Samsung unveiled its latest mid-range dual-SIM smartphone, the Galaxy Grand 2, back in November, 2013, and on Saturday, January 18, 2014, the white variant of the handset went on sale from several independent retailers for ₹22,999 (Indian Rupee) — approximately $374. However, if you’re in India and you’re not a fan of the white colorway, then this could be your lucky day. The South Korean company has today launched two new color variations of the device — Pink and Black.
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has today announced its $900 million acquisition of Viber. The hugely popular messaging and VoIP service will help Rakuten expand its digital ecosystem even further, and it marks its first foray into voice communication.
Sony Mobile has posted a press release on its blog announcing that it’s currently in the process of pushing out the much-anticipated Android 4.3 over-the-air update to the Xperia T, Xperia TX, Xperia V and Xperia SP. In terms of functionality, this upgrade brings the latest build of Jelly Bean, in addition to a multitude of stability improvements, bug fixes and some great Sony software features.
Chinese manufacturer BBK came up with the ingenious idea of announcing what was supposed to be the world’s first smartphone with a 2K resolution display, the only problem is, it is still yet to launch it. The smartphone was originally scheduled for a mid-January release, then postponed to February 12 — and today here’s still no sight of it.
Queens’s University and a non-profit Canadian organization called PARTEQ have leveled an accusation against Samsung Electronics claiming technology theft. The technology in question is what Samsung calls “Smart Pause,” which basically allows for videos to be paused midway when the user looks away from the screen.
