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Lenovo’s strong first quarter boosted by more mobile device shipments than PCs

Lenovo is one of the few companies that is doing good in both the PC and smart devices industry. As a fruit of its efforts, it has had a very successful first quarter in 2013, which ended June 30 with a revenue of US$8.8 billion which is a ten percent increase year-over-year. Also the company’s pre-tax income grew to US$215 million which is a 16% increase year-over-year and earnings grew by 23% year-over-year to US$174 million.

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Nokia Pro Camera now available for Lumia 920, 925 and 928

Nokia Pro Camera Lumia 925

Nokia introduced the Pro Camera app with Lumia 1020 that brought option to control various features for users who want complete control over the camera. Now Nokia has announced that the app is available for the other flagship Lumia smartphones, the Lumia 920, 925 and 928. Since all these phones have Optical image Stabilisation (OIS) and better low light performance, manual control offer freedom for users to capture excellent images. Continue reading “Nokia Pro Camera now available for Lumia 920, 925 and 928”

Sony Honami could come with 4K video recording reveals leaked slide

Sony Honami has been going around the internet for quite some time now and we will have to wait for another couple of weeks before it goes official just before the IFA. We have been hearing various things about this Sony flagship that is expected to take Sony forward in the race for the best smartphone camera.

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Country wise distribution list for Samsung Galaxy Note III leaked

Curious to know whether you’ll be getting the Exynos Octa Core powered variant of Samsung’s next top of the range phablet or will you be using a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 powered variant ? SamMobile claim to have got their hands on a country wise distribution list of said handset that will inform you exactly which variant you’ll be getting.

The report goes on to state that the LTE variant of the handset ie SM-N9005 will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) processor clocked at 2.3Ghz and will be paired with an Adreno 330 GPU. It will feature 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM. While this will carry on in the 3G variant as well, the processor will be switched with the Samsung Exynos 5420 Octa Core CPU and will be paired with the Mali-T628 MP6 GPU. China will also be getting a dual SIM version of the handset that will also have the Exynos 5420 Octa Core CPU. We’ve embedded the entire distribution list below for your perusal. Continue reading “Country wise distribution list for Samsung Galaxy Note III leaked”

Celkon A107+ Signature One with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched

Celkon A107 Plus Signature One

Celkon has launched the company’s latest Android smartphones A107+ Signature One, successor of the A107 Signature One that was launched back in May. It has a 5-inch (480×800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Other features are similar to its predecessor including dual SIM support with dual standby and supports 2G (EDGE) connectivity. It has an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Celkon A107+ Signature One with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched”

Plants vs. Zombies 2 for iPhone and iPad released

Plants vs. Zombies 2 for iPhone and iPad

PopCap games has finally released the Plants vs. Zombies 2 for iPhone and iPad. The game was supposed to be released on July 18th, but it was delayed. The sequel lets 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 iPhone and iPad released”

Google+ v4.1 for Android to bring Drive support, improved location sharing and more

Google Plus for Android v4.1

Google+ for Android to get a major update to version 4.1 that would bring lot of new features including option to switch between Google+ accounts, Google apps admin support, Google Drive support to store photos and video, better location sharing and more. From this version Messenger support would be removed since Google Hangouts takes care of messaging and video calls. It also brings the most requested pull-to-refresh. Continue reading “Google+ v4.1 for Android to bring Drive support, improved location sharing and more”

3D Home is a home screen launcher for Android

3D Home for Android

3D Home for Android is a new 3D home screen launcher. This offers 3D experience including customization, different menu interface, scroll-able dock and lots more. Wish they could have added more customizable options, other this is a decent free launcher. It works on devices running on Android 4.0 ICS and later and 1GB of RAM is recommended. Continue reading “3D Home is a home screen launcher for Android”

Google Nexus 7 (2013) Review

Google’s Nexus program is aimed at providing an Android experience the way the California based company meant it to be. Now in its second iteration, the Nexus 7 manufactured by Asus is sharper, faster and just a bit more expensive. Does it still pack the same value and punch that made the original perhaps the best Android tablet on the market ? Read on to find out. Continue reading “Google Nexus 7 (2013) Review”

Nimbuzz Messenger 2.6 for Android gets new UI and features

Nimbuzz messenger for Android v2.6

Nimbuzz Messenger for Android has received a major update to version 2.6 that brings a new User Interface and features including Easy Swipe between chat screens, new emoticons, richer user profiles, notification center and a redesigned dialer. Nimbuzz has seen tremendous success on Android and with this product revamp, we are extremely confident that we will be able to add greater value to our users in their daily lives, said Vikas Saxena, CEO of Nimbuzz. Continue reading “Nimbuzz Messenger 2.6 for Android gets new UI and features”

Tata Docomo launches Freedom Offer in Andhra Pradesh, get 1947 MB of 2G data for Rs. 32

Tata DOCOMO, the unified telecom brand of Tata Teleservices has launched Freedom offer in Andhra Pradesh just in time for the Independence Day. This would let 2G pre-paid customers enjoy 1947 MB of 2G data on recharge of Rs. 32. This offer is available to all GSM pre-paid customers on 2G network. Usually the Rs. 32 pack offers just 600 MB of data. Other operators are yet to announce their Independence Day offers. Continue reading “Tata Docomo launches Freedom Offer in Andhra Pradesh, get 1947 MB of 2G data for Rs. 32”

Meizu MX2 Review

The first words that usually come to our mind at the mention of a Chinese phone are cheap, unreliable and poorly built. But it didn’t take long to see that these are plain misconceptions, especially with devices like the Oppo Find 5. The Meizu MX2 invoked similar reactions from us, as we were starting to use and test this gorgeous device. As a company that has been widely known for making iPhone clones like the M8, the Meizu MX was a refreshing change and a departure from the cloning legacy, and the MX2 is an improvement upon its predecessor in good measure. So, how good is the Meizu MX2? Read on to find out.

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Maxx Mobile launches 15 new devices including 4 Android smartphones and a tablet

MAXX AX50

Maxx Mobile has launched 15 new devices in India, just in time for the Independence Day. This include, 10 feature phones, 4 Android smartphones and a tablet. These devices are available at varied price points based on the customer’s need says Maxx Mobile. The Android smartphones include, AX5 Plus, AX40, AX353 and the AX50. The Maxx Tablet is the Tab 722 and the feature phones include, MT280, MX426, MX425e, MX501, MX514, MX247, MX152T, MX153T, MX504, MT350. Continue reading “Maxx Mobile launches 15 new devices including 4 Android smartphones and a tablet”

Samsung W789 Hennessy flip phone with dual 3.3-inch displays, Android 4.1 announced in China

Samsung SCH-W789 Hennessy

Samsung has made Hennessy (SCH-W789), their latest Android smartphone with dual displays official. It is a flip phones that has a pair of 3.3-inch (320 x 480 pixels) touch screen displays, 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. It comes with dual SIM support (CDMA + GSM) and packs a 1500 mAh battery. The font display lets would perform all the actions easily since it has touch screen support and comes with capacitive touch buttons. It also comes with ChatON messenger. Continue reading “Samsung W789 Hennessy flip phone with dual 3.3-inch displays, Android 4.1 announced in China”

Sony Xperia M now available in India for Rs. 12990

Sony Xperia M that was announced back in June, is now available in India from online retailer Saholic. It has a 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8227 processor with Adreno 305 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and 720p HD video recording and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has LED illuminations for notification and NFC connectivity for one-touch functions. Continue reading “Sony Xperia M now available in India for Rs. 12990”