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Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 based on 64-bit Cortex A53 CPU with integrated LTE announced

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 06:04 PM PST

Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 410, their latest chip with integrated LTE support aimed at emerging markets. The chip is based on Cortex A53 in the Cortex A50 series, based on ARMv8 architecture and 64-bit processing technology. The 410 series is built on 28nm process technology and have Adreno 306 GPU for 1080p video playback. Since it has Qualcomm 9x25 based LTE modem that is used on Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors, it supports 4G LTE and 3G cellular connectivity for all major modes and frequency bands across the globe. It also includes support for Dual and Triple SIM cards. It is aimed at highly affordable 4G LTE smartphones at a sub $150 (Rs. 9170) price point. Since these have global LTE support, it will obviously come with 2300 MHz (Band 40) that is currently available in India on Airtel, which would be available on smartphones later this month starting from Bangalore. Reliance Jio is also expected to roll out 4G LTE in the first half of 2014. Features of Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 1.2 GHz+ quad-core ARM Cortex A53 CPU Adreno 305 GPU 1080p video playback Qualcomm RF360 Front End Solution LPDDR2 or LPDDR3 RAM LTE Category 4, DC-HSPA+ Dual SIM and Triple SIM support up to 13MP camera support Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM ...

Unknown SM-G900F is not the Samsung Galaxy S5, Here’s Why

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 06:12 AM PST

  Not even 8 months have passed since the Samsung Galaxy S4's launch but we are already seeing rumours and leaks of Samsung Galaxy S5 aplenty. Sure, Samsung's flagship usually gets this attention every year, but we feel it is too soon this time. Amongst the various "leaks" floating around in the internet is one peculiar benchmark result from Browsermark. We may be wrong, but we have solid reasons why this is not the Samsung Galaxy S5. Firstly, lets see what this is all about. Apparently, an unknown device codenamed SM-G900F has appeared at the no. 3 position in Browsermark results page for Top 5 Web Phones, which some think, is the upcoming Galaxy S5. Is it? We think not, and here's our counter argument. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 is right above the SM-G900F's score, which means that this new device might have the same processor inside. Secondly, if this is going to be a Galaxy S5, this sure damn well will be more powerful than the Note 3, as we have seen with all the Galaxy S releases after the Note ones. So, running on the same browser, if the Note 3 powered by ...

Nokia BH-121 Bluetooth Stereo Headset with NFC announced

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 04:25 AM PST

Nokia has finally unveiled the BH-121 Bluetooth Stereo Headset with NFC support. The Bluetooth headset was leaked as Nokia Guru, back in October and was expected launch at the Dubai event along with the Lumia 1520 and the Lumia 2520. The Bluetooth Stereo headset comes with in-ear headphones (WH-208) that connects to the headset through a 3.5mm jack and weighs just 15.7 grams. It has Digital Signal Process (DSP) and Echo cancellation for enhanced audio output. It uses Bluetooth 3.0 for pairing and also supports on-touch NFC pairing to connect with phones with NFC. It supports advanced Bluetooth features like HFP/HSP and/or A2DP/AVRCP profiles. This Clip-on style headset has hardware buttons including a button to switch to previous or Next tracks, Multifunction key to accept calls or play/pause, Power on/off key and a key to adjust the volume. It also has LED indicators such as Battery level indicator, Charging indicator, Battery and Bluetooth status indicator and Power on indicator. The built-in 110 mAh battery promises up to 6 hours of talk-time or music playback and it uses micro USB to charge the headset. The Nokia BH-121 comes in cyan, red, yellow and black colors and is priced at 39 Euros (~Rs. 3,265). ...

Gionee Elife E6 vs Intex Aqua i7 vs Micromax Canvas Turbo vs Zen Ultrafone Amaze 701 FHD

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 03:38 AM PST

Today, we have four Full HD smartphones from Indian manufacturers - Gionee Elife E6 vs Intex Aqua i7 vs Micromax Canvas Turbo vs Zen Ultrafone Amaze 701 FHD. All these phones have a lot of similarities and that makes it a very difficult to pick a clear winner among the four devices. First lets check out the specifications of these four devices - Gionee Elife E6 was announced during the middle of the year, but it made its way to the Indian market only a couple of months later. The Gionee Elife E6 comes with a 5inch Full HD display and is powered by the 1.5GHz quad-core MT6589T processor, has 2GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. Intex Aqua i7 is the company's first Full HD smartphone and has specifications exactly similar to Gionee Elife E6 with a Full HD 5inch display, 1.5GHz Quad-core MT6589T processor, 2GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. Micromax Canvas Turbo is Micromax's third flagship this year and is the first Full HD smartphone from the company. Canvas Turbo comes with exactly the same specifications like Intex Aqua i7 and Gionee Elife E6 except for the fact that there is just 16GB internal storage. Zen Ultrafone Amaze 701 FHD is Zen's first ...

Google’s Great Online Shopping Festival #GOSF is back, great deals from December 11th to 13th

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:54 AM PST

Great Online Shopping Festival, aka GOSF, by Google was an initiative by the Mountain View company to bring a "Cyber Monday" like deals bonanza to India last year, and it is back again this year, with more partners and of course, more deals. Unlike Black Friday, Cyber Monday and GOSF are online-only, and Google aims to attract the eager buyers of the legion of Indian internet shoppers, with deals on a single platform. That single platform is the website - GOSF.in, which lists all the partners and even has a countdown for the first day of the shopping festival, which begins on December 11th and ends on the 13th. 3 days, over 200 partners including all major e-tailers, and hopefully insane deals. Will this year be defining for the Indian e-commerce industry? For a perspective of the Indian internet population - there are about 200 million users in the country, 10% of them being online shoppers. This is expected to grow to 50 million in the coming years, but in order to raise awareness of online shopping, shopping festivals like GOSF do help. According to Google, GOSF last year saw over 350% growth for participating retailers, with 50% of them being ...

Samsung Galaxy J with 5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM launched in Taiwan

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 02:18 AM PST

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy J with 3GB of RAM and similar specifications as the Galaxy S4, back in October for NTT Docomo in Japan. Today Samsung has launched the international version of the Galaxy J (SGH-N075T) in Taiwan. It has a 5-inch Full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display, powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 13.2MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI and Full HD video recording and a 2.1MP front-facing camera. It packs 2600 mAh battery which can be swapped with the GALAXY S4's (GT-I9500) battery. It also has LTE (cat 4) support that offers speeds up to 150 Mbps. Samsung Galaxy J (SGH-N075T) Specifications 5-inch Full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display at 441ppi 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) processor Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) 13.2MP rear camera with LED Flash, Zero Shutter Lag, BSI and Full HD video recording 2.1MP front-facing camera 8.6 mm thick and weighs 146grams 3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory,  expandable up to 64GB with microSD Infrared LED for smart TV remote 4G LTE/3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (HT80), Bluetooth v4.0 LE, GPS and NFC 2600 mAh Battery The Samsung Galaxy J comes in White and Pink colors and is priced at NT$ 21,900 (~Rs. 45,250). It would go on sale in Taiwan with all the four major operators. Source

Xiaomi plans to expand beyond China – Singapore first, hopefully India next?

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 01:45 AM PST

Xiaomi, the company that was recently in the news for insane flash sales and earlier, for the hire of Android VP Hugo Barra, has laid out plans to expand beyond China. Singapore is one of the first markets in which Xiaomi is targeting for its full fledged operations, as a part of its expansion to South East Asia. Hugo Barra was appointed as the company's VP of global operations and it seems like his work is now in full swing. Xiaomi's top executives were recently in Taiwan for a fan gathering, addressing their huge fan base with quizzes, oversized T-Shirts and even a performance from Hugo Barra, who sang and danced to a popular Taiwanese song! I've been spending a lot of time with potential partners in other countries, in Southeast Asia primarily, We just came back from a trip to Singapore a few weeks ago, and we're trying to get our operations for Southeast Asia set up as quickly as possible. said Barra, when asked about what Xiaomi's expansion plans are like. Also when asked why they chose Singapore first, he said "It's an important hub for the region. A lot of businesses start there, so that's why we researched that ...

iBall Andi5.5N2 QUADRO with 5.5-inch HD display, 12MP camera now available for Rs. 13215

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 01:20 AM PST

iBall Andi5.5N2 QUADRO, a new smartphone in the Andi series is now on sale from online retailers Snapdeal and Shopclues. It has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 12-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 2500 mAh battery. It also has dual stereo speakers on the back. Since most of the specifications are similar, this would compete with the recently launched Xolo Q2000. iBall Andi5.5N2 QUADRO Specifications 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display 1.2 GHz quad-core processor Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) 12MP rear camera with LED Flash 2MP front-facing camera 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio 1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory (2GB user memory), expandable memory up to 32GB with MicroSD 3G (HSPA+ up to 42 Mbps), WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS 2500 mAh battery The iBall Andi5.5N2 QUADRO comes in White color and is priced at Rs. 13,215 online.

Airtel to invest Rs. 4000 crores to expand 4G LTE services in Punjab

Posted: 09 Dec 2013 12:45 AM PST

Airtel has announced that they have partnered with the Government of Punjab to sign an agreement at the Progressive Punjab Investors Summit to expand the 4G LTE services to all towns and villages across Punjab. The company will invest Rs. 4000 crores in Punjab over next 5 years. Airtel launched 4G LTE in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula in Punjab back in March. As part of the new agreement, the Company will lay additional 10,000 km of optic fiber across Punjab and expand its 4G footprint over the next few years. Airtel will also invest in its existing 2G mobile operations, Wire-line & DSL Broadband, DTH services, M-Commerce Services offering in the state. So far it has invested over Rs. 4800 crores in the state and its mobile network covers all 162 towns and 12,750 villages, reaching 94% of the population. Regarding the investment, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Group CEO, Bharti Enterprises said, Airtel has been at the forefront of Punjab's telecom growth story and we are delighted to be a partner in Government of Punjab's vision to build a digitally inclusive State. Just like the mobile phone connected millions across Punjab, this high-speed data connectivity initiative will further empower people with information and ...

Gionee Pioneer P3 with 4.3-inch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor launched for Rs. 7499

Posted: 08 Dec 2013 11:51 PM PST

Gionee has launched the Pioneer P3, the company's latest mid-range smartphone in India, as we reported last week. It has a 4.3-inch (800 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It packs 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 has a 1700 mAh battery. It has guest mode, supports OTA (Over the Air) function which allows for software upgrades and has Gionee Xender that lets user share big files easily. Gionee Pioneer P3 specifications 4.3-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display 1.3 GHz quad-core processor Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) OS 5MP Auto Focus rear Camera with LED flash, HD video recording 0.3MP front-facing camera 11.1mm thick 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio 512MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS 1700 mAh battery The Gionee Pioneer P3 comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 7,499.

Motorola releases open source kernel files for the Moto G

Posted: 08 Dec 2013 11:21 PM PST

Motorola released the Moto G, the company's latest budget phone last month, that would launch in India in January 2014. The company has released the Android 4.3 kernel files for the Moto G. We have already seen companies releasing kernel sources for their high-end device, but Motorola has released the open source kernel files for their budget smartphone. Even though the source code is not useful for normal users, it would be helpful for Android developers and tinkerers worldwide who would like to create custom software builds. Even though the OS is pretty much stock Android, the Moto G is not likely to get the Android experience launcher in the Android 4.4 update, since the Moto X did not get the feature in the latest KitKat update. Since the Kernel source for the phone is out now, we might get new custom ROMs for the phone soon, bringing new features. You can download the kernel source code for the Moto G over at SourceForge.

Understanding the technology behind the MediaTek MT6592 True OctaCore Processor

Posted: 08 Dec 2013 11:15 PM PST

As our phones become smarter and applications enable us to do more, the onus lies on the hardware to be able to keep up with our demands. Its a constant struggle to strike the right balance between power, battery consumption and the all important price point to create an end product that satisfies consumer requirements while also falling within the earlier mentioned criteria. While the likes of Qualcomm are focussing on making 'faster and better' cores, both Samsung and MediaTek are experimenting on increasing the number of cores themselves. We recently got to spend some time with Dr. Finnbarr from Mediatek and talk about what the MT6592 chipset brings to the table. There's been a lot of hype around Samsung's octa core chipset for smartphones and now that MediaTek is trying to level the playing field by bringing their own solution into the mix, we thought it best to take a look at what sets the MediaTek 6592 apart from the competition. Before getting into the game of cores itself, its important to know the difference in the architectures being used. ARM's Cortex A series of processors can be classified in three tiers based on performance. When we're talking about 32 bit processors, ...

Xolo A600 Camera Samples

Posted: 08 Dec 2013 08:30 PM PST

Xolo A600 is a budget Android smartphone from Xolo and comes with budget specifications. Xolo A600 is powered by a new dual-core mid-range processor from MediaTek and has a 4.5inch qHD display. Like most budget Android smartphones, the Xolo A600 comes with a dual-SIM support. The camera on the Xolo A600 is slightly a disappointment as we have only a 5MP sensor at the back and a 0.3MP front facing camera. The specifications of Xolo A600 are as follows - 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display at 245 ppi 1.3 GHz dual-core processor MediaTek MT6572W processor with Mali 400MP GPU Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) Dimensions – 136 x 67 x 9 mm 5MP auto focus rear camera with LED Flash 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD 3G (HSDPA: 21 Mbps, HSUPA: 5.6 Mbps), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS 1900 mAh battery There is a 5MP camera on back of Xolo A600 and today we check out its capability. We took the regular set of sample photos that we usually take and you can check out how the Xolo A600 performs right below. [gallery link="file" ids="90222,90223,90224,90225,90226,90227,90228,90229,90230,90231,90232,90233,90234,90235,90236,90237,90238"] The Xolo A600 records 720p HD videos ...
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