HTC M7 image leaks, looks more like an iPhone

HTC M7

HTC is probably going through its worst nightmare as 2012 ended with the smallest profit in the last decade for HTC. HTC, once the number one smartphone maker is now far behind the market leaders like Samsung and Apple. HTC’s final hope rests on its Android flagship model, HTC M7. The HTC M7 is going [...]

Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus leaked

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Samsung has had huge success in the high end Android market with its flagship models- Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S3. The lower range and mid-range Android market is yet to be exploited by Samsung fully. Looks like the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus is the answer to entry range smartphone buyers. The Samsung Galaxy Pocket [...]

Lava joins the 5inch phablet race with Iris 501

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The budget phablet market is crowded at the moment with the likes of Micromax A110, iBall Andi 5c, Spice Stellar Horizon, Intex Aqua and Zync 5 Cloud. All these phablets have similar features and are priced around Rs10,000. The latest company to join the phablet race is Lava with its Iris 501. The Lava Iris [...]

Karbonn A24 with Android 4.1 Jellybean to be launched in a couple of weeks

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Karbonn was one of the first Indian companies to bring budget ICS devices with big displays and powerful processors. Looks like nothing has changed for the Jellybean race. Karbonn will once again be one of the first Indian companies to bring a Android 4.1 Jellybean powered budget smartphone to the market. The Karbonn A24 is [...]

Android 4.1.2 Jellybean update for original Galaxy Note is live

Galaxy Note Jellybean update

During the end of 2012, Samsung announced that the original Galaxy Note will be getting all the software goodies of the Galaxy Note 2. At that time, there was no specific timeline for the update. But with just two weeks into the new year, we are being treated to some great news thanks to Samsung. [...]

Sony Xperia Z prices leak across the globe, definitely expensive

Sony Xperia Z

Sony Xperia Z and its twin brother Xperia ZL were definitely the hottest phones at the CES 2013. Sony had mentioned during the end of 2012 that it would be stepping up its game in order to compete with Samsung’s flagship model, Galaxy S3 and Apple’s premium device, the iPhone 5. The Xperia Z is [...]

Samsung Galaxy Grand and Grand Duos to be available from February

Samsung Galaxy Grand

The Samsung Galaxy Grand and its dual-SIM version Grand Duos were officially announced by Samsung nearly a month ago. Like the usual Samsung announcements, there was no mention about the pricing and availability of the Grand phones. The Samsung Galaxy Grand seems to be an odd combination as Samsung has tried to make it a [...]

100 Million Samsung Galaxy S devices sold

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The original Samsung Galaxy S was announced nearly three years back. The Galaxy S was succeeded by Galaxy SII which was a huge hit. The successor of Galaxy SII, Galaxy SIII was also a huge hit. Combining the success of the three Galaxy S devices, Samsung has had a hat-trick with its flagship phone. Today [...]

Samsung Galaxy R ICS Update rolling out in India

Samsung Galaxy R ICS Update

Samsung Galaxy R ICS Update You would have a great memory power if you remember the Galaxy R. The Galaxy R was released as a slightly stripped down version of the then flagship model, Galaxy S2. Just like Galaxy S2, the Galaxy R came with Android 2.3 Gingerbread on board. The Galaxy S2 got the [...]

Canonical announces Ubuntu for smartphones

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In a world dominated by Android and iOS, leading names like Microsoft, RIM are trying to play catch up with their WP8 and BB10 respectively. Even reputed names are having a very tough time trying to even catch up to Android/iOS. In a battle so complicated, Canonical have decided to roll their dice with Ubuntu [...]