Asus Padfone mini with 4.3-inch display launching in Taiwan on December 11th

Asus Padfone mini launch Invite

After Asus Padfone Infinity that was launched at MWC 2013 earlier this year, Asus is back with the Padfone mini, a small version of the Padfone with a smaller docking station. Asus has sent out press invites to media outlets for the Padfone mini launch on December 11th in Taipei, Taiwan. The small docking station to dock the Padfone mini is expected to pack a 7-inch screen and is likely to come with a built-in battery, similar to the original Padfone station. The phone would have a 4.3-inch display. Continue reading “Asus Padfone mini with 4.3-inch display launching in Taiwan on December 11th”

Android 4.4.1 update fixes Nexus 5 camera woes

google-nexus-5-review-43Smartphone photography is the next big thing and Google is taking note of all the troubles faced by Nexus 5 users. In an update aimed at squashing all those bugs, Google has started rolling out the Android 4.4.1 update for Nexus 5 users. David Burke, Director of Engineering for Android at Google, says that the update can be classified in five categories. Autofocus related fixes form the first part of that. Burke says that the team has sped up the read time for surrounding imagery to gauge the surroundings and to set up the image capture algorithms accordingly. Hence the autofocus mechanism will trigger quicker, the images will be captured faster. There have also been improvements on the exposure and white balance front. Continue reading “Android 4.4.1 update fixes Nexus 5 camera woes”

Nokia MixRadio – A new refreshed Nokia Music Service

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Nokia is still one of the most loved brands in India, and Indians are quite music loving people. Nokia understood that massive business opportunity few years back and before the competition, launched Nokia OVI Music services globally and in India. Back then Nokia was the only mobile manufacturer invested heavily in Entertainment and Music services in India. Yes, world had Apple iTunes but in India Nokia Ovi Music was the only service with massive tie-ups with majority of Music Labels, Artists, Copyright Owners, etc. Nokia Dropped the OVI branding and their Music services renamed to Nokia Music. Continue reading “Nokia MixRadio – A new refreshed Nokia Music Service”

Samsung Galaxy S3 Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update resumes Internationally

Samsung had big plans for its yesteryear flagships – Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 2 when it announced that both phones will be skipping Android 4.2.2 update and will be directly updated to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. The big plan seemed to go well for the South Korean electronics giant as it released the Android 4.3 update for Galaxy S3 right on time, but only to be halted later because of performance issues.

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Idea Netsetter 21.6 Mbps 3G Dongle launched for Rs. 2160

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Idea Cellular has launched Idea NetSetter MF677, a new version of 3G USB dongle, in four of its 3G circles in India. The new dongle offers speeds up to 21.6 Mbps and also lets users transfer data, stream media, and send SMS messages seamlessly while on the move. It is also India’s first Microsoft Windows 8 / 8.1 and Windows RT certified device and is also compatible with Windows, Linux and MAC operating systems as well as backward compatible on EDGE and GPRS. Continue reading “Idea Netsetter 21.6 Mbps 3G Dongle launched for Rs. 2160”

Oppo N1 Camera Samples

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The Oppo N1 is all set to be globally available starting December 10th, which is just 5 days away but as you might have known by now, we have been playing around with the device for some time now. One of the highlights of this phone is its camera, which is a 13 MP unit sitting on a swiveling unit. The Sony EXMOR RS 13 MP sensor is a 1/3.06″ unit, atop which sits the six-element lens, one of the firsts on any Android device. The six element lens has a wide aperture of f2.0, combine that and the new custom algorithms Oppo has developed for the N1, the results aim to be delectable for the user. Well, is it? Lets find out how it does, in our camera samples below.

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Asus and Google launch the new Nexus 7 in India officially

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The new Nexus 7 (2013) manufactured by Asus went on sale on the Play Store in India last month along with the Nexus 5. Now the company has officially launched the latest Nexus 7 tablet in India. It has a 7-inch 16:10 Full HD (1920 x 1200 WUXGA) display with 10-finger multi-touch, powered by a Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro (APQ8064-1AA, with Krait 300 cores) processor clocked at 1.5GHz and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), which already got the KitKat update. It has Dual stereo Sonic Master speakers with Fraunhofer Cingo virtual surround sound technology and Wireless charging. Continue reading “Asus and Google launch the new Nexus 7 in India officially”

Cal – Any.do’s Calendar application arrives on Android

Any.do is one of the very popular ToDo apps in the Android and iOS ecosystem. It has followed “flat UI” even before flat UI was popular and the app’s simplicity has earned it a lot of fans. Any.do team are planning a lot of other simple daily productivity apps and one among them is Cal. The Calendar application from Any.do has been available in the iOS ecosystem for quite a while now and it has been a major envy for Android users. Any.do’s Calendar application – Cal has finally arrived for Android.

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Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 officially launched in India for Rs. 10990

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2

Samsung has launched the Galaxy S Duos 2, the company’s latest smartphone in the Galaxy series in India officially. It went on sale last week, and packs a 4.0-inch WVGA(480×800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with Dual SIM support with Dual SIM always-on feature and packs a 1500mAh battery with up to 8 hours of talk time.

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Epson brings mobile printing support for new Amazon Kindle Fire Tablets

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Epson has announced that their printers now support mobile printing on the new Amazon’s new Kindle Fire tablets running on the latest Fire OS version 3.1. These include the new Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire HDX 7-inch and 8.9-inch tablets. Sadly the latest Kindle Fire tablets are not available in the Indian market yet. A wide range of Epson Connect-enabled printers now lets users to wirelessly print documents, photos, emails and more. Continue reading “Epson brings mobile printing support for new Amazon Kindle Fire Tablets”

Bluetooth 4.1 brings better connection management and bulk data transfers, aimed at wearables

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Bluetooth, a ubiquitous wireless technology that’s commonly found on most devices these days, is receiving a minor core specification update today, to 4.1. The earlier update that came out in June 2010, which was Bluetooth 4.0, brought several new forward looking specifications like Bluetooth Smart, that has now enabled the use of wearables like Smartwatches, but it’s getting better now. The 4.1 update brings better connection management for devices that constantly go in and out of range, like a Smartwatch and also brings bulk data transfers which can be sent as a batch once the data collection device(like a smartphone) comes inside range. This enables for a much better experience with wearables, which have been directly aimed at, in this update.

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The Wolf Among Us game now available for the iPhone and iPad

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TellTale games, the developers of the “Game of the Year 2012 – The Walking Dead”, had released their next game based on the Fables short stories, “The Wolf Among Us”, for console and PC earlier. It is now also available for the iPhone and iPad on the app store. This is keeping up with the tradition of releasing their game on the most popular mobile platform(for games), as they had done the same with The Walking Dead. With cell shaded graphics and an amazingly immersive story line that changes based on the decisions you make, The Wolf Among Us seeks to continue the awesome story telling that TellTale is known for. It has received rave reviews from critics all around, and in the mobile form, the point and click game should be as good as how the Walking dead game was, or at least we hope.

Download The Wolf Among Us($4.99) from the app store

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Videocon Telecom launches new voucher to cut outgoing roaming call rates by 50%


Videocon Telecom has introduced a new tariff voucher that reduces outgoing roaming call rates by 50 percent. This pack lets customers make local calls at 50 paise per minute and STD calls at 75 paise per minute while roaming across India. Videocon was the first operator in India to make incoming calls free while on roaming on their own network, without any processing fee or a special tariff voucher. The company launched 3 free National Incoming Roaming packs recently with free incoming calling minutes while roaming on other networks. Continue reading “Videocon Telecom launches new voucher to cut outgoing roaming call rates by 50%”

Xolo Play Tegra Note with Tegra 4 processor listed online for Rs. 18990

Xolo Play Tegra Note

Xolo Play Tegra Note was expected to launch in India in October, but it didn’t happen. Now the Tegra 4-powered 7-inch Android tablet has appeared on Flipkart. This is a re-branded Tegra Note tablet that was announced back in September and Xolo was announced as a partner for India launch. It has a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display with support for NVIDIA DirectStylus technology and also comes with a stylus pen. It is powered by a 1.8 GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 CPU and runs Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).

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Airtel and Manchester United launch Manchester United Tricks game for iPhone and iPad in India

Manchester United Tricks for iPhone and iPad

Bharti Airtel and Manchester United has partnered to launch Manchester United Tricks game for soccer fans in India. This interactive game features animations of past and present Manchester United players, which lets you control the animations to perform tricks to earn points & bonuses. Users can purchase and unlock new players and virtual items such as club kits and locations and also engage with favorite football club. Airtel launched Manchester United’s Fixtures App in India recently. Continue reading “Airtel and Manchester United launch Manchester United Tricks game for iPhone and iPad in India”