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Micromax Canvas Doodle 2 A240, successor of the Canvas Doodle A111 that went on sale last week, has been officially launched . It has a 5.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has 12-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with Dual SIM support, packs a 2600 mAh battery and has aluminum build.
It comes with Video Pinning, Smart Pause, Blow Air or Shake to Unlock similar to the Cavas 4. It also comes pre-loaded with unique M! Doodle app, Kingsoft office, M!Security, M!Live, M!Zone ,Evernote, Skitch, Hike, Opera, Spuul, KingsoftOffice, Foneclay, Game Hub and Music Hub. It comes bundled with a stylus that lets you doodle.
Micromax Canvas Doodle 2 A240 specifications
5.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD capacitive touch screen IPS display
Full aluminum body
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
12MP rear camera with Dual LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack
1GB RAM, 12GB internal memory
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS/A-GPS
2600 mAh battery
The Micromax Canvas Doodle 2 A240 is priced at Rs. 19,990 (MOP). It also comes with a free flip-cover that doubles up as a kick stand so that you can use the phone sideways. It would be available across ...
Videocon Mobile Services has launched a new ILD (International Long Distance) Pack for both new & existing subscribers that offers calls to US & Canada at less than 10 paise per minute, which is a discount of 98% on the normal rate of Rs 6.40 per minute. This pack will offer the subscribers of Videocon Mobile Services 1000 minutes of calls to USA and Canada.
The pack costs Rs. 105 for existing customer and Rs. 135 for new customers and comes with a validity of 4 weeks. Since this is being introduced at the beginning of festive season it will surely help subscribers to connect with their friends and family overseas and talk freely to their near and dear ones without fear of a bill shock, believes Videocon.
Arvind Bali, Director & CEO, Videocon Telecommunications Ltd. said,
Videocon Mobile Services is engaged in bringing the best tariff offers to its consumers and this US and Canada ILD Pack is a part of the brand’s commitment of the same. With this pack we are offering unmatched and most economical International long distance calling (ILD) to our subscribers at tariffs which will be cheaper than even local calling. Our promise remains of bringing exciting avenues of consumer delights which will ...
Gionee GPad G3, successor of the GPad G2 is coming soon says Gionee. The company shared an image of the device on their Facebook page, saying that it would come with a 5.5-inch display. It did not reveal the display resolution or any other details. According to rumors the phone is expected to come with a 5.5-inch (854 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor and run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The rear camera is likely to be downgraded to 5-megapixels and the front-facing camera would be downgraded to 0.3-megapixels.
Gionee GPad G3 rumored Specifications
5.5-inch (854 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU
Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
5 MP auto focus camera with LED Flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and aGPS
9.6mm thick
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB
2250 mAh battery
It is not clear whether this might be the final specifications of the device. However the image that Gionee shared matches with the leaked image. Let's wait for the official announcement, which is expected soon.
Google released the new Nexus 7 manufactured by Asus last month. We brought you the review of the device recently, and here we managed to compare new and old Nexus 7 tablets in terms of benchmarks . The new Nexus 7 is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro (APQ8064) CPU and Adreno 320 GPU and has 2GB of RAM. The first Nexus is powered by a 1.3 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 GPU with 12 Core NVIDIA ULP GeForce GPU and had 1GB of RAM. The new Nexus 7 has a 7-inch 1920×1200 HD display and runs on the latest Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS, we had also updated the old Nexus 7 to Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). Let's see how these two tablets perform in several benchmark tests.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X17A3DbjxQ
Quadrant Benchmark
The new Nexus 7 scores 5847 points in the Quadrant benchmark, while the old Nexus 7 scores 3517 points
AnTuTu Benchmark 3.3
The new Nexus 7 scores closer to 20k in the AnTuTu Benchmark 3.3, but the old Nexus 7 scores just 12010.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
In the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark, the Nexus 7 (2013) scores 1668 points and grabs the second spot, but the old Nexus 7 manages to scores ...
With the next generation iPhone right around the corner, rumors are rife as to what new colors will be available. We've already seen case leaks for the champagne gold colored variant but Sonny Dickson today reported that the handset will also be available in a gunmetal grey color. The variant will join the existing silver/white and black versions.
Apple is expected to show off its new iPhone alongside the more affordable iPhone 5c at an event on September 10th. While the iPhone 5c will ship in a range of vibrant colors, Apple seems to have kept the premium combinations and materials for its flagship. Under the hood, the phone is expected to get a newer A7 processor chip. Another rumor suggests that the handset might come with a fingerprint reader embedded below the home button which seems a bit far fetched. That said, if implemented, it could make entering passwords or credit card information redundant. With just two weeks to go, we can't wait to see what Apple brings to the table. We would however advice keeping expectations in check considering historical precedent suggests that the 'S' cycle of iPhone updates are generally incremental.
[Via - Sonny Dickson]
We've previously brought you details and leaked images of Nokia's Windows RT tablet. Following a spate of reports published today, the tablet is all but confirmed. As expected, the tablet will follow the same design language as seen on the Finnish company's Lumia range of devices. The device will run on a Snapdragon 800 processor and will be equipped with a 1080p display that is expected to have the ClearBlack technology as seen on its phones. This technology helps makes displays much more readable even under direct sunlight.
Nokia Windows RT Tablet rumored specifications
10.1-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD 5-point multi-touch display with wide viewing angle
2.15 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor
32GB of built-in storage
Detachable keyboard similar to surface Touch/Type Cover
Keyboard accessory to have built in battery
Micro HDMI and USB 3
LTE support
The tablet will have 32GB of storage which should be expandable via a microSD card slot. A 6MP camera will be placed on the rear of the device while a 2MP snapper would on the front of the tablet. Variants with built in LTE will also be available. It is believed that a removable keyboard with a built in battery will be available as an accessory for the tablet that is ...
LG Optimus L9 II that leaked yesterday, has been officially announced in Netherlands. It comes with a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display, 1.4GHz dual-core processor (Probably Snapdragon 400) . It packs a 2150 mAh battery and a Infrared transmitter for Quick-Remote. Other details are not available yet, but according to the rumors, it is expected to come with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, BSI sensor and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It is also likely to run Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), pack 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory.
LG unveiled the Optimus L Series II devices, the Optimus L3 II, the Optimus L5 II and the Optimus L7 II and their dual SIM variants earlier this February. The L4 II Dual went on sale in India last month and the entry-level phone L1 II was announced earlier this month. LG has also unveiled both the L4 II and the L1 II in Netherlands.
No word on pricing yet, but the phone is expected to on sale in the Netherlands in October.
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Sony Mobile has announced that they have started rolling out a new software update (v6.2.B.1.96) for the Sony Xperia S, SL and acro S that brings lot of performance and stability tweaks / improvements. Sony says that they have received lot of feed back regarding issues in the recent Android 4.1 build that started rolling out back in May. Sony announced the list of high-end devices that would get the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update and promised that they would roll out the updates faster.
Here’s a official changelog detailing the fixes in the recent build
Camera
Fix for abnormality in the white balance
Improved “Quick Launch” button functionality
Smother 1080p video recording and minimal lag
Apps, services & data
Exchange Active Sync is now streamlined particularly when running an encrypted set-up
Better connection stability for 2G network data
Preferences on 3rd party apps now remain after reboot
Battery
Better power consumption, and heat dispersion for longer life
Corrected juice level notifications, especially when running low
Hardware & UI
Now use home key long-press to launch Google Now, and a double-press to launch Recent Apps
Volume “up” button is now fully responsive
We have received the software update on our Xperia S via Sony PC Companion. The update would be available Over the Air (OTA) (depending on the regions ...
LG released a teaser video for its upcoming LG G Pad 8.3 tablet. Though the video had little to do with the tablet, it was about various people talking what they use their tablet for and what would make them use it more. The theme of the teaser goes by "What would make a tablet just right for you?". The new LG G Pad is expected to be announced at the IFA in early September.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yg4qpuPthM
From the video, we couldn't guess much other than the fact that the G Pad 8.3 will have an 8.3 inch display of Full HD resolution (probably 1920x1200). According to rumors and other reports, the G Pad 8.3 is expected to have a Snapdragon 800 SoC clocked at 2.3 GHz. The leaked render shows the LG G Pad 8.3 right next to the company's flagship - G2. The G Pad 8.3 shares a similar design language with the G2 with a rectangular build and rounded corners with thin side bezels.
If the rumors turn out to be true, then the G Pad 8.3 will be LG's first tablet since the Honeycomb based Optimus Pad which was launched way back in 2011. LG even released the Optimus Pad ...
Thanks to the great response for the first Qualcomm Snapdragon Powerful Processors Giveaway, we are pleased to announce the 2nd giveaway in the series. All you have to do is just answer a few questions and you can walk away with one brand new Snapdragon device - Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 with a really large 6.3 inch screen and tons of other features. Dive into the contest below and send in your entry.
There are three small tasks to complete, for a single valid entry to the giveaway contest.
One - To be eligible for the contest -
Follow these twitter accounts - @Qualcomm_in & @fonearena
Two - Fill the contest form below with your answers. Please do make sure you enter the right details, like the e-mail and the postal address, else it will be hard for us to track you down.
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Three - You can also increase your chances of winning by mentioning @fonearena and @qualcomm_in with your answers to the questions along with the hashtag #PowerfulProcessors
For example : @fonearena @qualcomm_in 1a 2c 3b #PowerfulProcessors <--- THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE!
Please make sure you pick the answers before you tweet. Tweeting does increase your chances of winning but refrain from spamming or ...
Gionee has launched P2, a new Android smartphone and the successor of the P1 in India. The Gionee P1 that was launched back in April had a 3.5-inch capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-coreMediaTek MT6572 processor with Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera.
The phones comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and Gionee’s custom designed music player. This would compete with Lava Iris 402 that was launched recently.
Gionee P2 specifications
4.0-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.3 GHz dual-coreMediaTek MT6572 processor with Mali 400 GPU
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
5 MP rear camera with LED flash
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack
3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, micro USB
512 MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with microSD
1700 mAh battery
The Gionee P2 comes in black and white colors and is priced at Rs. 6,499.
Samsung had already sent out press invite for the Unpacked 2013 Episode 2, where the company is expected to unveil the new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 3. Samsung trademarked the Galaxy Gear name earlier this month, which confirmed the existence of the smartwatch. Now, Lee Young-hee, executive vice president of Samsung’s mobile business, has confirmed that Samsung unveil its first Smartwatch named Galaxy Gear at the September 4th event in Germany, reports The Korea Times.
The Samsung executive has also confirmed that the Gear would feature a non-flexible display and the company has been preparing the smartwatch product for a long time. Samsung VP already confirmed the existence of the Smartwatch back in March in an interview to the Bloomberg. However, in the recent interview she did not reveal any more details of the smartwatch or the upcoming flagship, the Galaxy Note 3.
According to the earlier rumors, the Galaxy Gear would feature a 2.5 inches (320 x 320 pixels) display, powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Exynos 4212 processor with Mali 400 MP4 GPU and run on Android 4.2. It would have an integrated camera and speakers in the strap, NFC to-sync and authenticate with the phone and Bluetooth 4.0 LE. ...
Micromax Canvas Doodle 2 A240, successor of the Canvas Doodle A111 that went on sale last week, has been officially launched . It has a 5.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has 12-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with Dual SIM support, packs a 2600 mAh battery and has aluminum build.
It comes with Video Pinning, Smart Pause, Blow Air or Shake to Unlock similar to the Cavas 4. It also comes pre-loaded with unique M! Doodle app, Kingsoft office, M!Security, M!Live, M!Zone ,Evernote, Skitch, Hike, Opera, Spuul, KingsoftOffice, Foneclay, Game Hub and Music Hub. It comes bundled with a stylus that lets you doodle.
Micromax Canvas Doodle 2 A240 specifications
5.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD capacitive touch screen IPS display
Full aluminum body
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
12MP rear camera with Dual LED Flash
5MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack
1GB RAM, 12GB internal memory
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS/A-GPS
2600 mAh battery
The Micromax Canvas Doodle 2 A240 is priced at Rs. 19,990 (MOP). It also comes with a free flip-cover that doubles up as a kick stand so that you can use the phone sideways. It would be available across ...
Samsung is undoubtedly one of the front runners of the Android race while Lenovo are catching up with them fast. Samsung has been looking to expand its Galaxy portfolio and the Galaxy Mega 6.3 is a result of company's interest in the 6inch+ category while the Lenovo K900 is Lenovo's current flagship powered by an Intel processor.
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 was launched at the end of May in Indian while the Lenovo K900 has been available since June although it had been announced way back in January earlier this year. Despite being different devices of different capabilities, they are priced almost similarly and lets check out which of the two performs better.
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Design, Build Quality
The Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 has the typical Samsung plastic build which is a little played out while the Lenovo K900 has an all metal build with a rectangular slab design.
The Galaxy Mega 6.3 is taller, thicker, wider and heavier than the Lenovo K900 and that is mainly because of the bigger 6.3 inch display. Despite being bigger, the Galaxy Mega 6.3 feels more comfortable in hand than the Lenovo K900 because of the curved edges.
On the front, we have the display above which we have the ...
Much has been said about the Nokia Lumia 1020 and its amazing camera prowess, but what made it fun was using the camera interface. Yes, the interface, also known as the Nokia Pro Cam, provided the much needed control and versatility for the robust camera hardware that Nokia packed in the Lumia 1020. But the other PureView devices are no exception either and Nokia made sure that 920, 925 and 928 users get the Pro Cam, and eventually they did. We immediately installed it onto the Nokia Lumia 925 and found it to work really well, just like how we found it on the Lumia 1020 earlier. So, we made a video to show you how awesome it is, take a look at the video walk through below and go past the break for a detailed walk through in images and text with bonus samples -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCw1v1gnVrY
The Nokia Pro Cam is very feature rich, and to capitalize on all the features, there are options inside the OS' Camera settings that let you map the shutter key to launch the Nokia Pro Cam app. Lets dive in to the interface then.
The viewfinder of the Pro Cam app is slightly reminiscent of the ...
Samsung has announced the Galaxy Tab 3 Kids, a variant of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 that was announced earlier this year. It has a 7-inch (1024×600) TFT LCD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3-megapixel fixed focus rear-facing camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes only in Wi-Fi variant with 8GB of internal memory and a micro SD card slot.
It comes pre-loaded kid’s apps and new Kid’s Store that offers educational content for kids including educational, games, entertainment and e-books. It has time management feature that allows parents to set specific time periods for use, after which password protected lock screen appears, requiring a parent or adult to enter the password to unlock the device. It also has an option in the Application Manager that lets parents to select the apps the kids would have access to.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids specifications
7-inch (1024×600) TFT capacitive touch screen display
1.2 GHz dual-core processor
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
3MP rear camera
1.3MP front-facing camera
9.9mm thick and weighs 302g
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory and microSD card slot
WiFi a/b/g/n (2.4/5GHz), WiFi Channel Bonding, WiFi Direct, Bluetooth 3.0
4,000 mAh battery
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids comes in Yellow Color and ...
Micromax launched the A111 Canvas Doodle, the first Micromax phone with a large 5.3-inch display back in May. It is also the first Micromax phone to be powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8625Q processor. We had already seen some devices such as Karbonn S5 Titanium and the Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro with a similar quad-core Snapdragon chip. We brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks of the device recently. Here we have the complete review of the device.
Unboxing
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwT4rPfC3v0
Box Contents
The box contents include,
Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle handset
2100 mAh battery
2-pin charger
micro USB cable
earphone
Screen guard
Quick start guide
Flip cover
Stylus
Hardware
The phone has a 5.3-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display at a pixel density of just 184. The display resolution is poor so the text is not crisp compared to the Canvas 4 that has a pixel density of 293. The display is hardly visible under direct sunlight. Since it is glossy, it is prone to fingerprints, but you can use the screen guard to protect the prevent the fingerprints.
Above the display there is an earpiece and a 2-megapixel camera. The usual proximity and ambient light sensors are also present next to it. Surprisingly there is also an LED notification light.
Below the display, there are the usual ...
Sony had been teasing their upcoming flagship smartphone codenamed Honami, now the company has released the official teaser video of the phone. In a blogpost titled "3…2….what comes next?" Sony has teased the name of the device, so the name of the device might be the Xperia Z1. Sony claims that this phone would be their best with the hash tag best of Sony in promotions and the teaser is titled "The best of Sony is about to get even better".
In the first two three teaser images, Sony teased the build, water resistant capability and the camera of the phone which is said to feature a 20.7-megapixel camera with Sony G lens.
According to the rumors, Sony Xperia Honami will be the first smartphone to house 4K video recording. It would be powered by the Snapdragon 800 SoC with Adreno 330 GPU. According to Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 800 is capable of recording and playback of 4K video. The teaser shows off the device from all the angles and the smartphone being submerged in water. The launch event is just a week away.
Check out the official teaser below
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alVwMu5fvns
Google has just announced that it has dropped the price of the Nexus 4 by 25%. The 8GB version is now available at a price of 199 US$ while the 16GB will cost you 249 US$.
The price for the 8GB and 16GB were 299 US$ and 349 US$ respectively before the price drop. This price drop could be Google trying to maximise sales before the arrival of the Nexus 5 which is supposed to be announced soon.
The price drop has only been applied to the play stores in Germany, USA, UK, Australia, Spain, Korea and Canada. But we guess that other markets will receive similar price cuts soon enough.
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Sony Mobile has started rolling out a new software update (v 14.1.B.1.510) for the Xperia Z Ultra (C6802) that brings lot of new features including the most expected X-Reality for mobile, support for one-handed text input in the international Xperia keyboard and lots more. The Sony Xperia Z Ultra got the first minor update from version 14.1.B.0.461 to 14.1.B.0.471 earlier this month.
Even though there is a change in the firmware version. There is just a minor change in the baseband and the kernel versions. As you can see, the settings background has changed to White/Grey instead of back in the previous version.
Instead of Mobile Bravia Engine 2 you have X-Reality for mobile. This definitely makes the photos and videos look sharp. The screen mirroring option has been moved to Xperia connectivity.
Instead of the old options in the Apps menu, you have a slide-out bar options menu.
You can enable one-handed keyboard in the Xperia Keyboard settings. The update brings new UI to the Alarm and Clock and Calculator. You can now add more than one mini apps to the screen from the multi-tasking menu. Check out few more screenshots in the gallery below.
The update is not available over-the-air (OTA). You need to connect the device to ...
MTV India and Swipe Telecom has partnered once again to launch the MTV Slate, a 7.85-inch device in Swipe’s Tablet series. It has a 7.85-inch IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera, 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera and packs a 3200 mAh battery. It has SIM card slot that lets you make voice calls.
Commenting on the launch, Saugato Bhowmik, SVP - Consumer Products - Viacom18, said,
MTV Slate is a revolutionary product in its genre exuding brilliant performance at a super price. Loaded with unique MTV content it fits right within the MTV personality, targeting the ever connected youth. We are extremely excited to enter yet another dynamic segment of Tablet PCs with the new MTV Slate.
Shripal Gandhi, Founder & CEO, Swipe Telecom said,
We at Swipe Telecom take immense pride in offering affordable cutting edge technology to our customers. MTV Slate is yet another innovation as a result of an intense market research conducted across the country followed by a development phase and has been custom designed for the end consumers power packed with the latest features and astounding looks, MTV Slate will further strengthen our ...
