Sony unveiled the Xperia E1 and the E1 Dual earlier this year as the successors of the Xperia E and the Xperia E dual. Both these phones launched in India earlier this month. We brought you the unboxing of the Xperia E1 dual last week, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The Xperia E1 Dual is the first smartphone to feature a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM8210) processor with two ARM Cortex A7 chips clocked at 1.19 GHz. Continue reading “Sony Xperia E1 Dual Benchmarks”
The Microsoft takeover of Nokia’s devices and services division is easily one of the most high profile acquisitions from the recent past. After the announcement of this deal, it was said that the regulatory bodies all around the world would have to give their go ahead and only then can the deal be closed. Initially, it was meant to be completed within the first quarter of 2014, but it has now been revealed that some of the regulatory approvals are still pending and the deal is now expected to close in April 2014.
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LG has unveiled its first Smart Bulbs ( B1030EA5L6B and B1050EA5L6B) in Korea. It has built-in Bluetooth 4.0 that lets you connect the bulb to Android (4.3 or later) and iOS (version 6.0 or higher) devices. Once connected, it lets you turn the lights on or off with a single touch, control brightness, slowly turn the lights on when you wake up in the morning and more. Continue reading “LG introduces Smart Bulb, lets you control it with Android and iOS devices”
The all new HTC One hasn’t even launched yet, but the Internet is still abuzz with leaks and videos of this device. It is all set to launch tomorrow at an event in New York but that hasn’t stopped a German blogger from posting an in-depth video preview of the highly anticipated flagship device from the Taiwanese manufacturer. The video, in German, shows off the entire hardware and bits and pieces of the new Sense 6 UI, which gets up to speed with other OEM skins with features like Double tap to wake, gets on screen buttons and a slightly differently styled UI with Android 4.4 KitKat on board. Here’s the full video –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEB10wqk1X4
Continue reading “The new HTC One gets a 14 minute video preview”
Samsung announced their next flagship S series smartphone in MWC 2014 as Galaxy S5, and it is going to be available across 150 countries from April 11th. But just like Galaxy Note 2, India will get the Galaxy S5 before the Europe and USA. The India launch is in this week, and the date is March 27, 2014 same as Malaysian launch date. So on March 27, Galaxy S5 will get announced in India with price and exact model availability (Snapdragon or Exynos Octa Core) but the actual availability of Galaxy S5 is around April 11th globally including India. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 launching in India on March 27th”
Everybody who has seen the movie – ‘Gravity’ in a Dolby Atmos enabled theater, will know how true and amazing the surround sound effect is. Dolby Atmos has been around in the market since 2012 and until now, it has been there in a few theater screens and will become mainstream in the coming days. Dolby is not satisfied with Dolby Atmos taking up just the big screen and they want to bring to your smartphones and tablets.
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BlackBerry started rolling out OS 10.2.1 for its OS 10 devices earlier this year that brought new software features, FM Radio and more. BlackBerry OS 10.3, an upcoming version of the BlackBerry OS has leaked. BlackBerry Empire has got hold of the BlackBerry 10.3.0.140 ROM for the BlackBerry Z10 (STL 100-3), soon after ZonaBlackBerry posted screenshots of the new BlackBerry OS 10.3 features. Continue reading “BlackBerry OS 10.3 leaks, reportedly brings new UI and features”
LG unveiled the L Series III smartphones L40, L70 and L90 and its dual SIM variants at the MWC 2014 in Barcelona last month. The LG L90 Dual and the L70 Dual are now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. The L70 Dual has a 4.5 inch WVGA display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. The LG L90 Dual has a 4.7-inch qHD display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. Continue reading “LG L70 Dual and L90 Dual running Android 4.4 now available in India for Rs. 14500 and Rs. 17499”
Xolo A510S, the company’s latest smartphone in the A Series and the successor of last year’s A500s has been listed on the official website. It has a 4-inch FWVGA IPS display, an upgrade from the WVGA screen. Xolo even launched the A500s IPS with same specifications as the A500s, but it had a IPS display. It recently launched the A500 Club with dual front speakers. Continue reading “Xolo A510s with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 listed on official website for Rs. 7499”
Sony has been doing a lot of things right recently. They launched their latest flagship, the Xperia Z2 at the Mobile World Congress, which really impressed us, and then there was the Xperia Z1 Compact earlier, which is easily the best “mini” device out there. But Sony is not about flagships alone, as they have a whole portfolio to care about, that cover a wide range prices. On that note, we have here, the Sony Xperia E1 Dual, which is the company’s entry level model that competes with the various Micromax and Karbonn devices of our market, let alone Samsung or Nokia. Sony has been making devices in this segment for a long time, and the last popular one in this range was the Xperia Tipo Dual. Consider the E1 Dual as a spiritual successor of the Tipo. To see what the device is all about, we unboxed it on video and did a quick hardware overview of it, watch –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG-CQsJAJkM
Pebble is definitely the one of the first companies to get the concept of smartwatch right, atleast for now. Pebble, originally started as a KickStarter project and then with its huge popularity, Pebble managed to become a smartwatch company. In 2014, they announced the second generation Pebble smartwach. The main difference between the first and second generation was the strap.
Continue reading “Pebble sold 400,000 smartwatches in 2013, could get twice the revenue in 2014”
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.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTJpbx7zqMI
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.
Continue reading “Google rumored to be working on a 8.9inch Nexus tablet”
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 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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