HTC One (M8) Review: One Up

HTC, the Taiwanese manufacturer, has been making smartphones for ages, but a definite breakthrough occurred when the company released the world’s first ever commercial Android handset, the Dream G1. A lot has happened since then, and the journey has been peppered with noteworthy products, especially the flagship “One” series. The One X started it all, … Continue reading “HTC One (M8) Review: One Up”

Alcatel One Touch Idol X+ Hands On Impressions

Alcatel, the French smartphone company, has finally launched the One Touch Idol X+ in India. Announced way back in December, we first saw the phone at CES. While the company took its own sweet time in bringing the device to India, it still remains relevant due to the presence of competitive specifications and above average … Continue reading “Alcatel One Touch Idol X+ Hands On Impressions”

HTC Desire 816 Benchmarks

HTC launched the Desire 816, a mid-range smartphone in the Desire series in India recently. It went on sale in the Indian market earlier this week and we already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone recently. Here we have the benchmarks it. The Desire 816 is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with … Continue reading “HTC Desire 816 Benchmarks”

Broadcom introduces BCM59350 multi-standard wireless charging chipset for smartphones

Broadcom has announced BCM59350, a high performance wireless charging power management unit (PMU) with support for all three leading standards organizations including the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP), Power Matters Alliance (PMA) and Wireless Power Consortium (WPC). This has a unique Broadcom design that enables multiple devices with different power requirements such as tablets, smartphones … Continue reading “Broadcom introduces BCM59350 multi-standard wireless charging chipset for smartphones”

Alcatel One Touch Idol X+ with 5-inch 1080p display launched in India for Rs. 16999

Alcatel One Touch has launched the One Touch Idol X+ in partnership with Flipkart as it promised earlier this week. It was announced last December and packs a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display at 440 PPI, powered by a 2 GHz MediaTek MT6592 Octa-Core processor with Mali 450 GPU and runs Android 4.2 (Jelly … Continue reading “Alcatel One Touch Idol X+ with 5-inch 1080p display launched in India for Rs. 16999”

Google unveils self-driving car prototype without steering wheel or brake

Google has been working on the self driving car for quite some time (almost four years) now, which means we have come across several speculations. However, today the company is putting a stop on these rumors as it has revealed a prototype of the new self-driving car.

Microsoft to debut Skype Translator app with Real-Time Speech Translation by the end of 2014

In a bid to connect people from different continents with different language, Microsoft is bringing real-time speech translation functionality to Skype by the end of this year. The feature was demonstrated by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at Re/code’s Code Conference in the US.

HTC Desire 816 Dual SIM Unboxing and First Impressions

HTC’s Desire 816 is the company’s bold bet in the mid range phablet segment, where it has literally been non-existent so far. The 5.5 inch device with a 720p screen was launched along with the HTC One M8 in India, but it has reached the retail only now, but for an attractive price of Rs. … Continue reading “HTC Desire 816 Dual SIM Unboxing and First Impressions”

LG G3 announced, comes with a 5.5-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 801 and Laser AF

LG has just announced the G3, the company’s latest smartphone in the G series and the successor of last year’s G2. As we all know, the smartphone features a 5.5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display, powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor. It runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with new flat UI, … Continue reading “LG G3 announced, comes with a 5.5-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 801 and Laser AF”

Motorola Moto E Review

After the most successful Moto G that was launched in India earlier this year, Motorola released another budget smartphone called Moto E at a price tag of just Rs. 6,999, even cheaper than the Moto G. Unlike the Moto G, the Moto E was launched in India first and is also cheaper compared to some … Continue reading “Motorola Moto E Review”

LG G Pro 2 Benchmarks

Last year’s LG G Pro was the Korean company’s push into the phablet category with high end specifications and practically anything you might need in a smartphone thrown under the hood. Unfortunately the phone was let down by inconsistent software. Owing to consumer trends, the successor has grown bigger still. While we’ll take a look … Continue reading “LG G Pro 2 Benchmarks”

LG teases G3’s design, camera and display in new videos

LG has released three new video teasers on its official Korean website ahead of May 27th launch event. Last week’s LG G3 video teaser revealed its advanced OIS camera, brushed metal back, rear buttons, powerful (1-watt) speakers, narrow bezels and more. The new teasers reveal the phone’s metallic design again, its camera that is said … Continue reading “LG teases G3’s design, camera and display in new videos”

Oppo Find 7a Review

Introduction The Oppo Find 7a is one of the two successors of the Oppo Find 5. Oppo Find 7a is the slightly toned down variant among Oppo Find 7 and Find 7a, but by no means is short of power thanks to a Snapdragon 800 that powers the device. The Oppo Find 5 helped establish … Continue reading “Oppo Find 7a Review”

Google reportedly working on 3D tablet with advanced vision under ‘Project Tango’

Google is reportedly working on tablet that boasts of advanced vision capabilities that can take precise 3D images of objects, according a latest report from the Wall Street Journal. As per the sources, the 7 inch tablet is based on technology developed within Project Tango which is supervised by Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group.

BBM Protected emerges in a leaked video

BlackBerry’s BBM Protected that was announced in February this year at the MWC, has come back in news. A demo video about the secure and reliable instant messaging service has surfaced online. BBM Protected is basically BBM for enterprise customers and offers secure and reliable real-time mobile messaging.