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  • HTC Desire 200 goes official
  • Huawei Ascend P6 goes official with quad-core CPU and 5MP front camera
  • Skype video messaging goes online on every major platform except Windows Phone

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HTC Desire 200, which was spotted online not so long ago has been made official by the Taiwanese manufacturer. The phone has been quietly listed on HTC’s official website. Desire 200 is an entry level phone that will take on the likes of Galaxy Young and LG Optimus L3. To do that, HTC has equipped it with a 3.5-inch HVGA display and a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 processor. The phone also… READ MORE »

There used to be a time when a 5 megapixel camera on the back of any phone, made it stand in the league of most premium high class phone. Fast forward a few years and we meed Ascend P6, another phone with a 5 megapixel camera, but in the front. The phone that has been leaked online several times now has gone official finally. At 6.18mm waist line, the phone… READ MORE »

The popular video messenger Skype just got another feature to take on the competition. Skype video messaging, which was in beta until now has just come out of preview and is available for free. The service allows one to send video messages to his/her contacts over Skype in case the other person isn’t online at that particular time. The service has been made available on Windows desktop, Windows 8, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android and BlackBerry. The messages can… READ MORE »

It has been quite a while now since Windows Phone 8 got released. Back during the release, dual core seemed more than sufficient, however, as time progressed, questions about the availability of a Windows Phone with quad core processor have been raised time and again. Only recently, Qualcomm announced a quad core processor that was fully compatible with Windows Phone 8. It seems we might see it in action soon… READ MORE »

HTC is starting to refocus on the mid and low end segment of the market after being inactive there for quite a while. Another upcoming phone from the company’s stables has leaked ahead of launch. Dubbed as Desire 200, the phone is the younger sibling of Desire 600 and sits below it in the line up. According to the leak, Desire 200 will sport a 3.5-inch, 320 x 480 pixel display… READ MORE »

This one gets a lot of queries so we thought we might as well cover it. So cutting straight to the chase, here are the best laptops under Rs 25,000 for this month. Also, Core i3 is better than Pentium Dual Core, but shouldn’t make a very big difference.   HP 430 Laptop 2.1GHz Intel Core i3 2310M( 2nd gen) Intel HM65 chipset 2 GB DDR3 RAM 500GB -5400 RPM… READ MORE »

Micromax Canvas HD A116 was no doubt a very successful phone in the Indian market. Infact so much, that it gave Samsung’s Galaxy Grand a run for its money. Building on that success the company is looking to release its sequel simply called the Canvas 4. The teaser campaign for the phone is already out on the social media sites and television. Not much is known about the specs right… READ MORE »

So you’ve heard about how you can answer a call on the Samsung Galaxy S4 by simply waving your hand at the screen. Well, how about if we told you Lava has come out with similar gesture controls on a phone that costs one third the price of Galaxy S4. The company has just announced iris 504Q, which comes with motion gesture support. iris 504Q comes with a 5 inch 720p… READ MORE »

If only we had a nickel for every time the specs of X Phone got revealed. The fabled device from Motorola which is said to turn around the fortunes of the company has been leaked once again, this time by none other than our favorite, evleaks. According to a tweet by the good folks at evleaks, the X Phone (or moto x as they called it) will feature a  1.7GHz dual-core… READ MORE »

LG’s Optimus L II family will have one more member now. Dubbed as Optimus L4 II, the phone is another of LG’s budget offerings. However, unlike the other models in the series (L5 II, L7 II and L3 II) the phone isn’t preceded by any other phone in the past. As for the specs, the phone sits between Optimus L3 II and L5 II. It comes with a 3.8 inch… READ MORE »