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Sony Mobile has just announced the Xperia C3, the company latest mid-range handset in the Xperia series. As expected, it is a selfie-focused smartphone that comes with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with wide-angle lens along with a soft LED flash. It also has self timer, Superior Auto mode, beatification, Portrait Retouch, option to capture images by simply double tapping the back cover, Smile Shutter, and more new features. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Other specifications include, 5.5-inch HD display, 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor and Android 4.4 (KitKat).
It would also be available in dual SIM variant called Xperia C3 Dual. It packs 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot and a 2500 mAh battery.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_AaKhX1g8g
Sony Xperia C3 specifications
5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display with TRILUMINOS Display for mobile, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
8MP rear camera with Exmor RS sensor, LED flash, 1080p video recording
5MP front-facing camera with 25mm wide-angle lens, 80 degree field of view, 720p video recording
7.6mm thick and weighs 150 grams
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, Upto 64GB expandable memory via microSD card
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, ...
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HTC Desire 616 dual SIM that surfaced back in March in China has been officially announced. It has a 5-inch HD IPS display, powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense 5.1 UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
It has 3G HSPA+ connectivity and dual SIM support. It has 1GB RAM, 4GB of internal memory with expansion slot and a 2000 mAh battery. Unlike the Desire 610, this doesn't come with dual front-facing speakers.
HTC Desire 616 specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
1.4 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Sense UI
Dual SIM
8MP rear camera with LED Flash, 1080p video recording
2MP front-facing camera, 720p video recording
3.5 mm headset jack
HTC BlinkFeed
Dimensions: 142 x 71.9 x 9.15 mm 1; Weight: 150 grams
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory with micro SD
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS with a-GPS
2000 mAh battery
The HTC Desire 616 comes in Grey and White colors and is priced at S$298 (Rs. 14340 approx.) according to TNW. It went on sale in China last month, now it would ...
Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) that nationally operates its telecom services under the MTS brand has launched MTS MBlaze Power Wi-Fi, a portable MiFi router with 5200 mAh battery to charge your devices. This lets you create portable hotspot and share your data with 6 devices simultaneously. It also has media sharing capabilities that enables users share documents, songs, videos and pictures and more over WiFi. This runs on MTS' 3GPlus telecom network. This is available for both prepaid and postpaid users.
MTS MBlaze Power Wi-Fi specifications
BCM 43362 WiFi Chipset
Qualcomm 6600, EVDO Rev 8 CDMA chipset
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, support upto 6 Wi-Fi devices simultaneously
Dual antennas for better signal strength
USB 2.0
Supports up to 32GB external SD card
LED indicator: WiFi status, Charging , Battery level and notification
Web GUI dialer
5200 mAh battery with up to 15 hours continuous WiFi usage (for 1 device)
Commenting on the launch, Leonid Musatov, Chief Marketing & Sales officer – MTS India, said
As Smartphone and Tablet users, we yearn for constant internet connectivity and long battery life of devices. In MBlaze Power Wi-Fi we have launched a unique product that takes care of these fundamentals while using smart- devices. With a 5200 mAh battery bank that can fully charge a Smartphone up to 3 times and the capacity to provide ...
Rumors that were looming around for a while suggested that Sony will be launching a smartphone in second half of 2014. To add more fuel to these speculations, images of alleged selfie smartphone by Sony has emerged online. Also, the company has released a tweet on Twitter that reads "See your #selfies in a whole new light".
Also, there are hashtags that say get the full picture tomorrow and has a date 8th July 2014 on an image that shows few girls in a selfie shot. This pretty much makes it clear that Sony is in fact launching a selfie focused smartphone. Images of the phone were leaked on two websites that claims the Sony smartphone with front facing flash.
As per the images from Geeky gadgets, the phone has a code name Gina and features a front facing camera that will supposedly have a flash. Another image provides a rear view of the device with Sony battery which is removable. While, the one from ePrice shows a turquoise device with a quite a big camera module in the front along with LED flash.
Unfortunately, no other details about the phone are present at the moment. Selfie is not only a phenomenon but it ...
BlackBerry launched the BlackBerry Z3, its latest smartphone in the Z series in India at the end of June for Rs. 15,990. We already brought the photo gallery of the Z3 from the launch event ,couple of weeks back. Here we have the unboxing of the smartphone. The BlackBerry Z10, the company's first full-touch BlackBerry 10 device had a 4.2-inch display, but the Z3 comes with a 5-inch display and a larger 2500 mAh battery that promises better battery life compared to the Z10. Check out the unboxing below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDb9gKqtyIg
Box Contents
The box contents include,
BlackBerry Z3 smartphone in black with built-in 2500 mAh battery
micro USB cable
2-pin charger (5V-850mA)
Earphone with mic
User manual
Here are the specifications of the BlackBerry Z3
5-inch (960 × 540 pixels) qHD touch screen display
BlackBerry OS 10.2.1
1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8230) processor with Adreno 305 GPU
5MP autofocus rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording
1.1MP front-facing camera, 720p HD video recording
3.5mm audio jack, LED Indicator
9.26mm thick and weighs 164 grams
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 LE with aptX codec and GPS
1.5 GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
2500 mAh non-removable battery
Even though the pixel density is less in its 5-inch qHD screen, compared to 4.2-inch HD screen on ...
Render images of a possible Nokia Lumia 830 surfaced online today that has trademark 'Nokia by Microsoft'. Now, report is coming from the popular leakster @evleaks saying that an Android-powered Lumia phone is coming under the same branding.
This is first time any report or a leak has suggested that Microsoft it thinking of making a Lumia handset running on Google's Android OS. @evleaks revealed the news on his website that reads "Big news: Android-powered Lumia incoming, from Nokia by Microsoft,”. Nokia already has Android phone in the market under the brand name Nokia X that runs on Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
Given that Android is one of the biggest competitor of Microsoft, it is puzzling why would Microsoft take such a step. The latest revelation by @evleaks raise a lot of questions like, Will Nokia kill the Nokia X range and bring it under the Lumia 'Nokia by Microsoft brand? What will happen to Windows Phone once there are Lumia Android phones in the market? Also, this feels like Microsoft is questioning its own Windows Phone platform that is gradually increasing its market share.
Source: evleaks
Flipkart launched its first tablet Digiflip Pro XT 712 under its own brand last month. We brought you the unboxing of the tablet last week, here we have the benchmarks of the tablet. Unlike most other tablets powered by a MT6582 processor, this one has a MediaTek MT8382 SoC with 500 MHz Mali 400-MP2 GPU. It has a 7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) multi touch IPS display. It packs 1GB RAM and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) OS. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.
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Quadrant Benchmark
It scored 5795 points in the Quadrant Benchmark and lies just behind the Nexus 7 (2013).
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
It scored 15668 points in the AnTuTu Benchmark 4.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
It scored 1799 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It scored 524 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test.
Linpack Single Thread
It clocked around 85.9 MFLOPS in the Linpack single thread benchmark.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It clocked around 172.4 MFLOPS in the Linpack Multi-Thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
It managed to clock just 43.7 fps in the Nenamark 2 GPU benchmark.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
It managed to clock around 5.3 fps in the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex OnScreen benchmark, similar to Canvas Tab P650.
Basemark X 1.0 HD (Onscreen)
It managed to clock around 4.3 fps ...
Microsoft has updated its iPhone app to version 5.2 that brings a range of new features including support for voice messaging that lets you receive a new voice message from someone. It also brings option to view contact profiles that was removed in after the redesign and add participants to existing conversations. Skype for iPhone got a major redesign last month that brought ability to start group chat from the main hub, improved notification and more.
The Skype 5.1 update brought ability to delete a conversation, edit a message and added a “Skype”-only contact filter and more.
New features in Skype 5.2 for iPhone
Receive a new voice message from someone, just press play to listen.
Simply tap on any contact in your people list and then select profile to view contact’s mood message, Skype name, birthday, location and more .
Add participants to existing conversations
The Skype 5.2 update would be available for iPhone users running iOS 7.0 and later over the Apple iTunes Store later today.
Xiaomi is known to be a success story in its native country ie China and we expected to see competitive pricing for its products here in India too. Color us surprised to see how low a price point Xiaomi has been able to hit with its Mi3. To launch at Rs. 14,999 the phone brings top of the line specifications. Specifications
5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display with 441 PPI resolution with Corning Gorilla glass protection
2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM 8974AB) processor
Dimensions – 114mm×72mm×8.1mm, weight: 145g
MIUI V5 on top of Android
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, Sony Exmor BSI sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 1080p full HD video recording
2MP front-facing camera with BSI sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 1080p full HD video recording
2GB DDR3 RAM, 16 GB internal memory
3G, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4/5 GHz), WiFi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, and NFC
3050mAh battery
We've had some time with the handset and can vouch for the fact that the 1080p display on the phone is absolutely gorgeous. The phone runs a custom interface dubbed MIUI that is a very different take on Android. While the UI might not be appealing to all, there's no denying the fact that it adds a lot of functionality to the handset.
Powering it is a ...
Google has released its monthly numbers for android distribution for July. Android KitKat is now running on 17.9% of Android devices reporting a 4.3% increase over last month when it stood at 13.6%.
Jelly Bean which is present on largest number of devices reduced its market share for the first time. Android 4.1-4.3 Jelly Bean dropped from 58.4 percent last month to 56.5 percent this month.
Remaining older version of Android are continuing their decline as Ice Cream Sandwich declined from 12.3% to 11.4% while Gingerbread has fallen from 14.9% to 13.5%. Froyo saw a minuscule dip with mere 0.1% and last month Google removed Honeycomb from the chart as it reached the <0.1% mark
Android KitKat numbers will only grow from here as major flasghip and budget smartphones are getting 4.4 update. Several companies have started releasing smartphones running Android 4.4 out of the box.
Paid Android apps from the Google Play Store are not working properly on Android Wear devices, according to a report from Android Police. Samsung Gear Live and LG G watch that run on Google's Android Wear are facing a bug problem that is preventing these paid apps from being installed on Android Wear devices.
At present there are no standalone apps for Android Wear devices hence these apps are installed to the watch from the user’s phone, via Bluetooth. The report claims that the encryption keys that are sent to an Android phone when a paid app is downloaded from Google Play aren't making it over to the smartwatch. Paid Android apps are encrypted, with the encryption key obtained from the Play Store and passed to the phone. Encryption is a way from Google to prevent paid apps from being easily pirated.
Google will need to fix the issue at the earliest as it will not be a good news for developers of these paid apps. Last week, Google Play Store got a dedicated Android Wear app section with about 25 apps.
Via:Android Police
Google has added support for 13 new languages for features phone and web, including new languages such as Nepali and Sinhala. Last year Gmail got support for 6 Indian languages including Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu.
Regarding the new language, Google on their official Gmail blog, said
Gmail is already available in 58 languages, and today we're bringing that total to 71 - covering 94 percent of the world’s Internet population and bringing us closer to our goal of making sure that, no matter what language you write in, you can use it in Gmail. As any native speaker knows, each language has its own nuances, so we worked closely with linguists to make sure the tone and style are just right.
These 13 new languages include
Afrikaans
Armenian
Azerbaijani (Azeri)
Chinese (Hong Kong)
French (Canada)
Galician
Georgian
Khmer
Lao
Mongolian
Nepali
Sinhala
Zulu
You can change the language from the settings both on the web and mobile web.
BBM has finally found a place in the Windows Phone Store. The popular instant messenger from Blackberry is currently present in private beta after it was announced in March that it will be available for Windows Phone users.
Blackberry is sending requests to selected number of users to test as the app is in private beta. The app will have a similar user interface as its counterparts from iOS and Android along with some elements from the Microsoft’s mobile OS. Unfortunately no screenshots were provided at the Windows Phone Store to confirm these reports.
The struggling Canadian company made BBM available on Android and iOS in May last year owing to tough competition from emerging and established instant messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Line, Facebook Messengers and others. The company then gradually added support for stickers, channels and voice support.
It is not clear when will the app will come out of beta and will be available for in the Windows Phone store.
Via:WPCentral
Sony Mobile has just announced the Xperia C3, the company latest mid-range handset in the Xperia series. As expected, it is a selfie-focused smartphone that comes with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with wide-angle lens along with a soft LED flash. It also has self timer, Superior Auto mode, beatification, Portrait Retouch, option to capture images by simply double tapping the back cover, Smile Shutter, and more new features. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Other specifications include, 5.5-inch HD display, 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor and Android 4.4 (KitKat).
It would also be available in dual SIM variant called Xperia C3 Dual. It packs 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot and a 2500 mAh battery.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_AaKhX1g8g
Sony Xperia C3 specifications
5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display with TRILUMINOS Display for mobile, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
8MP rear camera with Exmor RS sensor, LED flash, 1080p video recording
5MP front-facing camera with 25mm wide-angle lens, 80 degree field of view, 720p video recording
7.6mm thick and weighs 150 grams
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, Upto 64GB expandable memory via microSD card
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, ...
Spice Retail just launched the Spice Smart Pulse M-9010, the company's first smartwatch with built-in Dual SIM support for phone functionality. It has a 1.5-inch touch screen display that would let you easily read and write SMS and also browse web. It can also be paired with Android smartphones to receive notifications, receive calls, view call logs, read and write SMS, remote camera capture and music streaming. Spice would also offer an Android APK for Bluetooth notification.
As you can see, it has Android buttons for menu, home and back, but the OS details are not available yet.
Spice Smart Pulse M-9010 specifications
1.5-inch (240 x 320 pixels) touchscreen display
Audio and video player
Dual SIM (2G + 2G)
Digital camera
Make and Receive calls
Phonebook capacity: 300 + storage on SIM cards
Expandable memory up to 8GB
Supports English and Hindi languages
FM Radio
2G (EDGE), Bluetooth
420 mAh battery with up to 180 minutes talk time and up to 2 days standby
The Spice Smart Pulse M-9010 would be available at Rs. 3,999 (MOP) starting from 11th July, exclusively on HomeShop 18. It also comes with a free Bluetooth headset and two wrist bands.
Smartphone manufacturer Vertu has signed a five-year exclusive partnership with luxury car manufacturer Bentley. Under the partnership the duo will launch five "Vertu for Bentley" phones.
The first phone from the two companies will be ready, in October while another four further distinctive luxury smartphones will follow later. Each of those will encompass authentic and iconic Bentley design elements and luxury lifestyle services. In addition, both the companies promise that exclusive Bentley experiences. Part of those services include a dedicated Bentley app with a concierge, along with Vertu's own Life and Certainty apps.
"This partnership will allow Vertu to fully integrate with the Bentley brand; phones will be jointly designed by the Vertu and Bentley design teams, based on a relationship that goes far deeper than the utilization of materials and cues on design. We're confident that the Vertu for Bentley phones will appeal to our mutual customers' desire for sophistication, craftsmanship and precision engineering",
Massimiliano Pogliani, Chief Executive Officer, Vertu commented in a press release.
The phone is likely to use premium materials such as titanium, sapphire glass to protect the display, and leather. The Vertu range of mobile phones is made up of three distinct models– Signature, Signature Touch and Constellation. And it is expected that the will ...
Micromax launched the Canvas Turbo Mini A200 with quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor earlier this year, now the press image of the Micromax A190 has been leaked by @MMXNewscaster along with the specifications. The smartphone is expected to be powered by a 1.5 GHz hexa-core MediaTek MT6591 processor. Karbonn was the first company to launch its Titanium Hexa with this processor and the Xolo Play 6X-1000 that was unveiled last week is also powered by the same MT6591 processor.
Other specifications include, 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with Dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. It would come with 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot. The back cover is removable that houses SIM card and microSD card slots, says MMXNewscaster.
Micromax A190 rumored specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display
1.5 GHz hexa-core MediaTek MT6591 processor with Mali 450 GPU
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual SIM
8MP rear camera with LED Flash
2MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
2000 mAh battery
It is not clear when Micromax plans to launch the A190 smartphone. According to earlier leak the company is also working on a LTE smartphone ...
Worldwide combined shipments of devices like PCs, tablets, ultra mobiles and mobile phones are projected to reach 2.4 billion units in 2014, a 4.2 percent increase from 2013, according to Gartner. The research firm further stated that 321 million tablets and will ship worldwide, up from 256 million in 2014.
"2014 will be marked by a relative revival of the global PC market. Business upgrades from Windows XP and the general business replacement cycle will lessen the downward trend, especially in Western Europe. This year, we anticipate nearly 60 million professional PC replacements in mature markets"
said Ranjit Atwal, research director at Gartner.
Gartner has predicted that the PC market that comprises of desktop, notebook and premium ultra mobile will decline by 2.9 percent year-on-year in 2014, as opposed to the 9.5 percent drop between 2012 and 2013. Giving insights about mobile phone sales, Gartner touted that mobile phone will grow from more than 1.8 billion in 2014 to more than 1.9 billion next year. Smartphones will increasingly make up the bulk of mobile phone shipments, accounting for 88 percent of all mobile phone sales worldwide by 2018, up from 66 percent this year, the analysts said.
In the operating system (OS) market, Android and iOS are ...
Xiaomi made its name in the global scene from its home market, China. The company, initially making its own custom ROMs (MIUI) for Android devices, entered the highly competitive world of hardware with its Mi range of smartphones. After a few iterations, the company unveiled Mi3, Xiaomi's latest flagship device, packing top end specifications, but at a very low price unmatched by the competition. This is all thanks to Xiaomi's business model where it sells to its consumers directly, without the overhead of a distribution channel on the price. After hiring Android VP Hugo Barra, the company recently took its operations to other countries like Singapore and Malaysia, where it saw success, and is finally here in India, where its flagship Mi3 will go on sale the 15th of July, at a shockingly low price of Rs. 14,999. Even just by looking at the on-paper specifications, one can say it is already worth it. In fact, it could even be perceived as undervalued, but what about the details, you ask? That's where our in-depth review can help, read on.
Unboxing
The Mi3 we have with us is the black variant we got from Taiwan, and it comes with the usual set of ...
ZTE today unveiled three new smartphones nubia Z7, nubia Z7 Max and nubia Z7 mini in the nubia series. The nubia Z7 is the company's first smartphone with a quad HD display. It has a 5.5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) IPS display. The nubia Z7 Max has a 5.5-inch 1080p display and the Z7 mini has a 5-inch 1080p display. All these smartphones are powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and run on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with nubia UI 2.0 on top.
All these have a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. These have NeoVision 4.0 Camera UI with new features. Only the Z7 comes with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) support. All these have support for TD-LTE and FDD-LTE and Dual SIM capabilities.
ZTE nubia Z7 specifications
5.5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) IPS display at 538 PPI
2.5 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AC) processor with Adreno 330 GPU
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS with nubia UI 2.0
Dual SIM
13MP autofocus camera with LED Flash, OIS, f/2.0 aperture
5MP front-facing camera
9mm thick
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
2GB RAM with 32GB internal storage
4G LTE/ 3G HSPA+, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (Dual Band), GPS/aGPS, NFC
3000 mAh ...
Philips is working on a smartphone that it is claiming to be the slimmest one in the world. The company has teased the new phone that is called as i908 and it will feature a 1.7GHz MediaTek MT6592 octa-core processor, a 5-inch, 1080p display, 2GB of RAM, and a 13-megapixel camera.
The exact dimensions of the phone are not known but from the image that has been teased by Philips it looks like the phone looks extremely sleek and hence might be delicate. Also, it is fair to say that the Philips I908 will take on current slimmest phone Gionee Elfie S5.5.
Philips which is currently focusing on Chinese markets, recently made the Philips I928, a 6-inch octa-core smartphone official through Weibo a few months ago. It also launched a range of Android smartphones in India back in May.
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