Author: Monish Kumar

Monish is passionate about smartphones who is also interested in User Experience and Design. He is currently using Samsung Galaxy S3. You can follow him on Twitter and Google+

Samsung Galaxy S5 to be priced between Rs. 51000 and Rs. 53000 in India

Samsung announced the much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S5 at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona earlier this year and it missed out more features that were rumored than the ones it packed. there wasn’t a 2K display or a premium build quality which was among the many features it missed. Nevertheless, Samsung knows the market better than anyone and they have come up with the Galaxy S5 with a bigger display, better camera and battery.

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Airtel launches the World’s First Paper Recharge with a QR Code

Airtel has just launched its latest recharge option called as ‘Smart Pack’. Smart Pack offers the users a new and ueasier way to recharge their smartphones. the ‘Smart Pack’ is a paper recharge coupon on which there is no numbers which you get by scratching , but contains just a QR code . All you need to do is to scan the QE code and your recharge is done.

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Sony says no to Android Wear for now, will stick to its custom OS

Sony was one among the first of the electronics giant to jump into the smart watch category and it has so far launched a couple of smart watches. Until now, both the products haven’t really made it to the larger crowd. Sony SmartWatch does not use Android as its OS, but works with Android smartphones.

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Facebook acquires Oculus Rift, a Virtual Reality Gaming Headset company

Facebook is on a buying spree. Recently, it had acquired the messaging company Whatsapp for a record $19billion and now, it has acquired Oculus Rift, a virtual reality company. Oculus first demonstrated the prototype in June 2012 at E3 and then raised crowd funding for its Oculus Rift product.

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Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet goes on sale in UK for 399GBP for the 16GB version

Sony Xperia Z was the first big tablet from Sony and it was announced in CES 2013 alongside the then flagship Sony Xperia Z. Sony skipped the tablet version when they announced the Sony Xperia Z1 at the IFA 2013. But when they announced their successor Sony Xperia Z2, they also announced the tablet version – Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet.

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Google signs a deal for Google Glass with the eye wear giant Luxottica which includes Ray-Ban and Oakley

Google is definitely considering the wearable market as its next battleground and it is equipping itself in the process. Earlier in 2013, Google announced that they will be launching the Explorer Edition of Google Glass for $1500 and eventually it will come to the market at a much lower price point. Last week, they announced Android Wear SDK for wearables(read smartwatches).

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First NVIDIA Tegra 4i based smartphones to come from French manufacturer Wiko

NVIDIA isn’t having much of a success with the smartphones and it is evident from the meagre adaptation of its chipsets in smartphones. The NVIDIA Tegra 4i was announced towards the end of 2013 and there hasn’t been a single smartphone in the market with it. But it looks like finally someone has adapted and we will be seeing the first NVIDIA Tegra 4i based smartphones from a French manufacturer Wiko.

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OnePlus One to be launched on April 23rd

OnePlus is a company formed by ex-Oppo employees and they have been hard on their product for sometime now. They have been teasing their upcoming smartphone – OnePlus One on social media since MWC and have been unveiling bits and pieces of information about the device all while.

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Apple rumored to be considering iTunes Store for Android

According to rumors, Apple is said to be considering launching its iTunes Store on the Android platform. This is not something that you would usually see from Apple, but according to Billboard, this move comes because they have no other choice. The sales of iTunes’ digital content is declining and Apple believes that if it releases an Android app, people will come and save its declining service.

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Dolby to introduce Dolby Atmos sound in smartphones and tablets

Everybody who has seen the movie – ‘Gravity’ in a Dolby Atmos enabled theater, will know how true and amazing the surround sound effect is. Dolby Atmos has been around in the market since 2012 and until now, it has been there in a few theater screens and will become mainstream in the coming days. Dolby is not satisfied with Dolby Atmos taking up just the big screen and they want to bring to your smartphones and tablets.

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Pebble sold 400,000 smartwatches in 2013, could get twice the revenue in 2014

Pebble is definitely the one of the first companies to get the concept of smartwatch right, atleast for now. Pebble, originally started as a KickStarter project and then with its huge popularity, Pebble managed to become a smartwatch company. In 2014, they announced the second generation Pebble smartwach. The main difference between the first and second generation was the strap.

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Google rumored to be working on a 8.9inch Nexus tablet

Google has been targeting audience with great products at affordable products through their Nexus line up. The smartphones – Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 are an example of that. Each of the device offers the best in class performance for a considerably affordable price point. They did the similar thing with the tablets as well – Google Nexus 7 and Nexus 7 2013 – offering great features for an affordable price. It looks like things could change.

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Angry Birds Go updated with new levels and karts

Angry Birds is a name you hear very often these days and sometime back, they launched a racing game – Angry Birds Go. Rovia has updated the Angry Birds Go racing game with new levels and new karts. In addition to new levels and karts, Angry Birds Go Sub Zero, as the expansion pack is called, gets a new winter chilly theme along with new currency.

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