Microsoft Surface revenue up 61%, Lumia revenue declined 73% YoY in Q3 FY 2016

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Microsoft has announced earnings for the financial year Q3 2016, in which it reported $20.5 billion in revenue and $3.8 billion in net income. Surface revenues are up again, which is $1.1 billion for the quarter, up 61% from the same quarter last year. Phone revenue continues to decline, which is down 46% YoY. Microsoft sold only 2.3 million Lumia devices in the quarter, compared to 8.6 million in the same period last year, a massive 73% drop. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface revenue up 61%, Lumia revenue declined 73% YoY in Q3 FY 2016”

iBall Slide Co-Mate and Slide Snap 4G2 tablets launched for Rs. 6999 and Rs. 7999

iBall Slide Co-Mate

iBall has launched Slide Co-Mate tablet that surfaced on the official website recently and also the Slide Snap 4G2 tablet with 4G support. Both the tablets come with dual SIM support and have voice calling capabilities. Both these have a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The Slide Co-Mate comes with 1GB of RAM with 8GB of internal storage, while the Slide Snap 4G2 packs 2GB of RAM and comes wtih 16GB of internal storage. Continue reading “iBall Slide Co-Mate and Slide Snap 4G2 tablets launched for Rs. 6999 and Rs. 7999”

Acer Predator 17 X VR-ready notebook, Switch Alpha 12 liquid-cooled 2-in-1 announced

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Acer at its next@acer event in NYC introduced new Predator gaming line with notebooks and desktops ready for virtual reality and Switch Alpha 12 liquid-cooled 2-in-1 notebook. The new Predator 17 X notebook also has custom triple-fan cooling system, compact Predator G1 desktop supports full-sized GeForce GTX graphics (up to Titan X) and new Predator Z1 series of monitors includes Acer’s first curved 27-inch gaming monitor featuring NVIDIA G-SYNC technology that matches the monitor’s refresh rate with the PC’s powerful GPU, to eliminate screen tearing and minimize stuttering Continue reading “Acer Predator 17 X VR-ready notebook, Switch Alpha 12 liquid-cooled 2-in-1 announced”

Acer Liquid Zest Plus with 5.5-inch display, 13MP tri-focus camera, 5000mAh battery announced

Acer Liquid Zest Plus

Acer at its New York event introduced Liquid Zest Plus, months after it introduced the Liquid Zest and Liquid Zest 4G smartphones at the MWC. This has a 5.5-inch HD IPS Zero Air Gap display, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with laser auto focus, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and contrast detection, which Acer is calling hybrid tri-focus system and packs a 5000mAh battery with Quick Charge and promises up to 3 days of battery life Continue reading “Acer Liquid Zest Plus with 5.5-inch display, 13MP tri-focus camera, 5000mAh battery announced”

Acer Aspire S 13 ultra-slim Windows 10 notebook and Aspire R 15 convertible announced

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Acer has expanded the lineup of its Aspire series of laptops and introduced a new ultra-slim Aspire S 13 Windows 10 notebook. The company has announced new model for its Aspire R 15 convertible and added new models under the Aspire F Series, Aspire E Series and Aspire ES 15. Continue reading “Acer Aspire S 13 ultra-slim Windows 10 notebook and Aspire R 15 convertible announced”

Amazon’s affordable 7-inch Fire tablet gets 3 new colors, 16GB version

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Amazon introduced its most affordable Fire tablet last year for $49.99. Today it has added magenta, blue, and tangerine colors for the tablet and has also added a 16GB version for $69.99. Other specifications are the same that includes a 7-inch (1024 × 600 pixels) WSVGA IPS screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on new Fire OS 5 ‘Bellini’ based on Android Lollipop. Continue reading “Amazon’s affordable 7-inch Fire tablet gets 3 new colors, 16GB version”

ZTE Blade A910 and Blade V7 Max with fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE announced

ZTE Blade A910 and Blade V7 Max

ZTE yesterday announced Blade A910 and Blade V7 Max smartphones in China. The Blade A910 has a 5.5-inch HD AMOLED display, is powered by a MediaTek MT6735 SoC and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with MiFavor 3.5 UI. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back. The ZTE Blade V7 Max has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a fingerprint sensor on the side. Both the phones have dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity.

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Apple iPhone SE Review

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Apple announced something really different last month when it launched the iPhone SE along with smaller iPad Pro 9.7. We saw a smaller iPhone being unveiled for the first time and it has already hit Indian shores. This is, in fact, the fastest launch of an iPhone in India if you consider the global announcement and the market availability here.

The first thing you notice about the iPhone SE is how small and light it is. In a rapidly changing mobile phone market we have quickly forgotten that phones with 4-inch screens did exist and were quite popular for a long time before phablets started emerging. I totally love my iPhone 6s Plus and Galaxy S7 Edge and was obviously wondering how would I move to such a small screen phone. How did it work out ? Let us find out in our iPhone SE Review. Continue reading “Apple iPhone SE Review”

Micromax Canvas Spark 2 Plus with 5-inch display, 1GB RAM, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 3999

Micromax Canvas Spark 2 Plus

Micromax has launched Canvas Spark 2 Plus, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Canvas series and the upgraded version of last year’s Canvas Spark 2. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 5-megapixel fixed-focus camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Spark 2 Plus with 5-inch display, 1GB RAM, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 3999”