In London earlier this week Huawei unveiled their latest Android smartphone, the Ascend P6. The announcement of the Ascend P6 took place on 6.18, a significant date for Huawei’s latest device. Let’s take a closer look at the Ascend P6. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P6 Hands On”
Qualcomm has expanded the Snapdragon 200 line-up with new set of SoCs (System On Chip) with the new Adreno 302 GPU. Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 200 chip at the CES 2013 back in January and detailed the features of the 8225Q and 8625Q it in February. The new 8×10 and 8×12 processors have ARM Cortex A7 CPUs, based on 28nm process technology and has support for HSPA+ (up to 21Mbps) and TD-SCDMA. The 8610 and 8210 would have dual-core CPUs and the 8612 and 8212 would come with quad-core CPUs, all clocked at 1.2 GHz per core and Adreno 302 GPU. Qualcomm would also release Qualcomm Reference Design (QRD) versions of the processors. Continue reading “Qualcomm announces new Snapdragon 200 dual-core and quad-core chips”
LG Electronics and Qualcomm Incorporated has announced that the next generation Optimus G successor in the Optimus line-up would be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor (MSM8974). Qualcomm introduced the Snapdragon 800 processor was announced at the CES 2013 earlier this year and the benchmarks of the Snapdragon 800 blows the other competitors out of water. LG was the first manufacturer to use the Snapdragon 600 chip on their Optimus G Pro that would launch in India soon. Continue reading “Next LG Optimus G series Smartphone to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor”
Jivi Mobile has launched the Jivi 2010, a feature phone with a dedicated SOS button aimed at women. In case of any emergency or eventuality, user needs to long-press the SOS button and the phone starts calling 5 pre-defined numbers one by one. In case any of the numbers is busy or does not take the call, a SMS message is sent to the number. After this, the phone dials other numbers on the pre-defined list – thereby ensuring much needed help. Continue reading “Jivi 2010 phone for Ladies with One Press SOS button launched at Rs. 1699”
Spice Coolpad Mi-515, the company’s latest mid-range Android smartphone is now available from online retailer Saholic. It has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and DTS audio. The Spice Stellar Prime Mi-510 with 5-inch FWVA display and Android 4.2 has been listed on the Spice website with the complete specs. Continue reading “Spice Coolpad Mi-515 with 5-inch display, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 9990, Stellar Prime Mi-510 coming soon”
Samsung Galaxy Core (GT-I8262), a mid-range Android smartphone has been spotted on Samsung India website. It was announced last month and packs a 4.3-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) LCD capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash and a 0.3MP (VGA)front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support with Smart dual SIM feature that lets you receive calls on SIM 1 even when utilizing SIM 2. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Core launching in India soon”
You might have noticed the icon with action status on the Facebook for desktop. The Facebook app for iPhone and iPad has been updated to version 6.2 that brings option to share you mood using icons along with an action you are doing in your status. This update also brings option to easily change who can see something you’ve shared which would let you keep the shared items within a group and start a new conversation with photos. This feature was introduced for Android in the 3.3 update last week. The Android app did not get the new action and icon status updates yet. Continue reading “Facebook v6.2 update for iPhone and iPad brings icons with action status updates”
HTC just introduced the successor to the Butterfly at an event in Taiwan. Called the Butterfly S, the handset looks very similar to the model it replaces. However, the phone has now been equipped with the same front facing BoomSound speakers as seen on the HTC One. The operating system too gets the HTC’s spanking new Sense 5 UI layer that we quite liked when we reviewed the One.
Interrupting my usual Internet binging over a daily 2 hour commute, was a message from my operator. The message said I had exhausted my 2 GB limit for high speed internet this month, and now will be forced to a ridiculously low speed of 64 kbps. Say what?! Yes, I understand the concept of a fair usage policy thank you very much, and hey, apparently, I can either go through with the reduced speeds or order an add-on pack for an additional 250 rupees for a GB of 3G data. How lovely!
Continue reading “Opinion – Why 3G Fair Usage Policy is Retarded”
Huawei launched the Ascend Mate (MT1-U06), the company’s latest flagship Android smartphone in India yesterday, here we have the review of the device. Huawei did not launch the Ascend P1 or the D1 that were unveiled at the MWC 2012, and it is good to see it bringing the Ascend Mate that was unveiled at the CES 2013. The company would bring the Ascend D2 soon that was also unveiled at the CES earlier this year. Let’s dive into the review. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Mate Review”
Nokia 301 that was announced earlier this year at the MWC 2013 is now available in India from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixels) display and runs on Series 40 OS. One of the main highlight of the device is its 3.2-megapixel rear camera with unique panorama, sequential shot which takes shots at 3-5 fps. It also lets you choose the perfect picture and self-portrait feature that uses voice prompts to tell you how to position the phone so your face is properly in the frame. It comes with dual SIM support with Easy Swap Dual SIM. It has Nokia Slam Bluetooth sharing feature. Continue reading “Nokia 301 Dual SIM phone now available in India for Rs. 5149”
Gaana app has been updated to version 2.0 for Android that is now more stable, brings significantly improved search and Gaana+ music service that offers multi-bit rate 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 back in March. Gaana 2.0 for iPhone with Gaana+ subscription was launched back in April. Continue reading “Gaana for Android v2.0 update brings Gaana+ premium service and improved search”
Nvidia, one of the world’s leading graphics providers, has announced that it will start licensing its GPU technology for other SoC manufacturers, starting with the Kepler series of GPUs. This move comes at a time when most smartphone manufacturers have moved away from Nvidia’s Tegra SoC, which was supposed to provide the much needed boost to the company’s flailing mobile portfolio. Nvidia Tegra, while good at games, lacked in raw performance and most importantly, battery life. Tegra chips were Nvidia’s SoC play at the mobile market, and now, like their core PC business, the Kepler based GPUs will be licensed to willing manufacturers.
Continue reading “Nvidia announces GPU licensing starting with Kepler, to compete with PowerVR”
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”
2K and Firaxis Games have announced the XCOM: Enemy Unknown for iOS devices. It is an award winning turn-based tactical role-playing video game the is already available for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and recently launched for Mac OS X. The game has been optimized for the touch interface of iOS devices.It comes with GameCenter support and utilizes iCloud functionality that would let players save games across their iOS devices. Continue reading “XCOM: Enemy Unknown coming to iPhone and iPad on June 20th”
