More than 250 million Smartphones shipped in Q3 2013, market posts a record 38.8% growth – IDC

We have been taking a look at the Smartphone market through the regular analyses from the folks at IDC, and the report for the 3rd quarter of 2013 is now out. The key takeaways from this quarter is that the overall smartphone market has grown at a record breaking pace, with 38.8% growth. The total … Continue reading “More than 250 million Smartphones shipped in Q3 2013, market posts a record 38.8% growth – IDC”

BBM for Android and iPhone brings over 20 million new users in the first week

BlackBerry has announced that there are 20 million new users of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), a week after its roll out of Android and iPhone apps. Last week BlackBerry revealed they saw more than 10 million downloads after 24 hours they resumed the launch of BBM for Android and iPhone. Totally BBM has 80 million monthly active … Continue reading “BBM for Android and iPhone brings over 20 million new users in the first week”

Man who stole more than $12 million worth of LG G2 smartphones caught

Just a few days after we reported of the stolen LG G2 truck incident, the thief, or at least one of the thieves that managed to hijack a truck full of LG’s G2 smartphones, seems to have been caught today. It is believed that the truck was spotted in Louisville after the driver of the stolen truck foolishly … Continue reading “Man who stole more than $12 million worth of LG G2 smartphones caught”

Nokia Q3 2013 sales at Eur 5.66 billion, 8.8 million Lumias sold

Nokia just published its quarterly earnings report for Q3 2013 and has reported sales worth Eur 5.66 billion in the quarter ending September. While sales have gone, profits have also increased at Eur 118 million which is a huge improvement over the Eur 115 million losses that it reported last quarter. 

Spice Smart Flo Edge Mi-349 with 3.5-inch display launched for Rs. 3299

S Mobility has launched the Spice Smart Flo Edge Mi-349, an entry-level Android smartphone in the Smart Flo series. It went on sale online yesterday along with the Spice Smart Flo Ivory 2 Mi-423 and packs a  3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display. It is powered by a 1 GHz processor, runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and comes with 2G (EDGE) … Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Edge Mi-349 with 3.5-inch display launched for Rs. 3299”

Motorola announces Project Ara, an open hardware platform to create customizable smartphones

Motorola has announced Project Ara that is aimed at developing a phone platform that is modular, open, customizable. The project that is similar to Phonebloks is led by Motorola’s Advanced Technology and Projects group, which is an open hardware platform for creating highly modular smartphones. The design for Project Ara consists of an endoskeleton (endo) and … Continue reading “Motorola announces Project Ara, an open hardware platform to create customizable smartphones”

Apple reports Q4 2013 revenues at $37.5 billion, 33.8 million iPhones and 14.1 million iPads sold

Apple has reported revenue of $37.5 billion with a net profit of $7.5 billion in their earnings for Q4 2013 that ended September 28, 2013. The international sales in this quarter is 60% of the quarter’s revenue. They sold 33.8 million iPhones, 14.1 million iPads and 4.6 million Macs during the quarter. During the conference … Continue reading “Apple reports Q4 2013 revenues at $37.5 billion, 33.8 million iPhones and 14.1 million iPads sold”

Spice Smart Flo Ivory 2 Mi-423 and Smart Flo Edge Mi-349 now available for Rs. 4299 and Rs. 3299

Spice Smart Flo Ivory 2 Mi-423 and Smart Flo Edge Mi-349, two new Android smartphones from the Smart Flo series is now available in India from online retailer Saholic. The Smart Flo Ivory 2 Mi-423 is the successor of the Smart Flo Ivory Mi-450 that was launched back in May. It has a 4-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive … Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Ivory 2 Mi-423 and Smart Flo Edge Mi-349 now available for Rs. 4299 and Rs. 3299”

HTC One mini Benchmarks

HTC One mini was launched in India earlier this month. It was announced back in July and packs a 4.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display. We already brought you the hands-on and the unboxing of the phone, here we have the benchmarks of the phone. The One mini is powered by a 1.4 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400 MSM8930 chip clocked … Continue reading “HTC One mini Benchmarks”

Vodafone India launches new international roaming packs, offers up to 95% discount on data

Vodafone India has launched a new international roaming pack for its pre-paid and post-paid customers in India visiting 53 countries including UK, USA, UAE, Thailand, Singapore and more. It offers over 95% discount on data and approximately 78% on outgoing local and international calls compared to existing rates. These are available in two variants, Rs. 599 and Rs. … Continue reading “Vodafone India launches new international roaming packs, offers up to 95% discount on data”

Micromax Windows Phones to arrive mid of next year, says co-founder

  Is Micromax working on a Windows Phone? Well, the second largest smartphone manufacturer in India by volume recently made big news when it unleashed a series of promotions featuring Hugh Jackman for the Micromax Canvas Turbo, and also announced its plans to enter the European markets like Russia and Romania, but a Windows Phone … Continue reading “Micromax Windows Phones to arrive mid of next year, says co-founder”

Nokia Lumia 1320 Hands On

Nokia announced their budget phablet Nokia Lumia 1320 along with the Nokia Lumia 1520 at the Abu Dhabi Nokia World event. The specifications of the budget phablet include a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD LCD IPS Super sensitive display and Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 1.7GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and Windows Phone 8 OS with the latest Lumia Black update. … Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1320 Hands On”

Nokia Lumia 2520 Power Keyboard Hands On

The Nokia World event has seen to the introduction of the new Lumia 2520 Windows tablet from the company, restarting its good old Booklet 3G tradition. While the Booklet 3g was a note book, the 2520 is far from it. It is a full touch device, conforming to the demands of today, but of course, you … Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 2520 Power Keyboard Hands On”

Nokia Lumia 2520 Hands On

Nokia unveiled the Lumia 2520, the company’s first Windows RT tablet at the Nokia World along with a range of Lumia and Asha devices. We already brought you the photo gallery of the tablet, here we have the hands-on video. The Lumia 2520 has a 10.1-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS ClearBlack display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 … Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 2520 Hands On”

Nokia Lumia 1520 Hands On

Nokia unveiled the Lumia 1520, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at the Nokia World earlier this week. We already brought you the photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have the hands-on. This is the first Windows Phone smartphone with a  6-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD capacitive touch screen ClearBlack display and the display … Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1520 Hands On”