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Micromax is all set to launch the Canvas Fire A093 in its new Canvas Fire series. Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom reports that the phone would be priced at Rs. 6,299. It would come with a 4-inch WVGA screen. Even though the retailer doesn't reveal any other details about the smartphone, Russian website hi-tech.mail.ru reveals that the smartphones would come with dual front-facing speakers.
Micromax Canvas Fire A093 specifications
4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) IPS display
1.3 GHz quad-core processor
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with dual standby
5MP fixed focus rear camera with LED Flash
0.3MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
512MB RAM, 4GB of internal storage (1.5GB mass storage, 650MB for apps),Expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
1750 mAh battery
According to the Russian website, Micromax also plans to launch the Canvas Fire A104 with a 4.5-inch display, dual front-facing stereo speakers, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash, front-facing camera, Dual SIM support, microSD expansion slot and a 1900 mAh battery. It also reveals that the Micromax A190 that was leaked recently would be called Canvas HD Plus.
Micromax Canvas Fire A093 would be available in Black with Gold, White with Gold, Black with Silver and White with Silver colors. ...
Along with the Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6, Asus also launched the Zenfone 4 in India today. It comes in two variants. The Asus Zenfone 4 (A400CG) has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive multi touch display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI that is upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
The Asus Zenfone 4 (A450CG) has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive multi touch display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
Asus Zenfone 4 (A400CG) specifications
4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive multi touch display with Corning gorilla glass protection
1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU
Dual SIM with dual standby (micro SIMs)
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI, upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat)
5MP rear camera
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
12.3mm thick and weighs 120g
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB via microSD
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
1600 mAh battery
Asus Zenfone 4 (A450CG) specifications
4.5-inch (854 ...
Micromax is all set to launch the Canvas Fire A093 in its new Canvas Fire series. Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom reports that the phone would be priced at Rs. 6,299. It would come with a 4-inch WVGA screen. Even though the retailer doesn't reveal any other details about the smartphone, Russian website hi-tech.mail.ru reveals that the smartphones would come with dual front-facing speakers.
Micromax Canvas Fire A093 specifications
4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) IPS display
1.3 GHz quad-core processor
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with dual standby
5MP fixed focus rear camera with LED Flash
0.3MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
512MB RAM, 4GB of internal storage (1.5GB mass storage, 650MB for apps),Expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
1750 mAh battery
According to the Russian website, Micromax also plans to launch the Canvas Fire A104 with a 4.5-inch display, dual front-facing stereo speakers, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash, front-facing camera, Dual SIM support, microSD expansion slot and a 1900 mAh battery. It also reveals that the Micromax A190 that was leaked recently would be called Canvas HD Plus.
Micromax Canvas Fire A093 would be available in Black with Gold, White with Gold, Black with Silver and White with Silver colors. ...
The Xiaomi Mi3 we reviewed yesterday, has been officially priced in India for Rs. 14,999. The phone comes with a 5 inch 1080p screen and a minimalistic design and build wraps around the display to bring forth a solid device. While we discussed about its design, build and ergonomics in our review, we find it apt that the device receive a separate photo walkthrough without too much of text coming in the way. So, here you go, a separate photo gallery for the Xiaomi Mi3, which, in case you are planning to get one, could be helpful.
The black variant looks dark and stealthy which is a good thing. However, it does look like a Nokia N9 without the curved back.
The body is a single piece of matte plastic that tends to gather a lot of fingerprints and smudges over the period of use.
The Mi logo is made visible on the front as well as the back, and it's flashy, with a gloss that reminds us of the Apple logos on the back of iPhones.
If the design wasn't enough, even the buttons are styled to look like the N9.
The attention to detail is very interesting on the Mi3, as it has ...
Asus announced three devices under the Zenfone series at the CES in January this year. These phones come in screen sizes ranging from 4 to 6 inches. Asus launched Zenfone 5 in 8GB and 16GB variants today in India that starts at Rs. 9,999. We got a chance to experience the ZenFone 5 before the launch today. Our review unit is 8GB gold colour variant.
Unboxing
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmZXR3xodT4
Check out our unboxing video above and report here.
Design
The Asus Zenfone 5 is encompassed in a plastic body with but has a metal-coloured matte finish to it. Like other Asus trademark devices, the phone has brushed metal that are a bit thick at edges. It has a metallic band below the capacitive buttons at the bottom with some texture that gives a premium look to the phone. Also present at the front of the phone is the LED notification light next to front facing camera. It is 10.3mm thick and weighs 145 grams.
It has 3.5 mm audio jack at the top and a micro USB charging port at the bottom. While the power button and the volume rockers are situated on the right hand side edge of the phone. I personally felt that the volume rocker ...
Yesterday, there were reports that paid apps are not working properly on Android Wear devices. Now, it looks like Google has taken the issue in their hands and released a workaround. Under this workaround paid app makers are required to manually package files differently.
"The assets/ directory of those apps, which contains the wearable APK, cannot be extracted or read by the wearable installer.The workaround is to place the wearable APK in the res/raw directory instead",
said Google on the Android developer blog.
Google offers a four-step guide on how to manually package paid apps, and Google says it will issue an update to the SDK build tools that will remove the need for the workaround. The company is accepting that it a temporary workaround and not a final solution for the problem.
Google Play Store added a dedicated Android Wear app section last week that has about 25 apps from various categories ranging from health, social, games etc. Currently LG G watch and Samsung Gear Live are the two smartwatches that are running on Android Wear.
LG L90 Dual in the L Series III lineup went on sale in India back in March. We brought you the unboxing of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks. The L90 dual is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226) ARM Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.19 GHz with Adreno 305 GPU. It has a 4.7-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) IPS display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let us check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEHdTsC-8E4
Quadrant Benchmark
It scored 8848 points in the Quadrant benchmark, better than most smartphones, including Moto G that has the same processor.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
In the AnTuTu benchmark, it scores 17898 points and grabs the second spot once again.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
It managed to score 1077 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It scored 556 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU Subsystem performance test.
Linpack Single Thread
It managed to clock around 85.9 MFLOPS in the Linpack Single Thread benchmark.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It managed to clock around 215.9 MFLOPS in the Linpack Multi-Thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
It clocked 59.9 FPS in the Nenamark 2 GPU benchmark.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
It topped the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex OnScreen by clocking 14.5 fps.
Basemark X 1.0 HD (Onscreen)
It clocked 11.5 FPS in the Basemark X 1.0 HD OnScreen ...
Xiaomi entered the Indian market earlier this week with the Mi3 that would go on sale in the country soon. The Xiaomi Mi3 is still its flagship smartphone that was announced last year. Today, the company's co-founder and president Lin Bin announced on Weibo that Xiaomi will hold their annual product launch event on July 22nd.
The image shared by the Xiaomi president shows the number 4 in a metal background along with the caption The journey of a piece of steel metal, so it is likely to be the Mi4 with metal build.
Earlier rumors and the live images revealed that Mi4 would come with a metal build. He already announced that Xiaomi would launch smartphones with LTE support, so the Mi4 is likely to come with 4G LTE connectivity.
According to earlier rumors, the Xiaomi Mi4 would come with a 5.2-inch 1080p display, Nvidia Tegra K1 or Snapdragon 801 / 805 SoC, 3GB RAM and a 13-megapixel rear camera. We should know more details about the smartphone at the launch on July 22nd.
Google has officially launched Android mirroring on the Chromecast. Originally announced at the I/O the feature will let Chromecast owners with Android devices to “cast” mobile apps, photos, videos, and anything else from their device’s screen over to their TV sets.
"Now, anything on your Android device will appear on the TV. You can share photos stored on your phone with a group of friends, or scope out the scenery for your next family vacation together on the big screen using Google Earth."
wrote Chromecast product manager Ambarish Kenghe in a blog post.
In order to start mirroring, users will have to open the Chromecast app, select “Cast Screen” from the navigation drawer, and then choose the Chromecast device connected to your television. To use the feature, Android users will need the updated Chromecast version 1.7 app found in the Google Play Store. In addition to video, mirroring feature also supports sound and will play out of your TV’s speaker set-up, as opposed to through your phone’s speakers.
As the feature is currently in beta it is not available to all Android devices yet. Only selected popular models from Samsung, LG and HTC can avail the feature. Nexus users can start using the feature right away simply by heading to Quick ...
Google has updated Gmail for Android with with the ability attach files directly from Google Drive. Users can directly insert files, photos, and documents to Gmail with this latest update.
Prior to this update, users had to attach file” through an email draft, then select to share a file from Google Drive. Also, users can change the sharing setting of the file before sending it. In addition, the Gmail team announced that the autocomplete feature when inserting contacts should be faster and more accurate when composing a message. Google said that these features will be rolling out over the next few days. Those who cannot wait for the update can download the APK file from Android Police.
Gmail App for Android clocked 1 billion downloads in May. Also, yesterday Gmail for feature phones got 13 new languages.
Microsoft is adding video editing capabilities to Windows Phone 8.1 by launching a new app. Dubbed as Tuner, the app will enable users to edit MP4 clips and add effects to movies on their phone.
The app also provides the ability for users to flip, crop, rotate, trim, mirror, and change the speed of your video. They can also adjust exposure, saturation, volume level and even add a soundtrack to their clips. When creating a video, you can also add music through the music library on the device, letting people make an attractive creation. The Tuner app also gets filters for your videos to give them a a new look.
Unfortunately MixRadio and Xbox Music tracks cannot be used due to their DRM protections, so audio tracks are limited to MP3 files stored on a phone. While you can't upload directly to Vine or Instagram from the app, you can save your finished work of art and send it via email or as a text message. Once you save it on your device, then you can upload it to a social network.
The Video Tuner app is now available for download at the Windows Phone Store. The app which weighs 40MB in size ...
Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy Ace NXT (SM-G313H), an entry-level smartphone in the Galaxy series in India soon. Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom reports that the phone would be priced at Rs. 7,399 (MOP) and the MRP would be Rs. 8,550. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Young 2 (SM-G130H) and Galaxy Star 2 (SM-G130E), entry level smartphones with 3.5-inch HVGA displays, single-core processor and Android 4.4 (KitKat).
According to the retailer, the Samsung Galaxy Ace NXT 3G connectivity, 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, back cover with matte finish and 10.3mm thickness. Since it has Duos branding, it is expected to come with Dual SIM support.
As seen in the GFXBench listing, the Samsung SM-G313H would come with a 4-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz single-core Spreadtrum SC7715 processor with Mali-400 GPU and run on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat). It would come with 4GB of internal storage with expansion slot.
The Samsung Galaxy Ace NXT would come with Black and White colors and the stocks are expected to arrive soon, according to the retailer.
Google has updated its Camera app with an ability to take a photo using Android Wear devices. The version 2.3 will use the smartwatches as a remote shutter for your smartphone's camera.
The update adds a card to an Android Wear watch that appears when the app is launched on a tablet or a smartphone. This card will then show a large capture button that, when pressed, will count down from three and take a photo. A preview, of the image that has been taken showcases on the watch. Users just have to tap a button on their smartwatch to take the picture -- a preview of the photo will even be displayed on Android Wear.
Google Camera app also gets a redesigned Panorama mode UI that makes its easier to take images. It must be noted that this feature will only work with Google's Camera app since it contains a mini APK specifically for the purpose.
The update is rolling out slowly but users who want to grab the update now can download the APK file from the source link below. Owners of LG G watch and Samsung Gear Live can use the camera update as these are the two devices that ...
LG has announced that the LG G3's Smart Keyboard would get a new update this month with new features. LG introduced the Smart Keyboard with the LG G3 and also implemented it the latest G Pad devices that started rolling out last month. The LG Smart Keyboard has adaptive technology that learns as the user types, for faster input with fewer mistakes. It also has an option to adjust the height to fit user’s hands and position of the thumbs.
The new update would bring some unique features including application-based text suggestion that suggests words depending on the application. New features include,
Emoji Suggestion: Recommends most appropriate emoticon to represent a specific word
Application-based Text Tone Suggestion: Learns from users’ typing habits and suggests the most commonly used words depending on the application.
Next Word Suggestion: Uses contextual analysis and studies the user’s style over time to suggest the next word or symbol.
Bilingual Word Suggestion: Automatically detects and changes to the correct language without requiring the user to manually switch languages.
Real-time Path Input: Lets users enter text by fluidly tracing their finger in one continuous motion across the keyboard.
The Smart Keyboard update for LG G3 users starting this month via LG update center. ...
German court has ordered Motorola to stop smartphone sale over the infringe on an antenna design patent. The Mannheim Regional Court has ordered to cease all Moto X and Moto G sales in Germany, as the company is allegedly infringing on antenna related patents held by German firm LPKF Laser & Electronics.
The patent relates to the process of placing the antenna onto a curved plastic design, which is a process that is fairly common in the mobile world. This technology is also used in Motorola's Moto X and Moto G for wireless radios and hence the court has issued the ban. The court also ordered Motorola Deutschland to recall phones that infringe on the patent. In addition of stopping the sales, the court has also ordered Motorola to pay compensation to LPKF.
Motorola has appealed for the same issue in the high court and hopes to that the ban is lifted soon. In the meantime, the ban is going to affect Motorola as Moto X and Moto G are popular and has garnered great reviews.
Via
With an aim to increase the buzz about its upcoming smartwatch, Motorola has released a new video. The video talks about the round design and origins of the idea behind creating the Moto 360 smartwatch.
The Moto 360 stands out from its contemporaries with stylish design and a refreshed look due to its round dial. Titled as “Moto 360: Why a Watch”, the video explains the reason behind choosing a round dial. Product leader Lior Ron touts in the video that being round the watch offers more screen space at a single glance. He goes on saying that people are generally comfortable wearing a round dial watch instead of a square.
The video does not give any new details about the watch and just increases the hype around it. Moto 360 which is powered by Android Wear is expected to come later this summer. Meanwhile, LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live are available in the Play Store.
Check out the latest Moto 360 video released by Motorola below
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9AVQtNIvoU
Via
After several rumors HP Slate 7 VoiceTab Ultra and Slate 8 Plus have appeared on the official HP website. The HP Slate 7 VoiceTab Ultra has a 7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core Huawei HiSilicon processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. All the specifications of the tablet are similar to the Huawei MediaPad X1 that was unveiled earlier this year at the MWC 2014.
It also comes with LTE support and also has a dual SIM variant. The Slate 8 Plus has a similar specifications of the Huawei MediaPad M1, including a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display, 1.6 GHz quad-core Huawei HiSilicon processor and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). According to 91Mobiles, who has got hands-on of the prototype units says these have Huawei’s Emotion UI 2.0.
HP Slate 7 VoiceTab Ultra specifications
7-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) capacitive multi-touch LTPS display
1.6 GHz quad-core HiSilicon processor with Mali 450 GPU
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
5-megapixel front-facing camera
Dual SIM (Optional)
7.18mm thick and weighs 239 grams
2GB RAM, 16GB Internal storage, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth OTG, GPS, USB OTG
5000 mAh battery
HP Slate ...
LG trademarked the G3 Vista name recently along with the G3 Beat that was spotted in China. Now @evleaks has released the press image of the LG G Vista (VS880) smartphone headed to Verizon in the U.S. along with the specifications. The phone looks like G3 with rear power and lock buttons, but it is more wider. According to the leak, it would come with a 5.7-inch HD display, powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8926) processor with Adreno 305 GPU and run on Android 4.4 (KitKat).
It would come with a 8-megapixel rear camera with single LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
LG G Vista (VS880) rumored specifications
5.5-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) HD IPS display
Snapdragon 400 (MSM8926) processor with Adreno 305 GPU
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
9.1mm thick, Weight: 168 grams
8MP rear camera with LED Flash
1.3MP front-facing camera
1.5GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi , Bluetooth , GPS
3200mAh battery
It is not clear when LG plans to release the LG G Vista for Verizon or if it would launch globally, but the date in the image indicates that it could arrive early August.
The LTE revolution is upon us, and more markets are LTE ready than ever before. This has apparently caused Samsung to feel the heat, with other popular fabricators such as Qualcomm already having on-board LTE SoCs in the market.
Consequently, Samsung announced the ModAP earlier today, which happens to be their first ever LTE SoC. However, that's probably the only high-end feature (if you like to call it that) the SoC boasts; it comes with what we believe is a rather mildly powered CPU on board, which as mentioned before, comes with 4 cores.
No clock frequency info was outed, so it'd be safe to assume this isn't going to be a Snapdragon 801 killer. What Samsung did mention though was that the 4x cores on the CPU use the 28nm manufacturing process.
The 4G LTE modem that the ModAP has on board can work with speeds of up to LTE-A, meaning you're going to be future proof with this one. However, it's not yet clear if it'll be full 225Mbps capable or just 150Mbps.
According to the company, the ModAP is capable of multitasking, high-res cameras and other usual features that you see on SoCs these days. However, there's no word yet if ...
LG L90 Dual, the latest dual SIM smartphone in the L Series III lineup from LG went on sale in India back in March. We brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks of the smartphone recently, here we have the complete review of the smartphone. The L90 dual has an unique compact design, powered by quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box. Is it worth the price? Let us find out in the review.
Unboxing
We brought you the unboxing recently, check out the LG L90 Dual unboxing below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDvvbyiMVLo
Box Contents
The box contents include,
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
Hardware and Design
The L90 Dual has a 4.7-inch display at a resolution of 960 by 540 pixels with a pixel density of 234 ppi. Even though the display is not sharp due to low pixel density, it is bright, but the viewing angles are limited. Since the phone lacks an ambient light sensor, you have to adjust the brightness manually depending on the environment, especially while viewing videos. The screen is glossy, hence it becomes a fingerprint magnet.
On the top there is an earpiece on the ...
Samsung's homegrown app store is now called as "Galaxy Apps". The company has revamped the app store for smartphones and tablets and renamed it along with adding hundreds of apps exclusive to Samsung devices.
Galaxy Apps also gets a user interface overhaul along with making it more streamlined and responsive. The store is now divided into a handful of categories, such as Best Picks, Top, and For Galaxy. It will also highlight special offers as well as apps designed specifically for Samsung products.
One of the main reasons for the revamp app store is to segregate app stores depending on the operating system as the company now has devices running on Android as well as Tizen. The Galaxy Apps store started rolling out on Thursday and will eventually be available to all of Samsung's users worldwide.
