Galaxy Note 3 sketches reveal Xenon flash while Samsung teases an updated Exynos 5 Octa

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With the announcement of the next version of Galaxy Note getting closer and closer, rumors continue to spread across the Internet. In the latest turn of events, Samsung has teased an updated Exynos 5 Octa SoC through their Twitter account. This updated Exynos 5 Octa is expected to feature in one of the variants of the Galaxy Note 3. The image posted by Samsung suggests an evolved SoC from the previous generation. According to the image, the already powerful Exynos 5 Octa is getting even more powerful and enhanced.

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Google reports $14.11 billion in revenue for Q2 2013

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Google’s financial results for Q2 2013 are out and the company has reported revenues of $14.11 billion which is an increment over the $12.21 billion it had reported last year for the same quarter. Net income too has gone up to reach $3.23 billion with earnings of $9.56 per share. The results missed predictions that revenues would touch $14.5 billion with an expectation of growth being 20 percent. Unfortunately this slightly missed estimates with actual growth being 19 percent YoY. Motorola was one of the arms at Google that resulted in losses with the company having cost $998 million. Motorola reported operating losses of $342 million which we guess can be attributed to the R&D efforts in place. Google’s stock closed 7.87 points down at 910.68. The company is scheduled to host an Android centric event later this month where it will show off the next version of its popular mobile operating system alongside refreshed hardware.

VLC media player for iPhone and iPad is back in the App Store

VLC 2.0 for iPhone and iPad

VideoLAN has the VLC media player back in the Apple iTunes Store after it was pulled out for unknown reason when it was launched back in 2011. Now the company has released it as a new app with the version number 2.0.1 that has been rewritten from ground-up. This brings new features including WiFi upload that would let you upload media to your iOS device over WiFi, Dropbox integration to browse files and folders to download media for offline playback. You can also adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation in real time. Continue reading “VLC media player for iPhone and iPad is back in the App Store”

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 311 Hands on

Samsung-Tab-3-311-1Alongside the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 211, the Korean manufacturer also introduced a larger 8 inch tablet dubbed the Galaxy Tab 3 310 and 311 depending on the variant. The Galaxy Tab 3 311 aims to provide a potent mix of power and focus on multimedia consumption capabilities. Does it succeed in doing this ? Read on to find out our first impressions of the product.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 311 Hands on”

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 211 (7.0) Hands on

Samsung-Tab-3-211-1Samsung’s Galaxy Tab range of tablets have been wildly popular in the Indian market and has helped the Korean manufacturer reach a 62% market share in the country in terms of tablet sales. The latest 7 inch offering from the company is more of an update to the winning formula than an all out new product. Here are our first impressions of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 211.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 211 (7.0) Hands on”

Xolo Q1000 vs Celkon A119Q Signature HD

Xolo Q1000 vs Celkon A119Q-1

Xolo launched the Q1000, the company’s latest flagship in the ‘Q CORE’ series back in May. Celkon had also launched the A119Q Signature HD, successor of the A119 Signature HD back in May. We review both the Q1000 and the A119Q recently since these had similar features such as 5-inch HD display, quad-core processor and Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). Even though Xolo has come up with a Tegra 3-powered Xolo Play T1000, Celkon is yet to released their next flagship device. Both these devices are priced under Rs. 15,000.  We managed to compare both these devices.

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Twitter for Android v4.1.3 update brings new reply composer and better sharing

Twitter for Android v4.1.3

Twitter for Android got a major update to version 4.1.2 last week that brought lot of new features including Richer search results, Direct Messages sync across devices and lots more new features. Twitter has pushed a minor update to the Android app that brings New reply composer on the bottom in the Tweet details and option to share a tweet as DM in the new version 4.1.3 update. Twitter for iPhone got the new compose window feature in the v5.8 update last week. Continue reading “Twitter for Android v4.1.3 update brings new reply composer and better sharing”

HTC One Android 4.2.2 OTA update starts rolling out in India

HTC One Android 4.2.2 India

HTC has finally started rolling out Android 4.2.2 update for the HTC One users in India. It started rolling out first in Taiwan earlier this month. Users in UK and France got the update earlier this week. The update brings lot of new features including a new lock screen widget, quick settings panel, battery level indicator in the status bar and lots more. Continue reading “HTC One Android 4.2.2 OTA update starts rolling out in India”

Google Chrome for iPhone and iPad updated with Google Apps integration, data compression and more

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Google has released an update for the Chrome app for iPhone and iPad to version 28.0.1500.12 that brings Google Apps integration, fullscreen browsing to iPad  and option sign in to other Google apps with a single click. This would let you open Maps, YouTube, Google+, and Google Drive links in the dedicated apps app instead of browser. Google promises that more apps would be available soon. Continue reading “Google Chrome for iPhone and iPad updated with Google Apps integration, data compression and more”

Nokia Q2 2013 results out, 7.4 million Lumia smartphones shipped

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Nokia just published it’s Quarter 2 2013 results and posted an operating loss of EUR 115 million over revenues of Eur 5.695 billion. The device and services division in particular had losses to the tune of Eur 33 million which is below than expected. The Nokia Siemens (NSN) division made Eur 8 million over the last quarter which helped offset losses from other arms of the Finnish company. We also recently saw that the Nokia Lumia 520 has risen to the position of being the most popular Windows Phone in the world, and had hoped that it reflect positively on the results. Looks like it has indeed happened with them announcing a grand total of 7.4 million units of Lumia smartphones sold this quarter, which is up from 5.6 million last quarter.

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Benchmarks

Samsung launched the Galaxy Mega 6.3 (GT-I9200), the company’s first smartphone with a 6.3-inch display back in May in India. It went on sale in India last month. We brought you the unboxing of the Mega 6.3 earlier this week. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. The Galaxy Mega 6.3 is the first smartphone to launch in India with a dual-core Snapdragon 400 MSM8930 chip clocked at 1.7 GHz. It is based on Krait 300 architecture and 28nm process. It has Adreno 305 GPU . Let’s find out how the phone fairs up in benchmarks when compared to other devices.

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HTC One Mini goes official with a 4.3 inch 720p display and Snapdragon 400 in tow

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The long rumoured and heavily leaked HTC One Mini has finally gone official. Filling the space left by the HTC One S, the One mini will be sporting a smaller display and more modest specs, when compared to its bigger brother and flagship, the HTC One. While the design and the looks are almost exactly the same as the One, the internals are different with predictable cost cutting done in the favour of a lower price. So, in any case, this isn’t a smaller flagship like most people expect it to be. While the camera is the same 4MP UltraPixel camera as the One, it loses the OIS functionality, and if you are keen enough to notice the lack of a vertical band above the camera, which is now occupied by the flash, there is no NFC on this either.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 310 and Tab 3 311 launched in India for Rs. 21945 and Rs. 25725

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 311

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab 3 310 (SM-T310) and the Galaxy Tab 3 311 (SM-T311), 2 new tablets in India at an event in Delhi. It was announced last month as Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 and packs a 8-inch (1280×800) IPS LCD capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.5GHz dual core processor  and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with Samsung’s own TouchWiz UI on top. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Unlike the Galaxy Note 510, this doesn’t come with stylus support. The Tab 3 310 is the WiFi-only variant and the Tab 3 311 comes with 3G support via SIM card slot and voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 310 and Tab 3 311 launched in India for Rs. 21945 and Rs. 25725”

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 211 (7.0) launched in India for Rs. 17745

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 211

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab 3 211 in India. It was announced back in April as the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 and packs a 7-inch (1024×600) TFT LCD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3-megapixel fixed focus rear-facing camera and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It also comes with 3G support via SIM card slot and voice calling capabilities similar to the Galaxy Tab 2. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 211 (7.0) launched in India for Rs. 17745”

Next-gen Nexus 7 leaks out ahead of launch

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The original Nexus 7 was launched more than a year ago and over the past six months we have been hearing about the next-gen Nexus 7 rumors. The upcoming Nexus 7 successor finally makes its appearance in front of the camera. Ahead of Google event on July 24th, leaked pricing of upcoming Nexus 7 and live pictures – all these suggest that it would go real pretty soon. All though, nothing is official yet except for the Google event. Continue reading “Next-gen Nexus 7 leaks out ahead of launch”