India is witnessing rapid growth in the number of smartphone users. A latest report from CyberMedia Research (CMR), estimates that smartphone shipments crossed the 10 million mark for the first time, in the first eleven months of 2011, accounting for 6 percent of the 166 million mobile shipments being made in the year. Continue Reading »

Hate typing out long SMSes? Your mobile phone would soon be able to understand your spoken words and convert them into written messages. According to the Times of India, a new mobile technology developed by the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) would enable mobile phones to accept speech as input and convert the spoken words into text messages or SMSes. Continue Reading »

With the curtains drawn on this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, we take a look at some of the key highlights from the expo. Continuing on last year’s trend, the consumer electronics industry remains focused on tablets, smartphones and laptops. Intel returned to the expo with renewed focus on processors for mobile computing devices and forging significant alliances with the likes of Lenovo and Motorola to take on ARM in the mobile phone sector. A lot of this hardware revolved around Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system that is being developed for both desktop and mobile computing. So, it appears that year 2012 will be all about Wintel, which means that its rivals have their work cut out for them. All images courtesy of Reuters Continue Reading »

The first in the new Asha series from Nokia is now available in India. This mobile phone is called Asha 200. Continue Reading »

While the human race cannot help but reflect on the year that has gone by, we are just as eager to contemplate what the next year might have in store for us. The world of consumer electronics in 2011 was dominated by tablets and smartphones and it looks like this trend is likely to continue over to the next year. We have sifted through the produce of rumor mill and official announcements to pick the most anticipated tech in the coming year. Lead image courtesy: © Thinkstock photos / Getty Images Continue Reading »

As part of our ongoing series of the year in review, we look at some of the significant events in the tech world that dominated news and public discussions. This space was dominated by all things mobile that has culminated into a battle between Google and Apple, with Microsoft slowly and steadily preparing to enter the fray. Continue Reading »

As we wind up this year, here's a look at our featured picks in the mobile phone category. Continue Reading »

Review of Nokia's dual-SIM capable mobile touch and type phone. A decently priced dual-SIM smartphone with some useful features. Continue Reading »

Mobile phone technology has come a long way, while now there are a few manufacturers who have introduced the not-very-popular projector-sporting mobile phones which are available in the Indian market. I believe that this technology still has a long way to go before it attracts the masses and right now these devices are only available with the low-end phone manufacturers. Although, we are not very happy with these devices, there are some who are rather fascinated with it. Hence, here are five mobiles which come with a built-in projector. Continue Reading »

According to a report published by the Indian counterpart of BGR website, Nokia’s Asha series of feature phones are scheduled for release by the middle of December. The Asha series was unveiled by Nokia around the same time they announced their plans for WP7 based smartphones. Looking at the specs, features and price of these phones, it is quite evident that they have been designed to take that spot in between a feature phone and a smartphone. Continue Reading »