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Sony Unveils The Xperia Z Ultra: Has 6.4 inch Display, Boasts Snapdragon 800 Chip

June 26, 2013 0 Rahul S

Sony has unveiled the latest model in the Xperia Z lineup of high end smartphones. Called the Xperia Z Ultra, this handset features a humungous 6.4 inch,full HD display and is the first smartphone to be announced with the Qualcomm…

India

Uttarakhand Tragedy: Aircel Sets Up Mobile Booths, Offers Free Calls

June 25, 2013 0 Rahul S

In an attempt to help people still stranded in flood affected loacations in Uttarakhand, Aircel has set up free mobile booths in the region. These mobile booths will aid victims and help them communicate with their loved ones in other…

Android

Google To Setup “Android Nation” Stores In India

June 20, 2013 0 Rahul S

Following the opening of exclusive “Android Nation” brick and mortar stores in Indonesia, Google is looking to strengthen its Android presence in India by following the same strategy. Google has partnered with Spice Global and will soon set up “Android…

Telecom

Vodafone, Airtel Slash 2G Data Rates By 80% and 90% Respectively

June 20, 2013 0 Rahul S

Vodafone and Airtel are in a cut throat competition to woo its large base of 2G Internet users on prepaid, it seems. It was just hours ago that Vodafone first announced that it would be slashing its 2G Internet surfing…

Android

Samsung Announces The Mega 5.8 And Mega 6.3 In India

May 29, 2013 0 Rahul S

Samsung has announced the launch of its new mega sized phablets the Mega 5.8 and the Mega 6.3 in India. The devices are amongst the largest screened mobile phones you can buy today and as made evident by the naming…

HTC

Coming Soon: HTC One Variant With Stock Android?

May 24, 2013 0 Rahul S

It has been just over a week since Google announced that they would be coming up with a Galaxy S4 Google Edition – which as you might be aware is a Samsung Galaxy S4 running stock Android. Now, we have…

Android

Panasonic Debuts P51 Android Smartphone In India

May 17, 2013 0 Rahul S

Panansonic India has announced the launch of the P51 – an Android   powered smartphone in the country. The first in a series of new Android handsets that the Japanese company plans to bring here, the P51 the company says “is…

Android

LG, Google Finally Bring The Nexus 4 To India For Rs. 25,999

May 16, 2013 0 Rahul S

LG and Google have jointly announced the launch of the Nexus 4 Android smartphone in India. The device is expected to make it to India in the next  few days and is already available for preorder on Flipkart, starting at…

Android

How Google Just Killed Simplicity With Its Hangouts Android App

May 16, 2013 0 Rahul S

One of the reasons I love almost every Google product out there was the basic principle of simplicity they followed in designing them. The simplicity of design that they kickstarted with their search engine seemed to have been implemented across…

Nokia

5 Reasons Why You Should Buy The Nokia Asha 501!

May 13, 2013 0 Rahul S

Yours truly just returned after a whirlwind trip to New Delhi where Nokia had its international launch of its new Asha Series handset – the Asha 501. The launch event in itself was huge and was unlike any other I…

News

Nokia Lumia 520 To Get Some FM Radio Love Soon?

May 8, 2013 0 Rahul S

If you have been following the Windows Phone saga closely, you might be aware that for reasons best known to Microsoft, the company had decided to stop support for FM Radio with Windows Phone 8 – a thing which was…

Android

Wickedleak Wammy Desire 2 Tablet Launched, Gets Quad Core Exynos Processor

May 6, 2013 0 Rahul S

Wickedleak Inc has just announced the launch of its new “Wammy Desire 2” Quadcore 7 inch tablet in India. This Android 4.1 Jellybean toting device features the aforementioned 7 inch IPS capacitive display sporting a resolution of 1280*800 pixel.  The…

Android

Zync Launches Quad 10.1 Full HD Tablet For Rs.14,990

May 3, 2013 0 Rahul S

Zync Global who has been of late been on a tablet launch spree has just announced the launch of a brand new addition to their tablet range. The newest tablet to come out of their stables has been christened the…

Android

Celkon’s CT 888 7-Inch Tablet Costs Rs.7999, Runs Android 4.0 ICS

April 24, 2013 0 Rahul S

It is raining Android tablets these days. Just as I complete writing a piece about the not too spectacular launch of the Asus Fonepad, I have news about yet another tablet launch. This time, the manufacturer in question is not…

Android

Asus FonePad Lands In India For Rs.15,999

April 24, 2013 0 Rahul S

Asus has launched its large screened tablet cum phone – the FonePad in India. First unveiled at the Mobile World Congress earlier this year, the device is basically a 7 inch tablet that can also double up as a phone.…

Nokia

WhatsApp Away With Nokia’s New Asha 210

April 24, 2013 0 Rahul S

It was just a few days ago that Nokia announced on its Conversations Blog about an impending new launch. A few teaser images of the handset were leaked by them as well. It was clear that the device was a…

Android

Zen Mobile Announces Feature Packed Ultrafone 701 HD: On Preorder Now

April 22, 2013 0 Rahul S

With the likes of Micromax and Karbonn gunning it out in the highly competitive, newly emerged “low cost – high end” mobile phones market (I think I just coined that term!), other players too seem to have made up their…

Apple

Apple Reveals: Siri Stores Your Data For Two Years

April 22, 2013 0 Rahul S

It is a well-known fact that companies use user generated data to supposedly “improve their services”. Many large corporations in the past have been rapped by authorities for not detailing how they deal with these data – and these include…

Nokia

Nokia To Make a Galaxy Note Sized Windows Phone Device?

April 18, 2013 0 Rahul S

While the company might have not had a great start with its Windows Phone based devices, there are some signs that Nokia seem to be picking up on the sales of its newer Windows Phone devices. Nokia as of today…

Android

Alcatel Launches Mid Range Smartphones In India

April 17, 2013 0 Rahul S

TCL Communications, the company that makes handsets under the “Alcatel” brand name has announced the launch of two new mid-range Android powered handsets in India. The new handsets in question are known as the One Touch Idol Ultra and the…

Android

Micromax A115 Canvas 3D Appears On Saholic

April 15, 2013 0 Rahul S

Micromax, who has been on an aggressive product launch spree of late seems to be cooking up a new handset that would be placed between the hugely popular A110 Canvas 2 and the A116 Canvas HD. The device has made…

Google

YouTube Goes Back To The Eighties With “VHS Mode”

April 15, 2013 0 Rahul S

If you are an 80’s kid, I am pretty sure you have had your time with VCR’s and video cassettes. Although VCR’s have given way to DVD and eventually Blu Ray players, there is still an old world charm attached…

Android

iBall Slide 6309i Tablet Debuts For Rs.5199

April 10, 2013 0 Rahul S

It’s literally raining affordable tablets here in India these days. The latest entrant to the already crowded affordable tablets space is the iBall Slide 6309i tablet. Featuring a 7 inch display and tipping the scales at a healthy sounding 310…

Android

Google Rolls Out New Look Update For The Play Store

April 10, 2013 0 Rahul S

Google’s Play Store has since its inception went through a few changes – almost all of them being evolutionary in nature. Frankly speaking, I never had any issues with the last version of Google Play as well. It did a…

Tech Industry News

Indian Railways Introduces Free Wi-Fi Service On Rajdhani Express!

April 4, 2013 0 Rahul S

Being an Internet Junkie, (and also a railfan), one thing that has always bothered me when I am preparing for a long journey by train is whether I would get continuous Internet access over the course of the trip. Keeping…

Android

Images Of HTC’s Facebook Phone Emerge Before Launch

April 3, 2013 0 Rahul S

I am sure you might be well aware of the Facebook event scheduled for later this month. The popular perception is that Facebook would be launching a phone at this event. Now, folks from over at @evleaks have posted an…

News

India Mobilephones Market Share Wars: Nokia And Samsung Continue to Dominate

April 2, 2013 0 Rahul S

Nokia might not be doing well on the global front – but its Indian operations continue to lead the cellular phones market in India. The Finnish brand sells more phones than any other manufacturer in India. Well,I am not saying…

Tech Industry News

Google’s April Fool Jokes For 2013!

April 1, 2013 0 Rahul S

It is a known fact that Google comes up with elaborate April Fool’s Jokes every year and 2013 is no exception. Google in fact seems to have outdone itself this time with quite a bunch of them. Lets take a…

India

After Court Ruling, Micromax Agrees To Sign Patent Deal With Ericsson

March 29, 2013 0 Rahul S

Until now we were not used to seeing large lawsuits being filed by companies in the telecom sector against each other here in India. Ericsson, the erstwhile manufacturer of mobile phones and currently a large cellular infrastructure provider however decided…

Android

WishTel IRA “Capsule” Debuts For Rs 16,000 In India

March 28, 2013 0 Rahul S

Mumbai based WishTel which made its foray in to tablets, netbooks and mobility solutions just over a year ago have come up with its latest product for the Indian market. It’s called the IRA “Capsule”, Wishtel is targeting the device…

Windows Phone

Evernote for Windows Phone Gets Version 3.0 Update

March 28, 2013 0 Rahul S

It seems Windows Phone Apps are getting updated (and getting better) with each passing day. Earlier, it was the much popular WhatsApp for Windows that received a much needed updated version and now it’s the turn of Evernote. Evernote for…

Accessories

Blaupunkt Introduces New Headphone Range In India

March 23, 2013 0 Rahul S

German home and car audio equipment major Blaupunkt has made its entry in to the consumer gadgets arena with the launch of a bunch of new headphones in the country. The company as you might be already aware, is a…

Nokia

Nokia Brings The Lumia 720, Lumia 520 To India

March 21, 2013 0 Rahul S

Nokia yesterday officially unveiled its newest Windows Phone 8 powered handset – the Lumia 720 and the Lumia 520 in India. At an event held at New Delhi, the company for the first time, showcased the handsets in India. Both…

Software

Windows Phone 8 Gets Updated Skype App

March 20, 2013 0 Rahul S

If you are amongst the millions of people not too happy with the Skype application currently available for Windows Phone 8, well, here’s some good news coming your way. Microsoft has just released an updated version of Skype for Windows…

Android

Coming Soon: Android 2.3 Laden Micromax Bolt A51

March 19, 2013 0 Rahul S

Micromax is readying the launch of yet another low end Android powered handset in the days to come. The company’s website has listed a new entry level handset called the “Bolt” A51 which is expected to be priced at around…

Android

Karbonn A6 – Affordable Smartphone Appears On SnapDeal

March 18, 2013 0 Rahul S

It seems to have become a norm for Indian handset manufacturers to silently launch new handsets on online portals without making a huge hue and cry these days. Following the trend is Karbonn Mobiles which has apparently launched the Karbonn…

BlackBerry

1 Million BlackBerry OS 10 Devices Ordered By Unknown BlackBerry Partner

March 14, 2013 0 Rahul S

BlackBerry’s recently announced Z10 was not received with rave reviews. There is however no denying the fact that it indeed is quite capable a device as a smartphone. Some partners of BlackBerry seem to surely believe so. That’s right, we have…

Nokia

Nokia, New India Assurance Introduce Handset Insurance Plan For Phones

March 12, 2013 0 Rahul S

Handset maker Nokia and Insurance company New India Assurance have joined hands to introduce a unique handset insurance plan for Nokia devices. This plan is aimed at helping users to safeguard against risks of mobile phone theft and possible damage.…

Android

Lava To Introduce Fastest Intel Powered Smartphone on March 14

March 11, 2013 0 Rahul S

On March 14th, when the rest of the tech world would be glued to see what Samsung would come up with as the successor to the Galaxy S III, homegrown manufacturer Lava who owns the Xolo brand is all set…

Nokia

Review: The Nokia Lumia 820

March 11, 2013 0 Rahul S

Nokia’s latest Windows Phone offerings – the Lumia 820 and the flagship Lumia 920 were finally released in India last month. While we did get to play around with the Lumia 920 on many occasions, thanks to the attention it…