Intex unveils Aqua Curve Mini at Rs 7,290

New Delhi: Intex has unveiled KitKat-powered Aqua Curve Mini in the affordable range of smartphones.

The Aqua Curve Mini, powered by the latest Android KitKat operating system has been priced at Rs 7,290.

The smartphone is targetted at students and young professionals, mainly in tier II and III cities in India.

The device sports a 4.5-inch screen, 1.3 GHz quad core processor, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB+1.26 GB built-in memory (expandable upto to 32GB) and 1,500 mAh battery.

The dual SIM smartphone also features 8MP rear camera with LED flash and 2 MP front camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, Micro-USB, and Bluetooth. The smartphone packs a 1500mAh battery.

Key Specs

Display: 4.50-inch

Screen Resolution: 480x854 pixels

Processor: 1.3GHz dual core

Front Camera: 2-megapixel

Rear Camera: 8-megapixel

RAM: 1GB

OS: Android 4.4

Storage: 4GB

Battery capacity: 1500mAh

Airtel’s new 3G dongle with Wi-Fi offers speeds up to 21.3Mbps

Bharti Airtel has announced that a new 3G dongle with integrated Wi-Fi support has been launched in India and it will initially go on sale in select circles. The new device is made by ZTE and it offers a hassle-free way of creating a Wi-Fi hotspot. However, no price details for the stick have been provided as yet.
Airtel notes that the new 3G Wi-Fi dongle will go in sale in Mumbai and Andhra Pradesh. The device will be available in other locations as well, but the company plans to roll it out in a phased manner. The new internet stick works on HSPA+ technology and it offers peak downlink speeds of up to 21.6Mbps. For uploads, customers will have around 5.76Mbps of uplink.

There’s also a microSD card slot onboard which is found on almost every 3G dongle on the market. The dongle even lets you send and received text messages. Like Tata’s Photon Max Wi-Fi and the MTS MBlaze Ultra Wi-Fi, you’ll be able to setup a hotspot by simply plugging the dongle into a USB port, be it a PC, mobile device, media player, car stereo or a wall socket.
Additionally, you’ll be able to share your internet connection with up to 5 devices only. In other news, Airtel is in processor of taking over Loop Mobile. The customer base of both providers amounting at over 7 million will be combined post acquisition and the latter’s cell sites are also part of the agreement.
Currently, there’s no price or exact release date for the new Airtel 3G dongle with Wi-Fi. The carrier is still to shed light on plan rates as well.

Spice introduces Stellar 445 3G quad core smartphone at Rs 5,299

New Delhi: Spice Retail Ltd has added another smartphone to its Stellar series. The company has launched its dual sim smartphone Stellar 445 in an affordable range.

The phone has been priced at Rs 5,299 and will be available from the first week of July.

The phone packs a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Quad Core processor, a 3.2 MP rear snapper, and a 1.3 MP front camera. Running Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS, the phone also has 4GB ROM coupled with 512MB RAM. Spice Stellar 445 features a 10.16cm WVGA screen.

The dual sim smartphone (3G+2G) enables 3G Video calling and comes with a 1500 mAh battery which provides decent battery backup.

With this smartphone, users will have access to pre-embedded apps like OLX, WhatsApp and free 2 GB Spice Cloud storage facility

Key Features

10.16cm WVGA screen

Dual SIM (3G + 2G)

1.2 GHz Quad Core Processor

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean

3.2MP + 1.3MP Camera front camera

Snapdragon Audio+ Technology

Multiple Languages

4GB ROM + 512MB RAM

1500 mAh Battery

3G Video Calling

Expandable Memory upto 32 GB

Swift Keyboard

G Sensor

Wi-Fi &Wi – Fi Tethering

FM Radio

GPS / AGPS / GMS

3G Video calling

HP outs Pavilion notebooks, x360 convertible, AIO and more for India

At the ongoing APJ Media Summit 2014 in Mumbai, HP has gone on to showcase a range of new products for the country’s market including new notebooks, a convertible and more. These new unveiling are aimed directly at usual consumers, and grab competitive pricing to stand out among contemporaries.
First up in the range are HP Pavilion 14 and Pavilion 15 notebooks which grab 14-inch and 15-inch displays. This series starts at Rs 39990, and grabs a decent set of specs. These laptops come dressed in a number of different color options, including natural silver, snow white, aqua blue and vibrant red.

Then comes the HP Pavilion x360 which is a convertible PC, offering a 360-degree hinge for its display. Running windows 8, it features a 11.6-inch LED screen and offers the prowess of a quad core Bay-Trail processor. The machine also houses 4GB worth of RAM and a 500GB hard disk for storage. It is priced at Rs 39990.
Another product that has been unveiled by HP is the Envy 15 notebook which grabs a touchscreen display and optimizations for Windows 8.1. Equipped with a full HD display, it will be sold in India Rs 62990. And lastly, there’s the HP Pavilion 23 all-in-one desktop which has been priced at Rs 67,990.
All these HP products including the Pavilion notebooks are to be made available in India soon, along with new speakers, headphones and headsets made by the company. This range will have huge competition from other similarly priced products that are occupying the Indian market currently.

Maxx unveils AX356 GenxDroid7 for Rs 3696, will receive Android KitKat update

Maxx Mobile AX356 GenxDroid7 is possibly one of the most forgettable names for an Android smartphone that we’ve come across of late. Not to sound like we’re slagging off a device just because it’s low-end, but can you look around and actually claim that a price of Rs 3696 is reasonable for a Jelly Bean powered device?
We’re seeing more and more new launches landing with KitKat in spite of their ridiculously low costs and dropping a handset like the AX356 GenxDroid7 handset into the mix isn’t the best move Maxx Mobile could have made. After all, a lot of Indian manufacturers show themselves to be rather lazy when it boils down to software updates.

So we won’t expect the Maxx GenxDroid7 to get its Android KitKat break until it actually arrives even if the company says that the smartphone is upgradable from Jelly Bean. From another point of view, if you were just buying this one as a temporary backup device and took an inexplicable fancy to it, we could see why you’d pick it up.
Running on Android v4.2.2, this Maxx Mobile smartphone sports a 3.5-inch display spewing out visuals in a low 320 x 480p resolution. It gets its processing power from a 1GHz dual core MT6572M chipset from MediaTek and is helped along by 512MB of RAM. A 1200mAh battery keeps it juiced up for 3.5 hours of talk time between charges.

Maxx Mobile AX356 GenxDroid7 specs list:
- 3.5-inch 320 x 480p touchscreen
- 1GHz dual core processor
- 512MB of RAM, 4GB ROM
- 8GB memory card
- 3.2MP main camera with flash
- 0.3MP webcam
- 1200mAh battery
- 3.5 hours talk time

Xiaomi partners with Flipkart to launch its smartphones in India

Chinese handset maker Xiaomi is gearing up for the Indian debut in next few weeks. Xiaomi, like Motorola is also teaming up with the e-Commerce major Flipkart to launch its handsets in India. Xiaomi had launched its official website in India earlier this month, announcing its entry into the Indian smartphone market in the next few weeks.

Xiaomi is expected to bring two smartphones in partnership with Flipkart in the next 2-3 months. They added the agreement between the parties is in the final stages and the launch on the online market place will happen next month, reported PTI.

Many handset makers like Motorola and Alcatel are partnering with e-commerce firms to launch their devices exclusively. While Motorola has launched its Moto G, Moto X and Moto E with Flipkart, Celkon had launched its Android Kitkat-powered Campus A35K exclusively with Snapdeal.
Founded in 2010 by serial entrepreneur Lei Jun, the Beijing-headquartered firm has become one of China's biggest electronics companies that designs, develops and sells smartphones, mobile apps and other such consumer items. Other Chinese firms selling its handsets in India include Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo, Gionee and Oppo, the latest entrant.

According to the company's website, it has already sold over 17 million handsets in China. Its portfolio includes devices like Mi 3, Mi Wi-Fi and Mi Box, among others. It launched its products in Singapore in February this year. Earlier this month, the company had also roped in Jabong co-founder Manu Kumar Jain to head its operations in India.

According to research firm IDC, smartphone sales in the country grew almost three-fold to over 44 million in 2013, buoyed by affordable devices made by local firms such as Micromax and Karbonn.

Affordable smartphones, especially those priced in the sub-USD 200 category (Rs 12,000), are doing well. Over the last few weeks, companies have launched handsets like Lumia 630 and Moto G to tap the booming market.

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom launched at Rs 29,999

   NEW DELHI: After teasing it on the homepage, e-commerce retailer Amazon India has announced the launch of Samsung Galaxy K Zoom at Rs 29,999.

Pre-orders for the phone start July 2nd midnight exclusively on the website and shipments start July 9 onwards. The phone will be available in 3 colors - Charcoal Black, Shimmery White and Electric Blue.

Amazon is also offering freebie worth Rs 6,000 to first 1,000 customers. It will offer a free Samsung Pop out case, Sandisk 32GB microSD card, 6 free movie tickets, Rs 1000 value off coupon on purchase of select handbags and Rs 1000 value off coupon on purchase of select watches on Amazon.in, to qualifying customers.

Successor to Samsung's Galaxy Camera 2, the Galaxy K Zoom combines the features of a smartphone and a point and shoot camera. The phone was initially announced in April.

The phone sports a 20.7MP CMOS camera sensor at the back with 10X Zoom and a Xenon flash, and a 2MP front-facing camera. In terms of focal length, the lens in K Zoom covers 24-240mm. The lens has an aperture of F3.1-6.3.

Featuring a 4.8-inch SuperAMOLED display(720x1280p), Galaxy K Zoom is powered by a hexa-core (1.3GHz quad-core and 1.7GHz dual-core) processor and 2GB RAM. It has 8GB internal storage but features a microSD that supports cards of up to 64GB capacity. The phone has a 2,430mAh battery. It runs Android 4.4 KitKat.

In terms of connectivity options, the phone offers Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, 3G and GPS.