Telecom

I attended Gionee’s Elife S5.5 launch event at Grand Hyatt, Goa on 31st March and came out quite impressed! It was an event which not only was done on a grand scale, but was also one of the most thought out product launches that I can…

Can I have a powerful smartphone that fits in my hand, please? This is the first thought that comes to my mind when I see all the smartphones that are in the market these days. I have no issues with big phones, mind you. It is not a big…

Amazon has only recently started their business in India but the pace at which they are strolling is immense. Initially entering as Junglee.com (a price search engine), they finally entered as Amazon.in and have added almost all the…

Samsung is the king of smartphones and there is no argument about this fact. The have sold the most smartphones and I do not see any reason why this should change in the near future. The trust in the brand of Samsung has increased a lot as…

In the short duration since Satya Nadella has taken over as the boss, Microsoft seems to be shedding the image of a laid-back software giant. With slew of decisions being taken in last month or so, it is clear that they want to aggressive…

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telecom operator, has launched a new Android App called “Pocket TV” that enables app users to stream and watch 150 TV channels on their mobile phones. Launched yesterday on Google play store, this app…

Although India arrived late on 3G bandwagon, it’s growth has been tremendous over past 12 to 18 months. A annual report on mobile broadband performance - MBit Index study - conducted by Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) reveals that, in…

Updated: It seems like Airtel has gone back to old rates on their website. We assume that they are currently in process of updating their servers with new plans. We are not of the opinion that it may be wrongly published. In our view, new…

Firstly, if you are not aware (and you could be excused for that), UC Browser, the flagship product of mobile software and services provider UCWeb, is the number One mobile browser in India. According to press release sent to us, UC browser…

It was due for some time now and Google has finally delivered. Like it had done with tablets, Google is bringing a separate version for Wearable devices. While Honeycomb was eventually merged in the Ice Cream Sandwich and the two OS systems…

Update: Flipkart have updated their Motorola page, and Moto X is now available. Click here to see. If Moto G sale was anything to go by, Moto X stock may get exhausted pretty soon as well.! Earlier.. As expected, Flipkart has…

Although not officially announced by Facebook, users in Indian who are using Facebook Messenger app on Android OS can now call one another for free! Users of this messenger application can use this feature by selecting a message thread…

Since WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook last month, string of theories (some really outrageous) have been splashed around the web. People have speculated that Facebook will now collect private chat data from WhatsApp and use it for…

TRAI released it’s monthly telecom subscription data and looks like 2014 has started with a bang as far as addition of new mobile subscribers go. In Jan 2014, India added 7.02 million new subscribers, highest addition in over 18 months. It…

To say Moto G exclusive launch on Flipkart was a bumper success would be an understatement. Even Micromax’s Canvas launch did not have the kind of excitement that Moto G launch had. The first stock of Moto G vanished within minutes of it…

The 3G prices have been falling consistently for some time now. When the network first began, the prices of 3G were around 6-7 times of the prices of a 2G network. Such a scenario was highly prohibitive for adoption of 3G in India. However,…

We told you 2 months ago how Apple is bringing back its popular model iPhone 4 for India with a view to sell off its inventory and also not to miss the emerging smartphone consumption giant which is India. Now, Apple is pulling up its…

A quick snapshot of the year that went by tells us that smartphone sales in India grew approximately 105% (year-on-year) in 2013 to reach 41 to 43 million units i.e. 4.1 to 4.3 crores. Also, for the first time in Q4 i.e. Jan-Mar, monthly…

Updated: As per latest Medianama report, it seems that Flipkart has denied any such move. It seems that Flipkart spokesperson has categorically said, “It’s not true, we are not launching smartphones”. Earlier... As per reports coming…

Not very long ago, India was seen as emerging hub of mobile handset production. With every large mobile manufacturer trying to setup base, India was the expected to be the next major hub for handset manufacturing after China. But, that…