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  Indians spend 47% of time on apps like WhatsApp, Skype: Report

  June 30, 2015 7:19 IST

  New Delhi:  Smartphone users in India spend 47% of their time on communication applications such as WhatsApp, We Chat, Hike and Skype which are key driver of mobile broadband usage, says a report."Communication continues to

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  You should definitely POCKET this App

  June 27, 2015 13:58 IST

  POCKET is an amazing and modern application founded by Nate Weiner. This app can be a perfect mobile companion for travellers and can also be operated when offline. Pocket is very useful for saving articles,

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  HTC launches Desire 826 Dual SIM 4G enabled smartphone at Rs 26,900 in India

  June 26, 2015 16:07 IST

  HTC has finally launched the latest mid-segment smartphone of the company the Desire 826 Dual SIM smartphone which was showcased at CES this year. The smartphone is available in White Birch, Blue Lagoon, Purple Fire

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  Oppo announces Joy 3 smartphone with quad-core processor, 5MP camera

  June 26, 2015 11:35 IST

  The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has expanded its Joy series of smartphones with the announcement of Joy 3.The device will be available in classic white and matte grey color options. However, the company has not

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  Spice Mobiles has launched 4 new 'X Life' smartphones in India

  June 25, 2015 15:46 IST

  Mobile phones have become basic necessity of the masses today and to spice this up a little more, a new ‘X Life' series of smartphones have been recently launched by Spice.Under X Life series, the

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  Microsoft Mobile unveils first retail store in Hyderabad

  June 25, 2015 9:13 IST

  Hyderabad: Microsoft Mobile on Wednesday unveiled its first retail store in Hyderabad under the new brand name.The Microsoft Priority Reseller Store, as it is called, has been opened at Forum Mall here.T.S. Sridhar, director, south,

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  Smartphones pose danger for cardiac device wearers

  Lifestyle | June 23, 2015 12:20 IST

  London: If you wear a cardiac device such as a pacemaker, better keep away from smartphones, researchers say."Pacemakers can mistakenly detect electromagnetic interference (EMI) from smartphones as a cardiac signal, causing them to briefly stop

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  5 best shooting games for android phones

  June 20, 2015 14:43 IST

  Any fan of games can tell you that shooting (FPS – First Person shooter) is the most popular genre for the longest time. Ever since the time of Doom, Counter strike and Quake ,shooting games

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  Xiaomi slashes price of its flagship product Mi4i

  June 18, 2015 10:19 IST

  New Delhi: Chinese handset maker Xiaomi on Wednesday slashed the price of its flagship product Mi4i after the phone crossed one crore in global sales.Currently, the 16 GB variant of the Mi4i is available for

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  New Lens Can Turn Smartphones Into Microscopes

  May 05, 2015 18:32 IST

  Researchers from the University of Houston have created an optical lens that can be placed on smartphone to magnify images and provide schools and clinics a low-cost alternative to the conventional microscopes.It can magnify images

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  Alipay to buy 25% stake in Micromax: Report

  April 27, 2015 15:25 IST

  New Delhi: India's largest home-grown mobile phone manufacturer  Micromax is reportedly close to selling its 25% stake to a Chinese consortium that owns Alipay.Quoting its sources, ET report says that Ant Financial Services Group, China's

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  Google changes formula for searches on smartphone

  April 19, 2015 8:18 IST

  New Delhi: Google is about to change the way its influential search engine recommends websites on smartphones in a shift that's expected to sway where millions of people shop, eat and find information.The revised formula,

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  Google embraces mobile friendly sites search shakeup

  April 19, 2015 8:31 IST

  San Francisco: Google is about to change the way its influential search engine recommends websites on smartphones in a shift that's expected to sway where millions of people shop, eat and find information.The revised formula,

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  Lost your smartphone? Now just Google to find it

  April 16, 2015 17:06 IST

  New Delhi: In case you find your Andrpoid smartphone missing, then you can now directly use the Google Search app or site to find it. As per a Google Plus post , you can get

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  Now, turn your smartphones into real 'Star Trek-type' tricorders

  April 02, 2015 16:44 IST

  Washington: A new technology has been developed that can help transform any smartphone into a 'Star Trek-style' tricorder.The invention by Tel Aviv University researchers would be able to turn smartphones into powerful hyperspectral sensors, capable

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  Only 20% Indians have access to Internet; 14% use smartphones

  March 23, 2015 19:16 IST

  Only 20% in India have access to the internet at least occasionally while a mere 14% own a smartphone, a new study conducted across 32 emerging and developing nations has found.The study by The Pew

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  WhatsApp opens voice-calling feature for Android users, here are the steps of activation

  March 16, 2015 14:34 IST

  WhatsApp has finally released the voice-calling feature for its Android users in India. The feature, which was widely rumored till some time, will require the download version 2.11.528 from the Play Store or version 2.11.531

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  Smartphone makers search for screen size sweet spot

  April 23, 2015 13:46 IST

  New York: There was a time you could count on phones getting larger each year. Samsung's runaway success with the big-screen smartphone even spurred Apple to release a supersized model last fall. But if phones

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  Taiwan's AOC enters Indian market; launches affordable smartphones and calling tablet

  March 04, 2015 17:46 IST

  New Delhi: With an eye on establishing itself in the fast growing Indian smartphone and tablet market, Taiwan-based AOC, which manufactures LED and LCD displays, has launched two 3G-enabled smartphones (M601 & E40) and a

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  Apple beats Samsung to top smartphone tally in fourth quarter

  March 03, 2015 18:12 IST

  New Delhi: Apple has dethroned Samsung from the top spot on the global smartphone tally, a position that the Korean electronics giant had strongly held for over three years, research firm Gartner on Tuesday said.For