Idea Aurus 4 Android smartphone

After launching the ultra smartphone last month, Idea Cellular has launched a new smartphone called Aurus 4. This smartphone is mid-ranged smartphone and is available at retail stores and Idea stores accross the country for Rs:- 8,999.

In terms of specification the Aurus 4 sports a 4.5 inch (480x854) display and is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core processor paired with 512 MB of RAM. Other features included are a 5 megapixel rear camera with LED flash, VGA secondary camera on the front. 4GB of internal memory that can be expandable up to 32 GB using a microSD card and a 1,800mAh battery, which the company claims is good enough for 4 hours of talktime and 392 hours on standby mode.

Connectivity options include dual- SIM card slot, 3G support, Wi-Fi,Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS and on the software front it runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. With a price tag of Rs:- 8,999 the Aurus 4 will face some competition from the likes of Xolo A600 and the Lava Iris 50 among others.

Micromax Canvas Turbo

For the past couple of days there have been a lot of murmurs about the forthcoming Canvas Turbo, the next flagship device from Micromax. We already have a fair idea on the expected specifications.

According to the leaked photo, the Canvas Turbo is expected to feature 13-megapixel rear camera along with LED flash in addition to the already reported 5-megapixel secondary camera on the front. Micromax has also put up a teaser on Facebook, which hints at a possible Drama shot add-on ala the Samsung S4 that let's one edit out unwanted objects from a photo.

To recap on what we know so far, a leaked sketch revealed that the Canvas Turbo is likely to feature a 5-inch 1080p display, 1.2 GHz quad-core MT6589 processor, Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean and will also be the first Micromax device to have dual micro-SIM card slots.
It is expected to be the most expensive device from the Micromax and will be placed just above the Canvas 4 and the Canvas Doodle 2. It will compete with Gionee's recently launched Elife E6.

iPhone users hates iOS 7

Brighter colors and flat icons just aren't for everybody. That said, it seems that iPhone user Mark Menacher hates them much more than anyone else. CNET reports that Menacher has actually filed a suit against Apple in small claims court and is asking the company to let him remove the iOS 7 install file from his iOS devices. Menacher is particularly irked that the upgrade to iOS 7 happened automatically and that he has no way of going back to iOS 6.

Apple's disregard for customer preferences in relation to iOS 7 is corporate thuggery, he explained. Steve Jobs was reportedly rough on company employees in pursuit of happy customers, but Tim Cook apparently cultivates a culture of contempt for customer satisfaction in pursuit of corporate profits. It is a policy that will eventually fail.

It's true that iOS 7 can be rather jarring for some longtime iPhone users when they first install it although many have gotten used to it after using it for a few weeks. For Menacher and those like him, however it seems that nothing short of a return to the skeuomorphism of old will do.

Lava E-Tab Ivory voice calling tablet launche din India

Indian smartphone vendor lava launched a new tablet right on time for the festive season. Called the E-Tab Ivory, this 7 inch tablet with voice calling abilities is priced at Rs 10,199/- and is available across the country.

In terms of specifications the E-Tab Ivory flaunts a 7-inch display with 1024x600 pixel resolution and is powered by a dual-core Media Tek processor clocked at 1.2 GHz and supplemented with power VRSGX531 ultra GPU and 1 GB of RAM.

Other features included are 2-megapixel rear camera, Vga front camera, expandable internal storage to up to 32 GB and a 3,000 mAh battery. On the connectivity front, the device features dual SIM card slots, voice calling support 3G support Wi-Fi Bluetooth and GPS.







On the software front the Tab runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and comes with apps like OLX, PayTm, WhatsApp and games like Total Recall HD and NFS HD. Lava has also partnertd Hungama to offer value added services on the tablet.

Priced at Rs 10,199/- teh E-TAb Ivory will face some competition from the likes  of Xolo Tab, Intex iBuddy connect and Lenovo A 1000 among others.

HTC Desire 500

HTC yet to be officially launched Desire 500 cropped up online on several online retail stores. Just as we had predicted the company has now made things official by launching the device in India and it is available accross the country for Rs. 21,490/-
To remind you the Desire 500 which was first announced back in July sports a 4.3 inch WVGA 480x800 pixels display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor paired with 1 GB RAM.

Other features included are 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and BSI image sensor, 1.6 megapixel secondary camera at the front, Beats audio support, 4GB internal storage that is expandable up to 64 GB using a microSD card and 1,800 mAh battery, which the company claims is good enough for up to 12.1 hour of talktime and up to 435 hours on standby mode.

Connectivity wise the device features dual-SIM card slots, 3G support, Bluetooth 3.0 GPS?AGPS Wi-Fi and on the software front,it runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean wrapped under Sense 5 UI. Additionally, it also comes pre-loaded with some of the features we have seen on the HTC one like BlinkFeed and video highlights among others.

With a price tag of Rs 21,490/- the Desire 500 is likely to face some competition from the likes of the Sony Xperia L.

Apple's iPhone 6 to feature a bigger 4.8-inch display next year

With the iPhone 5s to launch later this month,industry watchers are now turning up the heat as they sniff around for details on next year's iPhone 6, and now another report from a well-respected source suggests Apple is indeed is finally getting ready to satisfy critics and launch a smartphone with a larger screen.

Jefferies and co, analyst Peter Misek on Monday issued a research note to investors in which he reserved course on Apple. Misek previously had a Hold rating on Apple shares with a $450 price target, but he is now bullish on Apple's prospects. As a result, Misek upped his target to $600 on Monday morning and slapped a buy rating on Apple's stock.

There are a few reasons for the analyst's change of heart, one of which is that his supply chain sources indicate that Apple is getting more favorable prices from its component suppliers. This is a change from Misek's position earlier this year and if accurate.It would obviously boost Apple's bottom line. Beyond margins,however the analyst says Apple is finally going to cave and launch an iPhone 6 with a bigger display.

Despite still seeking risk to CQ4 and FY13 revs, we now believe better gross margins will Apple to skate by until iPhone 6 launches with its 4.8 screen, Misek wrote in the note. We est 50% of smartphone shipments have 4 screens and that iPhone 6 will catalyze a large upgrade cycle. The stock is attractive based on the attitude change, FY15 revs +15% and valuation.

Misek has had a few good calls regarding unreleased Apple products in the past and he is considered by many to be among the top analyst covering Apple right now. That certainly doesn't make an iPhone 6 with 4.8 inch display a done deal, but it adds fuel to earlier reports from The Wall Street Journal and plugged in KGI securities analyst Ming-chi kuo.
Apple shares jumped more than 1% on Misek's report.

LG G Flex

LG is reportedly working on a smartphone dubbed G Flex which would come with a 6-inch plastic OLED screen technology and expected to be launched in November this year.

After Samsung, Now LG is reported to be planning to launch a smartphone with curved display. CNET quoted its sources saying that LG will launch their flexible display bearing smartphone dubbed as G Flex sometime in November this year.

Earlier also The Mobile Indian reported about LG's plans to introduce a smartphone with flexible display by this year end. The LG G Flex branding goes along with the new LG G2 and the new G series of Android based smartphones.

Samsung already in the last month announced that they will launch a smartphone with a curved display in October, i.e this month.
Earlier this year in May, LG had demonstrated a 5-inch OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) panel meant for the portable devices. Over here, by flexible display means a display panel with a curve and not bendable.

Gionee Elife E6

Chinese mobile giant Gionee is all set to launch their new flagship mobile Elife E6 smartphone in India and has sent out invites for a launch event on October 3. This Elife E6 flaunts a OGS display with 1080p resolution. Gionee Elife E6 is already getting raving reviews in China, and will further intensify the competition against indigenous vendors like Micromax and others.

Feature and Specification:
This Elife E6 comes with a 5-ich full HD display with 1080p resolution and pixel density of 441 ppi, and comes with a unibody design. Software wise the phone is almost likely to run on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The hardware is powered by a 1.5GHz Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A7 processor which is coupled with 2GB of RAM. It has about 31 GB of internal memory storage but has no microSD card slot.

This phone sports a 13-megapixel camera with 5 element lens and is capable of recording full HD videos at 1080p, and a 5 megapixel user facing camera. Beside this there is a non-removable 2020mAh battery, wireless connectivity support for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G and GPS and sensor like motion sensor along with gesture controls.

Panasonic T11 and P11 launched

Panasonic has launched two new Quad-Core handsets code named as Panasonic P11 and Panasonic T11. This time the price tag of this handsets are affordable level. The P11 priced at 16,364 and the T11 just under Rs. 10,000.

Earlier Panasonic first smartphone P51 might not have impressed many, especially because of the price tag, but the Panasonic T11 and the Panasonic P11 will grab attention. The Panasonic T11 a Quad-Core handset clocked at 1.2GHz running Android 4.1 with 1GB RAM and 4GB internal storage and expandable storage via microSD slot.

The Panasonic T11 houses a 4-inch screen with 800x480 pixels resolution. This Dual SIM handset comes with 5 megapixel rear camera and a VGA user facing camera. Other feature 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. The T11 gets power from 1500 mAh battery.

This T11 is priced at Rs. 9,520/- but there are still better option available in the market.

Panasonic P11 features:

This handset supports dual SIM and runs on Android 4.1 with 1GB RAM and a 4GB internal storage. This P11 comes with 5 inch IPS screen with HD (1280x720 pixels) resolution.

P11 is powered by a 1.2GHz Quad-Core processor and houses 2 -megapixel user facing camera and a 8-megapixel rear camera with auto focus LED flash support. Other features 3G, 2G,Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth. This handset is 9.7 mm thickness and 160 grams weight and comes with 2000 mAh battery. This Panasonic P11 is priced at Rs. 16,364/-

Lava Iris 506Q

A couple of days back various online retail stores started accepting pre-orders for Lava Iris 506Q alongside the Iris 505. The Indian smartphone vendor has now officially launched the Iris 506Q for Rs. 10,999/-

This smartphone features a large display of 5-inch qHD (540x960 pixels) display with OGS technology and is powered by a 1.2GHz Quad-Core processor paired with 512 MB of RAM. Other features including a 5- megapixel rear camera with autofocus, VGA camera at the front, 4GB internal storage that can be expandable using a microSD card and a 2,000mAh battery, which according to the company can survive 330 minutes of talktime. This smartphone features a Dual-SIM card slot, 3G support, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPSand on th software front, the device runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, and Lava has promised that users will receive future software updates over the air.

This Lava Iris 506Q priced at 10,999/- will face some stiff competition from likes of Zen Ultrafone 701HD and Celkon A119Q Signature HD among others.

Apple finally sheds Siri's "beta" lable

It looks like Apple is finally confident enough in Siri to call it finished product. 9 to 5 Mac points out that Apple has at long last removed references to Siri being in beta oa its official Siri webpages.

Siri has technically been in beta since its launch nearly two years and and since the Apple has worked to refine the voice-enabled personal assistant to make it faster, more accurate and more consistent. Although Siri was a first of its kind for smartphone platforms when it was released in 2011, it has since gotten stiff competition from Google now for Android is expected to get another competitor next year when Microsoft releases its own Cortana personal assistant software for Windows phone.

BlackBerry 9720 LAunched

BlackBerry recently announced their new device called BlackBerry 9720. Talking point about this device was that it had a dedicated BBM key and was the first BB device to be unveiled this year that didn't run on BB10. The BlackBerry had promised that they would announce their latest BlackBerry 9720 in the first half of September, The Canadian Company officially launched the phone in India for Rs:- 15,990/- INR and will be available from September 14.

Lets have a look on features and its design. The BlackBerry looks like a mix of the Bold and Curve Smartphones and it will be available in Black, Blue,Pink,Purple and white colors. As mentioned above, it sports a dedicated BBM key.

This BlackBerry features a 2.8-inch  480x360 pixels touchscreen display and is powered by an 806MHz Tavor MG1 processor supplemented with 512MB RAM. This phone has a 5- megapixel EDOF ( Extended Depth of Field) rear camera with Image Stabilization and 4X digital zoom.
This device has a low internal storage of 512 MB, and can be expandable using a microSD card.

Pricey Apple Gets Affordable

iPhone 5C 16GB to cost $99 and 32GB one is priced at $199

San Francisco California  Sept. 10 : Targeting Android's mass market in emerging countries, rival Apple on Tuesday unveiled its iPhone 5S and lower-cost 5C models amid much anticipation.

Chief executive Tim Cook kicked off the event at the company's Cupertino headquarters in California, outlining how he expects Apple to ship the 700 millionth device- an iPhone or iPad-based on iOS mobile software sometime next month.

Mr Cook said: with iOS7, iOS will become the world's most popular operating system.

The iPhone 5C 16GB phone has been priced at $99 and 32GB one at $199. The company said the new iPhone models will be available for sale from September 18.

Apple said that iPhone 5C will be available in green, white, blue, pink and yellow Colours. It's made with all the incredible technology of the iPhone 5, says Phil Schiller. The entire back and sides are made from a single part, he adds.

It will have a 4-inch Retina display, integrated touch layer and an A6 processor. Speaking about iPhone 5S, the company said 5S will be available in silver,gold, and a new space gray. It will have a 64-bit chip, the first ever on asmartphone.

Apple's strategic launch of the economical iPhone comes at a time when Samsung, (which over took Apple for the first time worldwide in June in terms of internet usage) has extended its lead to 25.7 per-cent in August compared to Apple on 23.4 % globally, leding the race in emerging markets like China and India with its Android OS.

Analysts say that it is key for Apple to be able to find ways to drive growth at a much higher rate again, and getting China's biggest carrier on board and launching a cheaper version of the iPhone are both key to doing that.

SAMSUNG GALAXY S 3 AND S 4 TO GET ANDROID 4.3 VERSION NEXT MONTH

Samsung is currently testing the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update and will release it for the Galaxy S3 and S4 Smartphones next month October.

Samsung recently has launche their new device Galaxy Note 3 and a Galaxy Gear Smart watch at the mobile Unpacked 2013 event in Berlin, Germany. Meanwhile the existing owner are still wondering if the latest Google Android update will be available or not. Engadget sources that Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update will be available for the Galaxy S 3 and S 4 devices from the next month October.

The Android 4.3 Jelly Bean would bring the restricted profiles feature that allows limited access to certain apps and other areas of the device. Apart from the usual set of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean features listed sources, Samsung will add more improvement through its Nature UX layer as well.

Once ipgraded to Android 4.3 Galaxy S3 and S4 would also be compatible with the newly release Samsung Galaxy Gear.

Pranav Mistry is the Indian brain behind the Samsung's Galaxy Gear samrtwatch

                      




Samsung has recently unveiled its new product category of Smart watches with its code named as Galaxy Gear. This wasn't a well kept secret with features and even photos of a prototype leaking days before the official launch event. But there is one secret that anyone don't know behind the Galaxy Gear. Meet Pranav Mistry who now heads the think tank at Samsung's Research America Division. For those who may recall, Mistry's claim to fans is his Sixth Sense technology, which was also documented in a TED talk that has recieved over 1.5 million views.

Pranav Mistry is a Phd candidate at MIT's Media Lab and Research Assistant. He was born in Palanpur in Gujarat. He completed his masters of design from IIT Mumbai and followed it up with another masters degree in media arts and sciences from MIT. He also worked as a UX researcher with Microsoft.

Our ttime is time for crossing boundaries, a time for rethinking and revising old categories. I think the future of our dugital world is not just about giving a new face, a new form to our existing digital devices. Itis the creation of new experiences, new ways of interacting with real and digital,  Pranav mistry said at the launching of the Galaxy Gear Smart watch.

The Galaxy Gear smart watch is a good beginning for Mistry of making his concept of sixth sense in technology a reality. The first generation Smart watch has some nice touches that one can instantly recognize to be coming directly from Mistry. The Galaxy Gear has sensors that can decipher if the user is moving the watch close the ear in the event of an incoming call and automatic recieves the call.

We have uniquely positioned the speakers and microphone so that you can talk as you would talk to the hand. it is such a national gesture, just raise your hand to ear and talk.

The Galaxy Gear in Mistry's mind is a marriage of a simple user experience with cutting edge technology. The goal was to make it well a wearable.
Whether the Galaxy Gear becomes a runway hit or not is something that the market would decide. But it seems Mistry has finally found an avenue to make his dream a reality in the hands of millions of users. Lets have a look on his famous TED talk.

FEATURES OF ANDROID KITKAT 4.4

                                     




Google has not explicitly said anything of Android, its Android kitkat page has many thins to say about the upcoming OS.
Now Google is gearing up with their next version of Android, which is named as Android 4.4 KitKat however, it has not explicitly announced the features of the next Android vesion.

Curiously, it has created a website of Android KitKat which has several statements that point to many things in the upcoming operating system. Here is a list of such possible features of the Android 4.4 that Google has mentioned on Android KitKat webpage.

Attractive looking new user Interface: every corner, every edge, every finger, of every bar has been carefully considered and crafted to create this beautifully immersive and multi-sensory experience, "Google has said on the website which possibly hints that the Android KitKat would bring a new user interface where every sides of the device can be used to navigate something that Sony's Touch UI, currently employs. Also it can be interpreted as standardize experience irrespective of the device's screen size be it smartphone, phablet or tablet.
Better utillisation or multi-touch features and grsture control could be also on the cards, as per our analysts.

Eye Candy it really does tastes a good as it looks, Google went on to say on the page while explaining the design of KitKat chocolate. Google wants to transfer the user interface of Android with the new OS to something new that would be attractive than the windows Tile user interface.

Cloud Integration : Android operating system has been heavily criticized for not having a comprehensive back up and security features as iOS with Apple's iCloud, one can restore many functions in a new iOS device like game progress, app installs, emails, text messages, account sign-ins, pictures, settings and much more in just one touch.

On the country, in Android you can restore your apps, emails, pictures, etc but that is not an easy process. For instance, if you sign into a new Android device, you will be asked to sync the device with Gmail to restore your contacts, emails, calander and even applications. But it does not do so in case of messages.
But with Android 4.4 KitKat Google is perhaps eyeing something innovative if its statement- Cloud Based.. A taste sensation that will leave you up in The Cloud- is to be interpreted.

Enterprise solutions: BlackBerry devices has been hailed for its security and its Balance technology enables BlackBerry smartphone and tablets to be used for business and personal purpose without compromise. Hiting at the adoption of similar technology, Google on the Android KitKat webpage said, with global coverage you can take it literally everywhere, even to work.

Other feature: Besides Google's words to describe KitKat 4.4 like Edge to Edge display has been interpreted as less distortion towards the edges while Unlimited Standby Time clearly hints at longer battery life.