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Microsoft has announced the Lumia 430 Dual SIM, the company's most affordable Lumia smartphone till date, which will be cheaper than Lumia 435 that was launched earlier this year. The design is slightly different from the Lumia 435, but the specification are similar, including a 4-inch WVGA display, 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 SoC, Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update, 2-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera without flash and VGA front-facing camera. It is also upgradable to Windows 10 in future, says Microsoft.
It has Smart Dual SIM feature that lets you assign unique profiles to SIM cards.
Microsoft Lumia 430 Dual SIM Specifications
4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) LCD display
1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with Adreno 302 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, up to 128GB expandable memory with microSD
Windows Phone 8.1 OS with Lumia Denim
Dual SIM
2MP fixed focus rear camera
VGA front-facing camera
Dimensions: 120.5 x 63.19 x 10.63 mm; weight 127.9 g
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS / aGPS
1500mAh battery with up to 8.4 h talk time on 3G
The Microsoft Lumia 430 comes in bright orange and black colors and is priced at US$ 70 (Rs. 4,384 approx.) before taxes and subsidies. It will be available in APAC, IMEA, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Belarus from ...
Motorola launched the Moto E (2nd Gen) in India earlier this month and the smartphone went on sale on Flipkart last week. At the launch Motorola promised that it will sell colorful bands and covers for the new Moto E soon. Now these are available from Flipkart. At the the launch of Moto E (2nd Gen) Motorola confirmed that it will launch the 4G variant of the smartphone in India soon. Now the 4G variant (XT1521) is listed on Flipkart as 'Coming Soon' without a price tag.
The Grip back cover for Moto E (2nd Gen) protects the device from bumps and drops. It comes in Turqoise, Yellow, Black, Blue and Raspberry colors and is priced at Rs. 899. The Motorola Bands for the Moto E come in two packs - Turquoise, Purple & Raspberry and Red, Blue & Golden Yellow. These are priced at Rs. 999 per pack, which is actually cheaper compared to the $19.99 price tag in the U.S.
The Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU, compared to the 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor with Adreno 302 GPU in the 3G variant. Other specifications are similar to the 3G variant including a 4.5-inch qHD display, Android 5.0 Lollipop, 5-megapixel rear camera without flash, VGA ...
OnePlus has announced that it is increasing the price of OnePlus One smartphone in European countries that uses euro as currency. This change is due to falling value of the Euro. The OnePlus One 16GB variant that sells for 269 Euros will cost 299 Euros and the 64GB variant that now sells for 299 Euros will cost 349 Euros after the hike. This will be effective from March 25th, so those who are ordering the phone till open sales next Tuesday will be charged the old price.
Regarding the increase in pricing, OnePlus on the official blog, said:
This is something that we opted not to do, as we are committed to maintaining razor-thin margins in order to give the most value back to our fans. Unfortunately, as the value of the euro continued to drop, our razor-thin margins began to turn into 0 margins. Due to the current value of the euro, we are now selling devices at a loss in the EU. In light of these exchange rate shifts and trends, we will be making some changes to our pricing structure for the One in markets that use the euro as currency.
Even though OnePlus said that the new pricing strategy ...
Samsung has introduced 128 gigabyte (GB), 3-bit NAND-based flashed storage based on Embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) 5.0 technology targeted at mid-market smartphones and tablets. The company has already introduced 128GB flash memory based on Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.0 and eMMC 5.1 standards for top-end and premium smartphones. Mid-market smartphones will now be able to increase their storage capacity to 128GB as well with the new , says the company.
The new 128GB eMMC 5.0 would offer sequential data read speed of 260 MB/s, similar to MLC NAND-based eMMC 5.1 memory. It can handle random data read and write operations up to 6,000 IOPS (input/output operations per second), four times faster than external memory card and 5,000 IOPS, 10 times faster, respectively.
3-bit NAND storage was only used in SSDs for data centers, servers and PCs, now it has extended it to the entire mobile memory storage market with the 3-bit eMMC 5.0 line-up. The company says that it will continue to develop 3-bit NAND Flash memory offering higher-performance and in higher densities.
LG had launched its Aka line of smartphones in Korea last year in November. The smartphones that understands your moods is now rolling outside Korea.
The AKA line of smartphone is coming to Hong Kong first followed by Taiwan, China, Singapore, Turkey, and "additional markets". These smartphones chooses its emotion depending on how you use it and its features, such as alarm, apps, the kind of music that you load on it. There are available in four colors along with different personalities. With a global audience in mind, LG has tweaked the AKA lineup by adding an emotional UX element. Some of the additional features include customizable glasses and eyebrows for each pair of eyes.
“AKA is the first smartphone that gives owners a blank canvas to express their own personalities via a customized user experience. AKA is about being creative and never losing sight of the things that make us young and interesting. This is a whole new direction in smartphone UX and we’re excited about where it may take us.”
said Juno Cho, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company.
The LG Aka sports a 5-inch IPS display with 720 x 1280 pixels and are powered by quad-core 1.2 GHz processor. Other specs include 1.5 GB of RAM, ...
HTC has launched a new program that offers free replacement for your damaged HTC One M9. Dubbed as ' UH OH Protection',the program will replace your One M9 if it is damaged in the first 365 days, no questions asked.
“With the HTC One M9, we didn’t stop with creating an award-winning smartphone and amazing user experiences. We created an innovative new program that ensures the best phone on the market stays that way. We want our customers to have the confidence to use their new HTC One and the peace of mind that HTC has your back if something unfortunate happens to it.”
said Jason Mackenzie, president of HTC Americas in a blog.
HTC M9 owners will be able to claim one replacement during the first 12 months after buying it. The protection offer goes beyond just craking of the screens and includes water damages along with carriers switching during the first year of ownership. Moreover, Users who don't end up taking advantage of UH OH Protection will be given a $100 credit toward the purchase of the next HTC One device.
It must be noted that this protection program will only be available it the US. UH OH Protection is automatically provided ...
OnePlus introduced Happy Hour sale for the OnePlus One 16GB Silk White variant last Thursday on Amazon.in. The sale is back for the second week. This will let you purchase the smartphone from Amazon.in without an invite today for one hour, 1PM to 2PM. Even though the sale lasts for 1 hour, stocks are limited, says the company.
OnePlus launched its one day a open sale in India to purchase the 64GB Sandstone Black variant of the OnePlus One last month so that users could get the smartphone without an invite.
The company recently introduced open sale model for global users every Tuesday. It recently announced that it will increase price of the OnePlus One in Europe starting from March 25th due to dip in Euro rate. It has not announced any price hike for India. The 16GB variant still retails for Rs. 18,999.
Google had updated Docs for Android that adds a new feature. The new update makes it easier to read and review documents without any editing options.
The new version brings the capability to review a document in full screen mode. Aas you scroll through an opened document, editing icons will vanish to the top that will let the text take up the full screen. In order to edit something, you will simply need to double tap the screen or press the blue pencil action button. Google is also adding few other updates to Sheets and Slides.
Last month, Google Docs, Sheets and Slides received UI redesign after they were updated with Material Design tweaks.
Play Link - Google Docs
LG G Pad 8.0, the company's 8-inch tablet in the G Pad series is now available in India from Snapdeal. It was announced last year, packs a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) WXGA IPS displays, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), has 1GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage with expansion slot.
According to the listing the tablet has 3G support, but it doesn't have voice calling. LG offers QPair 2.0 that lets you connect it to other Android-powered tablets and smartphones via Bluetooth to receive notifications of calls and messages on that and respond directly from the G Pad.
LG G Pad 8.0 specifications
8.0-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display
1GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, expandable memory with microSD
1.2GHz quad-core processor
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
5MP auto focus rear camera
1.3MP front-facing camera
Dimensions: 210.8 x 124.2 x 9.9mm; Weight: 342g
3G, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
4200mAh battery
The LG G Pad 8.0 comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 17,999 in India. It also comes with a free flip cover.
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 10041. The company has announced that the Build 10041 will be available for preview users.
"We’re rolling out Build 10041 for PCs to the Fast ring. Like all of the previous preview builds this one comes with a collection of new functionality and bug fixes. The build will only be available through Windows Update for systems already running a previous Windows 10 build. We still intend to release ISOs for builds that go to the Slow ring, but Fast ring builds will be direct downloads only."
posted Microsoft on a blog.
The update to the Windows 10 Technical preview includes a couple of minor updates and some design tweaks. First up, there is a new transparent look to the Start Menu and the background has also received a faded look. The All Apps list is easier to use for tablet owners and comes with a larger button. Moving on, the virtual desktop has been improved as you can now drag and a window to the “+” icon to both create a Virtual Desktop and move the window to it in single step. A filtered Alt+Tab has been added so you only see the windows on the given Virtual Desktop.
Microsoft's virtual assistant is now ...
Xolo has launched LT2000, the company's latest smartphone with LTE support. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 4.4, which is upgradable to Android 5.0 (Lollipop). As usual it has dual SIM support. It also has support for both LTE- TDD 2300 MHz and LTE-FDD 1800 MHz bands ind India.
It has 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot and a 2920mAh battery.
Xolo LT2000 specifications
5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display with Dragontrail glass protection
1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with 400 MHz Adreno 306 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Dual SIM
8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash, BSI 2 sensor
2MP front-facing camera
Dimensions: 74.8 x 115 x 7.8; Weight: 140.5 grams
4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2920mAh battery
The Xolo LT2000 comes in Black color and is priced at Rs. 9,999. It is available exclusively from Snapdeal. It competes with Lenovo A6000 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G and Redmi 2 smartphones.
YouTube has updated Android app with a couple of features and minor tweaks. The latest update bumps the app to version 10.10 and brings an important update related to 4K videos.
The YouTube app for Android is getting the ability to search for videos with 4K resolution. With the latest update, users can search for the 4K videos using filters. An icon has been added in the top right-hand corner of the app that will bring up the video filter when tapped. Different types of video filters including HD, 3D, Closed Captions, Creative Commons, and Live video types are seen in the list along with the 4K option.
The latest update is not live for all the users yet although Android Police has provided an APK for the update.
Micromax has launched Canvas Juice 2 AQ5001 smartphone, successor of last year's Canvas Juice A177 smartphone. The Canvas Juice 2 has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
Micromax Canvas Juice 2 AQ5001 specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor
2GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
8MP auto focus camera with LED flash
2MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with recording
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
3000 mAh battery with up to 9 hours of talk time and up to 18 days standby
The Micromax Canvas Juice 2 comes in Silver color and is priced at Rs. 8,999. It is available across India from offline stores and also available from online retailers.
Microsoft has announced the Lumia 430 Dual SIM, the company's most affordable Lumia smartphone till date, which will be cheaper than Lumia 435 that was launched earlier this year. The design is slightly different from the Lumia 435, but the specification are similar, including a 4-inch WVGA display, 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 SoC, Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update, 2-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera without flash and VGA front-facing camera. It is also upgradable to Windows 10 in future, says Microsoft.
It has Smart Dual SIM feature that lets you assign unique profiles to SIM cards.
Microsoft Lumia 430 Dual SIM Specifications
4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) LCD display
1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor with Adreno 302 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, up to 128GB expandable memory with microSD
Windows Phone 8.1 OS with Lumia Denim
Dual SIM
2MP fixed focus rear camera
VGA front-facing camera
Dimensions: 120.5 x 63.19 x 10.63 mm; weight 127.9 g
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS / aGPS
1500mAh battery with up to 8.4 h talk time on 3G
The Microsoft Lumia 430 comes in bright orange and black colors and is priced at US$ 70 (Rs. 4,384 approx.) before taxes and subsidies. It will be available in APAC, IMEA, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Belarus from ...
Meizu, one of the popular Chinese smartphone makers has announced that it is all set to enter the Indian market. On Twitter the company said Greetings to all the #Meizu fans in India. We are coming! It has also linked its Facebook page in the tweet. The company doesn't have a dedicated page for India yet.
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Since it has already started teasing its M1 Note on its Facebook page, this might be the first smartphone to launch in India. The Meizu M1 Note was unveiled as Blue Charm Note in China. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display, 1.7GHz 64-bit Octa-Core MediaTek processor, Android 4.4 KitKat with Flyme OS 4 on top, 13-megapixel rear camera, 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 69-degree wide viewing angle, 2G RAM, comes in 16GB or 32GB memory, 4G LTE support and a 3140mAh battery.
Meizu joins the recent Chinese entrants Xiaomi and vivo in India. Xiaomi chose online-only route by partnering with Flipkart. Meizu is also expected to partner with an e-commerce company in India to sell its smartphones.
HTC's Dot View Case has received support for playing games on the Dot View case as well as displaying a scrolling message, in a latest update. The company has also updated the app that controls the Dot View case.
Dot Message allows you to create your own scroller message ticker, with a number of colors and scrolling speeds. The case also included is support for animated live themes and a “special surprise” on your birthday. Users can now turn on speaker during a phone call, control flashlight and recorder, snooze alarms and show more notification icons. Finally, users can also play games on the view case, the “Dot Breaker” that looks a lot like the brick breaker games.
Play Link - HTC Dot View
Amazon Appstore is back with another free apps offer, this time for the Appstore's 4th birthday. The company offers 34 paid Android apps and games worth $105 for free on the Amazon AppStore starting today, March 19th for a limited period. These apps are usually priced between US$ 0.99 and US$ 9.99. All you need to do is just get the Amazon App Store from here and side load it on your Android device.
Check out the complete list of free apps below
Adventure Beyond Time
Alphabet Aquarium Vol 1: Animated Puzzle Games with Letters and Animals
Amelia and Terror of the Night - Story Book for Kids
Atomus HD
Bank Escape Pro
Business Calendar
Chimpact 2 Family Tree
Cross DJ Pro
Cut the Rope
Deep Under the Sky
EasyTether
Elements of Photography Pro
Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
FolderSync
G-Stomper Studio
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Universal Weapon
HanDBase Database Manager
Kingdom Rush Origins
Monkey Preschool Explorers
NeoCal Advanced Calculator
OpenDocument Reader
Pumped BMX 2
Reading Trainer
Repix - Full Version
Ruzzle
Sago Mini Ocean Swimmer
Servers Ultimate Pro
SimplePlanes
Slingshot Racing
SUPER WHY!
The Hidden World
Unpossible
World of Goo
Microsoft has announced Xbox music service has been integrated with the company's cloud storage service, OneDrive. This integration will let users access Music files on One Drive.
Users will simply have to upload your music files to your new “Music” folder in OneDrive and that music will appear in the Xbox Music apps for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 as well as on your Xbox 360 and Xbox One. It must be noted that this is a free service and doesn’t require a paid Music Pass.
The music stored in the One Drive will take the storage space but Microsoft gives every Xbox Music subscriber 100GB of extra space in OneDrive so that will be enough. Microsoft is making the service available in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia starting today. There is no word on a global rollout.
TAG Heuer, Swiss luxury watch maker today announced its partnership with Google and Intel for a luxury smartwatch with Intel technology powered by Android Wear platform, as expected. This was announced at the Baselworld 2015 conference in Switzerland.
The smartwatch will be manufactured and assembled in Switzerland. It will be luxurious and seamlessly connected to its wearer’s daily life—a culmination of innovation, creativity and design from Silicon Valley in California and the Watch Valley in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, said the company.
TAG Heuer did not show the design or the features of the smartwatch. It will introduce it in the fourth quarter of 2015. It also announced a special tie-up with DJ David Guetta.
At the announcement, Jean-Claude Biver, President of the Watch Division LVMH Group, said;
Swiss watchmaking and Silicon Valley is a marriage of technological innovation with watchmaking credibility. Our collaboration provides a rich host of synergies, forming a win-win partnership, and the potential for our three companies is enormous.
Guy Sémon, General Manager of TAG Heuer, said:
The quality of Swiss watches is renowned worldwide. When this is allied with the creative technology and global power of two companies like Intel and Google, using the Android Wear platform and based on Intel technology, we can see the launch of a technological revolution in ...
Samsung is all set to launch the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones in India at an event in New Delhi on March 23rd. These new S series smartphones were unveiled at the MWC 2015 earlier this month and have a completely different design from the earlier S series smartphones.
Both the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge have a 5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 577 PPI Super AMOLED displays. The S6 Edge's display has curved edges on both the sides, as you can see from the image. These smartphones are powered by a Octa-Core ( Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5GHz) Exynos processor, run on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and pack 3GB DDR4 RAM. These have a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. These also have Cat.6 LTE support and a range of connectivity features. The Galaxy S6 has a 2,550mAh battery and the Galaxy S6 Edge has a 2,600mAh battery. Both these come in 32,64 and 128GB variants without an expansion slot.
We should know the pricing of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones at the launch next Monday. These smartphones are likely to go on sale only on April 10th, but the company might start taking ...
Google has updated its Android Device Manager service with supports for Android Wear. This will allow users to find their lost Android smartphone using the smartwatch.
"Today we’re making Android Device Manager even more useful by introducing support for Android Wear to help you find your lost device. Misplaced your Android phone? No problem! Android Wear connects your phone to your wrist, and together with Android Device Manager, you can make sure it stays that way."
posted Andrew Flynn, Software Engineer, Android on a blog.
The service will automatically roll out to Android Wear devices over the next few weeks and users will not have to manually update it. In order to use the service you will have to say ‘Ok, Google. Start. Find my phone,’ or select the ‘Find my phone’ option in the Start menu. Your phone will ring at full volume and you will be able to find it.
Google introduced Android Device Manager in August 2013 as a website and app for finding lost phones and tablets (available for devices running Android 2.2 Froyo and above. The company said that Android Device Manager has helped reunite almost 30 million users with their phones and tablet since its inception. Last year, the service ...
