Oppo might be Cyanogen’s first hardware partner

Oppo is likely to be the official hardware partner for Cyanogen and the company dropped a hint towards this on YouTube with its new trailer.  Steve “Cyanogen” Kondik himself has announced that he would attend the Oppo N1 launch event in Beijing on September 23rd.  This might be for discussing a hardware partnership with the … Continue reading “Oppo might be Cyanogen’s first hardware partner”

BlackBerry to cut 4500 jobs, reports net losses of $950 million

Earlier today, trading stopped for BlackBerry’s stock and now we know the reason. The company has reported a net loss of $950 million and will be laying off 4500 employees. This comprises of almost 40% of the entire workforce. The company plans to reduce expenses by almost 50% and will retain about 7,000 jobs worldwide.

Samsung leads the Indian tablet market as shipments surpass 1 million again in Q2 2013

Samsung is leading yet another consumer electronics segment in India, and this is after conquering the mobile category. Yes, the company is now leading the rapidly growing tablet segment too, with 21% of marketshare according to CyberMedia Research’s analysts. The overall tablet market too has massively improved in India, with about 1.15 million shipments in … Continue reading “Samsung leads the Indian tablet market as shipments surpass 1 million again in Q2 2013”

Opera partners with 7 more Indian OEMs to pre-install Opera Mini browser on Android devices

Opera has announced that they have partnered with 7 Indian OEMs including Micromax, Videocon, Spice, MoMagic Technologies, Wynncom, Lemon Mobiles and iBall to pre-install the Opera mini browser on their Android devices. Opera has also added 2 more OEMs, Symphony Mobile in Bangladesh and Colors Mobile in Nepal in South Asia region. Opera partnered with 7 Indian OEMs Celkon, Karbonn, … Continue reading “Opera partners with 7 more Indian OEMs to pre-install Opera Mini browser on Android devices”

BBM for Android and iPhone coming on September 21st and 22nd respectively

Yesterday, BlackBerry announced their big Z30 and we brought you news that BBM will be available for Android and iOS very soon. After months of waiting, BBM will be finally available as a cross-platform service starting this week. BlackBerry have officially announced that BBM is be coming to Android on September 21st and to iOS … Continue reading “BBM for Android and iPhone coming on September 21st and 22nd respectively”

Micromax to preload BBM on all its Canvas Smartphones

BlackBerry messenger, one of the most popular instant messaging services, had announced its arrival on iOS and Android platforms earlier, but it looks like manufacturers are already warming up to the concept of pre-loading it on their devices. Micromax is the one of the first manufacturers to announce that it will pre-load BBM on all … Continue reading “Micromax to preload BBM on all its Canvas Smartphones”

Dead Trigger 2 for Android, iPhone and iPad coming on October 23rd

Madfinger Games, the creators of the popular games such as Shadowgun and Dead Trigger has just announced that the Dead Trigger 2 would be released on the 23rd of October 2013 at the Tokyo Game Show 2013. The Dead Trigger 2 is a first person zombie shooter similar to the first game that was released in 2012. The first … Continue reading “Dead Trigger 2 for Android, iPhone and iPad coming on October 23rd”

Micromax Canvas Tab P650 with 8-inch display, 3G voice calling launched for Rs. 16500

Micromax has launched the Canvas Tab P650, the company’s first tablet in the Canvas series. It has a 8-inch (1024 x 768 pixels) multi-touch display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with 720p HD video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 3G support … Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Tab P650 with 8-inch display, 3G voice calling launched for Rs. 16500”

Sony Xperia Z1 vs Nokia Lumia 1020 Hands-on

The two current flagships from their manufacturers, the Sony Xperia Z1 and the Lumia 1020 put up a good fight against each over photography. Sony announced their flagship, Xperia Z1 at the IFA 2013 in Berlin earlier in the month while Lumia 1020 was launched in July. You can check out our quick hands-on comparison … Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z1 vs Nokia Lumia 1020 Hands-on”

Qualcomm Toq Smartwatch with Mirasol Display Hands On

Qualcomm announced its own smartwatch known as the Toq at its annual developer conference UPLINQ 2013 in San Diego just before IFA 2013 in Berlin and we were lucky enough to meet folks from Qualcomm at IFA including Rob Chandok who is President of Qualcomm Internet Services and SVP of Qualcomm Technologies. We were indeed … Continue reading “Qualcomm Toq Smartwatch with Mirasol Display Hands On”

Videocon launches new packs with free incoming calls while roaming on other networks

Videocon Mobile Services was the first operator in India to offer incoming calls free while on roaming on their own network by default, without any processing fee or a special tariff voucher. Now the company has launched 3 new free National Incoming Roaming packs starting at Rs. 4. The new packs are aimed towards increasing consumer delight by … Continue reading “Videocon launches new packs with free incoming calls while roaming on other networks”

Aircel launches new 10 paise per minute local calling packs in Delhi

Aircel has launched two new rate cutters for pre-paid customers in Delhi that offers local calling rates 90% less at 10p/min. These packs are price at Rs. 27 and Rs. 11 respectively. The Rs. 27 pack offers all local calls at 10p/min for first 100 minutes and post that 40 paise per minute. It comes with … Continue reading “Aircel launches new 10 paise per minute local calling packs in Delhi”

Micromax Canvas Fun A63 now available for Rs. 6799

Micromax Canvas Fun A74, with a 4.5-inch FWVGA display went on sale online earlier this month. The Canvas Fun A63 that appeared on the official website at the same time, is not available for purchase from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek … Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Fun A63 now available for Rs. 6799”

Nokia was testing Android on its Lumias before the Microsoft acquisition, could it have worked out?

This has been blowing up on the Internet for the past few hours. New York Times reporter Nick Wingfield initially had this scoop that Nokia was testing Android on its Lumia range of devices as a “Plan B” if Windows Phone completely fails to take off. Yes, Nokia was indeed testing Android on its Lumias … Continue reading “Nokia was testing Android on its Lumias before the Microsoft acquisition, could it have worked out?”

Asphalt 8: Airborne for iPhone and iPad goes free for a limited time

Gameloft launched the Asphalt 8: Airborne for iPhone and iPad last month. Now the game has gone completely free for a limited period for both the iPhone and iPad, so you don’t have to pay $0.99 / Rs. 55 for the game. The new game in the Asphalt franchise has the most life-like graphics ever with the new physics … Continue reading “Asphalt 8: Airborne for iPhone and iPad goes free for a limited time”