NOMAD, a company based in San Francisco started crowd funding for ChargeKey, a super-small micro USB cable for Android and lightning cable for iPhone last year on Indiegogo, and exceeded more than three times its goal. It began shipping in December, and the also started selling it on their website recently. The company first launched … Continue reading “Nomad ChargeKey is a keychain-sized micro USB cable for smartphones”
Earlier this year, at the CES 2014, Asus announced the Transformer Duet which ran Android and Windows side by side. This was probably designed for those who wanted the best of both the worlds and it was quite a hit at the CES 2014. Even an Indian manufacturer – Micromax, announced a similar dual boot … Continue reading “Microsoft and Google don’t want dual OS(Windows+Android) devices, Asus Transformer Duet may be cancelled”
The Nokia X made a huge (green) splash at the Mobile World Congress event a couple of weeks and has been rapidly making its moves into markets, with it launching in Malaysia, India and the Phillipines. It is now all set to launch in China, and just 5 days after announcing the device for the … Continue reading “China welcomes Nokia X with 1 million pre orders”
A premium version of the Samsung Galaxy S5 is not happening, the JK Shin, chief of mobile division, Samsung, said to Korean media, according to recent report from K bench. The Samsung Galaxy S5 with a 1080p screen and plastic build did disappoint some fans, since they were expecting a 2K display on the phone.
While the 802.11ac standard has started making its way to high end smartphones, they’ve been somewhat gimped compared to more full featured solutions. The new Broadcom BCM4354 SoC is all set to change that as it brings the first 5G 802.11ac 2×2 MIMO system on chip for smartphones. This is an improvement over the 1×1 … Continue reading “Broadcom demos new 5G WiFi 2×2 MIMO Combo Chip for smartphones, to bring 867Mbps downloads”
Nokia has updated its Nokia Refocus app, that now brings support to all Nokia Lumia smartphones running on Windows Phone 8. The app was demoed back at the Nokia event in Abu Dhabi, back in October, and the app was launched in the Windows Phone Store in November. It was launched for PureView smartphones, the Lumia 920, … Continue reading “Nokia Refocus app updated to support all Lumia Windows Phone 8 smartphones”
It’s the year of phones powered by octa-core processors. From Samsung to Intex, everyone has one, in the market. Strangely, Micromax a key player, did not up until it launched Canvas Knight, in March. Competitively priced at Rupees 19999, the Micromax Canvas Knight promises lighting speeds. How good is it compared to other octa-core phones … Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Knight Photo Gallery and Hardware Overview”
Minuum, a small and smart keyboard for Android is out of beta. Minuum 2.0 is now available on Google Play for a free 30-day trial. The updated app has an updated UI, multi-language support, quick access to emoji symbols, option to share text between applications, and improvements to speed and accuracy.
Microsoft would offer Windows Phone free, without any licensing fee for its Indian partners, according to a recent report from the Economic Times. Last month Microsoft announced nine new partners, that includes, Karbonn and Xolo from India. Karbonn recently announced that it would launch dual-boot phones in coming months. Xolo did not announce its plans … Continue reading “Microsoft reportedly makes Windows Phone free for Indian partners”
Aircel has launched a new national roaming pack for the festival of Holi. The new RC 83 offer uniform rate of 1 paise per second to customers while roaming on Aircel Network and also offers extra talk time. This is available for both new and old Aircel customers across all its circles.
A new budget smartphone from Xiaomi has been certified in Tenna in China. This would probably come in the Redmi (Red Rice) category. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core processor (probably MediaTek) and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with . It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing … Continue reading “Xiaomi smartphone with 5.5-inch HD display, octa-core processor surfaces”
Opera has updated Opera Mini for Java and BlackBerry to version 8, that brings a range of new features, including a new user interface, better private browsing, that was first introduced in Opera Mini 4.5, night mode for better reading in dark and lots more new features.
McAfee has updated their Android and iOS apps, making its premium features such as app privacy, anti-theft features and much more for free. The app is targeted at making security a more integrated part of the Indian consumer experience, says McAfee India. It also offers in-app purchases, that lets you purchase premium account, that adds few more features … Continue reading “McAfee Mobile Security for Android and iOS now offers premium features for free”
Gameloft released The Amazing Spider-Man Mobile game back in 2012, when the first Amazing Spider-Man movie released. Gameloft has once again teamed up with Marvel to bring the new Amazing Spider-Man 2 mobile game. The sequel would have new, original story inspired by the movie and has new features. This has villains such as Electro … Continue reading “The Amazing Spider-Man 2 game coming to Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 8 in April”
Uninor has introduced new fixed rate packs, that offers unlimited access to Facebook and WhatsApp. These packs are called Sabse Sasta (most affordable) Facebook and Sabse Sasta (most affordable) Whatsapp , that offers Facebook access starting at just 50 paise for an hour and WhatsApp access starting at Re. 1 for a day. There are also weekly … Continue reading “Uninor launches fixed rate packs for unlimited Facebook and WhatsApp access”
