Tech Raman

Samsung Galaxy S4 clocks 10 million sales in less than one month, new colors in offing

Lakshmi Rajan — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:49:47 +0000

A new galaxy and a new record. Samsung Galaxy S4 has cranked up a brisk 10 million+ sales in it’s debut month. In comparison, it took 50 days for Galaxy S3 to reach the mark, 5 months for the Galaxy S II and 7 months for the original Galaxy S. Quiet an impressive jump with [...]

Even Ranbir could not boost the sagging Blackberry market share in India, Says a survey

Lakshmi Rajan — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:52:54 +0000

If Simplify360 social media survey is to be believed, Blackberry has much to worry about it’s Indian market share. The survey by the leading social business intelligence company indicates a dwindling market share, lack of interest for the once iconic brand and overall negative reaction of consumer towards the brand. Quiet a gloomy picture here. [...]

With Lava Iris 458Q, Lava Mobiles offers quad-core processor at Rs 8999

Lakshmi Rajan — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:59:34 +0000

Lava Mobiles has been teasing the ‘Power of four’ campaign on its social media platforms and today announced the launch of it’s first quad-core processor smartphone, Lava Iris 458Q. Iris 458q with a 1.2 Ghz quad core processor and 512 MB RAM runs on runs on Android 4.2 Jelly bean OS and features a 4.5-inch [...]

Samsung launches Galaxy Win as Galaxy Grand Quattro in India for Rs 17,290

Lakshmi Rajan — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:23:14 +0000

Last month Samsung took the wraps off Galaxy Win, a mid-range smartphone and today it launched the 4.7-inch device in India but with a new moniker Galaxy Grand Quattro. Probably the name change was to encash on the success of Galaxy Grand in India. Priced at Rs. 17,290, the dual-SIM handset Galaxy Grand Quattro with [...]

Mercury launches mTAB 7G – a 3G enabled tablet with SIM calling feature

Lakshmi Rajan — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:55:15 +0000

Mercury today added yet another tablet to it’s mTab series, mTab 7G in a slim form factor. The new model is 3G enabled and comes with SIM calling feature. What might damper the interest on the tablet for many is the choice of Android version. With the latest Jelly Bean increasingly finding way even in [...]

Official Facebook for Google Glass app announced

Lakshmi Rajan — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:57:58 +0000

We may not yet see people walking around with Google Glass except for few lucky selected geeks but Google is prepping up for mass-scale launch of Google Glass soon. When it does gets mainstream, it’s very important to have enough apps to support it and enhance the wearable tech experience. Google Glass apps also called [...]

LG finally outs Google Nexus 4 in India, priced at Rs 25,999

Lakshmi Rajan — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:29:49 +0000

Just when we though 4 would never make an official appearance in India just like Nexus 3, LG officially launched the much anticipated Google Nexus 4 here. Google Nexus devices has a tremendous fan following being a flagship device with stock android OS made under direct supervision of Google. For each Nexus device Google chooses [...]

Logitech launches UE Boombox Bluetooth speakers in India

Lakshmi Rajan — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:17:21 +0000

Few weeks back we reviewed Logitech mini Boombox and came out impressed with the ultra portable wireless speakers. Strengthening further their Boombox wireless portfolio, Logitech has launched UE Mobile Boombox and UE Boombox portable Bluetooth speakers in India as part of it’s Ultimate Ears line-up of audio accessories. The Boomboxes comes in interesting form and [...]

Google unveils Samsung Galaxy S4 edition with Nexus user experience

Lakshmi Rajan — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:22:53 +0000

At the Google I/O event at New york today Google dropped an unexpected pleasant surprise, A Samsung Galaxy S4 edition that will deliver the Nexus user experience. In case you are not aware of what it means, the special edition will come with stock Android OS without the Samsung TouchWiz overlay and any customizations, similar [...]

Micromax Canvas Music A88 launched comes with JBL Tempo Headset, MOP of Rs 8499

Lakshmi Rajan — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:54:28 +0000

Micromax goes oh la la la with its latest addition to its Canvas series, the Micromax Canvas Music A88. The phone was first showcased at the MTV Music Awards in Mumbai last month and makes the official debut today. To sweeten the deal for the music buffs, the company has associated with JBL, the American [...]