Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Review – enter the challenger

The smartphone industry is on what seems to be a never ending trend where handsets are getting larger and larger and continually blurring the boundaries that separate smartphones from tablets. Samsung were arguably the first to offer a consumer-focused large screen device in the Galaxy Note and the success of this phablet alerted rival manufacturers … Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Review – enter the challenger”

Five Unmissable UK Black Friday Tech Deals

Today is Black Friday, an US phenomenon that has made its way across the pond and inspired shoppers to spend like crazy. Every year on the day after Thanksgiving in the USA, companies go wild and discount products as they officially welcome the Christmas shopping season. In the UK, we actually have Cyber Monday (the … Continue reading “Five Unmissable UK Black Friday Tech Deals”

Motorola has sold 2.5 million smartphones via Flipkart in India

Flipkart has announced that they have sold 2.5 million Motorola smartphones in India till date. This includes all the Motorola smartphones, including the latest second-gen Moto G and Moto X smartphones. To celebrate the milestone, Flipkart is offering a chance to win gift vouchers worth Rs. 50000 for 5 lucky winners and 100% cashback for 100 … Continue reading “Motorola has sold 2.5 million smartphones via Flipkart in India”

Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Photo Gallery

One of the biggest changes in Apple’s device portfolio of recent years was the introduction of the iPhone 6 Plus earlier this year; whilst Apple have previously made flagship handsets bigger, the iPhone 6 Plus is the first time the company has entered into the phablet arena but here they also face stiff competition. Apple … Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Photo Gallery”

Microsoft Lumia 535 launching in India on November 26th

Microsoft just sent out press invites for the Lumia 535 launch on November 26th. Microsoft will launch the Lumia 535 Dual SIM in India next week since it is listed on the official India website. It is not clear if the company plans to launch the single SIM variant as well in the country. It is … Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 535 launching in India on November 26th”

Huawei and Russia’s MegaFon plan for 5G launch at 2018 World Cup

Huawei and Russian operator MegaFon have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the development of 5G technology with a view to a potential launch in time for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The MoU builds on a partnership between the two companies that stretches back to the deployment of GSM in 2002. The MoU … Continue reading “Huawei and Russia’s MegaFon plan for 5G launch at 2018 World Cup”

Jolla Tablet with 7.85-inch 330ppi display announced, starts at $189 on Indiegogo

A day after Nokia introduced its N1 tablet, Jolla has announced the Jolla Tablet with a similar 2048 x 1536 display. Jolla has taken Indiegogo route for crowdfunding to develop the tablet. In terms of specifications, the Jolla tablet has a 7.89-inch (2048 × 1536 pixels) display at 330 ppi, powered by a 1.8GHz quad-core Intel Atom processor and runs … Continue reading “Jolla Tablet with 7.85-inch 330ppi display announced, starts at $189 on Indiegogo”

Sony SmartWatch 3 Unboxing and First Impressions

Smartwatches may have initially been considered a passing fad when Sony originally announced the Smartwatch range and Samsung introduced the Galaxy Gear last year but over the past twelve months, we’ve seen many manufacturers announce smartwatches; from multiple new Samsung Gears to smartwatches from LG, Asus, Motorola, Huawei and Microsoft there’s a lot of competition. … Continue reading “Sony SmartWatch 3 Unboxing and First Impressions”

HERE Maps Beta gets Android 5.0 Lollipop support, bug fixes and improvements

HERE Maps for Android was launched as beta last month. The app has been updated to version 1.0.220 that brings support for Android 5.0 (Lollipop). This update also brings fixes to downloaded voice files that will not be cleared if the phone’s cache is wiped using a cleaner, as it promised. If you lost them during … Continue reading “HERE Maps Beta gets Android 5.0 Lollipop support, bug fixes and improvements”

Microsoft teases first Microsoft Lumia smartphone for November 11

Microsoft recently announced that it would replace the Nokia branding on upcoming Lumia smartphones with Microsoft. Today Microsoft Mobile has released a teaser image for a new Lumia smartphone for November 11th, which could be the first Microsoft Lumia Branded smartphone.