MapmyIndia launches ReachMe real-time location sharing app for Android, iPhone and Windows Phone 8

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MapmyIndia has launched ReachMe, the company’s new real-time location sharing app for Android, iPhone and Windows Phone 8 platforms. This app lets you share your location with friends and contacts by a single tap. The app also lets you share location details with a particular group. Earlier this year MapmyIndia launched Locate app for Android that also lets users share their location with others. Continue reading “MapmyIndia launches ReachMe real-time location sharing app for Android, iPhone and Windows Phone 8”

Dungeon Hunter 4 for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 now available as a free download

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Dungeon Hunter, a Diablo inspired dungeon crawler role-playing game, is now available for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 as a free download. This game, and its previous iterations have been available for Android and iOS devices for a while now, and a part of a deal struck between Gameloft and Microsoft, a set of games that includes Asphalt 8 and now this one, has landed on the Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Stores respectively. This game is basically a top down 3D dungeon crawler in which you go around killing and collecting stuff to march through the story and in the end improve your character with powers and things.

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How Broadcom is quietly “Connecting Everything”

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The mobile handset market today is pretty much dominated with phones powered by either a Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset or a MediaTek chipset. But there are certainly few other players as well.You might be aware of Samsung’s Exynos chips and also Apple’s own custom chips found on the iPhone and iPad. Then there are Nvidia & Intel too. Another player who is not very popular in the market at least in India is Broadcom. The company is finally talking and had invited us to a Mobility Roundtable in New Delhi few days back where I got to speak to several executives from the Irvine , California-based company. You might have heard about the Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos, which is one the most popular phones to be powered by a Broadcom BCM28155 chipset. Another device which was powered by the same chip was the Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus.

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WhatsApp for iPhone finally gets iOS 7 refresh

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WhatsApp has finally updated the iPhone app with a new iOS 7 interface. The v2.11.5 update also brings a new app icon, Broadcast lists that lets you share messages with multiple contacts at once, Large thumbnails for images, New notification alerts, better UI to manage blocked contacts, option to crop an image before sending and lots more. Check out the official changelog below.

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Gionee Pioneer P3 with 4.3-inch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor coming soon

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Gionee launched the Pioneer P2 earlier this year, specifications of the Pioneer P3 has surfaced on a Vietnamese website. According to the leaked specs, it is expected to come with a 4.3-inch  (800 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and run on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and has a 1700 mAh battery. Continue reading “Gionee Pioneer P3 with 4.3-inch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor coming soon”

Round 1 – Apple iPhone 5s vs Google Nexus 5 #SmartFone13

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The second leg of the “Best Smartphone of 2013” championship‘s Round 1 begins today with an interesting battle. It’s the Apple iPhone 5s, the Cupertino company’s latest flagship device vs Google’s latest iteration of its famed Nexus line, the Nexus 5. Apple and Google might have been close partners before, but ever since Android happened, Apple has been seeing Google as a threat. For sure, Android has very well catapulted into leadership in the market, but most of it is attributed to third party players like Samsung. With that said, Nexus 5 is Google’s own, only made by LG and the iPhone 5s is well, the best iPhone till date, as all the new iPhones have been. Both these phones take an evolutionary approach, with the 5s differentiating with its Touch ID fingerprint sensor while the Nexus 5 has its humble approach to keep the phone affordable. Out of these two, which one would you pick? It’s time to cast your votes.

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Round 1 – Micromax Canvas Turbo vs Lenovo P780 #Smartfone13

Hello readers! Welcome to the first round of Fonearena’s Best Budget Smartphone Competition. Fonearena is conducting one of a kind smartphone championship where you get to make your favorite smartphone win. This year we are conducting two championships – one for the flagships and one for the budget mid-range smartphones. Among the four interesting first round battles, we have the one between Micromax Canvas Turbo and Lenovo P780 right now.

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Karbonn Titanium S5+ with 5-inch qHD display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor now available for Rs. 10636

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Karbonn launched the Titanium S5, the company’s first smartphone with a 5-inch qHD screen earlier this year, now the successor Titanium S5+ with a faster 1.3GHz quad-core processor (probably MediaTek MT6582) is on sale from online retailers Snapdeal and Saholic in India. It has a 5-inch qHD IPS screen similar to its predecessor, but this is based on On-Cell capacitive touch solution. It runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), packs an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby, similar to other Karbonn smartphones. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium S5+ with 5-inch qHD display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor now available for Rs. 10636”

Samsung announces Rose Gold White, Rose Gold Black and Merlot Red Galaxy Note 3

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Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Note 3 in 3 new accents – Rose Gold White, Rose Gold Black and Merlot Red. After some rumors, the Red and White Gold Samsung Galaxy Note 3 variants went official on Samsung Argentina website last week. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 3 in Jet Black, Classic White and Blush Pink colors back in September. Other specifications are similar to the old ones. Continue reading “Samsung announces Rose Gold White, Rose Gold Black and Merlot Red Galaxy Note 3”

Samsung reportedly working on 20MP camera modules for 2014

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Samsung is working on 20-megapixel camera modules for the second half of the 2014, according to a report from ET News in Korea. Samsung Galaxy S5 is rumored to feature a 16-megapixel camera with ISOCELL sensor, but the report says that it would not feature OIS since Samsung needs at least 50 million OIS modules to implement OIS in the Galaxy S5’s camera module.
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Apple iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display India launch date set for December 7

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Apple has just announced that the much anticipated iPad Air would be going on sale in India on December 7th at a Maximum Retail Price of Rs.35,900 for the base 16GB WiFi only version.  The iPad mini with Retina display is also launching in India for Rs.28900 for the base 16GB WiFi only version. There is no news about the Cellular/3G versions as of now but they might go on sale at a later date. The new iPads would be available in Silver and Space Gray colours. Decent pricing considering that 1 USD is trading for almost Rs.62 currently. The same iPad Air would cost around Rs.34000 in the US and the iPad mini Retina would cost Rs.27000 approximately.

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Oppo N1 to be globally available for $599 starting December 10th

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Oppo N1, the Chinese company’s top end flagship that we unboxed earlier, will be available for purchase globally for $599, starting December 10th of this year. The N1 is a 5.9 inch device that aims to be address the current trend of gargantuan phones that bridge the gap between phones and tablets. But Oppo adds its own twists in the form of a rotating camera that lets you take full 13 MP resolution selfies, a rear touch sensor called O-Touch that lets you navigate the screen easily and the choice of your operating system in the form of feature rich Color OS or AOSP based Cyanogen Mod. These features and choices make the N1 a little bit more interesting than the other 6 inch devices, let alone the magnificent build quality. Anyways, if you are looking to get this phone, you will be able to purchase it at OppoStyle.com which ships globally and even some other retailers depending on your country, for 599 USD or 449 EURO.

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Spice Smart Flo Mettle 5X Mi-504 with 5-inch display, metal body launched for Rs. 6499

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S Mobility has launched the Spice Smart Flo Mettle 5X (Mi-504), the latest smartphone in the Spice Smart Flo series with a metal body. It has a 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support with Dual Standby and has 2G (EDGE) connectivity. Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Mettle 5X Mi-504 with 5-inch display, metal body launched for Rs. 6499”

BlackBerry Q10 price temporarily drops to Rs. 38990 in India

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BlackBerry India has just announced that the BlackBerry Q10 would be available in India for Rs. 38,990 starting today, as a part of a limited period festive offer. The BlackBerry Q10 was launched in India back in June at a price tag of Rs. 44,990. BlackBerry India shashed the price of the Z10 back in September, which was announced as a temporary price cut, but the smartphone is available in the market at a much cheaper rate. BlackBerry launched the Z30, the company’s latest flagship in India back in October.  Continue reading “BlackBerry Q10 price temporarily drops to Rs. 38990 in India”

Samsung Galaxy Grand Lite rumored to debut at MWC 2014

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Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Grand 2 with a 5.2-inch HD screen and a quad-core processor recently. Samsung is all set to launch the Samsung Galaxy Grand Lite (GT-I9060) at the MWC 2014, according to a report from SamMobile. The Grand Lite would lie between the first Galaxy Grand and the Grand 2 and is expected to sport a 5-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display similar to the Galaxy Grand, but this would be powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor similar to the Grand 2. It would run on Android 4.2 or 4.3 (Jelly Bean), pack a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Lite rumored to debut at MWC 2014”