HTC the official manufacturer of Facebook phones – HTC Salsa and HTC ChaCha will be launching them in India. HTC Salsa is a full touch screen phone and HTC ChaCha is a 4 row QWERTY phone + touchscreen, which actually looks slicker and neater for a QWERTY phone. The price of Salsa could be Rs. […] Read more
Samsung’s two prong strategy is paying off. It has used Android for mass shipments which has given itself a shot at the top 5 in the smartphone vendor space. Samsung’s own Bada mobile operating system has quietly made inroads and is now ahead of Windows Phone 7 shipments. As per Canalys report, Samsung has shipped […] Read more
If I had pitched you an idea for touch screen which would revolutionize the whole world back in 1999, had you believed it? I know you wouldn’t believe it. We got something like that now. The future is with us. Not sixth sense and not gesture based controls but something different, something thin and something […] Read more
There are reports and then there are more reports. What many people don’t realize is that these reports are fraught with assumptions and sometimes the reports are interpreted the wrong way. Nothing wrong with the reports per se as the reports are careful with their wordings. It’s the interpretations by the so-called media which is […] Read more
Update : The site is operational and Nokia 500 millionth phone is Nokia C3-00. The current bid is Rs. 61,074. If you are crazier than Shubham Prasad (Current bidder), then go for it now. Nokia’s Chennai plant is doing quite well. It is doing so well that in 5 years, it has manufactured 500 million […] Read more
Flipkart got company. Spice has launched Saholic an online portal to buy mobile phones. Saholic lists down the latest mobile phones and accessories from trusted brands. Best part about Saholic is its next day delivery anywhere in India. Flipkart on the other hand promises a 4 day delivery time. A key differentiator if Spice delivers […] Read more
HTC is apparently working with Verizon to bring out a phone targeted for women. Called as HTC Bliss, this phone will have pre-loaded apps like shopping comparison and calorie counting apps. The phone will come in greenish hue color and will have an accessory to dangle it with a bag or a purse. There could […] Read more
When it comes to smartphone OS and sales, Android powered phones are ruling the roost. Apple’s iOS and Apple phones are continuing to increase their market share and Apple has bolstered its number 2 position with 19% market share. Nokia, Apple, RIM, Samsung, HTC, LG and Motorola are occupying the top 7 positions. 101 million […] Read more
I was browsing through GadgetsGuru (GG) and tiny little ad struck me. I couldn’t believe what I saw. I checked, double checked and re-checked. What I saw was real. Not quite sure why. A phone called Vertu Ascent which looks like a feature phone costs Rs. 209999. That is after a Rs. 50001 discount from […] Read more
If you are a techie, then you by now know that Microsoft has partnered with Research in Motion to make maps and search from Microsoft default on Blackberry’s. Microsoft’s Bing will be the default search engine on Blackberry devices. A big win for Microsoft and a tiny one for RIM – for not letting Google […] Read more
Spice and not Micromax was the first to announce a dual SIM Android phone. Spice MI 270 is a dual SIM Android phone from Spice which is priced at Rs. 9000. MI 270 joins the ranks of MI 300 and MI 310, Spice’s other Android phones. At Rs. 9000 Spice MI 270 will be an […] Read more
Sick and tired of seeing the smartphones cropping up every now and then with their touch screens and super slick shapes? Now we have a breather. A new phone called the AEsir YB1 is being sold for 6400 pounds and a gold plated version will be available for a meager 37000 pounds. This is being […] Read more
How do you differentiate in this mad smartphone world? Everyone is differentiating with a faster and bigger phone and not necessarily a better phone. No one, except Apple, is thinking about what matters the most : user experience. This concept phone is trying to address the user experience part. It’s not a “oh there is […] Read more
Zen Mobiles has launched Zen Flikk M45 which is a 3.2 inch capacitive touch screen supporting pinch and zoom functionality with 240×320 pixel resolution. Zen Flikk M45 costs Rs. 5000. No we are not missing any digits in that. This would probably be the first capacitive touch screen phone in the Rs. 5000 segment. The […] Read more
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