Android smartwatch "is now in physical form", says report

14 May, 2013, 8:54 am IST tech2 News Staff General 1 Comments

It was late in March this year, when we first got a hint of Google's smartwatch plans. Now, closer to its I/O event, some more has trickled out of the More

Android smartphone modified to track origin and direction of gunshots

27 Apr, 2013, 6:20 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Smartphones

Researchers have developed a new Android-based device which can potentially help users and law-enforcement agencies solve violent crimes. More

Google's Eric Schmidt sees a billion Android phones in use in 9 months

17 Apr, 2013, 8:06 am IST Smartphones

Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt predicted on Tuesday that there will be more than a billion smartphones in use featuring its Android... More

Google, LG reportedly making smartwatches too

23 Mar, 2013, 3:12 pm IST tech2 News Staff Smartphones

Another one to join the now popular 'smart watch' bandwagon is none other than Google. CNET report ... More

Sundar Pichai to head Google's Android division

14 Mar, 2013, 10:27 am IST Smartphones

Google Inc has appointed Sundar Pichai the chief of its Android division, replacing Andy Rubin as the overseer ... More

Google controls too much of China's smartphone sector, says ministry

05 Mar, 2013, 5:27 pm IST Smartphones

Google has too much control over China's smartphone industry via its Android mobile operating system and has discriminated against some local firms, the technology ministry said in a white paper. More

Spice's new Stellar Mi-530 has a 5 megapixel front-facing cam

29 Jan, 2013, 6:39 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Smartphones 1 Comments

Believe it or not, Spice's latest smartphone, the Stellar Mi-530, has a 5 megapixel front-facing camera, which is something we've never seen... More

Samsung still holds the aces in the smartphone game

25 Jan, 2013, 3:27 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Smartphones 1 Comments

India’s smartphone market is a vibrant mix of big brands and low cost players. Samsung is the clear leader when it comes to smartphones... More

Datawind is the third-largest tablet vendor in India: CMR report

05 Jan, 2013, 1:26 pm IST tech2 News Staff Tablets 1 Comments

In a surprising turn of events, the manufacturer of low-cost Aakash tablet Datawind has turned out to be the third-largest vendor of tablet computers in India. More

Spice unveils Stellar Virtuoso Mi-495 and Stellar Pad Mi-1010

03 Jan, 2013, 7:27 pm IST tech2 News Staff Tablets

S Mobility Ltd today unveiled the latest additions to its Stellar range—the dual-SIM Stellar Virtuoso and the Stellar Pad tablet. More

New Android malware is a Google Play look-alike

28 Dec, 2012, 4:56 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Tablets

Russian anti-virus vendor Doctor Web has uncovered a new Android malware that masquerades as a Google Play Store icon. More

IDC ups 2012 forecast for global tablet market to 122.3 million units

08 Dec, 2012, 12:19 pm IST tech2 News Staff Tablets

IDC has raised its forecast for the running year for the global tablet market to 122.3 million units, up from its earlier forecast of 117.1 million units... More

Intel to develop more smartphones in India starting at Rs 7,000

07 Dec, 2012, 6:39 pm IST tech2 News Staff Tablets 1 Comments

Intel recently revealed that India will see it developing smartphones based on its chips in partnership with local handset manufacturers... More

Windows Phone aims to win over Android users with Droid Rage campaign

06 Dec, 2012, 6:41 pm IST Aaron Almeida Tablets 1 Comments

Microsoft has been doing a lot of marketing to promote its latest mobile platform, Windows Phone 8. The tech giant has recently taken to Twitter and launched a strategy in order to win over Android users... More

Over 1.7 billion smartphones to be shipped in 2012: IDC

05 Dec, 2012, 8:14 pm IST tech2 News Staff Tablets 1 Comments

As per latest figures by the International Data Corporation (IDC), the worldwide mobile phone market ... More

Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie spotted running on Sony LT30i

21 Nov, 2012, 2:15 pm IST Aaron Almeida Tablets 7 Comments

It has been rumoured in the past that Sony would be building a Nexus smartphone and that rumour as of yet did not pan out. Instead, Google partnered with LG More

New malware detected by Trend Micro steals images

19 Nov, 2012, 3:31 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Tablets

In an official statement Trend Micro has elaborated on its latest find -- a malware that steals image files from all drives of an affected system and then sends them to a remote FTP server. More

Global smartphone sales down by 3 percent, Samsung at top spot

17 Nov, 2012, 4:14 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Tablets 11 Comments

As per latest figures presented by Gartner, global sales of mobile phones touched almost 428 million units in Q3 2012. More

Adaptxt: Next-gen text input software introduced for Android devices

07 Nov, 2012, 2:19 pm IST tech2 News Staff Software 1 Comments

Typing emails and text messages on a virtual keyboard is often an exercise in frustration as the software forces users to conform to it rather More

Android turns 5

06 Nov, 2012, 6:25 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Software

One of the most popular operating systems for smartphones and tablets, Google-owned Android has turned five. More