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5mm thick Gionee Elife S4.8 falls prey to the spy cam

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 07:33 PM PDT

Gionee's upcoming GN9005, i.e., the Gionee Elife S4.8 is all set to hit the shelves in the coming weeks. However, those that can't wait to have a glimpse of the device are in business today, as the device just got leaked via some spy cam shots. Believed to be thinner than the Elife S5.5, a device that holds the tag of being the thinnest Android smartphone yet, the Elife S4.8 is expected to be 5.5mm (or under) thick. This will easily make the phone the thinnest one in the world, beating the S5.5 by about 10%. The device has already managed to receive network certification, bringing it a step closer to launch. It'll come with a quad-core processor from Qualcomm, clocked at 1.2GHz along with 1GB of ram to comprise the heart of the device. Other specifications include an 8 mega-pixel camera and a 2050mAh battery (which somehow Gionee engineers have managed to cram in the slim body), with the surprise inclusion being on-board LTE. Would you ever want to own a smartphone this thin? Via

Xiaomi sold 20,000 Mi3 units on Flipkart since launch

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 06:37 PM PDT

Second batch of Mi3 units went on sale on Flipkart yesterday at 2 PM. Flipkart and Xiaomi has announced that the week's stock sold out in 5 seconds. Last week's Mi3 stock sold out in 38 minutes and 50 seconds, mainly due to server issues on Flipkart. In first sale, Xiaomi reportedly sold 10,000 units of Mi3s. Today the company confirmed that 20,000 Mi3 units have been sold on Flipkart since launch. Prior to this week's sale Flipkart sent out instructions to registered users on how to add Mi3 to their shopping cart once the sale opened, so that they can complete the purchase later. Flipkart saw 2,50,000 users simultaneously accessing the Mi3 page, four times higher than the heaviest traffic once the sale opened at 2 PM, said the company. Even though users followed all the instructions and logged in 2 to 3 hours before the sale, most of them were disappointed when then saw "Out of stock!" message before adding it to the cart. Some users even saw "Sorry, you haven't registered!", despite registering for the sale. Since the company is importing less number of units per week, the demand is likely to be higher for the next few weeks. Registrations for August 5th sale has started. Registration ...

Asus Zenfone 4 benchmarks

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 07:09 AM PDT

Asus launched the Zenfone series in India that includes the Zenfone 4 that starts at Rs. 5,999 for the Asus Zenfone 4 (A400CG) variant. The Zenfone 4 (A400CG) is the base variant in the Zenfone lineup. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and has 1GB RAM. It comes with 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels)  display and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0RTfDa8COo Quadrant Benchmark It managed to score 6711 points in the Quadrant benchmark. AnTuTu Benchmark 4 It managed to score 14985 points in the AnTuTu Benchmark 4. Vellamo 2 HTML5 It managed to score 1569 points in Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark. Vellamo 2 Metal It scored 474 points in the Vellamo 2.0 Metal CPU subsystem performance test. Linpack Single Thread It managed to clock around 87.1 MFLOPS in Linpack single thread benchmark. Linpack Multi-Thread It managed to clock around 184.1 MFLOPS in Linpack Multi-Thread benchmark. NenaMark 2 It clocked 59.1 fps in NenaMark 2 GPU benchmark. GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen) It clocked around 16.5 fps in GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex OnScreen benchmark. Basemark X 1.0 HD (Onscreen) It clocked around 9.5 fps in Basemark X 1.0 OnScreen benchmark. Basemark X 1.0 HD (Offscreen) In Basemark X 1.0 OffScreen benchmark, it clocked around 4.2 fps and lies behind Zenfone ...

Panasonic Eluga U with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4, 13MP camera now available for Rs. 17490

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 06:10 AM PDT

Panasonic Eluga U, the company's latest smartphone in the Eluga series is available on eBay for Rs. 17,490, ahead of tomorrow's launch. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on one-glass-solution with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with Kwik Lock double tap on the home screen to lock the phone,  Fit Home UI for single Hand operation, Pop i player, Music cafe and Gesture play. It has glass back, comes with 2GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage with expansion slot and a 2500 mAh battery. Panasonic Eluga U specifications 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS OGS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400  processor with Adreno 305 GPU Android 4.4 (KitKat) Dual SIM 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, 1080p video recording 2MP front-facing camera 7.95 mm thick and weighs 141 grams 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS 2500 mAh battery The Panasonic Eluga U comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 17490 online. According to Mumbai-based retailer Manish Khatri from Mahesh ...

LG G3 to come in Moon Violet and Burgundy Red variants in August

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 05:06 AM PDT

LG G3, the flagship smartphone from LG will soon be available in more colors. The company had announced at the time of the launch in May that it will be available in total five colors. However, the LG G3 was made available only in Metallic Black, Silk White, Shine Gold colors. Today, the company has announced that LG G3 is coming in Moon Violet and Burgundy Red in August. LG stated that the Burgundy Red and Moon Violet versions of the LG G3 will be rolled out to selected markets next month, they will reveal more details on which countries will get these colors options next month. "Additional G3 colours such as Moon Violet and Burgundy Red will be rolled out in select markets starting in August and continuing over several weeks. Exact colours and dates will be decided locally in conjunction with carriers. Announcements will be made in each market at the time of availability." reads the official statement form LG. The LG G3 was recently launched in India for Rs 47,990 and is available in Metallic Black, Silk White and Gold Shine colors. Check out our review of the LG G3 along with some camera samples. via:PhoneArena

Xolo Play 8X-1000 with HIVE UI launching in the first week of August

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 04:56 AM PDT

Xolo started teasing about their Hive UI last month. Today the company has announced on their Facebook page that it would launch a new smartphone called 8X-1000 with HIVE UI in the first the first week of August, when answering queries about the HIVE UI. Xolo launched the Play 6X-1000 with Hexa-Core MediaTek MT6591 Soc. The 8X-1000 would be the first smartphone to feature its HIVE UI, but it would be ported to other Xolo devices in future, says the company. The HIVE UI based on Android KitKat, would come with new drop-down quick settings screen with circular controls to adjust brightness, controlling volume levels and setting the screen timeout instead of straight-line bar slider. This screen would also have easy control switches to switch between either SIM cards for calls or messages. It also has a new lockscreen that looks like blinds of a curtain that has notification icons for missed calls, message and email. The same notifications would be displayed on a transparent widget on the home screen. HIVE has Media Centre with last.fm integration for recommendations based on the music you are listening and YouTube integration for accessing songs by trending artists easily. It also has Dolby DTS with ...

Microsoft adds Foursquare integration to Cortana

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 03:56 AM PDT

Microsoft invested $15 million in location sharing app Foursquare in February this year. Today, the company has integrated Foursquare's data into Cortana, its own digital voice assistant. Microsoft announced Cortana, for Windows Phone in April this year to take on Apple's Siri and Google's Google Now.  The Foursquare integration adds new feature in Cortana that lets you explore places nearby. It suggests places and pulls out data from Foursquare according to your needs. Cortana can easily aggregate this information to give customized suggestions for places to eat or visit. Under 'Interests', you can now add 'Best Nearby' option in Cortana. Once you have added it, Cortana will recommend you the places worth visiting nearby you. Earlier this month, Cortana brought football predictions to Windows Phone 8.1 in an update. Microsoft is gradually putting more power in the digital voice assistant service. Yesterday, it was reported that Windows Phone 8.1 GDR1 update will add several features including an update for Cortana. via: Winbeta

Micromax Canvas L A108 with 5.5-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 listed on official website

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 03:34 AM PDT

Micromax Canvas L A108, the company's latest phablet has been listed on the official website. It has a 5.5-inch qHD screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel fixed focus front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support similar to other Micromax smartphones. It has 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot and packs a 2350 mAh battery. So far Micromax had uses words before the model numbers such as "Unite", looks like the company has moved to letters for naming their smartphones. It is not clear if Micromax plans to follow this simplified naming strategy for future Canvas smartphones. Micromax Canvas L A108 specifications 5.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) Dual SIM (normal + micro) with dual standby 8MP rear camera with LED Flash 2MP front-facing camera 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS 2350 mAh battery The Micromax Canvas L A108 would be available in White and Blue colors. Still no word on pricing or release date. Since it has been listed on the official website, ...

Asus Zenfone 6 Camera Samples

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 03:13 AM PDT

Asus launched the Zenfone 6, top-end smartphone in the Zenfone series in India recently. We already brought you the unboxing, benchmarks and the photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples of the smartphone. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, BSI sensor, five-element lenses, f/2.0 aperture and comes with optical image stabilization. The whole package is called the "pixelmaster" by ASUS. It has several modes such as (Auto, Time rewind, HDR, Panorama, Night, Low light, Selfie, Miniature, Depth of field, Smart remove, All smiles, Beautification and GIF animation).  Check out some camera samples below (Click the images to view the full resolution samples. Daylight   Daylight shots are decent and the colors are vibrant, but minute details seems to be missing. If there is not enough light, images seem dull. HDR   HDR shots came out pretty good, but it could be better. Depth of field   The Depth of field option is pretty interesting. It blurs out the background if you focus on a object, but if its a moving object some parts doesn't get blurred out, making it look uneven. Macro   Thanks to the f/2.0 aperture, macro shots came out pretty good. Touch to focus works pretty good in macro shots. Night Mode   There is a separate night ...

LinkedIn overhauls mobile apps with refreshed user profiles and more

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 02:57 AM PDT

LinkedIn has given its mobile apps a major overhaul. The update which aims at making connections stronger, revamps user profiles on mobile. It adds contextal information to the profiles thereby making it easy to initiate conversations with new people. "Your new profile helps you tell your story to other professionals when they're looking for you on the go. If you aren't a master storyteller, we'll let you know what's missing and how you can add it. You'll also enjoy discovering new insights about other professionals with the "in common" and endorsements sections we added". said LinkedIn in a company blog post. The main aim of the redesigned app is to highlights your career in a more visually appealing way. It puts more light on skills, experience and education at the top and makes it easier to change. The update also allows you to get a more insights about who has been viewing your profile, where they have been viewing it from and a section pointing out what you have in common.When users check the "Who's Viewed Your Profile" section of its mobile app, they will be able to tell if someone found them in a search. LinkedIn which has more than 300 million users said ...

HTC One (W8) Windows Phone handset rumored for August 21 launch

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 01:41 AM PDT

HTC is working on a flagship Windows Phone 8.1 handset based on HTC One (M8), according to several reports. Earlier this month @evleaks said the HTC's W8 Windows Phone handset would feature BoomSound and Duo cameras, similar to the HTC One (M8). According the Engadget's sources, the device is expected to be called "One (M8) for Windows". It also says that it would feature voice over LTE, but it is likely to be enabled by Windows Phone 8.1 GDR1 update. As reported earlier this week, the WP 8.1 update 1 would also bring support for smart covers like the HTC Dot View case in the Windows Phone. It would come in silver color, but is not clear if the smartphone would feature similar design and specifications as the One (M8). According to Engadget, the upcoming HTC W8 Windows Phone 8 handset expected to launch on Verizon during this third quarter of 2014, but WPCentral says that it would be unveiled on August 20th and launch on the 21st. It also says that it would be priced at US$610 off-contract and would cost about US$199 on contract. What do you think? Will you buy a Windows Phone 8 handset with HTC One M8 specifications ?

Obi Octopus S520 Unboxing

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:51 AM PDT

Obi Mobiles, based in Gurgaon announced the launch of India operations back in April. The company is promoted by Inflexionpoint, popular IT supply chain company co-founded by John Sculley, Ex CEO of Apple. The Obi Octopus S520 that was launched earlier this month is the company's first smartphone. Priced at Rs. 11,990, it is one of the cheapest smartphones powered by a  Octa-Core MediaTek processor in India. Check out the unboxing below. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrjOAg1NdYA Box Contents The box contents include, Obi Octopus S520 in white in-ear earphones 2-pin charger micro USB cable Screen protector User guide and warranty card The Octopus S520 has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display. It has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, above the earpiece and comes with the usual set of capacitive touch buttons below the display. It runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). The smartphone is 8.4 mm thick. It has a aluminium back cover that is a bit tricky to remove since it uses a slider mechanism. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Under the back cover, there are dual SIM card slots  (Standard + Micro), microSD card slot and a 1800mAh removable battery. There is a large obi logo on the metal back panel. The loudspeaker grill is present below that, on a plastic surface. The phone packs 1GB RAM, 8GB of  internal storage with expansion ...

Google Search testing interactive timeline powered by Wikipedia content

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:25 AM PDT

Google is developing a Knowledge graph tool that pulls data from Wikipedia to create interactive timelines based on the item being searched.  The feature generates content from Wikipedia in a periodic manner about search queries. Chrome and Search enthusiast Florian Kiersch has posted screenshots of a new Knowledge Graph tool that automatically generates timelines of broad historical topics that are taken from Wikipedia. Kiersch gave a gist of the feature with few examples where a simple search for 'Google' showed all the details about the company, its founders and other important events in an yearly order. Another screenshot related to a search about World War I showed a timeline  above your main search results. These interactive search results can be navigated by a user. Kiersch stated that the new search feature is in its nascent stage and will be ready in about three months. It is not clear if the feature is limited to only desktop or mobile. He has also posted a small video on its Google+ page that showcases the feature. via:9to5Google

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 Review

Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:13 AM PDT

Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab S 10.5, the company's latest flagship tablet in the Tab S range in India earlier this month. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition and the Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 had 2560×1600 WQXGA resolution screens, this is the first time Samsung has used WQXGA Super AMOLED display on a tablet. The main USP of the tablet is its display, and Samsung has implemented new technologies to improve the display. Is this the best high-end Android tablet? Let us find out in the complete review. Display   The 10.5-inch Super AMOLED display at a resolution of 2560×1600 pixels at a pixel density of 288 ppi is just brilliant. Since it has more than 90% Adobe RGB color coverage, the colors are vibrant. Since it has 100,000:1 contrast ratio, the contrast is good, even the blacks are much deeper compared to standard LCD screens. Viewing angles are good too. Since it has Adaptive Display technology, it automatically adjusts the gamma, saturation, and sharpness according to the application and the environment. Since it has adaptive display, you can view the content clearly when reading a book using Google Play Books application, even in brightly lit environment. The Adaptive display is available ...

Microsoft updates Outlook.com app for Android with offline access, themes and more

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 11:51 PM PDT

Microsoft has updated Outlook.com for Android with several features. The app now syncs email history and adds the ability to access them in the cloud. The update also adds unlimited syncing of emails and these can be checked even when a user is offline. Outlook for Android now allows users to access all the mails with the help of server search and not just access those which are synced to your phone.  In addition, the update adds the ability to send emails from Outlook.com aliases. The latest version gives some new tweaks to Outlook with different colors and themes. Users can choose from eight colors to customize the app interface. Finally, the update will let users set and manage vacation replies and the app now supports traditional Chinese language. Microsoft had updated the Android app last year with new UI and features.  Earlier in April this year, the company launched its Outlook for Web app on Android. You can update the Outlook.com app for Android from here via:The Next Web

Fitbit comes to Windows Phone 8.1

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 11:17 PM PDT

Users of Windows Phone devices have long been left out of the fitness bands and wearables group due to lack of official applications on the platform. Earlier this year, Microsoft had claimed that it was working on changing that. With the Windows Phone 8.1 update, the mobile operating system got much improved bluetooth support including much needed Bluetooth LE support which is most important for low power wearables. Fitbit is the first company to take advantage of it. As stated on the product page, the key features include: REAL-TIME STATS: Automatic and wireless syncing for all Fitbit activity and sleep trackers through Bluetooth 4.0 FITBIT ON YOUR START SCREEN: Pin the Fitbit Live Tile to your Start screen and quickly view your step count STAY ON TRACK: Real-time and historical stats in easy-to-understand graphs, to help track progress and set goals LOG MORE THAN ACTIVITY: Recently enhanced food database of more than 350,000 foods with accurate nutritional data for faster, better food-logging and calorie coaching GET MOTIVATED: Fitbit's motivational social tools like notifications and badges, to help reach target goals STAY SOCIAL: Ability to challenge friends and family with leaderboards, direct messages, cheers and taunts The company aims to make its application for the wearable fitness tracker available ...

New report puts more light on phablet sized Motorola Nexus ‘Shamu’

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 10:47 PM PDT

Yesterday, there were reports about Google and Motorola working on a large screen Nexus device that is code named Shamu. Today, a new report from The Information is adding more support to the previous report stating that the duo is in fact working on a "phablet sized device". The report claims that this device is expected to be launched later this year. It further stated that Google and Motorola joined hands shortly after Google announced that it would be selling the handset maker to Lenovo to create a new Nexus. Google wanted to work with Motorola to give the new Nexus some of Motorola's trademark features, like always-on voice commands and active notifications, said the report. "Separately, Motorola is also getting a boost from working on an undisclosed phone-tablet project with Google—the type of initiative which, ironically, it could not pursue as a Google subsidiary due to concerns about favoring the house-owned Android vendor over others." said the report from The Information. Although the new report does not add any new details about the specifications of the Nexus phablet, it does continue using the codename 'Shamu' and that it will have a large screen. via:The Information

Facebook urges users to download Messenger, will disable feature from main apps this week

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 09:40 PM PDT

Facebook is killing the ability for users to send and receive message from its mobile app on Android and iPhone. The social network is forcing users to download the standalone messenger app as it is separating it from the main app. For users who already have the Messenger app installed, nothing will change. Users will still be able to see pending messages within the main Facebook app. However, when they will tap the messages button in the Facebook mobile app, they will be sent over to Messenger. "In the next few days, we're continuing to notify more people that if they want to send and receive Facebook messages, they'll need to download the Messenger app. As we've said, our goal is to focus development efforts on making Messenger the best mobile messaging experience possible and avoid the confusion of having separate Facebook mobile messaging experiences. Messenger is used by more than 200 million people every month, and we'll keep working to make it an even more engaging way to connect with people." told Facebook to TechCrunch The move is part of Facebook's strategy to develop more standalone apps, like its new short-live photo and video app Slingshot. Facebook Messenger has more than 200 million monthly active users ...

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