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Xolo Q1000 Opus Unboxing

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 07:30 PM PST

Xolo Q1000 Opus Unboxing Broadcom, a company that powers most of the WiFiac chips inside smartphones these days had been very quiet in the SoC business, but they had recently announced new chips and a partnership with Xolo for their Quad Core low end chip. The fruition of that partnership is the Xolo Q1000 Opus, yet another Q1000 that looks and performs nothing like the other one. This low-mid range device, that launched to retail in December last year, is priced at Rs. 9,990 and has modest specifications to rival the competition in the same segment. We have got this phone for testing in our labs, so as a first order of business, here is our unboxing video with a quick look at the hardware and an overview of the minimally modified software - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObMWo7XtV0I The box contents are pretty normal, but considering that this is a phone that retails under 10,000 INR, it was surprising to see that the box packs a sturdy flip cover with decent build quality. Here are all the box contents laid out - Box Contents Xolo Q1000 Opus Smartphone Flip Cover Scratch Guard 3.5mm in-ear headset with mic USB charging plug micro USB data transfer and charging cable User manual and warranty booklets The flipcover and ...

Apple acquires Snappylabs, the maker of burst photo app Snappycam

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 01:27 PM PST

Snappylabs, a one-man company that is known for the burst photography app called Snappycam, has been acquired by Apple, as per confirmation provided to Re/code. Apple's A7 processor already enables super fast burst photography at 10 frames per second on the iPhone 5s, but from the looks of the acquisition, Apple might want to push for more with their default camera. The Snappycam app, which was recently pulled from the app store, could take up to 30 or even 60 fps high resolution images, which is pretty outstanding for a third party app. The company, which has now been acquired might pave the way for more camera innovation for the iPhone, at least from the software front. The iPhone always has a pretty great camera, with the 5S recently getting nice little additions like 720p slow motion and super fast burst capture, but competition has been advancing vastly. The Lumia PureView cameras, the LG G2, the Oppo N1 and several other phones have ensured that the space gets enough action and constant one-upping, so it's on Apple to deliver something great for the next iPhone, which might have led to this acquisition. Like several of its earlier acquisitions, this will be ...

HTC’s unaudited 4Q 2013 results show small net profits amidst operating losses

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 10:10 AM PST

HTC posted its first losses last quarter, even after the good performance of its flagship device - the One, and was expected to post huge losses this quarter too. Apparently, the Beats buy back seems to have provided some much needed cash for HTC, which has translated directly into small net profits for the company, after taxes. Today, HTC has posted its unaudited Q4 2013 results, with the numbers coming in at NT$42.89 billion(1.43 billion USD) of revenue with operating losses of NT$ 1.56 billion(52 million USD). However, as mentioned earlier, the company made back some of the money it lost on Beats earlier, with 31 million NT$(10.3 million USD) in net profits. These are currently "unaudited" and are usually published as guidance to shareholders before the real deal that will have the entire data. This is what HTC has posted in its investors' page - 1.Date of occurrence of the event:2014/01/05 2.Company name: HTC Corporation 3.Relationship to the Company (please enter "head office" or   "subsidiaries"):Head Office 4.Reciprocal shareholding ratios: N/A 5.Name of the reporting media: N/A 6.Content of the report: N/A 7.Cause of occurrence: Taoyuan, Taiwan – January 5, 2014 – HTC Corporation (TWSE: 2498), a global leader in mobile innovation and design, today announces unaudited consolidated results for 4Q ...

Nokia Lumia 1020 and Lumia 520 emerge as the favourites in #SmartFone13

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 09:21 AM PST

2013 came to an end a few days back and so did our quest to see which two phones would emerge as the favourites in our #Smartfone13 championship for flagships as well as budget devices. Two major polls were run in parallel for about a week with several phones knocked out in the weeks before, to bring the tally to the final four. It was Sony Xperia Z1 vs the Nokia Lumia 1020 for the flagship battle and the Nokia Lumia 520 vs the Gionee Elife E6 for the budget devices battle, with the Lumias ending up as the winners. How? Go past the break to find out! The Lumia 1020 first contested with the HTC One, which is arguably one of the best looking Android phones ever made, but when it came to the camera, there was no question of which was better. The Lumia 1020 won by a decent margin even thought the polls were close at the start. And then it contested with the LG G2, which upped the level of competition because the G2 is easily the best LG device ever made and had a lot going for it. It even had a great camera, so the ...

LG G Bot, Meta Drive and more trademark filing surface

Posted: 05 Jan 2014 02:01 AM PST

LG has registered for new trademarks ahead of CES, as reported by Phandroid. LG is all set to showcase their new TVs and home appliances at the CES 2014 next week. New trademark filings including G Bot and Meta Drive has surfaced, which indicates that LG might unveil some mobile devices or software under these new names. LG G Bot: LG already announced that it would show off Smart Hom-Bot Vacuum Cleaner in CES 2014. It had been naming its Vacuum Cleaner for the past few years, so what could G Bot be? May be a voice assistant like Siri or S Voice? Meta Drive: Likely to be some kind of cloud service like Google Drive for LG device Fireweb: We are familiar with the name. LG unveiled LG Fireweb smartphone powered by Firefox OS back in October in Brazil. Looks like it is applying for its trademark only now. Air Gap and Zero Gap: We already know that LG has used Zero Gap Technology on LG G Optimus G and Nexus 4 displays, but it is not clear what Air Gap might be. The website notes that LG has renewed old trademarks including, Exalt, Reflex, Elite, and Motion, which might be used in future. ...

Qualcomm to demo Snapdragon 805 camera features, Chroma Flash, Action Shot and OptiZoom at CES

Posted: 04 Jan 2014 11:49 PM PST

Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 805 processor with Ultra HD support and Adreno 420 GPU back in November last year. The chip supports world's first mobile 1GPixel/s (Giga-pixel per second) ISP with large increase in ISP and CPP (camera post processor) speed and throughput. This offers sharper, higher resolution photos with advanced post-processing features for low light conditions. Now Qualcomm has detailed some of its camera capabilities including, Chroma Flash, Action Shot and OptiZoom. Here are some details and a sneak peek of these features that Qualcomm has shared. Qualcomm Snapdragon 805-powered devices can simultaneously take a flash and a non-flash version of the same subject and combine these 2 images to improve the quality of flash photography. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGfEQnhaBoo The Action shot lets you can lock onto objects and track them within the frame. Once an object is identified and locked you can also set a line onscreen, once the object crosses the line, it will begin capturing video. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQFhErBSrig Qualcomm Snapdragon 805-powered devices can track objects for better text legibility and sharpness. This lets you lock onto objects and automatically zoom in on them, even if they are moving. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nupabf5zsGg Qualcomm will demo all these features at the CES 2014. FoneArena team is already there at the CES to bring you more details ...

Google acquires Timely Android Alarm Clock app maker Bitspin

Posted: 04 Jan 2014 08:30 PM PST

After several reports, Bitspin has confirmed that Google has indeed acquired the markers of Timely alarm clock app for Android. It also announced that the app is now free forever, including in-app purchases. It would work with Google to build new apps. These companies did not reveal the price of the deal. Regarding the deal, on their website, The Bitspin Team, said We're thrilled to announce that Bitspin is joining Google, where we'll continue to do what we love: building great products that are delightful to use. For new and existing users, Timely will continue to work as it always has. Thanks to everyone who has downloaded our app and provided feedback along the way; we truly appreciate all your support. Timely Android Alarm Clock was introduced back in August 2013. It has an unique UX, several wake up tones, new features, cloud synchronization to sync alarm across phones and tablets, stopwatch, Google Now integration and more. The app got an update to version 1.2.7 few hours back. It would still be available to download for free, as the company promised, but future updates are doubtful since the team would move to Google. Hope their new apps for Google would be as beautiful and innovative just like Timely.
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