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A month after launching A50S, A52+, A12 Star and A11 Star smartphones, Karbonn is back with two new entry-level smartphones, Karbonn A1+ Super and Karbonn A5 Turbo running Android 4.4 (KitKat). Both these smartphones have 3.5-inch HVGA screens. The A1+ Super has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera and is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor.
The A5 Turbo has a 3-megapixel rear camera and is powered by a 1GHz processor. Other features of these smartphones include, FM Radio, 2G (EDGE) connectivity, Dual SIM support, 256MB RAM, expansion slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, G-Sensor and Proximity Sensor. The Karbonn A1+ Super 1250 mAh battery, but the battery capacity of the A5 Turbo is not available yet.
Commenting on the launch, Sudhir Hasija, Chairman of Karbonn Mobiles, said,
Today, an estimated 117 million subscribers are using smartphones in India, which with an expected 45% increase over the next 2 years is placed to grow to nearly 240 million consumers. With consumer-centric activities being the fulcrum of operations at Karbonn, we understand the varied needs of consumers, and thus seek to capture this upcoming market with a range of smartphones that understand their focused needs.
Today, a large segment of consumers are shifting from feature phones to smartphones ...
LG's G Watch is amongst the first Android Wear running devices out there and has achieved moderate success amongst the enthusiast circles. With early adoption comes a bit of a risk though and this was witnessed by an increasing number of users in the form of corrosion buildup on the POGO pins located at the back of the watch. LG is now pushing out a software update to fix this hardware issue.
OTA update build number KMV78Y is now heading out to users and is supposed to fix the corrosion build up spotted on the exposed charging POGO pins placed at the rear of the watch. While LG did not officially comment on the update, a support representatives comment can be seen below.
LG TV, Monitors, AV and IT Support
Recently it has come to our attention that a small number of G Watch devices have been reported to have developed discoloration and residue buildup on the terminal pins located on the back. While completely safe and unlikely to affect charging, LG will be rolling out a maintenance release over the next few days that will disable the current when the G Watch is not in the charging dock. The maintenance release will ...
Obi Mobiles launched the Octopus S520, the company’s first smartphone last month. We already brought the unboxing of the Octopus S520 smartphone, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a 1.66 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor which as 8 ARM Cortex-A7 CPUs and is based on 28nm HPM. It has a Mali 450-MP4 GPU, comes with a 5-inch HD display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). We already have quite a few smartphones in India powered by the same Octa-Core chip. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.
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Quadrant Benchmark
It scored 17795 points and topped the Quadrant benchmark
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
It managed to score 27,129 points in the AnTuTu Benchmark 4.
Vellamo 2 HTML5
It tops the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark by scoring 2329 points.
Vellamo 2 Metal
It managed to score 694 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsytem performance test.
Linpack Single Thread
It managed to clock around 145 MFLOPS in the Linpack single thread benchmark.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It managed to clock around 267.7 MFLOPS in the Linpack Multi-Thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
It clocked 60.5 fps in the NenaMark 2 GPU benchmark.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
It clocked 14.7 fps in the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex OnScreen benchmark, slightly better than the Intex Aqua Octa powered by the same processor.
Basemark X 1.0 HD (Onscreen)
It ...
Celkon has launched Signature Two A500, the company's new budget smartphone in the Signature series in partnership with Flipkart. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera.
It is 9.9mm thick, comes with dual SIM support, 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot and 2000mAh battery. It would compete with recently launched Zenfone 4 and Moto E that lies in the similar price range.
At the launch, Murali Retineni, Executive Director Celkon Mobiles said,
At Celkon, our endeavor is to bring out the best each time we launch an offering. We look forward to the success of this latest model in Signature series. We always strive to combine the best in quality with the latest features to create a wow experience for our customers. The Signature A500 will certainly be a unique and engaging device for all. We are pleased to have this partnership with Flipkart to enable reaching out to the entire country with this exciting new model.
Celkon Signature Two A500 Specifications
5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572M processor with Mali 400 GPU
Android ...
Nokia Networks has topped China Mobile’s quality assessment of its commercial TD-LTE network. The company is touted to report best network performance as well as the fastest network implementation across the top 10 provincial capitals in China.
Nokia Networks first launched live TD-LTE for China Mobile in the Fuzhou city. The Fuzhou network also achieved excellent quality based on performance metrics such as network coverage, interference level, voice and data quality. Currently, Nokia Networks supplies TD-LTE technology to 18 out of the 31 provinces of China Mobile.
“The China Mobile study proves that Nokia Networks is providing best-in-class network performance in commercial TD-LTE networks. We are delighted to offer China Mobile top network quality for an unmatched customer experience and a seamless rollout that translates to fast availability of user services.”
said Xue Rui, head of delivery of Greater China region at Nokia Networks in an official release.
The successful rollout of the new technology has been enabled by expert planning, optimization and project management services from Nokia Networks
Google is reportedly preparing a tool that will allows Nexus 5 owners to get customized cases for their phone. Dubbed as 'Google Workshop' the tool will also offer a live wallpaper as per users choice along with the case.
Exclusive information about the Google Workshop projects was leaked by Android Police. It boasts of a page layout screenshot from the Google Play Store that reads "Make your phone unique inside and out". According to report, the tool at present will be exclusive to Nexus 5 devices.
Google Workshop will feature two main components "MapMe" and "Moments". The former allows users to create custom cases based on a certain location, while the accompanying live wallpaper will show weather information and tweets from the same place. Workshop’s Moments feature lets users import photos from their computer or Google+ albums and set them as custom case images and live wallpapers.
It is not known if Google will bring the the Workshop tool to other Android phones and tablets as well. Also, no information about pricing and availability of the service in known as it is still in its development stage. Motorola already offers similar service Moto Maker for its devices.
via:Android Police
Photos of an alleged iPad Air 2 rear shell have leaked online. The images show a rear shell with a redesigned speaker grill and a relocated rear microphone next to the camera.
Some photos have been published to the Chinese social networking site Weibo, which are believed to be the rear shell casing for the next-generation iPad Air. As per the images, it looks like Apple has changed the size and position of the speakers. The speaker grille now features one row of large holes instead of two rows of tiny holes, and it looks like the rear mic has been relocated. It also shows recessed volume control buttons and a new microphone next to the camera lens.
The Apple iPad Air 2 is expected to include the Touch ID fingerprint scanner, embedded in the home button. In addition, the new iPad Air could also feature a faster A8 processor, which is expected to improve the tablet’s performance and battery life. Despite a handful of changes, the overall design does bear a striking resemblance to the current design of the iPad.
The latest photo leak comes months after the Front panels of the iPad Air 2 were leaked in April this year.
via: Apple Insider
Live images of the Black Samsung Galaxy Alpha showed up last month. It was said to come with aluminium build on the sides, now new images of the white variant of the Samsung Galaxy Alpha has surfaced on a weibo, showing off the phone's brushed metal frame on the sides of the phone. It also has shiny chrome rim around.
According to earlier rumors, the Galaxy Alpha is expected to come with a 4.8-inch 720p screen, octa-core Exynos 5 Octa 5433 or quad-core Snapdragon 805 SoC, 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, 2 GB of RAM, 32GB of non-expandable internal memory Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), fingerprint scanner and heart rate sensor. It would also come in 6.7-inch version, according to the same weibo user who leaked these images.
Last week in the earnings release, Samsung announced that it would release premium mobile devices and a new flagship smartphone with a large screen. The premium device could be the Galaxy Alpha and the large-screen flagship device could be Note 4.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is expected to be unveiled on August 13th, ahead of the Galaxy Note 4 event at IFA in Berlin on September 3rd.
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Like every year, Samsung will announce the next generation of the Galaxy Note 4 later this year. Following tradition, it was expected that the Korean giant would launch it at IFA and right on cue, Samsung has started sending out invitations for its Galaxy Note 4 launch event ahead of IFA in Berlin.
There's been a lot of speculation around the capabilities of the next generation Note phablet and once again, it is expected to ship in both Qualcomm and Exynos variants depending on the market. The screen might see another bump up in size but most rumors still maintain a 5.7" Super AMOLED screen is what you'll get. What has changed however is the resolution and you should expect to see a 2K panel here which should result in a nice bump in the pixel density. A retina sensor might also make the cut though its effectiveness in low lighting conditions would be questionable.
Being a part of the Note series, the phablet will continue to have an active digitizer with a stylus thrown in for good measure. Rumors abound that the company is planning to use new types of materials in the handset and that it will also include a ...
Mobile gamers all around have a lot to look forward to later this year. 2K Games, the studio behind the hit franchise, BioShock, today announced that the first game in the franchise will be making its way over to the iOS platform. The company says that BioShock on the iPhone and iPad will be a premium game and hence will carry a price tag that will be anywhere from $10 to $30.
The studio has managed to port the entire game without cutting corners on the essentials. Lighting, shadows have taken a hit and the textures are not as high resolution as on PC or consoles. As Engadget reports, fire effects in particular are poor to look at. Given the medium, the game loses the grandeur of the original and it really is best placed with a controller in hand. That said, you can still play the game using a controller on the iPad. While there is no word on pricing, we do know that the game will not run on older iOS devices. You'll need an iPad Air, iPad Mini 2, iPad 4 or the iPhone 5/5c or 5s to be able to play it. The game will also not include ...
Micromax is the leading mobile phone vendor in India based on shipments, according to a report from CounterPoint Research. Last week's Canalys report revealed that Motorola overtook Nokia to become the fourth largest smartphone vendor in India in Q2 2014. According to the CounterPoint Research report, Indian mobile phone market grew 2% annually and smartphone segment grew 68% annually.
Indian brands captured more than two-thirds of the total mobile phone shipments and more than half of the smartphone shipments. Micromax overtook Samsung to become leading mobile phone supplier brand in India in Q2 2014 with 16.6% market share. Samsung was pushed to the second spot, which has 14.4% share. Nokia, Karbonn and Lava grabs the next three spots.
Samsung is the leading smartphone vendor with 25.3% market share and Micromax comes second with 19.1% market share. Karbonn, Motorola and Nokia hold the next three spots. Motorola pushes Nokia, Apple, Sony and other to grab the fourth spot with strong sales of just three smartphones, Moto E, Moto G and Moto G. There is a huge competition between Karbonn, Motorola, Celkon, Nokia, Apple and Sony, since all these companies are so close, says the report.
Micromax also became the leading feature phone supplier overtaking Nokia for the first time. Micromax ...
Oppo unveiled the N1 mini, a smaller variant of the Oppo N1 with a 13-megapixel rotating camera back in June. Today, OPPO Mobile India started teasing the India launch of the smartphone on its social platforms. It says "Revolutionary 24 Mega Pixels Ultra HD Camera, Coming Soon!" with caption Mini in size Max on fun. The 13-megapixel camera on the Oppo N1 mini has Sony IMX214 stacked sensor, 6-element lens, f/2.0 aperture and LED flash. It is also capable of capturing 24 megapixel photos.
Oppo N1 mini Specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU
Android-based Color OS 1.4 ROM
13MP rotating camera with Sony sensor and LED Flash
3.5mm audio jack
9.2 mm thick and weighs 150 grams
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory
4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2140 mAh battery
The Oppo N1 mini comes in white, blue and yellow colors. Oppo is yet to reveal the date for India launch, where we will get to know the pricing of the phone. The smartphone retails for 2699 Chinese Yuan.
We reviewed the Silk White 16GB version of the OnePlus One recently with smooth back cover. We unboxed the 64GB Sandstone Black variant of the OnePlus One recently that has a textured back cover. Here we have the photo gallery of the smartphone that would offer you a glimpse of the phone from all the angles. At a price of just $299 for the 16GB variant and $349 for the 64GB variant, this is definitely unbeatable when it comes to value for money. Check out the images below.
Recommended: OnePlus One Giveaway
The bootscreen shows the companies Never Settle Motto.
It also shows the CyanogenMod logo since it comes with CyanogenMod 11S ROM based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It recently got the official stock Android 4.4.4 ROM.
The 5.5-inch Full HD display at a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels is gorgeous. It also comes with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection.
It has magnesium frame, comes with a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and a LED notification light.
It has dedicated capacitive touch buttons.
The dual speakers, microphone and micro USB slot are present on the bottom. The texted back cover extends to the top and the bottom of the phone.
The 3.5mm audio jack and the secondary microphone are present on the top.
The removable back cover offers rugged feel and doesn't ...
Samsung isn't having the best week. First, local Indian manufacturer Micromax toppled the Korean giant to claim the number one spot in India. Next, China's Xiaomi (that's been making waves in India as well) replaced Samsung as the numero uno maker in China.
The report by Canalys indicates that 4 year old Xiaomi owned 14 percent of the market share, while Samsung's share plummeted to 12 percent. This is the first time that Xiaomi has overtaken the consumer electronics giant from China.
Xiaomi had yet been producing flagship level phones are attractive prices before launching their uber-popular Hongmi series of smartphones, which later came to be known as the Redmi series for international markets. Devices from the Redmi series of smartphones are sold at extremely competitive prices, often making them cheaper than even local brands.
The Redmi series is expected to launch in India this month, with the Redmi 1S and the Redmi Note. While the Redmi 1S is a Snapdragon 400 powered Motorola Moto G competitor, the Redmi Note is more of a mix-and-match sort of a device with an octa-core processor, 5.5-inch display and a super lightweight price tag.
Microsoft has released first update for Windows Phone 8.1 to developers. The company's Corporate Vice President Joe Belfiore officially announced the update at an event in Beijing yesterday. One of the most important feature of the update is support for Microsoft's virtual assistant Cortana.
"We have been thrilled by the excitement around Cortana in Windows Phone 8.1. And we’re excited to make her available for people in China and the UK with this update as a “beta” and in Canada, India, and Australia as an “alpha”.
said Windows Phone head Joe Belfiore in a company blog post.
The update also brings support for Live Folders, a feature that will allow Windows Phone users to better organize their main screens. Users now get the ability to send and receive data over a virtual private network when connected to Wi-Fi hotspots. A new “Apps Corner” mode allows businesses to control how specific apps are launched, which could be used to create things like retail demos. In addition the Windows Phone app store got a live tile.
Although it is a developer release, anybody with a Windows Phone can register freely to install the update through Microsoft's App Studio program. Microsoft is adding the ability to invoke Cortana hands-free in your car ...
We already know a bunch of specs and details about the upcoming iPhone 6 launch. One of the information which is highly expected is that Apple will launch iPhone 6 in two models -5.5 inch and 4.7 inch model. Now, a fresh report from Cowen & Co. analyst Timothy Arcuri is suggesting that the Apple will add more powerful and faster processor to 5.5 inch iPhone 6 model than the 4.7 inch one.
Arcuri also said that the processor in the 5.5-inch model could ship with a larger die, hinting at a more wide-ranging architectural split. A larger die might be a sign that the 5.5-inch model will feature additional on-die silicon, such as a larger array of graphics processing cores. Alternatively, it might suggest that Apple will make the two chips — believed to be the "A8" — in different fabrication plants using different processes.
Apple has given different processors to devices in the same category in the past. For example, the iPad Air features a faster 1.39GHz A7 processor, while the iPad Mini with Retina display comes with a slightly less powerful version of the A7, which clocks in at 1.29GHz.
Finally, Arucri also believes that both iPhone 6 models “could sport different touch modules” Apple is ...
A month after launching A50S, A52+, A12 Star and A11 Star smartphones, Karbonn is back with two new entry-level smartphones, Karbonn A1+ Super and Karbonn A5 Turbo running Android 4.4 (KitKat). Both these smartphones have 3.5-inch HVGA screens. The A1+ Super has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera and is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor.
The A5 Turbo has a 3-megapixel rear camera and is powered by a 1GHz processor. Other features of these smartphones include, FM Radio, 2G (EDGE) connectivity, Dual SIM support, 256MB RAM, expansion slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, G-Sensor and Proximity Sensor. The Karbonn A1+ Super 1250 mAh battery, but the battery capacity of the A5 Turbo is not available yet.
Commenting on the launch, Sudhir Hasija, Chairman of Karbonn Mobiles, said,
Today, an estimated 117 million subscribers are using smartphones in India, which with an expected 45% increase over the next 2 years is placed to grow to nearly 240 million consumers. With consumer-centric activities being the fulcrum of operations at Karbonn, we understand the varied needs of consumers, and thus seek to capture this upcoming market with a range of smartphones that understand their focused needs.
Today, a large segment of consumers are shifting from feature phones to smartphones ...
Huawei hinted a possible phone launch last week by sending press invites for IFA in Berlin. Today, a leaked photo is suggesting that the company will add a metal back to the Huawei Ascend D3.
As per the leaked photo, it looks like the rear panel of the phone is made out of metal. Ascend D3 is a successor to the Ascend D2 that was launched in January 2013. In addition to the metal plate, it looks like Huawei will also add a finger print scanner to the phone. The leaked photo shows a three cutouts on the rear back panel of which two are most likely for camera and flash. However, the third one can be for a fingerprint scanner. There is a strong possibility that the it could be for something else.
The Ascend D3 will most likely be unveiled next month at IFA, and is rumored to feature a 6-inch (1920 x 1080) display, a homegrown Huawei octa-core HiSilicon Kirin 920 processor, 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal memory, 13 MP rear camera, 5 MP front-facing camera, and will run on Android 4.4 KitKat.
via:PhoneArena
Xiaomi Mi3 got the first update (KXDMIBE18.0) in India couple of weeks back, now a new KXDMIBF22.0 update is available for Indian users as well as Malaysia, Philippines and more countries. This updates brings 'Resend all' function in Outbox, optimizations and bug fixes.
Xiaomi Mi3 KXDMIBF22.0 Changelog
Messaging
Optimization - Optimized UI of Notification messages. Support viewing messages by types by pulling down (06-04)
Optimization - Optimized UI of Notification messages. Support viewing messages by types by pulling down (06-04)
Fix - Homescreen popup window did not show incoming messages' content (05-27)
E-mail
New - Added 'Resend all' function in Outbox (05-28)
Optimization - Enhanced speed of batch operation (05-28)
Optimization - Exchange account login procedure (05-28)
Optimization - There will be a reminder if a mail was not sent out (06-10)
Optimization - The add attachment button will always show in the mail composing page (06-10)
Calendar
Fix - Sometimes, app would stop responding (06-18)
Fix - Could not open calendar if not logged into a Xiaomi account (06-10)
Fix - Sometimes, app would stop responding (06-18)
You can check out the complete changelog of the update in the MIUI forum here.
The third batch of Mi3 units goes on sale in India at 2PM today. Xiaomi already confirmed that it would sell about 15,000 units of Mi3s today. There are ...
Xiaomi introduced the MiPad, its first tablet back in May. The company showed off the tablet at the Mi3 launch event in India last month. We brought you the photo gallery and the first hands-on impressions of the tablet from the event. We managed to get the 64GB variant of the tablet from China, check out the unboxing below.
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Box Contents
Xiaomi MiPad tablet in white
2-pin charger
micro USB cable
microSD card ejector tool
user manual
The MiPad has a 7.9-inch (2048 × 1536 pixels) display at 326 ppi with 4:3 aspect ratio, similar to the iPad mini. This has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection as well. It has Android capacitive touch buttons below the screen. It is powered by a 2.2 GHz NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor with 192-core Kepler GPU. Since the GPU is powerful, hope we can expect the gaming performance to be better compared to other Android tablets. We will let you know about the gaming performance of the tablet soon.
It runs on MIUI ROM based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). The UI looks similar to the iOS. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
The rear camera is a 8-megapixel module with Sony BSI stacked sensor, 1080p video recording and f/2.0 aperture.
It has 2GB of RAM, 16 or 64GB of ...
iBall Slide 3G Q7271-IPS20, the company's latest tablet in the Slide Performance series is now available on sale on eBay. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) IPS display, powered by a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera.
It has 3G connectivity, dual SIM support, voice calling and Wire-free FM Radio with built-in antenna. It has metallic back cover. Most of the specifications of the tablet are similar to the Slide 3G 7334Q-10 that was launched earlier this year.
iBall Slide 3G Q7271 Specifications
7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) IPS display
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
1.3 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-400MP GPU
Dual SIM with dual standby
2MP rear camera with LED flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, Wire-Free FM Radio with antenna
3G HSPA+ (via SIM card slots), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n , Bluetooth, GPS / A-GPS
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with microSD
3000 mAh battery
The iBall Slide 3G Q7271-IPS20 comes in Gold with Black color and is priced at Rs. 8,303 online.
