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With the launch of Karbonn Titanium S2 and Xolo Q700, price war among the domestic and MNC companies have intensified, especially they have the potential to pose a threat to Micromax's flagship smartphone Canvas HD and also they might even cannibalize the sales of its own older siblings Titanium S5 and Q800 respectively.

HTC One was first spotted in Spice owned online store Saholic, a week ago, now the coveted smartphone is reported to be in stock with multiple stores including India Times Shopping and Infibeam, whereas popular e-retailer Flipkart has also begun taking pre-orders.

People familiar with HTC plans have confirmed that "HTC is indeed planning to launch the phone (HTC One)" with pure Android OS this summer.

Smartphone leader Samsung on Friday launched an entry level Android based handset Galaxy Star in India for ₹5240. Samsung Galaxy Star sports 2.9-inch TFT QVGA screen with 320x240p display resolutions and runs on the Android mobile OS v4.1 Jelly Bean.

Even though Nexus 4 made a late debut in India, almost six months after its November 2012 global unveiling, many tech blogs in the sub-continent have hailed the Google smartphone to be the best Android handset in its price-range and even dent the sales prospective of other high-end smartphones like HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4.

Taking a cue from technology rivals Apple and Samsung, Canadian smartphone BlackBerry has introduced an EMI (equated monthly instalments) scheme for its flagship BlackBerry Z10 and Curve 922 with an aim to attract price-conscious buyers in India.

Sony Xperia Tablet Z sports a 10.1-inch LCD WUXGA (1920x1200p) display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 and runs on the Android v4.1 Jelly Bean OS powered by 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core krait processor with Adreno 320 graphics engine.

HTC Desire 600 sports a Super LCD 2 screen with qHD 950x540p display resolution and it runs on Android Jelly Been OS powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor with Adreno 203 graphics engine. It also packs 1GB RAM and 8GB in-built memory.

Now a solution to help Indians tap the history of the used car will help them stay out of any possible fraud. A new website, CheckCar.in, may become a nightmare for those dealers who try to withhold important information from prospective buyers.

To indicate her disbelief in the concept of global warming, former Republican Party vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin posted a naughty remark in her Facebook account.

Among the top brand sellers, Windows Phone 8 powered Lumia 520 smartphone has gained lot of popularity for Nokia thanks to its pocket-friendly price and peppy colourful back-panels. But with launch of Iris 458Q, the equation is set to change as the Lava smartphone runs on the on the latest Android mobile OS v4.2 Jelly Bean and packs a quad-core processor, all for a sub-₹8,500 price-tag.

Xolo Q1000 sports a 5.0-inch IPS HD display with 1280x720p resolution and runs on the latest Android OS v4.2 Jelly Bean powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor. It packs 1GB RAM and 4GB internal memory which can be further upgraded to 32GB through a microSD card.