Motorola announces Project Ara, an open hardware platform to create customizable smartphones

Project Ara

Motorola has announced Project Ara that is aimed at developing a phone platform that is modular, open, customizable. The project that is similar to Phonebloks is led by Motorola’s Advanced Technology and Projects group, which is an open hardware platform for creating highly modular smartphones. The design for Project Ara consists of an endoskeleton (endo) and modules. The endo is the structural frame that holds all the modules in place and the module can differ from a application processor to a new display, keyboard, an extra battery or anything. Continue reading “Motorola announces Project Ara, an open hardware platform to create customizable smartphones”

Apple reports Q4 2013 revenues at $37.5 billion, 33.8 million iPhones and 14.1 million iPads sold

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Apple has reported revenue of $37.5 billion with a net profit of $7.5 billion in their earnings for Q4 2013 that ended September 28, 2013. The international sales in this quarter is 60% of the quarter’s revenue. They sold 33.8 million iPhones, 14.1 million iPads and 4.6 million Macs during the quarter. During the conference call Apple CEO Tim Cook said that they have sold 150 million iPhones in the fiscal 2013 and are pleased with the iPhone sales in Russia, India, Middle East, and Latin America. Continue reading “Apple reports Q4 2013 revenues at $37.5 billion, 33.8 million iPhones and 14.1 million iPads sold”

Spice Smart Flo Ivory 2 Mi-423 and Smart Flo Edge Mi-349 now available for Rs. 4299 and Rs. 3299

Spice Smart Flo Ivory 2 Mi-423 and Smart Flo Edge Mi-349

Spice Smart Flo Ivory 2 Mi-423 and Smart Flo Edge Mi-349, two new Android smartphones from the Smart Flo series is now available in India from online retailer Saholic. The Smart Flo Ivory 2 Mi-423 is the successor of the Smart Flo Ivory Mi-450 that was launched back in May. It has a 4-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The Smart Flo Edge Mi-349 has a 3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Both these smartphones have 2G (EDGE) and have dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Ivory 2 Mi-423 and Smart Flo Edge Mi-349 now available for Rs. 4299 and Rs. 3299”

HTC One mini Benchmarks

HTC One mini Benchmarks

HTC One mini was launched in India earlier this month. It was announced back in July and packs a 4.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display. We already brought you the hands-on and the unboxing of the phone, here we have the benchmarks of the phone. The One mini is powered by a 1.4 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400 MSM8930 chip clocked at 1.7 GHz  based on Krait 300 architecture and 28nm process and has Adreno 305 GPU . It runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with Sense 5 UI on top.  Let’s find out how the phone fairs up in benchmarks when compared to other devices.

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Samsung Galaxy Golden launched in India for Rs. 51900


Samsung has launched the Galaxy Golden (GT-I9230), the company’s latest smartphone in the Galaxy series in India. It was launched in Korea back in August and packs dual 3.7 inch (800 x 480 pixels) Super AMOLED displays, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.9-megapixel camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Golden launched in India for Rs. 51900”

Samsung Galaxy Golden dual screen Android flip phone now available in India for Rs. 49900


Samsung launched the Galaxy Golden, the company’s latest smartphone with dual displays in Korea back in August. Now the phone is available is available for pre-order from online retailer Flipkart and is available for purchase from Infibeam. The Galaxy Golden (GT-I9230) has a similar specifications as the Korean version including a dual 3.7 inch (800 x 480 pixels) Super AMOLED displays, 1.7 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.9-megapixel camera. However this lacks 4G support present in the Korean version of the Galaxy Golden (SHV-E400) . Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Golden dual screen Android flip phone now available in India for Rs. 49900”

Vodafone India launches new international roaming packs, offers up to 95% discount on data


Vodafone India has launched a new international roaming pack for its pre-paid and post-paid customers in India visiting 53 countries including UK, USA, UAE, Thailand, Singapore and more. It offers over 95% discount on data and approximately 78% on outgoing local and international calls compared to existing rates. These are available in two variants, Rs. 599 and Rs. 1499 that comes  with a validity of 10 and 30 days respectively. Vodafone launched international roaming packs for post-paid users earlier this year, the new packs are cheaper than that. Continue reading “Vodafone India launches new international roaming packs, offers up to 95% discount on data”

Zen Ultrafone Amaze 701 FHD with 5-inch 1080p display launched for Rs. 17999

Zen Mobile has officially launched the Zen Ultrafone Amaze 701 FHD, the company’s latest flagship smartphone. It has a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display based on one-glass solution (OGS) technology and Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection, 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 LED Flash, BSI 2 sensor and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a Magnesium Frame and dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Zen Ultrafone Amaze 701 FHD with 5-inch 1080p display launched for Rs. 17999”

Sony Xperia C Unboxing

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The Sony Xperia C was launched way back in June, with aspirations of reaching the mid range with a similar design language and decent internals. It was one of the first phones from Sony to sport a MediaTek MTK6589 processor, which was a marked change from their earlier associations with ST-Ericsson, but perhaps for the better? We will be finding that out in our review, but here’s a quick unboxing of the retail package and its contents of the Sony Xperia C –

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Xolo X-Themes app launched for A500S smartphone

Xolo A500S X-Themes

Xolo launched the A500S in the A Series back in August. Now the company has launched XOLO X-Themes app exclusively for the Xolo A500S. It comes with 6 pre-installed themes and users can download 5 more themes online through the Xolo X-Themes app. Xolo has  added the incredible Hulk theme recently, and you also get instant notification on availability of new online themes. This lets you personalize the entire Ui of the phone including the lock screen. Continue reading “Xolo X-Themes app launched for A500S smartphone”

Japan Display announces new 5.4-inch WQHD TFT LCD display with 543ppi pixel density

As if Full HD 1080p displays are not enough, Japan Displays has introduced a new 5.4inch WQHD(1,440 x 2,560 pixels) display for smartphones. The pixel density of this new 5.4inch WQHD display is 543ppi which is more than 100ppi sharper than the 5inch 1080p displays that set the bar in terms of display.

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Apple iPhone 5c official case unboxing

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The official Apple iPhone 5c (check out our review!) case is here! After facing much ridicule over its similarities with the popularly hated Crocs flip flops, it has landed in our office, in a matching blue colour that actually goes nicely with our blue iPhone 5c. Like all the official cases, we must say that this case too, is made of high quality materials. But of course, you wouldn’t always be content with just text or photos, we know, so here’s an unboxing video showing the case in its dotted glory –

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Apple iPhone 5c Review

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Here comes the new iPhone, the harbinger of colorful and affordable iOS running smartphone goodness for all. But hey, its not all that cheap is it? What was expected to be a low cost iPhone for the masses ended up being an iPhone 5 with a colorful plastic shell. Who is the iPhone 5c for ? Does it merit a second glance? We explore this and more in our review of the Apple iPhone 5c. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 5c Review”

LG G Flex with 6-inch 720p Curved OLED display, Self-repairing back cover announced

LG G Flex

 

LG G Flex, the company’s first smartphone with a curved OLED display is now official. It has a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Curved OLED display, powered by a 2.26 GHz  quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. The Curved Plastic OLED display from LG Display has Real RGB sub-pixels for better colors and the display is vertically concave from top to bottom with a radius of 700mm. The phone has a 3500 mAh curved battery developed by LG Chem. Continue reading “LG G Flex with 6-inch 720p Curved OLED display, Self-repairing back cover announced”

Micromax Windows Phones to arrive mid of next year, says co-founder

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Is Micromax working on a Windows Phone? Well, the second largest smartphone manufacturer in India by volume recently made big news when it unleashed a series of promotions featuring Hugh Jackman for the Micromax Canvas Turbo, and also announced its plans to enter the European markets like Russia and Romania, but a Windows Phone that is currently dominated by Nokia? The company’s co-founder Rahul Sharma has admitted in an interview that they are indeed working on them, and claims to have them ready for a launch mid next year. Above image is just a mock up we did to see how Windows Phone might look on the recently launched Micromax Canvas Turbo.

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