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Asus Zenfone 2 Price: Starts at $200 (Rs. 12,680) The Zenfone 2 brings the latest 64-bit Intel Atom processors coupled with PowerVR G6430 which is from the same series of GPUs which we saw on the Apple iPhone 6. Display Size: 5.5-inch Resolution: 1920 x 1080p SoC: 64-bit Intel Atom Z3560 / Z3580 CPU: Quad-core 1.8GHz / 2.3GHz RAM: 2GB / 4GB Camera: 13MP rear, 5MP front Storage: 16GB / 32GB / 64GB (microSD card supported) Battery: 3000mAh Android v: 5.0 Lollipop

Xiaomi has announced the Redmi 2 4G smartphone in China as expected. It has the same 4.7-inch HD screen present in Redmi and Redmi 1S, but this is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit SoC and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with MIUI 6 on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support with 4G LTE  (TDD-LTE (B38/B39/B40 /B41), FDD-LTE (B3 / B7) on both the SIM cards. It also comes in separate China Unicom and China Telecom variants with support for suitable bands. Xiaomi Redmi 2 specifications 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916 ) 64-bit processor with Adreno 305 GPU 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, micro SD card up to 32GB Dual SIM MIUI v6 on top of Android 4.4 (KitKat) 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor, f/2.2 aperture, Omnivision sensor, 1080p video recording 2MP front-facing camera, 720P HD video recording 4G LTE/3G, Wi...

Iris-scanning technology was one of the features that was rumoured to debut on smartphones in 2014. The feature kept making headlines and was expected last year to be introduced on a flagship Samsung Galaxy handset , though that never happened. However, it seems the new year will finally break the jinx and we'll see the first smartphone sporting iris scanning and recognition technology. ViewSonic , a company largely associated with displays, will reportedly launch a smartphone packing Iris recognition technology sometime in January. Considering that ViewSonic does show its products at CES every year, we can expect that the California-based company will reveal the smartphone at this year's event. Gizmochina in a report has detailed features, functions, and has also received images of the ViewSonic V55 smartphone. The publication has even posted a YouTube video (seen below) titled "ViewSonic V55 teaser with Iris recognition technology" showing how...

Airtel will now be selling the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G smartphone with its own postpaid plans including 4G data starting Thursday. Until now, the smartphone was available exclusively via e-commerce website Flipkart. The Airtel-Xiaomi collaboration will let users buy Redmi Note 4G handset at Rs. 9,999 from 133 Airtel stores across six cities - Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, and Kolkata. Users will be able to book the handset from Airtel's dedicated Mi page and select their preferred Airtel store in the aforementioned cities where they wish to pick up the device. While the booking process has already started, the sales will commence from Friday. Users can book online via Credit Card, Debit Card or Cash payment method, the company said. Airtel added that it will keep a 'Mi Day' each week where users can walk-in and buy a Redmi Note 4G without any pre-booking from the selected Airtel stores. The telecom giant has also made it mandatory for pr...

Alcatel One Touch Pixi 3 Series Can Run , Firefox OS or Windows Phone Alcatel One Touch on Friday, ahead of CES 2015 next week, announced its Pixi 3 series of smartphones alongside the budget One Touch Watch. Both the Pixi 3 series and smartwatch will be showcased at the CES 2015 event in Las Vegas starting January 6. The Pixi 3 series smartphones can run Android, Firefox and Windows Phone operating systems depending on the user's choice. The series includes four smartphones of different screen sizes - 3.5-inch, 4-inch, 4.5-inch, and 5-inch. While the 3.5-inch display variant will feature 3G connectivity, the other three versions would also include 4G LTE connectivity option. "Our users do not want complicated systems -- they want something familiar from their work environment in the office, but also on a smartphone," said Alcatel One Touch Chief Marketing Officer Dan Dery in a press statement. The specifications of the company's budget handse...