Micromax has launched the Canvas A1, the company's first Android One smartphone in partnership with Google, as we expected. The smartphone was teased at Google I/O back in June. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. These specifications are similar to the Android One smartphones from Spice and Karbonn, only the design of the smartphone is different.
Micromax Canvas A1 Specifications
4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display
1.3 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-400 GPU
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
Dual SIM
5MP rear camera with LED flash
2MP front-facing camera
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1700 mAh battery
The Micromax Canvas A1 comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 6,499. It is exclusively available for purchase from Amazon.in. It comes with free data from Airtel for 6 months. Amazon offers 10% Cash Back on State Bank Debit & Credit cards transactions, Amazon.in Gift Cards worth up to Rs.10,000 for 1,610 lucky customers and more. You can read more about the Android One India launch details here.
Micromax has launched the Canvas A1, the company's first Android One smartphone in partnership with Google, as we expected. The smartphone was teased at Google I/O back in June. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. These specifications are similar to the Android One smartphones from Spice and Karbonn, only the design of the smartphone is different.
Micromax Canvas A1 Specifications
4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display
1.3 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-400 GPU
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
Dual SIM
5MP rear camera with LED flash
2MP front-facing camera
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1700 mAh battery
The Micromax Canvas A1 comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 6,499. It is exclusively available for purchase from Amazon.in. It comes with free data from Airtel for 6 months. Amazon offers 10% Cash Back on State Bank Debit & Credit cards transactions, Amazon.in Gift Cards worth up to Rs.10,000 for 1,610 lucky customers and more. You can read more about the Android One India launch details here.
Spice has launched the Dream UNO Mi-498, the company's first Android One smartphone. It surfaced on Flipkart recently and packs a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with 35GB of Google Drive storage, Spice Cloud app with 10GB of storage and pre-loaded apps.
Spice Android One Dream UNO Mi-498 Specifications
4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display
1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor with Mali-400 GPU
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
Dual SIM
5MP rear camera with LED flash
2MP front-facing camera
9.15 mm thick
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1700 mAh battery
The Spice Android One Dream UNO Mi-498 comes in black and white colors and is priced at Rs. 6,299. It is exclusively available for purchase from Flipkart. It comes with free pre-selected eBooks worth Rs 1000 on Flipkart eBooks, Rs. 1,500 off on purchase through Myntra App, Flat 50% off on Spice Dream Uno flip covers and free Free Sandisk 8GB memory card.
All the Android One smartphones come with free data from Airtel for 6 months. You can read more about the Android ...
LG unveiled the G3 Stylus, the company's latest phablet with a stylus pen ahead of IFA, and it was showcased at the IFA earlier this month. Today the company has announced that it would go on sale globally beginning this week, starting from Brazil. The G3 Stylus has a 5.5-inch qHD display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
It borrows G3’s design, comes with a Rubberdium stylus pen and has new user experience (UX) features of the G3. It comes in both single and dual SIM variants with NFC capability depending on the market.
LG G3 Stylus specifications
5.5-inch (960 × 540 pixels) qHD IPS display
1.3 GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Dimensions: 149.3 x 75.9 x 10.2mm, Weight: 163 grams
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
1.3MP front-facing camera
3G HSPA+, WiFi, Bluetooth , GPS
3000mAh battery (removable)
The LG G3 Stylus comes in Black, White and Gold colors. It would go on sale starting from Brazil this week, followed by Latin America, Central Asia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). We went hands-on with the LG G3 Stylus at the IFA, check out the video ...
Lenovo launched the A7-30 tablet in India in June for Rs 9979. We have already seen the unboxing of the tablet and now here is the photo gallery. Lenovo had initially announced a range of tablets in April under the A series.
The A7-30 sports a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive multi-touch display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8382M processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
At the front the tablet has a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera.
As the A7-30 comes with voice calling capabilities and has a SIM card slot that supports 2G (EDGE) connectivity. It has dual front-facing speakers and Dolby Digital Plus support.
The right side of the tablet has volume rocker and power keys.
On the left side we have the normal SIM card and microSD card slots under the flap, while the 3.5mm audio jack is situated at the top.
The tablet has a 2MP rear camera at the back followed by the Lenovo branding. It measures 10.7 mm thick and weighs 340 grams. The A7-30 has 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage, expandable up to 32 GB and has 3500 mAh battery.
The A7-30 is priced at Rs. 9,979 and comes in white color.
Last week a report stated that Microsoft will soon replace Nokia and Windows Phone branding on its upcoming devices. Now, photo of a latest windows phone with new Windows branding has been spotted.
A British brand by the name My Go is working on its first Windows Phone that bears a new Windows branding. Dubbed as GoFone GF47W, the phone has a Windows logo at the rear back along with just the name 'Windows'. The latest move from Microsoft comes as the company wants to unify all their brands.
In addition, Microsoft is also dropping the Nokia name from future Lumia devices. This was found in a leaked internal document last week. The company is also chucking the word 'phone' from Windows Phone branding. There is no official word from Microsoft about the change in branding.
Source| Via
It's Android One day today and we've got one of the first smartphones from the program with us, the Spice Dream UNO. Spice was one of the three manufacturers chosen for the program announced at the Google's IO conference back in June. The Indian manufacturer, along with fellow competitors Micromax and Karbonn, has launched its first Android One device today, with a lot of support from Google. The Dream UNO, which is based off a strict chassis mandated by Google has its chipset powered by MediaTek and has almost the same specifications as the other phones that launched today. Priced at Rs. 6,299, the Dream Uno fulfills the idea of Android One, an affordable high quality device with stock Android that's set to receive updates as fast as Google delivers them, so how is the device? We captured the unboxing and the first impressions of the device in a video -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ObSZjPdVT0
Let's take a look at the box contents the device comes with, first -
Box Contents -
Spice Dream UNO in black
Normal earphones with mic
USB travel charging plug
Micro USB cable
Scratch guard
Information guide and Warranty card
At first look, the Spice Dream Uno has a very familiar understated design that we've come across in ...
Flipboard will soon launch a Windows Phone app, according to a statement released by the company. The popular digital magazine is already present on all major platforms like Android, iOS and Blackberry.
At present the Flipboard app has landed on Windows Phone Store in private beta and has some time for a full fledged roll out. At present it has a good collection of news sources, like CNN and Los Angeles Times, personal magazines, social sharing and so on.
"We are working on a Windows Phone version of Flipboard. While we don’t have an exact date for you, it’s on our roadmap and should be available soon"
said Flipboard in an official statement.
It must be noted that the Flipboard app on Windows Phone needs a handset with 1GB RAM. No official date about when the app will be out of beta is known as of yet.
You can download the Flipboard app from Windows Phone Store.
via:Source
Sony has launched the Xperia E3 and Xperia E3 Dual, the company's latest smartphones in the E series. Both these smartphones were unveiled at the IFA 2014 earlier this month and come with a 4.5-inch FWVGA touch screen display, 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, Android 4.4 (KitKat), 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. We went hands-on with the Xperia E3 at the IFA, check out the video below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_0mkBUt1u4
Sony Xperia E3 and E3 Dual specifications
4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226) processor with Adreno 305 GPU
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, up to 32GB expandable memory with microSD
Dual SIM (E3 dual)
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
5MP rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
8.5 mm thick and weighs 144 g
3.5 mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS
3G HSPA+, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS / aGPS
2330 mAh battery with with Battery STAMINA Mode
The Sony Xperia E3 Dual comes white, black and lime colors, priced at Rs. 12,990 (MRP). The Xperia E3 comes in black and white colors and is priced at Rs. 11,990 (MRP). Both these smartphones are available across India starting today.
Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus that were unveiled last week went on pre-order on September 12th in US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico and Singapore. Apple just announced that both these smartphones received four million pre-order in the first 24 hours. The iPhone 5 that was released back in September 2012 saw only 2 million pre-orders in the first 24 hours.
Both the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus goes on sale this Friday, September 19th in these first set of countries. It would go on sale in 20 countries that includes, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey and United Arab Emirates on September 26th.
Last year's iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c sold 9 million units in three days after launch, we will know about the combined sales of the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus next Monday. The iOS 8 update will roll out on September 17th for the iPhone and iPad, couple of days before the iPhone 6 launch. We can also expect Apple to reveal the number of devices running on iOS 8 next week.
Micromax launched the Canvas Nitro, the company's latest high-end smartphone earlier this month. We already brought you the unboxing, photogallery and benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples of the smartphone. The Micromax Canvas Nitro has a 13-megapixel camera with Sony IMX135 CMOS sensor with f/2.2 aperture, Largan 5P 28mm lens and also has Blue Glass filter. It also has a 5-megapixel fixed focus front-facing camera with OmniVision OV5648 sensor, 22mm wide-angle lens with 75-degree viewing angle.
It has the usual MediaTek camera UI that we had seen on the Canvas Unite 2. Micromax has introduced a new widget that lets you quickly capture an image, record a video and take a selfie directly from the homescreen. Overall the camera seem pretty good. Check out some camera samples below (click the image to view full resolution picture)
Daylight
Daylight shots were decent, but the colors are not perfect. Details could have been better for a 13MP camera.
Macro
Macro shots came out well and the focus was perfect. Again, the colors could have been better, especially in tough lighting conditions such as indoors.
HDR
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There are minor differences in exposure ...
It was about time that this happened. The Chinese are back to what they used to do best, which is making clones!
The smartphone industry in China thrived on such knock-offs for a good couple of decades before the internet stepped in. The last couple of years have seen some impressive devices originate from China, including the Xiaomi Mi 4, the OPPO Find 7 et al.
It's only been a week since Apple launched the iPhone 6 and the 6 Plus. It seem though, that a lot of Chinese OEMs starting manufacturing clones of the iPhone 6 even before the device's official launch thanks to the leaked material that was easily accessible.
Specifications
4.7-inch 960 x 540p display
1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor
2GB RAM
4GB on-board ROM
13 mega-pixel rear camera
5 mega-pixel front camera
1810mAh battery
Android v4.3 Jelly Bean
To be very honest, we're not huge fans of clones. However, 2GB RAM at a price point of about $140 or around 7,000 INR does look very interesting. It is a shame though that the device has a cloned design!
The Meizu MX4 that launched on 2nd September is also called an iPhone knock-off by some. The only thing it has in its favour is that it came before the iPhone ...
A lot a manufacturers schedule their events around the IFA that happens during this time of the year, but often not during the event is happening. This is a ploy that they employ so that their devices get due exposure.
The Google Nexus 5
Speaking of exposure, HTC has an event for October 8th, titled 'double exposure'. Now that could mean anything in the world, but thanks to HTC being a smart devices maker, we have a limited list to choose from. The event is believed to be coincident with the announcement of the HTC Eye smartphone, the one that's expected to feature a 5.2-inch display and a Snapdragon 801 processor. Besides that, the event is now rumoured to be a placeholder of a couple other announcements.
This includes the GoPro-like action camera that we talked about yesterday. But what should catch your fancy is the previously-leaked HTC-made Nexus 9 (Volantis?) that could feature during the event. The Nexus 9 is expected to feature an 8.9-inch display and an NVIDIA Tegra K1 CPU besides 3GB RAM and 16GB ROM. When announced, the device is also certain to flaunt Android L.
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HTC's smartphones are usually critic-babies, and don't seem ...
Google is making paid Play Newsstand content available in India. Users can now access paid content from newspapers and magazines this essentially means they can buy and subscribe for premium news sources like The New York Times, WSJ and so on.
The company has teamed up with over 30 partners including India Today, Mint, NDTV and many more. Google updated Google Currents to Newsstand last year. Compatible with smartphones and tablets the app offers contents like blogs, breaking news, research articles from a range of categories such as sports, business, cooking, entertainment, fashion and more.
Prior to this update, paid content in Newsstands was only available in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy, and France. Google made this announcement yesterday along with the launch of Android One smartphones in India. The company also announced offline mode for YouTube in the country.
You can download the Play Newsstand app from the Google Play Store.
via:Android Police
Panasonic has unveiled its first Android powered camera phone. Dubbed as LUMIX Smart Camera DSC-CM1 the 'connected camera' comes with a 1-inch MOS sensor.
Scheduled to be showcased at Photokina 2014 in Germany, the device is capable of taking 4K video and images with 20MP resolution with an f2.8 28mm Leica DC lens. In addition, the CM1 has a dedicated hardware shutter button and a slider that switches between camera and smartphone modes.
The Android power smartphone features 4.7-inch full-HD screen, 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 CPU, 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal memory and a microSD support upto 128 GB. Backed by a 2600mAh battery, the phone also includes 4G support.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJiJfGY_tLA
Priced at 9oo Euro, the Lumix CM1 will be made available in France and Germany by Christmas. Samsung already has a camera focused smartphone device- Galaxy K Zoom in the market that has 20.7MP camera.
via:Android Police
Live images of Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530H), the company's selfie-focused smartphone has surfaced on a Vietnamese website Thegioididong. According to the leak, the mid-range smartphone would feature a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for capturing better selfies. It would also have an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash.
Sony launched the Xperia C3, the company's selfie-focus smartphone recently and even Microsoft introduced the Lumia 730 with a 5-megapixel wide angle front-facing camera. UA profile of the Samsung SM-G530H had already appeared on the official website that confirmed the qHD (960 x 540 pixels) screen, 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC.
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime rumored specifications
5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display
1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with micro SD
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash, 1080p video recording
5 MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM with dual standby
Dimensions: 144.8x72.1x8.6mm; Weight: 156 grams
3G HSPA＋21Mbps, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS＋GLONASS
2600 mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime is expected to go on sale in October in Vietnam. Hope we can expect Samsung to announce the smartphone officially in a couple of weeks.
Via
Last week, reports about a possible Oppo N3 release in October had surfaced on its Facebook page. Now, the phone has been leaked in press images over the weekend.
According to the images, the successor of Oppo N1 will sport company's trademark rotating camera. It will rotate 180 degrees, allowing you to use it as either the front or back camera. The rotating camera rests in a cylindrical bulge at the top of the device which appears thinner and lighter than its predecessor.
Oppo N3 sports metallic design and has a sleek look. It also looks like it will have a dual LED flash. Unfortunately, no internal hardware specs of the device is known as of yet. The company has teased a press event in October to reveal its "One More Step" forward.
Oppo is also speculated to add LTE support to the N3.
via:GSMArena
Skullcandy has launched its Sport performance line of earphones in India by teaming up with Brandeyes. The new line of earphones are specifically designed with sticky gel technology to provide maximum traction on the skin of the ears.
The Sport Performance collection consists of two styles, the Method and the Chops Buds. The former is priced at Rs. 2,499 while the latter costs Rs. 1,299. Skullcandy is claiming that the earphones are lightweight and made of sweat-resistant materials. Skullcandy’s Sport Performance collection ensures that the earbuds stay in place during the most intense workouts.
The company claims that these earphones have been tested in gyms, fields, streets and so on. They are touted to be designed with off-axis and fix structure to provide angular port that helps to fit the earbud easily as compared to standard ones. Finally, the company says that the earphones boast of Supreme Sound produces tonal balance consisting of attacking bass, warm, natural vocals, and precision highs that sound clean and spacious.
Spice launched the Dream UNO Mi-498, the company's first Android One smartphone yesterday. We already brought you the unboxing and the first impressions of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with ARM Cortex A7 cores and Mali 400 GPU, has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). We had already seen several smartphones with the same MediaTek chip, check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt9rxC16bi4
Quadrant Benchmark
It managed to score 4240 points in the Quadrant Benchmark.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
In the AnTuTu Benchmark 4, the Spice Dream UNO managed to score 15909 points.
Vellamo 2 HTML5
It managed to score 1391 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2 Metal
It scored 597 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test, better than the Micromax Unite 2 that is powered by the same MediaTek chip.
Linpack Single Thread
It managed to clock around 40.5 MFLOPS in the Linpack single thread benchmark.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It managed to clock around 135.2 MFLOPS in the Linpack Multi Thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
It clocked 62.3 fps in the NenaMark 2 GPU benchmark and lies behind the Micromax Unite 2.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
It clocked 9.8 ...
Motorola introduced the new Moto X earlier this month and announced that it would go on sale on Flipkart later this month. The smartphone has been listed on Flipkart in three variant, standard Black, Bamboo White and Black Leather. The company introduced the Moto X in India earlier this year, but the Bamboo variant has was launched couple of months after these were launched.
The new has a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel camera with an f/2.25 lens, dual LED flashes with a circular ring around it and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage and 2300 mAh battery. This listing was spotted by AndroidOS.in.
All these new Moto X variants are expected to go on sale in India later this month. Motorola also announced that Moto 360 will be available for purchase on Flipkart later this month. Pricing for both these devices are not available yet.
Microsoft has finally broken the silence about Windows 9. The software and tech giant has sent out press invites to announce Windows 9 on September 30.
The event which will be led by Windows executives Terry Myerson and Joe Belfiore will show new features and first look at Microsoft's next desktop operating system. Windows 9 is currently codenamed as 'Threshold' and several leaks about the next OS have already been surfaced. The possibility of a 30th September launch was first reported last month. Last week, several screenshots of Windows 9 were leaked that showed the comeback of Start Menu. Other screenshots showed the ability to run Metro apps on desktop.
Windows 9 is also pegged to have support for virtual desktops, a standalone notification center and also a revamped Charms bar. Cortana is also expected to support Windows 9. In addition to add-ons and tweaks from Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, Windows 9 is expected to more deeply integrate Microsoft's various operating systems than ever before.
via: The Verge
