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Netflix pushed hard for its real show like “House of Cards” to get shortlisted for the awards but the show couldn’t pull off that well. The red carpet for the magnificent award ceremony has now been rolled up without any presentation for Netflix. However, the loss of this award has created the most obvious buzz that Netflix has entered into budgetary negotiation by entering into the mobile viewing league. Though the show wasn’t completely left unarmed, the House of Cards managed to get one award in the field of best direction in a drama swiped away by David Fincher....

Samsung’s taking on Apple in innovation and looks like there’s no stopping the Korean tech major. But there’s also a possibility that its rival LG could beat it at its own game by introducing the Optimus G2 with a similar technology screen. The competition between LG and Samsung is all set to heat up on the heels of this rumor, especially after the launch of the respective Optimus G Pro and Galaxy S4 flagship devices....

With the Samsung Galaxy S 4 revealed to the world yesterday in NYC, both AT&T and T-Mobile now have signup pages. All that is required is for you to submit your E-Mail address and they will notify you when the Galaxy S 4 is available for purchase (or possibly even pre-order). Unfortunately, no further information is listed, such as a price or date; and you may notice that Verizon and Sprint have yet to post a signup page – though with history as a guide, we’d expect them to eventually....

The company has yet not revealed anything about the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S6, but it will possibly hit the market around MWC which is scheduled to take place between March 2 and March 5 2015. Samsung has not official said anything about its pricing, but being a flagship phone its price will be similar or above the Samsung Galaxy S5, which has a price tag of nearly USD972 SIM free....

Mystery shopping seems to have thrown light on the smartphone story in the UK. Leading survey firm Informa Telecoms and Media had let out a bunch of shoppers to dig into which smartphone has taken the country by storm and the clock struck the Samsung mark. Yes, you heard it right, despite Apple and Samsung being equally popular in terms of promotional recommendations, the crown rested on the Korean king when it came to sales....

As per the testing leaks and notifications regarding the upcoming tablets, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 will be available in three different sizes, with three models for each size. The nine models of Galaxy Tab 3 can be bought in the form of a 7-inch tablet, 10.1-inch called the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Plus and a 10.1-inch version. All three tabs will come in Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi/3G/4G LTE and Wi-Fi/3G versions....

However, the Korean manufacturer recently uncovered the pricing of its latest device in Germany, and made further announcement that the Galaxy Camera will enter the German market by the end of this month. Latest in line, the Galaxy Camera will cost €599 or $776.7, which is approximately Rs. 40,900. Considered expensive as compared to other standard digital cameras, this entry-level DSLR camera is expected to be a breakthrough in the market of digital SLRs....

Given how much flak the company faced for its iPhone 5’s 4-inch screen, we’ve heard that the iPhone 5S could be offered with different screen sizes to choose from, at least 2-3 options. This is what Topeka Capital’s analyst Brian White feels. He also expects the company to bring out the iPhone 5S in multiple color options, instead of the plain old black and white choices. He feels that offering different screen choices is a key way for Apple to increase its market share....

Samsung is opening a new high-tech research and development facility in Espoo, Finland – home of Nokia on June 13. This center will be a branch of the Samsung Electronics R&D Institute UK (SRUK) to make its importance feel in the European market, as referred to ZDNet’s Liam Tung by Samsung. The South Korean company’s expansion plans are still vague except some small details found by Engadget that the research hub will be named Samsung Electronics Research Institute (SERI)....

Sergey Brin has reportedly been involved in an extra marital affair with an employee 13 years his junior. Reports state that Brin and his wife have split and they had been growing apart for weeks. Consider this though – Wojiciki’s sister Susan first introduced Brin to her. Also, she rented out her garage to Brin and the co-founder of Google Larry Page and was the 16th employee of the company that now has thousands....

Skoda has finally unveiled the new Skoda Octavia and we can’t wait to get it in the Indian market. The official promo of the much anticipated car of Skoda is out and it would go on sale in March next year and as it is one of most awaited cars in India it is most likely to see the launch in the same month. The official trailer of Octavia 2013: http://www....

For those of you who don’t mind going in for a contract with a carrier, you can get the Sony Xperia Z in black or white free with a £36 monthly charge. Orange also has a contract on the Xperia Z with the same rental, but it is also offering 600 minutes, unlimited SMS and even 1 GB of data with this phone. You can also opt for 900 minutes, unlimited SMS and 250 MB of data with this contract....

General features OnePlus One made its debut in April 2014 while Sony Xperia Z3 was launched in September 2014. Those who prefer a lighter phone could opt for Sony Xperia Z3 as it weights 129 gram as compared to 162 gram weight of OnePlus One. A wider range of colors in Sony Xperia Z3 (black, white, orange, mint) as compared to traditional black and white in OnePlus One too makes Sony Xperia Z3 somewhat ahead in the race....

These displayed documents include passwords of internal computers of Sony employees, credit card numbers, details of social media and a host of Social Security numbers. To make matters worse, personal details of Hollywood stars including Sylvester Stallone, Rebel Wilson and Judd Apatow have also shown up in public domain. Interestingly, all these acts of digital pilferage of personal information have been done in retaliation to United States not banning a movie ‘The Interview’....

A good low price, Windows Phone 8 operating system, and Nokia’s apps and services are some of the features that make this smartphone a success. An exciting feature of letting users make calls via Wi-Fi using T-Mobile’s coverage makes the device quite appealing. This, however, marks Nokia Lumia 521 to be the first Windows smartphone to get Wi-Fi calling element. Doesn’t that sound interesting? T-Mobile took out a press release to spread the word about having Nokia Lumia 521 in its stores, to ensure that nobody really misses out on the opportunity....

We aren’t done with big screen phones yet. The next big player to take a plunge in the big screen smartphone market is Spice Mobiles. With Spice Stellar Horizon Mi-500 Spice mobiles plans to offer consumers big screen experience at affordable rates. This Andriod (ice-cream sandwhich) offering from Spice boasts a 5″ capacitive multi-touch screen with GHz dual-core CPU and 512 MB of RAM. The tech specs of the phone are as follows: The phone has exclusive social networking and entertainment appst....

After the news that it is illegal for piracy websites to operate on the web, The Pirate Bay which was originally working from Sweden, started operations under the domain name thepiratebay.sx from the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean. After the Monday night seizure by authorities, it started operating under domain thepiratebay.ac that belongs to Ascension Island. But only the website has moved there, not the staff or physical operations....

In fact, the Asian giant has chosen to bring in further joy by promising a price slash in 2014. Yes! And — on all its flagship items! The further wow feature of the Samsung Galaxy S5 comes with a PLS LCD panel. If this becomes true, viewing images and using the Galaxy S5 will be an experience we had never had before. This dismisses our expectation of an AMOLED display on the Galaxy S5....

Though many smartphones came to limelight, but only some have managed to catch our attention. Here is our pick of top 10: Sony Xperia Z Gorgeous design, sharp screen, good camera, speedy performance and dust and water resistant features made Xperia a total outstanding smartphone but at the same time too sharp edges, non-removable battery and speaker volume too low made Xperia a drop out for some. Sony Xperia V Good-looking design, IP57 dust- and water-resistance, LTE at an affordable price, snappy dual-core processor and lightweight were some excellent features of Xperia V whereas; 8GB of storage and short battery life were a major letdown....