OPPO N1 mini with swivel camera to launch on May 30th

After successfully launching its flagship smartphone OPPO N1 in December last year, OPPO is gearing up for its next launch in the N1 series. The Chinese electronic company has officially set a launch date for OPPO N1 mini on May 30th OPPO announced the date on its official Weibo account.

MapmyIndia launches NaviMaps Freemium Navigation app for Android

MapmyIndia, popular for its GPS navigation and location apps has launched NaviMap, a Freemium navigation app. This offers alternate routes and lets you share real-time journey updates on Facebook. Additional features such as Real time turn-by-turn voice guidance in 10 regional languages that includes Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu, House … Continue reading “MapmyIndia launches NaviMaps Freemium Navigation app for Android”

Apple iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display coming to NTT Docomo in Japan on June 10th

Almost two months after launching the TD-LTE variants of the iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display in China, Apple has announced that it would launch these iPads on Japan’s NTT Docomo network on June 10th. These iPads would use ultra-fast Xi LTE service and also lets you choose new billing plans with data … Continue reading “Apple iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display coming to NTT Docomo in Japan on June 10th”

Microsoft to debut Skype Translator app with Real-Time Speech Translation by the end of 2014

In a bid to connect people from different continents with different language, Microsoft is bringing real-time speech translation functionality to Skype by the end of this year. The feature was demonstrated by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at Re/code’s Code Conference in the US.

Flipkart secures $210 million in funding from DST Global and others

Soon after acquiring fashion e-retailer Myntra for an estimated price of over $330 million, Flipkart has received funding worth $210 million from DST Global which is a fund led by Yuri Milner. Other investors in this latest round of funding include existing invested Tiger Global, Accel Partners and Iconiq Capital.

Leaked patents hints at Samsung’s upcoming wearable device

Samsung made its mark in the wearable devices market with Galaxy Gear line of smartwatches last year. Soon, the Korean tech giant forayed into fitness trackers with Galaxy Gear Fit. Last week we reported that Samsung’s next smartwatch can make phone calls independently.

Vineet Taneja joins Micromax as CEO from Samsung India

Micromax has announced that it has appointed Vineet Taneja as Chief Executive Officer. He previously served as country Head for IT & Mobile businesses of Samsung India before leaving the company few weeks back. He joined Samsung back in March 2013 and had previously served in Bharti Airtel, Nokia India (between January 2008 to April 2010) and … Continue reading “Vineet Taneja joins Micromax as CEO from Samsung India”

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to be coming with a flurry of new features

According to SamMobile, Samsung is planning to cram even more software features into its upcoming flagship phablet – Galaxy Note 4. Samsung was the first company to foray into the 5inch+ display size category successfully and it happened because of the Galaxy Note. Samsung’s Galaxy Note series has been one of the main reasons for … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to be coming with a flurry of new features”

Micromax Canvas Engage A091 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 available online for Rs. 6199

Micromax launched the Unite 2 A106, the company’s first smartphone running on Android 4.4 (KitKat) earlier this week, now Micromax A091, another budget smartphone with Android 4.4 has surfaced on eBay.in. This has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing … Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Engage A091 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 available online for Rs. 6199”

Microsoft announces Windows 8.1 With Bing for lower cost devices

Microsoft have announced via a blogpost that they are launching a new version of Windows called Windows 8.1 with Bing specially for lower cost and low power devices. Microsoft has been drastically changing its policies over the past few months by offering Windows for free for devices smaller than 9inches.

Any.do clocks 10 million mobile users, launches web app

Any.do, one of the popular to-do apps for Android and iPhone has launched its first web app on web.any.do. It has also announced that it has crossed 10 million users on mobile. The web app is still in beta but you can sign up with your e-mail to get a pass code for the access. … Continue reading “Any.do clocks 10 million mobile users, launches web app”

Micromax Unite 2 A106 with 4.7-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6999

Micromax has launched Unite 2 A106, the company’s latest smartphone. It has a 4.7 (800 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). This is the first Micromax phone to run on KitKat and it also has OTA update option. It has a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera … Continue reading “Micromax Unite 2 A106 with 4.7-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6999”

Lenovo reports record $817 million annual profit, 50 million smartphone shipments

Lenovo has reported its Q4 FY14 financial results and the full 2013/14 year that ended March 31, 2014. It has reported revenue of US$9.4 billion for Q4 FY14, up 19-percent year-over-year and the full-year revenue of US$38.7 billion, up 14-percent year-over-year.  Its profit stands at $817 million, up 29% YTY. This is the all time high revenue for Lenovo in … Continue reading “Lenovo reports record $817 million annual profit, 50 million smartphone shipments”

Microsoft’s Surface mini was killed off at the last minute, says report

Microsoft’s plans for introducing a smaller version of the Surface were killed off at the last minute, according to a report from Bloomberg. Initial reports claimed that Microsoft was all set to introduce a 8 inch Surface tablet, tailored for note taking. It was definitely in a bid to compete against all the other small … Continue reading “Microsoft’s Surface mini was killed off at the last minute, says report”

Gunnar Advanced Gaming Eye Wear Unboxing

Gunnar Optiks is a specialized eyewear company that makes glasses for geeks who sit in front of the computer. For us, gaming is a huge pastime, we can’t deny that, and with it increasingly going mobile, we thought it’d be nice to show you a product that’s tailor made for making your eyes feel better. … Continue reading “Gunnar Advanced Gaming Eye Wear Unboxing”