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Videocon A45 and A51, the company's new Android smartphones are on sale from online retailer Snapdeal. The Videocon A45 has a 5-inch (480 x 800 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz single-core processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). The A51 has a 5-inch FWVGA (854 x 480 pixels) touch screen display, powered by a dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Range of Android smartphones including the Videocon A47 A51, A53, A45, A27i and A15 appeared on the official website recently. This would compete with the recently launched Spice Smart Flo Pace 2 Mi-502 and the Micromax A72 Canvas Viva that was launched last month.
Videocon A45 specifications
5-inch (480 x 800 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1 GHz processor
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
11.5 mm thick
3.2MP rear camera
0.3 MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
2G (EDGE), Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, micro USB
256MB RAM, 512 MB internal memory, 16GB expandable memory with microSD
1800 mAh battery
Videocon A51 specifications
5-inch FWVGA (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
1GHz dual-core processor
5MP auto-focus camera with LED flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
11.3mm thick
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, aGPS
512MB RAM, 4GB Internal memory,Expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
2000 ...
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Reliance Communications has announced plans to expand its pan-India 2G network through 2G GSM Intra-Circle roaming agreements with existing operators to improve their network coverage. The company has announced that they have signed a pan-India 2G GSM ICR agreement with Aircel. They are in talks with several operators across the country for similar agreements.
This would offer wider coverage and uninterrupted service across the country and also let RCOM’s 2G GSM customers to roam seamlessly on all partner networks, free of any additional cost.
These roaming agreements will increase RCOM’s national 2G GSM network footprint by 10,000 base stations and aims to bring over 150 million customers. This would also significantly improve both outdoor and in-building coverage, providing enriched mobility and data experience for the Reliance customers. Agreements with existing telecom operators are likely be completed by the end of the second quarter of the financial year.
Facebook has released a new Windows Phone Beta app (version 5.0) for devices running on Windows Phone 8. This offers a redesign user interface (UI) and includes several much-requested features, including new support for high-resolution photos, post sharing, and Facebook Timeline. Since this is a separate app, you can install this beta app alongside the current Facebook app (version 4.2.1).
This follows the design of Facebook app on other platforms such as Android and iOS, and differs from the Windows Phone UI guidelines. Since this app is still in beta, it might crash or have bugs. You can report the bugs in the app by heading to Settings>About in the app.
Download Facebook for Windows Phone Beta for Windows Phone 8 from the Windows Phone Store for free.
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Samsung Galaxy Win Duos and Galaxy Fame Duos got a price tag earlier this week. Both these phones are now available from online retailer Flipkart priced at Rs. 17,900 and Rs. 10,900 respectively . The Samsung Galaxy Win Duos (GT-I8552) is listed on Flipkart as Galaxy Grand Quattro, but not on any other websites. The Samsung Galaxy Win was announced earlier this month and packs a 4.7-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) TFT display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. The Samsung Galaxy Fame was announced earlier this year and packs a 3.5-inch ( 480 × 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1 GHz processor. Both these phones run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and have dual SIM support with Always On feature that would forward calls to the other SIM.
Samsung Galaxy Win Duos (GT-I8552) specifications
4.7-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) TFT capactivie touch screen display
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
5MP Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash, 720p HD video recording
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with dual standby
9.65mm thick and weighs 143.9 grams
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, Expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G (HSDPA 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA 5.76 Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v 3.0, GPS
2000 mAh battery
Samsung Galaxy Fame Duos (S6812) specifications
3.5-inch ( 480 ...
Twitter has updated the Vine video sharing app for iPhone to version 1.1 that brings option to use the front-facing camera to record videos. You can just tap the button in the bottom left corner to switch to front-facing camera. The new version also brings option to tag people in your post using, just like you do on twitter. This has auto complete feature so that you don't need to type the full user handle.
Twitter launched the Vine app for iPhone earlier this year, and this year the major upgrade from version 1.0. Vine lets you upload a video clip up to 6 seconds directly from their mobile phone. The new update also brings improvements in people search and fixes for crashes and minor bugs. Twitter promised that the app would be released for other mobile platforms, but there is no sign of the applications yet.
Download Vine for iPhone from the Apple iTunes Store for free, if you don't have it yet.
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Huawei launched the Ascend Y300, the company’s latest mid-range Android smartphone in India earlier this month. We brought you the benchmarks of the device, here we have the compete review of the device. It has a 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display. It is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play (MSM8225) processor, which is also used in the Ascend G330D, G510 and G600. It runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with Emotion UI on top.
Hardware
The 4.0-inch IPS display with a resolution of 800 by 480 pixels and a pixel density of 233 ppi is not the best out there. You can clearly see the pentile stripes on the screen and it is a fingerprint magnet since the screen is glossy. The screen is bright and has good viewing angles. The bezel on the top and bottom are large, which makes the screen look small.
There is a VGA front-facing camera above the display. The ear piece is on the top most edge, above the Huawei branding. On the other side there is a LED notification light, which is invisible if it's not glowing. This is a nice addition to the phone, which is ...
Lava has launched the Iris 405, a new Android smartphone in the Iris Series. It has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and has a 1GHz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) instead of ICS. It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera similar to the Iris 455 that was launched earlier this month at a price tag of Rs. 7,799. It has dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Iris smartphones.
It comes per-loaded with several apps including Saavn and Fusion for music, Hike and Facebook to stay connected with friends and Lava’s own Lava Zone application to download songs, videos, and wallpapers.
Lava Iris 405 Specifications
4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1GHz dual-core processor
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with dual standby
5MP auto focus camera with LED flash, VGA front-facing camera
10.6mm thick
512MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory (2GB user memory), expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G (HSDPA 7.2Mbps; HSUPA: 5.76 Mbps) , WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, aGPS
3.5 mm audio jack, FM Radio
1400 mAh battery with up to 6 hours talk time (3G)
The Lava Iris 405 is priced at Rs. 7499.
The HTC M4 first leaked out back in February earlier this year. Thanks to evleaks, press image of the HTC M4 has surfaced that reveals that the phone would have a similar unibody design like the HTC One that was announced back in February. The phone would come with a 4.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display and a dual-core Snapdragon CPU as the earlier rumor suggested. It is also expected to come with a UltraPixel rear camera with LED Flash similar to the HTC One and Beats audio support support, but it would pack a 1700 mAh battery.
The HTC M4 is the mid-range device that looks similar to the One, just like the Galaxy S3 mini which looks similar to the Galaxy S3. Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy S4 mini later this year.
HTC M4 rumored Specifications
4.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display
1.7 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor
Android 4.2 Jellybean
UltraPixel rear camera with LED Flash, BSI Sensor
1.6 MP front-facing camera
3.5 mm headset jack, Beats audio support
2 GB RAM, 16GB internal memory
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS
1700 mAh non-removable battery
The HTC M4 might not be the final name of the device. It is expected at the end of the Q2 2013.
Source: Phonearena
Details of the Sony Honami and Togari surfaced earlier this week. The phone is rumored to come with a 16MP or a 20MP Cyber-shot CMOS sensor with Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash and a dual LED flash. Now new details of the phone has emerged that reveals that the phone would have a 1/1.6" Exmor RS stacked sensor with Sony Cybershot G Lens. It would have a Xenon or dual-LED flash, and plasma flash is also being considered.The camera would have a new user interface, new processing algorithm, similar to Sony's Cyber-shot digital cameras and Superior Auto Scene Recognition feature, an enhancement to the Superior Auto mode in the Xperia Z/ZL.
Here's an illustration from VR-Zone of the sensor size, compared to the other phones. The Nokia 808 PureView, with a total of 41 MegaPixels packed into a 1/1.2″ sensor has a pixel size of 1.4 microns, and the Nokia N8, achieves a pixel size of 1.75 microns with a 12 megapixel 1/1.83″ sensor. Both the Nokia Lumia 920 and the HTC One have a 1/3″ image sensor, however the Lumia 920 outputs images at 8MP resolution with a pixel size of 1.4 microns, and the HTC One uses large pixels ...
Videocon A45 and A51, the company's new Android smartphones are on sale from online retailer Snapdeal. The Videocon A45 has a 5-inch (480 x 800 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz single-core processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). The A51 has a 5-inch FWVGA (854 x 480 pixels) touch screen display, powered by a dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Range of Android smartphones including the Videocon A47 A51, A53, A45, A27i and A15 appeared on the official website recently. This would compete with the recently launched Spice Smart Flo Pace 2 Mi-502 and the Micromax A72 Canvas Viva that was launched last month.
Videocon A45 specifications
5-inch (480 x 800 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1 GHz processor
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
11.5 mm thick
3.2MP rear camera
0.3 MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
2G (EDGE), Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, micro USB
256MB RAM, 512 MB internal memory, 16GB expandable memory with microSD
1800 mAh battery
Videocon A51 specifications
5-inch FWVGA (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
1GHz dual-core processor
5MP auto-focus camera with LED flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
11.3mm thick
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, aGPS
512MB RAM, 4GB Internal memory,Expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
2000 ...
Sony Xperia L is now pre-order in India from online retailer Infibeam. The Xperia L was announced back in March along with the Xperia SP. The Xperia SP was launched in India last month. It has a 4.3-inch (854 x 480 pixels) Scratch-resistant capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8230 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean).
It comes with a 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, Exmor RS sensor, 720p HD video recording and a VGA front-facing camera. It also has a dedicated camera key and comes with a LED notification light below the display, similar to most of the recent Xperia devices.
Sony Xperia L Specifications
4.3-inch (854 x 480 pixels) Scratch-resistant capacitive touch screen display
1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8230 processor
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
8MP rear camera with LED Flash, Exmor RS sensor, 720p video recording
VGA (0.3MP) front-facing camera
9.7mm thick and weighs 137 grams
3G (HSPA+ 21 Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, aGPS, NFC
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
1750 mAh battery
The Sony Xperia L comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 18,990. It is available for pre-order from online retailer Infibeam. It is expected to ship on May 8th 2013.
Datawind, the company behind the low-cost Aakash tablets has announced that they have completed the Aakash 2 project by supplying 100,000 Aakash low-cost computing devices for IIT-Bombay (under the Indian Government’s Ministry of Human Resources Development’s National Mission for Education through Information Communication Technology). DataWind won the international tender to supply Aakash 1 devices at a cost of $49.98. It was modified to 98,000 Aakash2 devices and 2,000 devices with DataWind’s recommendations for Aakash3 at a cost of Rs.2,263 (~$41.61).Commercial version of the Aakash 2, the Ubislate 7Ci went on sale last November, and we reviewed it at the end of last year. The company launched the UbiSlate 7C+ Edge at a price of Rs. 5999, which would be DataWind's recommendation for the Aakash 3. The Aakash 3 tablet would come with a built-in quad-band EDGE modem, which would do away with the need for a separate dongle that costs about 50% of Aakash tablet.
Other features are similar including a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It is powered by 1 GHz Cortex A8 processor and has 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal memory and a front-facing camera. Specifications for the Aakash 4 is being prepared by the appropriate ...
MediaTek's chipsets are very popular with the range of budget smartphone manufacturers in India. We've seen our fair share of smartphones powered by the MT6589 chipset which strikes a good balance between power, battery life and perhaps what is more important for the category, price. The brand new MT6572 chipset will help drive costs even further down while providing more functionality for phones in that segment.
The dual core 1.2Ghz ARM Cortex A7 based processor supports HSPA+ 3G and TD-SCDMA for China based customers. The all in one chipset bundles Bluetooth, GPS and WiFi. The chipset can however power screens at only up to qHD resolution. Camera capabilities too top off at 5MP sensors and 720p video. This further reaffirms the fact that we will see this chip in the budget smartphone category. Going by recent trends, expect phones powered by the MT6572 to be available around June at a price point at or even below Rs. 10,000.
Looks like BlackBerry has found a replacement for Sunil Dutt who resigned as Managing Director of BlackBerry , India. BlackBerry has appointed Sunil Lalwani from within the company as the new Managing Director.He has been with the company since 2009 and was spearheading enterprise sales and has had stints at Nokia and Cisco in the past.
I had met Sunil during BlackBerry World 2011 and he seems a great fit for the job considering BlackBerry's current market position. Sunil has over 20 years of experience in the telecom space.
This is what Sunil Lalvani had to say about his new role- “BlackBerry is driving the adoption of its next generation of mobile computing platform with BlackBerry 10, and India is a key market for growth of the powerful platform. As I take up this new role, our focus will be to drive differentiated solutions for consumers and enterprise customers in India, providing a unique mobility experience that harnesses the full range of the BlackBerry offering.”
The Z10 is doing quite well for the company but BlackBerry surely needs a much more affordable BlackBerry 10 handset to tap the Indian smartphone market and regain its lost ground.The first QWERTY keyboard based BlackBerry 10 ...
Samsung launched the Galaxy S4 in India last week. We brought you benchmarks of the Galaxy S4 powered by the Exynos 5 Octa last week. Here we have the results for the Galaxy S4 powered by a Snapdragon 600 processor clocked at 1.9 GHz. The Exynos version uses Samsung's ARM big.LITTLE architecture with fours Cortex A15 chips clocked at 1.6 GHz and four Cortex A7 chips running at 1.2 GHz. The Exnos 5 Octa chip has a PowerVR SGX544MP3 GPU and the Snapdragon 600 chip has a Adreno 320 GPU. Let's see how these two phones perform in various benchmark tests.
Quadrant Benchmark
The Exynos 5 powered Galaxy S4 tops the Quadrant benchmark, and the Snapdragon 600 version is catching up in the second place.
AnTuTu Benchmark 3.3
Again both the versions of the Galaxy S4 tops the AnTuTu Benchmark 3.3.
Vellamo 2.0 (HTML5)
In the Vellamo 2.0 HTML browser benchmark test, the is Exynos 5 version is in the 3rd place, but the Snapdragon version is in the 5th place, behind the Note 2.
Linpack Single Thread
The Exynos version tops the Linpack single thread benchmark with the Snapdragon version following it.
Linpack Multi-Thread
Here the Exynos-powered S4 tops the Linpack Multi-thread benchmark, and the Snapdragon-powered S4 holds the ...
Apple and Samsung are once again the leading tablet vendors by shipments in Q1 2013, according to a report by Research Firm IDC (International Data Corporation). The worldwide tablet market grew 142.4% year-over-year in the Q1 2013, with shipments of 49.2 million, compared to 20.3 million units in the Q1 2012. Apple shipped 19.5 million units of iPad in Q4 2012, beating IDC's forecast of 18.7 million units. This is a 65.3 percent increase year-over-year, but the market share is down to 39.6% compared to 43.6 percent in the last quarter. Apple reported quarterly revenue of $43.6 billion and quarterly net profit of $9.5 billion in their last quarter.
According to the tablet above, Samsung holds the second spot with 8.8 million shipment and 17.9% market, that are better than the previous quarter. It has 282.6% growth year-over-year. Asus has jumped to the 3rd spot over taking Amazon. Asus now has 5.5% market share and sees a whopping 350% growth YoY. Microsoft that was out of the tablet market race till now grabs the 5th spot by shipping 900 thousand units of Surface RT and Surface Pro tablets and has 1.8% market share.
It is clear that Android is the top smartphone operating system, now it is clear ...
Rovio has released the Angry Birds Friends for Android, iPhone and iPad as they announced last month. Angry Birds Friends was released on Facebook last year. It has new weekly tournaments that would let you win bronze, silver and gold crown on the levels, play new weekly levels and earn power-ups through tournament mode. There are also daily rewards and option to send and receive gifts of power-ups with your friends. You can also share details about your accomplishments with friends.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPWSIb6o7zM
Features of Angry Birds Friends
Tournaments with new levels every week!
Challenge your Facebook friends for bronze, silver, and gold trophies!
Brag, send gifts, and invite your Facebook friends to play!
Four classic power-ups, plus one exclusive to Angry Birds Friends on mobile!
Daily rewards!
Free bird-coins just for completing the tutorial!
Syncs automatically with your game on Facebook!
Download Angry Birds Friends (Free): Android | iPhone and iPad
Huawei released the Ascend G510, a mid-range Android smartphone at a price tag of Rs. 10990. Here we have the unboxing of the device. The Huawei Ascend G510 packs a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei Emotion UI. This mid-range phone lies between the Huawei Ascend G600 and the Ascend G330 that were launched earlier this year. We reviewed the Ascend Y300 recently.
Box Contents
Huawei Ascend G510 handset
USB cable
2-pin Charger
User guide
1750 mAh Battery
There is a large 4.5-inch FWVGA screen at a pixel resolution of 854 by 480 pixels at 217 ppi pixel density.
There is a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera on the top.
There are the usual capacitive touch buttons for back, home and menu, below the display.
There is power button and a volume rocker on the right side.
There is a micro USB slot on the bottom part of the right side of the phone. You can see the tiny microphone hole on the bottom.
The 3.5mm audio jack is on the top.
There is a 5-megapixel auto focus camera on the back along with an LED flash. There is a secondary ...
Spice Stellar Slatepad Mi-725 that surfaced on the official website is now on sale from online retailer Saholic. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS. It comes with a 3.2-megapixel auto focus rear camera and has a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 3G and voice calling support via SIM card slot. Spice launched the Stellar Pad Mi-1010, a 10.1-inch tablet earlier this year, and this is the company’s first tablet with 3G and voice calling support in the Stellar series.
Spice Stellar Slatepad Mi-725 specifications
7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1 GHz processor
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
12.2 mm thick and weighs 450 grams
3.2MP auto focus rear camera
1.3MP front-facing camera
3.5 mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G HSPA, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
512MB DDR2 RAM, 4GB internal memory (500MB user memory), 32GB expandable memory with microSD
3000 mAh battery
The Spice Stellar Slatepad is priced at Rs. 9,999, but Saholic offers is at a discounted price of Rs. 8,499.
Source: Saholic
If you follow the tech scene closely , you must have heard about these slightly expensive cameras sold in the name of Lytro. The main highlight of Lytro cameras is the ability to focus objects in the picture after you have clicked the picture. One company Pelican Imaging based in Mountain View, California ( yes the same town as Google) is working on array camera technology for mobile devices.And we might see one of the first devices with such technology debut in 2014 which is not that far away. Users always struggle to get the focus right on both cameras and mobile devices and a technology which promises Click now , focus later will be a a great solution and a feature to boast on your mobile phone.
It is interesting that Qualcomm and Nokia Growth Partners have invested in the company alongside several venture capital firms and raised over $20M from these set of investors.The company aims to disrupt the mobile photography space.
Check out this video from Pelican Imaging which gives you an idea about the technology
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JovK9-Ig0Cg
Qualcomm actually gave a brief demo of how this technology works at MWC 2013 earlier this year and mentioned that the Snapdragon 800 chip ...
We'd previously reported on Nokia having tried to get a ban on HTC One sales in the Netherlands due to the use of their proprietary HAAC microphone technology. The high amplitude microphone allows the user to get a clear recording without any clipping in case of extremely loud audio.The blame has been placed on ST Microelectronics who did not have the permission to license out the microphones till February of 2014. HTC has however removed the dual membrane microphone from its spec sheets and is working on their own technology to integrate it into the One.
The company maintains that all current devices are equipped with the mic and this will not affect sales. In addition, HTC will continue to integrate STM microphones in the One until it exhausts the supplies in its warehouse. HTC has issues a statement on the matter and we've included it below for your perusal.
Nokia has NOT obtained an injunction in the Netherlands, or anywhere else, against the HTC One.
The Dutch proceedings were brought by Nokia solely against STM. HTC was not sued by Nokia in the Netherlands.
The Dutch injunction prohibits STM from selling certain microphones to any company other than Nokia for a limited period.
The ...
