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Xolo Q1200 in the Q-CORE series went on sale online last week. Now Xolo has officially unveiled the smartphone. As we already know, it has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with Dual LED Flash, Sony Exmor R sensor and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
It has a unibody metallic design and comes with a range of software features such as Gesture control to browse pictures, change videos and change tracks , Voice Recognition to accept calls, snooze alarms, Float Task dual window feature to pin apps to the Float Task screen, double touch to wake up from the lock screen, smart reading and more.
Xolo Q1200 specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with Mali 400 MP2 GPU
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat)
8MP rear camera with Dual LED Flash, Sony Exmor R sensor
2MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with MicroSD
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG
2000 mAh battery
The Xolo Q1200 is comes in white color and is priced at Rs. 13,999. It is available for order ...
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Facebook has updated Facebook Messenger for Windows with two new features. The latest update makes photo sharing easy and fast as the camera button is now situated within the app.
Prior to this users had to exit the app and then click a photo. In addition, Messenger for Windows gets a revamped Gallery that gives you quick access to photos on your phone in the app itself. This feature first came to app for iOS and Android
Moving on, Facebook Messenger now gets Group Tabs that will enable you to manage people on your list. These groups are fully customizable with the ability to add friends, co-workers, and family. They can also pin such groups to the handset’s Start screen in order to gain speedy access.
Facebook Messenger 5.0 update includes:
Groups: Now you can create groups for the people you message most. Name them, set group photos and keep them all in one place.
Instant photo sharing: Take a photo and send it in just one tap. Plus, it’s easier to send photos from your gallery.
Continued improvements: We're working to make the app more reliable and use less data.
Finally, the app also gets performance improvements and bug fixes. It will now cache more images and stickers in the background for ...
An unknown NVIDIA Shield console codenamed P2570 has been spotted at the FCC. This could be the successor of the NVIDIA Shield that surfaced recently on AnTuTu. According to the image on the FCC, it is wider on the sides, probably for a better grip and the bushes are also bigger on the bottom. Otherwise the image doesn't reveal anything in terms of the hardware.
According to earlier rumors, the NVIDIA Shield 2 is expected to be powered by a 64-bit quad-core Tegra K1 chip clocked at 2.5 GHz with 192-core NVIDIA Kepler GPU and come with 4GB of RAM. It would be based on Android 4.4 (KitKat), which is obvious since the first Shield already got the KitKat update. It is expected to come with a high-resolution display, 720p or higher, 16GB of internal storage and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
If this is really the Shield 2, we could see the portable gaming console very soon. The first Shield too almost six month to release after the announcement at the CES 2013. Hope NVIDIA would reduce this time frame for this next Shield.
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In a bid to expand its reach in mobile advertising, Twitter has acquired native ad firm Namo Media. The actual deal amount is not disclosed by the either of the company but Tech Crunch touts that it is around $50 million. As a result of the acquisition, Namo Media will close down its operations and integrate into Twitter's MoPub platform.
We're excited to let you know we've agreed to acquire Namo Media! Since we acquired MoPub last October, we have been working to bring native ads to mobile app publishers in order to create a more seamless and less intrusive ad experience for users
announced Twitter in the company blog post.
Namo Media helps developers run native in-stream ads in their app thereby creating revenue opportunities.A native ad in a news application could look like a promoted story, or a marketing message in a game could blend into the way it is played.
Combining our technology with MoPub will offer our current and future customers a more powerful platform to generate revenue, all while preserving an amazing user experience
posted Namo Media on a company blog.
Twitter had acquired Mo Pub for $350 million in September last year and in April this year it started app-install ...
Xolo Q1200 in the Q-CORE series went on sale online last week. Now Xolo has officially unveiled the smartphone. As we already know, it has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with Dual LED Flash, Sony Exmor R sensor and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
It has a unibody metallic design and comes with a range of software features such as Gesture control to browse pictures, change videos and change tracks , Voice Recognition to accept calls, snooze alarms, Float Task dual window feature to pin apps to the Float Task screen, double touch to wake up from the lock screen, smart reading and more.
Xolo Q1200 specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with Mali 400 MP2 GPU
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat)
8MP rear camera with Dual LED Flash, Sony Exmor R sensor
2MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with MicroSD
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG
2000 mAh battery
The Xolo Q1200 is comes in white color and is priced at Rs. 13,999. It is available for order ...
Square Enix released Hitman Go for Android yesterday, couple of months after releasing it for the iOS. Today the company has announced a new game called Hitman: Sniper. This would be a competitive sniping game, almost similar to the Hitman: Sniper Challenge developed by Io-Interactive, unlike a puzzle game. The Hitman GO that was released recently would get new levels soon, said the company.
Regarding the gameplay, Square Enix, said
You'll need to have your wits about you to complete scenario-driven contracts that contain a number of targets and assignments. Each one is designed to have a high level of replayability, not only to fine-tune your approach but to explore creative alternatives and to achieve the ultimate score on the leaderboard.
The game would be available for smartphones and tablets (Probably Android and iOS devices) later this fall. It would be available for free of charge with optional in-app purchases such as weapon upgrades, early access to contracts and more. The company would showcase the game at the E3 expo next Wednesday . Check out the teaser below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQPLVleQMko
Dropbox has scooped up instant messaging startup Droptalk for an undisclosed sum. The startup enables users to send links privately via Chrome extensions along with and chats. Droptalk which was also working on Android and iOS app will shut down as a result of the acquisition and will not accepting new signups. In addition, the start-up let users see a real-time feed of files from cloud storage as they were updated. This feature might be one of the reasons for the acquisition. Droptalk was founded by Rakesh Mathur, Ash Bhardwaj, Anand Prakash, Manveer Chawla and Nirmesh Mehta. They launched the firm with an aim to change the way people communicate and get things done.
With Droptalk all your communications happened in the browser, tablet or phone, eliminating the need for emails. What’s more is anytime you updated your shared folders in the cloud, everyone else in the conversation could see the updated version and go directly to the document or link right in the very same thread. posted Droptalk on company website.
Earlier in the year Dropbox had acquired Zulip which provides workplace chat solutions. The cloud storage company had also acquired Loom, Hackpad and Bubbli startup recently.
At the Computex 2014 event held in Taipei, Asus announced successors to the MeMO Pad 7 and MeMO Pad 8. The Asus MeMO Pad 7 wasn't much of an update, but the MeMO Pad 8 was updated with a better Full HD display and internal specifications overhaul. We managed to get our hands on both the updated Asus MeMO Pad 7 and Asus MeMO Pad 8 and we shot a photo gallery comparing the two MeMO Pads.
Before we check out how both these look against each other, let us just check out their specifications.
Asus MeMO Pad 8
8-inch (1200×1920 pixels) Full HD IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
2.3 GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
5MP rear camera
1.2MP HD front-facing camera
7.45 mm thick and weighs 299 grams
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, MicroSD card slot
Accelerometer and e-compass
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS
15.2Wh Li-Po battery with up to 9 hours of battery life
Asus MeMO Pad 7
7-inch (1280 x 800) HD IPS 10-point multi-touch display with anti-fingerprint coating
1.8 GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3745 processor
Android 4.4 (KitKat) with ZenUI
5MP rear camera
2MP front-facing camera
Dimensions: 113.7 x 189.3 x 9.6 mm; Dimensions: 295 grams
1GB RAM, 8GB / 16GB internal memory, MicroSD card slot
WiFi 802.11 ...
Huawei has just announced Kirin 920 SoC at an event in Beijing. It is an Octa-Core SoC with four ARM Cortex A15 Cores that can be clocked up to 2 GHz and four ARM Cortex A7 Cores that can be clocked up to 1.6 GHz. It is based on ARM's big.LITTLE architecture so it can alternate between the Cortex A7 or A15 cores depending on the type of tasks. It has support for Category 6 LTE networks and is built on 28nm HPM process.
Huawei used Mali-450 GPU for both the Kirin 910 and the 910T SoCs, the Kirin 920 SoC uses more powerful Mali T628 MP4 GPU.
Highlights of Huawei Kirin 920 Octa-Core SoC
1.7 GHz to 2 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex A15 + 1.3 GHz to 1.6 GHz ARM Cortex A7
Mali T628 MP4 quad-core GPU
Built-in Tensilica HiFi 3 DSP Core
Supports display resolution of up to 2560 x 1600 pixels
Up to 20MP camera image signal processor (ISP), 480 Mpixels/s capture rate
4K Ultra HD video recording at 30fps, H.265 codec
IntelliSense I3 for low-power operation when gathering data from accelerometer, gyroscope, compass etc.
Integrated Multi-mode 4G LTE Modem – Category 6 FDD / TDD
TD-LTE/LTE FDD / TD-SCDMA / WCDMA / GSM
SGLTE/CSFB/VoLTE
It is not clear when the chip would be commercially available. It is likely to be used in Huawei upcoming flagship ...
Amazon is expected to launch its 3D smartphone on June 18th and more details about the phone are now surfacing. According to a TechCrunch report, face sensing technology in the 3D smartphone will be powered by Omron’s Okao Vision technology.
The company has reportedly customized Omron's creation so that it can be used to show 3D effects on an ordinary LCD screen without special glasses. We already know that the smartphone will have four IR cameras on the front, in order to scan users’ face and Okao vision technology will help the phone detect users head.
The TechCrunch report confirms tilting gesture control that will enable user to access and browse the phone using head movements. The cameras are said to be aligned in stereo, feeding the Okao software data. Moreover, the technology can also recognize facial features and determine the user's gender , age and ethnicity.
Moving on, the report states that along with reading data delivered by the four front cameras, which are placed in each corner of the phone to track X, Y, and Z coordinates, the technology will also take advantage of the phone’s gyro sensor and accelerometer to offer faster response.
According to earlier rumors, we already know that the phone will have 4.7 inch screen and Qualcomm ...
Lenovo A7-50 in the A7 series went on sale in India earlier this week. Today, the company has officially launched the tablet. It was originally announced in April along with a range of A series tablets and packs a 7-inch (1280 x 800) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8382 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) that is upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat).
It has a 5-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. it has 3G support, voice calling and comes with powerful stereo speakers with Dolby Digital Plus. It comes pre-loaded with a range of premium apps including SHAREit to share images and apps across devices without network charges or a Wi-Fi connection, SECUREit to speed up the device and protect against viruses, spam, malware and the SYNCit lets you backup & restore the user’s contacts, SMS messages and call logs.
Commenting on the launch, Rohit Midha, Director, Tablet Business Unit, Lenovo India said,
The market is inundated with options, but the A-750 stands out as it is the first complete 7” tablet that offers double the power and performance, vis-à-vis other devices in the same price bracket. Multitask with this future-ready device that empowers the user to make the most of the tablet ...
Earlier in the year, at the MWC 2014, HTC announced the Desire 816 as the higher mid-range phablet and it was launched in India in April for Rs. 23,990. The Desire 816 comes with a 13MP camera on the back and a 5MP front facing "selfie" camera. The internals are on the same lines as the budget Moto G, but HTC hopes to sell the Desire 816 with a larger screen, a much better camera combination and their HTC Sense UI.
Before we move on to the camera samples, you can check out the specifications of the HTC Desire 816 right below.
5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display
1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor
Android with HTC Sense 5.5
Dual SIM (optional)
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.2, 1080p HD recording
5 MP front-facing camera, f/2.8 720p HD recording
3.5 mm headset jack
7.99mm-thick and weighs 165 grams
HTC BoomSound, Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers
1.5GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with micro SD
4G LTE / 3G, WiFi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX, GPS with a-GPS
2600 mAh battery
The 13MP camera from HTC is a new attempt and the HTC One Mini 2 drops the Duo camera arrangement from their flagship HTC One M8 and comes with a similar 13MP sensor ...
Asus unveiled an upgraded version of the Fonepad 7 (FE375CG) earlier this week at Computex 2014 in Taipei. We got to check out the tablet at the event show floor earlier this week. The first Fonepad 7 had a dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 processor and the Fonepad 7 Dual SIM that was launched in India had a dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor, but this one has a faster quad-core Intel Atom Z3560 processor. It has a 7-inch 1280 x 800) HD IPS display, similar to both the old Fonepad 7 models.
We will take a look at the photo gallery, before that check out the specifications of the Asus Fonepad 7 (FE375CG).
7-inch (1280 x 800) HD IPS display with 10 finger multi-touch and Anti-fingerprint coating
1.83 GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3560 processor with PowerVR Series 6 – G6430 GPU
Dual SIM with dual standby
Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Zen UI
9.8mm thick and weighs 299 grams
5MP rear camera with 1080p Full HD video recording
2MP front-facing camera with 720p Video Recording
1GB RAM, 8GB / 16GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, GLONASS
15Wh battery with up to 10 hours of battery
The new Fonepad 7 runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box with custom Zen ...
Along with the Fonepad 7 refresh, Aus also unveiled the Fonepad 8 (FE380CG) at the Computex 2014 in Taipei. This has almost similar specifications as the new Fonepad 7 (FE375CG) , but this has a 8-inch (1280 x 800) HD IPS display, compared to the 7-inch HD display on the Fonepad 7. It also comes with Dual SIM support and a 1.83 GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3560 processor with PowerVR G6430 GPU.
Asus Fonepad 8 (FE380CG) specifications
8-inch (1280 x 800) HD IPS display with 10 finger multi-touch and Anti-fingerprint coating
1.83 GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3560 processor with PowerVR Series 6 - G6430 GPU
Dual SIM with dual standby
Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Zen UI
5MP rear camera with 1080p Full HD video recording
2MP front-facing camera with 720p Video Recording
8.9mm thick and weighs 328 grams
1GB RAM, 8GB / 16GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
15.2 Wh battery with up to 10 hours of battery
It has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and has a different camera arranged compared to the Fonepad 7. It comes in black, white, gold and red colors.
The SIM card slots and the microSD card slot are present under the flap on the back.
It has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, ...
Apple would unveil its long rumored smartwatch at an event in October, according to reports from Japanese business newspaper Nikkei and Re/code. Apple introduced its new Health app with the iOS 8 earlier this month that would collect a number of body metrics including blood pressure, heart rate, and stats on diet and exercise and consolidate at one place.
The Apple iWatch is expected to collect all these health data from the user using different sensors and would also show notifications from the iOS devices it is connected to, according to the report. It is expected to run on iOS 8 and could come with curved organic light-emitting diode (OLED) touch screen, but Apple is still finalizing specifications for the device.
According to a parts manufacturer for the smartwatch, it plans monthly commercial output of about 3-5 million units, says the Nikkei report. Nike introduced Nike+ Move app for the iPhone 5S last year that uses the phone's M7 co-processor to detect motion using a trio of sensors – Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope.
Nike is likely to partner with Apple again for the iWatch in future to integrate their services, the report adds. Apple also introduced HealthKit for developers that would let ...
Earlier this week Google Maps got Street View for 12 World Cup stadiums in Brazil. Now Google has introduced a new Google search feature for both mobile and web that would let you view schedules for Football world cup match schedules just by searching for world cup in Google. These schedules are set your own time, so that you can keep track of them easily.
In addition to schedules, users can also view live scores team rosters, details about major plays and more. Google search for Google Now got Cricket cards for IPL, you can also add your favorite football teams to Google Search from the customization options to get live scores and fixtures of your favorite teams.
This year's FIFA World Cup begins on June 12th and all the scores and updates are powered by official FIFA.com. website.
Newegg, a popular online electronics retailer, has announced at the Computex 2014 event that they will soon be expanding to six new markets in addition to the four markets that they are currently operating in. The new six market that the company plans to enter includes - India, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland and Singapore and the four countries where the company already operates are US, Canada, UK and Australia.
Newegg is an online retailer of a variety of electronic goods, but they specialize in computer parts like processors, graphics cards and likewise. You can also get Laptops from their online stores when they enter the Indian market in addition to other electronic goods. Seeing the huge success of online sales of smartphones, the company would be tempted to invest in the smartphone category as well.
Earlier, the company had tried to venture into the Asian market by setting up the service in Malaysia. The service was handled through a third party and the company had to shut down their operations in Malaysia because of poor response.
The company has a new plan for the six countries as it will initially ship the orders from USA and then set up local presence.
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Nokia's devices and services division, now officially part of Microsoft, unveiled the Lumia 630 Windows Phone at their developer conference at San Francisco. This low end Windows Phone, which will cater to the budget customer, has a number of firsts and even a last, in terms of features. It is the first Windows Phone 8.1 device to be launched into the market, it is the first Dual SIM Windows Phone, it is the first Windows Phone with a quad core Snapdragon 400 chip and also the first one to support on-screen navigation buttons. But, having launched before April 25th, this, along with the Lumia 930, will be the last Windows Phones with a "Nokia" brand on them. Sporting a price tag of Rs. 11,500, the successor to the yesteryear Lumia 620 sports a bigger screen, with roughly the same resolution, undercuts it by a couple of thousands, but loses the LED flash and goes for a cheaper bill of materials (referred to as BoM from here on) generally. With the RAM staying at 512 MB, does the Lumia 630 Dual SIM Windows Phone strike a good balance between price and specifications in this crucial segment? Lets find out in our ...
Its long been expected that Motorola will launch a higher capacity variant of the Moto X. Today, the company has confirmed that it plans to launch a 64GB version of the phone.
There's little else that has changed here. The base specifications of the phone include a 4.7 inch 720p display, a 1.7Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro SoC and this is paired with 2GB of RAM. The USP of the phone comes in the form of touchless controls that let you activate Google Now and use voice based commands without touching the device. Motorola Moto X specifications
4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) edge-to-edge AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
1.7 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor with Adreno 320 GPU
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
10MP rear camera with LED flash, 1080p HD video recording at 30fps
2MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video
5.7 -10.4mm thick (curve) and weighs 130 grams
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1080p Full HD video playback
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory
3G, WiFi 802.11a/g/b/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS, GLONASS
2200 mAh battery
The 64GB Moto X will be available starting 8th June on AT&T, T-Mobile, Spring and Republic Wireless. There's no word on an Indian launch as of now. Alongside the high capacity variant, Motorola is also launching a ...
Lava launched the Iris X1, the company's first budget smartphone running on Android 4.4 (KitKat) last month. It is powered by a quad-core Broadcom BCM23550 processor clocked at 1.2 GHz and has Videocore IV GPU. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA IPS screen and has 1GB of RAM. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone earlier this week, here we have the benchmarks. Let us find out how the smartphone performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMA1_8MIkJ0
Quadrant Benchmark
The Iris X1 scored just 3550 points in the Quadrant benchmark.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
In the AnTuTu benchmark it managed to score around 13299 points.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
It managed to scored 1157 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It managed to score 444 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test.
Linpack Single Thread
It managed to clock around 36.6 MFLOPS in the Linpack single thread benchmark.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It managed to clock around 111.4 MFLOPS in the Linpack Multi-Thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
It clocked 46 fps in the NenaMark 2 GPU benchmark, better than the Lava Iris Pro 30.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
It clocked 6.7 fps in the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex, better than most other smartphones, but couldn't beat the Moto E that is powered by ...
Gionee Elife S5.5 is currently the thinnest smartphone out there, but somehow Gionee managed to put a 13MP shooter on the back of the 5.5inch device although the 13MP module protrudes out considerably. The Gionee Eife S5.5 is powered by a MediaTek Octa-core processor and has a 5inch Super AMOLED display making it a higher mid range smartphone.
Before we check out the camera samples of the Gionee Elife S5.5, you can take a look at the specifications right below.
Gionee Elife S5.5 specifications
5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.7 GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Amigo 2.0 UI
13MP auto focus camera with LED flash, Stacked Sony sensor, 1080p video recording
5MP front-facing camera
Dimensions: 145.1×70.2×5.55mm; Weight: 130 grams
2GB LPDDR3 RAM, 16GB internal memory
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, WIFI Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, USB OTG GPS
2300 mAh battery
You can check out the camera samples from Gionee Elife S5.5 below as we took its camera for a ride. The samples uploaded on this page are scaled down variants. To check out the full resolution samples, use CTRL+CLICK to open the full resolution samples in a new tab.
The camera samples look good, but we will wait till the full review ...
