Sony launched SmartWatch 2 in India for Rs 14,990

Samsung launched its Galaxy Gear smartwatch yesterday, and right on its heels is Sony, which moments ago launched its SmartWatch 2 at an event in Delhi. Compared to the Galaxy Gear, the SmartWatch 2 is priced at Rs 14,990 and will be available from October onwards.

The smartwatch, which was announced earlier this year at the Mobile Asia Expo, is essentially a smartphone companion device that is water-resistant and supports NFC to easily pair with compatible Android devices.

Design-wise the smartwatch is 42x9x41mm in dimensions and along with the metal strap weighs in at 122.5 grams. It is built using stainless steel and aluminum that helps in meeting IP57 standards for water and dust resistance.

In terms of specifications, the SmartWatch 2 features a 1.6-inch Transflective LCD (220×176 pixels) display, connectivity options like Bluetooth 3.0 and NFC and is compatible with devices running on Android 4.0 and later. The device is charged using the micro-USB port and according to Sony, the battery is good enough for up to 4 days of usage.

In addition to working as a notification device for missed calls, messages and event reminders, Sony says that they have a huge number of apps on the Play Store that will work on the smartwatch, some of which are Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, Google+, RSS, Music player and a remote camera shutter among others.

We’ll have a photo gallery and our first impressions up soon. So stay tuned!








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Sony Xperia Z1 launched in India for Rs 44,990

Back at the IFA conference in Berlin, Sony grabbed the headlines with its Xperia Z1 Android smartphone that boast of a massive 20.7-megapixel camera. Though Sony didn’t reveal any dates then, we exclusively revealed that the smartphone would be launched in India on September 18. Right on cue, Sony today launched the device at an event in Delhi for Rs 44,990 and it will be available from today onwards.

The Xperia Z1 follows Sony’s ‘Omni-Balance’ design language and like other recent Xperia flagships is waterproof and dustproof. Its USP is the 20.7-megapixel rear camera, which includes a 1/2.3-inch Exmor RS CMOS image sensor, Sony’s G Lens and “BIONZ for mobile” image processing engine. Additionally the camera also offers add-ons like Info-eye (visual search), AR effect, Timeshift burst and Social live.

Talking of specifications, the Xperia Z1 flaunts a 5-inch full HD (1980×1080 pixels) display with Sony’s Triluminus display technology. It is powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC, which is supplemented by 2GB of RAM and Adreno 330 graphics.

In addition to the aforementioned rear camera, the device also features 16GB on expandable memory, a 3,000mAh battery and it runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. Stay tuned for our first impressions to know just how good the smartphone is.








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Asus launched new PadFone Infinity

As expected, Asus launched its new PadFone Infinity in Taipei. The new variant is an improvement over the original one launched earlier this year. Just a few months after the announcement, Asus has changed a few things to make the unique smartphone with a tablet jacket device.

The biggest change in the new version is it is now powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 SoC clocked at 2.2GHz. This should give the device enough processing chops for most functions either in smartphone or tablet mode when compared to the Snapdragon 600 variant.

Asus has also added a microSD card slot and has lowered the internal storage to 16GB and 32GB variants. This should be expected with the addition of a microSD card slot.

The third change is the design with a new diamond cut pattern on the back and new ‘Titanium Black’ and ‘Platinum White’ colors. There is no word about its India launch or pricing at the moment.



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Nokia confirms to hold event on Oct 22 event in Abu Dhabi

Nokia Confirming various speculations about the launch date of the buzz making Lumia 1520 phablet, Nokia has finally announced to hold an event on October 22. Though the company has not really mentioned the place of the event, with sand dunes and desert in the picture, we are certain that it will be held in Abu Dhabi. We, anyways, were expecting the launch to happen around that time considering that Nokia usually hosts its annual Nokia World event around that time of the year.

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Samsung launched Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear smartwatch in India for Rs 49,900 and Rs 22,990

At the recently concluded IFA conference in Berlin, Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 3 phablet and Galaxy Gear smartwatch. Though the South Korean company didn’t reveal when it planned to bring the devices to India, a couple of days back we were sent an email inviting us to the phablet’s launch in India. Moments ago, at an event in Delhi, the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear smartwatch was officially launched for Rs 49,900 and Rs 22,990 respectively and will be available from September 25 onwards.



For those who missed out on seeing the device at IFA, here’s a short recap. The Galaxy Note 3 is thinner, lighter and has slimmer bezels than its predecessor. It also boasts a new and improved S Pen, which has a new Air Command feature that opens a palette of five tools to use the Pen better.

On the specifications front, it flaunts a 5.7-inch full-HD Super AMOLED (1920×1080 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.9GHz eight-core Exynos 5 Octa chipset supplemented with a massive 3GB of RAM. Other features included are a 13-megapixel rear camera with Smart Stabilization and high CRI LED flash, 1.9-megapixel front camera, a 3,200mAh battery and 32GB internal storage that can be expanded using a microSD card.

Talking of the software on the phablet, there’s Android 4.3 Jelly Bean wrapped under Samsung’s TouchWiz UI and the Knox mobile security feature, which is basically the company’s enterprise and consumer security service.

Overall, when compared to its predecessor, the Galaxy Note 3 is far better, both in terms of specifications and features offered. But how does it fare as a complete package? Stay tuned for our first impressions.

The smartwatch is meant to be a companion rather than a standalone device. For now it is only compatible with the Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy Note 10.1, but with soon-to-come software updates, it will be compatible with the Galaxy S4, Galaxy S III and the Galaxy Note II.

To remind you of the specifications, the Galaxy Gear features a 1.63-inch Super AMOLED (320×320 pixels) display and is powered by an 800MHz processor and 512MB of RAM. Other features included are a 1.9-megapixel BSI sensor on its strap, 4GB of storage and a 315mAh battery, which according to Samsung can last for more than a day.

Once connected to the smartphone, the Galaxy Gear will notify you about incoming calls, texts, emails and other alerts. It also comes with two built-in mics and a speaker to allow answering or making calls. Samsung is also portraying the smartwatch as a health gizmo and has partnered with companies to develop more than 70 apps including MyFitnessPal and RunKeeper among others.

Samsung is offering the smartwatch in six color variants including jet black, mocha gray, wild orange, oatmeal beige, rose gold, and lime green. Does this mean you should throw your boring old analog wristwatch? Well no, we suggest you to wait and read our first impressions, before you take the leap!

 

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Nokia launched 114 with support for Urdu for Rs 2,579

Nokia today launched its 114 feature phone, which comes with support for vernacular languages, especially Urdu which will be provided for the first time in a Nokia phone. Nokia provides support for 11 languages on its phone portfolio, and with this phone has also added Urdu to the list. The phone has been launched to cater to the masses in India and is thus priced for Rs 2,579.

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BlackBerry launched BB 9720 in India for Rs 15,990

Back in August, BlackBerry announced a new device called the BlackBerry 9720. The talking point about this device was that it had a dedicated BBM key and was the first BB device to be unveiled this year that didn’t run on BB10. During the announcement, BlackBerry had promised that they would launch the device in the first-half of September, and moments ago the Canadian company officially launched the phone in India for Rs 15,990. It will be available from September 14 onwards.



Design-wise the BlackBerry 9720 looks like a mix of the Bold and Curve smartphones and it will be available in black, blue, pink, purple and white colors. As mentioned above, it sports a dedicated BBM key.

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Spotted Samsung Galaxy S4 running Tizen OS

The world has been awaiting to see what comes out of Samsung’s efforts on Tizen and it seems we would have to wait a wee bit longer for that. Tizenindonesia has posted a set of photos that show off a Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone with Tizen 3.0 running on it and highlight a rather flat user interface of the OS.

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Micromax launched Canvas Ego A113 for Rs.12,499

Micromax has again silently launched the Micromax A113 also called the Canvas Ego a quad core handset with a smaller screen of 4.7 inches. This handset is listed on Snapdeal for Rs. 12499.



The specifications we believed would be similar to the Micromax Canvas HD or the Micromax A116, however it is different. The Micromax A113 is powered by MSM 8225Q clocked at 1.2GHz. It runs on the Android 4.1 OS with dual SIM support.

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Leaked images reveals Windows Phone 8.1 notification center

We have been hearing about a notification center in the upcoming version of Windows Phone for quite some time now. These new leaked photos give us a look at what that might look like.

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