Once considered devices that cost an arm and leg, the entry of local vendors in the tablet space has led to cheap tablets entering the market. Now, Lava has taken the price of a tablet to a new low by launching a tablet for just Rs.4,699 and is... 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... 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 th... 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 stree... Read more
In line with the tradition of naming it’s OS after various desserts , Google has codenamed Android 4.4 as KitKat. The earlier versions being called Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean. Interes... Read more
While Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia is being seen primarily for what it is (Microsoft’s push into the hardware segment), industry experts believe it could also solve Microsoft’s problem of finding a new CEO post Steve Ballmer’s exit. With Ste... 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 o... 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... Read more
The once formidable player in the mobile phone market, Blackberry has seen its market share go down the hill for the past few years. So much so that the company is actually looking to sell out. In such a scenario, the companies decision to take... Read more
Despite a lacklustre forecast for global tablet sales, LG has officially announced the launch of another tablet with G Pad (interesting choice of name).An 8.3 inch Android Jelly Bean powered tablet, G Pad will meet the unmet needs of the consum... Read more
If you ask me, phablets are as ugly and uninteresting as is the alternative name of large screen smartphone (5-6.9 inches). Also, I am not alone in thinking that in principle phablets are not really faboulous what with low utility factor and mob... 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... Read more
Tablets come in all shapes and sizes. Until the success of the original iPad, they were something of a fiasco with companies trying to run a stripped desktop version on them. iPad (10”) gave the companies confidence to play with display size and... Read more
Finally, it seems that next version of iPhone will arrive on September 10th, less than a month from today. Apple has been loosing ground on smartphone market share quite rapidly over last 3-4 quarters. The low cost Android phones and fast paced... 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... 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... Read more
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