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BlackBerry has introduced Graphite Edition of Porsche Design P’9983. The new version has graphite-metallic colored elements and hand-wrapped leather on the back door cover. The keyboard has an exclusive keypad with specially crafted glass-like keys with the durability of rigid synthetic material, blackened glass and a graphite stainless steel color frame.
It has BBM with Unique PIN that is instantly recognizable as a Porsche Design user. BlackBerry also rovides an exclusive Porsche Design PIN range – 2AAXXXXX. Other specifications of the smartphone are similar to the original Porsche Design P’9983, including a 3.1 inch (720 x 720 pixels) OLED display, 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon (MSM8960) processor, 2 GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, microSD slot (Up to 128 GB), 8MP Autofocus rear camera with LED flash, 2MP front-facing camera, 4G LTE and a 2100 mAh battery.
Commenting on the new P’9983 Graphite, Roland Heiler, Chief Design Officer of the Porsche Design Group, said:
The iconic styling of the new P’9983 Graphite from BlackBerry is technically inspired with longevity, integrity, and individuality at its core. And it will offer a new way to express individual style with the luxury of being one step ahead.
Ron Louks, President, Devices and Emerging Solutions at BlackBerry, said:
The P’9983 Graphite from BlackBerry was built especially for those who strive for success every ...
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Microsoft launched the Lumia 532 Dual SIM in India back in February for Rs. 6,499. We recently bought you the unboxing of the phone and now lets take a detailed look at hardware and specs of the phone in the form of photo gallery.
The Lumi 532 Dual SIM sports a 4-inch WVGA display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 SoC and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update. It has 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, up to 128GB expandable memory with microSD. Moving on at the front the phone has VGA front facing camera along with the earpiece at the center and three capacitive touch buttons below the display.
The power button and volume rockers are present on the right side. While there is nothing on the left side.
The micro USB port is present at the bottom and 3.5mm audio jack on the top.
There is a 5MP rear camera at the back along with the Microsoft branding. The phone measures 11.6 mm thick and weighs 136.3 grams.
The removable back cover has a matte finish and loudspeaker grill at the bottom.
Underneath the back cover we can see Dual SIM slots along with micro SD card slot.
The phone has a 1560mAh battery with up to 12 ...
Google is bringing back a popular update to Calendar for Android. The latest update is bringing the Month View feature back that lets users see a broad overview of their month’s appointments in color dots.
These little dots that shows your events can be color coordinated and they show up on the specific dates. In addition to the new month view, you can easily switch between views through dedicated buttons in the navigation drawer. Google added a major update to Calendar in February with 7 day view, drive integration, and more. Calendar app was last updated in November 2014 with Material Design features and improvements.
Last month the company rolled out Calendar app to iPhone. The latest Calendar update is available at the Play Store while Google said it is still working on bringing many improvements to the iPhone app.
Twitter has removed the Discover and Activity Tab on its mobile apps for Android and iPhone. The microblogging site is taking down these features that showed users what topics were trending or most popular within their network.
Twitter is instead adding a new Tailored Trends feature that will be present under search page on mobile app. This section will give more details by adding a short description about the current trends on the network. The move comes from Twitter to make it easier for users to find new content easily. Users will no longer be able to see the activity of people they follow, including who other users are following and what tweets they favorite.
"Since trends tend to be abbreviations without context, like #NYFW, a description will make it clear that this trend is about New York Fashion Week. The new trends experience may also include how many Tweets have been sent and whether a topic is trending up or down."
said Twitter on a company blog post.
The latest Tailored Trends feature is rolling out to English-language users in the U.S. on iOS and Android. Twitter said that it is working on expanding the feature to other countries as well.
Ola, the online taxi service has raised $315M in latest round of funding from DST Global and existing investors Tiger Global, Steadview Capital and Accel Partners. Existing investors Softbank and Matrix Partners did not participate in the round.
According to a filing with Registrar of Companies DST Global led the round with $206mn funding. Tiger put in $40.65mn, Steadview Capital 10.5 million and Accel close to $5 million. The latest round of funding comes less than six months after Ola secured $210 million from Japan’s SoftBank. The company also acquired TaxiForSure for $200 million in cash and equity deal last month to boost its presence in the online taxi market in India.
Ola recently launched Ola Cafe, an online delivery service that promises to deliver food within 20 minutes. Both Ola and Uber were warned by the Delhi Government last month to cease their operations in Delhi or their application for radio-taxi licenses will not be processed.
BlackBerry has introduced Graphite Edition of Porsche Design P’9983. The new version has graphite-metallic colored elements and hand-wrapped leather on the back door cover. The keyboard has an exclusive keypad with specially crafted glass-like keys with the durability of rigid synthetic material, blackened glass and a graphite stainless steel color frame.
It has BBM with Unique PIN that is instantly recognizable as a Porsche Design user. BlackBerry also rovides an exclusive Porsche Design PIN range – 2AAXXXXX. Other specifications of the smartphone are similar to the original Porsche Design P’9983, including a 3.1 inch (720 x 720 pixels) OLED display, 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon (MSM8960) processor, 2 GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, microSD slot (Up to 128 GB), 8MP Autofocus rear camera with LED flash, 2MP front-facing camera, 4G LTE and a 2100 mAh battery.
Commenting on the new P’9983 Graphite, Roland Heiler, Chief Design Officer of the Porsche Design Group, said:
The iconic styling of the new P’9983 Graphite from BlackBerry is technically inspired with longevity, integrity, and individuality at its core. And it will offer a new way to express individual style with the luxury of being one step ahead.
Ron Louks, President, Devices and Emerging Solutions at BlackBerry, said:
The P’9983 Graphite from BlackBerry was built especially for those who strive for success every ...
Samsung has published a new video to test the durability of its new Galaxy S6 and S6 edge smartphones. In the video Samsung drops the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 smartphones on their back and edge from chest height to show how durable the smartphones are. Check out the video below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psyNKKKOKgY
Samsung says that both these have Gorilla Glass 4, one of the toughest glasses that can withstand drops. Components of these smartphones like the frame, glass, bracket and others are structured to share the shock from first and follow-up impacts reducing the possibility of breakage. These smartphones also have 6013 aluminum metal frame that is designed to hit the surface before the glass if the device is dropped in order to protect the display, says the company. These are under closed conditions, but it is not clear what will happen if the phone falls on a concrete floor.
Recently Samsung released a video to show that Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge are not bendable even under 79lbf (32kgf), even though normal force that generated when a person presses the back pocket is just 66lbf (30kgf) approximately. Samsung says that their smartphones undergo rigorous tests such as dropping, bending, and breakage, so they are confident that their ...
Apple has released iOS 8.3 update to iOS 8 that will be compatible with iPhone 4S, 5, 5C, 5S, 6, and 6 Plus; all iPads except the first-generation model; and the fifth-generation iPod Touch.
The latest release comes after Apple started rolling out public beta for iOS 8.3 last month. First, up the iOS 8.3 update gets a new emoji keyboard that has 300 new characters that offer some racial diversity where there were limited options before. You can now touch and hold on certain emoji that represent people and you are offered a pop-up that gives you some options to better represent different races. Siri now gets additional support for new languages. Other areas of iOS that users should notice an performance boost in will include Wi-Fi, Safari tabs, third party keyboards, Messages, keyboard shortcuts, the simplified Chinese keyboard and the Control Center. There is the addition of wireless CarPlay.
The update addresses an issue that prevents the screen from rotating back to portrait after rotating to landscape and also fixes an issue where the device orientation appears upside down after pulling the iPhone 6 Plus from your pocket. The iCloud Photo library has also been optimized to work with the new Photos ...
Lenovo P70, the company’s latest smartphone in P series is now available in India from the official Lenovo online Store. It was announced earlier this year and packs a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752 Processor processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Lenovo’s custom UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and has 4G LTE connectivity.
The variant launching in India has 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage. It also has expansion slot and a 4000 mAh battery. You can also charge other devices on-the-go using the included micro USB cable.
Lenovo P70 Specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD capactive touch screen display
1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752 64-bit processor with 700 MHz Mali T760-MP2 GPU
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat), upgradeable to Lollipop
Dual micro SIM
Dimensions: 71.8 x 8.9 x 142mm; Weight: 149g
13MP rear camera with LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
4000mAh battery
The Lenovo P70 comes in Midnight Blue color and is priced at Rs. 15,999. It is available for order from the official Lenovo's TheDoStore which ...
LG Innotek, manufacturer of components and materials under LG has introduced its 16-megapixel camera module with an aperture of f/1.8 for the upcoming LG G4 smartphone. Earlier this week LG confirmed that the LG G4 will feature a camera with f/1.8 aperture and also have laser auto focus. This is LG Innotek’s widest aperture camera module every developed.
Since it has a wide f/1.8 aperture, it receives 80 percent more light than LG G3's 13MP camera with f/2.4 aperture offering better images even in low light environments and less blur when shooting action and fast moving objects. It has also developed 8MP front-facing camera module, its highest resolution for a front camera to date. It has ultra-thin IR filter that keeps infrared light from entering the camera lens, giving images taken with the front camera more natural and accurate colors. The 0.11mm thin filter is roughly half the thickness of competing IR filters, says the company. This will also be used in the LG G4.
The new 16MP camera module is now under mass production at LG Innotek’s plant and will be introduced on the LG G4 smartphone on April 28th. LG Display already introduced a 5.5-inch QHD (Quad High Definition) IPS display panel for the G4. We just have to wait for LG ...
Facebook has launched a standalone Messenger app for web that will allow users to access the chat service on their desktop browsers. Facebook Messenger can be used at Messenger.com website.
The conversations can be continued on a user’s smartphone through the standalone Messenger mobile app, which has about 600 million users. Users can also choose to get desktop notifications whenever they get a message. Messenger.com has the UI similar to the Messenger app. On the left hand side is a list of all your ongoing discussions, while actual message threads are displayed on the right. Users can send pictures, stickers, and the signature thumbs up similar to the Messenger app. However, the web app lacks some features like the ability to record and send audio messages, instantly send a photo from your web cam. Also, users can turn on desktop notifications.
In 2014, Facebook pulled messaging from the Facebook’s mobile app and moved it into the standalone Messenger app. Last month, Facebook launched an initiative called Messenger Platform, which allows developers to build apps specifically for Messenger. The latest move comes from Facebook after WhatsApp rolled out its PC version of its popular chat service in January this year.
Xiaomi has entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for selling 2.11 million phones online in 24 hours during its Mi Fan Fest in China yesterday. The company achieved this feat in just 12 hours. It earned revenue of 2.08 billion yuan (US$335 million approx.) in just 12 hours. It made 170 million yuan from accessories alone. It sold 720,000 units of smart appliances, 247,000 set of Mi Power Strip, 208,000 units of Mi Band, 79,000 units of Mi Wi-Fi and 38,600 sets of Mi TVs. It also sold 403,000 Power banks, 336,000 Mi Piston earphones and 3.12 million units of Mi air purifiers.
3.05 million orders were placed in total and 0.5 million orders were delivered with 12 hours though 12 major distribution centers in China. Xiaomi said that 1460 employees were working during the sale. 1800 service centers answered more than one million questions on that day. The company already said that it aims to sell 100 million smartphones in 2015.
Skype Translator that was launched in December last year has added support for two new languages. The real time translation tool now speaks Italian and Mandarin languages.
"Today, we meet another chapter for Skype Translator on our journey to enrich the way we communicate with family and friends around the world. Our long term goal is to translate as many languages as possible on all relevant platforms, and deliver the best Skype Translator experience for our more than 300 million connected customers."
Skype posted in a company blog.
Skype Translator service is still in the preview stage for Windows 8.1 PCs and tablets. The tool translates the conversations on Skype from one language to another in real time. It displays the text at the bottom of the screen in both the languages. In addition to the two new languages, updates to the preview include a few interesting features designed to make translated conversations feel more natural. With text-to-speech translation, users can now “listen” to their instant messages, even if they are written in another language. Users can also control volumes of the translation and even mute them.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWTySUGXR2k
Moreover, Skype has added Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian, Maya and Otomi to its list of languages for instant ...
Lava has launched the Iris Icon, the company’s latest smartphone in the Iris series. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity similar to most other Lava smartphones.
It packs 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage with expansion slot. It has gesture features that lets you draw and customize different gestures on the locked screen to launch different apps.
Lava Iris Icon specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS Full Lamination display Asahi Dragon Trail glass
1.3 GHz quad-core processor
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with Dual LED Flash, Sony EXMOR BSI 2 sensor, f/2.0 aperture
5MP front-facing camera, BSI 2 sensor, f/2.4 aperture
Dimensions: 143.41x70.56x7.7mm; Weight: 143 grams
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG
2500 mAh battery
The Lava Iris Icon comes is priced at Rs. 11,990. It is available exclusively from Snapdeal at an offer price of Rs. 11,499 and comes with a free Selfie stick for first 500 customers those who orders the ...
Periscope is getting another update for its iOS app only a week after it received its first update. The popular live streaming app that was launched by Twitter last month is making it easy for users to discover new streams and block unwanted users.
First up, Periscope has introduced a new Global section that presents the most recent live broadcasts from around the world. The app's home feed now shows only live broadcasts from accounts you follow and replays that are tailored to you. Prior to the update, the app broadcasted all types of content in a single stream. Next up, the app is getting a new Follower Only mode that gives users the ability to limits a broadcast to comments from people that user follows. It also lets you block users more easily by tapping on a comment to access the option to block the corresponding user. Both improvements serve to reduce spam in the app and ward off unwanted users.
The update gives a user more control over its followers and allow to block people from a stream, whether or not you are the broadcaster. You will just tap their name and get the option either to block them or go directly to ...
Google has announced three new partners for Android Wear straps: E3 Supply, Worn & Wound, and Clockwork Synergy. These straps are available in different colors and textures.
The straps will come in a variety of different designs and styles to suit your mood and your look of the day, and because Android Wear devices typically rely on the industry standard of 22mm bands. The straps are also available in Horween Leather and steel variants, so the manufacturers are offering premium grade straps here. The bands are currently available for the LG G Watch, the G Watch R, the Moto 360, the ASUS ZenWatch and several others.
Google has also announced handpicked collecytion of over 1,000 different watch faces that users can choose from that are available via Google Play Store.
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Uber just announced that SPI Cinemas (formerly known as Sathyam Cinemas) have integrated Uber's API on Android and iPhone apps that lets you request a ride to the respective SPI Cinemas theater once your booking is done.
Button to request an Uber will appear once the booking for food and movie tickets is complete. For advance movie ticket bookings, you will receive a reminder notification on your iOS or Android device, one hour prior to your movie which will take you to your e-ticket. From here you can easily request your Uber ride.
Commenting on their partnership with Uber, Bhavesh Shah, Head of Experience, SPI Cinemas, said:
Our decision to integrate with Uber is yet another step in our efforts to make our customer's experience seamless and as convenient as possible. Transportation being one of the biggest pains in cities today, we hope that this integration will make the lives of our customers a little easier. Uber has been instrumental in changing the way the world commutes.
Santhosh Sarangan, GM Chennai, Uber Technologies, said:
Uber has been at the forefront of innovation in making transportation in cities reliable, convenient and affordable. The API integration with SPI Cinemas would bring a never before seamlessness to everyone’s favourite leisure ...
YouTube is set to offer an ad free video subscription service for the first time that will allows users to watch videos without any advertisement, as per a report from the Bloomberg.
The price of the the ad free video subscription service is said to be about $10 per month. As per an email sent by YouTube to its content partners, YouTube will pay partners 55 percent of the total net revenues YouTube determines is attributable to the monthly views or watchtime of their content.
"We’re excited to build on this momentum by taking another big step in favor of choice: offering fans an ads-free version of YouTube for a monthly fee. By creating a new paid offering, we’ll generate a new source of revenue that will supplement your fast growing advertising revenue."
Google said in the email.
YouTube also plans to let content creators put specific videos behind a paywall, which means their subscribers will need to sign up for the premium version of YouTube in order to view them. The latest move is coming from YouTube in order to compete withstreaming services such as Netflix Inc. and Hulu LLC. Also in case of revenue, it is stated that Google's move to introduce subscriptions ...
Dual rear cameras, high performance silicon and a large screen in a not so gigantic shell. The Huawei Honor 6 Plus certainly ticks a lot of boxes but the discerning buyer is spoilt for choice. Can the latest entrant into the fray hold its own against the competition? We find out exactly that and much more in our review of the Huawei Honor 6 Plus.
Design
The Huawei Honor 6 Plus is a typical example of what we've come to expect from Chinese brands. Original design has typically been hard to come across and unfortunately that remains true here as well. To call the Sony Xperia Z3 and the iPhone 5 inspirations for the Honor 6 Plus would be an understatement.The glass back and metallic edge running around the top, left and right of the handset have been lifted straight from the iPhone 5. The metallic edge and in fact even the bottom of the handset have been curved off in exactly the same fashion as the Sony Xperia Z3. This strange love child of the two very different designs will certainly make you raise an eyebrow at your first glance. That said, in it's favor the design isn't bad per se. ...
Uber has launched uberAUTO, the company's new services that lets you book a auto-rickshaw in Delhi. Uber currently has UberBLACK, UberX and the cheapest UberGO cab service in India. uberAUTO is currently cash-only service that requires you to pay cash at the end of your ride. You can use uberAUTO in the same app that now has a new option to select UberBLACK, UberX, UberGo or uberAUTO.
Coming to the pricing, Uber auto follows the fares set by Delhi state authorities, says the company. Uber doesn't charge any booking fee or additional charge to riders. Since it is cash only, you don't need any minimum balance in your Paytm account to book auto riders. uberAUTO competes with Ola Auto that was launched in select cities initially and expanded to Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune and Ahemdabad. It charges Rs.10 as convenience fee. It was also initially launched as cash-only service, but now it lets you pay for your rides using Ola money wallet.
You can use UBERAUTODELHI promo to get a free first ride up to Rs. 300 on uberAUTO till April 30th.
Samsung is looking forward to expand its Galaxy J series lineup with two mid range devices - J5 and J7. The company launched the Galaxy J1 smartphone in India in February.
Samsung has already trademarked J5 and J7 names in January. Now SamMobile has revealed specs of the Galaxy J5 and J7. First up, the Galaxy J5 (SM-J500F) will sport a 5.0-inch HD TFT LCD display and will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) processor. It will come with 1.5GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD card) and a 2,600 mAh battery to live.
On the other hand Galaxy J7 that had appeared in user agent profile last week will come with a a 5.5-inch HD TFT LCD display and powered by either a 1.2GHz or 1.5GHz octa-core Marvel PXA1936 processor fitted with 1.5GB of RAM and 4/8GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD card) and a 3000mAh battery.
Both models will arrive with a 13MP rear-facing camera and a 5MP front-facing camera, though there is a possibility that the final version of both devices may launch with an 8MP rear shooter and LTE connectivity. Moreover, both the phones will run on Android 5.1, making the Galaxy J5 and J7 Samsung's ...
