The first European market to get the new handset is France, where customers will be able to find the ZenFone 2 via Asus Shop, as well as at locations like Auchan, Darty, and Cdiscount.

Asus is bringing three ZenFone 2 models to Europe, all running Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box. The smartphone will come in several versions. While one will have a 5-inch display, another will have a 5.5-inch display and a maximum of 4GB RAM.

The three models expected ...

Rio Mobile has launched out three budget Android smartphones with an exclusive partnership with Snapdeal. It marks the entry of a new Indian smartphone maker into the Indian market, to sell its Android devices through the e-commerce site. The Dual-SIM handsets will be cheap in price, despite having been armed with multi-core processors.

These smartphones are Rio London, Rio Paris and Rio New York and are priced Rs. 3399, 4399 and 4999, respectively. These smartphones have been named after three globally ...

Indian mobile manufacturer Celkon has launched its latest Millennia Q450 Android smartphone priced at Rs 4,799. There is no word about its online availability but the device will be sold across all retail stores in India.

This affordable dual SIM Android 4.4.2 KitKat handset ships with a 4.5-inch display and bears other entry-level specs. The Celkon Millennia Q450 carries onboard a 1.3GHz quad core CPU which performs its duties in conjunction with a 512MB RAM module. The 4.5-inch display of this ...

Google will take a few lessons from Microsoft Explorer’s user’s scrolling experience and apply them on its Chrome browser to support Pointer Events, a standard that was first introduced by Microsoft in Internet Explorer. Usually, the general touch support for Chrome browser on a Windows tablet offers a poor scrolling performance and Google plans to work on this fix by introducing Pointer Events.

Google has always preferred to focus its efforts on supporting Touch Events, a method used by Apple in ...

Sony has launched PumpX, a portable speaker for personal entertainment. The device contains two 10W speakers that have support for Bluetooth and NFC as well. Sony claims that the wireless-chargeable speaker has the battery life of five to twelve hours and is capable of delivering music for five hours of continuous use.

The Sony PumpX can also be used as a wireless hands-free unit to make and receive calls, thanks to the addition of a microphone. Audio transmission from a source ...

Lollipop updates on Android One smartphones had already been confirmed last month and now Spice Mobiles and Micromax have officially confirmed the Android Lollipop 5.1 roll out on their Spice Dream UNO Android One and Micromax A1 smartphone.

While Spice announced the news on its Facebook page stating “Your rocking weekend starts today..Spice rolls out Lollipop 5.1 update for Spice Dream Uno users. Check NOW!,” Micromax has detailed the steps Canvas A1 users can follow to install Android 5.1 Lollipop on ...

In what seems like a new update to Facebook, a dialer button has been spotted on the social media giant’s Android app. This comes soon after WhatsApp started rolling out its own in-app dialling feature that lets users make a voice call to their messenger contacts.

Facebook is testing a new app, called Phone, to leverage on the massive database of mobile numbers, collected from each user on the network. Facebook’s Phone app is apparently going to work as a Caller ...

XOLO launched LT2000, bringing the benefits and convenience of super fast connectivity for the socially active mobile generation who wants nonstop entertainment on the go. XOLO LT2000 delivers extreme performance for real time streaming of videos and movies, online gaming, socializing, online shopping, and more via the web or apps.

As India is gearing for the next revolution of data services with deployment of the 4G infrastructure, consumers are looking for better devices for a blazing fast data and internet experience. ...

Aakash tablet maker Datawind launched its entry level 2G and 3G mobile handsets, priced in range of Rs 1,999-Rs 5,499, offering free data plan under a tie-up with RCom.
With prices starting as low as Rs. 1,999 the Canadian company is targeting first time Android users and existing feature phone users. DataWind’s new range of PocketSurfer smartphones offer free unlimited Internet browsing for one year on Reliance. Users can only browse for free.
The new PocketSurfer smartphones allow the consumers ...

The Xolo Q600 Club is the latest entrant in the affordable smartphone market in India and counts itself among the few devices to get an official launch by the company. The phone is priced at Rs 6499 and is being touted as an entertainment-oriented offering designed for music lovers.

The Android 4.4 Kitkat-based dual sim smartphone features special box speakers with DTS support. It features a 4.5-inch FWVGA (480×854 pixels) IPS display with a pixel density of 218ppi. The smartphone is ...