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Which is the Best Smartphone Camera of 2013? – Vote in our blind test

2013 has been an eventful year for cameras on Smartphones. We have seen oversampling algorithms take advantage of huge sensors, increased pixel sizes subverting the megapixel race, optical image stabilization enabling great low light imaging and general widespread adoption of stacked CMOS sensors, making it one of those years when companies made their camera efforts serious. This also means that the traditional gap between the best and the rest has gotten a lot more closer. So, which is the best smartphone camera of this year? We have brought a number of flagship devices together to find out, in a blind test.

The results are out! Thanks for voting!

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Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet render shows cyan variant ahead of launch at Nokia World

By now it is pretty much assured that Nokia will be showing off a tablet device at the upcoming Nokia World event. Prolific leaker of upcoming devices, Evleaks, has let loose a render of the device that is expected to be called the Nokia Lumia 2520. While the press render shows the tablet in cyan, it is expected to be available in red, black and white variants as well. The screen is believed to be 10.1 inches and the tablet will have a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. Nokia-Lumia-2520-Evleaks Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet render shows cyan variant ahead of launch at Nokia World”

Micromax Bolt A58 with 3.5-inch display, Android 4.2 spotted on official website

Micromax Bolt A58

Micromax is all set to launch the Bolt A58,a new budget smartphone in the Bolt series. The Bolt A40 and the Bolt A67 went on sale recently. The Bolt A58 has surfaced on the official website. It comes with with a 3.5-inch (320 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1GHz dual-core MediaTek 6572M processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 2 MP rear camera without flash, but comes with 3G support. It also has dual SIM support with dual standby similar to most of the Micromax smartphones. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt A58 with 3.5-inch display, Android 4.2 spotted on official website”

Karbonn A99, A16 and A12+ with now available, A18+ coming soon

Karbonn A99, A16, A12 Plus and A18 Plus

Karbonn has released three new phones in the Indian markets. Karbonn A99, A16 and A12+ is now available online and the A18+ is listed online as coming soon. The A99, A16 and A12+ comes with about 4-inch display, while the A18+ features a 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) display. These are powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor, run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and features a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash with a front-facing camera. These have 3G and dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Karbonn A99, A16 and A12+ with now available, A18+ coming soon”

HTC One mini officially launched in India for Rs. 36,790

The HTC One mini was announced as the company’s answer to people wanting a compact version of the popular flagship – One, but it arguably did a “mini” on the specifications too, which left people wanting more, especially with that price tag. As if things couldn’t get any worse, the One mini has finally gotten its official launch in India, and it has a MOP price of Rs. 36,790, well above the earlier price some e-tailers had posted. While the price may be a bit on the higher side, the One mini does bring a lot of features that were made popular by the One, including the 4 MP UltraPixel camera, the HTC Zoe camera feature and a really good SLCD2 screen spanning 4.3 inches and sporting a 1280×720 resolution. It is definitely good looking too, borrowing from the design on the One, but with more polycarbonate on the sides and the front.

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Xolo Play Tab 7.0 with 7-inch HD display and Tegra 3 processor launched for Rs. 12999

Xolo Play Tab 7.0

Xolo has launched the Play Tab 7.0, the company’s latest tablet in the Play series as we reported last month. It has a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) multi-touch IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core Tegra 3 processor with ULP GeForce GPUand runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and packs a 4000 mAh battery. Xolo launched the Xolo Tab last month powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 and voice calling, but this lacks 3G support or voice calling. Continue reading “Xolo Play Tab 7.0 with 7-inch HD display and Tegra 3 processor launched for Rs. 12999”

Aircel introduces cheap Pocket Internet 3G plans starting at Rs. 128 for 1GB per month

Aircel, one of the leading mobile operators in India, has followed Reliance Mobile’s footsteps by launching a new and cheap tariff for 3G data plans. The 3G data pack rates have almost been halved in this case, and now are even more affordable. It used to cost Rs. 250 for 1GB of data in the Chennai circle, but now it is just Rs. 128 and the data pack rates slightly vary for other regions. There is also a new Pocket Internet Rs. 27 data pack that offers unlimited 2G/3G data for 7 days, with a FUP of 750 MB. The new tariff is much needed for rapid uptake in 3G and we think we will see it happen once all the operators introduce this new pack. Check after the break for the complete breakdown of the tariff.

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Airtel myPlan customized plans launched to boost post-paid subscriber base

Airtel myPlan

Airtel has launched myPlan, a new option for post-paid subscribers to customize a plan suitable for them in three easy steps. This lets you pick the rentals, benefits and top ups. You can choose monthly rental priced between Rs. 199 and Rs. 999. Once you choose a monthly rental you can choose myPacks, which are free benefits, finally you can choose boosters at a nominal rate. Airtel is the first telecom operator in the country to offer such flexible plan, says the company. Continue reading “Airtel myPlan customized plans launched to boost post-paid subscriber base”

Nokia Lumia 1020 goes on sale in India for Rs. 47222

Nokia Lumia 1020 is finally on sale in India from the official Nokia Shop, as they promised last month. It was announced back in July and was launched in India last month. It went on pre-order in India for Rs. 49,999 last week. The Lumia 1020 is the first Windows Phone smartphone to feature a 41-megapixel camera sensor. It also has 6 lens optics similar to the Lumia 925 and also comes with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) that was first introduced in the Lumia 920. The Lumia 1020 has Xenon flash to shoot better images in low lighting condition and also LED flash for video recording. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1020 goes on sale in India for Rs. 47222”

Evernote for BlackBerry 10 updated with Checkboxes, Image and Audio support

Evernote for BlackBerry 10

Evernote has updated the BlackBerry 10 app with a lot of new features including checkboxes, improved image support and audio recording. The new Checkbox option lets you add Checkboxes in notes and also lets you uncheck the items. The checkbox option is present above the keyboard when you start editing a note. No you can attach images and audio recording to your notes. You can open a new note and click the respective option to add images or record audio. Continue reading “Evernote for BlackBerry 10 updated with Checkboxes, Image and Audio support”

Plants vs. Zombies 2 for Android released globally

Plants vs. Zombies 2 released for iPhone and iPad back in August. It saw a soft roll out in Australia and New Zealand last week. Now the game is available for all the Android users globally. This is a sequel to the first Plants vs. Zombies games, and this is a time-traveling adventure that lets you play through different historical eras. In this game you join Crazy Dave on a crazy adventure to destroy zombies with an army of powerful new plants, super charge them with Plant Food and power up your defenses with amazing new ways to protect your brain. Continue reading “Plants vs. Zombies 2 for Android released globally”

Twitter for Android arrives for Tablets, debuts on Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition

Twitter has finally released the official Android app for tablets. It is not available for all the tablets yet, but Twitter has announced that the app would first be available for Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition. The Landscape view shows Tweets, conversations, Trends, accounts to follow and more. You can just tap a tweet that expand on the right side to show photos, videos and previews. Continue reading “Twitter for Android arrives for Tablets, debuts on Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition”

Apple Might Be Cutting iPhone 5C Production

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Reports say that Apple might be reducing the production of it’s iPhone 5C by 50% – from 300,000 units to 150,000 units. The source which leaked of the iPhone 5S and 5C before their announcements, claims that the reason behind this is the fall in the Grey market pricing for the phone.

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Apple iPhone 5s Camera Samples

The Apple iPhone 5s that we unboxed earlier is very much an “s” upgrade of the 5. The first upgrade for the 3g to the 3gs involved a better 3.2 megapixel camera, the second one from 4 to the 4s brought a 8 megapixel camera and the difference in quality was massive, and now we are at the third “s” upgrade which has brought upon significant improvements for the camera, but this time, it’s not about the megapixels. Apple has subverted the megapixel movement and, much like what HTC did, has improved the pixel size. The pixel size might be a marginal increase but Apple claims that it really shows in the photos. Well, does it?

That’s exactly what we are going to see below, with several camera samples from our iPhone 5s for an objective look at the quality. We’ll be comparing it with the iPhone 5 and several other devices at a later stage, but for now, dive in!

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Gionee Elife E6 Benchmarks

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Gionee launched the Elife E6 in India last week. We brought you the unboxing of the device recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. It is powered by a quad-core MediaTek 6589T processor clocked at 1.5 GHz with PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU similar to the Elife E5. Even though this has a faster processor, this has a high-resolution display, so the GPU scores would be less than the Elife E5 that we reviewed recently. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD display based on one-glass solution (OGS+) technology and Gorilla glass 3 protection and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) with Amigo UI. Let’s find out how this compete with other devices in range of synthetic benchmark tests.

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