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Oppo made its Indian debut not too long ago, and has been consistently bringing in all the devices from its international portfolio here. After the Oppo N1, the next flagship device(s) to land here in India are the Find 7a and more importantly, the Find 7. Both these devices were announced for the Indian market, with prices at Rs. 31,990 for the Find 7a and Rs. 37,990 for the Find 7. The major differences between those two? The display, and the amount of RAM, with the rest of them only minor. The Oppo Find 7 is truly a successor to the Find 5 though, as the Find 7, much like its predecessor, has one of the firsts in the world, when it comes to the display. But quad HD resolution on a 5.5" screen with the latest Snapdragon processor also qualifies the Find 7 for the top end competition, which includes the likes of LG G3. With that said, we have it here in the retail form, and here is our unboxing treatment of the Find 7, to give you a fairly decent look at the hardware as well as the software -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wqJNaqe5N8
The box, apart from its usual contents, has ...
Xiaomi today announced that it has sold 26.11 million smartphones in the first half of 2014. This is a 271% increase compared to its sales last year. In the year 2012 the company shipped 7.19 million units, and in 2013 it shipped 18.7 million units, so it has already exceeded the combined sales of both 2012 and 2013 within the first half of 2014.
It still aims to sell 60 million smartphones in 2014 as it announced earlier this year. Xiaomi founder Lei Jun said this goal does not seem difficult after looking at the first-half results. Coming to the revenues, Xiaomi has posted revenue of RMB 33 billion (US$5.32 billion) for the first half of 2014, up 149% compared to 2013.
It already expanded to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines and plans to expand to India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Russia, Turkey, Brazil and Mexico by 2014. The Xiaomi India website went live last month and the company is expected to launch their first smartphones in the country in coming weeks.
Google has been updating Drive with various features since last week. First it allowed the ability to edit Microsoft Office files and offline supports for Docs, Sheets and Slides. Also, the Drive app for Android got an update with revamped UI and more. Today, Google has made Docs and Sheet app compatible with recently announced Android L. The move comes from Google just two days after discontinuing QuickOffice from Play Store.
Docs and Sheet gets a complete overhauled UI that brings it in line of the developer preview. There are now few icons in the action bar and both the apps gets a floating “new document” button that allows you to create a new file from anywhere within the app. Microsoft Office compatibility has also been added to both the apps this means Docs can now create and edit Word docs while Sheets can create and edit Excel. File list can also be easily differentiated between Word and Doc files.
Users can open files from device and storage on both the apps and they can send word, pdf and excel files.In case of Sheets, the update adds new editing UI, charts, graphs formula lists, and autofill in while Docs gets spellcheck. Sheets ...
Videocon Mobiles has launched VPhone Grande, the company's latest feature phone with premium sleek design to match its smartphone lineup. It has rubberized back for better grip and comes with two inter-changeable back panels. It has a 2.8-inch QVGA screen, comes with support for 6 regional languages like Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and more, has a range of features such as Movie Juke Box Application, Security Inbox, Smart Auto Call Recording and Smart Call Divert.
Regarding the new launch, Jerold Pereira, CEO, Videocon Telecom said,
Feature Phones category still retains a mega share of the Indian mobile handset market. Normally phone designs are staid & boring. There is a shift towards premium ID’s in feature phones. Vphone Grande is Videocon first step to make the Feature phone category exciting with premium design, international looks & great features at an affordable price
Features of Videocon VPhone Grande
2.8-inch QVGA (320 x 240 pixels)
Dual Sim support
1.3MP Camera with LED flash
Support for 6 regional languages
Audio and Video Player
WAP/GPRS, Bluetooth with A2DP
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with Recording
Local Search, Security Inbox, Smart Call Divert
Expandable Memory up to 32GB
1100mAh Battery
The VPhone Grande is priced at Rs. 1950 and comes with two additional back covers.
Karbonn has teamed up with Flipkart to launch Karbonn Smart A50S, A52+, A12 Star and A11 Star smartphones on Flipkart. The Karbonn Smart A50S and the A52 Plus have 3.5-inch (480 x 320 Pixels) HVGA displays, run on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), features a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Both these have dual SIM support and comes with 2G (EDGE) connectivity.
Kalyan Krishnamurthy, SVP – Retail at Flipkart said,
It is our continuous endeavour to make technology available easily and at affordable prices to the greater masses of India. In this digital age, we believe every Indian should have access to a smartphone. These Karbonn phones that have been made exclusively for Flipkart customers are a step in that direction.
The Karbonn Smart A12 Star and A11 Star have a 4-inch and 4.3-inch WVGA displays, respectively. These run on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), features a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Both these have dual SIM support and comes with 3G connectivity.
All these smartphones are powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and comes with microSD expansion slot. The A50S has 256MB RAM and 2GB of internal storage. All the other smartphones have 512MB RAM and 4GB ...
Motorola Moto E, Micromax Unite 2, Xolo Q600s and Lava Iris X1 are part of the affordable value for money series of smartphones under the Rs.8,000 price tag and today, we put all of them against each other to help you make a better choice when you are about to purchase a budget smartphone. In this small comparison, we consider the display, performance, the camera, gaming and battery life of the smartphones to help you get a better perspective about these smartphones.
All these smartphones have dual-SIM capability and come with Android 4.4.2 KitKat out of the box.
Display
The specification of the displays is as follows -
Motorola Moto E - 4.3inch qHD (540x960 pixels) display 256ppi
Micromax Unite 2 - 4.7inch WVGA (480x800 pixels) display 199ppi
Lava Iris X1 - 4.5inch FWVGA (480x854 pixels) display 218ppi
Xolo Q600s - 4.5inch qHD (540x960 pixels) display 245ppi
Moto E is the sharpest display in terms of pixel density, but it is also the smallest and is the only in the lot to have on-screen buttons. So it has a comparatively very small display. Unite 2 has the biggest display amongst the lot, but also has the least dense display with just a WVGA display and a pixel density ...
Gionee has started rolling Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for the Gionne Elife S5.5, the world's slimmest smartphone. Along with the Android 4.4's features such as wireless printing, support for emojis and more, this update also brings a new layout, update for Amigo Paper and Game Zone with a new UI, updated GioneeXender app and more.
New features in Gionne Elife S5.5 Android 4.4 update
Android upgrade to KitKat
New Desktop Layout
Removed the World Cricket Champion
Added Du Speed Booster for faster operations
Updated Amigo Paper with a brand new UI design
Updated Game Zone with new interface design
Updated GioneeXender for optimised performance and further improved the linking success rate
The Android 4.4 update for the Gionne S5.5 is about 865 MB and is rolling out over-the-air (OTA). You can go to Settings, About phone, System updates and check for updates if you have not received update notification. The Gionne Elife E7 that was launched earlier this year, before the S5.5 is yet to get the KitKat update.
Google added SMS integration to Hangout last year in October. The feature that was launched to encourage use of Hangouts allowed users to get their Hangouts instant-messages sent them over SMS in case they don't have an internet connection.
Users simply add their phone number to Hangouts in order to receive notifications. The feature is only available in countries with limited mobile data connectivity like India and Africa where internet penetration is still in nascent stage. An unofficial blog of news on Google dubbed as Google Operating System has claimed that SMS for Hangouts will shutdown on July 2.
As now Hangouts support SMS natively, Google might have decided to axe the service. Also, user still send and receive text and multimedia messages in the Hangouts app. It must be noted that Google has not officially confirmed this move however, 9to5 Google claims that a Google spokesperson has confirmed the killing of SMS for Hangouts.
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Oppo made its Indian debut not too long ago, and has been consistently bringing in all the devices from its international portfolio here. After the Oppo N1, the next flagship device(s) to land here in India are the Find 7a and more importantly, the Find 7. Both these devices were announced for the Indian market, with prices at Rs. 31,990 for the Find 7a and Rs. 37,990 for the Find 7. The major differences between those two? The display, and the amount of RAM, with the rest of them only minor. The Oppo Find 7 is truly a successor to the Find 5 though, as the Find 7, much like its predecessor, has one of the firsts in the world, when it comes to the display. But quad HD resolution on a 5.5" screen with the latest Snapdragon processor also qualifies the Find 7 for the top end competition, which includes the likes of LG G3. With that said, we have it here in the retail form, and here is our unboxing treatment of the Find 7, to give you a fairly decent look at the hardware as well as the software -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wqJNaqe5N8
The box, apart from its usual contents, has ...
Swipe launched the Konnect 5.0, its first smartphone in the Konnect series recently priced at Rs. 8,999. We already brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks of the device, here we have the complete review of the smartphone. The specifications of the smartphone is better than its competitors in this price range. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.
Unboxing
We unboxed the Swipe Konnect 5.0 recently. Check out the unboxing below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kQostTlTK4
Box Contents
The box contents include,
Swipe Konnect 5.0 in black
micro USB cable
2-pin charger
in-ear headset
Flip cover
1950 mAh battery
User manual with warranty card
Hardware and Design
The Swipe Konnect 5.0 has a unique design compared to other smartphones in the range. It has curved corners and a curved back. The 5-inch IPS display with a pixel resolution of 960 by 540 has a pixel density of 220 PPI. The display is bright, has good viewing angles and the sunlight legibility is good, but the screen is not sharp.
Since the display doesn't have a scratch resistant glass, it is prone it scratches. It is recommended to use the bundled flip covers to protect the display from scratches. Since the display is glossy, it attracts fingerprints. The smartphone is 148mm tall, bit taller ...
The Xolo Q1010i got the Android 4.4 (KitKat) update few days back. Today Xolo has released the Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) update for the Xolo Q1010 as it promised in May. The Xolo Q1010 was released back in February running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Xolo promised Android KitKat update for a range of older devices including, Q700S, Q3000 and more. Hope Xolo would roll out the KitKat updates for its older devices soon since it already started selling smartphones running Android 4.4 out of the box.
The Android 4.4 (KitKat) update brings restyled status and navigation bars, color emoji, printing support, a new camera UI, new phone dialer with ability to look up contacts directly from the dial pad, see and tap frequent contacts, and search your corporate directory easily, under the hood improvements and more.
This update is currently not available over-the-air (OTA), and you need to download the 316MB file from the official Xolo support site and load it to the smartphone manually. You can find out the complete instructions from the Xolo support page (PDF).
LG G3 Prime, an enhanced variant of the LG G3 has been rumored to be in the works for quite sometime now. UA Profile of the LG smartphone with the model number LG-F460L and codenamed Tiger has surfaced online that shows APQ8084, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 SoC onboard. The LG-F460L that ends in L is expected to head to Korean operator LGU+. The LG-F460S, another variant that is expected to head to SK Telecom (SKT) has passed Bluetooth certification.
Other than these, the UA Profile and the Bluetooth SIG doesn't reveal any other details. Samsung launched the Galaxy S5 LTE-A with Snapdragon 805 and Quad HD display last month for the Korean market. The LG G3 Prime is also expected to launch only in Korea and support LTE Advanced that would offer download speed of up to 225 Mbps with the new Qualcomm MDM9635 modem that supports speed of up to 300 Mbps.
It rumored to come with IP67 certification for dust and water resistance. Other specifications are likely to be similar to the LG G3, including a 5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) Quad HD IPS display at 538ppi, 13MP rear camera with OIS, Dual LED Flash, Laser Auto Focus, 3GB RAM and 16GB internal ...
Earlier this week Amazon India said that it would bring the Samsung Galaxy K zoom to India exclusively. Amazon India has just announced that the camera-centric smartphone would be available for pre-order on its website for Rs. 29,999 starting today midnight. It would launch in India exclusively on Amazon.in on July 9th, 2014 and the pre-orders will ship on the same date.
The Galaxy K zoom has a 20.7-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor, 4.4-44mm lens with 10x optical zoom, Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) and Xenon Flash. It has a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED screen, powered by a Hexa-Core processor (1.7 GHz Dual Core Cortex A15+ 1.3 GHz Quad Core Cortex A7) and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with the latest Samsung Touchwiz UX.It has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRrIa2PiWjg
Samsung Galaxy K zoom specifications
4.8-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display
1.7 GHz Dual Core + 1.3 GHz Quad Core Exynos (5260) processor with Mali-T624 GPU
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
20.7MP rear camera with Xenon Flash, BSI Sensor, OIS and 10x optical zoom, 1080p video at 60 fps
2MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack
2GB RAM, 8GB internal memory and expandable up to 64GB with microSD
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Bluetooth v4.0 LE, aGPS + GLONASS and NFC
2,430mAh battery
For the ...
LG L90 Dual, the company's top-end smartphone in the L Series III lineup went on sale in India earlier this year. The L90 Dual has a 4.7-inch qHD IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Google's custom skin on top. It also has LG Knock Code, a new customizable option to unlock the phone by tapping the lockscreen number of times in number of ways. Check out the unboxing video below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDvvbyiMVLo
Box Contents
LG L90 Dual in Black
Earphones with mic
2-pin charger (5V-0.85A)
Micro USB cable
Warranty card and Quick start guide
2540 mAh battery
Check out more couple more images of box contents below
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LG L90 Dual specifications
4.7-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU
Android 4.4 KitKat
Dual SIM with dedicated SIM switch key
8MP rear camera with LED flash
1.3MP front-facing camera
1GB RAM, 8GB Internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Dimensions: 131.6 x 66.0 x 9.7mm
3G (HSPA+21Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2,540 mAh battery
It phone has a minimal bezel on the side, hence it feels compact. It has dual SIM support with dedicated SIM switch key to quickly switch between the SIM cards easily. The smartphone ...
Microsoft and Canon have signed a patent cross-licensing agreement. The company did not disclose the exact term of the deal but said that both will share intellectual property on a "broad range of products and services," including those for certain digital imaging and mobile consumer products.
“This collaborative approach with Canon allows us to deliver inventive technologies that benefit consumers around the world. Microsoft believes cooperative licensing is an effective way to accelerate innovation while reducing patent disputes.”
said Nick Psyhogeos, GM, associate general counsel, IP Licensing of the Innovation and Intellectual Property Group at Microsoft in a statement.
Today's patent agreement isn't the first forged by the two companies. In 2009, Microsoft said that Canon was among the first firms to sign up for a licensing program for its Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) technology. Back in April Microsoft signed a patent agreement with Motorola Solutions and signed an agreement with Dell in April.
Since Microsoft launched its IP licensing program in December 2003, the company has entered into more than 1,100 licensing agreements and continues to develop programs that open Microsoft’s IP portfolio for customers, partners and competitors. We have seen a number of patent cross licencing agreement lately. Earlier this year, Samsung signed a 10 year ...
Google has announced a major update to Google Play Services to all the Android devices worldwide. The 5.0 update to Google Play Services brings support to Android Wear. This will bring new APIs that will let developers connect their apps to wearable devices running Android Wear. It will also allow them to easily sync information between their phone apps and wearable devices.
This release introduces Android wearable services APIs, Dynamic Security Provider and App Indexing, whilst also including updates to the Google Play game services, Cast, Drive, Wallet, Analytics, and Mobile Ads.
posted Google in a developer blog.
The update includes security fixes, as well as APIs that make it easier for Google's search app to link to information within apps. Google Play Services 5.0 also provides a dynamic security provider, which is a replacement of the secure networking APIs. This will allow Google to update security patches more rapidly. Also, Google Play Games will get Quests, which will reward players without the need to update the game, and users will also get the ability save game progress. In addition, users can pause a game on one device and resume where you left of on another.
By updating Google Play Services, Google is effectively adding ...
HTC has announced the HTC One (M8) dual SIM, the dual SIM variant of the HTC One (M8) that was unveiled earlier this year. Other than the dual SIM support, all the other features are similar to the single SIM variant, including a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass protection, quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, Android 4.4 (KitKat) with the new HTC Sense 6.0 UI.
It has Duo camera setup with a primary UltraPixel camera and a secondary rear camera to capture depth information, dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
HTC One (M8) dual SIM Specifications
5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection
2.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU
Android 4.4 (KitKat) with HTC Sense 6.0
Dual SIM support
UltraPixel primary rear camera with dual LED Flash, BSI Sensor,F/2.0 aperture and 28 mm lens
Secondary rear camera to capture depth information
5 MP front-facing camera
Full HD (1080p) video recording with HDR Video
3.5 mm headset jack, FM radio with RDS, HTC BoomSound
Dual front-facing stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers, HTC Sense Voice
Infrared remote control
nano SIM
2 GB RAM, 16GB / 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi ...
Microsoft is preparing tablet version of its Office on Android tablets, according to a report from The Verge. The company is seeking beta testers for the same and has posted a sign-up page where individuals and companies can register their interest in testing pre-release versions of Office.
The “pre-release program” includes all aspects of Microsoft's productivity suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Visio, Access, Publisher and Outlook. The program allows users who are interested in getting an early look at new software to sign up for a chance to be included in early beta tests prior to the official rollout. Business users can also sign up to test beta versions of Exchange, SharePoint and Project.
About a year ago, the company released a smartphone-compatible version. Microsoft released Office for iPad in March this year and was an instant hit. The Android version of the Office will reportedly be optimized for touch similar to the iPad version. Anyone interested in joining the beta-testing fraternity for Android Office on their tablet ought to visit this Microsoft page to formally submit an application.
It will be interesting to see how does Office for Android Tablet turn out, as Google recently integrated QuickOffice into Doc, Sheets and Slides recently that includes Microsoft Office editing.
Via:The Verge
LG F70, the company's latest mid-range LTE smartphone that was spotted on official LG India website is now available from online retailer Infibeam in India. It was announced earlier this year at the MWC and packs a 4.5-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat).
It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with tri-band LTE connectivity, including the 2300 MHz LTE (Band 40), comes with 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage with expansion slot and a 2440 mAh battery. This listing was first spotted by AndroidOS.in.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4nldC2TW9E
LG F70 specifications
4.5-inch (800 x 400 pixels) IPS display
1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
5MP rear camera depending on the market
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
1GB RAM,4GB Internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Dimensions: 127.5 x 66.4 x 9.95 mm; Weight: 129.6
LTE/ 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, NFC
2,440 mAh battery
The LG F70 comes in black and white colors and is available online for at Rs. 18,499, while the MRP of the smartphone is Rs. 19,500.
Spice has launched Stellar 445, the latest smartphone in the Stellar series. It has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
It has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support, similar to most phones in Stellar range. It comes pre-loaded with OLX, WhatsApp and more apps. Spice also offers 2GB of free storage on Spice Cloud to backup your data. It has Snapdragon audio+ Technology for enhanced audio output, support for multiple Indian languages such as English, Hindi, Bangla, Tamil, Telugu and Marathi and has Swift Keyboard.
Commenting on the launch, T M Ramakrishnan, CEO – Devices, Spice Retail Ltd, said,
This is the first 10.16 cm smartphone from Spice with a Quad Core processor that enables multitasking and faster speed. Through the multiple Indian languages option in our products we intend to reach out to the masses with the readiness of their choice of language in their mobiles. The idea to empower every Indian through their smartphones has been our engine of growth and we have been working towards it by proliferating data ...
LG had a successful rollout of its flagship phone LG G3 in May. Now, it looks like the company is involved in making other variants of the G3. According to LG's trademark filing on USPTO, LG has claimed trademark on four more G3 names for next variants of the phone.
The company has trademarked names like G3 Beat, G3 Lite, G3 Vigor and G3 Vista. Out of this, just few days back, we saw the LG Beat in China and it is touted that it could be the G3 mini. The report states that G3 Lite sounds like a mini version of G3 while G3 Vista can possibly be a Verizon exclusive model as we heard rumors about LG G Vista. At the end there is G3 Vigor whose specifications cannot be predicted.
It is not clear if LG is actually preparing other variants of the G3, but as the LG Beat has already surfaced in China, we might as well see other model trademarked by the company in near future.
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