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Hike Messenger Launches Version For Older BlackBerry Devices

December 3, 2013 0 Harshit

India based messenger service Hike has just announced that they have launched a version of their app for BlackBerry devices running the older version of BlackBerry OS. The app launched back in December 2012 managed to rake in 5M users…

Apps

Cross Platform Messaging Client Line Hits 300 Million Users Worldwide

November 26, 2013 0 Harshit

Messaging application Line earlier today issued a press release claiming that the service has gone past 300 million users. Now that surely is an impressive number any way you look at it. Line, along with WeChat and WhatsApp are amongst…

News

There are 1.22 Billion Mobile Phone Users In China Now

November 22, 2013 0 Harshit

Chinese press agency Xinhua has released a statement saying that the number of people using mobile phones in the country has crossed 1.22 billion by the end of October 2013. The country of 1.36 billion is fast approaching 100 %…

China based NationalChip launches new range of Set Top Box Chips in India

November 1, 2013 0 Harshit

NationalChip, an IC manufacturer based in Hangzhou, China, has launched a new range of chips for use in Set Top Boxes in the Indian market. The company has some lofty goals, and aim to reach around 130 million customers in…

Windows 8.1 Now Rolling Out: Here’s how to download it in India!

October 17, 2013 0 Harshit

Microsoft has just released the latest update to its touch-centric desktop OS, Windows 8.1. The update is available to install for all devices running Windows 8 free of cost. The rollout started an hour ago at 4:30PM but it is…

Gionee Launches The Elife E6 for Rs. 22,999

October 3, 2013 0 Harshit

We are live from Gionee’s event in Delhi where they have just launched their latest smartphone, the Elife E6. The E6 will be available for the price of Rs. 22,999 and has the specs of a much higher end phone:…

Both Samsung and LG Planning Curved Display Smartphone Launches in Next 2 Months

October 3, 2013 0 Harshit

Last week, news came out that Samsung is going to launch a curved display smartphone sometime in October. Today, CNET has reported that LG is also planning to do the same in the month of November. Both companies are purported…

India

Nokia Includes the Lumia 925 and Lumia 625 Under the Ambit of its Smart Upgrade Offer This Diwali

October 3, 2013 0 Harshit

After offering buyback schemes for the Lumia 520 and 620 smartphones earlier, Nokia has now deemed it reasonable for you to turn in your rusty old smartphone for a brand-spanking-new Lumia 925 or Lumia 625 at discounted prices. The offer…

First Impressions of the LG G2 [Now with Video!]

September 30, 2013 0 Harshit

We got an opportunity to play around with LG’s latest all-singing, all-dancing flagship phone, the LG G2 at their launch event in Gurgaon today. Overall, we came away pretty impressed with the phone. It ticks a couple of very interesting…

Live from the LG G2 Indian launch!

September 30, 2013 0 Harshit

We’re live from LG India’s launch of their latest flagship, the LG G2. To recap, the phone features a 5.2″ 1080p display, a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.3 GHz paired with 2 GB of RAM and a…

Lenovo launches a Whole Host of Dual-SIM Android Smartphones in India

September 27, 2013 0 Harshit

Lenovo just augmented its affordable “A” series with four new dual-SIM Android smartphones, namely the A269i, A369i, A516 and A850. They’ve also been quite stingy in terms of disclosing the full specs of these devices, so until we are able…

Apple

iPhone 5S and 5C now Available for Pre-order from eBay India

September 26, 2013 0 Harshit

If you’ve been holding your breath to buy a brand-spanking-new iPhone 5S or iPhone 5C, well you’re in luck. That is, if price is no barrier for you. The Space Grey iPhone 5S can be yours for the low-low price…

Nokia Lumia 1020 to Hit Indian Markets October 11; Pricing to be Revealed One Day Before Launch

September 26, 2013 0 Harshit

In a baffling maneuver, Nokia held a press conference today to announce the availability of the Nokia Lumia 1020 in the Indian market. The catch here is that they did not announce any pricing information for the device and though…

Amazon Introduces New Line-up of Kindle Fire HDX Tablets

September 25, 2013 0 Harshit

Amazon has just announced this year’s updates to their Kindle Fire tablet line-up with the 7″ and 8.9″ versions of the Kindle Fire HDX as well as a cheap redesign of the 7″ Kindle Fire HD. Both new tablets come…

Panasonic Launches the P11, T21 and T11 in India

September 24, 2013 0 Harshit

Panasonic has just announced the launch of three new smartphones in India, called the P11, T21 and T11. They are targeted at the mid-to-low end of the market and bring some worthy specs to the table on paper. They come…

Tech Industry News

Breaking: BlackBerry Removes Google Play Developer Account (Updated with BBM Announcement)

September 24, 2013 0 Harshit

As news about Blackberry’s recent buyout has started to break out, Blackberry’s developer accounts on the Google Play Store seems to have been removed. This basically means that we might need to temper our expectations with regards to BBM for…

Apps

Meet SteamOS: Valve’s Latest Attempt at Living Room Gaming

September 24, 2013 0 Harshit

Gaming software company Valve has just announced their latest project: an operating system based around gaming in the living room called SteamOS. The OS itself is going to be free to download for consumers as well as free to license…

events

Everything You Need to Know About the Microsoft Surface 2 Event

September 23, 2013 0 Harshit

At 8 P.M. IST, Microsoft is going to pull the wraps off the sequels to last year’s Surface and Surface Pro tablets. Due to leaks over the past few weeks, we already know pretty much all there is to know…

iPhone 5’s Touchscreen Reportedly 2.5 Times Faster Than its Android Competitors

September 22, 2013 0 Harshit

Apparently the game and app streaming company, Agawi, has been conducting tests to measure the responsiveness of touchscreens in modern smartphones, including devices based on iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8. Agawi provides multi-platform cloud streaming solutions which stream apps…

This Week In Apps – 001

May 4, 2013 0 Harshit

The daily trickle of apps bogging you down? Worried you might get left behind in the lightning fast world of mobile apps? Wondering who might be so kind as to separate the wheat from the chaff for you on a…

Mark Your Calendars, New Xbox to be unveiled on May 21st!

April 24, 2013 0 Harshit

Microsoft has just sent out invites to members of the press that confirm that a “New Generation of Xbox” shall be revealed less than a month from now on May 21st! Rumors thus far have heated up quite a bit…

Hit the update switch Xperia owners! Android 4.1 Rolling out for Xperia P, Xperia Go and Xperia E dual

April 24, 2013 0 Harshit

You know what the best sort of news in the mobile industry is? Update news! To that effect, Sony Mobile has just confirmed through a blog post that they have started rolling out updates for the Xperia P, Xperia go and…

App (Marketplace)

Facebook Home beta apk leaked; Compatible with a host of devices

April 8, 2013 0 Harshit

Huge grain of salt alert! Facebook’s new Home UI has been leaked from a pre-release HTC First ROM and its yours for the taking if you have a phone with the maximum resolution of 1280×768 and can uninstall your original…

Facebook Home and the HTC First Officially Launched; Present Nirvana for Facebook Fans

April 5, 2013 0 Harshit

As repeatedly leaked, Facebook just launched its new launcher for Android devices, Facebook Home, accompanied by the first device to run it out of the box, the aptly named HTC First. As expected, there is a very deep integration with…

Twitter for Android Updated with an almost but not quite Holo UI

April 4, 2013 0 Harshit

Twitter just updated its Android app to v4.0 and refined its UI to be more in line with Android’s Holo guidelines. Twitter’s old application was quite archaic, featuring menu buttons and non-swipeable tabs. This version corrects some of those flaws…

Tech Industry News

Update: More images of Facebook’s new Home UI for Android leak

April 4, 2013 0 Harshit

After the hardware leaks that we saw earlier, 9to5Google in conjunction with @evleaks have brought us a look at the custom launcher Facebook has built for Android, namely: Facebook Home. Compared to traditional Android launchers, Facebook Home seems like a…

The Nexus 7 in India, A Complete Showcase

April 2, 2013 0 Harshit

Recently, Google has put the pedal to the metal when it comes to their digital media presence in India. Taking into account the dominance of Android in the Indian market, they have started to bring key sections of their Play…

Sony launches the Xperia SP and the Xperia L; On the Verge of running out of letters in the English Alphabet

March 18, 2013 0 Harshit

Sony has just pulled the wraps off of two new mid-end Xperia smartphones, the SP and the L. though not exactly the best designed handsets on the market, with their specs coupled with a nice price point, we have a…

Microsoft vows to support Windows Phone 8 till July 2014

March 18, 2013 0 Harshit

Microsoft has just released support dates for Windows Phone 7.8 and 8, and they do seem to paint a somewhat rosy picture. They’ve in effect confirmed that they will support Windows Phone 8 devices with security updates and bug fixes…

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is here!

March 15, 2013 0 Harshit

Samsung has just launched their latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, at an event in New York. It is a logical continuation of their Galaxy S line and does not really bring any surprises to the table in terms of…

India added to Google’s official Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 pages: Launch imminent?

March 10, 2013 0 Harshit

In a bizarre turn of events, India has been added to Google’s official landing pages for both the Nexus 4 and Nexus 7. We still seem to be missing from the Nexus 10 page, but that seems to further indicate…

App (Marketplace)

SmartAds: An Indiegogo Project that Proposes to Give you Money for watching Ads

March 7, 2013 0 Harshit

Mobile ads are a necessary evil. All of us want to get rid of them, but also realize that app developers wouldn’t make much money without them. To make watching ads on your phone a little more tolerable, SmartAds, an…