Gionee Elife E7 Camera Samples

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The Elife E7 is Gionee’s first real attempt at cracking the top end segment of the market, a really good one at that. We had unboxed this flagship device earlier, after it launched in the Indian market with an attractive price tag of Rs. 29,999. Being a flagship, it comes with specifications that resemble one, and that includes the massive camera module at the back, which houses a large sensor from Omnivision and an equally large lens unit from Largan, a precision manufacturer from China. So, with all that, how does the camera really perform? What is the UI like? Here is our Camera Review of the Gionee Elife E7 to answer that. Skip past the video for the full resolution samples.

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Google rumored to be working on a 8.9inch Nexus tablet

Google has been targeting audience with great products at affordable products through their Nexus line up. The smartphones – Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 are an example of that. Each of the device offers the best in class performance for a considerably affordable price point. They did the similar thing with the tablets as well – Google Nexus 7 and Nexus 7 2013 – offering great features for an affordable price. It looks like things could change.

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Angry Birds Go updated with new levels and karts

Angry Birds is a name you hear very often these days and sometime back, they launched a racing game – Angry Birds Go. Rovia has updated the Angry Birds Go racing game with new levels and new karts. In addition to new levels and karts, Angry Birds Go Sub Zero, as the expansion pack is called, gets a new winter chilly theme along with new currency.

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Nokia rebuts Tamil Nadu Government’s tax claim, as acquisition nears

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Nokia has been involved in a long term tax battle with the Indian government for more than a year now, and things don’t seem to be getting any better for the Espoo company. Adding fuel to this fire is the Tamil Nadu government, which has recently moved to assess sales tax for devices that are exported from the Chennai Sri Perumbudur manufacturing facility. Nokia claims that these allegations from the government are baseless, as, by law, exports are exempt from taxes. With yet another tax evasion claim, it will be even harder for Nokia to complete its transition in time for the Microsoft acquisition.

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Asphalt 8: Airborne for Android and iOS updated with 6 new tracks, new cars and more

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Asphalt 8: Airborne for Android and iOS has received its second major update since the launch. The new update for these platforms adds six new tracks around Asian-inspired location, the Great Wall and four new cars. The new iOS update v1.3 also has Twitch integration to connect with the Asphalt community on Twitch.tv to broadcast your gameplay online. This update also adds new events in career mode, new soundtrack and an improved Main Menu. Continue reading “Asphalt 8: Airborne for Android and iOS updated with 6 new tracks, new cars and more”

Nokia 220 Dual SIM phone goes on sale in India for Rs. 2749

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Nokia announced the Nokia 220, an affordable phone along with the Nokia X series last month at the MWC 2014. The Nokia X was launched in India earlier this month. Now the Nokia 220 Dual SIM is available for purchase in India from the official Nokia Store. It has a 2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixel) LCD screen with keypad, 2-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera and 2G support. It has Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0, FM Radio, Flashlight and a 1100 mAh battery. Continue reading “Nokia 220 Dual SIM phone goes on sale in India for Rs. 2749”

Lenovo Vibe Z Live Chat and Discussion

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We are back with our askFA discussion and live chat after a while. This week’s askFA discussion is about the recently launched Lenovo Vibe Z. Lenovo launched the Vibe Z, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India last month and it went on pre-order on the official store for Rs. 34,999 earlier this month.We already brought you the unboxing, benchmarks, photo gallery and the camera review of the device. You can also check out the gaming review over at our YouTube Channel. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe Z Live Chat and Discussion”

Lenovo acquires patent portfolio from Unwired Planet

Lenovo and Yahoo have something in common – both of them won’t stop until they have bought out everything and everybody. The difference between them though is that Lenovo has went after big names like IBM ThinkPads, IBM Servers and Motorola while Yahoo is buying early stage startups.

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UC Browser crosses 500 million users globally

UC Browser 500 million

UCWeb, popular for its mobile internet software and services has announced that the UC Browser has crossed 500 million users globally. Over 300 million UC Browser users are from Android, compared to 100 million in December 2012. It is among leading mobile browsers in India with market share of 32%, reveals StatsCounter data. 500 million user count is based on quarterly active users till March 2014, says UCWeb. Continue reading “UC Browser crosses 500 million users globally”

Microsoft unveils Direct X 12, lists benefits for Mobile

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After a long wait, Microsoft has finally unveiled its plans for the next generation of its graphics APIs, Direct X. These APIs were developed by Microsoft for making game development easier on Windows and eventually on all of its other platforms. It provided a standard way, an abstracted layer, for developers, to take advantage of complex graphics hardware. This spurred the PC gaming industry, until the recent years, in which the development of the API tapered off, with evolutionary additions.

With Direct X 12, which is apparently a big departure from the current programming model, Microsoft hopes to reinvigorate game development on all its products, right from PCs to phones, tablets and of course, the Xbox One. Direct X 12 was revealed at the Game Developers Conference with hardware partners in AMD, Nvidia and Qualcomm, to name a few, and will ship on products starting 2015.

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Swipe Halo Fone with 6.5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 6999

Swipe Halo Fone

Swipe Telecom has launched Swipe Halo Fone, the company’s latest phablet in the Halo series. It has a 6.5-inch ( 800×480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display based on one-glass-solution, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MTK6572 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Swipe Halo Fone with 6.5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 6999”

Zebronics Closic portable Bluetooth speaker with Alarm clock launched for Rs. 2299

Zebronics Closic portable Bluetooth speaker

Top Notch Infotronix has launched Zebronics Closic, a new Bluetooth speaker with digital alarm clock. It is aimed at students and home-makers and has FM Radio, Media controls buttons and also has a micro SD card slot to play music even without a mobile device. It shows time even when the speaker is off and also has AUX input to connect feature phones. Continue reading “Zebronics Closic portable Bluetooth speaker with Alarm clock launched for Rs. 2299”

Link Bubble browser for Android makes opening links in apps easy

Link Bubble for Android

Chris Lacy, developer of the popular Action Launcher has released Link Bubble, a new browser for Android smartphones and tablets. This lets loads a webpage in the background when you click a link in your current app, so that you can read them once the page is completely loaded. It notifies you when the page is loaded, shows the amount time saved per link and makes sharing links, pushing links to apps like Pocket easy. Continue reading “Link Bubble browser for Android makes opening links in apps easy”

Micromax Canvas Juice A177 with 5-inch display, 3000 mAh battery now available for Rs. 8490

Micromax Canvas Juice A177

Micromax Canvas Juice A177, the latest smartphone in the Canvas series is now available from eBay. It has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 3000 mAh battery. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Juice A177 with 5-inch display, 3000 mAh battery now available for Rs. 8490”

Pocket shows off how you can save articles from your smartwatch

Pocket, formerly known as “Read it Later”, is one of very common apps that I use to save articles from the web or anywhere. I have been an early adopter and have used the service right from the start and just love it. It basically allows you to save anything that you might want to read later. You can access your saved articles on the web, on various smartphones, tablets and across desktop platforms.

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