More than 280 million smartphones shipped in Q1 2014, up 28.6% YoY: IDC

Top Smartphone vendors by shipments Q1 2014

Samsung and Apple are still the leading smartphone vendors by shipments in Q1 2014, according to a report by Research Firm IDC (International Data Corporation). The worldwide smartphone market grew 28.6% year-over-year in the Q1 2014, with shipments of 281.5 million units in the quarter, down 2.8% compared to last quarter. Continue reading “More than 280 million smartphones shipped in Q1 2014, up 28.6% YoY: IDC”

Geeksphone Revolution receives price cut, to get Cyanogenmod 11

Geeksphone is lowering the price of its multi-OS smartphone Revolution from May 1. The Spanish smartphone maker announced the smartphone that runs on Android and Mozilla was first announced in January this year.

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Blackphone to be powered by Nvidia Tegra 4i processor

Blackphone will feature Nvidia’s Tegra 4i chipset to handle application processing and the connectivity. Announced at the MWC 2014, the phone which is touted as the most secure phone. SGP, a joint venture of Silent Circle and Geeksphone have developed the Blackphone which went for pre order in February 24 costs $629 and will ship from June in US and Europe.

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OnePlus One with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 801 announced, starts at $299

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OnePlus, a technology startup that started teasing the OnePlus One smartphone has finally revealed the design and complete features of the phone as it promised. It has a 5.5-inch (1920 ×1080 pixels) Full HD LTPS display from JDI with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection, powered by a 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AC) processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on CyanogenMod 11S based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel camera Sony IMX214 stacked sensor with 6-element lens, f/2.0 aperture, dual LED flash 4K video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture.

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Worldwide smartphone sales hit 267 million in Q1 2014: Trend Force

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Emerging markets and China have resulted in an uptake in global smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2014, according to a latest report from Trend Force. The market research firm says that smartphone shipment worldwide hit 266.9 million units and improved by 1.13% in the first quarter of 2014.

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Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and others commit to Anti-theft smartphone measures

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Smartphone makers Apple, Google, HTC America, Huawei, Motorola Mobility, Microsoft, Nokia and Samsung and the U.S. telecom operators AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon Wireless have signed a new Anti-Theft Voluntary Commitment to agree that new smartphones manufactured after July 2015 and sold in the United States would have a anti-theft tool pre-loaded or available for download to remote wipe the smartphone data remotely and also kill the smartphone when required. Continue reading “Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and others commit to Anti-theft smartphone measures”

Samsung Galaxy S5 vs Galaxy S4 Photo Gallery

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We hope that you’ve already checked out our photo gallery of the Samsung Galaxy S5. We’ve also released the Benchmarks for the Exynos version of the device. Now here is a photo gallery comparing the Galaxy S5 to the Galaxy S4.

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Samsung Galaxy Ace Style with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 announced

Samsung Galaxy Ace Style

Samsung has finally announced the Galaxy Ace Style that surfaced online recently. It has a  4-inch (800 × 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with new Touchwiz UI. It comes with a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes preloaded with ChatON cross platform messaging app. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Ace Style with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 announced”

TAG Heuer Meridiist Infinite luxury phone announced, charges through solar panel under the screen

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TAG Heuer, one of the popular luxury brands has announced TAG Heuer MERIDIIST INFINITE, the company latest luxury smartphone in the MERIDIIST series. It is the world’s first mobile phone with perpetual power reserve, says the company. The display has a sapphire crystal panel on top and a solar (photovoltaic) cells below the panel that lets you charge the phone easily. Continue reading “TAG Heuer Meridiist Infinite luxury phone announced, charges through solar panel under the screen”

OnePlus One to be launched on April 23rd

OnePlus is a company formed by ex-Oppo employees and they have been hard on their product for sometime now. They have been teasing their upcoming smartphone – OnePlus One on social media since MWC and have been unveiling bits and pieces of information about the device all while.

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Xiaomi smartphone with 5.5-inch HD display, octa-core processor surfaces

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A new budget smartphone from Xiaomi has been certified in Tenna in China. This would probably come in the Redmi (Red Rice) category. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core processor (probably MediaTek) and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with . It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It is 9.45mm thick and weighs 192 grams. Continue reading “Xiaomi smartphone with 5.5-inch HD display, octa-core processor surfaces”

Over 44 million smartphones shipped in 2013 in India – IDC

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India’s smartphone market grew 181% year-over-year in 2013, with shipments of 44 million smartphones, compared to 16.2 million units in 2012, according to a recent report from International Data Corporation (IDC). Over 257 million mobile phones were shipped in 2013. The feature phone market grew just 16% YoY in Q4 13 and the overall mobile phone shipments in the quarter stood at just 67.83 million units, that includes 15.06 million smartphones. Smartphone market crossed one billion shipments for the first time in 2013. Continue reading “Over 44 million smartphones shipped in 2013 in India – IDC”

Huawei’s HTC One Lookalike and Smartwatch Leaked Ahead of Launch

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If you’re thinking that the phone in the photo above is a HTC device then you are probably wrong. According to the source, it is actually a device made by Huawei.

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Intex Aqua Octa Unboxing and First Impressions

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The Intex Aqua Octa is one of the first phones in the Indian market to feature the first “True Octa” processor from the MediaTek, the MT6592. It is also Intex’s first 6 inch phone in the mid range category, priced at Rs. 19,999. With new innards, a big screen and a decently built body, the Aqua Octa is an interesting device to enter this market. We have got hold of the retail version of this device, so if you are looking to pick one up, here’s an unboxing video that will show you the box contents, a quick overview of the device and more –

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Lava Iris Pro 30 Unboxing

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Lava launched its latest flagship device, the Iris Pro 30 in India at a launch event on January 17th. It was announced for a price of Rs. 15,999 and the company prided itself on having designed the product in-house, in India. Made of quality materials like magnesium alloy, the phone comes in at just 7.5mm thickness and 114g of weight, a far cry from hefty phones we have been seeing in this price range. So, how does the actual retail phone actually look and feel? and what are its box contents? We unbox the Lava Iris Pro 30 on video to find out –

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