September 19, 2014, 4:43 am
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Pebble, the popular E-ink Smartwatch has received a major update to version 2.5 that finally brings support for emojis, so if you receive an emoji in a message, your Pebble smartwatch will display it perfectly. The update also adds compass support that would let you access apps with compass and wayfinding features, introduces iOS 8 compatibility and lets you dismiss an alert from your Pebble, so that it will clear it from iOS Notification Center as well. This feature would be available for Android users soon, says Pebble.
Check out the official changelog of the version 2.5 update below
Added support for popular emojis, with more to come!
Added magnetometer support, enabling compass and wayfinding apps.
Added iOS 8 compatibility: dismissing notifications from Pebble now clears them from Notification Center on devices running iOS 8.
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
You can update your Pebble by just connecting it to your phone and opening the app. The app will do the rest.
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September 19, 2014, 5:19 am
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Motorola launched the new Moto G in India earlier this month for Rs 12,999. We have already seen a hands on and unboxing of the phone along with benchmarks and review. Here is a photo gallery of the New Moto G.
Motorola's New Moto G is the successor of the last year's Moto G which was a huge success. It sports a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display and comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU.
At the front the device has a 2MP camera for video calling and selfies. The earpiece is situated at the center that also works like a speaker. Finally, it also has the ambient light and proximity sensor right below the earpiece.
The phone has double speakers one at the top and one at the bottom and the touchscreen sports three capacitive buttons for home back and menu.
The phone measures 70.7mm in width with height 141.5mm and a curve 6.0-11.0 mm. It is 10.9 thick and weighs 149 grams.
A 8MP camera is situated at the back of the phone along with LED flash, 720p HD video recording at 30fps.
The phone comes with removable back covers that are sold separately. As the phone is ...
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September 19, 2014, 5:46 am
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Rumors about the Samsung Galaxy A series smartphones surfaced recently. Sammobile has got hold of live images of Galaxy A5 (SM-A500F). Recent rumors said that the Galaxy SM-A500 would have metallic build, but according to Sammobile's sources, the smartphone would not have a metal build, but it would use an unique material that 'feels cold in the hand'. This is to make the device look premium, even though it will be a mid-range device according to the website.
According to the leaked images, it has chrome finish on the sides, similar to Galaxy Alpha and has slots on the sides. It has also revealed the specifications of the smartphone, which coincides with the TENAA listing.
Samsung Galaxy A5 rumored specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display
1.2 quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory with expansion slot
Android 4.4 (KitKat) with TouchWiz
Dimensions: 139.3mm x 69.7mm x 6.7mm; Weight 126 grams
13MP rear camera with LED flash
5MP front-facing camera
2300 mAh battery
UA Profile of the Samsung SM-A300, another smartphone in the A series has surfaced on the official website (via). This reveals qHD screen and a Snapdragon 410 SoC with Adreno 306 GPU, so the Galaxy A5 could also feature the same chip. According to earlier benchmark leak, the Samsung ...
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September 19, 2014, 6:40 am
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Uber has announced a new on-demand activity in partnership with MINI that would let people in Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai enjoy On-demand free rides in signature MINI Cooper on September 20th, tomorrow. MINI comes in three variants in India, the MINI Hatch –the original 3 door MINI, the MINI Convertible. You can also enter the promo code UberMINI14 and get Rs. 500 off your first Uber ride.
For a MINI ride in Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore, you can open the Uber app anytime between noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday, 20th September and slide over to the #UberMINI option to enjoy a free ride. Since the demand will be high, availability will be limited, says Uber. You can enjoy your MINI ride up to 15 minutes and three persons per vehicle.
Uber is now present in 10 Indian cities by launching its services in four new Indian cities - Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Kolkata last month. It recently expanded the UberX, low-cost variant compared to UberBLACK in Chennai, Mumbai and Pune.
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September 19, 2014, 7:05 am
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Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3 went on sale in India earlier this month for Rs. 8150, now the smartphone has received a minor price cut to Rs. 7,497. Revealed first by Mumbai-based retailer by Mahesh Telecom, Samsung has immediately reduced the price of the smartphone on their official eStore. The Samsung Galaxy Core 2 got a huge price cut earlier this week.
Samsung is facing a tough competition due to new Android One smartphones, Xiaomi and other companies who offer cheaper smartphones at a cheaper price tag. The Galaxy S Duos 3 (SM-G313HU) has a 4-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, 1 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Samsung TouchWiz Essence UI, 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera.
If you want to get the Galaxy S Duos 3, you can get it from the official Samsung India eStore at the new price.
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September 19, 2014, 9:48 am
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Apple iPhone 6 has just gone on sale in the selected markets. The folks at iFixit have already managed to grab a unit and have given at a teardown treatment.
Thanks to iFixit, we can now see the innards of the iPhone 6 for the very first time. Apple’s latest flagship smartphone has managed to score 7 reparability points, which means that you don’t have to break your back to fix something internally.
Apple hasn’t shared any details about repairing the iPhone with third-party repair shops and the folks at iFixit are not happy about it. The teardown experts weren’t satisfied with the proprietary pentalobe screws the Cupertino giants use in their iPhones.
Once you remove the back panel, you get to see the 1,810mAh battery, which is one of the easiest parts to remove. You can also remove the display assembly without having to break a sweat. Apple has rerouted its fingerprint sensor cable and it is now much safer to remove that compared to the previous model.
The teardown also shows us the main logic board of the iPhone 6 that houses the Apple A8 silicon and the 1GB SK Hynix RAM. The 16GB NAND flagship chip is manufactured by Sandisk. ...
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September 19, 2014, 7:29 pm
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Apple revealed the pricing of both contract and contract-free pricing for the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus on the launch day and started taking pre-orders for these smartphones on September 12th. Both these started shipping September 19th in launch countries. The contract-free version that went on pre-order on the US Apple Store was mentioned as a T-Mobile variant, so it was not clear if it is unlocked or locked to the network.
A Reddit user who purchased the contract-free version of the iPhone 6 has confirmed that it is an unlocked version, so it will work on other networks such as AT&T. The user, who has the 64GB version has posted a screenshot that shows the phone working on Cricket that uses AT&T's network. Even people in the Apple support website confirm that it unlocked. If you get it from the T-Mobile Store it will be locked, but you can get it unlocked from the store itself.
The T-Mobile 64GB Space Gray variant has the model number MG5A2LL/A. This is the GSM (A1549) model with support for LTE bands, but doesn't have support for all the LTE bands, so it might not work on all international networks such as India.
India would probably get the A1586 (iPhone 6) ...
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September 19, 2014, 7:38 pm
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If for anything, Datawind is known for producing dirt cheap smart devices. The company's claim to fame was the Aakash scheme, wherein the government of India teamed up with the company to provide extremely affordable tablets for every Indian student.
The project might not have been the biggest hit, but that hasn't stopped Datawind from progressing in its ideologies. The company is now set to roll out a budget Android smartphone, which is believed to have a 2,000 INR ($32) price tag.
The yet-unnamed phone will come before Diwali, so it gets its due share of footage during the festive season. The device will have a 3.5-inch display, and that's all we know about it yet. Like the Jivi JSP 20, it'll most probably be a 320 x 480 pixel unit.
Now here's an interesting bit -- this device will come with bundled internet usage for life; we don't know how the company is going to achieve that but it does sound truly interesting.
"We are looking forward to launch our Rs. 2,000 smartphone and few other devices before Diwali and intent is to double our sales by the end of this calender year", said Rupinder Singh, VP, Datawind Executive
A lot of companies have been ...
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September 19, 2014, 9:01 pm
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Earlier this week, Google launched Android One smartphones in India. One of the phones from this ambitious initiative is Spice Dream UNO. Priced at Rs 6,299, it is the first Android One smartphone from the company. We have already brought you the unboxing and first impression of the phone and the benchmarks, now here is a photo gallery.
The Spice Dream UNO Mi-498 sports a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display and is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor with Mali-400 GPU.
At the front the phone has a 2 megapixel camera and a circular earpiece that is similar to the Nexus 5. It has the usual set of sensors and also has an LED notification light.
The phone has three on screen buttons for home, back and menu.
At the top the phone has a 3.5mm audio jack.
While the bottom has a micro USB port.
The power and volume rocker buttons are situated on the right side of the device.
The phone is 9.5mm thick and the rear back cover of the phone has the Spice branding in the middle and Android One branding at the end. It has a circular loudspeaker grill.
At the back the phone has a 5-megapixel camera with a single LED flash.
The phone comes with removable back ...
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September 19, 2014, 9:19 pm
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If you thought Samsung had forgotten about the Galaxy S5 after the unveiling of the Note 4, well, you were wrong! Startling figures reveal that Samsung has managed to sell a massive one million units of its current flagship (until the Note 4 goes on sale, of course), the Galaxy S5, in Germany alone. Considering that Germany has lesser number of people than the Indian state of Maharashtra (source: Google), these numbers are pretty darn big.
In case you forgot what the Galaxy S5 -- or GS5 as it is informally known as -- comes with, here's something:
Specifications
5.1-inch 1920 x 1080p display
2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor
2GB RAM
16/32GB on-board ROM
16 mega-pixel rear camera
2 mega-pixel front camera
2800mAh battery
Android v4.4 KitKat
SamMobile reports that one million is the number of actual sold devices, and should not be confused with the number of devices shipped to resellers. The millionth customer was also surprised with a 500 Euro voucher.
RELATED: Samsung Galaxy S5, Note 4 to get Android L by year-end
All eyes would now be on Apple, as the iPhone 6 along with the 6 Plus just went on sale yesterday. Do you think these numbers intimidate Apple?
Source | Via
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September 19, 2014, 10:12 pm
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Samsung is planning to launch a smartphone in India that is based on its Tizen OS, according to a latest report from The Economic Times. The South Korean tech giant will most likely bring the smartphones based on its homegrown OS in India by November this year.
Tizen is Samsung's initiative to reduce its dependence on Google and carve out a niche for itself in mobile software and services. The report further goes on saying that the Tizen smartphone would be a budget device and will co-exist with other Android devices.
"We started late, but we are very focused. We are not shooting in the wild. This is a game that has to be led by the device manufacturer and not the pipe (telecom operators).
said Tarun Malik, director of media solutions center, South West Asia to ET.
Malik and his team has been involved in boosting the Tizen based devices. No other information about the Tizen based smartphone is known as of yet. Samsung Z, the first Tizen powered smartphone was announced in June this year. It is speculated that Samsung SM-Z130E or SM-Z130H might enter India and cost around $200.
Samsung is facing a tough competition in India from homegrown makers like Micromax and Karbonn. ...
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September 20, 2014, 1:21 am
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Lenovo introduced the A7-30 tablet with voice calling back in June for Rs. 9,979. We brought you the unboxing, photo gallery and the photo gallery of the tablet recently, here are the complete review tablet. It has 2G (EDGE) connectivity and has voice calling capabilities. There are several tablets in the Indian market with similar specifications, some even offer better specifications in this price range. Is the Lenovo A7-30 tablet any better? Let us find out.
Unboxing
We unboxed the tablet recently. Check out the Lenovo A7-30 unboxing.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpoUQEta6Io
Box Contents
The box contents include,
Lenovo A7-30 tablet in white
micro USB cable
2-pin charger
Quick start guide
Display and Hardware
The tablet has a 7-inch capacitive multi-touch display at a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels at a pixel density of just 169 ppi. The display is bright, but it has limited viewing angles. Since the display is shiny, it is a fingerprint magnet. It lacks an ambient light sensor, so you have to adjust the brightness manually according to the environment to view the content in the screen properly. Sunlight legibility is decent if you set the brightness is full.
Since the tablet has a huge bezel around the display, it is not easy to hold it comfortably for one-handed usage, especially ...
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September 20, 2014, 2:23 am
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Karbonn released the Sparkle V, its Android One smartphone at the Google's Android One launch event earlier this week. We unboxed the Spice Dream UNO and Micromax Canvas A1 smartphones recently. All these Android One smartphones have similar specifications, but vary only in design. We got to unbox the Sparkle V smartphone from Karbonn, check out the unboxing.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heD8eiYtmfo
Box Contents
Karbonn Sparkle V smartphone in Grey
2-pin charger
Headset with microphone
1700 mAh battery
Warranty card and user manual
The smartphone also comes in Magnum Blue, Wild Red and Pearl White apart from Grey.
Specifications of the smartphone are listed on the back. All the Android One smartphones come with free data from Airtel for software updates and app downloads for six months.
From the front all these smartphone look similar with a round earpiece grill and black bezel around the display.
The back panel has smooth matte finish. The design of the camera cover and the speaker grill are different in Karbonn compared to other two Android One smartphones.
Srivatsan contributed to this report
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September 20, 2014, 3:38 am
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Micromax unveiled the Canvas A1 recently for Rs 6,499 when Google launched Android One smartphones in India. We have already seen the unboxing of the phone and now here is the photo gallery.
The phone has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display and is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-400 GPU.
It has a 2MP front-facing camera and a circular earpiece next to the camera.
At the bottom the phone three on screen buttons.
The 3.5mm audio jack is situated at the top.
A micro USB port is placed at the bottom of the phone.
On the right side we have the power button and the volume rockers.
The back cover has the Micromax branding in the middle and Android One branding at the bottom.
It has a 5MP camera with LED flash at the back which is situated inside a circular patch in grey color.
A circular loud speaker similar to the earpiece on the top is seen at the lower end on the back of the phone.
The phone has a removable back cover.
Being a dual SIM phone, it has two micro SIM card slots situated next to each other along with the micro SD card slot.
The 1700 mAh battery is also removable.
The Micromax Canvas A1 runs on latest Android ...
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September 20, 2014, 9:19 pm
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Along with Micromax and Spice, Karbonn launched its first Android One smartphone last week. Dubbed as Karbon Sparkle V, the phone is priced at Rs 6,399. We unboxed the smartphone recently. We had already seen photo galleries of the Spice Dream UNO and Micromax Canvas A1 smartphones, here we have the photo gallery of the Karbonn Sparkle V.
Karbonn Sparkle V sports a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display and is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor with Mali-400 GPU.
The phone has a 2MP front facing camera and a circular earpiece in the center.
There are three on screen buttons at the lower end of the phone.
At the back the phone has the Karbonn branding in the middle and followed by Android One branding. The loudspeaker grill is in a rectangular shape and not circular unlike the other two smartphones.
The 5MP rear camera is situated at the back along with the LED flash.
At the the top we can see the 3.5mm audio jack.
The micro USB port is situated at the bottom.
The power button and volume rockers are situated at the right hand side.
The phone comes with a removable back cover.
It has two micro SIM card slots next to each other and a micro SD ...
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September 21, 2014, 3:44 am
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Motorola launched the new Moto G in India earlier this month for Rs 12,999. We have already seen the review of the smartphone. Now we are bringing you comparison gallery of the New Moto G and original Moto G that was launched last year.
The New Moto G sports a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display while the original Moto G comes with 4.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display. Both the phones come with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
Both the phones are powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU and 1GB RAM. The New Moto G has 16GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD while the original Moto G 1GB RAM, 8GB/16GB internal memory without expandable memory.
The new Moto G comes with 2MP front-facing camera while the original one comes with 1.3MP front-facing camera.
The New Moto G has 8MP camera with LED flash, 720p HD video recording at 30fps while the original Moto G has 5MP rear camera with LED flash, 720p HD video recording at 30fps.
The 3.5 audio jack is present at the top of both the phones.
While the micro USB port is situated at the bottom of both the devices.
Volume rockers are present on the right side of the both the phones. The New Moto G is 10.9 thick and ...
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September 21, 2014, 7:39 pm
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Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 (SM-G750F), the latest Galaxy Mega series smartphone went on sale in Malaysia last month before it went official. It was unveiled officially in Malaysia earlier this month, now the smartphone has gone official in Thailand on the official website. It packs a 6-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Cortex A9 processor (Exynos 4412 likely) and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 2.1 MP front-facing camera.
It even has 4G LTE Cat.4 support unlike the first set of Mega smartphones, comes with 1.5GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage with expansion slot, similar to the Mega 6.3. It has features for one-handed usage, ultra power saving mode, Multi Window and more.
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 specifications
6-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display
1.5 GHz quad-core Exynos processor
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash
2.1 MP front-facing camera
8.6mm thick
1.5 GB RAM, 16GB Internal Memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with micro SD
3G HSPA＋21Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4 + 5GHz, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS＋GLONASS, NFC
2800 mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 comes in Cosmic Black and Blizzard White colors. Since the new Galaxy Mega smartphone ...
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September 21, 2014, 9:47 pm
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The next set of Android One smartphones are gearing up to hit the Indian markets by end of this year, according to a latest report from the Press Trust of India (PTI). Handset makers Karbonn, Spice and Intex will launch their Android One devices in the country by December this year.
Last week, first set of the Android One smartphone were launched in the market by Micromax, Spice and Karbonn. Priced at Rs 6,299 and above the devices are based on Android One reference hardware, comes with stock Android KitKat software and will get software updates directly from Google. Karbonn which already has the the Sparkle V Android One device in the market will launch a second Android One device along with aforementioned handsetmakers by late December.
“Smartphone penetration in India still remains low and we believe there is still a huge scope…We will look at bringing in a device by December-end,”
Shashin Devsare, Executive Director, Karbonn Mobiles, told PTI.
In addition to Karbonn, Spice will also roll out second Android One device in India at the same time. The Android One smartphones will soon hit other markets like Indonesia, Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka in the coming months. Intex could launch its device by ...
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September 21, 2014, 11:07 pm
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Google launched Android One smartphones in India last week with three homegrown smartphone makers. The handsets under this ambitious program announced back in June is based on Android One reference hardware, comes with stock Android KitKat software and will get software updates directly from Google.
Karbonn Sparkle V, Micromax Canvas A1 and Spice Dream UNO are the first batch of Android One smartphone in India. We have already seen separate photo galleries and unboxing of these phones. Now we are bringing you a three way photo gallery of all the Android One devices.
All three smartphones sport a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display and are powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-400 GPU. Running on Android KitKat 4.4, the devices have 1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD. On the front all these look the same.
The three devices have similar build and design with respective branding at the center. The Karbonn Sparkle V is 10.4mm thick while the Spice Dream UNO is 9.15mm thick and Micromax Canvas A1 is 9 mm thick.
They all boast of the Android One branding at the lower back. However, Karbonn sports a rectangular loud speaker grill while Micromax and Karbonn have a circular loudspeaker grills.
Although all the ...
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September 21, 2014, 11:39 pm
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Google and Airtel are in talks to bring carrier billing in India, according to a latest report from The Economic Times. The carrier billing support will allow Android users to pay for apps, in-app purchases and other content through their service provider instead of other mode of payments like credit or debit cards.
The move will increase the purchase of paid apps in India where credit card penetration stands at mere 2 percent. This in turn will benefit app developers and content creators to garner further revenue. The report further said that Google and Airtel are discussing over the revenue sharing terms where the former is demanding for 90 percent of the revenues.
Earlier in May, Google expanded carrier billing by adding PayPal support. India is a place where handful of people use credit card payments owing to security reasons. Hence, paying for online shopping through a monthly phone bill is more viable option to many users in the country. Google Play direct operator billing is currently available in a total of 26 countries via 51 telecom operators.
via:The Economic Times
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Pebble, the popular E-ink Smartwatch has received a major update to version 2.5 that finally brings support for emojis, so if you receive an emoji in a message, your Pebble smartwatch will display it perfectly. The update also adds compass support that would let you access apps with compass and wayfinding features, introduces iOS 8 compatibility and lets you dismiss an alert from your Pebble, so that it will clear it from iOS Notification Center as well. This feature would be available for Android users soon, says Pebble.
Check out the official changelog of the version 2.5 update below
Added support for popular emojis, with more to come!
Added magnetometer support, enabling compass and wayfinding apps.
Added iOS 8 compatibility: dismissing notifications from Pebble now clears them from Notification Center on devices running iOS 8.
Bug fixes and stability improvements.
You can update your Pebble by just connecting it to your phone and opening the app. The app will do the rest.
Motorola launched the new Moto G in India earlier this month for Rs 12,999. We have already seen a hands on and unboxing of the phone along with benchmarks and review. Here is a photo gallery of the New Moto G.
Motorola's New Moto G is the successor of the last year's Moto G which was a huge success. It sports a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display and comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU.
At the front the device has a 2MP camera for video calling and selfies. The earpiece is situated at the center that also works like a speaker. Finally, it also has the ambient light and proximity sensor right below the earpiece.
The phone has double speakers one at the top and one at the bottom and the touchscreen sports three capacitive buttons for home back and menu.
The phone measures 70.7mm in width with height 141.5mm and a curve 6.0-11.0 mm. It is 10.9 thick and weighs 149 grams.
A 8MP camera is situated at the back of the phone along with LED flash, 720p HD video recording at 30fps.
The phone comes with removable back covers that are sold separately. As the phone is ...
Rumors about the Samsung Galaxy A series smartphones surfaced recently. Sammobile has got hold of live images of Galaxy A5 (SM-A500F). Recent rumors said that the Galaxy SM-A500 would have metallic build, but according to Sammobile's sources, the smartphone would not have a metal build, but it would use an unique material that 'feels cold in the hand'. This is to make the device look premium, even though it will be a mid-range device according to the website.
According to the leaked images, it has chrome finish on the sides, similar to Galaxy Alpha and has slots on the sides. It has also revealed the specifications of the smartphone, which coincides with the TENAA listing.
Samsung Galaxy A5 rumored specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display
1.2 quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory with expansion slot
Android 4.4 (KitKat) with TouchWiz
Dimensions: 139.3mm x 69.7mm x 6.7mm; Weight 126 grams
13MP rear camera with LED flash
5MP front-facing camera
2300 mAh battery
UA Profile of the Samsung SM-A300, another smartphone in the A series has surfaced on the official website (via). This reveals qHD screen and a Snapdragon 410 SoC with Adreno 306 GPU, so the Galaxy A5 could also feature the same chip. According to earlier benchmark leak, the Samsung ...
Uber has announced a new on-demand activity in partnership with MINI that would let people in Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai enjoy On-demand free rides in signature MINI Cooper on September 20th, tomorrow. MINI comes in three variants in India, the MINI Hatch –the original 3 door MINI, the MINI Convertible. You can also enter the promo code UberMINI14 and get Rs. 500 off your first Uber ride.
For a MINI ride in Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore, you can open the Uber app anytime between noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday, 20th September and slide over to the #UberMINI option to enjoy a free ride. Since the demand will be high, availability will be limited, says Uber. You can enjoy your MINI ride up to 15 minutes and three persons per vehicle.
Uber is now present in 10 Indian cities by launching its services in four new Indian cities - Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Kolkata last month. It recently expanded the UberX, low-cost variant compared to UberBLACK in Chennai, Mumbai and Pune.
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3 went on sale in India earlier this month for Rs. 8150, now the smartphone has received a minor price cut to Rs. 7,497. Revealed first by Mumbai-based retailer by Mahesh Telecom, Samsung has immediately reduced the price of the smartphone on their official eStore. The Samsung Galaxy Core 2 got a huge price cut earlier this week.
Samsung is facing a tough competition due to new Android One smartphones, Xiaomi and other companies who offer cheaper smartphones at a cheaper price tag. The Galaxy S Duos 3 (SM-G313HU) has a 4-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, 1 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Samsung TouchWiz Essence UI, 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera.
If you want to get the Galaxy S Duos 3, you can get it from the official Samsung India eStore at the new price.
Apple iPhone 6 has just gone on sale in the selected markets. The folks at iFixit have already managed to grab a unit and have given at a teardown treatment.
Thanks to iFixit, we can now see the innards of the iPhone 6 for the very first time. Apple’s latest flagship smartphone has managed to score 7 reparability points, which means that you don’t have to break your back to fix something internally.
Apple hasn’t shared any details about repairing the iPhone with third-party repair shops and the folks at iFixit are not happy about it. The teardown experts weren’t satisfied with the proprietary pentalobe screws the Cupertino giants use in their iPhones.
Once you remove the back panel, you get to see the 1,810mAh battery, which is one of the easiest parts to remove. You can also remove the display assembly without having to break a sweat. Apple has rerouted its fingerprint sensor cable and it is now much safer to remove that compared to the previous model.
The teardown also shows us the main logic board of the iPhone 6 that houses the Apple A8 silicon and the 1GB SK Hynix RAM. The 16GB NAND flagship chip is manufactured by Sandisk. ...
Apple revealed the pricing of both contract and contract-free pricing for the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus on the launch day and started taking pre-orders for these smartphones on September 12th. Both these started shipping September 19th in launch countries. The contract-free version that went on pre-order on the US Apple Store was mentioned as a T-Mobile variant, so it was not clear if it is unlocked or locked to the network.
A Reddit user who purchased the contract-free version of the iPhone 6 has confirmed that it is an unlocked version, so it will work on other networks such as AT&T. The user, who has the 64GB version has posted a screenshot that shows the phone working on Cricket that uses AT&T's network. Even people in the Apple support website confirm that it unlocked. If you get it from the T-Mobile Store it will be locked, but you can get it unlocked from the store itself.
The T-Mobile 64GB Space Gray variant has the model number MG5A2LL/A. This is the GSM (A1549) model with support for LTE bands, but doesn't have support for all the LTE bands, so it might not work on all international networks such as India.
India would probably get the A1586 (iPhone 6) ...
If for anything, Datawind is known for producing dirt cheap smart devices. The company's claim to fame was the Aakash scheme, wherein the government of India teamed up with the company to provide extremely affordable tablets for every Indian student.
The project might not have been the biggest hit, but that hasn't stopped Datawind from progressing in its ideologies. The company is now set to roll out a budget Android smartphone, which is believed to have a 2,000 INR ($32) price tag.
The yet-unnamed phone will come before Diwali, so it gets its due share of footage during the festive season. The device will have a 3.5-inch display, and that's all we know about it yet. Like the Jivi JSP 20, it'll most probably be a 320 x 480 pixel unit.
Now here's an interesting bit -- this device will come with bundled internet usage for life; we don't know how the company is going to achieve that but it does sound truly interesting.
"We are looking forward to launch our Rs. 2,000 smartphone and few other devices before Diwali and intent is to double our sales by the end of this calender year", said Rupinder Singh, VP, Datawind Executive
A lot of companies have been ...
Earlier this week, Google launched Android One smartphones in India. One of the phones from this ambitious initiative is Spice Dream UNO. Priced at Rs 6,299, it is the first Android One smartphone from the company. We have already brought you the unboxing and first impression of the phone and the benchmarks, now here is a photo gallery.
The Spice Dream UNO Mi-498 sports a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display and is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor with Mali-400 GPU.
At the front the phone has a 2 megapixel camera and a circular earpiece that is similar to the Nexus 5. It has the usual set of sensors and also has an LED notification light.
The phone has three on screen buttons for home, back and menu.
At the top the phone has a 3.5mm audio jack.
While the bottom has a micro USB port.
The power and volume rocker buttons are situated on the right side of the device.
The phone is 9.5mm thick and the rear back cover of the phone has the Spice branding in the middle and Android One branding at the end. It has a circular loudspeaker grill.
At the back the phone has a 5-megapixel camera with a single LED flash.
The phone comes with removable back ...
If you thought Samsung had forgotten about the Galaxy S5 after the unveiling of the Note 4, well, you were wrong! Startling figures reveal that Samsung has managed to sell a massive one million units of its current flagship (until the Note 4 goes on sale, of course), the Galaxy S5, in Germany alone. Considering that Germany has lesser number of people than the Indian state of Maharashtra (source: Google), these numbers are pretty darn big.
In case you forgot what the Galaxy S5 -- or GS5 as it is informally known as -- comes with, here's something:
Specifications
5.1-inch 1920 x 1080p display
2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor
2GB RAM
16/32GB on-board ROM
16 mega-pixel rear camera
2 mega-pixel front camera
2800mAh battery
Android v4.4 KitKat
SamMobile reports that one million is the number of actual sold devices, and should not be confused with the number of devices shipped to resellers. The millionth customer was also surprised with a 500 Euro voucher.
RELATED: Samsung Galaxy S5, Note 4 to get Android L by year-end
All eyes would now be on Apple, as the iPhone 6 along with the 6 Plus just went on sale yesterday. Do you think these numbers intimidate Apple?
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Samsung is planning to launch a smartphone in India that is based on its Tizen OS, according to a latest report from The Economic Times. The South Korean tech giant will most likely bring the smartphones based on its homegrown OS in India by November this year.
Tizen is Samsung's initiative to reduce its dependence on Google and carve out a niche for itself in mobile software and services. The report further goes on saying that the Tizen smartphone would be a budget device and will co-exist with other Android devices.
"We started late, but we are very focused. We are not shooting in the wild. This is a game that has to be led by the device manufacturer and not the pipe (telecom operators).
said Tarun Malik, director of media solutions center, South West Asia to ET.
Malik and his team has been involved in boosting the Tizen based devices. No other information about the Tizen based smartphone is known as of yet. Samsung Z, the first Tizen powered smartphone was announced in June this year. It is speculated that Samsung SM-Z130E or SM-Z130H might enter India and cost around $200.
Samsung is facing a tough competition in India from homegrown makers like Micromax and Karbonn. ...
Lenovo introduced the A7-30 tablet with voice calling back in June for Rs. 9,979. We brought you the unboxing, photo gallery and the photo gallery of the tablet recently, here are the complete review tablet. It has 2G (EDGE) connectivity and has voice calling capabilities. There are several tablets in the Indian market with similar specifications, some even offer better specifications in this price range. Is the Lenovo A7-30 tablet any better? Let us find out.
Unboxing
We unboxed the tablet recently. Check out the Lenovo A7-30 unboxing.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpoUQEta6Io
Box Contents
The box contents include,
Lenovo A7-30 tablet in white
micro USB cable
2-pin charger
Quick start guide
Display and Hardware
The tablet has a 7-inch capacitive multi-touch display at a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels at a pixel density of just 169 ppi. The display is bright, but it has limited viewing angles. Since the display is shiny, it is a fingerprint magnet. It lacks an ambient light sensor, so you have to adjust the brightness manually according to the environment to view the content in the screen properly. Sunlight legibility is decent if you set the brightness is full.
Since the tablet has a huge bezel around the display, it is not easy to hold it comfortably for one-handed usage, especially ...
Karbonn released the Sparkle V, its Android One smartphone at the Google's Android One launch event earlier this week. We unboxed the Spice Dream UNO and Micromax Canvas A1 smartphones recently. All these Android One smartphones have similar specifications, but vary only in design. We got to unbox the Sparkle V smartphone from Karbonn, check out the unboxing.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heD8eiYtmfo
Box Contents
Karbonn Sparkle V smartphone in Grey
2-pin charger
Headset with microphone
1700 mAh battery
Warranty card and user manual
The smartphone also comes in Magnum Blue, Wild Red and Pearl White apart from Grey.
Specifications of the smartphone are listed on the back. All the Android One smartphones come with free data from Airtel for software updates and app downloads for six months.
From the front all these smartphone look similar with a round earpiece grill and black bezel around the display.
The back panel has smooth matte finish. The design of the camera cover and the speaker grill are different in Karbonn compared to other two Android One smartphones.
Srivatsan contributed to this report
Micromax unveiled the Canvas A1 recently for Rs 6,499 when Google launched Android One smartphones in India. We have already seen the unboxing of the phone and now here is the photo gallery.
The phone has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display and is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-400 GPU.
It has a 2MP front-facing camera and a circular earpiece next to the camera.
At the bottom the phone three on screen buttons.
The 3.5mm audio jack is situated at the top.
A micro USB port is placed at the bottom of the phone.
On the right side we have the power button and the volume rockers.
The back cover has the Micromax branding in the middle and Android One branding at the bottom.
It has a 5MP camera with LED flash at the back which is situated inside a circular patch in grey color.
A circular loud speaker similar to the earpiece on the top is seen at the lower end on the back of the phone.
The phone has a removable back cover.
Being a dual SIM phone, it has two micro SIM card slots situated next to each other along with the micro SD card slot.
The 1700 mAh battery is also removable.
The Micromax Canvas A1 runs on latest Android ...
Along with Micromax and Spice, Karbonn launched its first Android One smartphone last week. Dubbed as Karbon Sparkle V, the phone is priced at Rs 6,399. We unboxed the smartphone recently. We had already seen photo galleries of the Spice Dream UNO and Micromax Canvas A1 smartphones, here we have the photo gallery of the Karbonn Sparkle V.
Karbonn Sparkle V sports a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display and is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor with Mali-400 GPU.
The phone has a 2MP front facing camera and a circular earpiece in the center.
There are three on screen buttons at the lower end of the phone.
At the back the phone has the Karbonn branding in the middle and followed by Android One branding. The loudspeaker grill is in a rectangular shape and not circular unlike the other two smartphones.
The 5MP rear camera is situated at the back along with the LED flash.
At the the top we can see the 3.5mm audio jack.
The micro USB port is situated at the bottom.
The power button and volume rockers are situated at the right hand side.
The phone comes with a removable back cover.
It has two micro SIM card slots next to each other and a micro SD ...
Motorola launched the new Moto G in India earlier this month for Rs 12,999. We have already seen the review of the smartphone. Now we are bringing you comparison gallery of the New Moto G and original Moto G that was launched last year.
The New Moto G sports a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display while the original Moto G comes with 4.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display. Both the phones come with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
Both the phones are powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU and 1GB RAM. The New Moto G has 16GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD while the original Moto G 1GB RAM, 8GB/16GB internal memory without expandable memory.
The new Moto G comes with 2MP front-facing camera while the original one comes with 1.3MP front-facing camera.
The New Moto G has 8MP camera with LED flash, 720p HD video recording at 30fps while the original Moto G has 5MP rear camera with LED flash, 720p HD video recording at 30fps.
The 3.5 audio jack is present at the top of both the phones.
While the micro USB port is situated at the bottom of both the devices.
Volume rockers are present on the right side of the both the phones. The New Moto G is 10.9 thick and ...
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 (SM-G750F), the latest Galaxy Mega series smartphone went on sale in Malaysia last month before it went official. It was unveiled officially in Malaysia earlier this month, now the smartphone has gone official in Thailand on the official website. It packs a 6-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Cortex A9 processor (Exynos 4412 likely) and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 2.1 MP front-facing camera.
It even has 4G LTE Cat.4 support unlike the first set of Mega smartphones, comes with 1.5GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage with expansion slot, similar to the Mega 6.3. It has features for one-handed usage, ultra power saving mode, Multi Window and more.
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 specifications
6-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display
1.5 GHz quad-core Exynos processor
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash
2.1 MP front-facing camera
8.6mm thick
1.5 GB RAM, 16GB Internal Memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with micro SD
3G HSPA＋21Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4 + 5GHz, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS＋GLONASS, NFC
2800 mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 comes in Cosmic Black and Blizzard White colors. Since the new Galaxy Mega smartphone ...
The next set of Android One smartphones are gearing up to hit the Indian markets by end of this year, according to a latest report from the Press Trust of India (PTI). Handset makers Karbonn, Spice and Intex will launch their Android One devices in the country by December this year.
Last week, first set of the Android One smartphone were launched in the market by Micromax, Spice and Karbonn. Priced at Rs 6,299 and above the devices are based on Android One reference hardware, comes with stock Android KitKat software and will get software updates directly from Google. Karbonn which already has the the Sparkle V Android One device in the market will launch a second Android One device along with aforementioned handsetmakers by late December.
“Smartphone penetration in India still remains low and we believe there is still a huge scope…We will look at bringing in a device by December-end,”
Shashin Devsare, Executive Director, Karbonn Mobiles, told PTI.
In addition to Karbonn, Spice will also roll out second Android One device in India at the same time. The Android One smartphones will soon hit other markets like Indonesia, Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka in the coming months. Intex could launch its device by ...
Google launched Android One smartphones in India last week with three homegrown smartphone makers. The handsets under this ambitious program announced back in June is based on Android One reference hardware, comes with stock Android KitKat software and will get software updates directly from Google.
Karbonn Sparkle V, Micromax Canvas A1 and Spice Dream UNO are the first batch of Android One smartphone in India. We have already seen separate photo galleries and unboxing of these phones. Now we are bringing you a three way photo gallery of all the Android One devices.
All three smartphones sport a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display and are powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-400 GPU. Running on Android KitKat 4.4, the devices have 1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD. On the front all these look the same.
The three devices have similar build and design with respective branding at the center. The Karbonn Sparkle V is 10.4mm thick while the Spice Dream UNO is 9.15mm thick and Micromax Canvas A1 is 9 mm thick.
They all boast of the Android One branding at the lower back. However, Karbonn sports a rectangular loud speaker grill while Micromax and Karbonn have a circular loudspeaker grills.
Although all the ...
Google and Airtel are in talks to bring carrier billing in India, according to a latest report from The Economic Times. The carrier billing support will allow Android users to pay for apps, in-app purchases and other content through their service provider instead of other mode of payments like credit or debit cards.
The move will increase the purchase of paid apps in India where credit card penetration stands at mere 2 percent. This in turn will benefit app developers and content creators to garner further revenue. The report further said that Google and Airtel are discussing over the revenue sharing terms where the former is demanding for 90 percent of the revenues.
Earlier in May, Google expanded carrier billing by adding PayPal support. India is a place where handful of people use credit card payments owing to security reasons. Hence, paying for online shopping through a monthly phone bill is more viable option to many users in the country. Google Play direct operator billing is currently available in a total of 26 countries via 51 telecom operators.
via:The Economic Times
