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Samsung Unveils The Galaxy A3, A5, E5 and E7 in India

January 6, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

In an event held in Mumbai today, Samsung launched four new phones. The phones are a part of the A and E series. Under the A series, they released the A3 and A5 and the E5 and E7 were launched in…

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HTC Launches Desire 320 At CES’15

January 6, 2015 0 Ronak

HTC has moved its focus to the Desire series of smartphones for its CES presence this year. A new born to the family, we are talking about the HTC Desire 320 which was announced yesterday (5th Jan). The Desire 320…

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Xiaomi Launches Redmi 2 With 4G LTE Support

January 5, 2015 0 Ronak

Here’s a New Year gift from Xiaomi. Xiaomi, yesterday announced their latest cellphone: The Redmi 2. It comes as the elder brother to the Redmi 1S. and will only be available in the Chinese markets. It is priced around CNY 699 (for…

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A Realistic List of Tech Expectation From 2015

January 5, 2015 0 Aditya Shenoy

It’s that time of the year when the grand predictions from ‘Gurus’ come out. After years of industry experts predicting the next big thing, here is what we think is a more realistic take at what would happen in 2015.…

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Top Attractions at IIT TechFest 2015 — Day 1

January 2, 2015 0 Criselle Lobo

IIT-B’s TechFest is one of the most anticipated tech festival in India every year. People from all over the country attend this event as participants or spectators. This year the festival is from 2nd January to 4th January. Our team…

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Test Driving Wynk: Airtel’s Response To Gaana & Saavn

December 30, 2014 0 Riya

What strikes you first when I ask you to name your go-to music-listening app: Spotify? Er… Gaana? Saavn? Dhingana? With majority of smartphone users having a monthly internet data connection, the number of subscribers to music streaming apps is on the rise and…

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Airtel’s Rift With NetNeutrality In India

December 30, 2014 0 Riya

Net Neutrality means keeping the Internet unbiased and open to all. No Telecom operators can command a authority to differentiate the data based on its website, its use, its time, its users etc. If a user buys an Internet package,…

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Asus ZenFone 4 (A450CG) Review

December 22, 2014 0 Aditya Shenoy

Taiwanese smartphone maker Asus has been in the Indian Smartphone market for a while now. The ZenFone series was first showcased at Consumer Electronics Show early this year and is now officially available on Flipkart. We got our hands on…

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WhatsApp To Launch For Desktop: Buckles Up Among Competitors

December 15, 2014 0 Riya

There is no denying the fact that WhatsApp is the most dominant messenger among the other messaging apps when it comes to carrying out daily conversations. But what it lacked so far was a desktop client through which one need not…

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The Futuristic Bracelet ‘Cicret’ Projects Your Phone Screen On Arm

December 11, 2014 6 Riya

Samsung has increased the size of its smartphones considerably with its Galaxy series and has made us familiar to the term ‘phablet’. Apple, too who took pride over their smaller screen phones had to now cater to the changing choices…

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OnePlus One launched in India. 64GB Variant Available Exclusively On Amazon For Rs. 21,999

December 2, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

  The much awaited flagship killer, the OnePlus One goes on sale in India starting today. The phone has a killer pricing of Rs. 21,999 for the 64GB variant. The One sports a 5.5 inch Full HD display with the…

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Facebook At Work – Competing with LinkedIn And Yammer?

November 24, 2014 0 Sharma Karan

Facebook is working on extending its network beyond the social realm and into the professional world. Facebook aims to gain a foothold in your office space too now. The social networking giant is working on its new offering called “Facebook…

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India Post to Introduce Real-Time Package Tracking Facilities

November 20, 2014 0 Sharma Karan

The Indian Post is the world’s largest postal network with 1.55 lakh registered post offices. In the recent past, the Indian post had faced a significant decline in terms of volume of business. This was primarily due to the Internet.…

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SKYPE QIK – As Simple As Texting?

November 17, 2014 0 Sharma Karan

Qik was founded by Ramu Sunkara, Bhaskar Roy and Nikolay Abkairov in 2007. Qik had two primary offerings a mobile based live video sharing web site and a two-way video conferencing application that allowed users to stream live video from their…

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Xiaomi Redmi Note All Set To Arrive In India

November 15, 2014 0 Riya

Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi who is also considered as ‘China’s Apple’ is all set to ship the Redmi Note into India. The Xiaomi Red Note had been on the shopping lists of tech enthusiasts all over India afterall, Xiaomi did make…

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Xiaomi Looks To Set Up Operations In India

November 13, 2014 0 Sharma Karan

Xiaomi is currently the 3rd largest Smartphone manufacturer in the world, behind only Apple and Lenovo. Not bad considering the company was founded only 5 years ago by serial entrepreneur and Billionaire Lei Jun and that the phone still has not…

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WhatsApp New Feature Informs You When Your Messages Are Read

November 6, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

WhatsApp which recently crossed a 70 million mark of active users in India has a new update! WhatsApp which shows you two ticks if your message is delivered to the recipient, now turns them into blue if the person has read…

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WhatsApp About To Take A Step Ahead Before Google Catches Up

November 4, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

Mobile messaging app WhatsApp now has 70 million active users alone in India. It is used by 600 million people globally out of which more than one-tenth users are now Indians. WhatsApp is the most simple messenger with an easy-to-use…

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Will You Pay For An Ad-Free YouTube?

October 29, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

YouTube, the online video-sharing website owned by Google has plans to save you from watching the ads before you stream your video. You read it correct! YouTube is about to offer paid, ad-free subscription version. In its attempt to establish…

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$15 Billion Internet of Things Market in India Over Next 6 years

October 27, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

We all have heard about the ambitious vision of ‘Digital India’ shared by the Modi Government. The recent announcement by Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEITY) of the nation’s first Internet of Things (IoT) policy document clarifies its seriousness.…

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Microsoft Drops Nokia Name; Phones Will Now be Called Microsoft Lumia

October 22, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

Microsoft acquired Nokia’s mobile phone division in September 2013 for 7 billion dollars. Today, they have officially announced that all new Lumia phones will be called Microsoft Lumia rather than Nokia Lumia. Thus, Nokia will no longer be known as…

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Western Digital Launches My Passport Wireless in India

October 17, 2014 0 Aditya Shenoy

Western Digital has been a key player in the electronic segment, their passport series has been a part of our lives for years now. We are used to plugging in our hard drives into a USB port and using for…

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In Disaster? Check in on Facebook via Safety Check

October 17, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

Facebook has launched a new tool called “Safety Check” which claims to help its users to notify their friends and family that they are safe during or after natural disasters. Facebook’s tool, will be available worldwide to its 1.32 billion…

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YotaPhone Goes on Sale In India Today (Another Flipkart Exclusive)

October 17, 2014 0 Aditya Shenoy

Yota devices, a manufacturer from Russia has teamed up with Flipkart to launch their Yotaphone in India. The YotaPhone is a one of its kind always-on smartphone. It has 2 displays, the one on the front is a 4.3 inch…

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Google’s Fiber Going Wireless? Upto 1 Gigabit Per Second

October 16, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

Google Fiber is Google’s way of making the web faster, much faster than you can imagine to everyone. At up to 1,000 Mbps, Google Fiber is 100 times faster than today’s basic broadband, allowing you to get what you want…

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Android 5.0 – Lollipop Not Ladoo

October 16, 2014 0 Sharma Karan

Google’s much-awaited android platform update has been officially released and it has been named Lollipop. Later today, a giant lollipop will be erected outside Google’s campus in mountain view California. This 10 foot statue will join the existing sculptures of…

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Zuckerberg meets Modi: Will Internet.org fly in India?

October 10, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook is on a two day trip to India to address the first Internet.org summit in India. Mark is also going to meet the prime minister, Shree. Narendra Modi. He is primarily going…

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What’s in Store For India After The Exit of Yahoo! And Nokia

October 10, 2014 0 Sharma Karan

Yahoo! earned upwards of 9 billion dollars in cash through the recent IPO of Alibaba group. This left Investors worldwide including those in India anticipating how Marissa Mayer’s would spend it. The cutback of 400 jobs in the US-based search giants Bangalore…

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Nokia shutting down its Chennai plant by Nov 1

October 7, 2014 0 Aditya Shenoy

Nokia, once the market leader of mobile phones in India is now shutting down its only operational plant here. The plant was earlier manufacturing handsets for Microsoft which currently is the parent company.

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LG G3 Stylus launched in India for Rs. 21,500

October 6, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

LG has launched an all new affordable variant of their flagship — the LG G3 called the LG G3 Stylus. As the name suggests, the phone comes with a stylus called Rubberdium which slides into the phone and has a…

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Microsoft’s Trio – Lumia 730, Lumia 830 and Lumia 930 have landed in India

October 1, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

Microsoft has launched three new Lumia phones spread across different price ranges, starting from the affordable Lumia 730, mid-ranger Lumia 830, to the premiumly priced Lumia 930. The Lumia 730 and Lumia 830 will be available in stores from 8th…

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Lenovo’s Vibe Z2 Pro is a 6-inch QHD (2560×1440 pixels) Phablet for just Rs. 32,999

September 30, 2014 0 Kushang

On Tuesday, Chinese manufacturer Lenovo finally launched their much awaited monster phablet – ‘Vibe Z2 Pro’ in India for just Rs. 32,999. Starting from October 6, it’ll be selling exclusively on Flipkart in Ebony, Graphite Grey, Champagne Gold colour variants.…

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Kabonn’s Titanium S20 launches for Rs. 4,999 on Amazon.in

September 30, 2014 0 Kushang

India-based handset manufacturer, Karbonn, on Tuesday has launched a new Android 4.4 KitKat running smartphone named ‘Titanium S20’ for Rs. 4,999. It’s selling exclusively on Amazon.in and with an additional flip cover, it’ll be available in black and white color…

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Rendezvous’14 – IIT Delhi’s Cultural Fest is Back!

September 30, 2014 0 Aditya Shenoy

Rendezvous — “A meeting at an agreed time and place” thats what the dictionary says. Place- IIT Delhi Time- 17-20 Oct 2014 Rendezvous is the annual cultural fest organized by IIT Delhi, the event goes on for 4 days. With a…

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Farewell Orkut — social network shutting down today.

September 30, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

The Social Networking site Orkut, is shutting down today. The site was started by Google back in 2004 with the aim to get people to connect with family and friends on the internet. Orkut had won the MTV Youth Icon…

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BlackBerry Passport Launched in India at Rs. 49,990

September 29, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

Struggling smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry has launched a new smartphone called the BlackBerry Passport, which is probably their last attempt at surviving. The BlackBerry Passport includes a 4.5” square screen with a 1:1 aspect ratio, 1440 x 1440 pixel (453 dpi)…

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SanDisk Launches Two New Products in India

September 18, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

SanDisk, the famous American company that is known for providing flash memory storage solutions and software launched two new breakthrough products in Mumbai, recently. The first is the 512GB SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-1 memory card – World’s highest capacity…

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#fame launched in Mumbai

September 18, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

Today the world is going digital. Slowly, most data that we consume is through the internet. That is why #fame had launched with the intention of becoming Asia’s premier talent led digital entertainment network. #fame strategically focuses on emerging and…

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Micromax launches Canvas Nitro A310, an Octa-core smartphone priced at Rs. 12,990

September 8, 2014 0 Kushang

Today, Micromax has launched a new smartphone in the Canvas line-up, named ‘Canvas Nitro A310’. It’s priced at Rs. 12,990, directly competing with the newly launched Moto G (2nd Gen). The phone comes with a 5-inch 720p IPS display with…

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Today at IFA- Wearables

September 3, 2014 0 Aditya Shenoy

The IFA event at Berlin has been jam packed with lots of manufacturers unvieling the new generation of Android devices. Looking at the wearable market a lot of smartphone makers are entering the segment. Asus, Samsung and Sony were some…