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Micromax announced the Canvas Selfie A255 smartphone last month that comes with a 13-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash and a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a Sony sensor. Today the company has launched the smartphone officially. It has a 4.7-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.7 GHz True Octa-Core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS and comes with dual SIM support.
It has camera-centric features such as Eye Enhancement to eyes bigger & brighter, Face slimming, Skin Smoothening, Teeth Whitening, Remove Oil, option to add makeup effects like mascara, eye-shadow, blush, lip gloss and more. It has leather-like back cover.
Micromax Canvas Selfie specifications
4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.7 GHz MediaTek MT6592 Octa-Core processor
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with dual LED Flash, Sony Sensor, LARGAN lens
13MP front-facing camera with soft LED flash, Sony Sensor, LARGAN lens
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
2300mAh battery
Micromax Canvas Selfie comes in Mystic Blue and Angelic White colors and is priced at Rs. 15,999 (MOP). It will available across India.
LG has announced LG Watch Urbane LTE, few days after it introduced its LG Watch Urbane Android Wear smartwatch with metal build. This has the same 1.3-inch (320 x 320 pixels) P-OLED Display and has metal build, but it runs on LG's own wearable platform with new UX and not Android Wear. It comes with voLTE voice calling support since it has a speaker and a microphone and also comes with NFC support for easy payments.
Other specifications are similar to the G Watch R and the Watch Urbane, including a 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 SoC, 4GB internal storage and IP67 ratings for dust and water resistance, but this has 1GB RAM and packs a larger 700mAh battery for better talk time. It also offers walkie talkie-style voice chats and built-in GPS support. It has three buttons on the side, compared to one on the other Watch Urbane. These buttons would be used for quick settings and navigation. It also offers a single button on the emergency call.
LG Watch Urbane LTE specifications
1.3-inch P-OLED Display (320 x 320), 245ppi
1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor
1GB LPDDR3 RAM, 4GB eMMC
LG wearable platform (compatible with smartphones running Android 4.4 and above)
Dust and Water Resistant (IP67)
Sensors: 9-Axis (Gyro/ ...
Samsung Galaxy S6 just continues to keep popping up in various leaks with mere days left for the launch. This time the phone shows itself in covered in bubble wrap.
The photo was posted onto XDA Developers Forum and the model is the AT&T model clearly marked “not for sale". As per the photos, the S6 has glass back and metal sides and the large, rounded home button is also seen. The camera module and heart rate sensors is seen on the back. Front facing camera is also seen on the upper right side of the phone.
Samsung Galaxy S6 image and video teaser surfaced two days ago. The phone that will launch on March 1st at MWC 2015 is expected to come with 5.5-inch QHD display with 1440×2560 pixels resolution, Snapdragon 810/Exynos 7420 chipset, 20MP rear camera, and 5MP front facing camera. The phone will likely be 6.91mm thin.
Update:More images of the S6 and S6 Edge have been leaked by the same XDA user showing the phones placed side-by-side.
Motorola introduced Moto E (2nd Gen) yesterday that starts at US$119.99 (Rs. 7,430 approx.) for the 3G variant. Even though Motorola India just confirmed that it will be available soon on Flipkart without revealing the price, a promo video that was uploaded few hours back reveals that the 3G variant of the smartphone will be priced at Rs. 6,999. The first Gen Moto E got a price cut from Rs. 6,999 to Rs. 5,999 recently. This was first spotted by Android advices.
httpv://youtu.be/tAr7WwnFwjk?t=57s
Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) specifications
4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection
1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor with 400 MHz Adreno 302 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Dual SIM
5MP rear camera
VGA front-facing camera
Dimensions: 66.8×129.9×5.2 – 12.3 mm; Weight: 145 grams
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2390mAh battery
It is not clear when the smartphone will go on sale on Flipkart. There are no details about the Indian pricing for the 4G variant.
Microsoft has rolled out a location sharing app following reports earlier this week. Leaked as People Sense, the new app has been launched as SquadWatch on Windows Phone.
SquadWatch is a location sharing app that will allow users to find their friends. Internally codenamed as Buddy Aware, the app will let users reveal their real-time location to selected contacts and also provides them with detailed direction’s to a contact’s location. It will also allows users to mark favourite places like ‘home’ or ‘work’ and integrate them in the app.
In addition, tapp also provides calling and messaging features also baked into the app. Earlier report had stated that the app will integrate with Bing Maps. The SquadWatch app is available for download at Windows Phone Store.
iBall Andi 5M Xotic surfaced earlier this month revealing 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage. Now the smartphone is available for sale from eBay. It has a 5-inch qHD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) that is upgradable to Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera.
iBall Andi 5M Xotic specifications
5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD IPS display
1.3 GHz Quad-Core processor
2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, expandable up to 32 GB
Android 4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
8MP rear camera with dual LED Flash, BSI sensor
3.2MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth, and GPS
2000mAh battery
The iBall Andi 5M Xotic comes in black color and is priced at Rs. 8950 online. It also comes with a free flip cover. It is expected to launch officially soon.
Micromax has as invested in in a local analytics company, as per a latest report from The Economic Times. The report said that the homegrown smartphone maker is planning to invest in a Silicon Valley-based startup that operates in the online price comparison space.
The financial terms of the deal or its acquisition targets has not been decided yet. Micromax also stated that it is looking for more start-ups to invest and would provide between $0.5 million and $20 million to startups in exchange for 5% to 26% of the stake. This investment will allow Microsoft to transform into a service company, added the report.
"We will build some technology and buy some for moving beyond devices into services that offer granular analytical capability of consumer data usage and consumer behavior. The services will be used for Micromax and Yu brand of smartphones and the first signs of integration will be visible within three to five months."
told Rahul Sharma, Micromax, Co-founder to ET.
Turning into a service company will also allow bring a new and alternate revenue stream for Micromax. The report concluded saying that the team is evaluating and talking to multiple startups in India, Asia, Europe and the Silicon Valley, in areas of healthcare, gaming ...
Korean operator KT has announced that it has partnered with Samsung and Qualcomm to showcase world's first LTE-H (HetNet) technology at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 in Barcelona next week. LTE-H merges existing 150Mbps LTE-A and 450Mbps GiGA WiFi, offering top speed of 600Mbps.
LTE-H directly controls the WiFi connection from LTE stations, unlike software implementations. It promises seamless connectivity on the move automatically controlling the On/Off features of the WiFi connection. KT plans to start LTE-H pilot in South Korea by H1 2016 by combining its WiFi network and offering Gigabit connection speed at hotspots.
Last year Samsung achieved 940MB/second or 7.5Gbps data transmission rate over experimental 28GHz 5G network and also introduced Hybrid Adaptive Array Technology. It will also demo 5G network technologies that includes mmWave Wireless Backhaul, Full Dimension Multiple Input Multiple Output (FD-MIMO) and mmWave Mobile Radio Access at the Mobile World Congress 2015 next week.
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3-VE (SM-G316HU), successor of last year's Galaxy S Duos 3 (SM-G313HU) is now on sale in India from official Samsung India eStore. It has the same 4-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) display, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Samsung TouchWiz UI, 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, but this is powered by a slightly faster 1.2GHz dual-core processor and lacks a front-facing camera. It also has support for 14 regional languages.
It comes with dual SIM support, but no details about 3G connectivity, which is surprising since the Galaxy S Duos 3 had 3G support.
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3-VE specifications
4-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) display
1.2 GHz dual-core processor
512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
Dual SIM
5MP rear camera with LED Flash
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS
2G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
1500 mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3-VE comes in Black and White colors and is priced Rs. 6,650.
Apple has started sending invites for its Spring forward event before the Apple Watch goes on sale in April. The event will take place at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. The Apple Watch was announced in September last year along with the new iPhones and will come in two different sizes, three different styles - the regular model, a Sport version aimed at active consumers, and an ultra-premium Apple Watch Edition which will be covered in 18-karat gold.
It has a digital crown that can be used to interact with the device. The Apple Watch will connect to the internet through your iPhone and lets you send and receive message, track your fitness and let you pay for goods through the Apple Pay. Apple is expected to go in-depth on the Apple Watch, including specific pricing, roll out details, and also demo new software features.
The event kicks off at 10:00 AM Pacific Time (PT) or 11:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST) on March 9th, Monday. Live stream will be available at apple.com/live.
Sony has officially teased the Xperia Z4 tablet on its Twitter account. The company has given a sneak peak at the tablet along with the caption "Slimmer. Lighter. Brighter. All will be revealed on 02.03.15.”
Earlier this week, the Xperia Z4 tablet was leaked with a screenshot and was stated to have a 2K display, latest ultra-fast processor and indsustry leading battery performance. As per both the leaks, the Xperia Z4 looks like it is taking the design of Xperia Z3 tablet compact. The tablet does look slim from the images and has rounded edges. It is also expected that the tablet will have a 10 inch screen.
This year, Sony will not launch the Xperia Z4 flagship smartphone at MWC but the Xperia Z4 Dual SIM screenshot surfaced this week showing Material Design elements in UI of the phone running Android 5.0 Lollipop.
Google has started testing sponsored test results via a pilot program on Play Store. The initiative will allow developers to advertise their apps directly within the Google Play store.
"Search ads on Google Play will enable developers to drive more awareness of their apps and provide consumers new ways to discover apps that they otherwise might have missed."
posted by Michael Siliski, Product Management Director, Google Play, on a company blog.
The sponsored program will work very similarly to how ads work on a traditional Google search, but instead of highlighting websites, developers can highlight their apps. Paid search results will be flagged on Google Play with a small “Ad” marker. A user who searches for, say, travel apps, would see paid results before all other relevant apps are displayed.
Google will start testing the program in the next several weeks and limited set of users will start seeing ads from a select group of advertisers The company will test out the ads for a few month and look at the results and feedback before deciding on an expansion plan. Google already earns a handsome amount of advertising revenue and the sponsored ads on Play Store will only multiply it further.
HTC One M9 is just two days from the launch on March 1st at MWC 2015. The flagship phone from the company has visited GFX benchmark which confirms the leaked specs.
The GFX benchmark listing confirms the leaked specs of the phone. As per the benchmark, HTC One M9 sports a 5-inch screen with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 and is powered by a 2.GHz 64-bit quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor along with 3GB RAM and 32GB of native storage. There is a 20MP rear-facing camera and a 4MP Ultrapixel camera is on front. The phone will run on Android 5.0 and Sense 7.0 are pre-installed. It 32GB of internal memory, but shows only 23GB user-available. HTC has packed 2900mAh battery to power this smartphone.
HTC One M9 was leaked in promotional videos earlier this week.
OneDrive has updated its Windows Phone app with several new features. Some of the features include revamped photo album, ability to add multiple accounts and so on.
The latest update adds the ability to sign in to OneDrive on your Windows Phone with additional Microsoft accounts. Users can store details of those accounts within the app and access them by switch between them. A separate PIN can be added to access the separate accounts. This helps "prevent other people who use your device from accidentally accessing, changing or deleting your files".
Next up, the update adds album sharing feature that was only available for the Web. It allows you to create and share albums using pictures and videos within the app. OneDrive app can be updated from Windows Phone Store.
Microsoft has released Keyboard for Excel for Android for Android tablets, as a part for their Garage experimental project. It provides a keyboard optimized for numbers, delivers speed and efficiency to Excel users entering data, says Microsoft
Features of Microsoft Keyboard for Excel for Android tablets
Keyboard layout optimized for numbers with 10-key number layout
Excel operators prioritized in the keyboard layout
10-key number layout for fast number entry
Since this is in early stages, it supports only English characters without any support for auto-correct and gesture typing. You can suggest new features and report issues here so that Microsoft can improve the keyboard.
It is available from Google Play for free, but it is limited to few countries only. You can get the APK from here if it's not available in your country.
Micromax announced the Canvas Selfie A255 smartphone last month that comes with a 13-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash and a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a Sony sensor. Today the company has launched the smartphone officially. It has a 4.7-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.7 GHz True Octa-Core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS and comes with dual SIM support.
It has camera-centric features such as Eye Enhancement to eyes bigger & brighter, Face slimming, Skin Smoothening, Teeth Whitening, Remove Oil, option to add makeup effects like mascara, eye-shadow, blush, lip gloss and more. It has leather-like back cover.
Micromax Canvas Selfie specifications
4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.7 GHz MediaTek MT6592 Octa-Core processor
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with dual LED Flash, Sony Sensor, LARGAN lens
13MP front-facing camera with soft LED flash, Sony Sensor, LARGAN lens
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
2300mAh battery
Micromax Canvas Selfie comes in Mystic Blue and Angelic White colors and is priced at Rs. 15,999 (MOP). It will available across India.
Karbonn has launched Titanium Dazzle, the company's latest smartphone in the Titanium series. It has a 5-inch FWVGA IPS display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity.
It has Gesture features including Swipe, which allows users to shuffle to the next song by simply swiping their hand across the screen and Smart Eye, which tracks eye movement and automatically pauses the video when the user looks away from the screen. It also offers 21 language support.
Karbonn Titanium Dazzle specifications
5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) touch screen IPS display
1.2GHz quad-core processor
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Dual SIM with dual standby
5MP rear camera with LED Flash
2MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
1850mAh battery
The Karbonn Titanium Dazzle comes in White Golden and Black colors and is priced at Rs. 5,490. It also comes with a free screen protector in the box.
Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge have shown themselves again before the launch on March 1st at MWC. This time the official images of the phones have leaked.
Image of the both the phones standing side by side has been posted by a Reddit user by the name of iamdendenwho apparently is a Sprint employee. Also, seen is Sprint's teaser website where users can pre-register their interest in picking up the latest "Samsung devices". Specs of the phone has already been leaked a number of time over the past few months. The images and specs of the phone were leaked yesterday and Samsung has not left us any surprises when it comes to the specifications of both the phones.
Samsung Galaxy S6 image and video teaser surfaced two days ago.
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Panasonic Eluga U2, successor of last year's Eluga U has been launched in Taiwan. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
It comes with 2GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage with expansion slot and a 2500 mAh battery, similar to the Eluga U. It will also be available dual SIM variant depending on the country.
Panasonic Eluga U2 specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS OGS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Dual SIM (optional)
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, 1080p video recording
5MP front-facing camera
7.95 mm thick and weighs 131 grams
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2500 mAh battery
The Panasonic Eluga U2 comes in Black and White colors and is priced at NT$ 7990 (US$ 254 / Rs. 15,700 approx.). No details about its global roll out yet.
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BlackBerry launched the BlackBerry Classic smartphone with full QWERTY physical keyboard back in December last year. Now it has launched a camera-less version of the smartphone for Verizon Wireless in the U.S. This lacks both the 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera and LED Flash and the 2-megapixel front facing camera. This non-camera model will help people in enterprise businesses use the BlackBerry Classic, since some companies restricts smartphones with a camera and also encourage BYOD culture.
Other specifications of the smartphone are similar as the original BlackBerry Classic that includes a 3.5-inch (720 x 720 pixels) touch screen display at 294 PPI pixel density, a 35-key QWERTY physical backlit keyboard with wider layout and larger sculpted keys and navigation keys, 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB of inbuilt memory and supports microSD cards up to 128GB and a 2500 mAh (non removable) battery. It runs on BlackBerry OS 10.3.1 comes with Amazon Appstore so that you can add Android apps directly.
The BlackBerry Classic Non Camera costs U$399.99, about US$50 less than the original version if you want to pay it full, otherwise you can get it at $99.99 with a 2-year contract from Verizon.
Xolo has launched A1010, the company's latest budget smartphone in the A series. It has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA IPS display, is powered by a 1GHz dual-core Mediatek MT6572 processor with Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat).There is a 5MP auto raer with LED Flash and a VGA font-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity.
Xolo A1010 Specifications
5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA IPS display at 196 PPI
1 GHz dual-core Mediatek MT 6572 processor with 395 MHz Mali 400 GPU
512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Dual SIM
Android 4.4 (Kitkat)
Dimensions: 143.7 x 72 x 8.8 mm
5MP rear camera with LED Flash
VGA front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2500 mAh battery
The Xolo A1010 comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 5,499. It is available exclusively from HomeShop18.
