YU's Project Ceasar hints a Lollipop phone, mocks Xiaomi

YU Televentures, the Micromax spin off company has started sending out a teaser with a cheeky message for Project Ceasar. As per the rumours, Project Ceasar is the codename for the upcoming Yu smartphone. After the YU Yureka, the company is now directly jabbing Xiaomi with the post on its official Facebook page about Project Ceasar which states -...

Lumia 1320, Lumia 625 getting Denim update in India

Microsoft has kept the word and started the roll out of the much awaited Denim update. The Lumia 1320 and Lumia 625 owners in India can now check their phones for the new Denim update. As per the Microsoft's Windows Phone support page, the Lumia 625 and Lumia 1320 have received the WP 8.10.14234.375 Denim update. This new update brings plethora of...

Karbonn announces Titanium Mach Two budget smartphone

Karbonn has announced a new budget Android smartphone in India called Karbonn Titanium Mach Two. The phone has a 5.0-inch 720p display, 1.4GHz octa-core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory with microSD card slot, 8 megapixel camera with BSI on the back and front, dual SIM support, Android 4.4 KitKat, and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on the front and...

Ultra-slim Oppo R7 gets certified, set to launch soon

Chinese handset maker OPPO is about to expand its R series with a new ultra-slim handset - R7. Expected to be a mid-range device like the other R series handsets, the new R7 just got certified from the Indonesian Telecom Certification authority. The new R7 certification point at the support for 4G LTE network. R7 will be powered by an octa-core MediaTek...

Bloomberg: Microsoft not investing in Cyanogen

Over a month after the Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft was planning to become a minority investor in Cyanogen, a report from Bloomberg is suggesting otherwise. As per the report, the software giant is not investing in the alternative mobile operating system company, although it may partner with the latter to get its software onto Cyanogen's...

Galaxy S6, S6 edge pre-orders to start from March 16 in Italy

Samsung's new flagship devices are awaited in several markets. Carriers have already ordered about 20 million units of the new Galaxy S6 and S6 edge. Samsung Galaxy S6 is the flagship smartphone but the Galaxy S6 edge with curved display sides is catching every phone enthusiast's attention. The pre-orders are already available in the UK, Switzerland...

Samsung to focus on premium devices with high-res displays

Samsung, which according to Gartner is no longer the world's top smartphone manufacturer, has said that it will use more premium materials in its mobile devices in a bid to gain more customers, according to Bloomberg. As per the report, the company plans to launch more smartphones with metal casings, slim designs, and high-definition displays. "Samsung...

Galaxy Note Edge gets Android 5.0.1 Lollipop OTA in India

Samsung has now started seeding the Android 5.0.1 Lollipop update for the Galaxy Note Edge (SM-915G) owners in India. The Lollipop update for the Galaxy Note Edge has been rolling out for handful of regions like Australia since last month and it was about time it spread to India. The update comes in a 1.04 GB file size and brings flatter design, system...

Curved glass supply might limit Galaxy S6 edge availability

Availability of Samsung Galaxy S6 edge might be limited by supply of curved glass for the device's display. Samsung has partnered with Corning to create the dual curved display for its hot new flagship smartphone. Reportedly, Samsung planned to ship between 8 million and 8.5 million curved glass units in Q2 this year. However, low yield will prevent...

Samsung Galaxy S6 review: Subject Zero

Choose one word to describe the Samsung Galaxy S6. Gorgeous. Powerful. Special. Different. Thank you. That will do. Now, which of these will be true for the Samsung Galaxy S5 and does not start with a p? Exactly.Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s6-review-1227.p...

Meizu M1 Note will soon be launched internationally

Back in December Meizu first made the M1 Note official as its competitor of sorts to the highly successful Xiaomi Redmi Note (and other affordable phablets, of course). Then in January a new version with a different chipset got announced, but both of these have so far only been available in China. That's about to change soon, however. Meizu's official...

LG G Flex 2 arrives in the US at Sprint and in the UK

The LG G Flex 2 is now officially available to buy in both the US and the UK. Before today, the curved phone was up for grabs in LG's native South Korea, but now its international footprint has expanded. In the US you can only find it at Sprint for the moment, this being the first carrier to offer it. If you want to buy a G Flex 2 from Sprint you...

Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus gets Android 5.0 Lollipop too

You might have already forgotten all about the Galaxy S5 Plus, even the fact that it exists, but Samsung sure hasn't. The device is basically a cross between the 'normal' Galaxy S5 and the S5 LTE-A destined for South Korea. The latter model boasts a QHD touchscreen and a beefier Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset compared to the vanilla offering, and...

Huawei teasers promise P8 with strong screen, better camera

Huawei has saved its best for the last and has not tried to steal the show at the crowded MWC 2015. The company is preparing to launch its new P8 flagship on April 15. After the first teaser image about the battery, more have followed on Huawei's official account on Weibo. Craving a digital imagery pointing at the numerical eight, the three teaser...

Nokia Lumia 635 now available on Amazon for $29.99

If you had your mind set on the Lumia 635, right now might be the most appropriate time to purchase it. One of the last Nokia smartphones before the Microsoft acquisition is available on Amazon for $29.99, today only. One of the most popular Lumias out there, the Lumia 635 comes with LTE connectivity, a Snapdragon 400 chipset, 512MB of RAM, and 8GB...

HTC One M9 priced in Taiwan, sales start on March 16

Now that the HTC One M9 is finally official and the rumor mill on its looks and specs has shut down, one aspect that remains to be cleared is pricing. We've been hearing bits and pieces of information on that matter, starting with the figures in the UK, where it has been priced at £580 (or around $860), with a shipping date before March 31. The all-metal...

Sony Xperia Z4 dimension revealed in new rumor

The Sony Xperia Z4 has been a presence in the rumor mill for what seems like forever at this point. The Japanese tech giant has definitely been taking its time with the eagerly-anticipated flagship and after the phone skipped MWC 2015, fans are really getting impatient. All of the scattered rumors about the Xperia Z4 aren't helping much either. Today...

Samsung patents a flexible smartphone made of discrete links

Flexibility has been a key focal point of innovation in the smartphone industry lately and it looks like things will continue in the same direction. Samsung has recently been granted a US patent for a flexible smartphone, targeted at active users. The concept relies on a set of discrete elements that will be able to move relative to one another thus...

Exclusive: Rugged Samsung B550 Xcover 3 leaks

Two days ago, Samsung revived the Xcover brand with a new smartphone - the Xcover 3. There are also rumors of an upcoming Galaxy S6 active model, as well, so the Korean giant seems to be paying a lot attention to the rugged market. Today brings another durable device rumor, but this time with a twist. As it turns out, Samsung might have plans to turn...

Samsung Galaxy S6 Swiss pre-orders 4x higher than Galaxy S5's

It looks like Samsung Galaxy S6 is about to enjoy a stellar debut in Switzerland. According to a new report, pre-orders for the Korean giant's latest flagship smartphone are four times higher than those of last year's Samsung Galaxy S5. The sales director of Samsung Switzerland is unsurprisingly pleased with the public's response towards the handset....

LG brings the Aka mid-range smartphone to Taiwan

LG will offer the goofy AKA smartphone in Taiwan. The mid-range device has only been available in South Korea since its official debut. Announced in November last year, LG Aka stands out from the hordes of mid-range devices thanks to its unique personality. The smartphone "keeps and eye on you" and tries to establish an emotional connection. The device...

Apple outs iOS 8.3 public beta along with developer release

Apple has officially launched iOS 8.2 earlier this week, but the company hasn't stopped working on the next release of its mobile operating system either. We've already seen two beta versions of iOS 8.3 going out to developers, and today Apple made iOS 8.3 beta 3 available for them too. But along with this release comes something that has been rumored...

LG G4 Note phablet now rumored to be in the works

Remember that top of the line LG smartphone that's supposed to launch in the second half of this year sporting higher-end specs than even the G4? It was hinted at by an LG exec earlier this month, though unfortunately no details about its specs were revealed. Now it turns out that this could be called G4 Note, and it's going to be a phablet. An extremely...

Verizon releases Sapphire Blue Ballistic Nylon Droid Turbo

Today Verizon has unveiled a new color variation for the Motorola Droid Turbo. This smartphone, like all Droid-branded devices before it, will only work on Verizon's network. It's also Motorola's current flagship smartphone on Big Red, being tied in terms of specs with the Nexus 6, which Verizon has started selling today. The Droid Turbo is smaller...

Huawei's upcoming Kirin SoC's surface with possible specs

Huawei's own chipset line - Kirin has never really been trendy or widely-discussed. Unlike Qualcomm's and Intel's chips it does not have proprietary graphics and instead relies on ARM technology which often lagged behind in performance. This might change very soon as the Chines tech giant is apparently preparing a major upgrade to its lineup, featuring...

LG G4 renders, cases confirm slightly curved screen

The LG G4 rumors are heating up in the rumor mill with suggestions that it will adopt a slight curve, similar to the LG G Flex2. Leaked renders of the device and now cases for it confirm that the LG G4 will indeed have a slightly curved screen, similar to the LG Magna and Spirit we saw at the MWC and not nearly as curved as the G Flex2. The cases...

ZTE Nubia Z9 hardware revealed, S810 inside

The follow-up to the ZTE Nubia Z7 flagship of last year has been showing up in supposed live images recently, though with some disconcerting differences. The final looks of the Nubia Z9 aren't officially known yet, but we appear to have obtained the specs, courtesy of an Antutu database entry. The popular benchmark's site lists the device with an...

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL is up for preorder in Germany

As most of you surely remember, Microsoft announced two new Lumia devices at this year's MWC venue. The smaller Lumia 640 has been available for preorder for a week now in Germany, France, and the UK. Today the Lumia 640 XL has also popped up in an online listing and is available for preorder. Bear in mind, that while the former can be found on the...

New brown color for Samsung Galaxy S6 outed in UK

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S6 duo in three common colors, plus a unique color for each. Now, however, we learn that the Samsung Galaxy S6 might be getting a second unique color option, at least in the UK. It's not quite official yet, but a Brown color may soon join the current Gold Platinum option. Samsung UK's web site lists the Galaxy S6 in five...

The VAIO Phone is now official, costs $420 in Japan

VAIO Corporation, now 95-percent owned by Japan Industrial Partners, just unveiled its first foray into the smartphone market. Following an industry trend of naming simplicity in recent months, the device is plainly called the VAIO Phone. The handset is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, presumably within a Snapdragon 410 chipset. 2GB of RAM...

Verizon now offers 4G LTE enabled Moto E (2015)

Verizon Wireless has quietly listed the LTE-packing Motorola Moto E (2015) on its website. The 3G model of the Moto E (2015) is already on sale in the US. Listed for $99 with no long-term contract, the new Moto E (2015) sounds like a very decent deal. As reported earlier, Sprint, Boost, and Virgin mobile are offering the unlocked version for the same...

Xiaomi launches Redmi 2 at $112 for India

After teasing with a contest, Xiaomi has formally announced the new Redmi 2 smartphone in India. The Redmi 2 features two 4G SIMs supporting dual-SIM configuration. For India, it supports both 4G LTE network with Band 3 and Band 40 on both the SIM slots. The 8 GB Redmi 2 model is priced at INR 6,999 ($112) while the limited edition 16 GB model with...

Xiaomi announces the Mi Pad tablet in India for $208

Xiaomi has announced that the long awaited Mi Pad will be releasing in India. The company has priced the tablet at 12,999 INR ($208). The tablet will be available for purchase exclusively on Flipkart starting March 24 and won't require any registration on the customer's part. The Xiaomi Mi Pad has a 7.9-inch, 2048x1536 resolution IPS panel, NVIDIA...

Apple Watch competitors get removed from company stores

Apple stopped offering a number of fitness bands from its retail stores. The move is interpreted as clearing the way for the soon to be available Apple Watch (the wearable will begin shipping on April 24). Popular fitness bands such as the Nike FuelBand and Jawbone Up are no longer available to purchase in Apple's major retail locations. The company...

LG Nexus 5 is no longer available from Google

LG Nexus 5 is no longer available to purchase from Google. Google's 2013 flagship smartphone is not available in the brand new online store, which debuted alongside the second generation Chromebook Pixel. This means that going forward, users who are interested in a Pure Google smartphone will have to opt for the more expensive Motorola Nexus 6. The...

Full specs leak for upcoming Samsung Galaxy S6 Active

The yet-unannounced Samsung Galaxy S6 Active has been in the news a lot over the past few days. First we discovered that its model number would be SM-G890 and that AT&T will sell it at some point. And yesterday we apparently stumbled upon its screen size - 5.5". Now though a new rumor has surfaced claiming to give us the full spec list for the...

Motorola's Moto G 4G (2015) makes it to the UK

Motorola's latest iteration of its Moto G smartphone is now officially up for grabs in the UK. We're talking about the Moto G 4G (2015), the successor to the original Moto G 4G from last year. Like the new 3G-only Moto G, the 2015 model with 4G support comes with a 5-inch 720p touchscreen, bigger than the 4.5-inch panel in the first models. The Moto...

HTC Desire 820s with MediaTek SoC hits Indian shops

In November 2014 HTC unveiled the Desire 820s, a variation of the original Desire 820. So far the 820s has been on offer in China, but starting tomorrow you'll see it in phone shops across India too. The Desire 820s has a MediaTek chipset, compared to the Qualcomm Snapdragon in the 'vanilla' 820. Because of this, it has a different CPU and GPU, of...

Verizon finally makes the Nexus 6 official, will be out tomorrow

After many rumors and leaks on the matter, today Verizon has finally decided to confirm that it will in fact sell the Motorola Nexus 6. What's more, the handset will become available tomorrow, so there's not a lot of waiting you need to do from this point on, if you crave a Nexus 6 but want to buy it from Verizon for some reason. The exact release...

Samsung Galaxy Win 2 becomes official in Brazil

The original Samsung Galaxy Win is almost two years old at this point, so the Korean company thought it would be a great idea to unveil a successor for it. So it did just that. The Galaxy Win 2 was officially announced in Brazil, where it was also the star of some hands-on pictures. The new device updates the Android version on board to 4.4.4 KitKat,...

Android Lollipop update for Galaxy S5 and S4 put on hold

Samsung, like most major mobile players, has been keeping busy with the whole Lollipop update frenzy. Naturally, various delays and hiccups are expected, especially across devices in different regions. Samsung Norway, might have gotten into more trouble than usual with its update packages for Galaxy S5 and S4. Android 5.0 Lollipop was being seeded...

Huawei Honor 6 review: Virtue in disguise

High-performance hardware meets low-key design in the Huawei Honor 6, at a price that's frankly hard to beat. In a market segment where budget matters, the Honor 6 is offering some top-of-the-range specs to raise itself above the crowd.Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_honor_6-review-1226.p...

Apple to ship 3M Watches in the initial batch

The Apple Watch sure polarized opinions upon its launch a couple of days ago at the company's Spring forward event. What's become the center of controversy is mainly the product's pricing, as design and functionality were already revealed last year. Meanwhile, details have surfaced regarding the Apple Watch production and supply. The company is reported...

Samsung is the top smartwatch vendor, says report

Samsung may be struggling to protect the number one spot in the global smartphone market, but the company is second to none in the smartwatch market, according to he latest report from market research firm Statista. As per the report, the South Korean company sold a total of 1.2 million smartwatches last year, claiming 17.65% market share. Pebble...

Fresh images of the ZTE Nubia Z9 leak showing bezel-less design

ZTE can't keep its Nubia Z9 under wraps it seems. A couple of new images have surfaced showing the near-missing bezels around the device's screen. The images also showcase what could prove to be the back of the device, which looks similar to the aluminum frame on glass back of the ZTE Nubia Z9 Max - which we saw at the Mobile World Congress. ZTE Nubia...

Citibank: Samsung to ship 46 million Galaxy S6 units this year

Samsung is pushing its factories to meet the unexpectedly high demand for Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. It will produce 13 million units instead of 12 million (as initially planned) in the March-April period. Analyst Henry H Kim from Citibank has revised his estimate of the total number of Galaxy S6 devices to be shipped this year. The initial prediction...

Rugged Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 goes official

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 went quietly official - it's the company's next mid-range rugged smartphone. The new Galaxy Xcover 3 packs a 4.5" WVGA display and runs on a quad-core 1.2GHz processor, of unknown architecture. The rest of the specs include 1.5GB of RAM, 8GB expandable storage, a 5MP rear cam capable of snapping underwater pics, a 2MP front...

Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge pricing so far

Carriers reportedly ordered 15 million units of Samsung's Galaxy S6 and 5 million of the Galaxy S6 edge and many have started pre-orders in anticipation on the launch, which will be April 10 or a week later for many countries. Here's a table that shows the launch dates and prices for the countries where information is available. By the looks of it,...

Samsung Galaxy S6 and Note 4 tied for best smartphone display

During its MWC presentation this year Samsung put a huge emphasis on the exquisite display unit in its latest Galaxy S6 flagship. And, as it turns out, this is more than just a promotional stunt, the new Galaxy has a gorgeous QHD Super AMOLED panel, which might just turn out to be the industry's best. But there is also another contender - the Galaxy...

Moto E (2015) to go on sale for $112 in India tonight

Motorola is ready to offer the new Moto E (2015) in India. The Moto E (2015) has been listed exclusively at Flipkart for INR6,999 ($112) and will be available for sale once the clock hits 00:00. This new model is a dual-SIM XT1026 version that supports one 3G (UMTS) SIM module and one 2G (GSM) SIM. By default, it runs Android 5.0 Lollipop and is powered...