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YotaPhone 2 expected to be unveiled at MWC next week

Posted: 21 Feb 2014 08:02 PM PST

Yota Devices, a Russia-based company, popular for its Dual-Screen YotaPhone has started teasing about their MWC launch next week. On their Facebook page, it said, " You will be blown away when you see what we'll unveil next week at MWC in Barcelona." This doesn't confirm anything, but a recent report from a Russian website hi-tech.mail.ru and Russian daily Kommersant reveals that the YotaPhone 2 would arrive at MWC 2014. The report claims that the E-Ink display on the back would have full touch capabilities and the hardware would be improved, compared to the first YotaPhone. The company launched the first YotaPhone in December, that has a sold over 12,000 units, with 10,000 units in Russia alone. It unveiled the YotaPhone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last year. If it plans to unveil the second-generation YotaPhone, hope we can see at least a prototype of the phone at the MWC this year. FoneArena team has already reached Barcelona. You can follow our MWC 2014 coverage here. Here is a recent video, in which Vlad Martynov, CEO of Yota Devices say why they created the YotaPhone httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz6Qy7v5SIU

Karbonn Kochadaiiyaan phones up for pre-order, priced between Rs. 1890 and Rs. 8199

Posted: 21 Feb 2014 06:57 PM PST

Karbonn is the official mobile phone partner for Rajinikanth's upcoming Kochadaiiyaan movie. Karbonn Kochadaiiyaan feature phones and smartphones are now available for pre-order on Flipkart. Earlier this month Karbonn Mobile said it would launch 1 million Kochadaiiyaan branded mobile phones. These Karbonn Kochadaiiyaan phones will have screen savers, images from the film, trailer and the signature tune. These phone would also have Kochadaiiyaan branding on the back. The Kochadaiiyaan lineup includes, Karbonn Kochadaiiyaan The Legend 2.4, 2.8 and K77 features phones, Karbonn Kochadaiiyaan The Legend A6 Plus, A36 and S5i smartphones. All these phones have dual SIM support. The Kochadaiiyaan branded S5i is a variant of the Karbonn Titanium S5i that went on sale last month. It is priced at Rs. 8,199. The Karbonn Kochadaiiyaan The Legend 2.4, 2.8 and K77 feature phones are priced at Rs. 1,890, Rs. 1,990 and Rs. 2,599 respectively. The Karbonn Kochadaiiyaan The Legend A6 Plus is a variant of the Karbonn A6 with a 4-inch WVGA screen, Android 4.0 and 1 GHz processor. It is priced at Rs. 4990. The Karbonn Kochadaiiyaan The Legend A36 has a 5-inch qHD screen, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 ICS. It is priced at ...

NVIDIA Tegra Note 7 LTE announced, Xolo announced as partner once again

Posted: 21 Feb 2014 06:58 AM PST

NVIDIA announced the Tegra Note, the company's first Tegra 4 tablet last year. Today, NVIDIA has announced the LTE variant of the tablet powered by Icera i500 modem. Xolo has been announced as the hardware manufacturer for India once again. Other specifications are exactly similar to the non-LTE version including a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display with support for NVIDIA DirectStylus technology and quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 CPU, but this runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box. It doesn't have Band 40 for 2300 MHz TD-LTE on Airtel, but you 3G support, that was not present in the first Tegra Note tablet. Check out the list of supported bands below. LTE-US:LTE: 700/850/1700/1900/2600 (Bands 2,4,5,17,7) LTE-EU: LTE: 800/1800/2600 (Bands 3,7,20) 3G: HSPA+: 850, 900, 1900, 2100 (Bands 1,2,5,8) NVIDIA Tegra Note LTE specifications  7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) multitouch IPS display 1.8 GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS 5MP auto focus rear camera 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera 3.5mm audio jack, Front-facing stereo speakers 4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, micro HDMI 1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 32GB via micro SD 4100 mAh battery with up to 10 hours of HD video playback The Tegra NOTE 7 LTE starts at $299 and is expected to roll out worldwide with the official partners sometime ...

Google Nexus 8 tablet and Android 4.5 rumored to arrive in July

Posted: 21 Feb 2014 06:23 AM PST

Google will launch Android 4.5 and the Nexus 8 tablet in July, according to a report from Android Geeks. Yesterday, Android and Chrome's chief Sundar Pichai said Google will host the I/O 2014 on June 25th and 26th, 2014. Google will only focus on new services at the I/O 2014, according to source, allegedly from Google's Dublin office. Google will not make any 7-inch tablets and focus only on 8-inch tablets, claims the report. As usual, the Android 4.5 will also arrive on the same day of the Nexus 8 launch. We don't have any other details about the tablet. A recent report from DigiTimes claims that Google will release a 8-inch tablet in April with initial shipments of 2 million units, according Taiwan-based supply chain. Google would once again choose Asus to manufacture the tablet, instead of LG, revealed the DigiTimes report. The latest LG G Pad 8.3 has a 8.3-inch screen and also has a Google Play Edition. Hope we can expect high-resolution screen on the Nexus 8 to compete with the latest iPad mini with Retina Display. Nothing is confirmed yet, so take this news with a pinch of salt. Via

Archos MWC 2014 lineup includes three smartphones and a 8-inch tablet with LTE support

Posted: 21 Feb 2014 04:55 AM PST

ARCHOS has announced their MWC 2014 lineup that includes, ARCHOS 80 Helium 4G, the company's first 8-inch 4G tablet, ARCHOS 50c Oxygen smartphone with Octa Core MediaTek chip, ARCHOS 64 Xenon with a 6.4-inch HD screen and ARCHOS 40b Titanium, and entry-level smartphone priced at 100 GBP. The ARCHOS 80 Helium 4G tablet has a 8-inch (1024x768 pixels) HD screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8926) processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The ARCHOS 50c Oxygen has a 5-inch HD screen and is powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor. The ARCHOS 64 Xenon has a 6.4-inch HD screen and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and the entry-level ARCHOS 40b Titanium has a 4-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor and has dual front facing speakers. All these smartphones run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). ARCHOS 80 Helium 4G specifications 8-inch (1024x768 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8926) processor with Adreno 305 GPU Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS Single SIM 5MP rear camera 2MP front-facing camera 11.3 mm thick 3.5mm audio jack 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable ...

Oppo Find 7 images leak online

Posted: 21 Feb 2014 04:15 AM PST

Oppo had teased about their upcoming flagship - Find 7, sometime before the CES 2014, but they did not showcase the 2K display device at CES 2014. Now, just before the MWC 2014, we are having leaks of the Oppo Find 7 and there is so information to be taken in before you read further. Rumors point to two variants of Find 7 and one variant will have a 2K QHD display while the other variant will bear a Full HD display. The one that got leaked today is a Full HD display variant and it was found passing through China Telecom's regulator. The specifications of the Full HD Find 7 variant are 2.26GHz Quad-core processor (assumed to be Snapdragon 800) 5.5inch Full HD display 2GB RAM Android 4.3 Jellybean microSD Card slot Removable 2700mAh battery Weight: 165g Just 9.2mm There are a couple of surprises when you see and they are the removable battery along with a microSD card slot. The removable battery feature had been tweeted by Oppo's official Twitter account. Source | Via

Samsung releases new “The Next Galaxy” teaser video, hints at the upcoming Galaxy S5

Posted: 21 Feb 2014 02:58 AM PST

Mobile World Congress 2014(MWC 2014) is just a couple of days away and we are pretty sure that Samsung will unveil their next flagship smartphone - Samsung Galaxy S5, at the unpacked event on February 24th. Just ahead of the official unveiling, Samsung has released a 37 second teaser video that highlights various features of the upcoming Galaxy S5. Despite being very close to the release date, there are no confirmed rumors about the specifications of Samsung's Next Galaxy smartphone that will be the company's flagship for major part of the first half of 2014. According to earlier rumors, Samsung Galaxy S5 was supposed to come with 5.25inch QHD display, but more recent rumors suggest that Samsung would be unveiling just a 1080p(yeah, the times are such that even 1080p displays aren't cool anymore) display smartphone. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y42eQJmGbxk In terms of other specifications, the Samsung Galaxy S5 will come in two variants(Snapdragon LTE variant and Exynos International variant). There will be sufficient 3GB of RAM and Samsung is also expected to debut a new UI along with the Samsung Galaxy S5. One of the significant upgrades would be the camera on the back as rumors suggest that Samsung will be using a 16MP ISOCELL ...

Jolla Smartphone, Sailfish OS ready for commercial release, ROM and launcher coming to Android devices soon

Posted: 21 Feb 2014 02:29 AM PST

Jolla's first Sailfish based smartphone went on sale back in November 2013 in Helsinki through local operator DNA and it went on sale online in select parts of Europe. We unboxed it couple of months back. The company has just announced that its Sailfish OS and the smartphone is ready for commercial release outside Europe. It has also announced that the Sailfish OS would be officially ported to Android devices. Jolla says it is already in talks with partners in several countries, including Russia, India and Hong Kong to sell Jolla phone online. The company has also announced new partnerships With Rovio to launch special The Other Half Angry Birds smart cover With F-Secure Corp for free secure cloud storage integrated with Jolla device With Tieto Corporation for integration services to OEMs and ODMs willing to start the use of Sailfish OS in their products The company has released three significant software updates to the Sailfish OS since its release, that now stands at version 1.0. It would roll our the fourth major update in March, after that the software is commercially ready for global distribution. Commenting on the Jolla OS, Antti Saarnio, Chairman of the Board of Jolla, said We see this as a huge volume opportunity for ...

WhatsApp for Android gets new privacy features to hide last seen, profile photo and status

Posted: 21 Feb 2014 01:35 AM PST

WhatsApp for Android now has new privacy features in the settings, that lets you restrict access to your last seen time, profile photo and status. You can restrict the access to all these separately from the privacy settings inside your account settings. This feature is already available for iPhone users. You don't have control over your Online status. Everyone who has your phone number in their contacts list can see that you're online when you open WhatsApp unless that person has been blocked by you. That status will disappear a minute after you close the app. If you swipe out the app from the recent apps menu, it will go away immediately, says a Reddit user. Even though updated version on Google is version 2.11.152, you can download the new v2.11.169 from the WhatsApp website. The new version might be still in beta, and we can expect it to roll out to users through Google Play soon. Via

MediaTek MT6732 LTE enabled Quad Core chipset to launch at MWC

Posted: 21 Feb 2014 12:52 AM PST

MediaTek, the maker of chipsets that usually find their home in low - mid range devices, is making a push for LTE connectivity. We reported on the MediaTek MT6595 chip earlier this month that aims to combine a Cortex A17 based quad core chip with a 4G LTE modem. Now the company is all set to launch offerings in the entry level to midrange segments. The MT6732 chip will do just that. The MediaTek MT6732 is a 64 bit quad core chipset with a built in 4G LTE modem. The Economic Daily News reports that this chipset will be introduced at MWC. The MT6732 is poised to give competition to Qualcomm's Snapdragon 410 chipset. The Snapdragon 410 is Qualcomm's first 64bit chipset that is based on the Cortex A53 architecture. Aimed at mainstream smartphones, it also includes LTE connectivity. While the MT6732 will be introduced in Q3 2014, the company is also said to be planning an octa core 64 bit LTE enabled chip for Q4 2014. The proliferation of low cost LTE handsets is great news as it will help in connecting the next billion to high speed internet and the benefits that come with it. [Via - DigiTimes]

Opera introduces Sponsored Web Pass for free mobile internet access sponsored by advertisers

Posted: 21 Feb 2014 12:49 AM PST

Opera Software has announced Sponsored Web Pass, new mobile internet packages to consumers that lets operators team up with advertisers to sponsor mobile internet access for a limited time, free of cost. Opera Web Pass that was announced back in 2012 lets operators offer time or site specific, mobile internet offerings to their users. Opera's Sponsored Web Pass now allows operators to increase their revenues from data services by enabling their participation in ad revenue monetization, says Opera. Airtel launched Opera Web Pass in Africa, MTS launched it in Ukraine and a local operator Avea introduced it in Turkey. Indian operators are yet to enter introduce Opera Web Pass. Most of the Indian operators had already partnered with Facebook and Twitter to offer free access to these apps for a limited period. It would be a great advantage to bring Sponsored Web Pass to India both, that would benefit both the operator and the advertiser. This would let users enjoy one day of mobile internet, or one hour of Twitter usage sponsored by an advertiser. Sponsored advertiser would offer short advertisement before continuing to the content, after that users can enjoy Web Pass for its entire duration. After the free period is ...

Oral B introduces World’s First Bluetooth ToothBrush for a Smart Connected Bathroom

Posted: 21 Feb 2014 12:28 AM PST

Among many things that will be introduced in the next week at MWC 2014, Oral-B, a toothbrush manufacturer, has announced the world's first BlueTooth connected electronic toothbrush as a part of Smart Connected Bathroom. The new innovative Bluetooth toothbrush will be showcased at the upcoming MWC 2014 and we will be surely bringing a hands on video right from the show floor. The Bluetooth connected toothbrush gives you excellent control over your oral care through an Android or iOS application. With the connected toothbrush and the application, you get real-time guidance while you brush, and the brush records brushing activity as data that you can chart on your own. It also allows you to share the data with dental professionals, helping to create smarter and more personalized brushing routines. Speaking at launch, Wayne Randall, Vice President, Global Oral Care at Procter and Gamble said "Oral-B has been a leading innovator in oral care for more than 60 years, and we're proud to introduce this new interactive electric toothbrush with Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, which was developed in conjunction with leading dental experts around the globe. It provides the highest degree of user interaction to track your oral care habits to help improve your oral health, and ...

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Camera Samples

Posted: 20 Feb 2014 11:59 PM PST

We just reviewed the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact a couple of days back, and saw the official launch of it happen in India yesterday, with it priced at Rs. 36,990/-. The phone carries forward almost all the USPs of its bigger brother, the Xperia Z1 and one of the constants is the Sony EXMOR RS 20.7 MP sensor. We detailed its performance in the review, which was really good considering the competition and factoring in the now known price. So, we thought instead of burying it in a review, it would need a special showcase of sorts, so here you go, all the full resolution samples from the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact's 20.7 MP camera. Daylight     Low light 20.7 MP without flash Superior Auto image in almost pitch black conditions Same scene with the 20.7 MP manual mode Image with flash Comparison with Oversampled images 8 MP in Superior Auto - Oversampled 8 MP in manual mode 20 MP low light shot 8 MP oversampled shot 20.7 MP graffiti in bright light 8 MP oversampled shot of the same scene Macro shots We hope you clicked on the picture to view the full resolution samples, which might give a way better idea than what we have on the website. Let us know what you think ...

Google announces Project Tango, to help phones understand surroundings

Posted: 20 Feb 2014 11:09 PM PST

When Google bought Motorola, they got most of their teams and when they let go, they made sure they kept the ATAP(Advanced Technology And Projects) group. Now, Google has announced their latest Project Tango which is a smartphone that can measure dimensions of the surroundings. Project Tango is an ambitious project from Google and is now currently a 5inch Android running smartphone that comes with specialized software and hardware to map the world around it. The prototype phone comes with sensors allow the phone to make over a quarter million 3D measurements every second, updating its position and orientation in real-time, combining that data into a single 3D model of the space around you.The device runs on Android and supports development APIs to provide position, orientation, and depth data to standard Android applications written in Java, C/C++, as well as the Unity Game Engine. According to Google, these early prototypes, algorithms, and APIs are still in active development. Google is currently inviting developers to try out their new Project Tango device and they have only 200 dev kits. They want developers to build applications that make use of indoor navigation/mapping, single/multiplayer games that use physical space, and new algorithms for processing sensor data.

Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus Review

Posted: 20 Feb 2014 10:51 PM PST

As the market gets flooded with large display devices at ever more appealing price points, buyers are spoilt for choice. While the likes of Micromax and Spice are the elephants in the room, Karbonn isn't far behind either. The brand new Karbonn Titanium S5 Pro brings a large display, above average performance to a very appealing price point. Read on to find out our opinion of the phone. Hardware First impressions make a difference and the Karbonn Titanium S5 Pro certainly makes a good one. Clean lines are visible with the white front surrounded by a faux chrome bezel. Above the display is an earpiece grille flanked by the front facing camera and the proximity sensor. The dimensions of the phone are quite svelte at just 138 x 70.5 x 7.9 mm. The slim bezels around the display further make the device feel quite small.   Karbonn has eschewed the capacitive buttons for onscreen controls and the end result is a very clean design. The buttons hide away during media playback and so don't really encroach upon screen estate. We were very pleasantly surprised by the 5inch qHD panel used here and we'll talk more about this later in the review. [gallery ids="96426,96430,96429"] Moving over to the sides, ...

Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus Benchmarks

Posted: 20 Feb 2014 10:50 PM PST

The Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus is one of the latest budget devices to enter the Indian market. The phone is powered by a 1.3Ghz quad core processor and is paired with 1GB of RAM. The display is a 5 inch panel with a resolution of 960x540. Being paired with a relatively low resolution display removes one of the bottlenecks for the lowly processor and helps it achieve decent performance. We put the phone through our benchmark suite. Here are the results.  AnTuTu Benchmark     The phone scores 15671 points in AnTuTu which places it right in the middle of the competition. Vellamo 2.0 HTML 5 With a score of 1894, the Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus is one of the best performers in its category. Vellamo 2.0 Metal The phone scores 492 points in the Vellamo 2.0 Metal benchmark. Linpack The Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus scores 86.784 in the single threaded benchmark test. In the multithreaded test, the phone scores 162.963 points. NenaMark 2 The Karbonn Titanium S5 Plus achieved 61FPS in the GPU centric NenaMark 2 benchmark. GFXBench 2.5 Egypt HD The phone manages to reach 18FPS in the GFXBench Egypt HD benchmark. Similarly, it scores 8.6 FPS in the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex benchmark which places it at the top of the competition.   The phone has ...

LG G Pro 2 goes on sale in Korea

Posted: 20 Feb 2014 10:17 PM PST

LG unveiled the G Pro 2, successor of the G Pro last week. The smartphone is now on sale in Korea earlier than expected. The G Pro 2 has a  5.9-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display with slim bezel, powered by a 2.26 GHz  quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS+, 4K Ultra HD video recording and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. It has high-power 1W Hi-Fi sound that is 30% louder than G Pro, Knock ON with Knock Code, a new customizable option to unlock the phone and lots more features. LG G Pro 2 specifications  5.9-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display with slim bezel 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with Adreno 330 GPU Android 4.4 (KitKat) Dimensions – 157.9 x 81.9 x 8.3mm, weight: 172g 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, OIS+, 4K video recording, Slow motion video at 120 fps 2.1 MP front-facing camera 3GB DDR3 RAM, 16GB / 32GB of internal memory, micro SD card slot LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP, GPS / aGPS, NFC, SlimPort 3200 mAh battery  (removable) The LG G Pro 2 comes in Titan, White and Red colors and is priced in Korea at 999,900 South Korean Won (Rs. 57,770 approx), that is more than the ...
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