Indians have the highest trust in banks and financial institutions when it comes to sharing personal data, while the least amount of trust is placed on social networks and search companies, according to a survey by Aimia, a loyalty management company. Financial institutions are perceived...
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Samsung Galaxy A5, A3 launching in India soon, price Rs 20k, 27k
Just three days after officially launching the new Samsung Galaxy A5 and the Samsung Galaxy A3, the Korean giant has set the ball in motion for the Alpha series phones’ launch in India. The Samsung Galaxy A5 will be priced around Rs 27,000, while the...
HTC Desire 820, 820q now available in India at price Rs 25k, 22.5k
The HTC Desire 820 and Desire 820q, India’s first Android phones with support for 64-bit computing, are now available select outlets in the country in the Rs 22,500-25,000 price range. The HTC Desire 820 and 820q was launched in India about a month ago and...
Xiaomi Mi4 India unlikely in December, price around 15k
Fans of the smash-hit Chinese smartphone brand in India are unlikely to get their hands on the phone in December even if an ongoing dispute with Ericsson is resolved, according to e-commerce sources. UPDATE: The phone will be launched in the second half of January....
Intex Aqua T5, cheapest 3G-enabled Android KitKat phone in India
After the resounding success of its Intex Aqua Star 4X, the company has launched yet another entry-level 3G-enabled Android KitKat phone, the Aqua T5, priced at just Rs 3,000. The phone is the cheapest Android KitKat phone with 3G in India, but unlike its previous...
Panasonic T9, cheapest Android KitKat phone from Int’l brand at just Rs 3,990
Panasonic, the Japanese brand that has been getting aggressive in the Indian mobile market, has launched one of the cheapest KitKat phones in India – the Panasonic T9, priced at just Rs 3,990. The phone, which is already available online for Rs 3,990, is perhaps...
T-Series enters the Indian mobile handset market
T-Series, which kickstarted the audio cassette revolution in India, has entered the mobile handset space with the launch of its first phone SS909. The T-Series SS909, priced at Rs 5,999 on Snapdeal, is powered by a quad-core processor and has half a GB of RAM....
UPDATE- Lenovo Vibe X2, with MT6595, launched in India, price 20k
There was a time when Samsung and LG would always have the most powerful smartphones in India, but the launch of the Lenovo Vibe X2 at a price of Rs 19,999 is set to change all that. The phone, the first in the world to...
Microsoft launches Nokia 130 with Bluetooth, USB
Frankly we don’t know where to file this one, but perhaps this should go into ‘beacause we’ve always done so’ folder. Microsoft announced its latest phone, the Nokia 130. However, if you are wondering if you the Nokia 130 should be your next phone, you...
Ex-Apple CEO’s co to launch 5.5 inch Obi Hornbill model at Rs 9k
Obi Mobiles, the emerging markets-focused smartphone company started by former Apple Inc CEO John Scully, will launch its second 5.5-inch smartphone – the Hornbill – this week. The phone is likely to be priced in the Rs 8,000-9,000 range, and will be one of the...
HTC One Mini to be priced at Rs 24k in India
HTC One Mini, also known as HTC M8 Mini, will be launched in India at a price of around Rs 24,000 over the next two weeks. HTC will also be making available other phones like the Desire 820 over this period. The phone will compete...
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 price falls by Rs 2,500, available online for Rs 59k
The online price for Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has fallen to Rs 59,000 on eBay. The phone is being sold by Flipkart and another online site at Rs 61,500. Croma Retail was selling it for Rs 58,300, but the online version of the store no...
POLL- Which is better: Amazon, Flipkart or Snapdeal?
The Diwali shopping season has just got over and we’ve heard complaints and reports that online retailers and courier companies have been caught on the wrong foot by the extremely high amount of shopping done by Indians on sites like Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal. While...
Flipkart offers discount on Nokia Lumia 930 price
India’s biggest retailer Flipkart has started selling the Nokia Lumia 930, the most advanced phone from the Nokia stable, at a price of Rs 37,200 – a discount of around Rs 1,500 from the phone’s street price. The Nokia Lumia 930 is not being sold...
Samsung Mega 2 launched in India, price Rs 20,900
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 has been launched in India by the Korean company at a price of Rs 20,900. The phone comes with a 6-inch, 720p display and 3G, but no LTE has been included. The launch comes two days after LG launched the LG...
India’s cheapest LTE phone, LG F60, launched at 15k price
LG India has launched India’s cheapest LTE phone, the LG F60, at a maximum retail price of Rs 15,000. At present, LTE phones are priced in the Rs 30,000-40,000 bracket. “Blazing Fast 4G LTE For All,” LG said in its introduction to the 4.5-inch phone,...
India’s first Asus Fonepad with quad-core Atom Intel Moorefield chips soon
If you are a fan of Intel-power smartphones and tablets, you have reason to rejoice – the Asus Fonepad 7 with the first ever quad-core Intel Atom processor will be launched in India in 2-3 weeks. The models, which will come with a 1280*800 pixel...
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 availability from Tuesday in India, release date 21
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 will start selling and be available in stores in India on Tuesday, a week after its official release date. UPDATE: The phone is now available online. While e-stores like Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon are yet to start selling the Note...
Samsung Mega 2 launch this week in India, price Rs 21k
India will see the launch of yet another big smartphone this week – the 6-inch Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 – priced at just Rs 21,000. It will be one of the cheapest phones from Samsung in the 5.5-inch-plus category, and will compete against HTC Desire...
Intex Aqua Style X 4.5 – the best Android KitKat VFM phone in India?
Intex, which redefined value-for-money at the entry level of the Indian smartphone market with its 2,700 Aqua 4X last month, has done it again – this time with the 4.5-inch Intex Aqua Style X, priced at Rs 4,890. The phone, which is selling like hot...