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Aakash 2 / Ubislate 7Ci review

The dream project of the Indian government and a poster child for bringing affordable computing to the masses, the Aakash tablet has been under the media spotlight for reasons good and bad.

The first incarnation of the tablet was an unmitigated disaster but instead of giving up, Datawind has gone back to the drawing board to come up with a brand new product with renewed internals. Is the tablet worth looking at this time around or should we give it a pass ? Read on to find out. Continue reading “Aakash 2 / Ubislate 7Ci review”

Samsung Galaxy Grand with 5-inch display, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.1 announced

Samsung has announced Galaxy Grand, a new Android phone in the Galaxy series. It has a 5-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash, BSI sensor for better low-light imaging, zero shutter-lag and ultra-quick camera start-up. It also has a 2MP HD front-facing camera. It would come in dual SIM (GT-I9082) and single SIM (GT-I9080) variants. It also Samsung’s unique features such as Multi Window (Multiscreen), S Voice, Smart Stay, Direct Call, Smart Alert and AllShare Play. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand with 5-inch display, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.1 announced”

Zen UltraTab A700 3G 7-inch Android Tablet with Voice calling launched for Rs. 9499

Zen Mobile has launched UltraTab A700 3G, their new tablet in the UltraTab range. It has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive multi-touch display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) similar to the UltraTab A100. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz Cortex A8 processor. It has a SIM card slot that supports 3G/2G SIM cards and also comes with voice calling capabilities. It has 1.3 Megapixel front-facing camera for video calling and supports Flash playback for a rich entertainment experience. Continue reading “Zen UltraTab A700 3G 7-inch Android Tablet with Voice calling launched for Rs. 9499”

Sony to roll out Android 4.1 update for select 2012 Xperia devices starting from February 2013


Sony Mobile has announced that they would start rolling out Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update for select 2012 Xperia devices starting from February 2013. The company confirmed Jelly Bean update for range of 2012 Xperia devices back in October. Continue reading “Sony to roll out Android 4.1 update for select 2012 Xperia devices starting from February 2013”

Bluetooth file transfer on the Nokia Lumia 800 running Windows Phone 7.8

Earlier, we had reported that the latest update of Windows Phone for the current 7.5 devices, the Windows Phone 7.8 has started rolling out to the Nokia Lumia 800 worldwide. We had went ahead with a shortcut for getting the Windows Phone 7.8 onto the Nokia Lumia 800, by flashing an official copy from the Navifirm servers onto our devices. Our first attempt went in vain as we were not able to get the complete set of features that is supposed to have come with the Nokia specific Windows Phone update. So, we gave it another try, and then we had two new apps sitting on our device, Bluetooth share and Ringtone maker.

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HTC M7, 4.7 inch 1080p successor to the One X leaked, runs sense 5

According to a new leak from the industry’s leading leakster – Evleaks, HTC is preparing to launch its much awaited successor to the HTC One X and it is supposedly featuring a 4.7 inch full HD 1080p screen like the HTC J Butterfly phone that it launched a while back.  And not only that, the HTC M7 will reportedly feature the updated Sense 5 UX.

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Samsung Exynos 4 exploit grants dangerous R/W access to RAM

A keen XDA member named alephzain has exploited a rather big security hole in devices that are powered by the Samsung Exynos 4 chipset. These Exynos 4 powered devices apparently have their physical memory access open for all kinds of applications, if exploited. Sounds serious.

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Times of India launches Alive Augmented Reality News app for Android, iPhone and BlackBerry

Times of India has launched a new app called Alive that would let you view videos, photos, and polls related to a news just by pointing the app at a newspaper item with Alive logo. This app is available for Android, iPhone, BlackBerry and Nokia Symbian Smartphones and would offer a captivating experience for the users than just reading a newspaper. The app has crossed 250,000 downloads on the launch day, leading to 300,000 augmentation views on a single day. Continue reading “Times of India launches Alive Augmented Reality News app for Android, iPhone and BlackBerry”

Fruit Ninja, Monster Dash and other Halfbrick games for iPhone and iPad goes free for one day

Halfbrick has made all their games for iPhone and iPad free in their zero dollar holiday sale just for 24 hours (17th December 2012). These games include, Age of Zombies, Age of Zombies Anniversary, Fruit Ninja, Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots, Monster Dash and more for both the iPhone and iPad. This is the only chance to get all of them for free, if you have not purchased these games yet. Continue reading “Fruit Ninja, Monster Dash and other Halfbrick games for iPhone and iPad goes free for one day”

Karbonn Smart Tab 10 with 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 10280

 

Karbonn Smart Tab 10, a new Android tablet in the Smart Tab range is now available online from Saholic. The Karbonn Smart Tab 10 (Cosmic) comes with a 1.5 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex A9 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 9.7-inch (1024 x 768 pixels) display, 2MP rear  camera and a VGA front-facing camera. The company started selling Smart Tab 1 tablet with Jelly Bean back in August. The Karbonn Smart Tab 9 and Smart Tab 3, 9-inch and 7.1-inch tablets were officially released back in October. Continue reading “Karbonn Smart Tab 10 with 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 10280”

Facebook to launch snapchat-like app with timed self destructible messaging

Facebook, after aggressively targeting Whatsapp with new capabilities in its messenger app, is now reportedly ready to launch another standalone app, that takes advantage of your Facebook account.  This app is supposedly a snapchat-like app with self-destructible timed messages. Read on to find out what it is about.

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Windows Phone 7.8 reportedly starts rolling out for the Nokia Lumia 800

Windows Phone 7.8 has been relatively an unknown quantity even after the release of Windows Phone 8 because Microsoft has been absolutely mum on any plans of the roll out, but fear not, the schedule for the roll out to Nokia’s Lumia Windows Phones are apparently on target and has started to pop up on the Zune client in the form of a new update!

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South Korean government agency says Samsung chip factory caused Cancer


Working at a Samsung chip factory caused Cancer to a worker who died earlier this year, says the Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service agency, according to a recent report. The women died of breast cancer this March this year had worked in Samsung’s factory for 5 years, 1995 to 2000. She worked in a plant without a radiation detector and the death was caused by exposure to organic solvents and radiation Continue reading “South Korean government agency says Samsung chip factory caused Cancer”

Nokia Lumia 920 White and Cyan Photo Gallery

You saw the photo gallery of the Nokia Lumia 920 Cyan earlier this month, here we have the photo gallery of the White Lumia 920 alongside the Cyan Lumia 920. The device feels huge in hand and the 4.5-inch  (1280 × 768 pixels) Pure Motion HD+ IPS display is stunning. Even though the device is quite heavy at 185 grams, it has solid hardware. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 920 White and Cyan Photo Gallery”

Nokia Lumia 920 Unboxing

Nokia unveiled the Lumia 920, their latest flagship device that runs on the Windows Phone 8 back in September. Here we have the unboxing. The box looks similar to the boxes of the previous Lumia devices. The device has a 4.5-inch (1280 × 768 pixels) Pure Motion HD+ IPS display with 332 PPI pixel density and 600 Nits brightness. It is one of the best smartphone displays . It is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor.

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