LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition announced, comes with Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box

The LG G Pad 8.3, announced a couple of months back as the company’s first small Android tablet, has now gotten itself a Google Play Edition in the US. This tablet is the first OEM device to get the Play Edition treatment, which will let consumers get the latest versions of Android faster than the … Continue reading “LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition announced, comes with Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box”

BlackBerry 9720 Review

BlackBerry unveiled the 9720, a budget touch screen smartphone running on BlackBerry OS 7.1 earlier this year, even though the company has moved to the BlackBerry 10. The phone was launched in India back in September at a price tag of Rs. 15,990. It is also the cheapest BlackBerry phone with a touch screen display … Continue reading “BlackBerry 9720 Review”

Samsung Galaxy S4 Catching Fire video – Only barrier between uploader and replacement

Samsung Galaxy S4 is one hot phone. No! Seriously! Literally! Earlier this year, there were reports from Hong Kong that a Samsung Galaxy S4 had exploded and as a result a house caught fire. Now we have this – Samsung Galaxy S4 catches fire while charging. A YouTube user, Ghostlyrich, has uploaded a video of … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Catching Fire video – Only barrier between uploader and replacement”

CM developer’s Screencast app for rooted Android 4.4.1 devices lets you record your screen

Cyanogen Mod developer Koushik Dutta, widely known for his ClockwordMod utility, which is the go-to custom recovery for Android devices, is also known for developing other utilities like an Allcast app that can stream from Android to Chromecast as well as Apple TV. Now he has released an app called Screencast(beta) that can record any … Continue reading “CM developer’s Screencast app for rooted Android 4.4.1 devices lets you record your screen”

Gionee Elife E6 vs Intex Aqua i7 vs Micromax Canvas Turbo vs Zen Ultrafone Amaze 701 FHD

Today, we have four Full HD smartphones from Indian manufacturers – Gionee Elife E6 vs Intex Aqua i7 vs Micromax Canvas Turbo vs Zen Ultrafone Amaze 701 FHD. All these phones have a lot of similarities and that makes it a very difficult to pick a clear winner among the four devices.

Xiaomi plans to expand beyond China – Singapore first, hopefully India next?

Xiaomi, the company that was recently in the news for insane flash sales and earlier, for the hire of Android VP Hugo Barra, has laid out plans to expand beyond China. Singapore is one of the first markets in which Xiaomi is targeting for its full fledged operations, as a part of its expansion to … Continue reading “Xiaomi plans to expand beyond China – Singapore first, hopefully India next?”

Understanding the technology behind the MediaTek MT6592 True OctaCore Processor

As our phones become smarter and applications enable us to do more, the onus lies on the hardware to be able to keep up with our demands. Its a constant struggle to strike the right balance between power, battery consumption and the all important price point to create an end product that satisfies consumer requirements … Continue reading “Understanding the technology behind the MediaTek MT6592 True OctaCore Processor”

Xolo A600 Camera Samples

Xolo A600 is a budget Android smartphone from Xolo and comes with budget specifications. Xolo A600 is powered by a new dual-core mid-range processor from MediaTek and has a 4.5inch qHD display. Like most budget Android smartphones, the Xolo A600 comes with a dual-SIM support. The camera on the Xolo A600 is slightly a disappointment … Continue reading “Xolo A600 Camera Samples”

Xolo Q2000 Camera Samples

The trend of the Indian manufacturers to launch 5.5inch+ smartphones had begun sometime back and Xolo is the latest to join the bandwagon. Xolo Q2000 is a 5.5inch HD smartphone that has all the makings of a typical mid-range Indian phablet(the market which seems to have no end). In terms of specifications, it is nothing … Continue reading “Xolo Q2000 Camera Samples”

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 Camera Samples

Samsung Galaxy S Duos was very popular phone in 2012 and at the end of 2013, Samsung have announced a successor – Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2. Galaxy S Duos 2 takes up the job of being a budget smartphone and at the same time, providing Samsung’s TouchWiz UI along with average specifications. The camera … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 Camera Samples”

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 Benchmarks

Samsung launched the Galaxy S Duos 2, the latest smartphone in the Galaxy series, and the successor of the Galaxy S Duos in India earlier this week. We already brought you the unboxing of the device, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The device is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Broadcom BCM21664T processor based … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 Benchmarks”

Xolo A600 Benchmarks

Xolo launched the A600, a mid-range smartphone in the A series last month. We brought you the unboxing recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572W processor with Mali 400MP GPU. It comes with a 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display … Continue reading “Xolo A600 Benchmarks”

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 Unboxing

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 Unboxing Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2, successor to the original S Duos, was officially launched in India just a day back, for a price of Rs. 10,990. This is out and out a mid range device from Samsung, building upon the success of the original, which was quite popular for … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 Unboxing”

Motorola Moto G Review

Motorola unveiled the Moto G, the company’s latest budget smartphone at an event on November 13th. We already brought you the unboxing, benchmarks, photo gallery, camera samples, and also cleared your doubts about the device in a live chat. Here we have the complete review of the device. The Motorola Moto X that was launched … Continue reading “Motorola Moto G Review”

Xolo A600 Unboxing

Xolo A600 Unboxing Xolo launched the A600, its mid range entry in the A-series sometime back in November. It’s a neat little device, powered by a MediaTek 6572W dual core processor and has modest specifications for its cheap price – Rs. 8,199. We have got it for unboxing today, and we kinda like how this … Continue reading “Xolo A600 Unboxing”