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Nokia Lumia 925 Available for Pre-orders

2013-08-09T17:15:00.003+05:30

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Nokia new Lumia series smartphone - Lumia 925 is now available for pre-orders at a price of Rs. 33,999. The online retailing sites is now allowing the Lumia fans to place their orders for this smartphone. Though Nokia has not announced officially about the launch of this smartphone but the online retailing site like Flipkart has already started to take orders.

The estimate release of Nokia Lumia 925 is about on 4th week of August 2013. This smartphone has been already launched in Europe on May this year. The phone will be available in two colors - Black and Grey.
Lumia 925 has a body of polycarbonate cover. It is a 4.5 inch AMOLED ClearBlack display and Gorilla 2 Glass. It has a resolution of 768*1280 px. This smartphone is powered by a dual-core 1.5 GHz Snapdragon processor and runs Windows Phone 8. It comes with a battery of 2000 mAh.

This new smartphone provides a RAM of 1 GB and having 16 GB of internal memory. In Camera field, this smartphone represents a high standard as compared to Lumia 920. It has a PureView rear camera of 8.7 MP and a 1.2 MP front camera. This smartphone consists a new feature of Camera which haven't seen on other Lumia series smartphones. This new Nokia Smart Camera mode allows the user to capture ten images at once and further allowing to edit the images with options like Best Shot, Action Shot and Motion Focus.

So, this new Lumia series smartphone - Lumia 925 is a high level smartphone which will surely have its impact in the world of smartphones in the Indian market. Though it is now officially launched but still you can pre-order it on online retailing sites.

Key features of Nokia Lumia 925 -

4.5-inch AMOLED ClearBlack display with 768x1280 resolution
1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor
1 GB RAM
16 GB of internal storage
8.7-megapixel PureView rear camera
1.2-megapixel wide-angle front camera
Windows Phone 8
2,000 mAh battery

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

Flipkart Extended its eBooks App to Different Platforms

2013-08-07T19:01:00.000+05:30

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Last year, Flipkart launched ebooks with an Android app and now this ebooks app has been extended to take its role on iOS, Windows Phone and to the Web. Flipkart has also tie-up with Nokia to allow the pre-installing ebooks app for the upcoming Lumia phones in the future.

The Flipkart's Android App has been very popular and is available at free of cost at certain online app stores. The App includes several attractive features including the use of - 'FlipStream Technology' which speeds up the reading experience. allowing the user to access any part of the ebook instantly. There is also an option to control the reading experience by selecting preferred reading mode which the includes day/night/sepia mode, font-size, orientation and much more.

The readers have the choice to highlight the text, take important notes, bookmark the pages or even search for dictionary while reading without closing the app. The Android, Windows Phone and web apps will allow users to purchase books from within the app but unfortunately the iOS app doesn't include this feature.

There will also a FlipSync Technology that automatically syncs the last read location. Apart from this, there is also a feature called 'FlipThru' which allows the users to read 10 percent of the ebook before buying it. So Flipkart has made its intentions clear that it will compete with Google and Amazon in the world of ebooks and so far the success is going in a right way.

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

Micromax A34 Smartphone Launched

2013-08-07T18:14:00.002+05:30

Micromax launched its new smartphone - A34 at a price of Rs. 4,299. It is a dual-SIM
(GSM+GSM) smartphone with 3.95 inch HVGA display with a resolution of 320*480 px.

The smartphone is powered by 1 GHz processor with a RAM of 256 MB. It runs on 2.3 Android Operating System - Gingerbread. It comes with 165 MB internal memory which can be expanded to 32 GB via micro-SD card. It supports 2 MP rear camera including features like multi-shot, night mode, zoom (8x) and brightness control (7x).

It comes with 1350 mAh Li-ion battery. Connectivity features includes GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and micro-USB. It supports two sensory features - Gravity and Light sensor. Unfortunately, it does not support 3G.
So, its a mid-level smartphone produced by Micromax at a price of Rs. 4,299.

Micromax A34 key specifications :

3.95-inch HVGA display with resolution of 320x480 pixels

1GHz processor

256MB RAM

165MB internal storage, expandable up to 32GB via microSD card

2-megapixel rear camera

1350mAh battery

Dual SIM (GSM+GSM)

Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

Xolo A500S Smartphone Launched

2013-08-06T20:48:00.001+05:30

Xolo launched its new smartphone A500S at a price of Rs. 6,999. It's a 4 inch WVGA display smartphone having a resolution of 480*800 px. It is 9 mm thick and comes in four colors - black, blue, red and white.

It is powered by 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. It comes with 512 RAM and with 4 GB of internal memory which can be expanded to 32 GB via micro-SD card. This device has a Mali-400 MP GPU for boosting graphics. It comes with a battery of 1400 mAh. It has a 5 MP rear camera with LED Flash and a front VGA camera.

The operating system on which the smartphone runs is 4.2 - Jelly Bean. It is a dual sim phone supporting GSM+GSM and connectivity features includes 3G, EDGE, GPRS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and micro-USB. It comes with Xolo Secure anti-theft app to protect the device from data loss or thefts.

Key Features of Xolo A500S -

-1.2 GHz Dual Core CPU

-Mali 400 MP GPU

-4-inch TFT Display (233 ppi)

-9 mm in thickness

-Android Jelly Bean v4.2

-5 MP Primary Camera

-VGA Secondary Camera

-Dual SIM (3G + 2G)

1400 mAh battery

Xolo Secure | Anti - theft app

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

Karbonn A11+ Smartphone Launched

2013-08-06T19:37:00.000+05:30

Karbonn launched its new smartphone A11+ at a price of Rs. 5,849. It's a FWVGA display smartphone with a resolution of 480*854 px. It's a dual-SIM smartphone with the support for GSM+GSM. It is powered by 1 GHz processor.

This new smartphone comes with 512 RAM and 161 MB of internal memory which can be expanded to 32 GB via micro-SD card. It has a 3.2 MP rear camera with LED Flash and a front VGA camera. The smartphone runs on the Android version of 4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich. The connectivity features includes Wi-Fi, EDGE, GPRS, Bluetooth and micro-USB. The smartphone comes with a 1450 mAh battery.

Though it is a mid-level smartphone having some good features but some poor features also. The Operating System is not the updated one and unfortunately this smartphone does not support 3G.

Karbonn A11+ key specifications

4.7-inch FWVGA display with a resolution of 480x854 pixels

1GHz processor

512MB RAM

Dual SIM (GSM+GSM)

3.2-megapixel rear camera

VGA front-facing camera

161MB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB

1450mAh battery

Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

Fly F40+ Smartphone Launched for Rs. 4,999

2013-08-05T22:16:00.001+05:30

Fly mobiles has launched a smartphone F40+ at a price of Rs. 4,999. It's a 4 inch WVGA display smartphone having a resolution of 480*800 px. It runs on 2.3 Android Operating System - Gingerbread. It is powered by 1GHz processor . It has a RAM of 512 MB and having an internal memory of 180 MB which can expanded to 32 GB via micro-SD card.

This smartphones comes with 3 MP rear camera with flash and a front facing camera. It has a dual-SIM functionality and comes with a battery of 1200 mAh. It also includes the features of Proximity Sensor, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and Gravity Sensors.

It is a mid-level smartphone which comes with a affordable price specially for the young generation who want to use smartphones but at a low price. The company Fly mobiles has been updating its F series of smartphones that includes 14 smartphones including this brand new.

Fly F40+ key specifications:

4-inch WVGA displaywith a resolution of 480x800 pixels

1GHz processor

512MB RAM

180MB, expandable up to 32GB (microSD card)

3-megapixel rear camera with Flash

VGA front facing camera

Dual-SIM smartphone (GSM+GSM)

1200 mAh battery

Android 2.3 Gingerbread

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

Lemon Aspirational A3 With 3D Support Launched

2013-07-31T20:04:00.003+05:30

Lemon launched its new smartphone - Aspirational A3 at a price of Rs. 12,000 in India. It has a 4.3 inch qHD display with a resolution of 240*960p. It runs on 4.04 version of Android - Ice Cream Sandwich. This device is powered by 1 GHz dual-core processor. It has a RAM of 1 GB and internal storage memory of 4 GB which can be extended to 32 GB via micro-SD card.

This smartphone has a 8 MP rear camera with LED Flash and 2 MP front camera. It runs on a battery of 1.640 mAh. But what attracts more to this smartphone is its 3D support. It allows 3D viewing experience without the use of 3D glasses. This smartphone will not only enhance or reduce the depth of captured 3D images but will also yield more effective results when taking landscape pictures and close-up shots.

The connectivity features includes 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and aGPS. It is a dual-SIM smartphone. This new smartphone will surely have its impact on the smartphones world.

Lemon Aspirational A3 key features :

4.3-inch qHD display with a resolution of 540*960 pixels

1 GHz dual-core processor

1 GB RAM

4GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 32 GB with micro-SD

8 MP rear camera with LED Flash

2 MP front-facing camera

Dual-SIM (WCDMA+GSM)

3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and aGPS

1640 mAh battery

Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

Videocon A24 Smartphone Launched

2013-07-31T19:21:00.000+05:30

Videocon launched its new dual-SIM smartphone - Videocon A24 at a price of Rs. 4,699 in India. It is a 4 inch WVGA smartphone powered by 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. It has a 3.2 MP rear camera and 0.3 MP front camera.

The operating system on the phone is Android 4.2 version - Jelly Bean. The smartphone has a 256 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM. Its storage memory can be expanded to 32 GB. Connectivity features includes Bluetooth, Wi-Fi & GPRS Edge for easy web access. It has a battery of 1450 mAh. The phone will feature 'V-store' which makes the users to use apps from the Android world.

Key features of Videocon A24 includes :

4.0" WVGA Capacitive Touch Screen
1.2 GHz Dual-Core Processor
512 MB ROM + 256 MB RAM
3.2 MP Rear Camera & 0.3 MP front camera
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
1450 mAh battery
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi & GPRS Edge for easy web access
FM Radio with Recording
Expandable Memory upto 32GB
Dual SIM, Dual Standby
V Store for getting links of popular apps like Facebook, WhatsApp etc.

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

Sony Xperia Z Ultra Smartphone Launched

2013-07-30T19:40:00.001+05:30

Sony has launched one of the biggest smartphone - Xperia Z Ultra at a price of Rs. 46,990. The phone was unveiled in June and now will be available on the market from 2nd August 2013. The company Sony says that this smartphone will be the world's slimmest and and largest full HD smartphone. It is the first smartphone display that integrates Sony's Triluminos technology. Through this technology, the display reproduces a greater range of rich, natural colors to deliver true, natural shades. The technology also includes X-Reality for mobile, Sony's intelligent super resolution display technology which analyses each image and reproduces lacking pixels to optimize quality for the sharpest videos.

Xperia Z Ultra will be available at three colors - Black, Purple and White. This smartphone features a 6.4 inch full HD display with a resolution of 1080*1920 px. It is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 processor with 2.2 GHz quad-core CPU. It has a RAM of 2 GB. The internal memory of the smartphone is 16 GB which can be expanded to 64 GB through micro-SD card.

The Operating System is Android 4.2 - Jelly Bean. It has a 8 MP rear camera with Exmor RS Sensor and a 2 MP front camera. The connectivity features includes LTE, NFC, Wi-Fi, 3G, DLNA and Bluetooth 4.0. The Xperia Z Ultra also includes Battery Stamina Mode, which will improve the standby time by four times. It has battery of 3000 mAh and colud provide 14 hours if talktime.

Just like other Sony's Xperia smartphones, this smartphone too comes with dust and water proof feature. It comes with IP55 and IP58 certification. It comes with handwriting recognition support and the device's screen can work with a pencil or a stylus pen. It also comes with new and updates Sony Media Apps that will enhance your loving experience of using this smartphone.

Sony Xperia Z Ultra key specifications :

6.4-inch TFT Triluminos display with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels and Shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass
2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor
2GB RAM
8-megapixel rear camera with Exmor RS sensor
2-megapixel front facing camera
16GB internal storage expandable up to 64GB via microSD card
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
4G LTE/ NFC/ Bluetooth 4.0/ Wi-Fi
3000mAh battery

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

Nokia's New Sensor Accessory 'Treasure Tag'

2013-07-30T14:16:00.000+05:30

Nokia has developed a new sensory accessory for its Lumia smartphones. This proximity sensor accessory is named as "Treasure Tag". This will allow people to track their things through their phones. This accessory will be launch soon and it will have the features of Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC to track things through several apps present on the phone.

This device will have the freedom to always stay on and it comes with a battery that can last last upto 6 months. The sources said that the nokia lumia phones will pair to this device through NFC technology and the Finnish handset-maker will bundle a loop strap to attach the device to an object.

Nokia has made a Treasure Tag app for the Windows Phone through which users will be able to manage the sensor and locate the device when it gets out of sight. This app will also show the present location of the device on the map. It can also track a phone that's connected to the device through a button located on the device, as it will trigger a siren on the phone if it's in range.

This Nokia's new device will work with Bluetooth 4.0 and Bluetooth Low Energy standards. The forthcoming Amber update for Nokia Windows Phones is expected to bring support for Bluetooth 4.0 and for Bluetooth Low energy devices (Bluetooth Smart) to Nokia Lumia 520, Nokia Lumia 620 and Nokia Lumia 720 devices. Following the update, the phones will be able to connect and work with devices such as fitness monitors like Fitbit Flex and smart watches like Pebble. So it's a new technology created by the Nokia that will surely attract customers to use this Treasure Tag accessory.

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

Micromax Bling 3 A86 Available Online

2013-07-29T17:25:00.002+05:30

Micromax has launched its new smartphone Bling A86 at a price of 9,599 for online purchasing. Yet, it is not launched officially but will be available on website like Snapdeal and Infibeam.

It is a 4 inch dual-SIM smartphone with capacitive touch screen. The phone runs on 4.1 Android Version - Jelly Bean. It is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor. This smartphone will have a 5 MP rear camera and 0.3 MP front camera. The phone's memory can be expanded to 32 GB and it comes with a battery of 1600 mAh. Connectivity features includes 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, GPS and EDGE.

The smartphone comes with Micromax's own apps and contain stores such as M! Zone and M! Live. The Micromax Bling 3 A86 also features Swarovski Zirconia diamonds and follows the same design language that was present in previously launched Bling devices - Bling 2 and Bling X44.

Key features of Micromax Bling 3 A86 :

4-inch capacitive display
1GHz dual-core processor
Expandable up to 32GB via microSD card
5-megapixel rear camera
VGA front camera
1,600mAh battery
Dual SIM (GSM+GSM)
Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

What is Wi-Fi and How Does it Works

2013-07-28T12:04:00.000+05:30

Wi-Fi stands for Wireless Fidelity. It is a wireless network connecting technology that is widely used. Connecting internet through Wi-Fi has become one of the common ways all around the world. To connect your device for the Wi-Fi connection, one must required a wireless adapter on their device. Wi-Fi provides an alternative to broadband services. It works on radio waves to allow receiving and sending signals from the adapter and to the server station.

The areas in which Wi-fi connection can be enable are called Hotspots. These areas includes at home, at work, colleges, schools, airports, hotels, restaurants, malls etc. These days it is always possible to connect the internet through Wi-Fi in almost every public places. These days it is always possible to connect to Wi-Fi connection through any device including operating systems, game devices or even advanced printers.

But how does it works? Well, it is very simple to understand the concept. Like mobile phones, a Wi-Fi network makes use of radio waves to transmit information across a network. The computer or any device should include a wireless adapter that will translate data sent into a radio signal. This same signal will be transmitted, via an antenna, to a decoder known as the router. Once decoded, the data will be sent to the Internet through a wired Ethernet connection. As the wireless network will work as a two-way traffic, the data received from the Internet will also pass through the router to be coded into a radio signal that will be receipted by the computer's wireless adapter.

The frequency of radio waves plays an important role to receive or transmit the signals. There has been six standards of frequencies so far that defines how much data will receive or transmit from or to the device.

Standard date
802.11 1997	The original specification that defined two transmission rates 1 or 2Mbps working on the 2.4GHz band. It achieves its data rate by using frequency hopping or direct spread spectrum.
802.11a 1999	A relatively recent addition to the standards, it defines a 54Mbps data rate using the 5GHz band by using an advanced transmission technique called Orthogonal Frequency DivisionMultiplexing, OFDM.
802.11b 1999	Currently the most popular and the one most often referred to as WiFi. It operates at 11Mbps but can fall back to lower speeds if conditions are poor. It uses direct spread spectrum transmission in the 2.4GHz band.
802.11g 2003	An upgrade to 802.11a. It uses the same advanced techniques (OFDM) but in the 2.4GHz band to achieve data rates of 54Mbps.
802.16 2001	Also known as WiMax because of its ability to work over much larger distances. It uses the 10-66GHz band to achieve data rates of 70Mbps and greater.
802.11n 2009	Currently the fastest standard capable of using double the bandwidth (40MHz) using multiple streams - still an OFDM coding scheme however.

Android 4.3 Includes Hidden App Manager

2013-07-27T21:04:00.000+05:30

With the arrival of Android 4.3 version recently, there have been a lot of updated features plus some new features. Some of these features includes redesigned camera interface, Bluetooth Low Energy support, performance improvements such as smoother animations, and multi-user restricted profiles.

Apart form this features, Android Police has made a hidden app permissions manager that enables the people to disable the apps by themselves. This feature is called Apps Ops. The basic idea to develop this app is to give users flexibility to choose what apps they want to use or not. In return, it will save the battery of the smartphone plus notification behaviour. Thus it's a very profitable app to from a security and privacy point of view.

Apart from the high standard function of this App, there are some errors which the Google is looking to solve it. It is also possible that the App Ops feature has been created by Google to power the multi-user restricted profiles feature.

For security concerns, this app is the best app to protect your device and the Google too has developed thsi app with this intention. From practical point of view, this feature could allow users to block apps from making calls — to kill off premium rate phone call/SMS malware — or trace which apps have been making calls to identify rogue software.

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

SanDisk Announced Connect Wireless Media and Flash Drives

2013-07-26T18:17:00.001+05:30

Recently, SanDisk has announced two drives - Connect Wireless Media and Flash Drives. We know that Smartphones and Tablets are very good in certain fields but there has been always a problem in file sharing. Transferring files from or to mobile device is sometime becomes annoying. In order to solve this, SanDisk has launched these two drives.

Both these drives acts as small Wi-Fi servers so that we can connect to the drives to access the files within directly. We can connect eight devices to a single drive through which we can share files in multiple devices through the drives once. These drives are the thumb size drives and can be charged through our computer's USB port by plugging into it.

The Connect Media Drive (32GB and 64GB) is bigger — roughly the shape of a small Apple TV — and it has an SD card slot. The Connect Media is charged via a supplied power supply. Both sets of devices can stream movies, music or other data to PCs, Macs, iOS and Android devices. They will work with iOS and Android devices via SanDisk apps. But they are not available for Windows and BlackBerry phones.

Both Connect drives are available for pre-order now. The SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive is available at $50 (16GB) and $60 (32GB). The SanDisk Connect Wireless Media Drive is available at $80 (32GB) or $100 (64GB).

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

Intex Launches Cloud X3 Smartphone

2013-07-26T15:21:00.001+05:30

Intex launched its new smartphone Cloud X3 in India for Rs. 3790. It's a mid-level smartphone. This smartphone has a 3.5 inch display screen and it is powered by 1 GHz dual core MediaTek MT6572 processor. It has a 256 MB RAM and a 2 MP rear camera. It also features a VGA front facing camera. The Android version on this smartphone is 4.2 - Jelly Bean.

It is a dual-SIM smartphone that has an internal memory of 115 MB which can be expanded to 32 GB through micro-SD card. It has a 1450 mAh battery. It includes the functions of GSM+GSM support, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Gravity sensors, Motion sensors, GPS and much more. This smartphone is available in two different colors - Black and White. The processor MediaTek MT6572 which will be in this smartphone is the first dual-core SoC (system on a chip).

This new dual-core chipset is designed to provide high performance, integrates a power-efficient dual-core Cortex-A7 CPU sub-system with speeds up to 1.3GHz in the leading 28nm process technology. So it's a mid-level smartphone that will give you the sense of experiencing a smartphone in a effective way.

Key Features of Cloud X3 :

3.5-inch display
1 GHz dual core MediaTek MT6572 processor
256MB RAM
115MB internal memory, expandable by up to 32GB via microSD card
2-megapixel rear camera
VGA front facing camera
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
1,450mAh battery
Dual SIM (GSM+GSM)
WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, FM

EA making more money from iOS App Store

2013-07-25T21:36:00.001+05:30

EA making more money from iOS App Store

Electronic Arts, the American game developer and publisher, has now revealed some starting news. The company’s Chief Operating Officer Peter Moore has now revealed that Apple is EA’s biggest retail partner, when the sales were measured in the June quarter.

The company’s titles that have recorded a strong performance include games like The Simpsons: Tapped Out, Real Racing 3, and The Sims Freeplay. All told, EA has been able to rake in close to $90 million from games which are available for smartphones and tablets. The company was a bit sketchy about the exact breakdown, though, and it did not reveal the exact revenue figure that came from the iOS App Store as compared to other platforms like Android’s Google Play.

An intriguing point that the company has revealed is that the Apple App store was able to give the company better business than its own Origin service. EA’s Origin service gives digital downloads for games which are compatible with both Mac and PC. When you look at the competition, Origin goes toe-to-toe with the likes of Valve's Steam service as well as Apple’s App Store.

The success that iTunes is enjoying may have some part to play in EA's mobile success. While looking at the June quarter, Apple saw revenues from iTunes, the App Store and other services jump by literally 25 percent. From the break down, it seems like the total revenue coming from Apple's iTunes Software and Services division amounted to a huge $3.9 billion, according to Apple Insider.

The success that Apple saw in the June quarter was almost equal to the $4.1 billion that iTunes raked in from the preceding three-month period. And the company has not been stingy with the money, with $11 billion being paid out to developers since the inception of the App Store, and half of that amount being handed out in the last four months alone.

As reported earlier, this month marks the fifth anniversary for the App Store, after it came to the markets in 2008. While the App Store initially looked only at the iPhone, the store has since extended its wares to include software for the iPad as well. Breaking down the numbers, there are now more than 900,000 applications available on the store, with close to 375,000 being specifically designed for the iPad.

Apply Your Passport Though Smartphones

2013-07-25T19:07:00.003+05:30

The people will soon be able to apply for their passport through their smartphones. An Android App is already in its final stage for its launching in the market that will have the function to allow applicants to apply for passport just by using this app. This app called 'mPassport Seva' developed by the Ministry of External Affairs.

This app can be downloaded from www.passportindia.gov.in. This app was already developed in March but now it will come with more services including passport application status, tracking, locating the Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) and general information on various steps involved in obtaining a passport.

People will able to pay the passport fee through online payment modes. When they once fill the online applications, then they need to go to nearby PSK and you need to inform the workers of PSK about your 'application reference number'&nbsp(ARN) which you will receive during online registration. The Chief Passport Officer Muktesh Kumar said that this new passport service will soon be available throughout the country in few months.

The passport seva project has been declared as winner for e-India public choice award 2013 under government to citizen service category.

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

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Google Launched Chromecast for Streaming Online Contents to TV

2013-07-25T11:24:00.002+05:30

Google has launched its new gadget called Chromecast which will help the people to see live online internet videos, images or music directly from their TV. This Chromecast dongle will connect to an HDTV via USB. This device can be plugged to an HDMI port on flat TV's. It will bring home Netflix, Youtube, Google Play Movies and other online content on the TV screen. Besides connecting to the TV, it can also be connected with the laptops, tablets or smartphones.

Chromecast will not only show online streams but we can perform multi-task side by alongwith watching streams. We can surf the internet on the TV through Chromecast and can even check our emails while watching videos. The company Google wanted to have their success in TV world also in order to get more revenues and with this intention they have developed this device.

This device will be available to customers at a price of just $ 35 which catches everybody's eyes to think about this device. Since the other internet streaming devices like Apple and Roku are available with the higher costs compared to Google's Chromecast.

Google has offered the service of Netflix to the users for free for the starting three months with the purchase of this device. This device will show online content with full clarity to enhance the memorable experience for online stuffs watching on TV. This device and its working is already on its way from yesterday in US.

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

Motorola Announced 3 New Droid Smartphones

2013-07-24T20:03:00.001+05:30

Motorola has announced three new smartphones namely - The Droid Ultra, Droid Mini, and Droid Maxx. These three smartphones is unveiled by a US Telecom company Verizon.

Verizon claims that the Droid Ultra is the thinnest 4G LTE Smartphone. It's a 7.18 mm thick, having a 5 inch display and it come with 10 MP camera. It has a 32 GB internal storage. The price of this smartphone will be $199.

The Droid Mini has a 4.3 inch display screen and it comes wireless charging capabilities. It has a 16 GB internal storage which can be expanded to 32 GB. The price of this smartphone will be $99.

The Droid Maxx also has a 5 inch display screen and has up to 48 hours of battery life. The company Verizon says that it's the longest lasting 4G LTE smartphone in the market. This smartphone has a thickness of 8.5 mm and comes with a battery of 3500 mAh. It has a 32 GB internal storage. The price of this smartphone will be $299.

The back covers of all these three smartphones are made up of Kevlar, the material which is used in making bulletproof vests. Droid Ultra and Droid Maxx are coated with water-repellent which makes them resistant to water. These smartphones are powered by dual-core 1.7 Ghz processor and comes with 2 GB RAM. All the smartphones comes with a rear camera of 10 MP with LED Flash and a front camera of 2 MP. All the three smartphones will run on Android 4.2 - Jelly Bean. The connectivity features on three of them includes - 2G, 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC and microUSB 2.0.

These 3 new smartphones will come to market from 20th August.

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

Google Nexus 7 Tablet Unveiled

2013-07-24T18:24:00.000+05:30

The next generation Nexus tablets is on the air now. Google has unveiled its new Nexus 7 tablet which will come on the market with a price of $ 229.99 for 16 GB variant and $ 269.99 for the 32 GB variant. The tablet has a feature of having slot for the SIM card at the back.

This new Google Nexus 7 will run on Android 4.3 version. The website has featuring the specifications of this tablet. These includes the dimensions of the tablet - 196mm in length , 112mm wide and 7.9mm thick. It has a 7 inch HD Display with a resolution of 1920*1200 and 323 ppi.

The tablet also have the feature of Antifingerprint technology. The device is powered by 1.5 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 8064 Processor and features Adreno 320 graphics. It will have a RAM of 2 GB. This new Nexus 7 will have the rear camera of 5 MP and a front camera of 1.2 MP. The connectivity features includes Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and NFC.

The device will come with pre-loaded Google apps like Gmail, Google Talk, Google Search by voice 2.1, Google Maps including Street View, Youtube, etc. But this tablet comes with non-expandable storing options.

Google Nexus 7 Key Specs :

7.0-inch HD display with a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels
1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 8064 processor
2GB RAM
5-megapixel rear camera
1.2-megapixel front facing camera
16GB/32GB internal storage
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
NFC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

Nokia Lumia 625 Unveiled

2013-07-23T20:23:00.000+05:30

Nokia has announced its latest launch of smartphone called Lumia 625. This smartphone is 4G/LTE-ready. It has a 4.7 inch super-sensitive LCD Screen. It contains five coloured changeable shells.

This smartphone has a 5 MP autofocus camera having LCD flash. It also has a front VGA camera. This phone is powered by 1.2 Ghz dual-core processor. It has a battery of 2000 mAh. This phone have the features similar to the recently launched flagship Nokia Lumia 1020. The Nokia Lumia 625 has a 512 MB RAM and has an internal memory of 8 GB which can be extended to 64 GB through a micro-SD card. The Operating System on this phone will be Windows 8 and it will also includes the Nokia Lumia Amber update.

This phone will be available in a wide range of colors including orange, yellow, green, white and black. Nokia will start selling this smartphone very soon on the countries of Asia, Europe and Latin America. Th price of this smartphone will be 220 euro ($ 290.11).

Specifications in Details :

DESIGN

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- Windows Phone 8
Dimensions:
- 5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 inches (133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm)
Weight:
- 5.61 oz (159 g)
Body material:
- Polycarbonate

DISPLAY

Physical size:
- 4.7 inches
Resolution:
- 480 x 800 pixels
Pixel density:
- 201 ppi
Colors:
- 16 777 216
Touchscreen:
- - Multi-touch
Features:
- Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

BATTERY

Talk time:
- 23.90 hours
Talk time (3G):
- 15.20 hours
Video call time:
- 6.80 hours
Capacity:
- 2000 mAh

HARDWARE

System chip:
- Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
Processor:
- Dual core, 1200 MHz
Graphics processor:
- - Yes
System memory:
- 512 MB RAM
Built-in storage:
- 8 GB
Storage expansion:
- microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GB

CAMERA

Camera:
- - 5 MP
- Flash:
  - LED
- Aperture size:
  - F2.4
- Features:
  - Auto focus, Touch to focus, Exposure compensation, ISO control, White balance presets, Panorama, Scenes
Camcorder:
- - 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)
Front-facing camera:
- - 0.3 megapixels VGA

MULTIMEDIA

Music player:
- Filter by:
  - Album, Artist, Playlists
- Features:
  - Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Headphone
Radio:
- - FM, Stereo, RDS
Speakers:
- Earpiece, Loudspeaker
YouTube player:
- Yes

INTERNET BROWSING

Browser:
- - Internet Explorer 10
Built-in online services support:
- YouTube (upload), Flickr, Picasa, Twitter

TECHNOLOGY

GSM:
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
- 850, 900, 2100 MHz
LTE:
- 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2600 MHz
Data:
- LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s, LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
Positioning:
- GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Navigation:
- Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation, Points of interest (POI)

Posted By- Amandeep Singh

Samsung Unveils Exynos 5420 Octa Processor

2013-07-23T18:42:00.001+05:30

The South Korean Company finally unveiled the giant new Exynos 5420 Octa Processor. The latest iteration of the Exynos family is based on ARM mail - T628 MP6 cores and boosts 3D Graphic processing. This new processor is powered by 4 ARM Cortex-A15 processors at 1.8 Ghz with four additional Cortex-A7 cores at 1.3 Ghz.

This processor is made with keeping mind the demands of high graphics without consuming much power. This new Exynos features multiple image compression IP block inside the System-on-Chip that reduces power consumption when bringing images or multimedia from the memory to display. Due to this feature, it contributes to the increment of battery usage time with a high resolution display such as WQXGA [2500*1600] particularly when using the browser for the web or using high standard multimedia which needs frequent screen refreshment.

Apart from this feature, it also features a memory bandwidth of 14.9 GB per second paired with dual channel LPDDR3 at 933 Mhz that enables fast data processing and also enables full HD mode with Wi-Fi.
The company has just started to show samples to the customers and will be on the market from August in heavy production. There are news which making a statement that the Samsung will use this processor in the upcoming next phone in the Note Series, teh Galaxy Note III, but so far no conclusion has been made.

So it's a new achievement for the Samsung to gain more popularity on the Gadget market. The customers are eagerly waiting to experience this processor.

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

Smart Streetlights that Will Save Energy Costs by 80 Percent

2013-07-23T12:26:00.000+05:30

The smart Streetlights has been developed in Washington by an Indian origin designer which will produce lights only in the presence of people. It really sounds good because it will only consume energy only when it requires and not the ones that burns all night without any need. It will save energy costs by 80 percent. This 'on-demand; streetlights only glow in the presence of a people, bicycle or car and remain dim the rest of the time.

The designer Chintan Shah who is a student of Delft University of Technology in Netherlands.He offered a solution to develop an intelligent, lighting system using wireless sensors to conserve energy. Shah believes that th system will reduce energy costs and CO2 emission by 80 percent and maintenance by 50 percent due to the integrated wireless sensors that makes lamps to alert a central control center.

The technology to distinguish between people and animals has also been developed in this system so to avoid useless alerts. The name of this streetlight is 'Tvilight'. This street lights are already been implemented in the countries of Holland and Ireland.

Soon this technology will available to other countries including India, Japan, Turkey, Australia and many more. So it'a a new invention which will save energy plus energy costs but it will not effect any means of comfortable for the people in walking through the streets on night time.

Posted By - Amandeep Singh

A Machine That Converts Sweat into Drinking Water

2013-07-23T11:07:00.001+05:30

Sounds odd ? But yes, its is true that a machine is invented to convert Sweat into Drinking Water. It has been launched in Sweden. This machine takes sweat-laden clothes and converts the moisture into drinking water. The device which is connected to the machine spins and heats the material to remove sweat and passes the vapour through a special made membrane which allows only water molecules to pass through it.

The water which will produced from this machine will be more clear than the normal tap water. This machine is made with the intention to provide clear and healthy water for all those people in the world who lacks to get clear water. The design and building structure of this device is made by an engineer Andreas Hammer who is popularly known for his appearances in a TV tech show.

The most attractive and valuable part of the machine is the water purification component which is developed by HVR company in partnership with Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology.

Since the machine to convert urine to drinking water is already have been made and is used in the space station but this device is cheaper to build. According to Andreas Hammer, the machine uses a substance that makes only steam to let out but it will not let out bacteria, salts clothing fibres and other substances. The amount of water produces through this machine depends on how much sweat can a person generate. But according to a experiment, a T-Shirt can produce a amount of 10ml drinking water.

So it's a new invention but it has a limitation of not producing high outcome. But still it will help people in many ways and the engineers are still working on it to make it more profitable and economical.

Posted By- Amandeep Singh

Everything about Firefox OS

2013-07-22T21:39:00.000+05:30

Everything about Firefox OS

A new version of firefox has launched namely Firefox v1.1 that is now available for all the Geeksphone Keon users and Peak smartphone users. But for Geeksphone Keon users, they will need to update the OS manually as per as the confirmed news posted in one of the firefox official blog. This upgrade in Geeksphone will faster boot times and improve displays. Also, this will fix some known bugs. Bugs fixes are available in Peak smartphones too ..

Firefox OS' UI an app drawer like Android, but the major difference lies in the fact that unlike Android, this OS runs on HTML5 and latest CSS codes. It has a nice and smooth homecreen. That aside, the OS seems to have a "cartoon-y visual style”, with big round and colourful icons.

Users can capture photos on the go and enhance them with built-in style filters on smartphones running the OS. Other features of the OS include the ability to import one’s contacts from one’s favourite social networks. FM Radio on the OS gives users access to all the audio they want on the go, on one device.

Those using devices running the Firefox OS can head over to the Firefox Marketplace for apps. The Marketplace features HTML5-based apps under several categories including Shopping, Photo & Video, Social, Books, Education, to name a few. Popular apps on the Firefox Marketplace include Twitter, Wikipedia, SoundCloud, Jauntly, etc