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MY ZEN TAB 708B REVIEW

It is raining budget tablets in the Indian market and almost every player, big or small seems to have an offering in this segment. Unfortunately, not every budget tablet has actually delivered what it has promised. All of which made us just a little apprehensive when we tried out the Zen Tab 708B, one of the three devices Zen Focus has released in the Indian market. So how does it fare against some very stiff competition and does it deliver where many others have failed? LOOKS: HEY, SMARTY! As far as looks are concerned, the tablet is surprisingly...

MICROMAX CANVAS 2 A110 REVIEW

In spite of all the scorn poured out on them initially, Phablets are the rage in celltown with all manufacturers trying to grab a slice of the market. The big screen smartphone segment is growing in the country with a number of launches from both domestic and multinational manufacturers. And one of the newest to leap into the phablet fray is Micromax’s Canvas 2. LOOKS: SLEEK AND SIMPLE The Canvas 2 is sleek when it comes to its build quality and size unlike some of its higher profile counterparts. We would have liked a smaller bezel though – there...

INTEX AQUA 5.0 REVIEW

This seems like the season for phablets as handset manufacturers are lining up to release large screen devices one after the other. What’s more, many of them come at a remarkably low price. Intex has now thrown its hat into the the phablet ring with the relatively low-priced aqua. How will it fare in a very competitive market? LOOKS: NORMAL, VERY NORMAL The phone is solidly built, it is bulky at around 199 grams. The front is dominated by a 5.0- inch display with a 1.3-megapixel camera, and four keys located at the bottom of the screen. The 5.0-megapixel...

SIMMTRONICS XPAD X1010 REVIEW

Simmtronics is the latest to have thrown its hat into the budget tablet ring, with its Simm-X1010 X Pad that boasts of a 10.1-inch screen and costs less than Rs 10,000. LOOKS: NOT A TEN! It might be called X Pad, but as far as the looks go, it has almost the same design that many other entry-level tablets have- it looks more like a stretched out version of a 7.0-inch tablet. The tablet has a black front panel and silver metallic finished plastic back panel. The glossy front also sports a front VGA camera. The right side of the tablet has the power...

How to Integrate Facebook Messenger Directly into Firefox 17?

Facebook can prove to be a huge distraction and also prevent you from getting all that important work done and out of the way. Firefox’s latest update has come up with a perfect way for solving this problem. Firefox’s update 17.0 has brought in a built in integration with Facebook Messenger. Integrating Facebook features into the browser would help surf the net faster and also much more efficiently without the need to get into Facebook in between. The maximum time spend on Facebook is to read others’ statuses and not on checking notifications....

How To Download Facebook Home On Your Android Smartphone ?

As promised, Facebook Home has finally arrived along with HTC First. Officially, the device is available only in the US market for $99 on two-year contract. The Facebook Home app can be downloaded via Google Play Store. Here are the selected handsets that work flawlessly with Facebook Home: Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, HTC One, HTC One X, and HTC One. These are the official hardware devices that support Facebook Home integration. Is there any way to download Facebook Home without any rooted software? Yes, there are ways...

How to Claim Insurance on Your Mobile Phones in India?

Nowadays, buying a smartphone, tablet or laptop can cost you a fortune, which leaves a person in a dilema of its safety. Hence, its time to be practical in life and face it that stuff happens. One can forget their phone at the restaurant or accidentally drop it on the sidewalk or it can be stolen. And without insurance, bad luck could cost you big time. To proving services on the same in India, there are mobile insurances available that can insure phones against loss or damages. The mobile insurance policy covers fire, theft, accident, riot, malicious...

Nokia Lumia 720 vs Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus

Until now, both the entry-level and mid-range markets were completely haunted by Android operating system, but, Nokia has made an attempt to popularize the Windows Phone 8 platform by launching Lumia 620, the cheapest WP8 smartphone launched ever. Though the handset was subjected delay in its release, the Lumia 620 was quite successful and Nokia lined up a couple of more handsets including Lumia 520 and Lumia 720. But the Finnish manufacturer has a tough competition with the Android smartphone vendors including market leader Samsung. The South Korean...

Exclusive: Lava Iris 501 To Receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Upgrade

Lava Mobiles, the India based manufacturer has been launching a wide range of devices almost every week in its Blockbuster Phoneday scheme. The native handset vendor forayed into the the booming phablet market with the launch of dual SIM Android ICS phablet - Iris 501 after posting the teaser "Your mobile experience is about to change with bigvantage" on its official Facebook page. Now, it seems like today, being a Friday, the bigvantage is going to go bigger. Well, according to the teaser posted on the Facebook page of Lava, the Iris 501...

HTC One Announced in India and Big Price Cut on HTC One X, One X+

HTC One has been announced in India and the Taiwanese giant has also revealed that how much Indian Rupees one will have to shell out to buy the new shiny Ultrapixel phone. Yes! If you are interested to own an HTC One, the company has given an official price tag of Rs 42,900 to the S4 heavyweight rival. However, if, all of your excitement for HTC One has droned looking at the heavy price and you feel like the Taiwanese giant has crushed you dreams for a superphone upgrade, well here is some good news for you to soften the blow. With the launch of HTC...

Intex Player: Mobile Phone With Preloaded Games Launched for Gaming Enthusiasts at Rs 2790

Local manufacturing company Intex has launched it's new gaming phone, Intex Player for Rs. 2,790. When they say gaming they really mean it, because the phone comes pre-loaded with over a thousand games and two dedicated buttons for gaming (located at the top). The Dual-SIM phone does pack a few other things, apart from gaming features, including a video player (25FPS, AVI, 3GP, MP4), audio player (MP3 and WAV), FM Radio with recording, Blacklist and Whitelist feature, which allows users to block unwanted numbers and take the wanted ones. Lets...

HTC One review

HTC One is HTC's premium flagship for 2013. From the time the phone was launched internationally, we've been enamoured by its design. It is a make or break device for HTC, which has not been doing well financially, as the Android smartphone world is dominated by Samsung. On paper, the HTC One seems to be the best in terms of hardware specifications and materials used in its construction. Do these translate in to making the phone the best performer in practical use? We try to find out.Design/ BuildThe most distinguishing feature of the HTC One is the phone's...