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About the author: Computer science engineer turned technology blogger. Following consumer electronics industry closely from 2006, he can now predict pretty much where the market is heading. He has a dream to own Android, Windows Phone and iOS smartphones all at the same time.

Asif Iqbal March 30th, 2015 8:05 PM 0 COMMENTS

Micromax Bolt S300 Android smartphone with 4-inch display to be launched for Rs. 3,300

The Lava Iris 444 was not the only new budget Android smartphone we saw today. Micromax Bolt S300, which was listed on the company's Russian website, will soon be officially launched in India, but it is already available online at Rs. 3,300. It features a 4-inch WVGA LCD display, 1GHz single-core processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage, microSD card slot, and a 1,200 mAh battery. It runs Android 4.4.3 KitKat,... Read More

Asif Iqbal March 30th, 2015 7:43 PM 0 COMMENTS

Lava Iris 444 budget Android smartphone now available for Rs. 3,199

Lava has introduced a new entry-level Android smartphone in its Iris range of devices. The Lava Iris 444 features a 4-inch LCD display, 1GHz single-core processor, 256MB RAM, 512MB internal storage, Android 4.4 KitKat, and 1,400 mAh battery. This dual-SIM smartphone comes with a 2-megapixel primary camera and a VGA secondary camera. Lava Iris 444 Specifications 4-inch LCD display with WVGA (800 × 480 pixels) resolution 1GHz Cortex... Read More

Asif Iqbal March 28th, 2015 1:35 PM 1 COMMENTS

OnePlus misses its own deadline for rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop update to the One

After a fallout between OnePlus and Cyanogen regarding the software updates for OnePlus One in India, the smartphone manufacturer had announced that it was working on its own ROM, dubbed OxygenOS. The Chinese smartphone brand promised that it would roll out OxygenOS, which is based on Android 5.0 Lollipop, on March 27. However, that's not happening. It's a bummer that OnePlus couldn't follow up to its self-imposed deadline for the rollout of... Read More

Asif Iqbal March 27th, 2015 4:45 PM 7 COMMENTS

WhatsApp might use Google Drive integration in the future to back up chat history

If you are a WhatsApp user, you must have faced difficulties while backing up chat history and all those attachments inside those threads while switching to a new phone or while formatting your smartphone. One has to manually back up the WhatsApp data, then connect it to a computer or mail the attachment to yourself if you want to back it up, which is a cumbersome processor. Inspite of presence... Read More

Asif Iqbal March 26th, 2015 5:44 PM 29 COMMENTS

Micromax Canvas A1, Karbonn Sparkle V, and Spice Dream Uno receiving Android 5.1 Lollipop update

Google had announced last month that it has started rolling out Android Lollipop to Android One devices, and that the software update would hit selected number of devices each week in batches. Now, Micromax, Karbonn and Spice have announced that Android 5.1 Lollipop update has been rolled out to their respective Android One smartphones – Micromax Canvas A1, Karbonn Sparkle V, and Spice Dream Uno. All these devices were released... Read More

Asif Iqbal March 26th, 2015 4:38 PM 1 COMMENTS

HTC Desire 816 to get Android 5.0 Lollipop update next month

HTC has updated its high-end smartphones, the One M8 and the One M7, to Android Lollipop. It had also promised that it will update all its One series of smartphones to the latest version of Android, however there was no mention about Desire series of mid-range smartphones. Now, HTC ROM developer LlabTooFeR has stated that the Desire 816 will receive Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update in April. However, it is still not... Read More

Asif Iqbal March 26th, 2015 2:31 PM 1 COMMENTS

Lenovo A7000 might be launched in India on April 7

Lenovo has sent out media invites in India for a launch event on April 7. The image used for the invite shows Dolby Atmos logo, which points to the Lenovo A7000, the only smartphone to support this audio standard. The Lenovo A7000 was unveiled during MWC 2015, and is the beefed-up variant of the already hot-selling Lenovo A6000. It features a 5.5-inch HD IPS LCD display, 1.5 GHz octa-core MediaTek... Read More

Asif Iqbal March 26th, 2015 11:59 AM 0 COMMENTS

LG G2 to get Android 5.0 Lollipop update in Q2 2015

LG was one of the first smartphone brands to offer Android 5.0 Lollipop update to an existing device. LG G3 started receiving the Lollipop update internationally in November, which was extended to India in December last year. However, there were no signs of its predecessor receiving the update. Now, LG India has officially announced that the G2 will receive Android 5.0 Lollipop in Q2 of this year. The company has... Read More

Asif Iqbal March 25th, 2015 7:25 PM 6 COMMENTS

Asus Zenfone 2 to be launched in India soon, will be available readily

Asus will be launching the successor to the immensely popular mid-range smartphone, the Zenfone, in India. The Asus Zenfone 2, which was announced during CES 2015 earlier this year, will be launched in India soon. The company has begun hyping up the product launch by stating the presence of 4GB RAM, something which isn't available in any smartphone available in the country. The company is also taking a dig at... Read More

Asif Iqbal March 12th, 2015 8:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

Android 5.0 Lollipop based Cyanogen OS 12 will ship with Boxer as its default email app

The Android 5.0 Lollipop-based release of Cyanogen OS, the Cyanogen OS 12 will usher in a host of changes along with featuring a brand new default email app, Boxer. Cyanogen has always been vocal about its intention to “take away Android from Google” and one of the biggest challenges faced by the venture-funded start up is to provide persuasive alternatives to many of Google’s popular services such as Maps, Gmail... Read More

Asif Iqbal March 12th, 2015 8:33 PM 2 COMMENTS

Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Sony Xperia C3 firmware surfaces online

A top gun at Sony had recently stated that only Xperia Z series of smartphones will receive Android 5.0 Lollipop update. This had made a lot of customers angry that their entry-level and mid-range devices won't receive future software updates. Well, some recent screenshots which surfaced on the Internet, supposedly of the Android Lollipop build for the mid-range Sony Xperia C3 have sparked rumours about an upcoming Android 5.0 Lollipop update... Read More

Asif Iqbal March 10th, 2015 5:31 PM 6 COMMENTS

Android 5.1 Lollipop is rolling out now, brings bug fixes and native support for multi-SIM

Google has finally announced Android 5.1 Lollipop which should start rolling out to Nexus devices later this week. However, there is nothing to be much excited about as the release mostly focuses on bug fixes which were introduced with Android 5.0 Lollipop. There are four new features that come along with it, worth mentioning. Android 5.1 Lollipop Important Features Multi-SIM support – If one owns a device with more than one SIM... Read More