We are happy to sing the stories of Micromax, Spice, Karbonn and Maxx mobiles and how they are challenging brands like Nokia and Samsung. Spice is almost competing in the Android phone section by launching as many as 6 models so far – a feat which was only outdone by Samsung. Micromax though has slowed […] Read more
Remember the SmokedByWindows challenge thrown by Windows Phone blog? Looks like both the challenge and the Windows phone are a raging success. A total of 34 people participated in the contest, of which Windows phone won on 30 occasions, lost on 3 occasions and settled for a draw with 1 phone. Mind you the win/loss is […] Read more
Samsung Galaxy Y, an Android phone from Samsung, with a price tag of Rs. 7490 seems to be the hottest phone in town. I have visited 4 different mobile retail outlets yesterday and at least three customers were either buying or thinking of buying Samsung Galaxy Y. It could be because the retailers are aggressively pushing […] Read more
Sony has launched its new smartphone Sony Xperia S. Two things to note here : It doesn’t have an Ericsson which makes my job easier, and it got a 12 MP camera on it. I would have said wow but I had laid my eyes on HTC Titan 2 first, which by the way has […] Read more
Now this is refreshing. In a rare act of gumption, Windows blog has thrown a unique yet interesting challenge. The challenge is : #smokedbywindowsphone. If you can bring your smartphone and show that it’s faster than the Windows Phone you will get the green back in the highest denomination. If you lose, you have to […] Read more
Windows phones usually don’t get the exclamations which are reserved for iPhones or some rare Android phones. HTC Titan 2 could change that. HTC Titan 2, a Windows powered phone, comes with a 16 Megapixel camera. HTC Titan2 is also LTE enabled but the camera is just incredible. Titan 2 joins Nokia Lumia 900 as […] Read more
Nokia has unveiled its latest smartphone at CES 2012. Nokia Lumia 900 which is an improved version over Nokia Lumia 800 doesn’t yet have a price tag on it but given Nokia’s naming convention Lumia 900 will cost more than Lumia 800. Nokia Lumia 900 is powered by Windows Phone 7.5. Nokia Lumia 900 runs […] Read more
Spice which tends to launch innovative phones (like Spice Mi350 and Mi270) at aggressive prices much before the competition is now launching Spice Mi280 – the cheapest front-facing camera phone. Spice Mi280 costs Rs. 5123 and comes with a VGA front-camera and 3.2 megapixel rear camera. Let’s dig a little deeper into other specifications. Spice […] Read more
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Nokia is going strong for its Lumia series promotion with massive advertising money flowing in. From flash mobs to in-your face online advertising to painting aircrafts in Lumia colors, Nokia is doing it all. Of these, Painting an aircraft with Lumia 800 colors sounded the most preposterous. Now it’s your turn to look at this […] Read more
Micromax, an Indian manufacturer which gets much of its wares from China and Taiwan has challenged Nokia in the low-end segment. Not just that Micromax has also stormed the big league by entering the top 12 top manufacturers of the world by shipping 4 million phones in Q2 2011. After establishing its supremacy in the […] Read more
Samsung which is aggressively promoting Galaxy Note as an in-between device which is desirable for content creators has shipped 1 million devices are already. Galaxy Note is available in India for the price of Rs. 32250. Galaxy Note will soon enter the US where its real success will be measured. SammyHub reports that 1 million […] Read more
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Today’s mobile phones can do a lot more than a computer of the nineties. It hasn’t happened by accident. Like all things mobile phone went through its own evolution. Now we have 7 mm thick Motorola Razr but things were different back then. Do you know the that there was a $3995 mobile phone which […] Read more
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Mobile devices of all kinds have increased our mobility. If hunching out on a computer and typing away on the keyboard brings in repetitive stress injury (RSI), our beloved mobile devices bring in a host of health problems. Just like any other screen, mobile screen is dangerous too. Looking at it for longer periods will cause […] Read more
Micromax has slashed the price of Micromax Superfone A85 to Rs. 15290. Suddenly Superfone A85 is desirable all over again. For those who bought it at Rs. 18990, I have to say, tough luck, it happens. Micromax is famous for its sub-10K phones. You can’t take a giant leap of faith and launch a phone that costs Rs. 19000. Because there is something […] Read more
Is there something Siri can’t do? Yeah it couldn’t find a abortion clinic. That’s serious. The funny side of Siri is, it can Hip Hop. The Hip Hop you can actually fathom – the lyrics, not the meaning. Siri’s rendition of Notorious B.I.G’s song is just too good. Siri wins on this one. Watch. Siri, […] Read more
As they say the first million is the hardest. Samsung Electronics which started out selling noodles hasn’t entered the mobile space until 1988. From then it took 8 years to sell its first million devices. Of course, 1988 is much different from the mobile scene we have in 2011. Samsung’s first 100 million sales came […] Read more
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