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Abhinav Pathak likes all things tech, with major focus on smartphones and mobile computing. He has a profound interest in music, movies, gadgets and good food. His passion for coding translates into developing web-services and apps for android.

Xiaomi Mi3 sold out in 5 seconds in India, Mi4 takes 37 seconds in China, creating new records

by Abhinav Pathak on Jul 30, 2014 08:06 AM

Flipkart and Xiaomi announced that the second batch of the Mi3 was sold in within 5 seconds of it being available on the site. Xiaomi also proudly claimed that the first sale of the Mi4 in China was sold out in just 37 seconds. Read More

Samsung Galaxy TabQ with 7-inch display launched in China

by Abhinav Pathak on Jul 25, 2014 12:20 PM

Mid-range Galaxy TabQ from Samsung has gone official in China. It features a 7-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) TFT display, powered by an unknown 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. The amount of RAM has also been withheld. The Galaxy TabQ is just 8.9mm thin. Read More

Gionee Elife E7 Mini gets Android 4.4.2 KitKat update in India

by Abhinav Pathak on Jul 25, 2014 08:00 AM

Gionee's Elife E7 Mini with swivel camera is getting updated to Android 4.4.2 KitKat in India, it came running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Sadly, this is not an OTA update. You need to visit your nearest Gionee Service Center and then get them to install it. Read More

NVIDIA Shield tablet with quad-core Tegra K1 launched for $299

by Abhinav Pathak on Jul 23, 2014 05:20 AM

NVIDIA has finally launched its Shield tablet for gamers. The Android KitKat running tablet is powered by the new quad-core Tegra K1 chip and comes with a 8-inch full-HD display which supports gaming at full-HD 1080p as well as 4K Ultra-HD. Read More

Nokia Lumia 530 Dual-SIM shows up in Vietnam

by Abhinav Pathak on Jul 23, 2014 04:57 AM

The Lumia 530 is a dual SIM device running on a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor with 512 MB RAM and the internal space has been cut in half at 4 GB. There will be a 5 MP camera at the back and the same 1430 mAh battery powering the phone. Read More

Now you can unlock your Motorola phone with a tattoo

by Abhinav Pathak on Jul 23, 2014 04:30 AM

Unlocking your phone a couple hundred times can become a bother for some. Don't worry, Motorola has a solution for you. The company has partnered with VivaLnk to launch a Digital Tattoo, a NFC based skin tag that unlocks your phone with a tap. Read More

Exclusive: XOLO Q900s running Android 4.3 with 4.7-inch display, Snapdragon 200 spotted on official site

by Abhinav Pathak on Jul 22, 2014 05:02 PM

The yet un-announced XOLO Q900s, world's lightest smartphone, has appeared on the official website of the company. In terms of specs and looks its a carbon copy of the Windows Phone running XOLO Win Q900s but the Q900s runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Read More

Xiaomi Mi4 launched with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 801, 13 MP camera

by Abhinav Pathak on Jul 22, 2014 04:49 PM

The Xiaomi Mi4 has just gone official with flagship specs, including a 5-inch 1080p display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 2.5 GHz Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and 3 GB RAM. The Xiaomi Mi4 runs Android 4.4 KitKat with MIUI V6 skin Read More

Moto G Dual-SIM gets Android 4.4.4 KitKat update in India

by Abhinav Pathak on Jul 21, 2014 06:26 PM

Motorola has begun seeding Android 4.4.4 KitKat update to the Moto G Dual-SIM in India. The update brings in some UI enhancements, better security, better battery-life and gets rid of those pesky network and SIM card issues that some users faced. Read More

Microsoft Kills Nokia X Android smartphones

by Abhinav Pathak on Jul 17, 2014 03:33 PM

Nokia's experiment with Android is now dead. Microsoft devices chief, Stephen Elop said in an email that the company aims to renew its focus towards Windows Phone. Nokia X designs will now become low-cost Windows Phones Lumia devices. Read More