Samsung is popular for different variants of smartphones under based on the name of its flagship device. The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Value Edition was launched in Netherlands earlier this week. The Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim, (SM-G3812B) a budget variant of the Samsung Galaxy S3 has surfaced on the official Samsung Brazil website. It has a 4.52-inch (960 x 540 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
Most of the features of the Galaxy S3 Slim are similar to the Galaxy Core LTE, that was announced last month, but this is powered by a quad-core processor instead of dual-core processor in the Galaxy Core LTE and lacks LTE and NFC support.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim specifications
4.52-inch (960 x 540 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
Dimensions: 133 x 66 x 9.7 mm; Weight: 139 g
5MP Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack
1GB RAM, 8 GB internal memory, expandable up to 32GB with microSD
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi-Direct, DLNA, Bluetooth v4.0, A-GPS + GLONASS
2100 mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim comes in Black and White colors. Still no word on ...
Samsung is popular for different variants of smartphones under based on the name of its flagship device. The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Value Edition was launched in Netherlands earlier this week. The Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim, (SM-G3812B) a budget variant of the Samsung Galaxy S3 has surfaced on the official Samsung Brazil website. It has a 4.52-inch (960 x 540 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
Most of the features of the Galaxy S3 Slim are similar to the Galaxy Core LTE, that was announced last month, but this is powered by a quad-core processor instead of dual-core processor in the Galaxy Core LTE and lacks LTE and NFC support.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim specifications
4.52-inch (960 x 540 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
Dimensions: 133 x 66 x 9.7 mm; Weight: 139 g
5MP Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack
1GB RAM, 8 GB internal memory, expandable up to 32GB with microSD
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi-Direct, DLNA, Bluetooth v4.0, A-GPS + GLONASS
2100 mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy S3 Slim comes in Black and White colors. Still no word on ...
At the MWC 2014 earlier this year, Whatsapp were present and their CEO was just fresh from the 19 billion USD deal with Facebook. At the event, Whatsapp discussed their post Facebook acquisition plans and they also mentioned that they will be introducing VoIP calls in Q2 2014. According to an Italian blog, they were able to get their hands on the latest Whatsapp app with support for voice calls.
They have posted screenshots taken from Whatsapp for iOS that supports voice calls. According to their report, you will be able to make calls by opening the Whatsapp chat and clicking on the call button. You can do the same in the current version, but it will place a regular call. In the upcoming version of Whatsapp, you will be able to make a VoIP call through Whatsapp via 3G or WiFi.
When the call is in progress, you will see a screen something like this.
There is a clear indication that this is a Whatsapp call clearing indicating that you will not be billed for this. Also you can mute, put the call on speaker or go to the Whatsapp chat screen from the on call screen. In addition to this major ...
India's supreme court asked Nokia to provide guarantee of 35 billion rupees ($572.5 million) in an escrow account before it is allowed to transfer its Chennai plant and other assets in the country to Microsoft reports Reuters. Back in September last year Microsoft agreed to buy 5.4 Billion Euros cash, 3.79 Billion for devices and services 1.65 Billion for the associated patents.
Last year officials raided Nokia’s manufacturing plant in Chennai, and found the company hadn't paid enough taxes. In December 2013, Delhi High Court asked the company to deposit money into an escrow account and agree to guarantee any tax dues to enable transfer of the factory in Chennai. Nokia appealed over it saying the Delhi High Court had imposed new conditions, and these are not aligned with international treaties and practices.
Last month Nokia said the tax case will not affect its transaction between the company and Microsoft, that is expected to close by the end of March. The plant at Sriperumbudur manufactures most of the entry-level devices, including its Asha range. If this remains frozen by tax authorities, it cannot be immediately transferred to Microsoft.
Nokia can run it on contract to Microsoft, but not for long, lawyers have previously ...
Google introduced Play Games as a competitor to Apple's Game Center, but it has hardly caught up in the race. The Google Play Games still lacks in features like how you cannot properly use gift codes and also the free to paid app transition is troublesome. Google has just announced an update to the Play Games service in the form of new developer options and also ability to gift in the game.
As a end user, what this means for you is that, like all those perky Facebook apps which send you request, you will now be able to receive *gifts* on your phone, but for Android games(of course, Google will let you block it if you are not interested). For example, while you are playing Candy Crush and you have the option to share your accomplishment by sending out gifts to people, you can do this via Google Play Games if the developer chooses to implement it.
One other important change is cross platform multiplayer support. With cross platform games on the rise, it is only fair that Google and Apple support cross platform Multiplayer games(like QuizUp). Developers will have to incorporate this through the Play Games Unity Plug-in and Play Games ...
Last month the first press image of Samsung SM-W750V codenamed Huron leaked out along with the rumored specifications. @evleaks has published a new press image of the smartphone showing its Windows Phone 8.1 UI. The smartphone would be called Samsung ATIV SE and would head to Verizon.
The phone looks similar to the Samsung Galaxy S4, with some tweaks in the design. It also has 4G LTE support. The new render also shows capacitive touch buttons for back and search. The date is Thursday, 17th, so the smartphone could be unveiled on April 17th, 2014, Thursday.
According to earlier rumors, the ATIV SE is expected to feature a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 CPU and a 5-inch HD or a full HD display. Other specifications are not available yet. We are yet to see a global variant of the device. So this might only be limited to the US carrier Verizon.
Microsoft would announce the Windows Phone 8.1, the next major update to the Windows Phone at the Build conference between April 2nd and 4th in San Francisco. WP 8.1 would bring a range of new software features and support for dual SIM support, Snapdragon 200 and 400 chipsets and ...
Apple is rumored to be entering the personal health and fitness tracking segment with the upcoming iPhone and/or supposed iWatch. Earlier this month, 9To5Mac leaked a screenshot from iOS 8 revealing the upcoming Healthbook application for iPhone. Today, 9To5Mac have posted an extensive coverage of the upcoming Healthbook.
The design of Apple's Healthbook takes cues from their Passbook application and uses card like interface. As per the screenshot, Apple is going full fledged into the personal health and fitness market by tracking more than vital signs. The Healthbook application keeps a complete record of various aspects of your health like - Bloodwork, Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, Hydration levels, Blood Sugar, Sleep, Respiratory rate, Oxygen Saturation and weight.
Apple could use the iPhone to track all the details, but it is highly unlikely. So, with the leaked Healthbook application, there is a very high chance that Apple will be launching their own fitness tracker - most likely a smartwatch that has been rumored to be in the works for nearly four years - Apple iWatch. 
Amazon launched a refreshed version of the Kindle Paperwhite in India last month starting at Rs. 10,999, about eight months after the Kindle Paperwhite launched in the country. We got hold of the 3G version of the new Paperwhite. Is the second-generation Kindle Paperwhite better than the first one? Is it worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.
Hardware
The new Paperwhite has the same 6-inch (1024 x 768 pixels) display at pixel resolution of 212 PPI pixel density, similar to the first Paperwhite. The main change is the brightness and the sharp screen, definitely looks better than the first one. It has a built-in light similar to the first Kindle Paperwhite. Since this is front-lit screen, you can use it even in bright sunlight without any glare. The blacks are much deeper, so you don't have to strain your eyes to read small text in content like comics. Otherwise the design is exactly similar, so you can't differentiate between the first and second generation Paperwhites when the screen if off.
The new Kindle Paperwhite is 9.1 mm thick, exactly similar to the first one. At 206 and 215 grams, the WiFi and the 3G variants are 7 grams ...
SwiftKey keyboard for Android already has personalization options to learn SMS, Twitter, Facebook, Gmail, RSS feed and more. The Beta app has been updated to version 4.5.0.43 to bring support for Evernote and Google+ personalization. It learns from your Evernote archives and public Google+ posts to make the auto predication better. This update also brings new theme selection menu with a preview image of how the them would looks like, better emojis and more.
SwiftKey launched a smart note taking app called SwiftKey Note for iOS back in January that connects to Evernote account to personalize your keyboard based on your notes archive. This update also has a lot of bug fixes and improvements.
New features in SwiftKey Beta v4.5.0.43 for Android
Personalization from Evernote
Personalization from Google+ public posts
Improved UI for emoji
Improved emoji pane-switching performance
New Themes selection menu
Bug fixes
Download SwiftKey 4.2 Beta for Android free from here. Since this is a beta version, it will be valid only for a limited period.
Facebook Messenger for iPhone got free voice calling feature in the US and Canada back in February 2013. It rolled out for Android users in Canada in March, it rolled out in the US and in 24 countries in April last year. You can make calls only to Facebook Messenger users on iPhone and Android over 3G or WiFi. It is not available for Facebook Messenger for Windows Phone that was launch recently. The Free call option is grayed out if you can't call the person. This was first spotted by AndroidOS.
You can even call from Chatheads and also use speaker phone. It even asks you to rate the call quality after you finish the call. The call quality is good if you have good network or WiFi connectivity. Conference call is not available yet. BBM 2.0 for Android and iOS got voice support recently. WhatsApp is expected to bring voice support in the second quarter of this year.
Looks like Facebook is gradually rolling out the calling feature globally. Did you try out the new calling feature on Facebook Messenger?
Last week, Rovio teased that they were introducing an Angry Birds themed RPG game and that it would be called Angry Birds Epic. Today, the game has gone live in App stores of countries like New Zealand, Australia and Canada. This is just a soft release and when the game is ready, it will be available for everybody across Apple App Store, Google Play Store and Microsoft Windows Store.
The game description is as follows
Get ready for a bird-tastic FREE RPG adventure filled with “weapons” (whatever they could get ahold of), magic, bad guys and silly hats! Lead your feathery team into battle now – it’s going to be EPIC!
EPIC BATTLES! Turn-based battles between our heroic flock of warriors and those green snout-nosed scoundrels! It’s easy to play, but difficult to master!
EPIC WORLDS! Explore a fantasy Piggy Island with everything from tribal villages and frosty mountains to tropical beaches and mysterious caves!
EPIC CHARACTERS! Join Red, Chuck, Bomb and the other heroes as they face King Pig, Wiz Pig, Prince Porky and many more villains!
EPIC UPGRADES! Level up your characters, armor, weapons and potions to become a legendary hero ready to take on the mightiest pig warrior!
EPIC WEAPONS! Craft amazing battle-winning weapons ...
LG unveiled the G Pro 2, successor of the G Pro ahead of Mobile World Congress last month. It went on sale in Korea at the end of February, even before it was showcased at the MWC. The company today announced that it has started selling the smartphones in Asian markets including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippine, Vietnam and Indonesia. It was showcased at the LG Tech Show 2014 event in India earlier this month, but the company did not reveal the launch date of the yet.
The G Pro 2 has a 5.9-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display with slim bezel, powered by a 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS+, 4K Ultra HD video recording and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. It has high-power 1W Hi-Fi sound that is 30% louder than G Pro, Knock ON with Knock Code, a new customizable option to unlock the phone and lots more features.
LG G Pro 2 specifications
5.9-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display with slim bezel
2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with Adreno 330 GPU
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dimensions – 157.9 x 81.9 x 8.3mm, weight: 172g
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, OIS+, 4K video recording, Slow motion video ...
OneNote, the note taking application that lives inside the office suite has now been unbundled on Windows and made free for the desktop, like it has been on other platforms and even the Windows Store. Talking of platforms, Microsoft has also just introduced OneNote for Mac, which has been a long standing request from Office for Mac users. The client will work just like the Windows client, with access to the OneDrive cloud, the familiar arrangement of notebooks and all the tools OneNote is known for. Apart from this, Microsoft has also opened up new APIs for OneNote, with which one can develop apps supporting the service and the cloud.
The OneNote team detailed the new features in their blog -
OneNote for Mac is available for the first time and for free. With this, OneNote is now available on all the platforms you care about: PC, Mac, Windows tablets, Windows Phone, iPad, iPhone, Android and the Web. And they’re always in sync.
OneNote is now free everywhere including the Windows PC desktop and Mac version because we want everyone to be able to use it. Premium features are available to paid customers.
The OneNote service now provides a cloud API enabling any application ...
Microsoft made OneNote for Windows free and launched its first Mac client recently. It also introduced Office Lens for Windows Phone that scans your documents and save it as editable format in OneNote. This uses OneNote’s cloud-based optical character-recognition (OCR) software and the new OneNote Service API to make it a editable text. It also trims, enhances and makes pictures readable.
Regarding the new app, Chris Yu, principal group program manager for Office, says on the Microsoft Research article
Office Lens automatically performs image correction and cleanup to photos on your phone before the files are uploaded to OneNote for storage and text conversion. Office Lens detects the edges of the document or whiteboard, or you have the option to set the border manually. You take a photo, and Office Lens cleans up the image and saves it to OneNote, where the OCR software in the cloud does the text-recognition work that allows you to have a searchable digital file.
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Features of Office Lens for Windows Phone
With Whiteboard mode, Office Lens trims and cleans up glares and shadows.
With Document mode, Office Lens trims and colors them perfectly.
Save pictures not only to your camera roll, but directly into OneNote. You can see the images across all your devices.
Requires logging in ...
Reliance Jio Infocomm, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has entered into a pan-India tower infrastructure sharing agreement with Viom Networks, a joint venture of Tata Teleservices and SREI Infrastructure to use the latter's telecom infrastructure with a footprint of over 42,000 telecom towers for their 4G roll out. Viom Networks is India’s largest independent telecommunications infrastructure company.
Reliance Jio had already tied with RCOM and Bharti Infratel to use their telecom infrastructure. Reliance Jio received unified License for all its 22 service areas across India recently. The company plans to roll out 4G broadband and voice services later this year.
Regarding the new deal, Sanjay Mashruwala, Managing Director, Reliance Jio, said,
This agreement is in line with our mission of a Pan India launch spanning next-generation voice and data services and leveraging existing telecom infrastructure. We look forward to partnering with Viom Networks for rolling out services across the country.
Syed Safawi, CEO, Viom Networks, said,
From a conventional tower company, we are transforming ourselves as an innovation-driven, data-centric infra solutions provider. We are delighted to partner with Reliance jio and offer our countrywide network infrastructure. Our consistent delivery of high network up time, on-time reliable project delivery capability, and optimal operation and a maintenance cost offer a great value package.
After confirming the presence of a mobile-enabled version in the works when launching the Surface 2, the Redmond giant has finally taken the wraps off Microsoft Surface 2 with LTE 4G on the AT&T network, retailing at a price of 679$ for the 64 GB version. The Surface was Microsoft's first play as a PC hardware company. The first product, called Surface RT, was largely a flop due to poor usability and performance, and even took a write down in the company's earnings. Surface 2, the successor, was launched almost an year later, with good reviews and better reception from consumers, but still not as popular as Microsoft would like. Touted as a portable productive machine, the Surface 2 in its initial variants lacked a LTE chip for mobile data, which was apparently a highly requested feature, and hence we are seeing it now, in the form of the slightly modified LTE variant of the Surface 2.
With a SIM card slot added to the sides, the Surface 2 will be able to use the 4G LTE data connectivity offered by the mobile operator, like AT&T for instance, and lets you use internet on-the-go. Windows RT, the operating system that runs ...
Apple introduced the iPad Air with a Apple A7 64 bit processor, M7 motion co-processor and a slim design last October. At the same time it discontinued the 4th generation iPad with Retina Display, few months after the launch and reduced the price of iPad 2 to $399. Today, Apple has decided to discontinue the 3-year old iPad 2 to bring back the 4th generation iPad with Retina Display.
The iPad 4 with Retina Display has a A6X processor and lightning port, but all other features are exactly similar to the iPad 3, including a 9.7-inch (2048 x 1536 pixels) display, 1.2MP HD front-facing camera, 5MP rear camera with 1080p HD video recording, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4GHz and 5GHz) and Bluetooth 4.0.
The iPad 4 with Retina Display now starts at $399 for 16GB WiFi version and the 16GB WiFi + Cellular version costs $529. Even the Apple India website now lists the iPad 4 with Retina display instead of iPad 2, but no word on pricing yet.
Source | Via
Apple took the road not taken by introducing two new iPhones in late 2013 when it announced the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. Both the phones were quite different as iPhone 5s came with brand new specifications, a fingerprint scanner and a dual tone flash while the iPhone 5c was just the iPhone 5 in a brand new plastic casing. Word in the tech industry was that the "c" in iPhone 5c stood for cheap, but it actually stood for colors.
When it was launched, the iPhone 5c came in the usual 16/32/64GB variants in different color options. Today, Apple has just announced an 8GB version of the iPhone 5c in Europe and other countries. The 8GB variant is not yet available in the US. The disappointing sales of iPhone 5c is a clear indication that people want the better iPhone - iPhone 5s despite a heavier price tag.
The pricing of the iPhone 5c 8GB is 40 GBP less than the 16GB variant which retails for 469GBP making it available for 429GBP(approx Rs. 43,500). There is no word from Apple about the detailed availability of the 8GB variant. It is not yet available in India.
Update: Apple has confirmed that the Apple iPhone ...
Motorola Moto X is a phone that has been hard to find outside the States, but things are changing soon. Motorola launched the budget range Moto G in India last month exclusively via Flipkart and it went on to become its most sold smartphone ever. After the hugely successful Moto G launch, Flipkart teased that they were the exclusively bringing in another Motorola device - Motorola Moto X. After a week of teasing, Flipkart has finally announced via their Twitter account that the Motorola Moto X would go on sale on March 19 and will be available for Rs. 23,999.
Motorola Moto X was announced way back in August and it was a very good smartphone that came with a compact body and a 4.7inch display. It is currently available in the US for $399(Rs. 24,500) and its pricing of Rs. 23,999 is quite competitive. Motorola Moto X comes with always listening feature that allows you to use the phone even without touching it.
The specifications of Motorola Moto X are
1.7Ghz dual core Snapdragon S4 Pro
Android 4.4 KitKat
4.7 inch 720p display
2GB RAM, 16GB ROM
2200 mAh
10MP Clear Pixel camera, 2MP front facing camera
Bluetooth 4.0
WiFi b/g/n/ac, GPS, GLONASS
NFC
nano SIM
Flipkart has revealed that only the ...
Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) that provides telecom services under MTS brand has launched new Super Unlimited data plans for high usage MBlaze customers in India. This is available for new post-paid and pre-paid customers. It provides at least 300% more value than plans offered by competition, says the company.
Leonid Musatov, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer – MTS India, said,
I am delighted to present the most aggressive data plans in the country. MTS’ SUPER UNLIMITED data plans have been specially designed to provide at least 300% more value than plans offered by competition. The SUPER UNLIMITED data plans are a follow up to the launch of our 3GPLUS telecom network and the recent success of MTS’ ‘Born For The Internet’ campaign.
MBlaze Super Unlimited Plans
Tariff/Rental
Pre-paid Data Plan
Post-paid Data Plan
Validity
Rs. 999
20 GB
40 GB
30 days
Rs. 1298
25 GB
-
30 days
Rs. 1498
30 GB
-
30 days
Post-paid users only get Rs. 999 plan, that offers 40GB of data. All these plans come with 30 days validity. It is not clear if the speed would be throttled to 144kbps or 64kbps after the data limit.
These new plans are available across all the MTS circles, Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, UP West, West Bengal & Kolkata.
LG might be working on the Google Smartwatch for all we know, but it seems like they are trying their hand at some other wearable products as well. evleaks has posted the image above, which looks to have a colourful wearable capacitive stylus that can bend. While we have no exact details for this product, it does look like an accessory at best, for the phone as well as for us. At a glance, it will look like a wrist band, but the next moment you can whip it out and start taking notes on your large screen phone. The tip of the stylus reminds us that this is definitely of the capacitive type, which means that it can work for a product like, lets say, the iPad too.
Coloured in bright orange, red and green, this wearable accessory aims to solve the one long standing pain factor for styluses that don't come with the phone - a carrying slot. With a wrist strap like setup, the pen, which can turn into a rigid stick when made straight, can curl up on your wrist, just like the toy ones we used as a kid. While the implementation or the use of ...
