Just when the industry through innovation in the smartphone business had hit stagnation, Samsung wowed us with its first foldable device “Galaxy Fold,” worth a whopping $2,000 (approx. Dh7,300) A super-premium phone that took almost a decade in the making and opens like a book when unfolded, shouted everything next-generation. However, the expectations took a …
Motorola One: ‘Pure’ Android, Dated Hardware
When it comes to the history of smartphone design and innovation, one name that ranks high is of Motorola. Over the past forty-five years, Motorola has been delivering phones with exquisite design aesthetics. Flip back to the time when flip phones were considered cool, the Motorola RAZR was the coolest of them all. Now, when …
Garmin bullish on Indian luxury wearable market
Bullish on the Indian luxury smart watches market, US-based wearable major Garmin is set to introduce its super premium ‘MARQ‘ line-up of smartwatches in the third quarter of 2019. The Kansas-headquartered company, which also produces consumer, professional aviation and marine devices that make use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) for navigational assistance, would unveil …
Breaking Samsung Galaxy Fold: Stop Deriding, Learn Celebrating
Despite all the incredibly ‘over-the-top’ bad press, marked by condescension and some derision on the part of some of the tech reviewers of early units of Samsung Galaxy Fold that broke, Samsung is keeping up with its launch on April 26. Somewhere in the era of ‘instant gratification’, cynicism overrides everything else. The Galaxy Fold …
Samsung Galaxy Fold: Unfolding New Possibilities
Samsung‘s radically interesting foldable phone, the Galaxy Fold, is now on sale. It’s the right time to wonder and ask, what does the Samsung Galaxy Fold portend for Smartphone Innovation? What will be the key innovations in device form factors that we would see going forward? Key Specs The Samsung Galaxy Fold comes with three …
Online music market in India expected to surpass $273 million by 2020: Report
With nearly 450 million smartphones powered by cheapest data packs, the online music streaming industry in India is witnessing a phenomenal growth like over-the-top (OTT) video streaming players. According to the market consulting firm Deloitte, online music market in India is expected to surpass $273 million by 2020. The global music streaming giants are now …
Vivo will invest more in India to bring its design, R&D centres
Chinese smartphone maker Vivo has said that it will invest more in India to bring its design and research and development (R&D) centres to support its ‘make in India’ strategy, having already announced Rs 4,000 crore investment in setting up a new manufacturing plant in Uttar Pradesh that will generate 5,000 jobs in its first …
Five Standout Features On the Huawei P30 Pro
Huawei has been at the forefront of innovation in smartphone camera, with its rich in-house engineering capabilities, and industry partnerships. For instance, its partnership with Leica has resulted in the P Series getting phenomenally better, with each successive smartphone launch. With the new P30 Pro, Huawei elevates and redefines the smartphone photography experience with industry-leading …
The New Snapdragon 730, 730G and 665 Platforms from Qualcomm
Every minute, consumers post 2,083,333 snaps on Snapchat. And, each minute, there are 49,380 posts on Instagram. Photos and Videos are more important than ever before as tools for memories, made possible by nifty mobile phones. In fact, the mobile phone has become the singular tool for consumers, replacing cameras and other devices. As technology …
Huawei takes 5G fight to India and Pakistan
Huawei is pushing cash-strapped South Asian nations to adopt its low-cost 5G technology as the tech behemoth moves to fend off U.S. claims that it’s a proxy for Chinese spying. Already well-positioned in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Huawei is intensifying its efforts to allay Indian concerns over the company’s perceived ties to the Chinese army before …