Samsung has made some restructuring in the leadership team in India. The move comes from the South Korean electronic giant as part of its global reorganisation plan.
Samsung has relocated BD Park, managing director of Samsung India and president of South West Asia operations to Korea. Park, who has been in India since past six years is also longest senior executive of Samsung to be in India. He will now become a global business head. Samsung Electronics Latin America president HyunChil Hong is now taking over as MD of Samsung India. He will be the new president of the Southwest Asia regional headquarters. Samsung India's deputy MD Ravinder Zutshi is retiring from the company by end of this month
The company recently elevated Indian engineer Pranav Mistry as vice president of global operations. He was earlier the vice president of R&D and head of think tank team based in the US. Yesterday, Samsung appointed former Nokia VP Conor Pierce as its new Vice President for mobile and IT in the UK & Ireland. Last month, a WSJ report stated that Samsung is moving mobile boss J.K. Shin out of the mobile division and replacing him with B.K. Yoon, who currently oversees Samsung’s home appliance and television divisions.
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Samsung has made some restructuring in the leadership team in India. The move comes from the South Korean electronic giant as part of its global reorganisation plan.
Samsung has relocated BD Park, managing director of Samsung India and president of South West Asia operations to Korea. Park, who has been in India since past six years is also longest senior executive of Samsung to be in India. He will now become a global business head. Samsung Electronics Latin America president HyunChil Hong is now taking over as MD of Samsung India. He will be the new president of the Southwest Asia regional headquarters. Samsung India's deputy MD Ravinder Zutshi is retiring from the company by end of this month
The company recently elevated Indian engineer Pranav Mistry as vice president of global operations. He was earlier the vice president of R&D and head of think tank team based in the US. Yesterday, Samsung appointed former Nokia VP Conor Pierce as its new Vice President for mobile and IT in the UK & Ireland. Last month, a WSJ report stated that Samsung is moving mobile boss J.K. Shin out of the mobile division and replacing him with B.K. Yoon, who currently oversees Samsung’s home appliance and television divisions.
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Google is adding a new guest mode to Chromecast. The popular HDMI media streaming device will now allow users to share their Chromecast without giving the password to a Wi-Fi network.
"To set up guest mode for your Chromecast, open the Chromecast app on your Android phone or tablet and select “Devices” from the navigation drawer. Choose your Chromecast device, tap the “Guest mode” setting and then turn the slider to “on.”
posted Jagjit Chawla, Product Manager and Host Extraordinaire in a blog.
Users will simply have to add a 4 digit PIN to activate the guest mode. Any Android device in the room is ready to “cast” content from any Chromecast-supported app. At present the Guest Mode Google is only available for Android devices running Android 4.3. Google Chromecast was launched in India earlier this week for Rs 2,999 and is exclusively available on Snapdeal.
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Xolo has unveiled Q900s Plus an upgraded variant of the Q900s that was introduced back in July. It has a 4.7-inch HD display compared to 4.7-inch qHD display on the Q900s and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box. Other specifications are similar including a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM 8212) processor with Adreno 302 GPU, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
It has 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory with expansion slot and a 1800 mAh battery.
Xolo Q900s Plus specifications
4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) multi-touch IPS OGS display with scratch resistant Dragon Trail Glass
1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM 8212) processor with 400 MHz Adreno 302 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual SIM
Dimensions: 135.8 x 67.2 x 7.2 mm; Weight: 100 grams
8MP camera with PureCel sensor, LED Flash
2MP front-facing camera
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
1800 mAh battery
The Xolo Q900s Plus comes in black color and is priced at Rs. 8299. It is expected to launch soon.
Google has updated its search app for the iPhone and iPad by adding the popular Material Design language and new features. The app has been given a major overhaul with all Android 5.0 elements.
Besides the new Material Design animations, Google app has been updated to take advantage of the larger screens on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and it now displays bigger photos in image search. The update brings a bunch of new features that makes navigation easy on the app. A new "Google" button has been added that lets users search with just one tap anywhere in the app. Also added is a new Recents button that similar to Lollipop allows you to find and flip through recently viewed pages.
Google App for iOS even gets Maps integration enabling users to check out interactive maps and Google Street View within the app. The app continues to get all the Google Now features like cards and reminders.
Official changelog Google app v 5.0
Completely rebuilt to bring you the best of Google:
• Recents—see & return to your recently visited pages
• Google button—start a new search with just one tap
• Google Maps—explore interactive maps, nearby places & Street View right inside the app (for iPhone)
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Oppo introduced the Oppo R5 with a stainless steel body, micro-arc frame that is just 4.85mm thick at an event in Singapore back in September. The company just announced that it will hit the stores this month and is expected to be priced in the range of Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 30,000. The Oppo R5 has a 5.2-inch 1080p AMOLED screen, powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with Adreno 405 GPU and runs on Color OS 2.0 based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
Oppo R5 specifications
5.2-inch (1080 x 1920 pixels) Full HD AMOLED display
1.5 GHz Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939) processor with Adreno 405 GPU
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory
Color OS 2.0 based on Android 4.4 (KitKat)
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, Sony IMX214 sensor, Schneider lens
5MP front-facing camera
4.85mm thick
4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, NFC
2000mAh battery with VOOC Rapid Charge
The Oppo R5 comes in silver color. Exact pricing would be unveiled closer to the launch in a few weeks. Check out the Oppo R5 Photo Gallery here.
Micromax announced last month that it will launch YU branded smartphones with CyanogenMod OS in December. The company has started sending invites for the launch event scheduled for 18th December. The invite doesn't leave any hint about the features or the specifications of the smartphone.
Since Cyanogen Inc. has an exclusive partnership with Micromax in India, only the YU branded devices will come with CyanogenMod OS in India. Cyanogen Inc. recently confirmed that the recently launched OnePlus One smartphone sold directly in India will not get further OTA update, but OnePlus purchased outside India will get OTA updates. OnePlus also announced 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.
Micromax recently launched the Canvas Selfie smartphone with 13MP front and rear cameras with LED flashes. It will go on sale on sale next month. We should know all the details about the first Micromax YU branded Cyanogen OS smartphone at the launch next Thursday.
Google has forced Amazon to taken down its shopping app that contained a functional app store. The app has now been replaced by Amazon Shopping app that is the same but without the app store link.
Amazon confirmed that it removed these links to its app store because of Google's rules for Play Store. Google altered its Developer Distribution Agreement at the end of September, just a couple of weeks after Amazon updated its main app to allow customers to purchase Amazon’s digital content, including videos and apps.
“We launched a new Amazon App for Android Phones on September 9 that provides an award-winning mobile shopping experience, enables customers to discover and purchase all of Amazon’s digital catalog, and provides customers access to the Prime Instant Video player and unlimited streaming of over 40,000 movies and TV episodes. Google subsequently changed their Developer Distribution Agreement on September 25. As a result, we removed the app from Google Play and published the Amazon Shopping app. Customers who want the best Amazon experience on their Android phone, including access to Prime Instant Video and Amazon’s entire digital catalog, can still get the Amazon App for Android Phones at amazon.com/androidapp.
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Google introduced the Nexus 6 smartphone made by Motorola back in October, along with the Nexus 9 tablet and the Nexus Player. It went on pre-order on Flipkart last month priced at Rs. 43,999 for the 32GB variant and the 64GB variant is priced at Rs. 48,999 and it was officially launched earlier this week. We ordered a 32GB variant of the Nexus 6 last month on Flipkart, which finally got delivered few days back. Check out the unboxing below.
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Box Contents
Google Nexus 6 smartphone in Midnight Blue color
2-pin Turbo Charger
Motorola Earbuds
micro USB cable
SIM Tray Removal Tool
Safety and Warranty Guides
The Nexus 6 is huge with a 5.96-inch Quad HD (1440×2560 pixels) 16:9 AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by a 2.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (APQ 8084-AB) processor with Adreno 420 GPU, comes with 3GB RAM and in 32GB and 64GB memory variants.
It runs on the latest Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update. It has dual front-facing stereo speakers and is water resistant.
It has a 13MP rear camera with dual LED Ring flash, OIS, Sony IMX 214 sensor, f/20 aperture, 4K video recording and a 2MP front-facing camera . Under the hood, it has a 3220 mAh non-removable battery.
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Nokia McLaren photos has been leaked on a Chinese site Baidu. The phone is said to be the Nokia 1020 successor and in the latest leak it is placed alongside the Apple iPhone 6.
The Nokia Mclaren is being compared to the iPhone 6 in the leaked images. The phone has rumored features such as full HD Display 1920X1080, 2 GB RAM, 32 GB Internal memory, non removable battery with on Screen buttons. As per the images the device seems to have an aluminum body with a polycarbonate strip at its bottom for improved cell signal. Earlier reports has suggested that the Mclaren will focus on advanced photography features and might have a 3D touch interface.
A micro SD card slot can be seen as well, confirming that this device had expandable memory as well as on-screen keys. Also, at the back the phone has the trademark bubble camera that is seen on the Nokia 1020. The McLaren phone was said to be cancelled in late June or early July of this year when the device was entering final stages of development.
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Obi Mobiles is a relatively new player in the extremely crowded smartphone space in India. Naturally, differentiation is key for sustenance and plays an important role in product design and marketing. The Octopus S520 was the company's first smartphone, with value for money as the key differentiator. Following that trend, the Hornbill S551 was announced recently. We recently unboxed this device and showed you some photos, but in this article, we are going to see what its unique features are, that differentiate it from the crowd.
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Let's start with the price factor. The Obi Hornbill costs Rs. 9,250, launch price of the smartphone. When compared with other similarly priced phones, we can deduce that -
Hornbill is the only phablet with a 5.5 inch HD screen
It's also the only phablet with a 13 MP camera
Well rounded specifications include the quad core MT6582 chipset and a 2200 mAH battery.
\In a highly price sensitive market, value for money is of paramount importance. We hadn't included Xiaomi as a valid comparison, as they play at a different level.
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While value for money is the key differentiator, there are other unique features that Obi has added in software. In addition to double tap to wake, you ...
Google has released an infographic revealing the best of 2014. The company has revealed top entertainment content on the Google Play Store comprising of apps, movies, music, games and more.
The most downloaded apps for the year include language learning app-game crossover Duolingo, Web radio favorite Pandora, calorie counter tool MyFitnessPal and Facebook’s and Netflix’s mobile apps. In case of game, Candy Crush Saga was unsurprisingly the most downloaded game of the year.
Frozen topped both the movie and album charts while The Walking Dead was the favourite TV show of the year. The New York Times was the the top news source of the year while The Fault in our Stars topped the books chart. Check out the above infographic for a closer look at other content.
Motorola will launch budget 4G smartphones in India in 2015, according to a report from The Economic Times. The company will release affordable handsets in India and Brazil that support 4G network.
“The transition to 4G will be quick. Next year, we are going to be very aggressive in the 4G value proposition for end users.”
said Motorola President and CEO Rick Osterloh to ET.
According to the IDC report, Motorola is fifth largest smartphone maker with a 5% share in India while globally it is the third largest after the Lenovo acquisition. Motorola faces tough competition in India due to Xiaomi which launches budget devices that are suitable for Indian markets. However, the Chinese smartphone maker has been banned from importing and selling devices owing to a patent infringement related to Ericsson.
Motorola has already been a success in India with Moto X and Moto G (First and Second generation) lets hope it has another budget device that will cater to India's rising demands next year.
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Micromax Canvas Nitro A311 with 16GB of internal storage that appeared on the official website few days back is now available from Flipkart. Apart from the storage bump, all the specifications are similar to the Canvas Nitro A310, including a 5-inch HD display, 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek processor, Android 4.4 (KitKat), 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
Micromax Canvas Nitro A311 specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display with 178-degree viewing angle and anti-fingerprint oleophobic coating
1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with 700MHz Mali 450 GPU
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Dual SIM
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
13MP autofocus rear camera with LED Flash, Sony IMX135 CMOS sensor, f/2.2 aperture, Largan 5P 28mm lens
5MP front-facing camera with OmniVision OV5648 sensor, 22m wide-angle lens with 75-degree viewing
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2500 mAh battery
The Micromax Canvas Nitro A311 comes in Pristine White and Mystic Blue colors and is priced at Rs. 13,100 online, slightly costlier than the Micromax Canvas A310 that now sells for around Rs. 12,000 in the market.
Google announced the Nexus 6 in October along with the Nexus 9 tablet. The successor of the Nexus 5 went on pre-order on Flipkart last month priced at Rs. 43,999 for the 32GB variant and the 64GB variant is priced at Rs. 48,999. It was officially launched in India earlier this week. We have already seen the unboxing of the phone and now lets take a detailed look at the hardware of the device in our photo gallery post.
The Nexus 6 sports a 5.96″ (1440×2560 pixels) 16:9 AMOLED display with 493 ppi, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by a 2.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (APQ 8084-AB) processor with Adreno 420 GPU and has 3GB RAM, 32GB/64GB internal memory. It runs on latest Android 5.0.
The Nexus 6 has a 2MP front-facing camera and the dual front facing speaker at the top.
It has on-screen touch buttons and dual front facing speaker at the bottom.
The design language of the Google Nexus 6 is inspired by the Motorola Moto X2 or the 2nd gen Motorola Moto X. At the back the phone has the Nexus branding and Motorola logo.
At the back the Nexus 6 has a 13MP rear camera with dual ...
BlackBerry has updated BBM for iOS, Android and BlackBerry Smartphones to version 2.6 that brings Group Stickers for all the platforms and also increases timed messages timer to last up to 60 seconds.
It finally gets a new UI for iOS 8 adding flat UI and attractive transparencies. It also brings support to iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones with larger screens.
BBM for Android brings support for Android 5.0 Lollipop and landscape mode. BBM on BlackBerry 10 gets option to share multiple pictures and attachments at the same time. Check out the complete changelog of the update for BBM for Android below.
Support for Android 5.0 Lollipop
Send stickers in group chats!
See when a contact has received and viewed your sent pictures.
Timed pictures and messages can now be viewed multiple times until the timer expires
Added a new 60 second timer option
Landscape mode
Add a photo or attachment from your SD card
These features are rolling out in the form of BBM 2.6 update for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry 10.
Sony Xperia E4 (E2105), the company's upcoming budget smartphone has been leaked on a polish website. It shows the 5-inch smartphone in live images and some specifications of the smartphone through AnTuTu.
The leaked specifications incude a, 5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) display, 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with Mali 400 GPU and Android 4.4.4 KitKat. It scores 17857 points in Antutu 5.3 benchmark.
The Sony Xperia E3 that was launched few months back has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, Android 4.4 (KitKat), 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera.
Another image shows Sony's signature power button and the volume rockers on the side.
The leaked image also shows a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a it would come with an unique ceramic-like back. It is expected to come with both single and dual SIM (E2115) variants.
According to the leak, the Sony Xperia E4 will be announced at MWC in Barcelona in 2015.
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When you're buying from the Apple Online Store in the UK (and the US), there's a range of ways to pay but Apple have decided to make it even easier by enabling support for PayPal payments. PayPal is considered a must-have payment option by many users as it makes the process much simpler by not requiring you to enter your payment information and now you'll not only be able to buy items from Apple but you can also spread the cost.
That's right - rather than opt for spreading the cost using Apple Financing, there's now also the option to use PayPal Direct. To qualify for this offer, you'll need to spend over £99 (UK) or $250 (US) and Apple will let you spread the cost of your item into equal monthly payments deduced direct from your PayPal account.
The choice to allow PayPal payments could be a move by Apple to introduce internet-savvy shoppers to its Apple Pay payment option. It could also be a simple move to entice more users to do their shopping at Apple's website as opposed to other retailers who might accept PayPal. Either way, if you've got money sitting in your PayPal account, you can now ...
Expecting to wait until December 18th for the Galaxy Note Edge to become available in the UK? As we've already heard, the wait is over as the handset is available from Carphone Warehouse but now Vodafone UK have also launched the handset (albeit only in black).
If you're interested in buying the Galaxy Note Edge from Vodafone UK, the handset certainly won't be cheap. The 'recommended' price plan will cost you £58.50 per month with a £49 upfront charge which will give you unlimited minutes, unlimited texts and 10GB 4G+ data each month but if you'd rather not pay anything upfront, the same deal is available through Carphone Warehouse without the initial charge.
There's a range of other plans available but given the niche-status of the Galaxy Note Edge, the plans are certainly expensive. As we've previously covered, buying the Note Edge on a Vodafone 4G contract will also give you access to either Spotify Premium, Now TV from Sky or Sky Sports Mobile TV as an inclusive benefit. Furthermore, customers buying the Galaxy Note Edge on a Vodafone Red 4G plan will also receive a 3 month NOW TV Sky Movies Pass - which offers access to over 1,000 movies on-demand and streaming ...
The biggest trend in mobile over the past few years has been the move to even bigger displays with users eager to consume even more on a single display. Samsung were arguably the founders of this trend with the Samsung Galaxy Note back at IFA 2011 but since then, almost every company has introduced phablets to try to attain the same success (including Apple with the iPhone 6 Plus). Chinese manufacturer Huawei pose one of the biggest threats to Samsung's dominance at the top of the smartphone market but how does the Huawei Ascend Mate 7 compare to the Samsung Galaxy Note 4?
The Galaxy Note 4 features a 5.7 inch Quad HD (2k) Super AMOLED display whilst the Ascend Mate 7 sports a 6 inch Full HD IPS display. Samsung are the world leaders in display technology and this shows with the Galaxy Note 4 display offering the best experience on any modern smartphone. With 515 pixels per inch density, the Note 4 is super sharp whilst in comparison, the 368 pixels per inch density offered by the Mate 7 is less sharp (albeit still impressive).
The Ascend Mate 7 might be a little larger than the Galaxy Note 4 but ...
Google Fit has received a major update. The fitness-tracking app can now track your steps even without an Internet connection and supports 100 new activities.
The Google Fit app now allows users to manually enter more than 100 new activities like yoga, boxing, dancing, cricket, martial arts, hiking, pilates and so on. Moving on, the app also comes with a new experimental step detection feature for walking when your smartwatch is not connected to your Android smartphone. When you get back to your phone and sync up the data, all the content from your smartwatch will get transferred to the mobile.
In addition, Google Fit also gets bug fixes and improvements on Android. Google had announced Fit platform in June at the I/O developer conference. It aggregates and collect your fitness data at one place and helps users monitor their fitness activities like heart rate, blood sugar, steps taken etc on this platform.
Play Link - Google Fit
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