Amazon today introduced a new Kindle Paperwhite that brings in a new display, font and typography. For the same price of Rs. 10,999 (Wi-Fi) and Rs. 13,999 (Wi-Fi+3G), the new 6-inch Kindle Paperwhite now comes with double the pixels as previous generation Kindle Paperwhite. Furthermore, the new device also features Bookerly font, an exclusive font […]
Archives for June 2015
Google Play vouchers arrive in India
To bolster sales of Play Store content amongst Indian Android users, Google today announced the arrival of Play Store prepaid vouchers. The vouchers start from a minimum Rs. 500 denomination (also available in Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 1,500) and effectively eliminate the need to add a credit or a debit card to purchase content from […]
BlackBerry is considering Android for its upcoming device
A new report by Reuters claims that BlackBerry may adopt Android OS for its upcoming smartphone. The report cites four sources who corraborate the same that BlackBerry will use Android to attract users since BlackBerry 10 failed to gain consumer traction. The device that could run on Android OS will be BlackBerry’s slider phone that […]
Mi 4 64GB gets a price cut, now retails for Rs. 19,999
Xiaomi today announced a price cut for its Mi 4 smartphone, which will now sell for Rs. 19,999. The phone as before, sells on Flipkart and now undercuts the OnePlus One by Rs. 2,000. We reviewed the Mi 4 few months back and were impressed by the phone’s performance but the phone’s capability was highly […]
Gionee unveils Elife E8 and Marathon M5 smartphones
Gionee today announced two new phones that bolsters its mid-range and top-end segment. First is the Elife E8 that takes over the photographic duties from last year’s E7 with a huge 24 megapixel sensor that is capable to take photos in up to 120 megapixel resolution with 3x lossless zoom. The selfie part is handled […]
Lenovo makes Yoga laptops affordable with Yoga 300 and Yoga 500
Lenovo’s multimode series Yoga notebooks have been more of a premium notebook lineup but the Chinese company is now making the series affordable with the introduction of Yoga 300 and Yoga 500. The Yoga range now starts from Rs. 30,490 that brings the tablet, stand and tent mode to more users. The Yoga 300 runs […]
Microsoft reveals 1TB Xbox One with new controller
As we gear up for E3, Microsoft is kicking things off by announcing a new SKU of the Xbox One. The new Xbox One will now come with a 1TB HDD as compared to originally available 500GB variant. Microsoft says the 1TB variant will go on sale from June 16 in the United States for […]
Apple Announces OS X El Capitan
At the WWDC in San Francisco, Apple announced the upcoming OS X El Capitan. The new operating system builds on last year’s Yosemite with improved performance and new features. These are some of the improvements and additions to El Capitan. Overall The OS now integrates a new system wide font called San Francisco. Apple claims […]
Samsung makes a rugged Galaxy S6 for AT&T in US
Samsung does not claim the Galaxy S6 to be water and dust proof but they will be able to claim for the new Galaxy S6 active that Samsung announced for AT&T. The phone is exclusive to the American carrier for now and brings in the ruggedness and durability from Samsung’s Galaxy S flagship phone. The […]
Review: Asus ZenPower (10050mAh)
Power banks have been in demand for quite some time but it’s safe to say the market got a boost from Xiaomi’s entry with Mi power banks. Soon after, many handset manufacturers started offering own branded power banks and the latest to join in is Asus. Dubbed the ZenPower, we took Asus’ little battery pack […]