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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 image surfaces online [Update: Fake]

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 leak

Alleged Samsung Galaxy Note 3 image has surfaced along with the rumored specifications. According to the Baidu user, the image is a prototype of the Galaxy Note 3, so Samsung might change the design. The Galaxy Note 3 is expected to feature a  5.99-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display, powered by Exynos 5410 Octa with the A15 processor clocked at 2.0 GHz and the A7 processor at 1.7 GHz and run on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 3 image surfaces online [Update: Fake]”

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 with 7-inch display, Android 4.1 announced

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3

Samsung has announced the Galaxy Tab 3, successor of the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 that was unveiled last year. This has a similar  7-inch (1024×600) TFT LCD display, but it is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) out of the box. It has a 3-megapixel fixed focus rear-facing camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It would come in Wi-Fi only and 3G variants similar to the previous tablets that would also support voice calling. It also comes with better connectivity support.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Benchmarks

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 8.0 at the MWC 2013 earlier this year. Samsung announced at the Samsung India Forum 2013 in Hyderabad last month that the tablet would launch in India as Galaxy Note 510. Samsung put the Note 510 for pre-order last week at a price tag of Rs. 30,990. Here we have the benchmarks of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (GT-N5110), Wi-Fi variant of the tablet. Even though the tablet which we tested didn’t have 3G support, the benchmarks are likely to be similar since these are powered by a Exynos 4 Quad (4412) CPU clocked at 1.6 GHz and a Mali-400 MP4 GPU. Same had used this processor in the Galaxy Note 2 that was launched last year.

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Idea Whiz with 4-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor coming soon for Rs. 7850

Idea Whiz

Idea Cellular is all set to launched a new Android Smartphone, Idea Whiz with a 4-inch WVGA display and a 1 GHz dual-core processor. The company launched the AURUS 2, successor of the first AURUS phone recently. Even though this has a larger display and a faster processor, the phone runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) instead of Android 4.1.  It has a 5MP auto focus camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera for video calling. It would come with Dual SIM support similar to other Idea smartphones. Continue reading “Idea Whiz with 4-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor coming soon for Rs. 7850”

Lenovo K900 Intel Clover Trail+ powered smartphone expected to launch in India on May 10

Lenovo K900, the first Intel Clover Trail+ powered smartphone that was unveiled at the CES 2013 would be launched in India on May 10th for a price tag of less than Rs. 25,000, according to a report from NDTV Gadgets. This is the first smartphone to be powered by a dual-core Intel Atom Clover Trail+ CPU. The ZTE GEEK with a similar processor was announced earlier this month. The Xolo X1000 that was launched last month was expected to come with the Clover Trail+ CPU, but it had a 2 GHz Intel Atom Z2480 processor. The Lenovo K900 has a  5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display with at 419 PPI pixel density and Gorilla Glass 2 protection and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Lenovo K900 Intel Clover Trail+ powered smartphone expected to launch in India on May 10”

LG Optimus GK with 5-inch 1080p display, quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor announced

LG Optimus GK

LG has announced the Optimus GK, the company’s latest Android smartphone in the Optimus series. This has a  5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display, powered by 1.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm APQ 8064 processor with Adreno 320 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) similar to the Optimus G Pro (L-04E) that went on sale in Japan earlier this month.  It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG Optimus GK with 5-inch 1080p display, quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor announced”

LG Optimus F5 global roll out begins April 29 starting from France


LG unveiled the Optimus F5, an affordable LTE phone earlier this at the MWC 2013. The company has announced that the Optimus F5 would roll out globally starting from France from tomorrow. The Optimus L5 has a 4.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz Dual-Core processor and runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with  QSlide, Live Zooming, QuickMemo, QTranslator, Video Wiz, Safety Care and more pre-loaded apps. Continue reading “LG Optimus F5 global roll out begins April 29 starting from France”

Lava to launch a new tablet running Android 4.2 next month

Lava Mobiles has announced that it would launch their first tablet running on the latest Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The company launched the E-Tab XTRON, Lava’s first Android tablet running Android 4.1 back in February, which topped most of the benchmarks when compared to other 7-inch tablets. Lava launched the E-Tab Connect with 3G support and voice calling last month. Continue reading “Lava to launch a new tablet running Android 4.2 next month”

Evernote Hello for Android updated with Connect audio tones, Facebook integration and more

Evernote Hello for Android 1.4

Evernote has updated the Evernote Hello app for Android to version 1.4 that brings new features including Hello Connect that uses audio tones to identify other nearby Hello users and join everyone together. If you’re in a loud environment, you can always switch to manual mode and share the four digit Hello Connect code to add a person. The new update also brings new UI for Hello Notes and has lot of stability improvements. Continue reading “Evernote Hello for Android updated with Connect audio tones, Facebook integration and more”

Alcatel One Touch Scribe Easy with 5-inch display, Android 4.1 now available in India Rs. 12090

Alcatel One Touch Scribe Easy

Alcatel One Touch launched the One Touch Idol and One Touch Idol Ultra Android smartphones last week in India for Rs. 15800 and Rs. 21000 respectively. Now the Alcatel One Touch Scribe Easy (8000D) is available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. It was announced at the MWC 2013 earlier this year and packs a 5-inch (480 x 800 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, powered by a dual-core 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, 720p HD video recording and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has HD sound and dedicated touch pen and magnetic MagicFlip. Continue reading “Alcatel One Touch Scribe Easy with 5-inch display, Android 4.1 now available in India Rs. 12090”

Samsung to launch ruggedized Galaxy S4 Active, 8-inch Galaxy Tab coming in July, says WSJ


Samsung is expected to launch a ruggedized version of  the Galaxy S4 that is likely to be called the Galaxy S4 Active, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. It will be waterproof and dust proof, but it would look similar to the Galaxy S4, according to the report. It also says that the device would be launched this summer.  According to a report techview.me, Young Soo Kim  – President Samsung Gulf has confirmed that the ruggedized  Samsung S4 would be announced in the coming weeks. Continue reading “Samsung to launch ruggedized Galaxy S4 Active, 8-inch Galaxy Tab coming in July, says WSJ”

Micromax Canvas series smartphone sales surpass 1 million units

Micromax has announced that the company has sold over 1 million units of their flagship Canvas series of smartphones. Micromax launched the A100 Superfone Canvas back in August 2012, and the launched it’s successor, the A110 Canvas 2 back in November last year. The company unveiled the A116 Canvas HD with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display and a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor back in January, which was the most successful device in the Canvas series. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas series smartphone sales surpass 1 million units”

Lava W200 portable wireless router launched for Rs. 1699

Lava W200 Wi-Fi Router

Lava International has launched the W200 portablet wireless router in India. It creates WIFI hotspot and support up to 32 users. It also has adn inbuilt battery of 1800mAh which enables you to charge mobile devices anytime. It is compatiable with HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA+,CDMA EVDO Rev A/B USB modems and recognizes ADSL/DHCO and WAN/LAN without any preset profile. The router supports Tata Photon (Huawei EC156) and the MTS Mblaze (AC2746 and AC2787).

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Iron Man 3 game released for Android, iPhone and iPad, available for free

Iron Man 3 for Android, iPhone and iPad

Gameloft has released the official Iron Man 3 game for Android, iPhone and iPad, as they announced earlier this month. In this game you play as the billionaire Tony Stark / Iron Man who fights A.I.M. forces around the world to prevent their dark schemes from succeeding. There are 3 different locations, 4 epic villains and  outstanding 3D graphics and animation. Continue reading “Iron Man 3 game released for Android, iPhone and iPad, available for free”

Samsung Galaxy S Advance Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out in India

Samsung Galaxy S Advance Android 4.1.2 India

Samsung has finally started rolling out the Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) update for the Samsung Galaxy S Advance (GT-I9070) in India. The Galaxy S2 got the Jelly Bean update in India earlier this month. The phone saw a huge price drop to Rs. 14,500 in India last month. Samsung announced the list of devices that would get the Android Jelly Bean update back in back in September 2012. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S Advance Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out in India”