Samsung launched the Galaxy Mega 6.3 (GT-I9200) in India at a price tag of Rs. 31,490 along with the Mega 5.8 last month. The Galaxy Mega 6.3 went on pre-order from online retailers last week, the phone is now available from those retailers. The official Samsung eStore is still taking pre-orders for the device. It has a 6.3-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
It has a 8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.9 MP front-facing camera. Other features include Infrared LED with WatchON app that would let you remotely control your TV, S Translator, Story Album, Air View, Multi Window, Pop Up Play and ChatON Messaging service.
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 specifications
6.3-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display
1.7 GHz dual-core processor
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS
8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash
1.9 MP front-facing camera
7.9mm thick and weighs 199 grams
1.5 GB RAM, 16GB Internal Memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with micro SD
3G HSPA＋21Mbps, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, WiFi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS＋GLONASS, NFC, MHL
3200 mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 comes in Black and White colors and is available from the online retailers Flipkart and Infibeam for Rs. 30,990. As Samsung ...
Samsung launched the Galaxy Mega 6.3 (GT-I9200) in India at a price tag of Rs. 31,490 along with the Mega 5.8 last month. The Galaxy Mega 6.3 went on pre-order from online retailers last week, the phone is now available from those retailers. The official Samsung eStore is still taking pre-orders for the device. It has a 6.3-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
It has a 8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.9 MP front-facing camera. Other features include Infrared LED with WatchON app that would let you remotely control your TV, S Translator, Story Album, Air View, Multi Window, Pop Up Play and ChatON Messaging service.
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 specifications
6.3-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display
1.7 GHz dual-core processor
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS
8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash
1.9 MP front-facing camera
7.9mm thick and weighs 199 grams
1.5 GB RAM, 16GB Internal Memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with micro SD
3G HSPA＋21Mbps, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, WiFi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS＋GLONASS, NFC, MHL
3200 mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 comes in Black and White colors and is available from the online retailers Flipkart and Infibeam for Rs. 30,990. As Samsung ...
Air Camera + Live Streaming for Camera and Voice is an app for iPhone and iPad that lets you stream live sound and image from iOS devices directly from the camera and microphone input to your Apple TV. This uses AirPlay feature in the iOS to connect to the Apple TV. In addition this also lets you add effects to the streaming video and also switch between the front and rear camera.
Features of Air Camera + Live Streaming for Camera and Voice for iPhone and iPad
Choose between front and back camera
Stream pictures in real time to AppleTV
Stream sound in real time to AppleTV
Use the camera from the iPhone, iPad or iPod as streaming device
Stream sound and image from iOS devices without previous recording, directly from the camera and microphone input
Choose between front and back camera
Air Camera turns your iPhone, iPod or iPad in a live streaming device, reproducing the camera and microphone input in real time via AirPlay.
Record and save streams
Add effects in real time
Refine your stream with Sepia FX, Grey FX, Cartoon FX
Download Air Camera for iPhone and iPad from the Apple iTunes Store for $0.99 / Rs. 55.
Screenshots of the upcoming Xperia ZU phablet has surfaced on XDA forum that reveals the home screen and app drawer with small icons. Even though the specifications of the device surfaced last week, the new screenshots confirm that the device would indeed come with a 6.4-inch 1080p display and powered by a Snapdragon 800 processor.
In this screenshot the board is mentioned as MSM8974 (Snapdragon 800) with Adreno 330 GPU is revealed and the Android version is 4.2.2.
The display is 1080p with 342ppi so the display size could be calculated as 6.4-inches. It also reveals the 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage. You can see According to the earlier rumors, the Xperia ZU would come with super sensitive screen with Triluminos with X-Reality Mobile display, 8MP Primary Camera with Exmos RS sensor, up to 64GB expandable memory via microSD card, NFC, Wi-Fi and Miracast support for connectivity and a 3000mAh battery.
The name of the device is not confirmed yet. We have to wait for one more week for Sony's event in Germany where the phone is expected to be unveiled.
Source: XDA 1, 2
Gameloft has started their sale that would let you grab 10 games at discounted rate of up to 67% or $0.99. These include Real Soccer, Asphalt 5 , Let’s Golf 2, Amazing Spiderman, The Dark Knight Rises and more. Gamloft had released lot of XBox titles for the Windows Phone 8 in recent months. Some of these games that costed $6.99 is now available for $2.99. This is the first time Gameloft has put up a huge sale for Windows Phone devices.
List of games for Windows Phone on discounted sale
Assassin’s Creed – Altaïr’s Chronicles HD ( Rs. 110 / $1.99)
Asphalt 5 (Rs. 55 / $0.99)
Brain Challenge HD ( Rs. 110 / $1.99)
Lets Golf 2 ( Rs. 110 / $1.99)
Real Soccer (Rs. 55 / $0.99)
Splinter Cell Conviction ( Rs. 110 / $1.99)
The Amazing Spider-Man (Rs. 160 / $2.99)
The Dark Knight Rises (Rs. 160 / $2.99)
The Oregon Trail HD ( Rs. 110 / $1.99)
UNO ( Rs. 110 / $1.99)
This is a limited period offer that runs till June 25 only. Hurry!
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Sennheiser, in collaboration with Adidas Originals has launched 5 new earphones,PX 685i, PMX 685i, MX 685, OCX 685i and CX 685 in India. Both these companies teamed up few years back to launch HD 220, CX 310 and HD 25 Originals headphones. The PX685i Sports headband-style headset with five different wearing styles to ensure a perfect fit. The MX 685 has EarFins which ensure a perfect in-ear fit and has new Slide-to-Fit system. The PX 685i, PMX 685i and MX 685 are aimed at sports fans and ensures a higher awareness of surrounding noise.
The in-ear OCX 685i and CX 685 are aimed at people who enjoy music during their workout. These offer a perfect attenuation of surrounding sounds and weights of only 16 grams. The CX 685 also features the new Slide-to-Fit system for a perfect fit.
Features of Sennheiser PX 685i and PMX 685i Sports earphones
Sweat and water-resistant, Para-aramid reinforced cable for superior strength and reliability
Blocks less outside noise so you stay aware of your immediate environment
Ergonomic headband for secure and comfort fit during workouts
Natural sound – High output drivers
Integrated smart remote and microphone for enhanced usability and convenience
Ideal for use with all MP3, iPad, iPod, iPhone and other devices with 3.5mm audio jack
PX 658i - Headband-style headset
PMX 658i - Neckband headset
Features of Sennheiser MX 685 Sports earphones
Sweat and water-resistant, Para-aramid reinforced cable for superior strength and reliability
Blocks ...
Aviary has updated the Android app to version 3.0 that brings a completely redesigned user interface and lot of new features including Hi-Def sharpens and defines, Color Fix and new effects. Aviary says that they have 50% users on Android, which is up from 30% back in January. The new app is 10% lesser in size and has lot of improvements that makes the app faster.
New features in Aviary Photo Editor for Android v3.0
Sleek, Streamlined Interface - Now the main editor toolbar now scrolls instead of paging to find Editor’s tools easily. It has Dark theme and has less padding.
Improved Enhance Tool with Hi-Def, Illuminate, and Color Fix (previously called Balance)
New Woodland Effects Pack filters
New Sticker packs in the in-app store like Space, Mustaches, Hats and more
Improved Focus Tool
Color Splash to strips out color from photos and repaint it back in selected places
Download Photo Editor by Aviary from the Google Play Store for free.
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Facebook has updated the Instagram app for Android and iPhone to version 4.0 that brings support for Videos. This lets you record a video up to 15 seconds on the Instagram camera by clicking the movie camera icon and pressing the record button. You can add filters and upload it. There are 13 filters built specifically for video, and you can also select your favorite scene from the recorded video as your cover image that can be viewed when they’re not playing. You can only share videos on Instagram that you record from the app and cannot import videos.
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New features in Instagram 4.0 for Android and iPhone
When you go to take a photo on Instagram, you’ll now see a movie camera icon. Tap it to enter video mode
Press and hold the record button to take up to 15 seconds of video through the Instagram camera.
Switch to the front-facing camera to record videos
Simply lift your finger off to pause recording to record multiple clips within 15 seconds
Built-in Cinema feature in the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 lets you stabilize your video after you capturing it.
There are 13 video filters to choose from including Stinson, Vesper, Dogpatch and more.
Slect your favorite scene to set as ...
Idea Cellular has also reduced 2G data rates followed by Airtel and Vodafone. Idea Cellular has reduced 2G data rates by 90% across 8 circles. Earlier this week Vodafone announced the reduction of 2G data rates for the Pay as you Go (PAYG) users down to 2p/10KB from the previous rate of 10p/10KB, later Airtel announced the reduction of 2G data rates by 90% for pre-paid customers in Punjab and Haryana.
Now Idea has jumped in with their announcement of new 2G Pay as you Go data rate of 2p/KB, 90% reduction in the existing tariff of 2p/KB. The same thing happened last year regarding 3G tariffs, Idea reduced the 3G data tariff followed by Aircel, Airtel and Vodafone.
The new rate would be applicable in 8 circles including Tamil Nadu & Chennai, Karnataka, Kolkata, West Bengal, Assam, North East, Bihar, and Odisha for both prepaid and postpaid 2G customers. It would be automatically implemented for all Idea 2G postpaid subscribers in these circles from July 1st. Prepaid customers can avail the new rate with value recharge priced between Rs. 5 to Rs. 10 (depending on the circle) that comes with a validity of 90 days from the date of activation.
Youku Tudou, China's leading online video giant and Qualcomm Incorporated has partnered to announce a collaboration on H.265 technology that would offer Youku viewers high quality video content on Qualcomm Snapdragon processor powered devices. The H.265, also known as High Efficiency Video Coding was approved by ITU-VCEG (Video coding experts group) earlier this year. This offers compression efficiency of up to 40% compared to current video compression technology H.264. This also provides high quality video at the same time.
Regarding the partnership, Qualcomm's Chief Marketing Officer, Anand Chandrasekher said
As the consumer appetite for rich multimedia mobile experiences began to grow, Qualcomm Technologies committed to driving the H.265 industry standard forward and integrating this technology into Snapdragon processors to enable an elite consumer experience. Snapdragon is the industry's most advanced all-in-one mobile processor that offers a no compromise user experience across smartphones, tablets and other mobile computing devices. We are pleased to collaborate with Youku Tudou, China's top video platform, to further build Snapdragon brand awareness and drive H.265 technology applications to further engage this new wave of tech-savvy consumers.
This is definitely a great news for the Chinese users using Youku on their mobile devices.
After making its presence felt at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas this year, the Sony Xperia ZL, a full HD smartphone from Sony landed in various countries alongside its thinner brother, the Xperia Z. Running on Android 4.1.2 at launch, the device had a custom Xperia UI on top like usual, and now news comes our way that the Android 4.2.2 update for the Xperia ZL has started to roll out, starting today.
Here is the list of new features as shown in the image above -– Latest version of Sony Media Apps with seamless integrated services
– my Xperia application that helps you find your phone and secure everything you have on it. Read more at myxperia.sonymobile.com
– New Customizable navigation bar with quick settings
– New widget functionalities, both on lockscreen and homescreen
– Support for bigger (64GB) SD card so that you can store even more on your Xperia
The update has started to roll our for the Xperia ZL alone currently and is scheduled to start roll out soon for the Xperia Z. Some of the new features in Android 4.2.2 include lockscreen widgets and quick settings, which are integrated into the new builds as far as we can see ...
Spice Coolpad Mi-515 that went on sale online earlier this week has been officially launched in India. It comes under the new Spice Coolpad series and has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and DTS audio.
Spice has partnered with Chinese company Coolpad and plans to introduce more products under the Spice Coolpad brand soon. The sales of this Coolpad phone has already crossed 1 million units globally.
Spice Coolpad Mi-515 specifications
5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display
Dual SIM ( 3G + 2G) with Dual Standby
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
9.9mm thick and weighs 161 grams
5MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0with A2DP and GPS / aGPS
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
2000 mAh battery
The Spice Coolpad Mi-515 comes at a price of Rs. 9,990 (MOP). It would be available through all major retail stores across India and online retailer Saholic.
Whatsapp, one of the most popular online messaging services, has revealed a very important statistic to the Wall Street Journal that it has crossed 250 million active monthly users, which is incidentally bigger than Twitter which recently announced 200 million monthly active users. This makes Whatsapp one of the largest messaging platforms. In comparison, Skype has 280 million monthly active users, and for a 4 year old company such as Whatsapp, a number close to that is actually a great achievement.
Only recently did they announce that they have processed a record 27 billion messages per day. Whatsapp is available on almost all smartphone platforms and even basic phones like the ones from Nokia. But the only thing missing from it being ubiquitous is the presence on the desktop, but as the service is tied to your mobile phone number, it makes more sense as a replacement to the good old SMS service than a chat platform. With the ability to send multimedia without breaking a sweat unlike the poorly made MMS protocol, Whatsapp easily rose to prominence in this Internet age. With everyone using Whatsapp, it is poised to grow further as the smartphone market grows.
From our earlier article we ...
Monsters University, the fun animated prequel to the Monsters Inc. movie that released a long time back, has just landed in theatres worldwide today and co-inciding with the release is a brand new game from Disney - Monsters University(yes, the same name as the movie) for iOS and Android. The game features two mini games inside it, and promises to bring more mini games in future updates. It is available for download on the iTunes app store for iOS and the Google Play Store for Android.
The two mini games listed inside the description are "Catch Archie" which goes like -
•Get a hold of Archie the Scare Pig, the squealing mascot of Monsters University’s rival school, Fear Tech, in this thrilling mini game!
•Chase Archie in 30 exciting stages, and tire him out to win each stage!
•Swipe to jump, slide, and dodge tricky obstacles throughout campus!
and the other mini game is "Toxicity Challenge" which is detailed as -
•Compete in the first scare game event of the year, and put your agility skills to the test!
•Race against the clock, and run through the sewers before time runs out.
•Watch out for the stinging glow urchins that will sting and slow you down throughout all ...
Micromax launched the A88 Canvas Music last month. We brought you the benchmarks of the device recently, here we have the complete review of the device. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Since this is a Music phone, Micromax offers a free JBL Tempo headset free with the device. You also get unlimited music downloads from M!Live mobile web application. Let's dive into the review.
Box Contents
The box contents include
Micromax A88 Canvas Music smartphone
1800 mAh battery
2-Pin charger
Micro USB cable
Micromax earphones
JBL Tempo on-ear headset
User manual
Hardware
It has a 4.5-inch TFT screen at a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels and 217 ppi pixel density. The screen is bright, but the viewing angles are not impressive. The phone has curved corners with chrome finish on the sides.
There is a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) font-facing camera on the top. There is a Proximity sensor next to it along with the LED notification light, but the ambient light sensor is missing so that the screen brightness could not controlled automatically.
There are the usual capacitive touch buttons for menu, home and back.
On the left side there is a volume ...
Amidst tough competition from various home brands like Karbonn, Micromax and Lava, Samsung has finally snatched the no.1 spot from Nokia as the leader in overall mobile shipments. The market in India is currently highly saturated with numerous models from various homegrown manufacturers but the two stalwarts of the mobile industry have so far been the leaders when it comes to overall share. Nokia had been the no. 1 in overall shipments for a long time in India, mainly because the country was a feature phone market. But as the market has now matured, Nokia is finding it tough to adapt with its new Windows Phone strategy. Samsung has finally achieved what it always secretly wanted, to trump Nokia in India, and it has done it now.
This news comes via the ever reliable IDC analytics company which releases marketshare data regularly. According to them, Samsung's marketshare for this Q1 2013 was 16% while Nokia was just lagging by 1& at 15%. The huge growth of Samsung is attributed to the rapidly growing Indian smartphone market, which has apparently grown 74% YoY and samsung completely taking advantage of it with 33% of marketshare. This is where Nokia has floundered, by not ...
Nokia has gained 6 percent market share for their Lumia smartphones in India, according to a report from International Data Corporation (IDC). The report had also revealed that Samsung has finally grabbed the No: 1 spot from Nokia as the leader in overall mobile shipments. Market share of 6% is pretty decent since there is a huge a huge competition between several smartphone manufacturers in India. Last month there was a report that HTC, that also has 6% market share is eyeing for 15% market share in India.
Manasi Yadav, senior market analyst, IDC, said
Nokia has been doing quite well in the smartphone segment with its Lumia brand garnering almost 6% of the marketshare even as Samsung dominated with a 33% share. Samsung and Indian vendors have been launching 3-4 smartphone models every quarter and it may take some time for Nokia to catch up.
This year Nokia launched range of Lumia smartphones including the Lumia 520, which is the most affordable Lumia smartphone running Windows Phone 8. The Lumia 520 has doubled its worldwide marketshare according to a recent report. Nokia had also launched the Lumia 620 and 720 earlier this year in the mid-range segment.
via Financial Express
According to a report from Bloomberg, HTC is supposedly in talks with Iron Man superstar for a $12 million ad deal to promote its Smartphones. The "billionaire, industrialist, playboy" Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. has been at the fore front of the massive success of the Disney-Marvel franchise, and apparently plays a key role in selecting the creative elements for this campaign too. Bloomberg also reports that Robert Dwoney Jr. will be featured in the campaign as himself and not as one of his characters, like Sherlock Holmes or the Iron Man.
This comes at a time when HTC is slowly regaining some lost geek cred with its HTC One flagship, that has received critical acclaim from the media, yes, we love it too. While HTC is ramping up its marketing budget, which was only 1/10th of Samsung's marketing budget last year, things are looking up, especially with this news. Hiring a top Hollywood star seems like a great way to push those marketing dollars the right way. Downey will be featured in television, print and Billboard ads from the company, according to the unnamed sources quoted by Bloomberg.
Breaking out of the underdog message, HTC aims to be more bold ...
Samsung announced last month that the Galaxy S4 would be available in new colors including Blue Arctic and Red Aurora, followed by Purple Mirage and Brown Autumn this summer. Now the company has announced at the Samsung Premier 2013 event in London that the phone would also come in Pink Twilight color variant. The Samsung Galaxy S4 was launched in Black Mist and White Frost color variants and the Blue Artic variant went on sale from NTT Docomo in Japan last month.
Last month Samsung announced that they have shipped 10 million Galaxy S4 globally. These new color variant would attract more customers. Samsung unveiled the range of colors including Amber Brown, Garnet Red, Sapphire Black and Titanium Grey for the Galaxy S3 last year and it launched in limited edition Martian Pink color in Korea.
Samsung did not reveal when these color variants would be available. Which one is your favorite ?
Google started publishing Android version distribution charts for various platforms in 2010 on their Android developer page. Now Apple has followed them and published their iOS distribution Pie chart similar to Google. Apple announced at the WWDC 2013 earlier this month that 93% of App Store customers are using the latest iOS 6. Now the distribution numbers are up on the Apple Developer website. The chart shows that 6% of customers using iOS 5 and just 1% are still stuck with versions older than iOS 5.
It is not a surprise that most of the Apple users are using the latest version of the users. Google releases the latest version of the OS for the Nexus users immediately, but the smartphone manufacturers has to release their optimized version of the OS once the stock version is provided to them, hence only 33% of the users are using Jelly Bean, among those just 4% are on Android 4.2.
Google changed the Android distribution tracking method starting from April. It is now collecting data based on user visits the Google Play Store, instead collecting distribution stats when a user checks-in to Google servers. Apple follows the same method that collects data when users visits the iTunes App ...
Indian Government has allocated 2G spectrum to Vodafone in all 14 service areas, according a recent report from PTI. Vodafone had won spectrum in 14 circles including Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, North East, Orissa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh East and West and West Bengal back in November, 2012. Last year Supreme Court of India cancelled 122 2G licenses and the spectrum was freed up later. Last year's 2G spectrum auction saw poor response which got bids worth just Rs. 9,407.64 crore, much lower than their target revenue of Rs. 40,000 crore.
The report also says that the spectrum has been allocated to Vodafone on June 18 and the Wireless Operating Licence will be issued to Vodafone after that. This would let Vodafone improve their services in these places. Videocon that won spectrum in 6 circles including Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh East and West circles was allocated spectrum back in March.
Airtel won spectrum in Assam circle, Idea Cellular and Telnor Telenor (Uninor) won spectrum in 7 circles in the auction. These operators are yet to receive spectrum.
