Just like feature phones, camera-less phones are a dying breed. Walk into any mobile retail store and ask for a camera-less phone and watch the reaction. The expectation would be dropped immediately because it’s a low-end phone but more than that there aren’t many options for camera-less phones. If you are lucky you will have […] Read more
Smartphone brands and their social media departments seem to be working overtime. In the latest potential goof up, Samsung Nigeria tweeted this, YES WE DID!!!! Available frm Friday RT @supersanusi: If Samsung really did get the 3 month exclusive like I heard, that would be something — Samsung Mobile NG (@samsungmobileng) September 16, 2013 The […] Read more
Just when you think that things could get more weird in the smartphone market, expect Blackberry to pull a crazy on you. With Blackberry’s fortunes in the smartphone market already dwindling, the company has unlike Apple chosen to target the Indian smartphone market with a mid-price segment phone in the form of Blackberry 9720 priced […] Read more
It seems that there is no end to Nokia’s theatrics. If the recent tweet by Nokia Germany aimed at Samsung was not enough, Nokia US twitter account is now trolling Apple based on today’s announcements by Apple as part of its event. Nokia US account first tweeted out this image to take pot shots at […] Read more
Well, Apple’s indifference with India continues as the recently concluded Apple event furthered the notion that India is still on Apple’s radar as a key market for its products. Despite speculations that Apple might announce a cheaper iPhone variant targeted at emerging markets, nothing of that sort happened. Yes, Apple did announce a cheaper iPhone […] Read more
“Not much” will be my short answer. The recently announced purchase of Nokia’s devices & services business by Microsoft has ruffled some feathers in the global mobile software & hardware market. While this deal has now led to three major companies with both mobile hardware and software capabilities, one wonders what will happen to the […] Read more
Well, HTC makes mobile phones. So it might as well launch them. However, they do not like to sell the phones too much. They like their phones and are hurt seeing them being brutally used by people. I can see no other explanation for the price they set for their phones. One can see HTC […] Read more
There is no doubting the competition in the smartphone market what with every mobile phone maker worth its salt trying to trump one another with new features and a wide range of smartphones. Nokia has taken the competition literally on the streets with this strategically placed ad just next to the ad for Samsung Galaxy […] Read more
It has finally happened! Microsoft has acquired the devices & services business of Nokia for $7.17 Bn in an all cash transaction. Devices, Services As Well as License to Patents As part of the deal, Microsoft will acquire substantially all of Nokia’s Devices & Services business, including the Mobile Phones and Smart Devices business units […] Read more
While dual sim seems to get the maximum weightage when it comes to a must have feature in smartphones in India, a lot of vendors have been launching phones with projector capabilities off late with lot of local vendors including Intex, Techberry and Spice already having projector phones. Even Samsung is present in the space […] Read more
In line with the global smartphone market shipments, the market for smartphones in India also continues to grow at a healthy rate. In the latest report by analyst firm IDC, smartphone shipments in India almost tripled in shipments year over year (YOY) in the second quarter of 2013. Large Screen, Dual Sim and Lower Price […] Read more
With the smartphones available a dime a dozen, it has become extremely difficult to create a product that sets itself apart from the rest. In the sub-20K segment, it is nigh impossible to create a product that can stand on its own and say- “I am different!” Even in the higher segment it is not […] Read more
The much-awaited Nokia Lumia 1020 was announced in New York yesterday and early demos confirm what we have been suspecting: Nokia is revolutionizing the camera-phones segment! Image via Nokia A lot of the speculation was centered around the need and usefulness of a 41 megapixel camera. By itself, a 41 megapixel camera may have limited […] Read more
If you are not aware UMI Mobiles made announcement of UMI X2 quad core phone in March 2013 – At the time of announcement, people were very surprised with the high technical specifications that UMI X2 phone boasted, at a price that was very cheap. UMI X2 phone, a 5 inch, 1.2 GHz quad core […] Read more
Chinese Computer Giant Lenovo needs no Introduction. Having become one of the Top companies in Desktop and Laptop market after buying out IBM’s Computer division, Lenovo has now entered the mobile market too with little success. Recently, they have launched 2 new models in Indian market namely Ideaphones S890 & P770 These handsets have smartly […] Read more
In the year 2005, Panasonic had announced that they would stop shipments of mobile devices overseas as a result of poor sales. However, in the recent past i.e. 2012, the company launched a powerful android-based smartphone device named Panasonic Eluga. Will Panasonic manage to strike gold a second time? Here’s a look at the Panasonic […] Read more
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