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  • Motorola just showed off new Moto E with LTE and bigger screen

    Motorola just showed off new Moto E with LTE and bigger screen

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    Motorola showed off a brand new Moto E second generation which looks similar to the last year’s Moto E in design. But with a bigger display and addition of LTE with a lot of new things make it looks interesting. It’s the most affordable entry level smartphone in the market (LTE for $149.99 and 3G for $119).

    Motorola has also added its Quick Capture feature, which lets you launch the camera with just a twist of your wrist and the Active Display feature that wakes the screen up with notifications or when you pull it out of your pocket. Addition of a 0.3 MP front camera is a plus point as the previous Moto E was lacking that.

    Under the hood, the processor is upgraded to faster Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 with 1.2 GHz quad-core CPU, Adreno 306 with 400 MHz GPU (4G LTE) and Snapdragon 200 processor with 1.2 GHz quad-core CPU, Adreno 302 with 400 MHz GPU (3G). The battery in the 2nd Gen. Moto E is also bigger with 2390 mAh and motorola is claiming that it can last upto a full day.

    The screen is also bigger this time with 4.5 inch compared to 4.3 inch of previous model. You will get Android lollipop installed on the new 2nd gen Moto E.

  • Alcatel One touch IDOL X+ at Rs 16,999 only on Flipkart

    Alcatel One touch IDOL X+ at Rs 16,999 only on Flipkart

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    Alcatel launched their new smartphone IDOL X+ for Indian market in a ‘Motorola kinda’ partnership with Flipkart.com. The device has a price tag of Rs.16,990 which includes a wearable fitness tracker known as Boomband and JBL headphones. It will be available from June 3 onwards.

    In the next four months, we will launch 5 smartphones and 2 feature phones. The Indian market has a lot of potential and is an important one for us,” Praveen Valecha, regional director said.

    The IDOL X+ sports a big 5-inch Full HD screen with a resolution of 1920×1080, and pixel density of 441ppi. The 5 point multi-touch capacitive display has a layer of Gorilla Glass 2 protection. The dual SIM handset is equipped with a 2GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6592 chipset with ARM Mali450 GPU. It also features 16GB of built-in memory. With a 13.1-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.

    Display offers 170-degree viewing angle and phone is powered by Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and not on Kit Kat. The device is 8.1mm thick and sports a brushed metallic look. A 2500mAh battery suggesting up to 27 hours of talk time and 650 hours of standby time on 2G and 16 hours of talk time and 600 hours of standby time on 3G.

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    The wearable BoomBand accessory is Bluetooth-enabled device which tracks all your workouts and exercise activity. It also acts as an alarm in case you leave the phone behind. It is only compatible with IDOL X+ for now and is not available separately in the market.

    Alcatel One Touch IDOL X+ Specifications

    • 5” Full HD IPS display (441 ppi)
    • 2GHz Octa Core processor
    • 2 Gb RAM
    • 16 GB internal memory
    • 13.1 Megapixal Full HD main camera
    • 2 Megapixal front camera
    • Dual Sim Supprot
    • 2500 mAh battery
  • Moto E: New Entry-level phone from Motorola

    Moto E: New Entry-level phone from Motorola

    moto-e-phoneMotorola’s Moto G is now one of the best-selling smartphones across the globe. The handset is popular due to its price range, its high performance and unbelievable hardware specification. Motorola launched a new phone for its Moto series, with an attractive price and added value for money. A phone that’s “made to last and priced for all”, the Moto E makes a great first impression. Its 4.3in display is sported in a smooth soft-touch curved chassis much like its big brother, the Moto X, and it immediately gives the phone a high-end feel that’s great to hold in the hand. Naturally, the Moto E isn’t quite as slim, as its thickest point measures 12.3mm, but this tapers to a snug 6.2mm at the edges.

    Moto G : The Budget Smartphone review

    Encased in tough Gorilla Glass and interchangeable multicoloured covers, the new Moto mobile phone runs Android 4.4 KitKat. A 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor is backed by 1GB of RAM, with an Adreno 302 400MHz single-core graphics chip.

    The Moto E has a screen resolution of 960×540 pixels for a density of 256ppi, which is lower than the Moto G’s 326ppi. It also has a 5-megapixel camera on board. The Moto E packs a 1,980mAh battery and 4GB of storage for your music, movies and photos.

    Moto E Specs:
    • Android v4.4 (KitKat) OS
    • Wi-Fi Enabled
    • FM Radio
    • 1.2 GHz MSM8x10 Dual Core Processor
    • Dual Standby SIM (GSM + GSM)
    • 5 MP Primary Camera
    • 4.3-inch Touchscreen

    Motorola also revealed the 4G LTE-capable version of the Moto G. It features a microSD card slot, with support for cards up to 32GB.

  • Micromax MAd A94 will reward you to watch ads

    Micromax MAd A94 will reward you to watch ads

    This Micromax MAd A94 is definitely among the many smartphones that the Indian manufacturer Launched this week, yet why is the idea particular will be which it will also help anyone generate some extra bucks simply by watching ads. That’s correct, the company can pay anyone having the product in addition to view advertising on it.

    The phone is priced at Rs 8,490.

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    It will fundamentally always be triggered because of the Micromax MAd application which can be entirely formulated for individuals who like advertising. This app comes pre-installed about the smartphone. Users are required to generate points simply by watching advertising and the points will then always be converted to cash which is to be put into the account in respected prepaid or even postpaid accounts.

    The rewards for ads feature is obviously the headline maker and Micromax believes it will give brands an opportunity to stand out.

    Rahul Sharma, co-founder of the company believes it will “provide a high engagement communication channel for the brands to break away from the clutter.” He also said in a statement that it will help operators improve per user profitability.

    micromax-mad-specsKey specifications of the phone at a glance:

    – 4.5-inch IPS touchscreen
    – 480 x 854p resolution
    – Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 OS
    – 1.2GHz quad core BCM23550 processor
    – 5MP camera and 5MP webcam
    – 1800mAh battery
    – Talk time: 5 hours
    – Standby time: 150 hours
    – 512MB of RAM
    – 4GB memory, expandable by up to 32GB
    – Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3G

    The Micromax MAd A94 smartphone available in India through the official eStore and other retail channels for Rs 8,490.

  • Intex launches Aqua i4+ with dual-sim at Rs 7,600

    Intex launches Aqua i4+ with dual-sim at Rs 7,600

    Intex has launched its new phablet Aqua i4+ with 8MP camera in India at Rs 7,600.

    or those who are interested in this piece of hardware, we have listed its features in detail. The very first thing that is likely to catch your eye as soon as you take a look at the phone is its screen that offers a viewing real estate of 5 inches. The phablet’s display has a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels, which isn’t all that bad.
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    “Intex Aqua i4+ is yet another endeavour from Intex to meet the expectations of today’s consumer in terms of design and performance. With its impressive specifications and features, Aqua i4+ promises to be a smart and powerful smartphone capable of providing smooth user-experience”, said Sanjay Kumar Kalirona, Business Head- Mobile, Intex Technologies.

    It has 3G, HSPA+, and Bluetooth 4.0 as connectivity options. It comes with a large 2000mAh battery which the company claims can give a talk time of 6 hours and a standby time of 220 hours.The Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean phone also has a 8 megapixel rear camera and a 1.3 MP front camera.

    The phone will feature pre-installed instant messaging apps like WeChat and OLX along with 5 GB of free cloud storage through an Intex Cloud app.
    Available in Pearl Blue and Pearl White, Aqua i4+ will be available across 40,000 plus retail outlets, Inext Squares (exclusive retail stores), hypermarkets and e-commerce portals.

    Key specifications of the phone:

    – 5-inch touchscreen
    – 8MP camera, 1.3MP webcam
    – 1.2GHz dual core processor
    – Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 OS
    – 512MB of RAM
    – 4GB onboard memory, expandable up to 32GB
    – 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth GPS
    – 2000mAh battery

  • Moto G : The Budget Smartphone review

    Moto G : The Budget Smartphone review

    Moto_GThe Motorola Moto G is an important phone, for Motorola at least. It’s the first new Motorola phone to be released in the UK in ages, and the first we’ve seen since Google bought Motorola back in 2012. It’s also superb. Thanks to its 720p screen and solid Snapdragon 400 processor, it offers far better specs than any other big-name a phone selling for under £150. If you want a sub-£150 or $179 phone, get this one. It’s that simple.

    Design

    The design on the Moto G doesn’t, by any means, follow the current smartphone trend of the straightest possible form and thinner-is-better chassis approach. Its thickest side is the curved back which is almost 1.2 cm thick, while the thinnest part is just over 6 mm.moto-g-1

    Its kinship with the Moto X is quite evident: both have the same exchangeable back side made from a slightly rubberized polycarbonate, built with the headphone jack at the top side as well as a cut out for the camera, an LED flash and finally a Motorola logo. Just like the Moto X, there’s a whole rainbow of colors from which to choose.
    The interface is largely vanilla, which is good, but there are a handful of Motorola flavoured additions. Motorola Migrate helps you bring all your content such as photos, videos and text message history – as long your old phone was Android. Motorola Assist helps to avoid disruptions when you’re in a meeting or asleep which we’ve found extremely handy.

    Display

    The Motorola Moto G’s most impressive feature is its screen. This is the first time we’ve seen a 720p screen on a phone that costs less than £140. Moto_G_vs_Nexus_5_Custom
    This gives the phone the sort of ultra-sharp text and images that we’ve only seen in much more expensive phones to date. 720p resolution stretched across a 4.5-inch display gives a pixel density rating of 329 pixels per inch (ppi). Higher-end Androids may offer 1080p screens these days, but that’s still higher than the ppi rating of the iPhone 5S (326ppi).

    Design your smartphone : Moto x

    Processor

    The processor on the Moto G is a Snapdragon 400 with four cores, a clock speed of 1.2 GHz and 1 GB of RAM.

    Battery

    Motorola touts ‘all day’ battery life for the Moto G and this is certainly the case in our testing. The Moto G will last a day and if you are a light user then you’ll probably even get a couple of days from the handset.

    Tech Specs and Price

    The technical aspects that come with the Moto G aren’t in the class of superior smartphones, but sit somewhere in the middle ground. The quad-core processor with 1 GB of RAM and Android 4.3 operating system ensure that the system runs smoothly at all times. The 5 MP camera is in tune with the price class, while the battery for the device is actually quite good. Considering the price of 199 USD for the 16 GB version, the Moto G offers a great price-performance ratio.
    Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, Quad-Core, 1.2
    GHz
    Display 4.5-inch, 1,280 x 720 Pixel, 329 ppi,
    LCD
    RAM 1 GB
    Internal
    storage    		 8/16 GB
    Dimensions 129.9 x 65.9 x 6-11.6 mm (curved back
    side)
    Weight 143 grams
    Battery 2,070 mAh
    Camera 5 MP (back), 1.3 (front)
    Connectivity GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,
    Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, GLONASS
    Android
    version    		 Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
    Price 179 USD (8 GB), 199 USD (16
    GB)

    The Motorola Moto G is one of the best phones of the year, and the first time we’ve seen a phone of this calibre launch at under £200 SIM-free. That it’s so much cheaper than £200 is a minor miracle. This phone deserves to sell by the bucketload. 

  • Apple iPhone 5c only at 99

    Apple iPhone 5c only at 99

    iphone_cs_34_fullwidthApple finally revealed its two new iPhones, the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C. As the naming scheme implies, the 5S is the high-end successor to the iPhone 5 and it features (among other things) a snappy new 64-bit A7 processor, an M7 co-processor for tracking motion (you know, for fitness apps), and a Touch ID fingerprint sensor built into the home button. If it weren’t apparent at first glance, the 5S looks nearly identical to the original iPhone 5, though the black and white (sorry, silver) versions are joined by a gold model that was the subject of many a rumor in the weeks leading up to the event. iPhone 5c, a colorful plastic phone that starts at $99.

    The new phones arrive September 20th.

    Though the new color schemes are flashy — you can get the phone in silver, gold, or a darker space gray — the biggest changes are internal, with a new A7 chip that’s been reengineered for 64-bit architecture. Apple claims this will make the 5s several times faster than its predecessor. The camera has been updated with a new, larger Apple-designed sensor and a host of other features, and as rumored, the home button is now also a fingerprint scanner.

    The iPhone 5C will cost $99 for a 16GB model or $199 for a 32 GB model, with contracts. A colorful variety of cases will cost $29. The iPhone 5C will go on sale on Sept. 20, with pre-orders starting on Sept. 13.

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    Apple has also confirmed the weirdest rumored feature of the iPhone 5s: a fingerprint sensor built right into the home button. Called Touch ID, it’s a substitute for the traditional PIN or password, with a thin capacitive sensor layered on top of the button.

    The iPhone 5c features a 4-inch Retina display, A6 chip, and an 8-megapixel iSight camera (the same as the iPhone 5), as well as an improved FaceTime HD camera on the front . Also available are custom, soft-feel rubber slipcases for $29 each based on the iOS7 color scheme. Though it is indeed a cheaper iPhone, the difference is more dramatic on contract; if you want to buy it unlocked, it starts at $549, in comparison to the $649 5s.

  • First Look at Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch

    First Look at Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch

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    Samsung Electronics unveiled its highly anticipated digital wristwatch that can snap photos, track workouts and use an array of apps – gadgetry that the company hopes will catapult it into a market of smart portable devices that leave cellphones in users’ pockets.

    Samsung will start shipping the $299 Gear smartwatch in September, ahead of a similar product expected from Apple. I had a chance to play with a pre-production unit for about 10 minutes and briefly with the version that Samsung announced Wednesday in Berlin on the eve of the annual IFA consumer electronics show.

    Features

    – 512 MB of RAM 

    – Internal memory of 4 GB

    – 800-megahertz, single-core CPU

    – Weighs 2.6 ounces

    – Available colors include lime green, oatmeal beige, wild orange, mocha gray, jet black and rose gold. samsung-galaxy-gear-watch

    The Pros

    – The Gear supports apps such as Facebook and lets the wearer answer incoming calls or check email without picking up the smartphone that’s paired with it.

    – The Gear’s design flair and ease of use are its sweetest attributes. It is sleek, with a thin metallic bezel surrounding the display. The strap comes in six different colors – black, gray, orange, beige, gold and green.

    – It is easy to activate the camera and quick to shoot a photo. It left both hands free while placing and answering calls. The full message can also be read. Samsung says replies are possible through voice dictation.

    – Easy navigation of the touch screen is one of the device’s biggest pluses.

    – Samsung has dispensed with buttons on the screen, so there’s no home or back button.

    – One tap anywhere on the screen takes and saves a photo in the Gear and the smartphone that’s paired with it.

    – The first generation of the Gear seems to be cool but not compelling enough.

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    The Cons

    – Gear is not an independent device. For useful functionality, the Gear needs to be linked with a specific Samsung smartphone or tablet computer. The pairing is done wirelessly over a Bluetooth connection built in to both sides.

    – The Galaxy Gear may have an intuitive interface, but it is not an independent device, instead a slave which can be used only when it is paired to a smartphone.

    – The big disappointment for Samsung gadget owners is that the Gear does not work with most of its phones and tablets. For now the Galaxy Gear can only be paired with the Galaxy Note 3 smartphone and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet PC.

    – It is priced at about twice the price of the Sony SmartWatch and the Pebble.

    – Its 1.9 megapixel camera is said to be of poorer quality than a typical smartphone camera.

    – One downside is that the Gear doesn’t support a wireless earpiece, so both sides of any conversation can be overheard.

  • Mark your Calenders for Windows 8.1 Release

    Mark your Calenders for Windows 8.1 Release

    Windows 8 users should circle October 17 on the calendar. On that day at 7 a.m. ET / 4 a.m. PT Microsoft will release Windows 8.1 as a free upgrade or download through the Windows Store. A day later on October 18, the new version of the operating system will also be available at retail stores and on new devices.

    The release of Windows 8.1 comes almost a year to the date after Microsoft released Windows 8 and the ARM-based Surface RT tablet.

    Senior marketing communications manager Brandon LeBlanc blogged the news on the official Blogging Windows blog: “It’s very exciting to be delivering Windows 8.1 to consumers just before Windows 8 celebrates its 1-year anniversary,” LeBlanc said.

    “Windows 8.1 brings many improvements in areas like personalization, Internet Explorer 11, search which is powered by Bing, built-in apps including a few new ones, an improved Windows Store experience, and cloud connectivity with SkyDrive (and much more) that people will enjoy,”

    LeBlack said.

    First Look at Windows 8.1 with Start Button

    Announcing the news, LeBlanc rehashed the rather hollow Redmond party line that Windows 8.1 “continues the vision that began with Windows 8.” In reality, Microsoft’s been forced to take a step back by re-introducing features familiar to users of Windows that were dumped or hidden in Microsoft’s rush to touch on Windows 8.

    That rush cost Microsoft some sales, as customers dodged the “unfamiliar” look-and-feel of the new operating system.

    Intrigued? Incredulous? Impatient? Just plain interested? Microsoft’s already offering a preview version of the Windows 8.1 update for those daring souls who don’t mind delving deep into unfinished software.

  • Samsung Galaxy note 3 on Sept. 4 with 3GB Ram, octa-core processor

    Samsung Galaxy note 3 on Sept. 4 with 3GB Ram, octa-core processor

    This is a heart-warming news for many Sammy fans. Samsung Galaxy note 3 release date is set for Sept. 4 and specs include 3GB Ram, octa-core processor and FullHD display

    Korean tech giant Samsung’s next generation version of its top selling phbalet Galaxy Note 3 is all set to be introduced in the market next month. The phablet that is being talked about as the next big thing following the introduction of the flagship handset of the company is expected to come with a slightly bigger display compared to 5.5 inch display size of the current version Galaxy Note 2.

    Galaxy Note 3 will ship with the same 13-megapixel camera as the Samsung Galaxy S4.

    Pricing on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is yet to even be rumoured, but we think it will probably be more expensive than the Galaxy Note 2. After all, the screen is much larger.

    Taking the price change between the 5-inch Galaxy Note and 5.5-inch Galaxy Note 5-inch into account,

    The phablet will come loaded with Exynos 5 octa-core processor, Mali 450 GPU with 8 cores and 3GB of RAM. The combination of these is going to make the phablet the best of all in the market.