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Acer Liquid E2 with 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.1 announced

Acer Liquid E2

Acer has announced the Liquid E2, successor of the Liquid E1 that was released earlier this year. It has a 4.5-inch (960 × 540 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) similar to the Liquid E1, but it is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor. It has a 8MP auto focus camera at the back with LED flash, 1080p HD video recording and can capture 8 pictures per second in burst mode. It also has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It also features dual speakers and DTS digital audio support for enhanced audio output. It also has dual SIM variant, Acer Liquid E2 Duo that would be available in select markets. Continue reading “Acer Liquid E2 with 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.1 announced”

UCWeb releases UC Browser 9.0 for Android and Java based phones

UC Browser 9.0 for Android

UC Browser for Android and Java phones have been updated to version 9.0. The new updated brings UI enhancements, offline mode and lot more new features for the Android version. The Java app brings new UI, UDisk, better audio and video playback and more. UC Browser for iPad 2.0 was released recently that brought better performance, View it Later and more. UC Browser crossed 400 million users across 150 countries recently. It hold 25% market share in India, says the company. Continue reading “UCWeb releases UC Browser 9.0 for Android and Java based phones”

Sony Xperia P, go and E dual Android 4.1 update starts rolling out, Xperia S, SL and ion getting it from May end

Sony Mobile has announced that they have started rolling out Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update (v 6.2.A.0.400) for the Xperia P, Xperia go and the Xperia E dual. Sony Xperia J got the Jelly bean update last month, and the Xperia T and Xperia V got the update earlier this year. The Sony Xperia Tablet S got the Android 4.1 update last week. Sony confirmed Jelly Bean update for range of 2012 Xperia devices back in October. Sony Mobile has announced that the Xperia S,Xperia SL, Xperia ion and Xperia acro S would start receiving the Android 4.1 update from the end of May. Continue reading “Sony Xperia P, go and E dual Android 4.1 update starts rolling out, Xperia S, SL and ion getting it from May end”

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Unboxing

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Here is an exclusive unboxing video of the newly launched Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 which is coming soon to India as the Galaxy Note 510. We have the 16GB WiFi only version with us but this tablet should be coming out in a WiFi+3G fashion too in India when it launches.Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 8.0 during MWC 2013 and showed off the Note 510 at its regional forum event in Hyderabad.It is a 8.0 inch Android tablet running on Android 4.1.2 JellyBean and features a stylus known as S-Pen found on Samsung’s Note lineup of products. Check out the video below.

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Swype for Android out of beta, now available for download from Google Play

Swype for Android

Swype keyboard for Android finally leaves the beta tag, and is now available from Google Play Store for download for smartphones and tablets. With the release of the stable version of Swype 1.5, the Swype Beta v1.4.9 will expire on September 14, 2013. Swype keyboard for Android has living keyboard feature that builds a personal language to lean new words and it also predicts next words and Multimodal input with four input modalities on one keyboard such as letter to letter, predictive text input powered by XT9, Swype input and voice input. Continue reading “Swype for Android out of beta, now available for download from Google Play”

Sennheiser Momentum Headphones Unboxing

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Sennheiser sent us over these neat pair of Momentum headphones for review and here is a quick unboxing video of the same. They are around the ear headphones specially designed to be compatible with iPhone , iPad and iPod and feature Ambient Noise Isolation.There are a couple of interchangeable cables in the box , one of which includes a remote and microphone for music playback and calls.Yes , you can use headphones along with this cable for calling.

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Fly F45s with 4.5-inch IPS display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 11500

Fly F45s

Fly Mobiles has launched the Fly F45s, the company’s latest Android smartphone. It has a 4.5-inch (960 × 540 pixels) qHD capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 12-megapixel auto focus camera with LED Flash that can take 80 burst shots. It also has a 3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with dual standby. Videocon is also expected to launch the A47 with a 4.7-inch qHD display, Android 4.1 and a 12MP camera. The Celkon A119 Signature HD that we reviewed recently has a 5-inch HD display, but most of the features are similar to the Fly F45S.

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Facebook Messenger for Android updated with Stickers

Facebook has updated the Messenger app for Android that finally brings Sticker support. Facebook app for iPhone and iPad got updated to version 6.0 last week, that brought Chat Heads and Stickers. Even though the Facebook Messenger for Android got the Chat Heads feature couple of weeks back in the version 2.4.2 update, it has received Stickers in the latest 2.4.3 update. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger for Android updated with Stickers”

ZTE signs patent agreement with Microsoft for Android and Chrome devices

ZTE, popular Chinese smartphone and tablet manufacturer has announced that they have signed a patent licensing agreement with Microsot that covers ZTE devices running on Android and Chrome OS Platform, according to a recent report from Reuters. Microsoft had already signed agreement with others Android OEMs such as HTC, Samsung, LG and Acer and 15 others. Microsoft doesn’t have any deal with another popular Chinese Smartphone maker Huawei. Continue reading “ZTE signs patent agreement with Microsoft for Android and Chrome devices”

Apple sold 37.4 million iPhones, 19.5 million iPads – $43.6 billion revenue and $9.5 billion profit in Q2 2013

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Apple just announced it earnings for the quarter ended March 30 2013 or Q2 2013 with revenue of $43.6 billion and net profit of $9.5 billion after selling 37.4 million iPhones and 19.5 million iPads.The company also sold 4 million Macs.International sales contributed 66% of the revenue. Apple’s enormous cash pile increased to $145 billion. Looks like iPhone sales are slowing down in anticipation of the newer model. Apple sold 47.8 million iPhones in previous quarter in comparison. Continue reading “Apple sold 37.4 million iPhones, 19.5 million iPads – $43.6 billion revenue and $9.5 billion profit in Q2 2013”

Gaana v2.0 for iPhone brings Gaana+ premium service and more

Gaana for iPhone 2.0

Times Internet has released Gaana 2.0 app for iPhone that brings lot of new features including Gaana+ premium feature that would let you enjoy offline and ad-free music listening. This update also brings better search, multi-bit rate music streaming and more. Gaana Music app for Android, iPhone, BlackBerry and Java phones were released earlier this year, and the Gaana app for Windows Phone was launched last month. Saavn launched a similar Saavn Pro premium music service for iPhone recently. Continue reading “Gaana v2.0 for iPhone brings Gaana+ premium service and more”

Spice Mi-535 Stellar Pinnacle Pro with 5.3-inch IPS display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 14990

Spice Mi-535 Stellar Pinnacle Pro

S Mobility has launched the Mi-535 Stellar Pinnacle Pro, successor of the Mi-530 Stellar Pinnacle that was launched earlier this year. It was listed on online retailer Saholic earlier this week. It has a 5.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) IPS LCD display similar to the Mi-530, but this is powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8 MP auto focus camera with dual LED Flash and a 5 MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Spice Mi-535 Stellar Pinnacle Pro with 5.3-inch IPS display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 14990”

LG Optimus G Pro likely to launch in India by June

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LG announced its competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Note earlier this year in the form of the Optimus G Pro which is a large screen Android phone / Phablet and one of the first phones to be powered by the Snapdragon 600 processor. LG India has confirmed to FoneArena that it will soon launch the Optimus G Pro here in India most likely by June. LG is quite happy with the sales of the Optimus G in India and seems optimistic about the G Pro. Continue reading “LG Optimus G Pro likely to launch in India by June”

Videocon A47, A51, A53 and A45 spotted on official website

Videocon A47, A51 and A53

Looks like Videocon is all set to release range of Android smartphones. The Videocon A47 would be the company’s flagship device that would feature a ~~4.7-inch (960 × 540 pixels)~~ 5-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and a ~~1.2 GHz quad-core~~ 1GHz processor. It would run on ~~Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)~~ Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS. The Videocon A53 and the A51 would feature a 5.3-inch qHD (540 x 960 pixels) and a 5-inch FWVGA (854 x 480 pixels) touch screen displays respectively. Both these phones would be powered by a dual-core processors and run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). All these phones would come with dual SIM support. Continue reading “Videocon A47, A51, A53 and A45 spotted on official website”

Huawei Ascend Y300 Benchmarks

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Huawei launched the Ascend Y300, the company’s latest mid-range Android smartphone in India earlier this month. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. It has a 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play (MSM8225) processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with Emotion UI. Huawei uses this Snapdragon S4 chip in several devices including the Ascend G330D, G510 and G600, apart from the Ascend Y300. Let’s see how the device performs in the benchmark tests. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Y300 Benchmarks”