![]()
A month after launching A50S, A52+, A12 Star and A11 Star smartphones, Karbonn is back with two new entry-level smartphones, Karbonn A1+ Super and Karbonn A5 Turbo running Android 4.4 (KitKat). Both these smartphones have 3.5-inch HVGA screens. The A1+ Super has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera and is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor.
The A5 Turbo has a 3-megapixel rear camera and is powered by a 1GHz processor. Other features of these smartphones include, FM Radio, 2G (EDGE) connectivity, Dual SIM support, 256MB RAM, expansion slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, G-Sensor and Proximity Sensor. The Karbonn A1+ Super 1250 mAh battery, but the battery capacity of the A5 Turbo is not available yet.
Commenting on the launch, Sudhir Hasija, Chairman of Karbonn Mobiles, said,
Today, an estimated 117 million subscribers are using smartphones in India, which with an expected 45% increase over the next 2 years is placed to grow to nearly 240 million consumers. With consumer-centric activities being the fulcrum of operations at Karbonn, we understand the varied needs of consumers, and thus seek to capture this upcoming market with a range of smartphones that understand their focused needs.
Today, a large segment of consumers are shifting from feature phones to smartphones ...
![]()
Micromax is the leading mobile phone vendor in India based on shipments, according to a report from CounterPoint Research. Last week's Canalys report revealed that Motorola overtook Nokia to become the fourth largest smartphone vendor in India in Q2 2014. According to the CounterPoint Research report, Indian mobile phone market grew 2% annually and smartphone segment grew 68% annually.
Indian brands captured more than two-thirds of the total mobile phone shipments and more than half of the smartphone shipments. Micromax overtook Samsung to become leading mobile phone supplier brand in India in Q2 2014 with 16.6% market share. Samsung was pushed to the second spot, which has 14.4% share. Nokia, Karbonn and Lava grabs the next three spots.
Samsung is the leading smartphone vendor with 25.3% market share and Micromax comes second with 19.1% market share. Karbonn, Motorola and Nokia hold the next three spots. Motorola pushes Nokia, Apple, Sony and other to grab the fourth spot with strong sales of just three smartphones, Moto E, Moto G and Moto G. There is a huge competition between Karbonn, Motorola, Celkon, Nokia, Apple and Sony, since all these companies are so close, says the report.
Micromax also became the leading feature phone supplier overtaking Nokia for the first time. Micromax ...
Oppo unveiled the N1 mini, a smaller variant of the Oppo N1 with a 13-megapixel rotating camera back in June. Today, OPPO Mobile India started teasing the India launch of the smartphone on its social platforms. It says "Revolutionary 24 Mega Pixels Ultra HD Camera, Coming Soon!" with caption Mini in size Max on fun. The 13-megapixel camera on the Oppo N1 mini has Sony IMX214 stacked sensor, 6-element lens, f/2.0 aperture and LED flash. It is also capable of capturing 24 megapixel photos.
Oppo N1 mini Specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU
Android-based Color OS 1.4 ROM
13MP rotating camera with Sony sensor and LED Flash
3.5mm audio jack
9.2 mm thick and weighs 150 grams
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory
4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2140 mAh battery
The Oppo N1 mini comes in white, blue and yellow colors. Oppo is yet to reveal the date for India launch, where we will get to know the pricing of the phone. The smartphone retails for 2699 Chinese Yuan.
We reviewed the Silk White 16GB version of the OnePlus One recently with smooth back cover. We unboxed the 64GB Sandstone Black variant of the OnePlus One recently that has a textured back cover. Here we have the photo gallery of the smartphone that would offer you a glimpse of the phone from all the angles. At a price of just $299 for the 16GB variant and $349 for the 64GB variant, this is definitely unbeatable when it comes to value for money. Check out the images below.
Recommended: OnePlus One Giveaway
The bootscreen shows the companies Never Settle Motto.
It also shows the CyanogenMod logo since it comes with CyanogenMod 11S ROM based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It recently got the official stock Android 4.4.4 ROM.
The 5.5-inch Full HD display at a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels is gorgeous. It also comes with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection.
It has magnesium frame, comes with a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and a LED notification light.
It has dedicated capacitive touch buttons.
The dual speakers, microphone and micro USB slot are present on the bottom. The texted back cover extends to the top and the bottom of the phone.
The 3.5mm audio jack and the secondary microphone are present on the top.
The removable back cover offers rugged feel and doesn't ...
THL are a Chinese OEM thatstarted off as manufacturers of cloned devices from well-known manufacturers such as HTC. In fact, the THL logo looked a lot like HTC's yesteryear logo some months back, both of which have changed since.
The company just announced the L969, a mid-range quad-core smartphone with a MediaTek processor, the MT6582. However, unlike other THL phones, this one is made for international markets. The USP of the THL L969 is in its radio capabilities; the device features the MediaTek MT6290 chip that gives it LTE capabilities.
Specifications
5-inch IPS 854 x 480p display
1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 CPU
1GB RAM
4GB on-board ROM, expandable
13 mega-pixel rear camera
HD front facing camera
LTE
Android v4.4.2 KitKat
2700mAh battery
Although this isn't close enough to be called a clone, the device does look a lot like the OPPO Find 5/Find 7, especially on the front. With a price tag of around $180, the THL L969 hopes to make it big on the budget LTE scene.
Via
Samsung isn't having the best week. First, local Indian manufacturer Micromax toppled the Korean giant to claim the number one spot in India. Next, China's Xiaomi (that's been making waves in India as well) replaced Samsung as the numero uno maker in China.
The report by Canalys indicates that 4 year old Xiaomi owned 14 percent of the market share, while Samsung's share plummeted to 12 percent. This is the first time that Xiaomi has overtaken the consumer electronics giant from China.
Xiaomi had yet been producing flagship level phones are attractive prices before launching their uber-popular Hongmi series of smartphones, which later came to be known as the Redmi series for international markets. Devices from the Redmi series of smartphones are sold at extremely competitive prices, often making them cheaper than even local brands.
The Redmi series is expected to launch in India this month, with the Redmi 1S and the Redmi Note. While the Redmi 1S is a Snapdragon 400 powered Motorola Moto G competitor, the Redmi Note is more of a mix-and-match sort of a device with an octa-core processor, 5.5-inch display and a super lightweight price tag.
Instagram is taking a leaf from Twitter and introducing new features to it mobile apps on Android and iOS. The popular photo sharing service is adding trending hashtags and follow suggestions to enhance user experience.
Similar to Twitter, Instagram will now show "Suggested" users to follow, depending upon your existing followers list. This essentially means that if you are following a celebrity or a brand on Instagram, the feature will suggest more such accounts for you to follow. Moving on, Instagram will also add trending hashtags that allows users to know what topics, people, events, places etc are currently trending in the world. Twitter was the first social network that started trending hashtags soon after which Facebook followed with the same feature under the Trending Topics section earlier in January this year.
Hashtags are an important part of Instagram similar to Twitter as they initiate and enhance conversations on both the social networks. Hence, the trending hashtags feature will help Instagram increase user engagement on its mobile apps. Instagram made its Android app more responsive and faster in March with a UI revamp. Soon after, it updated the Explore tab to make its more personalized . In June Instagram added more power to ...
Microsoft has released first update for Windows Phone 8.1 to developers. The company's Corporate Vice President Joe Belfiore officially announced the update at an event in Beijing yesterday. One of the most important feature of the update is support for Microsoft's virtual assistant Cortana.
"We have been thrilled by the excitement around Cortana in Windows Phone 8.1. And we’re excited to make her available for people in China and the UK with this update as a “beta” and in Canada, India, and Australia as an “alpha”.
said Windows Phone head Joe Belfiore in a company blog post.
The update also brings support for Live Folders, a feature that will allow Windows Phone users to better organize their main screens. Users now get the ability to send and receive data over a virtual private network when connected to Wi-Fi hotspots. A new “Apps Corner” mode allows businesses to control how specific apps are launched, which could be used to create things like retail demos. In addition the Windows Phone app store got a live tile.
Although it is a developer release, anybody with a Windows Phone can register freely to install the update through Microsoft's App Studio program. Microsoft is adding the ability to invoke Cortana hands-free in your car ...
With wearable tech getting popular each day, more and more application developers are making sure they don't miss out on the action. This, they're doing by adding support for Android Wear, so apps are more usable on wearables such as smartwatches.
WhatsApp just got an update that will allow users of Android Wear devices to use the app on their smartwatch. Although it's just in beta right now, the app is still usable right from your smartwatch. You're not just limited to viewing notifications and messages on your wearable, but you can also respond to texts without having to dig your pocket for the phone.
"Stacked Notifications" make sure you get to choose what message you want to respond to, and what message you wish to dismiss.
Right now, the app (with the Android Wear update) isn't available on the Play Store. However, those who wish to try it out can download the .apk from the official WhatsApp website to sideload on their smartwatch.
We already know a bunch of specs and details about the upcoming iPhone 6 launch. One of the information which is highly expected is that Apple will launch iPhone 6 in two models -5.5 inch and 4.7 inch model. Now, a fresh report from Cowen & Co. analyst Timothy Arcuri is suggesting that the Apple will add more powerful and faster processor to 5.5 inch iPhone 6 model than the 4.7 inch one.
Arcuri also said that the processor in the 5.5-inch model could ship with a larger die, hinting at a more wide-ranging architectural split. A larger die might be a sign that the 5.5-inch model will feature additional on-die silicon, such as a larger array of graphics processing cores. Alternatively, it might suggest that Apple will make the two chips — believed to be the "A8" — in different fabrication plants using different processes.
Apple has given different processors to devices in the same category in the past. For example, the iPad Air features a faster 1.39GHz A7 processor, while the iPad Mini with Retina display comes with a slightly less powerful version of the A7, which clocks in at 1.29GHz.
Finally, Arucri also believes that both iPhone 6 models “could sport different touch modules” Apple is ...
A month after launching A50S, A52+, A12 Star and A11 Star smartphones, Karbonn is back with two new entry-level smartphones, Karbonn A1+ Super and Karbonn A5 Turbo running Android 4.4 (KitKat). Both these smartphones have 3.5-inch HVGA screens. The A1+ Super has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera and is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor.
The A5 Turbo has a 3-megapixel rear camera and is powered by a 1GHz processor. Other features of these smartphones include, FM Radio, 2G (EDGE) connectivity, Dual SIM support, 256MB RAM, expansion slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, G-Sensor and Proximity Sensor. The Karbonn A1+ Super 1250 mAh battery, but the battery capacity of the A5 Turbo is not available yet.
Commenting on the launch, Sudhir Hasija, Chairman of Karbonn Mobiles, said,
Today, an estimated 117 million subscribers are using smartphones in India, which with an expected 45% increase over the next 2 years is placed to grow to nearly 240 million consumers. With consumer-centric activities being the fulcrum of operations at Karbonn, we understand the varied needs of consumers, and thus seek to capture this upcoming market with a range of smartphones that understand their focused needs.
Today, a large segment of consumers are shifting from feature phones to smartphones ...
Huawei hinted a possible phone launch last week by sending press invites for IFA in Berlin. Today, a leaked photo is suggesting that the company will add a metal back to the Huawei Ascend D3.
As per the leaked photo, it looks like the rear panel of the phone is made out of metal. Ascend D3 is a successor to the Ascend D2 that was launched in January 2013. In addition to the metal plate, it looks like Huawei will also add a finger print scanner to the phone. The leaked photo shows a three cutouts on the rear back panel of which two are most likely for camera and flash. However, the third one can be for a fingerprint scanner. There is a strong possibility that the it could be for something else.
The Ascend D3 will most likely be unveiled next month at IFA, and is rumored to feature a 6-inch (1920 x 1080) display, a homegrown Huawei octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 920 processor, 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal memory, 13 MP rear camera, 5 MP front-facing camera, and will run on Android 4.4 KitKat.
via:PhoneArena
Xiaomi Mi3 got the first update (KXDMIBE18.0) in India couple of weeks back, now a new KXDMIBF22.0 update is available for Indian users as well as Malaysia, Philippines and more countries. This updates brings 'Resend all' function in Outbox, optimizations and bug fixes.
Xiaomi Mi3 KXDMIBF22.0 Changelog
Messaging
Optimization - Optimized UI of Notification messages. Support viewing messages by types by pulling down (06-04)
Optimization - Optimized UI of Notification messages. Support viewing messages by types by pulling down (06-04)
Fix - Homescreen popup window did not show incoming messages' content (05-27)
E-mail
New - Added 'Resend all' function in Outbox (05-28)
Optimization - Enhanced speed of batch operation (05-28)
Optimization - Exchange account login procedure (05-28)
Optimization - There will be a reminder if a mail was not sent out (06-10)
Optimization - The add attachment button will always show in the mail composing page (06-10)
Calendar
Fix - Sometimes, app would stop responding (06-18)
Fix - Could not open calendar if not logged into a Xiaomi account (06-10)
Fix - Sometimes, app would stop responding (06-18)
You can check out the complete changelog of the update in the MIUI forum here.
The third batch of Mi3 units goes on sale in India at 2PM today. Xiaomi already confirmed that it would sell about 15,000 units of Mi3s today. There are ...
Twitter is showing tweets to users from accounts their friends follow in a latest testing. The feature was first spotted by a Twitter users @aleefbaypay as he saw tweets from someone he does not follow but from some one his friends follow.
The user @aleefbaypay saw a tweet about Buzzfeed which he does not follow but someone he follows does. Hence, he is seeing these tweets on his timeline. The micro-blogging site always experiments with new features. However, the latest one is unwelcomed similar to Promoted Tweets. This feature might raise some eyebrows from users as they might not be interested in reading an unknown persons tweet. Also, it kind of pollutes your timeline with unnecessary content that is not relevant to the user.
It is not clear if and when will Twitter roll out the feature. We will keep our readers posted about the update.
via:The Next Web
Microsoft has updated Facebook for Windows Phone with several major and new features. First, users can now upload videos directly to Facebook from their Windows Phone devices.
The 5.3 version of the app now gets support for Facebook Messenger for Windows Phone that was launched in March. In addition, Facebook for Windows Phone now supports more languages. Besides adding new features, the Facebook app has also received an overhaul for the UI along with performance improvements.
The Facebook app will now link directly into the People Hub on Windows Phone for users running Windows Phone 8.1. This means contacts, events, and photo albums are now powered by the Facebook for Windows Phone app. Facebook updated Messenger for Windows Phone with video sharing capabilities. Facebook announced last week that users to download the standalone Messenger as it will soon kill the messaging feature from its main app.
You can download the latest Facebook app from Windows Phone Store.
Xiaomi introduced the MiPad, its first tablet back in May. The company showed off the tablet at the Mi3 launch event in India last month. We brought you the photo gallery and the first hands-on impressions of the tablet from the event. We managed to get the 64GB variant of the tablet from China, check out the unboxing below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhZ2rsjtVCQ
Box Contents
Xiaomi MiPad tablet in white
2-pin charger
micro USB cable
microSD card ejector tool
user manual
The MiPad has a 7.9-inch (2048 × 1536 pixels) display at 326 ppi with 4:3 aspect ratio, similar to the iPad mini. This has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection as well. It has Android capacitive touch buttons below the screen. It is powered by a 2.2 GHz NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor with 192-core Kepler GPU. Since the GPU is powerful, hope we can expect the gaming performance to be better compared to other Android tablets. We will let you know about the gaming performance of the tablet soon.
It runs on MIUI ROM based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). The UI looks similar to the iOS. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
The rear camera is a 8-megapixel module with Sony BSI stacked sensor, 1080p video recording and f/2.0 aperture.
It has 2GB of RAM, 16 or 64GB of ...
Its been several years now since mobile phones graduated from being just phones to mobile computing devices. They are now the center of your digital life and are a principal means of consumption and to some extent even creation of your personal content. As capabilities increase however, the humble smartphone is graduating to a greater role. The role of your digital hub.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq43q5MWzck
With your smartphone as the hub of your content, linking to the internet and your local multimedia libraries it is the mobile phone that is doing the heavy lifting with various solutions on offer to bring this content to the big screen. Silicon Image, a provider of semiconductors for mobile electronics has been responsible for leading the effort to create a common standard for an audio/video interface that brings your consumer electronics device to any standard HDTV.
Mobile High-Definition Link or MHL as it is popularly known is one such solution that aims to bring your smartphone to a large screen and to enable you to view all your high definition content on the best screen in the house. A one stop solution that unchains your media and lets you view all of it in glorious 1080p, 60FPS with up to ...
iBall Slide 3G Q7271-IPS20, the company's latest tablet in the Slide Performance series is now available on sale on eBay. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) IPS display, powered by a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera.
It has 3G connectivity, dual SIM support, voice calling and Wire-free FM Radio with built-in antenna. It has metallic back cover. Most of the specifications of the tablet are similar to the Slide 3G 7334Q-10 that was launched earlier this year.
iBall Slide 3G Q7271 Specifications
7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) IPS display
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
1.3 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-400MP GPU
Dual SIM with dual standby
2MP rear camera with LED flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, Wire-Free FM Radio with antenna
3G HSPA+ (via SIM card slots), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n , Bluetooth, GPS / A-GPS
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with microSD
3000 mAh battery
The iBall Slide 3G Q7271-IPS20 comes in Gold with Black color and is priced at Rs. 8,303 online.
WeChat is giving away free recharge upto Rs 60 and in return asking user to send stickers on group chats. Dubbed as the 'Friends n Rewards' , the initiative will help the instant messaging platform increase user engagement on its platform.
The offer is valid only from 4- 13th August and users will have to follow some steps in order to avail it. Users can send stickers to new or old group on WeChat. Those who will send stickers on the first day will receive Rs 10 recharge in their balance and they will get the Rs 5 on subsequent day. Users will have to send stickers on all 10 days to get Rs 60 recharge.
The balance will be updated within one hour after sending the stickers. Users will have to redeem their collected balance between 14-20th August. Instant messaging platforms are getting more and competitive with rise of new players. Each player is trying its best to maintain and increase their user base with such promotional offers.
LG G3 Stylus, an upcoming LG smartphone has been revealed on official LG G3 Beat promo video. It shows the smartphone with a stylus, similar to the LG G Pro Lite. LG has not released a high-end phablet with a stylus like Samsung, which has the Galaxy Note series. This could happen with the upcoming G3 Stylus.
But according to the leaked UAProfile on the the LG website, a smartphone wit the model number D693 with a 960 x 540 pixels qHD display is believed to be G3 stylus. So this could just be a minor upgrade to the G Pro Lite, and not a flagship smartphone from LG.
The LG G3 Beat that was unveiled recently comes with a 5.5-inch HD screen and a Snapdragon 400 SoC. The LG G Vista for Verizon has a 5.7-inch HD screen. The G3 Stylus could come with a 5.9-inch or a 6-inch screen. It would come with a Snapdragon processor as mentioned in the video.
The lockscreens on all these smartphones in the promo video shows August 19th, so the LG G3 Stylus could be unveiled within the next couple of weeks. Check out the official video below -
httpv://youtu.be/ozhlNmb4_OE
via
Celkon Millennium Vogue Q455, a sleek smartphone in the Celkon's Millennium series was launched last month for Rs. 7,999. We brought you the unboxing of the smartphone recently. Unlike other phones in the price range, this one has a unique design. It has a smooth matte protection around the phone. For a smartphone with a 4.5-inch screen, it is a bit tall. It runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Here are complete specifications of the phone before we check out the photo gallery.
4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) IPS OGS display
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom BCM23550 processor with VideoCore IV
Dual SIM
8MP auto focus camera with LED Flash
1.3MP front-facing camera
Dimensions: 136.5x68x7.9mm
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G HSPA+,WiFi 802.11 b/g/n,Bluetooth, GPS
2000 mAh battery
The 4.5-inch qHD display is based on one-glass-solution (OGS) technology, making the device slim at just 7.9mm.
Even though it just has 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, it looks huge due to the covering around it.
It has the usual set of capacitive touch buttons below the display. These are not backlit, but offer haptic feedback when pressed.
The power button and the volume rockers are present on the right side of the phone. It ...
