Galaxy Alpha

Metal-framed Galaxy Alpha : The Toughest Galaxy Phone Yet , Says Samsung 

 

 

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is the toughest Galaxy yet . Revealed last week , the 4.7-inch Galaxy Alpha is a mid-range Android smartphone with a quad-core or eight-core processor , depending where you live . It supports 4G LTE for faster Internet surfing . The price and release date haven't been confirmed , but various UK networks have confirmed they will sell the Alpha from September .

The Korean company proudly trumpets the 7mm thick Alpha as "one of the slimmest Galaxy devices ever ." The frame is carved and trimmed from metal , then colour anodised to tint the metal the correct colour . It's cut with a diamond and the whole process is automated , the tools controlled by computerised numerical control (CNC) processes . With the Alpha , Samsung promises a "new design approach" , which suggests there's more metal-encased Galaxy phones to come .

Spark S505

Verykool Spark s505 : Two SIM Card Slots At a Fair Price But Less Impressive 

 

The best thing about the verykool s505 is its body . Many inexpensive Android phones are stolid little bricks of cheap black plastic . But the body of this phone is a slender, classier-looking slab of slightly greasy-feeling white plastic . It almost feels like a Samsung . The s505's front is dominated by its 1,280-by-720 , 5-inch screen. It's an IPS LCD , sharp enough and with true colors , although not very bright . On the back, there's a 12-megapixel camera .

It comes with the 2,000mAh battery and there are two SIM card slots . It takes one full size SIM where the second one is a micro SIM . It has a memory slot which supports microsd upto 32 gb . Connectivity feature incudes 3G , wi-fi , Bluetooth , GPS . 

The S505 runs the outdated Android 4.2.2 on a 1.3GHz , quad-core Mediatek MT6582 processor . On the Antutu and Geekbench system benchmarks , it comes in just behind phones like the Moto G , which have 1.2GHz, quad-core Qualcomm processors . With 1Gb of ram and 2.5 Gb of limited storage the device does not stand upto the mark . The 12-megapixel camera is another area where the S505's can do better . Flash photos are blurry. Low-light photos are very noisy . The 2-megapixel front camera is also not impressive .

The main camera records 1080p video at 30 frames per second indoors and out , but it gets quite noisy indoors . The front camera records overexposed , 640-by-480 video . 

Music and video playback is much better. The s505 comes with a nice Gallery app that shows video thumbnails, and it plays Xvid, DivX, and H.264 1080p videos without a problem . There's also an FM radio , which locked into stations quickly and accurately . Music and video playback through wired and Bluetooth headphones sounds clear . 

Good-looking, $199 unlocked phones are pretty rare. Around this price point, the S505's is not a bad choice .

Pebble Espn App

ESPN Unveiled Its Native App For Pebble Smartwatches 

 

 

Sports enthusiasts now have to look no further than their wrist to get an update on a game . ESPN unveiled its native app for Pebble smartwatches on Thursday that comes filled with football , basketball , baseball , and more game scores .

The ESPN watch app is a perfect example of how Pebble can give useful information we care about , and make it more available and seamless in our everyday lives . " Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky said in a statement emailed to CNET. "Sports are a part of many peoples' lifestyle and they want updates in real time . " 

The app will include scores from major professional leagues and college conferences , including the NFL , MLB , NBA , NHL , and college football and basketball . The app can also track multiple

games at once and vibrates for game updates and score changes .

Tab 4 Nook

Galaxy Tab 4 Nook Released Yesterday Gets Barnes & Noble's Treatment : 

Barnes & Noble announced back in June that it would launch a co-branded Samsung tablet that would come with its Nook software . The Galaxy Tab 4 Nook hardware is identical to the existing 7-inch Galaxy Tab 4 , which lists for $199 , but this one available for $20 less . In fact , there's not even any Barnes & Noble branding on the device , only on the box . 

Barnes & Noble says it's its thinnest Nook tablet offering yet, measuring 0.35 inches thick and weighing 9.7 ounces. It runs on a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and has 8GB of built-in storage . About 5GB of that is usable , but with it's micro-SD expansion slot you can add storage upto 32gb . It has OLED screen and the resolution is 1,280x800 pixels (216 ppi) , which is fine , but actually a step down from the resolution of Barnes & Noble's last 7-inch model , the 2012 Nook HD tablet , which came in at 1,440x900 . The device runs on Android 4.4 KitKat -- including the Kindle app . It has 1.5gb of ram .

Galaxy Tab 4 Nook's user interface is where it defers from the stock Galaxy Tab 4 . You get the Barnes & Noble skin that's similar to that of previous Nook tablets . The idea here is that this remains a "reading" tablet , with your e-books and Barnes & Noble's book recommendations and deals featured on the device's home screen . You have quick access to your library , the last book you were reading and needless to say , Barnes & Noble's e-book and app stores . As before , you can also setup password-protected user profiles , so members of your family can have their own personalized content lockers . 

There is Speculations of a bigger 10 inch tablet but the release date is not confirmed .

Amazon Drone Delivery

Amazon may start delivering in India using drones by Diwali

Amazon is reportedly planning to make India the launch-pad for delivering packages using drones. The retailer is expected to debut its drone delivery service in Mumbai and Bangalore first where it has its warehouses.

Amazon showcased its Prime Air drone last year in December and now the company appears to be keen on making headway. Amazon'sPrime Air is an octocopter, a drone fitted with eight rotors. Amazon also added that it is developing vehicles that weigh less than 25 kg and travel at over 80 kmph. The company stated that the drone could carry packages upto 2.26 kg, which covers 86% of products sold on Amazon.

If Amazon's plans succeed, they will help the Seattle-based retailer to gain the top spot in India's online retail market which is expected to reach Rs 50,000 crore by 2016, according to a recent Crisil report.

Xolo Q610

Xolo Q610s quad-core KitKat phone launched at Rs. 7,099

Xolo has launched a new smartphone - Q610s – in India for Rs. 7,099 . The new Q610s is a dual-SIM smartphone , running Android 4.4.2 KitKat and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad core processor along with 1GB of RAM . It has a 4.5 inch display with 480x854 . The smartphone hs a 5MP rear camera and VGA front-facing camera. It has 8GB of built-in storage, which can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD .

Connectivity options include 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Micro-USB, and Bluetooth. The smartphone is powered by a 1700 mAh battery . The new Xolo smartphone competes against a range of budget smartphones such as Moto E and Unite 2 .

Motorola New Launchs

Motorola To Launch 9 New Devices In Next 4 Months 

 

Motorola Is expected to launch 9 new devices in upcoming 4 months . While the Moto G2 and Moto X+1 is expected to launch on September 5th along with the Moto 360 (very likely) in India , globally , we could also see as many as 5 more device launches over the next 4 months .

It seems the lenovo hold company has big plans for the second half of this year . According to reports , the company has a total of eight devices that it will launch before Christmas this year , with the new Nexus smartphone included among them . Other devices including the Moto X+1 , Moto G2 , Moto X Play , Moto S , Droid Turbo , Droid and Droid Maxx . Moto 360 hasn’t been mentioned here , as it has already been announced earlier . 

According to speculations , this is the new Nexus smartphone , which comes with a Snapdragon 805 chipset and 3 GB of RAM .Further , the Moto X Play smartphone mentioned above is expected to be a mini version for the Moto S device that is selling overseas . With 9 devices at the brink of entering the market , Motorola is looking at a very busy second half of 2014 .

While the Moto G2 and Moto X+1 is expected to launch on September 5th along with the Moto 360 - See more at: http://www.digit.in/mobile-phones/motorola-to-launch-9-devices-in-next-4-months-23673.html#sthash.xCrPNvwv.dpuf

Mi3 Accessories

Xiaomi Mi3 Accesories Listed On Flipkart For Preorder

 

There are 75000 lucky people who owwn xiaomi mi3 in india right now . As it is known that Xiaomi doesn't make all of it's money from its phones , a big part of it's revenue comes from it's accessories . So Xiaomi begin selling it's accessories to gain more market place . The Company puts it's first batch of accessories on flipkart for Preorder .

Right now there are only four accessories are available on the site . Amongst them three are flip cases ( in white , black and blue ) and a screen protector . The flip cases priced at Rs 559 and screen protector at Rs 179 . 

 

Other accessories which the company displayed in last month's event includes the much awaited power banks , Mi headphones and Mi key .While company VP Hugo Barra said that the Mi key would not be available in India , other two would be .

Earlier Flipkart listed both the 5,200 Mah and 10,400 Mah power banks for Rs 999 which they clarified now . The 5,200 Mah power bank costs Rs 749 and the 10,400 Mah power bank costs Rs 999 .

While company VP Hugo Barra had said that the Mi Key would most probably not be made available in India, the power bank and headphones would be. - See more at: http://www.digit.in/mobile-phones/xiaomi-accessories-now-available-on-flipkart-23653.html#sthash.XvO1X0EJ.dpuf

there are 75,000 lucky people who own the Xiaomi Mi3 smartphones in India right now - See more at: http://www.digit.in/mobile-phones/xiaomi-accessories-now-available-on-flipkart-23653.html#sthash.XvO1X0EJ.dpuf

Xiaomi Mi3 accessories and power-banks listed on Flipkart for pre-orders! - See more at: http://www.digit.in/mobile-phones/xiaomi-accessories-now-available-on-flipkart-23653.html#sthash.XvO1X0EJ.dpuf

Xiaomi Mi3 accessories and power-banks listed on Flipkart for pre-orders! - See more at: http://www.digit.in/mobile-phones/xiaomi-accessories-now-available-on-flipkart-23653.html#sthash.XvO1X0EJ.dpuf

Lenovo Y50

Lenovo Y50 Touch : A Worthy Mid Size Gaming System

 

Lenovo who brings some Gorgeous Think Pads to flexible Yoga hybrids and some killer Gaming machines which looks stunning brings another Super Sexy gaming machine which looks much nicer than the brick-like boxes from Origin PC , Alienware , and other gaming specialists and performs decent enough to play all the latest games . 

 The newest entry in Lenovo's gaming lineup is the Y50 Touch which has a 15.6-inch laptop and combines a slightly geeky style . 

A few different versions of the Y50 are available, with changes to the screen , storage , and other features , but the base configuration , consisting of an Intel Core i7 CPU and Nvidia GeForce 860M graphics card , remains the same . 

If you look at the Lenovo website, you'll find several slightly different configurations, most without the touchscreen. The single touch config costs $1,399, while an intriguing option to add a full 4K resolution display starts at $1,299 .

Chromebook Accounts

How to add, manage user accounts on a Chromebook 

Setting up a Chromebook for the first time is an uncomplicated affair . You need only a Google account to sign in which syncs your current chrome settings with the device and you are good to go . 

In addition to a painless setup process for the device owner , Google also makes setting up additional accounts a straightforward exercise . 

Adding users - 

Standard user  

Adding an additional user with full use privileges to a Chrome OS device is done by clicking on the "+ Add User" text on the bottom left of the log-in screen . The new user will also need to use a Google account to log in to the device . 

Supervised User

A supervised account is ideal for families who want to train a watchful eye on a child's Internet activities . A Google account is not required for this account , as you're asked to set up a username and password . After adding the account you will need to visit Chrome.com/manage in order to set limitations to the sites and services the user can access , which includes approving requests by the user for you to grant access to additional sites . After clicking on "+ Add User" on the log-in screen you'll find an option to add a supervised user on the right of the log-in prompt . Click on the link and follow the prompts . 

 Guest Mode 

This feature requires no additional setup or management . You only need to click on Brows as Guest on the log-in screen . Any guest user then have full access to the chrome where history , cookies , and bookmarks will be forever forgotten after the guest browsing session ends . 

Deleting user accounts 

Deleting a user account also takes little effort . When on the log-in screen highlight (click on) the user profile you'd like to remove , and then you will see a small icon in the upper-right corner of the photo . Clicking on the icon will reveal account details , including the option to remove the account .

Moto360 Leaked Specs

The Moto 360 price and entire specs leak out weeks before 

 

A retailer leaks everything about the Moto 360 ahead of their September 4 announcement . Bestbuy.com unveils all the specs and price of the Moto 360 . Specs include Android 4.3 or latter operating system compatibility , Bluetooth 4.0 , 1.5 inch LCD display , voice activated , vibration alert , water proofing up to 3.3 feet , built in optical heart rate monitor etc . It shows the price tag of $ 249.99 .

Eluga A

Panasonic launches Eluga A smartphone at Rs 9,490

 

Panasonic India recently bring it's second phone in it's Eluga segment with the name Eluga A at Rs 9,490 . The Panasonic Eluga A runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean out-of-the-box, and offers dual-SIM support . It features a 5-inch FWVGA (480x854 pixels) IPS display, and is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor clocked at 1.2 GHz and coupled with 1GB of RAM .

The smartphone comes with an 8 megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and 1.3 megapixel front facing camera . Eluga A comes with 4 GB internal memory whichcan be expanded upto 32 GB via microsd card . It houses a 2000mAh Li-ion battery . It has connectivity options like 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, and GPS .

Technical Specifications:

 Dimensions- 143.8x72x9.2mm

5-inch IPS FWVGA 854×480 pixels
1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
1 GB RAM, 4GB ROM expandable up to 32 GB
8 MP Auto Focus with LED Flash Back Camera, 1.3 MP Front Camera
2000mAh Lithium-Ion battery
Dual SIM, Wi-Fi Hotspot & Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth 3.0, Micro USB 2.0
Sensors- Light Sensor, Proximity sensor & Accelerometer

Sharp Aquos Crystal

Sharp Aquos Crystal : A 5 Inch Smart Phone With Barely Any Bezel  

 Sharp announces its new smart phone Aquos Crystal few days ago . The phone made by SHARP has edge to edge screen with hardly any bezel . The 5 inch edge to edge screen the device looks elegant . The Slim and sleek compact narrow body makes the AQUOS Crystal fit perfectly in the palm of your hand . The display resolution is 1280 x 720 . It runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat and has unique function called Clip Now, you slide a finger across the top and get a screenshot that comes with its own URL for sharing images online.

 It runs on 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 1.5 GB RAM, 8 GB ROM and a 2,040-mAh lithium-ion battery that Sharp says can last up to three days. 

 

The most beautiful thing about upcoming Aquos Crystal smartphone is when you turn its

camera

on , its bezel the frame surrounding the display, becomes almost invisible . When the image from the 8-megapixel camera sensor matches the background almost perfectly , it’s very hard to notice those few millimeters surrounding the display .

Sony Mirrorless Cam

Sony Alpha a5100 Made Official : A Compact Mirrorless Camera With 24.3 MP Image Sensor

Sony has announced Alpha a5100, following the a6000 after re branding the nex lineup .
The Alpha a5100 comes with the same 24.3MP APS-C sized Exmor CMOS sensor which was seen on the a6000 . 

Code-named ILCE-5100, the Alpha a5100 comes with the BIONZ X image processor which is also seen in a6000 as well as the Alpha 7 series cameras . The a5100 comes with the 179AF points, same as the a6000 . It also comes with the Eye AF and Lock-on AF options that were first seen in the Alpha a7 and a7R along with Flexible Spot AF and AF-A that is seen on the a6000 .

The a5100 comes with a 3-inch 921k-dot tilting LCD screen . It also comes with Wi-Fi adapter and NFC chip to help in quick image transfer . You will need to download the PlayMemories mobile app to use the wireless feature .

On the video front, the a5100 can shoot full HD videos . The 3inch LCD screen on the a5100 can tilt upto 180 degrees . The Sony Alpha a5100 is along with the 16-50mm kit lens priced at $700 (approx Rs 42,600), whereas the body-only cost is around $550 (approx Rs 33,500). It will start selling from September 2014 . Availability in India is not yet mentioned .

Best phone under 15k in india

The battle of the budget smart phone just getting tougher and tougher day to day as new low priced devices with high end specifications launched day to day .. And now in the herd of the best mobile devices on this price range mainly between the three top notch of this time , they r 1 Motorola moto g , 2 Asus Zenfone 5 and 3 Xiaomi mi3 .. 

On paper compared to other two devices Xiaomi mi3 as per its specification looks much tougher than the other two . But the real deal when you use them . Well in that prospective all three made full marks as they performed really well no matter what you through at them from multitasking to high end gaming , camera performance to sound quality . Let's find out what makes them different from each other and who score better in each prospect

Design - As per the design Xiaomi mi3 looks better than the other two to the eye . While the design of Moto g is just perfect to grip , to work with one hand and in looks too . Asus Zenfone 5 loose some marks as per design asit looks bulky , big and practically impossible to work with one hand . So in design Xiaomi mi3 and moto g scores more than asus zenfone5 .

Processor - In terms of processor xiaomi mi3 is a way ahead with 2.3 ghz snapdragon 800 quadcore processor . With 1.6 ghz Intel dual core processor asus stands in the second place . Although Moto g has just 1.2 ghz snapdragon 400 processor it still performes much better due to good software optimization .

Memory - Xiaomi mi3 comes with 2 gb ram and 16 gb inbuilt memory . it doesn't have any external memory support which could be a problem for those who store a lot of data in there device . Asus Zenfone 5 also comes with 2 gb ram but there are two variants of internal memory of 8 gb and 16 gb available . It supports upto 32 gb of expandable memory . Moto g is laging here with just 1 gb of ram and 16 gb inbuilt memory without any expansion support .

GPU - Asus zenfone 5 comes with PowerVR SGX544MP2 gpu with 533 mhz clock speed . Moto g comes adreno 305 gpu cloked at 450 mhz . Xiaomi mi3 comes with adreno 330 gpu clocked at 450 mhz .

 Display - The display of xiaomi mi3 is full HD while the other two have HD screen . While Xiaomi mi3 tops this battle with 441 ppi 5 inch screen , moto g is in the second place with its gorgeous 329 ppi 5 inch screen . Screen of Asus Zenfone 5 is good but it lacks a bit depth in compare to these two .

Sound Quality - Sound quality of asus zenfone 5 is decent but not any closer to Moto g or Mi3 . These two scores maximum marks in this segment . Quality in headphones is by far best in xiaomi mi3 . moto g in second and asus zenfone 5 in third .

Camera - Xiaomi has the best camera quality amongst the three with a 13 mp sony Exmor r senser with dual LED flash . Pictures taken from it are crisp , clear , good color reproduction , exposure perfect ( although some times over exposed while in bright sunlight ) good low light shooting capability . Asus Zenfone 5 has a 8 mp pixelmaster camera LED flash with a different camera interface and lots of options . it shoots decent photos in daylight but the real pixel master capability is with the low light shot . It took faulous shots in low light although the resolution of the camera reduced to 2mp but that's there technology which gives nice low light shots . Moto g has a 5 mp camera with LED flash but it gives nice result in daylight . Night shots are ok .

Operating System and User Interface - Moto g runs android 4.4.2 os out of the box . Android 4.4.4 update is rolled out for moto g . It runs on the stock android so the user gets real android experience . Asus Zenfone 5 runs on android 4.3 and zen UI which looks good . Xiaomi mi3 also run on Android 4.3 but they promises 4.4 update . It comes with mi interface .

Battery - Moto g comes with a 2050 mah battery which doesn't look enough but due to good optimization it gives nearly 10 to 12 hrs battery life which is good for the use of a day . Asus Zenfone 5 comes with 2110 mah battery which is not enough for a day of use as it gives 7 to 8 hrs of juice although it can be improved a little with the stamina mode . Xiaomi mi3 comes with 3050 mah battery . which is enough for a day .

Connectivity - Asus comes with Bluetooth 4.0 , wifi , 3g , GPS and GLONAS . Moto g also comes with the same while Xiaomi has a upper hand with nfc in it's pocket .

Performance - This is the biggest issue who performes batter . With Snapdragon 800 chipset and 2 gb ram Xiaomi performes way better than other two ( although it's ram always ready to be filled so quickly due to less optimisation ) . Multy tasking is flawless and you could barely see any lag . It runs all the high graphics games in high smoothly and performes well in each field . Zenfone 5 also comes with 2 gb ram . It has a intel dual core processor which performes realy well with it's hyper threading technology . Multy tasking is smooth without such lag . But in gaming it lags a bit in high end games like asphalt 8 . Overall good performance . Although moto g seems like having shortage of  1 gb ram but it still runs prety smooth in every manner from multy tasking to gaming thanks to its good optimization . Camera performance is good in terms of there respective camera category .

Finaly availability ? That's a big question . As moto g and Xiaomi both are flipkart exclusive in india they are having an availability issue as buyers are much more than the units actually produced . Asus has both flipkart and retail availability but shortage in flipkart obviously . SO It is upto you what you want from your smart phone , your budget and ofcourse your comfort and faith . As xiaomi is a chineese brand people may get confused about there after sales service . Motorola comes after quite a while but they always give good service . Asus has good service all over . One more thing is value for money .

verdict  It's your choice to make because it is you who spend the money from his/her pocket , but in my eyes Xiaomi mi3 is the clear winner in this segment .other twos are good but Xiaomi is better .