Apple iPhone 5C : The colorful iPhone but not Cheap

Apple iPhone 5C : The colorful iPhone but not Cheap

All-New Design, Packed with Incredible Features in Five Gorgeous Colors

Apple® today introduced iPhone® 5c, featuring an all-new design, packed with incredible features in five gorgeous colors—blue, green, pink, yellow and white. iPhone 5c is built on a foundation of features people know and love like the beautiful 4-inch Retina® display, blazing fast performance of the A6 chip, and the 8 megapixel iSight® camera—all while delivering great battery life. iPhone 5c comes with more LTE bands than any other smartphone in the world, a new FaceTime® HD camera, and iOS 7, the most significant iOS update since the original iPhone.

“iPhone 5c is everything iPhone 5 was and more, in an all-new design packed with great features,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “iPhone 5c is designed with a beautiful polycarbonate enclosure that looks and feels so solid in your hand.”

iPhone 5c features an all-new design crafted from a single, hard-coated polycarbonate body with a steel reinforced frame for a solid, sturdy feel. The steel frame holds the internal components and also doubles as the iPhone 5c’s multiband antenna. The enclosure is one continuous and seamless structure that is finished with a hard coat for a durable and incredibly glossy surface. To complement the all-new iPhone 5c design, Apple created soft, matte, microfiber-lined cases in a very intentional contrast to the glossy, hard coat finish. These sleek silicone cases with unique circular patterns let splashes of color show through, and with five iPhone 5c colors and six cases to choose from, you can mix and match for dozens of fun combinations.

iPhone 5c comes with all the features customers love in iPhone 5, and more. The Apple-designed A6 chip provides incredible performance and power efficiency, all while delivering great battery life, so almost everything you do on iPhone 5c is blazing fast, from launching apps and loading web pages to downloading email attachments. iPhone 5c features a stunning 4-inch Retina display and an 8 megapixel iSight camera, the most popular camera in the world. iPhone 5c also includes a new FaceTime HD camera for even better FaceTime calls and self-portraits, and with iOS 7, you can make audio-only FaceTime calls for the first time.

iPhone 5c makes it even easier to connect to high-speed networks with support for up to 13 LTE¹ wireless bands, more than any other smartphone in the world. With download speeds up to 100 Mbps², you can browse, download and stream content even faster. iPhone 5c includes dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi support for up to 150 Mbps² and Bluetooth 4.0. iPhone 5c delivers an amazing 10 hours of talk time on 3G networks, up to 10 hours of web browsing on Wi-Fi and LTE networks and up to 8 hours on 3G networks, and up to 10 hours of video playback and up to 40 hours of audio playback.³

iPhone 5c comes with iOS 7, the most significant iOS update since the original iPhone, featuring a stunning new user interface, completely redesigned with an elegant color palette, distinct, functional layers and subtle motion that make it feel more alive. iOS 7 is designed to complement the gorgeous exteriors of iPhone 5c, with matching wallpapers and translucency that carry the color through the entire experience. iOS 7 has hundreds of great new features, including Control Center, Notification Center, improved Multitasking, AirDrop®, enhanced Photos, Safari®, Siri® and introduces iTunes Radio℠, a free Internet radio service based on the music you listen to on iTunes®.⁴

Designed specifically for iOS, iPhoto®, iMovie®, Pages®, Numbers® and Keynote® are among the most popular apps in the App Store and are now available as free downloads with the purchase of iPhone 5c. iPhoto and iMovie enable you to do more than you ever thought possible with your photos and movies, and with Pages, Numbers and Keynote you can create, edit and share stunning documents, spreadsheets and presentations on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

Pricing & Availability
iPhone 5c comes in blue, green, pink, yellow and white and will be available in the US for a suggested retail price of $99 (US) for the 16GB model and $199 (US) for the 32GB model.

The entry-level 16GB iPhone 5c without a contract has been priced at $549 in the US. That comes out to a whopping Rs. 35,000 at current exchange rates (1 USD = 63.65 INR) and does not include the duties and other charges that come in while pricing a product in India. If you were hoping for a sub-Rs. 25,000 pricing for the iPhone 5c in India, it's safe to say we won't see anything like that.

The pricing in other regions is even worse, with the iPhone 5c priced at 599 euros (approximately Rs. 50,500) in Germany and 469 pounds in the UK (approximately Rs. 47,000). Of course both those prices include VAT, which can be sizeable. Pricing in Hong Kong is HKD 4,688 (approximately Rs. 38,500). However, it's the pricing in China, one of two "emerging markets" - the other being India - that the iPhone 5c was said to be targeting that is really surprising. The iPhone 5c price in China is 4488 Chinese Yuan Renminbi, which works out to over Rs. 46,500, without duties or any other charges.

Apple iPhone 5S : The New iPhone in the Market

Apple iPhone 5S : The New iPhone in the Market

Apple calls it the 'Most Forward-Thinking Smartphone in the World'. Yup the most awaited Apple iPhone 5S is finally launched. And it is as per most of the rumours which were floating around.

iPhone 5s Features 64-bit A7 chip, All-New 8 Megapixel iSight Camera with True Tone Flash & Introduces Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor.

Featuring an all-new A7 chip, making iPhone 5s the world’s first smartphone with 64-bit desktop-class architecture for blazing fast performance in the palm of your hand. iPhone 5s redefines the best smartphone experience in the world with amazing new features all packed into a remarkable thin and light design, including an all-new 8 megapixel iSight® camera with True Tone flash and introducing Touch ID™, an innovative way to simply and securely unlock your phone with just the touch of a finger. iPhone 5s comes with iOS 7, the most significant iOS update since the original iPhone, engineered for 64-bit technology and featuring hundreds of great new features, including Control Center, Notification Center, improved Multitasking, AirDrop®, enhanced Photos, Safari®, Siri® and iTunes Radio℠.

The all-new A7 chip in iPhone 5s brings 64-bit desktop-class architecture to a smartphone for the first time. With up to twice the CPU and graphics performance, almost everything you do on iPhone 5s is faster and better than ever, from launching apps and editing photos to playing graphic-intensive games—all while delivering great battery life. Apple also engineered iOS 7 and all the built-in apps to maximize the performance of the A7 chip. iPhone 5s is the best mobile gaming device with access to hundreds of thousands of games from the App Store℠, the A7 chip’s 64-bit architecture and support for OpenGL ES version 3.0. iPhone 5s delivers incredibly rich and complex visual effects, previously only possible on Macs, PCs and gaming consoles.

Every iPhone 5s includes the new M7 motion coprocessor that gathers data from the accelerometer, gyroscope and compass to offload work from the A7 for improved power efficiency. Developers can also access new CoreMotion APIs that take advantage of M7, so they can create even better fitness and activity apps that go well beyond what other mobile devices offer. The M7 motion coprocessor continuously measures your motion data, even when the device is asleep, and saves battery life for pedometer or other fitness apps that use the accelerometer all day.

iPhone 5s introduces Touch ID, an innovative way to simply and securely unlock your iPhone with just the touch of a finger. Built into the home button, Touch ID uses a laser cut sapphire crystal, together with the capacitive touch sensor, to take a high-resolution image of your fingerprint and intelligently analyze it to provide accurate readings from any angle. Setting up Touch ID to recognize your fingerprint is easy, and every time you use it, it gets better. The Touch ID sensor recognizes the touch of a finger so the sensor is only activated when needed, preserving battery life. All fingerprint information is encrypted and stored securely in the Secure Enclave inside the A7 chip on the iPhone 5s; it’s never stored on Apple servers or backed up to iCloud®. Touch ID can also be used as a secure way to approve purchases from the iTunes Store®, App Store or iBooks Store℠.

iPhone 5s makes it even easier to take great photos with the world’s most popular camera. The all-new 8 megapixel iSight camera features a larger f/2.2 aperture and a new, larger sensor with 1.5μ pixels for better sensitivity and low-light performance, resulting in better pictures. These improvements, along with the Apple-designed image signal processor in the A7 chip and the new Camera app in iOS 7, provide up to two-times faster auto-focus, faster photo capture, automatic image and video stabilization, and better dynamic range. iPhone 5s introduces the new True Tone flash—the world’s first for any camera—that variably adjusts color and intensity for over 1,000 combinations, so photos taken with a flash appear more natural. iPhone 5s also includes a new Burst Mode, Slo-Mo video with 120 fps, a new FaceTime® HD camera for better low-light performance and audio-only FaceTime calls with iOS 7.

iPhone 5s features a remarkable thin and light, precision-crafted design that customers around the world love, including an anodized aluminum body with diamond cut chamfered edges, a stunning 4-inch Retina® display and glass inlays. iPhone 5s is available in three gorgeous metallic finishes including gold, silver and space gray. To complement iPhone 5s, Apple designed premium leather cases in six rich colors—beige, black, blue, brown, yellow and (RED)—with soft, color-matched microfiber lining.

iPhone 5s makes it even easier to connect to high-speed networks with support for up to 13 LTE¹ wireless bands, more than any other smartphone in the world. With download speeds up to 100 Mbps², you can browse, download and stream content even faster. iPhone 5s includes dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi support for up to 150 Mbps² and Bluetooth 4.0. iPhone 5s delivers an amazing 10 hours of talk time on 3G networks, up to 10 hours of web browsing on Wi-Fi and LTE networks and up to 8 hours on 3G networks, and up to 10 hours of video playback and up to 40 hours of audio playback.³

iPhone 5s comes with iOS 7, the most significant iOS update since the original iPhone, engineered to support the A7 chip’s 64-bit architecture, the new iSight camera and Touch ID fingerprint sensor. iOS 7 features a stunning new user interface, completely redesigned with an elegant color palette, distinct, functional layers and subtle motion that make it feel more alive. iOS 7 has hundreds of great new features, including Control Center, Notification Center, improved Multitasking, AirDrop, enhanced Photos, Safari, Siri and introduces iTunes Radio, a free Internet radio service based on the music you listen to on iTunes®.⁴

Pricing & Availability
iPhone 5s comes in gold, silver or space gray, and will be available in the US for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) for the 16GB model and $299 (US) for the 32GB model and $399 (US) for the 64GB model.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Revealed - Phablet

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Revealed - Phablet

The new Galaxy Note 3 features a design with extremely slimmer bezels and sharper angles on its rounded edges, marking a slight departure from Galaxy device design language thus far. It’s thinner than its predecessor and lighter (168g), despite offering a larger screen at 5.7-inches. It also offers more battery life than the Galaxy Note 2, and there’s a new and improved S Pen, too. Plus it supports faster, and more “seamless LTE” with multi-band support.

The camera has 4K video recording capabilities with a new CRI LED flash that should improve low-light photography.

Extended battery by up to 40 percent over the previous generation.

Galaxy Note 3 specs:

151.2mmx79.2mmx8.3mm
5.7-inch SuperAMOLED 1080p display with 368 ppi pixel density
2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 processor, or 1.9GHz Samsung Exynos Octacore depending on market
Android 4.3
13 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front camera
3GB RAM
32 or 64GB storage
MicroSDXC card storage expansion
Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi 802.11ac, LTE Category 4
3,200 mAh battery
LED/IR combo

As for its release date, Shin did confirm that it will ship in 32GB and 64GB versions globally beginning on September 25th, and in October for the US and Japan.

Samsung Galaxy Gear Smart Watch : IFA 2013 Berlin

Samsung Galaxy Gear Smart Watch : IFA 2013 Berlin

The Galaxy Gear is bigger than most watches and somewhat clunky — especially on smaller wrists. It also feels like a tiny, flat smartphone slapped onto a wristband

It's a companion that connects to the phone via Bluetooth, extending its functionality and, ideally, making it less necessary to reach into your pocket for your phone.

The Memographer, which takes photos and videos directly from your wrist, as well as the Pedometer, which tracks your physical activities, are nice enough to make us want to spend more time with the Gear.

The Gear is priced at $299.

The colours are Jet Black, Mocha Gray, Wild Orange, Oatmeal Beige, Rose Gold, and Lime Green. 

Memographer feature: Voice Memo lets users capture conversations or notes from their wrists and save those voice recordings into texts on their Samsung Galaxy phones. Auto Lock this automatically locks the smartphone screen any time that Galaxy Gear is more than 1.5 meters away from the smartphone, and then unlocks the smartphone when the companion devices are near each other again. Find My Device helps users find the location of their smart devices when they have been misplaced by making them beep, illuminate and vibrate.

Specs: Processor: 800 MHz processor Display: 1.63 inch (41.4mm) Super AMOLED (320 x 320) Camera: 1.9 Megapixel BSI Sensor, Auto Focus Camera / Sound & Shot Format: MP4, HD(720p) Playback & Recording Connectivity: Bluetooth v 4.0 Memory: 4GB Internal memory ＋ 512 MB (RAM)

Acer Liquid S2 : New 6 inch Mega Android Phone

Acer Liquid S2 : New 6 inch Mega Android Phone

Acer has decided to unveil its product lineup, starting with a huge smartphone called the Acer Liquid S2.

The device sports a monstrous 6-inch, 1920x1080 pixel screen, a 13-megapixel camera on the back (coupled with a 2MP shooter on the front), LED ring flash, a quad-core 2.2GHz processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage memory.

The camera can also record full HD video at 60 FPS as well as take 27-megapixel panoramas.The Liquid S2 comes with Android 4.2.2

The Acer Liquid S2 will become available in black and red "at the end of October;" exact pricing and availability are yet to be revealed.

Microsoft buys Nokia for S7.2 Billion

Microsoft buys Nokia for S7.2 Billion

Microsoft has announced that it plans to acquire Nokia's devices and services business, as well as license its patents and mapping services in a $7.2 billion deal.

As part of the transaction, Nokia will grant Microsoft a 10 year non-exclusive license to its patents as of the time of the closing of the deal and Microsoft will grant Nokia reciprocal rights. In addition, Nokia will grant Microsoft an option to extend this mutual patent agreement to perpetuity. Of the total purchase price of EUR 5.44 billion, EUR 3.79 billion relates to the purchase of substantially all of the Devices & Services business, and EUR 1.65 billion relates to the mutual patent agreement and future option.

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop will be coming back to Microsoft, and he will lead an expanded Devices team, which includes all of Microsoft’s current Devices and Studios work. Nokia board chairman Risto Siilasmaa will take over CEO duties while the Finnish firm looks for a new CEO to replace Elop.

MotoX Launched

Google MotoX Launched

Google and Motorola have officially unveiled the Android run Google Moto X, the company's latest smartphone. The Moto X is the first smartphone designed under the auspices of both Google and Motorola and manufactured in USA.


Available for $199 (16GB) or $249 (32GB) with a contract, the Moto X will be available on all major U.S. carriers at either the end of August or early September. AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and U.S. Cellular will selling the phone at their stores and at national retailers, including Best Buy. The phone will be available for purchase on all carriers, including T-Mobile, at motorola.com.

The Moto X sports a 4.7-inch 720p screen and has a dual-core processor, a quad-core GPU and 2GB of system RAM. It includes support for the 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and it supports Miracast (wireless HDMI) and NFC.

It has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and a 10-megapixel rear camera. The rear camera uses Clear Pixel technology, which is supposed to capture 75% more light than a traditional RGB sensor. Motorola says that means it can take photos twice as fast in bright light, which means less motion blur.

The phone also has a specially designed custom battery that promises 31% additional capacity, while keeping the shape of the phone comfortable to hold.

The phone has Corning Gorilla Glass for the screen and the internals are have a water-repellent coating, which should make the phone safe to use in the rain.

One of the big differentiators of the Moto X is customization: If you buy one online, you'll be able to choose from over 2,000 color combinations via the company's MotoMaker suite (exclusive to AT&T for a limited time). Although the front comes only in black and white, several different colors are available for the back and highlights. You can also get an engraving. And since the phones are assembled in Fort Worth, Tex., you'll get your phone in four days, Motorola says.

Moto X buyers will also get an extra 50GB of Google Drive storage for two years — in addition to the 15GB free offered to all users.

HTC Desire 500 Launched in Taiwan

HTC Desire 500 Launched in Taiwan

HTC has launched a new smartphone – the Desire 500 – which has a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 quad-core processor and an 8 megapixel camera with 4.3 inch screen. The smartphone was launched in Taiwan.

Key features of the Desire 500 are:
• Android 4.2  with HTC Sense. The smartphone comes with the new HTC BlinkFeed Home screen.
• It has an internal storage of 4GB. The memory is expandable and the phone supports a microSD card up to 64GB. The RAM is 1 GB.

You'll still find NFC, microSD expansion (on top of just 4GB of built-in storage) plus Sense 5 UI with BlinkFeed and Video Highlights here, but Boom sound feature is a missed.

specs

• TYPESmartphone
 
• OPERATING SYSTEMAndroid
 
• SCREEN SIZE4.3 inches
 
• INTERNAL MEMORY4 GB
 
• CAMERA8 megapixels
• TALK TIME2G (up to 17.8 hours), 3G (up to...
 
• DIMENSIONS5.19 x 2.63 x 0.39 in
 
• WEIGHT4.34 oz

Apple Reports Third Quarter Results-2013 : Beats Market Expectations

Apple Reports Third Quarter Results-2013 : Beats Market Expectations

Apple 23rd July 20:00 GMT

Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2013 third quarter ended June 29, 2013. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $35.3 billion and quarterly net profit of $6.9 billion, or $7.47 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $35 billion and net profit of $8.8 billion, or $9.32 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.9 percent compared to 42.8 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 57 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

The Company sold 31.2 million iPhones, a record for the June quarter, compared to 26 million in the year-ago quarter. Apple also sold 14.6 million iPads during the quarter, compared to 17 million in the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 3.8 million Macs, compared to 4 million in the year-ago quarter.

Shares of computer and smartphone maker Apple rose nearly 5% in after-hours trading after it reported better-than-expected profits for the third quarter.

Apple has seen lots of competition recently from Samsung and other brands and lack of Innovation from Apple has eroded the share value from its highs. The spotlight now is on the latest innovations  from Apple which everybody is awaiting.

Nokia Lumia 625 Launched : Windows, 4.7 inch Screen , 4G Ready

Nokia Lumia 625 Launched : Windows, 4.7 inch Screen , 4G Ready

The big 4.7-inch screen on the Nokia Lumia 625 offers a larger view of everything that’s important to you. It’s viewable in direct sunlight and offers our super-sensitive touch technology for operation with gloves or nails.

At the same time, the phone is 4G/LTE-ready, and, delivers mobile entertainment from online video services up to 10x faster.

Tech specs
Display: 4.7 inch WVGA @ 201ppi with Sunlight Readability Enhancement, High Brightness Mode, Color Enhancement and Super Sensitive Touch
Battery: 2000 mAh; talk time – up to 15.2 hours (3G)
Processor: 1.2GHz, Dual Core Snapdragon S4
Size/Weight: 133.25 x 72.25 x 9.15 mm, 159g
Connectivity: USB2.0, BT 4.0+ LE, WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g/n, A-GPS and Glonass, 3.5 mm audio connector
Camera: 5-megapixel autofocus, LED flash, 1080p@30fps; VGA front facing camera
Memory: 512MB RAM; 8GB storage with support for up to 64GB SD card

Available in orange, yellow, bright green, white and black, the layered polycarbonate on the changeable shells gives the surface of the Lumia 625 a translucent quality that signals an evolution in materials design.

The Nokia Lumia 625 comes with all the amazing Nokia apps and services that enrich the navigation, entertainment and imaging possibilities of the Windows Phone 8 operating system. It also comes with the latest Amber update.

It'll be headed to EE, Vodafone, O2, Phones4U and Carphone Warehouse in early September, priced at £200 or 220 euros for continental Europeans. 

Google MotoX Photo Leaked

Google MotoX Photo Leaked

The Motorola smartphone is expected to be launched on 1 August and Google sent out invites for event last week.

Few Weeks earlier, Eric Schmidt was also seen using MotoX and that's when the rumors of MotoX launching gained momentum.

This will be Motorola's major launch after it got acquired by Google $12.5 billion. 

LG ALIGNS PREMIUM SMARTPHONE BEHIND NEW “G” NAME

LG ALIGNS PREMIUM SMARTPHONE BEHIND NEW “G” NAME

The next flagship device from LG Electronics (LG) will be officially known as G2 and will be the first smartphone from LG to be launched as part of the company’s new “G” premium brand. Future smartphones in the same series will carry only the G name while the branding of mobile devices that have already been introduced will continue unchanged.

“Our vision is to make LG’s newest G devices synonymous with excellence, raising the bar even further for the ultimate in user experience,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of the LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “The new G2 will build upon the excellent reputation established by previous G Series products.”

Furthermore, LG’s premium 4:3 display smartphones will be rebranded as simply “Vu:” going forward. All of LG’s smartphones feature next generation core technologies and familiar UX with each series highlighting a different facet of the company’s product expertise. 

LG ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE ROLLOUT OF OPTIMUS G PRO

LG ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE ROLLOUT OF OPTIMUS G PRO

Following its successful debut in North America and Asia, LG Electronics (LG) announced the global rollout of its premium Full HD LTE smartphone, Optimus G Pro, in select markets in Europe, Central/South America, Middle East, Africa and Commonwealth of Independent States.

Featuring advanced hardware and differentiated user experience (UX) features, LG’s Optimus G Pro is one of the most advanced smartphones currently on the market. It was recently honored with the Best LTE Device/Handset Award at LTE World Summit 2013 in recognition of the device’s industry-leading performance and features. The smartphone was also recognized soon after its debut at Mobile World Congress 2013 by the Red Dot Design Awards for excellence in the field of design.

“We are excited to be bringing our award-winning Optimus G Pro to a worldwide audience,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “The Optimus G Pro showcases the next generation smartphone trends with its large display, high-performance features and innovative mobile experience.”

The Optimus G Pro is equipped with the swift Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, long-lasting 3,140mAh battery and a 2GB RAM. With its expansive 5.5-inch 1080p Full HD IPS display delivering a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels at 400ppi, the device offers vivid and superb picture quality with wide viewing angles. Even with its extra large diplay, the device delivers a comfortable in-hand experience and great “pocketability.” It also features a number of unique UX features such as Dual Recording, Virtual Reality Panorama and QSlide.

New Nexus 7 rumors gains momentum with July 24 Android Launch Meet

New Nexus 7 rumors gains momentum with July 24 Android Launch Meet

With Google's invitation to members of the press for an Android launch event on July 24, rumors of the new Nexus 7 tablet is gaining momentum. The new Nexus tablets are expected to be announced at the event hosted by Google’s Sundar Pichai.

AndroidCentral has posted pictures of what seems to be the next-generation Nexus 7 device.

The tablet in the pictures is manufactured by Asus and includes a 7-inch LCD display as well as two cameras (a 1.2-megapixel camera in front and a 5-megapixel one in back). The original Nexus 7 only included a front-facing camera.The report also indicates the new Nexus 7 will pack a Qualcomm APQ8064 motherboard with a Snapdragon S4 Pro processor. Other features include a microUSB for charging and dual speakers.The device is expected to have both 16GB and 32GB storage options, and possibly as much as 4GB of RAM, although that seems unlikely. AndroidCentral wrote that it is programmed with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean.

So lets wait for July 24th and hope many more surprises are on offer.

HTC One Mini with 1,4Ghz processor and 4.3 inch Screen announced

HTC One Mini with 1,4Ghz processor and 4.3 inch Screen announced

HTC has finally announced the HTC One Mini, a smaller version of the company's flagship Android device, the HTC One.

The HTC One mini has a 4.3-inch screen with a 1280×720 screen resolution which comes to 341 pixels per inch. It has a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 dual-core processor and runs Android 4.2 along with HTC Sense which means it also has BlinkFeed, the homescreen that HTC had showcased in the original One device.

LTE support is also on board, and the battery is a 1800mAh one, by HTC's measures offering up to 20.7 hours of talk time on GSM (13.3 hours for WCDMA).

The HTC One mini will be coming to "select markets" from August, with a global rollout scheduled for September.

With all these Mini versions coming, everybody is waiting for iPhone Mini :)

Nokia Lumia 1020 with 41 Megapixel Camera Launched Priced at $299.99

Nokia Lumia 1020 with 41 Megapixel Camera Launched Priced at $299.99

Nokia established a new benchmark in smartphone imaging with the arrival of the Nokia Lumia 1020, boasting a second generation 41 megapixel sensor. Unlike any smartphone in the market today the Nokia Lumia 1020 reinvents zoom, enabling people to discover more detail than the eye can see. With Nokia's innovative PureView technology, including optical image stabilization, the device is able to produce some of the sharpest images possible by any digital camera.

While the resolution is top-notch -- you'll be able to take 34 and 38MP pictures, depending on your desired aspect ratio -- the 1020 will also simultaneously take 5MP oversampled shots that are much more friendly for Facebook and SkyDrive sharing

The Nokia Lumia 1020's 41 megapixel sensor features leading ZEISS optics with six physical lenses, plus optical image stabilization, delivering crystal clear pictures even in low light conditions. It also captures blur free videos with stereo sound even at the loudest concerts thanks to Nokia Rich Recording, which handles sound pressure levels six times louder than conventional smartphone microphones.

Nokia Lumia 1020 Specifications :
Display size: 11.43 cm
Display technology: ClearBlack, AMOLED
Touch screen technology: Super-sensitive touch
Main camera sensor: 41 MP, PureView
Flash type: Xenon flash
Talk time (2G): 19.1 h
Talk time (3G): 13.3 h
Music playback time: 63 h
Wireless charging: Yes, with accessory cover
Processor name: Qualcomm Snapdragon™ S4
Processor type: Dual-core 1.5 GHz
Windowa OS 8

The Nokia Lumia 1020 will arrive first on U.S. shores exclusively with AT&T, with sales expected to start on July 26 at a price of USD 299.99 on a two-year contract.

The Nokia Lumia 1020 is then expected to arrive in China and key European markets this quarter. Nokia plans to ship an exclusive variant of the device with Telefonica to select European and Latin American markets. The Nokia Lumia 1020 will be available in yellow, white and black.

It mostly confirms to the Nokia Lumia 1020 Leak shots we earlier released.

Nokia Lumia 1020 Leak Shots , Specifications ahead of Launch

Nokia Lumia 1020 Leak Shots , Specifications ahead of Launch

The Nokia Lumia 1020, which is due to be announced later today, rumors of a 41-megapixel camera with the new handset also featuring a 4.5-inch AMOLED HD+ display with a 1280 x 768 resolution wrapped in Gorilla Glass 3.

The phone will be released under Pureview branding.Nokia's PureView camera on the Lumia 1020 will include a Xenon flash and F/2.2 lens, alongside a new Pro Camera application and the company's OIS stabilization. The camera app will provide access to white balance, ISO, focus, shutter speed, and other settings through a radial menu-like interface. We understand that Nokia's camera app is feature heavy, with options to toggle aspect ratio on photos and the ability to enable a "dual capture" mode that takes images at different resolutions at the same time.

Inside the phone will use a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, although which exactly still remains to be seen. Then there is 2GB of RAM to play with and 32GB of internal storage. 7GB of SkyDrive space will also be included.

Keep tuned to get more on the 1020 later today, with Nokia's dedicated event starting today in UK.

Moto X from Google gets $500 million Marketing Boost

Moto X from Google gets $500 million Marketing Boost

Google is expected to allow its Motorola hardware unit to spend several hundred million dollars—and possibly upward of $500 million—to market the highly-anticipated device in the U.S. and some overseas markets, including in Europe.

The Moto X is the most intriguing of Motorola's upcoming phones. It's the first phone to be created and built entirely under Google's stewardship, and it carries the hopes of a reborn Motorola that can once again impress with its hardware. Motorola has already announced that the Moto X will be available sometime this summer, and the company has made a point to highlight that the phone will be assembled in the United States.

The Leaked images of new Moto X though reveal some glimpses of the phone but the large part of the phone is still under cover. At D11, CEO Dennis Woodside revealed that the Moto X would be manufactured in a 480,000-square-foot facility in Texas, making it the first smartphone to be assembled in the US.

Another selling point will be customization. Google is letting buyers of the Moto X to choose colors on the phone's front and back and engravings.

According to various reports it will have a dual-core processor, probably a Qualcomm S4 Snapdragon clocked at around 1.7GHz, 16GB of onboard storage, a 720p display and a 10-megapixel camera. See you soon Moto !!!

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini and S4 Zoom Launched in India

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini and S4 Zoom Launched in India

Samsung has added two more new handsets to its ever growing Galaxy list – the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini , the smaller version of the S4 and the Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom soons after its launch in other nations. The S4 mini is a trimmed down variant of the Galaxy S4 to make the S4 more popular and get it in more hands. The S4 mini has most of the features of Galaxy S4, but with some specifications are trimmed to bring the price down. The Galaxy S4 Zoom is targeted at a more niche audience who would want the functionality of a full-fledged digital camera and all the phone functionality as well.

The S4 mini is priced at INR 27,900 while the S4 Zoom is priced at INR 29,900. Samsung is also offering free 50 GB Dropbox space and a Flip Cover for S4 Zoom buyers. As an introductory offer, users of Reliance network will get 2GB data free on 3G for three months should they buy either of these phones.

Galaxy S4 Mini has a dual-core processor clocked at 1.7GHz coupled with 1.5GB of RAM definitely sets the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini off to a decent start. A 4.3-inch Super AMOLED qHD display adorns the face of the S4 Mini.The 4.3-inch screen is larger than that of the iPhone 5, and the whole handset measures in with a smaller yet deeper frame than the Samsung Galaxy S4, at 124.6 x 61.3 x 8.94mm (4.9 x 2.4 x 0.4 inches). The plastic chassis is more fitting to a handset of this pricing and helps to keep the weight low at only 107g (3.8oz).

Galaxy S4 zoom's best-in-class 10x Optical Zoom and a powerful 16MP BSI CMOS Sensor lets the user capture quality images from a distance. Samsung says that this feature makes it only the smartphone in the world with a 10x Optical Zoom.  It pretty much looks like a regular digital camera from the back and the phone is big and heavy, at 208 grams and 15.4 millimeters thick — almost double the thickness of the original Galaxy S4. With the revolutionary Zoom Ring, the user can access Galaxy S4 Zoom's key features in a simple and intuitive way. Zoom Ring will activate the In-Call Photo Share feature, letting users capture and send an image directly via MMS to whoever he/she is talking to. The Zoom Ring also revolutionizes conventional camera zoom controls. Optical zoom control replaces traditional dials and buttons with smooth, easy-to-operate digital controls.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom has a 1.5GHz dual-Core Processor, runs Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) has a 1.9 Megapixel front camera, 4.3-inch qHD screen with 960×540 resolution. It has 8GB Internal memory (User memory approximately 5GB) and microSD slot with 64GB as the limit and 1.5GB RAM.

Micromax Canvas 4 : Launched in India at Price of Rs.17999

Micromax Canvas 4 : Launched in India at Price of Rs.17999

Micromax has finally launched its much awaited Canvas 4 model after it has given some Hit models like Canvas 2 to the Indian audience. Launched with much fanfare with Actress Chitrangada Singh and Co-founder Rahul, the phone revealed some of it unique features like blow to unlock and Video pinning,Look away video feature,Flip to silent etc

The Canvas 4 also comes pre-loaded with MusicHub, M!Security, Fone Clay, Spuul, Hike Messaging, Opera Mini, M!Live.

Micromax Canvas 4 Specs :

• Display & Resolution: 5-inch True IPS HD display with 720p resolution at 293ppi
• Processor: 1.2Ghz quad-core MT6589 Mediatek processor
• Camera: 13MP camera at the back and 5MP front-facing shooter
• OS: Android 4.2.1
• Memory: 1GB RAM
• Storage: 16GB internal memory, expandable to 32GBvia microSD card
• The 8.99MM anodized aluminum body
• Weight(in gms) - 158
• Dimensions (in mm) -144.5*73*8.9
• Color Options Available: Grey, White
• Flip Cover : Yes (Free)

The phone will be first dispatched to 11000+ customers who pre-booked it by giving INR 5,000 and soon will be available to others by weekend.

Though the people who were following it on Facebook launch page seems a bit disappointed by its features as they expected it to Octa Core with 1.5 Ghz processor and at-least 2 GB RAM and Full HD display. They also expected it to be priced around INR 15000 mark. Micromax are you listening !!!