Tech Industry News

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Opinion

Opinion: Large Display On The iPhone And Apple vs Samsung

November 30, 2012 0 Annkur

iPhone has been a best seller smartphone for a while in the US. With subsidized contracts, breakthrough technology and all the hype generated by the media, Apple managed to get to the helm of the mobile phone market soon after…

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…

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…

Launch Pad

LG Launches World’s First 84 inch Ultra HD 3D TV in India

November 2, 2012 0 Tassavur

LG has been the leading home entertainment brand in the Indian market, but it drove the point home with the launch of the world’s first 84 inch Ultra HD 3D TV yesterday. It boasts of a very impressive resolution of…

Apple

iPad mini vs Kindle Fire HD vs Asus Nexus 7 & Pricing!

October 24, 2012 0 Tassavur

With the iPad mini, Apple has finally entered the 7 inch tablet market the idea of which Steve Jobs had so vehemently opposed stating that 10 inch is the perfect size for tablets. And he was even proved right at…

Apple

New iPad vs iPad 4: What’s the difference?

October 24, 2012 0 Tassavur

Apple yesterday launched the newer version of the New iPad, much to the agony of the current iPad owners whose purchase have become outdated in a matter of six months; a first in iDevice’s history. It has left a lot…

Apps

Apple Launches the MacBook Pro with 13 inch Retina Display Starting Rs. 1,14,900 in India

October 24, 2012 0 Tassavur

After other lines of Apple’s notebook were renewed a few months back, it was a matter of time before the MacBook Pro received an upgrade. And upgraded it was, in style with the stunning Retina display, all fast flash storage…

Market Watch

Surface Phone will Spur the Windows Phone Ecosystem: Stephen Elop

October 19, 2012 0 Tassavur

The rumor mills are busy churning out the possibility of a Surface branded smartphone in the works by Microsoft. And when Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop was confronted by this question, his response was as bemusing as his leadership of Nokia…

Google

Google Stock Plummets With Premature Announcement of Under Performance in Q3

October 19, 2012 0 Tassavur

Google has managed to stump the industry analysts and investors alike yesterday with a premature announcement of its third quarter earnings. Well, the bizarre move wiped off 9% off Google shares value in a matter of a few minutes. Google…

Google

Google Enables Indian Dev’s to Sell paid Apps on Google Play Store

October 19, 2012 0 Tassavur

Yes, finally Indian developers can sell their paid apps on Google’s Play Store in India and at the same time the customers can make payments in local currency. And this is not a mistake this time, like the one which…

Apple

Google Press Invite for Android Event this 29th, New Nexus’ On the Cards

October 18, 2012 0 Tassavur

Google has finally sent out press invites for the 29th of October which could see the launch of the much rumored Nexus devices. Though, the invitation doesn’t give any indication as to what can be launched at the event, we…

eReaders & Tablets

Karbonn Agnee, the First Made in India 3G Tablet

October 16, 2012 0 Tassavur

 Karbon today launched the Agnee tablet in association with Innominds, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processor at the Innovation Qualcomm India 2012 event. The 3G tablet Agnee is based on a reference design by Qualcomm Technologies also referred to…

Rumors

Amazon Interested in Buying Texas Instruments’ Smartphone Chip Business

October 15, 2012 0 Tassavur

Texas instruments had recently announced that they will be closing down operations in smartphone and tablets and instead focusing on the embedded systems. Now Assaf Gilad from Calcalist, an Israeli business sheet reports that Texas Instruments is in advanced negotiations…

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini Officially launched in Germany, Disappoints Consumers

October 12, 2012 0 Tassavur

So the much rumored Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini has been finally unveiled by Samsung at an event in Germany. Though the device carries a Galaxy SIII tag, it isn’t anywhere close to the hardware beast it was expected to be…

Apple

US Injunction on the Galaxy Nexus Revoked by Appeals Court

October 12, 2012 0 Tassavur

As per Reuters, the appeals court has reversed the US injunction applied on Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus device due to a patent litigation a few months back. US District Court Judge Lucy Koh had placed an injunction on the Galaxy Nexus…

LG

LG Nexus Smartphone Rumors Gain Traction With Leaked Images

October 11, 2012 0 Tassavur

Separate leaks from different sources in the last couple of days are pointing out at a possibility that the next Nexus device is indeed from LG. Here are some of the images posted online from different sources: This one was…

Market Watch

PC Shipments Decline For First Time in a Decade, Hope Floats on Windows 8

October 11, 2012 0 Tassavur

According to reports from IHS iSuppli, Worldwide PC shipments are set to decline for the first time in the last 11 years.  The research suggests that PC shipments are set to shrink by 1.2% from 352.8 million units in 2011…

Microsoft

Steve Ballmer Talks of New Directions & Hints At Surface Smartphone

October 10, 2012 0 Tassavur

Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer has promised a completely new approach for Microsoft in the coming months in his letter to the shareholders and also dropped a hint of the Surface smartphone which is in the rumors since a couple of…

Nokia

Meego Based Sailfish OS Phone to be Unveiled by Jolla Next Month, After Raising €200M

October 7, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia abandoned the promising Meego platform but it certainly isn’t dead yet. Jolla, a Finnish startup formed by ex-Nokians has announced that they will be unveiling their first smartphone with a modified version of Meego called SailFish. The other good…

Google

Expect More Cuts at Motorola, Says Google

October 5, 2012 0 Tassavur

Google has warned of further cost cutting measures including restructuring at Motorola as estimates of cost of job cuts has been raised further. Severance related charges are expected to cost the firm 9% higher than expected at $300 million. There…

Nokia

Nokia Headquarter Sales Might Be Too Little Too Late To Save Them: Analysts

October 4, 2012 0 Tassavur

As per a report from Reuters, Nokia is said to be toying with the idea of selling their headquarters in Espoo, Finland in order to cut costs further. Nokia’s spokeswoman Maija Taimi stated that they are looking to get rid…

Rumors

Microsoft Is Working On Their Own Surface Branded Windows Phone (Rumor)

October 3, 2012 0 Tassavur

Microsoft is rumored to be working on their own version of the Windows Phone 8 smartphone and the same is now being reported by multiple sources. The first leak came from China Times, which stated that Microsoft is slated to…

Apple

Preliminary Injunction Lifted on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 by Judge Koh

October 2, 2012 0 Tassavur

In another twist to the Samsung vs Apple patent battle, Judge Koh has dissolved the sales ban imposed on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the US. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 was hit by an injunction by the same judge…

Apple

iPad Mini Rumored To Be Unveiled on October 17th

October 2, 2012 0 Tassavur

Well the iPad Mini or the iPad Air rumors have resurged again. And this time Fortune is stating that one of the major Apple investors claims that he has information from multiple sources about a possible launch of the device…

Nokia

Nokia Lumia 920 & Lumia 820 Finally Gets a Price Tag & Availability of November in Europe

September 28, 2012 0 Tassavur

Nokia’s launch of its next generation Windows Phone 8 devices, Lumia 920 & Lumia 820 didn’t go exactly as planned and was criticised by tech industry pundits across the globe due to lack of any info on the availability or…

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…

Security

Anonymous Hacks BJP Website; Calls For Uprising

September 18, 2012 0 Rahul S

Anonymous has attacked and hacked the official website of  India’s second largest political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The group has called for a nationwide uprising against the policies of the ruling UPA government while also adding that other political…

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…