Microsoft to streamline their smartphone lineup – Will release only 6 smartphones a year

Microsoft’s recent job cutting has been a hot topic of discussion online for all the wrong reasons. However CEO Satya Nadella also mentioned that they are planning to streamline their devices into 3 categories from now on.

Stephen Elop & Jo Harlow quit Microsoft as part of organization reshuffle

In a major organization reshuffle, Microsoft has announced the departure of two key executives. Stephen Elop, ex CEO of Nokia, had helmed the sale of the erstwhile smartphone giant to Microsoft. Jo Harlow, a high ranking member of the Nokia leadership, is also departing from the company. Harlow reported directly to Stephen Elop and was instrumental … Continue reading “Stephen Elop & Jo Harlow quit Microsoft as part of organization reshuffle”

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Review

Samsung pursued with its polycarbonate design language for a very long time and was criticised for being rigid on its stance. However, the company has finally produced a device with refined looks and premium build. With Galaxy Alpha, Samsung will be competing against the likes of Apple iPhone 6 and with its size – the … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Alpha Review”

Karbonn Titanium Wind W4 Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone goes on sale for Rs. 5999

Karbonn partnered with Microsoft earlier this year to launch Windows Phone devices. Karbonn Titanium Wind W4, the company’s first Windows Phone device is now available from Amazon.in. Priced at just Rs.5,999, this is the cheapest Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone with Dual SIM support in India currently, cheaper than the Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM that was … Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium Wind W4 Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone goes on sale for Rs. 5999”

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime with 5MP front-facing camera surfaces

Live images of Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530H), the company’s selfie-focused smartphone has surfaced on a Vietnamese website Thegioididong. According to the leak, the mid-range smartphone would feature a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for capturing better selfies. It would also have an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash.

Microsoft introduces Bang by Coloud portable speaker

Microsoft just announced 4-inch Lumia 530 and 530 Dual SIM, its latest budget smartphones. The company has also launched colourful Bang mini speakers (MD-1C) by Coloud. The rechargeable speakers are portable and compact can play upto 8 hours of music on a single charge with its  680 mAh battery.

Xolo Q600s with quad-core Broadcom processor and Android 4.4 officially launched for Rs. 8499

Xolo has officially launched the Q600s, the company’s latest budget smartphone running on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It went on sale online earlier this week and packs a  4.5-inch qHD  display based on One Glass Solution (OGS), powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom processor and has 1GB of RAM. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED … Continue reading “Xolo Q600s with quad-core Broadcom processor and Android 4.4 officially launched for Rs. 8499”

Xolo A600 Unboxing

Xolo A600 Unboxing Xolo launched the A600, its mid range entry in the A-series sometime back in November. It’s a neat little device, powered by a MediaTek 6572W dual core processor and has modest specifications for its cheap price – Rs. 8,199. We have got it for unboxing today, and we kinda like how this … Continue reading “Xolo A600 Unboxing”

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10 Smart Lens Review

As the race to improve smartphone optics flares up, we’ve also seen a variety of interesting offshoots. These range from  cameras with built in Android case in point being the Galaxy Camera, Nikon S800C or phones with a more full featured captured module. The Galaxy S4 Zoom and the Nokia 808, 1020 would fall in … Continue reading “Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX10 Smart Lens Review”

Lenovo P770 Review

Lenovo released the P770, the company’s latest Android phone with a massive 3500 mAh battery recently. We brought you the unboxing of the device last week. Here we have the complete review of the device. Lenovo showcased the phone at the MWC 2013 earlier this year. It has a 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD … Continue reading “Lenovo P770 Review”

Lenovo P770 Unboxing

Lenovo released the P770, the company’s latest Android phone with a massive 3500 mAh battery. We brought you hands-on video of the device from the CES 2013 earlier this year. Here we have the device for unboxing. It is has a 4.5-inch IPS screen at a resolution of 960 by 540 pixels at 245 PPI … Continue reading “Lenovo P770 Unboxing”

NFC on smartphone turns Hyundai concept car on and off

NFC is being used for many things like sharing data, making payments, etc but this is the first time where it is being used to switches a car on and off. Hyundai has come out with a concept car which does not need any keys to open and run, it runs on NFC tags.

HTC One X – HTC’s next big thing?

I remember seeing the HTC One X for the first time in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress, announced from Peter Chou himself. I was a little bit confused at first. This announcement didn’t exactly sound like HTC. New materials, new tech, new direction. I was surprised and I gotta say, HTC did a nice job … Continue reading “HTC One X – HTC’s next big thing?”

Nokia World 2011 – a late recap

It was this time of the year again, where the heart of every Nokia Fan beats a little bit faster. Nokia Enthusiasts, bloggers, journalists and many more took the trip to London, to join Nokia and see what they have been up to. Same as last year, Nokia World has again been held at the … Continue reading “Nokia World 2011 – a late recap”