Inventec to kickstart production in Chennai, might build Xiaomi devices
Inventec, a major Taiwanese supplier of Chinese phone brand Xiaomi will begin mass production at a new factory in India, according to a report from Digitimes.
Inventec, a major Taiwanese supplier of Chinese phone brand Xiaomi will begin mass production at a new factory in India, according to a report from Digitimes.
India is said to have 651 million smartphone users in 2019, as per a latest report by Cisco. The number of smartphones grew 54 per cent during 2014, reaching 140 million in number and the number of smartphones will grow 4.7-fold between 2014 and 2019, reaching 651 million mark, said the report.
Microsoft has updated Yammer for Android with Android Wear support and iOS with Handoff. The apps have been updated for easier collaboration and a more streamlined experience.
Microsoft has released a new app that allows Windows Phone 8.1 users to customize their smartphone’s home screen and lock screen. Dubbed as #TileArt the apps offers a quick way to customize the tiles on the Start screen.
Idea Cellular has launched a new Easy Share prepaid plan that comes with internet, Local & National Minutes and SMS benefits. This plan lets users transfer internet packs, minutes and SMS to their friends and families, through a simple process of USSD or from Idea website. It start from Rs. 158 and goes till Rs. 958 depending on … Continue reading “Idea launches Sharing plan with Data, Local & National Minutes and SMS starting at Rs. 158”
Micromax has beaten Samsung to be the top smartphone maker in India, according to a latest report from Canalys. The homegrown smartphone maker has achieved the heights in Q4, 2014, mainly due to shift of mobile phone users upgrading to smart phones.
O2 UK have finally begun rolling out the Lumia Denim update for selected Lumia smartphones but for those receiving the update on the Nokia Lumia 930, it comes with a particular feature missing. One of the highlights of the update is the “Hey Cortana” voice activation but the Denim update for Lumia 930 users comes … Continue reading “O2 Lumia 930 Denim update lands without “Hey Cortana” [Updated]”
Vodafone India has announced it has applied to the country’s central bank for a permit to operate a payments bank as the world’s largest network looks to bring basic banking service to its millions of Indian customers. In the statement sent to Reuters, the firm said it was exploring options for a partnership for the … Continue reading “Vodafone applies for Indian banking permit”
Microsoft has unveiled a new lock screen app called as Picturesque for Android devices. The app replaces your phones default screen and focuses on serving all the information up front.
Pebble has sold more than 1 million smartwatches since its launch in 2013. The CEO of Pebble Eric Migicovsky announced in an interview with The Verge that the company has crossed the 1 million mark.
Lenovo today reported $14.1 billion revenue for the financial year that ended December 31, 2014. Since Motorola Mobility is now a part of Lenovo, it announced that Motorola sold over 10 million smartphones in the quarter for the first time. This is a 118% increase compared to the same quarter the previous year. Motorola added US$1.9 … Continue reading “Motorola sold record 10 million smartphones in Q4 2014”
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC was announced back in April last year. We had seen some devices such as LG G Flex 2 and Xiaomi Mi Note Pro with the Snapdragon SoC. Today Qualcomm has announced that the Snapdragon 810 will power devices that will launch in coming weeks and months. Several partners such as Motorola … Continue reading “Snapdragon 810 to power new devices releasing in coming weeks and months: Qualcomm”
HTC has revealed that customers waiting for the Lollipop upgrade will not receive it in time for HTC’s self-imposed deadline of Feb. 1. The two phones from some carrier will not meet the 90 day update goal.
Asus PadFone Mini was launched in India for Rs 15,999 in November 2014. It has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) smartphone that docks into a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) Padfone station. Powered by 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom (Z2560) processor, it was launched running on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) and got the Android … Continue reading “Asus PadFone Mini Photo Gallery”
Microsoft has launched Outlook app for Android and iOS. The move comes from the company after acquiring mobile mobile email start-up Acompli last month.