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…

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…

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…

Samsung

Samsung Reports Note II Sales: 5 Million Units

November 26, 2012 0 Team OG

Samsung has proven the critics wrong with its original phablet, the Galaxy Note selling over 10 million units in less than a year. It seems that they have repeated the success with the Galaxy Note II. Samsung has announced that…

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…

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…

Accessories

Review: CAPDASE Xplorer Weatherproof Case – Pebbo for Apple iPhone 4 & 4S

November 2, 2012 0 Tassavur

You surely understand how difficult it is to manage your smartphone in rainy conditions. Now imagine the plight of people of who love to have some kind of outdoor activity in their daily lives or work in extreme weather conditions…

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…

Android

LG Optimus Vu Launched in India, Priced at Rs 34,500/-

October 23, 2012 0 Monis

We all know that the trend of tablets plus smartphones (Phablets) have grown tremendously from past couple of years. Today, LG has also plunged into the bandwagon and announced their latest addition called ‘LG Optimus Vu’. The LG optimus Vu…

eReaders & Tablets

Hands-on With the Asus Taichi, a Dual Screen Tablet-Laptop Hybrid (Video)

October 19, 2012 0 Tassavur

The Asus Taichi is a dual screen, tablet cum laptop device. It looks & functions like a tablet when closed and like an ultra-book when opened. The Asus Taichi can be used in four modes with the help of a…

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…

LG

LG Optimus 4X HD (LG P880) Review: LG’s Comeback Phone

October 15, 2012 0 Tassavur

Along with Motorola, LG is another player in the Android line up which has been sliding down the ranks since the last year. With a not so impressive phone portfolio, plagued with poor software and low build quality LG has…

Apple

Exclusive: Apple App Store Payment System Flaw Allows You to Download Paid Apps For Free

October 13, 2012 0 Tassavur

Yes, you read that right. We have learned that the Apple App store has a payment system flaw that allows one to download all the paid apps for free without even jail breaking their iPhone, albeit the only catch here…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Reviews

Western Digital My Passport 2TB USB 3.0 Portable HDD Review

September 20, 2012 0 Tassavur

Talking of portable hard drives Western Digital is the first that would pop in your mind. And WD certainly has been making our lives easier with its My Passport series of portable drives. Though as a result of our unquenchable…

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…