Airtel, Vodafone and Idea expected to launch VoLTE services soon to take on Reliance Jio

Reliance Jio officially launched pan-India 4G LTE services with VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) support and free voice calls in September. Now Airtel has signed a $60 million (Rs. 402 crore) pan-India deal with Nokia to implement VoLTE calling technology, according to a report from ET Telecom.

Moto Z Review: Beauty and a Beast

While the Moto G and E series of phones helped the company break into the mass market, it was the Moto X that cemented the company’s foothold in the upper end of the market. The handset encompassed everything that users loved about the Nexus series of phones and delivered added goodies like Moto Maker derived … Continue reading “Moto Z Review: Beauty and a Beast”

Moto Mods Hands On: A Unique Take On A Modular Future

The ability to add features to a phone is a dream that many have dreamt of. Imagine having access to hardware that is constantly evolving and allows you the choice of upgrading only those specific features that you particularly care about. Moto Mods in all their shapes and sizes rank as some of the first serious steps … Continue reading “Moto Mods Hands On: A Unique Take On A Modular Future”

Withings Activite fitness watch, Pulse O2 and more launched in India starting from Rs. 9999

Withings, popular for its digital health products and services that was recently acquired by Nokia has launched several products in India that includes a range of activity tracking watches in the Activite series, Pulse O2 fitness tracker, Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor and more. These are available exclusively from Amazon.in and is distributed by Brandeyes in India.

Withings Body Cardio smart scale launched for $179.95

Withings, the company owned by Nokia has introduced a new smart scale which is dubbed as Body Cardio. The smart scale uses Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) measurements which is a key indicator of cardiac health and associated with hypertension and risks of cardiovascular incidents.

Microsoft announces 1850 job cuts in smartphone business

Microsoft Corporation today announced that it plans to cut 1,850 jobs to streamline the company’s smartphone hardware business. Last year it cut 7,800 jobs from its phone division to refocus its phone efforts, after 18,000 layoffs the previous year that affected the workforce adopted via Nokia. The company recently announced that it will sell its feature phone business to FIH Mobile, a … Continue reading “Microsoft announces 1850 job cuts in smartphone business”

Microsoft to sell feature phone business to Foxconn for $350 million

Microsoft today announced that it has agreed to sell its entry-level feature phone business to FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of Hon Hai/Foxconn Technology Group and and HMD Global for $350 million. FIH Mobile will also acquire Microsoft Mobile Vietnam, it’s manufacturing facility in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Samsung working on a 1/1.7″ camera sensor for smartphones

Samsung really pushed the envelope by reducing the pixel count, increasing the pixel size and giving a bigger aperture to the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. The result is better image quality and performance in low light. It seems that Samsung is planning on further improving the camera experience for smartphones users through a new … Continue reading “Samsung working on a 1/1.7″ camera sensor for smartphones”