Mobiles

Home
Mobiles

Ria Lakshman May 1st, 2015 1:25 AM 2 COMMENTS

Uber app’s new SOS feature allows passenger to contact police control room directly

The popular taxi hailing app Uber has upgraded its ‘SOS’ button in a way that it will now directly contact the police control room, if pressed. The contact with the control room is established almost instantaneously and the police can track every SOS alert in real-time within their city. It will thus provide the police, details like GPS location, rider and driver information, including his name, photo and vehicle number.... Read More

SuperGeek April 30th, 2015 8:08 PM 0 COMMENTS

LG G Pad 8.0 with 3G listed in India for Rs 21,000

LG has just listed the G Pad 8.0 tablet with 3G in on its India website for Rs 21,000. The Wi-Fi only variant of the tablet has been around for about a month in the country and currently sells for about Rs 17,000-18,000. The listing pretty much confirms that the official launch is just around the corner. We can expect LG to launch this device quietly in the country, like... Read More

SuperGeek April 30th, 2015 7:07 PM 5 COMMENTS

Micromax Canvas LapTab launched for Rs 14,999 in India

Micromax recently teased that it was going to launch a new product line on April 30. The new product that the Indian OEM was planning to launch is the Canvas LapTab which is a 2-in-1 hybrid device. It has been priced at Rs 14,999 and will be available exclusively on Amazon.in from May 6th. The Canvas LapTab has a 10.1-inch IPS display and comes with a full-fledged keyboard which has... Read More

SuperGeek April 30th, 2015 6:39 PM 4 COMMENTS

Asus Zenfone 2 128GB gets listed on Flipkart for Rs 29,999, OTA update on roll

Asus has got quite a positive response for the Zenfone 2 and the device has already been sold-out in its pre-order phase. The smartphone has been in the news for its value-for-money devices. The 64GB variant just got listed on Flipkart for Rs 22,999 (as out of stock), but what has caught our attention is the fact that the 128GB variant of the same has been listed too. Asus hasn't announced... Read More

SuperGeek April 30th, 2015 5:21 PM 5 COMMENTS

Asus to roll out Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Zenfone 4,5 and 6 in May

Asus is garnering a lot of attention, following the success of its Zenfone 2 series and all the buzz encompassing it. However, that doesn’t mean that the company has forgotten its first generation line-up of Zenfones. It has just announced that it will begin the roll out of Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Zenfone 4,5 and 6 sometime in the month of May this year (tentatively in middle of... Read More

SuperGeek April 30th, 2015 5:07 PM 1 COMMENTS

Huawei launches P8 Lite with 5-inch HD display and Kirin 620 SoC

Smartphone OEMs these days usually make it a point to launch a budget version of their premium flagship devices. It helps them establish a strong presence in the mid-range segment and also to cater to a wider set of audiences. Huawei recently launched the P8 flagship device and has now launched a slightly toned down version of the same. Dubbed as the Huawei P8 Lite, the smartphone has been launched... Read More

Zara Ali April 30th, 2015 4:20 PM 5 COMMENTS

40,000 Xiaomi Mi 4i units went out of stock within 15 seconds

Merely a week ago, Xiaomi unveiled its much awaited Mi 4i smartphone in India and today, it was available through flash sale on Flipkart. The first flash sale attracted 3 lakh registrations and 40,000 units of the device were sold in just 15 seconds today on Flipkart at 2PM. #Mi4i: 1st sale of Mi 4i - we had offered 40K devices. Went out of stock in 15 secs. Thank u... Read More

SuperGeek April 30th, 2015 1:12 PM 12 COMMENTS

Microsoft Lumia 430 launched for Rs 5,299 in India

Microsoft is going forth aggressively as far as its Indian prospects are concerned. It recently announced that it will be re-branding all Nokia Priority Resellers to Microsoft Priority Resellers and has now launched the cheapest Windows smartphone, the Lumia 430 in India at a price of Rs 5,299. The smartphone will be available for purchase starting today itself and will be upgrade-able to Windows 10 too. The Lumia 430 is... Read More

SuperGeek April 30th, 2015 12:22 PM 2 COMMENTS

Microsoft will let Windows 10 run iOS and Android applications

The Microsoft BUILD conference has brought along with it a really pleasant announcement. Microsoft has announced that it will let the developers port their Android and iOS apps in order to bridge the gap that Windows has as a platform due to the lack of apps when compared to its counterparts. Microsoft will be providing the developers with the tools to use the original code of their applications for porting... Read More

Ria Lakshman April 30th, 2015 3:04 AM 5 COMMENTS

Railway launches new portal and mobile app to address public grievances

The Ministry of Railways has finally decided to bring some quicker solutions to the grievances of the people. It has launched a web portal on Complaint Management, through which the people can register their complaints. The portal is designed in such a way that all the comments and suggestions posted will be monitored on real-time basis. The concerned officials will examine and finalize the complaints as soon as possible. However,... Read More

SuperGeek April 29th, 2015 9:44 PM 0 COMMENTS

Gionee CTRL V4S starts getting Android 5.0 Lollipop in India

Software updates constitute an important role in the post purchase user experience . Smartphone OEMs usually update their high end and mid-range smartphones but the entry level devices are usually left out of the update schedule. So if an OEM brings an update for an entry level device, it surely adds to the experience of the customers. Gionee has just announced that it will be commencing the Android 5.0 Lollipop... Read More

Zara Ali April 29th, 2015 5:46 PM 1 COMMENTS

Micromax sold 20,000 units of Canvas Spark in less than 2 minutes

Last week, Micromax unveiled another pocket-friendly smartphone, Canvas Spark for a price of Rs. 4,999. Today, the company held its first online flash sale on Snapdeal at 12PM, and now the company has reported that it sold whooping 20,000 units of the device in less than 2 minutes. The Canvas Spark Q380 comes with a 4.7-inch qHD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core... Read More