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Stephen Elop, the ex-CEO from Nokia, will be heading the expanded devices team at Microsoft, as per reports. Previously rumoured to be in the running for the top job at Microsoft, Stephen Elop now gets to lead the newly formed team, like previously agreed upon. This is pretty obvious now, as Microsoft just announced its newest CEO, Satya Nadella, who takes over the position from Steve Ballmer. Elop stepped down from his role as the CEO of Nokia immediately after the announcement of Nokia-Microsoft acquisition, to avoid a conflict of interests.
The Microsoft CEO search went on for over six months and Stephen Elop was a prime candidate, if previous reports are to be believed. A lot of rumours circled around how Elop would want to spin off Xbox and Bing divisions if he becomes CEO and so forth, which had lent less credibility, but the fact that he was in the running was more pronounced. But finally, we have an insider CEO, and hence the previously agreed upon role of the Expanded devices head would go to Elop, who, along with Jo Harlow, Juha Putkiranta, Timo Toikkanen, and Chris Weber would transfer to Microsoft after the deal officially closes. He ...
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Hankering for a bit of color in your favorite Google edition device? The Nexus 5 in red is now available on the Play Store in the same 16 and 32GB capacities as the other variants. The phone has a dual tone finish with the front being black, and the matte red finish extending to the edges. The specifications of the phone remain identical to the black and white versions and are detailed below.
Key Specifications of the Nexus 5
Processor: Qualcomm® Snapdragon 800 with 2.26GHz Quad-Core Krait CPU
Operating System: Android™ 4.4, KitKat®
Display: 5-inch (actual 4.95-inch) Full HD IPS (1920 x 1080 pixels)
Network: CDMA/1xRTT/EVDO, GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA/HSPA+, LTE
Memory: 32GB / 16GB
RAM: 2GB
Camera: Rear 8.0MP with OIS / Front 1.3MP HD
Battery: 2,300mAh Li-Polymer (embedded)
Size: 137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59mm
Weight: 130g
Others: Wireless charging, NFC
The Snapdragon 800 powered device is available for Rs. 28,999 for the 16GB version while the 32GB version will go for Rs. 32,999. Want to know more about the device? Check out our Google Nexus 5 review right here.
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comScore published its quarterly report for the period of Q4 2013 today and the results show a slight dip in market share for Android. Compared to Q3 2013, Android showed a 0.3 percent dip to reach 51.5 percent market penetration. Trailing Android is Apple with 41.8 percent of the smartphone market being powered by iOS. This was a slight rise from the 40.60% market share it enjoyed in Q3 2013. The launch of the iPhone 5s and 5c are expected to have played a role in this rise. The remaining marketshare was split between with BlackBerry and Microsoft which are at third and fourth spots respectively with 3.4%, 3.1% penetration.
In terms of Smartphone OEM market shares, Leaping over HTC and LG was Motorola that managed to gain 6.7% of the smartphone market share. This was no doubt catalyzed by good reviews and demand for its Moto G handset. The top two positions are held by Samsung and Apple. While the Korean company is the leading Android smartphone manufacturer, it still manages just 26.1% of the smartphone market share. Apple is clearly the leading smartphone manufacturer here with 41.8% of the US smartphone market. Apple launched the iPhone 5s and 5c ...
ARM Holdings, the British semiconductor company whose processor chip designs power most smartphones reported its earnings for Q4 2013. While the earnings were up 7% year on year, it fellow below analyst estimates owing to slowdown in smartphone sales. The company was estimated to rake in $138 million but reported processor royalties of $130.4m in the fourth quarter of 2013.
"In Q4 2013 ARM's processor royalty revenue grew faster than the overall semiconductor industry, however the degree of outperformance was impacted by slower sales of chips for high‐end smartphones," said ARM.
ARM noted that the mix of chips sold had gravitated towards high volume, low ASP products like ARM based microcontrollers and smartcards which have an average selling price of under a dollar. Slow down in growth rates of smartphones have affected ARM as well like all major smartphone manufacturers. Sales of ARM based chips have grown 35 percent and the company's partners sold 2.9 billion ARM based chips in Q4 2013. This included 520 million Cortex A class processors and 140 million Mali GPUs. The company signed 26 processor licenses with 22 licensees including three licenses for their ARMv8- A 64 bit technology, two Cortex A50 series processors.
Flipkart and Motorola are all set to announce the budget Moto G in India. Just hours before the official announcement, Flipkart has thrown light on the pricing details which was the most expected announcement. Motorola Moto G comes in two variants - 8GB and 16GB and the pricing of 8GB is Rs. 12,499 while the 16GB version costs Rs. 13,999. Motorola Moto G is exclusively available only on Flipkart on launch day and it will be gradually available to other sellers.
If you did not know about Motorola Moto G, it was announced way back in November keeping in mind Brazil and Indian smartphone markets. Moto G offers great value for money as it brings along a 4.5inch 720p display with a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor for excellent performance. The specifications of Motorola Moto G are
4.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) edge-to-edge display at 329 ppi with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with option to upgrade to Android 4.4 (KitKat)
5MP rear camera with LED flash, 720p HD video recording at 30fps
1.3MP front-facing camera
6.0-11.6 mm thick (curve) and weighs 143 grams
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
720p HD video playback
1GB RAM, 8GB/16GB internal ...
Just after revealing the prices of the highly awaited Motorola Moto G in India, Flipkart, the exclusive launch partner for the device, has also revealed new launch day offers for its customers. Expected to be a timed exclusive, Flipkart is pulling all stops to sell out the most hotly anticipated Indian smartphone launch in the recent times, with bundled offers that might make sense for its own customers. Motorola, a company that exited the Indian smartphone business years back, is now firmly back in play with its successful budget smartphone, but obviously, they had to look at building new distribution channels for the re-entry in the Indian market. Flipkart has obviously capitalized on this opportunity to have Moto G as an exclusive, especially with Amazon India as a growing competitive threat.
The product is still listed as "Coming soon" with launch availability yet to be announced, but the offers have been revealed, as you can see from the image above. On the day of launch, you get all these perks on Flipkart -
Rs. 500/- off on Flipkart eBooks
Rs. 1000/- off on Clothing
Flat 70% off on Moto G colour shells
Chance to win 100% cashback in Store credits
All these offers are applicable only ...
Paytm, one of India's popular online recharge platforms has launched their own mobile-only shopping app for smartphones. This lets users purchase more than 100,000 items from 250 merchants in a range of categories such as Men, Women, Kids fashion and Home Furnishing. This also has Paytm's own Mobile and DTH recharge options built-in.
Commenting on the launch, Vijay Shekar Sharma, Founder & CEO of Paytm, said,
We have thought of mobile shopping from bottom up, without any previous assumptions of consumer behavior. Bargain is ingrained in nearly every Indian and is part of our everyday shopping. We are making something that will appeal to every Indian user in a natural way.
The app will also provide real "over the counter" human shopping experience using text messenger, says the company. It also has new Paytm Cash wallet for payments with a prepaid payment option that lets you add cash from your credit or debit card for easy checkout when shopping. All the saved credit and debit cards and net banking works with the Paytm shopping app.
The iOS app would go live on iTunes later today and the Android app is expected next week. It will be available to all 6 million Paytm mobile app ...
Motorola has partnered with Flipkart to launch the Moto G, the company's latest budget smartphone in India as it promised earlier this week. It was announced back in November 2013 and packs a 4.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) edge-to-edge display at 329 ppi with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor and run on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradeable to Android 4.4 (KitKat) in a few weeks.
It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with 720p HD video recording and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It also comes with dual SIM support with dual standby.It has a water resistant coating both on outside and inside for complete protection.
Check out our Motorola Moto G Review
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srxqwXDNdTI
Motorola Moto G specifications
4.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) edge-to-edge display at 329 ppi with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with option to upgrade to Android 4.4 (KitKat)
5MP rear camera with LED flash, 720p HD video recording at 30fps
1.3MP front-facing camera
6.0-11.6 mm thick (curve) and weighs 143 grams
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
720p HD video playback
1GB RAM, 8GB/16GB internal memory
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, GLONASS
2070 mAh battery
The Motorola Moto G comes in Black color ...
Motorola and Flipkart partnered to launch the most expected Moto G in India earlier today starting at Rs. 12,499. The Moto G comes only with a back rear cover. You can buy the rear sells and Flip covers separately. Moto G accessories, including the Back Cover, Grip Shell and the Flip Cover has been priced on Flipkart. Motorola started selling Grip shells for Moto G in the US last month at $19.99.
Motorola Moto G Back Cover - Rs. 8,99
Motorola Moto G Grip Cover - Rs. 1,099
Motorola Moto G Flip Cover - Rs. 1,599
Flipkart also offers 70% discount on back covers if you get them with the phone on Feb 6th. These accessories are still listed as coming soon on Flipkart. These accessories would go on sale midnight along with the Moto G.
You can check out the list of Flipkart’s Moto G launch day offers here. Planning to get the phone? Check out our Motorola Moto G Review here.
LG launched Optimus L1 II, an entry-level 3G smartphone with dual SIM support in India back in November last year. The LG Optimus L1 II Tri (E475) with triple SIM support has been listed on official LG Brazil website. It has similar specifications as the dual SIM variant including a 3.0-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera with VGA video recording. It also has a dedicated SIM switch key as seen on dual SIM L Series II devices.
LG Optimus L1 II Tri (E475) specifications
3.0-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7225A processor
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Triple SIM, dedicated SIM switch key
2 MP fixed focus camera with VGA video recording
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
13.3 mm thick and weighs 104.6 grams
512MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory, expandable memory up to 32 GB with microSD
3G (HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, aGPS
1540 mAh battery
The LG Optimus L1 II Tri comes in Black, White and Pink colors and is priced around 340 Brazilian Real (~Rs. 8,800) in several online stores in Brazil. No word on global roll ...
Samsung has partnered with Swarovski, popular for its crystal and fashion jewelry to launch a limited-edition cover encrusted with Swarovski crystals for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Samsung introduced the Galaxy S4 Crystal edition few months back, but they have planned to sell a crystal cover for the Note 3 separately. Recently Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 3 in Rose Gold White, Rose Gold Black and Merlot Red colors, in addition to Jet Black, Classic White and Blush Pink colors.
It also comes bundled with a sparkling bracelet. The limited edition Galaxy Note 3 cover is covered in Swarovski Fine Crystal Rocks and available in three colors Jet black, a custom blend of Crystal Bermuda Blue and Crystal Metallic Light Gold and Crystal Metallic Silver. Samsung and Swarovski have also partnered to create exclusive backstage Samsung Galaxy Lounge within Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
It would be available for purchase for US$299 at the Swarovski retail store at 696 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York for a limited time.
Gameloft is usually the game making company that brings around official games for Marvel Super Hero based movies and they will be doing it again. This time, it will be Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The second iteration of the Captain America movie series is all set to be released at the end of March. Gameloft has confirmed that they will be producing and releasing the official Captain America: The Winter Soldier game in late March.
The game will bring the complete experience since it is the official version and will bring together the perfect combination of combat action and flexible tactical options as demonstrated by Marvel in their movie trailer. You can check out the game teaser right below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfPfhAW9huU
Players will don the role of the protagonist Captain America and lead an elite team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in a comic book style world. Captain America will engage with famous Marvel villains and try to save the world from dangers. The game will also bring a multiplayer mode where players can join clan and compete for a higher position in leagues.
"Marvel has been a longtime partner of ours, and we are once again happy to transform one of their blockbuster films into an ...
Things haven't really gone HTC's way since the rise of droids and HTC is trying to pull back things with their premium offerings. Last year, HTC announced their current flagship - HTC One to the delight of many Android lovers. HTC One defined styled in the Android smartphone market and came with an exceptional build quality and aluminum unibody. But the problem with the HTC One was their new UltraPixel technology which din't harness the results they would have expected. HTC went on to use the same HTC One design and build for the HTC One Mini and HTC One Max. Suddenly we had three similarly built devices lurking in various price ranges.
Come 2014 and we have new expectations from phone manufacturers to bring their best in their flagships and we hope HTC will do better with the HTC One successor. HTC M8, the rumored successor, leaked sometime ago and sported the same old design. Now, another leaked photo shows even more clearly how closely the HTC M8 resembles the HTC One(HTC M7). However, there are a few changes.
The new HTC M8 will supposedly sport two camera sensors with dual LED flash on its back for better imaging. Two cameras ...
Google Maps app for iPhone, iPad and Android already shows you alternate routes when you request for it while navigating. Google has updated these apps to show notifications if there’s a faster route. Google maps already shows bands of red, yellow and green along your route based on traffic conditions. The new notification option now lets you reach the destination faster with dynamic rerouting so that you can avoid heavy traffic in your chosen route.
Google acquired Waze, popular crowd-sourced navigation app back in June and introduced real-time incident reports from Waze users for Google Maps for Android, iPhone and iPad in select countries. Getting traffic info would help dynamic rerouting since these updates are instant.
Both these apps have also been updated with bug fixes.
Stephen Elop, the ex-CEO from Nokia, will be heading the expanded devices team at Microsoft, as per reports. Previously rumoured to be in the running for the top job at Microsoft, Stephen Elop now gets to lead the newly formed team, like previously agreed upon. This is pretty obvious now, as Microsoft just announced its newest CEO, Satya Nadella, who takes over the position from Steve Ballmer. Elop stepped down from his role as the CEO of Nokia immediately after the announcement of Nokia-Microsoft acquisition, to avoid a conflict of interests.
The Microsoft CEO search went on for over six months and Stephen Elop was a prime candidate, if previous reports are to be believed. A lot of rumours circled around how Elop would want to spin off Xbox and Bing divisions if he becomes CEO and so forth, which had lent less credibility, but the fact that he was in the running was more pronounced. But finally, we have an insider CEO, and hence the previously agreed upon role of the Expanded devices head would go to Elop, who, along with Jo Harlow, Juha Putkiranta, Timo Toikkanen, and Chris Weber would transfer to Microsoft after the deal officially closes. He ...
Last week LG confirmed that it would launch the LG G Pro 2, successor of the LG G Pro later this month. According to a report by Korea's Fnnews, the G Pro 2 would feature a 5.9-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD display with a screen-to-body ratio of 77.2%, better than the LG G2 which has screen-to-body ratio of 76.4%. Thanks to the 0.4 mm thin side bezel, the G Pro 2 would have the highest screen-to-body ratio.
It has G2-like rear-mounted power button and volume keys, according to the leaked images. Earlier this week LG confirmed that the G Pro 2 would feature a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS Plus, 4K video recording and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera.
We still don't have the complete specifications of the G Pro 2 yet. According to earlier rumors, the LG G Pro 2 is rumored to come with a Snapdragon 800 processor, 3GB of RAM, Android 4.4 KitKat and LTE-A support. It would come with a new UI and software features such as Knock (Previously Knock ON), QSlide and more.
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HP India has just sent us the press invite for the launch of Slate 6 VoiceTab and Slate 7 VoiceTab phablets in India. These were announced last month specifically for India. The February 13th event in India would see the global launch of these phablets.The HP Slate 6 VoiceTab has a 6-inch HD IPS display sporting a 1280×720 pixels resolution and the HP Slate 7 VoiceTab will have a 7-inch HD 1280×800 pixels IPS display. These devices would be powered by a quad-core processor and run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). These also have dual SIM support.
HP Slate 6 VoiceTab specifications
6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) touch screen IPS display
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
quad-core processor
Dual SIM with Dual Standby
5MP rear camera with LED Flash
2MP front-facing camera
8.98mm thick
16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS
HP Slate 7 VoiceTab specifications
7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) touch screen IPS display
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
quad-core processor
Dual SIM with Dual Standby
5MP rear camera
2MP front-facing camera
9.5 mm thick
16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS
We should know the complete specifications of these phablets such as RAM, battery capacity and the pricing at the launch next week.
Update 6th February 2: 15PM: 16GB variant of the Moto G sold out in less than one hour after it opened the orders again. But the 8GB version is still in stock. One of our readers (Akshay Mehta) said that Flipkart has sent him an email saying that the Moto G he ordered at noon wouldn't be shipped until next Friday, February 14th.
Update 6th February 12:20 PM: Moto G is back on stock on Flipkart with all the launch day offers, as it promised. Flipkart says only limited stocks are available, so it might go out of stock soon.
Earlier: Motorola launched the most expected Moto G in India yesterday, in partnership with Flipkart starting at Rs. 12,499. Motorola announced that the Moto G would go on sale on Flipkart at 12 AM, February 6th. Flipkart started selling the 8GB version even before 12AM. When it opened the sales for the 16GB version, it sold out in less than an hour. It was out of stock even before people were about to checkout. Even the 8GB version sold out in a few hours.
According to a listing on Zauba Indian import/export website, about 14,800 units of the 8GB version and just 5,000 units of ...
Yesterday there was news floating around the Internet that Steve Jobs wanted Sony VAIO laptops to run Mac OS X back in the 2000s and also there were rumors that Sony is looking to sell of their VAIO PC division. Today, Sony has officially confirmed that they are selling off their VAIO division. Back in April 2012, Sony had announced that they will be reforming their strategy and as a part of the process, they have identified three core areas - imaging, game and mobile business.
In a meeting held today, Sony and Japan Industrial Partners Inc. ("JIP") arrived at a memorandum of understanding confirming the parties' intent for Sony to sell to JIP Sony's PC business currently operated under the VAIO brand. The drastic change in the PC industry and the rise of mobile devices seems to have triggered the choice.
According to an official statement Sony's overall business portfolio and strategy, the need for continued support of Sony's valued VAIO customers, and future employment opportunities for personnel involved in the VAIO business, the Company has determined that concentrating its mobile product lineup on smartphones and tablets and transferring its PC business to a new company established by JIP is the optimal solution.
Sony and ...
Apple filed for iWatch trademark in several countries last year, and the rumors about the company's first iWatch started flowing in since then. Recent rumors revealed that the iOS 8 would have Healthbook fitness app, which can also collect data of a person's blood pressure, hydration levels, heart rate with the help of iWatch.
Last year Apple hired health, medical and fitness experts for the iWatch team. According to a new report from 9to5mac, Apple has hired an expert on sleep research, Roy J.E.M Raymann from Philips Research for the iWatch project. He is has a solid background with experience in wearables, sensors and non-pharmacological methods of improving sleep quality.
This indicates that the iWatch could also track a person's sleep, similar to other wearables such as FitBit. According to recent reports from the New York Times, the first-generation smartwatch would have wireless charging using electromagnetic induction seen on latest smartphone and tablets. Future iWatch model would have solar or kinetic charging.
Apple did not confirm that is working on a watch, but the recent hires indicates that it could be released later this year.
A few days back, Samsung and Google signed a 10 year deal for licensing patents and last week, Google and Cisco signed a cross license agreement. To complete the love triangle, Samsung and Cisco are now signing a deal for cross licensing.
The latest cross licensing deal between Samsung and Cisco will allow both companies to use each other's patent portfolio for the next ten years. The deal also reserves license for using any new patent that will be owned by the companies in the next ten years. According to the agreement, Samsung and Cisco will work together in future products and services.
“Innovation is stifled all too often in today’s overly-litigious environment. By cross-licensing our patent portfolios, Cisco and Samsung are taking important steps to reverse the trend and advance innovation and freedom of operation.” said Dan Lang, Cisco's Vice President of Intellectual Property.
“We look forward to working with Cisco. We expect this agreement to result in mutual growth and, ultimately, for the benefit of both companies’ customers across the world.” said Dr. Seungho Ahn, the Head of Samsung Electronics Intellectual Property Center.
The deal is effective immediately and both companies are looking forward to working together.
