Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. He uses the phones he reviews as his main phone. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram

Apple patents sapphire component for iPhone display as it plans to open sapphire glass plant in February

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Apple published 41 patents on Thursday that includes components for covering sapphire window manufacturing for iPhone displays and camera covers, according to a new report from Apple Insider. Earlier this week documents published by the company revealed that Apple and manufacturing partner GT Advanced Technologies would open a sapphire production facility in Arizona by the end of February, according to a report from 9to5mac. Continue reading “Apple patents sapphire component for iPhone display as it plans to open sapphire glass plant in February”

iBall Andi 5K Sparkle spotted on official website along with three new entry-level Andi smartphones

iBall Andi 5K Sparkle

iBall already has the Andi 5h with a 5-inch qHD screen in the Andi series. Andi 5K Sparkle, a mid-range smartphone in the Andi has been listed on the official website along with three new entry-level Andi smartphones, the Andi 3.5 Classique, Andi 3.5KKe Super and the Andi 3.5KKe Glory. Continue reading “iBall Andi 5K Sparkle spotted on official website along with three new entry-level Andi smartphones”

HTC Desire 310 with 4.5-inch display, quad-core MediaTek processor announced

HTC Desire 310

HTC has announced the Desire 310, the company’s latest smartphone in the Desire series. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad-core Mediatek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.  It also comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and has HTC BlinkFeed home screen .
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Geeksphone Revolution multi-OS smartphone shown off in new images, specifications detailed

Geeksphone Revolution

Spanish handset maker Geeksphone unveiled their high-end smartphone called Revolution last month. We already know that the phone has a 4.7-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and Hyper-Threading technology and runs dual OS, Android and Mozilla Open Web technology Boot2Geck. It also lets you change the OS with just a couple clicks. The company has not revealed the Android version yet. Continue reading “Geeksphone Revolution multi-OS smartphone shown off in new images, specifications detailed”

Facebook 10.3 for BlackBerry 10 brings Inline tagging, Offline viewing and more

Facebook 10.3 for BlackBerry 10

Facebook for BlackBerry 10 devices has been updatedto version 10.3, that brings options to tag friends in a status post or a shared post as you type, notifications when new stories arrive, option to delete or hide your posts and importantly offline viewing that lets downloads all the content prior to going offline, for offline viewing. Continue reading “Facebook 10.3 for BlackBerry 10 brings Inline tagging, Offline viewing and more”

Samsung, Sony top trusted brands in India

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Samsung has finally replaced Nokia as India’s Most Trusted Brand, according to a recent survey conducted by research firm Trust Research Advisory (TRA). Nokia, which continued to retain the first position in Brand Trust Report 2011, 2012 and 2013 has been pushed to 5th spot. Sony moved one spot up from 2013, to the 2nd place. LG moved 6 places up from last year to 4th spot. As you can see on the table below, Nokia is the only company in the Mobile Phone category since Samsung, Sony and LG come under consumer electronics category, even though they are popular for their smartphones.

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iBall Slide 3G 7334Q-10 with 7-inch display, Dual SIM and voice calling launched for Rs. 11499

iBall Slide 3G 7334Q-10

After last year’s Slide 3G 7334i with dual SIM support and voice calling, iBall has launched Slide 3G 7334Q-10 with a new design. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. It has 3G connectivity, dual SIM support, voice calling and FM Radio. Continue reading “iBall Slide 3G 7334Q-10 with 7-inch display, Dual SIM and voice calling launched for Rs. 11499”

LG G Pro 2 shows up in leaked images

LG G Pro 2 leak

Earlier this week LG confirmed that it would launch the LG G Pro 2, successor of the LG G Pro next month. Live images of the device has surfaced in Korea, which shows off G2-like  rear-mounted power button and volume keys, textured back panel, unlike G Pro’s shiny plastic panel with square pattern elements. It also has a sleek curved design, according to the leaked image. Continue reading “LG G Pro 2 shows up in leaked images”

Lava Iris 404e with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 listed online for Rs. 4065

Lava Iris 404e

Lava Iris 404e, the latest smartphone from Lava in the Iris range has been listed on Flipkart. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS. It has 2G (EDGE) connectivity, Dual SIM support with dual standby, 2-megapixel rear with LED flash and VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava Iris 404e with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 listed online for Rs. 4065”

Tata Group reportedly planning to exit telecom business

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A year after taking over as chairman of the Tata group, Cyrus Mistry, has decided to exit the telecom business completely, according to a recent report from Economic Times. Tata Group, which includes Tata Communications and Tata Tele has initiated talks with Vodafone to sell the company, but the discussions are at an early stage. Continue reading “Tata Group reportedly planning to exit telecom business”

Gionee Gpad G4 with 5.7-inch HD display, Aluminium body now available for Rs. 18999


Gionee Gpad 4, that appeared online back in November is now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal as Gpad G4. It has a  5.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD one-glass solution (OGS) display, powered by a  1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589T processor with PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, BSI sensor, f/2.2 aperture and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 28mm wide angle lens. Continue reading “Gionee Gpad G4 with 5.7-inch HD display, Aluminium body now available for Rs. 18999”

Celkon S1 with 5-inch 1080p display, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 14999

Celkon S1

Celkon has launched the Celkon S1, the company’s latest flagship smartphone. It has a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display based on one-glass-solution technology, powered by 1.5 GHz Quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with dual LED Flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. The phone is very sleek at just 6.5mm. Continue reading “Celkon S1 with 5-inch 1080p display, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 14999”

Korea’s KT launches LTE Broadcast powered by Qualcomm’s technology

Samsung and KT LTE Broadcast

KT Corporation, one of the largest telecom providers in Korea has introduced the world’s first commercial LTE Broadcast/eMBMS (evolved Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service) for its subscribers using the latest Samsung Galaxy Note 3 smartphone. We already know that the LTE variant of the Note 3 uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. This service is based on Qualcomm’s LTE Broadcast Solution, which includes highly optimized broadcast middleware, a software development kit (SDK) and the eMBMS-enabled Qualcomm LTE Advanced chipset. Continue reading “Korea’s KT launches LTE Broadcast powered by Qualcomm’s technology”

HTC One Android 4.4.2 KitKat update starts rolling out in Europe

HTC One Android 4.4.2 KitKat

Back in November HTC promised that it would roll out the Android 4.4 Kitkat update for the HTC One users in EMEA countries (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) starting from January-end. It has kept its promise and has started rolling out the KitKat update in parts of Europe, including Nordic region. The HTC One Google Play Edition got the KitKat update back in November last year. Continue reading “HTC One Android 4.4.2 KitKat update starts rolling out in Europe”

Opera Mobile Store surpass 100 million users

Opera Mobile Store

Opera has announced that their Opera Mobile Store has reached 105 million monthly visitors at the end of Q4 2013. It now has over 100 million users globally, with a tremendous growth of 230% annually. It currently offers more than 200,000 mobile apps and games across most mobile platforms, including Android, Java, BlackBerry, Symbian and iOS. Last year it got redesigned, which brought new users and more downloads. Continue reading “Opera Mobile Store surpass 100 million users”