Micromax to Launch Phones with Solar Panel Soon
Micromax Mobiles, which has in the space of just a few years, managed to create a credible name for itself in the burgeoning mobile phones industry in India has just made an interesting announcement.
Micromax Launches Their First Tablet Called ‘Micromax Funbook’ in India, Targets Education System
Unlike other low price tablets, who are competing on specs, Micromax has instead decided to differentiate themselves by targeting the educational system and launched their first tablet called ‘Micromax funbook’ in India. The main emphasis has been given to provide…
Philips Transfers 70% of Its TV Business to TPV Technology
On Monday, Philips finally signed the dotted line and got relieved of its unprofitable TV business. The Dutch electronics giant transferred its TV business to TPV Technology, retaining a minority stake of 30% in the said business, reported Bloomberg. Based…
HTC Sues Again, Not Apple, But HTC-Hub
HTC is in the news again. Seems like the Taiwanese mobile manufacturer is on a suing spree. Although this time it’s not Apple, instead HTC has sued a French blog HTC-Hub for early unboxing of their new smartphones HTC One…
HTC One X and One V Arrive in India Starting April 2
HTC has just confirmed what we already knew. The recently announced (at the Mobile World Congress) One X and the One V smartphones from HTC’s brand new One Series would be launched in various countries across Asia – including India…
PlayStation 4 to be known as Orbis; Second Hand Games Unsupported
Reports are flowing in about the likelihood of Sony’s next generation PlayStation gaming console to be codenamed the ‘Orbis’. In fact, we might see Sony dropping the legendary “PS” brand name altogether with this next generation console.
Windows Phone Marketplace rapidly expanding with launch in 13 countries
Microsoft is leaving no stone unturned, when it comes to developing and promoting their Windows Phone Marketplace. As per a post on the Windows Team Blog, yesterday, the software giant had launched 13 new storefronts around the world for Windows…
Google Releases Android 4.0.4 ICS Update Over-The-Air
Google finally answers the prayers of millions of their Android disciples for an update of Ice Cream Sandwich version 4.0 of Android on their smartphones. The search engine giant, in a post on the official Android page, on Google +,…
5 Million Samsung Galaxy Note’s Shipped
After Apple, the Korean giant, Samsung is proving itself to be the next best in the tech world with an increasing number of its Galaxy series smartphones turning out to be hot sellers one after the other and huge record…
iBall announces Android based Dual-SIM Andi 2
With a plethora of low-end Android smartphones coming in to the fray, the smartphone market is fragmented like never before. Well some companies don’t see it as an almost saturated market and are willing to risk it all, for a…
Meet the Galileo of the 21st Century
What would you call a device, that integrates robotic technology, to be used as a tool for communicating through visual medium, running on one of the best operating systems in the world, the iOS? Confused? Well, then it’s time for…
Docomo Wants Higher Stakes in Tata Teleservices
If reports are to be believed, Japanese telecom giant NTT Docomo is in talks to raise its 26% stake in Tata Teleservices, even as the Indian partner is evaluating a buyback of Docomo’s shares. Docomo has two call options it…
HP launches Envy Spectre Ultrabook in India
HP has announced the launch of its new Ultrabook laptop in India. The newest addition to HP’s Ultrabook range is the Envy Spectre which has been priced at Rs,99,999 and packs in a lot of features. Let’s take a closer…
Microsoft and Nokia Announces App Development Program – AppCampus
In a bid to create a friendly ‘app’mosphere for the Mobile Windows platform, Microsoft and Nokia have teamed up for an app development program termed as AppCampus. The AppCampus program has been set up to help the creation of innovative…
30 million units of NFC enabled handsets sold in 2011
If reports from the research firm Berg Insights are anything to go by, the global sales figure of Near Field Communications (NFC) enabled phones has surpassed 30 million units mark in 2011. This increase in the sales figures, is almost…
Sony Unveils NWZ-B170 Series of Walkman Mp3 Players
As of today, Sony launched two new portable digital media players, expanding its Walkman series NWZ-B170 with the new NWZ-B172 and NWZ-B173 respectively. The portable media players feature a flashy new design with ‘BASS Boost’ which claims to improve the…
BSNL to Establish National Optical Fibre Network by 2014 Connecting Rural Areas
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India’s state owned telecommunications giant has kickstarted an ambitious plan to establish telecom links with all villages in India. The plan envisages taking the concept of e-governance to far flung, rural areas of the country…
Instagram Launched Pre-release Sign-Up Page for Android Users
It’s time for Android users to rejoice, and be at par with iOS users, at least in one sense. Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app, opens a pre-release sign-up page for its new Android app. There is, however, no mention as…
iOS 5.1 Adoptions is the Fastest Till Date at 61%
Apple has always had a great record when it comes to adoption of software updates, mainly owing to the lack of fragmentation as seen on android devices. If recent stats are anything to go by, nearly 61% of the iOS…
US Army Launches its Proprietary App Store Prototype on iOS Devices
Seems like US Army’s project of creating an Army App Marketplace, is finally on the verge on becoming a reality. On Friday, US Army, launched its custom mobile app marketplace prototype for soldiers, to use on their personal devices like…
RIM to Showcase BlackBerry 10 Prototype Phones at BlackBerry Jam in May
We all know that, Research In Motion is planning to release the BlackBerry 10 OS based smartphones in the last quarter of 2012, followed by PlayBook on the same platform. But from what we have heard, developers may be the…
Creative Extend Their Series Of Sound Blaster Products With PCI Cards & Headsets
Creative, in an event in Delhi, launched series of Sound Blaster products which includes different types of PCI cards to enhance music experience and a headset. Out of the 4 PCI cards, three are internal and one is external which…
LifeProof Rugged Waterproof Cover For iPhone 4 / 4S – Holi Review
We recently got our hands on the Lifeproof cover for the iPhone. Worth USD 79, this one promises to be water, shock and dust proof and we decided to put it to test on an occasion, none other than Holi.…
RIM Advises Customers Not to Jailbreak BlackBerry Products
In a post by Adrian Stone, Director of BlackBerry Security Incident Response Team (BBSIRT), on the official blog of RIM, stated that the company advises its customers against installing any jailbreaking tool on BlackBerry products. Further in the blogpost, is…
China on Top of the Leaderboard for iOS and Android Activations, India Barely in Top 20
China, the world’s most populated country, is all set to be known as the number one market for smart device adoption, in terms of iOS and Android activations. On Wednesday, mobile analytics firm Flurry, posted that, China surpasses U.S. in…
Sony Starts Shipping Out Xperia S Around the Globe
The first Sony (sans the ericsson) branded phones has started its journey to different parts of the world. On Wednesday, Sony started shipping out Xperia S smartphones globally, as reported on the company’s blog. The blogpost, indicates that Sony will…
Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook Now Available For Indian Consumers
On Monday, Dell officially launched their eagerly anticipated XPS 13 Ultrabook in India. The device has been constantly in news around the globe for its performance & design. Dell had showcased the XPS 13 Ultrabook, earlier at the CES 2012…
Apple Proposes new Nano SIM design; Motorola, RIM, Nokia Disposes
It was just a few months ago that we had first heard of the term nano SIM with rumors of it being “launched” by mid-2012. The proposal for the nano SIM was mooted by none other than Giesecke & Devrient,…
The New iPad is Literally Hot at 97 Degrees Fahrenheit! Thanks to A5X Chip
The New iPad is not only selling like hot cakes, it is in fact, literally hot at 97 degrees Fahrenheit. The device is actually warmer than previous generation iPad by almost 16 degrees. Reports suggests that, the A5X chip in…
Microsoft Patents Compact Virtual Image Display System for Xbox
At times, when lawsuits are being slapped for patent infringements in the world of technology, Microsoft has decided to rather play it safe, than being sorry. The software giant patents compact virtual image display designed to be used for gaming…
Nokia Asha 303 Now at a Store Near You
On Monday, Nokia India, announced the fourth phone in the Asha series – the Nokia Asha 303. The budget feature phone is based on the S40 operating system and with dual input system of touch & type, 1 Ghz processor…
A Hard Drive More Dense than the Milky Way: Seagate
There was a time when Bill Gates of Microsoft had said that an individual in his life time would not need more than a few MB’s of memory and today we have people not only buying TB’s of memory but…
VOILA! 3 Million Units of the New iPad Off-Shelf
The New iPad, Apple’s latest offering has been soaring on the sales charts, with 3 million units sold in the opening weekend itself. The device that had been launched on March 16, had achieved the record breaking sales figure, over…
Zync Debuts Low Cost IceCream Sandwich Based Tablet in India
Noida based company Zync Global has announced the launch of its new Android powered tablet, the Zync Pad Z990 in India. The Android 4.0 running tablet is priced at Rs.8990 – making it one of the cheapest Android 4.0 toting…
Quick review: Nokia Asha 200
Nokia has been a market leader in terms of sales of the dual SIM handsets in India for the last year. And Nokia is in no mood give away even an inch of that lead to its competitors in the…
Samsung to Aggressively Secure Patents in 2012
Prevention is better than cure, seems to be the mantra of Samsung. It seems that the South Korean electronic conglomerate has learnt a lesson or to, from the numerous mobile lawsuits filed against them by the California based giant Apple…
Apple’s Slide-to-unlock Lawsuit Against Samsung on Hold in a German Court
A judge at a regional court in Mannheim, Germany has delayed the proceedings of a trial in which Apple had slapped a lawsuit on South Korean conglomerate Samsung Electronics for copying its ‘slide-to-unlock’ technology available on iPhone and iPad products.…
Nexus S to get Android 4.0 update in the coming weeks
Usually trustworthy folks from over at Engadget are reporting about the possibility of Google’s (and Samsung’s) previous generation “Nexus” class device – the Nexus S receiving a much needed upgrade to Android 4.0 (IceCream Sandwich) in the next few weeks.…
‘Ubislate 7+’ Supposedly Aakash 2 Tablet Rumoured to be out in April at INR 2,999
If rumours are to be believed, the upgraded version of Aakash tablet is expected to hit Indian stores in April 2012 at a measly sum of Rs. 2,999. Although it is yet to be seen whether it will be officially…
ZTE Achieves Next-Gen Data Transmission Speed of 1.7Tbps
China based telecommunication and network solutions provider ZTE has achieved an all new high with field demonstration of data being transported at a speed of 1.7Tbps over optical network. This demonstration of speed is not only path-breaking, but also one-of-a-kind…
