Grand Theft Auto is possibly one of the most controversial yet celebrated game franchises in the history of gamerkind. The company behind the series, Rockstar games, started releasing, or letting others port its games over to mobile platforms like iOS and Android. GTA III and Vice City released on both the platforms while availability still evaded the third ecosystem - Windows Phone. But when the company announced San Andreas for mobile, Windows Phone was surprisingly in the mix of platforms supported. Keeping up that promise, the company, through Wardrum studios which developed the iOS and Android versions, has made the game available on the Windows Phone store. However, the game is listed to support only a select few devices at the moment and costs a cool 6.99 USD. Head past the break for more details, and here is a gameplay video of us playing GTA San Andreas on a mobile platform -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M8uVs0iCpo
PLEASE NOTE: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is only supported on the following devices: Nokia Lumia: 1520, 1320, 822, 820, 810, HTC: 8XT.
This is the first line that greets us in the description of the game. Apparently, the game will support only the devices listed above - Nokia devices: ...
Grand Theft Auto is possibly one of the most controversial yet celebrated game franchises in the history of gamerkind. The company behind the series, Rockstar games, started releasing, or letting others port its games over to mobile platforms like iOS and Android. GTA III and Vice City released on both the platforms while availability still evaded the third ecosystem - Windows Phone. But when the company announced San Andreas for mobile, Windows Phone was surprisingly in the mix of platforms supported. Keeping up that promise, the company, through Wardrum studios which developed the iOS and Android versions, has made the game available on the Windows Phone store. However, the game is listed to support only a select few devices at the moment and costs a cool 6.99 USD. Head past the break for more details, and here is a gameplay video of us playing GTA San Andreas on a mobile platform -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M8uVs0iCpo
PLEASE NOTE: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is only supported on the following devices: Nokia Lumia: 1520, 1320, 822, 820, 810, HTC: 8XT.
This is the first line that greets us in the description of the game. Apparently, the game will support only the devices listed above - Nokia devices: ...
Oppo, the Chinese consumer electronics company, known for its popular smartphones like the Find 5 and the N1, has just sent out invites for an event where it will kickstart its Indian operations - Oppo Mobile India Private Limited, with the launch of its flagship device - the Oppo N1. While the invite doesn't mention the launch of N1, FoneArena has confirmed that the company is indeed launching the device at the event. It is also really interesting to note that Oppo has courted Bollywood stars Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor for increasing brand awareness in the country. Almost all the mobile phone companies have courted stars from Bollywood and Cricket to promote their brands and Oppo is no exception.
The company is also expected to unveil its strategy for the Indian market, from which we hope to learn what Oppo has in store, for a price sensitive local market. As the trend of Chinese companies establishing their operations in India continues, we will be seeing more competition in the second fastest growing Smartphone market in the world. Oppo's portfolio is a growing list of Android devices, which now covers a range of price points. After the introduction of the N1, ...
After introducing the Q1000, Q1000S and the Q2000 with 720p displays, Xolo finally launched the Q3000 with a 5.7-inch full HD display. This is definitely a beast in terms of its size and also has a huge 4000 mAh battery, but is this better than other full HD smartphones in the similar range ? Let us find out in the complete review.
Unboxing
We unboxed the Xolo Q3000 earlier this month. Check out the unboxing below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5c0iLnit1k
Box Contents
The box contents include:
Xolo Q3000 in black
Flip Cover (Unconventional)
Scratch guard
USB Travel Charger plug
micro USB cable
USB OTG cable
Xolo branded headset with mic (not in-ear)
Information booklet and warranty/safety guide
Hardware and Design
The 5.7-inch full HD IPS display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels at 386 ppi pixel density is sharp and offers vibrant colors. It also has a curved glass on the front, which enhanced the display and design of the smartphone. The blacks are great, viewing angles are good. Brightness could be better. Since the phone is not bright when in the auto brightness mode, it affects the sunlight legibility. The brightness seem low even when you set it to full, compared to the previous Xolo phones like the Q2000. Since the display is too glossy, ...
After announcing the PadFone mini 4.3 with a 4.3-inch qHD display last month and the PadFone mini earlier this month with a 4-inch WVGA screen at the CES, Asus has unveiled the PadFone E with a 4.7-inch HD screen and large 10.1-inch tablet dock in Taiwan. It has a 4.7-inch HD (1280×720 pixels) IPS display, 1.4 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has PadFone station dock with a 10.1-inch (1280 ×720 pixels) display with anti-finger print coating and Corning gorilla glass protection.
It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, f2.4 aperture and a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera. The tablet dock has a 1-megapixel camera on the tablet. It also has dual SIM support with dual standby.
Asus PadFone E specifications
4.7-inch HD (1280×720 pixels) IPS display with Corning gorilla glass protection
10.1-inch (1280 ×720 pixels) display with corning gorilla glass protection
1.4 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU
Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
13 MP camera with LED flash
1.2MP front-facing camera / 1MP on the tablet
Phone Dimensions: 139.6 x 69.7 x 9.08 mm; Weight: 126 grams
Padfone station Dimensions: 181.5 x 263.6 x 17.44 mm; Weight: 525.67 grams
3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, aGPS and GLONASS
1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory ...
After a trademark infringement lawsuit, won by the Sky broadcasting corporation in the UK, Microsoft was tasked with changing its consumer facing cloud service "SkyDrive" to something else. Today the company has revealed that SkyDrive will be called "OneDrive", and that it will start rolling out the changes gradually. Technically, the product remains the same but the name, which is usually a constant, receives a change. This is not the first time Microsoft has been forced to rename its products, as we had witnessed earlier how the company was forced not to use "metro" for its whole design language it developed. That said, the OneDrive blog has posted a video that showcases the new vision that Microsoft wants to portray for its new product -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4NsPPUDjyU
For current users of either SkyDrive or SkyDrive Pro, you’re all set. The service will continue to operate as you expect and all of your content will be available on OneDrive and OneDrive for Business respectively as the new name is rolled out across the portfolio.
As mentioned above, the roll out will slowly happen over the course of months with just the name being replaced. In my opinion, the OneDrive name seems to be a decent ...
Apple has just released its earnings report for Q1 2014 and has reported revenue worth $57.6 billion. Of this, net profit was $13.1 bilion which corresponds to a 5.7 percent growth in revenue year on year. The company has reported iPhone sales to the tune of 51 million devices sold. This mix was biased towards the iPhone 5s as was revealed in the earnings call. The underlying intent was clear that the iPhone 5c wasn't as big a success as Apple might have wished for.
Apple Q1 2014 Financial Earnings | Infographics
Sales of the iPad grew 13.5% year on year and the company moved 26 million units. CFO Peter Oppenheimer claims that demand remained stronger than supply and supply constraints not withstanding, the company could have sold more iPads. Apple also sold 4.8 million Macs while the iPod line up continues to show declining sales with 6 million units sold.
“We are really happy with our record iPhone and iPad sales, the strong performance of our Mac products and the continued growth of iTunes, Software and Services,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said in the release. “We love having the most satisfied, loyal and engaged customers, and are continuing to invest heavily in our ...
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is the successor of Samsung Galaxy Grand which was launched more than a year ago and was a huge hit. Despite having average specifications, Galaxy Grand managed to make a huge impact on the mid-range smartphone market and its successor - Galaxy Grand 2 improves upon most of the short comings of its predecessor.
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is priced a little above the mid-range pricing and offers quite a lot for its price. Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 now comes with a bigger and better 5.25inch 720p HD display, quad-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 processor, 1.5GB RAM and a bigger 2600mAh battery. It gives the other Indian manufacturers' devices a run for their money as it combines performance with power.
So, is the new Galaxy Grand 2 worth buying? Lets check out.
Design, Build Quality and Handling
One of the first things that you will notice about the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 is that how it looks more like the 2013 Samsung devices like Samsung Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3 with thin bezels and longer body. The design language is trademark Samsung with an all plastic build with the same fake chrome metal plastic ring running across the length of ...
HTC is popular for using colorful rear panels for their mid-range Desire segment. Now an unknown mid-range smartphone from HTC has been leaked in China, showing off colorful back covers in yellow, orange, cyan and red. The company had been using Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 and 200 series of processors for its mid-range smartphones, but this one is rumored to feature the new Octa-Core chip from MediaTek.
According to the leak, the upcoming smartphone is expected to sport a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display and run on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with HTC's Sense 5.5 UI on top. It would come with a 8-megapixel rear camera, 1.5GB RAM and an expansion slot. No word on the battery capacity yet. It is not clear if this would be a global launch or it is destined for the Chinese markets alone.
If this smartphone is for global markets, we can expect it to launch at the MWC 2014 next month. According to the rumors it would be priced at less than 2,000 Chinese yuan (~Rs. 20830).
Nokia Normandy is coming. Things are falling together for the fans who are eagerly awaiting an Android smartphone from the Finnish manufacturer Nokia. There have been numerous leaks about the Nokia Normandy right from the end of December 2013 and the leaks just won't stop. Most of the leaks have been courtesy of @evleaks. Nokia Normandy has been codenamed Nokia X.
The latest piece of leaked information is regarding the specifications of the Android powered Nokia smartphone. According to the leaked information, the specifications of the Nokia Normandy device are as follows
1 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor
4inch WVGA display
512MB RAM
4GB internal storage
microSD card slot
5MP camera
1500mAh battery
dualSIM connectivity
6 Color variants
Nokia Store + Third party apps
Nokia has scheduled an event during MWC 2014 that will be held in less than a month at Barcelona and we are guessing that the device will be unveiled there. We will be live from MWC and we will be bring you all the information as soon as we get it.
Google released the Nexus 5 in Black and White colors back in October last year, which was officially launchedin India in November. A Twitter user@ artyomstar has posted images of a huge pile of Nexus 5 in hot Red color. According to the user, the images are taken at a LG warehouse in UK.
After several rumors Google and LG unveiledthe White Nexus 4 officially in May 2013, months after the launch of the Black version. But this time they have planned to add the Red version for the Nexus 5. According to these leaked images, the Red version of the Nexus 5 would have a Red finish on the sides and the back, including the ear piece, just like the Black and White variants.
The Nexus 5 packs a 5 inch full HD IPS screen with LG’s own in-cell touch technology, powered by the blazing fast Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on the latest version of Android 4.4 KitKat. The Nexus 5 retail box surfaced in several countries on the same day of the official launch. Looks like LG is stocking these devices to ship them immediately. Hope we can expect the Red variant of the Nexus 5 soon.
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Samsung started rolling out the Android 4.4 KitKat update for its latest and greatest flagship - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 a week back. Ever since the update, some users have complaints that some unofficial accessories have stopped working. Samsung was blamed that they had terminated the support for third party accessories with the latest update. But that is not the case. Samsung has acknowledged this problem and have mentioned that they will be issuing an OTA update to bring back the support.
In an official statement, Samsung have stated that they will be indeed working to make sure that the users have the full experience that they seek.
We have currently identified a software compatibility issue with the Galaxy Note 3 update to Android 4.4 (KitKat) and select 3rd party accessories. A software update will be available shortly. We are committed to offering a diverse and reliable mobile experience for all customers, providing continued support and solutions for any issues that arise with product updates for both Samsung manufactured and third-party accessories.
Samsung has its own range of official accessories like the S-View cover for Galaxy Note 3, but still has gone the distance to make sure third party accessories are also compatible ...
Maxx Mobile has launched 26 new handsets on the occasion of India’s 64th Republic Day, which includes 19 feature phones and 7 smartphones. These handsets are priced between Rs. 1,100 and Rs. 7,777. These are affordable and also offers value for money, says Maxx Mobile.
The Android smartphones include, AX44, AX 45, AX5i, MSD7 Smarty II, AX506, AX409 and AX504. The company did not reveal the complete specifications of these devices , but it has announced that the Android smartphone range has phones running Gingerbread and Jelly Bean, 256 MB to 512 MB RAM, up to 2 MP primary camera, LED flash and up to 1600 mAh battery.
The 19 feature phones include, MX180, MX422, MX187, MX12, MX444, MX105, MX125, MX553, MX472, MX168, MX467, MX445, MX11, MX103, MX254, MX255, MX433, MX442 and MT352. This segment would include 1.8-inch to 2.8-inch screen, dual SIM support, GPRS, security features such as anti-theft and privacy protection, up to 8 GB worth of expandable memory and up to 2500 mAh battery.
Commenting on the launch, Ajjay Agarwal, CMD & Founder, Maxx Mobile, said,
We are pleased to announce the launch of 26 models on this occasion of great national importance. We had launched 15 models on 15 Aug ...
The Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo (GT-I9060), that leaked in earlier this month has gone official in Samsung Levant, Samsung Bulgaria and other regions. It comes with a 5-inch (800 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It also comes with dual SIM support and has software features such as Multi Window and Pop up Play.
Samsung Galaxy Grand Lite that was spotted at the FCC last month. It is now on sale through a retailer in the Netherlands priced at 260 Euros. It is a variant of the Grand Neo and also shares the same model number. Both these have 1GB of RAM and 2100 mAh battery. The only difference is the internal storage. The Grand Neo has 16GB of internal storage, but the Grand Lite has 8GB of internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo specifications
5-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.2 GHz quad-core processor
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
Dual SIM
5MP Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash
0.3MP (VGA) secondary camera
3.5mm audio jack
1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD
3G HSPA+, ...
Lava launched its latest flagship device, the Iris Pro 30 in India at a launch event on January 17th. It was announced for a price of Rs. 15,999 and the company prided itself on having designed the product in-house, in India. Made of quality materials like magnesium alloy, the phone comes in at just 7.5mm thickness and 114g of weight, a far cry from hefty phones we have been seeing in this price range. So, how does the actual retail phone actually look and feel? and what are its box contents? We unbox the Lava Iris Pro 30 on video to find out -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWk6pWfkfxk
Unlike many other phones in this price range, the box contents are not packed to the brim and are just basic -
Box Contents
Lava Iris Pro 30 in black
2 pin 0.3A USB charger
Micro USB cable
In-ear earphones with mic
User manual and information booklet
As we had noted earlier in our hands on impressions of the Lava Iris Pro 30, the design of this device looks a lot like the iPhone. There is not doubt about that, but when it comes to the actual quality of materials and the display, the device clearly stands out at this price range. The ...
Karbonn A91, the company's new enty-level smartphones has been listed on Flipkart. It has a 3.9-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3.2 rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and has 2G (EDGE) connectivity.
Since there are a lot of smartphones in the market with similar specifications and similar price range with 3G support, lack of 3G is a bit disappointing.
Karbonn A91 specifications
3.9-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
1.3 GHz dual-core processor
Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
3.2MP rear camera
0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
2G (EDGE), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth with A2DP
256 MB RAM, 512 Internal memory, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
1500 mAh battery
The Karbonn A91 comes in Black, White and Red colors and is priced at Rs. 4,490. It is currently out of stock, but it is expected to go on sale soon.
Lava launched the Iris Pro 30, the company's first smartphone in the Iris Pro earlier this month for Rs. 15,999. We already brought you the hands-on and the photo gallery of the Iris Pro 30 from the launch event and brought you the unboxing earlier today, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It has a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589 processor with PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). We had already seen several smartphones with an HD screen and a similar quad-core processor. Let’s find out how this competes with other devices in range of synthetic benchmark tests.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FAyV17YiPI
Quadrant Benchmark
It managed to score over 4000 points in the Quadrant benchmark.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
In the AnTuTu Benchmark, it scored just 13541 points.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
It scored 1455 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It scored 446 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem test.
Linpack Single Thread
It clocked around 37.2 MFLOPS in the Linpack Single Thread benchmark.
Linpack Multi-Thread
In the Linpack multi-thread benchmark, it clocked around 113.19 MFLOPS.
NenaMark 2
It clocked 45.7 fps in the NenaMark 2 GPU benchmark.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
In GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex, it clocked 4.9 fps, similar to ...
Samsung Galaxy S5, the next iteration of Samsung's flagship series, may have a few weeks before it is officially launched, but the tech industry is well aware of the features and the specifications that this beasty device will pack. There have been a lot of calculated speculations about the display that will be used by Samsung on its next flagship.
Today, we have confirmation that Samsung is indeed working a QHD display for smartphones. Though Samsung hasn't revealed that this display will be making its way to the Samsung Galaxy S5, but we are pretty sure that it will. The Samsung Galaxy S3, which was launched less than 2 years ago sported a 720p Super AMOLED HD display while the Samsung Galaxy S4, which was launched less than year back sported a Full HD 1080p Super AMOLED display. Going by the trend, the next iteration of Galaxy S series will feature a super high resolution QHD display sporting a resolution of 2560x1440 pixels.
Based on previous rumors, the display size of the Samsung Galaxy S5 will be 5.25inches and because of the insane QHD resolution, the display will have pixel density of 559ppi which is extremely high. A display of this resolution ...
iBall has launched Andi 4.5 Ripple that comes in both 3G and 2G variants. These smartphones come with a 4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). These have a 5-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. As usual you ave dual SIM support with dual standby.
iBall Andi 4.5 Ripple Specificaions
4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA IPS display
Dual SIM with Dual Standby
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
1.3 GHz dual-core processor
5MP rear camera with LED flash
0.3MP front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G (only in 3G variant), 2G (EDGE), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth and GPS
512MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
1500 mAh battery
Both the iBall Andi 4.5 Ripple variant come in Special Wine with Gun Metal color, but the 3G version has a Rich Matte finish in the White colored variant and the 2G version comes in Shiny White with Chrome finish. The iBall Andi 4.5 Ripple 2G and iBall Andi 4.5 Ripple 3G are priced at Rs. 5,499 and Rs. 6,399, respectively.
Months after the BlackBerry OS 10.2 roll out, BlackBerry has released the OS 10.2.1 update for the Z10, Q10, Q5, Z30 and the Porsche Design P’9982. a lot of new features including pinch gesture to filter BlackBerry Hub, new incoming call screen with intuitive icons, Actionable Lock Screen Notifications, Picture Password for Quick Unlocking , Offline Browser Reading Mode, Device and Battery Monitor, FM Radio for select devices and more.
New features in BlackBerry OS 10.2.1
Customize Pinch Gesture to Filter BlackBerry Hub to instantly filter the message list in the Hub.
Simplified Phone Experience with new incoming call screen with swipe gestures and intuitive icons
Option to create SMS and email groups
Actionable Lock Screen Notifications lets you Tap to open a message that appears on the lock screen
Picture Password lets you quickly unlock your phone using a combination of a picture and a number
Customizable Quick Settings Menu lets you customize what appears on the Settings menu such as Brightness
Offline Browser Reading Mode lets you save the current web page for offline viewing
Preferred Contact Sync lets choose the sync source for your contacts
New Device and Battery Monitor offers essential details on battery usage, memory usage and storage, as well as CPU stats.
Automatic Software Updates over a Wi-Fi connection
New Enterprise Features
Unlocks built-in FM radio ...
Google Glass, the futuristic HUD-like wearable device from the Mountain View company has been doing its rounds in the form of the Explorer Edition. We had unboxed it a while ago, and we gotta say that it really is something special that offers a glimpse of the future and the advanced present, perhaps. But ever since I saw it up close, I really really wanted to try it out and put it to good use, but haven't been able to, mainly because it lacked any kind of prescription lens support. Yes, I wear spectacles to compensate for my poor vision, and that is what one exactly gets when using Glass without prescription lenses, it's a blurry mess. It was the single loudest complaint from many explorers alike, and finally, we have a solution. Google has just unveiled a new range of light weight Titanium frames that can support prescription lenses, and all of them are pictured above. If that is not enough, here is a video showing off the same -
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eneEmDtSvzI
If we had a nickel for every time someone has asked about prescription lenses for Glass… well, we’d have a lot of nickels. So we want you to be the ...
