Micromax Canvas Knight Review

Micromax launched the Canvas Knight A350 as the successor to last year’s Canvas Turbo A250. Even though this features the same 5-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), the Canvas Knight is powered by a more powerful 2GHz octa-core processor, features a 16-megapixel rear camera and also has a 8-megapixel … Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Knight Review”

Samsung Galaxy S5 might launch in India for Rs. 51500

Samsung is all set to launch the Galaxy S5, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India tomorrow. Now Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom reports that the phone would be priced at Rs. 51,500 in India and would go on pre-order starting March 28th for a pre-booking price of Rs. 1500. Samsung also plans to offer 15% Cash Back on Citibank Credit … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 might launch in India for Rs. 51500”

Facebook acquires Oculus Rift, a Virtual Reality Gaming Headset company

Facebook is on a buying spree. Recently, it had acquired the messaging company Whatsapp for a record $19billion and now, it has acquired Oculus Rift, a virtual reality company. Oculus first demonstrated the prototype in June 2012 at E3 and then raised crowd funding for its Oculus Rift product.

Nokia schedules event for April 2nd, Lumia 630 and 930 expected

With Microsoft’s Build conference right around the corner, Nokia just sent out invitations for their own event. Scheduled to coincide with the first day of the Build developer conference. It is pretty obvious that the soon to be Microsoft owned company plans to announce new hardware. 

Nokia X gets a minor software update, brings performance improvements

Nokia has started rolling out a minor software update for the Nokia X, the company’s first Android smartphone based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The new software update v11.1.1 brings performance improvements compared to the older version (v10.0.3). It also brings option to change the color of tiles in third-party apps.

Xiaomi will soon be directly selling phones in India

Ever since Xiaomi, the popular smartphone manufacturer from China, laid out plans for expansion to Singapore, we knew that India was coming. As a confirmation to this, we have a Cnet interview of Hugo Barra talking about the company’s impending entry into the burgeoning Indian smartphone market and a tweet from the head of Google … Continue reading “Xiaomi will soon be directly selling phones in India”

Spice announces new contest, Stellar Mettle Icon Mi-506 launching soon for Rs. 8499

S Mobility has launched a new contest, Spice Milaye Sapnon se today as a part of a campaign, aimed at youth all over India. It has revealed that lucky winners would stand a chance to win an upcoming smartphone, Spice Stellar Mettle Icon (Mi-506) worth Rs. 8,499. The new lets people share their dreams with the … Continue reading “Spice announces new contest, Stellar Mettle Icon Mi-506 launching soon for Rs. 8499”

iBall launches 3G MiFi Router with inbuilt power bank for Rs. 4499

iBall has launched iB-W3GMPB21, the company’s latest 2-in-1 multi-function router with power bank. It offers download speed of 21 Mbps and upload speed of 5.76Mbps for connectivity on the go. It lets you create a hotspot and connect up to 10 WiFi-enabled devices once you insert a 3G or 2G SIM card. The built-in power … Continue reading “iBall launches 3G MiFi Router with inbuilt power bank for Rs. 4499”

Nokia’s devices and services sale to Microsoft delayed to April

The Microsoft takeover of Nokia’s devices and services division is easily one of the most high profile acquisitions from the recent past. After the announcement of this deal, it was said that the regulatory bodies all around the world would have to give their go ahead and only then can the deal be closed. Initially, … Continue reading “Nokia’s devices and services sale to Microsoft delayed to April”

The new HTC One gets a 14 minute video preview

The all new HTC One hasn’t even launched yet, but the Internet is still abuzz with leaks and videos of this device. It is all set to launch tomorrow at an event in New York but that hasn’t stopped a German blogger from posting an in-depth video preview of the highly anticipated flagship device from … Continue reading “The new HTC One gets a 14 minute video preview”

Nokia rebuts Tamil Nadu Government’s tax claim, as acquisition nears

Nokia has been involved in a long term tax battle with the Indian government for more than a year now, and things don’t seem to be getting any better for the Espoo company. Adding fuel to this fire is the Tamil Nadu government, which has recently moved to assess sales tax for devices that are … Continue reading “Nokia rebuts Tamil Nadu Government’s tax claim, as acquisition nears”

UC Browser crosses 500 million users globally

UCWeb, popular for its mobile internet software and services has announced that the UC Browser has crossed 500 million users globally. Over 300 million UC Browser users are from Android, compared to 100 million in December 2012. It is among leading mobile browsers in India with market share of 32%, reveals StatsCounter data. 500 million … Continue reading “UC Browser crosses 500 million users globally”

Microsoft unveils Direct X 12, lists benefits for Mobile

After a long wait, Microsoft has finally unveiled its plans for the next generation of its graphics APIs, Direct X. These APIs were developed by Microsoft for making game development easier on Windows and eventually on all of its other platforms. It provided a standard way, an abstracted layer, for developers, to take advantage of … Continue reading “Microsoft unveils Direct X 12, lists benefits for Mobile”

Micromax Canvas Juice A177 with 5-inch display, 3000 mAh battery now available for Rs. 8490

Micromax Canvas Juice A177, the latest smartphone in the Canvas series is now available from eBay. It has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash … Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Juice A177 with 5-inch display, 3000 mAh battery now available for Rs. 8490”