Huawei Ascend D2 hands on Photo Gallery

Huawei announced the Ascend D2 the company’s latest Android Smartphone with a 5-inch 1080p display earlier today at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013. We got some hands-on time with the device, here are some images of the device. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Hi-Silicon K3V2 Huawei’s own processor. The device comes … Continue reading “Huawei Ascend D2 hands on Photo Gallery”

Video Interview with Anand Chandrasekher, CMO, Qualcomm on why you should buy a Snapdragon powered phone at IQ India 2012

At IQ India 2012 , I got a chance to sit down with Anand Chandrasekher , Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) ,  Qualcomm Inc. Anand joined Qualcomm in August 2012 after a long 24 year stint at Intel. I asked Anand about Snapdragon , Qualcomm’s marketing strategy and why should a consumer buy a Snapdragon powered … Continue reading “Video Interview with Anand Chandrasekher, CMO, Qualcomm on why you should buy a Snapdragon powered phone at IQ India 2012”

Video Interview with Raj Talluri SVP , Qualcomm about Snapdragon and the Competition at IQ India 2012

At IQ India 2012 , I got a chance to sit down with Raj Talluri , Senior Vice President , Application Processors  at Qualcomm Inc. Raj is leading the company’s Snapdragon lineup of products. I quizzed Raj about Snapdragon , Nvidia Tegra 3 , Samsung Exynos and even Apple’s custom chip approach.Watch the full video … Continue reading “Video Interview with Raj Talluri SVP , Qualcomm about Snapdragon and the Competition at IQ India 2012”

iPhone 5 to Launch in India and Malaysia on Coming October 26?

BGR.in reports that Apple is planning to launch the iPhone 5 in India on October 26th. This isn’t the first time an October 26 launch in Asia has been mentioned. Last month,  The Malay Mail reported that the iPhone 5 would be coming to Malaysia on that date, pending stock availability. There is no concrete word about the pricing yet … Continue reading “iPhone 5 to Launch in India and Malaysia on Coming October 26?”

HTC One X Review

This one is a head turner. We’re talking about the legally ‘White’ HTC ONE X. There are very few gadgets that look great and perform to live up to the first good impression. This one has all the right ingredients, a quad processor, the latest Android software – The Ice cream Sandwich OS. Can the … Continue reading “HTC One X Review”

Sony releases Android 4.0 beta ROM for Xperia PLAY

Sony Mobile has released  Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) beta ROM for unlocked Xperia PLAY smartphones. They released ICS beta ROM for Xperia arc S, Xperia neo V and Xperia ray last month. They have also announced they work close with several game partners to optimize the games to run on the latest Android 4.0 software. They also want … Continue reading “Sony releases Android 4.0 beta ROM for Xperia PLAY”

First Nokia Lumia Windows Phone Impressions From A February 2011 Believer

Warning: this post is subjective, the most subjective you will ever find. I am writing it for the many readers who understand that and who still want to hear my opinion regardless of whether or not they agree. If you want to bash, build conspiracy theories, point your finger and say that I’m a Nokia … Continue reading “First Nokia Lumia Windows Phone Impressions From A February 2011 Believer”

Microsoft signs Patent Agreement with LG for Android and Chrome devices

Microsoft has announced that they have signed a patent licensing agreement with LG that covers LG mobile phones, tablets and other electronics running on Android and Chrome OS Platform.  Microsoft has already signed agreement with others Android and Chrome OS OEMs such as  HTC, Samsung and Acer and 7 others, and LG is the 11th company to … Continue reading “Microsoft signs Patent Agreement with LG for Android and Chrome devices”

Samsung Galaxy Note Review

Phone or Tablet ? Samsung themselves have been unable to decide how to promote the Galaxy Note. With a massive 5.3″ screen , active digitizer, the Galaxy Note is also the perfect note taking device. How does it cope up as a phone ? Read the FoneArena Galaxy Note review to find out.

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Software previewed at CES 2012

RIM is showing a preview of the OS 2.0 software for the BlackBerry PlayBook at CES 2012 this week.Native email might finally arrive on the tablet. The best part is the ability to remote control the Playbook using a BlackBerry handset. You can use the physical keyboard on a Blackberry phone to input stuff on … Continue reading “BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Software previewed at CES 2012”

Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi, 3G, 32GB version price drops to Rs. 22500

Motorola Xoom (Wi-Fi + 3G) model is now available in India for Rs. 22,500 from online retailer Letsbuy. Last week online retailer Koovs were selling the Wi-Fi only version of the tablet for Rs. 21,500.

Vodafone issues warning about unsolicited international calls

Vodafone customers have been receiving missed calls from unknown international numbers (looks like +22455104324) for the past few days. Vodafone has issued a warning note to ignore such calls and not call back on those numbers. Some have also reported that people are being charged Rs.45 per minute if they call back to such numbers.

BlackBerry PlayBook sold out in India after price drop, offer gets extended by a week

BlackBerry Playbook has been sold out in the retail outlets in India within days after the price drop, according to a report from Times of India. RIM announced a temporary price cut on the BlackBerry Playbook last week that starts from Rs.13,490 in India.

BlackBerry PlayBook price temporarily drops to Rs.13490 in India

Research In Motion (RIM) has announced their new festive offer in India. They had announced similar festive offer for Diwali. The BlackBerry Playbook was launched in India this June and it comes in 16 GB, 32GB and 64GB variants.

HTC Flyer Android Honeycomb update now rolling out in UK

HTC Flyer tablet Android Honeycomb 3.2 update is now rolling out in UK. This update is available for the 3G version of the HTC Flyer tablet in UK, says HTC on their HTC UK Facebook Page. HTC unveiled the Flyer tablet at MWC and confirmed the Android Honeycomb update way back in April. The HTC … Continue reading “HTC Flyer Android Honeycomb update now rolling out in UK”