California: Facebook made its debut on the stock market a year ago on May 18 in one of the largest IPOs in history and the biggest for any Internet company. The social network's market value was more than $100 billion. Now, Facebook's stock is trading roughly 30 per cent lower and has not hit its IPO price of $38 per share. Today, Facebook is valued at around $63 billion. In...
11:06 AM, May 18, 2013
New Delhi: Many months ago we reviewed the Spice Stellar Horizon Mi 500 and found it to be right on price but wrong on weight. The phone was then launched for Rs 12,499. Budget Android smartphone prices have fallen since and the successor to the Mi 500 the Spice Stellar Horizon Pro Mi 505 is being launched at a price of Rs 8,499. In terms of specifications the phone doesn't...
05:40 PM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: Panasonic India has entered the fast expanding Indian smartphone market with the Panasonic P51. The company is very ambitious in its India plans and expects garner a market share of 8 per cent in the first year. The Panasonic P51 has a 5-inch screen with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels and is powered by a quad-core 1.2GHz processor and runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The P51 also comes...
04:30 PM, May 16, 2013
New Delhi: When it had started to seem that the Google Nexus 4, will be yet another Nexus phone to skip India, LG has announced the launch of the Google Nexus 4 smartphone in the Indian market at a price of Rs 25,999. Online shopping site Flipkart had also listed the phone for pre-orders on May 15 at the same price. The Nexus 4 was first announced in October last...
12:53 PM, May 16, 2013
Google is expected to use its Google I/O annual software developers' conference to showcase the latest mobile devices running on its Android software, while also unveiling other features in its evolving product line-up. Watch the live stream of the keynote address and follow live updates here. ...
08:25 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: Zen Mobile has announced the launch of the company's new flagship phone - the Ultrafone 701HD which is the first of a new series of Ultrafone phones from the company. The phone priced at Rs 11,999 runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.2 and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. Zen Ultrafone 701HD's IPS screen measures 5-inch. The phone comes with a 2000mAh battery. The dual-SIM smartphone...
04:27 PM, May 15, 2013
San Francisco: Google is expected to use its annual software developers' conference to showcase the latest mobile devices running on its Android software, while also unveiling other features in its evolving product line-up. The gathering, scheduled to begin Wednesday in San Francisco, provides Google with an opportunity to flex its technological muscle in front of a sold-out audience of engineers and entrepreneurs who develop applications and other features that can...
12:55 PM, May 15, 2013
Orlando: BlackBerry announced plans on Tuesday to offer its popular instant messaging system on rival devices and introduced a new mid-tier smartphone, the BlackBerry Q5, targeted at countries where its faded brand remains strong. Tapping into its popularity outside North America, BlackBerry said the new Q5 smartphone would be available in selected markets in Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. It gave no prices, but it will...
09:55 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: Micromax's new smartphone - Canvas Doodle A111 - is now available on Snapdeal.com for Rs 12,999. It is a dual SIM phone and has a 5.3-inch capacitive display. The phone runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS. The Canvas Doodle A111 comes with a flip cover and stylus. The phone is powered by a quad-core processor. It has an 8 megapixel rear camera and a 2 megapixel front camera....
05:30 PM, May 14, 2013
Mumbai: Karbonn's mid-range smartphone, the A7 Star, has gone up for sale at a couple of online retailers. While one retailer has listed the Karbonn A7 Star for the price of Rs 6,190, another store is offering the phone for Rs 5,990. In terms of specifications, there's nothing that stands out, but that doesn't mean the A7 isn't a solid handset for the price. There's a 4.5-inch capacitive display with...
09:51 AM, May 12, 2013
New Delhi: It is only getting better and better for consumers as the quad-core battle enters the sub-Rs 10K category. Lava International has announced the launch of its Xolo Q700 smartphone that carries a Rs 9,999 price tag. The Xolo Q700 is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.2. The phone has a 4.5-inch qHD (540x960 pixels) IPS display and packs in a...
06:42 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: The bigger players, such as Samsung and Apple may bask in the limelight, but in one aspect HTC takes the pie - design. And HTC once again delivered on its strength with the HTC One. At IBNLive, we unveil our review units before an audience of colleagues, so that we can get some immediate reactions that help us in understanding how the users are likely to react to...
12:14 PM, May 07, 2013
Shanghai: Amazon.com Inc launched an Android application store that offers paid apps in China, beating Google Inc, as the online retailer seeks to increase the amount of digital content it offers in the world's largest mobile phone market. Amazon, which opened its Kindle e-book store in China in December, launched its Android app store over the weekend for China users to download both free and paid apps, Amazon China spokesman...
04:37 PM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: Samsung has unveiled a new samrtphone - Galaxy Core - which has a 4.3 inch WVGA (480x800) TFT LCD. The phone is equipped with a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The phone sports a 5 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a front VGA camera. It has an 8GB of internal memory, which can further expanded up to 64GB. It has 1GB...
03:38 PM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: While Samsung's flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, is available online and at Samsung stores for Rs 41,500, a retailer in Delhi's Gaffar Market in Karol Bagh is offering the device for Rs 38,800 (inclusive of taxes). Saitel (Nanak Electronic Pvt Ltd, Shop No. 130) in the Gaffar Market is selling the Galaxy S4 for Rs 38,800, while another retailer, Vaishno Electronics Pvt Ltd (Shop No. 131), is selling...
01:04 PM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: Sony's new smartphone, Xperia L, is available on e-commerce site Snapdeal.com for Rs 18,990. The phone will be dispatched in 7 business days, lists the website. The Sony Xperia L has a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen and is powered by 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8230 dual-core Processor. It runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system and has 1GB RAM. The phone has 8GB of storage (5.8 GB user available) on...
11:49 AM, May 06, 2013
Mumbai: Here's an interesting news for those who own the Samsung Galaxy Chat smartphone in India. News has it that the smartphone is the latest to receive a delicious Jelly Bean update. Mobigyaan has received information that the smartphone has got a Jelly Bean update with base firmware B5330XXUBMD2. Those in line for the update should note that it is roughly 322MB in size and requires a Wi-Fi connection. The...
11:27 AM, May 05, 2013
San Francisco: Disturbed by the nationwide epidemic of cellphone robberies and thefts, law enforcement officials across the country are looking to the wireless industry to help find a cure. In San Francisco, where half the robberies were phone-related last year, District Attorney George Gascon is calling on major companies in nearby Silicon Valley to create new technology such as a "kill switch" to permanently and quickly disable stolen smart phones,...
10:38 AM, May 05, 2013
