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BlacBerry has finally launched the BlackBerry Q10, their first BlackBerry 10 smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard in India as we reported recently. It was announced back in January. It comes with a 3.1-inch (720 x 720 pixels) Super AMOLED capactive touch screen display at 330 PPI pixel density which is the largest ever on a BlackBerry QWERTY smartphone. It has a 35-key QWERTY physical with wider layout and larger sculpted keys. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, packs a 2GB RAM, 16GB of inbuilt memory and supports microSD cards upto 64 GB.
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The BlackBerry 10 has BlackBerry Hub, BlackBerry Flow UX, BBM with voice and video chat, Time Shift camera, HTML 5 support in browser, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, BlackBerry World application store and more. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and 1080p full video recording. There is a 2-megapixel front facing camera with that supports 720p HD recording. It is 10.3 mm thick and weighs just 139 grams.
The connectivity features include, 3G HSPA+, Dual Band 802.11 WiFi a/b/g/n,Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, micro HDMI and GPS. It has 2100 mAh battery that would offer up to 13.5 hours of Talktime and up to 14.8 days standby.
The BlackBerry Q10 is priced at Rs. 44,990. It comes in ...
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Google has finally released the stock Android 4.2 keyboard on Google Play. This brings Gesture Typing that lets you glide through letters to form a word, automatic error correction, and word predictions. It offers dynamic floating preview that lets you see suggested works while gesturing and floating gesture trail. Other features include, Voice Typing, dictionaries for 26 languages, Advanced keyboard layouts that also suits tablets and more.
There are lot of keyboards such as SwiftKey, TouchPal, Swype etc. but this one would be useful for Android 4.0 and 4.1 users who prefer stock keyboard with additional features.
Features of Google Keyboard for Android
Gesture Typing with dynamic floating preview
Voice Typing
Next-word suggestions and current-word completions
Dictionaries for 26 languages
Advanced keyboard layouts
Works across your Android devices (tablets and phones)
The Google keyboard is now available from Google Play (for devices running Android 4.0 and above). But it has country restrictions, so you cannot install it in India.Google promises that they'll be adding more countries soon. If you can't wait, grab the APK (via Android Police) and side load it on your Android phone.
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BlacBerry has finally launched the BlackBerry Q10, their first BlackBerry 10 smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard in India as we reported recently. It was announced back in January. It comes with a 3.1-inch (720 x 720 pixels) Super AMOLED capactive touch screen display at 330 PPI pixel density which is the largest ever on a BlackBerry QWERTY smartphone. It has a 35-key QWERTY physical with wider layout and larger sculpted keys. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, packs a 2GB RAM, 16GB of inbuilt memory and supports microSD cards upto 64 GB.
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The BlackBerry 10 has BlackBerry Hub, BlackBerry Flow UX, BBM with voice and video chat, Time Shift camera, HTML 5 support in browser, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, BlackBerry World application store and more. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and 1080p full video recording. There is a 2-megapixel front facing camera with that supports 720p HD recording. It is 10.3 mm thick and weighs just 139 grams.
The connectivity features include, 3G HSPA+, Dual Band 802.11 WiFi a/b/g/n,Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, micro HDMI and GPS. It has 2100 mAh battery that would offer up to 13.5 hours of Talktime and up to 14.8 days standby.
The BlackBerry Q10 is priced at Rs. 44,990. It comes in ...
Samsung has cut the price of the Galaxy Note, that is now available for Rs. 21,500 in India. The Galaxy Note was launched in India at Rs. 34,990 (MRP) in November 2011. It got the first price cut to Rs. 29,990 back in September last year and received another price cut in December to Rs. 27,500. Samsung offered 15% cash back for the Galaxy Note 2 last month through credit and debit cards and the Samsung OWN NOW Zero % interest offer on credit cards is also applicable for Note.
The Galaxy Note is definitely worth the price when compared to other phones from its competitors in the similar price range. It packs in a 5.3 inch (1280 x 800 pixels) Super AMOLED display that received the Android 4.1.2 update recently. Other features include a 8 MP camera with LED Flash, 2 MP front facing video calling camera, 16GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD and a 2,500mAh battery.
The Samsung Galaxy Note is now available for Rs. 21,500 from Flipkart in India.
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Launched way back in January after a lukewarm reception for the Waterloo company's new Blackberry 10 operating system, the Q10's main aim is to bring the QWERTY keyboard that the company helped popularize, back in vogue, in a touchscreen dominated world. The device was launched after the full touch flagship, the Blackberry Z10, signaling the company's move to a complete touch experience at its fore, but to keep the fans happy, the Q10 had to release eventually. And yes, it has finally landed in India, with a hefty price tag of Rs. 44,999. It marched into our labs the same day, and here are our first impressions of the device.
The first thing you'll notice when you take the Blackberry Q10 into your hands is how small and compact it is. The Q10 nicely fits into your palm and the splendidly rounded device is reminiscent of the legacy Blackberry carried in its various offerings.
Immediate eye grabber is the qwerty keyboard of course, with nicely beveled keys styled very similar to the Bold 9900, with all the functions you would expect out of it. Being a touchscreen user since 2009, the qwerty keyboard was never missed, even after occasional flirting with devices ...
Intex Cloud Z5, the company's latest mid-range Android smartphone with a large 5-inch display is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 5-inch (480×800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby and comes with 2G (EDGE) support.
This would compete with the Micromax A72 Canvas Viva, Spice Mi-502 Smart Flo Pace 2 and the recent Karbonn A25 with almost similar features and lies in the similar price range.
Intex Cloud Z5 specifications
5-inch (480×800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
1 GHz dual-core processor
5MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash
1.3MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack
2G (EDGE), Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
512MB RAM, 107MB user memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
2100 mAh battery
The Intex Cloud Z5 is priced at Rs. 6,899.
Source: Snapdeal
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of the Reliance Industries has revealed details about the Reliance Jio and 4G launch plans at the 39th Annual General Meeting in Mumbai today. Last year the company first revealed its plans for 4G. Now the company has revealed that they would increase the Reliance Jio Infocomm team by nearly 10,000 professionals nationally over the next year. It started with 700 professionals a year back in Navi Mumbai, now the company has over 3,000 professionals.
Reliance Jio Infocomm tied up with Reliance Communications recently to get access to the latter’s optic fiber network which will serve as the backbone for Reliance Jio’s 4G network. It is the only firm to win broadband spectrum in all 22 circles in India.
Mukesh Ambani also said that they have finalized the key vendor and supplier partnerships for the initial launch. "We have ambitious plan for the next 12 months towards launching the services across India. Our 4G Reliance Jio initiative will build scale based on technological superiority, affordability and providing an unparalleled range of services that do not exist today", Ambani added.
Reliance would invest Rs. 150,000 crore in the next three years in several sectors including 4G.
Months and years after making its presence felt on other platforms, including Windows 8, the Halfbrick hit game "Jetpack Joyride" has finally landed on the Windows Phone 8 store. It is incredibly frustrating that the Windows Phone 8 version took nearly 8 months after launching on Windows 8, and we thought Windows Phone 8 shared code with its parent. But anyways, the game is finally here and it's free. The "endless runner + Helicopter" style gameplay is incredibly addictive and the power ups are worth playing for.
Wading through various obstacles in a scientific lab of sorts, you stumble across minions while dodging electric fences and targeted missiles. Occasionally the player receives power ups which are oblivious to obstacles giving one more chance at human error. The casino slot machine after ever trial lets you chance upon various power ups that may even provide another chance of life. Exciting game nevertheless. If you have never tried this game on you Android or iOS phone, this might be the chance to check it out.
Grab the game here, available for download from the Windows Phone store.
BlackBerry is expected to release the the A10, successor of the Z10 later this year, according to a recent report from CNET. The phone leaked in the BlackBerry 10 roadmap recently under the codename Aristo which is rumored to come with a quad-core processor, run on the updated version of the BlackBerry 10 operating system and come with higher-quality design and build.
The A10 would move the full touch Z10 and the Q10 with a QWERTY keboard to the mid-tier. The recently announced Q5 would remain in the entry-level or the more affordable segment, the report says. Sprint Nextel is expected to sell the A10 in November, according to CNET's sources."BlackBerry was pressured to unveil the A10 at last month's BlackBerry Live conference, but the company wasn't yet ready to make the announcement", CNET adds.
Earlier this week Berry Flow has got hold of an image of a full-touch BlackBerry 10 device. It might be the high-end A10 or the mid-range BlackBerry Z5 which would join the Q5.
Source: CNET
Gameloft has released the first trailer of the Modern Combat 5, the next First Person Shooter (FPS) game in the Modern Combat franchise for E3 2013. This would definitely have better graphics and animations than the previous versions and the places from the trailer also seem interesting. The Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour released for iPhone, iPad and Android last year. Check out the trailer and couple of screen grabs from the trailer below.
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Modern Combat 5 would be released soon for Android, iPhone and iPad soon. We still don't have the exact launch date of the game yet. Hope we will hear more about the game at the E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) 2013 that starts on June 11th. Are you looking forward to play the game ?
ESPNcricinfo has announced updates for its official iPhone and Android apps, just in time for the Champions Trophy. The updated iPhone app version 3.0 brings a new design, offers editorials, new, stats and more along with the live scores. It offers offers social sharing, offline access, Quiz, Glossary and lots more new features. The landscape mode would be added in future updates. The company says it records nearly 316 million page views and more than 507 million minutes of time spent on ESPNcricinfo each month across all mobile devices in India.
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New features in ESPNcricinfo 3.0 for iPhone
Comprehensive coverage of live score experience along with insightful editorial pieces and rich statistics
Mobile friendly crisp news
Social Integration to let you share through Facebook and Twitter.
ESPNcricinfo Conversations to read and post comments using your Facebook id.
Favourite them and access it offline later.
Snippets - Interesting facts and trivia around the sport.
Improved Scorecard experience with detailed coverage around every single match.
Quiz and Glossary section for both the aficionado and the novice.
Enhanced Search experience to know everything related to the game.
Better personal settings, increased performance and enhanced alerts.
Complete overhaul of the design and experience
Download ESPNcricinfo for iPhone from the Apple iTunes Store for free. Update for the Android app would be ...
Who are the top five smartphone makers in the world? Samsung and Apple would be anyone's guess. Evidently, because of their dominant presence in the market and ever rising sale figures. LG follows next in ranking. Who do you reckon follows in the 4th spot? Blackberry, Nokia or HTC? Well, its Huawei. The Chinese telecom company is the fourth largest smartphone maker in the world, by units !
Yet, why is it that you and I rarely see a Huawei phone in Indian stores, when shopping for the latest smartphone ? Why is it that the 4th biggest smartphone maker is not visible in one of world's biggest smartphone market? Huawei hopes to change this brand image, soon. Starting this month, Huawei will begin introducing its star smartphones and tablets, in India. The Chinese phone maker has slotted a bunch of big launches in the next quarter, too.
First up is the Huawei Media Pad 10 Link that was launched in India recently. A 10.1 inch screen tablet priced at just Rupees 24,990/- . The Media Pad 10 runs on 1.2 GHz Quad Core Huawei Hi-Silicon Processor. Operating system is the Android 4.1.
Here's a first hands on feel of the tablet.
Media Pad ...
Bose has launched 3 new audio products, SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker, QuietComfort 20 In-ear headphones and AE2w Bluetooth Headphones in India. The SoundLink Mini speaker has compact form factor which is 30% the size and 50% the weight of the original SoundLink Mobile speaker. The QuietComfort 20 Headphones are the first in-ear noise cancelling headphones from Bose. The Bose AE2w Bluetooth headphones is the company's first stereo Bluetooth wireless headphones. The AE2w headphones are optimized for use with an iPad, and are compatible with mobiles with Bluetooth A2DP support.
Features of Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker
Wirelessly connects to your Bluetooth device at the touch of a button on the speaker’s control panel
The most compact mobile speaker from Bose - 5cmsH x 18cmsW x 5.8 cms and weighs 680 grams
New Bose transducers move twice the air as conventional same-size transducers delivering clear mid and high-frequencies.
Rembembers Six most recently used Bluetooth devices are stored in memory, eliminating the need to pair again
Rechargeable battery offers up to 7 hours of playback
Features of Bose QuietComfort 20 and 20i In-ear headphones
Noise cancelling rivals any full-sized headphone
Inline mic/remote for iPod/iPhone music and call functions (QuietComfort 20i)
Inline mic and answer/end button for calls with Android, Windows and Blackberry phones (QuietComfort 20)
Proprietary StayHear+ tips for soft, secure fit; also maximizes noise reduction performance
"Aware" mode lets ...
Lava Iris 401e, the company's latest entry-level smartphone in the Iris series is now available from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. It has dual SIM support with dual standby and comes with 2G (EDGE) support. It comes pre-loaded with Opera mini, Saavn, WeChat, Ninja Rush, Dragon Hunter, Space Off, Lava Zone and more.
Lava Iris 401e specifications
4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1 GHz processor
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
3MP camera with LED Flash
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
2G EDGE/GPRS, WiFi,Bluetooth
FM Radio, Sound recorder
256MB RAM, around 200MB user memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
1500 mAh battery
The Lava Iris 401e comes in Blue and Grey colors and is priced at Rs. 4249.
Source: Flipkart
Opera has updated the Opera Mini browser to version 4.5 for Java phones. This brings the new download manager from Opera Mini 7.1 that lets you Pause, resume and restart your downloads, new UI with lighter, brighter design and lots more new features. Opera Mini uses data compress that saves up to 90% of data charges.
New features in Opera Mini 4.5 for Java phones
Improved download manager which supports multiple downloads at the same time and pause and resume them individually.
New Private browsing mode can enabled from settings when you don't want the web pages you visit to be saved in your browsing history.
New UI with a lighter, brighter design
It's now easier to use Opera on a touch screen device with kinetic scrolling support
Opera mini also supports BlackBerry phone that runs Java. Download Opera Mini Java phones by heading to m.opera.com from your mobile phone’s browser.
Investment research firm, Canaccord Genuity, has surveyed retail stores of all the four major US carriers and has come to the conclusion that Samsung's trio of Galaxy S3, S4 and the Note II outsold Apple's handset in May.
However, the report suggests that AT& T still manages to sell more iPhone with the Galaxy S4 coming in a close second. ComScore's 4th June report suggests that Apple maintained a smartphone marketshare of 39.2% in the US with Samsung clocking about 22% in the first quarter. The report goes on to point out that Samsung times the launch of its handset between iPhone launch events and this has owed to its significant marketshare. Apple's dominance in the smartphone segment came from launching high value products and not from commoditization. Rumors suggest that the next generation iPhone to be introduced later this year will be a big enough leap to bring back Apple straight to the top of the game.
Growth opportunities for smartphones are shifting base to higher volume, lower margins markets like India and China. Rumors that suggest Apple might introduce a lower cost handset further make us believe that Apple too recognizes this and is taking proactive measures to capture this ...
Sony Mobile has started sending invites for a press event in Germany on 25th. The German translation says "Looking for More?" "It is time for the next step. On Tuesday, the 25th June 2013 15:00 we take a first look at the future together." "More details will follow soon." We don't anything more than that, so we can only speculate on what the company will unveil at the event. It might be the Togari with a 6.4-inch 1080p display, or the Honami the rumored Cyber-shot camera phone or a completely new device.
The Sony Togari is rumored to come with a 6.4-inch 1080p display, it would have a similar design as the Xperia Z with a glass back and thin a frame. We don't have It would be a rival to the upcoming Galaxy Note 3 expected in the IFA 2013 in September. According to earlier rumored another high-end smartphone the Sony Honami would have a 1/1.6" Exmor RS stacked sensor with Sony Cybershot G Lens, Xenon or dual-LED flash, 5-inch 1080p display, 2.3 GHzquad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor clocked with Adreno 330 GPU, 2GB of RAM and 2700mAh to 3000mAh battery.
Since the invite says more details will follow, hope we will get ...
Reliance Jio Infocomm and Reliance Communications (RCom) has announced a Rs. 12,000 crore (Over US$ 2 Billion) deal for sharing of RCOM’s nationwide telecom towers infrastructure. This would let Reliance Jio Infocomm utilize up to 45,000 ground and rooftop based towers across RCOM’s nationwide network for its 4G roll out.
This agreement provides for joint working arrangements to configure the scope of additional towers to be built at new locations to ensure deep penetration and seamless delivery of next generation services, said the statement. At the AGM meeting in Mumbai, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of the Reliance Industries said that Reliance Jio Infocomm team would hire nearly 10,000 professionals nationally over the next year.
Reliance Jio Infocomm tied up with Reliance Communications recently to get access to the latter’s optic fiber network. Reliance Jio is likely to launch their 4G services over the next year.
Twitter for Windows Phone has been updated to version 3.1 that brings filter for photos finally that lets you apply different filter when you upload a photo. It also brings Lens app integration that lets you launch the capture and upload photo on Twitter directly, option to play embedded Vine videos directly from within tweets and lots more. The official Twitter app for Android and iPhone got the filters back in December last year. Twitter for Windows Phone got a new design earlier this year.
New features in Twitter for Windows Phone 8
Lens app integration
Improved tweet composition experience with photo filter support
Play embedded Vine videos directly from within tweets
Save tweeted photos to your phone
Refresh lists on-demand
This update also brings lot of improvements and bug fixes. Get the Twitter for Windows Phone from the Windows Phone Store for free, if you don’t have it yet.
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Samsung has started rolling out a new software update for the Galaxy S4 starting from Germany that brings lots of new features such as option to move apps to the SD card, HDR video recording, Semi-transparent status bar, new Smart Pause toggle in the notification, New camera firmware and lots more. Samsung released the first update for the Exynos version of the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) last month that brought stability improvements. The new update is rolling out for the Snapdragon-powered Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) in Germany, but Sammobile says the update would also be available for the Exynos-powered Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500).
Here is the unofficial changelog from Sammobile
New Camera firmware
Smearing issue has been fixed (Purple effect while scrolling)
Smart Pause Toggle
Move Apps to SD Card
HDR Video (Can record HDR video)
Semi-transparent status bar
New Icons in Settings
Secure boot status (About Phone)
Increase legibility (Display) (New feature)
The update is about 365MB and is available Over-the-Air (OTA) in Germany. Hope Samsung rolls out the update for Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) in India soon.
Sources: Sammobile, Allaboutsamsung.de, mobiflip.de
Facebook has updated the Facebook Home app for Android that brings a favorites tray that shows a row of apps at the bottom of every screen in the app launcher. You press and hold the app icon you want to move and drag it in or out of the favorites tray. You can also rearrange the placement of the apps within the favorites tray. The new update also brings some bug fixes.
Facebook Home was first released for Android early April and was released for International users later. Facebook Home is an Android launcher that lets you view latest photos and posts from your friends in the lock screen. It also has chat heads that was released as an update for the Facebook Messenger for Android. Facebook Home also offers notifications.
Facebook Home updates are included in updates to Facebook for Android. You can just update Facebook for Android to get the updates for both apps. It is available for HTC One X, One X+, Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy Note 2. Download the Facebook Home app from Google Play for free.
