July, 2013 | Fone Arena

New Nexus 7 already gets unboxed and benchmarked

New Nexus 7 leak

Google is going to announced the New Nexus 7 officially later today. We had already seen several leaks of the device, now Android Police has posted the unboxing images and video and benchmarks of the ASUS-made Google Nexus 7 tablet. The tablet has a 7-inch display with a resolution of 1920 by 1200 at 320 ppi pixel density, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) (build JWR66N)out of the box. It is said to have a back made of matte soft touch plastic material similar to the Nexus 10. The CPU-Z details reveal that the tablet’s codename as razor. Continue reading “New Nexus 7 already gets unboxed and benchmarked”

Apple reports Q3 2013 revenues at $35.3 billion, iPhone sales touch 31.2 million

Apple has been relatively dormant in Q3 2013 and has chosen to announce only a select few products. That would explain the giant’s Q3 2013 results which show that revenues are down to $35.3 billion compared to $43.6 billion in the previous quarter. This was a fairly major fall due to the lack of any significant new product shipments.

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WickedLeak Wammy Passion Z+ with 1080p display launched for Rs. 15990

Wickedleak Wammy Passion Z Plus

WickedLeak has launched a 5 inch phablet with a Full HD display, 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and a 13MP camera for just Rs. 15,900. The smartphone dubbed as Wammy Passion Z+ runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and comes with a lot of features for an affordable price. During the launch of the device, the director of WickedLeak, Aditya Mehta, said that the main motive of the device is to bring powerful processing, a full HD display at an affordable pricing. Continue reading “WickedLeak Wammy Passion Z+ with 1080p display launched for Rs. 15990”

Sony Xperia Z Ultra now available in India for Rs. 44990

Sony unveiled the Xperia Z Ultra, the company’s latest flagship phone last month. Now the phone is available in India from online retailer Saholic. The Xperia Z Ultra has a 6.44-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display with with X-Reality engine, powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with Sony Exmor RS sensor, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has IP55 / IP58 rating for dust and water resistance and has pen input. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z Ultra now available in India for Rs. 44990”

HTC Desire 500 with 4.3-inch display, quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor announced

HTC Desire 500

HTC has announced the Desire 500, a mid-range Android smartphone in Taiwan. It has a 4.3-inch (480 × 800 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with Sense 5. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and BSI sensor and a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera with BSI sensor. It has BlinkFeed and Video Highlight software and comes with Beats Audio support, but it lacks BoomSound that was present in the Desire 600. It also comes with Dual SIM and NFC support based on the region. Continue reading “HTC Desire 500 with 4.3-inch display, quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor announced”

Thor: The Dark World game coming soon to Android, iPhone and iPad for free

Thor The Dark World game

So far Gameloft has had a successful run with games involving Marvel comics heroes like The Amazing Spiderman and Iron Man 3. Now it has released the teaser trailer for its upcoming game that features another Marvel comics superhero – Thor. The game titled “Thor: The Dark World” will be releasing alongside the film which is scheduled for release later this year in November. This game will be available for iOS and Android at launch and will be free-to-play just like the Iron Man 3. Continue reading “Thor: The Dark World game coming soon to Android, iPhone and iPad for free”

Nokia Lumia 625 with 4.7-inch display, dual-core processor goes official

Nokia Lumia 625

Nokia has announced the Lumia 625, a mid-range affordable Lumia smartphone and a successor of the Lumia 620. Images and specifications of the device leaked earlier today. It has a 4.7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) LCD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection, Sunlight Readability Enhancement, High Brightness Mode, Color Enhancement and Super Sensitive Touch, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8930 processor and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8 OS with the latest Amber update. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 625 with 4.7-inch display, dual-core processor goes official”

Micromax Bling 3 A86 with 4-inch display, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 coming soon

Micromax Bling 3 A86

Micromax launched the first Bling phone back in 2010 and unveiled the Bling 2 A55 in 2011. Now the third phone in the Bling series, Bling 3 A86 has surfaced on online retail site Flipkart. According to the listing the phone would come with a 4-inch touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It is encrusted with Swarovski Zirconia crystals making it a premium smartphone. Continue reading “Micromax Bling 3 A86 with 4-inch display, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 coming soon”

Samsung Exynos 5420 Octa with ARM Mail T628 GPU announced

Exynos 5420 Octa

Samsung has unveiled an upgraded Exynos 5420 Octa chip as they announced last week. The new Exynos Chip is faster that the previous 5410 chip that was announced at the CES 2013 earlier this year. The Exynos 5420 Octa chip has fours Cortex A15 chips clocked at 1.8 GHz and four Cortex A7 chips running at 1.3 GHz in a big.LITTLE processing implementation. The first Exynos 5410 Octa chip used in the global variant of the Samsung Galaxy S4 is also based on Samsung’s ARM big.LITTLE architecture with four Cortex A15 chips clocked at 1.6 GHz and four Cortex A7 chips running at 1.2 GHz. Continue reading “Samsung Exynos 5420 Octa with ARM Mail T628 GPU announced”

Nokia unveils Boom, Knock and Pop affordable headsets

Nokia Boom WH-530

Nokia has unveiled 3 new headsets Boom (WH-530), Knock (WH-520) and Pop (WH-510) in partnership with Zound Industries under Coloud brand. The Boom and the Knock are On-ear headsets, while the Pop is an In-ear headset. All these headsets come in Yellow, Red and Blue colors. These Stereo headsets have a microphone for calls and a multifunction key to attend or drop calls and control music . The Zound Lasso, together with the flat cable makes these headsets tangle-free. Continue reading “Nokia unveils Boom, Knock and Pop affordable headsets”

Ubuntu Edge revealed, with an ambitious crowd funded 2014 launch

Ubuntu Edge

Canonical, the company behind the highly popular Linux Distro has revealed its plans for a cutting edge high end smartphone running the Ubuntu OS for smartphones. The OS, formally launched at the Mobile World Congress(which we went hands on with) was in the alpha stage and a demo had been made available for some Android devices too, but it was never ready to be a daily driver. While that is supposed to change soon, Canonical wants to make a really high end device that would hopefully end the hunt for convergence, a single device that does it all. And that, my friends, is the Ubuntu Edge. Here’s a video of the Canonical boss explaining the whole idea behind the Ubuntu Edge –

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQLe3iIMN7k

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Full specifications of the Nokia Lumia 625 leak ahead of launch

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We just saw Nokia tease the Lumia 625 yesterday. While we were pretty sure it was the Lumia 625 that is going to be announced today, some others thought it might be a tablet, but as a tradition these days, the full specifications and colourful press images of the Lumia 625 have leaked out on to the internet, just ahead of launch, confirming our suspicions about the device. The usual Data Sheet that is given to journalists with the press kit has leaked out from Finland’s own Puhelinvertailu and it tells us a lot more than what we already know. Read past the break to find the full specifications of the Lumia 625.

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New Google Nexus 7 press shots leak again, shows off a new wallpaper

New Google Nexus 7 leak

Earlier today evleaks leaked the press shots of the New Google Nexus 7. Now Android Police has leaked the press images of the tablet that shows off a new wallpaper. This might be the default wallpaper in the Android 4.3 says the website. Unlike the first Nexus 7 tablet, this has a LED notification light and a rear camera. It would also feature a SlimPort similar to the Nexus 4, but it lacks the pogo pins for the docking station that was present in last year’s Nexus 7. Looking at the leaked press shots, this tablet is also expected to come with a matte finish similar to the first Nexus 7. Continue reading “New Google Nexus 7 press shots leak again, shows off a new wallpaper”

Is Nokia launching the 4.7 inch Lumia 625 tomorrow?

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Nokia has just teased in their official Conversations blog that “something BIG” is coming tomorrow. The blog usually teases phones ahead of launch with clear cut titles, like “Zoom in” for the Lumia 1020, “Steel yourself for the next instalment” for the Lumia 925, and similarly, we think that “Something BIG” is meant for the first 4.7 inch Nokia – the Lumia 625. In a very quick tease they have said that they are launching the Lumia 625 tomorrow at 9 A.M UK time, which is 02:30 P.M IST tomorrow for us. Will there be details we actually don’t know about, yet? We’ll see, but there was a specific leak earlier that leads us to believe that it is indeed the Lumia 625.

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Apple reportedly testing a 13-inch iPad and a larger iPhone

Apple is testing a new iPad with a larger display that is slightly less than 13 inches and a iPhone with a screen larger than 4-inches diagonally, according to a recent report from the Wall Street Journal. There were rumors about a 12.9-inch iPad and a 4.7-inch and 5.7-inch iPhones. Apple has stuck with 9.7‑inch display since the first iPad. The 3rd generation iPad featured a 2048 by 1536 resolution retina display, but the size remained the same. Continue reading “Apple reportedly testing a 13-inch iPad and a larger iPhone”