November 8th, 2015 1:23 PM 10 COMMENTS

Finger Print Scanner on a Budget Android Phone? Look No Further than the Coolpad Note 3: A Review

Phones with fingerprint scanners are becoming a rage now. But in fact, fingerprint scanners are not new to smartphones at all (Motorola’s Atrix being the first smartphone in 2011 to have it). But since an effortless iteration of the fingerprint scanner dubbed ‘Touch ID’ was implemented in the iPhone, other smartphone makers quickly moved on to putting similarly functioning scanners in their phones too. Is a fingerprint scanner really required?... Read More

October 24th, 2015 10:10 AM 0 COMMENTS

Intex Aqua Trend Review

Intex has launched its second 4G-enabled smartphone, the Intex Aqua Trend in India. The device is priced around Rs. 9,400. Box Content Apart from the smartphone and its battery, Intex has also provided a screen guard, a smartphone case, a microUSB cable for charging and file transfers, and earphones. This is a pretty decent packaging for a device in this price range, but the quality of the accessories in nothing great. Design... Read More

October 3rd, 2015 10:32 AM 6 COMMENTS

Comprehensive review- TataSky + HD Transfer set top box

Earlier this month we had reported that TataSky was launching a new revolutionary product in the world of DTH which will transform the TV viewing experience of lakhs of subscribers in India forever. TataSky + HD Transfer set top box has been launched with the goal of liberating the viewer from adhering to fixed timings of TV shows which practically speaking is not possible in today’s hectic lifestyle. Well, yes... Read More

September 7th, 2015 9:54 AM 11 COMMENTS

OnePlus 2 review: Is it the ‘2016 Flagship Killer’ you were waiting for?

A smartphone brand that mysteriously appeared last year with its first device, the OnePlus One, launched its second smartphone recently. With the OnePlus 2, the company wants to defeat 2016 flagship smartphones for half the price. The company launched the OnePlus One in December last year with an exclusive partnership with Amazon, and the company has repeated the same feat this year. The OnePlus 2 is priced at Rs. 24,999... Read More

August 2nd, 2015 11:52 PM 2 COMMENTS

Cleartrip app review: The most comprehensive Travel app out there

Thanks to the ever growing penetration of smartphones, online mobile transactions have increased exponentially over the last two years. Booking tickets and planning our vacations has become a breeze thanks to the apps available. We are today going to take the Cleartrip app for a spin and see it it really is as useful as the company claims it to be. UI Layout User Interface is of... Read More

June 24th, 2015 12:26 PM 2 COMMENTS

Teewe 2 Review: A Chromecast Competitor

As the world started moving on from CRT TVs to LCD TVs, there was one more change happening in the ecosystem of home audio-visual entertainment. DVD players were being replaced by media players or smart televisions. One could just transfer media files to a hard disk or a pen drive, attach it to a media player or a smart television, and play back effortlessly. After the broadband speed improved, people... Read More

March 16th, 2015 1:00 PM 46 COMMENTS

Exclusive : Airtel Platinum 3G hands on review in Mumbai circle

As we reported previously, Airtel has launched 3G services on 900MHz in Mumbai circle which they have termed as Platinum 3G and claim that it has 30% better indoor coverage and is 34% faster than traditional 3G on 2100MHz band. Also Airtel claims that videos stream 25% faster and battery on platinum 3G lasts 16% longer than on traditional 3G. We decided to put Platinum 3G through our litmus test... Read More

November 11th, 2014 11:48 AM 0 COMMENTS

In Depth Review: Intex Aqua 4X, an uber affordable 3G Android phone

Intex released an ultra affordable Android device called the Aqua 4X we had to tone down our expectation and test this device as candidly as possible. The 4X is retailing for Rs.2999 in Ebay and runs on the slightly dated Android 4.3 Jellybean. The test device we received came dressed in a dark grey and black color scheme. Lets see how the Intex Aqua 4X fares. Build Quality and Design... Read More

October 6th, 2014 6:43 PM 19 COMMENTS

Oplus XonPhone 5 flash review: One among the herd

The Oplus XonPhone 5 competes against the likes of Micromax Canvas Unite 2 A106, Asus Zenfone 4 and the Xiaomi Redmi 1S. The company had sent me a unit of the XonPhone 5 for a couple of weeks and here are my impressions about it. Build Quality & Design The XonPhone 5 has a metallic rim in the sides and perforated dots on the back offering a solid grip. The bezels on the side are minimal so... Read More

September 30th, 2014 3:34 PM 40 COMMENTS

In Depth Review of G-Broadband in Bengaluru

There are many ISPs that are mushrooming on a regular basis in metros. A majority of these ISPs are MSOs (Multiple System Operators) who also operate Cable TV connections in the area. G-Broadband is one such operator in Bengaluru that still offers completely unlimited plans and currently is running an offer wherein you won't be needing to pay anything for the installation. G-Broadband is run by Gatik Solutions and their... Read More

September 14th, 2014 10:24 AM 87 COMMENTS

ACT Fibernet Broadband Review Bangalore, Including Speed Test Details and Issues We faced

Along with the excitement and joy of shifting to a new city comes the hassle and pain of finding everything again, right from mobile service provider to internet service provider. Recently I moved to Bangalore and had to go through the process. While picking the mobile service provider was easy, I learnt internet service provider would not be such an easy job. Task of choosing an Internet Service Provider (ISP)... Read More

June 17th, 2014 12:07 PM 5 COMMENTS

Gionee Elife S5.5 review

Gionee, which entered the Indian smartphone market in 2013 with the Dream D1, has made quite a good impression about itself in Indian consumers' mind due to its value for money devices. Its first well sold smartphone was the Gionee Elife E3. It looked nice, performed well and had an attractive price tag. The Gionee Elife E7 is its flagship smartphone. But it is still the lowest priced smartphone in the country with Snapdragon 800 processor. Gionee... Read More

Recent Comments

Faraz :

Yes, But some investment is better than none. Also as said by CEO, these funds and 18k crore FPO money…

Vodafone Idea Raises Rs 5400 Crore from Anchor Investors

Faraz :

IMO, Airtel only needs to buy sub GHz ( like B8/B5 ) to have atleast 10 MHz in that. &…

Airtel Hits 3 Million 5G Users Milestone in Mumbai

Faraz :

Yes I like your detailed reply. I have noticed same in Kolkata circle. Under many metro train station, Jio 4G…

Jio Leads Wireline Subscriber Addition in February 2024: TRAI

Faraz :

It's good that Airtel is sharing number of 5G customer circle by circle to attract new customer from that circle…

Bharti Airtel Surpasses 7.9 Million 5G Users Milestone in Andhra…

Santosh Kumar Pal WB :

Thank you Rupesh for good realistic long writing on Vi and BSNL.??

Vodafone Idea Raises Rs 5400 Crore from Anchor Investors

Load More