The next version of Android to be named KitKat

Google has named gone on to name its next version of Android as Android 4.4 “KitKat” , this is completely different from the name “keylimePie “ which was going around the rumor mills since a long time . 

The company had to say this in a blog post about the reason naming it KitKat “"As everyone finds it difficult to stay away from chocolate we decided to name the next version of Android after one of our favorite chocolate treats." 

As we all know Google names each version of android with names of deserts such as :

Android 1.5 –Cupcake

Android 1.6 –Donut

Android 2.0 –Éclair

Android 2.2 –Froyo

Android 2.3 –Gingerbread

Android 3.0 –Honeycomb

Android 4.0 –Ice Cream Sandwich
Android 4.1 - Jelly Bean

Android 4.4 -Kitkat 
   - Written by Randolph Pereira

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Nokia Lumia 1020 vs. Samsung S4 Zoom

Two Big companies two great phones let’s see what sets them apart from each other. Where the Lumia 1020 comes with a 41 megapixel camera with 6x optical zoom the Samsung S4 zoom comes with a 16 megapixel camera with 10x optical zoom.

The Samsung s4 zoom looks more like a camera with at a phone measuring 4.9 x 2.5 x 1.06 inches while on the other hand Nokia’s Lumia 1020 looks sexier maintaining a sleek dimensions 5.1 x 2.8 x 0.41inches in this department Lumia 1020 takes a lead.

Coming to the displays both phones have to offer ,the Lumia 1020 sports a bright, colourful, 4.5-inch and 1280 x 768 AMOLED Pure Motion display however the display looks dimmer and oversaturated while on the other hand the Samsung S4 zoom has a 4.3-inch 960 x 540 qHD Super AMOLED screen which shows good saturation and vibrant colors in this department Samsung S4 zoom gets it all right.

 Under the hood the Lumia 1040 sports a 1.5 GHz dual core snapdragon processor with 2GB ram while the Samsung s4 zoom has an 1.5 GHz Dual core processor with 1.5 GB ram however since android phones are more power hungry then windows phones the s4 zoom suffers from some lags while the Lumia 1020 works like a charm, in this department the Lumia 1020 gets a thumbs up.

Now coming to the very reason both these devices where made for , the camera performance of both these phones are good but as usual there will be only one winner where the Samsung S4 zoom shines at zoom the phone takes a hit at daylight and indoor photography where the Lumia 1020 comes out with flying colours , in this department Lumia is a clear winner .

The Lumia comes with an 2000mAh battery while the Samsung S4 zoom comes with a 2330 mAh however given this the Lumia still has a greater battery life , this one again goes to the Lumia 1020. So overall the Nokia Lumia looks a better option .

There are some image samples clicked from both the phones via.

 

 - Written by Randolph Pereira

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Sony's new phone – The Sony Xperia M

Sony has unveiled it's latest smartphone in indian market – the Sony Xperia M. This Android smartphone can be pre-ordered through major e-retailers such as FlipKart, Infibeam etc. Flipkart and Infibeam is offering it at Rs 12,990 and this device will be made available on August 18.

  

The Sony Xperia M is an Android Jelly Beans smartphone that comes with a 4-inch (854 x 480) TFT display. It comes equipped with a 5MP camera with an LED flash and 0.3MP front camera. Both cameras are capable of recording 720px HD videos.

Display

Sony Xperia M comes with 4 inch capacitive touchscreen display offering a resolution of 854 x 480 pixel and color depth of 16M color. Other Display features are Scratch Resistant, Backlit, 4 point Multi-touch, Auto Rotation, Handwriting Recognition, Gesture input and touch panel cover glass.

Processor

Sony Xperia M comes equipped with Dual core 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor.

Memory and Storage

Sony Xperia M has 1GB RAM and 4GB internal memory and can be expanded up to 32GB with microSD.

Camera

It has 5 Megapixel back camera with LED flash and 0.3 Megapixel front camera. Both cameras are capable of recording 720 x 1280p HD videos. It's has 4x digital zoom. And it's other features are Auto focus, Geo-tagging, touch Focus, HDR, Fast Capture, Touch Capture, Face Detection, Red-eye Reduction etc.

Dimension

Sony Xperia M comes with 62 x 124 x 9.3 size. And weight of this device is 115g.

Battery

Li-lon 1750mAh battery which offers 10hrs 2G talk time, 9 hrs 3G talk time, 498 hrs 2G standby time and 454hrs 3G standby time.

Sensors

It comes with different sensors such as Magnetometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, eCompass etc.

Color

It comes with Black White, Yellow and Purple color.

Applications

PlayStation Certified, Motions gaming, 3D games, Sony Entertainment Network.

Other features

USB connectivity, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE, DLNA, Tethering etc.

Lastly, the Xperia M comes with 1 year manufacturer warranty for phone.

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Top 10 free new android application

1. Bike Xtream

2. Photo Editor

3. Voice lock screen

4. Air call accept

5. Jungle Flying

6. Temple Run Castle

7. Stunt Dirt Bike

8. Face Swap

9. Angry run

10. Sniper shooting

 
The first new application in the Android market is Bike Xtream. Bike Xtream is a side-scrolling bike racing game available on Android. This game will gives you a level of control that you won't believe what you are playing.

 
Photo Editor is a free Android application which automatically identifies the face in the photo and then you can add cool photo effects.

Beautiful Voice Lock Screen is an android application. Main feature of this application is that you can unlock the screen of your android phone with voice. You need to set a voice password and use it to unlock your device. Also there are other way to unlock it. It has simple and easy to use interface.

Features of this application are really interesting. First features of this application is Answer call – you can answer or reject your phone calls without touching it. It uses the proximity sensor on your phone to detect the movement of your hand over the screen. It also detects when you place the phone over your ear. There are two version of this application. One is Free and the other one is paid. The paid version supports all features such as reject calls, Speaker on when answer call, send SMS when reject call. While the free version can only answer your calls.

 
Jungle Flying is a free Android game which looks like Temple Run. But this game is different. There are three games or levels inside it. First is a memory game – Unfold the block to match similar picture. Second is a Puzzle Game – Swift each block to the correct place. And last is a Block game – Change the block to fit each other. You require android 2.2 + to play this game.

Temple run castle is another free Android game. This game is similar to Jungle Flying. Also, like Jungle Flying, Temple run castle includes three games or levels inside it. First is a memory game – Unfold the block to match similar picture. Second is a Puzzle Game – Swift each block to the correct place. And last is Block game – Change the block to fit each other.

 
Stunt Dirt bike is a challenging bike game. This game looks somewhat like Hill Climb Racing.So you can ride your bike and become the ultimate rider. You can unlock one of the many bikes present in the game with which play easy, moderate and complex levels.

 
Face swap is a photo editor application. The features of this application are Flip faces, Swap faces, Automatic face detection, face adjustment, face scaling and rotation. You can share your photos on Facebook, twitter, Google+ etc. It is of 2.5m.

Sniper shooting is free Android game. This game looks like counterstrike (CS) which you play on the PC and the size of this game is 2.5M.

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Android 5.0 Key Lime pie spotted in the wild

 Android 5.0 Key Lime pie spotted in the wild

With Google releasing an iteration of the Jellybean flavor Android 4.3 just last week, Google has been delaying the Launch date of Android 5.0 named Key Lime pie.

But this week compelling evidence was found when a user running test in the chromium bug tracker found the nexus 7 and nexus 4 running Android 5.0 (Key Lime Pie)

The ‘J’ in JDQ39 and the others stands for Jellybean while the ‘k’ in KRS368 and KRS36B is supposed to be Key Lime Pie.

Android 4.3 was too discovered in a similar fashion in April , so taking this in mind the new iteration of android will supposedly release somewhere in October or November. The same time when the nexus 10 is going to release this makes sense. As all the versions of android have lately been released with a nexus device. 

- Written by Randolph Pereira 

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New nexus 7 with Android 4.3

Recently, Samsung launched three new Android Tablets in the Indian market. Now Google has unveiled it's latest second generation tablet Nexus 7. Named as Nexus 7 (2013) model. The device comes with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and 'Retina' display.

New nexus 7 with Android 4.3

The 7-inch Android tablet is 50 grams lighter and narrower than the original model. it also comes with soft-touch feel and has a black body. 

Display
The screen offers a full HD 1920 x 1200-pixel display, which Google says is the worlds highest resolution 7-inch tablet with 323 pixel per inch(ppi). The screen also supports a 30% wider range of colors.

Camera
Device has 1.2 MP front camera for hangouts and 5 MP back camera.both the cameras are capable of recording full 1080p HD videos.

Sound
The new Nexus 7 also has stereo speakers and virtual surround sound tech provided by Fraunhofer.

Memory
Device has a quad-core 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor which offers an 80% faster speed and 4x the graphics performance. The system memory has been upgraded from 1GB and 2GB.

Cost
This time there are 3 models:  16GB Wi-Fi model for $230, 32GB Wi-Fi for $270 and 32GB LTE model will cost $350. The Nexus 7 will be available on July 30th form Google play store as well as several retailers.

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Sony Xperia Z Ultra Coming soon in India, release date July 31

Recently, XOLO has launched it's new smartphone on Monday and then Samsung launched three new Android Tablets in the Indian market on Thursday. Now ,The Sony Xperia Z Ultra release date has been confirmed by popular online store Saholic which is saying that the big-screen smartphone will be made available on 31 July. But the Saholic is still tight-lipped regarding the price details.

Sony Xperia Z Ultra Coming soon in India, release date July 31

Sony Xperia Z Ultra is an Android Jelly Beans smartphone that comes with 6.4 inch full HD screen. The 2.2Ghz quad core processor coupled with 2GB of Ram make the functioning of the device super fast. it also comes equipped with 8MP back camera and 2MP front camera; both the cameras are capable of recording full 1080p HD videos.

Display
Sony Xperia Z Ultra comes with 6.4 inch full HD Capacitive touchscreen display with 10 fingers multi touch feature offering a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixel and color depth of 16M color. it comes with Accelerometer sensor, Gyro sensor, Proximity sensor, Mobile Bravia Engine 2 for enhanced contrast, color and clarity when watching videos or viewing photos. It also comes with shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass.

Camera
It  has 8MP back camera and 2MP front camera; both the cameras are capable of recording full 1080p HD videos. others features are White balance, Face detection, Touch focus, Smile shutter etc.



Data Connectivity
It comes equipped with GPRS,EDGE up to 296kbps, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, NFC.

Memory and Battery
Sony Xperia Z Ultra has built-in 16 GB memory that can be expanded up to 64GB, MicroSD card and 2GB of RAM. Li-lon 3000 mAh battery which offers 120 hrs of Music playback, 7 hrs of Video playback,
14 hrs of talk time and 32 days of standby time.

Price
There is no confirmation on the price of the device on the Indian market.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Series ( 211, 311, 310)

Recently, XOLO has launched it's new smartphone on Monday. And now Samsung launched three new Android Tablets in the Indian market on Thursday. The South korean giant unveiled the Galaxy Tab series with three tablets the Galaxy Tab 3 211 7.0-inch tablet(3G+Wi-Fi), the Galaxy Tab 3 310 8.0-inch tablet(Wi-Fi only) and the Galaxy Tab 3 311 8.0-inch(3G+Wi-Fi).

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Series ( 211, 311, 310)

The tablet will be available starting July 21 across the county. And some retailers have already put the device on pre-order. After unveiled the Note 510 in the indian market , Samsung Galaxy tab 3 series marks a comeback for company in the tablet segement. 

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 211

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 211

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 211 is the smallest  of the Tab 3 series. The tablet follows the company's new design,in which Samsung has started to include the capactive back and menu button as well as a physical home button on the tablet. It comes with with 7.0-inch WSVGA display with 168 PPI. it is powered by a 1.2Ghz dual core processor with 1GB of RAM.  it also has 8GB internal storage that can be expanded up to 32GB, 4,000mAh battery.it comes with 3.0-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front camera. the tablet runs on the Android 4.1 jelly Beans.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 311/310

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 311/310

These tablets are more impressive than the company's 7-inch slate. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 311/310 also follow the same design principle but are better looking and thinner than 7-inch model.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 311 comes equipped with 1.5GHz dual core porocessor with 1.5GB of RAM.

tablet runs on the Android 4.1 jelly Beans. It comes with with 8.0-inch WSVGA display with 189 PPI and boasts a screen resolution of 1280x800. It has 1.9-megapixel front camera and 5.0-megapixel rear camera.

it also comes eith 15GB internal storage which can be expanded up to 46GB with microSD card.it also packs a 4,450mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0-inch is comes with two variants.The galaxy Tab 3 311 which has 3G (voice and data) support while the Galaxy Tab 3 310 comes in a Wi-Fi version only.

Tab 3 310 and 311 do seems kike decent tablets but the pricing is still on the higher side when you compare the tablet with Nexus 7.

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XOLO launches XOLO Play T1000 with Tegra 3 Processor

XOLO has launched it's new smartphone on monday, Dubbed The XOLO Play T1000. The phone only runs on the NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core chip (the same one that powers the Nexus 7 tablet) powered XOLO Play T1000. According to company, XOLO Play is now available for purchase at the company website and major retail stores across the country.

“As the mobile market continues to grow strongly in India, we’re thrilled to work with XOLO to bring the first of many Tegra-powered devices in India,” 

-Vishal Dhupar, managing director, NVIDIA South Asia.

The handset  is available for Rs 15,999 which is quite a competitive price since it runs on a Tegra 3. It comes with Android Jelly Bean.The Play T1000 features a 4.7-inch IPS screen with a 720p display resulution. It is equipped with an 8 megapixel camera on the back and 2 megapixel front camera. The Phone also comes with 4GB of internal memory with a microSD card, 32GB expandable memory, 1GB RAM, 2,000 mAh battery.

“As XOLO continues to be a differentiated player in the fast-growing smartphone market in India, the XOLO Play T1000 delivers outstanding performance and exceptional visual content. It offers quick, responsive and visually stunning game play, fast web-browsing and enhanced multi-tasking performance,”

          - Vishal Sehgal, co-founder and director at Lava International.

The phone is capable of recording as well as playing videos at full 1080p resolution.

Features:
1. 1.5 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor
2. Android Jelly Bean
3. 4.7-inch IPS screen
4. 720p display resulution
5. 8 megapixel back camera and 2 megapixel front camera
6. 4GB of internal memory
7. microSD card
8. 32GB expandable memory
9. 1GB RAM
10. 2,000 mAh battery
11. multitasking capabilities
12. 3G, 2G,Wi-Fi and Bluethooth.

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Swipe MTV Slash fablet now available in India

Swipe has released a new android device in partnership with MTV. Named as MTV Slash, the  device comes with a 7 inch HD ( 1024x600 ) display with 3G SIM calling facility. This android fablet is now available for Rs 9,490 with Snapdeal.com.

 MTV Slash fablet runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Beans. It also comes with 1GHZ processor, dual-SIM support and 5MP rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front camera for video chat. The device has 1GB RAM, 4GB of internal storage, MicroSD card slot and 3,000 mAh battery. It is just 9mm and weight 290 grams. MTV Slash also comes with G-Sensor, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor.

"Super performance at a super price…that's what young people want and that is exactly what the MTV Slash fablet is. After a very successful start to our partnership with Swipe Telecom, we have now moved to a brand + content leverage." 

- Aditya Swamy, EVP & Business Head, MTV India

MTV Slash offers three pre-loaded MTV apps. The 'MTV India' app gives an access to all MTV shows, blogs, videos, shows,photos and downloads. The 'MTV Hottie' app provides a peek into the Splitsvilla contestants across five seasons.

MTV Slash fablet features:

- 1 GHZ Dual Core Processor
- Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2
- 1 GB RAM
- 4GB of internal storage
- 7 inch HD( 1024x600 ) display
- 3G SIM calling facility
- dual-SIM support
- 5MP rear camera with LED flash
- VGA front camera
- MicroSD card slot 
- 3,000 mAh battery
- 9mm and weight 290 grams.
- G-Sensor, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor.
and many more..

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