Mobile broadband user base in India is expected to grow fourfold and hit 500 million by 202o, as per latest report from Ericsson. Along with the rising broadband usage, smartphone penetration in the country will hit 45% or 520 million devices up from 10% or 90 million devices in 2013.
Uber will deliver free Cupcakes in Chennai on Mother’s Day
Uber is back again with their new promotion. It offered free rides for elections in Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and other cities last month to encourage voters. Today Uber has announced a new promotion for people in Chennai this Sunday on the occasion of Mother’s Day. Uber would deliver free Cupcakes to moms for Mother’s Day on Sunday 11th May. Continue reading “Uber will deliver free Cupcakes in Chennai on Mother’s Day”
Ari Partinen, Nokia’s Camera Expert moves to Apple
Ari Partinen, the man instrumental behind some of the most iconic camera centric devices to come out of Nokia just announced his departure from the company. Not one to leave much to doubt, he also confirmed that his next destination will be Cupertino, California. Senior Lumia engineer, Ari has worked on game changing devices like the Nokia N8, PureView 808 and the Lumia 1020. Partinen’s experience stretches from camera module production all the way to tuning final image quality and has worked on tuning at the ISP level for some of Nokia’s biggest projects. Continue reading “Ari Partinen, Nokia’s Camera Expert moves to Apple”
Galaxy S3 and S3 Mini will not get KitKat update: Samsung
Yesterday there was a report about a list of Samsung Galaxy devices that will get latest Android KitKat 4.4.2 update by next month. The list suggested that the Non-LTE variant of the S3 will not receive the Android KiKat update. Now SamMobile has received an official confirmation from Samsung that the device will indeed not get the update due to hardware limitations.
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LG F70 with LTE, Snapdragon 400 SoC to roll out globally starting from May
LG has just announced that the LG F70, the latest budget LTE smartphone in the F series would start rolling out globally starting from this month. It was unveiled back in February at the MWC 2014 and packs a 4.5-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG F70 with LTE, Snapdragon 400 SoC to roll out globally starting from May”
Apple iPhone 6 with 4.7-inch display reportedly launching in August
Apple plans to launch the iPhone 6, successor of the iPhone 5s in August, a month earlier than expected, according to a report from Taiwan’s Economic Daily News (Reuters). This new comes from unidentified supply-chain sources in Taiwan. The report also says that the large-screen iPhone (5.5 or 5.6 inch) would be released in September. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 with 4.7-inch display reportedly launching in August”
LG G3 leaked image shows golden variant, laser beam sensor
More images of the much anticipated LG G3 have surfaced online, that was first posted by GSMarena. The recent images shows a gold version of the flagship phone which is rumored to be the first smartphone to have the latest Snapdragon 805 SoC. Image of a gold LG G3 retail box was already spotted online in April.
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Micromax Canvas Elanza 2 A121 with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 200, Android 4.3 listed on official website
Micromax launched the Canvas Elanza A93 couple of months back, now the Canvas Elanza 2 A121 has appeared on the official website. It has a 5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM8212) processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel auto focus front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Elanza 2 A121 with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 200, Android 4.3 listed on official website”
Apple to reportedly buy Beat Electronics for $3.2 billion
Apple is planning to buy Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion, according to a report from the Financial Times. Announced as soon as by next week, the deal will be Apple’s biggest acquisition to this date. The report was further confirmed by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and re/code.
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Modern Combat 5: Blackout will have unified game progression and four soldier classes
Gameloft released the first trailer of the Modern Combat 5, the next First Person Shooter (FPS) game in the Modern Combat franchise back in June last year. Recently the company announced that it would be called Modern Combat 5: Blackout and revealed the plotline of the game. It has revealed more details about the game including the single and multiplayer progression and soldier classes. Continue reading “Modern Combat 5: Blackout will have unified game progression and four soldier classes”
Adobe Voice storytelling app released for iPad
Adobe has launched a storytelling app for iPad that enables users to make animated videos which can be turned into stories. Dubbed as Adobe Voice, the app creates a video story by adding elements like music, graphics, voice recordings and images. This animated engaging video story can then be shared easily on social media, email, personal blogs, websites and Adobe’s Creative Cloud platform.
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Gionee P2S with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 goes on sale in India for Rs. 6499
Gionee P2S, successor of the P2 is now on sale from the official Gionee India eStore. It has a 4-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor with Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Gionee CTRL V5 went on sale in India last week. Continue reading “Gionee P2S with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 goes on sale in India for Rs. 6499”
Sony Xperia ZL2 with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 801 announced
Sony has announced Xperia ZL2 (SOL25), the successor of last year’s Xperia ZL for Japanese operator KDDI in their Summer line-up. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display powered by X-Reality, powered by 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Sony Xperia ZL2 with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 801 announced”
Gaana 4.0 for Android and iPhone brings music videos, lyrics and more
In a bid to enhance its offerings, Gaana has updated its app on Android and iPhone with several features. The app has integrated music videos and lyrics into its popular music streaming service. Gaana has added a music videos section that features hand-picked, popular music videos that can be accessed from the home screen of the app.
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Xolo Q1010i Review
Xolo launched a slightly updated version of the Xolo Q1010 in the form of Xolo Q1010i with the minor update including a better 8MP Sony EXMOR R Sensor. Other than the upgrade in the camera department, the Xolo Q1010i is pretty much very similar to the Xolo Q1010 in terms of performance, build quality and design. Lets check out how the upgraded camera and the device perform together.
