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Panasonic Toughpad FZ-B2 Rugged Tablet Launched at Rs. 75,000

Panasonic has launched a new Android-based rugged tablet under its Toughpad series in India, named Toughpad FZ-B2. The tablet has been “designed for business” and is priced at a premium price of Rs. 75,000. The company claims that the Panasonic Toughpad FZ-B2 has been developed for various usage conditions across business verticals including automotive, aviation, telecom, utility, retail,... 

Star India’s Hotstar App Review

The Hotstar App from Star India lets you watch the latest movies, TV shows and live sports free of charge, and is available on Android and iOS. This sounds excellent on paper, but in practice turns out to a case of too-good-to-be-true, as a good design and promising library are let down by big performance issues. In terms of content, the app has a lot of different things you can watch right now. Star... 

Samsung Galaxy S6 to Sport ‘Amazingly Fast’ TouchWiz UI

Samsung has already been reported to be working on a light TouchWiz UI expected to debut on the Galaxy S6 flagship. Now, a new report with new details about the TouchWiz UI on the Samsung Galaxy S6 has surfaced on the Internet. One of the biggest changes likely to be seen on the Galaxy S6 is the removal of the pre-installed Samsung bloatware (or in-house Samsung apps). As of now, there is no word which... 

Vivo X5Max Review

After reviewing two really slim smartphones, the Gionee Elife S5.1 (Review | Pictures) and the Oppo R5 (Review | Pictures), we finally got a chance to review the Vivo X5Max – the latest smartphone to claim the title of slimmest in the world. The battery life and heating problems we faced with the Elife S5.1 and R5 lead us to believe that in a bid to make slim smartphones companies are making... 

How to Watch Cricket World Cup 2015 Live on Your PC, Smartphone, or Tablet

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is one of the most anticipated sporting events this year. Cricket’s biggest tournament begins on February 14 in Australia, and fans in India can’t wait for the India vs Pakistan match on February 15. Most of us will be following the action on our televisions at home, but if you’re stuck in office or just don’t like having a TV, you can still watch... 

Apple Secretly Working on an Electric Car: Report

Apple Inc has a secret lab working on the creation of an Apple-branded electric car, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The project has designed a vehicle that looks like a minivan, the newspaper quoted one person as saying. It would take years to finish the project, and it is not certain if Apple will eventually build a car, the Journal said. The news... 

Intex Aqua Star L Launched as ‘First Android 5.0 Lollipop

Intex has launched its first Android 5.0 Lollipop-based Aqua Star L, priced at Rs. 6,990. The smartphone will be available in Black and White colours starting Monday exclusively via Snapdeal. The company touts that the Intex Aqua Star L is the “first Android 5.0 Lollipop smartphone by an Indian brand.” To be noted however, is that Xolo recently provided Android 5.0 Lollipop updates for... 

Motorola Slashes Moto E India Price

Motorola India has announced a bevy of offers on Moto devices in India on completing a year in the Indian market (since the launch of the first-generation Moto G) with its exclusive online partner, Flipkart. The new offers are valid on the purchase of the Moto E, Moto G (Gen 2), Moto X (Gen 2), Google Nexus 6 and Moto 360 via Flipkart from February 9 to 15. To start off, the company has temporarily... 

HP 7 VoiceTab Review

HP seems to be focusing on the voice-calling tablet market with its VoiceTab line of products. We saw the launch of HP’s previous range in this category early last year, and the HP Slate6 VoiceTab didn’t receive a favourable opinion from us. Moving forward, HP’s newest voice-calling Android tablet, the HP 7 VoiceTab, is a 7-inch tablet as its name suggests. You won’t need to... 

Facebook Ties Up With Reliance Communications to Launch Internet.org Initiative in India

Facebook Inc has tied up with India’s Reliance Communications Ltd to offer free access to a handful of online services in India, broadening its campaign to boost Internet use in the developing world. India, the world’s second-biggest mobile market, will become the first country in Asia to get the new Internet.org app, which targets mobile phone users. The app, aimed at low income and rural... 

Canonical Launches First Ubuntu Phone With Spain’s BQ

Canonical is all set to release its first Ubuntu-based smartphone in partnership with Spain’s BQ, a company known for making ebook readers, smartphones and tablets in Europe. The smartphone, named Aquaris E4.5, has till date been available with Android 4.4 KitKat OS, and will now be released in a new version running Ubuntu OS for phones, which has previously also been called Ubuntu Touch OS.... 

Samsung Galaxy J1 With Dual-SIM at Rs. 7,190

Samsung’s budget Galaxy J1 smartphone has been confirmed to launch on Wednesday in India. The Samsung Galaxy J1 has been priced at Rs. 7,190, and its launch would make India one of the first regions it is available. The news was confirmed in a tweet on Tuesday by Amazon India, which also indicates the Samsung Galaxy J1 might be exclusive to the online retailer; however, we have to wait until...