Google app for Android has received a major update that focuses on settings and a revamped look. The latest update takes the app to version 4.1 which brings new Google Now cards.
The update mainly introduces Google Now card settings that allows you to manage your card history, delete card preferences, manage notifications for card updates and show/hide cards. The update also features a revised voice typing design, and supports nine new Indian languages including Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, and Oriya.
There is also a change in the lock screen settings for the “Ok, Google” detection.The update now removes the options for Reminders and more Cards and shifts them to the hamburger menu that is accessible from the search bar. A new renamed setting dubbed as “Personal results” has been added which when enabled, allows your personal information to be accessible via the lock screen “Ok Google” functionality. If this setting is not enabled, your personal data will not be accessible from the lock screen.
Finally, the stocks and weather Google Now cards have also seen slight revisions. The interface for the stocks card has been refreshed, while the weather card now lists its source for the data. Google app update ...
Google app for Android has received a major update that focuses on settings and a revamped look. The latest update takes the app to version 4.1 which brings new Google Now cards.
The update mainly introduces Google Now card settings that allows you to manage your card history, delete card preferences, manage notifications for card updates and show/hide cards. The update also features a revised voice typing design, and supports nine new Indian languages including Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, and Oriya.
There is also a change in the lock screen settings for the “Ok, Google” detection.The update now removes the options for Reminders and more Cards and shifts them to the hamburger menu that is accessible from the search bar. A new renamed setting dubbed as “Personal results” has been added which when enabled, allows your personal information to be accessible via the lock screen “Ok Google” functionality. If this setting is not enabled, your personal data will not be accessible from the lock screen.
Finally, the stocks and weather Google Now cards have also seen slight revisions. The interface for the stocks card has been refreshed, while the weather card now lists its source for the data. Google app update ...
Microsoft is expanding the availability of its Sway App for iPhone to more countries. The presentation app that was launched last month was only available in New Zealand but it is now coming to the U.S, U.K., Canada and India.
Sway app which is still in preview, gives users an interactive web based canvas for ideas that can be shared easily. It allows users to organize their ideas by putting more emphasis on presentation by using photos, text and other content. The app includes the integration of Bing Image Search and Suggested searches.
The Sway app is aimed at offering users with flexible layout options as well as the capacity to format photos, text, and video from the web in a presentation. Microsoft stated that it will continue expanding the app to more countries soon and keep taking feedback from users to improvise the app with new enhancements and features.
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Acer launched the Liquid E700 smartphone with triple SIM support last month. Apart from the triple SIM support, the smartphone comes with a several attractive features such as LED flash for the front-facing camera and a huge 3500mAh battery. Is it worth the price of Rs. 11,999? Let us find out in the complete review.
Unboxing
We unboxed the Liquid E700 recently, check out the unboxing.
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Box Contents
Acer Liquid E700 smartphone in Black
In-ear earphones with microphone
Micro USB Cable
2-pin Charger
Quick Start guide and other booklets
Display, Hardware and Design
The Liquid E700 has a 5-inch display with a pixel resolution of 1280 x 720 and a pixel density of around 294 PPI. It is bright, offers vibrant colors, has good viewing angles and the sunlight legibility is good too. Overall the display is pretty good for the price. The smartphone has huge bezels around the display and a small chin below the capacitive touch buttons, making it taller than other 5-inch smartphones at 147.3mm. It is 73mm wide, which is acceptable. Even though the smartphone has plastic body, the build quality is solid.
Another interesting addition is LED flash for the 2-megapixel front-facing camera that helps you capture better selfies in dark. There is a LED notification light too on ...
Xiaomi is quickly turning out to be a household name. The products from the Chinese company have been the talk of the town, thanks to their affordable price tag and superior hardware configurations.
The latest model from Xiaomi to hit the Indian shores is the Redmi Note 4G. The device is one of the most affordable LTE enabled smartphone out there.
We were just wondering how good the modem on the Redmi Note 4G and what is the speed it is capable of handling. So, we took the device for a spin in order to test what LTE speed the smartphone can achieve.
We were in Bangalore, where Airtel has been providing the LTE service for quite some time and is probably the only location in the country where 4G is widely available. We would like to report that we tested the speeds across various destinations in the city and the overall result was really surprising.
Just like the Apple iPhone 6, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G is also capable of handling speeds up to 40Mbps down. The average speed on the carrier was in excess of 20Mbps which is quite impressive considering the overall internet pace in the ...
The BlackBerry Classic has already launched in the UK with Vodafone, Selfridges and BlackBerry Direct and now retailer Carphone Warehouse has announced it is stocking the handset from today. The retailer has the handset available on a range of contracts starting at just £26.50 per month and is also selling the handset for £329.99 SIM free.
If you're looking to get the BlackBerry Classic on a Pay Monthly plan, there's several networks to choose from - the handset is available on 4G plans from EE< O2 and Vodafone and 3G plans on Orange and T-Mobile. With the Classic able to support download speeds of up to 150Mbps, we'd recommend picking a 4G plan and the cheapest is on Vodafone for £26.50 per month with unlimited minutes and texts and 1GB data each month.
For customers on O2, the cheapest is £28 per month whilst EE plans start from £30.99 per month (both with 1GB data, EE limited to 1000 minutes). With superfast data speeds, we'd recommend spending a little more to get more data so the Vodafone plan at £31.50 per month (4GB data), the O2 plan at £33 per month (5GB data) and the EE plan at £38.99 per month (4GB ...
vivo launched Y15 entry level smartphone last month in India for Rs. 8,990 (MRP). We have seen the unboxing of the phone now lets take a look at the hardware in out the photo gallery.
The vivo Y15 sports a 4.5-inch FWVGA (854 × 480 pixels) multi-touch IPS display and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor. It has 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory that can be expanded with micro SD. It runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
In the front the Y15 has a 2MP wide-angle camera along with the earpiece and sensors.
It has three capacitive buttons below the display.
The Y15 is encompassed in a plastic body and has the vivo branding at the center and the loudspeaker grill at the rear panel.
There is a 5MP Autofocus Camera with LED flash at the back.
The phone has a removable back cover while inside it has slots for two micro SIM cards. Also seen is the micro SD card slot. 1900mAh battery on the phone is removable.
The micro USB port and primary microphone are seen at the bottom.
While the 3.5mm audio jack is seen on the top.
The power button and volume rockers are present on the left side. We will be brining you the benchmarks and the complete ...
Oppo launched the Oppo R5 (R8106), the company’s slimmest smartphone in India last month for Rs. 29,990. We already brought you the photo gallery of the smartphone from the announcement and the unboxing recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the Oppo R5. It is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 64-bit processor that has four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.54 GHz per core and other four Cortex A53 cores are clocked at 1.0 GHz per core. It has Adreno 405 GPU clocked at 550 MHz. It has 2GB DDR3 RAM, 5.2-inch 1080p screen and runs on Color OS 2.0 based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). We had already seen some smartphones powered by the same Snapdragon 615 chip, including the YU YUREKA. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.
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Quadrant Benchmark
It scored 15254 points in the Quadrant benchmark.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
It managed to score 27183 points in the AnTuTu benchmark 4.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
It managed to score just 1775 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It scored 794 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU Subsystem performance test and grabs the second spot, behind the Desire 820 that is powered by the same chip.
Linpack Single Thread
It managed to clock around ...
Lenovo just sent out press invites for the India launch of A6000, the company’s latest budget smartphone with 4G connectivity. It was announced at the CES earlier this week and packs 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.
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 will be priced under Rs. 10,000 and the company already said it will be priced less than the Redmi Note 4G and the YU YUREKA. We will get to know the exact pricing of the smartphone at the launch on January 16th, Friday. It will be exclusively available on Flipkart.
Samsung has official announced the Galaxy A7, the company's latest smartphone in the A series with a metal unibody design and 6.3mm thickness. It has a 5.5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC in the dual SIM variant and the single SIM LTE variant is powered by s Exynos 5430 SoC. Even the dual SIM Snapdragon variant comes with LTE support depending on the market. It runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Samsung's own UI on top.
Samsung Galaxy A7 specifications
5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED display
LTE (Single SIM): Exynos 5430 Octa-Core (1.8GHz Quad A15 + 1.3 GHz Quad A7 ) with Mali T628 MP6 GPU
LTE/3G (Dual SIM) : Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core (1.5GHz Quad A53 + 1.0 GHz Quad A53 ) with Adreno 405 GPU
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
13MP rear camera with LED flash
5MP front-facing camera
Dimensions: 151 x 76.2 x 6.3mm; Weight: 141 grams
4G LTE / 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS/ GLONASS, NFC (LTE version only)
2600mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy A7 comes in Pearl White, Midnight Black and Champagne Gold colors and is priced at 509 Euros (US$ 600 / Rs. 37,500 approx). It will go on sale starting from the end of Q1 2015.
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Google is planning to bring an important update to its Translate app for Android that will allow it to auto-recognize languages and translate them into text in real time, according to a latest report from New York Times.
The feature looks similar to Skype's real time translator preview for Windows 8.1 that was announced in December last year. Google Translate currently offers text translation for about 90 languages, including English, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Russian and Spanish, and voice translation for just a few of them. As per the report, the app will also gain the ability to use the camera to translate foreign signs in the real world. This would help users and especially travelers to take snapshot of signs and menu cards in foreign land.
Last month, a report stated that Google Translate's next update would bring WordLens integration and conversation mode. The latest report seconds the possibility of an update that will compete with Skype's newly added feature which currently supports translation only from English to Spanish and vice versa. Whether Google Translate's update will allow real time translation in all the 90 languages it supports, remains to be seen.
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Xiaomi is expected to announce its flagship device this week. It was touted that the Chinese smartphone maker will launch Redmi Note or Mi 5 but a teaser from the company along with specs leak from @upleaks has almost confirmed the launch of Redmi Note 2 on January 15.
The teaser shows a puzzle that boasts of all the features of the phone and translates to "our new flagship is the redmi note, thinner, larger, lighter, faster, hifi-sound, and all glass laminate”, as per a report from GizmoChina. Another teaser shows two hands looking like they are holding two devices which could mean that the company is planning to launch two devices.
In similar news, popular leakster @upleaks has revealed specs of the Redmi Note 2. The phone is claimed to have 5.7 inch screen with a 1920x1080 resolution, a Snapdragon 615 and 2GB RAM. It will have 13MP rear camera, 5MP front camera, 4G LTE, 16/32GB storage and 3600mAh battery and the handset is priced at $249. The event happens at the National Conference Center, Beijing on January 15th at 2PM Beijing Time (11:30 PM IST)
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Micromax's YU plans to sell 10,000 units of YUREKA smartphones on its first flash sale on January 13th, tomorrow at 2PM on Amazon.in, according to a report from PTI (via ET). The company has received over three lakh registrations for the smartphone, and it had to close the registration a day before the actual date of December 25th due to tremendous response, said Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma to PTI.
YU is working on ramping the capacities, and the number of units will be increased gradually, said the company's co-founder. According to Zauba import listing, the company has imported 5600 units of YU YUREKA smartphones so far. Amazon has already sent out steps that should be followed to purchase the Yureka smartphone. It will be sold in first-come-first-serve basis and will be available only till the stocks last, said the online retailer.
After logging in to your Amazon.in account a few minutes prior to the sale at 2:00 PM, you can add the Yureka Smartphone to your cart when the sale starts and have to checkout within 15 minutes. If all the Yureka Smartphones are already added to cart by other customers, you will be added to waitlist. If the original buyer fails ...
Huawei is working on a mid range smartphone that will reportedly sport a 64 bit MediaTek processor. The company's next smartphone, Huawei G628 was spotted in China as per a new leak.
The G628 features a 5-inch 720p touchscreen and the MT6752 SoC comes with a 1.5 GHz octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU. It will have 8 MP rear camera with LED flash, a 2 MP front camera, 1GB of RAM, and 8GB of integrated storage. The smartphone will run on Android KitKat 4,4 and will also have Huawei's Emotion UI 2.3 on the top that will bring new features. The phone will be priced at around CNY 1,000, which translates to $160.
The G628 will support TD-LTE and TD-SCDMA networks. Huawei G628 may make it to other countries as the Ascend G628 but is not confirmed yet.
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CyanogenMod has officially added support for Android One smartphones. This means users can install official builds of CyanogenMod 11 based on Android 4.4 KitKat.
"Starting today, CyanogenMod 11 (KitKat) builds are available for the ‘sprout’ devices. As the devices are currently setup for CM11 only (work on CM12 is in progress) these builds will trickle once a week, every Sunday."
said Cyanogen in a blog post.
Google launched Android One devices in India last year in September with three manufacturers. All these Android One smartphone features MediaTek processors.Since the first Android One devices feature processors from MediaTek, this makes them the first phones with MediaTek processors to officially support one of the most popular custom ROMs available. CyanogenMod on the other hand is a custom version of Android based on the open source version of Google’s operating system.
In addition to Android One phones, CM team has also added support for Nexus 6 and LG G3 D855.
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Samsung may launch Windows powered smartphones this year, according to a new report from Korea Times. The report said that the company is currently testing stability on Windows 8.1 devices.
The South Korean giant is taking this move to cut reliability on Google's Android mobile operating system. Samsung is considering to roll out affordable handsets powered by Windows Phone OS this year.
"Samsung has run pilot programs on the stability of Windows 8.1 software on devices. It is interested in promoting Windows mobiles."
told Samsung representative to Korea Times.
Microsoft and Samsung are currently involved in a lawsuit over royalty charges which is keeping the company from making Windows Phone. If both the companies can settle their litigation, Samsung is expected to start manufacturing Windows powered handsets as soon as third quarter. Samsung had last launched the Verizon exclusive ATIV SE last year in April, which offered flagship specs. As per the report it looks like Samsung will make low to mid range Windows smartphones.
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Micromax’s YU launched the YU YUREKA (AO5510), the first smartphone under YU brand last month for Rs. 8,999. We brought you the unboxing, photo gallery and benchmarks of the smartphone recently. Here we have the battery test results of the smartphone. The YU YUREKA has a 2500mAh removable Lithium-polymer battery. It is powered by a Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 processor, has a 5.5-inch HD display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Check out the battery test results below.
Talk Time
It lasted for 14 hours and 9 minutes in the talk time test, similar to the 2nd Motorola Moto G that packs a smaller 2070mAh battery.
3G Browsing
It lasted for 4 hours and 10 minutes in our 3G browsing test, which is not impressive, but it is decent considering some mid-range smartphones.
WiFi Browsing
It lasted for 5 hours and 15 minutes in our WiFi browsing test and lies behind the Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 that has a slightly larger 2800mAh battery.
Video Playback
It lasted for 9 hours and 5 minutes in the video playback test and tops the chart, better than other competing smartphones.
The overall One Charge rating for the YU Yureka is 8 hours and 8 minutes, which is the total amount of time the smartphone can continuously be used before ...
OnePlus has sold close to one million units of OnePlus One in 2014. The Chinese smartphone maker made its debut in April 2014 with its critically acclaimed OnePlus One.
In November, OnePlus's co-founder Carl Pei revealed that it had sold 5 lakh One units. The company will focus on refining its operations and improving its customer service in 2015. This year, OnePlus will work to improve its operations and customer service. Moreover, the company is also expected to launch the successor of the OnePlus One in the second or third quarter of this year.
OnePlus One is also looking to introduce its third device this year that would cater to an audience who appreciate design over specifications. The 16GB Silk White model is priced at $299 and the 64GB Sandstone Black version is $349. In India the phone is priced at Rs 21,999 and can be bought if you have the invite.
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Micromax has launched the Canvas Hue (AQ5000), the company’s latest smartphone in the Canvas series. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) AMOLED display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), which is upgradable to Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It features a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
Commenting on the launch, Vineet Taneja, Chief Executive Officer, Micromax said,
At Micromax, customer centricity has always been at the core of developing products. With an AMOLED HD screen, users are guaranteed of a life-like viewing experience through more vivid colors and a crystal clear display. The Canvas Hue is a perfect blend of premium design, seamless efficiency and superior technology that supports the needs of the ever evolving consumers. With the launch of the Canvas Hue, we have again looked at addressing one of the most important needs of the Indian consumers, which is of an extended battery life. We will continue to enrich the consumer experience by delivering state-of-the-art products & services, reinforcing our commitment to raise the bar of affordable innovation in the country.
Micromax Canvas Hue specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 ...
A few years ago, the concept of taking a "selfie" using your front facing camera would usually have been rubbished by the complaint that the quality of the image wasn't good enough. During the past two years, we've seen the birth of the selfie generation with the front facing camera quality arguably becoming as important as the rear camera and this is especially true of the new generation of selfie handsets, which includes the HTC Desire Eye.
The Desire Eye follows in the footsteps of other handsets where the front facing camera is a key selling feature; whilst most of these handsets have been targetted towards the Far East markets and featured sensors of around five to eight megapixels, the Desire Eye is targetted at the global market and sports a 13MP sensor on the front (with the same sensor also in use on the rear). That's not all as the Desire Eye also brings the world's first dual LED flash on the front, dedicated to taking those perfect selfies.
On paper at least, the 13MP front camera sensor should produce the best selfies ever as it's the highest front facing sensor on a smartphone to-date - the Oppo N1 had a ...
Celkon OCTA510, the company’s first smartphone with Octa-Core SoC is now available from eBay . It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core (MediaTek MT6592M likely) processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 1GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity.
Celkon OCTA510 specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
1.4 GHz octa-core processor
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual SIM
8MP rear camera with dual LED Flash
3.2MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
Dimensions: 143.5x71x9.1mm; Weight:136g
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2000mAh battery
The Celkon OCTA510 comes in white color and is priced at Rs. 8,990. This competes with Xolo Omega 5.0 that was launched recently at a similar price tag and share similar specifications. The official launch is expected soon.
