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Leaked Moto X video reveals an always listening Google Now with a sleeping screen

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Seemingly controlled, yet another new Moto X leak has been let loose on the Internet. This time, it’s not the Google Chariman, but the Canadian carrier Rogers. In a “Tech Talk Experts” video, Rogers shows off the black Moto X, which very much looks like the Nexus 4, but shows off rather intriguing functionality. The Moto X is always listening to your voice for commands, just like the Google glass and will let you talk to it, without touching the phone. Much like the Microsoft Kinect on the Xbox One, Google Now always keeps its ears open for a specific command, in this case – “Ok Google Now”. A few more interesting features have been revealed, but watch the video first –

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Asus Padfone Infinity Benchmarks

Asus unveiled the Padfone Infinity, 3rd Padfone in the series back in Feburuary at the MWC 2013. It went on sale in Taiwan back in April. We brought you the unboxing of the device last month, here we have the benchmarks of the device. It is powered by quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor clocked at 1.7 GHz with Adreno 320 GPU. It runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean).

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Micromax Canvas 4 A210 Benchmarks

Micromax Canvas 4 Benchmarks

Micromax unveiled the Canvas 4 A210, the company’s flagship smartphone at an event in Delhi earlier this week. We unboxed the device earlier this week, here we have the benchmarks of the device. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589 processor with PowerVR SGX544 MP2 GPU similar to the A116 Canvas HD . It comes with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display at 295 PPI pixel density. It runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). Let’s see how the phone stands up in these synthetic benchmarks.

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Nokia Lumia 920 vs Lumia 928 vs Lumia 925, is the 925 worth an upgrade?

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Nokia has launched three flagship models on the three main US carriers, with two models being a global version. The 920 launched first, with the 928 and the 925 following it up with some improvements here and there. The 925 being the latest one with some improvements, the only question that props up is, is it good enough to be an upgrade from the other two? Lets find out. Watch the video for a quick look and jump past the break for some detailed camera comparisons and stills.

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iBall Slide 3G 7334i Review

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iBall launched the Slide 3G 7334i recently. We brought you the unboxing of the device and the benchmarks last week, here we have the complete review of the tablet. This has Dual SIM support, voice calling capabilities and also has wireless FM radio. There are a lot of tablets in the Indian market priced less than 10k, but only few tablets come with Dual SIM support, Wireless FM and comes with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) out of the box. Let’s dive into the complete review to find out more about the tablet. Continue reading “iBall Slide 3G 7334i Review”

Whatsapp finally gets a huge update on Windows Phone, now with background agent and proper Emoji!

The saga of Whatsapp on Windows Phone has always been fueled with much hate since the app never really worked well out of the box and was always buggy. Having grown massively, Whatsapp left Windows Phone users to a sub par experience when compared with other platforms. The streaming API was hacked up and meddled with music playback and messages stopped refreshing inside the app occasionally. Annoying customers to the core, the app still has only a 3 star rating on the Windows Phone Store, but a new huge update to the app changes everything, again. Fixing all the problems that the app is known for, the company has provided the much needed huge update and looking at the early review, it seems all the major outstanding issues have been fixed.

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Nokia Lumia 1020 US retail price revealed, but what will it cost in India?

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If you just can’t get enough of the Nokia Lumia 1020, here’s more juicy information about the 41 megapixel camera phone. One of the most important factors of any phone launch is the pricing and it has been revealed on the show floor that the Nokia Lumia 1020 will go on sale in the US on July 28th, exclusive to AT&T at 299$, but what if it wasn’t? What would be its price if it was sold unlocked or off contract? The above image answers that exact question. Yes, it might cost 650$ unlocked, but that’s not going to happen due to the exclusivity. But then, the Lumia 1020 is a global phone too right? So what might be the cost in India when it launches here? Read on to find out.

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Official Nokia Lumia 1020 camera samples, zoom in for some insane 100% crops

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By now, you might already have seen us professing love for the Nokia Lumia 1020‘s 41 megapixel camera. While we were not allowed to transfer photo samples from the demo units on the show floor, we did get a lot of glimpses at some insanely detailed full resolution samples, as well as crystal clear 5MP oversampled photos on several Nokia devices here at the event. We noticed that some of the samples that were shown to us were already up on the official Nokia Press website, and like us, you might want to get ready to drop your jaws to the floor. Here are some handpicked full resolution, oversampled and low light “official” camera samples straight from Nokia for your viewing pleasure.

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Lava E-Tab Z7C+ Tablet with 3G, Voice calling coming soon for Rs. 8499

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Lava launched E-Tab Connect, the company’s first tablet with 3G support and voice calling back in March. Now E-Tab Z7C+ (Connect+), successor of the Connect tablet has appeared on online retail sites Flipkart and Saholic. It comes with a 7.0-inch (800 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has a SIM card slot that offers 3G connectivity and voice calling support. Not sure what has changed in this since the specifications look similar to its predecessor. Continue reading “Lava E-Tab Z7C+ Tablet with 3G, Voice calling coming soon for Rs. 8499”

Here’s what Microsoft did to accommodate Nokia Lumia 1020’s 41 MP camera on a Windows Phone

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So, the official Windows Blog has published a Q&A between Nokia’s Kevin Shields and Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore to explain an interesting doubt we’ve been having. What did Microsoft have to do, to accommodate the monstrosity of a sensor’s data into the Windows Phone’s pipes, especially when considering the fact that the MSM8960 chip actually cannot handle more than 20MPs of sensor data. So, how did Nokia do it, and what did Microsoft do to help Nokia bring this technology to Windows Phone? Lets find out what Joe Belfiore and Kevin Shields have to say, minus the extra crap from their Q&A. Read on.

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Nokia Lumia 1020 vs HTC One Hands On

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Nokia has finally unveiled their flagship camera phone, the Lumia 1020 few hours back at the New York event. We brought the hands-on impressions of the device soon after the event. We also got some time to do some hands on comparison. We compared the device with the HTC One, HTC’s latest flaghip device that feature a Ultrapixel camera.

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Vine for Android updated with Channels, Widget, Capture tools and more

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Vine for iPhone got lot of features in an update last week. These features are now available for Vine for Android that brings new channels (up to 15 channels in the explore screen including comedy, music, nature and more with theme and Popular feed), Fast capture widget to capture something in one click directly from the home screen, Revining option (like retweet) to share other’s vines and more new features. The Vine app for Android got option to protect a post in a minor update recently. Continue reading “Vine for Android updated with Channels, Widget, Capture tools and more”

Nokia Lumia 1020 vs iPhone 5 Hands On

Nokia’s much awaited camera centric handset, the Lumia 1020, was finally unveiled a short while back. We’ve had some time with the handset and you’ve already seen our impressions of the phone. We decided to pitch against some of the top smartphones out there. You’ve already seen our comparison of the Lumia 1020 vs the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom and now we compare the phone with the iPhone 5. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1020 vs iPhone 5 Hands On”

Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Lumia 920 Hands On

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Nokia finally unveiled the Lumia 1020 at an event in New York few hours back. We brought you the hands-on impressions of the impressive device earlier today. Here is the hands on comparison of the Lumia 1020 with the Nokia Lumia 920, the company’s first Windows Phone device with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). So, what has changed between the devices ? Let’s find out in the hands-on.

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Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Hands On

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Nokia finally unveiled the Lumia 1020 at an event in New York few hours back. We brought you the hands-on impressions of the device of impressive the device with a 41-megapixel camera sensor earlier today. We brought you a detailed comparison of the S4 Zoom with the Nokia Lumia 808, Nokia’s first 41-megapixel camera phone and the Samsung first smartphone with optical zoom. Here is the hands on comparison of the Lumia 1020 with the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom from the event.

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