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BlackBerry revealed BlackBerry Passport, the company's upcoming QWERTY smartphone with unique form factor during its earnings back in June. We already know that it would come with 4.5” inch square screen with (1,440 x 1,440 pixels) resolution, touch sensitive physical QWERTY keyboard, quad-core Snapdragon 800 SoC and 3GB of RAM. Now N4BB has revealed entire specifications of the smartphone.
BlackBerry Passport rumored specifications
4.5” diagonal (1440 x 1440 pixels) 453 PPI 10-point multi-touch display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974-AA) processor with 450MHz Adreno 330 GPU
13MP Auto-Focus rear camera with 6DOF OIS, BSI sensor, 5-element f2.0 lens, LED Flash 1080p HD video recording at 60fps
2MP Fixed-Focus front-facing camera with Image & video stabilization, 720p HD video recording
Size goals (LxWxD): 128 x 90.3 x 9.3mm (9.6mm at camera location)
Weight goals (w/battery): 194.4g (M2)
3GB LPDDR3 800MHz RAM, 32GB internal memory, Expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD
4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.0 LE, SlimPort, NFC, GPS + GLONASS
3450mAh integrated non-removable battery
Check out the supported bands and set of sensors in the smartphone.
Network:
FD-LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20 (2100/1900/1800/1700/850/2600/900/700/700/800 MHz)
HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5/6, 8 (2100/1900/1700/850/900 MHz)
Dual Carrier 42Mbps
Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
Advanced Sensors: Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Gyroscope, Time of Flight (ToF), Ambient light
The BlackBerry Passport comes in Black and White colors. It is expected to ...
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Twitter has updated Vine for iPhone with several features in latest update. Most importantly, the popular video sharing service has added the ability to import video directly from your phone's camera roll.
Users will see a new option in bottom left corner of the capture screen that will allow you to import a video from your phone. This also supports slow motion videos. In addition Vine has also added some editing tools that make it easy to create a video. Users can duplicate portions of the video and mute the audio; instead of being forced to preview the entire video before editing, you can now preview your last addition on the capture screen and even delete that portion of your Vine from the same screen.
A new "torch" feature makes it easier to shoot in dark places while a "ghost" mode lets you overlay the last frame of your shot onto your current shot to help you anticipate what transitions will look like. The update also makes Vine far more friendly for advertisers, as it enables companies to produce videos professionally, outside of the app.
httpv://vimeo.com/103853748
The update is only available for iPhone at the moment, but Vine said that Android app will be released soon. Earlier this ...
Karbonn launched four new smartphones last month in partnership with Flipkart. The Karbonn Smart A12 Star is one among the smartphones in the range that is priced at Rs. 4,099, bit cheaper than the A11 Star that we unboxed recently. This has a 4-inch WVGA screen and runs on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat). Check out the unboxing below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_q6WyH6H_o
Box Contents
Karbonn A12 Star in black
1400 mAh battery
2-pin charger
Headset
micro USB cable
User manual and warranty information
Unlike on-screen buttons for back, home and multitasking, on the A11 Start, this has iPhone-like home button and capacitive touch buttons on either sides. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor with Mali 400 GPU, comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera, dual SIM support, 3G connectivity, 512MB RAM and 4GB of internal storage with expansion slot, similar to the A11 Star.
It has leather-like back cover and has a chrome rim around the display. We will bring you the benchmarks, gaming performance videos and the complete review of the smartphone soon.
We unboxed 10400mAh Mi Power Bank few weeks back, here we have the 5200mAh power bank for unboxing. This has the same anodised aluminium finish on the outside, but it is slightly smaller in size and weighs 155 grams, about 95 grams lesser than the 10400mAh variant. Check out the unboxing below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsWEsMhEYkQ
Box Contents
Xiaomi Mi 5200mAh Power Bank in silver
micro USB cable
Rubber case in black
Since it is just 5.5 cm wide, the compact power bank is easy to carry in your pocket. It is designed by Texas Instruments and the cell is manufactured by LG or Samsung.
The power button, micro USB slot for charging and a standard USB slot for output and LED indicators are similar to the 10400mAh variant. The arrangement of these slots are slightly different, since it is smaller.
It has 2.0A input, similar to the 10400mAh variant, but the output is 1.5A, compared to 2.1A on the larger variant. The 5200mAh Power Bank is priced at Rs. 799 and is expected to go on sale on Flipkart soon. We will be reviewing both the power banks soon.
Sony Xperia Z3 had already surfaced in live images. Specifications of the global variant of the Xperia Z3 (D6653) showed up last month. Now the Xperia Z3 L55t for China Mobile and L55u for China Unicom have been certified by TENAA. This reveals the dimensions of the smartphone as 146.5×72.4×7.35mm and weight as 158.4g. This makes it smaller and lighter than the company's current flagship, the Xperia Z2.
It also shows the rounded sides, dedicated camera shutter button and ports under a flap, which indicates that it is likely to be water resistant with IP55/IP58 certification . Further, it confirms the specifications of the smartphone. It will come with a 5.2-inch 1080p display, 2.5GHz quad core Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AC) processor, Android 4.4 KitKat, 20.7-megapixel camera, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, 3GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, microSD card slot, Bluetooth, FM Radio, WiFi and GPS.
The specifications are mostly similar to the Z2 and there is a slight design change. Sony has already teased its upcoming products ahead of its IFA 2014 event on September 3rd. It is also expected to unveil Xperia Z3 compact, Sony SmartWatch 3 (SW3) and QX30 smartphone camera lens.
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Micromax Canvas XL2 A109 that surfaced on the official website recently, is now available from online retailer Infibeam. It has a 5.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels), powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera.
It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby, 1GB RAM, 4GB of internal storage with expansion slot and a 2500 mAh battery.
Micromax Canvas XL2 A109 specifications
5.5-inch (960x540 pixels) touch screen IPS display
1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589M processor with Mali 400 GPU
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
Dual SIM with dual standby
5MP rear camera with LED Flash
0.3MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1GB RAM, 4GB of internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, GPS / aGPS
2500mAh battery
The Micromax Canvas XL2 A109 comes in white color and is priced at Rs. 10,999 online. It is a bit costly for its specifications.
Motorola Moto X+1 place holder for AT&T showed up on official website back in May. Recent rumors said that the Moto X successor will come to Verizon on September 25th. Now the press shots of the Moto X+1 have been leaked. Thanks to @evleaks who has shared these images as a parting gift.
This coincides with the live images of the prototype unit that was leaked last month. Even though the image doesn't show the sides of the smartphone, it clearly shows aluminum finish on top. It also shows dual front-facing speakers and several sensors on all the corners. Earlier rumors revealed that the smartphone would come with 25 back plate options, including leather.
According to earlier rumors, the Moto X+1 would come with a 5.2-inch 1080p display, Android 4.4.4 KitKat, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, 12MP rear camera, 2MP front-facing camera and a 2900 mAh battery.
Motorola is expected to unveil the smartphone at an event on September 4th in the US. It has also scheduled an event on September 5th in India. The image shows September 17th date, so it is likely to go on sale for Verizon on that day.
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Several specs of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 have already been leaked prior to the phone launch on September 3rd at IFA 2014. Today, more camera details of the much anticipated smartphone have been revealed by SamMobile.
According to the report, the Galaxy Note 4 will have a 16MP Sony IMX240 camera sensor with optical image stabilization (OIS). The phone will also include support for recording UltraHD (3840x2160) video. In addition, the report states that Samsung is testing a new type of shutter button referred to as “Side Touch.” This would let users to touch the bottom right side of the Note 4, right where a physical camera button would normally be located and use a sensor to snap a photo. The Side Touch feature is expected to be incompatible with portrait mode, Easy Mode and video capture.
The Galaxy Note 4 will also take care of your selfie needs with a 3.7 MP front-facing camera that is capable of capturing images and video in WQHD resolution (2560 x 1440 pixels), said the report. Samsung is also adding three modes to spruce up your selfies. First one is wide-angle mode that will allow you to fit more people into the frame. The second one is a ...
Google has updated Voice Search on Android with multi language support. This essentially means that a person who knows more than one language can switch among them when making voice searches without having to change the settings on the app.
Prior to this, users had to change languages if they wished to perform voice searches in different languages. With the latest update, Google Search now lets users speak up to five languages out of more than 50 supported languages and dialect. Google is limiting the switchover to one language per sentence.
"For many people out there, speaking just one language isn’t enough. More than half the world’s population speaks two or more languages—and now Google can keep up. With the Google Search app on Android, you can speak in multiple languages and Google will understand you no matter which one you choose. So you can fire off a search for nearby restaurants in English, then dictate a text to your friend in French."
wrote David Eustis, Software Engineer, Android in a company blog post.
In order to use the feature Google Search app needs to be updated with latest version (3.6) and then all they will need to do is go to the Settings> Search ...
Continuing its overseas expansion, Zomato has acquired two more restaurant guides -Lunchtime and Obedovat for $3.25 mn. The two popular restaurant guides are from Czech Republic and Slovakia respectively.
"We’re delighted to announce that Lunchtime and Obedovat, the largest lunch menu websites in the Czech Republic and Slovakia respectively, are now a part of Zomato. Over the course of building up our European operations, we’ve observed that lunch menus are key to the dining behavior in the Central and Eastern European region. With lunch menus for over 5000 restaurants in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Lunchtime and Obedovat provide us with a great platform onto which we can build Zomato’s features."
said Deepinder Goyal, Founder and CEO, Zomato in a company blog post.
Zomato will build an integrated product over the coming months after the latest acquisition. The Lunchtime and Obedovat teams will be working closely with the Zomato as a result of the buyout.
The popular restaurant guide has been aggressively expanding its global presence over the past two quarters and at the same time strengthening its presence in existing markets. The company acquired MenuMania, the leading restaurant discovery service in New Zealand, in July. Meanwhile, in April Zomato got a major social revamp with refreshed UI and features across all ...
Xiaomi Mi Power Banks will go on sale in India next week, Xiaomi India head Manu Jain said to IBN Live. He also said that it will directly go on sale without any registration. The official Xiaomi flip covers and the screen protector for the Mi 3 that went on pre-order earlier this week, would go on sale next week on Flipkart. These power banks were showcased at the Mi 3 launch event in India last month. These power banks recently got priced at Rs. 799 and Rs. 999 on Flipkart for the 5200mAh and 10400mAh variants respectively.
These power banks have anodised aluminium finish on the outside, compact design and have LED battery level indicators.
We unboxed the 10400mAh and 5200mAh variants of power banks recently, check out the unboxing.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rrn0ZTBbfU
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsWEsMhEYkQ
Yesterday, Mi India teased that it has "something really cool in the making" and asked its fans to check the page back today. It might be the most expected Redmi 1S smartphone that was announced in India last month for Rs. 6,999. It is also listed on Flipkart as coming soon. We will let you know more details when it goes on pre-order today.
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[Update: These power banks are now available for pre-order on Flipkart]
Yahoo has updated in Android app by allowing access to digital magazines as news categories from the navigational drawer. Yahoo’s portfolio of digital magazines includes Yahoo Food, Yahoo Tech, Yahooo Travel, Yahoo Movies, Yahoo Beauty, and Yahoo Health.
These digital magazines are created under editorial team including Bobbi Brown, Paula Froelich, and David Pogue. However, these magazines are limited to US users only. In addition, users can check out the latest news, local weather, popular photos and videos, your stocks and more with a single swipe. Yahoo said that all this content will be presented in a clean and visually-appealing way.
Also, Yahoo will display tailor made content as per your interest also the app will bring personalized stories by analyzing your reading patterns. Yahoo has been updating its Mail app on Android, iPhone and iPad platform.
via: Yahoo Blog
Earlier today there were reports that the Xiaomi Mi Power Banks would go on sale on Flipkart next week, now both the 10400mAh and 5200mAh variants of the power banks are available for pre-order on Flipkart for Rs. 999 and Rs. 799, respectively. These power banks were showcased at the Mi 3 launch event in India last month. These power banks would ship next week.
These power banks have anodised aluminium finish on the outside and have LED battery level indicators. These power banks have anodised aluminium finish on the outside and have LED battery level indicators. These have solid build quality and are compact too.
We unboxed the 10400mAh and 5200mAh variants of power banks recently, check out the unboxing.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rrn0ZTBbfU
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsWEsMhEYkQ
Xiaomi 10400mAh power bank on Flipkart
Xiaomi 5200mAh power bank on Flipkart
[Update: I just pre-ordered the 10400mAh Mi Power bank. Now it seems to be out of stock minutes after it went on pre-order. It shows the product is coming soon. The 5200mAh variant is still available for pre-order]
[Update 2: Even the 5200mAh variant is out of stock.]
[Update 3: Both the Power banks are now available for pre-order again.]
Microsoft's Windows 8 successor which is codenamed Threshold could be announced on September 30, according to a report from The Verge. The report said that software giant is expected to unveil Windows 9 at an event as per sources familiar to the matter.
This event will likely be at the end September or early October and there will be a "preview" version of the Windows 9 meant for developers, stated the report. Previous rumors had suggested that was being developed as part of Redmond's "One Windows" strategy and slated for release in the first half of 2015.
Windows 9 is expected to work on the areas that were criticized on Windows 8 an Windows 8.1. Microsoft had already announced that it is bringing the Start Menu back in the latest version of Windows. In addition, the company might add integrate its recently launched digital assistant Cortana. Also, Windows 9 will bring a bunch of UI changes along with the ability to run modern Windows apps within a window on the desktop.
Microsoft will also likely remove the Charms bar that is an overlay used to access search, share, the Start Screen, devices, and settings. Finally, the company is expected to add virtual desktops feature to Windows 9. ...
Lava launched the Iris X1, the first smartphone in the X series back in May. Today Lava has announced that it would launch a new smartphone with a wide-angle front camera with LED flash in the X series soon. Sony launched the Xperia C3, a similar selfie-focused smartphone with a 5-megapixel front camera with LED flash recently. Lava did not reveal the resolution of the camera yet.
The smartphone would come with a 5-inch display, run on Android KitKat and it would be priced under Rs. 10,000, said the company. It will have an elegant design, it added. According to the teaser image, the smartphone has an LED flash in the centre, above the earpiece and has a similar design as the X1 smartphone.
Recently Lava Iris X5 was spotted in Zauba import/export database that revealed dual SIM support and 8GB of internal storage, so the upcoming X series smartphone could be Iris X5. We will let you know once Lava launches it in coming weeks.
The Apple iPhone 6 is practically guaranteed to be announced at Apple's upcoming September 9th event. That said, while it was widely believed that Cupertino would make the handset available on launch day itself, a fresh report suggests that this might not be the case.
Reuters reports that a snag in production of screens for the upcoming phone might cause a delay in the launch or even limit the number of handsets available at launch. With Apple stepping up screen sized to 4.7 inches and possibly even 5.5 inches while making the device thinner still, suppliers are finding it increasingly hard to meet the company's stringent quality requirements and specifications. The report goes on to suggest that Apple wanted to use a single backlight film but this resulted in the display being dimmer than expected. Usually two backlight films are used to ensure adequate brightness levels.
Going back to the drawing board to engineer a solution to the problem resulted in delays in production. Japan Display Inc, Sharp Corp and South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd are believed to be the suppliers delegated to manufacture the displays for the upcoming iPhone. While there is no doubt that we'll be seeing a new ...
Last week, Huawei sent out press invites for an event that will see the launch of Ascend Mate 7. Now the specs and details of the phone have been leaked ahead of its official launch on September 4th.
First, the phone has been spotted at the TENAA which is similar to the Chinese FCC. However, two variants of the phone were spotted under the model number MT7-CL00 and the Huawei MT7-TL00 . The former supports only GSM/TD-LTE/CDMA network support while the latter has GSM/TD-LTE/TD-SCDMA. However, both the variants share same specifications.
The device measures 157 x 81 x 7.9mm and weighs 185 g and hence is shorter, narrower and thinner than its predecessor. The Ascend Mate 7 will feature a 6-inch TFT Full HD display and Huawei’s own Kirin 920 octa-core processor clocked at 1.8Ghz, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in storage (microSD slot included for up to 128GB. It will have a 13MP rear and a 5MP front facing camera and will run on Android KitKat 4.4 . As expected the phone does have a finger print scanner below the camera.
The MT7-CL00 is noted to come in black and white color options but the MT7-TL00 adds a gold variant. There is no word on ...
BlackBerry revealed BlackBerry Passport, the company's upcoming QWERTY smartphone with unique form factor during its earnings back in June. We already know that it would come with 4.5” inch square screen with (1,440 x 1,440 pixels) resolution, touch sensitive physical QWERTY keyboard, quad-core Snapdragon 800 SoC and 3GB of RAM. Now N4BB has revealed entire specifications of the smartphone.
BlackBerry Passport rumored specifications
4.5” diagonal (1440 x 1440 pixels) 453 PPI 10-point multi-touch display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974-AA) processor with 450MHz Adreno 330 GPU
13MP Auto-Focus rear camera with 6DOF OIS, BSI sensor, 5-element f2.0 lens, LED Flash 1080p HD video recording at 60fps
2MP Fixed-Focus front-facing camera with Image & video stabilization, 720p HD video recording
Size goals (LxWxD): 128 x 90.3 x 9.3mm (9.6mm at camera location)
Weight goals (w/battery): 194.4g (M2)
3GB LPDDR3 800MHz RAM, 32GB internal memory, Expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD
4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.0 LE, SlimPort, NFC, GPS + GLONASS
3450mAh integrated non-removable battery
Check out the supported bands and set of sensors in the smartphone.
Network:
FD-LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20 (2100/1900/1800/1700/850/2600/900/700/700/800 MHz)
HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5/6, 8 (2100/1900/1700/850/900 MHz)
Dual Carrier 42Mbps
Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
Advanced Sensors: Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Gyroscope, Time of Flight (ToF), Ambient light
The BlackBerry Passport comes in Black and White colors. It is expected to ...
Sony's mystery device that appeared earlier this week has gone official in China. It is called Cyber-shot DSC-KW11 and looks like a perfume bottle. It has a 19.2-megapixel swivel camera with f/2.0 wide-angle lens, 1/2.3-inch Exmor RS CMOS sensor and a focal length of 21mm and LED flash on the top. This can rotate 180-degrees. It has Swarovski elements and silky pearl finish.
It has WiFi connectivity and NFC support, so that you share your images with your smartphones or tablets easily via WiFi direct. It supports Smart Remote Control 2 that lets users control the camera remotely using their smartphone or tablet.It has 3.3 Type OLED screen with approximately 1,299k dots.
It has several beauty effects such as Skin Toning, Skin Smoothing, Eye Widening, Face Slimming, and Shine Removal. Other features include, Flick Touch Shutter that lets users set up a self-timer by just tapping and flicking their finger towards the wanted delay timing and number of images on the screen.
The Sony Cyber-shot TM DSC-KW11 comes in White, Pink, Green and Violet colors and would go on sale in Asia Pacific region from October 2014 onwards. In China it is priced at 5199 RMB (US$ 855 / Rs. 51,140 approx.) and is available for pre-order from August 22nd till September 16th.
Spice Retail has launched the first Firefox OS-powered smartphone, Spice Fire One Mi-FX 1 as it promised earlier this year. It has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, powered by a 1GHz processor, 2-megapixel rear camera, 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, 2G (EDGE) connectivity and dual SIM support. This is targeted at the masses looking for a larger than life phone statement but are deterred due to price sensitivity, says the company.
It should have an expansion slot, similar to the reference unit, but no word on RAM, Internal storage or battery capacity yet. If you don't know, the Firefox OS is based on HTML5, has Adaptive App Search or the Single Window Search and comes pre-loaded with Facebook, Twitter and more apps. It also has Firefox marketplace to download more apps. It supports Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil and Bangla.
Spice Fire One Mi – FX 1 specifications
3.5-inch (320 x 480 pixels) HVGA capacitive touch screen
Dual SIM (2G + 2G)
1 GHz Processor
2MP rear camera
1.3MP front-facing camera
2G (EDGE), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
The Spice Fire One Mi – FX 1 is priced at Rs. 2,299 and would go on sale exclusively on snapdeal.com for a limited period starting 29th August. Later it would be available in major retail stores, Spice HotSpot stores and Saholic. Intex plans ...
India Data Card market registered an annual shipment of 6.72 million units for the year ending June 2014, according to a report from 6Wresearch. The India Data Card market which was previously commanded by the CDMA segment is now witnessing a strong shift towards GSM based Data Cards as they registered 69% share of the market, said the report.
The Annual Tracker released by the research company says that 4G Data Cards recorded a stunning growth of 281% in H2 over H1 2014 and registered 7% share of the market. They are also predicted to witness significant growth over the coming quarters as a result of increasing demand for high-speed internet.
Giving insights about the vendors, the report stated that HUAWEI sustained its market leadership followed by ZTE and Micromax. In terms of unit shipments, India Data Card market experienced a decline of 16% in H2 over H1 2014. The three companies together constitute for more than 81% share of the India Data Card Market. Dongles having downlink speed of 7.2 MBPS captured around 41% share.
Rise in the adoption of internet-enabled devices like tablets, smart TV’s and laptops among the Indian customers is likely to boost the demand for WI-FI based Data Cards in the market. Moving on, the ...
