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Google Play Game services go official for Android, iOS and web

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Google just announced the Play gaming services for Android, iOS and web, which is a cross platform gaming service for achievements and multiplayer, like, for example, Xbox live and the iOS game centre. This was rumoured quite a while ago, and this includes various features like cloud saves, Google plus integration for adding friends, leaderboards and achievements. The service is going to be made available for iOS and the web too, taking advantage of Google plus in all the platforms. While the demo on stage failed misreably, the concept of multi-player gaming between three tablets with match making over Google Plus circles is really cool.

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Google announces 900 million Android activations to date

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The Google I/O developer conference has just started and the company which has the most popular smartphone platform in the world has just announced that there have been 900 million Android activations till date. This is a huge number, and growth never seems to stop according to Google. Sundar Pichai, the man behind Android, Chrome and Apps at Google announced this number with a nice build up of Android’s history.

Showing a world map, Sundar stressed that there is still tremendous potential, and there is still room for more growth. Asia and African countries are reportedly still only at 10% on Android penetration and Sundar says they are working to bring these 4.5 billion people to the internet, using Android of course. Adding to this, Google also announced that 48 billion app installations have happened from the Google Play store.

You can watch the Google I/O live stream here –

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pmPa_KxsAM

Karbonn Titanium S5 unboxing

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The Karbonn Titanium S5 was launched a couple of months back as a slightly updated Titanium S1 with an improved battery and cameras. The Titanium S5 then went on a huge ad-spend to be well known as the sleek Karbonn phone that can be seen during IPL matches. We have it in our labs for testing finally, and thought it would be nice to show you the Karbonn Titanium S5 box and its contents. So, here you go, the Karbonn Titanium S5 unboxing video –

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJA-0hqeL5k

Note: Headphones are supposed to be present inside the box, ours must have been misplaced somewhere, sorry!

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Micromax A88 Canvas Music with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 8499

Micromax A88 Canvas Music

Micromax has launched the A88 Canvas Music, the company’s latest smartphone in the Canvas portfolio. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with dual LED Flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The phone was showcased at the Micromax MTV Video Music Awards in Mumbai last month. MLive app in the phone lets you download over 4 lakh songs.
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Google Nexus 4 now available for pre-order from Flipkart at Rs. 25990

Google is yet to release the Nexus 4 in India on their official Play Store, but the phone has appeared on the online retail site Flipkart at a price tag of Rs. 25,990. Google started selling the Nexus 7 through their official Play Store in India back in March 2013 and the Nexus 4 page on the Google Play said it is not available in India. The 3G version of the Nexus 7 went on sale from retail stores last month and from online retailers earlier this month, but it is not available from Google Play Store. Continue reading “Google Nexus 4 now available for pre-order from Flipkart at Rs. 25990”

LG Optimus it with 4.5-inch HD display, 1.7 GHz quad-core processor announced in Japan

LG Optimus it

NTT Docomo has announced the LG Optimus it (L-05E) for their Summer 2013 line-up. The Optimus it has a 4.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) True HD IPS display, powered by a 1.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064T processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13.2-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash, BSI sensor for better low-light imaging and a 1.4-megapixel front-facing camera with a BSI sensor. It is 10.5mm thick and weighs 131 grams. It has IPX 5, 7 for water resistance. It runs on NTT Docomo’s Xi LTE service and has support for NOTTV support. Continue reading “LG Optimus it with 4.5-inch HD display, 1.7 GHz quad-core processor announced in Japan”

Norton Mobile Security Review

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It’s been few years since Norton released the Mobile Security application for Android. Since then there are a lot of improvements and changes in the user interface. The Norton Mobile Security Lite is available for Android for free that offers limited features such as app scanning . You can purchase the license separately for the full version, activate it to enjoy enhanced Anti-Theft, Call and SMS Blocking and Backup features. The app was launched for iPhone and iPad last year. You can use the same key to activate premium Norton services for iPhone or iPad. Continue reading “Norton Mobile Security Review”

Nokia Lumia 925 Hands On

Nokia Lumia 925 Hands On
I am here in London , United Kingdom for the Nokia Lumia event where the handset maker announced the latest addition to its Lumia line up of Windows Phones. I got some hands on time with Lumia 925 and here are my first impressions. The Lumia 925 might be the best Windows Phone device to be announced till now. It is also one of the most well made phones we have had a chance to play with in the recent times like the HTC One or iPhone 5. Nokia decided to use an aluminum frame for the 925 and the phone has a premium feel to it because of this. The back is not made of metal but uses plastic, polycarbonate material. The main highlight of the Lumia 925 is the Camera with supposedly best-in class low light camera performance. Watch the hands-on video below

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAjAHjf6PWY

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UControl Weight app for iPhone lets you keep track of your eating habits

UControl Weight for iPhone

UControl Weight is an app that lets yo keep track of your eating habits. The app has vibrant icons that lets you add the food and quantity you eat just by tapping on them . You can also manually add the food item to the calorie counter if it’s missing. It can manually sort breakfast, lunch and dinner into their own categories, remind your about important events or tasks, add the calories to your overall total if you have eaten between meals and decreases your calorie counter after exercise. Continue reading “UControl Weight app for iPhone lets you keep track of your eating habits”

Nokia introduces Smart Camera app on the Lumia 925, coming to Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices

Nokia Smart Camera

Nokia introduced the Lumia 925 at an event in London just now. At the event Nokia introduced the Smart Camera, a new app that would come pre-loaded on the Lumia 925. Nokia has also announced that the app would also come to select Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices. The Smart Camera lets you shoots a sequence of photos, making it easier to capture great moments, choose your Best Shot or combine the photos into one picture, make a strobe effect to emphasize motion, remove unwanted objects or choose the best faces for great group shots.

Here is a quick hands-on demo of the app on the Lumia 925

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Nokia to bring ‘Amber’ Windows Phone 8 update in July to enable FM Radio and more

During the Lumia 925 launch event, the Finnish smartphone manufacturer announced an upcoming Lumia exclusive firmware update. Called the Windows Phone ‘Amber’ update, it will bring features that have been lying dormant in the phone. Continue reading “Nokia to bring ‘Amber’ Windows Phone 8 update in July to enable FM Radio and more”

Nokia Lumia London Launch Event Live Blog

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FoneArena is live from London and reporting from Nokia’s press conference titled “See What’s Next”.We are here in London at Victoria House – the venue for Nokia’s May 14 Lumia Launch event where Nokia is expected to launch the much anticipated Lumia 925 which has been in the news a lot lately. Follow our live blog for second by second updates live from London and for post event coverage later. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia London Launch Event Live Blog”

Spice Smart Flo Ivory Mi-450 with 4.5-inch display, dual-core processor now available for Rs. 5999

Spice Smart Flo Ivory Mi-450

Spice Smart Flo Ivory Mi-450, the company’s latest budget Android smartphone is now on sale from online retailer Saholic. Spice has been teasing the phone on their official Facebook page. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It packs a 3.2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 2G (EDGE) and comes with dual SIM support.Spice launched the Smart Flo Pace 2 Mi-502 with a 5-inch display couple of weeks back. Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Ivory Mi-450 with 4.5-inch display, dual-core processor now available for Rs. 5999”

Lenovo P770 Benchmarks

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Lenovo released the P770, the company’s latest Android phone with a 3500 mAh battery recently. We brought you the unboxing of the device last week. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. Lenovo showcased the phone at the MWC 2013 earlier this year. It is powered by a dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor clocked at 1.2 GHz with PowerVR SGX 531 GPU. Can this phone outperform other dual-core Android smartphones ? Read on to find out. Continue reading “Lenovo P770 Benchmarks”

Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle with Stylus, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 12999

Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle

Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle that leaked last month is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 5.3-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED Flash and a 2MP front-facing camera. It comes with a Stylus, pre-loaded Evernote app and a free flip cover. Micromax launched the A115 Canvas 3D last month. Continue reading “Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle with Stylus, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 12999”