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Here Maps has updated Drive+ app for Windows Phone by adding voice guided navigation to 18 more countries. The latest updated brings the total number of freely navigable countries to 118.
The Here Drive+ app has complete road coverage for 10 countries viz, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Iraq, Libya, Mauritania, Mauritius, Paraguay, Saint Helena while the it has lesser coverage of the roads in the other 8 countries viz Angola, Bangladesh, Nepal, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
In addition, the update allows users to transit from their Nokia account to HERE's own services. HERE is also making Here Transit and Here Drive+ free for Windows 8 and 8.1 users.With the update, the apps will use the new HERE account to keep your Collections in sync across all HERE-powered devices. Finally, the HERE.com has also received some improvements.
The update is now live for HERE Maps, HERE Drive+, HERE Transit and HERE City Lens for Windows Phone, and will shortly be available for HERE Maps on Windows 8.1.
App link - Here Maps
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Samsung is working on a faster LTE chip of its own, which could be used in the Galaxy S6. According to the Korean media, Samsung will ship a Cat 10 LTE modem in its devices next year.
The modem could be arriving in Samsung's Galaxy S6 smartphone, or at least in the international version, which will come with the company's Exynos SoC. This 3 band LTE Cat. 10 compatible chipset will reportedly be capable of providing speeds of up to 450 Mbps according to the report. This is higher than the maximum 300Mbps speed of the current LTE Cat. 6 standard.
Qualcomm has already announced that it is working on Cat. 10 LTE modem called as the Gobi 9×35 but as per the official specifications, it is not being used in the Snapdragon 810 processor. South Korean mobile operator LG U+ is also developing a tri-band LTE network that could support theoretical speeds of 450Mbps. It is unclear if this new Cat.10 modem will be manufactured by other companies or by Samsung itself.
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Kindle has given its Android app a major update. The reading app now gets some significant features, some of which are already present on the iOS app.
First up, the Kindle app for Android is getting X Ray support for books and textbooks. The X-Ray feature allows users to easily discover more information about characters, places, and terms in what they are reading. Next up, the app is getting the ability to create flash cards to study textbooks. Flashcards are self-explanatory since they merely let people study textbooks inside of the app. It uses data from the X-Ray feature of the app to automatically create the flashcards. In addition, the app even gets push notification. Finally, the Kindle app for Android with version 4.8.0 has been updated with some improvements and "bug fixes."
Official Changelog Kind app v4.8.0
• Use X-Ray for Books and Textbooks to look up places, characters and terms
• Receive push notifications from Kindle - customize your experience in Settings
• Improved library search
• Make flashcard sets to review textbook material
• Control audiobook playback while reading the Kindle book
• Several experience improvements and bug fixes
App link - Kindle
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DataWind, the creators of low-cost Aakash tablets have launched two new 10.1 inch tablets - UbiSlate 10Ci and UbiSlate 3G10 in the UbiSlate series. Both these tablets have a 10.1-inch (1024 x 600), HDMI and packs a 6000mAh battery. The WiFi-only 10Ci is powered by a 1.1 GHz dual-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat), comes with a 2MP rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. The UbiSlate 3G10 tablet with 3G connectivity via SIM slot is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core processor, runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera.
UbiSlate 10Ci and 3G10 specifications
Commenting on the launch, Suneet Singh Tuli, President & CEO, DataWind, said:
There is an increasing interest in larger sized screens, especially for people looking for their first computer. We were the first to offer the 9 inch tablet at the most affordable price. Our 10 inch marvels are a first in their class, beating the existing product range available in the market by a good 25% margin over existing prices. As its predecessors, these tablets offer just the right mix of features and on-the-go connectivity.
Tony Navin, Senior Vice President Electronics and Home Snapdeal.com said:
At Snapdeal.com, we offer our customers a wide range of ...
It looks like LG is working on a device that is expected to ship with Firefox OS pre-installed out of the box. Dubbed as LG L25, the phone will be an entry level device.
Popular leakster @upleaks had purported sketch of the device and now he is back with more details of the phone. The LG L25 features a 4.68-inch IPS display sporting a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels with a 313ppi pixel density and is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 SoC paired with 1.5GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage on board.
It will come with 8-megapixel rear camera, a 2.1-megapixel front shooter, 4G LTE connectivity, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, and Bluetooth 3.0. The smartphone will allegedly measure 139 x 70 x 10.5mm and weigh in at 148 grams. As of now, there is no official word on the release date of the LG L25, but the smartphone is rumored to be launched at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January 2015. Also, rumors are saying that the LG L25 will become available only in Japan, exclusively from carrier KDDI.
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Google Nexus 6 made by Motorola went on pre-order in India on Flipkart last month priced at Rs. 43,999 for the 32GB variant and Rs. 48,999 for the 64GB variant. Today Google and Motorola officially launched the Nexus 6 smartphone at the Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF) event in India. The Nexus 6 comes in Midnight Blue and Cloud White colors. As announced previously, it comes with offers from Flipkart that includes, up to Rs. 10,000 discount in exchange for old smartphones, 3 months Flipkart First subscription, Rs. 1500 cash back for HDFC/ICICI credit card users for 6, 9 and 12 month EMI and free pre-selected Flipkart eBooks worth Rs. 2100.
Google Nexus 6 specifications
5.96″ (1440×2560 pixels) 16:9 AMOLED display with 493 ppi, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
2.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (APQ 8084-AB) processor with Adreno 420 GPU
3GB RAM, 32GB/64GB internal memory
Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Dual Front Facing Stereo Speakers
Water Resistant
13MP rear camera with dual LED Ring flash, OIS, Sony IMX 214 sensor, f/20 aperture, 4K video recording
2MP front-facing camera
10.1mm thick and weighs 184 grams
4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11a/g/b/n/ac (dual band), Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS, GLONASS, NFC
3220 mAh battery
The Google Nexus 6 will be available exclusively on Flipkart starting December 10. Flipkart is now shipping the ...
Rovio has announced that their RETRY game has clocked 10 million download within months after the launch. The game developed by Rovio Entertainment’s experimental publishing arm, Rovio LVL11 was released back in May for limited iOS users. Later in October it released the game for Android users and iOS users globally.
The game has also achieved new milestones, such as 2.3 billion retries to date,235 million coins collected, 86 million checkpoints activated and 74 million stages completed. To celebrate new milestones, Rovio has release new soundtrack of the game on Spotify, Deezer, iTunes and Google Play. The game will soon receive a new update called Jungle All The Way! that will bring 16 new stages in a jungle world, new achievements and a new world map, said the company.
Rovio recently celebrated 100 million downloads of Angry Birds Go! game that was released last year. It was also updated with team multiplayer that lets you play 3-on-3 multiplayer races and night mode that lets you switch on high beams.
Pebble is getting multi lingual support for its iOS app. The popular smartwatch is now adding in French, German and Spanish languages to its iOS app.
At present the additional language support is present only on the iOS app but Pebble said that will soon come to Android. The latest update bring the Pebble app to build number 2.6 Moreover, it looks like the company may also have plans to add Chinese support soon. The Pebble E-ink smartwatch received a 2.5 firmware update with emojis, iOS 8 compatibility in September.
In addition to the multi language support, Pebble is app now gets optimized display interface for recently launched iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. It also promises that the future versions will include sharpened images for the high resolution screens of the new iPhones. Last month, Pebble announced price cut for its Classic and Steel variant in September and last month as a pre Black Friday deal.
App link - Pebble
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HTC launched the Desire 820 smartphone in India back in October at Rs. 24,990. We reviewed the smartphone recently. Here we have the battery test results of the smartphone. The Desire 820 has a 2600mAh non-removable battery, similar to the Desire 816 smartphone. It is powered by a Octa-Core (1.5 GHz & 1.0 GHz) Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with Adreno 405 GPU and has a 5.5-inch HD display.
Talk Time
It lasted for about 25 hours in our talk time test, almost similar to the Lenovo 820.
WiFi Browsing
In the WiFi browsing test, the Desire 820 managed to last for just 3 hours and 12 minutes and grabbed the last place.
3G Browsing
Again, the Desire 820 grabs the last place since it managed to last only for 2 hours and 47 minutes in the 3G browsing test.
Video Playback
It lasted for 7 hours and 41 minutes in the video playback test, similar to most other smartphones, including the second-gen Moto G and the Samsung Galaxy Alpha.
The overall FoneArena One Charge Rating for the HTC Desire 820 is 9 hours and 48 minutes.
A small English auctioneer based in Marchington, East Staffordship have been appointed by the administrators of failed UK retailer Phones4U to raise approximately £10.8 million by selling ex stock items. Around 2,000 to 3,000 items - which include headphones, watches, speakers and cases - have begun going on sale in weekly online auctions which will continue until all stock is sold.
John Pye Auctions were appointed by administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to sell Phones4U's stock after the retailer went bust back in September. The company fell into administration with around £86 million worth of stock but it's unclear whether the mobile handsets in stock at the time will also be auctioned off.
Manager of the Auction Hub, Steve Anderson, said:
"There will be a sale every week until we get rid of the stock. It comes at an ideal time for people buying Christmas presents.
"It's a shame that a big business is closed down and a lot of people have lost their jobs, although I know a lot of people from there who have now found work. From our point of view, it's a great coup to be handling the sell- off."
Head auctioneer Trevor Palethorpe added:
"While it is always very sad to see such a huge national ...
Shortly before it's launch, the new Honor 6 was involved in significant marketing activity but Huawei, having faced criticism over handling of customer data in Europe and the USA, chose to market the Honor 6 as its own brand. Confusion aside, on paper at least, the Honor 6 has a significant chance of dominating the mid-range as it features premium specs without a hefty price tag. After a week with the Honor 6, what did we make of the handset?
As a week is not long enough for in-depth testing of a handset, we've adopted this Editorial format as opposed to a full review.
The Honor 6 arguably aims to pick up where the lack of a budget Nexus handset this year left off. In previous years, the new Nexus device would have offered a very impressive challenge to any mid-range handset but the high-priced high-specced Nexus 6 has left a gap in the market that manufacturers will be keen to fill.
With the Honor 6, the hardware has the makings of a real mid-range heavyweight as the 5 inch IPS Full HD panel has the same specification as the much-higher priced flagship Sony Xperia Z3. The display offers vibrant colours and deep blacks ...
Here Maps has updated Drive+ app for Windows Phone by adding voice guided navigation to 18 more countries. The latest updated brings the total number of freely navigable countries to 118.
The Here Drive+ app has complete road coverage for 10 countries viz, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Cyprus, Iraq, Libya, Mauritania, Mauritius, Paraguay, Saint Helena while the it has lesser coverage of the roads in the other 8 countries viz Angola, Bangladesh, Nepal, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
In addition, the update allows users to transit from their Nokia account to HERE's own services. HERE is also making Here Transit and Here Drive+ free for Windows 8 and 8.1 users.With the update, the apps will use the new HERE account to keep your Collections in sync across all HERE-powered devices. Finally, the HERE.com has also received some improvements.
The update is now live for HERE Maps, HERE Drive+, HERE Transit and HERE City Lens for Windows Phone, and will shortly be available for HERE Maps on Windows 8.1.
App link - Here Maps
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Huawei has officially launched the Ascend P7, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India soon after it went on sale online. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD IPS touch-sensitive display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, is powered by Huawei’s own 1.8 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-450 MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Huawei own Emotion UI 2.3 on top.
It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony’s BSI sensor, f/2.0 aperture and Huawei’s proprietary Image Signal Processor (ISP). It has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection on the back that has unique micro-pattern design. It doesn't have 4G TD-LTE Band 40 that is currently available in India, but it has FD-LTE band 3 that is expected to launch in India soon.
Commenting on the launch, Allen Wang, Head, Consumer Business Group, Huawei Telecommunications (India), said:
Huawei’s Premium ‘P’ series is one of the most popular series from Huawei’s next generation smartphone league. Earlier in 2014, we introduced a marquee product named Ascend P6 that received excellent response from Indian consumers. With the launch of Ascend P7 in India, we endeavour to strengthen our connect with the young and tech savvy consumers by redefining excellence in craftsmanship and camera experience. ...
Samsung is said to be working on a new E series of smartphones. These smartphones will be entry level and are currently touted as SM-E500 and SM-E700.
At present, the SM-E500 has surfaced on the company’s website, via the User Agent Profile. The listing does not tell much but hows a 720p display and a 1.2GHz processor. The device is thought to be in the 5-inch range and like the A500, will sport one of the new 64-bit chips. It is expected to run on Android 4.4 KitKat with Samsung’s own customized TouchWiz UI on top.
At present information about the SM-E500 is scarce but more details are expected to come soon. Samsung announced last month that it plans to cut the number of smartphone models it produces in 2015 by 25 percent to 30 percent. The company recently announced all metal Samsung A series with three smartphone models.
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BT looks set to push ahead with a deal to purchase O2 after opting for the network over bigger rival EE. According to a report published by This Is Money, the O2 deal will cost BT a little less than acquiring EE but despite the latter having 3 million more customers, a potential acquisition would have faced significant regulatory hurdles.
It's long been expected that BT would re-enter the mobile market and this was confirmed after O2's parent company - Spain-based Telefonica SA - announced they were in talks with BT to sell their profitable UK network. At the same time, BT confirmed they were also in talks to acquire EE - who are the UK's largest network with approximately 35 percent market share - and last week we heard that BT were set to make a firm bid for either network by Christmas.
The move to acquire EE would have made BT the largest broadband, TV and landline provider in the UK but would have meant significant regulatory challenges that would likely result in the company being split into multiple entities. As Telefonica acquired BT's former Cellnet mobile network in 2005 and rebranded it to O2, the decision by BT's board to ...
Acer launched the Acer C720 Chromebook in India back in October for Rs. 22,999. Now the C720 is available for Rs.15,999 on Snapdeal as a part of Google's Great Online Shopping Festival. It comes with 1TB Google Drive space for two years worth up to Rs.14,800, extra Rs. 500 buyback offer in exchange for old laptops and free a Skullcandy headphone worth Rs. 2,999. It is powered by Intel Haswell-based Celeron 2955U processor and promises 8.5 hours of battery life.
It has a sleek design measuring a thickness of just 1.9cm, comes with a 11.6-inch (1366 x 768 pixels) anti-glare display that ensures the viewers see what they are meant to see on the display and not just reflections and weighs 1.25Kg It comes with 2GB DDR3 RAM and 16GB of storage and a SD card slot. It has HD camera for video chatting. The connectivity features include, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, HDMI port, USB 2.0 port and USB 3.0 port.
Commenting on the launch, Nitin Bawankule, Industry Director eCommerce, Google India said,
We are delighted to have Acer join the Great Online shopping festival with a great offer on Acer C720 Chromebook. We hope the buyers in India will find great value on this offer.
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LG is said to be working on a G watch R successor, according to a latest report from Business Korea. The G Watch R successor will be company's first smartwatch to come with 4G.
The smartwatch is expected to be announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 and will likely compete with Samsung Gear S that supports 3G connectivity. Details about the G Watch R successor are scarce as of now. LG announced the G Watch R in September and launched it in October and hence the announcement of a successor is bit surprising.
LG is also believed to be working on a smart stylus accessory called the 'G Pen' for release alongside its next flagship. MWC begins on March 2, 2015, and the G Watch R successor will be one of LG’s major announcements.
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Back in September at the Android One event Google announced that YouTube will get offline playback in India. Now the feature is available for YouTube for Android in India. This lets you add videos to watch it offline by selecting an icon below the video or by selecting Add to Offline from a video's context menu. Once added, an available offline icon will be displayed below the video. There is a separate playlist called Offline, to view all the videos that are saved offline.
You can also remove the saved videos if you don't need them anymore or if you are running out of space on your device. If you have less than 5% of storage space remaining, you won't be able to add videos to offline. There is a separate offline setting that lets you select the video quality and select option to add over Wi-Fi only. According to YouTube, you should be Music Key subscriber, but it looks like it's free for India.
Offline mode will be useful for people who don't get much connectivity. Update YouTube to the latest version and try out the offline mode yourself. Google is also rolling out a major update for YouTube for Android ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tweet has been touted as the "Golden Tweet,” a.k.a. the most-Retweeted Tweet of the year in India in 2014. His election winning post was retweeted on Twitter more than 70,000 times and had more than 45,000 favorites.
Twitter has released the trends for 2014 similar to Facebook and Google. The fastest rising Twitter hashtag trends in India saw a mixture of sports, disasters and political campaigns. Conversations around the 2014 FIFA #WorldCup lead the trends followed by the disappearance of the Malaysian Airlines flight #MH370. Meanwhile, #Mufflerman, a campaign led by the fans of the Aam Aadmi Party in support of leader Arvind Kejriwal, gathered momentum towards the end of the year. Indians tweeted about the Manchester United Football Club #MUFC and also supported updates and relief measures on the #KashmirFloods relief operations.
"There has never been a better time to be on Twitter in India, with the experience of so many events - big and small - made even more compelling by Twitter. We also expect to see a surge in conversations around digital diplomacy and digital governance to connect politicians, ministries and citizens through live public conversations,"
Twitter Market Director (South and Southeast Asia) Rishi Jaitly told PTI.
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LINE mobile messaging platform has announced a LINE Sticker Design Competition exclusively for its users in India. Participants will have to send their entries between the contest period from 10th Dec 2014 – 21st Feb 2015.
Eligible participants can enter this competition by submitting 8 types of LINE stickers by following the guidelines such as
Sticker designs that Indians users might love
Sticker designs that differ from existing LINE stickers.
Sticker designs that might be used frequently by Indian users.
Sticker designs that can be used in common situations.
You can get inspiration from various stickers available in LINE's Creator's Market
Participants will have to send their sticker entries by 14th January and the first round finalists will be announced on 28th January on Line website and Facebook account.The winner of the contest will receive ₹3 Lakhs, while the 9 following finalists will receive ₹1.5 Lakhs each and 10 following finalists will receive ₹0.5 Lakhs each. The total prize of this competition is a whooping ₹ 21,50,000.
20 finalists will be selected by LINE judges and stickers will be published in LINE Store. Grand Prix Winner and 19 Finalists will then be ranked upon the basis of number of stickers downloaded by LINE users for the next 10 days. They ...
Acer has announced Liquid Jade S, the company's latest smartphone in the Liquid series. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.5GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752M 64-bit processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has an LED flash for capturing better selfies.
It has 2GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage with expansion slot. It has dual SIM support and the secondary SIM slot doubles up as a microSD slot when the SIM is not in use. It also has DTS audio for enhanced audio output.
Acer Liquid Jade S specifications
5-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection
1.5 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752M processor with 16-core Mali-T760 GPU
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual SIM
13MP autofocus camera with LED Flash, f/1.8 aperture
5MP front-facing camera with LED flash
Dimensions: 143 x 69 x 7.78mm; Weight: 116g
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS
2,300mAh non-removable battery
The Acer Liquid Jade S comes in Deep Red, Crescent White, Cosmic Black and Ice Pink colors and is priced at NT$ 6,990 (Rs. 13,900 / US$ 225 approx.). No details about the global roll out yet, but ...
