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In a change of events not only has HTC launched the much-awaited Flagship the HTC 10 in India, the company has also launched the HTC One X9 along with the Desire 625, Desire 628, Desire 825 and Desire 830.
The HTC 10 will be available in two color combinations: Carbon Grey and Topaz Gold for INR 52,990/- from 5th June 2016 onwards. It boasts and improved metal body along with faster more improved cameras and latest spec.
HTC has also launched the HTC 10 Lifestyle which will have the lower spec Snapdragon 652 chipset but has not been clear on price.
Xiaomi has launched two drones to cater to the young video enthusiast market. Mi Drone comes in two variants, the 4K version retails at RMB 2999, while the 1080P one is priced at RMB 2499. Mi Drone (1080P) will be crowdfunded on the Mi Home app starting 26 May 2016, and Mi Drone (4K) will be available for testing via an open beta programme in late July.
The camera on the drones is mounted on a three-axis gimbal for stability, and the drones feature new technologies like auto pilot, GPS, and Vision positioning. The Mi Drone has a 15.2V battery with a capacity of 5100mAh promising flight times of up to 27 minutes .
Due to the nature of Drone laws in India, the Mi-Drone will not be officially launching in India, and will be difficult to import and buy for this region.
LG has confirmed the launch of the LG G5 in India on the 1st of June. The Modular phone of 2016 is already up for pre-order on Flipkart for a price of Rs. 52990.
The LG G5 comes packing a primary 5.3-inch QHD LCD display with 3D Arc Glass on top. It also has a cool Always-on feature that lights up the display for access to important updates. The phone’s construction is full metal unibody and is powered by a Snapdragon 820 chipset, paired with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, expandable by up to 2TB with microSD cards.
When it comes to photography, the phone is equipped with dual cameras at the back. A standard 16-megapixel 78-degree lens and another 8-megapixel 135-degree wide angle lens. The LG G5 features a front-facing 8-megapixel camera too for clicking selfies.
Even though 4G networks in India have not been a real success, thanks to poor deployment and connectivity and also due to high charges, Nokia is in talks with various telecom companies to provide 5G networks in India.
While major telecos are still investing into 4G technology trying to get it up to speed with other countries, with respect to network and infrastructure.
5G technology is leaps and bounds ahead of current gen networks and, many countries are already investing heavily in the technology. With 5G users can attain 100 megabit per second speed and the infrastructure can handle 1000 times more data traffic.
India is expected to initiate 5G by 2020 and Nokia equipment will play a major role in providing this technology across the country.
It will be used for purposes beyond voice and data communications carried by people today. It will has less than 1 millisecond latency that will be used by machines for quick action like for to stop in case it identifies any obstacle, surgery from remote location etc.Discussion about spectrum (at global level) in which 5G will operate will finish by 2019. Commercial 5G deployment will start in 2020. Then you will see 100 mbps guaranteed speed everywhere : Nokia Networks Head of Mobile Broadband Milivoj Vela
For India 700 Mhz and 2.6 Ghz are currently employed for Mobile Telephony, Wi-fi generally uses between 2.4 Ghz to 5.9 Ghz. With 5G networks telepresence ill get a huge boost. Although with the poor state of network in the country many users are waiting for options like Reliance JIO that promise to offer up better connectivity and cheaper pricing.
Sony put up a post about the Xperia E5 on their official facebook page “accidentally” a few days prior to the official launch.
Leaks have previously told us that the E5 aka the Sony F331, will have a 4.6-inch HD display, a MediaTek MT6735 processor, 1.5GB of RAM, and 16GB of inbuilt storage. The company is also expected to include a new 13 MP camera for the main and a 5 MP selfie camera.
The facebook post which has since been taken down said : “Eager, effortless, and easy on the eye – it’s everything a smartphone should be. Say hello to your savvy new sidekick, Xperia E5.”
Although this information goes against the previous news that all Sony phones will now hold the Xperia X branding.
Twitter has officially confirmed rumors surrounding the removal of media and @replies from the 140 character count.
Media attachments, such as photos and videos, will no longer count toward the character limit. @names in reply to Tweets will be removed from the count and people will now be able to Retweet and Quote Tweet themselves, enabling them to resurface any of their previous Tweets and add new commentary. In addition, any new Tweet beginning with a @name will be seen by all followers.
We’re not giving up on the idea of Twitter being in the moment. That concept of brevity, speed and live conversation – being able to think of something and put it out to the world instantly – that’s what’s most important. We’re always going to look for opportunities to make Tweets a lot more expressive, and enable people to say what they want to say. As long as things are fast, easy, simple and expressive, we’re going to look at what we can do to make Twitter a better experience. – Jack Dorsey, Twitter CEO
While app updates will follow to enable this feature Twitter’s website will have this running immediately.
HTC has confirmed the launch of their 2016 flagship the HTC 10 in India on the 26th of May. The company is expected to launch two variants of the powerful flagship in India.
The main variant that runs Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is expected to be priced at Rs. 47000 which will include 32 GB of storage and 4GB of RAM.
HTC is also apparently launching a Snapdragon 652 variant in India priced at around Rs. 35000.
A lot of rumours have surrounded the upcoming launch of the iPhone 7 in September. However the latest leak seems to point in the absolute right direction. The picture you see below was posted on Weibo along with some components of the iPhone 7 .
The back shown in the picture shows an even larger camera bump. Which points to a drastically improved camera and that too with a wider lens.
There is not a lot of visual difference in terms of design of the iPhone 7 from an iPhone 6/6s (if it is an actual image)
Major upgrades in terms of performance along the lines of CPU / GPU and display are expected in the iPhone 7, while some reports have pointed to the fact that the iPhone 7 may be officially waterproof, thanks to the lack of a 3.5 mm headphone jack.
While these leaks get more and more interesting by the day, it seems we need to take them all with a pinch of salt, up until Apple officially launches the iPhone 7 in September.
LG’s latest modular phone, which was launched earlier this year at MWC in Barcelona has been launched in India. The phone is up for preorder and will come bundled with the camera module (CAM Plus)for a price of Rs. 52990.
The LG G5 comes packing a primary 5.3-inch QHD LCD display with 3D Arc Glass on top. It also has a cool Always-on feature that lights up the display for access to important updates. The phone’s construction is full metal unibody and is powered by a Snapdragon 820 chipset, paired with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, expandable by upto 2TB with microSD cards.
LG-G5 CAM-Plus
When it comes to photography, the phone is equipped with dual cameras at the back. A standard 16-megapixel 78-degree lens and another 8-megapixel 135-degree wide angle lens. The LG G5 features a front-facing 8-megapixel camera too for clicking selfies.
The price of the phone seems on the high side, however reviewed have been mixed about the phone. While some have touted the modular design, others have mocked the poor finish around seams.
Let’s See what India has to say about the LG G5. You can prebook your LG G5 Here.
2015 has seen some spectacular games for the PlayStation 4. Games that have been hotly anticipated and some games that have just taken the gamers in us all by surprise. So we take a look back at some of the best games for the PlayStation 4 and why they are what they are.
Bloodborne
Bloodborne has to be one of the best games this year hands down. A PlayStation 4 exclusive, Bloodborne was released back in March and has since then earned critical acclaim, as well as selling over 2 million copies as of September 30, making it one of the biggest selling titles ever.
Bloodborne is an incredibly detailed fantasy landscape where even a single misstep can destroy you. The storytelling is as grand as the environment it’s in, with a narrative delivered through things as subtle as the name of an enemy or the description of an item.
The game is played from a third-person perspective, players control a fully customizable protagonist, and gameplay is focused on weapons-based combat and exploration. Players battle beastly and varied enemies, including bosses, using items such as swords and firearms, and journey through the story, exploring the game’s different locations, interacting with non-player characters, collecting key items involved in the story, and discovering and unraveling the world’s many mysteries.
What critics have lauded is the game’s atmosphere, detailed environments, and the overall visuals, the interconnected world design, the design of the characters, particularly that of the enemies, the challenging, fast-paced gameplay, the storyline and lore, and the soundtrack, which some touted as “glorious”.
Yes, you do miss the Joker in this one, brilliantly voiced by Mark Hamill, but all your other voice actors are here. Kevin Conroy (voice of Batman) and John Noble (voice of Scarecrow) give a terrific performance here. The combat and predator system also gets an improvement. Finally, the world of Gotham City never looked more beautiful as it does in Arkham Knight. The city being a natural extension to the characters, deserves praise and the game overall is a fitting end to the Arkham series.
Halo 5: Guardians
Halo 5: Guardians is the fifth title in the Halo series which was released on October 27 for the Xbox One. Producer Josh Holmes stated that the game’s engine employs a “new progressive resolution system that allows us to dynamically scale the resolution at which we render the game” to guarantee it maintains a frame rate of 60 FPS.
Halo 5: Guardians takes place in the year 2558, and is set eight months after the events of Halo 4. The game follows the human fireteams Blue Team and Osiris. The game also sees returning fan-favorite Nathan Fillion as Edward Buck from Halo 3: ODST. You can spot him in the opening scene below.
Halo 5 also has one of the best arsenal in the series, thanks to returning classics and design facelifts for guns that were otherwise ignored. Old favorites like the battle rifle, Spartan laser, and trusty assault rifle look and feel great.
Halo 5 is a looker. The gameplay takes you through an eerie abandoned research station, a backwater planet ripe with odd, gorgeous life and vegetation, ruins with ancient and worn-looking monuments, and several other beautiful locations.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Another game that had extremely high expectations was the fifth instalment to the Metal Gear Solid franchise. The Phantom Pain serves as a sequel to Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, and a continuation of the narrative established there, and a prequel to the original Metal Gear game.
In The Phantom Pain, players take the role of Big Boss, under the nickname Punished “Venom” Snake, in an open world environment. The gameplay elements were largely unchanged from Ground Zeroes, meaning that players will have to sneak from several points in the game world, avoiding enemy guards, and remaining undetected.
The Phantom Pain achieves sheer excellence as an espionage game. The graphics are top notch and the environment is simply spectacular. It’s a game that is deserving of the current-gen console. Check out the launch trailer of The Phantom Pain below to see how the franchise has evolved through the years.
The Phantom Pain was critically acclaimed upon release, with its gameplay drawing praise for featuring a variety of mechanics and interconnected systems which allow a high degree of player freedom in approaching objectives.
Call of Duty
We can never get tired of Call of Duty, can we? The Black Ops segment of the franchise introduced a science fiction turn in Black Ops II that features a future warfare setting with robots and futuristic technology with a separate zombie story line as well. Black Ops III, much like its predecessor, is set in a “dark, twisted future”. The game was released on November 6th on Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Pspqx0XGs
The six-hour story is set in the not-too-distant future. Black Ops 3’s story works on “Direct Neural Interface,” or DNI for short. This technology allows humans to mentally interact with computers, weapons, and other people. What these does is introduce terrific new ways of playing a game that was beginning to fall under the ‘been there, done that’ category. For example, you can’t use enemies’ dropped weapons because they’re registered to someone else’s brain.
The game has been praised for its length and the introduction of new elements that keeps the game fresh.
This is news a lot of people have been waiting to hear. Nokia Smartphones will make a mega comeback in a brand licensing deal made by the Finnish company with HMD Global Ltd. to manufacture Android based Nokia branded handsets for the next 10 years.
HMD Global and its Taiwanese partner, FIH Mobile of FoxConn Technology Group, will take over Microsoft’s feature phone business for $350 million, which Microsoft had bought from Nokia in 2014.
When Microsoft bought over Nokia,in 2014, for US $7.2 Billion, the Redmond based computing giant dropped the name “Nokia” and continued to use the name Lumia. Microsoft had acquired rights to use the Nokia brand in smartphones for two years which the company let go of much earlier.
The new venture “Nokia” will now manufacture Android OS based handsets along with Tablets and will also continue to manufacture feature phones under the brand and expertise of Nokia.
Nokia has a big market to penetrate with veterans like Samsung and HTC, and many new Chinese companies ruling the eco-system.
The Nokia brand still has a strong legacy and is sure to get the attention it deserves at comeback.
This Video by iGyaan Talks about All things Nokia:
The Micromax Canvas 6 has all the makings of a good, maybe even a great handset, great build and great specs. However, it lacks in basic OS operations and the software makes it fall way down in category. watch our video review.
Android N is the next big update to Android, and while Google already showed off Android N earlier this year. The official announcement focuses on important Security issues and productivity while ensuring better performance.
With the new Vulcan framework, Google will give developers direct access to the GPU and reduce CPU overload.
We have already seen the preview of Android N, and a lot of the features, including multi-window. And new notification customizations.
Those with eligible devices can enroll for the beta updates. Also, if you haven’t already you can submit your name options for the next version of Android.
Allo is Google’s new messaging app, another attempt from the company to take on the massive messaging space.
Featuring a new mode called whisper-shout, which lets you reduce or increase the size of the chat text before sending, Indicating your intent for the message.
The new app uses Google’s intelligent machine learning, to auto-predict replies and reduces typing by several times.
The Google Assistant sits within the messaging app and helps you do things like book movies, or reserve a table using open table. Things for which you would usually need to leave the app.
You can also have a one on one with the Google Assistant, asking questions and playing games with the virtual messaging buddy.
Allo will also include an incognito mode, which will encrypt messages end to end for the users.
Google at Google I/O started today has launched the Google Assistant, merging many Google technologies, including “Okay Google”.
Sundar Pichai showed off the assistant at the Google I/O, with real-time results and a conversationalist response system. The idea is to help in follow up question and to do tasks that you have wanted your virtual assistants to do.
The assistant will work across devices and Google strengths, at home, at work or in the car. A device called Google Home will work as a home management system. The unit will be launched later this year with the customizable bottom. It has a wireless speaker, but it does a lot more than that, as it contains the Google Assistant inbuilt.
It will do basics, like set alarms, make lists and reminders, but will also control various home network devices, like Nest Equipment, lights etc.
Later on you will be able to order groceries or flowers, or even have the living room ready before you reach home, with the right music, lighting, and temprature along with your home delivery food order.
Mixed up with the Google Assistant, serches will allow follow up questions and a single one line conversation with a more natural reply. “Skynet” Anyone?
