Microsoft is trying all it can to promote Cortana and how it is better than Siri and to strengthen its claims, Redmond has posted yet another video ad where it is claiming…
Category: Mobile
Huawei Honor 3C Play pre-orders begin in Europe
Huawei is back into the limelight with the launch of its second smartphone dubbed as the Huawei Honor 3C Play. Targeted basically at the low-cost smartphone market, the dual-SIM 3C is expected…
Ofcom to expand 4G digital spectrum by 2022
Brits can expect fast and more affordable mobile services coming their way as regulator Ofcom reveals plans of expanding 4G spectrum. The telecoms regulator has revealed it will open up the 700…
Microsoft: More than 50m Lumia smartphones have been activated worldwide till date
Microsoft recently revealed more than 50 million Lumia handsets have been activated worldwide till date. The Windows 10 maker made the announcement at a recent blogger event held in Germany. The number…
Microsoft to shutter Nokia Store next year
Microsoft on Tuesday announced it will replace Nokia Store in its Nokia feature phones in favor of the Opera Mobile Store as its default app store. This means that users of classic…
Google Nexus 6 UK release date confirmed as December 1; pre-orders begin
Google’s highly-awaited Motorola-built flagship ‘Nexus 6’ has finally been allotted a UK release date – December 1. Unveiled last month and releasing on December 1 in Midnight Blue and White color variants,…
Samsung to reduce smartphone variants by up to 30% starting next year
Smartphone maker Samsung will reduce its smartphone offerings by up to one-third beginning next year, new report claims. According to the Wall Street Journal report, Samsung head of investor relations Robert Yi…
YotaPhone 2 getting unveiled on December 3
The Russia-based smartphone maker Yota Devices is all set to unveil its second smartphone dubbed ‘Yotaphone 2’ this coming December 3. The company confirmed the new YotaPhone 2 will get officially released…
Windows Phone 8.1 hack lets you run third-party apps with OEM app privileges
A stupid exploit discovered by a hacker over at XDA Developers lets users run self-developed apps at OEM app level privileges and that too without involving a lot of technicalities. DJAmol, the…
Jolla to unveil ‘something big’ this Wednesday
Finnish company Jolla is all set to unveil ‘something BIG’ this Wednesday. The company, formed by a group of former Nokia employees, has been spotted posting teasers on social networking websites including…
TalkTalk ditches Vodafone; signs new MVNO deal with O2
UK broadband provider TalkTalk on Monday announced it has inked a multi-year commercial MVNO agreement with O2’s parent company Telefonica. Until now, TalkTalk had been relying on Vodafone’s infrastructure to provide network…
Apple Pay is witnessing a gradual rise in popularity, new report claims
Apple’s recently launched mobile payment solution dubbed Apple Pay is gradually becoming popular among its users, new reports claim. According to the New York Times, Apple Pay is getting good positive response…
Microsoft: Windows 10 will run on all Windows Phone 8 devices, not just Lumia handsets
Microsoft has cleared the doubts on future of existing Windows Phone 8 devices other than Lumia smartphones stating that ‘all WP8 devices will be getting Windows 10’. The clarification comes from official…
Apple iPhone 6 three times more popular than iPhone 6 Plus in the US
New reports suggest out of Apple’s recently launched iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus handset variants, the former is outpacing the latter in terms of sale numbers. According to a recent study…
Microsoft Cortana could land on rival platforms as well, new report claims
New reports suggest Microsoft’s Windows Phone virtual assistant dubbed Cortana could land on other rival platforms too. According to a Business Insider report, Microsoft held an intimate meeting with a select group…