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German Blog Leaks Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo Pricing Details

February 4, 2014 0 Rahul S

Samsung’s large screened phablet, the Galaxy Note 3 Neo was announced a few days ago. What was not known then was its expected price tag – which Samsung decided against revealing. That was then. The latest news is that a…

Android

Oppo N1 Officially Comes to India; Hrithik Roshan, Sonam Kapoor to Be Brand Ambassadors

January 30, 2014 0 Rahul S

Chinese handset maker Oppo has made its grand entry into the India market earlier today with the launch of its flagship handset, the Oppo N1. The entry of Oppo marks the arrival of yet another big Chinese brand in India…

Android

Karbonn A91, Android 4.4 Handset Arrives for Rs.4,490

January 29, 2014 0 Rahul S

Desi handset maker Karbonn has a brand new low end Android handset on sale now. Called the A91, the device runs Android 4.2.2 out of the box and has a sub Rs.4500 price tag. The handset boasts of a 3.9-inch,…

News

Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200 Arrives for Rs. 14,490

January 27, 2014 0 Rahul S

Micromax Mobiles is continuing its expansion spree by launching one Android power smartphone after the other. The latest one to be launched is the Canvas Turbo Mini or the A200 – which is basically a shrunken version of its flagship…

Android

Maxx Mobiles Launches 26 New Low Cost Handsets!

January 27, 2014 0 Rahul S

Next time you go out for your walk, do not be surprised if a falling Maxx Mobile handset lands on your head. Why? Because the company seems to have gone berserk and launched as many as 26 new low cost…

Internet

Are You an AAPtard? Do You Like Feku or Pappu? New Words Added to English in 2013!

January 8, 2014 0 Rahul S

2013 was an explosive year when it comes to politics in India. Just a few months shy of the General elections, the barely year old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) stormed the scene by perhaps exceeding their own expectations and winning…

News

Nokia Lumia 1320 and Lumia 525 Launched in India

January 7, 2014 0 Rahul S

So, Nokia has went ahead and launched its Aam admi Windows Phone powered phablet – the Lumia 1320 in India earlier today. The large, 6 inch screen toting phablet features a 720p Clear Black display and is powered by a…

Android

Launched: Gionee ELife E7

December 26, 2013 0 Rahul S

In what has to be arguably the most extravagant phone launch that India has ever seen, Chinese smartphone maker Gionee launched two handsets in India. The highlight of the launch was the company’s new flagship handset – the ELife E7.…

Apps

The Battle Of The Mobile Messengers: WhatsApp Crosses 400 Million Active Users

December 20, 2013 0 Rahul S

So, a few hours ago, WhatsApp put up a blog post announcing that the service now has crossed 400 million active users. That is quite a number for a company that only has 50 employees. To put things into perspective,…

News

Acer Iconia W4 Tablet Launched In India

December 19, 2013 0 Rahul S

Acer has launched its 8-inch tablet – the Windows 8.1 toting Iconia W4 in India. The successor to the Iconia W3, this device comes in two capacity options– 32 GB and 64 GB. The internal memory can be expanded further…

Lenovo

Lenovo Vibe X Launched in India For Rs.25,999

December 18, 2013 0 Rahul S

Lenovo has expanded its smartphones range in India by launching yet another Android powered smartphone in India. Called the Vibe X, the device packs in a set of hard to ignore features. Let’s see what those are. To start with,…

News

Karbonn Titanium X Makes Official Debut: Yours For Rs.18,490

December 12, 2013 0 Rahul S

Karbonn Mobiles, the homegrown cellphone manufacturer has just announced the official launch of its flagship handset, the Titanium X in India. Aimed to compete against the likes of the Micromax Canvas Turbo and the Gionee Elife E6, the handset boasts…

Internet

On Day One Of GOSF, The Website Crumbles

December 11, 2013 0 Rahul S

India’s own online version of Black Friday shopping day and Cyber Monday, the Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF) kicked off from today. This is the second iteration of the shopping fest – with the first one having seen a successful…

HTC

What’s Wrong With You, HTC?

December 11, 2013 0 Rahul S

HTC recently launched three new dual SIM Android powered handsets in India – the Desire 700, the Desire 601 and the Desire 501 as you might have already read by now. There was apparently a launch event at Delhi where…

Micromax

Scoop! Micromax Launching Low End Android Smartphone A47 Soon!

December 10, 2013 0 Rahul S

Looks like Micromax is all set to launch yet another low cost, Dual SIM Android handset in India. Called the Micromax A47, this hitherto unheard of device has appeared on the Export/Import directory Zauba – which has for over the…

Android

HTC Debuts The Desire 700, Desire 601 And Desire 501 Dual SIM Handsets In India

December 10, 2013 0 Rahul S

Expanding its portfolio of its mid to high end, dual SIM offerings in India, Taiwanese cellphone major HTC has announced the launch of three new Android powered Dual SIM handsets in India. The three new handsets are the Desire 700,…

Android

Gionee Launches Pioneer P3 Quad Core Smartphone for Rs.7499

December 9, 2013 0 Rahul S

Chinese smartphone major Gionee has announced a new entry level, Android powered smartphone in India. Known as the Pioneer P3, the handset seems to be a decent handset under Rs.8000. Let’s quickly take a look at the features on this…

News

Samsung Galaxy J Launched: Is A Cross Between the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Note 3

December 9, 2013 0 Rahul S

Samsung earlier today officially took covers off its newest “Galaxy” branded device. Christened the Samsung Galaxy J, the device is somewhat of a cross between the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy Note 3. The device, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon…

Gaming

Dots For Android Gets Updated Holiday Theme!

December 9, 2013 0 Rahul S

A week after the popular (and addictive) game Dots received an update for the Holiday season, it’s time for the Android version too to get the same treatment. Dots for Android just received a bunch of gifts as well as…

News

Samsung Allegedly Tried To Cover Up Galaxy S4 Fire Incident

December 9, 2013 0 Rahul S

Mobile phones catching fire are rare occurrences – but when they do happen, they make headlines. More so if they happen to be a high end, best-selling device. This has happened with iPhones in the past. Samsung’s Galaxy Series too…

iPad

Apple iPad Air, New iPad Mini With Retina Display Launched In India: Pricing details

December 7, 2013 0 Rahul S

Apple has launched its fifth generation iPad – the iPad Air and the second generation iPad Mini in India. The launch comes a month after both the devices went on sale in other markets. Apple and its Indian distribution partner…

Android

Asus Padfone Mini Appears Online Before December 11 Launch

December 7, 2013 0 Rahul S

Since everyone seems to be going mini these days with smaller iterations of their successful products, how could Asus be left behind? The Taiwanese company is all set to launch its new smartphone tablet combo early next week with the…

Android

Idea Aurus 4 Announced: Packs in 1.3 Ghz Processor, Runs Android 4.2

December 7, 2013 0 Rahul S

Idea Cellular has been for quite some time releasing handsets under their own “Idea 3G Smartfone” brand. In the past we have seen the company launch a couple of handsets under the Aurus brand. The latest iteration of the same…

Opinion

Five Most Annoying Things On The Internet!

December 6, 2013 0 Rahul S

The Internet is amongst the most amazing creations of man. Imagine a world without social networks, downloadable movies, YouTube, porn and 9GAG. Next to unthinkable! (Unless of course if you are from North Korea). Yet, there are some things out…

News

The SM W750V: Information About Samsung’s Newest Windows Phone!

December 6, 2013 0 Rahul S

Just when you thought Samsung had pretty much given up on their Windows Phone commitments, we hear this. The Korean mobile phone manufacturer is reportedly readying a brand new flagship Windows Phone powered handset that will debut sometime next year.…

News

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 Lands In India For Rs.10,990

December 6, 2013 0 Rahul S

Samsung seems to be on a roll these days – busy launching successors to a bunch of mid-range handsets it released last year. They started off with the Galaxy Grand 2 and a little over a week later have come…

Internet

Internet Subscribers In India Inch Towards 200 Million Mark

December 5, 2013 0 Rahul S

Internet usage in India is on a perennial upward swing, it seems. A few days after IAMAI released data pertaining to surging Internet usage in the largest cities in India, we now have official data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority…

Apple

Apple iPhone 5S More Expensive In India Than Other Markets

December 4, 2013 0 Rahul S

We all knew that the iPhone is a premium product here in India. But how does the Indian pricing of the iPhone compare to other markets across the globe? Are we Indians just complaining for the sake of it or…

Android

Android KitKat Steadily Increasing Its Foothold; JellyBean Dominates

December 4, 2013 0 Rahul S

A little over two weeks after Android KitKat (version 4.4) made its official arrival, the latest version of Android is already being used on 1.1 per cent of devices that run Android.  This is according to data from Android Developers…

News

HP, Lenovo Lead PC Market share In India; 2013 Sales Down In Q3, 2013

December 3, 2013 0 Rahul S

According to research and analytics firm IDC, PC sales saw a quarter on quarter slump of 8.3% in the third quarter of 2013. The overall PC shipments through showed a year on year growth of 8.4% and stood at 3.24…

Android

Spice Smart Flo Mettle X Mi 504 Launched At Rs.6,499

December 3, 2013 0 Rahul S

India phonemaker Spice Mobiles has announced a brand new sub 7k contender to its Android powered smartphones range. Known as the Spice Smart Flo Mettle X (or the Mi 504), the handset is a dual SIM device that runs Android…

Apple

Apple iPad Air, iPad Mini With Retina Display Ready For December 7 India Debut

December 3, 2013 0 Rahul S

Apple will start selling its fifth generation iPad – the iPad Air in India starting December 7, 2013. In a press release issued by the company’s distribution partner Ingram Micro they have also confirmed that the same day will also…

News

Meanwhile In Kerala, Inmates Upload Photos To Facebook From Jail!

December 2, 2013 0 Rahul S

This might be a classic case of people landing in a fix thanks to the lack of knowledge of technology – and more importantly, Facebook’s privacy options. In the southern Indian state of Kerala, a bunch of jail inmates who…

News

Nokia Lumia 525 Makes Discreet Arrival; Tries Succeeding the Lumia 520

November 27, 2013 0 Rahul S

Usually Nokia is quite vocal about the arrival of a new low end handset. Not this time, though. The company has decided to introduce a successor to the much popular Lumia 520 without much fanfare. The obviously named Lumia 525…

Motorola

Motorola’s Moto G Arrives in the US Ahead of Schedule

November 27, 2013 0 Rahul S

Motorola has decided to take full advantage of the forthcoming holiday season in the US. The company has gone ahead and launched the Moto G in the country – well before the original planned release scheduled for January 2014. The…

Micromax

Mysterious Micromax Canvas A116i Appears Online: Is Identical to The Canvas HD

November 26, 2013 0 Rahul S

Folks from over at AndroidOS.in have spotted a strange little handset listed on a few e-commerce websites out there. The handset goes by the name of the Micromax Canvas A116i and is supposedly a “successor” to the Canvas HD –…

News

Futuremark Delists HTC, Samsung Devices Over “Cheating” Benchmark Scores

November 26, 2013 0 Rahul S

While there might be people who believe that a prospective buyer does not base their product purchases just over benchmark score results, there is no doubt about the fact they are at some point important to an end user. For…

Android

Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One Google Play Editions Get Android 4.4 KitKat Update

November 26, 2013 0 Rahul S

Here is some good news for all you Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One Google Play Edition owners out there! Both these handsets have been confirmed to get the official update to Android 4.4 KitKat in the next few days.…

News

WickedLeak Wammy Titan 3 Unveiled: 5.7 inch FHD Display, Quad Core Processor

November 26, 2013 0 Rahul S

 Looks like its raining phablets nowadays. On the same day that Samsung announced a successor to the much successful Galaxy Grand, the Galaxy Grand 2, WickedLeak, the online retailer who sells smartphones under the Wammy brand has unveiled its newest phablet…

Android

Samsung Galaxy Grand vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2!

November 25, 2013 0 Rahul S

Samsung Mobiles earlier today announced a successor to its mid-range phablet – the GLAXY Grand. The Galaxy Grand 2 as the device has been christened gets added features and much better specs compared to the original. It would be launched…