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Freedom 251 Smartphone Maker Planning To Launch Cheapest LED TV Sets
Freedom 25, world's cheapest smartphone which is available at a price Rs. 251. The maker Ringing Bells is getting ready to launch the products for their customers who have requested for cash on delivery.

Ringing Bells in a statement, once it's done with the first phase of delivery to the customers from June 30 we will soon open the registrations again for those who wish to buy the handset.

The company CEO - Goel said,

We are facing a loss of Rs 140 to Rs 150 in each product but hoping to make a profit on volumes. We will have a loss, but we are happy that the dream of connecting rural and poor as a part of 'Digital India' and 'Make in India' initiatives has been fulfilled with Freedom 251.

Freedom 251 is going to be available in 2 color variants both black and white. And features 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB ROM (expanded up to 32GB), 8 MP rear camera with flash, 3.2 MP front camera, Dual SIM, 1800 mAh battery and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop.

Goel said,

We are planning to launch a cheapest 'Freedom' 32-inch HD LED TV which would be available for less than Rs. 10,000. And within 2 days, the delivery would be done and we will sell them online.

 The normal cost of 32-inch HD LED TV which is sold currently are around Rs. 3,000 in the market.
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Meet KFC Watt A Box To Charge Your Phone

KFC has recently launched 'Watt a Box' that helps customers to charge their phone while they eat the food. This is the first ever created meal box that comes with a built-in power bank.

Whenever we go out for shopping or having food it's very hard situation for us to charge our phone, searching for a power socket or searching for a power back in the bag.

Lluis Ruiz Ribot - KFC India CMO said,

We launched the 5 in 1 meal box in March this year with the objective of providing a complete meal at an affordable price to the customers. With the launch of 'Watt a Box', we have gone a step ahead by introducing an element of utility into the box.

Most of the restaurants are providing such different added services for free to attract their hungry customers. This could be much useful for customers to charge their phone while they have a meal.
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Apple Pay Users Can Withdraw Money At Bank Of America Cardless ATMs
Bank of America was working since many days to withdraw money from an ATM with Apple Pay. Now, it has started supporting smartphone users to get cash at cardless ATMs.


Apple Pay is a mobile payment and digital wallet introduced by Apple Inc. for users to make payments using Apple Watch, iPad, iPhone 5 and later models.

Bank of America has posted,

Now at selected Bank of America ATMs, you can make withdrawals using an eligible smartphone. Set up is easy - At the ATM, select Bank of America debit card in your digital wallet. Hold your phone at the contactless reader and access your card in your wallet with the touch of your finger. Then enter debit card PIN on ATM and start your transaction.

However, Apple Pay functionalities are available only at selected ATMs which have NFC reader and Apple Pay logo to do transactions. So check these features and logos before you try to do any transaction.

Bank of America has share the list of some eligible cards at our ATMs are Consumer Debit Cards, US Trust Debit Cards, Small Business Debit Cards (owner cards only). And the ability to deposit funds is not yet available.
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Moto G4 India Launch Date Revealed
Motorola launched Moto G4 and G4 Plus in the month of May and however launched G4 plus via Amazon India later. At the time, Moto G4 price and the launch date were not revealed by the Company.

Now the company has announced that Moto G4 will go on sale from June 22 on Amazon India exclusive. The price is suspense yet, moving to the specifications the phone comes with Marshmallow and has a 5.5 FHD display with corning glass 3, Snapdragon 617 octa-core processor.

Moto G4 features 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage that can be expandable up to 128 GB. There is a 13 MP rear camera with dual LED flash and 5 MP front camera with wide lens angle. It supports Dual SIM (Micro and Nano SIM) for calling facility. The battery has a 3000 mAH capacity and support turbocharging. The phone is going to be available in two color variants one is black and other is white.

Moto G4 Plus has launched 2 GB RAM + 16 GB internal storage version at a price of Rs 13,499 and 3 GB + 32 GB internal storage version at a price of Rs 14,999. Comparing to Moto G4 Plus, Moto G4 price would be less and can be expected at a price of Rs 11,999 (includes 2 years of Google Photos storage with original clarity).
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Ringing Bells To Start Shipping Freedom 251 Smartphones
Freedom 251 is the most controversy and awaited cheapest smartphone in the world., which promised to deliver its smartphones at just Rs. 251 with extra Rs. 40 against delivery charges.

Mohit Goel - Company Director said in a statement,

We will start shipping Freedom 251 smartphone from 28th June to 30000 customers who ordered the handset via cash on delivery option. The expected closure for delivering all the handsets to the customers will be 30th June.

The Company has already refunded back the money to the customers who have done the online payment. As per the instructions received by Government, the Company is starting to hand deliver the handsets to 30000 customers who have chose COD.

If you're among those 30000 customers then you will receive the handset on the address mentioned while booking online. Till now there is nothing revealed by officials or government so we cannot say anything about the company but have to wait till the handsets reach to the customers.

Once the delivering of handsets completes, the company may again display order now option if it is legit. Please let us know about your views on the Freedom 251 smartphone after receiving it from Ringing Bells.
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Lumigon T3 Smartphone Comes With A Night Vision Camera
Lumigon has launched a new Lumigon T3 smartphone which is made up of marine-grade stainless steel, glass fibre and has a damage resistant corning glass 4 to protect the screen. Lumigon has designed T3 in Denmark for making it look rich and premium.

Camera

T3 is the world's first smartphone which has Night Vision Camera that allows you take images when in dark. T3 has a remarkable 13MP/4K camera with dual tone flash with Phase Detection Auto Focus technology on the rear and has 5MP/2K front-facing camera which is equipped with flash.

Back Touch

The gesture controlled BackTouch display can be used to scroll websites and swipe photos.

Vault - Secure and Encrypted

Vault is the unique app developed by Lumigon to store images, contacts, notes, PINs, apps and more. All the saved data will be secured and encrypted in private with a PIN. Using this app you can also send and receive text messages including calls.

Notification Lights

The colors of the notifications light are as followed e.g. red for missed calls, green for new emails and blue for new messages.

Wireless Charging

It has a built-in wireless charging support with Pump Express to make the charging experience simple and fast.

Glove Mode

This mode allows you to use the touchscreen with gloves in winter.

Universal Remote Control

With infrared support, you can use the phone to control your TV, Audio Video etc. The remote control app has a predefined selection of profiles including B&O and MAC products.

Other Specifications

T3 comes with 2.2 GHz processor, 64 bit Octa-Core CPU, Dual SIM, 3 GB RAM, 128 GB internal memory options, premium noise isolation, 120 fps slow-motion, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, 360° 3D fingerprint reader, HD Super AMOLED, Bluetooth 4.1 and NFC for payments.

The box piece will have a smartphone, HiFi headset (3.5 mm audio jack), USB charging adapter with cable and a leaflet with a set of guides. You can buy T3 from the official website which will be available from June at a price range of 740-925 USD including VAT amount.
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Sony Unveils Xperia X Series Smartphones In The Market
Sony announced its first X series smartphones which are known to be Xperia X and Xperia XA. Sony claims that these two smartphones will have a long lasting battery up to two days and fast photo capturing feature.

The company in a statement said
These smartphones have a new layer of intelligent technology and Xperia features the best battery, camera and design.
Sony Xperia X features a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 processor, 5-inch Full HD display and has a 3 GB RAM. It comes in two variants one offers 32 GB of internal storage for single SIM and another offers 64 GB internal storage for dual SIM along with a support of microSD card up to 200 GB. It has 23 MP primary and 13 MP wide-angle secondary cameras to take high-definition images. The device runs on Android Marshmallow and comes with a battery capacity of 2620 mAh.

Similarly, Xperia XA features a 64-bit MediaTek MT6755 processor, 5-inch HD edge to edge display and has a 2 GB RAM. It comes on a single variant i.e. 16 GB of internal storage and supports micro SD card up to 200 GB. It offers 13 MP primary and 8 MP secondary cameras. This device also works on Android Marshmallow and comes with a battery capacity of 2300 mAh.

Sony claims that both the cameras will open up in just 0.6 sec to capture images. Sony X is priced at Rs 48990 and will be available in the market from 6th June while XA is priced at Rs 20990 from thr third week of June.

Both variants are available in White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, and Rose Gold colors.
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HTC Says Android N Update Will Be Available On HTC 10, One A9 And One M9
HTC (High Tech Computer Corporation) is a multinational smartphone manufacturer company which has developed many devices to the users around the world. HTC has already released Marshmallow update to many of its devices in past few months.

On May 18, HTC shared a post on its US website saying
We are excited to see Android N and get it into HTC smartphone customers' hands. Also added - Timing and additional devices to receive the update will be announced later this year when Google ships Android N to manufacturers, below the attached image. 
Google has basically released the first developer preview of Android N and said the update will be rolled out to Nexus devices later this summer after completion of the final software.

This statement might make you wondering if you are a non-Nexus smartphone customer. But there is good news for all HTC smartphone users. HTC has officially announced on their Twitter page that Android N update will be soon available for HTC 10, HTC One A0, and HTC One M9, which are the last three phones they have released into the market.
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What Would You #NameAndroidN?
Google created six Android versions till now and named them by own. But for the seventh version of Android, Google ask for help to all the users around the world 'What Would You #NameAndroidN?'.

This would the quiet interesting thing and the best time for users all over the world to help Google. That's why Google has created a dedicated page to share your name suggestion for Android N, starting with the letter N. There is no length limit and number of suggestions, so you can suggest as many names as you want to suggest. So get ready and go with it.

The name suggestions will be alive until June 8, so prepare a list of names that would suit for Android N and pick one among to share with Google. Some of the name suggestions given by PNI (Professional Naming Inc.) are Narshmallow, Nut Cho, Neyyaappam, Nachos, New York CheeseCake, Nut Brittle, Nashi Pear, Navel Orange, Noodle, Nut Meg and Navy Bean on the teaser.

We have done and shared two beautiful names for Android N to Google -

1. Naranja
2. Neem

We hope Google pick one among them. You can share your suggestions that you have given for Google on #NameAndroidN in the below comment section.
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YU Televentures To Launch Yunicorn By The End Of This Month In India
YU Televentures is a Micromax subsidiary company and the India's largest smartphone maker which came up with new Cyanogen Inc. OS. The founder of YU Televentures is Mr. Rahul Sharna, who is the Co-Founder of Micromax Informatics Limited.

The name Yunicorn was suggested by Yu fans a contest run by Yu for their branded phones. The company founder, Rahul Sharma said
Join us at the unveiling event of Yunicorn that will redefine flagships on Thursday, 19th May from 11am onwards at Darbar, Taj Palace in New Delhi.
But due to election results in five states on the same day, Yu Televentures has taken this decision to postpone the launching event to the end of May.

In the latest teaser, Yu haven't revealed about specifications and price that confirmed that the price would be competitive. Please tell us what do you expect from this device?
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India's Single Emergency Contact Number Will Be '112' From January 1
India's single point of contact for any emergency will be '112' from January 1, 2017. To help people reach immediate services of police, ambulance, disaster or fire department government has decided to launch this number.

A senior government official told PTI,
The single emergency number '112' will be operational from January 1, 2017.
Telecom Minister Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad has also approved the provision of the single emergency number for all emergency services that would we similar to US emergency service number '911' .

The service would be accessible even through all the SIM cards and Landline whose outgoing call facility is stopped or temporarily suspended.

Whenever a person dials to 112 emergency service number, will be redirected to the concerned department immediately for help. At present different emergency numbers are police (100), fire department (101), ambulance (102) and disaster department (108).

From January 1, all the mobile phones will have a panic button and GPS navigation system. Users need to feed '112' as a panic button number to dial in any emergency.
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Google Launches Slides Q&A To Create Interactive Presentations
Google launches new Slides Q&A application via Google Docs to help speakers connect with their audience and collect real-time feedback.

Slides Q&A create an interactive presentation with a simple link displayed on Slides presentation, now audience can easily submit questions from their smartphone, tablet, desktop or laptop to vote on those they want.
If there is a huge count of questions to be answered, you can sort the list by highest votes to simplify the work.
Slides Q&A makes it easier to interact with your audience without any worries. Slides help to get more big ideas and stories on screen without any stress.

Google Slides Engineer says on a blog post, starting from today we are improving the show up without any set-up experience in two ways:
  1. You can now present your slides to a hangout from your iPhone or iPad. So you can present your presentations using Chromecast, AirPay or Hangouts just by using you smartphone or tablet using Slides app.
  2. And for those who like to present your computer, we are introducing a new laser pointer on the web. Just in time for May the 4th (be with you).
Slides updates have been rolled out globally on android, iOS and on the web. So go and get them to share your stories and presentations.
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Now Get Huawei Honor Bee Smartphone At Just Rs 1
Huawei Honor is offering Honor Bee Smartphone at just Rs 1, the offer valid only for first 50 users who get order now option from 8th - 10th April 2016 at 11 AM.

Huawei is giving the phone at Rs 1 as a promotional event based on First Come First Serve. The sale was already started and many of them got it already, the next sale is tomorrow at 11 AM which is the final day.

The Honor Bee phone has many features 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, 1 GB DDR 3 RAM, 8 GB ROM, 4.5-inch screen and Dual SIM, 8 MP rear camera and 2 MP front camera. Keeping mind on Rs 1 for this phone these features are more than enough.

How to order the Honor Bee?

  1. Go to the official offer page before 5 minutes. 
  2. Register your account. 
  3. Verify your account. 
  4. Login back to place order at Rs 1. 
  5. Add shipping details to get the delivery at your home. 
  6. Make the payment of Rs 1, because there is no Cash on Delivery option available.
You can have a look at on how to order the Honor Bee phone at our channel.
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Doordarshan Started Free Services For Smartphones
India's Public Service Broadcaster Doordarshan to attract Smartphone users with their new free TV services over 16 cities including metro cities.

Doordarshan said,

Digital Terrestrial Television services of Doordarshan have started operation from February 25th, 2016  in 16 cities, providing services for free without any charges for watching DD channels on Smartphones.

The 16 cities are Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Cuttack, Delhi, Guwahati, Mumbai, Indore, Jalandhar, Kolkata, Lucknow, Patna, Raipur, and Ranchi.

The free TV services can be used in and around these cities by using DVB-T2 dongles on Smartphones and tablets via OTG cable, Wi-Fi dongles for moving vehicles, besides the TV sets having built-in DVB-TV tuner which are called to be Integrated Digital TV (iDTV).

While the iDTV services are available already in many of the Panasonic, Sony, Samsung and LG etc, users can buy the dongles from online stores like Ebay, Flipkart, Snapdeal etc. Users need to download the software and plug these dongles to their Smartphones and tablets to enjoy watching DD channels.
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Freedom 251 Starting Sending Confirmation SMS And Emails
After waiting for a long time Freedom 251 has started sending the confirmation Emails and SMS to their first 30,000 customers. And the company has confirmed that the device will be delivered to all the registered customers by June 30, 2016.

Many of the customers who have requested for the order have raised many questions to the companies and over the media. The company has shared the confirmation information on their Facebook Page stating that
Today is going to be the historic day, we have sent out all the confirmation Emails and Calls to the first 30,000 customers who will be receiving the device through Cash on Delivery. Kindly like this post and share your comments after receiving the confirmation messages.
Many of the people have commented that they have received the confirmation SMS and Email on their inbox.

Ringing Bells has launched the product in the presence of a Murali Manohar Joshi on 17th February 2016. The company has told that it has received over 7 crore registrations for the product but at present only 30,000 customers will receive on first.

To see more details about the device you can check out our blog post.
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Why To Buy Refurbished Mobile Phones Online
For all those who want to buy a high-end Smartphone within a stipulated budget, it comes as a fabulous deal to buy refurbished mobile phones online. Carrying same features as the brand new devices, the handsets works perfectly well and it becomes really difficult to differentiate between the actual and refurbished mobiles. These are not second hand or used devices, but those that come with minor manufacturing defects.

Refurbished mobiles are actually the handsets that are fixed up with new hardware and software components as per the issue. The handsets are rectified, tested and re-tested by expert technicians once they are fixed. A strict quality check is performed on each handset to assure its best functionality and performance parameters.

A Real Value for Money

Actually less money! The fact is that the buyers receive a totally functional device at a lower price. If you carefully think about the lifespan of a mobile device, it can be said that in the competing era, users change their handsets very often. So why to spend a huge amount of money on buying expensive Smartphone's? Think twice!

Online Purchase Convenience & Support

With online stores, it becomes really convenient to buy refurbished mobiles from the comfort of home. You are not required to go anywhere or face heavy traffic on the route. Your favorite handset can be yours just by following a few clicks. The online portal displays all the features and attributes of the enlisted handsets. Round the clock support is offered to all customers.

Broad Options to Choose From

Any kind of refurbished mobiles in all different price ranges can be purchased from an online portal. With a wide spectrum of options, the buyers are given the freedom to browse and buy desired the device. One can buy refurbished mobile phones online and can refer this to friends and family.

Technology Comes Handy

With refurbished handsets, the price falls to exceptional extents, yet the devices are sold in excellent conditions. This way, the high-tech devices can be purchased by those with a limited budget. It becomes easier to buy the latest technology for specific class buyers with a dream of purchasing expensive devices. As a whole, it can be concluded that the refurbished mobiles are not defective devices, but a bliss that makes it possible to purchase recently launched handsets at an affordable price.
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CREO MARK 1 Teases New Stylish Smartphone
CREO is a Bangalore based fast-growing company which teases new stylish Smartphone assuring every month updates to their users to make the device more powerful. In this teaser, the company haven't revealed any of its features except the design model.

The company Co-Founder and CEO, Sai Srinivas said
Our engineers have worked day and night were committed for #MakeBetter Android. It clearly tells that with our OS we will send the relevant software updates that should keep your phone running smoothly like a new one. We not only send the relevant updates but also ship a new feature on every update which you have never heard on any other Smartphone.
And says, the updates will be based on the feedbacks and suggestions received from the users on the community channel. As a start-up we will be focusing mainly on the Android OS features, which could be replicated by the app.

Internally the development team is planning to improve the Smartphone on the major aspects of app discovery, security and calling. Anyhow, the company is trying to launch the Smartphone by the end of the year with Android 5.1.1 as the default version on the Smartphone.
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Android N Redesigned Look With New UI System Settings
Google has started working on new android version, recently few images are leaked online with new UI design. These images were spotted on Android Police showing the Android N new UI system settings.

These settings in the images are having few differences between Marshmallow and N. In the above image you can see the in the left (Current UI) and centre, right (Android N). The new N version shows additional information of the items like data usage and description with Do not disturb alarms only pop up link.

If you click on any of the items on the main screen and go level deep then you can see Hamburger menu which is to help users to navigate between different areas of the settings. However, we are not going to see the similar lined items instead we can see the individual sections like Device, Wireless and Settings.

Google is going to keeping the old menu which enables users to understand the navigation and settings. Almost all the items in the settings are same but the notifications and sound items have been split into Hamburg menu on the N version.

Although its not revealed that Android N version will be release by the end of 2016.
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Government To Take Action against Ringing Bells If Fail To Deliver
Recently, a phone called Freedom 251 has released a order now option to customers for buying the product at Rs. 251. There was huge response by customers to get the product as many of them have booked but not yet received the confirmation link to buy the product.

As per the Hindu report, Communications and IT Minister Ravi S Prasad said
we have received lot of communication raising doubts over the company and on their plan. we are doing an inquiry that how prepared they are and whether they can provide the delivery of the product with the price mentioned or not and do they have BIS certification or not.
Following to the query, the Department heads of Ringing Bells Pvt Ltd. have met the government officials and explain their business model. The department will have to examine these responses made by them.

The minister added
They have said they will deliver the product as promised and we have taken a stock of their preparedness so that there won't be any discrepancy later. If they fail to deliver from April they as per the law an action will be taken on the company.
However, the company claims that they have received 6 crore people registrations for its product. And has made a promise that they are going to deliver 50 lakh handsets by June 30, 2016. Out of which 25 lakh will be through online orders and the rest are offline sales.

We should wait till April and await for the next confirmation details about the product delivery.
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Indian Firm Ringing Bells Launches Cheapest Freedom 251 Android Phone
We have seen many of the cheapest mobile phones but now Indian firm Ringing Bells Pvt Ltd established in 2015, launches cheapest Freedom 251 android phone which cost Rs. 251 only.

Freedom 251 - experience the Freedom, comes up with built-in apps like Women Safety, Swach Bharat, Fisherman, Farmer, Medical, Google Play, WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube and much more.

The specifications of Freedom 251 device are as below

  1. 4'inch qHD IPS screen
  2. 1.3 GHz Quadcore Processor
  3. 1 GB RAM
  4. 8 GB Internal Memory
  5. Android Lollipop 5.1
  6. 3.2 MP AF Front Camera and 0.3 MP Rear Camera
  7. 1400 mAh Battery Capacity

Camera

Coming to the camera, it works best at this price range and inbuilt touchless technology is specifically made for taking best selfie images.

Connectivity

It works well to enjoy boundless freedom with family and friends with fast browsing capacity.

Memory

It has the capacity to explore well while playing games are using apps and able to store the files, images and documents with the efficient internal storage.

Talk

It gives you more time to talk and chat with your family or friends without any worry about battery running out of power.

The company has released the product online and many of them have registered with buy option available on the website by entering the details for delivery and confirmation. Since today is the first day the official website may be busy and hang on for sometime due to lakhs of impressions or users returning to it.

We have tried to buy the device but was unsuccessful due to some technical issues occured on the website. Hope you get the device and ship to your home.