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Lava Iris 458q,The Cheapest Smartphone With Quad-Core Processor Launched At Rs.8,999

Indian handset maker Lava has launched a new smartphone, Iris 458q, that’s powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor at a price of just Rs. 8,999. It is the cheapest  quad-core processor smartphone available in the market so far. This smartphone  features a 4.5-inch FWVGA capacitive touch sceen display with a resolution of 480×854 pixels. It runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, the latest android...

Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro Launched In India for Rs. 17,290

Samsung has finally launched Galaxy Grand Quattro  in India. This smartphone is selling like hotbreads in ecommerce sites like Flipkart, HomeShop18 and Indiatimes from last week. It’s available for sale from these sites at a  price of just Rs 16,570. The Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and has 1GB of RAM. It runs on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean with Samsung’s...

iPad 5 To Be Released Soon

It’s been rumored that iPad 5 will be 33 percent lighter than iPad 4. According to Digitimes sources, This lighter 5th generation tablet from Apple will start it’s mass production by July.  Apple will be able to roll out 2 million to 3 million units from September onwards. There is a rumor that 652 grams of the fourth generation iPad will cut down to around 489 grams in fifth generation. Tim Cook, Apple...

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Next In The List

 Recently some  photos of the Galaxy S4 Active, has been acquired by GSMArena . This is a handset model which has an entirely different design when compared to the existing Galaxy S4, it contains three front screen hardware buttons and a reinforced rear shell with four screws on the back. It will be a lower spec version of S4. Samsung Galaxy S4 Active also comes with a Ferrari red finish which is quite...

Huawei Ascend Y300 review

Huawei Ascend Y300 was launched in India this month. It is the latest budget friendly smartphone in India which comes under Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) category. This handset is looks somewhat similar to Ascend G330 in terms of specification, but it has a completely different design, battery plus a new version of Android. It comes with a 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display. This smartphone...

Lenovo Launches K900, The Super Thin Smartphone

Lenovo has  launched  K900, a  5.5-inch Android handset with high-end specifications last friday. This the first smartphone to use Intel’s new Atom Z2580 chip, a dual-core processer clocked at 2.0GHz. This smartphone runs with the  operating system Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.It was announced at the 2013  International Consumer Electronics Show. The K900 is one of the first smartphones in the world...

Sony Xperia ZR For Underwater H.D Filming

Are you a person who is constantly looking for some adventures, then Sony Xperia Zr is the best android smartphone for you. Soon after the release of Sony Xperia Z, Xperia SP and Xperia L, Sony has recently announced Xperia™ ZR, the super durable, waterproof  android smartphone that even lets you to film HD underwater. You can capture all the fun in the sharpest visuals possible. It’s just perfect...

Yahoo Unveils A Makeover To Flickr

The search giant Yahoo has recently announced a makeover for it’s popular  photo hosting platform Flickr. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer,says They have made Flickr “awesome again,” and the new site will showcase “bigger images” and create a user experience that is “more immersive, more expressive.”This news  was unveiled at a press event in New York City on Monday. This news came soon after the...

Hike; The Messaging App Hitting 5 Million Downloads In Four Months

Hike, the Indian mobile messaging app which started just four months back has received successful results within a short span of time. It is already channeling almost a billion messages a month between its five million registered users. It was launched on December 12 last year and has turned to be one of the fastest growing free mobile applications globally. This is a great number when compared to the  big...

A Smartphone Accessory That Lets Your iPhone Emit Smell

You might have got fooled on this year’s April Fool Day by Google Nose. All your excitement to feel the smell digitally might have gone in vain when you discovered that it was just a prank by Google. Over years, many technology companies have attempted to bring the sense of smell into media. Despite the continued efforts the sense of smell have failed to enter into big or small screen. Recently Japanese company...

The First Liquid-Cooled Smartphone,NEC Medias X 06E

Most often you may feel that your smartphone gets overheated after you browse the web or watch videos for a long time. Desktop computers make use of water cooling to keep their CPU’s from overheating, so you will be wondering  why can’t your smartphones do that? NEC has recently introduced the first smartphone with liquid cooling feature. Till now there was so solution for this heating problem and...

Dell XPS 12 Review

These days many people look for hybrid laptops that can operate like full-fledged laptop and a good tablet at the same time. Dell has recently entered into the production of such devices with the introduction of Dell XPS 12. It comes with a flip screen, which is certainly a unique feature for the Indian market. Dell XPS 12 is one of the first Windows 8 notebooks that can be converted to a tablet within few...

White Google Nexus 4 Coming Soon In June

Though Google hasn’t made any announcement about the launch of a new Nexus smartphone at Google I/O, there is a news spreading in the town that a white version of Nexus 4 is releasing soon on June 10. It’s been said that all the specs of this smartphone is exactly the same just like the existing black Nexus 4 model. The only difference is that it will have a white casing, and runs on the latest version...

Google Play For Education

Google has recently announced some apps for education at the Google I/O 2013 held in San Francisco last Wednesday. Google Play for Education is a specialized app store with content designed for students and teachers. With this new Google Play for Education solution teachers and administrators can quickly push apps to tablets and devices to student tablets directly from the Google Play App Store. This is exciting...

Mobile Phone Insurance: a load of hot air or a cool option?

I’m sure you have read it all where mobile phone insurance is concerned…‘waste of money’, ‘never pays out’, ‘pricey’. Perhaps this has led you to be weary about insuring your mobile? Don’t be. This typical weary view is understandable, especially back in the day when mobile phone handset costs weren’t that high. However, with the latest smartphones, in particular Apple iPhones, now...


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