Microsoft Publishes A Smart Apple v Samsung Ad, Hopefully Remembers It Still Has To Work On Windows Phone

This is a really smart ad from Microsoft, showing Apple and Samsung/Android fans fighting, and a couple of Lumia 920 users calmly using their devices. The ad is going to air in the US later, but the video has been released on YouTube.

This comes on…

ES File Explorer v3 Comes With A Fresh UI And Built-in Download Manager, To Allow App Data Backup Too

Remember ES File Explorer? You sure do. It’s one of the most downloaded file managers on the Play Store. However, the UI and iconography wasn’t one of the things the developers had nailed. Now though, they’re testing a revamped v3 of the app, and it comes off as a breath of fresh air. It’s got more Holo, at least it tries to.

Executive Claims HTC One’s Delayed Because They’re No Longer A Tier-One Company

A slump in sales last year has impacted HTC badly, and although they finally seem to have a competitive device and situations this time around, they don’t seem to catch a break, it seems.

In an interview with WSJ, one company executive is claiming that the company is having a difficult time controlling its…

Sundar Pichai Succeeds Andy Rubin As Head Of Android

The person who suggested Sergey Brin and Larry Page about Android, Andy Rubin, is stepping down as the head of the Android division. Sundar Pichai is taking over the reins of Android, and will help Google “double down”. He’s currently also the VP of Chrome and Apps departments, so that’s a three-thronged effort from Pichai going forward.

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Videocon launches VT 71 budget ICS tablet for ₹4799

Videocon announced its budget friendly tablet running Android 4.0 yesterday. The VT 71 is a 7 inch slate powered by a 1.2GHz processor and 512MB RAM. Although this is a WiFi only device, it supports 3G data connection using a USB accessory. The device as a 4GB internal storage and a MicroSD card slot if you need more space. There is a…

Ecosystems

Things happen. And when they’re less than favourable, you either work hard and fast to ensure you’re competitive, or you fall back, exhibiting your inability to prevent the fact that you’re the market leader has got to your head. Every leader is susceptible to the latter, but good leaders work hard and maintain their lead. It’s one thing to become a leader, another to retain your leadership.

Smartphones excite me….

Your App Reviews On Google Play Will Now Link To Your Google+ Profile

…if you have one, that is.

It’s a nice new update, which should hopefully reduce the number of spammy reviews, and fake comments from anon users.  Apart from that, it’s also hitting two birds with one stone – pump up the number of Google+ users. Of course, that is another thing, but yeah.

I haven’t seen any such notification yet, even when I’ve logged in and out of Play store web…

What’s Your Favourite Twitter App For Android?

Twitter is one of the main services I’ve subscribed to, and use. It’s become more a part of my life than I could imagine when I signed up a couple of years ago. The fact that Symbian has one of the best apps for Twitter, across platforms and the type of device in the form of Gravity, only helped me in becoming a part of the community, and…

Galaxy S II JellyBean 4.1.2 Leaked Firmware XXLSJ Gallery And Hands-On Impressions

Ever since Google I/O when Android Jellybean was let out to the wild the most common thought and question is definately around the update, will it come ? will the Cyanogen team be able to support my device soon ? This wait was especially excruciating for the SGS II owners who have faced an unsure future in Cyanogen Mod due to numerous issues developers faced in working with Samsung’s…

Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 go on sale today, already sold out Down-Under! Update: UK ,Spain, France Live!

Finally, the 13th of November. Since Google sprung a surprise on us during hurricane Sandy, Android fan’s have been waiting to order their new Nexus devices or receive the update to Android 4.2 on their current devices.

Well the day is upon us, and the Coming Soon tags have already been removed on the Australian Google Play Store where users have reported that both the 8gb and 16gb varitants of…

Google Announces Nexus 4 for $299; Steals limelight before WP8 announcement

Google made the Nexus 4 official today despite the launch event being cancelled due to hurricane Sandy. The phone has already leaked a dozen times online and there is nothing new in specifications department (mind you, they are pretty good). The exciting news however is the price. Nexus 4 will come in 8GB…

Viber Celebrates 100 Million users, Adds Support For S40, Symbian and Bada

Viber is an app that lets you make free calls and send free texts… amazing eh? Viber was already available for all major platforms – iOS, Android, and BlackBerry. Their multi-platform approach bundled with great features surely helped them cross 100 million users. As if this wasn’t enough Viber announced support for S40, Symbian and Bada too. The surprising thing is that even older S60 Symbian devices will be supported.