November 27, 2014, 11:09 pm
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Jolla has now stretched three new goals for its tablet project. The company has said that it will add the option for Jolla Tablet owners in Europe to upgrade their device to a 3.5G HSDPA for $30 if the campaign hits $2.5 million.
If the company hits $1.5 million, the Android-compatible Sailfish OS tablet will get MicroSDHC support, allowing it to take memory cards of up to 128GB in size. If it hits $1.75 million, it will gain the ability to view and run two apps simultaneously, split-screen-style. And if $2.5 million is pledged, it will gain 3.5G cellular connectivity. Jolla will then look to make the cellular-connected version available in other markets later.
Jolla announced the tablet earlier this month that has 7.89-inch (2048 × 1536 pixels) display at 330 ppi, powered by a 1.8GHz quad-core Intel Atom processor and runs on Jolla Sailfish OS 2.0. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 2 GB of RAM, 32 GB of internal memory, microSD card support, and a 4300 mAh battery. The tablet is 7.7mm thin and weighs 384 grams.
The Jolla Tablet crowd-funding campaign is running until 9 December. The company is aiming to ship the finished device by May ...
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November 28, 2014, 12:44 am
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Samsung Galaxy A7, the third smartphone from the A series has just landed at FCC. The specifications of the phone which has a model number (SM-A700) have been leaked earlier.
According to the FCC listing, the Galaxy A7 will sport a 5.2-inch screen with 1920x1080 pixel resolution. It will be powered by a 64-bit Snapdragon 615 processor and have 2 GB of RAM, and 16 GB of internal memory. Other features include 12 MP rear camera and 5MP front camera. Running on Android 4.4 KitKat, the A7 will support Bluetooth, WiFi and 4G LTE. All the phones in the A series support LTE connectivity.
The Galaxy A7 had appeared in GFX benchmark last month. It is said to be the costliest of the three as it will be priced between $450-$500, as per previous report. Also, it is touted that the Galaxy A7 will be sold in selected countries as the device might give a tough competition to its recently launched Galaxy Alpha thereby eating its sales. As the phone has visited FCC it is expected to be launched soon. Samsung ha already announced the Galaxy A3 and A5 last month that have a unibody metal design.
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November 28, 2014, 1:03 am
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OnePlus is now offering the OnePlus One without an invite. There is no Pre-order time limit or queue. Even though the OnePlus One invite system still exists, the company introduced pre-order system in October for few hours and the second pre-order event was held on November 17th. If you live in any of the launch countries, you can order the 16GB Silk White version or the 64GB Sandstone Black version for $299 and $349, respectively.
This offer is available only for limited period or till stocks last, probably till the weekend. OnePlus promises to ship all the orders by December 25th. Sadly this is not available Indian users, since India requires a special invite to purchase the smartphone from Amazon starting from December 2nd. We will know the pricing for India on the launch day.
OnePlus is also offering huge discounts on a range of accessories including the JBL E1+ Earphones, OnePlus Silver Bullet headphones, OnePlus Tempered Glass Screen Protector and more as a part of their Black Friday deal for a limited period.
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November 28, 2014, 1:43 am
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Apple has given its Watch website a major overhaul with new information and photos. The Apple Watch website has listed some of the new and important features of the Apple Watch.
The website now has detailed descriptions of various features and functions of the watch across the separate pages labeled as ‘Timekeeping,’ ‘New Ways to Connect,’ ‘Health & Fitness’ and so on. The new Timekeeping page reveals more about some of the watch faces that are included with the Apple Watch, including details about Complications. This is a specialized function on a watch face like moon phases, sunrise and sunset. The watch face allows the user to adjust the amount of detail from ‘light to rich.’It displays four examples of customization for the watch face. Apple notes that different watch faces will allow you to toggle between colors with various levels of time including “minutes, seconds, and milliseconds.”
In case of the New Ways to connect section the page shows different ways in which the Watch opens up new ways to keep in touch with the people on a user’s contact list. Watch users can send a tap, draw a picture, or share their heartbeat with other Apple Watch wearers, but they can also send and receive text messages, ...
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November 28, 2014, 2:52 am
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Gionee launched the Elife S5.1, the company’s thinnest smartphone in India recently for Rs. 18,999. We recently brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a 1.66 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with 8 ARM Cortex-A7 CPUs and is based on 28nm HPM. It has Mali 450-MP4 GPU, comes with 1GB RAM, 4.8-inch HD display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Amigo UI on top. Check out the synthetic benchmark results below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PpY5SXtPMw
Quadrant Benchmark
It managed to score 13806 points in Quadrant benchmark.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
It managed to score 27217 points in the AnTuTu 4 Benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
It grabs the second spot, better than most other octa-core smartphones in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmarks.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
Again it grabs the second spot, this time behind the Elife S5.5 by scoring 726 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal benchmark.
Linpack Single Thread
It clocked around 146 MFLOPS in the Linpack Single Thread benchmark.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It managed to clock around 303.9 MFLOPS in the Linpack Multi-Thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
It topped the NenaMark 2 GPU benchmark by clocking 61.8 fps.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
It topped the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex OnScreen benchmark too, by clocking 16.5 fps.
Basemark X ...
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November 28, 2014, 3:18 am
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Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with the Xiaomi Redmi Note that was announced back in March.
The iPhone 6 Plus sports a 5.5 inch Retina HD display screen (1920 x 1080 pixels) and is powered by a new Apple A8 processor. Redmi Note on the other hand has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display based on OGS technology and 178-degree wide viewing angle. It is powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450 GPU and has 2GB RAM.
The iPhone 6 Plus runs on iOS 8 while the Redmi runs on MIUI v5 based on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The former has a 1.2MP front facing FaceTime camera with with 720p HD video recording while the latter has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
The iPhone 6 Plus has the trademark physical home button along with the Touch ID fingerprint sensor. While the Redmi Note has capacitive touch buttons below the display.
iPhone 6 Plus has an aluminium unibody design and have curved edges and the ...
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November 28, 2014, 4:46 am
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Cyanogen Inc. recently announced an exclusive partnership with Micromax in India to build Cyanogen OS for Yu branded devices launching in December. It also said that Cyanogen OS will not support any other devices shipping in India with future updates including Lollipop. OnePlus has now come forward to announce that it will offer own builds for the OnePlus One smartphones in India and the first community build will be available starting December, with the final build ready by February 2015.
On the official OnePlus website, Carl Pei – Director, OnePlus Global, said:
We can’t explain Cyanogen’s decision because we don't fully understand it ourselves. But we can explain exactly how we'll continue offering our fans in India an amazing user experience and support for this device. OnePlus was founded not even a year ago and we have grown and evolved immeasurably since then. But our priorities have never wavered: our product and our users.
Over the past year, we've often reflected on ways to better serve both. Those reflections led us to start developing our own Android team, as we've previously announced. That team was put in place originally to build the software which would power our future devices. So, though it’s not ...
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November 28, 2014, 5:15 am
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Xolo has launched Opus 3, the company's latest smartphone in the Opus series It has a 5-inch HD display, powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Sony Exmor R sensor and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 88-degree wide-angle lens for better selfies.
It has 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slots and packs a 2500mAh battery, similar to the Xolo Opus HD that was unveiled last month. The Opus HD got a price cut to Rs. 8,499, recently.
Xolo Opus 3 specifications
5-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) IPS display
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor with 533 MHz Mali 400 MP2
8MP Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash, Sony Exmor R sensor, 5P Lens and f/2.0 aperture
5MP front-facing camera, 88-degree wide-angle lens
Dual SIM with Dual Standby
Dimensions – 143 x 71.3 x 8.8 mm
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
1GB RAM, 8GB of internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
2500 mAh battery
The Xolo Opus 3 comes in black color and is priced at Rs. 8499. It will be available from all authorized retail outlets and modern trade outlets.
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November 28, 2014, 7:59 am
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Xiaomi reduced the price of the Redmi Note to Rs. 8,999 and announced that it will go on sale in India on Flipkart on December 2nd. Today the company has announced that 50,000 units of Redmi Note smartphones will be available for purchase in the first batch of sales next Tuesday at 2PM. 40,000 Redmi 1S smartphones went on sale on the smartphone's first sale on September 2nd.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note packs a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display based on OGS technology and 178-degree wide viewing angle, powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450 GPU and runs on MIUI v5 based on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, 5MP front-facing camera, 2GB RAM, 8GB of internal memory with microSD expansion slot and a 3100 mAh battery.
Even though there are 50,000 smartphones, it could go out of stock in seconds, similar to the previous Mi 3 and Redmi 1S sales, since there is a huge demand. 5000 Flipkart First subscribers will get early access to purchase the smartphone on December 1st. It is also running a contest to offer priority passes for 100 lucky winners everyday till Dec 1st so that ...
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November 28, 2014, 7:46 pm
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Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with OnePlus One that we have already reviewed and will launch in India soon exclusively on Amazon.
The iPhone 6 Plus sports a 5.5 inch Retina HD display screen (1920 x 1080 pixels) and is powered by a new Apple A8 processor. OnePlus One also has a 5.5-inch (1920 ×1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection. It is powered by 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU.
The iPhone 6 Plus runs on iOS 8 while the OnePlus One runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat-based CyanogenMod 11S ROM. The former has a 1.2MP front facing FaceTime camera with 720p HD video recording while the latter has a 5MP camera.
The iPhone 6 Plus has the trademark physical home button along with the Touch ID fingerprint sensor. OnePlus One on the other hand has capacitive touch buttons below the display.
The iPhone 6 Plus has an aluminium unibody design and have curved edges and the Apple logo is situated at ...
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November 28, 2014, 9:16 pm
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Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with Sony Xperia Z Ultra that was launched last year in June.
The iPhone 6 Plus sports a 5.5 inch Retina HD display screen (1920 x 1080 pixels) and is powered by a new Apple A8 processor. The Xperia Z Ultrasports a 6.4 inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display with X-Reality engine and is powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800. The iPhone 6 Plus runs on iOS 8 while the Z Ultra was launched with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean but was updated this year to Android 4.4 KitKat. The iPhone 6 Plus has a 1.2MP front facing FaceTime camera with 720p HD video recording and Z Ultra has a 2MP front facing camera with 1080p video recording.
The iPhone 6 Plus has the trademark physical home button along with the Touch ID fingerprint sensor. The Xperia Z Ultra has on-screen touch buttons.
iPhone 6 Plus has an aluminium unibody design and have curved edges and the Apple logo is situated ...
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November 29, 2014, 3:16 am
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Hello from Edinburgh where we've traveled on the Caledonian Sleeper train yesterday evening with Acer UK for a weekend of live blogging, challenges and mobile technology. The train yesterday evening was an interesting experience (more on that in another post) but we're now in Edinburgh ready for the challenges - what do Acer UK have in store for us?
There's several challenges and they're split into into two categories - a series of tasks related to the Acer handsets and some challenges exploring Edinburgh using mobile devices: the challenges related to Acer handsets include Filming an unboxing video (which will be interesting without a tripod), Creating and publishing content using Acer devices (this post is being written on the Aspire Switch 10), using the tech to complete the challenges in Edinburgh and publishing a review of each device.
There's approximately 30 journalists and bloggers from both the UK and Scandinavia in Edinburgh for the challenges and we've all been equipped with the Acer Aspire Switch 10 tablet-PC hybrid, Acer Liquid Jade smartphone, Acer Liquid Leap wearable and the Acer Iconia Tab 8. Any and all of these can be used for the challenges which include taking pictures outside Edinburgh Castle, exploring the ...
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November 29, 2014, 7:53 pm
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Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with Lumia 1520 that was launched last year in October.
The iPhone 6 Plus sports a 5.5 inch Retina HD display screen (1920 x 1080 pixels) and is powered by a new Apple A8 processor. The Lumia 1520 has a 6-inch (1920 × 1080 pixels) capacitive touch screen ClearBlack display with Gorilla Glass 2 protection. It is powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor.
The iPhone 6 Plus runs on iOS 8 while the Lumia 1520 was launched running Windows Phone 8 and it got updated to Windows Phone 8.1 later. The former has a 1.2MP front facing FaceTime camera with 720p HD video recording. Lumia 1520 has a 1.2MP HD front-facing camera with wide-angle lens.
The iPhone 6 Plus has the trademark physical home button along with the Touch ID fingerprint sensor. The Lumia 1520 has capacitive button on the screen.
The iPhone 6 Plus has an aluminium unibody design and have curved edges and the Apple logo is situated at the ...
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November 29, 2014, 9:05 pm
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Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery,benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 that was launched last year.
The iPhone 6 Plus sports a 5.5 inch Retina HD display screen (1920 x 1080 pixels) and is powered by a new Apple A8 processor while the Mega 6.3 has a 6.3-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor.
The iPhone 6 Plus runs on iOS 8 while the Mega 6.3 was initially launched with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean was updated this year to Android 4.4 KitKat. Front camera on the iPhone 6 Plus is 1.2MP front facing FaceTime camera with 720p HD video recording while that on the Mega 6.3 is 1.9-mega pixel.
The iPhone 6 Plus has the trademark physical home button along with the Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Mega 6.3 on the other hand has the trademark physical home button and two capacitive buttons on the side.
The iPhone 6 Plus has an aluminium unibody design and have ...
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November 30, 2014, 5:59 pm
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Wearable technology is a fast growing market and one of the companies eager to get involved is Acer; earlier this year they announced the Acer Liquid Leap (as a companion to their Liquid Jade smartphone) and as part of our weekend to Edinburgh with Acer, we had a chance to take a closer look at this smartwatch. After 36 hours with the Liquid Leap, how good is it and how does it compare to the likes of Android Wear and fitness bands like the Sony Smartband Talk and Samsung Gear Fit?
The Liquid Leap is designed as a smartwatch and fitness band in one; on the one hand it offers fitness related information including the total number of steps you've taken that day, the distance walked and (after the initial setup process) the amount of calories burnt through exercise and movement on that particular day. The other side of the Liquid Leap is its smartwatch-like features; like other wearables, it displays your latest notifications from various apps and albeit somewhat difficult on the small display, you can read through messages and emails.
The Liquid Leaps looks like the spawn of a Samsung Galaxy Fit merged with a Garmin Vivofit and it gives it a ...
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November 30, 2014, 6:23 pm
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HTC has announced two new Dual SIM smartphones - Desire 620 dual SIM and Desire 620G dual SIM for Taiwan after the Desire 620 leaked recently. Both these have a 5-inch HD IPS display, run on Android 4.4 Kitkat with HTC Sense 6 UI on top, come with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording, HTC EYE experience and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with a BSI sensor.
The main difference is the processor and connectivity. The HTC Desire 620 dual SIM is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor and has 4G LTE support, whereas the Desire 620G dual SIM packs a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor and has 3G connectivity. Both have 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion and a 2100 mAh removable battery. Both have dual-front-facing speakers.
HTC Desire 620 dual SIM / Desire 620G dual SIM specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
HTC Desire 620 dual SIM – 1.2GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU
HTC Desire 620G dual SIM – 1.7 Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB (Desire 620) / up to 32GB (Desire 620G)
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November 30, 2014, 8:36 pm
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Last week it was reported that Sony is working on a e-paper smartwatch. The company has confirmed that it is behind the e-ink watch technology, to the Wall Street Journal.
The e-paper watch is dubbed as FES watch and is a product of Sony's Fashion Entertainment startup project. The report stated that it is a subdivision of the Sony that will examine how electronic paper can be used to create fashionable wearable tech products. As reported earlier, the FES watch focuses on style rather than functionality and wide range of features. The face and band of the watch are made of e-paper and hence they will work as display.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLBCVhZ4J7E
The electronic paper concept is not restricted to only watches, as the company is also said to be working on a bow tie made of the same material. One of the special features of the watch will be its flexible design that changes depending on your gestures and movements. The strap of the watch can be changed and choosen from patterns like mock metal or faux leather. It is expected to last for about 60 days on a single charge.
An individual involved with the FES Watch project discussed the product with the Wall Street Journal, stating, ...
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November 30, 2014, 9:28 pm
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Android 5.0 Lollipop update has started rolling out on LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition. The tablet had received Android KitKat 4.4 update in June.
As the tablet is a GPE device, the Lollipop update is similar to Google Nexus tablets. As a result of the Android 5.0 update, the LG G Pad 8.3 will receive Material Design user interface elements. It also brings lock screen notifications, a new battery saving mode, and features like Priority Mode and Smart Lock.
The LG G Pad 8.3 GPE edition sports a 8.3 Full HD IPS WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.7GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Processor. The Lollipop update is 405 MB and users can manually check for OTA update. Check out our LG G Pad 8.3 GPE edition tablet review here.
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November 30, 2014, 10:24 pm
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Samsung revealed that mobile chief J K Shin will retain his position in spite of falling profits. The company dismissed speculations of dropping the head of its under performing mobile division.
The company's mobile business head J.K. Shin, the chief of the company’s consumer electronics unit, B.K. Yoon and the current chief executive for the component business, Kwon Oh-hyun, will all maintain their positions. Samsung posted a 50-percent drop in third-quarter net profit, following a 20 percent drop in the previous quarter.
Samsung Group senior vice president Lee June stated that Shin was “a major contributor in Samsung Electronics’ emergence as the top global player in the handsets business” and would be given an opportunity to turn the business around. Samsung will make a separate announcement on other management-level changes some time this week.
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December 1, 2014, 12:26 am
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More details about the Apple's iPad Air Plus have been leaked by Japanese Mac Fan. The magazine has got hold of the schematics of the the rumored large tablet from Apple.
According to the image, Apple's giant tablet would include a 12.2-inch screen and would measure 305.3 x 220.8 x 7mm. It will be powered by A9 processor which is an upgrade from the current A8X offering that powers the iPad Air 2. In addition, the tablet is said to have dual top and bottom speakers to allow for improved stereo audio. The report also says that Apple is working on iPad Mini 4 that will have a design similar to Apple iPad Air 2.
The tablet might also get the Touch ID fingerprint scanner. Last month, it was reported that Apple will launch the iPad Pro with similar features as mentioned for the iPad Air Plus. Mac Fan suggests that Apple will launch the device at some point between April and June of next year.
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Jolla has now stretched three new goals for its tablet project. The company has said that it will add the option for Jolla Tablet owners in Europe to upgrade their device to a 3.5G HSDPA for $30 if the campaign hits $2.5 million.
If the company hits $1.5 million, the Android-compatible Sailfish OS tablet will get MicroSDHC support, allowing it to take memory cards of up to 128GB in size. If it hits $1.75 million, it will gain the ability to view and run two apps simultaneously, split-screen-style. And if $2.5 million is pledged, it will gain 3.5G cellular connectivity. Jolla will then look to make the cellular-connected version available in other markets later.
Jolla announced the tablet earlier this month that has 7.89-inch (2048 × 1536 pixels) display at 330 ppi, powered by a 1.8GHz quad-core Intel Atom processor and runs on Jolla Sailfish OS 2.0. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 2 GB of RAM, 32 GB of internal memory, microSD card support, and a 4300 mAh battery. The tablet is 7.7mm thin and weighs 384 grams.
The Jolla Tablet crowd-funding campaign is running until 9 December. The company is aiming to ship the finished device by May ...
Samsung Galaxy A7, the third smartphone from the A series has just landed at FCC. The specifications of the phone which has a model number (SM-A700) have been leaked earlier.
According to the FCC listing, the Galaxy A7 will sport a 5.2-inch screen with 1920x1080 pixel resolution. It will be powered by a 64-bit Snapdragon 615 processor and have 2 GB of RAM, and 16 GB of internal memory. Other features include 12 MP rear camera and 5MP front camera. Running on Android 4.4 KitKat, the A7 will support Bluetooth, WiFi and 4G LTE. All the phones in the A series support LTE connectivity.
The Galaxy A7 had appeared in GFX benchmark last month. It is said to be the costliest of the three as it will be priced between $450-$500, as per previous report. Also, it is touted that the Galaxy A7 will be sold in selected countries as the device might give a tough competition to its recently launched Galaxy Alpha thereby eating its sales. As the phone has visited FCC it is expected to be launched soon. Samsung ha already announced the Galaxy A3 and A5 last month that have a unibody metal design.
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OnePlus is now offering the OnePlus One without an invite. There is no Pre-order time limit or queue. Even though the OnePlus One invite system still exists, the company introduced pre-order system in October for few hours and the second pre-order event was held on November 17th. If you live in any of the launch countries, you can order the 16GB Silk White version or the 64GB Sandstone Black version for $299 and $349, respectively.
This offer is available only for limited period or till stocks last, probably till the weekend. OnePlus promises to ship all the orders by December 25th. Sadly this is not available Indian users, since India requires a special invite to purchase the smartphone from Amazon starting from December 2nd. We will know the pricing for India on the launch day.
OnePlus is also offering huge discounts on a range of accessories including the JBL E1+ Earphones, OnePlus Silver Bullet headphones, OnePlus Tempered Glass Screen Protector and more as a part of their Black Friday deal for a limited period.
Apple has given its Watch website a major overhaul with new information and photos. The Apple Watch website has listed some of the new and important features of the Apple Watch.
The website now has detailed descriptions of various features and functions of the watch across the separate pages labeled as ‘Timekeeping,’ ‘New Ways to Connect,’ ‘Health & Fitness’ and so on. The new Timekeeping page reveals more about some of the watch faces that are included with the Apple Watch, including details about Complications. This is a specialized function on a watch face like moon phases, sunrise and sunset. The watch face allows the user to adjust the amount of detail from ‘light to rich.’It displays four examples of customization for the watch face. Apple notes that different watch faces will allow you to toggle between colors with various levels of time including “minutes, seconds, and milliseconds.”
In case of the New Ways to connect section the page shows different ways in which the Watch opens up new ways to keep in touch with the people on a user’s contact list. Watch users can send a tap, draw a picture, or share their heartbeat with other Apple Watch wearers, but they can also send and receive text messages, ...
Gionee launched the Elife S5.1, the company’s thinnest smartphone in India recently for Rs. 18,999. We recently brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a 1.66 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with 8 ARM Cortex-A7 CPUs and is based on 28nm HPM. It has Mali 450-MP4 GPU, comes with 1GB RAM, 4.8-inch HD display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Amigo UI on top. Check out the synthetic benchmark results below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PpY5SXtPMw
Quadrant Benchmark
It managed to score 13806 points in Quadrant benchmark.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
It managed to score 27217 points in the AnTuTu 4 Benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
It grabs the second spot, better than most other octa-core smartphones in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmarks.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
Again it grabs the second spot, this time behind the Elife S5.5 by scoring 726 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal benchmark.
Linpack Single Thread
It clocked around 146 MFLOPS in the Linpack Single Thread benchmark.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It managed to clock around 303.9 MFLOPS in the Linpack Multi-Thread benchmark.
NenaMark 2
It topped the NenaMark 2 GPU benchmark by clocking 61.8 fps.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
It topped the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex OnScreen benchmark too, by clocking 16.5 fps.
Basemark X ...
Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with the Xiaomi Redmi Note that was announced back in March.
The iPhone 6 Plus sports a 5.5 inch Retina HD display screen (1920 x 1080 pixels) and is powered by a new Apple A8 processor. Redmi Note on the other hand has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display based on OGS technology and 178-degree wide viewing angle. It is powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450 GPU and has 2GB RAM.
The iPhone 6 Plus runs on iOS 8 while the Redmi runs on MIUI v5 based on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The former has a 1.2MP front facing FaceTime camera with with 720p HD video recording while the latter has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
The iPhone 6 Plus has the trademark physical home button along with the Touch ID fingerprint sensor. While the Redmi Note has capacitive touch buttons below the display.
iPhone 6 Plus has an aluminium unibody design and have curved edges and the ...
Cyanogen Inc. recently announced an exclusive partnership with Micromax in India to build Cyanogen OS for Yu branded devices launching in December. It also said that Cyanogen OS will not support any other devices shipping in India with future updates including Lollipop. OnePlus has now come forward to announce that it will offer own builds for the OnePlus One smartphones in India and the first community build will be available starting December, with the final build ready by February 2015.
On the official OnePlus website, Carl Pei – Director, OnePlus Global, said:
We can’t explain Cyanogen’s decision because we don't fully understand it ourselves. But we can explain exactly how we'll continue offering our fans in India an amazing user experience and support for this device. OnePlus was founded not even a year ago and we have grown and evolved immeasurably since then. But our priorities have never wavered: our product and our users.
Over the past year, we've often reflected on ways to better serve both. Those reflections led us to start developing our own Android team, as we've previously announced. That team was put in place originally to build the software which would power our future devices. So, though it’s not ...
Xolo has launched Opus 3, the company's latest smartphone in the Opus series It has a 5-inch HD display, powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Sony Exmor R sensor and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 88-degree wide-angle lens for better selfies.
It has 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slots and packs a 2500mAh battery, similar to the Xolo Opus HD that was unveiled last month. The Opus HD got a price cut to Rs. 8,499, recently.
Xolo Opus 3 specifications
5-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) IPS display
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor with 533 MHz Mali 400 MP2
8MP Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash, Sony Exmor R sensor, 5P Lens and f/2.0 aperture
5MP front-facing camera, 88-degree wide-angle lens
Dual SIM with Dual Standby
Dimensions – 143 x 71.3 x 8.8 mm
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
1GB RAM, 8GB of internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
2500 mAh battery
The Xolo Opus 3 comes in black color and is priced at Rs. 8499. It will be available from all authorized retail outlets and modern trade outlets.
Xiaomi reduced the price of the Redmi Note to Rs. 8,999 and announced that it will go on sale in India on Flipkart on December 2nd. Today the company has announced that 50,000 units of Redmi Note smartphones will be available for purchase in the first batch of sales next Tuesday at 2PM. 40,000 Redmi 1S smartphones went on sale on the smartphone's first sale on September 2nd.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note packs a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display based on OGS technology and 178-degree wide viewing angle, powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450 GPU and runs on MIUI v5 based on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, 5MP front-facing camera, 2GB RAM, 8GB of internal memory with microSD expansion slot and a 3100 mAh battery.
Even though there are 50,000 smartphones, it could go out of stock in seconds, similar to the previous Mi 3 and Redmi 1S sales, since there is a huge demand. 5000 Flipkart First subscribers will get early access to purchase the smartphone on December 1st. It is also running a contest to offer priority passes for 100 lucky winners everyday till Dec 1st so that ...
Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with OnePlus One that we have already reviewed and will launch in India soon exclusively on Amazon.
The iPhone 6 Plus sports a 5.5 inch Retina HD display screen (1920 x 1080 pixels) and is powered by a new Apple A8 processor. OnePlus One also has a 5.5-inch (1920 ×1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection. It is powered by 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU.
The iPhone 6 Plus runs on iOS 8 while the OnePlus One runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat-based CyanogenMod 11S ROM. The former has a 1.2MP front facing FaceTime camera with 720p HD video recording while the latter has a 5MP camera.
The iPhone 6 Plus has the trademark physical home button along with the Touch ID fingerprint sensor. OnePlus One on the other hand has capacitive touch buttons below the display.
The iPhone 6 Plus has an aluminium unibody design and have curved edges and the Apple logo is situated at ...
Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with Sony Xperia Z Ultra that was launched last year in June.
The iPhone 6 Plus sports a 5.5 inch Retina HD display screen (1920 x 1080 pixels) and is powered by a new Apple A8 processor. The Xperia Z Ultrasports a 6.4 inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display with X-Reality engine and is powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800. The iPhone 6 Plus runs on iOS 8 while the Z Ultra was launched with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean but was updated this year to Android 4.4 KitKat. The iPhone 6 Plus has a 1.2MP front facing FaceTime camera with 720p HD video recording and Z Ultra has a 2MP front facing camera with 1080p video recording.
The iPhone 6 Plus has the trademark physical home button along with the Touch ID fingerprint sensor. The Xperia Z Ultra has on-screen touch buttons.
iPhone 6 Plus has an aluminium unibody design and have curved edges and the Apple logo is situated ...
Hello from Edinburgh where we've traveled on the Caledonian Sleeper train yesterday evening with Acer UK for a weekend of live blogging, challenges and mobile technology. The train yesterday evening was an interesting experience (more on that in another post) but we're now in Edinburgh ready for the challenges - what do Acer UK have in store for us?
There's several challenges and they're split into into two categories - a series of tasks related to the Acer handsets and some challenges exploring Edinburgh using mobile devices: the challenges related to Acer handsets include Filming an unboxing video (which will be interesting without a tripod), Creating and publishing content using Acer devices (this post is being written on the Aspire Switch 10), using the tech to complete the challenges in Edinburgh and publishing a review of each device.
There's approximately 30 journalists and bloggers from both the UK and Scandinavia in Edinburgh for the challenges and we've all been equipped with the Acer Aspire Switch 10 tablet-PC hybrid, Acer Liquid Jade smartphone, Acer Liquid Leap wearable and the Acer Iconia Tab 8. Any and all of these can be used for the challenges which include taking pictures outside Edinburgh Castle, exploring the ...
Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with Lumia 1520 that was launched last year in October.
The iPhone 6 Plus sports a 5.5 inch Retina HD display screen (1920 x 1080 pixels) and is powered by a new Apple A8 processor. The Lumia 1520 has a 6-inch (1920 × 1080 pixels) capacitive touch screen ClearBlack display with Gorilla Glass 2 protection. It is powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor.
The iPhone 6 Plus runs on iOS 8 while the Lumia 1520 was launched running Windows Phone 8 and it got updated to Windows Phone 8.1 later. The former has a 1.2MP front facing FaceTime camera with 720p HD video recording. Lumia 1520 has a 1.2MP HD front-facing camera with wide-angle lens.
The iPhone 6 Plus has the trademark physical home button along with the Touch ID fingerprint sensor. The Lumia 1520 has capacitive button on the screen.
The iPhone 6 Plus has an aluminium unibody design and have curved edges and the Apple logo is situated at the ...
Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery,benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 that was launched last year.
The iPhone 6 Plus sports a 5.5 inch Retina HD display screen (1920 x 1080 pixels) and is powered by a new Apple A8 processor while the Mega 6.3 has a 6.3-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor.
The iPhone 6 Plus runs on iOS 8 while the Mega 6.3 was initially launched with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean was updated this year to Android 4.4 KitKat. Front camera on the iPhone 6 Plus is 1.2MP front facing FaceTime camera with 720p HD video recording while that on the Mega 6.3 is 1.9-mega pixel.
The iPhone 6 Plus has the trademark physical home button along with the Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Mega 6.3 on the other hand has the trademark physical home button and two capacitive buttons on the side.
The iPhone 6 Plus has an aluminium unibody design and have ...
Wearable technology is a fast growing market and one of the companies eager to get involved is Acer; earlier this year they announced the Acer Liquid Leap (as a companion to their Liquid Jade smartphone) and as part of our weekend to Edinburgh with Acer, we had a chance to take a closer look at this smartwatch. After 36 hours with the Liquid Leap, how good is it and how does it compare to the likes of Android Wear and fitness bands like the Sony Smartband Talk and Samsung Gear Fit?
The Liquid Leap is designed as a smartwatch and fitness band in one; on the one hand it offers fitness related information including the total number of steps you've taken that day, the distance walked and (after the initial setup process) the amount of calories burnt through exercise and movement on that particular day. The other side of the Liquid Leap is its smartwatch-like features; like other wearables, it displays your latest notifications from various apps and albeit somewhat difficult on the small display, you can read through messages and emails.
The Liquid Leaps looks like the spawn of a Samsung Galaxy Fit merged with a Garmin Vivofit and it gives it a ...
HTC has announced two new Dual SIM smartphones - Desire 620 dual SIM and Desire 620G dual SIM for Taiwan after the Desire 620 leaked recently. Both these have a 5-inch HD IPS display, run on Android 4.4 Kitkat with HTC Sense 6 UI on top, come with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording, HTC EYE experience and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with a BSI sensor.
The main difference is the processor and connectivity. The HTC Desire 620 dual SIM is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor and has 4G LTE support, whereas the Desire 620G dual SIM packs a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor and has 3G connectivity. Both have 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion and a 2100 mAh removable battery. Both have dual-front-facing speakers.
HTC Desire 620 dual SIM / Desire 620G dual SIM specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
HTC Desire 620 dual SIM – 1.2GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU
HTC Desire 620G dual SIM – 1.7 Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB (Desire 620) / up to 32GB (Desire 620G)
Android ...
Last week it was reported that Sony is working on a e-paper smartwatch. The company has confirmed that it is behind the e-ink watch technology, to the Wall Street Journal.
The e-paper watch is dubbed as FES watch and is a product of Sony's Fashion Entertainment startup project. The report stated that it is a subdivision of the Sony that will examine how electronic paper can be used to create fashionable wearable tech products. As reported earlier, the FES watch focuses on style rather than functionality and wide range of features. The face and band of the watch are made of e-paper and hence they will work as display.
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The electronic paper concept is not restricted to only watches, as the company is also said to be working on a bow tie made of the same material. One of the special features of the watch will be its flexible design that changes depending on your gestures and movements. The strap of the watch can be changed and choosen from patterns like mock metal or faux leather. It is expected to last for about 60 days on a single charge.
An individual involved with the FES Watch project discussed the product with the Wall Street Journal, stating, ...
Android 5.0 Lollipop update has started rolling out on LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition. The tablet had received Android KitKat 4.4 update in June.
As the tablet is a GPE device, the Lollipop update is similar to Google Nexus tablets. As a result of the Android 5.0 update, the LG G Pad 8.3 will receive Material Design user interface elements. It also brings lock screen notifications, a new battery saving mode, and features like Priority Mode and Smart Lock.
The LG G Pad 8.3 GPE edition sports a 8.3 Full HD IPS WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.7GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Processor. The Lollipop update is 405 MB and users can manually check for OTA update. Check out our LG G Pad 8.3 GPE edition tablet review here.
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Samsung revealed that mobile chief J K Shin will retain his position in spite of falling profits. The company dismissed speculations of dropping the head of its under performing mobile division.
The company's mobile business head J.K. Shin, the chief of the company’s consumer electronics unit, B.K. Yoon and the current chief executive for the component business, Kwon Oh-hyun, will all maintain their positions. Samsung posted a 50-percent drop in third-quarter net profit, following a 20 percent drop in the previous quarter.
Samsung Group senior vice president Lee June stated that Shin was “a major contributor in Samsung Electronics’ emergence as the top global player in the handsets business” and would be given an opportunity to turn the business around. Samsung will make a separate announcement on other management-level changes some time this week.
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More details about the Apple's iPad Air Plus have been leaked by Japanese Mac Fan. The magazine has got hold of the schematics of the the rumored large tablet from Apple.
According to the image, Apple's giant tablet would include a 12.2-inch screen and would measure 305.3 x 220.8 x 7mm. It will be powered by A9 processor which is an upgrade from the current A8X offering that powers the iPad Air 2. In addition, the tablet is said to have dual top and bottom speakers to allow for improved stereo audio. The report also says that Apple is working on iPad Mini 4 that will have a design similar to Apple iPad Air 2.
The tablet might also get the Touch ID fingerprint scanner. Last month, it was reported that Apple will launch the iPad Pro with similar features as mentioned for the iPad Air Plus. Mac Fan suggests that Apple will launch the device at some point between April and June of next year.
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