Helsinki based smartphone startup, Jolla, has announced that it will be integrating a mapping solution powered by Nokia’s HERE Maps division in its upcoming operating system dubbed as Sailfish OS. The partnership will involve licensing up to date map data and location information such as restaurants for over 190 countries.
Windows Phone has been moving ahead in the platform race for the couple of quarter in the year. In the first quarter of 2013, we saw the Windows Phone OS leap ahead of BlackBerry OS with 3.2% market share and in the second quarter we saw the Windows Phone OS posting the fastest growth with 3.7% … Continue reading “Windows Phone surges ahead while Android still dominates in Q3 2013 – IDC”
Vine, the highly popular video-based social network, finally has made available its app for the Windows Phone platform. Announced back at the Build conference, the app was shown off recently at the Lumia 1520 and 2520 launch event by Nokia, and it was promised that the app will be arriving soon to the platform, someday. … Continue reading “Vine for Windows Phone 8 now available for download”
Micromax is looking to start assembling its phones in India starting next year, according to reports. The company might be the second largest smartphone vendor in India, it still imports all of its devices from China to sell it here. The original device manufacturers in China who do contract manufacturing for companies like Micromax, Karbonn … Continue reading “Micromax to assemble phones in India starting next year”
Sony introduced their first camera centric flagship – Sony Xperia Z1 at the IFA 2013 in Berlin. Sony Xperia Z1 had leaked numerous times prior to launch and when Sony announced it, nothing came as a surprise – even the 20.7MP camera. Sony Xperia Z1 has the biggest camera sensor on an Android smartphone, even … Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z1 vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra”
Sony announced their first camera centric flagship device – Sony Xperia Z1 at the IFA 2013 in Berlin. Prior to launch, Sony Xperia Z1 had leaked numerous times that when Sony announced it, nothing came as a surprise – even the 20.7MP camera. Currently, Sony Xperia Z1 has the biggest camera sensor on an Android … Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z1 vs Sony Xperia Z”
Amongst the many upstarts in the indigenous smartphone scene in India, one specific brand has caught our eye. Gionee has differentiated itself with its refreshing focus on design and hardware quality. Handsets like Elife E3 stood out from the competition being a device that both looked and also offered a very unique experience to the … Continue reading “Gionee Elife E6 Review”
Sony and Samsung announced their flagship devices at IFA 2013. Samsung was the first company to step into the 5inch + category with their original Galaxy Note and it was a very successful experiment. Samsung continued to reap even bigger rewards with the second interation of the Note series – Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Samsung … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Sony Xperia Z1”
Sony Xperia Z1 is the Japanese company’s latest flagship and it was announced at IFA 2013 in Berlin. Sony Xperia Z1 had been the victim of numerous leaks prior to launch and when Sony announced it, nothing came as a surprise – even the 20.7MP camera. The 20.7 MP is one among the key features … Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z1 vs HTC One”
Sony announced their latest flagship device – Sony Xperia Z1 at IFA 2013. Sony Xperia Z1 had leaked numerous times prior to launch and when Sony announced it, nothing came as a surprise – even the 20.7MP camera. Sony Xperia Z1 has one of the biggest camera sensor on an Android smartphone, even bigger than … Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z1 vs LG G2”
Huawei has set a target of selling 60 million smartphones worldwide, this year. The ICT solutions giant has spent only two years in the smartphone business, yet earned itself the title of ‘fourth largest smartphone maker in the world’, beating Nokia & Blackberry, earlier this year. India, being an important market for any growing mobile … Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P6 Review”
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”
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”
Angry Birds has been a longstanding mega hit gaming franchise from Rovio and usually, a copy sells for 99 cents, or 55 Indian rupees, in the local currency. There was a time when the original game went free for a while, as a part of Nokia’s promotion, but suddenly now, half of the collection has … Continue reading “Half of the Angry Birds games go free for Windows Phone 8”
Two long awaited apps were finally confirmed for Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system at Nokia World in Abu Dhabi. Alongside Instagram, the popular short video sharing service, Vine, will also be making its way to the platform in the coming weeks. The announcement followed the launch of the Lumia 1520 which is Nokia’s 6inch device … Continue reading “Vine for Windows Phone launched”
