Samsung launched the Galaxy E5 smartphone in the E series in India last month for Rs. 19,300. We brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks. It powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.19 GHz per core and Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400 MHz, similar to other A and E series smartphones. It has 1.5GB RAM, 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s check out the performance of the smartphone in a range of synthetic benchmark tests.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSH7yEop5c0
Quadrant Benchmark
It scored 12214 points in the Quadrant benchmark and lies bending the Galaxy E7 and A5.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
It scored 20815 points in the AnTuTu Benchmark 4 and grabs the fourth spot, behind other Samsung smartphones powered by the same Snapdragon 410 SoC.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
It scored 1671 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It scored 723 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test and grabs the second spot.
Linpack Single Thread
It managed to clock around 110.45 MFLOPS in the Linpack Single Thread benchmark.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It managed to clock around 228.85 MFLOPS in the ...
Samsung launched the Galaxy E5 smartphone in the E series in India last month for Rs. 19,300. We brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks. It powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.19 GHz per core and Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400 MHz, similar to other A and E series smartphones. It has 1.5GB RAM, 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s check out the performance of the smartphone in a range of synthetic benchmark tests.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSH7yEop5c0
Quadrant Benchmark
It scored 12214 points in the Quadrant benchmark and lies bending the Galaxy E7 and A5.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
It scored 20815 points in the AnTuTu Benchmark 4 and grabs the fourth spot, behind other Samsung smartphones powered by the same Snapdragon 410 SoC.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
It scored 1671 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It scored 723 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test and grabs the second spot.
Linpack Single Thread
It managed to clock around 110.45 MFLOPS in the Linpack Single Thread benchmark.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It managed to clock around 228.85 MFLOPS in the ...
India is said to have 651 million smartphone users in 2019, as per a latest report by Cisco. The number of smartphones grew 54 per cent during 2014, reaching 140 million in number and the number of smartphones will grow 4.7-fold between 2014 and 2019, reaching 651 million mark, said the report.
“Apart from smart connections driven by the IoE (Internet of Everything), the trend of low-cost smartphones will also bring critical mass to the sector and further drive user growth and data traffic in India. Cisco’s latest VNI Report gives a insight into the exponential growth of mobile data in India as a result of increasing adoption of smart mobile devices and machine-to-machine (M2M) connections as the IoE takes shape in the country. We will see a tremendous increase in mobile video in India, which along with increasing speeds and faster wireless networks will fuel the creation of the data business over the next few years,”
said Sanjay Kaul, Managing Director Service Provider Sales (India & SAARC), Cisco.
In India, there were 590.3 million (47 per cent of India’s population) mobile users in 2014, up 18 per cent from 500 million (40 per cent of India’s population) in 2013, added the report. There ...
YU has rolled out the first Cyanogen OS update, XNPH05Q for the YUREKA smartphone in about three weeks after the smartphone went on sale, as it promised at the launch. As you can see from the screenshot, the incremental update brings security fixes and improvements for the proximity sensor and dual SIM functionality.
After the update you can see the model number of the smartphone mentioned as AO5510, instead of YUREKA in the earlier XNPH52O version. The baseband version has also been changed to MPSS.DPM.1.0.2.c1-00096 from MPSS.DPM.1.0.2.c1-00064 and the Keranal version has seen a minor change. The latest build is dated January 28.
The latest Cyanogen OS 11.0-XNPH05Q incremental update is rolling out for YU YUREKA smartphone over-the-air (OTA) and it is 73MB. Have you updated your smartphone yet? Have you noticed any improvements or changes after the update? Let us know in the comments section below. YU already promised to offer Lollipop update for the Yureka smartphone, but no details about the exact release date yet. The fourth YU YUREKA sale on Amazon.in is at 2PM tomorrow, February 5th.
Twitter is gearing up to open its first Research and Development (R&D) unit in India, as per the latest news The Financial Times. The microblogging site will open this facility in Bangalore, the silicon valley of India.
The news comes just weeks after Twitter made its first acquisition in the country by scooping up mobile marketing start-up ZipDial. The startup's user experience “combines SMS, voice, mobile Web, and access to mobile apps to bridge users from offline to online.
The R&D facility will be the first one for Twitter outside India. As per the FT report, Twitter will use the ZipDial team in this utility center to develop new products. It also added that a latest eMarketer report stated that India will become Twitter’s largest market after the US by 2018 with a projected 40m users, up from present 17m.
Twitter is the second company outside India that is preparing to launch a R&D unit in India. Last week, a PTI report said that Xiaomi will also set up its first unit in also Bangalore, India to focus on localising its products and features for the Indian market through the unit.
Lenovo S90, the company's latest smartphone in the S Series is now available in India from the official Lenovo Store. It has announced back in November last year as Sisley S90 in China and packs a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe 2.0 UI on top. It looks similar to the iPhone 6.
The Indian variant has 2GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage without expansion slot. According to the Lenovo website it supports 4G LTE FDD Bands 1, 3, 7, 20 and not the LTE TDD band 40 that is currently available in India.
Lenovo Sisley S90 Specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display
1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU
2GB RAM, 32GB internal memory
Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe 2.0 UI, upgradable to Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, PureCel Sensor
8MP front-facing camera with BSI Sensor
6.9mm thick and weighs 129 grams
4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2300mAh battery
The Lenovo Sisley S90 is currently available in Graphite Grey color in India and is priced at Rs. 19,990. It is available for order from the official Lenovo Store and ships starting from ...
Ford is the fifth largest car company in the world. They manufacture a lot of cars, and selling them in many competitive markets is their game. So, when David Huang, Senior Manager at Ford Asia Pacific, told me about his company's plans to decongest city roads and tackle mobility problems, especially in India, I was skeptical. I mean, for any car manufacturer to grow, they need to sell more cars, and for them, India is like a gold mine. Our country is developing at a rapid pace, which has led to higher purchasing power and naturally, massive vehicular congestion in tier 1 cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. Despite that, owning a car is still seen as a sign of prosperity here, not just a commuting vehicle one takes to work, so growth is inevitable and multiple cars per household is a reality we have to face, soon. But here's a global car manufacturer claiming to be working on solutions that, instead of selling more cars, sells the idea of free-flowing metro traffic. Befuddled, I sat down with David, to find out how.
First things first, Ford is going to keep selling cars for a long time to come. There is ...
Press images and specifications of the HTC Desire 626 smartphone leaked few weeks back, now the smartphone has been certified in China on TENAA with model number D626w. According to the listing the smartphone has a 5-inch HD display, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a 1.7GHz Octa-Core processor but comes only with 1GB RAM and 8GB RAM, unlike 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage as rumored earlier.
According to earlier rumored, it will get the Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update after the release and also come in 3G variant with quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor.
HTC Desire 626 rumored specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display
1.7GHz Octa-Core MediaTek processor
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
Android 4.4 with HTC Sense UI
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
Dimensions: 146.9 x 70.9 x 8.19; Weight: 135 grams
HTC BoomSound, Dual front-facing stereo speakers
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX, GPS
2000 mAh battery
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Gionee has announced that it will unveil new ultra-slim smartphones at the Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona next month. It unveiled the Elife S5.5 that was 5.5mm thick and introduced the Elife S5.1 that even entered into the Guinness book of world records in September since it was the slimmest smartphone at that time at just 5.1mm. The company haven't announced how thin its upcoming smartphones would be.
Gionee says that some other manufacturers who followed them and are pushing the limits on slimness of smartphones to make smartphones with several compromises such as no headphone jack, a protruding rear camera, less battery life and a thin frame resulting in heating issues and a bad signal. "Going so slim is actually not benefiting user experience without the performance to back it up," said by Oliver Sha, head of global marketing of Gionee.
Regarding their upcoming slim smartphones, Gionne said:
With smartphone manufacturers racing to launch models that can turn heads, this year at MWC, Gionee is looking at a new wave of slim phones that can be elevated to the next level, bringing its latest slim smartphone that's more than beyond slim, without compromising on performance and a focus on delivering a superior user experience, whether in ...
Google Play Music has been updated with a couple of features and redesigned UI. The latest revamp comes months after it first received Material Design features in October.
Updated to version 5.8.1809, the Play Music now gets a new full-page slideout navigation drawer that reaches the top of the screen. Prior to this, the navigation drawer would slide out under the action bar up top. Moving on, Google has redesigned the artist, genre, and album pages with addition of bio and history. The side drawer has also been changed and gets new tabs such as instant mixes, shop and download only. There are even minor tweaks to the way artist info and album artwork are displayed.
Moreover, the orange background at the top of the page has also been extended downward slightly replacing the gray tab from previous version. Now users can listen to previous song thanks to the addition of back arrow on the notification screen itself. Earlier you could only listed to the next song. These are a couple of handy additions and Google has started rolling out the update which will gradually hit the Android devices.
Play Link - Google Play Music
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Inventec, a major Taiwanese supplier of Chinese phone brand Xiaomi will begin mass production at a new factory in India, according to a report from Digitimes.
The company will set up a plant in Chennai during the second half of 2015 as part of its overseas expansion. It will start the production in Q2 or Q3 of 2015, said the report. Inventec has not yet revealed what kind of devices will be manufactured at the Chennai factory. However, the report citing industry sources said that it will likely start bulding Xiaomi devices but their is no official word from the Chinese smartphone maker regarding the same. Last month it was reported that Xiaomi will set up R&D unit in Bangalore, India.
Invetec expects shipments of ODM/OEM devices to reach 100 million units in 2015, up 33% from 75 million units shipped a year earlier, as per company chairman Richard Lee. He added that smartphones shipments are expected to rise from 55 million units to 60 million units in 2015. India is an important market for Xiaomi as the smartphone from the company have been a hit in the country.
Microsoft has scooped up mobile calendar app maker Sunrise, according to a report from TechCrunch. The latest deal is said to be worth more than $100M.
Sunrise integrates with Google Calendar, iCloud, and Microsoft Exchange as well as apps like Evernote, Foursquare, LinkedIn and Github to fill out events with more information than other calendar apps. The app source your tasks and events from a variety of providers, including Gmail, Microsoft Exchange, iCloud as well as social media like Facebook, LinkedIn and Foursquare. Present on iOS, Mac, Android and Chrome, the app also had built-in support for reminders that sync along with the calendars.
Microsoft acquired email app Acompli for more than $200 million in December. Last month, the company also launched new Outlook apps for iOS and Android that is powered by Acompli's technology. The report added that Microsoft is keeping the app alive and it might use its technology in future products.
Sony Corporation has reported its revenues for third quarter of the financial year 2014 that ended December 31st. Sales increased to 2,557.8 billion yen ( US$ 21,139 million), an increase of 6.1%. It shipped 11.9 million smartphone in the quarter, compared to 9.9 million the previous quarter and 10.7 the same quarter the previous year, which is a 11% increase. The mobile communications division has reported sales of 429 billion yen (US$ 3,545 million) for the quarter, a 28.7% increase year-on-year and income of 9.3 billion yen ( US$76 million U.S. dollars).
The increase in mobile sale in the quarter was primarily due to an improvement in product mix and the favorable impact of foreign exchange rates. The devices sector saw an increase of 38.6% year-on-year to 292.9 billion yen (US$ 2,421 million). This significant increase was primarily due to a significant increase in sales of image sensors reflecting higher demand for mobile products, said Sony.
Regarding the outlook for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, the mobile sales are expected to be below the October forecast primarily due to an expected decrease in unit sales of smartphones mainly in the Asia Pacific region, partially offset by the favorable impact of foreign exchange rates, said the company. Operating loss is also expected to be larger than the October forecast primarily ...
OnePlus has partnered with popular keyboard app creator SwiftKey to integrate SwiftKey keyboard with the upcoming CyanogenMod 11S update later this month. This enables users to switch to Swiftkey keyboard easily without the need to download. Swiftkey lets you type in up to three languages at once without switching settings and it even has new material design keyboard themes.
Commenting on the partnership, Helen Li, Head of Product, Mobile at OnePlus, said:
We always look to improve user experience by working with partners who share our vision of great products and sensible innovation. SwiftKey improves the keyboard experience for our global user base with support for 81 languages.
Eric Collins, SwiftKey’s head of distribution, said:
We want OnePlus customers to enjoy all the fun of faster, easier typing from a keyboard that learns from them. It’s our mission to make it easier for everyone to type and communicate on mobile, and we’re proud to partner with an industry disruptor to bring our innovative smart keyboard to more people around the world.
Swifkey went free last year, launched on iOS along with the iOS 8 few months back and is one of the top keyboard apps on Android and iOS.
Google has acquired Launchpad Toys, a kids storytelling app maker for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2010, Launchpad Toys makes popular mobile apps for children including an augmented reality app called TeleStory.
"We’re proud to announce that our little toy company is pairing up with a great big team of tinkerers to empower GAJILLIONS of playful storytellers around the world. Launchpad Toys is joining Google to create even more amazing creativity tools for kids."
Launchpad announced via company blog.
Launchpad Toys is famous for its well known animation storytelling app called Toontastic. Designed specially for Apple's iPad, the app allows kids to create their own cartoons and tell a story. As a result of the acquisition, Launchpad Toys has made Toontastic app free that was a paid one earlier. In addition, the company is also making its “digital toys and tools” available for free. Both the companies have not disclosed their future plans. Last week, Vine launched Vine Kids app on iOS that allows children to watch 6 second videos that are appropriate for their age.
BT have this morning confirmed exclusive talks to buy the UK's largest network EE have been successful with the takeover costing the UK's communication giant £12.5 billion in shares and cash.
The takeover creates a telecommunications giant in the UK covering fixed-line services such as broadband, phone and TV and mobile services including phones and broadband. Under the terms of the takeover, EE's parent companies Deutsche Telekom and Orange will sell 100% of their shares although both will hold small stakes in the newly formed communications giant.
Deutsche Telekom will trade their 50% stake in EE for 12% in the combined business and will also have a seat on the board whilst Orange will trade their shares for 4% in the business and around £3.4 billion in cash. BT says it plans to raise around £1 billion to finance the deal through a placing of new shares.
Gavin Patterson, BT chief executive, said:
“This is a major milestone for BT as it will allow us to accelerate our mobility plans and increase our investment in them. The UK’s leading 4G network will now dovetail with the UK’s biggest fibre network, helping to create the leading converged communications provider in the UK. Consumers and businesses will ...
Samsung launched the Galaxy A3 (SM-A300H/DS) smartphone for Rs. 20,500 in India last month along with the Galaxy A5. Even the Galaxy A3 has a metallic body. Let us check out the unboxing of the smartphone.
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Box Contents
Samsung Galaxy A3 smartphone in Pearl White
In-ear earphone with microphone and earbuds
SIM ejector tool
2-pin wall charger
micro USB cable
Quick Start Guide and warranty information
The Galaxy A3 has a 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display, slightly smaller the Galaxy A5. The smartphone is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor, runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) out of the box and has a 5MP front-facing camera, which is common in all the A and E smartphones. It has dual nano SIM slots in which the secondary SIM slot can also be used as a microSD slot when required.
The Galaxy A3 is 6.9mm thick, slightly thicker than the Galaxy A5, but it weighs just 110.3 grams. It has a 8MP rear camera with LED flash, instead of 13MP camera on the A5. The uni-body design and the solid build quality are similar to the Galaxy A5. The A3 comes with 3G support in India, unlike the Galaxy A5 that has 4G LTE connectivity, this also has a smaller 1900 mAh built-in battery. We will be ...
Spice has announced that it has launched its Android One smartphone in Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka today in association with Google. It has launched its Android One smartphone under the brand name Nexian Journey One which runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). The Lollipop update offers improved battery life, enhanced security features and smarter notifications.
The specification of the Spice Android One is similar to the one that was launched in India last year that includes a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, dual SIM support, 1GB RAM and a 1700mAh battery.
Commenting on the announcement, Prashant Bindal, CEO, Spice Mobility Ltd, said
We are delighted to expand our reach into international markets of Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Nepal with the revolutionary Android One smartphones. We are pleased with the customer response towards the Android One phone in India and are confident that the product will be equally successful in these markets as well, enabling us to strengthen our position in the international mobile market.
Spice Mobility recently announced an investment of Rs 500 crores to set up a local manufacturing unit in Uttar Pradesh. Google recently announced that the Android One smartphones in India will get the Android ...
Swipe Technologies has announced that it has partnered with with Haptik Inc. to introduce first of it’s kind in-built Chat Solution to Swipe customers with a simple message on AssistX powered by Haptik. Swipe Telecom is also the first ever company to enable Cash On Delivery purchases of their phones/tablets with a simple message on Haptik itself, said the company.
Haptik Inc enables customers to get information and support for over 200 companies in a real time, private, asynchronous way. The app allows customers to chat with a certified Haptik expert for queries, information and almost anything else, guaranteeing a response within 5 minutes.
Commenting on the new partnership and new initiative, Shripal Gandhi, Founder & CEO, Swipe Technologies, said:
Swipe Technologies is pleased to partner with like-minded, innovative and cutting-edge technology mobile application platform Haptik Inc. Thanks to Haptik’s mobile app, Swipe customers will be able to resolve their queries within 5 minutes. Customer behavior patterns have confirmed sharp shift from voice to texting preference for a variety of reasons. Swipe has a huge customer support center and Haptik – that is communication by way of touching the mobile screen – will further aid that process.
Aakrit Vaish, Co-founder & CEO, Haptik Inc, said:
Mobile messaging is a new ...
Apple is looking forward to launch a music streaming service that is powered by Beats, according to a report from 9to5Mac. The service which is currently has no name yet, is also said to be coming to iTunes and Apple TV.
Surprisngly, the Beats music service is also said to be coming to Android. The new service will allow you to search for content on iTunes/Beats catalog. Users will be able to stream music from their personal catalogs and add songs to their personal libraries. The service will also reportedly offer Beats' library of human-curated playlists designed to fit various activities. It will also have some social-networking features so you can follow other users and artists.
As per the report, Apple has given the user interface a complete makeover. For starters, the black-and-red Beats Music color scheme is gone and Beats Music accounts will be merged with Apple ID profiles. As for the price of the streaming service, the report states that Apple could charge the service $7.99 a month, which would undercut the $9.99 price charge by Spotify, Google Play Music, and Rdio.
Previous reports had stated that Apple will integrate Beats Music into iTunes and make it as a paid service. The new service ...
