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Microsoft has finally taken the curtain off today by announcing that it has acquired Nokia’s devices and services business for €5.44 billion ($7.2 billion) in total i.e. €3.79 billion ($5 billion) for the business and spending €1.65 billion ($2.2 billion) to license Nokia’s patents. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014. “It’s a bold step into the future – a win-win for employees, shareholders and consumers of both companies. Bringing these great teams together will accelerate Microsoft’s...

With just a day after Yahoo makeover it’s seven of websites, including Yahoo! Sports, Yahoo! Movies, Yahoo! Music, Yahoo! TV, Yahoo! omg!,Yahoo! Games and Yahoo! Weather, the company now has unleashed mobile redesign across Mail, Finance, Homepage, Search, Messenger and News. The company says that the redesign is intended to bring Yahoo’s focus on building products for where its users are. Juliana Santarelli, Yahoo’s Senior Product Manager for Mobile & Emerging Products, emphasized in an official blog post that the company’s...

Nokia today announced a new feature smartphone dubbed as Nokia 515. The phone will be available starting with Russia, Germany, Switzerland and Poland in September. The device comes in two variant – single and dual SIM and will be made of aluminium. The device running on the Series 40 (S40) operating system and comes in at 11mm thick. It also includes 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, 3.5G HSDPA connectivity, HD voice feature for clearer audio. It comes in two color options – black and white and will cost your pocket $149 (€115). Features...

According to a report by Rapidus via TechCrunch, Apple has reportedly acquired Swedish mobile data compression company AlgoTrim. The deal terms have not shared as usual but on giving its comment over the acquisition, Apple said that, “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.” The company was founded back in 2005 in Sweden and specializes in data compression tech for mobile devices. The publication reports that the company’s co-founder and head of software development...

With the way das passes by the rumors and speculations of Apple’s new iPhone turning hotter. The latest to add is that the Cupertino-giant has ordered suppliers to ship new high-end and low-end iPhones in early September, reports The Wall Street Journal. Earlier today, we reported that Apple’s new iPhone going to be in Gold color also along with its traditional color option and with this news, things turning out RED on what the new i-device going to be? The publication citing its sources also revealed that suppliers’ first back...

There are speculations all around over the next iPhone, but more fascinating one is recent added that the new iPhone is going to get the gold treatment. Yes, the company might be going to offer the gold iPhone 5S. Apple which has been for years opting only for either black or white color devices will now seems to glitter its device range with adding gold to it. While the next iPhone launch is not so far away, expected to be on September 10, the rumor market hits high above par, and believe to be Apple really have to do something if it...

According to the latest numbers from Strategic Analytics – via Yonhap News – the South Korean electronics giant Samsung has sold over 15 million smartphones in China in the second quarter of this year. The company accounted for a 19.4 percent market share, up 0.9 percentage point from the previous quarter. The data further showed that Lenovo, Coolpad and ZTE are then later on in market share standing, with having their market shares ranging from 9.7 percent to 12.3 percent while Huawei saw a drop in market share by 2.4 percentage...

As of now, the upcoming HTC One Max have not been spotted well enough to let us come to some initial conclusion that what the device going to be. But, thanks to @evleaks, we have got a better picture which he posted on his Google+ account, saying it’s a “non-final” version press image of the huge smartphone. The image on comparing with what earlier glimpse we received that there are major changes over camera flash position and side trim while the image can’t reveal that what’s inside. Possibly the company will take the curtains...

According to a report on AllThingsD, the new iPhone(s) all looks set to be revealed on September 10th although Apple still to confirm officially over the launch. There is also no information over the recent reports that whether Apple will unveil multiple new iPhones or just one single iPhone model – the low-cost iPhone – which have been made of cheaper materials. What possibly on board this time? Same design as that of last iPhone model – the iPhone 5. 4-inch screen size with variations possibly over different display Better battery...

There was a time when personalising your phone meant choosing from a range of preloaded ringtones and setting the clock. But as technology moved on, so the options increased. You can now choose from a bewildering array of custom cases and thousands of downloadable ringtones, wallpapers and screensavers. Today’s phones are basically small computers and can become an extension of the user’s personality. A music lover can make their phone into a portable library of their favourite albums and photographers can take pictures on...