Category: Android

Karbonn Titanium S9 with 5.5-inch HD display, quad-core processor, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 19990

Karbonn Titanium S9

Karbonn has launched the Titanium S9, their latest flagship smartphone. It has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. It packs a 2600 mAh battery with power-saver features which improves the standby time drastically. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium S9 with 5.5-inch HD display, quad-core processor, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 19990”

Datawind to pre-install CricHQ cricket scoring app on UbiSlate tablets

DataWind Ubislate CricHQ

Datawind, the company behind the popular low-cost Aakash tablet has announced a partnership with CricHQ, global cricket technology company. With this partnership, Datawind would be pre-installing the CricHQ app on all their Ubislate tablets. This app would let the users get the latest cricket scores, watch training videos and receive live ball-by-ball updates. The UbiSlate tablets come pre-loaded with NCERT e-books. The company says that the new move is aimed at bridging the digital gap between professional and grassroots cricketers across rural and urban India Continue reading “Datawind to pre-install CricHQ cricket scoring app on UbiSlate tablets”

MEGA acquires third-party app, launches official Android app

MEGA for Android

MEGA, cloud storage service from the former Megaupload creator Kim Dotcom has got its first Android app. This app was manged by a third-party developer and MEGA has acquired it, gave it a redesign, fixed some bugs and launched it in the Play Store. The version 1.0.2 update also bring better camera sync,  option to select any folder on the device and several improvements. MEGA offers 50GB of free storage. The app lets you browse your files, upload and download, search and more. Continue reading “MEGA acquires third-party app, launches official Android app”

Sony Mobile rolls out my Xperia remote security service globally

Sony has announced that they have started rolling out free remote security service called my Xperia for Xperia devices globally. Sony rolled it out starting from Nordic countries back in January 2013. Now after several months of beta testing and tweaks, the app has been graduated to stable version. This would let the Xperia users find the device remotely when it is lost, protect private information by locking the device or delete all the information on the device. It uses Google account to connect to the device. Continue reading “Sony Mobile rolls out my Xperia remote security service globally”

Cleartrip for Android v3.0 update brings train ticket booking and PNR status check

Cleartrip for Android v3.0

Earlier this year Cleartrip refreshed its Android app with a redesigned user interface, Smart Home page, Split Screen Search, offline support and lots more new features. Within few month Cleartrip has released a version 3.0 update for Android that now lets you book your train tickets directly from the app.  They don’t charge a service fee for booking train tickets, so it’s exactly as the cost you pay while booking it from IRCTC online. Similar to the Cleartrip online train ticket booking, one-time sync is required between your Cleartrip and IRCTC accounts. You can also check your PNR status from the app that doesn’t require any registration. Continue reading “Cleartrip for Android v3.0 update brings train ticket booking and PNR status check”

Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro vs Galaxy Grand Duos

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Grand Duos in India earlier this year. The Galaxy Grand Quattro is the latest mid-range Android smartphone from Samsung that was launched back in May. We reviewed the Galaxy Grand Duos few months back and the Grand Quattro last month. Both these are mid-range smartphone with a similar design, but both these are powered by different chips and have different camera modules. Now let us compare both these phones.

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iBall Slide 3G 7334i Unboxing

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iBall launched the Slide 3G 7334i, a new Android tablet with Dual SIM support recently. Here we have unboxing of the device. At a price of just Rs. 9990, iBall 7334i Tablet has a few good features to flaunt. The 3G tablet comes with dual SIM capabilities with voice calling, dual-core processor , expandable memory slot and Wireless FM Radio.

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Real Racing 3 Prestige update for Android, iPhone and iPad brings new cars, events and more

Real Racing 3 Prestige Update

Electronic Arts (EA) has released a huge update for the Real Racing 3 for Android, iPhone and iPad that brings new features. EA is calling it the prestige update that brings new prestige cars from the manufacturers Bentley and Mercedes-Benz,  Time Trial Race,  Improved graphics, more than 180 events and lots more. There is also a video that shows off the new features in the update.  Continue reading “Real Racing 3 Prestige update for Android, iPhone and iPad brings new cars, events and more”

Lenovo K900 Review

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Lenovo, a leader in the PC industry, has been widely known for its well built notebooks and other PC devices, but at the same time, has not been well known for its smartphones. In an effort to change that image, every company needs a hero device that is the flagship of its portfolio, to induce that halo effect on its other smartphones. Launched at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year, the Lenovo K900 is poised to be the flagship device that Lenovo hopes to lead its portfolio. The device landed in India just a few weeks back and we had already given our first impressions of it earlier. So, does it live up to the flagship status? Is it a worthy phone at a price of Rs. 32,999? Lets find out in the complete review below.

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HTC Desire 600 Dual SIM phone now available in India for Rs. 26860

HTC Desire 600 that was announced back in May is now available in India from online retailer Saholic. It has a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) pixels super LCD2 display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8625Q processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) . It has a 8-megapixel camera on the back with LED flash, BSI sensor and a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera with BSI sensor. It has HTC BlinkFeed home screen and HTC BoomSound with Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers. Continue reading “HTC Desire 600 Dual SIM phone now available in India for Rs. 26860”

HTC One S will not get Android 4.2 or Sense 5, confirms HTC

HTC has confirmed that it would upgrade the HTC One S will not receive further Android OS updates and will remain on the current version of Android and HTC Sense, according to a report from the Engadget. HTC confirmed the Android 4.1 update for the HTC One X and the One S last year that rolled out for these devices at the end of last year. The Android 4.1.1 update for these devices brought Sense 4+. Continue reading “HTC One S will not get Android 4.2 or Sense 5, confirms HTC”

Motorola teases Moto X as the first smartphone you can design yourself

Moto X ad

The Motorola Moto X was confirmed by the Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside back in May at the D11 conference that also revealed that the phone would be assembled in the USA. The new newspaper ad that was revealed by Ad Age reveals the Moto X smartphone campaign with a tag line “Designed by you . Assembled in the USA.” It also says that Moto X will be “the first smartphone that you can design yourself”. Continue reading “Motorola teases Moto X as the first smartphone you can design yourself”

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Unboxing

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We have an exclusive unboxing of the just announced Samsung Galaxy  S4 Zoom camera phone first on FoneArena which was showcased at an event in London last month where we got a hands on this super-sized camera phone.The S4 Zoom is basically a Galaxy S4 mini with a zoom lens attached to it on the back. It looks like a phone from the front but the moment you get a glimpse of that 10x zoom lens on the back, you just can’t continue to think of the Galaxy S4 zoom as a phone, it feels more like a mini version of the Galaxy Camera which was launched last year.The main difference between the two is that the S4 Zoom can make phone calls while the Galaxy Camera can’t.  We got hold of the retail package from the Middle-East and here is a look at the device and the package contents. Check out the unboxing video below

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Microsoft OneNote for Android, iPhone and iPad updated with new features

Microsoft OneNote for Android, iPhone and iPad

Microsoft has updated its OneNote app for Android, iPhone and iPad that lets you see notes the same across all clients on different platforms (Windows, Windows Phone, Android, iOS), it will also render ink such as its size, color, and shape. The version 2.0 update for iPhone and iPad brings new formatting options and the iPad app lets you access rich formatting options easily. The Android app version 15.0 update brings option to record audio notes, Home screen widgets and lots more features. Both the apps now ltes you access sync your notebooks on SharePoint, Office 365 and SkyDrive Pro. Continue reading “Microsoft OneNote for Android, iPhone and iPad updated with new features”

Skype for Android v4.0 update brings redesigned UI and faster experience

Skype for Android v4.0 UI

Skype for Android has received a major update to version 4.0.0.17847 that brings a redesigned user interface that now looks more like the Skype Windows Phone app. The app has been completely refreshed from the ground up that makes it faster and more reliable. It gives you easy access to the recent conversations, video calls, voice calls and more. Skype says that they have concentrated more on stability, performance, and load time. The new update also offers unlimited video messaging that was available in for the v4.9 update for the iPhone and iPad. Continue reading “Skype for Android v4.0 update brings redesigned UI and faster experience”