HTC One M9 shipments are 43% lower than One M8 shipments

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A new report states that the number of HTC One M9 shipments are lower than the number of One M8 shipments. Shipments of the One M9 are expected to be 43.75 percent lower than the One M8 managed after its first three months since launch.

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Lenovo K3 Note Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Lenovo on Thursday launched the K3 Note in India at Rs. 9,999. The 4G LTE phablet was first launched in China in March at CNY 899 (approximately Rs. 9,000). We spent some time with the device and here are our quick hands on impressions about it. Continue reading “Lenovo K3 Note Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Google Hangouts crosses 1 Billion downloads on the Play Store

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Google Hangouts joins the elite club of apps that has crossed 1 Billion downloads on the Play Store. Till today, there have been ten apps that have crossed the milestone out of which 3 of them were Facebook apps while the other 7 were Google’s own apps.

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Samsung planning to launch 10 devices priced between Rs 9,000 – Rs 18,000 next quarter

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Samsung is apparently planning to launch a bunch of devices; 10 to be specific between the range of Rs 9,000 to 18,000 in order to fight back the stiff competition from Chinese manufacturers.

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OPPO N3 Review

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The N3 is the successor to the OPPO N1. Like the original the N3 also has a rotating camera module but instead of having to rotate it yourself, OPPO have bundled it with a motor that does the job for you. It builds on the same design as well but opts for a smaller screen size. Overall it is based on the same formula but a bit more refined to enhance user experience. Let us take a look at how well the phone performs and whether it is a worthy successor to the OPPO N1.

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Microsoft Office for Android now available for everyone on Google Play

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Microsoft has finally launched the Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) Android apps for everyone. Last month, these were made available in a preview for Office for Android community testers. Continue reading “Microsoft Office for Android now available for everyone on Google Play”

Google adds ability to manage Android Wear music syncing in Play Music v6.0

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Apart from the changes to your smartphone and tablet, the latest v6.0 update for Play Music does bring in other improvements as well. It comes bundled with Android Wear companion app v2.0 that comes with a download manager for music that is synced to your smartwatch.

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Insensi launches Ily – A smartphone for your home for US$199

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Ily is a new device that is meant to allow users to stay connected to their friends and family while they are at home. It is aimed at replacing your conventional outdated home telephones with something more technologically advanced and useful. Although it functions very similar to a smartphone, it in fact is more similar to a tablet especially in terms of size.

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Amazon Echo now available without an invite for US$179.99

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Amazon Echo is a smart speaker that doubles up as a virtual assistant. It was announced by Amazon late last year in November. It was a pretty neat piece of tech but the issue is that hardly anyone had access to it since it was based on an invite only system of purchase. Now happily that invite system has been removed and everyone can get their hands on the device.

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LG G4 sets a new record for world’s longest selfie relay chain

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LG has just set a new record with their flagship G4 smartphone. They have just set a record for most consecutive selfies taken thanks to 2500 people.

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T-Mobile is now offering free memory upgrades for the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge

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T-Mobile had a promotion a few weeks that allowed customers to purchase 64GB Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge for the same price as the 32GB variant. However this time, the promotion will be valid only for a short duration so customers need to hurry to avail the offer.

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Samsung might not launch an Edge variant with the Galaxy Note 5 this year

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Samsung normally unveil the latest Galaxy Note smartphone every year at IFA in Berlin and last year along with the Note 4, they also launched the Note Edge. The Edge formula has been a success for Samsung which they even followed up with the S6 and S6 Edge. However new reports state that Samsung won’t be announcing an Edge variant of the Note 5 when it launches this year.

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