Motorola Moto X launched in India.starting to be Rs 31,999

Motorola unveiled the new Moto X in India earlier this month, but didn’t reveal the price saying it would be announced on the day of launch. Today, the company has launched the flagship device in India with prices starting at Rs 31,999. The wooden and leather back variants will cost Rs 33,999 and they will go on sale on Flipkart at midnight.

As far as specifications are concerned, the new Moto X flaunts a 5.2-inch full HD AMOLED 1080p display with a pixel density of 423ppi, and is powered by a 2.5GHz Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor paired with 2GB of RAM. Also included is 16GB internal storage, but no micr0SD card slot to expand the memory.

The flagship smartphone also features a 13-megapixel rear camera with flash, and 4K video recording capabilities, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, front-facing stereo speakers, and a 2,300mAh battery. On the software front, the smartphone runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat.

In comparison, the original Moto X featured a 4.7-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and 16/32GB internal storage. Also included is a 10-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, 2,200mAh battery, and on the software front, it runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. 

Its just a great device meeting up the demands of the people upto the extent which they reqire atmost with as per the price is concerned.Many more devices are on a great deal to carry out the same features but can become the vendor only after this mobile. 

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Xiaomi Beats Samsung to become China's Top smartphone Vendor: Canalys

Xiamoi, a Chinese handset maker little knownin the West, overtook tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. to become China'stop-spelling smartphone brand in the second quarter, a market research company said Tuesday.

According to Canalys, Xiaomi sold 15million smartphones in China during the second quarter, more than a three-fold surge from a year earlier. It surpassed Samsung, which had the leading position in China for more than two years, as well as local brands such as Lenovo and Huawei.

During the April-June period, Samsung's China smartphone sales decreased to 13.2 million units from  15.5 million a year earlier. Lenovo trailed Samsung by a margin of 2 million units.

Xiamoi is little known in Europe or in North America because it sells nearly all of its smartphones in mainland China. But strong growth in China alone was enogh to vault Xiamoi to a top five position among the world's smartphone makers from nowhere the previous year.

Last week, another market research firm Strategy Analytics said Xiaomi became the world's fifth-largest smartphone vendor for the first time in the second quarter, surpassing LG Electronics Inc.

Canalys said China was the world's largest smartphone market during the second quarter, with nearly four in every 10 smartphones sold there.

Jingwen Wang, an analyst  at Canalys , said Xiamoi's was thanks to its competitive prices and focus on its own mobile software known as MUI.

Samsung and Apple Inc. were the only non-Chinese vendors among the top 10 smartphones brands in China.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S .....Happy launch in INDIA!!!!!

Last month, Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab S range of tablets at an event in New York. As expected, Samsung today launched the 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch tablets in India priced at Rs 37,800 and Rs 44,800 respectively.  

Talking of specifications, both the Galaxy Tab S variants are nearly identical except for the screen size and the size of the battery. The bigger 10.5-inch tablet features a 7,900mAh battery, while the 8.4-inch has a 4,900mAh battery. As mentioned above, the tablets flaunt a Super AMOLED display with WQXGA resolution (2560×1600 pixels) that translates into 288ppi for the 10.5-inch variant and 359ppi for the 8.4-inch variant.
The tablets are powered by an Exynos 5 octa-core chipset (quad-core 1.9GHz Cortex-A15 cores and quad-core 1.3GHz Cortex-A7 cores) clocked at 1.3GHz and paired with 3GB of RAM. Also included is 16/32GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 128GB using a microSD card.

The tablets also feature an 8-megapixel rear camera, 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera, and on the software front, they run on the latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat, wrapped under Samsung’s Magazine UI. Samsung has also preloaded apps like Milk Audio, Papergarden, Samsung WatchON and Sidesync 3.0 among others. The last feature is similar to Apple’s Continuity feature on iOS 8, wherein you will be able to pick up calls on the tablet itself while synced with your Samsung smartphone.

However Indians are Happy to hear and they make a new look for Samsung Galaxy Tab S.

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Samsung Galaxy Core Mini 4G......Announced in China

Samsung is launching a new Android smartphone in China, the Samsung Galaxy Core Mini 4G, the handset will be available with mobile carrier China Mobile.

The Samsung Galaxy Core Mini 4G comes with a 4.3 inch LCD display that has a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, the device is powered by a quad core 1.2GHz processor.

Other specifications on the Galaxy Core Mini 4G include 1.5GB of RAM and 8GB of build in storage, there is also a microSD card slot for expansion.

This new Android smartphone from Samsung also comes with a 5 megapixel rear camera with an LED flash, it can record high definition video in 720p.

The Galaxy Core Mini 4G also comes with WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0, plus GPS and USB 2.0, the handset come with Android 4.4 Kit Kat.

The Galaxy Core Mini 4G will be available exclusively with China Mobile in China.However plans are to be on road for launching it in India and Other Countries too.Lets wait and see....

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Flipkart goes to launch two smartphones in India next month!!!!

The launch of Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi’s first smartphones in India will happen sooner than what was expected earlier.  Xiaomi will launch its first two smartphones in India sometime between mid-July and early-August, multiple sources have confirmed. 

Rather than setting up its own online retail store, Xiaomi has tied up with Flipkart, which will exclusively sell Xiaomi’s products in India. Unlike Flipkart’s deal with Motorola, where it was importing Motorola smartphones on its own in India, Xiaomi India will import the devices and use Flipkart for retailing them.

Xiaomi will first launch the Redmi and Mi3 in India. The Redmi is its entry-level smartphone with a 4.7-inch 720p IPS display, a MediaTek 6589 quad-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage along with a microSD card slot. It comes with an 8-megapixel rear and 1.3-megapixel front-facing cameras. The Redmi runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with Xiaomi’s MIUI V5 on top.

The Mi3 is Xiaomi’s flagship smartphone with a 5-inch 1080p IPS display, a 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory. It comes with 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, both capable of shooting 1080p videos. The Mi3 also features dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC and Wi-Fi Direct. It has a massive 3,050mAh battery as well.

The Redmi is priced around Rs 8,000 in Singapore while the Mi3 costs around Rs 15,000. We expect Xiaomi to launch these two phones in India at similar price points Apart from the two smartphones, Xiaomi is also expected to launch its range of accessories including its 10,400mAh battery power bank.

Xiaomi’s pricing strategy seems to be very aggressive but it remains to be seen how it would be able to keep up with demand. Its products are sold out in the handful of countries where it is present at the moment. Xiaomi’s supply chain is already stretched thin and it plans to enter 10 new markets this year. Xiaomi is most likely to launch with limited stocks and there will be a waiting period before stocks get replenished.

It is already the third largest smartphone brand in China and sixth largest globally and is targeting to sell 100 million smartphones next year. Xiaomi sold 18.7 million smartphones last year, when it was present only in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

so Are you Ready for FLIPKARTING PHONEs in INDIA????

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How to Follow World Cup Beyond Live Video

Every World Cup game is being shown on television and online in the U.S. , but many will require a cable or satellite TV subscription, even for internet streaming. What if you don't have one?

Good news: In 2014, there are more apps and other options than ever before. As the World cup transitions into the knockout stages, here's a look at how to keep up on everything to do with the tournament in Brazil, including the U.S.- Germany match on Thursday.


Univision
 To stream games online using ESPN's website or app, viewers  need a cable or have TV subscription. It's not enough to have internet service through the cable provider.

But there is another way to watch for free-legally. Spanish-language channel Univision is streaming the first 56 World cup games for free on its website and Deporte app. The only drawback (for some) is that the commentary is in spanish.

Unfortunately, even the games on Univision will require a cable or satellite subscription once the quarterfinals begin on  july 4 .

Radio
ESPN Radio and Sirius XM are broadcasting all games over the radio. Simply find your local ESPN station, tune in at game and let the drama unfold. Sirius requires a satellite radio subscription.

This is handy if you are watching the game on Univision but want to hear English-language commentary, though Internet streams can run a minute or so behind the broadcast.
 ESPN stations.

 Apps 
There is a wide array of smartphone apps to help World Cup fans.

The official FIFA app for Apple and Android phones give you real-time updates of all games, updated rankings, photos and video highlights and selected tweets from FIFA and others.

If you're looking for a source outside the sport's governing body, check out Forza Football, Vuboo's World Cup 2014 and World Soccer Finals for Apple and Android devices, and in some cases windows phones as well. You don't get live video, but the apps offer lineups, game statistics, live updates, rankings and video highlights.

These apps offer similar information, but they are all free so you can try them all and see which you like best.
 FIFA app.



Media sites
ESPN's website is chock full of stats and video highlight that you can access even if you don't have cable. Many news sites, including the New York Times and The wall street Journal, offer live blogs of all of the games, offering insights and commentary. This can be a useful way to way to keep up, especially now that two games are going on at the same time.

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Google confirmed new version of Android 5.0 named to be "LEMON MERINGUE PIE"

Google is expected to unveil the next iteration of Android later this month at the Google I/O. While there have been quite a few reports discussing about the possibility of Android 4.5 and Android 5.0, the discussions have been put to rest courtesy of a teaser by none other than Google itself. 

 Google hopes this would a big good news for android lovers and there would be a good response for this new generation Android versions.this is totally based upon new themes and specifications along with the clock work design.And a special news from google is that for the first time it want to give a trail versions of these versions to make more easier to use.


A recent report claims that Google is likely to introduce a hugely overhauled design for the forthcoming Android variant. The overhaul program called ‘Quantum Paper’ will change the design and use unified elements across all products and platforms.

so let us wait for the new generartion android named to be as "LEMON MERINGUE PIE" 

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Introductory victory of new LG G Flex

LG finally introduced its first curved display smartphone in India, the G Flex, at an event in New Delhi. Indian consumers will have to wait till next year to get their hands on the device, as the G Flex will be available in India only in February 2014..

When we first held the G Flex in our hands, we were definitely a bit taken aback by its ergonomic curved design, which definitely is the device's USP. The G Flex is curved on its horizontal axis which gives the device's top and bottom edges a curl shape.

The biggest perceived advantage of the G Flex's curve in our limited period usage, is while talking on the device - the design definitely better hugs your face, much like an old landline phone. In terms of gripping, the curve also helps to comfortably hold the device, but the rear is made of plastic, so it can also slip out during long usage. 

When compared to some of its close competitors  its

better to hold and move around thanks to the curve design. 

Next big thing which is very much noticeable in the G Flex is its size, the 6-inch display does puts it in the phablet category and does looks like a large device in hands. Notably, we were unable to easily use the G Flex with one hand, as we found it difficult to stretch our thumb across the device. At the event, we were told that the G Flex can actually 'flex' until it's totally flat, and one of the company representatives even claimed that the South Korean manufacturer has tested the flexibility of the G Flex up to 100 times with about 40 kilograms of weight putting on the device without damaging the G Flex's screen. Let's say in the case, when accidentally sitting on the G Flex. 

While we couldn't test it with 40 kilograms of weight, we did press the curve of the G Flex, and it did stretch to be flat. While the display didn't crack, it's not really advisable to do this on a daily basis.

Following closely on the lines of LG's current flagship smartphone, the LG G2, G Flex also features rear physical keys for power and volume controls. LG has equipped the LED light on the rear power key which comes handy for notifications and while taking a selfie. The keys are metallic and offer good tactile feedback, very much like the LG G2. The volume-up button also doubles up as a shortcut key to launch the Quickmemo app on long press and the volume-down button acts as a camera shortcut key on long press when the phone is locked.

The G Flex also includes a number of ports around the edges including the 3.5mm audio jack and the charging port that sits at the bottom panel, while the micro-SIM card slot sits at the left panel of the G Flex. The rear panel includes the primary 13-megapixel camera with an LED flash, which is accompanied by an IR Blaster.

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Coming to the hardware of the G Flex, it is powered by a quad-core 2.26GHz Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) processor with an Adreno 330 GPU, and 2GB of RAM. The G Flex easily handled multitasking with ease, and the apps opened and closed instantaneously. Performance wise, the G Flex fared well in our limited testing.

The G Flex sports a 13-megapixel rear camera, and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. During our usage, the camera app opened instantly and did click at good speed without any shutter lag. The G Flex is powered by a 3,500mAh battery and weighs 177 grams. The LG G Flex comes with 32GB inbuilt storage, which is non-expandable.

The LG G Flex runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, which is a disappointment as we expected LG to ship Android 4.3, the most recent iteration of the OS with the phone. However, with LG finally revealing plans for rolling out the Android 4.4 KitKat update for the flagship smartphone, the G2, we expect that the G Flex will also get the KitKat treatment soon.

The LG G Flex also features the KnockON, which is LG's version of double tap to unlock and even lock the smartphone. In our limited testing, we found that at times while trying to unlock the phone it didn't register our taps. In fact, it was annoying at times. 

Other features on the G Flex include Slide Aside which is a way to multitask by moving between three apps at once via a three-finger swipe gesture; Guest mode, which allows you to create a guest mode with pre-selected apps for times when your friends or family want to use your phone; Dual Window, which divides the screen into two panels for multitasking and QuickTheatre that gives direct access to gallery, videos and YouTube icons.

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Launching of Nokia X2 Android smartphone is Ahead

Microsoft is all set to launch the second generation of its X-series of Android smartphones later this month. Reliable sources tell that the launch is three weeks away, so we are looking at the announcement to take place sometime in the week of June 23.A manifest of the Nokia X2 (codename RM-1013) units that have arrived in India for testing purposes. It is quite likely that the launch of the second-generation Android smartphones could take place in India, though the arrival of testing phones and the launch plans are not related.

This will be the first X-series smartphone to feature a dedicated home button. Nokia had found many users complaining about the lack of a home button in the Nokia X, which only had a back button. These users did not realize that long pressing the back button would take them to the home screen rather than having to press it multiple times to reach the home screen one step back at a time. Reaching the home screen easily is crucial in the Nokia X-series of smartphones as it doesn’t have a regular swipe down notification bar like other Android smartphones. In order to check notifications, users have to first go to the homescreen and then reach the Fastlane interface by swiping from the side of the display.

Earlier, specifications of the Nokia X2 had leaked thanks to a benchmark listing on AnTuTu. According to the listing, the Nokia X2 will feature a 4.3-inch WVGA (800×480 pixels) display, 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor, 1GB of RAM, and 4GB internal storage. It will also sport a 5-megapixel rear camera and VGA front-facing camera.

In comparison, the original Nokia X came with a 4-inch WVGA display, 1GHz Snapdragon dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB storage, microSD support, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, a 1,500mAh battery and dual-SIM card support.

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HP introduces the Android SlateBook PC

HP has launched the SlateBook PC, a unique 14-inch Android laptop that carries a fairly sleek design. 

HP vice president Mike Nash says the SlateBook combines the familiar interface of Android on mobile devices “with the productivity of a notebook ... in a breakthrough design,”

The Slatebook PC is powered by an Nvidia Tegra 4 processor with 2GB of RAM and up to 64GB of internal storage. 

It has a 14-inch, 1080p touchscreen display and is fairly heavy at 3.71lbs and only available in black with bright yellow accents. 

HP has added tools so Android apps will stretch out to the full 14-inch screen size.

The SlateBook also offers full access to the Google Play Store, with access to all your downloaded apps. 

The laptop is expected to be shown at Computex trade show this week in Taipei, which kicks off June 3. 

The Slatebook PC will be available starting August 6th for $399.

HP is also announcing the Chromebook PC, another 11.6-inch Chromebook powered by a Samsung processor. 

The Chromebook PC will start at $249 for a Wi-Fi model and there’s a built-in 3G version in the works. 

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Crystal Edition confirmed for May launch

Samsung is known for launching its flagship Galaxy smartphones in new avatars and variants. Following the tradition, the South Korean giant has confirmed that its flagship Galaxy S5 is coming in a Crystal Edition with Swarovski Crystal.

Samsung Mobile Korea has posted a video on youtube that teases the upcoming Galaxy S5 Crystal Edition smartphone. The video does not reval much about the new Galaxy S5 variant; though it confirms that the rear panel will be featuring crystal from Swarovski. The video also confirms that the Galaxy S5 Crystal Edition smartphone is launching in May.

However, there is no word whether the May release for the Galaxy S5 variant is for the Korean market only, or also intended for a global release.

Samsung in the past had launched the Galaxy S4 Crystal Edition, which was available in limited numbers in selective countires.

The South Korean giant in January also announced the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S4 mini 'Black Edition', which featured black-coloured faux-leather back cover, as first seen in Galaxy Note 3.

We expect that the Galaxy S5 Crystal Edition will come with identical specifications as the original version.

Samsung's latest flagship Galaxy smatphone, the Galaxy S5 went on sale worldwide on April 11. It is priced at Rs.51,500 in INDIA.

The biggest new features being touted on the Galaxy S5 by Samsung include a fingerprint scanner on the home button, a heart rate sensor placed near the 16-mega pixel camera, and the IP67 certification that makes it dust and water-resistant. As of now, there is no word whether the Galaxy S5 Crystal Edition will come with such features. The smartphone also features a new design in terms of the back panel now being perforated, and available with four colours at launch and option designer back panels.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom launch expected at April 29 ' Kapture The Moment' event

Samsung has started teasing its 'Kapture The Moment' event, scheduled for 29 April, where the company hints at an upcoming camera-centric smartphone.

The official teaser has been shared by Samsung Mobile official Twitter handle and does not reveal much about the product. The tweet by Samsung reads, "Kapture the moment. April  29. Mark your calenders!" 

We expect that the company will unveil the much-rumoured camera-variant of the Galaxy S5, the Galaxy S5 Zoom. The device has been doing rounds on the Internet for a while now and is the successor to the company's first camera-variant of a flagship, the Galaxy S4 Zoom.

Further, the teaser image has the letter "K" printed in large fonts, which suggests that the alleged Galaxy S5 Zoom might be dubbed Galaxy K Zoom.

In-line with the teaser image, a publication has claimed that the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom is the SOuth Korean giant's next mobile and camera hybrid device.

Earlier reports suggest that the alleged Samsung Galaxy K Zoom's camera will pack a 20-megapixel sensor, 10x optical zoom, image stabilization and also a Xenon flash. Aside from these imaging features, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom is also expected to include a physical camera shutter button and a throttle to control the zoom, both of which make it easier to take pictures.

The screen of the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom is said to be 4.8-inch display covering almost the entire front of the device. The handset runs Android Kitkat, and it is likely to be powered by a quad-core processor clocked at 1.6GHz paired with 2GB of RAM. 

The rumoured Samsung Galaxy K Zoom smartphone was first spotted in a GFXBench test in March.

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The next generation HTC One will have a 16-Megapixel Camera

It's already pretty widely known what the next generation HTC One will look like follow the numerous leaks surfacing on the web, however the camera has remained relatively a mystery.

That is until now since a Chinese TENAA listing provided all the specs including the camera which specified the HTC One will have a 16-Megapixel and 4-Megapixel camera which represent the two rear facing cameras on the device.

The next-generation HTC One is set to be officially announced at HTC's event next week, where no doubt how the two rear-cameras will be explained how they work together.

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Google planning on launching a 8.9-inch Nexus Tablet

Following on from the widely successful Nexus 7, Google is said to be launching a 8.9-inch Nexus Tablet and it's said to be a high-performance device but will also carry an associated higher price tag.

"Volume production is expected to start in July or August. The expectation is [that] this will be a lower volume product, carrying a premium price tag to support the specifications,"

The pricing of the rumoured 8.9-inch Nexus Tablet is said to start at $299 and should appear in the middle part of 2014.

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Gionee Elife S5.5 "worlds slimmest smartphone" to launch on march 18 in china

Gionee, the Chinese smartphone manufacture, is all set to launch its slimmest smartphone in two countries this month. Dubbed the Gionee Elife S5.5, the 5.5mm-thick smartphone was first unveiled last month ahead of the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona.

The smartphone will be launched first in China, with an 18 March 2014 release. This will be followed by its launch in India, on 31 March 2014. During its official MWC announcement, Gionee said that the device will head over to 40 more countries soon after its initial launch, and that consumers will get a 4G LTE varient of the smartphone in June 2014.

The Gionee Elife S5.5 3G variant will be priced at CNY 2,299 (Approximately $375 or Rs. 23,000) in China. Actual pricing and availability of the smartphone in India will be unveiled on the phone's launch on 31March 2014.

The Elife S5.5 is a single- SIM smartphone and runs the company's Amigo UI on top of ANdroid 4.2 Jelly Bean. It features a 5-inch display with no word on its resolution and display quality. The Elife S5.5 is powered by a 1.7GHz octa-core CPU coupled with 2GB of RAM. The camera options on the handset include a 13-megapixel rear shooter with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front camera for video calls.

The inbuilt storage on the Elife S5.5 is 16GB and there is no memory expansion option available. The smartphone packs a similar 2300mAh battery to that seen on the company's flagship, Elife E7.

The Elife S5.5 measures in 145.1 by 70.2 by 5.55mm weighs 130 grams At just 5.5mm thickness, the smatphone may just be the slimmest smartphone in the world.

Connectivity options on the smartphone include 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0 GPS and USB OTG. The Gionee Elife S5.5 comes on Black, White, Pink, Blue and Purple colours.

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Unlock LG Optimus L9

Who doesn’t want a flourishing business? Majorly possible with more and more customers, loyalty too plays a vital role. Everyone wants clients to stay with them forever. This is possible when you introduce great services, new features, innovative technologies and anything else that could keep your clients thrilled.

LG, a leading Smartphone manufacturer, has been doing just that. With multiple phone models launched, the company is bringing newness in all its introductions. While some of its phones boast of wider touch-screens, others are known to have great camera features.

Let’s get to one of LG’s older launches, LG Optimus L9 that was released at the end of 2012. Operated with a Android™ 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, the phone supports 4G Internet browsing and Google maps navigation. It is a multi-tasking phone with 5 megapixel camera, QUICKMEMO™ feature and social media integration.

But as I said above, all of us want loyal customers – people who’d stay with us forever. These days Smartphone manufacturers and network connection providers enter into customer-retention agreements. As a result Smartphone manufacturers lock their phone models with a unique software-generated code that allows the use of a single network service on that device.

However not everyone would favor this restriction, especially because the freedom to choose your own service is critical. In such cases, unlocking plays a life saving role. If you own an LG Optimus L9, you can get it unlocked right way. But before telling you how to do that, let me tell you why to do that:

·         First and foremost, you want to be free forever to use any network service. As unlocking is a onetime process, you don’t need a second-thought.

·         Unlocking is 100% legal, simple and quick

·         Unlocking increases the resale value of your phone

·         After unlocking, you would be able to use all voice and data features

The most important benefit of unlocking comes in while you’re flying outside. The ease to change to a local SIM will bring down your hefty roaming bills. Not forgetting the fact that if you take services from a trustworthy third party agency, your money is also safe. In case your phone is not unlocked, you get 100% money back assurance.

Getting on to the procedure of unlocking your LG Optimus L9 – it’s simple! Just get hold of your phone’s IMEI number that’s obtainable by dialing *#06# from your keypad. Now look for a reputed cell phone unlocking service provider, visit their website and place an order to purchase the unlock code for your phone. This code is unique, software-generated and has 16 digits in total.

The third party agency usually asks for the IMEI number, current network name, email ID and payment details. When you add all information, confirm the order and make payment successfully – you will shortly receive the unlock code on your email ID.

What next? Nothing much! Just change your phone’s SIM to the new one and when it asks for an unlock code; enter the one you received on your email. Your phone will be ready to use.

 You just need to take care of three important things:

·         Mention the current network connection and not the one you want to use

·         If number of remaining attempts is ‘zero’, do not place the order

·         Recheck your IMEI number carefully before submitting the order

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Nokia X can run 75 percent Android apps without any modifications

Right after introducing its Nokia X family at MWC 2014, the Finnish Firm has quickly begun rolling out the Nokia X services SDK to developers, as it had promised at the event.

As the Nokia X services SDK rolls, out the official SDK page mentions that around 75 percent of Android applications will be able to run without any modifications. The firm has also launched an app compatibility analyser, which lets developers check whether any modifications are needed for their apps to be made compatible with the Nokia software Platform 1.0 

Nokia also details that the core Nokia X platform is built on AOSP v4.1.2, which supports API level 16. The company also says it has added several 'enhancements' on top of this, such as Nokia IN-App payment, Here Maps, Nokia Notifications, disturbing in Nokia Store, payment with operator billing, and the Nokia X icon toolkit.

While developers will be interested to note the above details, end users will be happy to note that the Nokia X family of devices will be receiving a swiftkey, the fast-typing predictive text keyboard, will also arrive with support for swiftkey cloud, which gives users the ability to backup and sync their personal writing style across multiple devices and offers predictions for current trending phrases and words.

Additionally, the popular Blackberry Messenger or BBM service will also be reaching Windows Phone and Nokia X platforms. BBM for Nokia X will be available from the Nokia store when the Nokia X platform launches.

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Nokia announces its first Android Smartphones X,X+ and XL

Nokia finally launched its Android based smartphones X,X+and XL which includes Nokia UI in these devices.
Anyhow these devices are not purely android based smartphones,these phones instead run a forked variant of Android, similar to the way Amazon does for its Kindle Fire lineup. Nokia has taken the open-source elements of Android and has pulled in other elements of Asha and Windows Phone to offer users a different experience.

This forked version of Android will not include Play Store or any Google App, like Chrome, Maps etc, however, it can still manage to run the Android applications you want. These X smartphones from Nokia will instead include, Skype, Here maps, Outlook and more services. 

The Nokia X and X+ both shares the same look and are 10.4 mm thick, which is probably not the thinnest device we have known. While the XL keeping up to its name is 10.8 mm thick device. While Nokia and Microsoft deal is about to come in the picture soon, we doubt if Microsoft will continue the X family that Nokia has just started today.

The Nokia X will go on sale immediately, priced at EUR 89  in Asia-Pacific, Europe, India, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. The Nokia X+ and Nokia XL are expected to be available soon, priced at EUR 99 and EUR 109, respectively.

Swiping across reveals the Fastlane feature, an option that is forwarded from Nokia’s Asha devices. However, it is disappointing to see these phone running on forked version of Android 4.1.2 which was launched in 2012.

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WhatsApp to add voice calling later this year : CEO

WhatsApp, the popular messaging service for smartphones acquired this week by Facebook, will soon be offering a voice service.

CEO Jan Koum said the voice service will be developed by Android and iPhones this spring, with Blackberry and Microsoft and Nokia Phones coming later.

"We are going to introduce voice in WhatsApp in the second quarter of this year," Koum said at the Mobile World Congress in the Barcelona, Spain. "I think we have the best voice product out there. We use the least amount of bandwidth."

WhatsApp currently has voice function but only in note. This new service will be live.

On Wednesday, Facebook acquired WhatsApp for 1.9$ billion in a deal that is by far the biggest by the social networking company and any other done by Google, Microsoft or Apple.

Wearing a gray shirt, jeans and a black jacket, the 38-year-old koum quipped- "last week we added a new Facebook friend. I don't know if you guys heard."

The Blockbuster deal made serious waves with those in the telecommunications industry who gathered this week in the Catalan city, but also sparked concern among users that Facebook would introduce advertising to WhatsApp.

Koum insisted that there are no designs to add "marketing" to the messaging service.
" said koum. "Our vision and mission are aligned. We both want to make the world more connected."

Facebook is paying $12 billion in stock and $ 4 billion in cash for WhatsApp. koum along with fellow founder Brian Acton their 55 employees were also granted restricted stock worth $3 billion that will vest over four years after the deal closes.

Koum said that he didn't expect that WhatsApp's staff would grow in number very much, saying that "we want to operate as a startup."

WhatsApp has 465 million monthly users and 330 daily users, according to koum, and costs users $1 a year after a first free year.

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Google project Tango 3D vision smartphone platform announced

Google announced a new research project Thursday aimed at bringing 3D technology to smartphones, for potential applications such as indoor mapping, gaming and helping blind people navigate.

The California tech giant said its "project Tango" would provide prototypes of its new smartphone to outside developers to encourage the writing of new applications.

project leader Johnny Lee said the goal of the project, which incorporates robotics and vision-processing technology, is to give mobile device a human-scale understanding of space and motion."

"what if you could capture the dimensions of your home simply by walking around with your phone before you went furniture shopping?" Google said on its project Tango web page.

"What if directions to a new location didn't stop at the street address ? what if you never again found yourself lost in a new building ? what if the visually impaired could navigate unassisted in unfamiliar indoor places? what if you could search for a product and see where the exact shelf is located in as super-store?

The technology  could also be used for "playing hide-and-seek in your house with your favorite game character, or transforming the hallways into a tree-lined path."

smartphones are equipped with sensors which  make over 1.4 million measurements per second, updating the position and rotating of the phone.

Partners in the project include researchers from the university of Minnesota, George Washington University , German tech firm Bosch and the open source Robotics Foundation, among others.

Another partner is California-based Movidius said in a statement the goal was" to mirror human vision with a newfound level of depth, clarity and realism on mobile and portable connected devices."

"Google has paved the future direction for smart mobile vision systems and we're excited to be working with a company that shares our vision that fundamentally alter how a mobile device is used to experience the world around us," said Remi EI-Quazzane, chief executive of Movidius.

"Project Tango is truly a groundbreaking platform and we look forward to seeing the innovation the developer community achieves,"he added.

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