Software Related to mobiles
Wrap Camera is an new app that lets you edit your photos on iPhone and iPad. The app is easy to use and lets you add effects to your photos in few taps.It has hundreds of filters, special effects and photo editing options . You can capture and image or import the pictures from the camera roll. There are lot of options including Undo and Redo buttons to check for a perfect image. Continue reading “Wrap Camera is a photo editing app for iPhone and iPad”
Earlier this week Smart Namo, Android smartphone named after Gujarat’s Chief Minister, Narendra Modi was announced. These devices are expected to come in 5-inch display, 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589T processor and Android 4.2. These would come in four variants – 1GB RAM and 16GB ROM, 2GB RAM and 16/32/64GB ROM. Now the Smart Namo Facebook page has posted specifications and images of the upcoming 6.5-inch phablet. It would come with a 6.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, powered by 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589T processor and run on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). It would have a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It would be 9.5mm thick and pack a 3150mAh battery. Continue reading “Smart Namo Phablet with 6.5-inch 1080p display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor coming soon”
Amongst a number of highly competitive Chinese smartphone makers is ZTE. This company was recently revealed as one of the Top 5 Smartphone makers in the world, by IDC, pegging it at the fifth position. However, contrary to IDC’s claims, ZTE has posted its Q2 results with a total of 11.5 million(up from 10.1 in the report) shipments, pegging the company at an even more impressive fourth position. With this number, the company now owns a healthy 5% of the total smartphone marketshare. Several Android OEMs are finally starting to make substantial inroads into the market, is the Apple-Samsung duopoly fading fast?
Xolo launched the Q600, the company’s latest Android smartphone in the QCORE series last month at a price tag of Rs. 8999. Here we have the unboxing video of the device. The Xolo Q800 was the first phone in the QCORE series that was launched back in March. We reviewed the Q1000, the company’s flagship smartphone recently. The Q600 has a 4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch screen display at 217 ppi, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589M processor with 238 MHz PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LapU3TTsjEU Continue reading “Xolo Q600 Unboxing”
Karbonn and Micromax have been fighting to get the top spot in the mid-range phablet market in India. Micromax are with their fourth Canvas phone – the Canvas 4 while Karbonn are struggling to establish a single series and they have a very able Karbonn S5 Titanium.
The Canvas 4 was launched in July while the Karbonn S5 Titanium was released back in May. Both the devices have quite a lot of differences starting right from their internals with the Micromax Canvas 4 being powered by MediaTek’s Quad-core processor while Karbonn S5 Titanium is powered by a quad-core processor from Qualcomm. Both the devices also have different price points with the Canvas 4 on the higher mid-range while the S5 Titanium falls into the low mid-range category.
Lets check out how the two devices stack up against each other.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvc9TNUX1Do Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 4 vs Karbonn S5 Titanium”
iBall has launched the Andi 5h, the company’s latest smartphone in the Andi series. The phone has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “iBall Andi 5h Quadro with 5-inch qHD display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 11999”
Google just released this month’s breakdown of Android version’s accessing their Play Store. According to the reports, Android Jelly Bean 4.1 + is on the rise and now has a market share of 40.5% which is a 2.6% increase from last month’s 37.9%. With the launch of latest version of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, the share of Jelly Bean is expected to increase further.
Continue reading “Android Jelly Bean continues to rise to top with 40% share”
The Moto X just went official in the USA, with a ton of information(aka press coverage) doing the usual internet rounds. With modest hardware specifications, Motorola has taken a completely different approach with its latest flagship device. So different, it makes you wonder what really is special with this device. Unless you want to read through various long form articles, you won’t really know what the stand-out features are. We have taken that effort instead, so here is a compiled list of really interesting Moto X features you definitely need to know.
Continue reading “Five interesting Moto X features you need to know”
Google launched the Chromecast last week and we already managed to get hold of this interesting device on FoneArena. So what does a Chromecast do ? It is basically a dongle for your TV which lets you watch online video and more on your large screen TV. You can watch Youtube , Netflix , Google Play movies and your Chrome brower tab on your large screen TV using this tiny little dongle which connects to it using the standard HDMI socket.Most modern TVs would draw power from the HDMI itself but certain older ones like mine would require external power. Nice that Google has decided to include a HDMI extender and also a power solution in the box. Watch the unboxing and a short demo in the video below
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csAuKHAcV1A
Twine is a new flirting app for Android and iPhone. The app has been developed by strategy and design firm called Sourcebits and the tagline of the app reads “Never miss an interesting stranger”. The app connects you with people nearby that share similar interests with you. It signs in with your Facebook account matches your account with a suitable stragner of the opposite gender based common interests and also gives you interesting things to chat about with them. The company calls it gender-balanced flirting app since it provides spam-free experience with an even ratio of guys to girls to always get the perfect match. Continue reading “Twine, a flirting app for Android and iPhone launched”
Sony Mobile has started rolling out the first firmware update v14.1.B.0.471 for the recently launched Xperia Z Ultra (C6802). The stock firmware is 14.1.B.0.461, so this might be a minor change. The baseband version and the kernel version has a minor change. The new firmware has a build date of July 19th. There is no changelog so this might be a an update to fix some bugs and improve the performance of the device. We did not notice any changes or any new apps on the device after the update. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z Ultra gets its first software update”
Logitech India has launched Ultrathin Keyboard Mini, an Ultrathin Keyboard cover for the iPad Mini. It has a stylishly design and at the same time protects the iPad mini.It has Bluetooth EasyType keyboard that offers a traditional typing layout in a small form factor and iPad mini function shortcut keys for commands such as copy and paste. It matches the aluminum styling of the iPad mini without adding additional weight, automatically wakes up the iPad when the cover is opened and switches to standby when the cover is closed. Continue reading “Logitech launches Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad mini for Rs. 6795”
Lava Iris 356 and the Iris 402 that appeared on the official website earlier this week are now available from online retailer Flipkart. The Iris 356 has a 3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The Lava Iris 402 packs a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display. Other features are similar to the Iris 402. These have 3G support, Dual SIM with dual standby, rear and front-facing cameras. Continue reading “Lava Iris 356 and Iris 402 with dual-core processor, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 4199 and Rs. 5199”
TimesCity, part of Times Internet has announced that they have acquired Gawbl, an Android app that lets users discover places to eat based on their mood. Gawbl was a start-up that began 7 months ago by Pune based team, led by its founder, ChiraghKirpalani. The Android app was launched back in April that offered recommendations in Pune. Continue reading “TimesCity acquires restaurant recommendation app Gawbl”
Micromax has slowly grown from a company selling entry-level feature phones to the company creating much hype in the mid-range phablet market in India. Things started to fall in place for Micromax with the Canvas 2 which was launched less than a year ago. Within the last six months, we have seen two flagships from Micromax Canvas HD in February and now the Canvas 4 in July.
The Canvas HD was a big update over the Canvas 2 considering its quad-core processor, HD display and newer version of Android. The Canvas 4 is not a huge upgrade over the Canvas HD expect in terms of build quality, better camera and more recent version of Android out of the box.
Let’s check out how the Canvas 4 performs against its successor Canvas HD.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vm1KWJGy28 Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 4 vs Canvas HD”
