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…

News

Karbonn Titanium X Android Smartphone Launched For Rs.18,490

December 5, 2013 0 Team OG

Karbonn Mobiles has in a press release announced the launch of its newest Android powered flagship smartphone, the Karbonn X. The handset was unveiled by Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Mr. Kapil Sibal earlier today. The Karbonn Titanium…

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…

Apps

Hike Messenger Launches Version For Older BlackBerry Devices

December 3, 2013 0 Harshit

India based messenger service Hike has just announced that they have launched a version of their app for BlackBerry devices running the older version of BlackBerry OS. The app launched back in December 2012 managed to rake in 5M users…

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.…

Apps

Cross Platform Messaging Client Line Hits 300 Million Users Worldwide

November 26, 2013 0 Harshit

Messaging application Line earlier today issued a press release claiming that the service has gone past 300 million users. Now that surely is an impressive number any way you look at it. Line, along with WeChat and WhatsApp are amongst…

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…

Android

Concept Video Predicts Samsung Galaxy S5 Features

November 25, 2013 0 Rahul S

Samsung’s Galaxy S4, the latest flagship smartphone from the Korean giant has been around for quite some time now. In fact, it is been for enough time already for many to think about its possible successor – the now mythical…

Android

Five Reasons You Should Buy The Google Nexus 5!

November 23, 2013 0 Rahul S

Google recently launched its reference Android handset – the Nexus 5 in India and in countries across the world. The phone, manufactured by LG is available via the Google Play Store, a host of online retailers as well as brick…

Android

HTC One Max Launched In India For 56,490

November 22, 2013 0 Rahul S

HTC’s large screened phablet – the HTC One Max has finally reached our desi shores. The phone saw a global launch sometime last month and HTC thought it was time we the people of India got a taste of their…

News

There are 1.22 Billion Mobile Phone Users In China Now

November 22, 2013 0 Harshit

Chinese press agency Xinhua has released a statement saying that the number of people using mobile phones in the country has crossed 1.22 billion  by the end of October 2013. The country of 1.36 billion is fast approaching 100 %…

iPhone

Apple Testing iPhone 6 Model With 4.9 inch Display

November 21, 2013 0 Rahul S

We have heard of this one in the not too distant past as well. News is, we have a Chinese blog reporting about Apple field testing prototype next generation iPhones already. The “iPhone 6” that is being tested supposedly features…

News

Nokia Asha 501 Gets Some Much Needed WhatsApp Love

November 21, 2013 0 Rahul S

Back in May 2013, when Nokia released its low end wonder – the Asha 501, we all were promised that the phone would be getting the much sought after Messaging app WhatsApp. Even after months of waiting, that version never…

News

Winamp: It’s Time To Say Goodbye

November 21, 2013 0 Rahul S

One of the most popular media players of all-time, Winamp is all-set to shut shop. Winamp has put up a small but prominent notice on its website stating that the program won’t be available for download starting December 21, 2013.…

Apple

Apple’s Partner Foxconn Will Stop Making iPhone 5C’s at Zhengzhou Factory

November 21, 2013 0 Krishnan

Taiwanese publication Digitimes is reporting that Apple’s iPhone manufacturing partner FoxConn is stopping the production of the iPhone 5C completely at its Zhengzhou facility in northern China. The factory will instead be used to make iPhone 5S’ which are outselling…

Hardware

Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Debuts; A Faster, Meaner Successor To The Snapdragon 800

November 20, 2013 0 Rahul S

Qualcomm has announced a successor to the current performance king – the Snapdragon 800 in the form of a new chip. Called the Snapdragon 805, this chip betters the performance from the older 800’s by a fair margin. The main…

Reviews

The Lumia 625 Review

November 20, 2013 0 Rahul S

Nokia’s Lumia 625 is a peculiar handset. Technically a successor to the colourful Lumia 620 that was launched back in December 2012, specifications and size wise, it is more closer to the Lumia 720 than it is to its so called predecessor.…

Google

The Google Nexus 5 Sale Starts In India!

November 20, 2013 0 Rahul S

Google’s much awaited Nexus 5 has officially arrived here in India. The handset can now be bought from the Google Play store. Until now, the “Add to Cart” option was absent from the page and it only showed a “Coming…

Internet

Is Volvo’s New Viral Ad Inspired From An Indian Movie Scene?

November 19, 2013 0 Rahul S

Looks like I am watching a lot of viral videos these days. I had just written about the LG MiniBeam campaign earlier today and a few hours later I come across this! This is a recent video by Volvo who…

LG

LG’s MiniBeam Projector Video Goes Viral

November 19, 2013 0 Rahul S

LG’s recently launched portable projector – the PG60G – also known as the “MiniBeam” is the star of a online video campaign from LG Electronics. The video – uploaded on October 28, 2013 has already been viewed by over 3.9…

News

Intex To Launch Android Smartphone With An Octa Core MT 6592 Processor

November 18, 2013 0 Rahul S

Homegrown Android smartphones maker Intex has announced its plans to announce its next flagship Android powered device here in India. The yet to be officially named device will sport the new Mediatek MT 6592 chipset that houses an Octa Core…

Motorola

Motorola Is Coming Back To India With The Moto G

November 14, 2013 0 Rahul S

So, I woke up today hearing about the just announced Motorola Moto G. Yet another mid range phone from Motorola I thought. I quickly lost interest because I “knew” this one wasn’t coming home to India. Yawn. Then for some…

Reviews

Review: Coast by Opera for iPad

November 13, 2013 0 Krishnan

Opera has been in the browser business since time immemorial now. While its much respected Opera Browser for them PC’s never quite took off, there are those dedicated Opera fans who would rather stop browsing the Internet than use another…

Android

Gionee GPad G3 5.5 inch Phablet Lands For Rs.9999

November 13, 2013 0 Rahul S

After launching its much talked about and  now much advertised Gionee Elife E6, Chinese OEM smartphone maker Gionee has set its eyes on the lucrative mid range phablets market in the country. In its bid to increase its foothold in…

Apple

Apple iPhone To Get Bigger Displays In 2014?

November 11, 2013 0 Rahul S

Apple has been of late under pressure from its fans, investors and industry insiders alike to bring more innovative feature additions to its iPhone. The iPhone design and features have more or less remained the same since the past few…

News

Xolo Q2000 Phablet Appears On Official Website; Price – 14,999/-

November 8, 2013 0 Rahul S

Indian smartphones manufacturer Xolo seems to be on a roll. The company which had a string of recent launches has listed its newest device on its official website. The handset happens to be a large screened phablet going by the…

Samsung

Six More Samsung Smartphones Now Galaxy Gear Compatible

November 7, 2013 0 Rahul S

When Samsung announced its much talked about Galaxy Gear smart watch earlier this year, there was only one device that supported it. The Galaxy Note 3 which was launched along with the Gear. Samsung had however promised that it would…