HTC Desire 600 Dual SIM launched in India @ INR 26860

HTC has official launched Desire 600 Dual SIM in India. It was announced back in May and went on sale in India earlier this month.  It has a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) pixels super LCD2 display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8625Q processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) . It has a 8-megapixel camera on the back with LED flash, BSI sensor and a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera with BSI sensor.

It has Dual SIM support with dual active SIMs that allows you to have two SIM cards active all the times, enabling you to receive a call on first SIM, even if you are already using the other.

It has HTC BlinkFeed home screen that aggregates social streams and news, providing the freshest content at a glance and gets global content from more than 1,400 media sources. The Video Highlights feature automatically creates professional-looking 30-second show reels without the need for advanced editing software. The HTC BoomSound feature offers enhanced audio output with Dual frontal stereo speakers and built-in amplifiers and comes with Beats Audio integration.

HTC Desire 600 specifications:

4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) pixels super LCD2 display
1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8625Q processor
Android 4.1 (Jellybean)
Dual SIM with Dual Active
8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI Sensor
1.6 MP front-facing camera with BSI Sensor
3.5 mm headset jack, Beats audio support
HTC BlinkFeed
HTC BoomSound, Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers
3.5mm audio jack, Beats Audio
1GB DDR2 RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with micro SD
3G (HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX, GPS with a-GPS
1860 mAh battery
The HTC Desire 600 is priced at an MRP of Rs 26,990 and MOP (Best buy) price is Rs. 26,860.

World top brand device maker: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 310 and Tab 3 311 launched in India for INR 21945 and INR 25725

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab 3 310 (SM-T310) and the Galaxy Tab 3 311 (SM-T311), 2 new tablets in India at an event in Delhi. It was announced last month as Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 and packs a 8-inch (1280×800) IPS LCD capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.5GHz dual core processor  and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with Samsung’s own TouchWiz UI on top. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Unlike the Galaxy Note 510, this doesn’t come with stylus support. The Tab 3 310 is the WiFi-only variant and the Tab 3 311 comes with 3G support via SIM card slot and voice calling capabilities.

It has Samsung’s Sound Alive for Audio and Dolby Surround for Video for enhanced multimedia experience. It comes with other Samsung’s unique software features such as S Translato, ChatON cross-platform messenger, S Travel, Story Album, Group Play and more.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 310 and 311 specifications:

8-inch (1280×800) IPS LCD capacitive touch screen display at 189PPI
1.5 GHz dual-core processor
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
5MP rear camera
1.3MP front-facing camera
7.4mm thick and weighs 314 g
1.5GB RAM, 16GB internal memory and expandable memory up to 64GB via microSD.
3G HSPA+ (Only in Tab 3 311) ,WiFi a/b/g/n (2.4/5GHz), WiFi Channel Bonding, WiFi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS +  GLONASS (Only in Tab 3 311)
4450 mAh battery
The  Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 310 and Tab 3 311 come in White color and are priced at Rs. 21,945 and Rs. 25,725. The Tab 3 311 comes with 2GB of free data per month for 2 months from Vodafone. These tablets would be available across India starting 21st July, Sunday onwards.

Lenovo IdeaPad A1000 with 7-inch display, voice calling now available in India for Rs.8980

Lenovo unveiled the IdeaPad A1000 at the MWC 2013 earlier this year. Now the tablet is available from the official Lenovo online store in India. It has a  7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MTK8317 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a SIM card slot with 2G data support and voice calling capabilities. It has large, dual front-facing speakers that would offers enhanced audio experience for music or movies along with Dolby Digital Plus support.

Lenovo IdeaPad A1000 specifications:

7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive  touchscreen display
1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MTK8317 processor
Android 4.1  (Jelly Bean) OS
10.7 mm thick and weighs 340 grams
Normal SIM card slot, Voice calling
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack
2G (EDGE), 3G (via Dongle), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, USB OTG
1GB DDR2 RAM, 4GB internal memory , 32GB expandable memory with microSD
3500 mAh battery
The Lenovo IdeaPad A1000 comes in Black color and is priced at Rs. 8,980.

ZTE Open - Firefox OS device

ZTE Open first commercial Firefox OS device goes on sale in Spain

Mozilla partnered with several operators worldwide to bring devices running on Firefox OS. Now the Telefónica has launched the ZTE Open in Spain that was unveiled at the MWC 2013. It is now on sale from Movistar stores in Spain priced at 69 Euros (~US$90) (inc. VAT). It also comes with 30 Euros of balance for prepaid customers.

ZTE Open specifications:

3.5-inch (480×320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1GHz MSM7225A Snapdragon S1 processor
Firefox OS
3.2MP fixed focus camera
12.5 mm thick
256MB RAM, 512MB internal memory
WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 and GPS, with AGPS
Accelerometer, Ambient Light sensors
1200 mAh battery