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After iPhone 6 it’s Time for Cheaper iPhone, Are You Ready!

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Apple with its top-end devices has always pinched your pocket, but the launch of cheaper iPhone seems to be more affordable choice for the users. The 4.7 and 5.7-inch iPhone were intended to release in Q1 of 2014. However, if rumors are to be believed, inexpensive iPhones could be a reality this year only. Pegatron is currently manufacturing the cheaper versions with plastic chassis and also handling orders for iPad Mini. DigiTimes reports that Pegatron, the Taiwan-based supply chain maker, would start shipments in August for iPhones and iPad Mini. The shipments for its components would begin in July giving a fair share of benefit to chassis supplier Casetek.   The report further added that the trial production for 5S and the cheaper iPhone would be in July followed by mass production in August and launch in September. However, the report also stated that the next generation iPhone and 9.7-inch [+more]

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HTC One Vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Vs Sony Xperia ZL : The Facebook Experience Behind Imagination

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    After HTC announced its first exclusive Facebook smartphone running on the Facebook Home interface, we just found out that 3 other popular smartphones have also managed to get this upgraded experience. The Facebook Home experience is now available on the Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC One as well as the Sony Xperia ZL. In a recent conference, Facebook announced that over 1 million users have already installed the Facebook Home. But Android Central has carefully clarified that this figure just talks about the number of individual downloads, and doesn’t necessarily mean every user who has downloaded it is using it actively. With the Galaxy S4 and Xperia ZL, users had the option to “Use Home Anyway”, while the HTC One made a smooth and automatic transition to the new interface. The new interface also has a new ongoing notification, which users can choose to switch off by adjusting the [+more]

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Affordable E-Book Readers: Should you pick the Nook or the Kindle?

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With everything going virtual these days, including books, an e-book reader becomes quite a prized possession for us bookworms. If you are planning to invest in an e-book reader and are confused between the Barnes & Noble Nook and the Amazon Kindle, read on to help you make the choice. There’s a reason why the Kindle has managed to establish a name for itself in the e-book reader space, even though technically, Amazon’s not exactly a bookstore, more of a book broker. Sure, the purist in you would lean towards the B&N Nook, because after all, Barnes & Noble is a bookstore, and quite a large one at that. But in terms of variety, the Kindle will give you far more, with over 200,000 exclusive titles and many more e-books to offer than the Nook. Both these e-book readers start at $79 for the basic versions, but while the basic [+more]

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Nokia Lumia 920 Vs Samsung Galaxy S4—Greeny Rumor Spices up the Race for the Camera Crown

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‘No not a Nokia’—That’s what we have been saying all this while. But just then I heard a knock—and whom do I see at the door? An amazing new avatar from the Finnish maker—the Nokia Lumia 920! Instead of dumping Nokia like my old yet fave top, I hugged it back right into my closet! Its look almost blew my head off and swept me off with its touch. I mean it—with awesome candy colors such as red, cyan, yellow and classic hues such as black, gray and white; Nokia Lumia 920 brought a fresh coat of paint into the smartphone world. Now I hear that it would come in mint green—perhaps justifying the green stares that onlookers would throw in its way. Now, realizing that you must have already gone excited, sorry—this might just be an April fools’ joke. Compensating for your sneers and ‘awwws’, we bring to you [+more]

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Google Brings Christmas Back to the Android Calendar

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The December that vanished from Google’s calendar in Andriod 4.2 Jelly Bean is on its way to being healed. A patch has been rolled out by Google which would fix the bug. Andriod 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was the first one to introduce an app called People which lets you store the usual names, phone number and addresses and lets you also assign dates such as birthdays and anniversaries. When people updated their Andriod 4.0 to Andriod 4.2, a strange thing happened; a whole month of December went missing. In fact, the date picker skipped the month entirely, going straight from November to January. The bug was first noticed by  Rohit Naik, who posted a screenshot of the offending app to the Android message boards on Google Code. Fortunately, Jelly Bean hadn’t taken away the cheer of Christmas entirely. It was only the People app which was affected by the [+more]

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On Its 20th Birthday, Is The SMS Party Over?

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It’s been 20 years since text messaging came into being. It’s the 20th birthday of text messaging. The first ever text message, or short message service (SMS) was sent on 3 December 1992.  The first ever message was sent by 22 year old British engineer to an Orbitel 901 mobile phone, and read “Merry Christmas. Since then it changed the way we communicate. Now that it turns 20, it looks like text messaging fad is over. SMS messages in the UK plummeted by 38.5 billion in the second quarter, down from 39.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011. It seems Whatsapp and Imessage have become the latest trend of messaging. This is due to ease and economy of messaging involved with these apps. Ofcom director of research James Thickett said, “When texting was first conceived many saw it as nothing more than a niche service. “But texts have now [+more]

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Samsung Galaxy S Advance will Get Android Jelly Bean Update in January

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Here’s some good news for all Samsung Galaxy S Advance owners. According to a post on Samsung’s Facebook page, this phone is next in line to get an upgrade to Android’s Jelly Bean version. Although this was expected to happen sometime in November, the official announcement from Samsung puts January 2013 as the expected date. Android 4.1 builds on top of Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich. It’s a far smoother and more dynamic OS, letting users work on alerts directly from the notification menu itself. Android 4.1 also features better voice typing capabilities that work even without internet connectivity. Also included is Google’s new voice search feature that looks for answers using the Knowledge Graph. Other benefits of Android Jelly Bean include: ‘Gesture Mode’ that can help blind users navigate the user interface conveniently using touch and swipe motions, along with speech output. TalkBack screen reader that supports gestures [+more]

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Droid DNA by HTC, Verizon Releasing Soon

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HTC and Verizon are coming together to release a brand new smartphone, the Droid DNA, exclusively on Verizon’s network. This new smartphone would be available starting from November 21 and will run on the high-speed 4G LTE network. The launch of this new phone is timed perfectly, giving consumers a new option to pick up during the holiday season. The Droid DNA features a 5-inch touchscreen and is powered by a 1.5 GHz processor. It’s got an 8 MP rear camera and comes with inbuilt software that reproduces sharper and clearer images. The front-facing camera in this phone has a resolution of 2.1 MP, making video-calling and clicking self shots also more enjoyable. You can even capture video at 1080p using the phone. The Droid DNA will run the latest version of Android, the Jelly Bean. You can also expect excellent sound quality on this device, as HTC has partnered with [+more]

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Microsoft Surface: Is The Pricing Not Competitive Enough To Make It Successful?

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    As splendid as the Microsoft Surface tablets look, if analysts are to be believed, the device may not do as well due to its ineffective pricing. Starting at $499, Shaw Wu – an analyst with Sterne Agee, feels that the tablet is far too expensive for consumers to want to pick one up. Microsoft also seems to be testing the waters rather cautiously, with intentions to build only 2-3 million units until December, as opposed to 5-6 million units of Google Nexus 7 and 3-4 million units of Amazon Kindle Fire HD tablets. The price point may also make it more profitable for Microsoft’s hardware partners like Dell, HP, and Lenovo to introduce competing products at cheaper rates. However, it may not be as easy for them to overtake the Surface in the Windows-based tablets. According to Wu, Microsoft will definitely find it hard to overthrow the reigning [+more]

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Apple Open Its Largest Asian Store in China

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The iPhone maker Apple launched its biggest Asian store ever in Beijing, China. The 3-storeyed facility is the sixth official outlet in mainland China. However, the store saw more than a 100 visitors queue up on Day 1. The store reflects the importance of China as a market for Apple. The response equally shows the market for Apple products in China. The store is said to have an area of 2,300 square metres  and it lies on Wangfujing, which is a high street in the heart of the capital. China follows the US as a market for Apple. However, Apple came under a lot of criticism recently for its production practices in China. Recently, Foxconn, which is also related to Apple, admitted that it was hiring children of about 14 years on assembly lines at one of their plants. The iPhone 5 has already received tremendous response from buyers in [+more]

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