Samsung has officially announced the world will meet the next Galaxy phone in London on May 3rd with this invite, being sent out to various news sites across the world. Almost all rumors point to the release of the Samsung Galaxy S III. The Samsung Mobile unpacked event is usually a birthplace of all great phones from Sammy’s house, including the Galaxy S, SII and even the Note.
It is speculated that the device will have a 1.5GHz quad-core Exynos processor, a 4.8-inch 1080p HD display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, 4G LTE connectivity, Android 4.0 and a ceramic case.
The image below has also been doing rounds on the blogo-sphere (looks fake to us, what say?).
Meizu is one company that kept its hype going since the beginning. With the launch of their new Meizu MX Quad Core the company is yet again trying to prove that it is not behind when it comes to staying up to date. Called the MX Quad-core, this new device will be powered by a Cortex-A9-based, 32nm HKMG (High-K Metal Gate) quad-core Samsung Exynos chip, which supposedly clocks in at 1.5 GHz.
Meizu claims the battery life is 20% better compared to the dual core MX, also the upgraded 1700 mAh battery probably plays a major role in that aspect. Other specs include a 4-inch 960 x 640 ASV display, an 8 MP BSI camera. 32GB for ¥2,999 (US$480, INR 25,000) in China and HK$3,099 (US$400, INR 20,000) in Hong Kong; 64GB version priced at ¥3,999 (US$635, INR 32,000) and HK$4,099 (US$530, INR 26,500)), respectively.
The price of the Original Meizu MX has been reduced starting today.
MEIZU officially announces the new MEIZU MX Quad-core
MEIZU announces the world’s first smartphone with the quad-core Exynos A9 CPU
HONG KONG – April 16, 2012 – MEIZU today announces the brand new MEIZU MX Quad-core smartphone to be available in June this year. Among many surprises, the MEIZU MX Quad-core is the first smartphone in the world to use the brand new and powerful Exynos A9 quad-core processor.
The MX Quad-core uses a power efficient quad-core Exynos A9 CPU with industry-leading 32 nm HKMG technology which has been optimized to reduce CPU power consumption by up to 20%. In addition, it will last even longer with a new 1700mAh battery.
With its state-of-the art hardware, the MEIZU MX Quad-core is better in every way than its predecessor. The MEIZU MX Quad-core CPU is 60% faster, and GPU 50% faster compared to the previous MX. Whether it is browsing through menus, playing the latest games, or watching 1080p video, the MX Quad-core easily beats dual-core devices.
MX Quad-core comes with a vivid 292 PPI high definition ASV display. With no visible pixels on the screen, it provides the user with the ideal smartphone viewing experience. On the back side, the MX Quad-core has an 8 megapixel BSI camera with an f/2.2 lens aperture, capable of taking great photos even in low light conditions. The MX Quad-core will come with MEIZU’s unique Flyme OS based on Android 4.0, providing users with beauty, simplicity and buttery smooth performance at every interaction.
The MEIZU MX Quad-core will be available in MEIZU’s 400 retail stores during June at ¥2999/3999 CNY and $3099/4099 HKD for capacities 32GB and 64GB in Mainland China and Hong Kong, respectively. With MX Quad-core, the company also releases MX back covers in five colors in addition to the original white, allowing users to experience the MX on their own terms. Coinciding with the announcement of MEIZU MX Quad-core, the MEIZU MX will have its price adjusted to ¥2399 CNY and $2599 HKD in Mainland China and Hong Kong respectively. The reduced price for the MEIZU MX is effective as of April 16, 2012.
The One X is possibly one of the most sought after Android devices in the market today. After playing much with it at the launch of the device, we finally got the box of the device and were itching to get it unboxed.
A wonderful polycarbonate shell and an amazing display, mixed with an amazing camera and beats audio is what is being projected, but thats not all that makes the device. A slim and wonderful device with a great look and feel. Check out our images below and stay tuned for a video.
Lenovo has launched a YouTube video for its 9.7-inch (1,024 x 768 IPS LCD) IdeaTab S2109’s. The device packs in Android 4.0 and a 8.9mm-thick, gunmetal-finish unibody build along with a 1.3-megapixel front camera.
The Tablet also has a microSD slot, micro-HDMI, micro-USB and a 10 hour capacity battery pack. There are no real details of the hardware internals, except the fact that its based on a TIOMAP chipset. Also, appears from the video that the UI is stock Android.
Were you wondering if the Google Glass prototype was actually real or just a pro type in the testing? Well, here is the answer, apparently Google is really serious about the project. How serious you ask? Google C0-Founder Sergey Bring was spotted wearing a prototype at a recent charity event for the Foundation Fighting Blindness. Robert Scoble posted the images on his Google+ account for the world to see in amazement. According to the comments in his post other people, including Google exec Vic Gundotra also have the prototype glasses.
The new 1.0.3 update for photo popular app Instagram is out. This new update allows users to move the installation of the Instagram app to the SD Card allowing for a much lower space requirement and larger handset compatibility. The new update also adds support for Tablet installation and and wifi only devices that seemed to have been left out earlier.
If you hesitated in downloading the previous version due to the above issues, go ahead and hit the link below to get your Instagram fix.
Most of the world is speculating that the internet search giant will enter the Tablet market this year with its own brand of Tablets, despite most tablets running their proprietary Android OS. It is believed that the above is an image of the upcoming Google Nexus Tablet, which will be a a 7 inch tablet holding the Google logo. Look closely and you will see a full sized SD slot, a microUSB connector and a micro HDMI port.
However this appears to be an old image, or an image of some other product all together, because its still carrying the Google Market icons vs the already available upgraded Google Play store.
Google is expected to launch their new tablet at the annual I/O conference on 27th June 2012. Another tablet that could enter the budget segment making it difficult for existing survivors.
Got yourself an Android power phone? Fancy a quick snapper, then instagram is your answer. An app that does it all, click pictures, edit add filters and share with your fellow beings on Facebook, twitter et all. Check it out before I go hands on soon.
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Instagram – A beautiful way to share your world. It’s fast, free and fun! ??
Pick from one of several gorgeous filtered effects to breathe a new life into your mobile photos. Transform everyday moments into works of art you’ll want to share with friends and family.??
Share your photos in a simple photo stream with friends to see – and follow your friends’ photos with the click of a single button. Every day you open up Instagram, you’ll see new photos from your closest friends, and creative people from around the world.??
Features?:?
100% free custom designed filters and borders
Lux works its magic by making your photos more vibrant and brings out details in your photos you couldn’t see before
Instant sharing to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Foursquare
Interact with friends through giving & receiving likes and comments
Works with Android versions 2.2 and above that support OpenGL ES 2
Often, in terms of technology, new products are launched worldwide. Some make it to our fair nation and some completely neglect its existence. The Motorola Brand is one of those companies that dares to beat the odds and infiltrate our market. Late more than ever, some of their products do reach us and the Motorola Atrix 2 did come to India, Although, much later than we wanted it to.
After using it for donkeys days we realized that it actually was stiff competition to the likes of Samsung and HTC in the Android sector and blew away by proportions the iOS of this range namely 3Gs.
Here is our low down, dirty and in-depth review of the Moto Atrix Deux (2)
Build Quality
The Atrix two has a slightly understated build, the company does not do a good job of marketing their product in India. The back of the Atrix 2 has rubber, the kind that does not attract dust a lot, but has a wonderful texture that allows it to be grippy. The back also kind of prevents your phone from going into a panic shock (only if dropped on the back). The Atrix 2 has a nice shiny bezel that has a chrome undertone – more dark chrome titanium esque – and a wonderful display with Corning Gorilla Glass, that gives it the protection it deserves in the front, making it scratch and impact resistant.
Specs
The Display, Camera and Multimedia
Most of these sections are related hence they are all in one sub, The display on the Atrix 2 is a brilliant 4.3 incher with a qHD resolution of 540×960 making it a rich 256 pixels per inch. The only back draw is the level of black is not as intense/deep as we’d like it to be, seemingly also the only thing that is bad with the display of the Atrix 2. The clors are bright and vibrant, brightness levels are excellent.
The Camera is a wonderful snapper, don’t go on comparing it to the super fps of the One X, it captures 264×2448 px images at its max. The camera is fast and has good light capture, it also does full hd video at 1080p. The front camera is a VGA, but should suffice for Skype and Facebook DP images, there is no 3G video calling unfortunately.
Multimedia involves, excellent video playback on the qHD display this is beautifully played thanks to the juice in the processor. The Audio quality is excellent aswell, plug in your headphones to get a great mix of software enhancements. Overall the 3 segments of the Atrix 2 are impressive leaving only did-bits to desire.
Phone, Network and Data
The phone calling capability is robust, with a great earpiece and a receptive mic, there is also noise cancellation to better the overall experience. The network remained solid in our tests with little or no dropped calls, quite good.
Data browsing is fast and 3G connectivity was quite stable in our unstable 3G nation. No flickering between networks meant that we also saved a whole lot of juice and time while trying to access the internet or using connected apps. The online experience on the Atrix 2 is what Android was built for, according to us anyway. Its a pity that we haven’t seen such performance on any other device, the tweaks by Motorola really set the online capability of the Atrix 2 apart.
Moto Mix
Motorola also added a ton of features, including 10 free games from EA and a lot of connected apps that have now started to work in India (most of them anyway). In our opinion with a few limitations, the Moto Blur experience only stands behind the likes of TouchWiz and TimeScape.
Battery
This is our most loved aspect of the Atrix 2, we don’t know what Motorola has done, But seriously, companies should replicate it, license it, steal it or whatever it takes to get the battery performance from their Android devices. The Atrix 2 went on and on, with no special settings changes, we did not turn off the data, or location services or any other connected app.
Standby times were phenomenal, with the device staying connected , receiving notifications for upto 5 days. Talk time over 3G was an outstanding 6-7 hours with an hour increase with 2G mode.
Similar was the experience with 3G web browsing, ranging from 6-10 hours. Battery on the Atrix 2 is Moto Wow!
Conclusion
The Atrix 2 is priced right, comes with Android 2.3 , but will definitely get ICS, performance and battery life is phenomenal. Multimedia and gaming is good, with it being an excellent phone with solid networks and a brilliant battery life. Moto also packs in multiple games for the buyer to entice him/her. You can’t go wrong with this, except it does have a slightly washed out black level, limited connectivity to Motorola blur add ons, and well it has less clout value in the market. Hopefully some of those can be fixed with a software update.
We are in an Interview with Mr, Lennard Hoornik in Singapore at the HTC One X Launch. We have confirmed news that the One X will be available in India starting Monday 2nd April 2012. The Price is expected to be about Rs. 35000/-.
Mr. Hoornik says that the products for markets like India need to be more durable and long lasting.
The materials and the design of the One X ensure that the product will last long in developing markets like India, The microphone and earpiece have been designed to resist water and dust.
He added that Indian languages play an important role in the Indian Android market and with ICS on their future devices, We can expect added language support.
All this Siri business has led to an evolution of the voice dictation on mobile phones. With more and more developers adding to the speech to text frenzy. Evernote is the next major app to bring the Speech to Text engine into their Android App, with a catch that only devices with Android 4.0 or above will be able to access said feature.
The new Widgets are full of tweak-able features that allow you to customize color, buttons and exactly which notes appear in the large widget.A new feature called Quick Snapshot also allows you to save captures to your account.
NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has said that more than 3 tablets for a price of US $ 199 ( INR 10,000 approx) are set to launch by Summer 2012.
By removing things like expensive memory, a $199 tablet is quite feasible
-NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang
The Company’s CEO is also disappointed with the development of Android and the pace at which it developed.
For many people, though, work is still the primary reason to have a computer. They want Windows to work well, they want Outlook to work well. A tablet running Windows 8 with Tegra could be very nice.”
Users of the Samsung Nexus S and those who bought the Galaxy Nexus will start to see a new light at the end of the tunnel as the update for Android 4.0.4 ICS is being pushed to these devices. Also owners of the Motorola Xoom (Wifi – only) will also start to see a similar update for their tablets.
The Nexus S users who missed the 4.0 update before Google pulled it due to major concerns, will also be directly able o update to Android 4.0.4.
We are currently in Singapore to cover the launch of the HTC ONE X, One of the most anticipated smartphones from HTC’s stable. The device features a 4.7-inch 1280 x 720 resolution display along with a 1.5 GHz, quad core cpu, Android ICS 4.0 with HTC Sense™ 4, 32 GB inbuilt and 1 GB of RAM. The One X also has a F2.0 aperture and 28mm lens 8 MP camera.
Bookmark this page as we go live around 12:00PM IST and the Launch begins at 1:00 PM IST.
Ever thought gaming would get you so far? The new game called Angry Birds Space, by popular mobile gaming company “Rovio”, makers of the original “Angry Birds” , has taken the gaming industry by storm.
The Game since its release on the 22nd of March has been downloaded millions of times on iOS, Android and even the Mac app store. This is also the first ever game to be officially announced by NASA astronauts check the video below.
Samsung has also introduced a new bird called “Lazer Bird” which resembles the character of Galaxy Note. The Lazer Bird is equipped with some totally new special powers that allow it to divert its angle of trajectory to take aim at hidden pigs, video below.
The “Danger Zone,” which is a pack of 30 levels exclusive to Samsung Galaxy phones is an additional feature for the proud owners of Galaxy devices.
You can download the Game by clicking the button :
