Sony has always been known for making audio accessories for its TVs and home entertainment systems, and to an extent, even for its yesteryear Walkman series of phones but it gradually reduced until recently when they released smartphone focused accessories. These devices were launched to complement the new Xperia smartphones that come with the built-in … Continue reading “Sony Wireless NFC Speaker SRS-BTV5 Unboxing”
Mobile High Definition Link, a protocol used in mobile devices to deliver content to the large screen without actually using a separate HDMI port, has been made available on tons of devices. The last iteration, MHL 2.1 enabled full HD 1080p support for mirroring, and with the latest update – MHL 3.0, the consortium has … Continue reading “MHL 3.0 brings support for 4K and doubles bandwidth”
LG is the new company to introduce buy back scheme followed by Samsung, Sony and Nokia. LG launched the Optimus G Pro (E988) in India back in July at an MRP of Rs. 42,500. Now the company offers Rs. 7000 discount when you exchange your old smartphones. This discount is on MOP (Best Buy) price, rather than MRP. It … Continue reading “LG offers Rs. 7000 discount on Optimus G Pro in exchange for old smartphones”
Sony has been known for its innovative attempts at consumer technology, but the leak you see above takes it to a whole new level. What you see, is a Sony Lens Camera. It’s a lens, and a camera, yet it doesn’t have a viewfinder like a normal camera. This is where the Xperia i1 Honami … Continue reading “Sony’s Lens Camera leak shows off external lens attachment on a Xperia Honami”
Last quarter, we saw how Windows Phone marketshare finally leaped ahead of BlackBerry, and the trend seems to continue here. In the second quarter of 2013, Windows Phone has posted the fastest growth amongst the top 5 smartphone OSes with 8.7 million units shipped, according to IDC, which lines up with growth expectations from other … Continue reading “IDC – Windows Phone posts the fastest growth in 2Q13, Android leads the market at 79.3%”
At an event in New York, LG announced its next generation flagship dubbed the G2. The phone is a fairly significant departure from the design language of the Optimus G. In fact the device comes off as a smartphone inspired by the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and this ideology is not restricted to … Continue reading “LG G2 Hands On”
I keep running into this same sentence, over and over again “Windows Phone lacks apps”. Every single review of a Lumia for example ends with the same foregone conclusion: “it’s a great phone but there are no apps”. I usually shake my head at this statement, but the recent talks about Nokia blaming Microsoft and the … Continue reading “There Are Six Major Problems with Windows Phone, and Apps Isn’t One of Them”
The Moto X just went official in the USA, with a ton of information(aka press coverage) doing the usual internet rounds. With modest hardware specifications, Motorola has taken a completely different approach with its latest flagship device. So different, it makes you wonder what really is special with this device. Unless you want to read … Continue reading “Five interesting Moto X features you need to know”
Meizu, a well known Chinese smartphone manufacturer, rose to popularity with its M9 and MX devices. The company was always known for making devices that look remarkably similar to Apple’s iPhone, and that tradition continues with its latest flagship, the MX2. With a really impressive build quality and a gorgeous display, we set out to … Continue reading “Meizu MX2 Unboxing and first impressions”
Looks like Sony is back in the game, especially in mobile! The Japanese company has just reported its first quarter FY 2013 results and has beaten expectations set by analysts. The increased performance is due to, you guessed right, its mobile division. While it posted huge operating losses last year, the division has gained 36% … Continue reading “Sony’s Q1 FY13 results out, mobile sales increase by 36% YoY”
We have already seen how the Oppo Find 5 had a great camera. If that wasn’t any indication how the Chinese company is serious about cameras, we have more information coming in. Oppo has just confirmed to Engadget on a previous scoop that they are indeed developing a new series of camera centric devices dubbed … Continue reading “Oppo confirms new camera centric N-lens series of devices”
As reported earlier, Hipstamatic went on stage with Nokia at the Lumia 925 launch event and announced that they are bringing their currently iPhone exclusive Hipstamatic Oggl app to Windows Phone 8 devices from Nokia. Popular for its filters and the funky UI, the app remains the only official solution to post directly to instagram. … Continue reading “Hipstamatic Oggl and Oggl Pro bring Instagram sharing to Windows Phone”
IDC has yet again released a marketshare analysis of all the smartphone vendors for the period of Q2 2013. Interestingly, the action is slowly shifting away from the top two, Apple and Samsung. In the event of stiff and challenging competition from other smartphone vendors such as LG and Lenovo, Apple and Samsung have lost … Continue reading “Apple and Samsung lose marketshare as LG, Lenovo and others soar”
Samsung launched the Galaxy S4 Zoom (SM-C1010) along with the Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9192) in India earlier this month. The S4 mini went on pre-order from the official Samsung India eStore last week. Now the Galaxy S4 Zoom is now available for pre-order. It has a 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor with 10x optical zoom, Optical Image … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom up for pre-order on official eStore for Rs. 29390”
