Intex Aqua Style with 5.9-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor launched for Rs. 11200

Intex has launched the Aqua Style, a new Android smartphone in the Aqua series with a 5.9-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display. It is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).  It has a 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash at the back and a 1.3MP front-facing camera for video calling. It comes with Nimbuzz, Facebook, WhatsApp and more pre-loaded applications. Other features include, face unlock, flip mute, pattern lock security, smart screen capture, music player with 3D equalizer, file manager and more. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Style with 5.9-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor launched for Rs. 11200”

Qualcomm releases Snapdragon BatteryGuru app for Android

Xiam Technologies Limited, a division of Qualcomm has released Battery Guru (Beta) application for Android that promises to extend the battery life on the Snapdragon-powered Android devices by optimizing the device functionality. It doesn’t require manual configuration and runs in the background. After the 2 to 4 day introduction period, it learns the user’s behaviors and then notifies that it is ready to extend the battery life. Continue reading “Qualcomm releases Snapdragon BatteryGuru app for Android”

Ubuntu for Tablets announced, Developer Preview for Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 coming on February 21

Canonical has announced the Ubuntu for Tablets. It has unique side stage that places a phone and a tablet app on the same screen at the same time, providing true multitasking capabilities. Other main features include, secure multi-user support with full encryption, Voice controlled HUD, edge magic for navigation between apps, settings and controls. Ubuntu for phones was announced last month, and the developer preview for Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 are expected later this week. Continue reading “Ubuntu for Tablets announced, Developer Preview for Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 coming on February 21”

Hands on with the HTC One

HTC have been having a rough couple of quarters to say the least. Falling marketshare, dwindling margins and revenue, vanishing stock price compounded by a domineering samsung in the Android space has been hard on them. Yet, they’ve managed to release top device after top device, all to find that the market hasn’t been as taken by their devices as the technology media have. The HTC One, launched today is their attempt to change all that.  Continue reading “Hands on with the HTC One”

HTC One Photo Gallery

HTC has been teasing its brand new flagship device over the past few weeks and just a few days ahead of MWC, it showed off the HTC One. The latest and greatest by the Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer, it packs in a lot of innovation alongside class leading specs. We were on hand to get a better look at the Android 4.1 running smartphone and here’s a short gallery for your perusal.

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HTC One Price Revealed in UK

HTC One Price
Clove UK has revealed the price for the unlocked version of the just announced HTC One which is a flagship device from the Taiwanese phone maker with an excellent design and premium hardware. HTC has not joined the Megapixel war by cranking up more Megapixels on the Camera sensor but has taken a different approach known as UltraPixel which you can read about here.HTC did not reveal an exact market release date for the One handset or the price.

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Behind the HTC One’s UltraPixel camera

“The era of the megapixel is over.” These are the word HTC’s CEO, Peter Chou uttered at the HTC One launch event. With a thumping statement, HTC has announced itself a new player in the Smartphone camera race having developed its own custom camera technology called “Ultrapixel.” Like any other, we are also completely intrigued by the new camera technology, but what does it mean? What’s new? We are going to try to answer the questions in the simplest way possible.

P.S The HTC One Photo Gallery and our Hands on impressions. 

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HTC One with 4.7-inch 1080p Display and UltraPixel Camera announced

HTC has finally announced the HTC One, their new flagship Android smartphone. It has a 4.7 inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display, powered by a 1.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with the new HTC Sense UI and HTC BlinkFeed. It has an UltraPixel camera on the back with LED Flash and a 2.1MP HD front-facing camera with 88 wide angle lens with HDR capability. It comes with Beats audio support, Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers and dual microphones.

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NVIDIA unveils Tegra 4i with integrated LTE, quad-core A9 R4 CPU, 60 GPU Cores

NVIDIA has announced the Tegra 4i, their first quad-core mobile processor integrated with LTE capabilities. NVIDIA unveiled the Tegra 4 with 72 GPUs cores and 4 ARM A15 CPU cores at the CES 2013 last month. It had optional Icera i500 modem, but the Tegra 4i comes with the integrated i500 modem. The Tegra 4i has 60 GPUs cores, 4 ARM A9  r4 CPU cores with clock speeds up to 2.3 GHz per core. They also promise long battery life with the fifth battery saver core. Continue reading “NVIDIA unveils Tegra 4i with integrated LTE, quad-core A9 R4 CPU, 60 GPU Cores”

Swipe Fablet F3 and Fablet F2 Android smartphones with 5-inch display launched for Rs. 9290 and Rs. 7590

Swipe Telecom has launched the Fablet F3 and Fablet F2, two new Android smartphones with a 5-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) Capacitive multi-touch Touch display. The Swipe Fablet F3 is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), and the Swipe Fablet F2 is powered by a 1 GHz single-core processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Continue reading “Swipe Fablet F3 and Fablet F2 Android smartphones with 5-inch display launched for Rs. 9290 and Rs. 7590”

Making a case for a better PureView experience on Windows Phone

The Nokia 808 PureView, a cameraphone with a 41 Megapixel sensor, was a major disruption in the field of Smartphone cameras. It is a well known fact that smartphones are rapidly replacing the mainstream and traditional “point and shoot” cameras. With the 808 PureView, Nokia set a high benchmark for imaging quality for a smartphone. However, it had shortcomings in software. Running on Symbian, it was not much loved by the time it released. While it had its own advantages, it was still not able to cater to current needs, leading to one of the main reasons why Nokia switched to Windows Phone. However, it is not unnatural to feel that the technology is bound to end up in other Nokia camera phones, recently fortified with the rumoured and upcoming Nokia EOS PureView, purportedly running on Windows Phone 8.

It’s been a long time coming, and it’s a given that Nokia’s sprucing up its efforts in the camera department again, after a controversial, but successful launch of the Nokia Lumia 920, a different PureView device. But is it also a given that the new Nokia PureView will be as good as the old one? Currently, we would say no, unless drastic changes happen. What drastic changes are we talking about? Read on past the break to find out.

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Karbonn A12 with 4.5-inch display, 1 GHz processor now available for Rs. 7699

Karbonn A12, a new Android Smartphone is now available from online retailers Saholic and Flipkart in India. It has a 4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch sceen display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), similar to the Karbonn A21 that was launched last year. The A12 is powered by a 1 GHz processor. It has a 5MP auto focus camera with LED flash and a 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera. It also comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Karbonn A12 with 4.5-inch display, 1 GHz processor now available for Rs. 7699”

Samsung Galaxy Camera Wi-Fi-only version announced

Samsung has announced the Galaxy Camera (Wi-Fi). It comes with similar features of the original Galaxy Camera that was announced at IFA, Berlin last August, but it lacks the SIM card slot for 4G LTE/3G connectivity and would be much affordable. The Galaxy Camera was launched in India last November, and we reviewed it at the end of November. Samsung rolled out the Android 4.1.2 update for the Galaxy Camera earlier this year. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Camera Wi-Fi-only version announced”

Donate up to Rs. 50 Lakhs to the Smile Foundation just by downloading Opera Mini

Opera has started a new Smile with Opera Mini campaign in partnership Smile Foundation, India’s premier NGO to help 1000 underprivileged children in the country to receive a basic school education for the entire year. This would donate Rs. 5 for every download of Opera mini, up to 50 Lakhs . Continue reading “Donate up to Rs. 50 Lakhs to the Smile Foundation just by downloading Opera Mini”

VERTU Ti Luxury Android Smartphone expected to launch in India by March

Vertu, popular luxury mobile phone maker launched VERTU Ti last week. The Android smartphone is expected to launch in India in March. It features a 3.7 inch sapphire crystal screen that is largest ever engineered that makes the screen virtually scratch proof and it is tested to be 4 times stronger than other smart phones in terms of impact resistance. Continue reading “VERTU Ti Luxury Android Smartphone expected to launch in India by March”