What happens when an industry gouges its customers for years, and then technology comes along that allows consumers to circumvent the gouger?
Customers leave in droves is what happens, and it’s WhatsApp and its ilk that are enabling the exodus.
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What happens when an industry gouges its customers for years, and then technology comes along that allows consumers to circumvent the gouger?
Customers leave in droves is what happens, and it’s WhatsApp and its ilk that are enabling the exodus.
Blind people will soon be able to read SMSs and emails on their smartphones. Innovator Sumit Dagar, whose company is being incubated at the Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) based on the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A )
Idea Cellular has launched Aurus II, a new 3G Android smartphone for Rs. 6,490. The smartphone runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean the latest iteration of the OS.The Idea Aurus 2 smartphone has a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display that offers a screen resolution of 320×480 pixels.
Budget 5 inch devices entrusted with Android mobile operating system is becoming a vogue in the Indian smartphone arena. Following on the same lines, Micromax has lined up many models in its Canvas series of phablets for this year.
Nevertheless, the India based
Google joined in on the April Fools’ Day fun a day early with their latest feature: Treasure Maps. Following last year’s prank, 8-bit Google Maps, the company debuted a pirate-style design on Sunday, complete with 2D hand-drawn landmarks and hidden treasure chests.
HP today showcased its ElitePad900 series of tablets at an event in New Delhi. This device comes in two variants, one with32GB built-in memory and Windows 8 and the other with 64GB onboard storage and Windows 8 Pro. HP is retailing the former at a price of Rs43,500, while the latter costs Rs 49,200.
Sony is all set to launch its recently announced Xperia Z smartphone in India on March 6. If you go the official Facebook page of Sony Mobile India, you will find the cover image stating, “Everything is about to change. 06/03/2013.”
South Koreon Company LG Electronics is expected to launch its flagship handset the Optimus G for India on 27th of this month. Until now its flagship in India was the Optimus 4X HD. The Optimus G is already available on online retailer Saholic for Rs 30,990, while Flipkart has it as coming soon.
The LG Optimus G comes with a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
Sony is really turning it on this year. After two blockbuster launches at CES 2013, the company has set its sight on mid-range and low-end announcements at the Mobile World Congress later this month. However, that’s not all that Sony is preparing.