Microsoft’s dramatic acquisition of Nokia’s global cellphone business will result in a reduction in prices of Lumia handsets in most markets, including India, next year, possibly altering the dynamics of the country’s fast-growing smartphone segment, say analysts. Microsoft early Tuesday ...
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Samsung on Wednesday launched Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear at IFA, a trade event in Berlin. Samsung said that both devices will go on sale in 149 countries by September 25. In India, both the devices are likely to ...
Read More »HTC and Tata Docomo jointly launch smartphones
New Delhi: Taiwanese handset maker HTC said it has partnered with mobile operator Tata Docomo, wherein they will jointly launch a range of smartphones at different price points, including dual SIM HTC One, over the next five months. HTC One ...
Read More »Internet giant Google turns 15
New Delhi Internet search giant Google, which initially set shop in a garage but now has more than 70 offices in more than 40 global locations, including India, turned 15 Wednesday.Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who had met at ...
Read More »Nokia fans in India lament death of a brand
Nokia was one of the few brands, especially in India, that could match the emotional connect Apple had with its consumers. Now this brand is gone. While full details are still awaited, there is a strong possibility that the world ...
Read More »Govt to ban use of Gmail and Yahoo
Wary of cyber snooping, the government may ban use of e-mail services like Gmail and Yahoo for official communications so as to safeguard its critical data.Department of Electronics and Information Technology is drafting a policy on e-mail usage in government ...
Read More »Verizon to buy Vodafone
Verizon Communications said on Monday it has agreed to buy out Vodafone Group’s 45% stake in Verizon Wireless for $130 billion, capping its decade long effort to win full control of the most profitable mobile service provider in the United ...
Read More »Microsoft to buy Nokia
Helsinki: Microsoft Corp on Tuesday said it will buy Nokia’s mobile phone business for USD 7.2 billion.The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014 and it is subject to approval by Nokia’s shareholders and regulatory approvals. ...
Read More »Apple launches iPhone trade-in programme
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple began letting US iPhone owners trade in their smartphones for credit toward buying new models.The California company’s trade-in program kicked off in the wake of unconfirmed reports of a September 10 event at which Apple will unveil ...
Read More »Facebook proposes changes in user data policy
New Delhi: Facebook has proposed “updates” to its privacy policies that explain how the social networking giant would use personal data of about 1.2 billion users to deliver advertising and other personalised services.The social network is proposing these updates as ...
Read More »New radiation rule on mobile handsets effective from Sep 1
New Delhi: Companies manufacturing or importing mobile phones for sale in India will have to ensure that the handsets are compliant with new radiation norms that will be effective from September 1. As per the new rule put in place ...
Read More »India’s first defence satellite GSAT-7 launched successfully
India’s first exclusive defence satellite GSAT-7 was successfully launched by European space consortium Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana on Friday, giving a major push to the country’s maritime security. Indian Navy would be the user ...
Read More »Apple may launch iWatch in 2014
Two leading Taiwanese electronics firms that assemble products for Apple have received orders to make the highly anticipated ” iWatch”, an analyst and reports said. “Apple is likely to introduce ‘iWatch’ in 2014. From our channel checks, Inventec is the ...
Read More »Facebook and Samsung partnership to develop Smartphones
Facebook Inc’s Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has enlisted Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, Qualcomm Inc and four other companies for a project aimed at bringing Internet access to people around the world who can’t afford it, mirroring efforts by Google Inc ...
Read More »Facebook to offer OpenTable restaurant bookings via mobile
Bangalore: Facebook Inc struck a deal with online restaurant booking service OpenTable Inc that will allow users to reserve tables at restaurants via a Facebook app, as the world’s No. 1 social network continues to expand its mobile services. In ...
Read More »Nokia Asha 501 Review
A nice little phone that looks fresh both on the inside and outside. That’s what we took from our first encounter with the Nokia Asha 501 and we do hope we managed to get that point across. You know, with ...
Read More »HTC 8X Gets a big price drop in India
HTC has not been doing really well globally but the company has a small following in India. The company has given its flagship Windows smartphone, the HTC 8X a major price revision and the device is now on sale for ...
Read More »Yahoo buys social web browser maker Rockmelt
SAN FRANCISCO: Yahoo has acquired Rockmelt, a Silicon Valley startup that built a Web browser tied to Facebook’s social network. Terms of the deal announced on Friday weren’t disclosed. It’s the 20th acquisition that Yahoo Inc. has completed since Marissa ...
Read More »Android had 80% market share in Q2
It’s safe to say that the Android OS has extended its dominance without any real competition from any other mobile operating systems out there. According to Strategy Analytics, Android has recorded a whopping 80% global market share during Q2, 2013. ...
Read More »Photos of BlackBery Z10 Porsche Design P’9982 leak
The last time we saw a Porsche Design phone, it was the BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9981. Some new leaked photos today show a new version of the BlackBerry Z10, which bears the same unmistakable design traits. The unannounced phone reportedly ...
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