Gameloft and Marvel teamed up once again to announce The Amazing Spider-Man 2 last month. Now Marvel and Gameloft have confirmed that the game would be coming to iOS, Android, and Windows Phone on April 17th, when the opens in Australia, Germany, UK and other countries. Fans in India have to wait till May 1st for the movie. Continue reading “The Amazing Spider-Man 2 for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 8 launching on April 17”
Google Glass, the Mountain View company’s first wearable product that took the world by storm, started out as a preview, with an invite-only explorer program. But in a turn of events, Google will be selling the Explorer edition of Glass to anyone in the US, but with a tiny catch. It will be available only for a limited time frame, and only on April 15th, when it will be out for anyone to buy. All you have to do is sign up with your details on this page and you will be able to get the Glass on the 15th, but of course you have to be a US citizen and have to pay the same 1500$ price. But the upside is, you get a frame or shade, according to your preferences and there is no extra cost associated with it.
Continue reading “Google Glass loses invite-only purchase in the US, but only for a limited time”
Asus launched the Fonepad 7, a 7-inch tablet with 3G and voice calling capabilities in India last year. The has sent us a press invite for the launch of Asus Fonepad 7 Dual SIM (ME175CG) with dual SIM support in India on April 15th. It was announced at the MWC 2014 earlier this year and packs a 7-inch (1280 x 800) HD LED Backlit IPS display, but this is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Asus Fonepad 7 Dual SIM launching in India on April 15th”
Last month, LG had announced the LTE variant of their popular G2 smartphone. While they had a demo of the device, it was mainly for the press and media. Now Qualcomm and LG have set up an LTE Experience Zone for the public in Bangalore.
Continue reading “Testing 4G LTE on LG G2 LTE powered by Snapdragon 800 processor”
The entry level segment remains the largest selling section of the smartphone market in India. HTC recently announced the Desire 310 that targets exactly this corner of the market. With entry level specifications and a price to match, the phone could prove to be HTC’s trump card in the volume segment especially as our initial impressions show the phone to be a rather well optimized piece of kit. Check out our unboxing while we work on our review of the HTC Desire 310. Continue reading “HTC Desire 310 Unboxing”
Alleged screenshot of LG G3 leaked recently that showed off a flat Android UI. Now UA Profile of the LG LS990 for Sprint has surfaced on the official sprint website. Since the LG G2 for Sprint has a model number LS980, this smartphone is expected to be the upcoming LG G3. According the UA Profile, this smartphone would come with a 5.5-inch Quad HD (QHD) display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels that was announced last year, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8974 processor (could be Snapdragon 800 or 801 SoC). Continue reading “LG G3 (LS990) UA Profile shows up, reveals 5.5-inch Quad HD display, 3GB RAM and more”
Google seems to be spending a lot of time and resources in adding features and functionality to its suite of applications that come with an Android smartphone. Rumors are floating around that Google is planning a complete visual overhaul of its Gmail application and Google Calendar application. In the meantime, Google has updated its mobile browser – Chrome for Beta with some much needed features.
Continue reading “Google updates Chrome for Android Beta with new features”
Spice has launched Stellar Glide Mi-438, the latest smartphone in the Stellar series. It has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) touch screen display based on One Glass Solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Spice Stellar Glide Mi-438 with 4-inch OGS display launched for Rs. 5199”
Sony announced the Vaio Fit 11A tablet computer during January earlier this year and the product went on sale during February. However, in the past weeks, Sony had received three complaints from consumers reporting burnt parts in the Vaio Fit 11A. As a result, Sony has said that there was risk that the batteries of these products, which are made by Panasonic, could overheat and catch fire.
The downward slide of PC shipment continued even in the first quarter of 2014 after constant decline throughout entire 2013. Global PC shipments dropped to 76.6 million units in the first quarter of 2014, a 1.7 percent decrease from the same period last year, according to Gartner. Gartner attributed the slump in PC shipments to Microsoft’s decision to end support for Windows XP operating system.
Continue reading “Worldwide PC shipment drops 1.7% in Q4 2014 YoY: Gartner”
Screenshot from the upcoming LG G3 smartphone has allegedly leaked online. It shows a new Optimus UI with flat design and icons. The LG G3 is rumored to feature a 5.5-inch Quad HD (QHD) display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels that was shown off last year. It is expected to be powered by Snapdragon 805 SoC and run on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “LG G3 screenshot allegedly leaked, shows off flat Android UI”
Amazon has bought digital comic book store ComiXology for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2007, ComiXology has a collection of digital comic books from more than 75 publishers. It boasts of graphic novels from popular publishers like Marvel and DC along with many independent creators.
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Vodafone has just announces that it has acquired 100% stake in its Indian subsidiary, Vodafone India Limited. It acquired indirect equity interests in VIL held by Analjit Singh and Neelu Analjit Singh in March, taking its stake to 89.03% of Vodafone India. Piramal Enterprises Limited has agreed to sell its 10.97% Vodafone India stake to Vodafone for Rs. 8,900 crores. The combined cash consideration for both transactions was Rs. 10,142 crores (1.0 billion GBP), said Vodafone. Continue reading “Vodafone acquires 100% stake in Vodafone India”
Soon after giving its profiles pages a Facebook like overhaul, Twitter has now added a new feature to its website. The popular microblogging site has announced that it is rolling out pop-up notifications for users of Twitter.com.
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SingTel Group has announced that they have partnered with Samsung aimed at driving next-generation mobile communication, infotainment and technology services. These SingTel Group of companies include, SingTel in Singapore, Optus in Australia, AIS in Thailand, Airtel in India and Africa, Globe Telecom in the Philippines and Telkomsel in Indonesia. Initiatives under this partnership include a retail collaboration programme, direct carrier billing, regional mobile app development challenge and direct access to selected apps.
