Airtel launched 4G LTE services in Pune last October, and rolled out the 4G TD-LTE service in Kolkata, Bengaluru and Punjab, but it doesn’t support voice or SMS currently. Earlier this year Airtel had announced that they would offer voice services for 4G customers in Pune. The company recently shared on Twitter that they plan to introduce 4G services for customers with 4G-enabled smartphones. Continue reading “Airtel to launch 4G LTE on Smartphones in Bangalore this December”
Karbonn Titanium X with 5-inch 1080p display, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 18490
Karbonn has launched the Titanium X, the company’s latest flagship phone in the Titanium series. It packs a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display based on One glass solution, powered by 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with Dual LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a unibody design, packs 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage and also has expandable memory card slot.
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Samsung SM-G900S with 2K display, 2.5 GHz Snapdragon processor shows up in Benchmark
Samsung SM-G900S, a mysterious devices with a 2K (2560 x 1440 pixels) display has appeared on the GFXBench website. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.5 GHz with a Adreno 330 GPU, which is likely to be MSM8974AC chip, even though it is mentioned as MSM8974 in the benchmarks. It runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Samsung SM-G900S with 2K display, 2.5 GHz Snapdragon processor shows up in Benchmark”
YotaPhone with LCD and e-Ink screen launched for 499 Euros
Yota Devices has finally launched the YotaPhone at an event in Russia as we reported recently. The YotaPhone is priced at 499 Euros in Europe and costs 19,980 Rubles in Russia. The company showed off the phone with dual screens at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year. It has 4.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) LCD capacitive multi touch main screen and a 4.3-inch (360×640 pixels) E-Ink rear screen. It is powered by a 1.7 GHz Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM 8960 processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 ( Jelly Bean). The phone also has special YotaPhone gestures and Put2Back applications for the back screen. Continue reading “YotaPhone with LCD and e-Ink screen launched for 499 Euros”
USB Type-C connector to succeed 3.0 with thinner double-sided design
It’s been almost 5 years since the USB 3.0 standard made its way into devices and peripherals alike, and finally, with a change of design trends, the folks at the USB 3.0 Promoter group have detailed the new Type-C connector. Officially the development has begun and is initially built on USB 2.0 and 3.1 technologies with scope for further growth and scalability. The main aim of this development seems to addressing shrinking sizes in thickness of smartphones and tablets. It is said to be similar in size to the micro USB type-B connector but will enable double-sided use unlike now.
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Large screen smartphones will slow down tablet growth to single-digit rates by 2017 – IDC
Worldwide tablet shipments are expected to slow down to single-digit percentage yearly by 2017, according to a report by Research Firm IDC (International Data Corporation). The research reveals that the tablet shipments will reach 221.3 million units in 2013, compared to previous forecast of 227.4 million, but the shipment growth is expected to slow to 22.2% YoY in 2014 to 270.5 million units. Continue reading “Large screen smartphones will slow down tablet growth to single-digit rates by 2017 – IDC”
HP Slate7 Plus, Slate7 Extreme and Slate8 Pro Tegra-powered tablets launched starting at $150
HP unveiled the HP Slate7 Extreme and Slate8 Pro NVIDIA Tegra 4-powered tablets back in September. The company did not announce the pricing and detailed specifications of these tablets at that time. Now these tablets are on sale in the U.S. including a new HP Slate7 Plus tablet powered by a Tegra 3 processor and the Slate10 HD tablet powered by a dual-core Cortex A9 Marvell PXA986 processor. Continue reading “HP Slate7 Plus, Slate7 Extreme and Slate8 Pro Tegra-powered tablets launched starting at $150”
HTC One Max Review
Phablets are a reality. Often passed over as a fad, the large number of successful giant sized devices has proven that there is a demand for these phones. With the One Max, HTC is going after the Samsung Note 3. The end result is an HTC One that has been stretched to fit in a larger display while introducing a few new forgetable features. Read through our review to figure out if this behemoth is worth the small fortune that HTC is demanding for it. Continue reading “HTC One Max Review”
Round 1 – Nokia Lumia 1020 vs HTC One #SmartFone13
The last battle in the first round of the #SmartFone13 championship has arrived. This time it’s a battle of the cameraphones Nokia Lumia 1020 and the HTC One. The Lumia 1020 slays the megapixel race with a 41 MP sensor while the HTC One goes against the race with a 4MP Ultrapixel sensor. But of course, these are proper high end smartphones too, both being respective flagships of Nokia and HTC. Poles apart in literally everything under the hood and even on the outside, which one would be your pick of the two? Cast your votes and make your favourites win.
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LG G Flex launching in Singapore and Hong Kong this month, coming to Europe early 2014
LG Electronics has announced that the G Flex, the company’s first curved smartphone would go on sale globally starting in Singapore and Hong Kong this month. The curved smartphone was announced back in October and went on sale in Korea last month. It packs a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Real RGB Curved Curved Plastic OLED display from LG Display that vertically concave from top to bottom with a radius of 700mm, powered by a 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean).
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Round 1 – Nokia Lumia 520 vs Zen Ultrafone Amaze 701 FHD #Smartfone13
Hello readers! Welcome to the first round of Fonearena’s Best Budget Smartphone Competition. Fonearena is conducting one of a kind smartphone championship where you get to make your favorite smartphone win. This year we are conducting two championships – one for the flagships and one for the budget mid-range smartphones. Among the four interesting first round battles, we have the one between Nokia Lumia 520 and Zen Ultrafone Amaze 701 FHD right now.
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India to seek US help in monitoring messaging services such as BBM, WhatsApp and Viber
India will seek US help to intercept chats from mobile messaging services such as Viber, Whatsapp, Skype, WeChat and BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), according to a recent report from The Economic Times. Police chiefs of both the countries would meet in the national capital in a two-day meet on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the matter, says the agenda note circulated by the Indian Home Ministry. Continue reading “India to seek US help in monitoring messaging services such as BBM, WhatsApp and Viber”
Beetel launches Retro Phone, a stylish landline phone for Rs. 1690
Beetel Teletech Limited (Beetel), popular for its fixed line devices has launched Retro Phone – a stylish new fixed line phone with a colourful, sleek & retro look that combines new technological features including an LCD display, digital dial, 3.5mm audio jack and more. The 3.5mm audio jack lets customers to connect the device to a headphone for a mobile-like hands free experience. It also has anti-steal alarm which intimates against any parallel use of the number. Continue reading “Beetel launches Retro Phone, a stylish landline phone for Rs. 1690”
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Lite rumored to debut at MWC 2014
Samsung Galaxy Grand Lite was rumored to debut at the MWC 2014, now SamMobile reports that the Galaxy Note 3 Lite (SM-N7505) would be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2014. Since Samsung has already launched mini variants of the Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy S4, we can expect a Lite version of the Note 3. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Lite rumored to debut at MWC 2014”
VSCO Cam to be available on Android tomorrow
Visual Supply Co, a firm known for making tools for creators is the maker of the VSCO Cam app for iOS. The app is popular for its minimalistic UI and ultra-real film filters that professional photographers want on a mobile device. After a long wait, it is finally coming to Android tomorrow. The folks at VSCO have announced this at their blog with a small teaser video featuring the Android app, watch it here –
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Update: Now available for download!
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