Alibaba invests $590 million in Chinese smartphone maker Meizu

Alibaba has made a strategic investment of $590 million in Chinese smartphone maker Meizu. Alibaba seeks to integrate its mobile operating system YunOS with Meizu’s phones and hardware, while distributing the phones through the company’s online shopping platforms.

Micromax appoints Shubhajit Sen as CMO

Micromax has announced that it has appointed Shubhajit Sen as its Chief Marketing Officer. He will replace Shubhodip Pal who was the company’s CMO since December 2012. Shubhajit Sen previously served as Executive Vice President – Marketing of Glaxo Smith Kline Consumer Health Limited for 21 years. He is an Economics graduate from SRCC, Delhi … Continue reading “Micromax appoints Shubhajit Sen as CMO”

Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM goes on sale in India for Rs. 5999

Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM, the company’s most affordable Dual SIM Lumia smartphone is now on sale in India though the official Nokia Shop. It was announced last month and packs a 4-inch WVGA display, is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 SoC and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim … Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM goes on sale in India for Rs. 5999”

Micromax Joy X1800 and Joy X1850 with unique pouch packaging launched for Rs. 699 and Rs. 749

Micromax has launched two new feature phones, Joy X1800 and Joy X1850. The main highlight is that these Joy series of smartphones come in pouch packaging rather than box. This is the first ever pouch packaging phones in the Indian market claims Micromax. Both these smartphone have a 1.77-inch (128 x 160 pixels) QQVGA colored … Continue reading “Micromax Joy X1800 and Joy X1850 with unique pouch packaging launched for Rs. 699 and Rs. 749”

Xiaomi Redmi 2 Unboxing

Xiaomi introduced the Redmi 2 smartphone, the second generation budget smartphone in the Redmi series in China last month. The Redmi 2 packs a faster 64-bit Snapdragon processor and also comes with 4G LTE connectivity, compared to the Redmi 1S that has Snapdragon 400 SoC and 3G connectivity. We managed to get one from China, … Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 2 Unboxing”

Celkon Millennia ME Q54 with 5-inch display, 5MP front camera launched for Rs. 5555

Celkon has launched Millennia ME Q54, the company’s latest smartphone in the Millennia series with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, targeted at selfie market. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash as well. It comes with dual SIM … Continue reading “Celkon Millennia ME Q54 with 5-inch display, 5MP front camera launched for Rs. 5555”

Huawei opens new R&D center in Bangalore by investing over US$ 170 million

Huawei today announced that it has launched its new Research & Development center in Whitefield, Bangalore. The one million sq. ft. campus built on a 20 acre land will accommodate up to 5,000 engineers and includes an R&D Block, customer experience center, large cafeteria, multilevel car park and residential block for expat employees, said the … Continue reading “Huawei opens new R&D center in Bangalore by investing over US$ 170 million”

OnePlus One to get SwiftKey keyboard integration with upcoming OTA update

OnePlus has partnered with popular keyboard app creator SwiftKey to integrate SwiftKey keyboard with the upcoming CyanogenMod 11S update later this month. This enables users to switch to Swiftkey keyboard easily without the need to download. Swiftkey lets you type in up to three languages at once without switching settings and it even has new … Continue reading “OnePlus One to get SwiftKey keyboard integration with upcoming OTA update”

Sony Mobile sales up 28.7% YoY in Q3 FY14, 11.9 million smartphones shipped

Sony Corporation has reported its revenues for third quarter of the financial year 2014 that ended December 31st. Sales increased to 2,557.8 billion yen ( US$ 21,139 million), an increase of 6.1%. It shipped 11.9 million smartphone in the quarter, compared to 9.9 million the previous quarter and 10.7 the same quarter the previous year, which is a 11% increase. The mobile … Continue reading “Sony Mobile sales up 28.7% YoY in Q3 FY14, 11.9 million smartphones shipped”