Gionee Elife E7 - Made for Shooting - A 16 MP Device

The Chinese smart-phone firm, Gionee, launches its latest flag-ship phone, Elife E7. After the success of Elife E6 the expectations are high and many of us are waiting for the new member.

The newly launched Gionee phone will be available in two variants, 16GB and 32 GB in January 2014 and yes the memory is not expandable with microSD cards. The phone features a 16 MP primary camera with lots of cool effects as promised, the Gionee called it "Made for Shooting". The expected priced for 16 GB variant is INR 27,000 and 32 GB is INR 32,000.

Specifications are as follows:

3G ( Elife E7 ) & 4G ( Elife E7L ) Network

Available from 2014, January

Display - Gorilla Glass 3 with just a 2.3mm bezel, capacitive touchscreen

Display Size & dimention – Full HD with 1080p, 5.5 inches (~400 ppi pixel density)

Internal Memory – 16 GB & 32 GB

( No External Card slot )

RAM:

• 16 GB variant – 2 GB
• 32 GB variant – 3 GB

Connectivity:

• Wi-fi
• Bluetooth 4.0

Camera:

• Primary – 16 MP, 1.34 microns
• Secondary – 8 MP

Camera Features:

• Auto Makeup Effects
• Intelligent Scene Recognition Function
• Action Shot Mode called as “The Footprint Mode”
• Meeting Memo Mode

Operating System - Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

CPU – Quad-core

• 4G variant – 2.5 GHz
• 3G variant – 2.2 GHz

Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 800

GPU - Adreno 330

Battery - Li-Ion 2500 mAh

For more personalized look the hand-set is available with multiple color variants including black, white, blue, pink, green, yellow and orange.

[Source: ThinkDigit.com & Gionee.co.in]

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Samsung ChatOn Messaging Service Gets A New Life

Every Samsung smart-phone owner is familiar with “ChatOn” application which is very much similar as “BBM” in Black Berry handsets.

The so called chat messenger application is as useless as a broken torch in a dark night, in a world where WhatsApp has more users than Facebook & twitter the application form Samsung is just a default application and taken as not-to-touch-icon in the phone by Samsung users.

In the mean time the smart-phone giant announces an update for ChatOn that adds some new features like SMS and MMS integration with messenger service. The update is only for Samsung devices running on Android 4.0 and above and available on the Play Store and on Samsung Apps for download.

Now the update enables integration of text messages with ChatOn mobile application and users can see them with their chat history. The text view is optional and users can go with both options whether the SMS & MMS are integrated with mess anger service or not.

The sad part is that the new update is only available in Brazil and Germany and promised to make it available for rest on the users very soon.

Samsung also told that the new update is working very smoothly with flag-ship devices like Samsung Note II, Note 3, Galaxy S III and S4.

Facts about Samsung ChatOn Messaging Service:

• More than 100 million users
• Available in 237 countries
• Supports 63 languages

[Source: engadget.com]

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Samsung Galaxy Round - A Curved Display

Samsung Galaxy Round

The latest Samsung phone will feature curved display, but is is currently available for South Korea Market.
Specifications are as follows:

3G & 4G Network
Available from 2013, October

Display - Super Flexible AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Display Size & dimention - 1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.7 inches (~386 ppi pixel density)

Internal Memory - 32 GB (External Card slot)
Ram - 3 GB

Camare - Primary 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Camera Features:

• Dual Shot
• Simultaneous video and Image recording
• Geo-tagging
• Touch focus
• Face and smile detection
• Image stabilization
• Panorama
• HDR

Video - Full HD with 1080p@60fps
Camera Secondary - 2 MP with 1080p@30fps

Operating System - Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)

CPU - Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
GPU - Adreno 330

Sensors:

• Accelerometer
• Gyro
• Proximity
• Compass
• Barometer
• Temperature
• Humidity
• Gesture

Battery - Li-Ion 2800 mAh

[Image Courtesy GSMArena.com]

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Apple iPhone 5C - Hands On Video

After the announcement of colored iPhones which are named as iPhone 5C many people are waiting for this beautiful device. Featuring iOS 7 out-of-the-box and colorful plastic-shell (non-metallic body) it is just like its predecessor iPhone 5 with hardware and specifications, the only difference in the battery iPhone 5C has 1510 mAh over iPhone 5 has 1440 mAh.

Find here how the new iPhone 5C works with not-so-different applications and some new iOS 7 features.

[Image & Video Courtesy GSMArena.com]

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OPPO N1 Introduction - Technology & Innovation at Its Best

OPPO entered in mobile manufacturing market in 2008 and is a new emerging technology firm spreading their wings over North America, Europe and Asia. Believing in the latest technology and serving highest quality with most user friendly products is the sole concept behind their work.

OPPO N1

The latest Smart phone that Oppo introduces is named as OPPO N1, with a unique rotating camera (consists of 67 different parts) featuring 13 mega pixel and a dual LED flash. It has an aluminum uni-body finish and involves 14 complex steps with 20 days to complete.

A mammoth 5.9 inches of IPS LCD capacitive touch screen having 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution (373 ppi pixel density) along with an entirely feature which is a touch-sensitive area at the back offered by OPPO N1.

The touch panel at the back of the phone gives you really an amazing option to operate your smart phone with one hand. Features like O-Touch that supports long press, sliding and double tap with different functionality.

OPPO N1

The phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor with Quad-core 1.7 GHz CPU and Krait 300 chipset along with Adreno 320 GPU. The external storage option (microSD) in unavailable with the OPPO N1 is offering 16 and 32 GB of inbuilt storage. The RAM is of 2 GB and device is powered by 3610 mAh Li-Ion battery.

The operating system is based on latest Android 4.2, Jelly Bean and named as Color OS. OPPO has done some remarkable customization and worked in association with well-known popular CyanogenMod and custom Android ROM team.

[Image Courtesy GSMArena.com]

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Sony Xperia Z1 – Smart Phone with best-in-class Features

With Xperia series Sony gets a new dimension, after the Xperia Z the Japanese bring its successor Xperia Z1 with big screen and more power.

The Xperia Z1 has Quad-Band 2G/3G and LTE (4G) support, the display is of 5 inches with capacitive touch screen featuring Triluminos display and has 441ppi pixel density and the X-Reality Engine makes color more lurid and vibrant.

Sony Xperia Z1

As an Android device it has latest version of Jelly Bean 4.2.2 with added custom user interface. Powered by Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 with 2.26 GHz processor and Krait 400 chipset CPU along with Adreno 330 GPU, Xperia Z1 has 2 GB of RAM which makes it smooth.

The camera is of 20.7 mega pixel featuring Sony’s latest Exmor RS sensor also have some other features like Sony G Lens, Info-eye and AR effects. The 16 GB of inbuilt storage and with microSD slot it will offer expandable storage. The battery is 3000 mAh and successfully supplies the necessary power to the device.

The IP 58 certification which ensures dust resistant and water resistant property is the added advantage to the Xperia Z1.

Non-replaceable battery and bulky size are some negative aspects like but it does not affect the overall charm of the phone.

[Image Courtesy GSMArena.com]

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Nokia Lumia 1020 - Pure Camera Phone with PureView Technology

Couple of years ago when Nokia announces its mammoth camera with PureView technology featured by the first phone in this line up Nokia 808 (also the last official Symbian OS device), people where exited and appreciate the excellent camera with 41 Mega Pixel (38 MP effective).

Now with new generation Lumia series the first Nokia phone which has the 41 MP camera is Lumia 1020. It follows the flagship and has great features.

Nokia Lumia 1020

With Quad-Band 2G/3G network it has 4.5 inch with AMOLED capacitive touch screen and PureMotionHD with ClearBlack (Nokia patent) display. Powered by supper fast Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset and have 1.5 GHz dual-core Krait CPU along with Adreno 225 GPU the plus point is that it has 2 GB of RAM which ensures buttery smooth functionality. The storage is 32 GB and battery is 2000 mAh which is pretty good.

Some negative points like no SD card slot and lag between successive snaps while taking pictures (due to high resolution) overall the new member is showing its worth.

[Image Courtesy GSMArena.com]

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Lumia 520 vs Lumia 620

Nokia with its Lumia series which offers Windows Mobile Phone operating system comes some low range phone. The most admired one is Lumia 520 with its 4.0 inch screen and ultra-sensitive touch screen the little one is giving tough competition to its elder Lumia 620 and low range Android Phones.

As Samsung with its not-so-unique design pattern, every day come up with new phone which are now failed to attract potential customers, many people now chooses the Nokia Lumia series.

Now between Lumia 520 and Lumia 620 the price difference is approx INR 4000 as the younger one is tagged with INR 9,000 and the elder one if with INR 13,000 (all prices are tentative and subject to change with place and time). With 520 you get big screen and 620 has smaller screen, 3.7 inches, but also have compass, flash and front facing camera which 520 do not have. But in 9K you get a good package with all amazing features.

At the end Nokia Lumia 520 will be preferred over Lumia 620 for its low price, big screen and same hardware configuration.

[Image Courtesy GSMArena.com]

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Micromax Canvas Tablet P650

Micromax, the Indian phone manufacturer now launches a tablet in the Canvas line-up. After successfully developing several smart phone with Canvas flag-ship they are now coming up with a Canvas Tablet named as Canvas Tab P650. The expected price for this tablet is INR 16,500 i.e. $270.

The Canvas Tablet features an 8-inch IPS display and powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core MKT CPU with 16 GB of supported memory. The included RAM is of 1GB which is promising and the battery is of 4800 mAh.

It also has 5 MP of primary camera, 2 MP of secondary camera, 3G connectivity and latest 4.2.1 Jelly Bean Android operating system.

Having several stock features the Canvas Tablet is available in White and Blue color.

[Image Courtesy GsmArena.com]

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Apple Launches Colored iPhones with iPhone 5C

Apple INC’s iPhone is now available with different colors. Yes, iPhone is now coming out from their black and white world and accepting the world of colors. The recently launched iPhone 5C with iOS 7 bring the new colors to this dull smart phone.

Apart from all those not-so-interesting and not-better-than-android features the phone only brings some bright colors with a hope that it increases some customer base.

Let’s see what will happen.

[Images Courtesy GsmArena.com]

iPhone 5C

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WhatsApp is now planning to charge yearly $ 0.99.

WhatsApp, an application that bring revolution in the chatting platforms, associated with your contact numbers it allows you to chat with your friends and family right from your hand-held device.

From past few months it is available with no cost and now the company is going to charge for its services yearly. Now this extremely popular cross-platform instant messaging application is charging you with very little annual fee, $0.99 which after conversion comes as mere 55-60 INR.

The key feature of the application is that it lets you talk to any of your friends having WhatsApp installed in their mobile phone irrespective of operating system or platform. Similar to BlackBerry Messenger, but available for everyone, even if you have different kinds of smart phones like Android, Symbian, Windows Phone, iPhone and many others.

The question arises that if an individual pays for one time and then he uninstall it from the cell phone, what happened to the subscription? The answer is that, the application registered on your cell phone numbers, hence when you again install it with the same mobile number you right back on your subscription.

I think, 50-60 INS per year is a small price that you have to pay against the superb services you get with WhatsApp Application.

Tell me what you think about this application and share your thoughts in the comments section.

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Points Before Developing Any Mobile Application - Gear Up And Start

These days companies from old to new are spreading their arms in mobile application development, this makes the field more competitive. A simple and small application is easy to develop but when we go for a large scale application with multiple tabs it gets messy and complex. So when we are going to build such applications, smart thinking with efficient planning is required.

Below are some factors or steps which play key role in mobile application development:-

1. The objective must be crystal clear-

What are the goals? It is the prime concern of any application. Every application shows its developers image. What they want from the product to do? Is it for competing with other product or simply a new concept and building the future road-map? The goal of every action during development will result customer loyalty and user friendly environment. After we agreed on goals we have to set priority and start the project.

2. Understand the potential users-

After setting the goals the next step is to identify the potential users and the target audience. We have to collect some data like what platforms and technologies are used by them and what needs they have. Also we have to gain an idea about each user’s experience and design to meet their needs.

3. Ideas and reviews from users-

For better understanding of user’s needs and expectations like what they are looking for in an application, we have to directly interact with them. As we move through the development process we can discuss new ideas and take a review from users.

4. Break the problem set-

As we know that every problem can further divided in sub problems. This method is very useful in application development. First we have to develop the basic model then introduce efficient upgrades and increase the functionality and reliability of the application. This process helps developer to understand each function of the application.

5. Plan for frequent updates-

Make application up-gradable. Update in terms of functionality and user experience. Statistics shows that when any application gets any update users re-engages with it. With new features and functionality the application re-bounded with users. But we have to careful that there is a reasonable gap between previous and next updates.

6. Synchronize between customers and business-

The application must be develop as to meet the users need as well as generate good revenue. Both factors are opposite to each other, frequent research and expert opinion helps the developers to understand the technical feasibility and business aspects.

7. Update yourself with currents market pace-

This field needs exploration and experimentation. Interact with different applications and different platforms to get an idea of interface and performance. Experimentation with available options is a good idea to reach user’s expectations and needs.

8. Analysis and Futuristic plans-

We must clear about scope and future of the product. How we measure that the application is a success and what are the challenges ahead. If we release the application for specific platform then it must be developed for other available platforms to reach maximum users.

These are the factors which must be considered during mobile application development. The developers can get better idea and approach which finally comes out as a masterpiece.

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Mobile Application Development – Towards New Future

These days mobile phones are like sixth element, everyone have it. There was a time when phones only used as a talking machine or communication devices. Now mobile phones are used less for talking and more for entertainment and knowledge purpose. Mobile phones bring the world on finger tips as information and services are just in everyone’s fist.

This brings the mobile applications in action. With the production of new smartphones which are capable of providing different services and ease to users, there is a massive need of mobile applications to increase efficiency and productivity. To bring most out of these smartphones we need applications. These days everyone have its own need and choices, mobile applications help us to customize according to our need and preferences. Businessmen needs business applications, social peoples need socializing applications, tourist needs travel applications and so on. Different service needs different application. This versatility makes mobile application development a difficult task.

As the number of mobile users is large, there is a large customer base for applications, but these peoples have different preferences based on need and situation. Hence the first step of mobile application development involves research on the needs of user.
A number of mobile phone platforms available in the market which is another barrier in mobile application development. On the first look each phone looks same but when we go deep in the operating system and platform we find that different platforms use different formats of data and applications. Developers must know the differences between platforms and what are the changes made to run these applications run on different platforms.

Hence we can say that Mobile Applications market is not only revolutionizing the software industry, it is also having a major impact on society. It is a new way of thinking.

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