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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

WhatsApp is now free: Is this a move to curb free advertising forever?

WhatsApp – the world’s most popular messaging app – which is owned by Facebook, the world’s number one social networking website, just went free! Purchased two years ago for a whopping $19 billion, it doesn’t look like the company has made much profits by charging people a fee of 99 cents, Moreover, taking under consideration the fact that most users who joined the service before the subscription fee was introduced, have been using the service free of cost since inception.

So why purchase a product for so much money, and not even try to monetise it? What does Facebook really want to do with the messaging app service?

The reason given by WhatsApp for discontinuing its annual subscription fee is that it hasn’t really worked out, as planned earlier. “For many years, we have asked some people to pay a fee for using WhatsApp after their first year. As we have grown, we have found that this approach hasn’t worked well,” said WhatsApp in a blogpost. Despite not being able to charge its hundreds of millions of users the annual fee, WhatsApp said it would not subject its users to advertisements.

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Samsung Galaxy S7 leak confirms Exynos chipset

I almost forget that the Samsung Galaxy S7 hasn’t been officially revealed by Samsung yet. Why? Because we’ve seen so many details about the phone already, despite hearing almost none of it from Samsung themselves. This time, the news comes from a popular benchmarking site.

We’ve reported for some time that the S7 would come in at least two flavors. One with an Exynos processor, and another with a Snapdragon inside. We’ve had some pretty good reports on what the phone will likely contain, and now some of those have been all but confirmed, thanks to the most recent leak.

AnTuTu’s account on Weibo spelled out pretty much everything that we already assumed about the forthcoming phone. The model in question is the SM-G930F. In addition to the new Exynos 8890, it also shows the phone having a 5.1″ 1440 x 2560 pixels screen, 12 MP rear camera, 5 MP front camera, 4 GB of RAM, and 64 GB of internal storage. Unfortunately no benchmarks were actually posted, as the phone is “still in the testing phase.”

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Kyocera launches ruggedized mobile devices Duraforce

Kyocera launches ruggedized mobile devices Duraforce XD and Duraxe

The communications division of the Japanese multinational electronics and ceramics manufacturer Kyocera recently launched two new rugged mobile devices to complement AT & T’ ruggedized DuraXE feature phone and Kyocera’s DuraForce Smartphone.The DuraForce XD and its large display are ideal for viewing documents, forms, schedules and other critical information on the job.

The DuraXE is a Push-To-Talk device designed for active people who wish to stay connected in tough work environments. Both devices feature dedicated side buttons supporting AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk (EPTT) existing rugged portfolio.

The new DuraForce XD, a 4G LTE AndroidTM smartphone with a large 5.7-inch high-definition display, and the new ruggedized DuraXE feature phone. The DuraForce XD and its large display are ideal for viewing documents, forms, schedules and other critical information on the job. The DuraXE is a Push-To-Talk device designed for active people who wish to stay connected in tough workingconditions. Both devices feature dedicated side buttons supporting AT&T Enhanced Push-to-Talk (EPTT).

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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Apple iPhone 5s receives a massive price cut

Apple iphone 5s has slashed prices for the iPhone 5s in India almost by half. As a reult of the price cut, the iPhone 5s is now priced at Rs 24,999 in the country. The device which had received a price cut a few months ago, has now been reportedly brought down to almost half in the past three months.

iPhone 5s prices now starts at Rs 24,999, down from Rs 44,500 in September. This makes Indian price of iPhone 5s one of the lowest globally, despite the depreciating rupee and higher import taxes making India among markets where Apple products cost the most.

It is believed that Apple’s price cut of iPhone 5s is part of its strategy to build a stronger portfolio in the mid-segment smartphone market. The report points out that retailers claim that the iPhone 5s accounts for almost 50 percent of total iPhone sales in India.

Last year, during the same time, Apple had lowered the price of the iPhone 5s, just before the iPhone 6 was to be announced. This came as good news to many as the iPhone 5s has been touted to offer better value for Indian buyers compared to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. A time when reports have been flooding the internet about the launch of a new iPhone early next year, looks like Apple has decided to lower the prices for its yet popular iPhone 5s. We can expect price drops for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus too.

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Gionee Marathon M5 Lite launched

Gionee Marathon M5 Lite with a smaller 4000 mAh battery and a 5-inch screen, has been launched in China. The smartphone is listed on the company’s China websiteand is priced at Yuan 999, which is around Rs 10,387 when converted. Gionee has not yet announced an India release date or price for this smartphone.

Gionee’s Marathon M5 Lite has a 5-inch HD screen, 1GB RAM and runs the MediaTek MT6735 quad-core processor. It has 16 GB storage space (expandable to 128 GB), sports an 8 mp rear camera and a 5 mp camera on the front.

Unlike the Gionee Marathon M5 which has a massive 6020 mAh battery, the M5 Lite has a smaller 4000 mAh battery, which still promises a standby time of 39 days. The Gionee Marathon M5 Lite is also lighter at 182g compared to the 210g Marathon M5. The dimensions of the Marathon M5 Lite are 143 x 69.9 x 8.5 mm. This a dual-SIM smartphone that supports 4G LTE.

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Motorola Moto G Turbo Edition first impressions

Motorola Moto G Turbo Edition first impressions,Motorola just announced an upgraded version of its Moto G smartphone called the Moto G Turbo Edition. The smartphone is a mid-range device and is priced at Rs 14,499 and goes on sale on Flipkart starting from 10 December.

The Moto G Turbo Edition is supposed to be a budget smartphone, however, its hardware specifications place it a notch over the currently available Moto G (2015) smartphone and eerily close to its elder sibling Moto X Play that is priced at Rs 19,999. Still then, the smartphone will find plenty of takers and these will be upgraders who want to step up from the budget Moto G with a few new features.

So without delay, here are our first impressions of the Motorola Moto G Turbo Edition:

As with every other Motorola smartphone that has launched this year, the design is again pretty similar to its predecessors. But the Moto G Turbo Edition does feel a bit special and you will notice this once you pick up the phone. It certainly does not feel cheap and nothing like the Moto G models of the past.

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Japan spreads its technological knowhow in Asia

Taiwanese computer and smartphone maker ASUS recently launched a new 5.5-inch ZenFone Zoom Smartphone at an event held at National Taiwan University in Taipei.ZenFone Zoom is the world's thinnest 3x optical-zoom smartphone with an innovative HOYA optical zoom lens module.ASUS has boasted that it can rival SLR digital camera, and also outshine iPhone 6s.

ZenFone Zoom is the world's thinnest, and the first one to have an optical zoom lens module in the smart phone. The camera module has OIS and the laser focus. This will let the user, even in the very low light mode, sill be able to take a good pictures. Now the user can have a smartphone and they also have the very professional camera in their hand," said Ivan Chen, Associate Director, ASUSTek computer Inc.

Japanese optical lens manufacturer HOYA invented the Industry's Thinnest Lens Unit "CUBE" module, with 3x optical zoom and optical image stabilization, which is realized in 6mm of thickness.

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