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Four new Videocon Android smartphones, Infinium Z50Q Star, Infinium Z50Q Lite, Infinium Z40 Lite and Infinium Zest Lite have been listed on the official website. These have 5-inch FWVGA, 4-inch WVGA and 3.5-inch HVGA displays, respectively. The Infinium Z50Q Star, Infinium Z50Q Lite, Infinium Z40 Lite run on Android 4.4 (KitKat), while the entry-level Infinium Zest Lite runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). These smartphones have dual SIM support, but only the Infinium Z50Q Star, Z50Q Lite and Z40 Lite have 3G connectivity.
Videocon Infinium Z50Q Star
5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual SIM
5MP rear camera with LED Flash
2MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
2000mAh battery
Colors: White, Red and Blue
Videocon Infinium Z40 Lite
4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1 GHz single-core processor
256MB RAM, 2GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual SIM
3.2MP rear camera with LED Flash
VGA front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
1450mAh battery
Colors: White with Silver and Black with Silver
Videocon Infinium Zest Lite
3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1 GHz single-core processor
256MB RAM, 512MB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM
2MP rear camera with LED Flash
VGA front-facing ...
After revealing the Galaxy Grand Max (SM-G720N0) in its brochure last month, Samsung today officially launched the smartphone in Korea. The Grand Max has a 5.25-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The smartphone is just 7.9mm thick.
It has a unique pattern on its back cover. It comes with single SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity, but we can expect it in dual SIM variants if it is launched in the Asian markets.
Samsung Galaxy Grand Max specifications
5.25-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD TFT LCD display
1.2GHz quad-core processor
1.5GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
13MP rear camera with LED flash
5MP front-facing camera with 120-degree wide viewing angle
Dimensions: 146 x 75 x 7.9mm; Weight: 161 grams
4G LTE / 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2500mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy Grand Max comes in White color and is priced at 319,000 South Korean Won (US$ 290 / Rs. 18302 approx.). It is available for purchase from the official Samsung Online Store in Korea. It will also be released on all the three major carriers in the country. The company has not revealed any details regarding the global roll out yet.
Shortly after the global launch of the iPhone 6, Apple called its latest smartphone the greatest yet and according to recent figures, this has translated into sales and a noticeable improvement in Apple's UK market share. Kantar Worldpanel Comtech report that strong sales of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus resulted in Apple's market share reaching 42.5 percent in November.
In the UK, the sales of both new iPhones saw the Cupertino company's market share rise to a record 42.5 percent in November which is up from 30.3 percent a year earlier and up from 39.5 percent in Q3. The folks at Kantar accredited this to the sales of the iPhones and whilst the rise is great news for Apple, it spells bad news for Google.
Apple's rise meant that Android market share dropped by 6.7 percent year on year to 49.7 percent in November. Kantar note that this was largely driven by the rapid and unexpected decline in Samsung smartphone sales although it was arrested somewhat by sales from other OEMs such as HTC, LG and Motorola.
Carolina Milanesi, Chief of Research at Kantar, said:
"The iPhone 6 was the best selling phone in the three months through November 2014, capturing 19 percent ...
BlackBerry has announced BBM for Android Wear at CES 2015. The popular messaging service from BlackBerry will be available on Android Wear smartwatches early this year.
BBM for Android Wear will allow users to see who has sent the message and access them on their smartwatch directly. It will enable them to read full BBM messages, accept BBM invites, and even respond to BBM messages via voice or from pre-defined messages. There will also be a list of pre-canned responses for when you really don’t have time to reply.
Receive alerts on the watch when new BBM messages come in, see the sender and discreetly preview messages.
Read BBM messages in their entirety, navigate among messages and dismiss notifications with a simple swipe.
Respond to messages hands-free with Google Now or choose from pre-defined messages to quickly send a response.
Accept BBM invites from the watch without the need to access their smartphone.
BlackBerry launched BBM for Android and iPhone last year. The BBM app has been installed by more than 50 million users on Android.
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HTC is expanding into other areas of technology, starting with Connected Devices and Internet of Things. The company will develop both hardware and software for different categories.
HTC has announced that it will be collaborating with Under Armour, one of the largest US-based sports clothing and accessories company. The Taiwanese smartphone maker will design a series of products to work in conjunction with Under Armour's fitness apps and website. The UA Record app will give you fitness tracking tools, including motion and GPS data, but will also support steps, sleep, heart rate and weight tracking for a complete picture of your physical state, drawn from linked devices.
The Connected Products business is divided into four main categories viz, Connected Life, Self, Entertainment and Home. The Life category will include imaging products such as the action RE camera. The Self category will boast of health and fitness products that will be from the Under Armour partnership. The Entertainment product will include a variety of items and finally the Connected Home category will have items such as appliances and home security.
At present it is not known what kind of products will turn out from the HTC and Under Armour partnership. However, it is known that the devices will be ...
Celkon Campus A400, the company’s latest entry-level smartphone in the Campus series is now available from HomeShop18. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera.
This joins the Intex Aqua KAT as one of the cheapest Android smartphone in the country with a 4-inch screen, Android 4.4 and 3G connectivity. Apart from the design, dual-core Spreadtrum SC7715 processor instead of dual-core MedisTek MT6572 processor and a slightly larger 1400mAh battery compared to the Intex Aqua KAT that was launched last month, other specifications are similar.
Celkon Campus A400 specifications
4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) display
1GHz dual-core Spreadtrum SC7715 processor with Mali 400 GPU
256MB RAM, 512MB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
Dual SIM
2MP rear camera with LED Flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
12.6mm thick and weighs 95 grams
3G HSPA+,WiFi 802.11 b/g/n,Bluetooth, GPS
1400mAh battery
The Celkon Campus A400 comes in Black color and is competitive priced at Rs. 2,999.
Apple's Beats has been sued by audio-equipment maker Monster over stealing headphone technology. The company says that it had played an important role in design and engineering the popular headphones.
Monster has filed a lawsuit against Apple's Beats Electronics, claiming that the high-end-headphone maker's co-founders allegedly conspired to sever the headphone line from Monster before Apple bought the company last year for $3.2 billion. The law alleges Beats co-founders Jimmy Iovine and rapper Dr Dre pirated the "Beats By Dr Dre" headphone line from Monster and its CEO Noel Lee. The company alleges in the suit that Beats hid the co-created work Monster and Lee put in to the design, manufacture and distribution of the original Beats headphones, then sold 51 percent of the company to HTC for $300 million. Soon after the HTC deal, Iovine and Dre reacquired 25.5 percent of Beats, by using a "change of control" clause in the contract that effectively severed ties with Monster. Monster also claims that the company has lost millions owing to the "fraudulent activities" and "sham transactions".
This is the second lawsuit on Beats as the first one was brought by the Bose Corporation over patented technology for canceling noise in earphones ...
Intel has launched a new HDMI dongle that is actually a Windows 8.1 computer stick at CES 2015. Dubbed as Intel Compute stick, the device that was teased in November last year.
Intel Compute Stick features an Intel Atom Bay Trail processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and comes with a micro SD card slot. It supports 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi radio. Bluetooth 4.0, micro USB along with HDMI. The tiny computer will run Windows 8.1, Linux or Android.Hopefully, when Windows 10 comes out you’ll be able to upgrade.
Intel will offer the Compute Stick in both a Microsoft Windows 8.1 version ($149) as well as one with an Ubuntu Linux distro ($89); the latter will have only 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage. The compute stick will be available this March and looks like a decent alternative to traditional desktops.
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Four new Videocon Android smartphones, Infinium Z50Q Star, Infinium Z50Q Lite, Infinium Z40 Lite and Infinium Zest Lite have been listed on the official website. These have 5-inch FWVGA, 4-inch WVGA and 3.5-inch HVGA displays, respectively. The Infinium Z50Q Star, Infinium Z50Q Lite, Infinium Z40 Lite run on Android 4.4 (KitKat), while the entry-level Infinium Zest Lite runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). These smartphones have dual SIM support, but only the Infinium Z50Q Star, Z50Q Lite and Z40 Lite have 3G connectivity.
Videocon Infinium Z50Q Star
5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual SIM
5MP rear camera with LED Flash
2MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
2000mAh battery
Colors: White, Red and Blue
Videocon Infinium Z40 Lite
4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1 GHz single-core processor
256MB RAM, 2GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual SIM
3.2MP rear camera with LED Flash
VGA front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
1450mAh battery
Colors: White with Silver and Black with Silver
Videocon Infinium Zest Lite
3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1 GHz single-core processor
256MB RAM, 512MB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM
2MP rear camera with LED Flash
VGA front-facing ...
Asus has announced Fonepad 7 (FE171CG), a refreshed variant of last year's Fonepad 7 at the CES this year. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU, similar to the Asus Fonepad 7 FE170CG that was launched in India last year, but this runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box, comes with a 8-megapixel or 5-megapixel rear camera, 1GB or 2GB RAM depending on the region.
It is just 7.9mm thick and has a new design, compared to last year's Fonepad 7 that was 10.7 mm thick. Memory of the tablet have also been upgraded. This year's model comes in 8GB or 16GB SKUs depending on the region. It has 3G connectivity, dual SIM support and voice calling capabilities.
Asus Fonepad 7 (FE171CG) specifications
7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) IPS display with Anti-Fingerprint Coating, 178-degree wide viewing angle
1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU
1GB / 2GB RAM, 8GB / 16GB internal memory, expandable memory via microSD
Dual SIM with dual standby
Android 4.4 (KitKat) with ZenUI
8MP / 5MP rear camera
2MP front-facing camera
7.9mm thick and weighs 280 grams
3G HSPA+ (with voice calling), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
3950 mAh battery
The Asus ...
LG has already revealed the vertically curved Flex 2 at CES 2015 and now the company has showed off new prototype smartphone sporting a dual-edge display that is curved on two sides.
Samsung had introduced the Galaxy Note Edge last year that has an edge which bends to one side. The LG's dual edge display sports a 6-inch HD Active Bending P-AMOLED display that bends at both edges, giving you the ability to swipe and tap through. Users also get a side-view of the is 0.7 mm thick 6 inch screen at both the right and left edges. However, the resolution on the LG dual edge device is only 1280 x 720 as compared to the Quad HD (2560 x 1440) on Samsung Galaxy Note Edge.
The dual edge display technically adds two additional screens on the phone. It must be noted that the smartphone at present has no name and is mere a prototype. But, LG might soon give more details about the device.
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At end of December, Microsoft was rumored to be working on a new browser for Windows 10. Today, the browser that is codenamed as Spartan has been leaked in screenshots.
The leaked screenshots shows the first look of the Spartan browser but as the images are blurry and small we cannot decipher much. Apparently, the image of the browser loading the Facebook page were fake. As stated earlier, the browser looks similar to Chrome and Firefox. The report further says that Spartan browser will have a "reading mode" button that "strips out the text of an article and makes it easier to read the content on a page."
Share and Folder icon are situated next to the reading icon that makes it easy to share content on the internet. At the right side we can see three small dots that are for settings. The Spartan browser has a borderless window that allows the content to spread from edge to edge. Touted as lightweight, the browser will use Microsoft’s Chakra JavaScript engine and Trident rendering engine instead of WebKit. The report states that the new Spartan browser will be bundled with the desktop and mobile versions of the forthcoming Windows 10 OS.
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Samsung revealed its preliminary earnings guidance that it is expecting 37% decrease in profits for the Q4, 2014. The company stated that operating profit for the October-December period was estimated at 5.2 trillion won (USD 4.7 billion), down 37.4 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2013.
Samsung says that it expects sales for the fourth quarter of 2014 to come in at around 52 trillion won that translates to $47.3 billion. That is a decrease of roughly 12 percent, year-over-year. The company saw its net profit decline sharply by 20 and 50 per cent in the second and third quarters of 2014 respectively. Samsung which is a leader in the Android smartphone market is facing tough competition from Chinese rivals like Xiaomi and Huawei and Lenovo especially in the mid and lower smartphone segment.
The South Korean giant's flagship devices like the Galaxy S5 have failed to pick up and the recent ones like Note 4 are striving hard to fight out Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Samsung's recent forecast signals the fifth consecutive quarter of decline in operating profit.
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The Nokia N1 went on sale in China earlier today and revealed that the Nokia brand still has the market appeal as all 20,000 units in the first batch of Nokia N1 sold out in just 4 minutes after pre-orders opened.
Reported by blogjackphone, the Nokia N1 has proven to be immensely popular with users in China and if you're one of the thousands who missed out on buying one earlier today, you'll get another chance with more units going on sale on the 15th. At a price of 1599 RMB (approx $250, £170), the Nokia N1 offers excellent value for money with a specs lists that better most tablets at the same price point.
The Nokia N1, which is made by Foxconn and sold under the Nokia brand name, features a 7.9 inch IPS display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection and is powered by a 2.3GHz 64-bit quad-core Intel Atom processor. It features 2GB RAM and 32GB internal storage whilst the cameras are made up of an 8MP rear and 5MP front facing sensors with the former supporting Full HD video.
Under the hood, the Nokia N1 has a 5300 mAh non-removable battery which offers up to 8.8 hours WI-FI browsing or ...
Acer launched the Liquid E700 smartphone with triple SIM support last month for Rs. 12,999. We already brought you the unboxing, benchmarks, photo gallery and the battery test results of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus camera with f/2.0 aperture and LED Flash.
It even has a 2-megapixel fixed-focus camera with LED flash for capturing better selfies. The camera UI has custom on-screen buttons on top of MediaTek UI. It has several capture modes such as HDR,Panorama, Beautification, Best Shot, Bright Magic, Smile Shutter, AEB, Multi angle view and more. There are different scene modes such as Auto, Landscape, Night, Portrait and Night portrait. It even has some effects. Camera is below average.
Check out the camera samples below (Click the image for full resolution pictures).
Daylight
Macro
HDR
Low-light
Flash
Video Sample
It can record videos at 1080p resolution at 30fps. Video is also average. Check out the video sample below.
We will be discussing more about the camera in detail in the complete review soon.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kA-uMnLXcM
Samsung looks set to follow rivals LG, Motorola and Acer by announcing a round smartwatch at Mobile World Congress in March. The annual conference is likely to see the introduction of a plethora of new mobile devices, tablets and wearables and Samsung's first round wearable would run on its Tizen OS (and not Android Wear like its rivals).
Although Samsung has already introduced an Android Wear device - namely the Samsung Gear Live - its next smartwatch is still set to run on the Tizen platform which also powers the Gear 2 Neo, Gear Fit and Gear S wearables. The rumour comes from SamMobile who say the new smartwatch has model number SM-R720 with codename Orbis (which would actually be a rather good launch name for the device no?)
The site also notes that Samsung has been granted a series of wearable-related patents recently and one of these is for a ring-operated design which could be set to launch on the Orbis. The smartwatch, which is very much in rumoured status, is likely to be completely different from any Gear smartwatch yet and with most manufacturers launching wearables - including Apple with the Apple Watch around the same time as MWC - Samsung will need ...
Apple has started 2015 with a bang as the company announced it broke its own record for weekly App Store sales in the first week of the year. As noted by Street Insider, Apple sold nearly $500 million worth of apps and in-app purchases in the first week of 2015 with its sales on New Year's Day also breaking the record for sales in a single day.
Apple also said that the start to 2015 follows on from a "record-breaking 2015 in which billings rose 50 percent and apps generated over $10 billion in revenue for app developers". The company said that this stellar performance in 2014 means App Store developers have cumulatively earned a massive $25 billion from the sales of their apps and games throughout the life of the App Store.
Apple's Eddy Cue added:
“This year is off to a tremendous start after a record-breaking year for the App Store and our developer community. We’re so proud of the creativity and innovation developers bring to the apps they create for iOS users and that the developer community has now earned over $25 billion.”
Despite iOS lagging behind Android in many markets around the world, Apple's ecosystem remains a firm favourite amongst app developers as ...
Prices for content and applications in Apple's App Store in the UK and Europe are to rise this week as Apple compensates for currency fluctuations and changes in taxation rates. The Cupertino company sent a message to Apple Developers on January 7th outlining that the prices would rise in all European Union countries along with Canada but will drop in Iceland.
The price changes are set to come into effect within 36 hours meaning you're likely to see the cost of your apps rise within the next few hours. If you haven't hit buy on an app you've been looking at, it might be worth buying it now before the cost rises although Apple UK haven't confirmed to us the new pricing for apps in the UK. The Mac App Store is also set to see prices rise although these changes will come into force by the end of the week.
The message, as detailed by Apple Insider, reads:
Within the next 36 hours, prices on the App Store will increase for all territories in the European Union as well as in Canada and Norway, decrease in Iceland, and change in Russia.
"These changes are being made to account for adjustments in value-added tax ...
HTC RE Camera has received an update that brings live streaming via YouTube. The latest feature will allow RE users to capture video and easily share with others.
The new feature will come as an update to the RE Camera app and users will have to sign in to their YouTube channel using the RE app and then activate live streaming. At present, the update is available only to RE's Android app while iOS will receive the update sometime during next quarter. It must be noted that in order to live stream, the RE Camera must be connected to a smartphone at all times.
HTC stated that once your account has been verified, the RE Camera will beam content to your connected smartphone, which will then broadcast it to YouTube. Users can invite people to view their broadcast by sending a link from the app via SMS or social networks. The link will remain active after the broadcast ends too. Also, the receiver of the link will not need a YouTube channel to view the video as long the broadcast is set to public.
Play Link - RE Android app
Lenovo has introduced A6000, the company’s latest budget smartphone with 4G connectivity in the A series at the International CES, as it promised. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support as well.
Lenovo A6000 specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe 2.0 UI
Dual (micro) SIM
8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash
2MP front-facing camera
8.2mm thick and weighs 128 grams
4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2300mAh battery
The Lenovo A6000 comes in Black color and is priced at $169 in the US, which coverts to about Rs. 10,680. Lenovo already said it will be priced less than Redmi Note 4G and the YU YUREKA, when it launches in India later this month, exclusively on Flipkart.
Microsoft has announced the launch of a gold edition of Lumia 830 and 930. The handsets are dubbed as the Lumia 930 and Lumia 830 Golden Collector's Edition.
Both the limited edition devices will be available in black or white with a premium gold finish. The back of the devices have black or white glossy leather while the phones have a golden rim along the both sides that gives it a premium look. The Nokia logo on the back of the phones are also in gold.
Lumia 930 Gold will be available from in Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa and China, India from end of this month while the Lumia 830 Gold will hit all the aforementioned markets including India. Unfortunately no prices of the devices are mentioned and Microsoft has stated that the prices will vary according to various markets and operators.
The Lumia 930 was launched in April last year while the Lumia 830 was announced in Septemeber.
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