Samsung unveiled the Gear Fit, the company's first fitness band last week. The South Korean manufacturer was expected to unveil the Galaxy 4 series at the MWC 2014 last week, but it didn't happen. Samsung Gear Fit micro site lists Galaxy Tab4 (10.1/8.0./7.0) in the Gear fit compatibility list, which confirms the existence of these upcoming tablets.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 (SM-T530) and Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 (SM-T330) already passed through FCC. These are expected to come with 10.1-inch and 8.0-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) HD displays, quad-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 processor and run Android 4.4 (Kitkat). These tablets would feature, 1 GB RAM and 16 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 would feature 8-megapixel and 3-megapixel cameras and the LTE version is said to feature 1.5 GB RAM.
The Tab 4 8.0 would pack 3-megapixel and 1.3-megapixel cameras and 6800 mAh battery. The Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 is rumored to come with similar features as the Tab 8.0, but it would have 8GB of internal storage and pack 4450 mAh battery.
The Samsung Gear Fit would arrive in April along with the Galaxy S5. Looks like the Galaxy Tab 4 series would also launch closer to the launch of the Gear Fit. Samsung might announce ...
Samsung unveiled the Gear Fit, the company's first fitness band last week. The South Korean manufacturer was expected to unveil the Galaxy 4 series at the MWC 2014 last week, but it didn't happen. Samsung Gear Fit micro site lists Galaxy Tab4 (10.1/8.0./7.0) in the Gear fit compatibility list, which confirms the existence of these upcoming tablets.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 (SM-T530) and Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 (SM-T330) already passed through FCC. These are expected to come with 10.1-inch and 8.0-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) HD displays, quad-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 processor and run Android 4.4 (Kitkat). These tablets would feature, 1 GB RAM and 16 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 would feature 8-megapixel and 3-megapixel cameras and the LTE version is said to feature 1.5 GB RAM.
The Tab 4 8.0 would pack 3-megapixel and 1.3-megapixel cameras and 6800 mAh battery. The Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 is rumored to come with similar features as the Tab 8.0, but it would have 8GB of internal storage and pack 4450 mAh battery.
The Samsung Gear Fit would arrive in April along with the Galaxy S5. Looks like the Galaxy Tab 4 series would also launch closer to the launch of the Gear Fit. Samsung might announce ...
Xolo launched the Q1100, the company's first phone in the Q CORE series powered by a 1.4 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor. This is the first phone from Xolo, and one of few phones in India to run on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) out of the box. Let us check out the unboxing.
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Box Contents
Xolo Q1100 smartphone
2000 mAh battery
In-ear headset
micro USB cable
2-pin wall charger (5V-1A)
Scratch guard
Flip cover with leather finish
Warranty and user manual
The phone has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on One-glass-solution, so that the phone is just 8.3 mm thick. The display looks bright, and there is a small chin, below the display. It has dual SIM support with dual standby, similar to most of the other Xolo smartphones. The phone has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
On the back you there is a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, BSI 2 sensor. Even though the back is made of plastic, it has a smooth matte finished. The power button is on the right side and the volume rocker is present on the left. Both these have chrome finish.
The flip cover has leather feel on the outside, that gives it a premium look.
That's it for the unboxing. We will bring ...
Micromax Canvas Blaze HD EG116, the company's latest dual SIM (GSM + CDMA) smartphone is now available from official Micromax eStore. It appeared on official website last week, and has a 5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
It packs 1GB of RAM, 2000 mAh battery and comes pre-loaded with Opera browser, spuul and Hike Messenger.
Micromax Canvas Blaze HD EG116 specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) touch screen IPS display
1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon MSM8625Q processor
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM)
8MP auto focus camera with LED Flash
2MP front-facing camera
3G (EVDO Rev.A /HSDPA), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB
2000 mAh battery
The Micromax Canvas Blaze HD EG116 comes in White color and is priced at Rs. 16,000. It is expected to launch official on MTS later this month.
Samsung has announced its Chromebook 2 series that includes a 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch models. The 11.6-inch Samsung Chromebook 2 has a 11.6-inch (1366 x 768 pixels) display and the 13.3-inch model has a 13.3-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD display with 250 nits brightness. Both these Chromebooks are powered by a Samsung Exynos 5 Octa processors, unlike some Chromebooks that are powered by Intel Celeron processors.
The Chromebook 2 13.3-inch is powered by a faster 2.1 GHz Exynos 5 Octa chip (probably Exynos 5422). These have stitched leather-like design on the outside, similar to the Galaxy Note 3.
Samsung Chromebook 2 11.6 specifications
11.6 (1366 x 768 pixels) HD screen
1.9 GHz Samsung Exynos 5 Octa processor
front-facing 720p webcam
16.7 mm thick and weighs 1.1kg
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 1 x USB 3.0 Port, 1 x USB 2.0 port , Bluetooth and HDMI port
4GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM, 16GB Solid State Drive
MicroSD Card Reader
Combined headphone / microphone jack
Up to 8 hours of battery
Samsung Chromebook 2 13.3 specifications
13.3-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD display with 250 nits brightness
2.1 GHz Samsung Exynos 5 Octa processor
front-facing 720p webcam
16.5 mm thick and weighs 1.4kg
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 1 x USB 3.0 Port, 1 x USB 2.0 port , Bluetooth and HDMI port
4GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM, 16GB Solid State Drive
MicroSD Card Reader
Combined headphone / microphone ...
Sony Socialife or Sony's news app that comes per-loaded on Xperia smartphones, is not exclusive to Xperia smartphones anymore. The Japanese manufacturer has released the app on Google Play for all Android smartphones running on Android 4.1 or later. The app crossed 10 million downloads recently, which now has over 13 million downloads, says the company. Looks like it is still exclusive to Sony Xperia tablets.
It aggregates news, Facebook posts, Tweets and YouTube videos for easy viewing, all at one place. It also offers news from affiliated news partners (250 news organizations) in a range of areas, including general news, entertainment, sports and IT, and you can also add RSS feeds manually. You can also add a widget to the homescreen to gets the news and updates easily.
It also offers official content such as news, photos of players and other information of the FIFA World Cup, for which Sony is an official sponsor. Among the Flipboard, Google Play Newsstand and other news app, this app would other news app, this app would have tough time to attract users.
Download Sony Socialife News (Free) - Android
Xolo launched the Q1100, the company’s first phone in the Q CORE series powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor last month. We brought you the unboxing of the device earlier this week. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. The phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) ARM Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.4 GHz with Adreno 305 GPU. Both the Moto G and the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 were powered by a quad-core Snapdragon (MSM 8226) chip clocked at 1.19 GHz. Let’s find out how the Xolo Q1100 performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests.
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Quadrant Benchmark
It scored 9532 points in the Quadrant benchmark.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
In the AnTuTu benchmark, the Xolo Q1100 scored 19617 points, just behind the Asus Padfone mini 4.3, that is also powered by a 1.4 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 chip.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
It managed to score 2170 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It scored 629 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU Sub system performance test.
Linpack Single Thread
In the Linpack single thread benchmark, the Xolo Q1100 managed to clock around 98 MFLOPS.
Linpack Multi-Thread
In the Linpack Multi-Thread benchmark, the phone managed to clock around 284.9 MFLOPS.
NenaMark 2
In the NenaMark 2 GPU Benchmark, the Q1100 managed to clock 57.3 fps.
GFXBench 2.7 ...
The All New HTC One was first spotted at the FCC last month, before it was removed. It was the AT&T version with LTE bands 2, 4, 5, 7 and 17 for the carrier. Recently the All New HTC One got the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification in six different variants. The OP6B120 pictured above is the global variant with 4G LTE on band 7.
The HTC6525LVW for Verizon Wireless in the U.S. has support for bands 4 and 7. Other FCC filings also indicate that it would also head to U.S. carriers Sprint (NM80P6B700) and T-Mobile (NM80P6B160). All these would have similar specifications, but have different 4G LTE bands. A new video leak revealed that the phone would come with micro SD card slot. HTC has also been teasing the phone's new features such as BoomSound and Metal Body in its new videos.
HTC would unveil the smartphones at two different events in the U.S. and U.K on March 25th.
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While Oppo is in the limelight for their upcoming Find 7 smartphone which is set to be announced later this month, they were also present at MWC 2014. While they did not have the Find 7 there, they did have the Oppo R1 (R829T). So here we bring to you a hands-on of the device.
The Oppo R1 basically builds on the design of the R819 but takes it a step further by improving the shortcomings and adding new features. At first glance the devices look almost identical but upon further inspection, you notice quite a few differences.
The first thing you notice is the superior build quality. The R1 feels better built and also weighs 30 grams more than the R819 (140g vs 110g). But this is also due to the fact that the phone is now larger because of the bigger 5" screen instead of the 4.7" found on the R819.
While the design still looks similar on the front, the sides and back have gotten a re-design and it now looks very similar to the design language Sony has used in the XPERIA Z range of smartphones. The R1 has a superior 5MP front camera compared to the 1.3MP unit ...
Creative has launched Creative Aurvana Live! 2 headphones in India. It would offer true-to-life acoustic performance with tighter bass since it is powered by 40mm bio-cellulose drivers. It has premium protein faux leather cushions with memory-foam for earcups that blocks external noise and comfort for long periods of listening. It is also equipped with an in-line microphone for calls, the was not present in its predecessor.
It comes with a travel pouch, detachable flat audio cable with inline microphone and a 1-button remote with volume adjustment and 1.2 meters 2.5mm to 3.5mm gold-plated 4-pole plug. Even though the headphones are suitable for your smartphones and tablets, you can get a splitter adapter separately to use it for PCs and Laptops.
Specifications of Creative Aurvana Live! 2
Wired Over-the-Ear Headphones
Adjustable Headband with Noise Isolation earcups
Inline Control, Volume Control and microphone
Weight - 255g
40mm (1.57 inches) Neodymium magnet with composite bio-cellulose diaphragm
Frequency Response - 10Hz ~ 30KHz
Sensitivity - 105dB/mW
The Creative Aurvana Live! 2 comes in Black Dark Chrome and Black Dark Red Chrome colors and is priced at Rs. 12,999. It would be available in India by the end of March 2014.
Huawei is a company known to push boundaries as they were the first to introduce a 6inch + device in the form of Huawei Ascend Mate. Ever since, they have been lagging behind other Chinese manufacturers, but things are looking good now. Chinese manufacturer Oppo was the first company to come up with a 5inch Full HD smartphone in the form of Oppo Find 5 and they would have wanted to continue the being first in displays race with the Oppo Find 7, but that wasn't the case. Vivo XPlay 3S is the world's first smartphone to feature a 2K display sporting a resolution of 2560x1440 pixels. According to rumors, Huawei also has plants to compete in the pixel race and is reportedly working on its own version of a 2K display smartphone.
If the rumors are to be true, Huawei's 2K display smartphone will be a part of the Huawei D series of flagships. It is expected to be powered by an octa-core processor made by Huawei themselves - HiSilicon K3V3. Unlike the Vivo XPlay 3S or the yet to be announced Oppo Find 7 which come with a 5.5inch 2K display, the Huawei D series smartphone will come with a ...
The HTC Desire 310, the company's latest budget phone with a MediaTek processor surfaced on the official website, back in January before it was taken down. Now the smartphone has appeared on HTC's Chinese website with the model number 310w. This has a different design compared to the global variant of the smartphone. Other specifications are completely similar, including a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, 1.3 GHz Quad-core Mediatek MT6582M processor and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). This was first spotted by ameblo.jp.
It has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It also comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and has HTC BlinkFeed home screen.
HTC Desire 310w Specifications
4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) touch screen IPS display
1.3 GHz Quad-core Mediatek MT6582M processor
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM support
5MP rear camera with 1080p Full HD video recording
0.3MP front-facing camera
11.25 mm thick and weighs 140 grams
3.5mm audio jack
512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
3G (HSDPA: 21 Mbps, HSUPA: 5.76 Mbps), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX, GPS, MHL
2000 mAh battery
The HTC Desire 310w comes in Black and White colors. It would head to the Chinese operator China Unicom, but no word on pricing or availability ...
Reliance Jio Infocomm, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Bharti Infratel has officially announced their partnership. Under the agreement, Reliance Jio would utilize the telecom tower infrastructure of Bharti Infratel to launch its services across the country, says the company. It also noted that the pricing would be at arm’s length, based on prevailing market rates. Sanjay Mashruwala, Managing Director, Reliance Jio said,
This agreement is in line with our earlier comprehensive telecom infrastructure sharing arrangement with Bharti Airtel Limited aimed at avoiding duplication of infrastructure, wherever possible, and to preserve capital and the environment. The agreement will help us with the faster roll out of our services across the country.
D S Rawat, CEO - Bharti Infratel Limited said,
We are delighted with this agreement to offer our world-class telecom infrastructure to Reliance Jio. Our vast footprint and high network uptime levels will offer significant synergies of faster access to market and lower operational costs. The agreement would also benefit our existing customers with lower rentals and energy charges as a result of additional sharing. We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Reliance Jio.
Reliance Jio Infocomm tied up with Reliance Communications recently to get access to the latter’s optic ...
Oppo has used its Twitter account very efficiently to keep its fans guessing about what to expect from their next flagship. It was through the official Twitter account that they teased that Oppo Find 7 would be coming with a 2K display sporting a resolution of 2560x1440 pixels. They also used Twitter to announce that they will be unveiling the next generation Oppo flagship in an event on March 19.
Sometime back, they had teased that "They are coming" when they announced the launch date and there were rumors around the time that Oppo is looking to launch two variants of its flagship - one with a 5inch 1080p display and the other with a 5.5inch 2K display. Now, they have confirmed the rumors by posting an image that shows two variants with different display sizes and different resolutions.
Apart from the display, the other details that surround the Oppo Find 7 include to a removable 4000mAh battery and a microSD card slot. Their previous flagship - Oppo Find 5 was a sealed unit with no microSD card slot and with the new removable battery and a microSD card, things are looking much better already. In addition to that, the Oppo Find ...
Celltick, popular for its Start and LiveScreen, today announced its partnership with Karbonn Mobiles to launch an intelligent interface for Android consumers based on Start. The company already announced that OEMs can partner with them to create own flavor of Start. Celltick will create a custom interface based on its Start application, that becomes a default start screen interface to Karbonn’s Android smartphones.
This provides personalized functionality to Android users, that lets users get what they need from the first screen of their phone , says the company. It has a recommendation engine that learns and adapts the start screen based on big data technology and uses collaborative filtering to individualize the initial configuration and also offers ongoing recommendations based on user behavio. Other features include, themes, wallpapers, RSS feeds and more customization options.
Commenting on the partnership, Shashin Devsare, Executive Director of Karbonn Mobiles, said,
It is our mission to provide our customers with the latest technological advances to improve and ease their mobile experience. Our partnership with Celltick allows us to enable tools that will aid us in creating lifetime value for the consumers while delivering a completely unique Android user experience. With Start, we will provide our customers with increased flexibility and complete ...
Nimbuzz for Windows Phone 8 finally gets Chatrooms feature in the recent update (version 1.1.7) . The new Chatrooms feature lets you Chat with people, share your location, send virtual gifts, and more. The new update also brings improvements and bug fixes. Last month's update ( version 1.1.6.0) brought improvements to UI, connectivity and file sharing and Persian language support.
The new Chatrooms feature lets you
Create your own Chatrooms (Public/Private) and invite friends to join it.
View List of Popular Chatrooms and access your desired chatroom.
Add any chatroom in your favorite list.
View Avatars / Profile of Chatroom Participants, private chat with them and add in your contact list.
Search chatrooms & apply advanced filters while searching like country wise/language wise.
Send and receive gifts by using chat room commands in the chat room.
Download Nimbuzz for Windows Phone from the Windows Phone Store for free, if you don't have it yet.
Lenovo launched the Vibe Z, the company's latest flagship in India last month for Rs. 35,999. The smartphone is now available for pre-order from the official store for Rs. 34,999. It also offers a free Z smart touch cover worth Rs. 2,039 with the smartphone. It a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display at 400 PPI, powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Vibe ROM on top.
It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony Exmor RS sensor, dual LED flash f/1.8 aperture, BSI sensor and has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 84 degree wide viewing angle and f/ 2.2 aperture. It is just 7.9mm thick and weighs just 147 grams.
Lenovo Vibe Z specifications
5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display
2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with Adreno 330 GPU
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Vibe ROM
13MP auto focus camera with dual LED Flash, 1080p Full HD video recording
5MP front-facing camera
7.9mm thick and weighs 147 grams
3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/b/g/n, Bluetooth with A2DP, aGPS
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
2GB RAM, 16GB of internal memory
3000 mAh Lithium-polymer battery with up to 33 hours talk time and up to 27 days standby
The Lenovo Vibe Z comes in silver and titanium colors. ...
Apple has Siri and Google has Google Now, what does Microsoft have? It had Bing search on its phones till now, but things are expected to change soon as the next version of Windows Phone - Windows Phone 8.1 which is expected during Spring will come with Microsoft's very own voice based personal assistant and it will be called - Cortana.
The Verge managed to get a hold of the voice assistant prior to launch and here is how it looks. The name Cortana belongs to a character of Microsoft's popular Halo game. Unlike the game, Cortana on Windows Phone 8.1 is just a circular animated icon. Cortana does a lot of things Siri can do - like call their owners with names that they set and it will also record the information in a Notebook system.
Using the Notebook system, the Cortana digital assistant can access information from the smartphone such as location data, behaviors, personal information, reminders, and contact information. It can also track flights or other mentions in emails, which will let it generate notifications. Cortana takes its features from both Siri and Google Now and tries to bring the best of both the worlds.
Cortana will use Bing for its ...
Apple has announced that Peter Oppenheimer, the company's senior vice president and CFO, will retire at the end of September 2014. He joined Apple in 1996 as controller for the Americas, and was promoted to vice president and Worldwide Sales controller and then to corporate controller later. He will retire after 18 years of service.
He recently joined the Board of Directors of Goldman Sachs, where he will be a member of each of the firm’s Audit, Risk, Compensation and Corporate Governance, Nominating and Public Responsibilities committees.
Luca Maestri, Apple’s vice president of Finance and corporate controller will succeed Peter as CFO. The transition of CFO role to Luca will happen in June, few months before Oppenheimer retires, to make the transition smooth, says Apple. Last year Apple iOS Engineering VP Henri Lamiraux left the company, after 23 years of service.
Luca has over 25 years of experience building and leading finance teams in global companies. He was CFO at both Nokia Siemens Networks and Xerox, prior joining Apple in March 2013.
Microsoft has released the Office 365 software development kit for Android. With this, Microsoft is now opening up its SharePoint lists and files, Exchange contacts, mails and calendars to developers. Microsoft has made the preview available for download straight from GitHub.
Microsoft wants to make life easy for developers and it has outlined various details in its blogs. There is also an introductory post on Microsoft's blog. The SDK is compatible with Android 4.0.3+ and is modular.
Microsoft is conducting sessions to make things easier. The various sessions that they offer are
SPC269 - Developer Audience Keynote - What's New for the Office and SharePoint Developer
SPC373 - Build SharePoint Solutions for Mobile Devices
SPC309 - The Power of Two: Bringing Microsoft and SAP Closer Together
SPC3999 - SharePoint Power Hour - New developer APIs and features for Apps for SharePoint
SPC379 - Integrating Mail and Calendar experiences within Office 365
Microsoft usually focuses on security and they have ensured the same in this SDK as outlined in their post.
Swipe Sonic, the company's first smartphone with Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM) support is now available from online retailer Shopclues. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels), powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
Swipe Sonic specifications
4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play (MSM8625) processor
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM) with dual standby
2MP rear camera
0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera
Dimensions - 122x63.7x12 mm; Weight 126 grams
512MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
EVDO, 2G (EDGE), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth with A2DP, aGPS
3.5 mm audio jack
1500 mAh battery
The Swipe Sonic is priced at Rs. 7,399. Since there are few dual SIM smartphones with CDMA and GSM support in this price range, it might interest buyers who are eyeing for a budget smartphone with CDMA and GSM support.
