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Details of the BlackBerry A10, the company's upcoming flagship BlackBerry 10 smartphone surfaced last month. Recently the phone was caught in a video that reveled the it might feature a 5-inch display. Now rumored specifications on CrackBerry forums has surfaced. This reveals that the phone would feature a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8960 Pro processor and run on BlackBerry OS 10.2. The camera and the connectivity features would be similar. The device would come with a 2800 mAh battery, larger than the Z10.
BlackBerry A10 rumored specifications
5.0-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) Super AMOLED display at 295 PPI
BlackBerry OS 10.2
1.7 GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8960 Pro processor
Dimensions 140.7 x 72 x 9.4mm (9.7 Verizon)
8MP auto focus camera with LED Flash, 1080p video recording
2MP front-facing camera with 720p HD video recording
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, up to 64GB hot-swappable microSD card slot
Ambient Light, Proximity, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer, Altimeter
4G LTE / 3G HDPA+, Dual band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Bluetooth, GPS / aGPS, micro HDMI, NFC
2800 mAh battery
The icons on the render above shows 4x4 arrangement, but the leaked video showed 4x5 icons. This render might be old since it is dated 23 May. Previous rumors revealed a non-removable battery, ...
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It has been just four months since the Nokia Lumia 520 started rolling out in various parts of the world, especially India, but it has already taken the top spot as the world's most popular Windows Phone, according to recently released statistics from Ad Duplex, a Windows specific ad-platform company that claims to be installed on most Windows Phones inside third party apps. Anonymously, they usually collect data and release it every month, but this time, it's something special. It is all about how the Lumia 520 dominated the Windows Phone marketshare in most countries, including India, to become the most loved Windows Phone in the world.
Having released monthly statistics, the Ad Duplex folks themselves are shocked by the rapid rise of the Nokia Lumia 520 in terms of global share as well as in specific countries, for example, India.
In just four months, the Lumia 520 has gone from nothing to the most popular Windows Phone model in India, and that speaks volumes about how cheap and value for money devices sell here. As the AdDuplex guys themselves put it -
We usually try to interchange countries from month to month but the rise of Lumia 520 in India is too ...
BlackBerry launched the Q10, the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard last month at a hefty price tag of Rs. 44,990. The company is all set to launch the Q5, a budget version of the Q10 in India tomorrow, July 16th. The BlackBerry Q5 was announced at the BlackBerry Live event in Orlando last month. It packs a 3.1-inch (720 x 720 pixels) capactive touch screen IPS display at 330 PPI pixel density and has a 35-key QWERTY physical keyboard similar to the Q10. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, packs a 2GB RAM, 8GB of inbuilt memory and supports microSD cards upto 32 GB.
BlackBerry Q5 specifications
3.1-inch (720 x 720 pixels) IPS display at 328 PPI pixel density
35-key QWERTY physical keyboard
BlackBerry 10 OS
1.2 GHz dual-core processor
10.5 mm thick and weighs 129 grams
5MP auto focus camera with LED Flash, 1080p video recording
2MP front-facing camera
2GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB via microSD card slot
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n,Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS
2180 mAh Non-removable battery
The BlackBerry Q5 would come in Black, White and Red colors. No word on the pricing yet but we expect it to be priced in the Rs.25,000-30,000 range.
Check out the hands-on below. Also check out the ...
Vodafone India has launched Innovative Design retail concept at its store in Mumbai. This is the first Innovative Design concept store in India, and is based on a Global Design Concept in international markets like London. The store is located at its corporate office premises at Lower Parel, Mumbai. The Innovative Design retail concept is in line with Vodafone’s Retail of Tomorrow initiative to deliver unique and superior retail experience to its customers. This new concept store would provide a more futuristic one-stop shop experience platform for our customers, said Marten Pieters, Managing Director & CEO, Vodafone India.
Core principles of Vodafone Innovative Design retail concept
Ease and simplicity: Clear and intuitive navigation; Tools to aid customers; Technical support.
Service and customer experience: ‘Iconic' service area; Interactivity at the heart of the store.
Mass-market appeal: A premium look and feel, premium service but mass-market accessibility.
Flexibility in implementation: A modular design which can flex to fit the huge variety of different shapes & sizes of store
The new Vodafone ‘Innovative Design’ retail concept is designed and equipped to be future ready, to meet the evolving needs and expectations of the customers. It offers live and engaging retail experience of Vodafone’s wide range of products and services. This store has been ...
Samsung launched the Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9192) in India last week at a price tag of Rs. 27,990. It is now available for pre-order from the official eStore. It has a 4.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2. Jelly Bean with Samsung’s own Nature UX. It packs a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.9-megapixel HD front-facing camera.
It is 8.97mm thick and weighs just 107 grams. It comes with Dual SIM support with dual standby. It comes with several features similar to the Galaxy S4 including Sound & Shot, S Travel, Story Album, S Translator, WatchON (to control TV using IR LED) and S Health. It packs 1.5GB RAM, 8 GB internal memory (5GB user memory), expandable up to 64GB with microSD. The connectivity features include, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v 4.0, GPS/GLONASS. It packs 1,900mAh battery.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 mini comes in White Frost and Black Mist colors. It is now on pre-order and would go on sale on 18th July 2013. Samsung offers EMI on select credit cards.
Check out our Samsung Galaxy S4 mini Hands-on from the Samsung Premier 2013 event last month.
Source: Samsung India eStore
HTC has started rolling out Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) update for the customers in UK. HTC UK and HTC France has shared this great new on their Facebook pages earlier today. HTC One users in UK have also reported that they have received the update in the standalone version and the carrier variants including Vodafone and 02.
The Android 4.2.2 update (v2.24.709.1) rolled out in Taiwan earlier this month. Some users in UK are receiving the v2.24.401.2 update some are getting the v2.24.401.1. We are not sure what's the different betweeen these two. One of this might be carrier variant.
Here is the full change log from the screenshot.
Launcher bar enhancement
Widget panel rearrangement
New lock screen style and widget
Enhanced behavior of the home button
Home button options added to make navigation menu bar removable
Battery percentage in the status bar
Quick settings
AE/AF enhancements in the camera
New Zoe format for better file management
6 more theme music in the video highlights
Add seek, fast/back, forward function to enhance user experience in Music channel
The update is about 413MB. There were rumors that the update would roll out in Asia last week, but it didn't happen. Not sure when the update would roll out for users in India. We will let you know once it ...
Samsung launched the Galaxy Mega 6.3 (GT-I9200), the company's first smartphone with a 6.3-inch display back in May in India. It went on sale in India last month. We brought you the review of the Mega 5.8 earlier today. Here we have the unboxing of the Mega 6.3. The package is made of 100% recycled material and features a wood-like finish similar to the other phones such as Galaxy S4 and the S4 Zoom. This also looks better than the plain white box. The Galaxy Mega 6.3 is the first smartphone to launch in India with a dual-core Snapdragon 400 MSM8930 chip. It is clocked at 1.7 GHz and has Adreno 305 GPU. The Galaxy Mega 5.8 has a Broadcom BCM28155 processor and VideoCore 4 GPU.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kT4Fzg4zcM
Here are the box contents :-
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3
2-pin charger
USB cable
Earphones with earbuds
3200 mAh battery
Quick start guide
The phone has a 6.3-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display. It has the usual hardware home button below the screen along with capacitive touch buttons. It has 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera.
The power button is on the right side. It is placed almost near the centre to access it easily. The phone is 7.9mm thick but it is quite heavy ...
At the launch of the Nokia Lumia 1020, the Finnish manufacturer announced a range of accessories for its new handset. These include a camera grip and a wireless charging cover in addition to a leather cover.
Nokia's new camera centric flagship, the Lumia 1020, is already packing some serious photography capabilities. However Nokia's new camera grip for the Lumia 1020 takes this up a level by offering a two step shutter, extended battery and even a tripod mount.
Check out the accessory in the video below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-bVSC4tdMA
The charging cover is provided to enable to wireless charging capabilities. So if you want to use your Lumia 1020 with a wireless charging plate, this is the accessory to look out for. The charging cover is available in both black and yellow colors and we've included a short hands on video below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_xu5kH3ESo
Additionally Nokia will also be selling a leather cover for the Lumia 1020 that promises to protect the polycarbonate handset as well as the camera module.
Want to know more about the Nokia Lumia 1020 ? You might want to read our hands on with the handset or comparisons with popular handsets like the HTC One, Galaxy S4 Zoom or iPhone 5.
At the Nokia Lumia 1020 launch event a few days back we got to compare the phone with some of the other flagship devices like the HTC One and iPhone 5. The first Windows Phone handset with a 41MP camera brings a top end smartphone experience but how does it compare with the Samsung Galaxy S4 ? Check out the video to find out.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roafI0lifRM
The Lumia 1020 has 4.5-inch (1280 × 768 pixels) Pure Motion HD+ AMOLED ClearBlack display while the Galaxy S4 packs a 5 inch Full HD Super AMOLED display. Both these phones have Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
The Lumia 1020 is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 processor with Adreno 225 GPU while the S4 ships in two variants. The Exynos 5 Octa 5410 variant has a quad core 1.6Ghz Cortex A15 and quad core 1.2Ghz Cortex A7 configuration. The phone is also available in a Snapdragon 600 variant. The camera module on the 1020 has a whopping 41MP sensor that enables oversampling and lossless zooming. The Samsung Galaxy S4 has to make do with a standard 13MP camera unit. Both the phones make for compelling flagship devices, what's your phone of choice ? Let us know in the ...
Rovio, the creators of Angry birds has announced Angry Birds Star Wars II game, a sequel to the first Angry Birds Star Wars that was released in November last year. The new Angry Birds Star Wars game will follow the story of the three prequel Star Wars movies and would also bring new Angry Birds Star Wars characters including versions of young Anakin, Mace Windu, Darth Maul and more. There are 30 playable characters, most of which remains as a secret. This would also bring the ability to choose your side so that you can play as one of the villainous pigs.
This brings a new feature called TELEPODS that would let the players unlock new characters by placing one of the collectible TELEPODS physical characters from the Hasbro line on the phone or tablet camera and scanning it into the game. Players can choose which character they want to use in the app by “teleporting” their physical character into the game.
Over thirty such figures will be available at launch in September. Hasbro TELEPODS would arrive in retail by September for the game launch and would be showcased at the San Diego Comic-con in July.
httpv://youtu.be/6DKNKI27GdA
Rovio says that app would be available to download at the app stores worldwide. Hope the app would ...
BlackBerry has launched the BlackBerry Q5 in India as we reported yesterday. This is the company's third phone running on BlackBerry 10 OS, and a second phone with a hardware QWERTY keyboard in the OS 10 series. BlackBerry launched the Z10 back in February and the BlackBerry Q10 was launched last month. It was announced at the BlackBerry Live event in Orlando last month and packs a 3.1-inch (720 x 720 pixels) capactive touch screen IPS display at 330 PPI pixel density, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor.
The BlackBerry 10 has BlackBerry Hub, BlackBerry Flow UX, BBM with voice and video chat, Time Shift camera, HTML 5 support in browser, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, BlackBerry World application store and more. It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with 4-element F2.4 lens, LED Flash and 1080p full video recording. There is a 2-megapixel front facing camera with 720p HD video recording. It is 10.5 mm thick and weighs 129 grams. It packs a 2GB RAM, 8GB of inbuilt memory and supports microSD cards upto 32 GB.
Check out the BlackBerry Q5 Hands On
httpv://youtu.be/6i0HYBrvjnQ
The connectivity features include, 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n,Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. It has 2180 mAh battery that would offer up to 12.5 hours of Talktime and up ...
The LG Optimus G Pro's announcement dates back to the MWC 2013 which is nearly 5 months back. The supposed Note 2 competitor has been available in its home country - South Korea since the announcement, but left the rest of the market wondering if it will be available or not. LG announced that the G Pro will be available across various countries in the coming months. The G Pro was launched in India last month as a part of the Asian and North American market. LG announced last month they have sold over 1 million units of the Optimus G Pro in South Korea since its launch back on February 21st.
The Optimus G Pro made a very slow, but steady progress into the international market. Now LG is all set to expand the Optimus G Pro's market even further. LG has announced today that the Optimus G Pro will be available in 40 more countries including Europe, Latin America, CIS and Middle East in the third quarter (Q3) of the 2013. The expansion seems to be planned based on the G Pro's relative success in the Asian and North American market.
Despite being announced quite early, the Optimus G Pro features ...
Details of the BlackBerry A10, the company's upcoming flagship BlackBerry 10 smartphone surfaced last month. Recently the phone was caught in a video that reveled the it might feature a 5-inch display. Now rumored specifications on CrackBerry forums has surfaced. This reveals that the phone would feature a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8960 Pro processor and run on BlackBerry OS 10.2. The camera and the connectivity features would be similar. The device would come with a 2800 mAh battery, larger than the Z10.
BlackBerry A10 rumored specifications
5.0-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) Super AMOLED display at 295 PPI
BlackBerry OS 10.2
1.7 GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8960 Pro processor
Dimensions 140.7 x 72 x 9.4mm (9.7 Verizon)
8MP auto focus camera with LED Flash, 1080p video recording
2MP front-facing camera with 720p HD video recording
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, up to 64GB hot-swappable microSD card slot
Ambient Light, Proximity, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer, Altimeter
4G LTE / 3G HDPA+, Dual band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Bluetooth, GPS / aGPS, micro HDMI, NFC
2800 mAh battery
The icons on the render above shows 4x4 arrangement, but the leaked video showed 4x5 icons. This render might be old since it is dated 23 May. Previous rumors revealed a non-removable battery, ...
Nokia's PureView, HTC's UltraPixel, Samsung's Galaxy Zoom has left Sony, LG, Apple to reconsider their smartphone cameras. The battle for the supreme smartphone camera is really heating up with LG, Apple and Sony yet to step into that territory. Sony's next flagship has shown up in leaked images and those images suggest that Sony's bet into smartphone camera will be this Xperia "Honami" device. We had already seen the renders and even some images of the actual device, but its specifications have now leaked out, so read on to find out what the Honami packs.
The Sony Xperia Honami is expected to have a 20MP camera. New rumors are suggesting that the 20MP camera on the Sony Honami will feature a Bionz image processor, which is usually found in Sony's Cybershot series of digital cameras. The presence of a separate image processing chip will surely ensure top quality images and is expected to compete with the likes of Nokia Lumia 1020, Galaxy S4 Zoom. More details of the camera according to rumors include a f/2.0 aperture, 5mm focal length and a xenon flash. The sensor size was initially rumored to be 2/3" which matches with the Nokia Lumia 1020's PureView's sensor, ...
We've been playing with the Micromax Canvas 4 ever since we unboxed it, and if you had noticed our YouTube channel, we have a lot of coverage in terms of gameplay videos, gaming review, and of course the unboxing too. If one important feature that stands out, on the Canvas 4 in comparison with the Canvas HD, it's the camera. There is a new 13 megapixel Sony sensor at the back that promises a substantial upgrade over the Canvas HD. Does it? Lets find out.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjti6TL2xHc
As mentioned earlier, the Micromax Canvas 4 has a 13 Megapixel Sony made sensor for its camera. The only known 13 MP Sony sensor available for use in smartphones is the Sony Exmor RS that has found its way into several high end devices like the Oppo Find 5, the Lenovo K900 and most importantly, the Samsung Galaxy S4. That said, we do have doubts that Micromax might have changed the lens unit for a cheaper one as the one that comes with the Exmor RS unit is a costly one for sure.
Other hardware that comes along with the camera is the single LED flash and the secondary microphone for video recording. Talking of video recording, ...
BlackBerry launched the BlackBerry Q5, the company's latest BlackBerry 10 smartphone in India earlier today. At the event, Sunil Lalvani, Managing Director for India at BlackBerry announced that the BBM 7 with BBM Voice would be available for devices running on BB OS 5 and later. BlackBerry Messenger with BBM Voice was released as beta Back in December last year. It was released in the BlackBerry World earlier this year that brought Split-screen feature, New Emoticons, BlackBerry ID Integration and more.
BlackBerry added support for BlackBerry OS 5 devices in the BBM 7.0.1 update back in March. Now it's available for users in India.
httpv://youtu.be/aXsxzm3rY4M
Features of BlackBerry Messenger 7
BBM Voice connects you to friends in an instant, directly from a BBM chat screen
BlackBerry ID Integration lets you link BBM profile, Groups and Contacts to your BlackBerry ID
BBM upgrade notifications notifies when there are updates to download within the app
Download BlackBerry Messenger 7 from the BlackBerry World (BlackBerry 5 OS and higher) for free.
In a recent tradition to release an infographic before a launch, HTC has done it again, and it's for the One Mini this time. Being rumoured for a long time, and eventually leaking in every possible way, the One Mini is a secret kept even worse than that of its bigger brother, the HTC One. Following this infographic tease of a "smaller is better" tagline, we predict that HTC will be launching the One Mini anytime soon.
Here's the infographic that was teased in HTC's own blog -
That's cute HTC, but will you please launch the phone already?
Here are the specifications of the phone in case you are wondering -
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
We do hope that the price is on the lower side, considering that a 720p display is not much of a leverage these days.
Source HTC
Google has rolled out a new design for their Google Play website that brings new card-like UI. This looks similar to the Google Play for Android v4 that was released back in April. The new Play Store redesign for the web was announced at Google I/O back in May. Google says that the new design would make it easier to browse and discover new favorites. The new Play Store is also responsive design that adjusts automatically when you adjust the browser's width. It also shows all the info in a single pane instead of showing dividing it using different panes.
This brings a new navigation panel on the left top corner for Apps, Movies, Books and Devices. It also adds My wishlist and options to redeem gift card, but sadly gift cards are not available in India. When you click the navigation tab, it opens up in a separate link. There are also separate categories such as Games inside the Apps tab. The My apps section lists the apps that are installed in your device. You can no longer uninstall the apps from your devices via the web store. It just says Installed, if you have installed the app and you cannot see which ...
Gionee launched the Elife E3 in India back in May. We reviewed the device last month that runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). Gionee has announced that they have started rolling out a over-the-air (OTA) update for the device. This update doesn't upgrade the Android version but brings new Camera features including new modes picture clear, best picture, muli-angle shots and beauty effects. This also adds online wallpaper, support for Indian cities in the weather app, new du batter and Gionee Xender apps.
According to the official changelog the update include,
Camera:
Picture Clear (background)
Best Picture
12 Levels of Beauty Effects
MAV (take a photo by multi-angle)
The WEATHER parts:
Add India's city list
GAME ZONE:
Increase the local cache
Online wallpaper
Add applications as du battery', Gionee Xender
New theme called colorful
The Over-the-Air (OTA) update is about 204MB and is rolling out for the Elife E3 users in India. The company did not announce any new updates for the Dream D1 that was the first device from Gionee to launch in India.
Intex launched the Aqua I-5, the company's latest flagship smartphone in the Aqua series last month. Here we have the device for unboxing. The Aqua I-5 has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Intex launched the Aqua Wonder quad-core, the company's first quad-core smartphone back in April.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYUYp9cKLB4
The box contents include:
Intex Aqua I-5 smartphone
2000 mAh battery
micro USB Cable
2-pin charger adapter
Headset
Screen guard
Leather pouch
Warranty card
User Manual
Intex offers 1GB free data per month for 3 months for Aircel customers. This is a limited period offer that is valid till 31st August.
Specifications of the device is mentioned on the back of the device. The phone comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. It has a normal SIM slot for the primary SIM card and micro SIM for the secondary SIM card. The connectivity features include, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP and GPS.
It has a 12-megapixel rear camera with BSI Sensor, 5 layer lenses and an LED flash. It also has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
The phone is priced at Rs. 11,690 (MRP 12,490) . We will bring you the benchmarks and the complete review of the device soon, till ...
HTC announced the Butterfly S, successor of the Butterfly last month. Now the phone has appeared on the official HTC India website, which indicates that the launch could be expected soon. It packs a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super LCD 3 display display with 440ppi with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, poweed by a 1.9 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor with Adreno 320 GPU and runs on Android 4.2.2 Jellybean with HTC Sense 5.0.
It has a UltraPixel rear camera with LED Flash, BSI Sensor and Optical Image Stabilization ,F2.0 aperture and 28 mm lens, Full HD (1080p) video recording with HDR Video similar to the HTC One and a 2.1-megapixel HD front-facing camera. It has HTC Zoe, HTC BoomSound and Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers.
Other features include, 3.5 mm headset jack, Beats audio support, 2 GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB via micro SD. The connectivity features include, 3G (HSDPA up to 42 Mbps), WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX codec, DNLA, MHL, GPS with GLONASS, NFC. It comes with a 3200 mAh battery.
The HTC Butterfly was announced for global markets in December 2012 and it was launched in ...
