We managed to get our hands on the Xiaomi Mi 4, which to remind you, hasn't been released in India. Xiaomi is planning to sell the Mi 4 in India by the end of 2014, may be by December 2014. It might be priced somewhere around Rs 20,000 in India. We have been testing it since past one week and here are our initial impressions about the Xiaomi Mi 4.... Read More
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Gionee has released a teaser for what appears to be the world's thinnest smartphone. The teaser image displays the various iconic smartphones such as the Motorola Moto V8, Apple iPhone 4, Motorola Moto RAZR and Gionee's own Elife S5.5. All these devices had set the trends by being the slimmest during their respective launches. Currently, the Gionee Elife S5.5 is the thinnest smartphone in the world with a waistline of just 5.55 mm... Read More
In what may be termed as a blooper in terms of advertising standards, Airtel's video used for 4G demonstration purpose uses an iPhone with Vodafone connection. The video uploaded in February 2014 has received over 13k views on YouTube so far and is also present in Airtel's official 4G page! Screenshots On YouTube In the video though Airtel is shown beside the signal strength indicator, under iPhone settings it is... Read More
If you think that you are addicted to mobile games, you aren't alone. There are many consumers like you who like to game on the go from time to time for stress-busting or passing their time. If you are thinking to buy a better phone which can provide you a satisfying gaming performance, you should know the important things which improves gaming performance. Well, there is no doubt that the CPU... Read More
South Korean giant LG Electronics is set to ship 60 million smartphones in 2014, with great expectations from its flagship Android smartphone; LG G3. LG acquired 4.9 percent share of the smartphone market in 2013. Chinese firms have broadened their presence in the market, and Huawei has an increasing market share of 6.9 percent with a growth of 95 percent over 2013. Analysts, however, believe that Chinese competitors will mark a limited impact on LG,... Read More
The global smartphone market grew by 27 percent in the second quarter, but the ’superstar' of the period might just surprise you. Strategy Analytics firm on Thursday reported that Xiaomi captured around 5 percent of market share in Q2, 2014 and emerged as the fifth largest smartphone vendor in the world. Meanwhile, China's Huawei also had a better quarter, it acquired the third place with... Read More
When Android was first showcased, it was an open source operating system designed to compete with Blackberry's QWERTY smartphones. But its focus pivoted quickly when Apple showcased the iPhone with a new mobile operating system designed for full touchscreen devices. Since iOS was designed from scratch to suit touch screens, the UI rendering was given high priority. But Android lacked focus on this perspective and it took Android four years to reach iOS level of UI smoothness. This reminds of the... Read More
Airtel customers in kolkata can now enjoy 4G on mobile, Airtel customers who are using Apple iPhone 5s or 5c have to just upgrade their existing SIM to a 4G SIM and select from any 4G plan to enjoy 4G experience. Customers can now walk into Airtel stores at Salt Lake City Center 1, Park Street, Golpark and Dr. UN Brahmachari Street to experience LIVE demos and get started on... Read More
LG G3 is not yet official but details about its design as well as hardware internals have already started coming in. After @evleaks revealed the details about hardware, the front design of the LG G3 has been revealed on the case maker Spigen's official website. From the looks of it, similar to the LG G2, even the LG G3 comes with completely slim bezels around the screen making it one... Read More
Airtel has launched 4G services in Ludhiana which will now offer service simultaneously on dongles, Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers) and mobile phones. Airtel 4G Customers on iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c can start their mobile 4G experience right away by upgrading to a USIM (Universal SIM) / 4G SIM and selecting a plan/pack of their choice from an affordable range of offers. Customers can also enjoy the Airtel... Read More
Another low-end Android smartphone from Lava has been listed on their official website. The Lava 3G 354 is a slight upgrade to the previously released Lava Iris 354e. The only upgrade seems to be the inclusion of 3G capabilities. Apart from that, it comes with a 3.5 inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system. There is a 2MP primary read-facing camera as well as... Read More
Airtel has already launched its 4G network in a handful of cities and other operators will follow the suit. If you want to be under the league of first movers, you should have a 4G LTE capable smartphone. If you think that all the high-end smartphones which are announced to be 4G LTE during their international launch are compatible with networks in India as well, you are mistaken. Indian telecom... Read More
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