Android

OnePlus Announces Buyback Program on Amazon

April 16, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

Flipkart figured it out fast that in India, if you want to sell a new smartphone to a customer, then you will have to take the responsibility of helping him clear away his old phone easily. This is the reason,…

Android

Google Announces Live Cases for its Nexus Phones

April 15, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

In order to make your experience of using a Nexus phone, more personal Google has announced a new range of cases called, ‘Live Cases’ for your Nexus phones. Currently, these cases are available only in the United States via the…

Android

LG Announces Two Mid-Range Smartphones in India

April 14, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

LG has finally decided to bring the LG K7 and K10 to India. There is no word on the LG K3, the third device in the mid-range/ budget phones that LG showed off just before MWC 2016 kicked off. Despite…

Android

Micromax Announces the Canvas 6 and 6 Pro as it Announces New Brand Image

April 13, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

Micromax has once again revamped its brand identity, by revealing a new logo alongside a slew of new launches. A total of 19 products are to be launched in an event in New Delhi, which includes smartphones, laptops, TVs and…

News

HTC 10 Launched, Only Lifestyle Variant Coming to India

April 13, 2016 0 Aditya Shenoy

HTC has unveiled its flagship for the year 2016 in the form of the HTC 10. During the launch HTC launched two variants called the HTC 10 and the HTC 10 Lifestyle. Like a true successor the HTC 10 is…

Apps

Official Reddit App is Available for Android and iOS

April 8, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

If you are a regular on Reddit, then you must have noticed that till recently, there was no proper one official app for the Social Networking site. There are several very interesting third party clients out there, the likes of…

Android

OnePlus 3 makes an appearance on Antutu, SD 820 + 4GB RAM

March 28, 2016 0 Aditya Shenoy

Chinese smartphone brand OnePlus made a spot for itself in the Indian market with the help of the OnePlus One. Launched as the Flagship Killer, the phone found a lot of buyers in the sub 20,000 rupee segment it was…

Apple

Moving from an iPhone 5s to the 6 Plus

March 25, 2016 0 Annkur

Soon after getting myself an iPhone 6 and getting used to the larger 4.7″ screen, the GPS chip on my iPhone went bad. Given 4G didn’t work on it either, I decided to upgrade to an iPhone 6 Plus. That meant…

Android

Samsung Galaxy S6 in India Receives Marshmallow Update

March 18, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge were the biggest updates in the design language since the very first Galaxy S device. Samsung went the route of glass and metal after being criticised for years on end for using…

Android

HTC Signs Deal to be the OEM of Nexus Phones for Three Years

March 9, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

HTC may not be scaling the heights that it once did, but just about everyone in the personal tech space seems to have a real soft spot for them. There are big hopes riding on the HTC 10, which is…

Reviews

Asus Zenfone Zoom Review: Camera with 4GB RAM

March 7, 2016 0 Aditya Shenoy

Asus had a great run last year, the Asus Zenfone 2 was really successful and the fact that it was the first phone to have 4GB of RAM helped it immensely. The Asus Zenfone Zoom is a concept turned reality…

Windows Phone

Windows 10 Update to Lumia Phones Could Roll Out Next Week

March 5, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

It has been a long and excruciating wait if you use a Microsoft Lumia device to see the Windows 10 update. Dubbed as the most important update since the launch of the platform itself, there have been several delays in…

Android

More Than 16 Million People Registered for Xiaomi MI5 Sale in China

March 1, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

The Xiaomi Mi5 is expected to go on sale today, March 1st, 2016 in China. The latest flagship, from Xiaomi was announced at MWC 2016 and has been regarded by many as the best phone from the event. This is…

News

Will Canvas by Facebook Intrigue Advertisers?

February 26, 2016 0 Ruchita Mahimkar

Facebook recently announced ‘Instant Articles’ which loads articles at a quicker pace than the usual and publishers are already liking it as it’s increasing their readers. As opposed to the old format, where the article would consume time to load thus…

Reviews

PopSockets – A Tiny But Useful Mobile Accessory!

February 25, 2016 0 Ruchita Mahimkar

When it comes to mobile back accessories, I would not prefer a hardcover on my phone’s back nor the transparent and blingy ones. The reason for the same is that, it makes my phone (Samsung Galaxy Note 3) heavier, tougher…

social media

Facebook Takes Facebook ‘Like’ to the Next Level and Adds Reactions

February 25, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

Facebook has rolled out the much talked about and discussed Reactions globally. The feature basically replaces the iconic Like button and allows the users to more explicitly state their feelings on a story that has been shared on the Social…

News

Leaked Image of HTC One M10 Points to a Single Camera on the Back and a Chamfered Edged Body

February 24, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

HTC One M10 is a good month or so away from the launch. HTC, had no plans of being present at the ongoing MWC 2016 event in Barcelona but changed their mind at the last moment and announced a bunch…

News

LeMax Pro: World’s 1st Smartphone With 820 SoC Goes On SALE!

February 24, 2016 0 Ruchita Mahimkar

The Chinese smartphone maker – LeEco who launched its flagship phone, LeEco Le Max Pro at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas has announced that the phone will be put on sale starting on 22nd February. The company made the announcement…

Opinion

5 Reasons Why You Should Do an App Detox

February 21, 2016 0 Aditya Shenoy

Apple’s famous slogan “There’s an app for that” is all the more relevant today. Android Play Store has around 1.6 million apps and Apple App Store has around 1.5 million apps as of 2015. From getting our laundry done to…

Reviews

Review: Gionee S6- The Metal Rules

February 20, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

Gionee is a fairly well-known name in China. When the brand launched in India, about good four years so ago, it was fighting with the likes of Micromax to shed away its ‘Made in China’ tag. However, the brand remained…

News

Twitter Reactions to Freedom 251

February 18, 2016 2 Ruchita Mahimkar

From the past few days, a news which is going viral is that of a $4 rupees smartphone. The Noida-based manufacturer, Ringing Bells launched the Freedom 251 – The cheapest 3G phone, on their website for Rs. 251. The registrations for it begin today…

Android

Ringing Bells Announces the Freedom 251: The Most Affordable 3G Phone at Rs 251

February 17, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

Call it the Akash Tablet of smartphones, but a Noida based smartphone manufacturer Ringing Bells Pvt Ltd has made owning smartphones cheaper than enjoying a large latte at Starbucks. Ringing Bells has announced the Freedom 251, an ultra-affordable 3G smartphone…

Hardware

Dislike Unorganized Chairs in Your Office? Nissan Has a Solution With Self Parking Chairs

February 16, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

If you have an OCD for cleanliness or just generally are a very organised person then having chairs scattered across a meeting room is your worst nightmare. Walk straight and you end up bumping into a dozen chairs before you…

Windows Phone

Microsoft Announces the Lumia 650 and 650 Dual SIM

February 15, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

Microsoft has announced the Lumia 650 and 650 Dual SIM. The two devices have been rumored to be coming for a while and with Lumia 950 now pretty much on all the selling shelves, Microsoft has gone on and added…

Android

Initial Impressions: Gionee S6

February 12, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

Metal is in. After HTC pretty much set the trend with the HTC One M7 back in the day, several manufacturers have tried to replicate the gorgeous Aluminium build on their devices. As a result, we have had some gorgeous…

Lenovo

Lenovo Launches Yoga Tab Pro 3 & Yoga 900 in India

February 9, 2016 0 Ruchita Mahimkar

In an event held in Mumbai, Lenovo launched the Yoga Tab 3 Pro and the Yoga 900 for its Indian audience and are priced for Rs. 39,990 and Rs. 1,22,990 respectively. The Yoga Tab 3 Pro is a 10.1 inch tablet having…

News

Amazon India Revises the Return Policy on Mobile Phones

February 8, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

If you are planning to purchase a new mobile phone from the popular E-Com site, Amazon in India, you may want to be a little careful now. Amazon has decided to make a tweak in their refund policies, whereby if…

Apps

Google Hangouts Will Use Peer to Peer Connection To Improve Quality of Hangouts Calls

February 6, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

If you have been using Google’s Hangouts application, chances that you are frustrated by the poor audio quality of the connection are really high. Despite Hangouts coming on pretty much every Android phone, off late, not many people go ahead…

News

InFocus Bingo 21 With front facing Flash Announced For Rs 5499

February 5, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

InFocus has announced a new selfie focussed smartphone for the Indian market. The device is called the InFocus Bingo 21 and is clearly targetted at the youth segment of the country. It has been launched in three different accents alongside…

Android

Microsoft Acquires SwiftKey For $250 Million.

February 3, 2016 0 Ruchita Mahimkar

Swiftkey, the company known for its predictive and user-friendly keyboard has now been acquired by Microsoft. The terms and the conditions of the deal are not disclosed, but according to the report published on Financial Times, the deal is worth $250…

News

Gmail Crosses One Billion Users Mark

February 3, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

It was reported just a couple of days ago that Whatsapp has now crossed the coveted threshold of 1 billion active users and more a month. Not one to be left in the trail, Google has announced that its mail…

Reviews

Asus Zenfone Zoom : First Impressions of the Zoom

January 29, 2016 0 Aditya Shenoy

Asus has emerged as a strong player in the smartphone segment in the past year. With the Asus Zenfone 2 being a huge hit, the manufacturer didn’t stop there. With the Zenfone Laser, they got laser autofocus to the low…

Android

Lenovo Announces the Vibe X3 in India: Yet Another Winner With X in the Name

January 27, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

It seems that the winning formula for having a successful product in mid range is to have an ‘X’ in the moniker. LG found out with the LG Nexus 5X, Lenovo did it with the Lenovo Vibe X2, and recently,…

News

Phones To Watch Out in 2016!

January 25, 2016 0 Ruchita Mahimkar

The 3D touch introduced in the iPhone 6 enabled the user to have multi functions on a single touch. The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and the Note 4 Edge gracefully carried the curved display by flashing notifications. The secondary display…

Android

Nexus 6P Users in India Begin to Receive January Security Patch Update

January 8, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

Google announced that every month it would be bringing security patch updates to its Nexus phones in order to ensure that the devices are kept safe from the latest and greatest threats. They have followed up and kept their promises…

Android

Lenovo K4 Note launched for Rs. 11,999

January 6, 2016 0 Aditya Shenoy

Lenovo had a good run with the K3 Note last year, being the only Full HD phone under Rs 10000 helped its sales immensely. Naturally the expectations were really high for its successor the Lenovo K4 Note and it looks…

Android

Huawei Announces the GX8; A Midrange Phone with Fingerprint Scanner

January 6, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

Huawei has been in the limelight off late thanks to the blockbuster hit that the Nexus 6P has been. The smartphone has been perhaps the most highly appreciated Nexus device yet and has been selling fairly well too. And given…

Android

Nexus 6P Review : The Best Nexus Device Yet

January 4, 2016 0 Aditya Shenoy

Nexus devices are meant to showcase the best software-hardware combination that is currently possible. Google’s Nexus 6P is their attempt to showcase the best that Android currently has to offer. After the mediocre response to the Nexus 6, Google went…

Android

Android Marshmallow Users Can Turn Off Now on Tap And Easily Access Google Now

January 4, 2016 3 Arpit Verma

One of the superlative selling features of Android Marshmallow has been Now on Tap. What Now on Tap essentially does is that it takes the screengrab of what is on the screen of the user and uploads the information to…

Android

Instagram Brings 3D Touch Feature to Android Devices

January 2, 2016 0 Arpit Verma

Forced Touch has been one of the stand-out features of the new Apple products, including the new Macbook, Apple Watch and iPhone 6s. Officially, named 3D Touch on the iPhone, the feature basically gives the users an additional input method…