Having repeatedly seen the images and the specs of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 earlier, it was inevitable that the company was going to release the device soon. It was supposedly set for a MWC 2013 reveal, but looks like they have jumped the gun and revealed the Galaxy Note 8.0 in detailed photos, in the company’s facebook page.
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Samsung unveiled a range of java-based feature phones in the REX series last week. The REX 90 is the top-end model in the series that comes with dual SIM support with Smart dual SIM feature and True Hot Swap. You saw the unboxing of the REX 90 last week, here we have the complete review of the phone. Let’s dive into the review. Continue reading “Samsung REX 90 Review”
Jealous of the Nokia 808 PureView owners who can take low light images and party shots with ease because of the xenon flash in their phone but not impressed by the thickness of the phone ? Researchers at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University might have just the solution.
Continue reading “Radically smaller capacitors to enable thinner xenon flash modules for phones”
Thanko has just unveiled the V-Lock3, a waterproof case for the Apple iPhone 5. The case is IPX7 waterproof certified.
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The concept of a transparent mobile phone is nothing new. We’ve seen it in countless sci-fi movies and TV shows. However, Polytron has now created a working prototype of a transparent mobile phone.
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Sony India has announced Katrina Kaif as its Brand Ambassador for Xperia range of Smartphones. Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor was announced as Sony’s brand ambassador, when Sony Ericsson XPERIA and VIVAZ phones were first launched in India back in 2010. Sony aims to boost the brand’s visibility in India with this new signup. Katrina Kaif was seen launching the BlackBerry Curve 9220 in India last year, but Ranbir Kapoor was roped in as the BlackBerry brand ambassador last year. Continue reading “Sony bags Katrina Kaif as brand ambassador for Xperia Smartphones”
Samsung has cut the price of the Android Jelly Bean-powered Galaxy Camera, which is now available for Rs.26,000 in India. The Samsung Galaxy Camera was announced at IFA, Berlin last August and launched in India last November for Rs. 29,900. We reviewed it at the end of November. Samsung announced the Wi-Fi only version of the Galaxy Camera earlier this week. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Camera price drops to Rs. 26000”
Thanks to evleaks, press renders for the both the Nokia Lumia 720 and Lumia 520 are now out. These phones would be the successors of the Lumia 710 and the Lumia 510 respectively. Both these use the similar fabula design and is expected to come in range of colors as seen in these images. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 720 and Lumia 520 press images surface”
LG Optimus G (E975) is now available in India from online retailer Saholic. The LG Optimus G was announced back in August, which went on sale in Korea in September 2012. It has a 4.7-inch (1280 x 768 pixels) True HD IPS + Display with 15:9 aspect ratio, 1.5GHz quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 APQ8064 processor with Adreno 320 GPU, 13MP camera with an LED flash, 1.3MP front-facing camera. It was originally launched with Android 4.0 ICS, now it would come on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “LG Optimus G now available in India for Rs. 30990”
Canonical released the Ubuntu Developer Preview for phones and tablets few hours back, and we installed it on the Google Nexus 4. Ubuntu showed off the Ubuntu for phones running on the Galaxy Nexus at the International CES 2013 last month. The Ubuntu OS for phones intuitive gesture-based User Interface that offers completely new user experience, right from the lock screen. You can just swipe to from right to left to unlock the screen. The screen shows graphical representation of several things, for example the orangeness increases based on the volume of tweets.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rX6yed61dc
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Lava Iris 502, a new Dual SIM Android smartphone is now available from online retailer Saholic. It has a 5.0-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display similar to the Lava Iris N501 that was launched earlier this year, but this runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It is powered by a 1 GHz processor and comes with a 5MP rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava Iris 502 with 5-inch display, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 8499”
Lava released the Etab-XTRON, their first Android tablet running on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) earlier this month. Here we have the unboxing of the tablet. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive multi-touch IPS display and is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core RockChip RK3066 Cortex A9 processor and Mali-400 MP GPU.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGL5oO6lvDg
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LG has announced that that the Optimus G would be available in European countries starting from this month. The Optimus G global roll out started last month and announced that the device would be available in over 50 countries including Latin America, Asia, CIS, Middle East and Africa worldwide by Q1 2013. Continue reading “LG Optimus G launching in Europe this month”
Canonical has finally released the developer preview of Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview for phones and tablets as they promised. All you need is a computer running on Ubuntu OS and any of these Nexus devices, the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 or the Nexus 10. There are images and complete instructions for installation. You can also roll back to your old Android version using the factory Nexus images. Continue reading “Ubuntu Developer Preview for Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, 7 and 10 now available”
The HTC Butterfly is one of the recent 1080p devices that have gone and touched the 5 inch form factor in size, and hence it raises a new question. Is it too big for a smartphone? or is it too small for a tablet? I can already sense a lot of gasps after that question, but truth be told, that category has been invented by none other than Samsung, with its original Galaxy Note, with a 5.3 inch screen. Samsung upped its “phablet” game with the Galaxy Note 2, with the 5.5 inch screen, making it the only device that kinda bridges the gap between a phone and a tablet. Some manufacturers have followed suit, like Huawei, with its Ascend Mate, but with HTC releasing the Butterfly with a 5 inch screen, does it enter the phablet game? And what other differences arise between the Galaxy Note 2 and the Butterfly considering that they are the two of the three costliest devices in the market? Watch our in-depth video comparison to find out –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K79nxTuiZvo
