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Seemingly controlled, yet another new Moto X leak has been let loose on the Internet. This time, it's not the Google Chariman, but the Canadian carrier Rogers. In a "Tech Talk Experts" video, Rogers shows off the black Moto X, which very much looks like the Nexus 4, but shows off rather intriguing functionality. The Moto X is always listening to your voice for commands, just like the Google glass and will let you talk to it, without touching the phone. Much like the Microsoft Kinect on the Xbox One, Google Now always keeps its ears open for a specific command, in this case - "Ok Google Now". A few more interesting features have been revealed, but watch the video first -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBGU9t7NpaA
As you saw above, the Google Now service always listens to you to respond to your queries. Think of it as the Google glass functionality brought right into your smartphone. Also, don't fret, there will be an option to turn it off of course. Like all modern voice recognition services, the Moto X can understand your voice and activates voice commands only to your voice, which is much needed in these days of high tech fraud.
"Active updates" are small ...
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Micromax A92 Canvas Lite, the company's new budget phone has surfaced on online retail site Flipkart. It has a 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor similar to the A110 that was launched last year. It runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and packs a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Micromax phones.
Micromax A92 Canvas Lite Specifications
5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen IPS display with 196 ppi
1 GHz dual-core processor
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
10.8 mm thick
5MP auto focus camera with LED flash
512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory (0.94 GB user memory), 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth,GPS
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with Recording
2000 mAh battery
The Micromax A92 Canvas Lite is priced at Rs. 8,499 on Flipkart. It is still out of stock and is expected to go on sale soon.
Source: Flipkart
Twitter has update the Vine app for Android that finally brings option to use the front-facing camera to record videos. You can now click the camera switch button in the recording mode to switch the camera. The Vine for iPhone got this feature the version 1.1 update last month. This update also brings new upload manager for unsubmitted posts, improvements in settings and faster camera loading time.
Last week's v1.1 update for Android improved search, Facebook sharing and more new features. Still option to tag people in post is not available. Hope it would be available in the next version since the Vine team is working hard in bringing frequent update for the app.
New features in Vine for Android v1.2
Now use Front-facing camera to record videos
New upload manager for unsubmitted posts
Improvements to settings
Improvements to camera loading time and support for more devices
Speed improvements overall
Bug fixes and UI improvements
Download Vine for Android (4.0 or later) from the Google Play for free, if you don’t have it yet.
This year has seen the rise of durable smartphones as a credible trend in the market - first we had the Xperia Z followed by the Huawei Ascend D2 and now Samsung has joined in with the new Galaxy S4 Active. The S4 Active is the durable cousin of the Galaxy S4, sharing an impressive specs list whilst also adding IP67 dustproofing and water resistance up to 1 metre for 30 minutes. Up front is the large 5 inch touchscreen which is bright and vibrant but uses TFT technology as opposed to Super AMOLED in the Galaxy S4.
Compared to the Galaxy S4, the S4 Active is only slightly thicker (9.1 mm vs 7.9 mm) but is very pleasant to hold. The extra thickness adds a sturdier feel to Samsung's rugged flagship and a 1.9GHz quad-core processor with 2GB RAM ensure the Galaxy S4 is no slouch. 16GB internal storage makes it on board and a microSD card slot allows you to increase the storage by up to 64GB.
The Galaxy S4 came with a 13 megapixel camera and this drops to an 8 megapixel sensor in the Galaxy S4 Active. However, despite the drop in sensor size, the S4 Active comes with ...
The Nokia Asha 501 forms the next generation of feature phones. Bright colorful designs, a touch centric interface and the legendary Nokia build quality are poised to offer a very compelling smartphone-like experience to a first time user. Here's a gallery of Nokia's latest while we work on the review.
True to the all touch design philosophy,the Nokia Asha 501 can be navigated for the most part using gestures. The handset sports a single button below the screen. The button corresponds to going back.
Those of you who are aware of and have experienced the Harmattan based Nokia N9 will feel right at home on the Asha 501. The interface elements are very similar and the iconography used is reminiscent of the N9.
A single button can be found below the display and is used to go back a menu. The button provides good tactile feedback.
The remaining buttons can be seen on the right side of the handset. The segmented volume rocker and power keys all provide sufficient feedback and have a very reassuring click to them.
Continuing the Lumia inspired design language is the back of the phone. The camera module can be found inside an 'island' etched into the back with the Nokia ...
Reliance Communications (RCom) has announced that they would sell the Apple iPhone 5 from today through their stores. Reliance has also announced bundled plans starting at a Rs. 304 that would offer both free minutes and 3G data. The Rs. 304 plan offers 100 minutes of voice calls and 2GB of free 3G data per month. Both Airtel and Aircel started selling the iPhone 5 in India last November with data plans. Reliance doesn't offer free SMS in the plan. The iPhone 5 is priced at Rs.45,500 for the 16GB, Rs.52,500 for the 32GB and Rs. 59,500 for the 64GB versions which is the same as the launch price.
Reliance iPhone 5 Plans
Plan (Rs.)
304
504
804
1004
Free local minutes
100
200
400
500
Free 3G Data (MB)
2048
3072
6144
10240
All these plans are available for all the variants of the iPhone 5 including for both the new and old customers. The plan would also come with free access to Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp for a period of 3 months. Reliance would sell the phone through the Reliance World and Reliance Mobile Stores and offers Premium numbers to customers buying the iPhone 5 from within the first 3 days from today.
BlackBerry announced last year that the BlackBerry PlayBook would get the latest BlackBerry 10 update. The company's CEO Thorsten Heins even confirmed earlier this year at the BlackBerry 10 launch that they plan to upgrade all existing PlayBooks to BlackBerry 10. Now BlackBerry has announced that it will not be upgrading the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to BlackBerry 10. The CEO confirmed it in the company's investor call earlier today. BlackBerry reported a loss in its first quarter results for the 3 months ended June 1, 2013.
Both the BlackBerry 10 and the PlayBook OS are based on the QNX operating system. Thorsten Heins added that the tablet would not get the BlackBerry 10 update due to performance and user experience concerns. The company did not discuss the long-term future of the PlayBook, but it said they would continue to support the tablet's existing operating system. During the Quarter the company shipped just 100,000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets.
Android 4.3 that is yet to be released has leaked from a Google Play edition of the Samsung Galaxy S4. The Google Play Editions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One went on sale in the U.S. few days back. It would not be shipped until 9th July, but some got early access to the device. Sammobile obtained the screenshots that revealed the Galaxy S4 running stock Android 4.3. Later they released the stock ROM of the Android 4.3 for the Snapdragon version of the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505).
The Android 4.3 with the build number JWR66N in the device is a test build firmware for the Google Play Edition Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505G) which is fully functional Snapdragon-powered Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505), says Sammobile. This doesn't have any changes from the Android 4.2.2 running on the Google Play Edition Galaxy S4. Flashing this ROM will void your warranty, so try it at your own risk.
This has a new camera app that leaked recently, new live wallpaper , Bluetooth Low Energy support and more that are not available on the Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) that was released for the Nexus devices earlier this year. The Android 4.3 is rumored to roll out for the Nexus devices this July.
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Blackberry pushed out its quarterly earnings report yesterday and the news is disappointing for the most part. Covering financial quarter 1 for 2014 ie from March to May 2013, the smartphone manufacturer has increased its revenues from $2.8 billion to $3.1 billion. The company has lost a total of $84 million which amounts to about 13 cents per share. Total device shipments were 6.8 million of which just about 40% were BB10 based devices. This brings combined shipments for the Z10 and Q10 to a very disappointing 2.7 million units.
Shipments for the company's Playbook tablet too was reported at under 100,000 units. Blackberry announced that the Playbook will not be updated to BB10 as had been promised. The company refused to give a breakdown between the shipment numbers of BB10 devices. The market has responded to Blackberry's financial results and stocks were down 28%. Overall the results are quite damning for the company and we'll be quite interested to see how they aim to counteract this. Blackberry has given an outlook for the next quarter and expects to report further losses.
Samsung announced the Galaxy Grand Win (GT-I8550) and Win Duos (GT-I8552) back in April. It was launched in India in as Galaxy Grand Quattro last month. We brought you the Unboxing recently, here we have the complete review of the device. The Galaxy Grand Quattro has a similar design as the other recent Galaxy phones with curved corners and chrome finish all around. It runs on the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. This is the first device from Samsung to be powered by the latest Snapdragon 200 8625Q processor. Let’s dive into the complete review.
Unboxing
The phone comes in a small box with all the contents tightly packed inside.
httpv://youtu.be/ELkEJTW1NpU
Box Contents
The box contents include
Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro smartphone
2000 mAh battery
In-ear earphone with earbuds
2-pin charger
micro USB cable
Quick start guide
Warranty card
Hardware
The Galaxy Grand Duos has a 4.7-inch capacitive touch screen display at a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels and 198 ppi pixel density, better than the Galaxy Grand that we reviewed recently. The phone comes only in White color.
In the picture above, you can see the RGB stripes on the display. There is a large ear piece above the display and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Theproximity sensor is present right next to the ...
Huawei unveiled the Ascend P6 earlier this month which is already on sale in China. The Ascend P6 is is the company's flagship smartphone that features a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with new Emotion UI that comes with lot of new features. The Google Play Editions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One went on sale in the U.S. few days back. Huawei has announced that the company would partner with Google to launch the Google Edition of the Ascend P6 running on stock Android, according to a report from Pocket-lint.
Regarding this Kevin Ho, president of the handset product division, Huawei, said
We are working with Google to analyse the possibility of bringing out a Huawei Ascend P6 with Google Edition.
This news comes after the company's chairman Richard Yu revealing that Huawei's Emotion UI has hundreds of improvements over the Google Android experience. Huawei's latest Emotion UI 1.6 has a new Camera UI with panoramic shoot, facial recognition photography, Magic Unlock, Smart Dialing, Gesture Control, over 100 online Themes, Airsharing, Power Manager, Security Manager and lots more.
Even though you lose lot of these features, there would be lot ...
We've reported on BlackBerry's upcoming large screen device. The phone has now shown up on video and appears to be absolutely massive. The device is pegged to have a 5 inch display but the fairly large bezel makes it appear even bigger.
httpv://youtu.be/gWoDJEUGwbg
The handset appears to have a design language that is a cross between that of the BlackBerry Q10 and the Z10. The phone is also believed to have the weaved glass back from the Q10. While the screen might be 5 inches in size, resolution is said to be 720p which would place it behind other leading handsets. The BlackBerry A10 Aristo is expected to go on sale in November and Sprint in the US will be one of the first carriers to stock the handset. BlackBerry's BB10 based handsets haven't really set the market on fire, will the A10 change market perception ? Are you excited to see this handset ? Let us know in the comments below!
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Seemingly controlled, yet another new Moto X leak has been let loose on the Internet. This time, it's not the Google Chariman, but the Canadian carrier Rogers. In a "Tech Talk Experts" video, Rogers shows off the black Moto X, which very much looks like the Nexus 4, but shows off rather intriguing functionality. The Moto X is always listening to your voice for commands, just like the Google glass and will let you talk to it, without touching the phone. Much like the Microsoft Kinect on the Xbox One, Google Now always keeps its ears open for a specific command, in this case - "Ok Google Now". A few more interesting features have been revealed, but watch the video first -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBGU9t7NpaA
As you saw above, the Google Now service always listens to you to respond to your queries. Think of it as the Google glass functionality brought right into your smartphone. Also, don't fret, there will be an option to turn it off of course. Like all modern voice recognition services, the Moto X can understand your voice and activates voice commands only to your voice, which is much needed in these days of high tech fraud.
"Active updates" are small ...
Panasonic launched the P51, the company's flagship smartphone in India recently, which we reviewed back in May. Now a new smartphone in the P Series, P11 is available for pre-order from online retailer Flipkart. The P11 has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor similar to the P51, but this runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). The company also plans to launch the T11 in the new T Series which would come with a 4-inch WVGA (480×800 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. This would also run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean).
The P11 would come with a 8-megapixel rear camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, while the T11 would come with a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Both the phones would come with dual SIM support with dual standby
Panasonic P11 specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
9.7mm thick and weighs 160 grams
8MP auto focus rear camera with LED Flash
1.3MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with MicroSD
3G (HSDPA 7.2 Mbps ; HSUPA 5.76 Mbps), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
2000 mAh battery
Panasonic ...
HTC One mini had already been spotted several times. The specs of the phone surfaced first in February earlier this year, now it is clear that the phone would feature a 1.4 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU. The press render of the phone appeared back in May and it was caught on camera last month. Full hands-on images of the device has appeared on a Bulgarian website recently. Now a German website has got hold of the images and specifications of the device. This reveals that the phone would come with a 1GB RAM instead of rumored 2GB RAM. Other features would probably be the same as mentioned in earlier rumors.
HTC One Mini rumored specifications
4.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display at 342 PPI
1.4 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with Sense 5.0UI
4MP UltraPixel rear camera with LED Flash
1.6 MP front-facing camera
3.5 mm headset jack, Beats audio support
1 GB RAM, 16GB internal memory
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS
1700 mAh non-removable battery
Hope HTC would make the One mini official soon.
Source: Androidnext.de
Lava E-Tab Z7C+ (Connect+), successor of the E-Tab Connect tablet that was launched back in March is now available from online retailer Flipkart. It appeared online last week and comes with a 7.0-inch (800 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has a SIM card slot that offers 3G connectivity and voice calling support. The specifications are similar to the E-Tab Connect expect for the new sliver colored body.
Lava E-Tab Z7C+ (Connect+) Specifications
7.0-inch (800 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
2MP rear camera, 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
9.8 mm thick
3G and voice calling via SIM card slot, WiFi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS
512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with microSD
3000 mAh battery
The Lava E-Tab Z7C+ tablet is priced at Rs. 8499 and is now available online.
Source: Flipkart
Xolo has officially launche the Xolo Play T1000, the company's first phone powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 3 CPU. It went on pre-order online earlier this month and packs a 4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display based on one-glass solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor with 416 MHz 12 Core NVIDIA ULP GeForce GPU and runs on Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED Flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
The phone comes pre-loaded with TegraZone that would let users find, explore and download Tegra-optimized Android games. The phone has full HD video recording and playback. It hasfifth battery-saver core that comes into action when the other cores are not functioning, hence reducing the battery consumption.
Xolo Play T1000 Specifications
4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display at 312 ppi
Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
1.5 GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor with 416 MHz 12 Core NVIDIA ULP GeForce GPU
8 Megapixel camera with BSI sensor, LED Flash, 1080p video recording
2 MP front-facing camera
3.5 mm audio jack
10.4 mm thick and weighs 167 grams
Full HD 1080p video playback
3G HSPA+ 21 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS / aGPS
1GB RAM, 4 GB internal memory, up ...
Samsung launched the Galaxy Mega 5.8 sometime back and we've been putting the phone through its paces. The phone is powered by a 1.4 Ghz Broadcom processor paired with a VideoCore IV GPU. Synthetic benchmarks can tell quite a bit about the performance of a device and we've embedded some of the more popular ones below.
AnTuTu Benchmark
The phone scores just 9406 in the AnTuTu benchmark which places it quite low even amongst the mid range handsets.
In the GPU centric Basemark benchmark, the phone scored 8.476 FPS which is pretty good given the competition. The VideoCore IV GPU performs well enough.
With a score of 12FPS in GFXBench, the Mega 5.8 lines up right alongside devices like the Gionee Dream D1.
The Galaxy Mega 5.8 achieved 9.4 in the GFX Benchmark.
Linpack is a CPU centric benchmark where the Galaxy Mega 5.8 managed to score 82.802. This places it in the lower half of the competiton.
In the popular Quadrant benchmark, the Galaxy Mega 5.8 scores 4058 points. We'll have the full review soon.
The Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 is a part of Samsung's two pronged approach to capture the audience looking for a device even bigger than the 5.5inch Note 2 but smaller than a tablet. Targeting the 5.8 inch and 6.3 inch segments, Samsung now has handsets at practically every screen size. The Galaxy Mega 5.8 incorporates a large screen with dual SIM capabilities to offer an interesting proposition. Is it worth taking a look at ? Read on to find out.
Design
The Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 is a play on the design of the Galaxy S4 which in itself isn't exactly a very fresh design. Samsung has a habit of marginally tweaking the design and that's what you get here with the slimmer bezel and slightly more angular design. The phone is just about 9.9 mm thick.
The front of the phone is basically a massive screen that at 5.8 inches really is approaching tablet territories. Bezels are refreshingly thin and you get a speaker grille, 1.9MP front facing camera and proximity sensor above it. Below the display is a hardware home key that is flanked with a menu and back button on both sides.
The right side of the phone has the power ...
Karbonn Mobile has announced a partnership with Hungama.com, one of the leading digital entertainment company in South Asia to offer Hungama Music App on the latest Karbonn Smart devices. This would let the customers enjoy music, videos, and live radio entertainment on the Karbonn Smart devices. The app has international, Bollywood, Regional (Telegu, Bhojpuri, Tamil, Malayalam and others) and South Asian music & videos entertainment. It offers unlimited content free up to 30 days on Karbonn Smart devices.
The app also offers Loyalty feature which offers rewards for every action on the app and every action has redeemable points attached to them, which could be redeemed for digital and real merchandise. The Mood Discovery feature plays music matching to the user's current mood and based on Tempo, Category, Genre or Era.
Karbonn partnered with Airtel earlier this year to offer free 3G and 2G data bundle with select smartphones. With the collaborations & technical tie-ups, Karbonn plans to enhance the user experience on smart devices over time.
