Google has scooped up number of communication technology patents from Foxconn for an undisclosed amount, reports The Wall Street Journal. The Taiwanese based electronic manufacturer said that it has sold unspecified number of patents to Google.
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Flipkart introduced “In-a-day” delivery towards the end of 2013 and it was an idea which Amazon had introduced in India. Fast forward five months and today, Flipkart have announced that they are introducing same day delivering in select cities. Flipkart is one of the leading e-retailers in the country and this is the latest plan to get ahead of the competition.
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Samsung had entered music streaming business by rolling out ad free service Milk Music earlier in March this year. Now, the company is targeting the audio hardware product market with its latest launch. Samsung has unveiled a new line of headphones and speakers that is dubbed as ‘Level’.
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Spice launched the Stellar Mettle Icon Mi-506, the first phone with a metal build in the Stellar series last month, after launching three affordable phones in the Spice Smart Flo Mettle series. Recently we reviewed the Spice Smart Flo Mettle 5X Mi-504 that has similar specifications as the Stellar Mettle Icon, but this has a completely different design and comes with 3G support. It is priced at Rs. 6,999. Is this phone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “Spice Stellar Mettle Icon Mi-506 Review”
BlackBerry announced the BlackBerry Z3, the company’s latest affordable full-touch smartphone made by Foxconn at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It already announced that the phone would be available in Indonesia from April. It is now on pre-order from carriers Indosat and XL in the country. BlackBerry has also detailed the specifications of the smartphone. Continue reading “BlackBerry Z3 now available for pre-order in Indonesia, specifications detailed”
Corsair, popular for its PC gaming hardware has launched Simple Audio’s GO compact portable Bluetooth speakers. The company acquired Simple Audio, back in February 2013. It is compact and connects to smartphones and tablet using Bluetooth 3.0. It also has a built-in rechargeable battery that promises up to 8 hours of playback. Continue reading “Corsair Simple Audio GO portable Bluetooth speaker launched in India for Rs. 6999”
Spice Smart Flo Glam Mi-357, the company’s latest affordable smartphone in the Smart Flo series is now available from online retailer Saholic. It has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. This would compete with the Intex Cloud X3 that has almost similar specifications. Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Glam Mi-357 with 3.5-inch display now available for Rs. 3299”
Oppo has unveiled the Oppo Joy, a mid-range smartphone in Indonesia. It has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) WVGA IPS sensitive touch screen with glove mode, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual core processor and runs on Android 4.2-based Color ROM. It has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It also has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Oppo Joy with 4-inch display, dual-core processor announced”
HTC’s design chief might be moving on to greener pastures, but he sure has left quite a legacy behind. After the original HTC One won accolades for its pleasing design and quality of build, the Taiwan manufacturer has one upped itself with the new HTC One M8. The design language might be almost exactly the same as its predecessor, but with minor changes in the build, and tweaks to the already good design, HTC has carved yet another well designed smartphone for the premium market. Lets take a hardware walkthrough of this device in photos to see how it looks in front of the camera.
Lava has launched IvoryS, the company’s latest tablet in the Ivory series as them promised earlier this month. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has voice calling capabilities and has dual SIM support. Continue reading “Lava IvoryS tablet with 7-inch display, dual SIM and voice calling launched for Rs. 8499”
Samsung launched the Galaxy Core (GT-I8262) in India last year. Russian website hi-tech.mail.ru has posted the press images and the specifications of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Dual SIM (SM-G355H). According to the leak, the Galaxy Core 2 would have a 4.5-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) LCD capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and would run Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Core 2 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 leaked”
Videocon Telecommunications plans launch its 4G services using FDD-LTE technology by December 2014, according to a report by ETTelecom. It would initially launch the services in Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. At the 4G World India conference, Videocon Telecom CEO Arvind Bali said to ETTelecom that it plans to launch the services between December to January and would launch it in 10 towns initially.
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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released draft regulations on Standards of Quality of Service for Mobile Data Services back in 2012 since there was no quality of service standards for the mobile data services compared to wired Internet such as broadband. It released a benchmark and asked operators to document data collection process for each Quality of Service parameters such as success rate, Average Throughput, Latency and more. Continue reading “TRAI issues regulations for minimum 2G and 3G download speed”
Samsung’s latest flagship device, the Galaxy S5, was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona and eventually arrived in Indian shores earlier this week. With a sky high price of Rs. 51,500, we set out to find if the device is really worth the price. While we will let you know the conclusion in our full review of the phone, in the process, we took the really intriguing 16 MP camera for a spin. We had purchased the international variant in the US and tested the camera in and around San Francisco to see how it fared in different lighting conditions. Go past the break to find all the full resolution samples, and more importantly the 4K video sample after that.
Microsoft has released preview version of its Remote Desktop app for the recently announced Windows Phone 8.1. The company had launched the Remote desktop app on Android and iOS in October last year. It allows users to control your PC from a Windows Phone device while on the go, but it requires Windows Phone 8.1 that is currently available only for developers.
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