Guvera music streaming service has officially entered India offering a library of over 12 million tracks via web and mobile platforms. Available on Android and iPhone, Guvera boasts of free music ranging from Bollywood to International artists.
Guvera has teamed up with major music labels and content aggregators in India, including Sony Music, Hungama.com (T-Series & Speed Records), Universal, Saregama, Eros International, Times Music, Believe, Orchard, TuneCore, CDBaby and INGrooves. #Play feature of the service allows users to tailor a music experience based on their current mood, activity or preferences by searching using hashtags(#). They can also search and discover music, as well as manage and share their own playlists. The integrated social features enable users to follow friends and celebrities on Guvera, and access their playlists.
“We are both proud and excited to be the first-of-its-kind international music streaming offering to enter India; a market that is truly diverse in terms of its taste for music. Guvera provides its users with an unmatched user-friendly experience. We plan to provide our Indian users with the best expert-curated local and international content – all they have to do is hit the ‘play’ button.”
said Claes Loberg, Founder and Director of Innovation for Guvera, in a ...Guvera music streaming service has officially entered India offering a library of over 12 million tracks via web and mobile platforms. Available on Android and iPhone, Guvera boasts of free music ranging from Bollywood to International artists.
Guvera has teamed up with major music labels and content aggregators in India, including Sony Music, Hungama.com (T-Series & Speed Records), Universal, Saregama, Eros International, Times Music, Believe, Orchard, TuneCore, CDBaby and INGrooves. #Play feature of the service allows users to tailor a music experience based on their current mood, activity or preferences by searching using hashtags(#). They can also search and discover music, as well as manage and share their own playlists. The integrated social features enable users to follow friends and celebrities on Guvera, and access their playlists.
“We are both proud and excited to be the first-of-its-kind international music streaming offering to enter India; a market that is truly diverse in terms of its taste for music. Guvera provides its users with an unmatched user-friendly experience. We plan to provide our Indian users with the best expert-curated local and international content – all they have to do is hit the ‘play’ button.”
said Claes Loberg, Founder and Director of Innovation for Guvera, in a ...
Motorola launched the new Moto X in India back in September starting at Rs. 31,999. We already brought you the review of the smartphone. Here we have the battery test results for the smartphone.
The new Moto X has a removable 2,300 mAh Lithium Ion battery, which is slightly larger than the 2200 mAh battery on the first Moto X. It is powered by Snapdragon 801 processor with four 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.46 GHz and has Adreno 330 GPU. Let us check out the battery test results.
Talk Time
The 2300mAh battery lasts for 14 hours and 28 minutes in our talk time test, slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha.
3G browsing
3G browsing is almost similar to the 2nd Gen Moto G. It lasts for 3 hours and 33 minutes.
Wi-Fi browsing
Wi-Fi browsing is the part where the phone struggles. It lasts for just four hours in our test.
Video Playback
Even though the smartphone has a huge 5.2-inch 1080p screen, it lasts for 8 hours and 33 minutes in our video playback test, better than the new Moto G and the Galaxy Alpha.
Our 24 hour charge rating for the Moto X (2014) is 7:48 hours. So the new Moto X can be used for 7 hours ...
Google is allowing users in India the ability to make international voice calls via Hangouts. This service is already available for users living in the US and Canada.
"Starting today, the Hangouts app on your phone will help you stay connected with your family and friends around the world in more ways than ever. Now you can make voice calls to phone numbers outside of India on Android"
posted Google India in a Goolge+ post.
In order to place a Hangouts call from an Android device, you need to be sure you have the Hangouts dialer app installed in addition to the latest version of Hangouts app. Also, Google is offering only one minute free voice call to any 24 countries and they will be charged for every minute after that. You can check the full list here. Calls that are eligible for the free minute will display “first minute free” on the call screen.
The LG G Watch R has arrived on Google Play Store in the United States. Announced in August, the Android Wear smartwatch from LG is priced at $299 and will ship out in 1-2 days after the order is placed.
The circular smartwatch from LG has 1.3-inch (320 x 320 pixels) P-OLED Display and is powered by a quad-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 SoC, 512MB RAM and 4GB internal storage. It is dust and water resistant and can stay in water up to meter deep for 30 minutes and packs a 410mAh battery.
LG G Watch R sports a circular display encompassed in a stainless steel frame and comes with a genuine 22m leather belt that can be changed as per your choice. It is compatible with Android devices running Android 4.3 and higher. The watch has the photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor at the back that measures your hearbeats.
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Samsung was one of the first consumer electronics giants to dive head-first into the world of wearables with its own line of Smartwatches, starting with the Gear. The original Gear that initially ran on Android, now runs on Tizen, and Samsung's already iterated on it a couple of times, with the Gear 2, the Gear Fit, the new Gear S, all variations and experiments on the hot new market.
But then Android Wear happened, with Samsung announced as one of the partners. Rival LG had already announced its first Watch, but Samsung waited until IO to announce their first smartwatch that will work across all Android devices, not just Samsung ones, the Gear Live. The Gear Live, the stripped down Android variant of the Gear 2, joins the other Wear watches, in the effort to appeal to consumers willing to invest in a new category of devices. With Android Wear as the platform of choice, does the hardware push the boundaries, or does it play a safe losing game? Let's find out.
Design, ergonomics and walkthrough
The Samsung Gear Live heavily borrows its design from the Gear and its successors/variants. A blocky rectangle dominates the face of the watch, enclosed in a stainless ...
Samsung launched the Galaxy Alpha smartphone in India back in September. We already brought you the review of the Galaxy Alpha, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. The Galaxy Alpha has a 12-megapixel sensor, which is completely new. It has panorama shot & more, virtual tour, dual camera and beauty face camera options.
Images were sharp with vibrant color output and even low-light images were good with less noise, since it automatically adjusts the mode for low-light images. The selective focus mode lets you select the focus after shooting the image. Check out the camera samples below (Click the image to view the full resolution sample).
Daylight
Macro
HDR
Low Light and Flash
It can record 2160p 4K videos at 30fps and 48Mbps bit rate. Check out the 4K video sample below
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It can record 1080p videos at 30fps and 60fps. Here is the 1080p video sample.
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It can also record slow motion videos at 720p, but it drops the frame rate to 15fps at the slowest 1/8x option. Here is the slow motion sample.
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Google has introduced a couple of accessories for the recently launched Nexus 6. A Stand Folio Case and a Naked Tough Case are listed on the Google Play Store and are marked as "coming soon".
The Stand Folio Case which is from Casemate is a flip case with microfiber lining that has card slots for your ID, credit cards and more. It covers the screen of the device and comes with a built-in stand for viewing your device in landscape mode. The folio case is listed at $40 on Play Store. The second accessory on the Play Store is the Naked Tough Case is a completely transparent hard cover for the Nexus 6. Even this case offers a kickstand that is also transparent and is listed at $35 on the Play Store.
As the accessories are touted to be coming soon, there exact availability date is not known as of yet. Earlier today, Nexus 6 was listed on Indian Google Play Store for Rs, 44,000 (32 GB) and Rs, 49,000 (64GB).
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Microsoft recently announced that it would replace the Nokia branding on upcoming Lumia smartphones with Microsoft. Today Microsoft Mobile has released a teaser image for a new Lumia smartphone for November 11th, which could be the first Microsoft Lumia Branded smartphone.
Microsoft had already released an image of a smartphone with Microsoft branding on the back, replacing the Nokia branding. Recently a smartphone codenamed RM-1090 from Microsoft got certified in China with Microsoft branding. According to the listing this has a 5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) display, rear camera with LED flash, front-facing camera, dual SIM support and a 1905 mAh battery. It would be available in a range of colors.
This could be the first Microsoft Lumia handset. According to rumors and the Zauba import listing, the smartphone could be the Lumia 535, successor of Lumia 530. We will have to wait for few more days for Microsoft to announce the smartphone officially.
Google has updated Drive for iPhone and iPad with a couple of iO8 specific features. Users can now open files from Drive, and save back to Drive from other apps on your device if you’re using iOS 8.
The version 3.3.0 secures the Drive app with Touch ID support that will unlock the app with a fingerprint scanner. Drive app has also been optimized for the large screens on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Finally, users can now save videos from Google Drive to your device’s camera roll.
Here is a full changelog
• Open from and save to Drive in other apps (iOS 8 only)
• Unlock Drive using Touch ID (iOS 8 only)
• Save videos from Drive to your device (tap File Info icon > Open In > Save Video)
• Support for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
• iOS 8 compatibility
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
Google Drive for Android was recently updated with Material Design UI and new features.
App Link - Google Drive
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Google Hindi input app is the latest one from Google that is getting the Material Design update. The app has been updated with handwriting support which was not present earlier.
The keyboards are also getting updated with new themes. Users are now being offered with suggestion for Hinglish words thanks to a Hinglish Dictionary. They now have choice of selecting a keyboard either from English and Hinglish, Hindi and Hindi handwriting.
Here is the official changelog of the Hindi Input app
- New Material dark and light UI
- Hindi Handwriting
- Voice Input
- Hinglish Dictionary, which suggests Hinglish words when user types English / Hinglish
- Dynamic change of the consonant / vowel compound forms: In the Hindi keyboard, when user types a consonant, the vowels on the top row changes into the consonant / vowel compound forms
- Emoji keyboard
- New Hindi keyboard on tablet
- More accurate transliteration and Hindi candidate suggestions
Along with Hindi, Google Japanese Input, Google Korean Input, Google Pinyin Input, and Google Zhuyin Input have also been updated with Material Design.
Play Link - Google Hindi Input
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Sony had confirmed last month that Android 5.0 update is coming to the entire Xperia Z line. Now, the company is revealing that it has received the AOSP of the latest Android 5.0 from Google and has started the beta testing.
Google pushed the Android 5.0 Lollipop source code to AOSP earlier this week. Sony currently has AOSP Android 5.0 running on the Xperia Z1, Z2 and Z3. The company has announced a new 3Beta program under which it has teamed up with Swedish carrier 3 and give users the chance to try out Android 5.0 Lollipop updates on Xperia phones before their public launch. Sony plans to use this effort to gather feedback on the updates before pushing them to everyone.
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"The premise is pretty simple – gather as much early feedback as humanly possible in order to make the Sony User Experience on Android Lollipop as good as it possibly can be, before commercial rollout next year. We’ll be monitoring interest, reaction and the success s of this project with a view to rolling out similar initiatives in other markets next year.
posted Fredrik Ekstrand, Head of Software Portfolio Planning, Sony in a blog.
Unlike HTC, Sony has not given a specific date and just ...
Samsung announced the Galaxy Mega 2, its latest Galaxy Mega series smartphone in September. The 6-inch phablet then went on sale in India last month for Rs 20,900. We have already seen the unboxing, benchmarks and photo gallery of the phone. Now, lets compare the device with last year's Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 which we have already reviewed.
The Galaxy Mega 2 sports a 6-inch ( 1280 x 720 pixels) HD display while the Mega 6.3 has a 6.3-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display. The former device is powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and the latter is powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor. Both the phones sport 1.5 GB RAM, 8/16GB Internal Memory that can be expandable up to 64GB with micro SD.
The Mega 2 has a 5MP front facing camera and 6.3 has 1.9MP front facing camera. Both the devices have the trademark physical home button and two capacitive buttons on the side.
Both the phones have power button on the right side.
The micro USB port is present at the bottom along with the microphone.
The volume rockers are on the left side of both the phones.
The 3.5 mm audio jack is seen on both the devices at the top along ...
Samsung launched its Gear S Smartwatch in India last month for Rs. 28,900. Samsung started taking pre-orders for the Gear S earlier this week. Now the smartwatch with a built-in SIM card slot is available for purchase from the their official eStore for Rs. 27,900, which is Rs. 1,000 cheaper compared to the launch price. The Gear S has a 2-inch (360 x 480 pixels) curved Super AMOLED display, comes with a 1GHz dual-core processor and enables you to interdependently make and receive calls, without connecting to a device and also offers 3G support.
It has IP67 certification for dust and water-resistant and connects to the devices using Bluetooth 4.1 LE. It comes with a Heart Rate sensor to monitor your heart rate easily and packs a 300mAh Li-ion battery that promises up to 2 days of battery life.
Samsung Gear S Specifications
2 inch (360 x 480 pixels) Super AMOLED display
1 GHz Dual-Core processor
4GB internal memory, 512MB RAM
Tizen based wearable platform
2G, 3G Call via SIM card, Bluetooth Call
IP67 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
WiFi: 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, A-GPS/Glonass
S Health,Heart Rate sensor
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient Light, UV, Barometer
300mAh Li-ion battery
The Samsung Gear S is available in Black and White colors in India.
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HTC launched the Desire 820 smartphone in India last month for Rs. 24,990. We brought you the hands-on and the photo gallery of the smartphone from the IFA back in September and the unboxing of the smartphone earlier this week. Here we have the comparison gallery of the Desire 820 and its predecessor Desire 816.
Both the smartphones have a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display. The Desire 820 has a 8MP front-facing camera with wide angle lens, while the 816 comes with a 5MP camera. Both these have a BSI sensor and 1080p video recording. The Desire 820 is powered by Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor ( four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.5 GHz per core and four clocked at 1.0 GHz) with Adreno 405 GPU and has 2GB of RAM, compared to the 1.6 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and 1.5GB RAM on the Desire 816.
Both these have on-screen buttons and HTC branding on the bezel, below the display. These have dual front speakers with built-in amplifiers and HTC BoomSound capabilities. The Desire 820 runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat with HTC Sense 6 UI on top. The Desire 816 was also released with Android 4.4 (KitKat), but it has HTC Sense 5.5 UI.
Both these have a 13MP ...
HTC launched the Desire 820 smartphone in India last month for Rs. 24,990. The Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 (SM- G750H) that went on sale in India few weeks back for Rs. 20,900 is also a phablet with a larger 6-inch screen, compared to the 5.5-inch screen on the Desire 820. We already brought you the unboxing of the Desire 820 and the Galaxy Mega 2. Here we have the comparison gallery of the Desire 820 and the Galaxy Mega 2.
Both the smartphones have a HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display. The Desire 820 has a 5.5-inch display, while the Mega 2 comes with a 6-inch display. The Desire 820 has a 8MP front-facing camera with wide angle lens, while the Mega 2 comes with a 5MP camera. The Desire 820 is powered by Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor ( four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.5 GHz per core and four clocked at 1.0 GHz) with Adreno 405 GPU and has 2GB of RAM, compared to the 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU and 1.5GB RAM on the Galaxy Mega 2.
The Desire 820 has on-screen buttons, HTC branding on the bezel below the display, dual front speakers with built-in amplifiers and HTC BoomSound capabilities. The ...
HERE Maps for Android was launched as beta last month. The app has been updated to version 1.0.220 that brings support for Android 5.0 (Lollipop). This update also brings fixes to downloaded voice files that will not be cleared if the phone's cache is wiped using a cleaner, as it promised. If you lost them during cleaning, you will have to re-download any non-English voices.
The update also brings several under-the-hood improvements. The update is now available from the HERE website in the form of APK file. The update would be available for Samsung devices via Samsung Galaxy Apps store in coming days, says HERE. You can report bugs and also offer feature suggestions using the app. Once the app is stable, it would be released on Google Play.
Features of HERE Beta for Android
Offline navigation: Interactive maps and turn-by-turn voice guidance are still available even without an internet connection.
Maps to download and to use offline for nearly 100 countries.
Public transport maps and directions for over 800 cities in over 40 countries, also when you’re offline.
Live traffic info for more than 40 countries.
Plan your journey on beta.here.com, then find your way there using your mobile.
Personalise your map by creating Collections of your favourite places.
Share your location with family and ...
Amazon introduced the Kindle Voyage, the company's latest flagship eReader with a 300 ppi display and several new features. It starts at US$199 for the base WiFi version with special offers in the U.S., bit costly compared to other Kindle eReaders from Amazon. Check out the unboxing below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvnBVXw4Xx4
Box Contents
Amazon Kindle Voyage
USB cable
Quick Start Guide
The 6-inch 300ppi screen is sharp and the viewing angles are brilliant. It has flush-front display with a scratch-resistant glass. It has PagePress page turn buttons on either sides of the bezels that offers haptic feedback when pressed and features a light sensor for auto brightness adjustment.
It is just 7.6mm thick, making it the thinnest Kindle yet. It weighs 180 grams for the WiFi version and the 3G version weighs 188 grams.
The power button that was present on the bottom in other Kindles have been moved to the back. It has magnesium back, which is strong and at the same time makes it light. As usual it has WiFi 802.11 b/g/n support and the memory has finally been increased to 4 GB, compared to 2GB on Paperwhite. It promises battery life up to up to 6 weeks (wireless off). It also comes in 3G version that starts at starts at $269. Amazon has ...
Samsung announced the Galaxy Mega 2, its latest Galaxy Mega series smartphone in September. The 6-inch phablet then went on sale in India last month for Rs 20,900. We have already seen the unboxing,benchmarks and photo gallery of the phone. Now, lets compare the device with last year’s Sony Xperia Z Ultra that has already been reviewed.
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 has a 6-inch ( 1280 x 720 pixels) HD display while the Xperia Z Ultra sports a 6.4 inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display. The former is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and the latter is powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800. The Mega 2 has 1.5 GB RAM, 8/16GB Internal Memory that can be expandable up to 64GB with micro SD while the Z Ultra has a 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory expandable upto 64GB. Mega 2 has a 5MP front facing camera and Z Ultra has a 2MP front facing camera with 1080p video recording.
Mega 2 has a the trademark physical home button and two capacitive buttons on either sides while the Z Ultra has on screen touch buttons.
At the back the Mega 2 has 8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and the Z Ultra also has 8MP camera with Exmos ...
LG just announced that it would start rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its flagship LG G3 smartphone this week starting from Poland. This would be followed by other key markets in future, said the Korean giant. Roll out details will be announced when it becomes available in local markets. Upgrade schedule for other LG devices will be announced soon.
The Android 5.0 Lollipop brings Material Design with bold, colorful, and responsive UI design, better notifications, battery saver feature, better security including Android Smart Lock, New Quick Settings, Improved network handoffs, flexible sharing, faster, smoother and more powerful experience with ART, 15 new languages and more.
Regarding the Android 5.0 upgrade for the LG G3 , Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of the LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company, said,
LG is absolutely committed to giving our customers the best mobile experiences available and bringing Android Lollipop to G3 owners as soon as possible is a top priority. The new features and improvements in Android 5.0 will bring a whole new user experience to the G3 and make it even better than it already is.
HTC launched the Desire 820 smartphone in India last month for Rs. 24,990. The OnePlus One from the startup OnePlus is the company's first smartphone, which also has a 5.5-inch screen, but it's a full HD display. We already brought you the unboxing of the Desire 820 and full review of the OnePlus One. The OnePlus is expected to launch in India soon. Here we have the comparison gallery of the Desire 820 and the OnePlus.
The Desire 820 has a HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display, while the OnePlus One comes with a 5.5-inch (1920 ×1080 pixels) Full HD display . The Desire 820 has a 8MP front-facing camera with wide angle lens, while the OnePlus One comes with a 5MP camera. The Desire 820 is powered by Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor ( four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.5 GHz per core and four clocked at 1.0 GHz) with Adreno 405 GPU and has 2GB of RAM, compared to the 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU on the OnePlus One.
The Desire 820 has on-screen buttons, HTC branding on the bezel below the display, dual front speakers with built-in amplifiers and HTC BoomSound capabilities. The OnePlus One has capacitive touch buttons below the display. The Desire ...
