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Thursday 28 July 2016












Let us take a look at how what other telecoms are offering in terms of data packs and tariffs in Delhi/NCR:

Vodafone 3G/4G (28 days validity)
1GB – Rs 255
2GB – Rs 455
3GB – Rs 655
5GB – Rs 855
6GB – Rs 955
7.5GB – Rs 1097
9GB – Rs 1255
Airtel 3G/4G (28 days validity)
3GB – Rs 455
5GB – Rs 655
6GB – Rs 755
7GB – Rs 855
10GB – Rs 989
Idea 3G/4G (28 days validity)
2 GB – Rs 349
5 GB – Rs 649
10 GB – Rs 990
Aircel 3G/4G (30 days validity)
2GB – Rs 399
3GB – Rs 599
4GB – Rs 799
5GB – Rs 995
2GB – Rs 1399
10GB – Rs 1849
Airtel has the advantage here at Rs 989 when it comes to 10GB 3G/4G prepaid data plans with Idea very close at Rs 990 for 10GB. Vodafone’s 9GB pack costs Rs 1,255, which shouldn’t come as a surprise as the company has not announced any price-cuts on its data plans as of now.
Airtel, again offers a good deal with its 3GB data pack costing Rs 455. The competition remains tough for Vodafone and Aircel as their tariff seems to be the highest at the moment. We can’t say if this data war will lead to users changing their operators; but the competition sure is getting more intense day by day.

Wednesday 20 July 2016












Le Eco


A couple of phones were launched recently with an extraordinarily large 6 GB RAM capacity, LeEco Max 2 and OnePlus 3. (For perspective, the laptop from which this article is being written has 4 GB RAM.) But even that seems to be not quite enough for the Chinese phone-maker LeEco, which is now going to launch a new 8 GB RAM device.
The likely launch date is 29 June. The phone will have either of the Qualcomm's latest chipset, Snapdragon 821 or 823 and a 25 MP rear camera.
LeEco is planning to price the phone at around 3000 Yuans (around ₹ 30,000). The company is on a phone launching spree, with 3 new smartphones launched in China recently.















Apple iOS 10 Beta

Apple started rolling out the iOS 10 public beta, or second version of the developer preview, late last week. After a bit of contemplation I have decided to take the plunge and upgrade the iPhone 6s Plus to the latest version of the Apple mobile OS.
Over the next few days I will chronicle my experience with iOS 10. Below we look at the latest addition in iMessage, Contacts, and Notifications.














LG X Screen: The best looking phone at this price

LG X Screen certainly scores high on the looks department, and offers some unique features, but for India’s users will that be enough to impress?

 

LG X Screen priced at Rs 12,990 has been launched in India as a Snapdeal exclusive and will start selling from July 20.

For LG, the X Series are the new budget smartphones, which offer features seen on premium devices of the company. With the X screen, users get the ‘Always On’ display and Dual- Display on top, a feature which was part of the more premium V10 smartphone. LG first debuted the new X screen and X cam smartphones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this February.
So what does the dual display feature mean? LG X screen has a 4.93-inch HD in-cell touch display as well as 1.76 inch secondary display right on top. This second screen — as LG calls it — shows the last four recently accessed apps, settings app, music app, and lets users answer calls without interrupting current activity. It’s kind of like a strip on top of the regular display, where these apps appear. Users cannot change or determine which apps will show in this secondary screen.

Gionee M6, world’s most secure smartphone, to launch on July 26

The encryption chip inside Gionee M6 will provide users with double protection for their data. 

 

Gionee is set to launch M6 smartphone that will feature an encrypted chip inside the it. The chip will protect the data stored inside the phone with encryption, which includes call records, photos, documents, notes and other information. Gionee claims the data will be securely protected in a way that no other phone can currently match.
“Despite its efficacy, Apple’s Touch ID is still lacking when it comes to what is stored on the smartphone – as soon as someone manages to pass through the lock screen, information can be freely viewed,” says Gionee.
According to Gionee, the encryption chip will provide users with double protection for their data. This means the protected data can neither be seen in case a user decides to hide it or if the Android system gets hacked.

 

Gionee M6 will be officially announced on July 26.
Sirin Labs, in April, launched Solarin – which is also one of the most expensive Android smartphones. Solarin was launched with security as its primary focus. The smartphone, which costs $14,000, claims to be fully-secure.
















Meizu MX6 launched with deca-core MediaTek processor in China

 

Meizu MX6 sports a 12MP Sony image sensor with pixel size of 1.4 micron and f/2.0 lens

 

Meizu has launched its latest MX6 smartphone in China. At a dedicated event in Beijing, Meizu has announced MX6 smartphone and few other accessories.
Meizu MX6 comes with a metal unibody design and is just 7.5 mm thick. The smartphone features a 5.5-inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The display made by Sharp is covered by a 2.5D curved glass.

Under the hood, Meizu MX6 is powered by a Helio X20 chipset coupled with Mali-T880MP4 GPU. The processor is not as powerful as the one found on Meizu Pro 6 but it should be able to handle most tasks thanks to 4GB RAM.

Meizu MX6 comes with a 32GB storage, dual-SIM support and LTE Cat 6 network compatibility. The Meizu MX6 is supported by a 3,060mAh battery which supports fast charging.

Meizu MX6 runs Android Marshmallow based Flyme UI and the device will go on sale in Gray, Gold and Silver colour variants. Meizu MX6 is priced at 1,999 Yuan (approximately Rs 20,065) for the 4GB RAM, 32GB storage model.

Meizu has also announced a Loop Jacket case which looks similar to Samsung’s offering. The case is priced at 99 Yuan (approximately Rs 994).

Sunday 17 July 2016

Samsung Exynos...

Exynos is manufactured by Samsung based on ARM architecture.
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Samsung from the beginning, was well known for manufacturing processors for other manufactures which includes A4, A5, A5X processors (designed by Apple, but fabricated by Samsung) for Apple devices. With the emergence of smartphone and tablet market, Samsung decided to create its own brand of processors. Some of the popular models are Exynos 3 single (included in Samsung Galaxy S), Exynos 4 Dual (dual core) and Exynos 4 Quad core (quad core). The latest Quad core is included in Samsung Galaxy S lll. Presence of quad core in Slll makes it easier to multitask, switch between applications and play HD videos smoothly and without any glitch. The future versions of Samsung devices will be equipped with this processor.
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4...
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Qualcomm considers Snapdragon as a platform and very similar to ARM architecture. Snapdragon dubbed their product series as Scorpion. They have gone through S1, S2, S3 and the latest S4 series.
Snapdragon is the chip of choice for Windows Phone and preferred by manufactures like HTC and Nokia. Qualcomm’s dual core chip is highly efficient to the extent that while benchmarking, its performance stood almost equivalent to quad core. Another feature that stood out is efficient battery life which can be attributed to the chips design. The latest series S4 introduce latest quad core technology. With quad core variant of S4 recently introduced, this processor is going to rock smartphone and tablet market.
Qualcomm Snapdragon are the best for better battery life and if you like playing HD movies.
Intel Atom...
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processor is manufactured by Intel. It is based on X86 architecture rather than ARM system. Intel is now serious about conquering mobile device market. The latest version of Atom processors are different from the ones seen on netbooks. The smartphone version has improved performance speed and less power consumption. Atom processors are good in rendering web pages and playing web based games and videos. Recently Atom processors were made Android compatible. With improved performance and because of recent changes, we can see more decent number of handsets in the future from their partners Motorola and Orange.

Intel Atom processors are the best choice for using web based applications on Smartphones and Tablets.

Apple A9 Processor...
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Designed by Apple Inc.
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Common manufacturer(s) : Samsung; TSMC
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Max. CPU clock rate 1.85 GHz (iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE)
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Min. feature size 16 nm (TSMC) to 14 nm (Samsung)
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Predecessor : Apple A8
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GPU : PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 (six-core)
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Application : Mobile
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Variant: Apple A9X
First Windows Made In November 20, 1985; 30 years ago, as Windows 1.0
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Last Release Was Windows 10