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Asus Zenfone 2 hands on

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Asus unveiled the Zenfone 2 smartphone at CES 2015 in January. We went hands on with the device at the MWC 2015 so lets take a sneak peek at the hardware and specs of the phone. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMIG-cTMcmA The Asus Zenfone 2 sports a 5.5-inch Full HD display along with Gorilla Glass 3 and is powered by 1.8 GHz 64-Bit Intel Atom Z3560 quad core processor. Running Android 5.0 Lollipop, it has 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage expandable via micro SD card slot.  The phone has a 5MP front facing shooter along with earpiece and Asus logo at the center. Three capacitive buttons for back, home and multitasking is present below the display. There are no keys or buttons on either side of the phone. The power button and 3.5mm audio jack is present on the top along with microphone. Micro USB port is present at the bottom with the microphone. The Zenfone 2 has a removable plastic back cover with Asus branding at the center. There is a 13MP rear camera along with dual LED flash. Asus has taken a cure from LG as the volume rockers are situated at the back below the camera lens. The Intel logo and Zenfone branding is seen at the lower end along with the loudspeaker ...

Asus Zenfone 2 vs Asus Zenfone 5 hands on

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Asus announced the Zenfone 2 in January while the Zenfone 5 was announced last year. Lets compare the two phone and see what up gradation has Asus made in the latest phone. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_adsWC4P2c The Zenfone 2 sports a 5.5-inch Full HD display along with Gorilla Glass 3 and is powered by 1.8 GHz 64-Bit Intel Atom Z3560 quad core processor. Running Android 5.0 Lollipop, it has 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage expandable via micro SD card slot.  The Zenfone 5 on the other hand has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive multi touch display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection and is powered by a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 with PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU. Running Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI on top, it has 2GB RAM, 8GB / 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB via micro SD. The Zenfone 2 has a 5MP front facing camera while Zenfone 5 has a 2MP front facing camera. Both the devices have earpiece and Asus logo at the center. Both the phones have three capacitive buttons below the display. The Zenfone 2 has not buttons on either side of the device while Zenfone 5 has power button and volume rockers on the right side. The Zenfone 2 has a ...

Lenovo Vibe X Pro hands on

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Lenovo announced the all metal Vibe X2 Pro in January. We went hands on with the phone at the MWC 2015 so here is a look at the design and the specs of the phone. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB-DBWNi1lU The Vibe X2 Pro sports a 5.3 inch display with a resolution of 1980 x 1080 pixels and is powered by a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with octa-core 1.5GHz CPU and 2GB of RAM. Running Android 4.4 KitKat the phone has 13 megapixel front facing shooter, which allows you to capture high quality selfie images. It has three capacitive touch buttons below the display. There is the power button and volume rockers on the right side of the phone. On the top the phone has a 3.5mm audio jack and microphone. It measure 146.3 x 71.0 x 6.95mm and weighs about 140 grams. At the bottom he has a micro USB port and a microphone. There is a Lenovo branding at the center and loudspeaker grill at the left corner. The phone has a 13 megapixel rear camera with LED flash . It has a 2,410mAh battery and comes in Champagne Gold, Rock Pink and Electric Blue. Images by Sandeep

Samsung introduces 8MP ISOCELL sensor for front-facing mobile cameras

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Samsung announced ISOCELL, its advanced pixel technology for CMOS image sensors back in 2013, now at the MWC 2015 it introduced and 8-megapixel RWB (Red-White-Blue) image sensor based image sensor for front-facing cameras for mobile devices.  The Samsung 8-megapixel sensor (S5K4H5YB) uses 1.12um ISOCELL pixel and has a 1/4inch optical format. By combining ISOCELL technology with Samsung’s newly developed RWB color pattern filter, the new image sensor maximizes the quality of digital images. ISOCELL technology substantially increases light sensitivity and effectively controls the collection of photons, resulting in higher color fidelity even in poor lighting conditions. Physical barriers between each ISOCELL pixel allow 30 percent decrease in crosstalk and 30 percent increase in full-well capacity when compared to conventional BSI (Back Side Illumination) pixels. The sensor will enter mass production in Q2 2015. Samsung also introduced fourth-generation NFC solution (S3FWRN5P) with improved RF performance. This would be used for mobile POS (Point of Sales) requirements in next-generation smartphones. The NFC chip is in mass production and the reference designs are currently available.

Jet Airways brings flight status and airfare on Twitter with #JetInstant

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Twitter has teamed up with Jet Airways to launch real time flight status and airfare on Twitter. The initiative, developed in collaboration with Twitter and technology partner, TravelSpends. “Twitter always has and will continue to encourage innovation on our platform. This is a first for us in the field of aviation in India and we congratulate Jet Airways for their creative use of Twitter.” said Arvinder Gujral, Director, Business Development, Twitter India and SE Asia. In order to use #JetInstant, guests will first need to follow @jetairways, the carrier’s official Twitter account. To get the flight status, guests can Tweet “@jetairways fltstatus <Flight No> <Departure Date in DDMM format>.For example, to search for the lowest fare for a flight from Mumbai to Delhi on the 4th of March with a return trip the next day, flyers can Tweet: ‘@jetairways lofares BOM DEL 0403 0503′. The update will be sent as a direct message to the Twitter account. For receiving low fare details users will need to tweet “@jetairways lofares <Origin> <Destination> <Departure Date in DDMM format> <Return Date in DDMM format>.

NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV gaming and streaming console with Tegra X1 announced for $199

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NVIDIA has announced its SHIELD gaming console at the Game Developers Conference (GDC). The console is powered by NVIDIA Tegra X1 processor with 256-core Maxwell architecture GPU, 64-bit CPU and runs on Android TV OS. It will have over 50 Android titles optimized for SHIELD, including Crysis 3, Doom 3: BFG EditionT and Borderlands: TPS. This is the the world's first Android TV console, which delivers video, music, apps and games to the home, says the company. NVIDIA GRID on-demand game-streaming service lets you stream popular titles such as Batman: Arkham Origins, GRID 2 and Metro: Last Light Redux at 1080p and 60 frames per second. NVIDIA promises new titles every week. You can also share content from Android devices via Cast. It also has separate SHIELD Remote that has a microphone for Google voice search. The remote operates via Bluetooth. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Yu3u8yl9I NVIDIA SHIELD Console specifications NVIDIA Tegra X1 processor with 256-core Maxwell GPU, 3GB RAM 4K Ultra-HD Ready with 4K playback and capture up to 60 fps (VP9, H265, H264) 7.1 and 5.1 surround sound pass through over HDMI High-resolution audio playback up to 24-bit/192kHz over HDMI and USB 16GB storage,  MicroSD slot (supports 128GB cards) WiFi 802.11ac 2x2 MIMO 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, Bluetooth 4.1/BLE, Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI 2.0, 2 USB 3.0 ...

Google Play Services 7.0 gets Nearby Connections, Google Fit, Places API and more

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Google has introduced update to Play Services for Android devices. The latest 7.0 version brings an array of new features, APIs and improvements. "Today, we’re bringing you new tools to build better apps with the rollout of Google Play services 7.0. With this release, we’re delivering improvements to location settings experiences, a brand new API for place information, new fitness data, automatic integration of AdMob and Google Analytics, Google Play Games, and more." posted Google on a blog. The Places API makes it easy for your app to grab details from Google’s database of places and businesses this means it provides access to point-of-interest information. In case of Google Fit, the new update brings a number of new APIs for gathering and managing activity data. Google says the new APIs will help reduce the memory requirements for Google Fit-enabled apps running in the background. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvPUD6eI_vw Moving on,  Google Mobile Ads SDK to automatically get Google Analytics integration, which will provide number of users, sessions, session duration, OS, device models, geography, and automatic screen reporting. On the other hand Google Play Games get Nearby Connections API, which lets games connect to nearby smartphones and tablets and use them as controllers for the game that’s being played on a TV. Other ...

Celkon ties up with Aircel for bundled offers on Campus A356 and C329

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Celkon Mobiles has partnered with Aircel to offer free 3G data on select phones. Under this offer Celkon offers both the Campus A356 Android smartphone and the C329 feature phone are available at Rs. 3,333. Aircel offers upto 1.5 GB of 3G data on both phones for three months. Commenting on the offer, Murali Retineni, Executive Director-Celkon Mobiles said: We at Celkon believe in products which are packed with cutting edge features and are affordable to all. In continuation of that, we are today pleased to announce our association with Aircel. We hope this association will be a win-win for both of us as new customers can enjoy the additional value of cutting edge features with free data. Moreover the package will also offer reduced call rates. Anupam Vasudev, Chief Marketing Officer of Aircel, said: With the data revolution advancing every day in India, an aggressive drive of data penetration is of utmost importance to strengthen the country’s telecom ecosystem. Device tie-ups help a great deal in this direction, as both - telecom operators and handset manufacturers – complement each other to bring in affordability in devices and help boost data proliferation. Keeping with the best interests of this symbiotic relationship, we’re truly delighted to partner Celkon ...

Google said to be working on Android Wear app for iPhone and iPad

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Google is working on an Adroid Wear app for iPhone and iPad, according to a French technology website o1net. The report states that Google will bring the Android-based wearables platform over to iOS. Google will likely announce the Android Wear with iOS support at Google's I/O conference in May, said the report. Android Wear compatibility with iOS products will give Google an extra edge in the crowded wearable space. Apple will launch its own smartwatch in April that only supports iOS and this could me a major difference between the two watches. The report does not offer any further details expect for the possibility of the Android Wear app on iPhone and iPad. If the reports are to be believed this will be the first time Google will bring a Android device to iOS.

Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) launching in India on March 10

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Motorola India just sent out press invites for the launch of the Moto E (2nd Gen) in India on March 10. The second generation Moto E was announced last week, packs a 4.5-inch display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC for 4G LTE variant, 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 SoC for the 3G variant and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop. It comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It also has water repellant coating. Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) specifications 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection 4G - 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with 400 MHz Adreno 306 GPU 3G – 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor with 400 MHz Adreno 302 GPU 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD Android 5.0 (Lollipop) Dual SIM 5MP rear camera VGA front-facing camera Dimensions: 66.8×129.9×5.2 – 12.3 mm; Weight: 145 grams 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio 4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS 2390mAh battery The Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 3G is priced at Rs. 6,999, same as the first generation Moto E at the launch, which now retails for Rs. 5,999. We should know the price of the 4G variant at the launch on March 10th.

BlackBerry shows off dual curved slider BB 10 smartphone

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BlackBerry announced the full touch screen smartphone Leap yesterday at MWC 2015. Now,it looks like the company is working on another smartphone and has given us a sneak peak of it. The Canadian smartphone maker has posted picture of a phone with a dual-curved, all-touch display with a slider keyboard on its official Twitter account. As per the image, the phone sports a large touch screen accompanied by a QWERTY-keyboard slider.  Ron Louks, president of the devices and emerging solutions division at BlackBerry teased the upcoming high-profile gadget at Mobile World Congress. Louks did not provide any  further details of the phone expect that it works on BlackBerry 10 platform. Reports are claiming that there is a possibility that Samsung is partnering with BlackBerry for the curved display.

MyGov to roll out PMO App along with Google

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MyGov, the citizen engagement platform of the Government of India has announced the launch of a nation wide contest to build a mobile app for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Google will partner MyGov in this contest to build the PMO Mobile App. The duo is hosting the contest that will be held across the country, at different institutions & colleges. The contest has already started on MyGov.in. The contest will happen in three stages; in the first stage, public will provide input as to what they want from the application, in the second stage the wireframes will be built and the third and final stage will include judging and building the application. "We announced about five months ago that we will contribute on the Digital India initiative and the app development contest is a step in that direction. We are very excited to be a part of the Prime Minister’s vision and would urge every Indian to come forward and participate in the app development contest and become a cohesive part of governance and decision making in the country. ” said Rajan Anandan, Vice President and Managing Director, Google India & South-East Asia Speaking at an NASSCOM event Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, ...

Truedialer 2.0 for Android brings new design, better Dual SIM support and more

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Truecaller has launched a revamped version of Truedialer app for Android that replaces your standard dialer on Android. The update brings intuitive app design, expanded search, and improved dual SIM support across more than 500 Android devices that allows users to easily switch SIM cards. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLbzeLqBKhA Truedialer is now adding more than 250,000 users every day and Truecaller is one of the few companies dedicated to providing dual SIM capabilities, said the company. New features in Truedialer 2.0 for Android Increased Dual SIM support for more devices: Truedialer now supports more than 500 Dual SIM devices, so that millions of consumers can take advantage of the best rates for data and calls from different operators. Improved functionality and intuitive design: Advanced Swipe Right design allows you to add names to favorite contacts lists; Truedialer also shows what SIM card users call from within the app’s call log, and lets you make one-click calls from your dial pad, as well as ID unknown numbers in your call history. Now also supporting keyboards for Persian, French, Portuguese, Swedish & Russian Download Truedialer (Free) - Android

Three UK partners with Honor to sell the Honor 6+ smartphone

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Three UK has announced that it has singed a deal with Honor to sell the Honor 6+ smartphone in the UK. Honor 6+ is the first device that Three will range and it will create bespoke tariffs for the smartphone, enabling consumers to purchase it on a 24 month contract for the first time in the UK, said the company. This will allow users to visit Three stores to experience the Honor 6+ phone prior to purchasing. As we already know, the Honor 6+ has a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, is powered by a Octa-Core (4×1.8GHz + 4×1.3GHz) Hisilicon Kirin 925 processor and runs on Android 4.4 with Huawei’s own Emotion UI 3.0 on top. It has dual 8-megapixel cameras on the back with dual LED flashes, 8-megapixel front-facing camera, 3GB RAM and a 3600mAh battery. Commenting on the partnership with Honor, Sylvia Chind, head of devices and products at Three, said: We are delighted to be bringing such an innovative and exciting brand to the UK market. The Honor 6+ has already built a strong fan base and it’s a smartphone that can seriously compete with some of the higher end devices out there, minus the hefty price tag. We are thrilled to be able to offer our customers this ...

Apple overtakes Samsung in smartphone sales in Q4, 2014: Report

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Apple topped the position in worldwide smartphone sales. The iPhone and iPad maker has surpassed Samsung to become world's topmost smartphone manufacturer in Q4 2014. Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus helped the company increase its sales to 74.8 million units in Q4, 2014. Samsung came in second with 73.03 million units. Apple's recorded 20.4% market share while Samsung was just behind with 19.9%. Moving on the report stated that worldwide sales of smartphones recorded an increase of 29.9 percent from the fourth quarter of 2013 to reach 367.5 million units. Also, In 2014,  smartphone sales  totaled 1.2 billion units, up 28.4 percent from 2013. "Samsung's performance in the smartphone market deteriorated further in the fourth quarter of 2014, when it lost nearly 10 percentage points in market share. Samsung continues to struggle to control its falling smartphone share, which was at its highest in the third quarter of 2013. This downward trend shows that Samsung's share of profitable premium smartphone users has come under significant pressure." said Anshul Gupta, principal research analyst at Gartner. Lenovo (along with Motorola sales) had a 6.6 per cent share, followed by Huawei (5.5 per cent) and Xiaomi (5.1 per cent) in October-December 2014 quarter.

Honor 4X with Octa-Core 64-bit Kirin 620 SoC launching in the UK for £149.99

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Honor today announced the Honor 4X smartphone for UK. Huawei introduced the Honor 4X smartphone in China last year. This has the same 5.5-inch HD display, runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Emotion UI 3.0, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, 2GB RAM and 8GB internal memory with expansion slot, but the main difference is the processor. This uses Huawei's own Kirin 620 chipset 64-bit A53 Octa-core processor instead of a Quad-Core Snapdragon 410 chip. Honor has promised to offer Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update for the smartphone this summer. Honor 4X specifications 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display 1.2 GHz Octa-Core Kirin 620 processor with Mali 450 GPU 2GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with MicroSD Dual SIM (Micro SIM slots) with dual standby Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Emotion UI 3.0, upgradeable to Android 5.0 (Lollipop) 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor, f/2.0 aperture 5MP front-facing camera Dimensions:152.9mm × 77.2mm × 8.65mm; Weight: 165 grams 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS 3000 mAh battery Lars Weisswange, Chief Engagement & Communications Officer of Honor Europe, said: The Honor 4X is proof that Honor is continuing to shake up the smartphone space and is dedicated to meeting the needs of our ‘always on’ digital native audience. Honor remains focused ...

Uber acquires mapping tech startup deCarta

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In order to boost its maps offerings, Uber has bought a mapping tech startup deCarta, according to a report by Mashable. This is the first acquisition by Uber. As a result of the acquisition, deCarta will become a subsidiary of Uber, continuing to offer products including local search and turn-by-turn navigation. Also about 30 of deCarta’s 40 employees will join Uber. At present Uber uses Google Maps data to power its apps for drivers and riders. deCarta powers the mapping backend for consumer-facing apps. Uber explained that deCarta will help Uber fine-tune the way it calculates ETAs, benefiting products like UberPool. Terms of the deCarta acquisition were not disclosed. Uber said it has acquired “a very small number” of other startups since its founding in 2009 but declined to name them. Last month it was reported that Uber is seeking $1 billion in funding that has taken its valuation to $41.2 billion.

PowerVR G6020 GPU for low-cost devices announced

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Imagination Technologies has announced new PowerVR G6020 GPU with full OpenGL ES 3.0 functionality for low-cost and space-constrained devices such as entry-level smartphones, wearables and IoT devices with displays (smartwatches, appliances, connected radios) and in-dash screens in entry-level cars and other vehicles. It has specially designed for graphics efficiency in ultra-compact silicon area, obtaining better real device performance and compatibility without unnecessary overhead, says the company. It is designed to deliver a smooth user experience for high-definition displays (720p at 60fps). Highlights of PowerVR Rogue G6020 Performance: 400-500 Mpixels/second and 12.8-16 FP16 GFLOPS at 400-500 MHz Silicon area: 2.2 mm2 at 400-500 MHz (28 nm) APIs: OpenGL ES 2.0/3.0 (including new features like instancing for reduced CPU overhead) Operating systems: Android, Android Wear, Linux, RTOS (real time operating systems), etc. The PowerVR G6020 GPU is now available for sampling.

BlackBerry Leap hands on

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BlackBerry announced the BlackBerry Leap smartphone yesterday at MWC 2015. It is the latest full touch smartphone from the company and we went hands on with it at the event. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHtA3hFPKVs The BlackBerry Leap sports a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) 16:9 display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and runs on the latest BlackBerry OS 10.3.1 OS with BlackBerry Assistant feature.  It has a 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, Expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD. The phone has a 2MP Fixed-Focus front-facing camera with 720p HD video recording. It has three on screen touch buttons and the BlackBerry logo below the display. On the right side the device has two separate buttons for volume rockers and a dedicated button for voice commands at the center. The phone has micro SD card lot and SIM card slot under a single cover on the left side. On the top it has a power button, 3.5mm audio jack and microphone. The micro USB port is present below along with the microphone. The phone measures 144 x 72.8 x 9.5 mm and weighs 170g. The back has rubberized feel and tiny patterns similar to the BlackBerry Z3. The BlackBerry logo is present at the center. The phone sports a 8MP Auto-Focus rear camera ...

Alcatel OneTouch PIXI 3 smartphones and tablets announced

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Alcatel OneTouch has announced new 5.5-inch PIXI 3 smartphone and new PIXI 3 tablets at the MWC 2015. The PIXI 3 smartphones come in 3G variant with a 5.5-inch qHD screen and the 4G variant has a 5.5-inch HD screen. The PIXI 3 comes in 7-inch WiFi only, 3G and 4G variants and also in a 8-inch 3G variant with a HD screen. Commenting on the launch of the PIXI 3 smartphones, Dan Dery, ALCATEL ONTOUCH’s Chief Marketing Officer, said: The newest member of our PIXI 3 family is an entry-level 5.5” smartphone, which offers a fast and immersive streaming experience thanks to a powerful CPU and large display. It’s the ideal smartphone for someone looking for a ton of options within a budget. Regarding the PIXI 3 tablets, he said: Our PIXI line is all about making mobile Internet accessible. The new ultra-affordable PIXI 3 (7) tablet does just that, and is sleek enough to glide easily into a pocket. Alcatel OneTouch PIXI 3 (5.5) 3G 5.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD IPS display 1.3 GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6580 processor 512MB RAM with 4GB internal storage / 1GB RAM with 8GB internal storage, expandable up to 32 GB Android 5.0 (Lollipop) 5MP / 8MP rear camera with LED Flash 2MP / 5MP front-facing ...
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