September 2nd, 2015 12:41 AM 1 COMMENTS

Apple set to lock horns with Netflix and Amazon, investing in producing original shows

After the successful launch of its homegrown Music app, the Cupertino giant, Apple is looking at gaining a share of the video streaming industry, pitching itself against the likes of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon prime, etc.  Entertainment executives in Hollywood have held talks with Apple Inc. about producing exclusive shows for Apple TV, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Apple has discussed investing in original series, said the... Read More

September 1st, 2015 7:36 PM 0 COMMENTS

Verizon has completely restructured its wireless approach, and it seems to be a T-Mobile effect

Verizon, the largest telecom operator in USA by subscriber base, is rebuilding its approach towards telecom operations. It is trying to build up a new strategy for customer acquisitions and for retaining customers from the ground up. Earlier, telecom operators like AT&T and Sprint used to follow the standard policy of offering new phones with two-year contracts during which subscribers were tied to its operations, and were not allowed to... Read More

August 27th, 2015 12:25 PM 3 COMMENTS

Sony Xperia Z5, Xperia Z5 Compact and Xperia Z5 Premium specifications leak before official announcement, Xperia Z5 Premium has a 4K display

Sony is expected to announce its high-end products during IFA 2015 that is supposed to happen in Berlin in the first week of September. However, the specification of three of its upcoming high-end smartphones – Sony Xperia Z5, Sony Xperia Z5 Compact, and Sony Xperia Z5 Premium – have been accidentally leaked by Sony Georgia on its official Facebook page. One of the most important and surprising feature of these smartphones... Read More

August 27th, 2015 6:26 AM 5 COMMENTS

Messaging services Hike and Whatsapp release new versions, both integrate attractive features

Hike messenger is all gearing up for the 4G revolution with a new update released for both Android and iOS users. The update 4.0 makes Hike optimized for low-end phones and for regions with poor connectivity. Hike 4.0 comes with a fresh design, incorporating more than 10 new features. One integration is ‘Sticker suggestion’, in which the messenger suggests suitable stickers as the user type from its collection of over... Read More

August 26th, 2015 3:57 PM 2 COMMENTS

Meizu MX5 with a fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 19,999, will compete with Xiaomi Mi 4 and OnePlus One

Back in June 2015, Meizu had launched its flagship smartphone for the year, the Meizu MX5, which was leaked through GFXBench benchmarking application. However, it didn't launch the device in the Indian market right away. Some days ago, the company had announced that it will officially launch the brand on the 26th of August. Along with the brand launch, the company has also officially launched the MX5 in India. Priced at Rs.... Read More

August 22nd, 2015 11:39 AM 4 COMMENTS

Airtel integrates ‘Airtel Money’ wallet into self-care ‘My Airtel’ app for Android

Bharti Airtel has updated its self-care app My Airtel for Android users. The largest telecom operator in India has integrated Airtel Money within the app under a new Wallet section. Airtel users who have Airtel Money account, and who uses the app to carry out recharges now don't need to open the Airtel Money app. Instead, they could now easily add money into their wallet balance using Airtel Money. However,... Read More

August 11th, 2015 3:25 PM 7 COMMENTS

OnePlus 2 to go on sale in India starting 4PM today, should you buy one?

The OnePlus 2, that was announced for India on July 28, will finally go on sale in India starting today. The smartphone will be available exclusively through Amazon for Rs. 22,999, and the interested customers need to have an invite to buy the OnePlus 2 in India. The OnePlus 2 is a sizeable upgrade over its predecessor, the OnePlus One. It runs OxygenOS based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, and features... Read More

August 10th, 2015 10:37 AM 4 COMMENTS

Should you buy the OnePlus 2? Here’s our hands-on and first impressions on the smartphone

The OnePlus 2, OnePlus' second smartphone till date, was announced on July 28 through a unique VR launch event. The device will go on sale in India (and some other markets ) at a price of Rs. 22,999 starting August 11, 2015, that's tomorrow. OnePlus has managed to create a lot of hype around the smartphone without spending much marketing money, and a lot of people are impressed by the device's specifications and... Read More

August 7th, 2015 5:46 PM 1 COMMENTS

Flipkart is offering heavy discounts on smartphones and tablets as a part of Freedom Sale

Flipkart has come up with the Freedom Sale, which is aimed at providing substantial discounts and offers on smartphones and tablets. The sale will go on from August 7th to August 8th, and will be limited to Flipkart’s mobile app users only. Devices that have been listed under the sale are Asus Zenfone 2, Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen), Xiaomi Mi Pad, Google Nexus 6, Samsung Galaxy S5, and many... Read More

July 25th, 2015 9:27 PM 1 COMMENTS

Nokia Takes Another Step to Acquire Alcatel Lucent

Nokia gets nod from European Commission to acquire French telecommunication equipment company Alcatel Lucent. Earlier Nokia received no objection certificate from anti-trust organizations of Albania, Canada, Colombia, Russia, United States, Brazil and Serbia. The deal amount is clocked at USD 16.6 billion. The NoC comes as a relief to Nokia to strengthen its RAN and core networks business in several territories. EC states that this deal does not raise competition... Read More

July 24th, 2015 9:31 PM 1 COMMENTS

Microsoft Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL will be the next-generation high-end Windows 10 smartphones

Microsoft unveiled Windows 10 for smartphones during its BUILD 2015 developers conference, but no new smartphone was announced that was running Windows 10 out-of-the-box. However, everyone expected Microsoft to announce a couple of high-end smartphones during the official availability of Windows 10, that is, sometime around the end of July. Earlier, these high-end Windows 10 running smartphones were expected to be the Microsoft Lumia 940 and the Microsoft Lumia 940... 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

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