Category: Android

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Game Edition with bundled GamePad controller revealed

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Game Edition

Earlier this week Samsung unveiled the Smartphone Gamepad, a gaming controller for smartphones to improve the gaming experience. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Game Edition with GamePad bundle has been outed by a German website, AllaboutSamsung.de, who got hands-on the retail box. Even though Samsung announced that the GamePad has been optimized only for Android 4.3 devices like Galaxy S4, Galaxy S3, Note 2 and Note 3, the Galaxy Tab 3 Game Edition is likely come with Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) out of the box. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Game Edition with bundled GamePad controller revealed”

Xolo A600 Review

Budget Android smartphones with dual SIM capabilities never seem to stop coming and today we have another budget Android smartphone from another Indian manufacturer. Xolo A600 is a budget Android smartphone that is currently priced around Rs. 7,100 and comes with a decent display, a dual-core processor and a 5MP back on its back. Is it worth buying? Lets find out.

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Xolo LT900 with 4.3-inch HD display, 4G LTE listed online

Xolo LT900

Xolo LT900, the company’s first smartphone with 4G TDD-LTE support has been listed on Flipkart. This would launch on Airtel’s 4G network in India and comes with Airtel Mobile TV. It has a 4.3-inch (1280 x 720pixels) IPS Display based on One Glass Solution (OGS) with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor with Adreno 225 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 1-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo LT900 with 4.3-inch HD display, 4G LTE listed online”

Xolo Q3000 with 5.7-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM and 4000 mAh battery listed online

Xolo Q3000

Xolo launched the Q2000 with a 5.5-inch HD screen, now the Q3000 with a 5.7-inch Full HD screen has been spotted on Flipkart. It has a 5.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display, powered by 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash, BSI 2 sensor, 1080p video recording  and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with a BSI sensor similar to the Q1000S. This is the first Xolo to come with 2GB RAM and 4000 mAh battery. Continue reading “Xolo Q3000 with 5.7-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM and 4000 mAh battery listed online”

Lava Iris 402+ with 4-inch display, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor up for pre-order at Rs. 5678

Lava Iris 402 Plus

Lava launched the Iris 402 back in August along with the Iris 356, an affordable 3G smartphone. Now the Iris 402+ has appeared on the official website. Most of the specifications are similar to the Iris 402, but the Iris 402+ packs a faster 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, comes with 4GB of internal memory and has 512MB of RAM. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It has 3G support, Dual SIM with dual standby, 3MP rear camera and VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava Iris 402+ with 4-inch display, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor up for pre-order at Rs. 5678”

Motorola Moto G gets the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update

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Motorola has started rolling out the Android 4.4 KitKat update for the Moto G earlier than expected. Moto G gets the Android 4.4.2 update directly, skipping the Android 4.4.1 update. The new update brings Android KitKat features such as restyled status and navigation bars, full-screen mode, color emoji, smarter power use and more. In our Moto G review we felt the camera was too plain and lacked some important features. This update finally brings new camera features, including the most expected manual focus and exposure control. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G gets the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update”

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas now available for Android

GTA San Andreas

Rockstar Games released the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for iOS devices earlier this month, as they promised. The game is now available for Android smartphones and tablets.It is available only for select Android devices at the moment, since it might not be optimized for your device yet. The game is likely to get an update soon to support more devices. As usual it supports select Bluetooth controllers and USB gamepads. Continue reading “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas now available for Android”

Dolphin Zero privacy-focused browser launched for Android

Dolphin Zero for Android

Dolphin Browser has launched Dolphin Zero, a new private browser that automatically deletes your data including browsing history, cache, passwords and cookies to make your browsing experience completely private. The browser has aggressive shredder to make sure to automatically delete any traces from your browsing, so no data is stored, says the company. Continue reading “Dolphin Zero privacy-focused browser launched for Android”

Sony QX Cameras to get firmware update in January

At IFA 2013 in Berlin, which was held during September, Sony launched their latest flagship Android smartphone – Sony Xperia Z1 and a couple of WiFi enabled QX series lens. Sony’s QX 10 and QX 100 received a lot of acclaim from the industry and are now all set to receive a firmware update. According to Engadget, the update will be coming to the two lenses sometime in January and the update is expected to improve the camera performance.

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Simmtronics enters into Smartphone market with new XPAD phones

Simmtronics XPAD FUNDROID Q2

Simmtronics, popular for its XPAD tablets has entered into smartphone segment with its new FUNDROID, AMAZOID and SMARTDROID series in the XPAD range. The XPAD FUNDROID series include, XPAD FUNDROID Q1, XPAD FUNDROID Q2, XPAD FUNDROID Q4 and the XPAD FUNDROID Q5. The AMAZOID series has the XPAD AMAZOID M1. The company plans to launch phones in the SMARTDROID series soon. Continue reading “Simmtronics enters into Smartphone market with new XPAD phones”

BlackBerry Messenger to come pre-loaded on LG smartphones

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Micromax was the first company in India to pre-install BBM on all its Canvas smartphones in India. Now BlackBerry and LG have entered into a partnership to pre-load BlackBerry Messenger on all LG smartphones involving both standard and virtual preloading (using the LG App Manager). The LG G Pro Lite would be the first LG smartphone to offer BBM out-of-the-box. LG launched the G Pro Lite in India back in October. Looks like new G Pro Lite units would come pre-loaded with BBM. Continue reading “BlackBerry Messenger to come pre-loaded on LG smartphones”

Vivo XPlay 3S with a 6 inch 2K display revealed with Snapdragon 800 and a fingerprint sensor

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Recently, Oppo had teased about the 2K display on its upcoming Find 7 smartphone, but if we remember right, months ago, there was a Chinese player teasing a 2K display on its device similarly. That seems to have come true today, with the announcement of the world’s first 2K display smartphone – the Vivo XPlay 3S. 2560×1400 is the resolution that the massive 6 inch display packs, with a PPI of 490. It’s been well known that the human eye cannot distinguish pixels at more than 330 ppi, but it seems that companies will just keep on increasing the display resolutions here. The trend has been set for others to follow next year, as we are already hearing bigwigs like Samsung looking at 2K already. This smartphone will of course be available only in China when it launches in retail. Here’s a video of the phone and its OS for starters, specifications after the break.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active with Snapdragon 800 processor, LTE-Advanced launched in Korea

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active SHV-E470S

Samsung announced the Galaxy S4 Active the company’s first high-end durable Galaxy smartphone back in June, but it featured a Snapdragon 600 processor. Now Samsung has released the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active (SHV-E470S) in Korea with a Snapdragon 800 processor and LTE-Advanced support. Samsung had already launched the Galaxy S4 LTE-A with a Snapdragon 800 processor in Korea back in June, this has almost similar specifications, but this is also rugged with IP67 rating for Dust and Water Resistance.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Active with Snapdragon 800 processor, LTE-Advanced launched in Korea”

Micromax and MTS partner to launch Canvas Blaze Dual SIM (CDMA+GSM) smartphone for Rs. 10999

Micromax Canvas Blaze

Micromax Canvas Blaze MT500 that appeared online last week, has been officially launched in India. Micromax has partnered with MTS to launch the Dual SIM (CDMA+GSM) smartphone. It comes with a 5-inch (480x 854 pixels) display, powered by 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with integrated EVDO and a GSM modem and runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. MTS offers free data and Voice benefits for 6 months from the date of purchase. Continue reading “Micromax and MTS partner to launch Canvas Blaze Dual SIM (CDMA+GSM) smartphone for Rs. 10999”

iBall Slide 3G Q1035 with 10.1-inch HD display, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 17499

iBall Slide 3G Q1035

iBall launched the Edu Slide 3G Q1035 with educational content at a hefty price tag of Rs. 36,999. Now the iBall Slide 3G Q1035 with similar specifications, without those educational contents, is available from Snapdeal. It has a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with a single LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Slide 3G Q1035 with 10.1-inch HD display, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 17499”