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LG has unveiled the most advanced model of its G Pad tablet dubbed G Pad II 10.1, which is said to offer more features than other devices in the same segment. The device will be showcased at the upcoming IFA event in Berlin next month. Following its official debut, both LTE and Wi-Fi versions of G Pad II 10.1 will become available in markets such as North America, Europe and Asia. Price and availability details will be announced locally at the time of launch. It will be available in Brilliant Bronze colour variant. In terms of specifications, the G Pad II 10.1 will sport a 10.1-inch WUXGA display with a 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution along with a 224ppi. It is powered by a 2.26GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor paired with 2GB RAM. The device runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and includes 16GB of internal space which can be further expanded via microSD card. It comes equipped with a 5MP rear camera along with a 2MP front facing camera. In terms of connectivity, the device ...

The supercomputers will be among the 73 supercomputing facilities planned by the government under a Rs 4,500-crore mission. (Image via Centre for Development of Advanced Computing website) ____________________________________________________ The government is planning to build at least 10 green supercomputers by March next year and install them in select universities and colleges, in a move aimed at boosting high performance computing and high-end interdisciplinary research. Besides being cost effective, these computers will also be built to consume less power. “Green supercomputers with a different cooling technology have many advantages. This is the need of the hour... We are planning to build all the 73 supercomputer in the green category,” said Professor Rajat Moona, director general of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing that gave India her first supercomputer. The first executive board meeting of the National Supercomputing Mission was held earlier this month...

With the November release of Star Wars: Battlefront nearing, Sony has unveiled the limited edition Darth Vaderinspired PlayStation 4 console. The Star Wars-themed custom console will be available through two PS4 bundles which will be available from November 17, Sony announced. The bundle will include a customized 1 TB PS4 console with an image of Darth Vader as well as the Star Wars logo repeated across the top of the console. Also included will be the limited edition DualShock 4 controller inspired by Darth Vader's suit. A mix of black, red and white, the controller will also feature the Star Wars logo repeated across the touchpad. The bundles will include a physical copy of DICE's upcoming Star Wars: Battlefront, plus digital download codes for four classic games -- Super Star Wars, Star Wars: Racer Revenge, Jedi Starfighter and Star Wars Bounty Hunter -- all playable on PS4. With the release of Disney Infinity 3.0 also imminent, a second limited edition bundl...

Spanish device-maker BQ on Thursday said that it was launching two new Ubuntu operating system based smartphones – Aquaris E4.5 and Aquaris E5 — in India via e-commerce marketplace Snapdeal. “There’s been palpable demand for Ubuntu phones in India since the Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition was launched earlier this year. India has long been, and continues to be, a priority market for Ubuntu, having had a successful and established PC business in the region for many years,” the company said. Ubuntu, developed by Britain-based computer software provider Canonical, is a Debian-based open-source Linux operating system that runs everywhere from the smartphone, the tablet and the PC to the server and the cloud. The launch in India follows two Aquaris Ubuntu edition handsets launch in Europe earlier this year; the Aquaris E4.5 in February, and the Aquaris E5 in June. The devices will be available for purchase on Snapdeal by end of August at a price of Rs.11,999 and Rs.13,999 respectively...

Time has finally come to pre order one of the World’s most secured smartphone dubbed as Blackphone 2 which has been doing the rounds from almost half an year now. This device not just comes with the stunning design but also comes with the faster processor, more RAM along with the larger HD display. This device comes with the Silent OS which is focused on the privacy without any compromise. Let’s deep dive into the detailed list of specs and features of this smartphone. Company had earlier launched Blackphone last year. Specs and Features: With 5.5” of screen size, this device also comes with 1.7GHz of Octa Core Processor and 3GB RAM. With 13MP of camera at the back, this device also comes with the quick charge capability which unfortunately still is missing from most of the high end devices. This device runs on the Silent OS along with the 7.9mm thickness. This device is based on the enterprise privacy platform which is carved out of one of the mobile first architecture. This d...

The ZUK Z1 is a flagship device scheduled for an October release. In case you’re wondering what makes ZUK interesting enough, then it’s funded by Lenovo and would be running Cyanogen OS. According to the company’s Google+ page , “Cyanogen is excited to be the OS for ZUK’s Z1 international version! The Chinese version of the Z1 became an instant success with more than 2 million pre-orders in one week. Be on the lookout for the Z1 in mid-October!” On its website , the company said, “With more than 400 outstanding top talents from famous Internet enterprises, ZUK takes aim at both mobile Internet and Internet of Things (IoT). ZUK revealed that they’ve established a software partnership with Cyanogen, a leading mobile OS company, for the international version of the ZUK Z1, which will bring the best customized Android experience to international users. The ZUK Z1 international version will be the first device from ZUK to come preloaded with the commercial Cyanogen OS. Combining Cyan...

OnePlus is rolling out its first update for the newly launched OnePlus 2. The new update dubbed 2.0.1 version will update OTA and fix a few bugs in the new UI. In terms of improvement, the update is firstly patching out the Stagefright security exploit that is causing Android users a lot of trouble. In other features, the battery performance along with some bugs has been fixed. The user interface logic along with coherence has been improvised too. In addition, the update fixes the issue faced while using the pinch-to-zoom feature in Google Photos along with the Dark Mode, which was said to be unstable with a few apps. The update also fixes an issue related to import/export of contacts stored on the SIM card. Also, this update will include additional support for global carrier APNs. This OTA will be rolling out incrementally, starting in India, so it may take some time before the update reaches all OnePlus 2 devices. OnePlus had launched its all new OnePlus 2 in the world’s fi...

biggest market for the devices, fell in the second quarter for the first time, market research firm Gartner Inc said on Thursday. Sales of smartphones in China declined 4 percent in the quarter, the first year-over-year fall, the company said. “China has reached saturation — its phone market is essentially driven by replacement, with fewer first-time buyers,” said Anshul Gupta, research director at Gartner. The country accounted for about 30 percent of total smartphones sales during the second quarter, according to the report. Gartner also said worldwide smartphone sales grew at the slowest pace since 2013. Still, Apple Inc’s share of the worldwide smartphone sales market rose to 14.6 percent from 12.2 percent a year earlier. Total iPhone sales in China soared 68 percent to 11.9 million units, Gartner said. Apple’s big-screen iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which shattered iPhone sales records when they were launched, are about 11 months old. Rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s share of ...

A 16-year-old Canadian boy of Indian origin, Anmol Tukrel, has developed a personalized search engine which he claims to 21% more accurate than Google on average and can be as high as 47% more accurate than the search engine giant. He started working on the search engine as a project to submit in the Google Science Fair, which is a global competition that's open for students aged between 13 to 18 years. Anmol Tukrel, who has just passed the 10th grade, said that it took him about 2 months to design and 60 hours to code the search engine. He further said, "I thought I would do something in the personalized search space. It was the most genius thing ever. But when I realized Google already does it, I tried taking it to the next level." For development, his kid included a computer with at least 1GB free storage space, a Python-language development environment, a spreadsheet program, and access to Google and The New York Times. However, he limited his search queries to ...

Huawei has announced Honor 7i , the company’s latest smartphone in the Honor series, as it promised. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display with narrow bezels, is powered by the latest Octa-Core Snapdragon 616 SoC and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 on top. The main highlight of the smartphone is the 13-megapixel camera with Sony sensor and dual-tone LED flash that can flip 180-degrees to the front so that you can use it as a front-facing camera for selfies. It also comes with a fingerprint sensor that is present on the side of the smartphone, unlike the Huawei Honor 7 smartphone that has a fingerprint sensor on the back. It can even unlock the phone when your finger is wet and can learn automatically based on your usage. You can also use the fingerprint sensor button as a camera shutter for capturing selfies easily. The smartphone has a metal frame and is just 7.8mm thick. Huawei Honor 7i specifications ▶5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) multi-touch display, 1...

After the guessing game that went on for months, Google has finally announced its next Android iteration will be named after the sweet treat Marshmallow. So, now M is for Marshmallow. Marshmallow was one of the highly speculated name that fits Google’s nomenclature of sweet treats like – Cup Cake, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean, KitKat and Lollipop. It beat other probable names like mud pie, mousse, and our very favourite Malai Barfi. The company revealed the name on its developers blog and alongside also revealed the final Android 6.0 SDK that will be available for download via the SDK Manager in Android Studio . It will bring access to final Android APIs and latest build tools. “Today with the final Developer Preview update, we’re introducing the official Android 6.0 SDK and opening Google Play for publishing your apps that target the new API level 23 in Android Marshmallow,” Jamal Eason, Product Manager, Android writes in a blogpost. M...

As expected , Samsung today launched its recently unveiled Galaxy S6 Edge+ in India today. The smartphone is priced at Rs 57,900, and will go on sale from August 28 onwards. Samsung launched the Galaxy S6 Edge+ at its Unpacked event in New York last week. In terms of an upgrade, it is merely a bigger variant of the Galaxy S6 Edge launched earlier this year. It features the same dual-edged display (albeit bigger), with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection on the front as well as the back. The curved portion acts as a secondary display where you can view notifications and launch applications with one hand. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ specifications: The smartphone flaunts a 5.7-inch QHD (2560×1440 pixels) Super AMOLED display, and is powered by an Exynos 7420 64-bit octa-core (2.1GHz Cortex-A57 quad-core + 1.5GHz Cortex-A53 quad-core) processor paired with Mali T760 GPU and 4GB LPDDR4 RAM. Also on offer is 32GB internal storage, but just like its predecessor, there is no microSD ca...

Meizu has announced that it has partnered with Snapdeal to sell its flagship MX5 smartphone in India. It had partnered with Amazon.in to sell its m1 note and the m2 note smartphones in the country. The MX5 has mBack touch-sensitive home button that offers different functions based on press, similar to the m2 note. It also has a mTouch 2.0 fingerprint sensor on the home button, comes with 4G connectivity with support for LTE bands for India. Meizu MX5 specifications 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection 2.2 GHz MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795T) Octa-Core 64-bit processor with PowerVR G6200 GPU 3GB RAM, 16/32/64GB internal memory variants Flyme OS 4.5 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) Dual SIM 20.7 MP rear camera with dual tone LED Flash, Laser Auto focus, Sony IMX220 Exmor RS BSI sensor, 6P lenses f/2.0 aperture, 4K video recording 5MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture Dimensions: 149.9x 74.7x 7.6mm; Weight: 149g 4G ...

It hasn't even been a month since the release of Windows 10 and Microsoft's newest desktop operating system has been stirring up one privacy related controversy after another. The latest addition is company's rather bold decision to change the license agreement, giving it the power to disable counterfeit games and unathorised hardware on computers running Windows 10 . The Redmond-based software mammoth has updated its European License Agreement ToC (first spotted by PC Authority ) to note that it will not tolerate counterfeit games or hardware on any Windows 10-powered machine. The company "may automatically check your version of the software and download software update or configuration changes, including those that prevent you from accessing the Services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorised hardware peripheral devices," the 7(b) clause of the revised EULA reads. While the specifics are largely unclear, the statement suggests that Microsoft...

Xiaomi has announced MIUI 7, the latest MIUI ROM at an event in Beijing on the fifth anniversary of MIUI. It is based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has personalized UI with thousands of themes, new Mi roaming, faster response speed and better battery life compared to MIUI 6. MIUI has 750 research and development team and more than 150 million users worldwide in 156 countries, said CEO Lei Jun. ◀ Features of MIUI 7 ▶ ⏩Four official personalized system UI for women, girls, boys and luxury version, each offering redesigned desktop icons, individual design elements and more. ⏩Standard MIUI 7 has five sets system UI that can be changed during boot. ⏩MUSE Theme creation tool lets designers create themes without any programming ⏩Faster system response time and animation by about 30% compared to MIUI 6 ⏩Optimized CPU scheduling mechanism, strict background power management to let an app to wake up only when it’s needed and limit unnecessary use of WiFi, data network or location se...

We all know that Android is made by Google, but it’s there is more to it than that . Each of the major smart phone manufacturer has their own version of Android with a unique User Interface and applications tailored for the devices they sell. Google works with these manufacturers and ties all of these folks together with Google Play Services, which makes all the androids work the same way. Then there’s Cyanogen OS . to best explain this version of android we compiled this list. 1.IT IS AN ANDROID Android begins with the Open Source project Google maintains, gets tweaked by processor manufacturers and then goes to device manufacturers for further modification for their devices. Cyanogen OS does the same thing more or less but adds an extra level of customization that depends solely on your skill level; but all in all it is an android. 2.CYANOGEN OS ISN’T AFFILIATED WITH MANUFACTURERS Cyanogen is an independent company that makes its custom version of android and offers...

Who would have thought that Cyanogen would make the most popular Android ROM in the world, but now it seems that their influence is now expanding beyond a level of the third part developer world. Adnan Begovic just announced that their numbers have surpassed Blackberry and Windows phone combined. 50 million users is no small feet, and its an achievement considering Cyanogen (and Cyanogen mod) is not even a platform, it’s just a customized version of the Android. According to IDC research firm Windows Phone’s piece of the pie is at 2.7% (around the world) as of Q1 2015. Then again, BlackBerry’s numbers keep on declining and are down to 0.3%.IDC statistics and Cyanogen numbers alone suggest that the ROM maker holds 3% of the world’s total market share, which is pretty great, which also shows that their success is not coming down soon.

As expected alongside MIUI 7, Xiaomi today also unveiled the Redmi Note 2 at its ongoing event in China. The phablet has been launched in two variants, with the Redmi Note 2 priced at RMB 799 (Rs 8,080 approximately),while the variant supporting FDD-LTE networks is priced at RMB 899 (Rs 9,103 approximately). The Redmi Note 2 Prime, on the other hand, is priced at RMB 999 (Rs 10,100 approximately). The Redmi Note 2’s specifications and features are in line with earlier leaks. It flaunts a 5.5-inch full HD (1920×1080 pixels) display, and Xiaomi claims that for nighttime reading, its minimum brightness has been reduced nearly 10-times. Under the hood is a 2GHz MediaTek Helio X10 octa-core 64-bit processor paired with 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM. Also on offer is 16GB internal storage. The Redmi Note 2 Prime, on the other hand, is powered by a 2.2GHz MediaTek Helio X10 octa-core 64-bit processor paired with 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM, and offers 32GB internal storage. On the photography front, the pha...

Swipe Telecom, more popular for its budget tablets, has launched its Swipe ELITE smartphone at Rs 5999. The online-only device will be available on Flipkart from August 19. It will run Swipe’s own customised OS called Freedom OS based on Android Lollipop 5.0. Swipe ELITE comes with a 5-inch HD display, a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage expandable to 32 GB, a 13MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera. The 3G smartphone has a 2500 mAh battery. Swipe has priced the specs-heavy smartphone aggressively at Rs 5999, thus posing a challenge to Xiaomi’s new Redmi 2 Prime priced at Rs 6999. The Redmi 2, with 1GB RAM and 8GB storage space, costs Rs 5999. Swipe’s new ELITE smartphone comes with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage space. Swipe’s Founder-CEO Shripal Gandhi said the new smartphone was a limited period offering and they will not go for the flash sale model with this phone. “It’s only because of the online model that we can keep the price of the smartphone low. Given th...

While Xiaomi's August 13 event is nearing, another piece of news surrounding a smartphone from the company's stables has hit the Internet. An upgraded version of the Redmi 2, called the Redmi 2 Prime, has been spotted listed on an online retailer in India. The Redmi 2 Prime was released in China earlier this year as the Xiaomi Redmi 2 Enhanced Edition. It is currently listed as 'unavailable' on Amazon India, and details complete specifications. The listing hints that the company is set to launch the handset in the region soon. It was first spotted by Newzars. The Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime or Redmi 2 Enhanced Edition, features the exact same set of specifications except twice the RAM, and twice the inbuilt storage, with 2GB of RAM instead of 1GB, and 16GB of inbuilt storage instead of 8GB. The price of the smartphone is kept undercover for now. To recall, the dual-SIM dual-standby Xiaomi Redmi 2 sports a 4.7-inch IPS display with HD (720x1280 pixel) resolution and 312...

Chinese smartphone maker Umi Mobiles, which is pretty much known in the smartphone industry in China as the competitor for Xiaomi has finally made its move into the Indian market with its new smartphone dubbed, the Umi Hammer. Available at a price of Rs 10,999, the new smartphone which the company claims to be the strongest phone ever built due to its aviation alloy frame is currently available for purchase via a third-party online retailer on Flipkart. The listing on the e-commerce site claims the handset to be supporting the 4G connectivity while it comes with dual-SIM support. Speaking about the specifications of the smartphone, the UMI Hammer having a 5 inch display screen comes with a Quad-Core 64 bit 1.5 GHz MediaTek processor to ensure high performance and reduced battery consumption. Also, the smartphone comes with a 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal memory which is said to be upgradable upto 64 GB and a 2,250 mAh battery which is claimed by the company on its offi...

 The newly Smartphone InFocus M810 is a 5.5-inch HD display smartphone android loaded and Android Lollipop v5.0 OS. Its powered by a 2.5 GHz quad core Snapdragon 801 processor with 2GB RAM. It has sports a 13MP auto-focus rear camera and dual LED flash with a 5MP front camera. Its slim metallic frame smartphone androidwith just 6.99mm thickness. Its a single SIM smartphone and 4G LTE/3G/2G network connectivity but supports only 1800MHz 4G FDD-LTE Band 3, which is yet to be used by the newly mobile operators in the India. InFocus M810 Features & Specifications:- GENERAL SIM Support: Single SIM Operating system: Android v5.0 Lollipop OS with the Inlife UI Touchscreen: Yes Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon S801 MSM8974AC 2.5GHz quad-core Memory: 2 GB NETWORK 2G: GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz 3G: 3G – WCDMA / HSPA 1900/2100 MHz 4G: LTE FDD- 700 (B28) / 900 (B8) / 1800 (B3) / 2100 (B1) MHz DISPLAY Display Size: 5.5-inch Resolution: Full HD ...

American smartphone company InFocus has launched its latest top-end smartphone in India dubbed as the M810 with 5.5 inch display screen.     The smartphone is said to come with a price tag of Rs 14,999 and will be exclusively available from July 15 only on Amazon.in. Having powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and 2 GB RAM along with 16 GB internal memory, the M810 smartphone seems to be a beast which competes with the likes of Xiaomi Mi 4 which comes at around the same price. It is worth noting that for the same price, both InFocus M810 and Xiaomi Mi 4 come with same processor and same built-in storage capacity while InFocus M810's screen is larger than the Xiaomi Mi4's 5 inch one. The smartphone comes with Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system with Inlife UI on top of it for better user experience. Speaking about the camera section of the smartphone, the rear camera comes with 13 MP Sony Exmor R sensor, f/2.2 lens and true tone ...