What to expect from Mobile World Congress 2014?

It’s almost here, you can smell it, almost taste it. It’s the world’s biggest convergence of all things mobile and it hits Spain every year like a sledgehammer deep into the gut.Unlike every year we are expecting huge this time as a bunch of  innovative devices could be showcased at the Mobile World Congress over the course of for days starting from 24th of FEB including the much awaited Nokia's first Android phone and the bulldozer Samsung Galaxy S5.

Whatsapp new privacy feature..

Whatsapp last seen feature 

Ever frustrated with the last seen feature of Whatsapp?Then this would come as a good news to you. As Whatsapp has added the privacy feature through which you can hide your last seen notification.Call it the affect of Whatsapp buyout by Facebook or something else but lately Whatsapp has included these features.New reports state that this update for the Android platform will allow users to hide the 'last seen' notification from other users, with the choice of hiding it from everyone, from certain contacts, or only those not on the user's phonebook.

Facebook acquires Whatsapp for 16 Billion$

It seems that year 2014 has something to offer in its hood as in yet another shocker,Facebook announced that it was acquiring WhatsApp, a world leader in mobile messaging over the internet with 35 million users in India, for $19 billion in stock and cash.
Founded five years ago, WhatsApp recently claimed a  subscriber base of more than 450 million users — mostly in Europe, Latin America and India — 70% of whom use the app every day.

Get recharge plans of your telecom operators using ireff

It can get difficult at times with your telecom operator changing the plans  and packs very frequently. The task becomes even more frustrating if you, like me, love trying out new plans on different telecom operators. Official websites of most operators takes good amount of  time in loading and it takes a lot of surfing through different pages to get to the information. iReff for Android,Windows,Blackberry displays all the available plans for a telecom operator in a given circle.

Micromax teases it's flagship"Canvas knight a.k.a Canvas 5"

Micromax has already spread its wings far and wide, both in India as well as in Russia and word around the tech world is that the major still has a few surprises up its sleeve.The tech giant has already achieved rank 2 in Indian smartphone market.

After Smartwatches and bands its time for Smartshoes

You would literally scratch your head if i tell you that after smartwatches and smartbands it is now the time for smartshoes to arrive in the market.Yes you heared it right, a company named Lechal has launched the very first interactive smart footwear exclusively in India. For now the technology is in the form of an insole that will easily fit in most shoes and can connect / communicate with your smartphone.

KitKat Android 4.4 update now available on Moto G in India

Moto G was launched a few days back and now the awaited Android 4.4. KitKat update has finally been rolled out in India..Updating your phone is a very easy task as you can update your handset via FOTA(firmware over the air).To update it you need to have 3g/wifi network.Once you are connected to the internet just tap settings, about phone and then tap system update. You will see the Android 4.4 KitKat update – the download size is 230.7MB.Kindly note that before you update make sure to keep the battery level is over 50% as it can take some time depending upon your downloading speed.

How to make most out of new Google Maps?

Google recently unveiled a huge makeover to its Google Maps. Currently available in beta mode, it lets you discover changes in its interface and improved accessibility. You’ll find some changes in the form of search inputs and queries. Unlike the older version of Google Maps, it has a bunch of new and improved functionality such as advanced filters for search queries of locations.

Google now can now directly let you call or text your Loved ones

Ever dreamt of  making your phone work like a robot? Thanks to Google for making it possible.Yes! you heared it right, Google Now lets you call and text to your loved one's just by saying “Ok Google followed by your beloved's name for example-“Ok Google, Call Mom!”.
Google has released an update which would enhance Google now's capabilities.The feature incorporates specific contact look up through voice, in case you have saved it by the same name, or even help you set up specific titles for you close ones. If you call it out, Google Now will pick that nick name first, and only then will look up names generally.This makes the contextual assistant more personal, and makes the process of calling so much easier.

How to install an Android app on a BlackBerry

This can be a great news for those who paid a hefty amount and preferred blackberry's BB10 ahead of IOS and Android and got stuck with its limited no of apps around.With the most recent BB 10 OS update i.e SDK 10.2 in the pipeline, this update would bring some of the much awaited features. Some of these include the ability to run Android 4.2.2 apps and there few others too.The process isn’t very complicated, but there are a couple of things you need to keep in mind.

Tips/ Tricks to ease your Facebook life

Given that I’m always looking for new tricks and hacks for using Facebook, I thought I would add a few trick which i ran over and could help you make your life way too easy on Facebook. At the point of writing all these tricks are working but i can't bet you that it would work forever as Facebook is busy finding and plugging these holes.

Features to activate on Google Chrome:

Since it's launch by Google in 2008 Google chrome has been widely accepted by users worldwide and it's presence is also visible in the mobile space too ,thanks to its speed and integration with Google service. Google keeps on pushing updates to Chrome, rectifying bugs and adding features while keeping the UI as simple as possible.

Ease your social life online: A few Facebook tips

The Facebook Logo

This post will help you know some basic ways on how you should manage your Facebook profile, your friends,your content, how to keep it clean, and still get the stuff that matters to you.  So, let's get started with the little points that you never thought over before which hopefully will help you manage your online social life in a better way.

Motorola Moto G ships with charger and headset in India

Moto G

You might be wondering that why we are posting about Moto G so often, it is due to it's affordability and form factor that i personally cant resist writing about it. Motorola launched Moto G in India earlier this week, in partnership with Flipkart starting at Rs. 12,499. Due to huge demand, the 16gigs variant sold out in less than hour. Unlike the other markets like the US and UK, the dual SIM variant of the Moto G (XT-1033) in India ships with a wired head set and a charger (5 volts, 500mA), along with the phone and manuals, as you can see on the box below.

Moto G dual-SIM variant reportedly receiving Android 4.4.2 KitKat update

Android 4.4

Late January Motorola mobility was sold to lenovo but even after it's acquisition it has released update for  Moto G .Motorola has started rolling out the latest Android 4.4 KitKat update to the dual-SIM version of its Moto G smartphone. Size of the update is about 230 and is available over the air. Currently, the update is being rolled out in Malaysia, but we can expect it in other markets including India very soon.

Oppo Neo smartphone launched to take on Moto G

Oppo Neo

Oppo is teasing its mid-range smartphone called the Neo for Rs 11,990 in India. The Chinese company recently announced its entry in India with the launch of the N1 smartphone for a whopping Rs 39,999. With the Neo, Oppo is now tapping the mid-range mobile segment in India, which currently is dominated by the likes of Micromax, Karbonn, Lava and others.

Moto G 8 GB priced at Rs. 12,499, 16 GB priced at Rs. 13,999

Moto G

We are pretty excited while reporting that Motorola has launched Moto G in India today. One of the biggest plus points of the smartphone is the price at which it is being positioned, with the 8GB setting users back Rs 12,499, while the 16GB is priced at Rs 13,999.Flipkart will sell the phone exclusively for about two weeks, after which other retailers will also make the phone available with different offers.

Xolo launches A500 Club on its official website

Xolo A 500

Xolo has been trying to capture the Indian mobile market as a part of it earlier this year it signed a 100 crore deal with Liverpool club to be its official title sponser for a term of 3 years and then the canalys report revealed that lava and xolo are selling in huge numbers in the indian marketAfter the A500, A500s and the A500L in the A Series, Xolo is all set to launch the A500 Club, which would strengthen its portfolio. A500 is the company’s first music-oriented smartphone with dual front-facing speakers.

Flipkart and Snapdeal go head on The Great Indian Moto g launch!

Yes  indeed! The launch of Motorola Moto g in India can be termed as a great Indian launch as it has been quite a few time since India has been waiting for moto g's launch and has been constantly delayed by Motorola .Moto g has been quite successful in creating excitement among Indian buyers due to its affordability and low cost factor.5 days back Flipkart listed that it would launch exclusively launch moto g in India on 5 th of February with a bunch of offer applicable on it and another Indian giant Snapdeal listed the same today.

Satya Nadella appointed as CEO of the Redmond Giant

Satya nadella

Ending months of speculation, U.S software giant Microsoft, on Tuesday, announced that it had appointed Satya Nadella as the company's new CEO.Nadella will be the successor of the earlier CEO Steve Ballmer, who announced his retirement early last year.This news would came as a rejoice to the indians as an indo american leading the redmond giant. With this announcement, Nadella has become the third CEO of Microsoft and successor to  Steve Ballmer. Steve Elop(Nokia),Sundar Pichai(Google),Tony bates(Skype) were in the list of the top probables which the rumor mill hinted could become the next CEO of the redmond giant.

Nokia Normandy to be launched in March under the Asha lineup

Normady

Our friends at 'Thinkdigit' reported that Senior Executive at Nokia India has confirmed that the mysterious Nokia Android handset will be launched in March under the Asha lineup. There is no information regarding the exact date though. Earlier it was reported by The Verge's Tom Warren, the Finnish handset giant has been working on its first Android phone, codenamed Normandy.

Micromax giving head to head competition to Samsung.

On 13th of august last year Smartphone giant Samsung announced that its Galaxy range of smartphones and tablets will now support content and user interface in nine Indian languages.And their devices running Indian languages went viral in the market.So now to combat it the home grown micromax has launched bolt a24 with the support of 20 Indian languages which would strengthen its entry level portfolio, of products along with it it has also introduced two new smarphones to its lineup – A37B and A46.

Journey from Facemash to Facebook, as Facebook turns 10!

Facebook – with more than 1.2 billion users worldwide – is celebrating its 10th birthday amidst challenges surrounding it of keeping its original base of young users with new innovative social networks coming to the fore.The company was launched byMark Zuckerberg on February 4, 2004,along with Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo
Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Chris Hughes from Harvard University.Initially the site was conceived as a way to connect students, and let them build an online identity for themselves and was named facemash.

Motorola service centres in India revealed ahead of Moto G launch

Motorola Moto g was released in The United States of America way back in 2013.It surely made its mark in the international market due to its affordability and form factor.Since the launch of Moto g in the us, the market in India was pretty excited  about it's launch date.Since then Motorola has been teasing the launch date of the Motog in India.In starting, it was scheduled to be launch in the first week of January,then Motorola delayed it and announced that it would launch it in the last week and then further delayed it and scheduled that it would launch on 5th of February.

Sundar Pichai joins Satya Nadella to be next Microsoft CEO!

From Right Satya Nadella & Sundar Pichai

If Bloomberg reports are to be believed the Redmond giant is said to appoint Indian origin Sundar Pichai as its new CEO.

In a post on January 31, John Furrier, founder of the blog SiliconAngle.com also said that his media company had "confirmed" that Pichai was the top choice, citing unnamed sources close to the hiring team.

Can OPPO overshadow it's China factor?

OPPO N1

Chinese handset maker Oppo has launched Oppo N1 in the Indian market at INR 39,999. The launch marks the entry of the brand in Indian smartphone market.

Launched in September 2013 in China, Oppo N1 boasts of a swivel camera and offers a variant that runs Cyanogenmod (an alternative version of Android) out of the box.

Samsung Not Able To Stick To Its Price For Galaxy Gear For Indian Market

Galaxy Gear

Being unable to maintain the price declared at launch, Samsung has reduced the price of Galaxy Gear for the 2nd time within two months of its launch. At the time of launch, the price was 22,000 and on 12th January 2014 there was reduction making the availability at Rs.19,075/- and now there is a further reduction of Rs.3785/-

India smartphone market share 2013: Samsung 32%, Micromax 21%

As per the latest Canalys report, India smartphone market share 2013 report does not have any surprise. Samsung has 31.91 percent smartphone share, Micromax 21.13 percent, Karbonn 11.02 percent, Sony 6.35 percent, Nokia 4.23 percent and Apple 2.29 percent.
Even after huge spending on marketing and good range of smartphones global smartphone vendors such as LG,Apple and Lenovo do not find a place in the top 6 list.