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Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus Launched- Video Review And Details

by Ritij Khurana • March 26, 2013

When Samsung first introduced the Galaxy S2, the 4.3 inch size seemed just too big way back in 2011 but who knew smartphones would one day have a size north of 5 inches. Now that the S4 is about to hit the stores in April end, Samsung has quietly slipped in the refreshed version of its two year old flagship, the Galaxy S2 Plus. The showcased it in India in the first week of April and now it gets a price tag as well.

The S2 Plus will sell for Rs.22,900 as per some online retailers but we expect the prices to come down in near future and the offline stores are expected to sell it at a lower price. The smartphone as the same 4.3 inch screen of 800×480 pixels resolution as the S2 but the changes come in under the hood. The S2 Plus gets a 1.2 GHz dual core Broadcomm processor with a Broadcomm GPU whereas the S2 came with an Exynos processor ticking at 1.2 GHz.

2013 Lenovo India A, B and C Series AIOs Video Review Price And Features

by Rohit Khurana • March 25, 2013

Lenovo India launched 18 different models of All-In-One desktop computers with Windows 8 OS. There is a large range of products starting from Rs. 21,990 to Rs. 1,15,990 to the top end series. There are three series – A, B and C series with the A series being the most elite with the A720 being the flagship model.

Lenovo Ideacenter A Series

with a 27 inch full HD display with multi-touch touchscreen display which comes with latest generation i7 processors from Intel, 6 GB DDR3 RAM, USB 3.0 ports, Blue-Ray Drive, 1 TB hard disk drive, HDMI input and output and 2 GB high performance graphics card from Nvidia.

The A720’s widely adjustable hinge allows the screen to be pulled towards the user at an angle of -5o and folded back to an angle of up to 90o, making touch applications more comfortable over longer periods in any position. It is priced at Rs. 1,15,990.

HTC E1 India Launch Soon- Dual Core, 1GB RAM With Jelly Bran OS

by Ritij Khurana • March 25, 2013

HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone maker has not really had the best of runs for a while but it a resillient one too. HTC has just announced a dual sim smartphone for the Chinese market. The HTC E1 has a 4.3 inch Super LCD 2 screen which will have a WVGA resolution. The smartphone is expected to reach Indian shores in near future as well seeing the fact that Indians are developing an affinity for dual sim smartphones. It is expected to reach India at a price of around Rs.20,000 and will compete with the Galaxy Grand.

Samsung Galaxy S4 India Pre-Orders Begin- Launch By May 2013

by Hans Gogia • March 25, 2013

Updated On 25th April 2013

Samsung Galaxy S4 Review From India Launch Event Here

Updated On 25th March 2013

Samsung Galaxy S4 was unveiled on 14th March 2013 in New York with official roll out with 327 operators across 155 countries starting April 26. Online marketing firm Tradus has started pre-booking of the latest smartphone in Samsung’s Galaxy lineup – the Galaxy S4 in India. “Tradus becomes the first destination to launch pre-booking of S4, effective from March 18, 2013,” said in a release.

Galaxy S4

Google Play Books Now In India

by Nitesh Rathore • March 23, 2013

Earlier we reported that Google Play Books Launched in India. Now Google started expanding the collection of books on Google Play for every type of reader. Now you can find books on Google Play store from classic novels to the latest bestsellers, and from Biographies to technology too. There are lots of books available in any imaginable categories. You can read books of Google Play on various devices. And cloud services makes your reading easy.First Apple launched its iTunes in India and now Google also on the same way. That shows that they take India seriously as a market so they are rolling out their all products and services for their Indian customers.

There are more than 5 million books available in every category on Google Play store that makes it the world’s largest selection of online books. You can read books on Google play from your computer, Laptop, Smartphone or Tablet. Whenever you open one of your books, you’ll pick up right where you left off. Google play books are not only available on Android but also iPhone, iPad too. Google offers books in under Rs. 50 and 100 price range too.And if you want to read only latest books then hit the new arrival option in Google Play. And of course you can select books in editors pick too. And if you are a student then you don’t need to go to the library, makes Google Play your own digital library. Because there are many books available of foreign writers and some of the local writers too.Google offers you unlimited storage of books in the digital cloud. So you don’t have to worry about storage.

How to read books on Google play offline

Now if you want to read books from Google play, then it offers you a pretty good option of saving your books offline. All you need is Google Chrome browser on your desktop and follow these easy steps below

>install Google Play books app on your Chrome browser from Chrome Web Store.

>after successfully installing the app

>move your mouse over the cover of books

> find the “Make available offline” checkbox in the pop-up

>book will be downloaded for offline reading

now after that you can read that book without a working internet connection.

One more thing I want to tell you about Google play books is that they don’t come with additional media like CDs and DVDs. Some time you found “DVD included” like thing on a book cover

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Micromax Canvas HD A116 Delayed And Price Hiked

by Nitesh Rathore • March 23, 2013

Micromax reported on its Facebook Page that the shipment of its flagship device Micromax canvas HD has been delayed by 10 working days due to change in customs duty structure. And not only delayed but price of this device is also increased 500/- Rupees. The increase price is not applicable to those customers who have ordered device before Finance Bill announcement. Those customers have to pay old price money of device and those customers who ordered the device after Finance Bill announcement have to pay Rs. 14,499/-. And ‘as a token of gratitude’ Micromax is giving a free carry case for your Canvas HD worth Rs 700 for your patience and trust. And if you don’t want to wait long to deliver the device, you can cancel your order right now. Micromax will return your money shortly.

Micromax A116 Canvas HD shipments delayed and price increased too

Aakash 3 Tablet Details Leaked- 1 GHz Processor, 512 RAM, SIM Slot Included

by Nitesh Rathore • March 21, 2013

According to Datawind website the third generation of Aakash is expected to launch in mid-2013. Some of the specification is given on the Datawind official website but still its not clear that which operating system it is going to support. The specification is still have to be finalized by the NMEICT (National Mission for Education through Information Communication Technology) before end of March 2013. But it is clear that it going to support SIM card. The IIT Madras is working on this project very hard.

This tablet has Cortex 1 GHz processor with 512 MB RAM. There are 4GB internal memory support. The display is capacitive with multi touch. There is VGA front facing camera for video calling. And a G-sensor too. For connectivity there is Wi-Fi support too. And other features are still is not available. We will soon update you more in the future.

Aakash 3 specification out