TAG: Mobile phones

Your phone bill may go up as telecom players eye higher call rates

20 May, 2013, 8:18 am IST Mobile services

Indian mobile telephone companies have come a long way and no longer perceive lowering prices and increasing subscribers as tools for survival... More

Kerala engineer claims creation of new 'anti-piracy hardware'

19 May, 2013, 1:20 pm IST General

A Kerala-based software engineer claims to have come up with an anti-piracy device to check recording of movies in theatres using sophisticated mobile phones or handycams.... More

Mobile phone calls can cause blood pressure spikes

16 May, 2013, 6:44 pm IST Science and Technology

A study released Wednesday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hypertension in San Francisco found that talking on a mobile phone causes systolic blood pressure... More

Celkon launches C779 feature phone that is rechargable with AAA batteries

11 May, 2013, 11:56 am IST Shunal Doke Mobile phones

Celkon has launched a new feature phone - the C779. While not exactly a smartphone, there are a couple of things about the handset that might pique your More

Samsung Galaxy S4 Review

08 May, 2013, 6:03 pm IST Roydon Cerejo Smartphones 14 Comments

If you’ve used any of Samsung’s flagships in the past, you’ll be right at home with the new S4. We quite liked the handset during our brief encounter with it a few weeks back and after using it for about a week, we have come to like it even more. More

Pentagon may soon clear use of Apple, Samsung, BlackBerry devices

02 May, 2013, 8:11 am IST Smartphones

The Pentagon is expected to clear Apple, Samsung and BlackBerry mobile devices for use on Defense Department networks in the next few weeks... More

Top 5 HD smartphone displays

30 Mar, 2013, 4:25 pm IST Roydon Cerejo Smartphones 15 Comments

We shortlist some of the best displays we've come across on smartphones of late. Read on to find out who made our list... More

Radio frequency chip makers tune in to smartphone race

16 Mar, 2013, 9:38 am IST Smartphones 1 Comments

Radio frequency chip makers are set to gain as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Apple Inc unveil ever more sophisticated smartphones... More

Report: More youth use smartphones as route to Web

13 Mar, 2013, 6:10 pm IST Smartphones

Keep computers in a common area so you can monitor what your kids are doing. It's a longstanding directive for online safety - but one that's quickly becoming moot as more young people have mobile devices, often with Internet access. More

Five cheap smartphone ads from hell

01 Mar, 2013, 5:41 pm IST Nishtha Kanal, Nachiket Mhatre Smartphones 16 Comments

From condoms to cheesy pickup lines, one night stands and Kareena Kapoor, it's the attack of the cheap smartphone commercials. More

XOLO A800 Review

24 Jan, 2013, 10:19 am IST Roydon Cerejo Smartphones 11 Comments

Can the XOLO A800 redeem itself as the best Android smartphone under 15K? Let's find out. More

Village in Bihar fining its women for using mobile phones

04 Dec, 2012, 4:49 pm IST tech2 News Staff Smartphones 3 Comments

Ladies, imagine being fined for using your mobile phone! Women in a village in Bihar are facing exactly such a predicament. More

40 percent of all mobile phones sold in Q3 2012 were smartphones: Report

22 Nov, 2012, 3:16 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Smartphones

Figures released as a part of the Ericsson Mobility Report 2012 reveal that global mobile penetration touched 91 percent in Q3 2012... More

Most Indian tech buyers know exactly what they want: Google report

21 Nov, 2012, 4:38 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Smartphones 2 Comments

Google tech shopper report shows 7 out of 10 Indian buyers know what brand and model they want before entering a store. More

Android is the leading smartphone OS in India: CMR report

29 Oct, 2012, 5:40 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Smartphones 11 Comments

Cybermedia Research (CMR), in its latest report titled, India Mobile Handsets Market Review, 2Q 2012, has shared that from January to June 2012... More

ICICI introduces mobile refills via SMS

23 Oct, 2012, 3:20 pm IST tech2 News Staff Smartphones 2 Comments

To use this service, users need to text MTOPUP to 9222208888. More

No mobiles for girls: MP makes controversial statement

22 Oct, 2012, 4:37 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Smartphones 3 Comments

Rajya Sabha MP Rajpal Singh Saini now finds himself grabbing national headlines for not the best of reasons. More

One bn people in the world don't have mobile phones

13 Oct, 2012, 9:50 am IST Smartphones 1 Comments

About one billion people across the world still do not own a mobile phone, and a third of the world's population is unable to access the internet.. More

Nokia Asha 311 Review

12 Oct, 2012, 5:30 pm IST Roydon Cerejo Smartphones 53 Comments

Nokia’s Asha 311 is the flagship handset in its trio of ‘Full Touch’ phones, which also include the Asha 305 and Asha 306... More

Cable TV blackout in Karnataka as operators join Cauvery dispute

06 Oct, 2012, 4:32 pm IST Anuradha Shetty, Rohini Lakshane Smartphones

Local cable TV operators in the state have pulled the plug on all channels except those airing news, since 6 a.m. today. The blackout will continue till 6 p.m. More