Micromax Canvas Juice A177, the latest smartphone in the Canvas series is now available from eBay. It has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 3000 mAh battery.
The Micromax Canvas Juice A77 went on sale few months back, this looks exactly similar to the Micromax A77 and has similar specifications. Not clear why Micromax is releasing the same phone again with a different name.
Micromax Canvas Juice A177 specifications
5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with dual standby
1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
5MP auto focus camera with LED flash
0.3MP front-facing camera
HD Video Playback
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with recording
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory (1.27GB for apps), expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G (HSDPA: up to 21Mbps), WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS
3000 mAh battery with up to 10 hours talk time and up to 282 hours standby
The Micromax Canvas Juice A177 comes in black color and is priced at Rs. 8,490 online. It ...
Micromax Canvas Juice A177, the latest smartphone in the Canvas series is now available from eBay. It has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 3000 mAh battery.
The Micromax Canvas Juice A77 went on sale few months back, this looks exactly similar to the Micromax A77 and has similar specifications. Not clear why Micromax is releasing the same phone again with a different name.
Micromax Canvas Juice A177 specifications
5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with dual standby
1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
5MP auto focus camera with LED flash
0.3MP front-facing camera
HD Video Playback
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with recording
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory (1.27GB for apps), expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G (HSDPA: up to 21Mbps), WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS
3000 mAh battery with up to 10 hours talk time and up to 282 hours standby
The Micromax Canvas Juice A177 comes in black color and is priced at Rs. 8,490 online. It ...
Chris Lacy, developer of the popular Action Launcher has released Link Bubble, a new browser for Android smartphones and tablets. This lets loads a webpage in the background when you click a link in your current app, so that you can read them once the page is completely loaded. It notifies you when the page is loaded, shows the amount time saved per link and makes sharing links, pushing links to apps like Pocket easy.
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Features of Link Bubble for Android
When you click on a link in an app, Link Bubble loads that webpage in the background, leaving you free to keep using your current app rather than your precious time being wasted watching a page load. Once the page has fully loaded, it will animate on screen.
Link Bubble's flick physics allow you to go from clicking a link to sharing a link or adding it to a service such as Pocket in little more than a second!
Load multiple links from your current app at the same time (requires Pro).
Gracefully handles links that redirect to other apps. No longer does clicking an Instagram link in Twitter redirect to a full screen browser before loading Instagram!
Deep integration with the apps on your system.
Locates ...
Top Notch Infotronix has launched Zebronics Closic, a new Bluetooth speaker with digital alarm clock. It is aimed at students and home-makers and has FM Radio, Media controls buttons and also has a micro SD card slot to play music even without a mobile device. It shows time even when the speaker is off and also has AUX input to connect feature phones.
Regarding the new speaker, Pradeep Doshi, Director – Sales for Zebronics said
We design products to suit the entertainment needs of maximum customers. Closic speakers make their way and land comfortably on any flat surface of kitchen, dining table, study table, party room etc. to provide continues entertainment. Partners would be very excited to extend this model to their customers in the upcoming holiday season.
Features of Zebronics Closic Bluetooth speaker
Bluetooth 2.1 to connect to Bluetooth devices up to 10 meters
LED Display
FM Radio
Clock function with Alarm
Media Control Buttons
Supports Micro SD cards & USB Support(max 32GB)
Supports mp3 and wma audio files
Aux input to connect to devices without Bluetooth
80db Sensitivity and 4 Ohm Impedance
800 mAh built in battery with up to 3 hours music or FM Radio playback
5V DC input
The new Zebronics Closic speaker is priced at an MRP of Rs. 2299 and comes with one ...
Swipe Telecom has launched Swipe Halo Fone, the company's latest phablet in the Halo series. It has a 6.5-inch ( 800×480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display based on one-glass-solution, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MTK6572 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. It is 9mm thick and weighs 235 grams. It would compete with the Zync Z605phablet launched earlier this year.
Swipe Halo Fone specifications
6.5-inch (800 x 480 pixels) LCD display based on One-Glass Solution (OGS)
1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MTK6572 processor
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM (3G + 2G)
Dimensions: 183x101x9mm; Weight: 235 grams
2MP rear camera with LED flash
0.3 megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
512MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS
2800 mAh battery
Swipe Halo Fone comes in black color and is priced at Rs. 6,999.
After a long wait, Microsoft has finally unveiled its plans for the next generation of its graphics APIs, Direct X. These APIs were developed by Microsoft for making game development easier on Windows and eventually on all of its other platforms. It provided a standard way, an abstracted layer, for developers, to take advantage of complex graphics hardware. This spurred the PC gaming industry, until the recent years, in which the development of the API tapered off, with evolutionary additions.
With Direct X 12, which is apparently a big departure from the current programming model, Microsoft hopes to reinvigorate game development on all its products, right from PCs to phones, tablets and of course, the Xbox One. Direct X 12 was revealed at the Game Developers Conference with hardware partners in AMD, Nvidia and Qualcomm, to name a few, and will ship on products starting 2015.
Direct X 12 will apply to all Microsoft products, which is hence a single API to code for all form factors. This includes mobile of course, with Windows Phone 8 already supporting Direct X. But what are the benefits of DX 12 on mobile, you ask?
Taken from the GDC presentation, this lists the benefits of DX12 ...
UCWeb, popular for its mobile internet software and services has announced that the UC Browser has crossed 500 million users globally. Over 300 million UC Browser users are from Android, compared to 100 million in December 2012. It is among leading mobile browsers in India with market share of 32%, reveals StatsCounter data. 500 million user count is based on quarterly active users till March 2014, says UCWeb.
UC Browser crossed 400 million global user mark in December. It dominated China’s mobile browser market in 2013 with over 65% of the market share (based on monthly active users for both Android and iOS) according to iResearch data. It saw 328% YoY increase in smartphone users in India. It has also seen tremendous growth in Russia, Indonesia, Vietnam and the United States.
UCWeb is working with 5,000 partners, including online service providers, app and game developers, and e-commerce merchants to help maximize their brand exposure and distribution channels. It recently introduced Cricbuzz add-on, and launched train enquiry service in India for checking train status and ticketing information.
The company is looking to expand beyond smartphones and tablets, and the recently launched UC Browser for TV (Chinese version) is an example of it. This lets ...
Lenovo and Yahoo have something in common - both of them won't stop until they have bought out everything and everybody. The difference between them though is that Lenovo has went after big names like IBM ThinkPads, IBM Servers and Motorola while Yahoo is buying early stage startups.
The latest news is that Lenovo has acquired the patent portfolio from Unwired Planet. The deal is said to have gone through for $100 million in cash and since the trade, stocks of Unwired Planet have shot upwards. As a part of the deal, Lenovo has got patents for 3G and LTE mobile technologies.
Lenovo is one of the top PC manufacturers right now and is also in the top 5 smartphone vendors. Lenovo is very much aware of the fact that the PC market is dwindling and the smartphone market is booming. It recently acquired Motorola Mobility and now with patents for 3G and LTE, it seeks to further its horizon in the smartphone domain.
We are back with our askFA discussion and live chat after a while. This week’s askFA discussion is about the recently launched Lenovo Vibe Z. Lenovo launched the Vibe Z, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India last month and it went on pre-order on the official store for Rs. 34,999 earlier this month.We already brought you the unboxing, benchmarks, photo gallery and the camera review of the device. You can also check out the gaming review over at our YouTube Channel.
You can ask us anything about the Lenovo Vibe Z, and we will try our best to answer all your questions. The discussion will begin at 4PM today, 21st March, 2014 and will last for two hours, till 6PM IST.
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Nokia announced the Nokia 220, an affordable phone along with the Nokia X series last month at the MWC 2014. The Nokia X was launched in India earlier this month. Now the Nokia 220 Dual SIM is available for purchase in India from the official Nokia Store. It has a 2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixel) LCD screen with keypad, 2-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera and 2G support. It has Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0, FM Radio, Flashlight and a 1100 mAh battery.
It has Nokia Xpress Browser and integrated Microsoft Bing search. It comes pre-loaded with Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo Messenger.
Nokia 220 Dual SIM features and specifications
2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixel) QVGA 262k Colour LCD Display
Dual band: GSM 900/1800
Dual SIM (2G + 2G) with Dual Standby
Nokia OS
2MP rear camera
Flashlight
Dimensions 99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm; weight 89.3 g (including battery)
Music Player, FM Radio
Connectivity: USB 1.1, USB mass storage, Bluetooth 3.0 , 3.5 mm AV Connector
Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
1100 mAh battery with up to 24 days standby and 15 hours talk time
The Nokia 220 Dual SIM comes in Red, Black, White, Yellow and Cyan colors and is priced at Rs. 2749. We went hands on with the Nokia 220 at the MWC last month. Check out the Nokia 220 hands-on.
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Asphalt 8: Airborne for Android and iOS has received its second major update since the launch. The new update for these platforms adds six new tracks around Asian-inspired location, the Great Wall and four new cars. The new iOS update v1.3 also has Twitch integration to connect with the Asphalt community on Twitch.tv to broadcast your gameplay online. This update also adds new events in career mode, new soundtrack and an improved Main Menu.
New cars include, 2014 McLaren P1, Ferrari Testarossa, Dodge Challenger and 2014 Ford F-150 to purchase and upgrade. If you don't know, Asphalt 8 went permanently free on iOS and Android last November and went free on Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 platforms earlier this year. It is not clear when these new features would be available for Windows Phone and Windows 8.
Download: Asphalt 8 Airborne for iOS | Asphalt 8 Airborne for Android
Check out the official Asphalt 8 Great Wall teaser
httpv://youtu.be/ThxVAjuVvyY
Nokia has been involved in a long term tax battle with the Indian government for more than a year now, and things don't seem to be getting any better for the Espoo company. Adding fuel to this fire is the Tamil Nadu government, which has recently moved to assess sales tax for devices that are exported from the Chennai Sri Perumbudur manufacturing facility. Nokia claims that these allegations from the government are baseless, as, by law, exports are exempt from taxes. With yet another tax evasion claim, it will be even harder for Nokia to complete its transition in time for the Microsoft acquisition.
It is well known that Nokia exports a lot of devices from the assembling plant in Sri Perumbudur, Chennai. We had even visited the factory a couple of times, where we were shown how the Asha and the other low end devices are manufactured, or rather assembled, and shipped from the plant. Nokia mainly exports the low cost devices from this facility but the company has been supplying its own local market too, with devices from the factory. According to Nokia, the Tamil Nadu Government claims that all devices were not exported and just sold domestically in ...
Angry Birds is a name you hear very often these days and sometime back, they launched a racing game - Angry Birds Go. Rovia has updated the Angry Birds Go racing game with new levels and new karts. In addition to new levels and karts, Angry Birds Go Sub Zero, as the expansion pack is called, gets a new winter chilly theme along with new currency.
The game now allows users to purchase in game content through coins earned in the game. You can get the following new karts for a price in the new expansion pack
Tar Barreller
Slushy Slider
Snow Shoo
Shred Sled
Chuck Ice
Mr Plow
The Blue Cornet
Arctic Roller
Speaking on the occasion, the company's Vice President had to say "It’s early days and I think we are just scratching the surface on how do we do it right and how do we do it better so it’s more rewarding and more magical for the fans and clearer in terms of the value proposition. Why would you choose some things in the physical side and get those products and why would you choose some things in the digital side?”
Rovio has significantly taken the clock of Angry Birds for most of its products and we will ...
Google has been targeting audience with great products at affordable products through their Nexus line up. The smartphones - Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 are an example of that. Each of the device offers the best in class performance for a considerably affordable price point. They did the similar thing with the tablets as well - Google Nexus 7 and Nexus 7 2013 - offering great features for an affordable price. It looks like things could change.
For sometime now, Google has been rumored to be working on a bigger tablet and now, CNET tells us that IHS Technology was able to share a few details with them. According to them, Google is expected to be working on a 8.9inch tablet that could arrive in the market later this year. HTC is expected to be the manufacturer and unlike previous Nexus offerings, the Nexus 8.9 could come with a premium price tag and is expected to cost upward of $299.
According to IHS Technology, Google could have a Nexus 7 successor at some point in 2014, but it doesn't seem to be confirmed.
The Elife E7 is Gionee's first real attempt at cracking the top end segment of the market, a really good one at that. We had unboxed this flagship device earlier, after it launched in the Indian market with an attractive price tag of Rs. 29,999. Being a flagship, it comes with specifications that resemble one, and that includes the massive camera module at the back, which houses a large sensor from Omnivision and an equally large lens unit from Largan, a precision manufacturer from China. So, with all that, how does the camera really perform? What is the UI like? Here is our Camera Review of the Gionee Elife E7 to answer that. Skip past the video for the full resolution samples.
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We shot several camera samples in different conditions, to see how the camera performs in general use cases. The Elife E7's camera module is made up of a 1/2.3" Omnivision sensor, a f2.2 aperture Largan M8 lens, accompanied by a single LED flash and a secondary microphone. Currently, along with the Sony Xperia Z1's 1/2.3" 20 MP sensor, the Omnivision OV16825 shares the top spot for the largest sensors on a Android smartphone, but the pixel size, of 1.34 ...
Pebble is definitely the one of the first companies to get the concept of smartwatch right, atleast for now. Pebble, originally started as a KickStarter project and then with its huge popularity, Pebble managed to become a smartwatch company. In 2014, they announced the second generation Pebble smartwach. The main difference between the first and second generation was the strap.
Pebble showcased he Pebble Steel at the CES 2014 earlier this year and we managed to get you a hands on which you can check out right below.
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Since Jan 2013, Pebble has sold nearly 400,000 Pebble smartwatches and according to reports, the revenue is somewhere close to $60million. Analysts predict that Pebble could double up on profits in 2014 as it has added a new line of Pebble Steel smartwatches. Unlike other Smartwatches like Sony Smartwatch 2 or Samsung Galaxy Gear, Pebble uses a eInk display and uses side buttons instead of touch displays. For now, Pebble has been one of the very popular smartwatches.
Last week, Google announced Android Wear, its answer to wearables OS and alongside the launch of the platform, it also revealed a couple of smartwatches running on Android Wear coming this summer - Moto 360 and LG ...
Sony has been doing a lot of things right recently. They launched their latest flagship, the Xperia Z2 at the Mobile World Congress, which really impressed us, and then there was the Xperia Z1 Compact earlier, which is easily the best "mini" device out there. But Sony is not about flagships alone, as they have a whole portfolio to care about, that cover a wide range prices. On that note, we have here, the Sony Xperia E1 Dual, which is the company's entry level model that competes with the various Micromax and Karbonn devices of our market, let alone Samsung or Nokia. Sony has been making devices in this segment for a long time, and the last popular one in this range was the Xperia Tipo Dual. Consider the E1 Dual as a spiritual successor of the Tipo. To see what the device is all about, we unboxed it on video and did a quick hardware overview of it, watch -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG-CQsJAJkM
As you might have noticed in the video, the box contents of the Xperia E1 Dual are pretty expected from a low end phone. Here are the box contents -
Box Contents
Sony Xperia E1 Dual in Black
Micro USB cable for data ...
Xolo A510S, the company’s latest smartphone in the A Series and the successor of last year's A500s has been listed on the official website. It has a 4-inch FWVGA IPS display, an upgrade from the WVGA screen. Xolo even launched the A500s IPS with same specifications as the A500s, but it had a IPS display. It recently launched the A500 Club with dual front speakers.
Other specifications are similar to the A500s, including a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor, Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS, 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 720p video recording and has a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. The RAM has been upgraded from 512MB to 1GB, which is definitely a great improvement, but it has the same 1400 mAh battery. Unlike the smooth matte back on the A500s, the A510s has a metal finish and a different design.
Xolo A510s specifications
4-inch (480 x 854 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor with Mali-400 MP GPU
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
5MP camera with LED Flash, 720p video recording
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
8.98mm thick
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G (HSDPA up to 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA up to 5.6 Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, aGPS
1GB RAM, 4GB ...
LG unveiled the L Series III smartphones L40, L70 and L90 and its dual SIM variants at the MWC 2014 in Barcelona last month. The LG L90 Dual and the L70 Dual are now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. The L70 Dual has a 4.5 inch WVGA display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. The LG L90 Dual has a 4.7-inch qHD display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor.
Both these run on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with new UI, LG Knock Code, a new customizable option to unlock the phone by tapping the lockscreen number of times in number of ways. These have dual SIM support with dedicated SIM switch key, similar to other dual SIM L Series devices.
LG L70 Dual specifications
4.5-inch (800 x 400 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor with Adreno 302 GPU
Android 4.4 KitKat
Dual SIM with dedicated SIM switch key
5MP rear camera with LED flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
1GB RAM,4GB Internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Dimensions: 127.2 x 66.8 x 9.5mm
3G (HSPA+21Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2,100mAh battery with SIO+ battery technology
LG L90 Dual specifications
4.7-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.2 ...
BlackBerry started rolling out OS 10.2.1 for its OS 10 devices earlier this year that brought new software features, FM Radio and more. BlackBerry OS 10.3, an upcoming version of the BlackBerry OS has leaked. BlackBerry Empire has got hold of the BlackBerry 10.3.0.140 ROM for the BlackBerry Z10 (STL 100-3), soon after ZonaBlackBerry posted screenshots of the new BlackBerry OS 10.3 features.
The upcoming OS 10.3 update is expected to bring a slightly flatter look, improved iconography, new Intelligent Assistant and more features. According to the leak, here are the new features expected in the BlackBerry OS 10.3.
Homescreen - The box around the icons is now gone, may or may not be a final decision.
Intelligent Assistant - It seems BlackBerry is not to be left behind and an intelligent assistant is implemented in this version seems to not work properly.
New keyboard layout and colors - Slightly changes the design a more minimalist style and color scheme of the operating system is now, Black with Red, Black and red.
Advanced Interaction Features are implemented to turn off the screen when the device is upside down or inside pocket to save battery.
Features of the camera - A timer for taking photographs is added, Taking panoramic photos (works correctly) is implemented, ...
Everybody who has seen the movie - 'Gravity' in a Dolby Atmos enabled theater, will know how true and amazing the surround sound effect is. Dolby Atmos has been around in the market since 2012 and until now, it has been there in a few theater screens and will become mainstream in the coming days. Dolby is not satisfied with Dolby Atmos taking up just the big screen and they want to bring to your smartphones and tablets.
Dolby seems to have found a way to simulate surround sound effect in the headphones. Dolby hopes to bring the same surround sound effect that you get in your Dolby Atmos theater to your tablet and smartphones. This could greatly enhance the way we consume media on our smart devices. Dolby thinks the new technology can help trick the brain to thinking that sound is coming from somewhere else and not just the headphones.
Dolby is currently said to be working with hardware partners to help bring the product to the market. Dolby Atmos technology can be implemented on your smartphone or tablet by using the latest high end Snapdragon 805 SoC. This is just the beginning and Dolby hopes that devices with Dolby ...
