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Spice has launched Stellar Glide Mi-438, the latest smartphone in the Stellar series. It has a 4-inch touch screen display based on One Glass Solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
It has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support, similar to most phones in Stellar range. Spice also offers 2GB of free storage on Spice Cloud to backup your data. Xolo launched the A500 Club with a similar 4-inch OGS display recently.
Commenting on the launch, Mr. T M Ramakrishnan- CEO, Devices, Spice Retail Ltd, said
Stellar Glide is a power-driven device in terms of its processor and expandable storage (upto 32 GB). At Spice, we believe in catering to consumers’ needs and aspirations and the Stellar Glide with GMS certification is another potent effort from us in exceeding consumer expectations.
Spice Stellar Glide Mi-438 specifications
4-inch touch screen OGS display
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
1.3 GHz dual-core processor
Dual SIM
2MP rear Camera with LED flash
1.3MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with MicroSD
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, GPS
1350 mAh battery with up to 4.5 hours talk time and ...
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Amazon has bought digital comic book store ComiXology for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2007, ComiXology has a collection of digital comic books from more than 75 publishers. It boasts of graphic novels from popular publishers like Marvel and DC along with many independent creators.
ComiXology introduced a digital reader and store in 2009 while in 2013, it launched a self-publishing platform for comics that allows comic creators to upload and sell their own work. The “Comics by Comixology” app which is available free on iOS and Android, topped 200 million comic book downloads last year.
David Naggar, Amazon's vice president of content acquisition and independent publishing, said in a statement.
We've long admired the passion ComiXology brings to changing the way we buy and read comics and graphic novels. We look forward to investing in the business, growing the team, and together, bringing comics and graphic novels to even more readers.
Amazon did not mentioned how it will exactly use the acquisition, however it can be predicted that the company will integrate it on Kindle or Kindle Fire Tablets. The company recently launched EMI schemes for Kindle devices in India. The deal is expected to close during the second quarter of 2014.
Screenshot from the upcoming LG G3 smartphone has allegedly leaked online. It shows a new Optimus UI with flat design and icons. The LG G3 is rumored to feature a 5.5-inch Quad HD (QHD) display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels that was shown off last year. It is expected to be powered by Snapdragon 805 SoC and run on Android 4.4 (KitKat).
It is also expected to come with dust and water resistance, feature a 16-megapixel rear camera and a fingerprint scanner. Apple introduced a flat UI with the iOS 7 update last year and Samsung brought a flat UI to Galaxy devices with KitKat on their new Galaxy tablets and smartphones, including the Galaxy S5.
LG Odin, an octa-core SoC with four Cortex A15 cores clocked at 2.2 GHz and four Cortex A7 cores clocked at 1.7 GHz is also rumored to be in the works, but it is not expected until later this year. An unknown Samsung smartphone with a 5.25-inch Quad HD display and a Snapdragon 805 chip surfaced in benchmarks recently. Both these smartphones might compete later this year.
The LG G3 is rumored to be unveiled in May, nine months after it announced their current flagship, the LG G2.
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The downward slide of PC shipment continued even in the first quarter of 2014 after constant decline throughout entire 2013. Global PC shipments dropped to 76.6 million units in the first quarter of 2014, a 1.7 percent decrease from the same period last year, according to Gartner. Gartner attributed the slump in PC shipments to Microsoft's decision to end support for Windows XP operating system.
Mikako Kitagawa, principal analyst at Gartner in an official statement.
All regions indicated a positive effect since the end of XP support stimulated the PC refresh of XP systems. Professional desktops, in particular, showed strength in the quarter. Among key countries, Japan was greatly affected by the end of XP support, registering a 35 percent year-over-year increase in PC shipments. The growth was also boosted by sales tax change. We expect the impact of XP migration worldwide to continue throughout 2014.
Giving insights about vendor performance this quarter, Gartner revealed that Lenovo continued to be the leader with 16.9% global market share followed by HP and Dell at 16% and 12.5% respectively. The share difference between Dell and HP once again narrowed as HP managed to achieve its fastest shipment growth of the last two years with 4.1%. On the other hand Dell maintained a strong ...
Sony announced the Vaio Fit 11A tablet computer during January earlier this year and the product went on sale during February. However, in the past weeks, Sony had received three complaints from consumers reporting burnt parts in the Vaio Fit 11A. As a result, Sony has said that there was risk that the batteries of these products, which are made by Panasonic, could overheat and catch fire.
According to the WSJ, around 26,000 computers that have been sold have this glitch. After receiving three complaints - one on March 19 in Japan, the other on March 30 in Hong Kong and the third on April 8th in China. The company stopped selling the products at the starting of this month.
Sony sold the personal computer division a couple of months back and the Vaio Fit 11A was the last Vaio product developed by Sony. Sony has said that it would be identifying the defective products by their serial number and would soon finalize a way to either get the device replaced or repaired. They would be updating more information about this on their homepage within a couple of weeks.
This isn't the first time Sony isn't recalling its Vaio series products as it ...
Spice has launched Stellar Glide Mi-438, the latest smartphone in the Stellar series. It has a 4-inch touch screen display based on One Glass Solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
It has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support, similar to most phones in Stellar range. Spice also offers 2GB of free storage on Spice Cloud to backup your data. Xolo launched the A500 Club with a similar 4-inch OGS display recently.
Commenting on the launch, Mr. T M Ramakrishnan- CEO, Devices, Spice Retail Ltd, said
Stellar Glide is a power-driven device in terms of its processor and expandable storage (upto 32 GB). At Spice, we believe in catering to consumers’ needs and aspirations and the Stellar Glide with GMS certification is another potent effort from us in exceeding consumer expectations.
Spice Stellar Glide Mi-438 specifications
4-inch touch screen OGS display
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
1.3 GHz dual-core processor
Dual SIM
2MP rear Camera with LED flash
1.3MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with MicroSD
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, GPS
1350 mAh battery with up to 4.5 hours talk time and ...
Google seems to be spending a lot of time and resources in adding features and functionality to its suite of applications that come with an Android smartphone. Rumors are floating around that Google is planning a complete visual overhaul of its Gmail application and Google Calendar application. In the meantime, Google has updated its mobile browser - Chrome for Beta with some much needed features.
Some of the features that Chrome Beta has picked up in the latest update include the ability to undo a tab close, better fullscreen video viewing and Samsung Multi-Window support. Chrome for Beta has been updated to version 35 and according to Google's official blog post, the following are the changes
Undo Tab Close
Fullscreen video with Subtitles and HTML5 controls
Support for some multi-window devices
Support for casting some videos with Chromecast
In addition to mentioning the features, since this is a beta version, Google has also given a list of issues that come with the browser.
Known issues include:
YouTube support for casting videos is not complete
Fullscreen video controls are not complete
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Alleged screenshot of LG G3 leaked recently that showed off a flat Android UI. Now UA Profile of the LG LS990 for Sprint has surfaced on the official sprint website. Since the LG G2 for Sprint has a model number LS980, this smartphone is expected to be the upcoming LG G3. According the UA Profile, this smartphone would come with a 5.5-inch Quad HD (QHD) display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels that was announced last year, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8974 processor (could be Snapdragon 800 or 801 SoC).
It would run on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Earlier rumors suggested that it would feature a 16-megapixel rear camera, but the UA profile shows that it would come with a 13-megapixel rear camera similar to the LG G2.
LG G3 (LS990) rumored specifications
5.5-inch (1440×2560 pixels) Quad HD display at 538 ppi
quad-core Snapdragon 800 or 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
13MP rear camera with 1080p video recording
2.1 MP front-facing camera
3GB DDR3 RAM, 32GB of internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with micro SD
4G LTE/3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS / aGPS
We still don't have the battery capacity or a press render of the smartphone yet. It is also likely to come with rear mounted power ...
The entry level segment remains the largest selling section of the smartphone market in India. HTC recently announced the Desire 310 that targets exactly this corner of the market. With entry level specifications and a price to match, the phone could prove to be HTC's trump card in the volume segment especially as our initial impressions show the phone to be a rather well optimized piece of kit. Check out our unboxing while we work on our review of the HTC Desire 310. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da6mJlaMs_c
HTC Desire 310 dual sim 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 (GSM + GSM)
5MP rear camera with 1080p Full HD video recording
0.3MP (VGA) 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 310 dual sim is available in Blue, White and Red colors and is priced at Rs. 11,480.
Last month, LG had announced the LTE variant of their popular G2 smartphone. While they had a demo of the device, it was mainly for the press and media. Now Qualcomm and LG have set up an LTE Experience Zone for the public in Bangalore.
The Experience Zone is in Phoenix Market City Mall in Whitefield, Bangalore. The public can freely go over they on any day between 11th to 13th April to get a first hand experience of 4G LTE and the improvements it brings on the LG G2 LTE.
The LTE variant of the LG G2 which is LG's first LTE device in India is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. The device had no issues streaming the content over 4G and then wirelessly displaying the content onto the large screen TV. Qualcomm is already on its 4th generation LTE multimode modem and only one to offer LTE Advance with carrier aggregation
The LG G2 LTE version is now available at a price of 49,000 rupees for the 32GB model. It's available in three colour variants - White, Black and Gold and customers will also get a Quick Window case free of charge.
While we were at the booth, we tried ...
Asus launched the Fonepad 7, a 7-inch tablet with 3G and voice calling capabilities in India last year. The has sent us a press invite for the launch of Asus Fonepad 7 Dual SIM (ME175CG) with dual SIM support in India on April 15th. It was announced at the MWC 2014 earlier this year and packs a 7-inch (1280 x 800) HD LED Backlit IPS display, but this is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean).
Other features are similar to the single-SIM variant including a 5-megapixel rear camera with 1080p full HD video recording and a 1.2 MP front-facing camera, SonicMaster audio technology and 3G HSPA+ connectivity along with voice calling capabilities.
Asus Fonepad 7 Dual SIM specifications
7-inch (1280 x 800) HD LED Backlit IPS display with 10 finger multi-touch
1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with 300 MHz PowerVR SGX544 GPU
Dual SIM with dual standby (micro SIMs)
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
5MP rear camera with 1080p Full HD video recording
1.2MP front-facing camera with 720p Video Recording
11.35mm thick and weighs 340g
1GB RAM, 8GB GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB via micro SD
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS
3950mAh battery with up to 28 hours of 3G talk time and up to 35 days ...
Google Glass, the Mountain View company's first wearable product that took the world by storm, started out as a preview, with an invite-only explorer program. But in a turn of events, Google will be selling the Explorer edition of Glass to anyone in the US, but with a tiny catch. It will be available only for a limited time frame, and only on April 15th, when it will be out for anyone to buy. All you have to do is sign up with your details on this page and you will be able to get the Glass on the 15th, but of course you have to be a US citizen and have to pay the same 1500$ price. But the upside is, you get a frame or shade, according to your preferences and there is no extra cost associated with it.
Next Tuesday, April 15th at 6am PDT, we’re opening up some spots in the Glass Explorer Program. Any adult in the US* can become an Explorer by visiting our site and purchasing Glass for $1500 + tax – and it now comes with your favorite shade or frame, thanks to feedback from our current Explorers. The number of spots available ...
Gameloft and Marvel teamed up once again to announce The Amazing Spider-Man 2 last month. Now Marvel and Gameloft have confirmed that the game would be coming to iOS, Android, and Windows Phone on April 17th, when the opens in Australia, Germany, UK and other countries. Fans in India have to wait till May 1st for the movie.
The first Amazing Spider-Man Mobile game was released back in 2012, when the first Amazing Spider-Man movie released. The sequel would have new, original story inspired by the movie and has new features. This has villains such as Electro and the Green Goblin, introduces new combos and more action.
The game takes place in an open-world Manhattan. It has better graphics and is obviously larger than the first game, in size. The game’s plot line reads.
Web-sling through a free-roam Manhattan in the ultimate playground, as Spider-Man rushes to save New York City from the chaos of a disastrous crime wave. Combined with an original story inspired by the film, the stage is set for Spidey’s greatest battle against film villains Electro and Green Goblin, as well as other iconic foes!
It will be a premium game, similar to the first one. Check out the new game trailer.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9orodxJh6Q
Rumors around the long awaited Amazon smartphone have been floating around for years now but The Wall Street Journal has now gone on record to say that it should be expected this June. Amazon is believed to be showing off prototypes to developers in SFO and Seattle to gain support for its rather unique hardware. While showing 3D content on a phone has been done before, Amazon will be the first to include retina tracking technology that will largely be handled using the four front facing cameras that it will include. This approach will create a 3D hologram like effect and will not require users to wear special glasses.
Amazon has been going big on all fronts over the past few months. The company launched it's own set top box that includes class leading voice control technology. Amazon also managed to cross 200,000 applications on it's app store. This is in addition to the company's drone delivery ambitions as uncovered last year. Suffice it to say that even though 3D on mobile phones has been dismissed as gimmicky, it will be foolhardy to sideline Amazon's entry into the ecosystem.The first Amazon smartphone is expected to ship in September ahead of the ...
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few days, its been hard to miss the buzz around Heartbleed, the latest and greatest vulnerability to hit the internet. The flaw in OpenSSL is said to affect close to two thirds of the internet and could allow theft of data protected by SSL/TLS encryption. In short, all your passwords could be easily accessible. Most of the sites that you're likely to frequent and most devices that you use have since been patched to get around Heartbleed, all except one.
Google yesterday issued a statement saying that all versions of Android are immune to CVE-2014-0160 ie Heartbleed with the limited exception of Android 4.1.1. Google's Android distribution dashboard states that Android Jellybean (4.1.x - 4.3) accounts for 34.4%. If even a small subset of the current install base is on 4.1.1, it potentially makes several million users out there vulnerable. Fret not though as Mountain View has already pushed out a patch to Android partners and it is now up to OEMs and carriers to roll this out to users.
Security research firm Lookout confirmed that hackers are less likely to go after individual devices than servers. This stems from the ...
Today we've the unboxing of the Samsung Galaxy S5. It was officially announced in February during Mobile World Congress 2014. It is now available for purchase in India through Samsung stores and most other retailers.
The device retails for a price of around 51,500 rupees. The price varies a bit depending on your location and the retailer you choose. This is quite high even if you if you compare the launch price of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
There is also a special offer going on at the moment which gives you around 15-20% cashback based on the card that you have. That guarantees you a saving of at least 7000 rupees. So we advise you to check for any such offers before making a purchase.
The contents of the box are :
Samsung Galaxy S5 (Powered by Exynos Octa-Core Processor)
2800 mAH Battery
Earphone and Additional Eartips
USB to microUSB 2.0 Cable
Wall Charger
Documentation
The device available in India is powered by an Octa-Core (A15 1.9 Quad + A7 1.3 Quad) Exynos 5422 processor and it wont support LTE bands.
The box contents are as expected bar the USB cable. Despite having a USB 3.0 port on the device, Samsung has chosen to provide us with a 2.0 cable. While ...
PayPal has announced that the fingerprint-based authentication system for the Galaxy S5 is available in 25 countries. This lets users just login to PayPal on mobile web sites, mobile apps and in stores with their fingerprint. This was first announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in February. It is also more secure, says PayPal.
Here is the official demo that shows how to use the biometric authentication system to login to PayPal on the Galaxy S5.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41K8b_Kcj1U
John Lunn from PayPal Developer Network, said
Customers can use their finger to pay with PayPal from their new Samsung Galaxy S5 because the FIDO Ready software on the device securely communicates between the fingerprint sensor on their device and PayPal’s service in the cloud. The only information the device shares with PayPal is a unique encrypted key that allows PayPal to verify the identity of the customer without having to store any biometric information on PayPal’s servers.
It has also launched PayPay apps for Gear 2 and Gear Fit that lets users to check-in to pay with PayPal in eight countries, as it promised at the MWC 2014 earlier this year. It also lets users check their PayPal balance, get payment notifications and save offers from local businesses.
Here is a demo of ...
Gionee Pioneer P4, successor of the Pioneer P3 that was launched few months back is now on sale in India on eBay. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
It has dual SIM support with dual standby, similar to the Pioneer P3, but this has 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal memory and packs a 1800 mAh battery, compared to 512MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory and 1700 mAh battery on the P3. It was listed on the official website before getting pulled.
Gionee Pioneer P4 specifications
4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
5MP Auto Focus rear Camera with LED flash, HD video recording
2MP front-facing camera
9.05 mm thick and weighs 128.7 grams
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1GB RAM, 8GB of internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth and GPS
1800 mAh battery
The Gionee Pioneer P4 comes in Black and White and is priced at Rs. 9800 online. This might not be the final price of the device.
We hope that by now you have already seen our unboxing of the Samsung Galaxy S5. We already brought you the photo gallery of the Electric Blue version of the Galaxy S5 from the MWC 2014, where it was announced. Now here's a photo gallery of the white version for you. The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a 5.1-inch full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display, powered by a Octa-Core Exynos 5422 (A15 1.9 GHz ＋ A7 1.3 GHz) processor with Heterogeneous Multi-Processing and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with a new Touchwiz UI.
It has a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. It has curved corners that we had seen on the S3 and the S4.
It has Samsung's signature home button below the display that has a built fingerprint scanner for biometric screen locking feature and mobile payments. It has capacitive touch buttons on either sides of the home button, as usual.
It has chrome finish on the sides, that gives the phone an elegant look. The Galaxy S5 is just 8.1 mm thick and weighs 145 grams.
On the top there is a large 3.5mm audio jack.
It also houses an Infrared LED for smart TV remote and a secondary microphone on the top.
The volume rocker ...
After the successful Moto G launch, Motorola launched the Moto X in India last month. This was announced even before the Moto X soon after Droid Mini, Droid Ultra and Droid Maxx. Moto X has a slightly larger display with 720p HD resolution, similar to the Moto G, but this has a AMOLED display instead of LCD. The Moto X has a more powerful dual-core Snapdragon Krait processor and a better camera. It is definitely better than the Moto G in all the aspects, but is it better than other smartphones in similar range? Let us find out in the complete review.
Unboxing
We unboxed the AT&T variant of the Moto G last year. Check out the unboxing video below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qCzrsyYJVo
Box Contents
Moto X
USB wall charger
microUSB cable
SIM ejector tool
Quick start guide and safety information
Since the smartphone comes with a built-in 2200 mAh battery, it doesn't have a battery in the box. The Indian retail unit also comes with a headset and an Indian wall charger plug in the box.
Design and Hardware
The first thing you notice is how compact the phone is. Even though it has a 4.7-inch screen, it is incredibly compact. Width of the phone is just 65.3, thanks to the narrow bezel ...
