BlackBerry

BlackBerry To Pull Out Of the Japanese Market

February 8, 2013 0 Rahul S

BlackBerry sure seems to have grand plans with its brand new OS 10 powered BlackBerry Z10. Japan however isn’t a part of that plan. The Nikkei has in a report just confirmed that BlackBerry has decided to stop selling its…

BlackBerry

Is The BlackBerry Z10 Coming To India On February 24?

February 7, 2013 0 Rahul S

Well that is what is being claimed by friends from over at Fonearena. BlackBerry’s recently announced flagship BlackBerry OS 10 toting handset – the Z10 is likely to get a pan India launch this very month. Nevertheless, it would be…

Apple

Apple Becomes World’s Biggest PC Maker

February 7, 2013 0 Rahul S

I am sure you might have thought that is a misleading headline, right? But no. This is what is being actually claimed by analytics firm Canalys. In its latest report, Canalys has gone ahead and clubbed the Apple iPad in…

News

Ubuntu Powered Phones to Debut In October 2013?

February 7, 2013 0 Rahul S

It was just over a month ago that folks from over at Canonical first showcased its Ubuntu OS for smartphones. They also had a stall at last month’s CES where they showed off early bits of the revolutionary UI that…

Android

Lava Iris 351 Smartphone Launched; Runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread

February 6, 2013 0 Rahul S

In yet another phone launch aimed at the masses, manufacturer of affordable handsets – Lava has announced the launch of its latest Android powered smartphone. Known as the Iris 351, this one is a dual SIM device running Android 2.3.5…

Android

HCL Introduces New “Me” Range Of Affordable Tablets

February 6, 2013 0 Rahul S

HCL Infosystems has unveiled the latest range of its affordable HCL ME tablets in the country yesterday. The new models include the HCL ME U2, HCL ME V1 and the HCL ME Y3. The prces of these tablets range from…

Telecom

Airtel Offers Mobile Connectivity In Kargil Via VSAT Link

February 5, 2013 0 Rahul S

Airtel has issued a press release stating that they have started offering cellular connectivity in the Kargil sector of Jammu & Kashmir – an area where no other private cellular operators have their services. Airtel adds that while the government has made efforts to…

Microsoft

Windows Phone Goes on An African Safari, Thanks To Huawei, Microsoft

February 5, 2013 0 Rahul S

Microsoft and Chinese telecommunications major Huawei (who also dabbles with smartphones) have jointly announced that they would be bringing affordable, low cost Windows Phone powered devices to the continent of 1 billion people. The huge African market is one of the fastest…

India

Idea Introduces 3G Speed Booster Plans For Postpaid Subscribers

February 4, 2013 0 Rahul S

Idea Cellular has announced the launch of its new 3G ‘Speed Booster’ packs that would allow its postpaid 3G subscribers access to high speed 3G Internet access – all through their billing cycle – without having to worry about reaching the data cap. This will…

Apple

Apple Becomes Number One Smartphone Maker In The US. Overtakes Samsung

February 4, 2013 0 Rahul S

There is no doubt about the fact that the past few quarters have been a mixed one for Apple. The major highlights during the last 6 months were various news reports that suggested that Apple’s iPhone and its products were gradually falling…

BlackBerry

BlackBerry Announces The BlackBerry OS 10 Powered Z10, Q10

February 1, 2013 0 Rahul S

At the much awaited BlackBerry OS 10 event at NewYork yesterday RIM announced three major things. First, the company until now knows as RIM would henceforth be known simply as BlackBerry. Thats right, they are dropping the “Research In Motion” tag in…

Apple

Apple iPad Dominates Tablets Market; But Loses Market Share

January 31, 2013 0 Hardik Shah

Research firm IDC has published a brand new report which talks about the worldwide tablet shipments for the fourth quarter of 2012. The report throws some interesting light on the current state of the fast moving tablets segment. According to…

BlackBerry

RIM Gearing up for BlackBerry 10 Launch

January 30, 2013 0 Rahul S

In what has to be the most significant launch for mobilephone maker RIM ever since its inception, the company is all set to announce its next generation Smartphone operating system at an event tomorrow. Along with BlackBerry 10, the OS…

Nokia

Nokia Updates City Lens App for Windows Phone 7.5 and WP 8

January 29, 2013 0 Rahul S

Nokia has earlier today issued important updates to its augmented reality application City Lens. The update has been made available to both Windows Phone 7.5 laden devices and the new Windows Phone 8 based ones. The changelog for both the…

Tech Industry News

Nokia 114 Unboxing & Quick Review [Video]

January 29, 2013 0 Saif

We had a chance to play with the latest low end Dual SIM offering from Nokia, the 114. Replacing the Nokia 110, the 114 is yet another sub Rs 3,000 Dual SIM phone that offers color display and plenty of memory expansion space…

Android

Karbonn Launches S1 Titanium Smartphone With 1.2 Ghz Quad Core Qualcomm Processor, Android 4.1 JellyBean

January 28, 2013 0 Rahul S

Homegrown mobile phone manufacturers seems to be tightening their grip in the mid to low price range market with each passing day. While Micromax is readying the official launch of its flagship the A116 Canvas HD, arch rival Karbonn came from nowhere and has officially launched…

Apple

Apple Readying a New 128 GB iPad?

January 28, 2013 0 Rahul S

The usually very trustworthy folks from over at 9to5Mac is reporting an interesting little development. According to their sources, the fruit themed toymaker from Cupertino is readying the launch of a new model of the iPad. Now, we know that…

Samsung

Details Of Probable High End Samsung Galaxy Handset Leaked

January 28, 2013 0 Rahul S

Now, we have been hearing a lot about Samsung;s next generation flagship Galaxy S device for the past few days. The Galaxy S IV as it is likely to be christened is sure to get totally out of this world…

Tech Industry News

Nokia Intros The Music+, Premium Music App

January 28, 2013 0 Rahul S

Nokia has just annouced the lauch of a new, premium version of its popular music service – Nokia Music. The servce christened Nokia Music+ builds on the already popular Nokia Music brand. Nokia Music, as you might be aware, is…

Android

Acer To Debut Mid Range Liquid E1 Smartphone Soon

January 25, 2013 0 Hardik Shah

Acer might not be a huge name in the mobile phones space so far but the company does have a few decent handsets under its sleeve. Acer’s “Liquid” brand has been around since 2010 and the company didn’t do much in terms of promotion or launches to keep…

Android

Intel’s Xolo X 500 Announced For India

January 25, 2013 0 Rahul S

Lava, the famed maker of the first commercial Intel processor powered smartphone has announced that it would soon start selling yet another Xolo branded, Intel powered handset in the country. The new handset that will soon be launched in India happens to be…

Android

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 To Debut Next Month?

January 23, 2013 0 Rahul S

Samsung Mobile is all set to introduce an 8 inch version of its Galaxy Note tablet at the upcoming Mobile World Congress at Barcelona, Spain later this month. The news was confirmed by none other than the vice president of Samsung Mobile – JK Shin. Like…

Samsung

Samsung Launches The Galaxy Grand In India

January 22, 2013 0 Rahul S

Samsung has announced the launch of its new affordable and the much mocked Android 4.1 powered Galaxy Grand Phablet in India. At an event held in Mumbai, Samsung sort of surprised everyone with the pricing of the device and also…

Android

Sony’s Tablet Z Goes Official; Is Super Slim and Runs Android

January 21, 2013 0 Rahul S

Sony seems to be on a roll after its divorce from Ericsson. After coming up with the Xperia Z waterproof, Android smartphone at the CES, they have now gone official and revealed their newest tablet to the world. The device,…

Android

Opera To Debut New Browser For iOS, Android Platfroms In February

January 19, 2013 0 Rahul S

Opera has been in the browser business for ages now. Although popular, they haven’t been able to make a huge mark when it comes to the desktop market where a relative newcomer like Google Chrome has managed to do pretty…

Android

Samsung Galaxy S II To Get Android 4.2 Update

January 17, 2013 0 Rahul S

If you are one of those emotional Samsung users who are still holding on to their Samsung Galaxy S II’s in-spite of the fact that the once most powerful flagship finds itself humbled amongst the latest crop of “powerful” handsets, fear not!…

Android

Acer Iconia B1 7-inch Tablet Launched

January 16, 2013 0 Rahul S

Acer has just announced the launch of a brand new 7-inch budget tablet in India. Christened the “Iconia B1?, the device runs Android 4.1 JellyBean- the latest version of Android and is priced well below the Rs.10 k mark making…

Android

Lava Launches New 5-inch Phablet – The Iris 501

January 15, 2013 0 Rahul S

Lava Mobiles, who surprised us all with their Intel based offering, the powerful Lava Xolo X900 seems all set to challenge the likes of Micromax and Karbonn – both of which have been doing extremely well with their low cost, large screened phablets. As…

Launch

Unboxing The Celkon C-note A900 Smartphone [Video]

January 14, 2013 0 Hardik Shah

Celkon is yet another Indian manufacturer pushing Android devices aggressively. Roping in cricketer Virat Kohli, Celkon has gathered enough visibility in recent times. We got our hands on the Dual-SIM Celkon C-Note A-900, a large screen Android device that can be best…

Nokia

Nokia Launches The Lumia 920, Lumia 820 In India

January 11, 2013 0 Rahul S

Nokia has finally announced the launch of its new Windows Phone 8 powered devices in India with the introduction of the Lumia 920 and its smaller, less expensive sibling – the Lumia 820. Successors to the critically acclaimed Lumia 900…

Apple

Tim Cook Back In China: Second Visit In Less Than A Year

January 9, 2013 0 Hardik Shah

Apple CEO Tim Cook, who made a much publicized visit to Apple’s manufacturing (and of late Sales) hub China back in March 2012 is back in the country again. Tim Cook is reportedly in China to hold talks with the Government of…

events

IIT Bombay TechFest 2013 In Pictures (And Videos)

January 9, 2013 0 Saif

We had our share of Techfest thrill last weekend, a yearly Science and Technology fest we have been covering for 5 years now. We partnered with IIT Bombay yet again to bring you some great student competitions, exhibitions & performances…

eReaders & Tablets

Lenovo Launches A2107 7-inch Android 4.0 Tablet In India

January 9, 2013 0 Rahul S

 Lenovo India has just announced the launch of a brand new tablet in India. The device christened the IdeaTab A2107 runs Android 4.0 (ICS) and features a 7 inch display. The device runs Lenovo’s Mondrian User Interface atop the Android…

Reviews

Review: Gunnar Optics Rocket Onyx, Made For Living In The Digital Age

January 8, 2013 0 Annkur

The digital world has progressed fast, enough to leave several disconnects between the different generations that exist today. One which never saw a computer, TV or mobiles during their times, another which lived in the age of B&W television for…

CES

CES 2013:Alcatel Intros World Slimmest Smartphone!

January 8, 2013 0 Rahul S

Alcatel might not be up there in the list of the top mobilephone manufacturers out there and the company doesn’t seem to have any intention to be counted as a major force in the industry. However, for some reason, they do manufacture…

Android

Zen Mobile Debuts The Ultraphone U4 Android Smartphone

January 7, 2013 0 Rahul S

Indian mobilephone maker Zen Mobiles has announced a new handset that would expand its current lineup of “Ultraphone” branded Android handsets. The phone, christened the Ultraphone U4 boasts of a 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Aimed…

CES

CES 2013: Lenovo Announces the ThinkPad Helix

January 7, 2013 0 Hardik Shah

Lenovo has announced a new addition to its ThinkPad lineup earlier today with the debut of a new product – the Thinkpad Helix. The device was announced alongwith the weirdly named Ideapad “Yoga” 11S ultrabook. The Thinkpad Helix boasts of an 11.6in “rip and…

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…