for entertainment ecosystem in India

    LeEco, which had a tremendous success with their launch this year is ready to enter the entertainment industry. Right now, there is a saturation in the hardware part of phones. The thing to look out for is the software and the value provided by that software. LeEco understands that and they are the largest content…

  • LeEco sends out invites for an event on 3rd May in Mumbai and here’s what to expect

    LeEco sends out invites for an event on 3rd May in Mumbai and here’s what to expect

    LeEco, which entered the Indian market early this year sent out invites for an event on 3rd May in Mumbai. The event will take place at the Mehboob Studio, which is really huge! Some exciting developments have been happening around the event and here’s what to expect. 1. Content LeEco is the Netflix of China…

  • Swipe launches a bigger smartphone, ELITE Note for Rs. 7,999/-

    Swipe launches a bigger smartphone, ELITE Note for Rs. 7,999/-

    Swipe Technologies launches it’s third phone in the ELITE series, the bigger and bolder smartphone – ELITE Note. Swipe ELITE Note is 5.5” HD IPS display with Vi-Di technology which provides a better experience to the users. ELITE Note uses tough Dragon trail Glass – a lightweight, flexible and scratch-resistant glass, which proves resistance to scratches and…

  • Asus Releases Zenfone Go in India, a budget smartphone at Rs. 5,299
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    Asus Releases Zenfone Go in India, a budget smartphone at Rs. 5,299

    Asus just released the Zenfone Go, a budget smartphone for the Indian market. The phone runs on a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Quad Core processor with 8GB ROM and 1GB RAM. For the battery, it has a 2070mAh one which should last long for a device like this. The display is 854×480 4.5inch screen which is not a lot, but…

  • Asus Announces new ROG Machines for India
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    Asus Announces new ROG Machines for India

    Today, Asus announced four new laptops and two desktops in their ROG lineup. Starting with laptops, there’s the ROG G752VY which is high end, ROG G501VW which is super light and ultra-portable, GL552VW and G551VW which are mid-tier laptops. On the desktop side, the new G20 & GT51 were announced. It is really cool to see companies like Asus taking…

  • LeEco Announces new Phones, TVs and a driverless concept car
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    LeEco Announces new Phones, TVs and a driverless concept car

    LeEco entered the Indian Market early this year with LeEco Le 1s(Check out or full review here) and Le Max. Both phones were quite popular, especially the Le 1s and now they’ve announced new updates to all these. There are three new phones: Le 2, Le 2 Pro and Le 2 Max. Like their predecessors,…

  • Apple March 2016 Event: Report
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    Apple March 2016 Event: Report

    This year, it was a surprise when Apple send out invites for an event in March. The major announcements were leaked, though. So, here’s everything that happened at the event: Apple’s stand on privacy Early this year, Apple got in a debacle with the American Government over Privacy. They wanted a particular terrorist’s iPhone unlocked…

  • Evernote announces localised pricing for India

    Evernote announces localised pricing for India

    Evernote is my tool of choice to get my articles done. Evernote has a significant presence here in India, crossing 5 Million active users last September. While I am a huge Evernote fan, I’ve been very critical of it. They claimed India is an important market but never did anything to improve on that until…

  • Xiaomi Announces Redmi Note 3 in India

    Xiaomi Announces Redmi Note 3 in India

    Xiaomi, which recently announced their next flagship phone Mi 5 for China just launched their next device for India, Redmi Note 3 at an event in Delhi attended by both Media and Fans. Redmi Note 3 comes with two different Chipsets in China: Snapdragon and MediaTek. However for India, they are releasing the Snapdragon version only.…

  • MWC 2016 Roundup
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    MWC 2016 Roundup

    The Mobile World Congress is an exciting time of the year. A crazy week, with lots of announcements which can be hard to follow. We’ve rounded up everything important that happened in MWC 2016. LG G5 The LG G5 was definitely the best phone announced at MWC this year. The G5 has brought back removable…

  • Ather announces S340, India’s first Smart Electric Scooter
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    Ather announces S340, India’s first Smart Electric Scooter

    After a lot of teasing, Ather the company behind India’s first electric smart scooter made an official announcement of their first model, S340. The scooter runs on a Lithium Ion Battery which can go to a top speed of 72kmph and a maximum distance of about 60km on a single charge. Also, the battery supports fast…

  • LeEco creates an impressive record by selling 70,000 Le 1s under 2 Seconds in India

    LeEco creates an impressive record by selling 70,000 Le 1s under 2 Seconds in India

    LeEco, known as LeTV in China recently entered the Indian market last month announcing Le 1S and Le Max. Le 1s was the first device to be available to the consumers and it was sold via flash sale on Flipkart, with the first one being yesterday. I’m not a huge fan of Flash sales, but…

  • Asus announces Zenfone Zoom in India

    Asus announces Zenfone Zoom in India

    Asus, after two years of research and development finally launched Zenfone Zoom in India. The Zenfone zoom is a camera focused phone and at the same time, it has good internals. The primary camera is 13MP with 3X Optical Zoom, Optical Image Stabilisation, Laser Auto Focus and dual tone flash. The secondary camera is of…

  • LeTV enters the Indian Market with Le Max and Le 1s

    LeTV enters the Indian Market with Le Max and Le 1s

    After a lot of teasing and fan meets around India, LeTV finally made it’s entry into the Indian market official with a grand Event in Delhi launching Le Max and Le 1s. Le Max, it’s high end phone has a 6.33 inches WQHD 2560×1440 display with a pixel density of 464 PPI. It comes with 21MP primary camera…

  • Chat without Internet using Firechat
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    Chat without Internet using Firechat

    Due to heavy rains in Chennai,  mobile phone towers in Chennai are going down due to the extended periods of power cuts. Most of them are down as the generators they’ve been running on are probably out of fuel by now. Firechat is an app that works on peer to peer messaging and hence doesn’t need…