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Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro Launched in India

Samsung has launched the new Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro in India at a price of Rs. 27990. The new smartphone features a 16 MP front camera and adds a new variant to the C Series. The phone will be sold online only, exclusively on Amazon.in starting Tuesday April 11th.

The Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro features a 5.7 inch 1920 x 1080px Super AMOLED display and runs on a 2.2GHz octa-core Snapdragon 625 SoC with 4GB of RAM. Both front and rear cameras on the C7 pro have a 16-megapixel with an f/1.9 aperture. The smartphone features a storage capacity of 64 GB and accepts microSD cards upto 256 GB.

The Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro runs a Samsung UX skinned Android 6.0.1 and should be upgraded to Android 7.0 in the coming months. The C7 pro has a 3300 mAh battery and supports the Adaptive fast charge by Samsung. The C7 Pro by Samsung supports dual-SIM cards (Nano-SIM) and also works with 4G+VoLTE.

April 7, 2017
Moto G5 Launched in India Exclusive to Amazon
After the successful launch of the Moto G5 Plus, Moto has today launched the Moto G5 in India. The phone is exclusive to Amazon and will sell only to Amazon Prime members in the initial sale. The Moto G5 is available in 16GB or 32GB of storage capacities with support for microSD cards up to 256GB. Depending on the model you either get 2 GB or 3 GB of RAM.

The Moto G5 supports dual-SIM capability along with VoLTE. The Moto G5 has a removable and replaceable 2,800mAh battery. Moto G5 is available for a price of Rs 11999 you can order it by clicking this link after midnight : http://amzn.to/2nX1NsU

Here are some of the launch offers:
- Rs. 1000 Cash Back for Amazon Prime Members
- First Two Days of Sale only for Prime Members.
- Rs. 1000 Cashback on HDFC Credit Cards.
- Extra Rs. 500 off when you exchange with your old phone.
- Free 16 GB Sandisk microSD
- Free 28 GB 4G data from IDEA
- Every 10 Customer gets Sennheiser CX180
Features on the phones include Moto Display for notifications, and the Moto gestures, just as other Moto phones. The Moto G5 too will get Google Assistant as an update to Google’s App.

The Moto G5 has been launched with fine gold and the lunar gray color as options .
April 4, 2017
Apple Just Ordered 70 Million OLED Panels from Samsung

According to a new report, a supply chain source familiar with iPhone designs has claimed that Apple has ordered 70 Million displays for the next iPhone, with the extent of the order reaching 95 Million if the demand exceeds expectations of the company.

Despite tie-ups with LG in the past, Apple has chosen Samsung as the sole provider of the OLED screens which will most likely be Super AMOLED. Samsung may invest as much as 8 Billion dollars in the next few months to ramp up production of the the OLED displays, to fulfil the order from Apple in time. Increasing the capacity means, that Samsung will also be able to supply to other manufacturers who were at present unable to procure Super AMOLED screens due to limited production and availability.

Samsung Electronics declined to comment, saying it cannot reveal customers’ orders.

So far rumours have predicted three iPhones launching this year, with a 5.2 inch model which will sport the curved OLED panels from Samsung. The other iPhones with 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches as display sizes will be revisions to the existing iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus. The same source also reports that all three handsets will also sport wireless charging and come with waterproofing just like the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus.

The premium model of the iPhone will have a front which is similar to the Galaxy S8 and will not have a home button, this variant will also be priced upwards of US $ 1000 . The next generation iPhone could be the first device to put the fingerprint scanner behind the glass of the display.

April 4, 2017
OnePlus 3T Launches in Midnight Black Color

OnePlus has launched the OnePlus 3T in a limited edition Midnight Black color, a matte black finish that looks impressive on the phone.

The OnePlus 3T Midnight Black version will only be available with 128 GB of storage and 6 GB of RAM and will retail for USD 479 / EUR 479 / GBP 439 while supplies last. And in India, the limited edition OnePlus 3T Midnight Black will be sold through three channels: Amazon.in, oneplusstore.in and OnePlus Experience Store in Bangalore at a price of INR 34,999.

OnePlus is teaming up with Hypebeast for a unique online pop-up sales event from 4 PM GMT on March 24 where the first 250 units of the limited-edition OnePlus 3T Midnight Black will be available.

OnePlus incorporates user feedback into the product development process like no other company. Our users have been asking for an all-black OnePlus 3T, so our team worked hard to bring them the most stunning OnePlus phone to-date in the OnePlus 3T Midnight Black,” said Pete Lau, founder and CEO of OnePlus. “This new version of our most successful phone so far combines powerful hardware, fast and smooth software and the finest attention to detail.”

The recent tie up with a French brand allowed OnePlus to create hype around the black color which has long been rumored.

The pre-order on Amazon.in will start at 23rd March, Click Here. The OnePlus 3T Midnight Black version will be available starting at 2:00 p.m. on March 31st both on Amazon.in and oneplusstore.in.

March 22, 2017
Apple Clips App Edits Images and Video on iPad and iPhone

Apple has also announced that come April 2017, a new App will hit the App Store from the company. Called clips the app is designed to allow you to combine text, images and videos to make socially sharable posts.

Users will be able to create animated captions called “Live Titles,” and apply effects including comic book filters, speech bubbles, shapes and full-screen animated posters.

Clips gives iPhone and iPad users a new way to express themselves through video, and it’s incredibly easy to use,” said Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of Apps Product Marketing. The effects, filters and amazing new Live Titles we’ve designed for Clips let anyone make great-looking, easily sharable videos with just a few taps.
With Live Titles in Clips, users can add animated captions and titles using just their voice. Captions are generated automatically as a user speaks, and appear on screen perfectly synced with the user’s voice. Users can mix and match different styles, and tap any title to adjust text and punctuation, or even add inline emoji. Live Titles supports 36 different languages.

Clips will be available on the App Store for free beginning in April, and is compatible with iPhone 5s and later, the new 9.7-inch iPad, all iPad Air and iPad Pro models, iPad mini 2 and later, and iPod touch 6th generation. Devices must be running iOS 10.3 to be able to download Clips.

March 21, 2017
Apple Updates The iPad With The A9 Chip Starts $329 / Rs. 28900 in India

Apple has updated the standard iPad with the A9 chip and reduced the ownership price to US $ 329 in the US and Rs. 28900 in India for the base 32 GB Wi-Fi Model.

The Apple iPad has a 9.7 inch retina display and includes features like touchID and Siri. The new iPad comes in silver, gold and space gray and starts at MRP INR 28900 for the 32GB with Wi-Fi model and MRP INR 39,900 for the 32GB Wi-Fi + Cellular model.

The new iPad is available to order beginning Friday, March 24, and starts delivering to customers and arriving next week in Apple Stores, through select Apple Authorised Resellers in the US while it will go on sale in India in May. New Polyurethane Smart Covers for iPad are available for a MRP of INR 3700 in charcoal grey, white, midnight blue, pink sand and (RED) .

Apple has also updated the iPad mini 4, available in silver, gold and space grey, and now offers more capacity for the same price starting at MRP INR 34,900 for the 128GB Wi-Fi model and MRP INR 45,900 for the 128GB Wi-Fi + Cellular model.

While Apple also sells the iPad Pro, the company claims that the iPad basic is the most selling model and has retained that position for a while.

March 21, 2017
Salman Khan Registers “Being Smart” Mobile Phone Brand, Bhai-Phone Inevitable!

Indian celebrity and “Being Human” clothing brand owner, Salman Khan, has registered a new brand under the name of “Being Smart” towards an inevitable launch of Smart Phones for the entry – mid ranger market.

The phones are being made to compete against Chinese smartphone makers, with the likes of Xiaomi and Oppo. Salman has approached several investors for his venture and is building an operational management team that may be headed by an executive with leadership experience in Samsung and Micromax. One person with this exact background is Mr. Vineet Taneja, who had left Samsung Mobile India, to join Micromax informatics where he headed the mobile division till last year. Many have also blamed Mr. Taneja for the downfall of the Micromax’s popularity in the smartphone market, which dropped from the radar during Vineet’s tenure.

However, all the details of the company are not out yet, and whether this results in a launch of smartphones is also not clear. According to the reports, the proceeds from the venture, just like other brands by Salman, Being Human clothing and Jewellery, will be directed to charity and social work carried out by Khan’s Being Human Foundation.

At Present the Indian mobile market is the third largest in the world, and new mobile phone brands are exceedingly eying India for increased profits and market share. However, the market is tough and held strongly by big brands like, Lenovo, Samsung, Apple, Oppo and Vivo in the Offline and Online space, while the likes of Moto, Xiaomi, Le-Eco and OnePlus in the online only space.

The specifications and details of the phones, along with price brackets are unknown at the moment. But if Salman does get investors on board, which should not be a problem. Expect a barrage of “Bhai-Phones” in the Indian Market. We wonder if they will run on Android or Bhai OS :

March 9, 2017
HTC One X10 Leaked to be Priced Around Rs. 15000

iGyaan recently got hold of some information about an upcoming HTC phone, with a single mug shot and settings panel details which can be seen here. The design shows a thick chrome outer, and a screenshot of the settings panel shows a different model. However, new images show the HTC One X10 with similar specifications, with a Helio P10.

The phone is expected to be priced between 1680 Yuan and 1200 variant for two different variants, the phone is expected in India however starting Rs. 14,999 for the budget variant. The HTC One X10 will run on the MediaTek MT6755 Helio P10, at 1.9GHz CPU on octa-cores along with Mali T860 GPU.

Expect the phone to run on 3GB of RAM and 32GB of Storage with expandability via microSD and a 16.3-megapixel main shooter along with a 7.9-MP secondary front camera.

February 20, 2017
iPhone 8 Leak Shows that the Smaller iPhone will have a Bigger Screen and No Home Button

New leaked design renders from KGI securities show that the iPhone 8/ iPhone X, which will possibly be the next iPhone from Apple, and also the 10th anniversary iPhone from the company, will have a larger screen in the same form factor.

The iPhone 7 has a 4.7 inch display with an IPS LCD panel along with the home button below the display. The iPhone 8 however will feature a 5.15 inch OLED panel according to the information in the image and will hide the home button behind a bar of fiction keys, much like the touch bar on the latest MacBook.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo states that the real size of the display will be around 5.8 inches however the display area will be only 5.15 inches while retaining the iPhone 7 form factor. The next iPhone much like previous leaks suggest will hide the home button and fingerprint scanner in all entirety being the OLED panel allowing for a larger appearing display.

The reports also mention Apple may also completely do away with touch ID for an alternative form of verification like facial or iris recognition, which was seen on the Galaxy Note 7 ( oh, the Galaxy Note 7, how you are missed !) . It seems unlikely that apple will kill possibly the most used thing on iPhones, i.e the touch ID.

However, this will not be the only iPhone launched in 2017, but, one of the 3 phones that launch this year. The other two will be identical in design and screen dimensions like the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus, possibly with improved specifications.

February 17, 2017
Samsung South Korea Leader Arrested for Bribery

Samsung’s vice chairman Lee Jae-yong has been arrested in South Korea for charges of bribery and of hiding criminal proceeds and violating laws pertaining to transferring assets abroad. The court had found him guilty in January of 2017, but a warrant for his arrest was made only yesterday for the remaining charges.

The rationale for and the necessity of (Lee’s) arrest is acknowledged considering the new charges and additional evidence collected- Said the court

The charge of significant proportions putts Lee Jae-yong for bribing the South Korean President Park Geun-hye $38 million for allowing special privileges to Samsung as a brand. The stories of Samsung being a company that has its roots stuck with bribery have been around since the time the founder of the company was charged with illegal business practices.

It just seems that the company cannot catch a break, failed Note 7, massive losses in the stock market and now this. The fy16-17 for Samsung has really not been good.

February 17, 2017
Moto G5 and G5 Plus to Be Cheaper and Made out of Metal

Lenovo Owned Moto is gunning for the glory of their best selling handset as the prepare the revision for 2017. The Moto G5 and G5 plus said to succeed the Moto G4 and G4 plus and to be launched at MWC 2017 will bring about a lot of changes for the category hit.

Lenovo will reduce the pricing in certain regions of the Moto G5 and G5 Plus. The Moto G5 will be available in 2GB + 16GB for 189 Euro and 3GB + 16GB for 209 Euro which is considerably lower than the 240 Euro price for the Moto G4. What is interesting is that Lenovo may do this by supplementing the Snapdragon chipset with a cheaper Mediatek chipset, a move that may not go down well with the fans of the Moto G series.

Previous leaks tell us that the Moto G5 will have a 1.7 aperture equipped Sony IMX362 primary camera sensor with PDAF and a 5.2 inch 1080p display with a 3000 mAh battery. Images show that the fingerprint sensor will remain in the front along with an all metal unibody design, which is much like the Moto M. The Snapdragon chipset might still be in play in sensitive markets like India, however, prices may be increased.

The Moto G5 launch is said to happen on Feb 26th and the phone is expected to launch in India a week post the MWC announcement. Expect pricing to fall well under the Rs. 15000 price mark.

February 14, 2017
HTC Leak Shows an iPhone 3G Lookalike Budget Android

HTC is working on a new smartphone for select markets including India. A new leak from our tipster shows a front design which is scarily identical to the iPhone 3G. What is interesting is that the phone has no buttons or fingerprint sensors in the front. Which is unlike HTC, who like putting a physical home button or a fingerprint sensor on the front of their devices. We can spot the power button and volume rockers to the right of the handset.

The tipster also claims that the un-named HTC phone has low-end specs with just 2GB RAM and 16GB storage alongside a MT6735 chipset and a 3000 mAh battery. However the cameras include a 16 MP main camera and a 7 MP front facing camera. While its difficult to ascertain whether this is just a test device or a development device, If you look closely at the bottom left of the image you can see a case which is very identical to HTC design for their Desire series of their phones.

The bottom chin of the phone holds the HTC logo and is missing any physical or touch capacitive keys.

HTC India reps have refused to comment on the the device. However, the company had confirmed that they will launch some budget ended devices in coming weeks at their previous event in India. The new unnamed device could be HTC working towards more entry level phones.

The phone is expected below the Rs. 10,000/ US $ 150 price for markets like India, China, Bangladesh etc. Take this with a pinch of salt while we dig more.

Update : We found the following info about the phone. The Model number is a37dj dugl and it is running on Android 6.0 with the January 5, 2017 security patch.

Thanks Anonymous.

February 8, 2017
Code Like a Pro With BitBucket Git Solution

Coding is becoming the quintessential millennial language, and with many new startups and entrepreneurs drifting towards a digital business strategy, writing a great code is not the only requisite. What if you could get a secure place to share and collaborate on your code? What if you could streamline your code workflow, storing revisions and create repositories for download and future referencing? Well, Atlassian Bitbucket is one such solution.

Bitbucket is designed for small businesses and startup code developers, who need an easy and safe environment to code for their business, without the need to set up high end and expensive infrastructure. Bitbucket is available in two different options. A Bitbucket Server which allows you to host your code on an owned independent server using the Bitbucket platform and manage your coding workflow with complete control, or a BitBucket Cloud which would allow for on the fly expansion and failsafes, without the need for deploying several servers.

If you have a small business with 5 or less users, then BitBucket is completely free, with the ability to have unlimited public and private repositories. You can keep increasing the plan as you go ; US$ 10 for 10 users and upto US$ 200 for unlimited users a month. With the free plan, the usage and deployment of repositories is unlimited with no questions asked, as your teams grow you can increase the plan to suit your needs.

JIRA and Bitbucket work with seamless integration and allow programers to evaluate details of branches, commits and pull requests right in the JIRA Cloud issues. Since the sync works with pull requests, the JIRA Cloud workflow issues are updated automatically while you continue to work on advancing your software’s code.

If you are using GitHub importing your repositories into BitBucket is easily done from the dashboard. Admins can define access controls for users allowing better control for who has access to what part of the coding process.

For safety of your work, a ability to setup Two-factor authentication (2FA) and Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) authentication, ensures a clean disturbance free and secure platform for your next billion dollar idea. BitBucket is used by over 9 lakh development teams world wide including developers for companies like Starbucks, Ford, Myntra.com and even payment systems like PayPal.com code and deploy using Bitbucket.

If you have a brilliant team working on the next big code, the BigBucket platform may be a great place to start. Did we mention it is absolutely free? Click Here to know more.

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February 6, 2017
Xiaomi Mi 6 to Sport an Under-clocked Snapdragon 835 thanks to Samsung

Xiaomi is hard at work in prepping it’s next Android flagship to be launched around MWC. The Xiaomi Mi 6 much like the Mi 5 will feature an under clocked chipset. Samsung is partially responsible for the lack of 835 chipsets for manufacturers. Samsung has placed a big order for the first lot of Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipsets making it difficult for companies to keep up. The Snapdragon 835 will not be available to LG and HTC according to a new reports. LG will use the dated Snapdragon 821 and while HTC will delay the launch of the next HTC flagship in order to get sufficient supply of the 835 chipset.

Xiaomi’s Mi 5 also had a similar fate when the company decided to use an under-clocked Snapdragon 820 chipset which in no way affected the sales of the phone and allowed the company to reduce prices considerably. The Xiaomi Mi 6 is expected to be launch soon with reports of a Feb 6th launch, the Mi 6 may launch with a dual edge display much like Samsung flagship phones.

This may also be the first time Xiaomi launches a Mi flagship series phone with resolution of 2560 x 1440px. The Mi 6 is also expected to show up in storage capacities of upto 256 GB. Earlier leaks claim that the Mi 6 will launch in three different variants powered by either the Helio X30 chipset and Snapdragon 835 respectively. The Helio X30 variant is to be priced at RMB 1,999 ( Rs 19,600) and the variant with the top of the line Snapdragon 835 is expected at RMB 2,499 ( Rs 24,500). this one will also feature 4GB of RAM and 128GB/256GB of storage.

February 3, 2017
Apple iPhone to Be Made in India Starting April 2017

The news is official, Apple will start to manufacture iPhones in their new Bangalore plant early April. The Taiwanese company Wistron Corp. will be doing the on ground assembly for Apple in Karnataka. The iPhones manufactured in India will be meant for the Indian market only and will not be exported at the time.

Apple in terms of manufacture has demanded a 15 year tax holiday from the government to start the manufacturing process, which is still being negotiated.

Apple will soon after launch Apple owned and operated Apple Stores in several major metropolitan cities of India including Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chandigarh and Ahmadabad. Apple Stores will bring about reforms in Apple Care services being offered in India which suffer due to poor operation standards of Apple Resellers.

It is safe to say that Apple’s next iPhone, which is also the 10th Anniversary iPhone will be assembled right here in India for the Indian market. Whether this will affect pricing and quality standards is yet unknown.

February 3, 2017