Phil Spencer will head Xbox, promises increased gaming focus on all Microsoft platforms

The Xbox division at Microsoft was caught in a flux after Don Mattrick, the previous head, left the company for Zynga. Julie-Larson Greene then took over along with other hardware divisions like Surface until she was reassigned to user experience recently. And then Marc Whitten, who was all set to become the head of Xbox, … Continue reading “Phil Spencer will head Xbox, promises increased gaming focus on all Microsoft platforms”

Samsung launches Buy Back and EMI offers for its Galaxy Tab 3 range

Samsung has launched new buy back and EMI plans for their Galaxy Tab 3 series, including their latest Galaxy Tab 3 Neo tablet. Back in December Samsung launched Stay New ownership plan for its flagship Galaxy devices that lets users buy flagship Galaxy devices at low EMIs and Easy Buyback offers.

Apple launches iPad Air and iPad mini with TD-LTE for China

Apple has launched TD-LTE variants of the iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display in China. This would brings both TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE support along with standard GSM and WiFi capabilities. Apple already sells WiFi + Cellular variant of the iPad Air and iPad mini in China with support for GSM and CDMA. The LTE model is … Continue reading “Apple launches iPad Air and iPad mini with TD-LTE for China”

Reliance launches new international roaming packs

Reliance Communications (RCom) has launched two new International Roaming Pack – Unique UK and Fabulous Five for its post-paid GSM customers. The Unique UK would offer up to 96% dicount on data usage and up to 82% on outgoing voice calls to India while roaming in the U.K. The pack costs Rs. 849 for one month. You pay … Continue reading “Reliance launches new international roaming packs”

BBM for Windows Phone coming in Q2 2014

BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for iPhone and Android arrived last October. Both these apps got 10 million downloads in just 24 hours after resumed the launch of BBM for Android and iPhone in October last year after some issues. BlackBerry announced that it added 20 million new users a week after its roll out. At that time BlackBerry said it had … Continue reading “BBM for Windows Phone coming in Q2 2014”

Amazon now offering Kindle devices in EMI in India

Amazon Kindle devices have been on sale in India for sometime now and today, Amazon is introducing EMI offers for the same. Amazon has announced that starting today, consumers will be able to buy the Amazon series of Kindle devices including – Amazon Kindle, Amazon Kindle PaperWhite and Amazon Kindle Fire tablets from Amazon with … Continue reading “Amazon now offering Kindle devices in EMI in India”

BlackBerry posts Q4 2014 results, Reports losses of $423 million

BlackBerry has been facing tough times the last few quarters owing to less than stellar hardware offerings and a lack of consumer interest. Even with BlackBerry 10, the company has hardly managed to stem the tide. The company’s bread and butter has been the Bold and Curve lines and as a sign of the times, … Continue reading “BlackBerry posts Q4 2014 results, Reports losses of $423 million”

Microsoft Office Mobile for Android and iPhone goes free

Microsoft launched Office for iPad – Word, Excel and PowerPoint few hours back. The company launched the Microsoft Office Mobile for Office 365 for iPhone and Android smartphones last year. Both these apps have been renamed to Microsoft Office Mobile and is available for free from the respective app stores.

Microsoft releases Microsoft Office for Apple iPad – Word , Excel and PowerPoint

At an event in San Francisco today, Microsoft’s new CEO Satya Nadella announced the availability of Microsoft Office for the iPad. The company has released 3 new iPad apps for Word , Excel and PowerPoint . The news is not a big surprise considering this is a much expected move but instant availability on the … Continue reading “Microsoft releases Microsoft Office for Apple iPad – Word , Excel and PowerPoint”

Microsoft Office for iPad – Word , Excel and Powerpoint – Download Links

Microsoft unveiled the much awaited Microsoft Office suite for iPad with 3 separate apps for Word , Excel and Powerpoint. The apps just went live on the US iTunes App Store at 11AM Pacific time and 2PM Eastern time. The apps are free to download and viewing office documents is free. However to edit the … Continue reading “Microsoft Office for iPad – Word , Excel and Powerpoint – Download Links”

Dell to pay Microsoft tax for its Android and Chrome OS devices

Dell is not just one of the biggest PC makers out there, but also a close ally to Microsoft, with the latter recently helping out when the company went private. But being an independent company, Dell did make its foray into other platforms, with Android, and eventually even Chrome OS, both Google products. So, naturally, … Continue reading “Dell to pay Microsoft tax for its Android and Chrome OS devices”

Nokia Lumia 630 leaked again, finally some specs pop up

Nokia is holding an event on April 2nd which is less than a week from now and according to the rumor mill, Nokia Lumia 630 and Lumia 930 are the products that will be unveiled during the event. Nokia Lumia 630 has been one smartphone that has been leaking for nearly months now and we … Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 630 leaked again, finally some specs pop up”

Airtel Pocket TV app launched for Android, coming soon to iOS

Airtel Digital TV, the DTH service arm of Airtel has launched Airtel Pocket TV, the company’s latest mobile application, that lets users stream over 150 live TV channels and watch TV programs. It has over 10,000 hours of video content and over 13 channels on anytime TV, says the company.

Spice Stellar Mettle Icon Mi- 506 with 5-inch display, metal body launched for Rs. 6999

S Mobility has launched the Spice Stellar Mettle Icon Mi- 506, the latest smartphone in the Spice Mettle series with a metal body. It has a 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED … Continue reading “Spice Stellar Mettle Icon Mi- 506 with 5-inch display, metal body launched for Rs. 6999”

LG G2 mini global roll out begins in April

LG has announced that the LG G2 mini would roll out globally starting from next month. It was unveiled ahead of MWC 2014 and packs a 4.7-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 or 1.7 GHz Nvidia Tegra 4i processor, and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It … Continue reading “LG G2 mini global roll out begins in April”