OnePlus has launched its OnePlus One smartphone in Indonesia. It has partnered with Lazada to sell the smartphone in the country. This is the first market that OnePlus has entered in Southeast Asia, said the company. It was launched in India last month, and is still in huge demand.
Commenting on entering into the Southeast Asian market, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, said:
Our top priorities are our product and our users. We are proud this exclusive collaboration offers our Indonesian fans the best in after-sales support and logistics to enhance their experience of the One.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZjKf98BtaA
OnePlus One specifications
5.5-inch (1920 ×1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection
2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AC) processor
3GB RAM, 64GB internal memory
CyanogenMod 11S on top of Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dimensions – 152.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm, weight: 162 grams
13MP rear camera with Dual LED Flash, Sony Exmor BSI sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 4K video recording
5MP front-facing camera
4G LTE / 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4/5 GHz), WiFi Direct, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, NFC
3100 mAh battery
The OnePlus One 64GB Sandstone Black version will be available for Rp 4,499,000 from Lazada through Indonesia-specific invites starting next month. To celebrate the launch, it is offering Indonesian users an exclusive limited pre-order window on January 27th at 11:00 at Lazada.co.id ...
OnePlus has launched its OnePlus One smartphone in Indonesia. It has partnered with Lazada to sell the smartphone in the country. This is the first market that OnePlus has entered in Southeast Asia, said the company. It was launched in India last month, and is still in huge demand.
Commenting on entering into the Southeast Asian market, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, said:
Our top priorities are our product and our users. We are proud this exclusive collaboration offers our Indonesian fans the best in after-sales support and logistics to enhance their experience of the One.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZjKf98BtaA
OnePlus One specifications
5.5-inch (1920 ×1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection
2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AC) processor
3GB RAM, 64GB internal memory
CyanogenMod 11S on top of Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dimensions – 152.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm, weight: 162 grams
13MP rear camera with Dual LED Flash, Sony Exmor BSI sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 4K video recording
5MP front-facing camera
4G LTE / 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4/5 GHz), WiFi Direct, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, NFC
3100 mAh battery
The OnePlus One 64GB Sandstone Black version will be available for Rp 4,499,000 from Lazada through Indonesia-specific invites starting next month. To celebrate the launch, it is offering Indonesian users an exclusive limited pre-order window on January 27th at 11:00 at Lazada.co.id ...
Samsung has been working on a new wearable health sensor for the past two years. The engineers at Samsung’s C-Labs have announced that they are working on a wearable that has the ability to detect strokes in the wearer.
The sensor called as Early Detection Sensor and Algorithm Package (EDSAP), monitors brain waves and give the wearer information to track potential strokes. The device is a headset that the user wears, as you can see in the image above, and through the monitoring of brainwaves combined with an algorithm, it will be able to detect whether the user is at risk at stroking and whether they should consult a doctor or receive immediate help.
“We approached neurologists, asking them whether this was feasible. They were dismissive, but we wanted to give it a go. Health-related wearable devices are becoming more and more complex, meaning their capabilities are growing increasingly sophisticated. The five of us wanted to make our mark in this development.”
said Se-hoon Lim, the project lead.
EDSAP’s sensors are placed on a headset, collecting and wirelessly transmitting brainwave data to a mobile app, where the algorithm analyzes the brainwaves and ultimately determines the likelihood of a stroke, all within a 60-second time span. Additionally, by tracking ...
Since BT confirmed they were in talks to buy EE and not O2, there's been a lot of rumours that Three UK owner Hutchinson Whampoa Limited (HWL) would attempt to acquire O2 in a bid to strengthen its UK position. This morning the company have issued a press release confirming they are in exclusive talks to buy O2 UK from Spanish parent Telefónica, S.A. in a deal worth £9.25 billion.
The exclusive talks are ongoing and would see HWL pick up the UK's second largest network for £9.25 billion with further payments of up to £1 billion due when the cumulative cash flow of the combined businesses has reached an agreed threshold.
HWL have confirmed that the negotiations are not confirmation of any deal as agreements are still to be signed and the company would need to have corporate and regulatory approval in order for any deal to complete. With the combined Three and O2 network becoming the largest in the UK (with 31 million subscribers), there could be significant opposition from the regulators but it's likely that any deal would be approved with certain concessions being made by the joint company.
More on this when we get it but it looks like ...
Twitter has teamed up with Bing to translate your tweets. The latest collaboration will enable users to view tweets in multiple languages thanks to the translation feature.
If a Twitter users sees a tweet in a foreign language they can tap on global icon located in the tweet. Expanding it will show you the translation from Bing. At present Twitter is supporting 40 languages. The micro blogging site had first tested this feature in 2013 and then shut it down. Users can manually change the setting by logging into their Twitter account> Account Settings> Check the box next to Show translation. Those who want to see tweets without translation can turn off the feature in their profile settings.
Twitter said that the translation feature is still in a developing stage and hence "the results still vary and often fall below the accuracy and fluency of translations provided by a professional translator.” The feature is live on iPhone, Android and Tweetdeck. There is no word about when the update will land for Windows Phone users.
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Motorola has announced that it has started rolling out Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update for the first and second generation Moto G smartphones in India. It is also rolling out Lollipop update for the Moto G (2nd Gen) in the US and for both the Moto G variants in Brazil. The Lollipop update brings all-new material design, better touch screen interactions, quick notifications on the lock screen and more. Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) got the Lollipop update in India last month.
Check out the official changelog
Material Design - You will quickly notice a whole new colorful look and feel to your device - from fluid animations to new application and system themes, colors and widgets.
Notifications UI & Priorities
New Interruptions & Downtime Settings: You can tailor how interruptions behave, choosing to allow all, none, or only priority interruptions. You can personalize what counts as a priority interruption (reminders, events, calls, messages) and even tailor them to be from only contacts you specify. The Downtime setting will allow only priority interruptions during the times and days that you specify. e.g. allow only priority interruptions on the weekend.
Recent Apps (Multi-tasking): The redesigned Overview space (formerly called Recents) will include both applications and separate activities within those applications. For ...
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G went on sale in India last month for Rs. 9.999. We brought you the battery test results of the smartphone recently, here are the benchmarks. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8228) processor clocked at 1.59 GHz per core and has Adreno 305 GPU, similar to the Redmi 1S. It has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, 2GB RAM and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with MIUI v5 on top. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpJPNjXkR_E
Quadrant Benchmark
It scored 10772 points in the Quadrant benchmark and grabbed second spot behind the Redmi 1S.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
It scored 18727 points in the AnTuTu Benchmark 4.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
It managed to score just 1398 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It scored 675 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU Subsystem performance test and grabs the second spot.
Linpack Single Thread
It managed to clock just 104.6 MFLOPS in the Linpack Single Thread benchmark.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It clocked around 281.5 MFLOPS in the Linpack Multi-Thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
It clocked 56.7fps in the NenaMark 2 GPU benchmark.
Basemark X 1.0 HD (Onscreen)
It clocked around 6.7fps in Basemark X 1.0 OnScreen benchmark.
Basemark X 1.0 HD (Offscreen)
In the Basemark X 1.0 OffScreen benchmark, the Redmi ...
Samsung is expected to launch a round smartwatch at the upcoming Mobile World Congress (MWC). Now, a report from SamMobile is giving more details about various features of the smartwatch.
Samsung' smartwatch is named as Project Orbis and is expected to come with rotary ring dial at its front, which will allow its users to access it. The latest report says that the Orbis smartwatch will not have the calling capabilities like the Gear smartwatches. Instead, the Tizen powered smartwatch will only be able to dismiss or accept incoming calls from the smartwatch.
Moving, on the report states that the rotating ring will provide users with an easy way to show apps on a home screen either one at a time, or three depending on quickly you rotate—in addition to other swiping gestures. The side-positioned crown of the watch will function as a "back" and a hang-up button. Swiping from the top to the bottom to access settings and toggles like the Bluetooth, battery life and brightness controls. Rotating Orbis’s ring will allow users to easily skip or go back to a track while listening to music.
In addition, rotating the ring left or right will snooze or dismiss alarms and it will also support features like time, ...
Apple CEO Tim Cook received a hefty bonus of $9.2 million in the fiscal year 2014. As per the company filing, Cook took 1.75 million in salary and 6.7 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation.
The bonus received by Cook is more than double compared to the pay in 2013. Cook was granted a pay package valued at $4.25 million in 2013. Eddy Cue, Apple's Senior Vice President of Internet software and services, received nearly $25 million in total compensation. Meanwhile recently hired retial chief Angela Ahrendts received $73.4 million in total compensation, both of which were mostly through stock grants.
Luca Maestri was promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer following Peter Oppenheimer’s retirement. Oppenheimer made $4.5 million total, including stocks, as he exited the company and Maestri made $14 million including stock awards. In 2014 net sales rose 7 percent, or $11.9 billion, to $182.8 billion and the operating income also rose 7 percent, or $3.5 billion, to $52.5 billion, compared to 2013.
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Sony has announced its new Digital TV (DTV) Tuner Module (SMT-EW100) for mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, automotive infotainment systems, navigation systems and PCs. It boasts the world's smallest size and superior reception as well as extremely low power consumption, making it an optimal candidate for inclusion into mobile devices, says the company.
This is the first module from Sony specialized for mobile usage, and supports various types of digital terrestrial TV broadcast systems, including DVB-T and DVB-T2 for ASEAN, Middle East, Europe, Africa, DVB-T2 Lite, ISDB-T for South America and ISDB-Tmm for Japan. Sony India will offer tuner module, the antenna, software and technical support as well for the tuner enabling mobile device manufacturers easily incorporate a DTV feature into their products.
Key Features of the SMT-EW100 Series
The world’s smallest size: 6.9 mm x 6.9 mm x 1.0 mm (incl. Filter, Crystal)
Supports DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-T2 Lite, ISDB-T, ISDB-Tmm
Low power consumption: under 200 mW
Multi-Interface Data: TS, SPI, SDIO Control: I2C, SPI, SDIO
Comes as part of a total solution package that includes the module, antenna, software, and technical support
Supplied together with the Android driver package
Sony is showcasing the new DTV module at Convergence India Trade show at Pragati Maidan New Delhi from ...
Details about battery life of the Apple Watch has been revealed in a new report from 9to5Mac. The report states that the upcoming Apple Watch may last for about 2.5 hours of heavy use and 3.5 hours of standard app use.
The Apple Watch will provide 19 hours of mixed active and passive use, 3 days of standby on low power use, or 4 days in sleep mode. The report adds that the Watch runs on S1 chip that offers similar performance as Apple's A5 chip that is present in iPod touch and iPhone 4s. It will also run a stripped down version of iOS dubbed as "SkillHill". Apple is apparently thinking that fitness-tracking features might result into a better battery life and the company supposedly targets almost 4 straight hours of exercise tracking.
Moving further, the report touts that Apple is concerned about the battery life of the Watch and it may fall short of expectations. The reason for easy battery consumption is its powerful processor and display. Apple Watch will be charged by using the MagSafe charger which is said to be charging the wearable more slowly than company's expectations. The report even claims that Apple has distributed over 3,000 testing units. Apple made the Watch ...
BlackBerry Classic was introduced as BlackBerry Q20, successor of the BlackBerry Q10 at the MWC last year. Later it was unveiled as the BlackBerry Classic in December and it was launched in India last week for Rs. 31,990. The BlackBerry Classic has bigger screen and a trackpad along with navigation keys compared to BlackBerry Q10, targeting business segment once again. Is it worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.
Unboxing
We unboxed the BlackBerry Classic recently, check out the video below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2pltewq_UM
Display, Hardware and Design
The 3.5-inch (720 x 720 pixels) TFT LCD square display at 294 PPI pixel density is the largest ever on a BlackBerry QWERTY smartphone, slightly larger than the 3.1-inch screen on the BlackBerry Q10. The display is bright with vibrant colors and good sunlight legibility, but the viewing angles were better in the AMOLED display on the Q10. Larger display makes the text slightly bigger while browsing or reading emails, but it is still small for media consumption.
It has a 2-megapixel fixed-focus front-facing camera with 720p HD video recording, which is decent for selfies and video chats. There is a notification LED is present next to the camera, which is hardly visible when it's off. The earpiece ...
Google launched the Chromecast dongle in India exclusively on Snapdeal for Rs. 2,999 as part of its annual Great Online Shopping Festival. Now the Chromecast is available from Google Play Store. Chromecast has support for Netflix in the US, in India Google has partnered with several companies that includes, Eros Now, Spuul, YuppTV and Rdio so that you can watch movies, movie trailers, stream music and more.
This doesn’t require a remote, once your Chromecast is set up, you can use your phone, tablet or laptop to browse and cast content to your TV, play and pause, control the volume, and more at the same time multitask. The Chromecast has HDMI out and WiFi 802.11 b/g/n support to connect to your devices.
Features of Chromecast
Stream HD videos, music and anything on the web to your TV using your smartphone, tablet or laptop
Enjoy trending videos, old favorites, and everything in between on your TV via YouTube
Send movies, TV shows, and music from Google Play to your TV
Cast a tab from Chrome to enjoy online videos, music, photos, and more on your TV
Works with Android smartphones and tablets, iPhones and iPads, Chrome for Windows, Chrome for Mac and Chromebooks
Samsung launched the Galaxy A5 smartphone with all metal build and 4G connectivity in India earlier this month for Rs. 25,550. We already brought you the unboxing, photo gallery and benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have the battery test results. The Galaxy A5 has a 2300 mAh built-in battery, 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor and 2GB RAM. It runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Here are the battery test results.
Talk Time
It lasted only for 11 hours and 7 minutes in the talk time test.
3G Browsing
The Samsung Galaxy A5 lasted for 4 hours and 20 minutes in the 3G browsing test.
WiFi Browsing
In the WiFi browsing test, the Galaxy A5 lasted for 5 hours and 2 minutes.
Video Playback
It lasted for 9 hours and 5 minutes in our video playback test, similar to most other smartphones.
Th One Charge Rating of the Samsung Galaxy A5 is 7 hours and 32 minutes, which is not at all impressive. We will let you know about the day-to-day battery life performance of the smartphone in the complete review soon.
Samsung launched the Samsung Z1 Tizen OS smartphone in India earlier this week for Rs. 5,700. We already brought you the hands-on impressions and unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks.
The Samsung Z1 has a 4-inch WVGA (800×480) PLS display. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Spreadtrum SC7727S processor with Mali 400 GPU, 768MB RAM and rung on Tizen OS 2.3.
It has a VGA front-facing camera and an earpiece above the display. It also has Duos branding on the top. It doesn't have a proximity or ambient light sensor.
It has Samsung's signature home button with a chrome ring around it and capacitive touch buttons on either sides, below the display.
It comes in Wine Red color with gold finish on the sides. It has a power button on the right and it is 9.7mm thick.
The volume rockers are present on the left side.
There is a 3.5mm audio jack on top.
The micro USB slot and a primary microphone are present on the bottom.
On the back there is a 3.1-megapixel camera with LED Flash
Even though the back cover is made of plastic, it has smooth finish and is not glossy like the other entry-level Galaxy smartphones.
Under the back cover there is a 1500mAh removable battery. You can see ...
Xiaomi launched the Mi 3 smartphone in India back in July. It temporarily discontinued the smartphone in August, but it brought back the smartphone during Diwali in limited quantities for those who tried to buy the smartphone and failed earlier. When everyone thought the Mi 3 would not be available anymore in India since it permanently discontinued the smartphone, it is bringing back the Mi 3 for the last time on January 26th.
To get a chance to buy the smartphone, you need to like this Facebook post and share with 3 or more friends and submit your Flipkart registered email address here when the registration link is available at 12 noon on Jan 26th. Lucky fans who were fast enough to sign up would find the smartphone in their Flipkart cart at 5PM.
Xiaomi did not reveal the number units that would go on sale tomorrow, but it will be limited and availability is based on the first-come-first-serve, said the company. Xiaomi already announced that it would launch the Mi 4 smartphone in India on January 28th, Wednesday. The Xiaomi Mi 4 pricing will be announced at the launch and it is likely to go on sale on February 3rd, since it has ...
Reverie Language Technologies has launched Swalekh keypad, its first multi-lingual keyboard for Android. It has support for 11 Indian languages that includes, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu, in addition to English.
The idea behind launching Swalekh is to empower local language users to have a delightful experience while interacting in their preferred language in a digital ecosystem which is dominated by English, said the company.
It would add other Indian official languages and several popular dialects in future update. It plans to launch its operations in international markets such as the Middle East and South East Asia over the next 6 months.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9OswBey_uk
Commenting on the launch, Arvind Pani, Co-founder and CEO, Reverie Language Technologies, said:
After months of research, Swalekh has been designed and developed keeping non-English users in mind. We pride ourselves in calling it 'Made in India, Made for India product. At Reverie, we have always aimed to address the local language user experience problem from all angles – be it typing, reading, quality of fonts, content discovery etc. I'm confident Swalekh will take the local language user experience up by many notches and it will set a trend among digital users to express themselves ...
Facebook has rolled out 'Lite' app for Android smartphones. The app which uses less data connection is aimed at users living in emerging markets, as per a report from TechCrunch.
Facebook Lite is targeted at people with poor internet service or who are limited to 2G networks. Weighing about 252KB, the app is currently available in just eight countries in Africa and Asia: Bangladesh, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. It also works on devices running Android 2.2.
The Facebook Lite app is based on the Snaptu software that Facebook uses on feature phones, but this one comprises of Android-specific features like push notifications and camera uploads. In addition, the app even includes Facebook Messenger that is not present in Facebook's main app. The move from the company is targeted towards garnering more users from emerging markets. Facebook already has launched Internet.org app to give users in Ghana, Colombia, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia free access to Web content and Facebook.
Play Link - Facebook Lite
Microsoft has announced its second quarter earnings for fiscal year 2015. The software giants' Surface and Lumia divisions has helped in increasing revenue and handset sale.
Microsoft reported a revenue of $26.5 billion and $7.8 billion of operating income. Devices and Consumer division of the company reported revenue of $12.9 billion, up 8 percent on a year-over-year basis. Microsoft’s Surface revenue was up 24 percent to $1.1 billion from $908 million in last quarter. Surface Pro 3 was responsible for the growth as its sales increased during the holiday season.
“Microsoft is continuing to transform, executing against our strategic priorities and extending our cloud leadership. We are taking bold steps forward across our business, and specifically with Windows 10, to deliver new experiences, new categories, and new opportunities to our customers.”
said Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft.
Moving on, the software and tech giant sold 10.5 million Lumia smartphones and earned a revenue of $2.3 billion. Last quarter, Microsoft sold 9.3 million Lumia smartphones. Almost 40 million non-Lumia phones were sold, declining over the previous year as the feature phone market dries up.
Office 365 Home and Personal subscribers increased to over 9.2 million, up 30% sequentially over prior quarter. It continued its strong growth, with 30% more customers ...
Asus has announced the launch of All-in-one PC ET2040INK in India. The PC comes with a 19.5” HD display and is powered by Intel Pentium Processor J2900.
The All-in-one PC has a 2GB RAM, 500GB hard drive and also 100GB of storage on Asus WebStorage. Running on Windows 8.1, it also comes with Intel HD graphic, 1MP front camera for video chats, three USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports and one HDMI-out. The device measures 489.4(W) x 307.15 (H) x 14-25.5(D) mm and weighs 3.5kg approx. The PC also comes equipped with with advanced Hand-Gesture Recognition Software (HGRS) that uses the built-in camera to interpret movements.
“The ET2040 promises the proven reliability of ASUS desktop PCs for a truly remarkable computing experience that guarantees peace of mind. Its space saving design is complemented by its clever built in back up power. With versatile functionalities which can be used for office work, web browsing and gaming, the AiO ET2040 is multi-faceted enough to make your daily tasks easier and faster while redefining entertainment for you.”
said Peter Chang, Regional Head, South Asia & Country Manager, System Business Group, ASUS India.
Asus claims that its SonicMaster technology results into enhanced audio experience. It comes with a keyboard ...
Samsung launched the Galaxy E series smartphones, the Galaxy E5 and Galaxy E7 in India earlier this month for Rs. 19,300 and Rs. 23,000, respectively. We got both the E series smartphones, now let us take a look the unboxing of Samsung Galaxy E7 that is the top-end variant in this series. The design language of the E series is similar to the A series, including uni-body design, but these don't have all metal build.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkXTODmbtb0
Box contents
Samsung Galaxy E7 smartphone in White
In-ear earphone with microphone
SIM ejector tool
2-pin wall charger
micro USB cable
Quick Start Guide and warranty information
It has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display. The smartphone is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snadpragon 410 processor, similar to other A series and E series smartphones. It runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) out of the box. There is a 5MP front-facing camera as well, again similar in other A series and E series smartphones.
It features a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. It has a uni-body design, so the back cover is not removable. The smartphone is 7.3mm thick, slightly thicker than the 6.9mm A Series. It has 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory that is expandable up to 64GB with microSD. Another highlight is the ...
