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ZTE Telecom India, owned by of China’s ZTE Corp has announced that it would enter the Indian market with its range of smartphones and tablets later this year. The company would launch 5 smartphones ranging from Rs 5,799 to Rs 14,999 These smartphones would be available in all the major by the end of October, said the company. The company also plans to launch their tablets followed by it.
They have partnered with Pune-based Calyx Telecommunications to sell the devices. Gaurav Somani, Executive Director, Calyx Telecommunications said they are aiming at five states, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, where they would start selling their smartphone and tablet portfolio initially. The company would invest about 500 crores in setting up a distribution network. These devices would be available in 60 cities and towns through over 7,000 touch points.
Xu Dejun,Chief Executive Officer, ZTE India said
Globally, ZTE is the fourth largest handset manufacturer and we are certain to strengthen our position in India, which is a key growth propeller for us, contributing to 10 per cent of our overall revenues. Our tablets will be in the premium category based on 3G or 4G technology and we are looking at launching them by Diwali.
ZTE introduced high-end devices at the CES and the MWC 2013 earlier ...
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Panasonic launched its first big launch in the Smartphone market, the P51 with a quad-core processor and a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display with scratch resistant Asahi Dragon trail glass, all powered by a 2500 mAh battery. The Panasonic P51 comes in Black and White colors. Here's a hands on feel of the device. A detailed look of the phone hardware and glimpse of its key features.
The Panasonic P51 has a massive 5-inch touch screen with a slim body. It comes with a Magnetic flip cover to protect that large screen real estate.
The magnetic bar is placed on the backside.
The cover can be detached easily.
The front side has a HD IPS display with scratch resistant Asahi Dragon-trail glass
Front camera is 1.3MP 720p.
Panasonic P51 tries to encompass several features in the 5 inch screen phone. The battery is sealed inside. It is a 2500 mAh battery that can give upto 23 hours of talk time on a 2G network.
The P51 is a dual sim phone. Both sim slots are placed together, on one very thin spine.
The same spine has the micro USB slot for charging and data transfer.
Micro SD slot can take upto 32 GB. The phone already ...
Xolo is all set to release the X910, the company's new smartphone powered by an Intel Atom processor . The phone has appeared on Flipkart with complete specs and images. It would have a 4.3-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display with 256 ppi pixel density, powered by a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor with 400 MHz GPU and run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) similar to the other Xolo devices powered by a Intel Atom processor. No details about the exact model of Intel chip yet, but it is likely to come with a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Z2460 processor similar to the X900.
Looking at the specifications, this phone is likely to be priced lesser than the X900. Xolo launched the X900, the company's first Android smartphone powered by an Intel Atom processor last year, and launched the X1000 powered by a 2 GHz Intel Atom Z2480 processor earlier this year.
XOLO X910 Specifications
4.3-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display with 256 ppi pixel density
1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor with 400 MHz GPU
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
5MP auto focus camera with LED flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
1GB, 4GB of internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G (HSPA+ 21Mbps; HSUPA: 11.5 Mbps) , ...
Google didn't announce any new devices including the most expected White Google Nexus 4. Google would release the White Nexus 4 on along with the Android 4.3 on June 10th, according to a report from a website Android and Me. The White Nexus 4 surfaced earlier this year. This would come with a black bezel around the display with white finish on the sides and the back, similar to the white Galaxy Nexus. It would have a Nexus and LG branding in black, in contrast to the black version and have patterns on the glass back similar to the black version.
LG and Google officially launched the Nexus 4 in India yesterday, which would give a tough competition to other Android smartphones in the India market. Google would sell the White Nexus 4 on the Google Play Store in select countries. Wonder when the White Nexus 4 would come to India.
Android 4.3 was also expected to be announced at the Google I/O but it didn't happen. Google wanted to demo their ability to roll out new services and APIs without upgrading the Android firmware, hence the Android 4.3 didn't debut at the Google I/O, according to the sources. This would be a minor update ...
Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo Duos (GT-S5312), an entry-level Android smartphone has been spotted on Samsung India website. It was announced last month along with the Galaxy Star. The Samsung Galaxy Star was spotted on the official Samsung India website earlier this month, but still no sign of the phone yet. The Galaxy Pocket Neo Duos has a 3-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 850 MHz processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and comes with Dual SIM support with Dual SIM Always ON that lets you receive calls on one SIM even when you are using the other one.
It has Motion UI that uses simple intuitive motions to mute a call just by turning over or get refresh of update contents just by shaking it. The Samsung Galaxy Y Plus and the Galaxy Young went on sale in India last month, Galaxy Win Duos and Galaxy Fame Duos went on sale earlier this month.
Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo Duos (GT-S5312) specifications
3.0-inch ( 320 × 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
850 MHz processor
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
2 MP camera
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS with GLONASS
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS and Recording
512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32 GB ...
We just heard some rumours about the next version of Android, which indicate a June 10th launch date, but the Bluetooth Special Interest group is already excited about it. The main reason why they are excited is that Google has announced at their I/O developers conference that the next version of Android will be Bluetooth Smart ready, for devices with a dual mode Bluetooth chip. Bluetooth smart was a name given to the latest features of Bluetooth 4.0 which includes drastically reduced power consumption using a low pulsing method instead of a continuous stream. This enables a lot of useful sensory applications like heart rate monitors and various accessories that can connect with your phone and not have a major effect on the battery.
Announced at IO, Android devices that have a dual mode Bluetooth chip, which can do both traditional BT stuff like data transfer and simultaneously do low power information transfer with Bluetooth Smart ready devices. Several accessories have already arrived in the market and the inclusion of Bluetooth Smart in the next Android natively will enabled developers to target all devices, instead of select few Android devices, in which Bluetooth Smart has been manually added through custom APIs ...
HTC launched the HTC One, the company's flagship Android smartphone in India last month. It was supposed to go on sale in India at the end of April, but it was delayed due to unknown reasons. The phone is finally available in India from online retailer Saholic. The HTC One comes with a 4.7 inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display, powered by a 1.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with the new HTC Sense UI and HTC BlinkFeed.
It has a Metal Unibody Design, comes with Beats audio support, HTC Sense TV app with program guide and remote control, Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers and dual microphones. It packs a UltraPixel camera on the back with LED Flash, Full HD (1080p) video recording with HDR Video and a 2.1MP HD front-facing camera with 88 wide angle lens with HDR capability. It has 2 GB RAM, 32GB internal memory.
The connectivity features include, 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX codec, DNLA, MHL, GPS with GLONASS, NFC. It packs a 2300 mAh battery.
The HTC One is priced at Rs 42,900 (MOP) and also comes with a free a free Back Cover Worth Rs. 795 from Saholic. It is expected to ship in 8 business days. As ...
Having launched the Galaxy Win elsewhere, Samsung, in its own tradition, has renamed the same device to Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro for the Indian market and is now available from the Samsung India eStore for Rs. 16,900/-. Sporting a 4.7 inch display with WVGA resolution and sporting near-similar specs to the Grand Duos, this dual SIM Android 4.1 Jellybean phone is squarely aimed at competing with the various budget Android manufacturers in India who offer bigger screens for cheaper prices. Currently retailing at Rs. 16,900/- this phone will be available in two colours, black mist and frost white.
The phone has some pretty decent specs and sports a quad core Snapdragon 200 processor, hence the surname "Quattro" to indicate that this is a Galaxy Grand, but with a quad core processor. Seems like the device's only aim is to ward off on-paper spec battles even though the Cortex A5 processors, even if they are quad core, offer inferior performance to the dual core one on the Galaxy Grand Duos. Well played, Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro specifications
4.7-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) TFT capactivie touch screen display
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
1.2 GHz Cortex A5 quad-core processor - Snapdragon 200 Qualcomm MSM8625Q
5MP Auto Focus Camera with ...
The ASUS Fonepad has been in our labs for quite some time, and in our review, you might have noticed that we were disappointed with the Fonepad's performance. It even suffered in our gaming performance tests. But if you are still waiting on buying one, then good news awaits you. ASUS has just announced and launched a new Fonepad with better specs. The "Lexington" Intel Z2420 chipset has been swapped with the better performing Intel Z2460, and the 16GB internal storage, which gave us only 11GB of usable memory has been doubled to 32GB. All the other specs remain intact though, with the display still highly reflective, we guess. But still, a good thing that ASUS heard customer feedback and swiftly fixed it. However, there is a price to pay for the new version of Fonepad. It will be 60$ higher than before, a good 3,300 INR higher in our case.
The Intel Z2460 is a 1.6 GHz Single Core processor with HT, codenamed Medfield. This initially debuted with the Intel Xolo X900, and sports the same PowerVR SGX 540 GPU, but with a higher core frequency of 400 MHz. This, and the processor speed bump might help the Fonepad in ...
HP has announced the SlateBook x2 the company's new tablet with support for a keyboard dock similar to the Asus Transformer series. The SlateBook X2 has a 10.1-inch (1920 by 1200 pixels) IPS display, powered by a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a full-sized detachable keyboard dock with a touch pad. The Keyboard has a full HDMI port, USB 2.0, an SD slot, and an audio port. It also has a battery that would let you charge the battery inside the tablet.qua
It has DTS Sound + Solution for immersive audio experience and HP’s exclusive native printing capability that would let you print directly from most applications. It comes pre-loaded with Kingsoft Office for editing office files. There is a HD front-facing camera and a 2-megapixel rear camera. It comes with a micro SD card slot that would let you expand the memory up to 64GB. No word on RAM, internal memory and the battery capacity yet. This would compete with the Asus Transformer tablets and the Google Nexus 10.
The HP Slate Book x2 would be available in the U.S. this August starting at $479.99 (~Rs. 26,350). It is not clear whether HP would launch the tablet ...
When it comes to keeping the promise for Software Updates, Nokia is definitely one of those few companies who complies with such promise. Nokia pushed the Gallery and Camera update as software update to its imaging super-champ Nokia 808 PureView back in March. This update is now available in India. The update which is little more than 2MB in size has been pushed through Software Update application than as separate firmware update.
As per Nokia, the update provides improved Gallery which now supports multiple images for sharing via Nokia Share as well as via MMS and Bluetooth. This also includes performance update for 808 Camera System. Post update, I have not noticed yet any new features in the 808 Camera Software but definitely noticed more accurate Auto White Balance performance in indoor photography with Flash on. Also from lock screen the camera start up by using the camera key is now even more speedier without any hiccups.
This update is now available Over-the-Air (OTA) for the Nokia 808 PureView. We are really pleased that Nokia has not forgotten the PureView 808 for new features and firmware updates. If you notice some new features and specific improvement post this update, do let us know in the comments.
Xolo X910 that surfaced online recently is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It comes with a 4.3-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display with 256 ppi pixel density, powered by a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor Intel Atom Z2460 processor with 400 MHz PowerVR SGX 540GPU and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Both the Flipkart and Snapdeal mentions that the phone would come with dual SIM support. This is the second Intel Atom-powered phone to come with dual SIM support, after the Xolo X500 that was launched earlier this year.
XOLO X910 Specifications
4.3-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display with 256 ppi pixel density
1.6 GHz Intel Atom Z2460 processor with 400 MHz PowerVR SGX 540 GPU
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
5MP auto focus camera with LED flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
1GB, 4GB of internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G (HSPA+ 21Mbps), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v2.1, aGPS
3.5 mm audio jack
2000 mAh battery
The Xolo X910 is priced at Rs. 9,999. It is also listed on Flipkart at the same price, but it is currently out of stock.
Source: Snapdeal
Karbonn Titanium S5 went on sale back in March. We brought you the unboxing of the device earlier this week, here we have the benchmarks of the device. The Karbonn Titanium S5 is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8626Q processor with Adreno 203 GPU. It has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) multi-touch capacitive touch screen IPS display and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Let's find out how it performs in the benchmark tests.
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Quadrant Benchmark
The Karbonn Titanium S5 tops the Quadrant Benchmark.
AnTuTu Benchmark 3.3
In the AnTuTu the A116 is better than the Titanium S5.
Linpack - Single Thread
Linpack - Multi Thread
The Titanium S5 tops the linpck Single Thread benchmark, but the Gionee Dream D1 and the A116 scores few points more than the S5.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
In the Vellamo 2.0 HTML5 browser benchmark, the phone manages to score 1352 points.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It scores 384 points in the Vellamo 2.0 Metal CPU subsystem performance.
NenaMark 2
It manages to clock 38.7 fps in the NenaMark 2 GPU benchmark. Since the Grand Duos has a low resolution display, it tops the benchmark.
GLBenchmark 2.5 Egypt HD (On Screen)
The Karbonn Titanium S5 clocks 9.6 fps in the GLBenchmark 2.5 GPU Benchmark. We will bring you the complete ...
SEGA Corporation, popular video game development company has remastered and released their classic Sonic The Hedgehog game for Android and iOS devices. This game has new widescreen support and lets you zoom through zones at 60 frames per second. Now you can unlock Tails and Knuckles as playable characters, enjoy a remastered original soundtrack, new leaderboards, achievements, and an all-new Time Attack mode.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stqo8KmTz2A
Features of Sonic The Hedgehog
Race at lightning speeds across 7 classic zones as Sonic the Hedgehog.
Run and spin through loop-de-loops as you collect rings and defeat enemies on your mission to save the world from the evil Dr. Eggman.
Play as Sonic’s friends Tails & Knuckles for the first time. Use their unique abilities to fly, climb, and glide around levels offering exciting new ways to explore.
Now play the game in widescreen at 60FPS
Legendary soundtrack has been fully re-mastered.
Challenge yourself with an all-new Time Attack Mode!
Sonic The Hedgehog on Android offers exclusive support for the Power A Moga, Nyko, XBOX, and all HID controllers.
Download Sonic The Hedgehog ($2.99) - Android | iPhone and iPad
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During the keynote at BlackBerry Live here in Orlando, the company announced that it has partnered with the New York Times to offer full access to its content through the BB10 application till the end of June. The native application offers an interface exclusive to BlackBerry 10 and integrates social features as well. In addition to the ability to share breaking news stories, you can also get push notifications for news updates.
Application Features include:
Access to all the articles, blogs, videos and more from the world's finest journalists
Flow from section to section, article to article
Peek at the next article without leaving the current one
Share favorite content with friends and dedicated BlackBerry Groups
Create your own library to read whenever you like on any device
Click through the link to view the app on the BlackBerry App Store. After 26th June, the application will continue to offer a limited amount of free content while you will need a subscription to view the entire newsfeed.
Nvidia's Project Shield is a unique take on a portable gaming console that combines the power of Android with streaming technology to offer both mobile and triple A console class titles on a single platform.
The Shield is powered by a Tegra 4 processor clubbed with 2GB of RAM which should provide a potent combo for Android based gaming. The screen on the unit is a 5 inch panel with a resolution of 1280x720 that might appear a bit antiquated but is by no account unusable. The console has 16GB of built in storage that can be expanded via the microSD slot. Other specifications include built in GPS, Bluetooth 4.0 and WiFi with 2x2 Mimo.
Nvidia has finally put Project Shield up on pre order at a price point of $349 that will certainly appear steep to some. The beauty of the 'console' lies in the fact that it offers a full Xbox style controller built in to allow you to play not just Android titles but also stream selected games from your PC. This allows you to play high definition PC games on your handheld no matter where you are. We went hands on with the Shield over at MWC and ...
Wolfson Electronics has today introduced its latest audio processor system on chip that integrates a low power HD Audio processor with advanced DSP capabilities that claims to offer unheard of performance in the audio output department.
With a 110dB signal to noise ratio and 600MIPS of power, the chipset is extremely powerful. Additionally, with just 3mW of DAC to headphone power consumption it is exceptionally frugal as well. The chip additionally provides class leading earphone and stereo headphone ambient noise cancellation according to Wolfson Microelectronics. The features work in tandem to deliver 90% background noise reduction to dramatically reduce the ambient noise by 32dB and 20dB respectively. Additional features in the chip include wideband voice, multi microphone beamforming, wind noise suppression and other programmable filters.
While more expensive than other commonly used offerings, Wolfson Microelectronics claims that the chip makes up for it by offering a complete package that makes it possible to get rid of several other components to balance out the cost. As stated by the company, it features 10 fewer components while providing a comparable solution with a smaller footprint, additional functionality and a reduced bill of materials. Wolfson Microelectronics plans to make the WM5110 available for sampling in Q3 in ...
Here's a mobile application, built, not to compete in the million dollar application market, but to change a million lives. SootSwap, is a mobile app made to promote clean cooking technologies in several places across the world, including rural India where use of traditional cookstoves has led to deaths due to inhalation of smoke from open cooking fires.
According to statistics provided from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, an estimate four million people die, annually due to smoke from open fires. A family living in rural India can earn enough money to buy better stoves by selling carbon credits to carbon market. But how does one verify the reduction in carbon emissions by clean cookstoves ?
Qualcomm Inc, Nexleaf Ananlytics, TERI (The Energy and Resource Institute ), Project Surya and the UK department of International Development, together, worked on building SootSwap, an application that will detect carbon data and help solve this problem.
How does SootSwap work? The SootSwap system has a mobile phone based temp sensing app that connects to an Android phone or Brew CDMA phone. Stove usage is calculated with this app. Data of number of times the stove is turned on is sent to a server, wirelessly. This ...
ZTE Telecom India, owned by of China’s ZTE Corp has announced that it would enter the Indian market with its range of smartphones and tablets later this year. The company would launch 5 smartphones ranging from Rs 5,799 to Rs 14,999 These smartphones would be available in all the major by the end of October, said the company. The company also plans to launch their tablets followed by it.
They have partnered with Pune-based Calyx Telecommunications to sell the devices. Gaurav Somani, Executive Director, Calyx Telecommunications said they are aiming at five states, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, where they would start selling their smartphone and tablet portfolio initially. The company would invest about 500 crores in setting up a distribution network. These devices would be available in 60 cities and towns through over 7,000 touch points.
Xu Dejun,Chief Executive Officer, ZTE India said
Globally, ZTE is the fourth largest handset manufacturer and we are certain to strengthen our position in India, which is a key growth propeller for us, contributing to 10 per cent of our overall revenues. Our tablets will be in the premium category based on 3G or 4G technology and we are looking at launching them by Diwali.
ZTE introduced high-end devices at the CES and the MWC 2013 earlier ...
Panasonic launched the P51, the company's latest Android smartphone in India earlier this week. We brought you the photo gallery of the device recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. It has 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6589 Cortex A7 CPU clocked at 1.2 GHz with PowerVR SGX544 GPU. It runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). Let's see how the phone performs in various benchmark tests.
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Quadrant Benchmark
In the Quadrant Benchmark, the P51 is just behind the Micromax A116.
AnTuTu Benchmark 3.3
The Panasonic P51 tops the AnTuTu 3.3 Benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
In the Vellamo 2 HTML browser benchmark the P51 is just behind the Grand Duos with 1504 points.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It scores 418 points in the Vellamo 2.0 Metal CPU subsystem performance.
Linpack Single Thread
Linpack Multi-Thread
Even though the phone holds the last place in the linpack single-thread benchmark, it performs pretty good in the multi-thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
It clocks 45.5 fps in the NenaMark 2 GPU Benchmark.
GLBenchmark 2.5 Egypt HD (On screen)
In the GLBenchmark 2.5 Egypt, the Panasonic P51 clocks 7.3 FPS. We will bring you the complete review of the device soon.
Nokia recently launched a brand new variant of its popular Lumia 920 smartphone on Verizon in the US. The handset went on sale on 16th May and while in New York we decided to step into a retail store to get a feel for the handset. Here's a quick photo gallery to whet your appetite while we work on a brief impressions post.
The biggest change is of course at the back of the handset where Nokia has equipped the phone with a Xenon flash. This should theoretically result in rather amazing low light shots. Given the fact that Nokia has years of experience with the technology, we wouldn't be too worried.
The other important change is the shift to an AMOLED screen instead of the IPS panel seen on the 920. Other than that the resolution and size remains the same but you do get deeper blacks and more vibrant colors. The handset is exclusive to Verizon and that is something that we're quite disappointed by considering a Xenon flash is a genuinely useful addition that would be appreciated by a majority of buyers. Available starting 16th May, you can get the Nokia Lumia 928 for $99 on a two contract ...
