Samsung Galaxy S4 Active with Snapdragon 800 processor, LTE-Advanced launched in Korea

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active SHV-E470S

Samsung announced the Galaxy S4 Active the company’s first high-end durable Galaxy smartphone back in June, but it featured a Snapdragon 600 processor. Now Samsung has released the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (SHV-E470S) in Korea with a Snapdragon 800 processor and LTE-Advanced support. Samsung had already launched the Galaxy S4 LTE-A with a Snapdragon 800 processor in Korea back in June, this has almost similar specifications, but this is also rugged with IP67 rating for Dust and Water Resistance.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Active with Snapdragon 800 processor, LTE-Advanced launched in Korea”

HTC One Max Red comes to Taiwan

Last week, HTC launched a black variant of their phablet, HTC One Max in Hong Kong and now they are launching a Red variant in their homeland, Taiwan. HTC One Max was launched recently in India and it is one of the costliest Android smartphones around in the market. HTC One Max takes over the same design language from the company’s flagship – HTC One and has almost exactly similar specifications and comes with a fingerprint scanner at the back.

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Vodafone India launches Music service along with an Android app

Vodafone Music

Vodafone India today launched Vodafone Music, the company’s new music service that enables users stream, share and download music and watch music videos at a nominal cost. Vodafone has also launched an Android app that lets users listen, explore and download audio and video songs. This subscription-based service for Vodafone users comes in daily, weekly and monthly packs. The music service is powered by Hungama with a vast collection of songs in various genres and languages. Continue reading “Vodafone India launches Music service along with an Android app”

Nokia Lumia 1520 Unboxing and First Impressions

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The Nokia Lumia 1520 just launched a couple of days back in India for a price of Rs. 46,999/- after launching internationally in Abu Dhabi back in October. Being the company’s first phablet sized device with a 6 inch 1080p screen, it also naturally is the first Windows Phone with a full HD resolution and quad core innards. With these specs and more, the platform finally comes to parity with Android in the mobile space, at least in the hardware department. Software too has seen small changes with an additional column, upping the information density to a higher level than before. We have got the Indian retail unit with us now, so we went ahead and unboxed it for you –

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Viber app makes its way to Windows 8 App Store

Viber for Windows 8

Viber, cross-platform VoIP app finally makes its way to the Windows 8 App Store, that enables you text and make calls on both Windows 8 and Windows RT devices running on Windows 8.1 OS. This version has been designed from the ground-up for Windows 8 and brings a lot of new features that are not available on any other platforms, including a touch-friendly custom interface, live tiles and lock screen notifications. Continue reading “Viber app makes its way to Windows 8 App Store”

Micromax and MTS partner to launch Canvas Blaze Dual SIM (CDMA+GSM) smartphone for Rs. 10999

Micromax Canvas Blaze

Micromax Canvas Blaze MT500 that appeared online last week, has been officially launched in India. Micromax has partnered with MTS to launch the Dual SIM (CDMA+GSM) smartphone. It comes with a 5-inch (480x 854 pixels) display, powered by 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with integrated EVDO and a GSM modem and runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. MTS offers free data and Voice benefits for 6 months from the date of purchase. Continue reading “Micromax and MTS partner to launch Canvas Blaze Dual SIM (CDMA+GSM) smartphone for Rs. 10999”

iBall Slide 3G Q1035 with 10.1-inch HD display, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 17499

iBall Slide 3G Q1035

iBall launched the Edu Slide 3G Q1035 with educational content at a hefty price tag of Rs. 36,999. Now the iBall Slide 3G Q1035 with similar specifications, without those educational contents, is available from Snapdeal. It has a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with a single LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Slide 3G Q1035 with 10.1-inch HD display, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 17499”

Apple iPad Air vs iPad 4 Photo Gallery

Apple iPad Air is the successor to the iPad 4 and improves upon the predecessor in most aspects. First and foremost thing that you will notice about the iPad Air is the way it resembles iPad Mini with thinner side bezels. Shedding the big bezels has enabled Apple to give the iPad Air a smaller size and weight. The all new iPad Air is lighter, thinner and smaller than its predecessor and at the same time has the same great Retina display, exceptional battery life and a much more powerful A7 64bit processor chip inside it. The iPad Air looks very rich and premium thanks to the Aluminum build which is still retained from the original iPad.

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Subway Surfers now available for Windows Phone 8

subway-surfers-windows-phone-downloadSubway Surfers for Windows Phone 8

Subway Surfers is an extremely popular endless running game, set in an urban landscape with trains and tunnels and all you have to do is, get away from a security guard and his dog. This game has been in the spotlight for the past two years for its addictive gameplay. It initially debuted on the iPhone and then eventually Android where the popularity exploded. Now this game has finally arrived for the third ecosystem – Windows Phone. The game, usually seen as a must have for some people, was one of the things I personally missed when using Windows Phone. Of course, it was not a deal breaker, because it’s just a game, but the lack of it certainly proved costly for the ecosystem, but finally it’s here. Without further ado – download it from the link below.

Subway Surfers on Windows Phone Store – Only for 1 GB RAM devices, 512 MB support coming soon.

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Huawei Honor 3X with 5.5-inch HD display, octa-core CPU and Honor 3C with 5-inch HD display announced

Huawei Honor 3X

Huawei has announced two new devices in the Honor series, the Honor 3X and the Honor 3C in China. The Honor 3X has a 5.5-inch 720p sensitive screen (usage with gloves) and the Honor 3C has a 5-inch 720p LTPS screen. The Honor 3X is powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor and the Honor 3C is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor. Both these phones run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s own Emotion UI 2.0 on top. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 3X with 5.5-inch HD display, octa-core CPU and Honor 3C with 5-inch HD display announced”

Google Nexus 5 with Android 4.4.2 – Is the camera better?

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Very recently, Google had announced the Android 4.4.1 update to fix the Nexus 5’s camera. The update was quickly superseded with the 4.4.2 update that brought in more fixes and was directly delivered to all 4.4 users. We had reviewed the Nexus 5 initially, and found it to offer good pictures only in the HDR+ mode and not the normal mode which produced average pictures with warm saturated colours. Google says they have fixed that with the 4.4.2 update, with improved autofocus times and general overall speediness that will hopefully reduce the shot-to-shot time. Well, does it? We find out, in this video below –

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Opera Coast browser for iPad updated to v2.0, adds new features

Coast by Opera for iPad

Opera introduced Coast browser for iPad with gesture-based user interface back in September. Now the browser has received a major update to version 2.0 that brings new features including better audio support that lets you audio play easily by heading to a webpage such as SoundCloud, customized home screen, PDF support and more. It also makes the app faster with some under-the-hood changes, including improvements in speed to navigate between pages and an updated Coast security engine that recognizes attacks even better. Continue reading “Opera Coast browser for iPad updated to v2.0, adds new features”

Logitech unveils new range of Apple iPad accessories

Logitech is a popular computer accessories company and with the market shifting to mobile devices like smartphones and tablet, they have too adapted their products. Today, Logitech has announced a new range of accessories for the iPad Air and iPad mini. The accessories that were unveiled today include an Ultrathin Keyboard Cover, Ultrathin Keyboard Folio and Folio Protective cases for the newly launched iPad Air. Apple’s latest iPad mini with Retina display also gets a couple of accessories for itself in the form of Ultrathin Keyboard Folio and Folio Protective cases.

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Aircel launches a new pack with voice calling benefits and 6 months validity in Delhi

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Aircel has launched a new pack with 6-months validity for their customers in Delhi. This pack offers local and outgoing calls at discounted rates and free local and national calling minutes for a period of six months and also comes with free data for 30 days. The FRC 95 costs Rs. 95 and is currently available only in Delhi. Continue reading “Aircel launches a new pack with voice calling benefits and 6 months validity in Delhi”

TalkSide context-aware call screen replacer app released for Android

TalkSide for Android

Twiize, Tel-Aviv-based technology startup has launched TalkSide, full screen caller ID app . This is the first ever context-aware app of this kind, says the company. The Context-aware engine prepares the talk for you, even before you call to guess what content users would want to talk about or share during the call, and creates a visual talk feed. It also replaces the default caller image screen with one that is rich in content.   Continue reading “TalkSide context-aware call screen replacer app released for Android”