Micromax launched the A88 Canvas Music, the first Music Phone in the Canvas series last month. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) display and run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It is powered by a 1 Ghz dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor based on ARM Cortex A9 with PowerVR SGX531 GPU. Here are the benchmarks of the device compared to other Android smartphones.
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Samsung launched the Galaxy Mega 6.3 (GT-I9200) in India at a price tag of Rs. 31,490 along with the Mega 5.8. The Mega 5.8 went on sale in India last month, now the Mega 6.3 is available for pre-order from online retailers Flipkart and Infibeam. The official Samsung eStore has not started taking pre-orders for the device yet. The Mega 6.3 has a 6.3-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.9 MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 up for pre-order at Rs. 30990”
Swipe Telecom has tied-up with MTV once again to launch the MTV Volt 1000, successor of the Volt that was launched earlier this year. It has a 6-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. This has 1GB of RAM instead of 512MB in its predecessor and the battery has gone down to 2850 mAh. Continue reading “MTV Volt 1000 with 6-inch display, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 11999”
Microsoft has launched the Office Mobile app for iPhone finally. This app is for Office 365 subscribers and the subscribers access, view and edit your Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint documents from your iPhone. You can also access document stored in the cloud on SkyDrive, SkyDrive Pro, or SharePoint. You can edit and view documents offline but you need to be connected to the internet to save the changes on the cloud. Continue reading “Microsoft launches Office 365 app for iPhone”
Aircel and Techzone has partnered to bring a new VAS offering called Video Store @ Re. 1. This would let Aircel customers download more than 20,000+ videos across more than 12 languages including English, Hindu, Marathi, Gujarati, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and more at Re. 1 per video. There are 8 genres including bollywood, Hollywood, realty, lifestyle, music, comedy and more. Airtel launched a similar Re. 1 mobile video download service last month. Continue reading “Aircel and Techzone partner to launch mobile video downloads at Re. 1”
Google+ has been updated to version 4.0.1 that brings notification sync that syncs you read and unread notifications across mobile and desktop. This update also bring option to delete photos, new slide-out menu design similar to other Google apps and lots more new features. Continue reading “Google+ for Android updated with Notification sync, new slide-out menu and more”
Images of the rumored Sony Xperia Z Ultra or Sony Xperia ZU phablet has surfaced online. Taiwanese website ePrice has posted about the Sony Phablet. The report confirms the 6.4-inch 1080p Triluminos with X-Reality for Mobile display, quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and stylus support as teased by Sony in the press invite.
Continue reading “Sony Xperia ZU images and detailed specs surface”
With the increasing number of devices that we carry, it can become quite a hassle to have a data connection on all. A MiFi comes in pretty handy in such situations allowing you to fire up the data connection on one device and use it across smartphones, tablets and even laptops. Huawei recently launched their latest generation MiFi product in India and we got one in to review. Read on to find out our impressions of the product. Continue reading “Huawei E5331 Review”
We were at the AMD India Techno Graffiti event last night, and during the Q&A session we asked the all important question of AMD’s future in mobile. The answer first was in the context of mobile being laptops and tablets and how AMD are going for the hybrid nascent segment of low powered computing devices unlike the cheaper small-screened consumption devices. But when asked if Android powered devices are a possibility with AMD chip powering them, the answer was yes. AMD India’s head told us that AMD is working on bringing Android powered devices to its portfolio but couldn’t say when.
Huawei Ascend Mate, the company’s latest flagship smartphone is now available in India from online retailer Infibeam. It was spotted on Flipkart along with a price tag earlier this week, but the page was removed later. It packs a 6.1-inch 720p display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Hi-Silicon K3V2 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s EmotionUI 1.5 on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, full HD video recording and a 1-megapixel HD front-facing camera. It is 9.9 mm thick and weighs 198 grams. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Mate now available in India for Rs. 28900”
Samsung’s JK Shin today hinted that the company might be ready to announce an Android powered mirrorless camera soon and right on cue, press images have turned up for the device. The images that first shower up on a Vietnamese gadget site depict the Galaxy NX which has interchangeable lenses and an Android device tacked on at the back.
Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy NX mirrorless camera with Android onboard shows up in press shots”
Nokia has sent out invites to some media outlets inlcuding Pocket-Lint for an event in New York on July 11th with the tagline “Zoom Reinvented”. It is almost certain from the invite that Nokia will launch a camera centric phone. Nokia has already said that it is bringing the Lumia 925 to the US on T-Mobile during the London launch event so it is certainly not got anything to do with the Lumia 925. Could we finally have the true successor to the PureView 808 in the form of the Nokia device codenamed EOS running Windows Phone ? We have seen some recent leaks of that device.
Google has pushed out an update for its gesture search application for Android. The application that is available on phones and tablets is now compatible with a larger range of languages. Google’s gesture search application provides quick access to oft used applications, contacts, music, settings and bookmarks by allowing users to draw characters on the screen.
The application recognizes 40 languages and can handle transliterations as well and this will be appreciated for those entering characters in China. The application should come in handy to facilitate quick usage on phones. The application received tablet support last year and was initially introduced as a Google Labs project in 2010. Go ahead and give the latest version a spin and let us know if you like it. Follow the source link to download the app.
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Broadcom has announced their first qaud-core chip that is aimed at entry-level mass market customers. The Broadcom BCM23550 would directly compete with MediaTek MT6589 that is being used on most of the affordable Android smartphones. Broadcom signed up for ARMv7 and ARMv8 Architecture licenses earlier this year. The new chip uses Broadcom’s own VideoCore IV technology with support for OpenGL ES 2.0 3D graphics processing, that is used in most of their chips including the BCM28155 on the Galaxy Grand Duos. Continue reading “Broadcom announces BCM23550 quad-core chip aimed at entry-level Android Smartphones”
Google has updated the official Blogger app to version 2.0.41 that brings support for Android tablets finally. The Blogger Android app was released back in February 2011. The app had seen several changes since the launch, but it took more than 2 years for Google to bring the tablet support. This update also brings improved compose screen with WYSIWYG editor for existing posts that was introduced for the iOS app in version 2.1.7.1. Blogger for iOS got iPad support back in November last year. Continue reading “Blogger app for Android updated, brings Tablet support finally”
