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OnePlus One Coming to India soon !

2014-07-24T15:00:00.002-07:00

OnePlus One Coming to India !!

The world famous 2014 Flagship killer will be coming to India soon. It'll be interesting how they price it, keeping in mind the recent blockbuster by Xiaomi The Mi3 selling only for 13,999...

Specs :

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Samsung Galaxy S4 crushes iPhone 5 in Geekbench 2 benchmark test

2013-03-19T04:27:00.002-07:00

The recently announced Samsung Galaxy S4 is making into headlines again. This time

for the benchmark results it for in Geekbench 2 test. Going by the numbers S4 scored

almost double the points compared to iPhone 5. Although the SOC in the S4 being

tasted here is Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 and not the most anticipated Exynos OCTA.

Till then enjoy the following benchies…

2012 Kawasaki Ninja 650 Launched @ 4.99L Ex Delhi

2012-08-09T02:51:00.000-07:00

2012 Kawasaki Ninja 650

Bajaj Auto launched Kawasaki Ninja 650 (Non ABS) today in India at INR 4,99,835/- which commands INR 40k premium over outgoing model.

Bookings start from 14th August and bike will be delivered within 4-5 weeks period from the date of booking.

It is weird Bajaj chose to launch 2012 version here while 2013 version is being launched internationally.

2013 Ninja 250R

2012-08-07T13:01:00.001-07:00

2013 Ninja 250R - Baby Ninja Infused with ZX-10R DNA

Kawasaki has given the Baby Ninja much needed makeover. The 2013 Ninja 250R sports redesigned bodywork which resembles its bigger sibling ZX-10R. Now it looks much sharper and angular. Another big welcome change is new instrument cluster which hosts digital speedometer and analog tachometer.

Changes in the engine parallel twin engine are new pistons, cylinder, crank case along with the revamped fuel injection system with dual throttle valves. These changes aims to give the Ninja more torque in low and mid range.

Kawasaki has introduced three special edition duel tone coloring scheme for the new 250. What differentiates special edition from normal color tone bikes apart from aesthetics is ABS. Yes, these special edition bikes will come with ABS as standard. ABS model weight 174 Kg while normal model weight 172Kg.

If Bajaj manage to get it localized in India and price it around 2.2L then it will be a masterstroke for Kawasaki, otherwise 3L+ pricing will keep it in extra premium bracket where only "Lucky" few could afford it.

Check out the specifications below :

Engine type : 4 stroke, liquid cooled, parallel twin
Cylinder size : 249 cm3
Bore x Stroke : 62.0 x 41.2 mm
Compression ratio : 11.3 : 1
Max power : 23.5 kW (32 PS) / 11.000 rpm
Max torque : 21.0 Nm {2.1 kgf m} /10.000 rpm
Starter system : Electric Starter
Valve sytem : DOHC, 8 valves
Ignition : Digital
Fuel system : Fuel Injection System ( 28 mm x 2 ) with dual butterfly valve
Transmission : 6-speed, return shift
Frame: tube diamond, steel
Front suspension: 37 mm telescopic fork
Rear suspension: Uni-Trak with 5 preload
Front tyre: 110/70-17 M/C (54S)
Rear tyre: 140/70-17 M/C (66S)
Front brake: Single disc 290 mm diameter with dual-piston caliper
Rear brake: Single disc 220 mm diameter with dual-piston caliper
Length x width x height : 2.010 x 715 x 1.110 mm
Wheel axis length : 1.400 mm
Ground clearance : 785 mm
Fuel capacity : 17 litres
Max weight : 172 kg / 174 kg ( ABS model)

Samsung Galaxy S III

2012-05-04T01:06:00.002-07:00

The Samsung Galaxy S III

Most anticipated Android Phone of the year is launched on May 3rd in London. Here are the specs this beast possess up its sleeve.

Screen: 4.8” Super Amoled HD display

Storage: 16/32/64GB depending on model, plus expandable MicroSD card

Cloud storage: 50GB Dropbox for two years

Colour: Pebble blue or marble white

Battery: 2,100mAh (wireless charging optional extra)

Camera: 8MP rear; 1.9 MP front

Resolution: 720 x 1280 px (306ppi)

RAM: 1GB

Dimensions: 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.55 mm

Weight: 133g

Operating System: Android 4.0.4

Processor: Exynos 4412 Quad (1.4GHz)

Eye tracking and wireless charging features are step forward. Samsung has given more importance to software part too along with the hardware. And we cant wait to see how good it perform.

The Pentile Display instead of normal RGB could offend some people who look out for microscopic details. Given the 306ppi, Pentile/RGB arrangement should not matter much since its hardly noticeable to eyes.

Design was never Samsung's forte and Galaxy S III carry forward that tradition. Phone looks just average specially when compared with HTC One X and Sony Xperia NXT series. Good addition here which was missing in earlier models is Notification LED. I feel the design will grow over you once you start using it.

Camera is 8MP with zero shutter lag. We expected 12MP shooter here, but if the optics on S III are good then who are we to complain. Remember its not always about MegaPixels.

Hardware under the hood is impressive. The Quad Core Exynos 4412 built on 32nm offers almost the double processing power than previous Exynos while saving 20% power.

The Mali400MP4 GPU offers 66% increase in 3D performance over the SII, which is significant. It even outdo the powerful PowerVR SGX 543MP2 GPU of the iPhone 4S and closes on to PowerVR SGX 543MP4 GPU of the new iPad.

Samsung Galaxy S III Retains the microSD card slot as well as removable battery, which is a good thing.

Latest trend of offering limited storage and non-removable battery is restrictive and should be done away with.

Overall, this phone is an evolution rather than a revolution. It is a decent upgrade over S II, but we still feel few things could have been better.

So, If you are in the market for the greatest android phone, Samsung Galaxy S III and HTC One X are the two phones you should consider. Choose HTC One X if you prefer better design and Build Quality. If you love the SAMOLED HD screen, need raw processing power, extra storage,removable battery and better developer support then S III is better choice. Overall I would rate Galaxy S III just above the One X.

Kudos to the HTC, they are back in the game. Samsung needs to up their game to retain their title.

Triumph Motors Set to Enter India With 7 Models

2012-03-26T04:00:00.002-07:00

Triumph India

With the official announcement at Auto Expo, Triumph is set to enter Indian Market in 2012 with 7 Models viz.

Bonneville INR 5.50* Lakh

Street Triple 675 INR 5.75* Lakh

Daytona 675 INR 7.00* Lakh

Speed Triple INR 8.00* Lakh

Tiger 800XC INR 11.40* Lakh

Storm INR 17.00* Lakh

Rocket III Roadster INR 22.00* Lakh

*Guideline ex-showroom (Delhi) prices

The Daytona 675 is the most delicious offering of the lot for supersports bike lovers due to its pricing and awesome 125PS power on tap...

Triumph is looking to set up plant in Karnataka according to reports.... 4 Dealerships will be appointed in 2012, they plan to make it 12 in the next three years...

Expect the deliveries starting from Diwali 2012.

Samsung Galaxy S III Rumor Mill

2012-03-17T03:16:00.003-07:00

Samsung Galaxy S III Rumor Mill

According to latest rumors, the Samsung Unpacked Event is said to be happening in London on 22nd May 2012 where they will unveil their next Superphone i.e the Galaxy S III ...

Till now the interesting bits we expect from this phone are:

SAMOLED+ HD Screen
Quad Core Exynos 4412 or Dual Core Exynos 5250 (Cortex A15 anyone ?? :) )
~ 4.8" Screen
12 MP 1080p Cam
2GB Ram
Superthin Body ~7mm
Ceramic Body
Liquipel water resistant coating

I'll keep you updated with latest rumors about the most anticipated phone of 2012 :) ...

Image and London event rumor source :http://androidandme.com/2012/03/smartphones-2/galaxy-s-iii-to-be-unveiled-may-22nd-at-samsung-unpacked-event-in-london/

HTC 2012 Lineup: One X One S One V

2012-03-16T05:54:00.003-07:00

HTC 2012 Lineup : One X One S & One V

HTC One X

HTC One X is Flagship phone with quad core tegra3 muscle.

4.7″ 720p HD IPS touchscreen
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 Processor
8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash and backside-illuminated sensor, 1080p full HD video recording, and the ability to capture a photo while recording a video
32 GB of built-in storage, 1 GB of RAM
HSPA, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, DLNA, NFC
1,800 mAh battery
Dimensions: 134.36×69.9×8.9 mm
Weight: 130g

HTC One S

One S is MidRange offering from HTC. Snapdragon S4 being dual-core has beaten Tegra 3 in some benchmarks, so it'll be interesting to see how it performs in real world scenario.

4.3″ 960×540 Super AMOLED touchcreen
1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm S4 Processor
16 GB of built-in storage, 1 GB of RAM
8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash, BSI sensor, 1080p full HD video recording, and the ability to capture a photo while recording a video (basically sounds like it’s the same unit found in the One X)
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HSPA
1,650 mAh battery
Dimensions: 130.9x65x7.8 mm
Weight: 119.5g

HTC One V

One V falls to affordable segment. It has got descent specs and should sell well.

3.7″ 480×800 LCD touchscreen
1 GHz Snapdragon S2 Processor
5 MP autofocus camera with BSI sensor, LED flash, 720p HD video recording, and the ability to capture a picture while recording a video is found here too
4 GB of built-in storage, 512 MB of RAM
HSPA, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
1,500 mAh battery
Dimensions: 120.3×59.7×9.24 mm
Weight: 115g

Floating Touch ! : Xperia Sola

2012-03-15T03:37:00.003-07:00

Sony Xperia Sola announced with Floating Touch Tech

Xperia SOLA

3.7 inch 854x480 screen with Mobile Bravia Engine and Floating Touch
5 megapixel camera with 720p video capture
1 Ghz U8500 ST-Ericsson NoaThor Dual Core CPU
512MB RAM
8 GB Internal storage, microSD card support upto 32 GB
NFC
Hard coated shatterproof sheet on scratch-resistant glass
DLNA
Fast Capture
107 grams weight
MRP 19990(Expected)

This is interesting technology, you just need to hover tour finger over the screen within 0.79" distance and screen will response accordingly. Its just like the mouse over function. Hope to see this tech in future touchscreen phones too ...

Sony Xperia NXT Series

2012-03-15T01:48:00.003-07:00

Sony Xperia NXT Series

Sony Recently announced Xperia NXT Series at MWC 2012.

Lets have a look at their Specifications:

Xperia S

4.3 inch 1280x720 HD Reality Display
12 mp rear camera with 1080p video capture, front camera 720p HD
32 GB storage
1 GB RAM
1.5 Ghz Dual Core CPU
1.5 second from sleep mode to taking a picture.
Anti Stain Coating
NFC
PlayStationCertified
Rs.29990 MRP(Expected)

Xperia P

4.0 inch qHD Sony WhiteMagic display with 1000 nits brightness
1 GB RAM
1 Ghz Dual Core CPU
16 GB storage
8 mp rear camera with 1080p video capture
NFC
85 hour music playback time
Aluminum Unibody Chassis
Anti Stain coating
HDMI output
Xperia SMART Dock for full PC experience*
Rs.23990 MRP(Expected)

Xperia U

3.5 inch 854x480 Reality Display
5 mp rear camera with 720p video capture
8GB storage
512 Mb RAM
1 Ghz dual core CPU
Changeable bottom caps and illumination effect
3D surround sound
Anti Stain Coating
Fast Capture
Smart Headset Pro bundled
Rs.16990 MRP(Expected)

Design-wise NXT series is refreshing.
Only gripe is Sony don't have quad-core flagship yet. Guess they are waiting for S4 yields to become stable. WRT NXT Series, Sony's optimizations will provide lag free experience.

30k+ Smartphones : Q1 2012

2012-02-28T01:56:00.002-08:00

Lets have a look at deserving candidates ...

# Samsung Galaxy S II

# Motorola Razr

# Samsung Galaxy Note

# (Upcoming) Samsung Galaxy Nexus

# Apple iPhone 4S

# HTC Sensation XE

All the above phones are available in the market for more or less 30k INR except iPhone 4S which ridiculously starts at 44k INR...

Galaxy Nexus is not launched yet here in India, but it would cost around 30k initially, unless Samsung decides to go Apple way which is highly unlikely...

Lets sum up the important points about each phone:

Galaxy S II : Superb SAMOLED+ Display, Huge Developer support at XDA, Powerful Exynos Chipset. But build quality is bit plasticky and may not appeal to all. Screen resolution is standard 480x800 while others have qHD or 720p resolution.

Motorola Razr: Fantastic Build quality, Crisp display and Design. OMAP 4430 chipset is in its midlife and its GPU PowerVR SGX540 is the same as of Galaxy S... All in all chipsetwise it falls short to S II's Exynos...

Galaxy Note: For those who are blessed with Large Palms. Its gorgeous 5.3" SAMOLD display at 800x1280 will appeal to you. Once you own this devide, you wont be able to go to lower screen size phones again. Its powerful Exynos chipset will take care of your demanding tasks.

Galaxy Nexus: 3rd Vanilla Google Experience phone, with its 720p HD Display and Ice Cream Sandwich Android version, you'll not go wrong with this handset. Its powered by descent OMAP 4460 chipset, which does the job well. But camera is just 5MP, so if your looking for good cameraphone, steer clear...

Apple iPhone 4S: Ridiculously Priced in India... 44k for 16GB version and goes upto 60k for 64GB version. If you are ok with closed apple ecosystem, android feels too geeky to you and if you've got a lot of moolah then go for this. Good thing about it is its superb camera and easy to use interface...

HTC Sensation XE: This Qualcomm Dual Core beast offers good performance close to Exynos. Its bundled with good pair of headphones and HTC marketed it as musicphone. Camera is OKish and Screen is descent especially all other phones pack SAMOLED or Retina Display. Battery backup is poor...Get it only if you are a HTC Fan...

Summing it up, If I were you to buy a phone in the range of 30k my choices would be ... (In that order)

Salsung Galaxy Note (I'm Comfortable with its size :) )
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Samsung Galaxy S II
Motorola Razr
Apple iPhone 4S
HTC Sensation XE

Few phones which were not included in this list for the reasons:

Nokia Lumia 800 : Although its descent package, but 25k price for windows phone having old gen chipset is little too much.

SonyEricsson Arc S: Single core chipset, overpriced.

LG Optimus 3D / HTC Evo 3D: Poor Battery Life and 3D is just a gimmick ...

If I have missed any phone, let me know :) ...

Image Courtesy: Google Images

Where to Purchase Biking Gear in India ...

2012-02-23T01:56:00.000-08:00

If you are a true biker, you wouldn't mind investing in Biking Gear for yourself... In India although we have a lot less options, following are the few websites/stores where you can purchase a good and reliable biking gear for your own safety...

# Dream Sporting Gear

# Cramster

# Performance Racing Store

# BachooMotors

# Adventure OnTheRocks

# Ultimate Auto Impex

These are the few websites/stores which sell quality Riding Gear in India...

Click on the respective images to go to respective website...

Images taken from respective websites.

Wanna buy Computer Stuff ? Check out these websites from India.

2012-02-19T11:04:00.000-08:00

Indian websites from where you can buy Computer Hardware at competitive rates or just for the price check :) ...

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Midrange Mobile Phone, Budget ~15k ...

2012-02-19T10:33:00.000-08:00

Got 15k in hand and cant decide which phone to choose ?? Lets have a look at our options ...

For that budget following are the worthy contenders in market as of today (Feb,2012)

# Motorola DEFY+

# SonyEricsson Neo V

# Nokia Lumia 710

# Samsung Omnia W

If you want an Android phone in that budget, it boils down to what you want:

SE Neo V scores over Defy+ : Better GPU, Confirmed ICS Update, Better Camera.

Defy+ Scores over Neo V: Ruggedness, Lots of Custom Roms.

So SE Neo V is the best pic of the lot if your primary concern is not the ruggedness of the phone, since its overall a better phone. And its loe internal memory is not a downer since you can move apps to SD card barring few system apps.

Compare their Specs here ...

Between WP7 Phones, its the Omnia W you should choose,

Reasons: AMOLED Screen, Front Cam, Better Battery Performance.

Also refer to this shootout on Gsmarena:

Although UI of WP7 feels smoother than Android, But there are few limitations like no SD card support, no Bluetooth File Transfer, Compulsory use of Zune Software for smaller tasks like drag and drop of file etc.

So If I would want to purchase a phone ~ 15k , my pick would be SE Neo V.

Few Phones which were not considered here, viz

SE Live With Walkman: Low resolution, smaller screen.

Samsung Galaxy ACE: Low resolution, old gen gfx chip, no ICS Update.

Image Courtesy: Google Images.

Starting Off ...

2012-02-18T10:48:00.000-08:00

This is test run...

Exploring the blogging features ...

I'll be writing about mobile phones, computer hardware and other stuff ... :)