Motorola’s Next generation G, aka Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus are launching on the 17th of May based on this new invite from Motorola.
The now Lenovo-owned company has had its Moto G4 and G4 plus leak out with specifications that should make it an interesting device, provided it is launched in the same price bracket as every Moto G prior to this.
Leaks had earlier pegged the launch of the Moto G on 9th June but it appears that date will be kept for the Moto X 2016 which leaked out yesterday.
The leaks have already suggested that Moto G4 will sport a front facing square fingerprint sensor. The Moto G4 is expected to have a 5.5-inch display, 13MP camera and 16GB of internal storage. The Moto G Plus is also expected to get a 5.5-inch display, a 16MP camera and 16GB of internal storage with prices set at approximately Rs 21,000 for the G Plus variant, which may become much less at the time of launch.
Micromax Subsidiary YU Televentures may be working up their next smartphone, and according to the latest leak thanks to benchmarks site Geekbench, the handset will sport 4 GB of RAM and a MediaTek MT6755M also known as the Helio P10 chipset.
The handset still seems to be running Android 5.1 and the benchmark scores can be seen below, or on the source link.
It’s all leaks and galore for Motorola. The Moto G 2016 aka the Moto G4 has already been leaked and now it seems that Motorola Moto X 2016 has been spotted on benchmarks.
The new revision of the popular handset will get a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset according to the leak. The phone is codenamed “Moto XT1650” and runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, an internal codename “Sheridan” also exists.
Motorola is following up on the specs game and is loading the Moto X 2016 with 4 Gigs of RAM. Expectations that Motorola may launch the G4 and G4 plus around the same time as the Moto X 2016 which is expected to launch sometime in June after Google IO, also hinting to a possible Android N out of the box for Motorola’s high-end handset.
Motorola has launched the Moto 360 sport in India through online website Flipkart. The smartwatch which retails for US $ 299 in the US has been launched for roughly the same price in India Rs. 19999.
The 45 mm smartwatch comes with a sweat and dustproof silicone strap and in only the black color for the Indian market. Its enhanced features are targeted at the fitness enthusiast community, however, it can be used as a regular Moto360 and will work Android and iOS devices.
The iP67 rating keeps the Moto 360 Sport waterproof and can be immersed in water for up to 30 minutes.
The pricing is appreciated as it does not jump much higher than the global pricing, however only the black color has been launched which is a bit of a letdown. We were really digging the Orange and White colors.
HTC has launched a new “mid-range” phone, mid-range because of the specifications it offers. The HTC One S9 is some sort of successor made available for the EU region in an online-only sale for a price of €499 that’s roughly Rs. 38000.
The phone, however, sports mediocre, at best, specifications, with a Mediatek helio X10 chipset, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB storage and a 1080p display. Some other specs include a 13 MP main camera and a HTC ultrapixel front camera. 2840 mAh battery.
With a company struggling severely to regain its ground, it seems that HTC is just offloading old cake in new boxes. May not be the best recipe, if you don’t want people to end up with a spoilt taste. For more details hit the source below.
OnePlus’s next flagship’s the OnePlus 3 is becoming everyday news. With its launch a few months away, it seems that a lot is already known for the US $ 354 Smartphone. (including the price)
The OnePlus 3, Codename Rain A3000, according to leaks will sport the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset with the Adreno 530 GPU, as well as Memory options in the following format : 3GB + 32GB, 6GB + 64GB, and 4GB + 128GB. Strange as it seems the 3GB + 32GB will cost US$ 354 whereas the 6GB + 64GB variant will cost US$ 384, well worth the additional if you ask us.
Leaks are also mentioning a quick charge feature, which details a 5-minute charge capable of giving 2 hours of phone calls. Android 6 with OnePlus’ new OS Hydrogen is expected to come pre loaded.
OnePlus’s is unsure of when it wants to announce the phone, so it’s either May 18th or May 28th for the launch and sales should begin soon after.
The handset, however, will still come with a 5.2-inch 1920x1080p display. Some benchmarks are also showing 5 inch and 5.5 inch displays, which could be model or variant dependent or simply different phones.
While most companies are struggling to get any sales, Cupertino electronics giant Apple just posted a net profit of $ 10.5 Billion. Although, lower than last year’s income of $13.6 billion Apple is still going strong.
The Company posted lower quarterly revenue of $50.6 billion which compared to revenue of $58 billion, in the year-ago quarter, is not a big drop.
“Our team executed extremely well in the face of strong macroeconomic headwinds,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO.
We generated strong operating cash flow of $11.6 billion and returned $10 billion to shareholders through our capital return program during the March quarter,” said Luca Maestri, Apple’s CFO.
Apple also means to give back to its shareholders, The company has authorized an increase of $50 billion to the Company’s program to return capital to shareholders. Under the expanded program, Apple plans to spend a cumulative total of $250 billion of cash by the end of March 2018
One would imagine that not a lot of strength is left in the once smartphone giant, Nokia. However, that clearly is not the case. The french health company Withings will become a part of Nokia technologies according to reports.
The acquisition will happen over the year for a total cost of US $191 million. The company looks at re-emrging as a consumer favorite brand after major demise and offloading of its smartphone division to Microsoft.
“Withings shares our vision for the future of digital health and their products are smart, well designed and already helping people live healthier lives,” said Ramzi Haidamus, president of Nokia Technologies. “Combining their award-winning products and talented people with the world-class expertise and innovation of Nokia Technologies uniquely positions us to lead the next wave of innovation in digital health.”
Rumors are pegging the release of the Note 6 and the Galaxy S7 Edge Plus earlier than its usual IFA launch for July 2016. The segment defining Note series that still comes with a stylus may launch at the time Samsung launched the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus along with a successor of the same.
One of the smartphones pegged for July will feature a large 5.8 inch Edge display, much like the S7 edge and will come with Android N on board. Soon after which most Samsung flagships will start to get their own builds/ upgrades of Android N. The Other will feature the same size, however with a flat display.
There is also talk of a 4000 mAh battery, which may not be such a problems thanks to the large size. The processors seem to be the same as well, according to the tip, with no major changes under the hood. However, the Note 6 for the US market will get Snapdragon 823.
Both the devices will feature the same cameras already found in the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, along with features like a fingerprint sensor and an iris scanner. While the latter does not seem very likely.
There is no denying that India is top on the list of polluted countries in the world. In-Fact 13 of the Top 20 polluted cities in the world come from India according to a report published by World Health Organization( WHO) in 2014.
Many claim that the reason for the pollution is the large population that is only second to China. To measure the levels of pollution PM10 and PM25 counts are used, PM10 is suspended particulate matter 10 micrometers or less in diameter; PM2.5 is suspended particulate matter 2.5 microns or less in diameter. Safe levels numbers kept by health organizations are PM10: Safe 40 µg/m3 over a period of a year and for PM2.5: Safe 25 µg/m3 over a period of a year.
Here is the list of Top 10 cities, any guesses for Number One?
10. Ludhiana
While a relatively small city, Ludhiana is seeing massive development and a large influx of traffic.
PM10 : 207 µg/m3
PM 2.5 : 91 µg/m3
The Pollution levels are almost four times the permissible levels for a healthy life.
9. Amritsar
Another small city of Punjab and the home of the Golden Temple, Amritsar hits the list at number nine. While the food there is amazing and the people happy, the pollution levels are off the charts. Only a little more than Ludhiana but much above the safe permissible limits.
PM10 : 210 µg/m3
PM 2.5: 92 µg/m3
8. Kanpur
A city with a population crossing 40 lac or 4 million residents Kanpur hits the list at number 8. with a
PM10 : 212 µg/m3
PM2.5 : 93µg/m3
7. Firozabad
Firozabad is located in north central India, in western Uttar Pradesh , 40 km from Agra and around 240 km away from Delhi. Firozabad has a large industry with a high pollution output which gets the blame for the degradation of the Taj Mahal’s white marble.
PM10 : 219 µg/m3
PM2.5 : 96 µg/m3
6. Lucknow
Lucknow is the largest city in Uttar Pradesh and the second largest in India after Delhi. Home of the Royals of the Mughal Empire also known as Nawabs of Awadh is no longer safe for Royalty or any inhabitation of any kind.
PM10 : 219 µg/m3
PM2.5 : 96 µg/m3
5. Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad River Front
The pride of the Prime Minister of India and the former capital of the State of Gujrat, Ahmedabad has a population of 6.3 million and an extended population of 7.2 million. While the PM10 count is well under control at 67 µg/m3, still above the permissible level, the PM2.5 is extremely high and toxic for humans.
PM10 : 67 µg/m3
PM2.5 : 100 µg/m3
4. Raipur
Clock tower in Raipur
Here is where the list goes shockingly out of proportion, Raipur the capital of Chhattisgarh is losing the battle with PM10 count and not only is it extremely high it is so bad that if you were to explain this with an image, you would use the following:
PM10 : 304 µg/m3
PM2.5 : 135 µg/m3
3. Gwalior
Coming it at a cool number 3 the City of Gwalior is located 319 kilometers south of Delhi in the heart of Madhya Pradesh. The 2014 WHO report calls Gwalior the third most polluted city in the world, only because the top two are also from India.
PM10 : 329 µg/m3
PM2.5 : 144 µg/m3
2. Patna
The state capital of Bihar, Patna is the second most polluted city in the world and also the second most polluted city in India. One of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world. Patna was founded in 490 BCE by the king of Magadha, little did he know the levels of pollution it would reach.
PM10 : 164 µg/m3
PM2.5 : 149 µg/m3
Delhi
You guessed it; the odd-even traffic laws will be little or no relief for Delhi, which is the capital of India and also the largest city in the country. In the 2011 census, Delhi’s population crossed 16 million inhabitants or around 1.6 crore people. A large number of vehicles and traffic is attributed as the primary cause of the city’s toxic levels of air pollution. No signs can signify the levels of damage this does to the human body.
PM10 : 286 µg/m3
PM2.5 : 153 µg/m3
Remember the safe limits of PM10: 40 µg/m3 and for PM2.5: 25 µg/m3 over a period of a year. The worst part about this situation is that the last collected numbers are from the 2014 report, which means that the current levels are expected to be much higher. The state or local authorities have taken no significant preventive measures or steps to control the rising levels of pollution.
While Delhi tries the Odd-Even formula, it may be too little too late.
More Moto news, according to GizmoChina, the Lenovo-owned Moto will launch the revisions to the G3 this June in two variants as the Moto G4 and G4 plus.
The leaks have already suggested that Moto G4 will sport a front facing square fingerprint sensor. The Moto G4 is expected to have a 5.5-inch display, 13MP camera and 16GB of internal storage. The Moto G Plus is also expected to get a 5.5-inch display, a 16MP camera and 16GB of internal storage with prices set at approximately Rs 21,000.
The Rear leaked image suggests a Laser focus style two dots above the camera which may indicate that Motorola is stressing on the camera which has been a big sell point in the past few years. We also expect it to retain the water resistance of the Moto G3 which was a big feature last year.
Motorola has already started teasing the Moto 360 sport on their Facebook and twitter pages. The company is all set to launch the Moto 360 sport in India officially.
The watch which is a sportier variant of the Moto 360 launched last year, features a black silicone casing and strap that is sweat and dust resistant. The watch which costs US $ 299 in the US is expected to launch in India for a price of Rs. 17999 and will go on sale on Flipkart.
Moto 360 Sport has built-in GPS that works with Moto Body to measure your performance. It Also works independently without the smartphone. With inbuilt storage, Sync’d music can be directly played onto bluetooth speakers or headphones during workouts.
Micromax has launched the Micromax Canvas Spark 2 Plus, a ultra budget android phone with Android Marshmallow out of the box.
Specs wise Micromax has thrown in a 5-inch display, a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, 3G connectivity, 8GB Storage, a 5 MP rear camera and 1 GB RAM. The Canvas Spark 2 Plus comes loaded with Indus which supports 10 regional languages. The phone also has a 2000 mAh battery and a 2 MP front camera .
Features like a swipe right to translate or left to transliterate their messages in the language they want to communicate in. The phone goes on sale on Snapdeal from April 22nd 2016 and will be available in three colours- Metallic Grey, Copper Gold and Champagne Gold. One of which is very much like the Rose Gold from Apple.
LeEco has just confirmed that they will be launching the Le 2 and Le 2 pro and LeMax 2 in India on the 3rd of May 2016. These phones were launched today at the LeEco event in Beijing, China.
The Phones feature newer chipsets and hardware along with better build and charging capabilities. The company wants to aggressively move sales in India.
According to LeEco, the phones will go on sale in India in the month of may itself on online website Flipkart. The Indian pricing for the phones is presently unknown however they are expected to launch at competitive prices in India
The Le 2 which costs 1,099 yuan ($170) in China will launch in India for Rs. 11999.
The Le 2 Pro, which costs 1,499 yuan ($230) in China, will launch for Rs. 13999.
Whereas the two variants of the LeMax, The Basic (4GB RAM and 32GB storage) which costs 2,099 yuan ($325)in china is expected for Rs. 24999.The high-end(6GB RAM and 64GB storage) version which costs 2,499 yuan ($390) in China is expected for Rs. 27999
The phones will go on pre-order on May 3rd itself. To learn more about specifications click here.
