Its a case of better late than never for Microsoft. According to a trusted tipster of the blog BGR, Microsoft have inevitably decided to release their productivity suit i.e the Microsoft Office to the tablet and smartphone domain. The release date is scheduled to be somewhere in November this year, which coincides with the launch of Windows 8. Another reason coming up for the late release is that Microsoft would not want to undercut Windows tablets before they are made available in the market, so holding off on a release until the fall is a good strategic call.  The launch is planned to occur simultaneously for both iOS as well as Android although Android releases are nearly always a significant period of time behind that of iOS.

Yes you read it right. Folks over at XDA have ripped the official Galaxy S3 ROM and is said to work on most Samsung smartphones supporting Android 4.0 i.e the Ice Cream Sandwich. On the other hand , the S Voice , which is Samsung’s answer to Apple’s voice recognition software Siri, has also been hacked by devs at XDA. It is also being reported to work fine and almost all Android 4.0 supporting smartphones. The reviews coming in as of yet declare it as more reliable and accurate compared to Siri. Scroll down the article to view the download links of both the leaks. Hurry because they might be shutdown anytime soon by the authorities !

Lo and behold, just two months after the launch of Windows Phone in China it has captured greater market share than iPhone has occupied for last couple of years.  Not much time has passed since Windows Phone started to gain market share in the UK, and a few days ago we saw a rise in its market share in some European countries  as well but now it looks to be doing the same in the world’s largest market too i.e China. This is a pretty interesting worldwide trend and will be a source of serious concern for Apple.

According to various blogs,  Apple intends to release iOS 6 to the developer community at WWDC in June. Among other exciting features, iOS 6 is expected to contain Apple designed factory maps application which will replace the Google Maps program running on iOS since 2007. The application interface will be pretty similar to Google Maps but is expected to be much more user-friendly.  Other than that it will include Siri APIs and will probably be released together with a totally revamped version if iTunes in the form of version 11.

Amid all the news and rumors circulating in the android community, this is the best that could be of any interest to an iOS user. Apple has released a bugfix update for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch,thus increasing the firmware version to 5.1.1. The update takes care of some outstanding issues that either went overlooked or debuted in 5.1 which meant that they didn’t went much testing hence the reason for the bugs in it. These bugs include the ones involving HDR photo taking and AirPlay video playback.

The wait is finally over. Samsung has released its latest android flagship to the world and dare I say it is a beast of a phone. Samsung, having already beaten its competitors by becoming the largest smartphone vendor in the world, is surely going to sweep the smartphone market with its sleek, stylish yet powerful Galaxy S3. The head of Samsung Mobile Communications Mr. JK Shin introduced the Galaxy S3 as the best-in-class smartphone in the world. He also added that the S3 is inspired by nature and will be environment friendly. Most of the rumors that were leaked here by us have been proven correct and yes Galaxy S3 will be launched in pebble blue and marble white color. Enough of the background, now let’s get to the business.

Yes you read it right, Samsung is ditching its trademark black plastic casing for its Galaxy smartphones and is now going for a new blue and white (possibly ceramic) casing for the yet to be launched Galaxy S3. Folks over at GSMarena got a secret tip indicating that the British phone retailing giant Carphone Warehouse have inventoried two versions of the upcoming Samsung Android flagship into their database , namely black and blue , as shown in the screenshot below. This should not come as much of a surprise as we all expected Samsung to come up with something different and innovative for it latest smartphone.

Fellow Android fans, those sleepless nights, tossing and turning in the bed thinking about the best Android smartphone ever created, are about to become a thing of past. Only four days remain before Samsung finally reveal their highly anticipated smartphone Galaxy S3 to the world at he launch event in London on 3rd of May. As the Judgement Day for Samsung draws nearer and nearer, it is becoming the most discussed topic on the android blogosphere. Recently, the blog phonearena leaked images of what appears to be another Galaxy S3 leak.  The device under question contains capacitive as well as physical buttons.

According to a Chinese blog NetEase, Apple’s universally famous tablets, in their ‘mini’ form, will be up for sale as early as October this year. This revelation set fire to the rumors about Apple’s possible third-quarter launch of the iPad Mini featuring a 7.7-inch display with a price tag in the range of $249 to $299. According to various sources in Taiwanese media, Apple has already made agreements regarding supply chain with Chinese manufacturers, the Hon Hai Group. They have already been selected for the delivery of as many as 6 million units in this year’s third quarter.

Shocked! Well you should be. At least that is what a recent study by a research firm Canalys has done to many a smart phone enthusiasts.  According to the analysis, Android apps cost about 2.5 times more than iOS apps and they arrived at this conclusion by gathering information about the top 100 apps on both Google Play and App Store.