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Sony Xperia i1 Honami camera phone new images surface

Sony Xperia i1 leak

The first blurry image of the Xperia i1 codenamed ‘Honami’ surfaced earlier this month along with the rumored specs, now a clear image of the device has surfaced on a Brazilian website Techtudo. It confirms that the phone would have a 20-megapixel rear camera but it would not come with interchangeable lenses as rumored. The top image shows the Xperia i1 in the center with the Xperia Z Ultra and the Xperia ZQ (Brazilian variant of the Xperia ZL). It adds that the phone would come with a non-removable glass back similar to the Xperia Z with the microSIM and microSD are on the side of the device Continue reading “Sony Xperia i1 Honami camera phone new images surface”

Videocon A55HD with 5-inch HD display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 13499

Videocon A55HD

Videocon Mobiles has launched the A55HD, the company’s latest flagship smartphone. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display at 295 PPI with one-glass solution (OGS) technology. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash with Panorama Shot and up to 40 Continuous Shots (Burst) and a 3.2 -megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One with stock Android goes sale on Google Play in USA

Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One Google Play edition

Google has started selling the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One running stock Android. in the U.S through the Google Play. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition was announced the Google I/O last month and the HTC One running stock Android was announced at the end of last month. Both these phones run on stock Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Google is calling these the Google Play edition and the phones would automatically receive updates of the latest Android software. Both the phones are Unlocked and contract free. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One with stock Android goes sale on Google Play in USA”

Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour Meltdown update for Android brings new maps, weapons and more

Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour Meltdown update for Android

Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour has received the Meltdown, a huge update finally that brings lot of new features including 3 new maps, 1 new specialization, 2 new weapons, new perks, 2 new game modes and lots more. This update also has new features including option to Edit your signature to display your clan prefix, Play a random Ranked game, Turkish language support, New Kill Signature, New Inbox system! and more. The update for the Modern Combat 4 for iPhone and iPad was released last week.

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Foursquare for Android and iPhone updated with option to check in your friends

Foursquare for Android and iPhone Friends Checkin

Foursquare has updated both the Android (v2013.06.25) and iPhone (v6.2.2) apps that brings new features including option to check in your friends when you’re out together. Last year both the Foursquare apps got option to mention your Foursquare friends in your check-in, now the new check-in option to check-in everyone. Continue reading “Foursquare for Android and iPhone updated with option to check in your friends”

Celkon CT910+ HD 7-inch tablet with voice calling launched for Rs. 7999

Celkon CT910 Plus HD

Celkon has launched the CT910+ HD, successor of the CT910. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera, VGA front-facing camera and 3G support via SIM card slot with voice calling capabilities similar to the Celkon CT888 that was launched back in April. Continue reading “Celkon CT910+ HD 7-inch tablet with voice calling launched for Rs. 7999”

LG Optimus L4 II Dual gets priced at Rs. 9850 officially

LG Optimus L4 II Dual (E445) that was announced along with the Optimus L4 II last month has been priced officially on the LG India website. It has a 3.8-inch (320 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz MediaTek MT6575 and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, dual SIM support with dual standby and a dedicated SIM switch key similar to the other dual SIM L Series II devices. Continue reading “LG Optimus L4 II Dual gets priced at Rs. 9850 officially”

Airtel and Google partner to launch Free Zone, offers free access to Search, Gmail and Google+

Airtel Free Zone

Bharti Airtel has tied up with Google to launch of Free Zone powered by Google that would let Airtel mobile customers access to Google Search, Gmail and Google+ in India. These don’t work with the Google apps, and you need to use mobile web search and feature-phone-friendly versions of Gmail and Google+ . The first page of a website linked from search results is provided at no data cost. It is also optimized for non-smartphones or feature phones with data access. Continue reading “Airtel and Google partner to launch Free Zone, offers free access to Search, Gmail and Google+”

Mercury mTAB Lite 7-inch tablet with voice calling launched for Rs. 6000

Mercury mTab Lite

Kobian has launched the mTAB Lite, a new 7-inch tablet. It has a 7-inch ( 800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen, powered by a 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 0.3-megapixel pixel rear and front-facing cameras. It has 2G data connectivity and voice calling through a SIM card slot and packs a 2700 mAh battery. It has Adobe Flash 11.1 built-in speaker.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 CPU, LTE-Advanced announced

Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A

Samsung has announced the Galaxy S4 LTE-A, world’s first LTE Advanced-capable smartphone in Korea that would offer twice the speeds of LTE. It has a 5-inch Full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) similar to the Galaxy S4, but this one is powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor instead of Snapdragon 600 in the LTE version of the Galaxy S4. Other features are the same including a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, Full HD video recording, 2-megapixel front-facing camera and 2600 mAh battery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 CPU, LTE-Advanced announced”

Idea launches Choice Recharge and Choice Number offers in Maharashtra & Goa

Idea Cellular has launched two new offers, Choice Recharge and Choice Number in Maharashtra & Goa circle. The company already introduced the Choice Recharge offer in Tamil Nadu that lets you choose Idea to Idea Calling, SMS, Local Mobile Minutes and Internet offers with a single pack. The Choice Number offer would let new subscribers in Maharashtra & Goa to opt for a number of their choice when they connect with the Idea network in the circle. Continue reading “Idea launches Choice Recharge and Choice Number offers in Maharashtra & Goa”

HP Slate 21 AiO PC with 21.5-inch full HD display, Tegra 4 processor, Android 4.2 announced

HP Slate 21 AiO PC

HP has announced the Slate 21, the company’s first All in One (AiO) PC that runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 21.5-inch full HD capacitive touch screen reclining IPS touchscreen with wide viewing angles and powered by a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor. You can adjust the screen between 15 and 70 degrees with your hand and can also mount the AiO using a standard VESA mount. It has DTS Sound for immersive audio experience and comes pre-loaded with Kingsoft Office for editing office files. HP announced the SlateBook x2 with 10.1-inch Full HD display and Tegra 4 last month. Continue reading “HP Slate 21 AiO PC with 21.5-inch full HD display, Tegra 4 processor, Android 4.2 announced”

Apple iPhone 5S prototype with A7 chip surfaces

iPhone 5S and iPhone 5

Apple is expected to release the next iPhone later this year, now a rumored prototype of the device has surfaced online that reveals that the phone might feature the next-gen A7 chip. The Apple iPhone 5 had a A6 chip with and the Apple iPad 4 had a A6X chip that is two times faster than the previous A5X chip. The new chip in the prototype has the model number of APL0698 instead of APL0598 which is the A6 chip in the iPhone 5. The A6X has the model number of APL5598 and the first digit of the model number varies if there is a slight increment and the second digit changes when transitioning to a new family, says Macrumors. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 5S prototype with A7 chip surfaces”

Age of Empires to land on iOS and Android in 2013, more first party games later

age-of-empires-ios-android

In a landmark change to the mobile gaming scenario, Microsoft has decided to bring some of its hugely popular first party titles to iOS and Android beginning with the Age of Empires in 2013. This is facilitated thanks to a license agreement by Microsoft with Klab, a mobile game developer in Japan which plans to port Age of Empires within this year to iOS and Android.

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Sony Xperia C with 5-inch display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2 announced

Sony Xperia C

Sony Mobile has also announced the Xperia C, a mid-range device in the Xperia series. It has a 5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, Exmor R sensor and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It is capable of recording 1080p HD videos. It has a LED notification light below the display and has dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Sony Xperia C with 5-inch display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2 announced”