HTC Butterfly S images surface, shows dual front-facing speakers

HTC Butterfly S leak

Earlier this week HTC announced that they are  planning to launch the Butterfly S in Taiwan on June 19th. Now the images of the Butterfly S has surfaced from a Chinese website VR-Zone. This reveals a simlar HTC Butterfly Design, but this one has dual front-facing stereo speakers similar to the HTC One and the Desire 600 with BoomSound. According to earlier rumors the Butterfly S is likely to come with 5-icnh 1080p full HD display, Android Jelly Bean OS with Sense 5, Ultrapixel camera and features like HTC Zoe and Blinkfeed. Continue reading “HTC Butterfly S images surface, shows dual front-facing speakers”

Whatsapp processes a record 27 billion messages in a day

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Whatsapp, the ubiquitous instant messaging service, has hit a new record – a whopping 27 billion messages processed in a day. They tweeted out this announcement by explaining the split between outbound and inbound messages over a period of 24 hours. By comparison, Apple’s iMessage service processes around 1 billion messages a day which is a far cry from Whatsapp’s numbers. Having used the innovative form of tying up the service with a phone number, Whatsapp skyrocketed to popularity especially in India as it was basically used as a free SMS service when SMS rates were high and notorious in public holidays.

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HTC One mini surfaces in a new image

HTC One mini leak

Specifications of the HTC One mini (M4) surfaced first in February earlier this year. Press image of the device surfaced back in May along with the rumored specs. It was caught on camera earlier this month that showed the chin and the bottom part of the device, now the whole front part of the device have been revealed in an image from Engadget. It confirms that the device is indeed the M4 and would come with a 4.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display and powered by a 1.4 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400 processor. Continue reading “HTC One mini surfaces in a new image”

Apple to launch bigger 4.7, 5.7 inch iPhones with colours?

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Get your daily dozes of salts ready, the Internet is quoting anonymous sources for cheaper, colourful and bigger Apple iPhones again. No, seriously, the cheaper iPhone especially has been a long time coming, right since the iPhone 4S, but it didn’t materialize because it never made business sense for Apple. But we are now seeing Apple lose its dominance and coolness, with the latest iOS 7 re-haul being the latest effort to being cool again. Apple also knows that there is a huge demand for big screened phones, popularized by Samsung and colours, popularized by Nokia.

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Sony Mobile announces an event in Paris on July 4th, teases a slim Xperia smartphone

Sony Xperia Paris Invite

Sony Mobile has started sending press invite in France for an event on July 4th. Last week the company had announced an event in Germany on June 25th. The translation reads “Sony Mobile reserves a big surprise for you” and “Do not forget to mark your calendars!” part is shown written using a stylus. Looks like it might come with a stylus. It also shows the side part of the device which is pretty sleek with a new power button similar to the latest Xperia devices, 3.5mm audio jack, volume rocker and a dedicated camera button. Continue reading “Sony Mobile announces an event in Paris on July 4th, teases a slim Xperia smartphone”

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7-inch and Fire HD 8.9-inch tablets launched in India starting at Rs. 15999

Amazon has finally released the  Kindle Fire HD and Fire HD 8.9″ tablets in India. Both these tablets were announced last year. The Kindle Fire HD has a 7-inch (1280×720 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz TI OMAP4460 Dual Core CPU. The Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ has a 8.9-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) display with 254 ppi. Both these tablets have Dolby audio with dual stereo speakers for immersive, virtual surround sound and Dual-band WiFi with dual-antennas / MIMO for 40% faster throughput than other tablets. These run on a forked version of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Continue reading “Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7-inch and Fire HD 8.9-inch tablets launched in India starting at Rs. 15999”

Samsung tests the reliability of the Galaxy S4 in a new video

Samsung Galaxy S4 Drop and Impact tests

Samsung has released a new video that tests the reliability of the device in several tests such as Dropping Test, Tumble test, Impact test, Sink Test, Temperature & Humidity Test. We had already seen several videos of Nokia phones undergoing such tests, but this is the first time Samsung is releasing a reliability test video for their flagship smartphone. Want to find how reliable the S4 is? Check out the official Galaxy S4 reliability test video.

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Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo now available in India for Rs. 6990


Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo (GT-S5312) is now available in India from online retailers Flipkart and Snapdeal. It was announced back in April along with the Galaxy Star and was spotted on the official Samsung India website last month. The Galaxy Star was officially launched in India last month. It has a 3-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 850 MHz  processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and comes with Dual SIM support with Dual SIM Always ON that lets you receive calls on one SIM even when you are using the other one. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo now available in India for Rs. 6990”

N.O.V.A. 3 available on Windows Phone 8 as Nokia Lumia exclusive

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Gameloft’s popular game, N.O.V.A. 3 just went on sale on the Windows Phone platform as a Lumia exclusive. The game that clocks in at 1017 MB requires you to have close to 4GB of storage available before you can install it.  Available on iOS and Android as well, it is a typical space themed 3D shooter that allows you to run, shoot, drive vehicles amongst other things.  Continue reading “N.O.V.A. 3 available on Windows Phone 8 as Nokia Lumia exclusive”

BlackBerry India offers Rs. 5000 worth Gift Card on purchase of Q10 smartphone with American Express Card

BlackBerry India has announced a new offer for American Express Card members buying the BlackBerry Q10. Under this offer customers customers buying the device with their American Express Card(s) will get Rs. 5000 back as an American Express Gift Card. The prepaid American Express Gift Card is accepted at over 100,000 locations in India. Continue reading “BlackBerry India offers Rs. 5000 worth Gift Card on purchase of Q10 smartphone with American Express Card”

Samsung to announce mirrorless Galaxy Camera 2 at the June 20th event?


Samsung is rumored to unveil the Galaxy Camera 2, successor of the Galaxy Camera at the June 20th event in London, according to a recent report from a Korean publication Digital Daily. Alleged image taken from the Galaxy Camera 2 surfaced recently that revealed the model number as EK-GN120 and hinted a 20.9-megapixel sensor. The model number of the Galaxy Camera is EK-GC100 and it came with a 17MP camera sensor that is capable of shooting 16.3MP images. Continue reading “Samsung to announce mirrorless Galaxy Camera 2 at the June 20th event?”

Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom with 16MP camera, 10x Optical Zoom, Android 4.2 announced

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom

Samsung has finally announced the Galaxy S4 zoom, the company’s flagship camera phone. It has a 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor with 10x optical zoom, Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) and Xenon Flash. It has a 4.3 inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 1.5 GHz dual-core processor (Chip varies based on the market) and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Unlike the Galaxy Camera, you can make calls with this since it has an ear piece. It also comes with LTE support in select markets. This has a Zoom Ring that lets you zoom and offers new features such as In-Call Photo sharing via MMS to the caller with just a twist. It also lets you activate the Quick Launch and Shortcut features. The dials from the Galaxy Camera have been replaced by digital controls. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom with 16MP camera, 10x Optical Zoom, Android 4.2 announced”

Asphalt 8: Airborne trailer released, introduces new physics engine

Asphalt 8: Airborne

Gameloft has released the first official trailer for the Asphalt 8: Airborne, the new racing game in the next Asphalt franchise. The Asphat 7: Heat was released last June at $0.99, the Asphalt 8 would also be priced the same says Gameloft. The upcoming game would have all new maps from the Nevada desert to the city streets of London, this would also have revamped Monaco track.

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Huawei Ascend P6 specs leak, 4.7-inch HD display and 1.5 GHz quad-core processor

Huawei Ascend P6 leak

Huawei had been teasing the company’s upcoming flagship smartphone on their official Facebook page for over a week, now the popular Twitter user evleaks have leaked the specifications of the device. Images of the phone leaked back in May. The device would reportedly come with a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor, 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, 4 cm macro which takes macro shots closer than most of the smartphone cameras, 5-megapixel front-facing camera with face enhance option and a new Emotion UI. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P6 specs leak, 4.7-inch HD display and 1.5 GHz quad-core processor”

Google acquires Social Navigation app Waze

Google finally announced that they have acquired Waze, the popular crowd-sourced navigation app based in Israel. There were reports that earlier this week about the acquisition for $1.3 billion. These companies did not reveal the price on the deal, but TechCrunch reports that the detal was done for $1.1 billion. Waze has over 50 million users globally and offers real-time traffic and road info submitted by these users. Continue reading “Google acquires Social Navigation app Waze”