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Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Benchmarks

Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 Reference devices

We are here in San Francisco on invitation from Qualcomm to benchmark their Snapdragon 800 processor (MSM8974) which features a 28nm HPm quad core Krait 400 CPU capable of running at 2.3 GHz per core and the new Adreno 330 GPU. It is expected to be the fastest mobile processor in the market and even beat the Samsung Exynos 5 Octa and Qualcomm’s own Snapdragon 600 processor in terms of benchmarks and performance. Dive in and take a look at the jaw dropping numbers in the Benchmarks. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Benchmarks”

Huawei Ascend P6 with 4.7-inch 720p display, 6.18mm slim metallic body, Android 4.2 announced

Huawei Ascend P6

Huawei has finally announced the Ascend P6, the company’s latest flagship smartphone with metallic body at an event in London. It comes with a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display based on in-cell LCD screen technology and MagicTouch that is responsive even when wearing gloves, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with new Emotion UI that comes with panoramic shoot, facial recognition photography, Themes, enhanced Easy Panel with profile selection. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, F2.0 aperture and 4cm macro and 1080P full HD video recording and has IMAGESmart software with lot of features including HDR video recordin. It packs a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with auto facial-enhancing capabilities for self portraits. It is just 6.18 mm thick and weighs just 120 grams. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P6 with 4.7-inch 720p display, 6.18mm slim metallic body, Android 4.2 announced”

Aircel to offer special short-term prepaid SIM Cards for Amarnath yatra pilgrims

Aircel has announced that they will offer special short-term prepaid Yatra SIM Cards and seamless mobile coverage for the pilgrims of Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir during the yatra. The company would also set-up special counters in Jammu, Pahalgam, Baltal and more locations in Jammu and Kashmir to make these special SIM cards available to the yatris. Continue reading “Aircel to offer special short-term prepaid SIM Cards for Amarnath yatra pilgrims”

iBall Slide 7334i with 7-inch display, 3G and Voice calling launched for Rs. 10499

iBall Slide 3G 7334i

iBall has launched the Slide 7334i, the company’s latest Android tablet. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a dual-core 1 GHz Cortex A9 processor. It runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera with flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with 3G on both, voice calling and FM Radio. Celkon launched the CT888 Tablet with a similar 7-inch display and FM Radio, but it has a single-core processor and runs on Android ICS. Continue reading “iBall Slide 7334i with 7-inch display, 3G and Voice calling launched for Rs. 10499”

Developer page indicates upcoming Snapdragon 800 based Nokia Windows RT tablet?

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Take this with a pinch of salt but some of the deep rooted developer pages belonging to Nokia have recently added references to “Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8974” and “Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8274” both of which are part of the new range of Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoCs, which are currently the fastest chips on the market, alas with not a single device based on it yet. Qualcomm just announced its support for Windows RT 8.1 by readying its Snapdragon 800 chipsets for it. And now we are seeing Nokia add references to it on its website, co-incidence? While the recently leaked phablet comes to mind, there’s always a possibility of a Windows RT tablet from Nokia, as it has been rumored for a long time now.

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Vodafone cuts 2G data rates for Pay As You Go customers up to 80%

Vodafone India has announced that they have reduced the 2G data rates for the Pay as you Go (PAYG) users up to 80%. The charges are down to 2p/10KB from the previous rate of 10p/10KB. This rate would be applicable for all pre-paid and post-paid customers using 2G network on a Pay as you Go basis, which would be affordable for those who use mobile internet in a limited way. Vodafone revised their 3G data plans last June that made additional usage charges after free data and The Pay As You Go (PAYG) rate for the customers customers as 2p/10KB on a 3G network. Continue reading “Vodafone cuts 2G data rates for Pay As You Go customers up to 80%”

LG Optimus G Pro sales surpass 1 million units in Korea

LG Optimus G Pro 1 Million Korea

LG has announced that the sales (to supply channel) of their latest flagship, the Optimus G Pro has surpassed 1 million units in their home county Korea, in less than 4 months of launch. The LG Optimus G Pro was unveiled in February, that went on sale in Korea on February 21st. The LG Optimus G Pro sales crossed 500 thousand units in Korea back in April in less than 40 days after the launch. Continue reading “LG Optimus G Pro sales surpass 1 million units in Korea”

HTC Desire 200 with 3.5-inch display, Beats Audio announced

HTC Desire 200

HTC has officially announced the Desire 200, the company’s latest budget Android smartphone. It was leaked recently and has a 3.5-inch (320 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and features a 5-megapixel camera. Details about the Android version is not available but it is likely to be 4.0 or 4.1. It has Beats audio support and comes with in-ear headset. The looks like an enhanced version Desire C that was launched last year. Even the rear part of the device looks similar to the Desire C. It has the HTC Data Manager that lets you manage your data usage. Continue reading “HTC Desire 200 with 3.5-inch display, Beats Audio announced”

Huawei Ascend Mate launched in India for Rs. 24900

Huawei Ascend Mate-3

Huawei has launched the Ascend Mate, the company’s latest flagship Android smartphone in India. It went on sale online few days back. It has a 6.1-inch 720p display with Corning Gorilla glass protection. It features magic touch technology that would let you use the phone even with gloves. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Hi-Silicon K3V2 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s Emotion UI 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. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Mate launched in India for Rs. 24900”

Pelican Imaging shows off Mobile array camera with 3D video capture, 3D printing and more

Pelican Imaging 3D printing arrary camera

Pelican Imaging announced the array camera for smartphones earlier this year. Now the company has released a new video that show off the depth-enabled features of the array camera including 3D printing, all-in-focus image capture, linear measurement, and 3D video capture. The camera can capture still images and video footage with depth information of the scene. You can perform several actions such as refocusing, selecting multiple objects of focus, measuring distance between any two points, or creating a depth map/3D model of any scene. The camera is about 50% of the thickness of the top-end camera modules used in mobile phones says the company. Continue reading “Pelican Imaging shows off Mobile array camera with 3D video capture, 3D printing and more”

TRAI: Roaming charges for Calls and SMS to be cheaper from July 1st

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has reduced the limit for national roaming tariff for calls and SMS. They have also issued a new regime for the telecom providers to offer unlimited roaming through Special Tariff Vouchers (STVs) and Combo Vouchers. Several operators such as Airtel, Vodafone and Aircel and cheaper roaming rates through tariff vouchers, Videocon offers free incoming calls without any processing fee or a special tariff vouchers. Continue reading “TRAI: Roaming charges for Calls and SMS to be cheaper from July 1st”

Skype video messaging graduates to release on every platform except Windows Phone

Skype for iPhone and iPad 4.6

The video messaging service from Skype has been lurking in devices as a beta feature for quite a while now, but has finally gained the official status and launched on major platforms like Windows, iOS, Android and Mac. The voicemail-like feature is present even on the Blackberry devices now, but surprisingly has evaded Windows Phone, which is disappointing. The video messaging feature is completely free of charge and is available for all accounts effective immediately. We think it is a nice feature on the whole, and here is a demo video explaining the usability –

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Windows Phone’s Bing Voice Recognition Now More Accurate and Twice as Fast

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Microsoft Research has been sitting on various improvements it made to the AI voice and natural language recognition for a while now, but today Microsoft’s research team and the Bing team have allowed Windows Phone to get a taste of it. Showed off earlier in a tech demo at one of the various developer conferences, the new update to Bing’s voice search and voice recognition is now twice as fast and about 15% more accurate. This update is gradually rolling out for Windows Phone users in the US right now, and will eventually reach out to the rest of the world in the coming weeks and months.

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iOS 7 game controller for iPhone surfaces

iOS 7 controller

First image of the iPhone controller has surfaced online. Apple announced the support API for 3rd-party MFi game controllers at the end of the iOS 7 demo at the WWDC earlier this month. Kotaku who managed to get an image of the controller reveals that the controller would be made by Logitech. It adds that the controller is large enough to fit an iPhone 5. It also has a lightning port, 4-way controller on the left and D-Pad on the right side. Continue reading “iOS 7 game controller for iPhone surfaces”

Sony i1 Honami Camera phone leaks in blurry image, rumored specs surface

Sony i1 Honami leak

Sony i1 (codenamed Honami), the company’s upcoming flagship camera phone has been in the news for quite some time. This would be the first device in Sony’s new philosophy – One Sony strategy announced at the MWC 2012. Now a blurry image of the device has been revealed. Previous rumor revealed that the phone would feature a 1/1.6″ Exmor RS stacked sensor with Sony Cybershot G Lens, the new rumor says that it would feature a 2/3″ or 1/1.5″ sensor. The report also reveals that the phone would come with interchangeable lenses. It also reveals a 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 processor and Android 4.2.2 with a new Xperia UI. It is expected to come with IP 55/58 ratings for dust and water resistance. Continue reading “Sony i1 Honami Camera phone leaks in blurry image, rumored specs surface”