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Zen Mobile Debuts The Ultraphone U4 Android Smartphone

January 7, 2013 0 Rahul S

Indian mobilephone maker Zen Mobiles has announced a new handset that would expand its current lineup of “Ultraphone” branded Android handsets. The phone, christened the Ultraphone U4 boasts of a 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Aimed…

Tech Industry News

CES 2013: Nvidia Announces The Tegra 4!

January 7, 2013 0 Rahul S

Nvidia has just announced the launch of its newest System On Chip for mobile devices. Successor to the Tegra 3, the obviously named Tegra 4 chip is claimed to be faster then current competition and is aimed at keeping Nvidia…

eReaders & Tablets

Samsung, Micromax Lead Tablet Sales in India

January 5, 2013 0 Rahul S

If you are a manufacturer of tablets planning to make it big in the Indian market, the time is now to pump in all your resources in to the market. Well we are not saying this – but a recent…

Samsung

Samsung Competitors, Be Ready For a Tizen Onslaught!

January 4, 2013 0 Rahul S

Samsung Electronics, the Korean manufacturer of mobile phones is currently the world’s leading smartphone manufacturer. Samsung’s Android powered handsets are doing extremely well and it seems illogical for them to be concentrating on any other smartphone OS platform. However that…

Software

Ubuntu Previews New Smartphone OS; Targets iOS, Android

January 3, 2013 0 Rahul S

Just when you thought there isn’t any space left for yet another smartphone OS to land on the already overcrowded space, here comes yet another one! Today it’s the turn of Canonical Limited, the people behind the development of Ubuntu…

Entertainment

Sony Stops PlayStation 2 Shipments In Japan

December 31, 2012 0 Rahul S

A good 13 years after it was first introduced – and over 150 million units later, Sony has finally decided to stop selling the PlayStation 2 Gaming Console in its home market – Japan. The PS2 was succeeded by the…

HTC

Testing Nokia Lumia 920’s Optical Image Stabilization Against The HTC 8X

December 27, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia, once the biggest mobilephones maker on the planet is definitely facing difficult times. Its partnership with Microsoft to create an alternative to Android and iOS and “disrupt” the smartphones market hasn’t really paid off. Both the companies are looking to change…

HTC

HTC One S Gets Android 4.1 JellyBean

December 27, 2012 0 Rahul S

HTC’s high end handset, the One S was initially slated to get the much talked about update to Android 4.1 JellyBean sometime back in October. That however was obviously delayed. HTC’s flagship device, the One X however did get the…

smartphones

Huawei Phablet Has 6.1-inch Display; CES Launch

December 26, 2012 0 Rahul S

With the CES barely days away from now, details of very interesting products that might see the official light of the day during that all-important week have started leaking already. Chinese cellular equipment major Huawei, who also dabbles with manufacturing…

BlackBerry

RIM’s QWERTY Keyboard Laden BlackBerry 10 Handset Leaked

December 26, 2012 0 Rahul S

It is now a known fact that RIM owned BlackBerry is readying to launch its new range of BlackBerry 10 based devices on January 30, 2013. As the norm is, a couple of pictures of these devices were already leaked…

Nokia

Samsung Overtakes Nokia; Becomes Top Mobile Phone Brand

December 19, 2012 0 Rahul S

The inevitable has finally happened. Samsung, after overtaking one time leader Nokia in overall smartphones market share late last year has now overtaken Nokia and become the top mobile phone brand for the 2012. Apart from trouncing Nokia, Samsung now…

Samsung

Samsung Announces the Galaxy Grand; Gets 5-inch Display, Runs Android 4.1

December 18, 2012 0 Rahul S

South Korean electronics giant Samsung has announced yet another Android powered high end smartphone earlier today. Christened the Galaxy Grand, this one happens to sport a huge 5 inch display – and runs Android 4.1.2. To make it affordable though,…

Security

Security Flaw Found In Samsung’s Exynos SoC

December 17, 2012 0 Rahul S

The usual suspects from over at the XDA Developers Forum have found a flaw that affects a bunch of Samsung handsets. The flaw supposedly would allow attackers to enjoy unauthorized access to target devices. “Alephzain” – the member of XDA is the…

iPhone

New Broadcom Chip Integrates Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC and FM Radio. Coming To iPhone?

December 12, 2012 0 Rahul S

Semiconductor major Broadcom has released a brand new chip intended for use in cellphones. Now, Broadcom releasing a chip is usual news. The thing that makes this chip interesting is the fact that it integrates almost all connectivity options you…

Nokia

Nokia Asha 205 Arrives; Sports Dedicated Facebook Button

December 12, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia’s Asha Series has just received yet another member with the addition of the Asha 205 to the family. The Asha 205 – along with its cousin the Asha 206 were announced just a few days ago. The phone, the…

Motorola

Motorola to Shut Down Chennai Cellphone Factory; Shut South Korean Operations

December 11, 2012 0 Rahul S

Google owned Motorola Mobility, the popular manufacturer of mobile phones had a few days ago announced its exit from the Indian market as a part of a global restructuring process. Back then we knew that this move would affect the…

HTC

HTC Working On New Flagship Superphone; Probable MWC Announcement?

December 6, 2012 0 Rahul S

Once doing pretty well – thanks to the headstart it received with the arrival of the Android platform, HTC has been facing one tough quarter after another thanks to increased competition from rivals like Samsung, Sony and LG. While HTC…

Nokia

Say Hello to The Windows 8 Powered Nokia Lumia 620

December 5, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia has taken covers off its newest Windows Phone powered handset, the Lumia 620. The much rumoured handset has just become the newest member of the Lumia family and would also be the most affordable amongst the current lot of…

Samsung

Samsung Planning a Cheaper Galaxy Note 2?

December 4, 2012 0 Rahul S

Looks like Samsung is in no mood to rest even after managing to sell the recently launched Galaxy Note 2 Phablet in huge numbers across the globe. If we are to believe fresh reports emanating from a usually trustworthy corner…

Nokia

Affordable Nokia 114 Appears On Nokia Website

December 3, 2012 0 Rahul S

Nokia is usually very vocal when it comes to launching its affordable range of handsets in India. No surprise that considering the fact that India is a huge market for low end, entry level handsets. That is exactly why we…

Tech Industry News

SMS Turns 20! R u clbrtng?

December 3, 2012 0 Rahul S

It has become so common nowadays, no one even bothers to notice. But the fact is, the good ol’ SMS, one of the world’s most used communication services has just turned 20. Back in 1992, when cellphones were the size…

Notebook / Laptops

Samsung Launches Three New Notebook Models In India

November 28, 2012 0 Rahul S

South Korean electronics major Samsung has announced three brand new high end notebook models in the Indian market. The three new devices span across different categories – one being a “normal” laptop while the other two being ultrabooks. Let’s see…

Tech Industry News

Intex Launches Ultra Affordable Dual SIM Handset – Aura

November 27, 2012 0 Rahul S

Homegrown mobilephone manufacturer Intex has just announced the launch of yet another low cost, affordable handset in India. The new device, called the “Aura” happens to be dual SIM enabled (as the case is with most other Intex handsets) and…

Nokia

Nokia Debuts New Asha Phones; Asha 206 and Asha 205

November 27, 2012 0 Rahul S

While it may be trying hard (so far, unsuccessfully) to regain lost ground in the high end segment with its Lumia range of Windows Phone powered handsets, there is no denying the fact that Nokia has been doing pretty well…

Tech Industry News

U.S Judge Allows Samsung, Apple to Add More Products to Lawsuit

November 16, 2012 0 Rahul S

As the patent infringement lawsuit saga between Apple and Samsung continues, new chapters continue to be added with each passing day. In the latest development, a US judge has allowed both Apple and Samsung to “expand” the scope of their…

Micromax

Micromax A110 Canvas 2 Hands On, Photos and Video

November 14, 2012 0 Rahul S

Micromax, which has been until now traditionally known to flood the market with affordable, dual SIM featurephones seems to have changed its tracks. For the good. It was almost two years ago that it started offering dual SIM handsets based…

Android

Google Nexus 7 Tablet Lands In India for Rs.19,990

November 8, 2012 0 Rahul S

Just a week after the iPhone 5 launched in India, another much sought after product has officially arrived in the Indian market. This time round, it is the turn of the popular Google Nexus 7 tablet – announced by Google…

Android

Android 4.0 Increases footprint; Now Found On 25% Of All Android devices

November 5, 2012 0 Rahul S

Here’s some good news coming your way if you happen to be an ardent fan of Google’s previous Android version – the 4.0 Icecream Sandwich. The OS, which was released a year ago was plagued with implementation issues initially. This…

HTC

HTC One X+ Lands In India For Rs. 40,190

November 3, 2012 0 Rahul S

On the day the iPhone 5 made its grand debut in India, there was a subdued launch of another high end phone in the country. The phone in question happens to be the HTC One X+ which was officially showcased…

BlackBerry

RIM Restores BlackBerry Services In Europe After Outage

September 22, 2012 0 Rahul S

RIM (Research In Motion) has confirmed that its BlackBerry services have been restored across Europe following a three hour long outage. The outage which incidentally happened on the same day – archrival Apple launched its newest iPhone 5 model caused…

Apple

iOS Maps Fails To Excite Apple Users

September 20, 2012 0 Rahul S

Google on Wednesday, released a much sought after software update  for the iPhone, the newer iPod Touch models and the iPad. The major change with this iOS 6 update was that the ubiquitous Google Maps application which had been around on…

Android

LG Announces New Flagship Android Handset – The Optimus G

September 18, 2012 0 Rahul S

Days after Apple came out with its best iPhone ever, it is the turn of its supplier from South Korea to unveil its own Android powered flagship. That’s right. Worlds number 5 mobile phones maker LG has announced its newest…

Apple

Apple Fans Order 2 Million iPhone 5’s In 24 Hours

September 17, 2012 0 Rahul S

It might not be the most revolutionary iPhone ever. Competitors might have caught up – on specs and user experience. But it seems there is no stopping the iPhone juggernaut. Why? In just 24 hours since the just announced iPhone…

Tech Industry News

India Aims At Developing Fastest Supercomputer By 2017

September 17, 2012 0 Rahul S

If India’s current Union Minister for Telecommunications and Information Technology Kapil Sibal has his way, India could boast of having the worlds’s fastest Supercomputer by the year 2017. India’s current fastest supercomputer can be spotted at the CSIR (Centre for…

Android

iPhone 5 Initial Benchmarks Reveal A6 Chip Faster Than Galaxy S III, iPad 3

September 17, 2012 0 Rahul S

With the initial frenzy over the launch of the iPhone 5 over, people are now interested in learning more about the spruced up hardware inside the device. Unlike Android players who clearly announce the processor details and the number of…

Android

Has Nokia Out-Innovated Apple With The Lumia 920?

September 13, 2012 0 Rahul S

In the past five years, ever since the introduction of that legendary iPhone, the mobile phones industry has gone through a sea change. Old biggies have been reduced to minnows. Non existent players have become market leaders  and the ubiquitous…

Apple

iPhone 5 Skips NFC. Lightning Connector To Be Around For Years

September 13, 2012 0 Rahul S

Now that the iPhone 5 is finally out, speculations regarding whether the new model would support the latest “in” thing – NFC have been laid to rest. The answer is a resounding no. In an interview with AllThingsD soon after…

Apple

Apple Debuts the iPhone 5

September 12, 2012 0 Rahul S

Just 11 months after the iPhone 4S arrived, Apple has officially taken covers off its brand new iPhone model. While many expected the iPhone 4S to carry the iPhone 5 tag, it is the sixth generation iPhone that finally got…

Android

Google Android Activations Cross 500 Million Mark

September 12, 2012 0 Rahul S

It was just days ago at the launch of the new Motorola DROID RAZR line up of phones that Google Chairman Eric Schmidt announced  that they have crossed more than 480 million Android activations. Since then, Android Product Manager Hugo Barra has…

Tech Industry News

IIT Kanpur Shuts Down Real Time Train Tracking Service SIMRAN; Returns To Life Hours Later (Updated)

September 12, 2012 0 Rahul S

Launched amidst much fanfare back in October 2011 – barely a year ago, as part of a collaboration between IIT Kanpur and the Indian Railways, project SIMRAN was a Rs.100 crore project that aimed to help users track real time location of…