Facebook for iPhone and iPad v6.0 update brings Chat Heads and Stickers

Facebook for iPhone v6.0

Facebook for iPhone and iPad received the major update to version 6.0. This update brings Chat Heads feature for Messaging that was available for Facebook Messenger for Android last week. You can’t use chat heads outside the Facebook application like Android, but you can use it when you’re doing other stuff on Facebook, like checking your News Feed. This update also brings option to add large stickers to Facebook  messages, instead of smileys. Facebook is also rolling out improved News Feed design that was announced last month. Continue reading “Facebook for iPhone and iPad v6.0 update brings Chat Heads and Stickers”

Nokia Lumia 720 goes on sale in India at a price of Rs. 18999

Nokia Lumia 720 finally goes on sale in India from the official Nokia India Online Shop. It was unveiled at the MWC 2013 back in February. Nokia launched the Lumia 720 in India last month along with the Lumia 520. It went on pre-order online from Flipkart couple of days back. It has a 4.3-inch  (800 x 480 pixels) ClearBlack display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227 processor and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8 OS. It has a 6.7-megapixel auto focus camera at the back with LED Flash, Carl Zeiss optics and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 720 goes on sale in India at a price of Rs. 18999”

Nokia to offer 3 months free BigFlix subscription with Lumia 520, 620 and 720

BigFlix for Windows Phone

Nokia has announced their partnership with BigFlix, India’s first movie-on-demand service from Reliance Group to offer 3 months free subscription for their recently launched devices Lumia 520, Lumia 620 and the Lumia 720. BigFlix has a huge catalogue of more than 1500 films in more than 6 Indian languages including English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali and more.  Continue reading “Nokia to offer 3 months free BigFlix subscription with Lumia 520, 620 and 720”

SetMyCamPro for iPhone and iPad lets you remotely access your DSLR

SetMyCamPro for iPhone and iPad

SetMyCamPro is an app for iPhone and iPad that offers the best settings to capture a perfect photograph by accessing the camera. You need an IR Transmitter to remotely trigger your DSLR (select Canon and Nikon cameras only). It has Field of View (FoV) utility with image stabilization, brightness adjustment and image enhancement features that has been introduced in the latest version 1.1 update last week. It also assists in camera configurations for both Depth of Field (DoF) and minimum shutter speed recommendations. Continue reading “SetMyCamPro for iPhone and iPad lets you remotely access your DSLR”

Firefox Smartphone devices to launch in 9 countries starting from June 2013


Smartphone running on the Firefox OS would start shipping in 9 countries including Brazil, Colombia, Hungary, Mexico, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Spain, and Venezuela, according to a recent report from Business Insider. At AllThingsD’s D: Dive Into Mobile conference, Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs said that the Firefox OS would launch in five countries, but Mozilla PR confirmed to Business Insider that it would be available in 9 countries starting from June 2013. Continue reading “Firefox Smartphone devices to launch in 9 countries starting from June 2013”

Basemark X Benchmark Performance on Android devices

Basemark X

Rightware launched the Basemark X, a cross-platform benchmarking tool for Android, iPhone and iPad last week. While the iOS app is still waiting for the approval in the Apple iTunes Store, the Android application is out now. The Basemark X is built on gaming engine Unity 4, which is used in hundreds of mobile games. We managed to run the Basemark 1.0 on several high-end quad-core Android smartphones. Check out the Basemark X 1.0 Game Graphics Performance Test results below.

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AOC Breeze 7-inch and 9.7-inch tablets running Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 7990 and Rs. 12990

AOC Breeze Tablet 9.7 inch

AOC, popular for it’s monitors and Televisions has entered into the tablet market with the launch of two new Android tablets under the Breeze category. These come in 7-inch and 9.7-inch displays, powered by a 1.5 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean). The display resolutions of these tablets are not available yet. The 9.7-inch Breeze tablet has a micro-HDMI port that would let you connect it to external devices such as Monitors, TVs, and Projectors. Continue reading “AOC Breeze 7-inch and 9.7-inch tablets running Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 7990 and Rs. 12990”

Nokia Lumia 520 Review

For users looking at smartphones in the budget segment, clunky and underpowered Android phones have been the only option till now. Sure, Nokia had a few Windows Phone 7 devices too but the OS was half baked and it was pretty hard to recommend them to users.

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While Nokia has primarily pushed its Asha range or the older Lumia 510 in the budget segment, the launch of the Lumia 520 at Mobile World Congress means that they now have a solid smartphone contender in the category. Great hardware and an OS that is finally worthy of being called a smartphone OS means that the Nokia Lumia 520 is a solid contender in the budget segment. Does it stand a chance against the barrage of cheap Chinese rebranded smartphones ? Read on to find out. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 520 Review”

Samsung Galaxy S4 likely to launch in India on April 27th at around Rs.40000

The Samsung Galaxy S4 might be coming to India as soon as April 27th. The Korean smartphone giant is gearing up to launch the Galaxy S4 in several countries across the world on April 26-27th. Samsung launched the much anticipated successor to the Galaxy S3 at a launch event in New York City last month . India is a key market for Samsung and would be getting the flagship Android device pretty soon. The S4 features a 5 inch display , quad-core or octa-core processor (depending on the market), Android 4.2.2 , 13 Megapixel camera, 2600 mAh battery and many other interesting features.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to come with a new design and a metal body?

Samsung Galaxy Note 3, successor of the company’s Android phablet, the Galaxy Note 2 might come with a completely new design and a metal body, according to a report from Sammobile. The report also says that this move is due to the success of the HTC One, which has a unibody metal frame. The Taiwanese manufacturer HTC is popular for using premium material on their phones. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to come with a new design and a metal body?”

Groupon app for iPhone launched in India

Groupon for iPhone India

Groupon India has launched the Groupon app for iPhone in India. Crazeal.com’s Indian arm was rebranded as Groupon India last year. The latest update for the Groupon for iPhone brings the option to buy Groupons in India. The Groupon app offers several deals around you, and is already available in 48 countries. It lets you buy, redeem and organize your purchases effectively. It automatically shows the best deals in your city based on your GPS location, and also has option to view deals in other cities. Continue reading “Groupon app for iPhone launched in India”

Alcatel One Touch Idol and One Touch Idol Ultra Android smartphones launched in India for Rs. 15800 and Rs. 21000

Alcatel One Touch Idol

Alcatel One Touch has launched the One Touch Idol and One Touch Idol Ultra, new Android smartphones in India. Both these smartphones were announced earlier this year. The One Touch Idol has a 4.5-inch (540 x 960 Pixels) qHD IPS display  and the One Touch Idol Ultra comes with a 4.7-inch (720 x 1280 pixels) HD AMOLED display with Corning gorilla glass protection. These phones run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and has a 8MP rear camera with LED Flash and 720p HD video recording. The  One Touch Idol Ultra would be featured in the Iron Man 3 movie that is releasing later this month. Continue reading “Alcatel One Touch Idol and One Touch Idol Ultra Android smartphones launched in India for Rs. 15800 and Rs. 21000”

Gionee L800 feature phone with 3000 mAh battery launched for Rs. 2599

Gionee L800

Gionee has launched the L800, a new feature phone along with the Gionee P1 Android smartphone. The Gionee L800 packs a 3000 mAh Lithium Polymer battery that promises 30 days standby with a single charge. It is  is Java ready and comes several pre-loaded apps including Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo Messenger, Cricket, Opera mini and more. It has a 2.8-inch QVGA display and comes with dual SIM support. Continue reading “Gionee L800 feature phone with 3000 mAh battery launched for Rs. 2599”

Panasonic introduces Windows 8, Android based Toughpad tablets in India

Panasonic today launched two new tablets amidst a range of products as part of their Toughpad range. The Windows 8 and Android running tablets have been built according to the MIL-STD-810G specification. The rugged shock proof, water proof and dust proof tablets are aimed at use in industries with harsh working environments and can survive falls from up to 4 feet.

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Gionee P1 with 3.5-inch display, 1 GHz processor launched for Rs. 4999

Gionee P1

Gionee launched the Dream D1, the company’s flagship smartphone in India last month, which we reviewed recently. Now the company has launched Gionee P1, an entry-level Android smartphone in India. It has a  3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1GHz MediaTek MT6515M processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera (but on the press render above it’s mentioned as 1.3MP) and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee P1 with 3.5-inch display, 1 GHz processor launched for Rs. 4999”