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Micromax Canvas 4 teased again in two videos, design is all but revealed

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It was only yesterday when Micromax had started the teaser campaign in Facebook for its upcoming flagship device, the Micromax Canvas 4, and as a follow up, they have released two teaser videos in their YouTube channel showing off the device in (almost) full glory. The design revealed, bears a close resemblance to some other phones we have seen, but it does seems to have an aluminium frame and the 13 Megapixel camera unit was proudly boasted in the first teaser video. Lets take a look at the teaser videos then –

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGGpGoH-5bE

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Nokia EOS 41MP PureView body in metal, or a 5.3 inch phablet?

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Remember the last time when the Nokia EOS and its circular 41 MP camera hump leaked out? It looked a lot like the Lumia 920 with a polycarbonate body that time, but there is yet another leak, and from the looks of it, it’s from the shady factories in China. The above two images literally show off a metallic body for the highly awaited Nokia EOS device to be launched by Nokia at an event in NYC on July 11th. The metallic body is a surprise as the device was already shown off in a polycarbonate body, but from what we can see above, the metallic body seems like an option as a part of the different colours, or at least we hope.

Update: The device in the images above seems to be unnaturally long, especially when you note the openings for the controls on the right. Is this actually a Nokia phablet we are looking at?

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Micromax Canvas 4 teased in Facebook, prebookings starting June 28th

The Micromax A110 Superfone Canvas 2 was the phone that kickstarted a new range of big screened smartphones from Micromax, and after the success of the Canvas HD, Micromax seems ready for yet another device, called the “Canvas 4”. Micromax teased the side-facing image of the upcoming phone and the ever important pre-booking date of June 28.

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Despicable Me: Minion Rush game released for Android, iPhone and iPad

Despicable Me Minion Rush

Gameloft has released the official Despicable Me: Minion Rush game, just in time for the movie that is going to hit the theaters soon. In this game you play as a Minion and compete with others! Jump, fly, dodge obstacles, be mischievous, and defeat villains to compete for Minion of the Year! The game has hundreds of missions to play, new power-ups and bonus gameplays. Continue reading “Despicable Me: Minion Rush game released for Android, iPhone and iPad”

CPU-Z device information tool arrives for Android

CPU-Z for Android

CPUID has released the CPU-Z, popular PC/Windows CPU Identification for Android. This shows SoC name, architecture, clock speed for each core, Battery info, Sensors and more for your Android device. Senors tab is one of the most useful feature that lets you find the number of sensor on your device. It works on Android devices running on Android 3.0 or above. CPUID says that the interface (tabs + swipe) requires Android 3.0, hence the restriction. Continue reading “CPU-Z device information tool arrives for Android”

Man of Steel game released for Android, iPhone and iPad

Man of Steel for Android, iPhone and iPad

Warner Bros games has released the official Man of Steel game for Android, iPhone and iPad, just in time for the movie release. General Zod is threatening Earth and only the Man of Steel can stop him. You play the Superman and need to fight your way to victory and save the planet from certain destruction. There are several moves, story mode and several interactive 3D environments. Continue reading “Man of Steel game released for Android, iPhone and iPad”

Yahoo! Sports 4.0 update for Android, iPhone and iPad brings new design and features

Yahoo Sports 4.0 for iPhone, iPad and Android

Yahoo has updated the Sports app to version 4.0 on Android and iOS that brings iPad support, new design and lots more new features. The app is faster and easier to scan, navigate and consume and the extra screen space lets you read an articles while keeping an eye on the scores. The iOS app gives you curated list of local experts and writers live tweeting up to the minute stats and plays. The Android app now shows stats about the game. Continue reading “Yahoo! Sports 4.0 update for Android, iPhone and iPad brings new design and features”

Micromax A88 Canvas Music Benchmarks

Micromax A88 Benchmarks

Micromax launched the A88 Canvas Music, the first Music Phone in the Canvas series last month. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) display and run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It is powered by a 1 Ghz dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor based on ARM Cortex A9 with PowerVR SGX531 GPU. Here are the benchmarks of the device compared to other Android smartphones.

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MTV Volt 1000 with 6-inch display, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 11999

Swipe MTV Volt 1000

Swipe Telecom has tied-up with MTV once again to launch the MTV Volt 1000, successor of the Volt that was launched earlier this year. It has a 6-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. This has 1GB of RAM instead of 512MB in its predecessor and the battery has gone down to 2850 mAh. Continue reading “MTV Volt 1000 with 6-inch display, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 11999”

Microsoft launches Office 365 app for iPhone

Microsoft Office 365 for iPhone

Microsoft has launched the Office Mobile app for iPhone finally. This app is for Office 365 subscribers and the subscribers access, view and edit your Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint documents from your iPhone. You can also access document stored in the cloud on SkyDrive, SkyDrive Pro, or SharePoint. You can edit and view documents offline but you need to be connected to the internet to save the changes on the cloud. Continue reading “Microsoft launches Office 365 app for iPhone”

Google+ for Android updated with Notification sync, new slide-out menu and more

Google Plus for Android 4.01

Google+ has been updated to version 4.0.1 that brings notification sync that syncs you read and unread notifications across mobile and desktop. This update also bring option to delete photos, new slide-out menu design similar to other Google apps and lots more new features. Continue reading “Google+ for Android updated with Notification sync, new slide-out menu and more”

AMD powered Android devices coming soon

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We were at the AMD India Techno Graffiti event last night, and during the Q&A session we asked the all important question of AMD’s future in mobile. The answer first was in the context of mobile being laptops and tablets and how AMD are going for the hybrid nascent segment of low powered computing devices unlike the cheaper small-screened consumption devices. But when asked if Android powered devices are a possibility with AMD chip powering them, the answer was yes. AMD India’s head told us that AMD is working on bringing Android powered devices to its portfolio but couldn’t say when.

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Huawei Ascend Mate now available in India for Rs. 28900

Huawei Ascend Mate, the company’s latest flagship smartphone is now available in India from online retailer Infibeam. It was spotted on Flipkart along with a price tag earlier this week, but the page was removed later. It packs a 6.1-inch 720p display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Hi-Silicon K3V2 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s EmotionUI 1.5 on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, full HD video recording and a 1-megapixel HD front-facing camera. It is 9.9 mm thick and weighs 198 grams. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Mate now available in India for Rs. 28900”

Nokia “Zoom Reinvented” event in New York on July 11, could it be the Nokia EOS launch ?

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Nokia has sent out invites to some media outlets inlcuding Pocket-Lint for an event in New York on July 11th with the tagline “Zoom Reinvented”. It is almost certain from the invite that Nokia will launch a camera centric phone. Nokia has already said that it is bringing the Lumia 925 to the US on T-Mobile during the London launch event so it is certainly not got anything to do with the Lumia 925. Could we finally have the true successor to the PureView 808 in the form of the Nokia device codenamed EOS running Windows Phone ? We have seen some recent leaks of that device.

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Blogger app for Android updated, brings Tablet support finally

Blogger for Android Tablet support

Google has updated the official Blogger app to version 2.0.41 that brings support for Android tablets finally. The Blogger Android app was released back in February 2011. The app had seen several changes since the launch, but it took more than 2 years for Google to bring the tablet support. This update also brings improved compose screen with WYSIWYG editor for existing posts that was introduced for the iOS app in version 2.1.7.1. Blogger for iOS got iPad support back in November last year. Continue reading “Blogger app for Android updated, brings Tablet support finally”