Samsung Galaxy Tab4 10.1, 8.0 and 7.0 with quad-core processors, Android 4.4 official

Samsung Galaxy Tab4 10.1

Samsung has finally unveiled its Galaxy Tab4 series – Galaxy Tab4 10.1, Galaxy Tab4 8.0 and Galaxy Tab4 7.0 after several leaks. These tablets have 10.1-inch, 8.0-inch and 7.0-inch WXGA displays with 16:10 screen ratio. All these are powered by 1.2 quad-core processors and run on Android 4.4 (KitKat) and come in WiFi and 3G / LTE variants. These have Group Play, Samsung Link and Samsung WatchON software features. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab4 10.1, 8.0 and 7.0 with quad-core processors, Android 4.4 official”

Huawei Ascend Y600 with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 announced

Huawei Ascend Y600

Huawei has unveiled the Ascend Y600, the latest smartphone in the Y Series. It has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek (MT6572) processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS with Huawei’s own Emotion UI on top. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Y600 with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 announced”

Lava Iris 550Q with 5.5-inch HD display launched for Rs. 13000

Lava Iris 550Q

Lava has launched the Iris 550Q the company’s latest smartphone in the Iris series. It has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display based on OGS technology, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS. It has narrow 3mm bezel that makes the body smaller. It packs a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, BSI sensor and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Lava launched Iris Pro 30 with a 4.7-inch HD display earlier this year. Continue reading “Lava Iris 550Q with 5.5-inch HD display launched for Rs. 13000”

Motorola updates Moto G and Moto X Boot screens with ‘Powered by Android’ logo

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Motorola has pushed an update to Motorola Boot Services app that adds new ‘Powered by Android’ boot screen logo to Moto G and Moto X smartphones instead of old ‘a Google company’ logo. There were reports that Google has made  ‘Powered by Android’ boot logo mandatory for all new Android smartphones that comes with Google Mobile Services. Continue reading “Motorola updates Moto G and Moto X Boot screens with ‘Powered by Android’ logo”

Phil Spencer will head Xbox, promises increased gaming focus on all Microsoft platforms

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The Xbox division at Microsoft was caught in a flux after Don Mattrick, the previous head, left the company for Zynga. Julie-Larson Greene then took over along with other hardware divisions like Surface until she was reassigned to user experience recently. And then Marc Whitten, who was all set to become the head of Xbox, left the company for Sonos, so now, the baton has been passed on to the head of Microsoft Studios, Phil Spencer. Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, announced this and other changes over a company-wide email, welcoming all the new heads into the senior leadership team. Phil Spencer will be leading the Xbox team responsible for Xbox – the console, Xbox Music & Video and Microsoft Studios.

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Apple to increase iOS App Store prices in India, Australia and more countries

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Apple had already altered international App Store pricing to bring them in line with current exchange rates. This time Apple has decided to increase the price of apps in the App Store in order to compensate for changes in foreign exchange rates, reports TechCrunch. Apple would make changes to retail rates for Australian dollar, Indian rupee, Indonesian rupiah, Turkish lira, and South African rand. Apple current charges Rs. 55 for $0.99 as exchange rate in the Indian App Store. Continue reading “Apple to increase iOS App Store prices in India, Australia and more countries”

Samsung launches Buy Back and EMI offers for its Galaxy Tab 3 range

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 range exchange and EMI offers

Samsung has launched new buy back and EMI plans for their Galaxy Tab 3 series, including their latest Galaxy Tab 3 Neo tablet. Back in December Samsung launched Stay New ownership plan for its flagship Galaxy devices that lets users buy flagship Galaxy devices at low EMIs and Easy Buyback offers. Continue reading “Samsung launches Buy Back and EMI offers for its Galaxy Tab 3 range”

Apple launches iPad Air and iPad mini with TD-LTE for China

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Apple has launched TD-LTE variants of the iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display in China. This would brings both TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE support along with standard GSM and WiFi capabilities. Apple already sells WiFi + Cellular variant of the iPad Air and iPad mini in China with support for GSM and CDMA. The LTE model is also priced similar to the CDMA variant. Continue reading “Apple launches iPad Air and iPad mini with TD-LTE for China”

Lenovo Vibe Z camera tips and tricks

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We had earlier taken a look at the photo gallery and hardware walkthrough of the Vibe Z and even saw how the camera on the latest Lenovo flagship worked, in our camera review. But, as with any camera, there is always a bit of a learning curve, and over the course of traversing that path, some options become more apparent and useful. On the same note, we did find some really useful tips and tricks, involving workarounds for minor issues and overall knowledgeable execution of the camera, so here they are, the top 5 tips and tricks for the Lenovo Vibe Z’s camera.

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Gionee Elife S5.5 vs Elife E7 Comparison

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At the launch of the Gionee Elife S5.5, Gionee President, William Lu and Head of Operations, Arvind Vohra, were quick to point out that the company wants to create two distinct lines of flagship level devices. While the earlier launched E series is for the camera centric, performance focussed devices. The S series is aimed at the fashion conscious and imbibes smart capabilities with stylish sensibilities. This is very evident from the outset and here we list out some of the differentiating criteria between the two devices. Continue reading “Gionee Elife S5.5 vs Elife E7 Comparison”

Gionee Elife S5.5 Photo Gallery

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Gionee had introduced the world’s slimmest Smartphone, the Elife S5.5, to India, at a huge event in Goa today. Powered by a MediaTek Octa Core processor, the Elife S5.5 will sell for a price of Rs. 22,999, but that tiny detail aside, the device is all about design and engineering. The svelte frame, machined at a stunningly thin 5.55 mm of thickness makes the device look really appealing to see as well as touch. Sporting a 5 inch 1080p screen, the device looks like a sleek slab from the front as well as the sides. It’s styled well, with a minimalistic approach to design, and evidences of it being too thin show up, especially with the camera module. The frame itself is an engineering marvel, as we had seen when we went hands on with the phone at the Mobile World Congress event, where it was introduced to the world. Today, we had our chance to have a look at it again, but this time, without the intrusive cables. Skip past the break for some photos of this gorgeous device.

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OnePlus One CyanogenMod OS 11S shows up in leaked images

CyanogenMod 11S OnePlus One leak

OnePlus, a new company from China has been teasing its first phone for the past few months.  It already revealed the complete specifications of the smartphone, but it did no reveal how the phone or the software would look. It has also tied up with CyanogenMod Inc. to provide for OS. Engadget has got hold of first screenshots of the Android KitKat based OS that would be called CyanogenMod 11S. Continue reading “OnePlus One CyanogenMod OS 11S shows up in leaked images”

Dell Venue 8 Photo Gallery

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Dell Venue 8 was launched as the company’s first 7-inch Android tablet powered by a Intel Atom processor. It is priced at Rs. 17,499. We already brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks of the tablet, here we have the photo gallery of the tablet to view it from all the angles. It is powered by a 2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2580 processor with PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU. Continue reading “Dell Venue 8 Photo Gallery”

Reliance launches new international roaming packs

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Reliance Communications (RCom) has launched two new International Roaming Pack – Unique UK and Fabulous Five for its post-paid GSM customers. The Unique UK would offer up to 96% dicount on data usage and up to 82% on outgoing voice calls to India while roaming in the U.K. The pack costs Rs. 849 for one month. You pay Rs. 25 local outgoing calls/min, call back to India and for 1 MB of data usage while roaming in the UK. Incoming calls are charged at Rs. 15/min and outgoing SMS charges cost Rs. 10 each. Continue reading “Reliance launches new international roaming packs”

Reliance Jio to offer voice services along with data using 4G

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Reliance Jio Infocomm, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) would launch voice services along with high-speed data services on 4G, reports The Economic Times. Since the company own both 2300 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrums, it would mix airwaves to offer both high-speed data and voice services. Continue reading “Reliance Jio to offer voice services along with data using 4G”