Apps

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…

Google

Google X – The Moonshot Factory

November 15, 2014 0 Sharma Karan

Google’s most recognizable feature till today is still the “search engine”. Google has a clear monopoly in terms of web related searches. Its search engine is nothing short of a technological marvel. Its smart algorithm keeps adapting and evolving to…

India

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…

India

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…

Android

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…

News

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…

Android

Truedialer: The New Smart Dialer?

October 31, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

Truecaller, the online Caller ID for our phones has now launched a new app named Truedialer. It claims to be a smart dialer for your smart phone. The app is available for free on Android and Windows Phone. A user…

News

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…

India

$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.…

Featured

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…

News

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…

Apps

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…

Launch

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…

Concept / Educative

How to Protect Our Online Data

October 17, 2014 0 Sharma Karan

In the advent of the digital age, our privacy is under attack from all quarters. Recently, the circulation of nude photographs stolen from celebrities online accounts has raised questions about the security of storing information over the internet. Apple confirmed…

Google

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…

Android

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…

Google

Net Neutrality And What it Means to Startup’s

October 15, 2014 0 Sharma Karan

The internet is today, one of the few level playing fields still available to companies. It allows startups to compete with established players without any partiality as all data is equal in the digital space. Net Neutrality ensures that all data…

India

India’s Love For All Things Chinese

October 14, 2014 0 Sharma Karan

For long, phones coming across the Indo-China border were considered as cheap substitutes for Apple and Samsung. If you told the Indian consumer that soon these Chinese phones would vie for a significant share of the Indian Smartphone market, they…

events

Intel Technology and Innovation Tour 2014

October 14, 2014 0 Harsh

Intel Technology and Innovation Tour was held in Mumbai on 13th October, 2014. The event showcased a few smartphones, tablets and 2-in-1 laptops, powered by various Intel processors. Thaine Creitz ( Director, Technical Sales and Architecture Enabling at Intel) demonstrated…

Apple

The iPhone Is Broken In India

October 12, 2014 0 Annkur

Ever since the first iPhone was released in 2007, it has been popular in India. I don’t mean popular in terms of sales numbers, but in terms of the buzz it creates, amount of discussions around it and people asking if…

India

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…

News

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…

Android

Micromax launches the Bolt A064 for Rs. 3301

October 8, 2014 0 Aditya Shenoy

Micromax has been a key player in the Indian Smartphone market competing with Samsung for the top spot. The Indian manufacturer has launched yet another phone today.

India

Lenovo Launches a Smart Devices Connected Store in Delhi And The A8-50 Tablet

October 8, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Lenovo is now aggressively targeting India as a market to sell their smartphones and tablets. They have launched a Smart Connected Devices store in Delhi. This store opened after the success of their first store in Pune…

Internet

Facebook Closes WhatsApp For 21.8 Billion Dollars

October 7, 2014 0 Criselle Lobo

Facebook has finally sealed the WhatsApp deal for a mighty 21.8 billion dollars. On 19th February, 2014, Facebook had announced its acquisition of instant messaging app — WhatsApp for 19 billion dollars. This amount shot up thanks to the rise…

News

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.

News

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…

News

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…

News

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.…

News

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…

News

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…

News

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…

News

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)…

News

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…

News

#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…

Tech Industry News

Blaupunkt India offers support for e-tailers; launches DIY product range

September 9, 2014 0 Aditya Shenoy

Blaupunkt has been a key player in the car audio segment. They also used to sell aftermarket car audio equipment along with being the OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) for a lot of car brands like VW, Tata, Mahindra etc. The…

News

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…

News

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…

News

Lenovo launches A536, a Android 4.4 KitKat smartphone priced at Rs. 8999

September 3, 2014 0 Kushang

Chinese manufacturer Lenovo has launched a new Android 4.4 KitKat based smartphone, extending their existing A-series line-up of affordable handsets. Lenovo A536 will be sold at a price of Rs. 8,999 and  it’ll be available in white and black colors on…

News

Pioneer Officially Enters The DJ Segment in India

August 27, 2014 0 Aditya Shenoy

Pioneer India Ltd., which has been a key market player in the car audio segment has now shifted their focus from “In-Car” to “In-Club”. Since its launch into the car audio market way back in 2009, Pioneer has captured the…