Review: Xiaomi Mi 3 - Finally, Premium Smartphone At Budget Pricing

Xiaomi Mi 3
Price: Rs 14,000 (Flipkart.com)

The smartphone market is probably the most varied today, when it comes to the sheer number of mobile phones and models by various manufacturers, each trying to up the ante in face of competition. In a budget market such as India, price is considered to be the driving force for sales of any product, and the mobile phone is not an exception. The Chinese manufacturer, Xiaomi, which had taken China by storm last year with its Xiaomi Mi 3 Android smartphone with high-end specs, registering record sales, has finally turned its attention to one of the most lucrative markets - India. The phone has been finally launched in India at an attractive price of Rs 14,000. Some of the high-end features of the phone includes a Snapdragon quad-core CPU with 2 GB RAM, 5" Full HD IPS screen, and 13 MP camera with Full HD recording. Xiaomi has been generous enough to send across a review unit, therefore, a review was in order. Do the high-end specs really translate into a pleasant smartphone experience? Read on.

Casio Launches XW-H1/2/3 Series Audiophile Headphones In India

While we in India have known the company mainly for its calculators and watches, Casio also produces quality musical instruments and audio products. The Japanese electronics giant has announced the launch of its XW-H1/2/3 headphones in India. These tough and lightweight headphones, which come in three colours, are touted to be audiophile grade. The company claims that they can faithfully reproduce accurate, natural sound across the entire audio spectrum.

Infographics Shows The Rise Of Windows Phone Platform

When Microsoft first introduced its new mobile phone platform in 2010 - Windows Phone 7, it was met with mixed response. Enthusiasts praised it for its innovative and fresh look and design, while critics criticized it for not bringing enough to the plate and even going so far as to predict its failure. However, it is now 2014 with the new iteration Windows Phone 8.1, and the platform has seen a steady growth, aiming to compete against the big guns Android and iOS. Microsoft's collaboration with Nokia in bringing out great quality Windows Phone products across different price ranges, has played a contributing factor in this success as analysts are expecting the WP OS to cross 100 million devices this year and become the 3rd largest mobile OS worldwide. In fact, Windows Phone has already been outselling the iPhone in 24 markets including India, Malaysia, South Africa, Russia, Ukraine, and Poland.

In Conversation With Bipin Preet Singh of MobiKwik

MobiKwik is a mobile app that allows you to carry out electronic transactions right from your mobile phone from wherever you are and is therefore gaining popularity due to the sheer convenience it offers. I had a chance to converse with Bipin Preet Singh, CEO & Founder of MobiKwik to find out more about the success of this app. Read on.

Review: Antec GX700 - A Great Combination Of Looks, Performance, And Price

Antec GX700

Price: Rs 4267

For most of us mere mortals who haven't yet moved on to using portable computing devices, a cabinet is simply a metal box into which an assembled computer is placed. However, enthusiasts and gamers have a completely different picture in mind for PC cabinets. To these, and understandably so, it is more about what functionality it supports, what additional features it incorporates, whether it has good ventilation, whether it is strong enough, and also how good it looks. That last point is more about bragging rights than about the functional purpose of the cabinet. Antec has been around since a long time and has got quite a range of products for the enthusiast community. The company has been gracious enough to send me for review, the GX700 gaming cabinet, which is a GX Series cabinet with an awesome military theme. I have tried my hand out at the cabinet. Read on.

Violin Launches Windows All-Flash Array for Next-Gen Enterprise And Cloud Deployment

 

Violin Memory, Inc, a leading provider of all-flash storage arrays and appliances delivering application solutions for the enterprise, announced today general availability of the Windows Flash Array (WFA). Jointly developed with Microsoft Corp., the WFA is the first all-flash high-performance storage array powered by Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 to deliver a rich set of high performance storage features and data services for the enterprise.

 

Review: Panasonic VIERA TH-P50ST60D - The Last Of The Plasmas Can Still Hold Its Own

Panasonic VIERA TH-P50ST60D

MRP: Rs 1,25,000 (market price starting at Rs 1,00,000)

Television technology has come a long way with LED-backlit TVs currently being the TV technology of popular choice. However, Plasma TV technology continues to hold its own purely because of its inherently superior image quality. Panasonic has been one of the main proponents of this ageing technology and is still one of the largest Plasma TV makers in the market. The company has got the VIERA TH-P50ST60D belonging to the ST60 series, which is its 2013 mid-range offering. However, the performance surprised me. Read on.