Micromax A85 price dropped to INR 15,290

Micromax has reduced the price of its flagship Android smartphone A85 by almost INR 4,000. It will now be sold for INR 15,290, down from original price around INR 19,500. The price-cut has come in the wake of recent decisions from LG and Samsung to do the same with Optimus 2X and Galaxy R.

Powered by Android 2.2 and NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, Micromax A85 at this price is a decent deal right now and if company brings Gingerbread update soon, it would make the deal even sweeter.

Online retailers haven’t updated their listings till now to reflect to price-change, but we expect that to happen within next 24-48 hours.

To remind you, here are Micromax A85 features:

• 5MP rear and .3MP front cameras
• 3.8inch TFT display
• 512MB RAM
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
• 1500 mAh battery
• 8GB internal memory

PlayStation Vita launches in Japan, shifts 321,400 units in two days

Kaz Hirai probably had a sleepless weekend as he and the team waited for the two-day sales figures for Sony's PlayStation Vita. He can probably relax a little, knowing that 321,400 of the things were exchanged for cold, hard cash in the retail outlets of Japan. In comparison, Nintendo's 3DS sold 50,000 more units but sales soon stalled -- only to be rescued with a hefty price cut. Of course, now the company has to ensure that the performance issues that early-adopters have been facing are resolved -- we'd hate to experience the same teething trouble when it arrives over here in February.

Microsoft rolls out more new Xbox 360 apps including UFC and Vudu

 

The Xbox 360's most recent dashboard update changed everything around again, but its ultimate effect will continue to be felt over the next few weeks and months as more apps trickle out and add more functionality. A few more selections just went live today, and include highly anticipated options like UFC's PPV app, and access to Vudu (pictured after the break -- also, there's no HDX support yet, just HD) movie streaming. That's not all however as they're also joined by 4 on Demand (UK), ABC iView (Australia), Dailymotion, Demand 5 (UK), plus M6 and MSN Video (France). Also recently announced are plans to bring Orange TV in France to the Xbox 360 in the spring with live streaming of thirty TV channels and VOD access later. For its part, Vudu is trying to entice new customers with a $4.99 credit towards their first rental or purchase, plus a few other promotional pricing incentives. Check the press release after the break for more details, or just power on your console to see the channels that are available in your neck of the woods.