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Saturday, May 4, 2013 8:53:00 AM by MobileDekho Team Tablet market has seen an exponential growth over the past few years. Following the same trend to this year, it has leaped to 142.4% till now and it still is the first quarter itself. The quarterly tablet tracker report generated by IDC declared that in this Q1, total 27.8 million Android tablets were dispatched, which is more than total number of tablet shipped in first half of 2012. Apple received the tag of top tablet vendor with highest shipping number throughout the first three months of the year, followed by Samsung, Asus and Amazon. However, in 2013, overall market share of iPads in tablet market has plunged harshly in comparison to the previous year.

Saturday, May 4, 2013 8:53:00 AM by MobileDekho Team Spice is coming up with new launches every day. It was just a few days back that they announced Spice Slatepad voice calling tablet with a 7-inch display, Android 4.1 and 3G. Now, today the company has revealed a new budget smartphone, Spice Smart Flo Pace 2 Mi-502. The most attractive part of this Android device is obviously, the low price, Rs 6999, at which it is available with various online retailers and other stores.

Friday, May 3, 2013 8:54:00 AM by MobileDekho Team   Sony is all set to launch its mid-ranger Android smartphone in India, which was announced a month back along with Sony Xperia SP. Dubbed as Xperia L, the handset occupies a eye-catchy 4.3-inch scratch-resistant capacitive touchscreen display that produces a TFT picture resolution of 854 x 480 pixels. Sony must be rolling on the grounds of success after gaining a significant appreciation for the recently launched Xperia Z, a water- and dust-resistant premium smartphone. And now, the company is looking forward to continue the same era of success with its consecutive new launches, Sony Xperia L and Xperia SP.  

Friday, May 3, 2013 8:53:00 AM by MobileDekho Team   Few months back, HTC surprised the world with its flagship smartphone, HTC One, which received worldwide appreciation for its ultra-sleek looks, high resolution ultra-pixel camera and commanding list of specifications but the sky-high price was the point of concern for some. Moving ahead, HTC is reportedly working on the phone's mid-profiled cousin, reported to be known as M4, few specifications of which have been leaked online. It is supposed to be a lesser powered variant of HTC One with almost similar design and front facing speakers that works on HTC’s patent Beats audio technology. HTC M4 has been in rumors since February 2013, when we reported that HTC might come with M4 and G2 in addition to HTC M7.  

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 8:53:00 AM by MobileDekho Team Samsung was ranked at the top manufacturer of smartphones last year, but was not as successful in tablet arena. However, with all the launches, rumors, etc., the South Korean giant seems all geared up to capture this market as well. After announcing its new Galaxy Tab 3, Samsung is now planning to launch four more tablets which would include a dual-SIM tablet too. According to the reports (based on Samsung's Tablet Portfolio 2013 roadmap), the four tablets are expected to launch this year itself.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013 8:52:00 AM by MobileDekho Team There's no stopping for Samsung right now. Two new smartphones, Samsung Galaxy Fame Duos GT-S6812 and Win Duos GT-I8552, will soon join the Samsung Galaxy series in the Indian market. Many online retailers have already tweeted the prices for the two, which might cost around Rs. 10,999 and Rs. 18,300, respectively.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 8:59:00 AM by MobileDekho Team Sony Xperia ZR, according to some trusted sources, is likely to be launched soon. This new smartphone is codenamed as Dogo and carries a model number C550X. Xperia ZR is rumored to hold similar features as Sony Xperia Z, but has a smaller display of 4.6 inch. The smartphone is expected to be powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm S4 Pro chipset with Android Jelly Bean OS as its platform. Other features like 8GB internal storage, 2GB RAM, microSD memory card slot, which can be used to expand external memory, an elephantine 13MP Exmor RS camera sensor and a 4.3 inch screen with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, are also assumed to adorn the handset.

Sunday, April 28, 2013 8:53:00 AM by MobileDekho Team This may well be the biggest news of the day in the technology world and this may well be another stepping stone in what future beholds for us. The news can be summarised in two simple words, Futuristic and Fantastic! According to some major sources, the power to turn on almost any touchable surface into a touchscreen just by the wave of our hands in now in our grasps. The researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have made a major demonstration, which may be a major breakthrough to achieve the “Next Generation Technology”, that touch based interfaces can be created almost about anywhere at will. What the WorldKit system enables you to do is rub the arm of your couch to “paint” a remote control for your television sets or swipe a hand across, say, your door to post a calendar on it which can even be pulled down for an extended version. These ad hoc interfaces created by the WorldKit system are highly personalised, and can be moved, modified or deleted with similar gesture.

Sunday, April 28, 2013 8:52:00 AM by MobileDekho Team Seems that Samsung has full preparation to take over the smartphone market this year. Last day only the country witnessed the grand launch of the flagship smartphone of the company, Samsung Galaxy S4, in India and today it is again in rumors with the leaked online images of its mid-ranged smartphone, Samsung Galaxy Core. It is expected to be a dual-SIM phone that will be operated by Android Jelly Bean OS with a dual-core processor. Rumored to be launched soon, this new droid has been code named as GT-I8262 and many of the specifications have been leaked online. According to the reports, it is expected that this smartphone would go on sale journey in Russia and China this May. As far as India launch is concerned, being a dual-SIM handset, we can expect it to land in India as well.

Saturday, April 27, 2013 8:53:00 AM by MobileDekho Team So finally! There it is! What was being awiated since long, can finally be played with now. Your true life companion, Samsung Galaxy S4, has arrived in the market with much uproar! The sdmartphone launch in India has made people wait long with bated breaths, which was globally launched on 15th March 2013 at an event held in Manhattan's iconic Radio City Music Hall in the New York City. However, 'King of the beasts' is out in the market now. Loaded with ample amount of special features and applications, Galaxy S4 has been put in the market today on, that is 27th April 2013, in the selected premium brand stores of Samsung in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad along with Samsung India online store at a price of Rs. 41,500. The company brings some special offers for the first 400 successful online order holders, which includes a free accessory bundle of the smartphone. This offer is strictly on 'first come first get' basis. The price in India of Samsung Galaxy S4 is a bit lower than that of its major competitors, like that of, HTC One, HTC Butterfly, Apple iPhone 5, Sony Xperia Z and BlackBerry Z10; this pricing is a strategy of a smartly played market game.

Saturday, April 27, 2013 8:53:00 AM by MobileDekho Team Micromax’s much-loved ‘Canvas’ series has seen an exponential growth in the last couple of years and now the sale of Canvas series has surpassed 1 million units. Some of the fabulous smartphones belonging to Canvas series includes Micromax Canvas A100, Canvas 2 A110 and A116 Canvas HD. It is worth mentioning here that Micromax Canvas series came to reality after the launch of first smart feature phone, Micromax Canvas A110, however, the major recognition was earned after the launch of Canvas 2. Micromax’s Canvas lineup is basically characterized by a powerpacked specifications list at budget-friendly prices.

Saturday, April 27, 2013 8:52:00 AM by MobileDekho Team   Samsung Galaxy Note 510, also known as Galaxy note 8.0 in the international markets, is now available for pre-orders on Samsung India eStore. Revealed at Mobile World Congress in February 2013, this tablet holds an 8 inch WXGA TFT display with a pixel density of 189ppi along with 1280×800 pixels of screen resolution. Its screen is beautified with Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Proximity sensors that delivers amazing experience.  

Saturday, April 27, 2013 8:52:00 AM by MobileDekho Team The wait is finally going to end today, few minutes to go!! Yes, the recently announced, one of major smartphone of 2013, Samsung Galaxy S4, is finally hitting Indian shores today. This latest flagship droid from the Korean giant, Samsung, turns into a focal point of the technology arena ever since its official announcement. Samsung Galaxy S4 was originally launched in New York City at the grand unpacked event and now it is confirmed that this most awaited gadget is ready to hit India at the launch event being held in Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon at 12 noon today. Although, there is no news about the price but it is expected that this power-pack droid may be priced within Rs. 40,000 to 43,000, which is lesser than what the rivals are offering.

Friday, April 26, 2013 8:53:00 AM by MobileDekho Team Sony has announced an OS update roll-out this week for few of its Xperia handsets. This Japanese mobile phone maker officially revealed that its three handsets, Sony Xperia P, Xperia Go and Xperia E dual, now can be updated with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS. The OS update will definitely bring few advance and unique features in these smartphones.

Friday, April 26, 2013 8:52:00 AM by MobileDekho Team Nokia has launched a new device Nokia Asha 210 on 24th April, 2013. Nokia Asha 210 price in India stands quite low at is Rs 3,800 (approximately) though it features a QWERTY keypad and a dedicated WhatsApp key. The news of a proposed launch on 24th April was made earlier, CEO Stephen Elop revealed at their earnings call last week, that Nokia was in planning to launch a fresh product of its Asha series of phones, even the company uploaded a teaser image on its blog with a promise to launch a new device on April 24 and they fulfilled what they had promised.