ZTE Nubia Z9 may come with 8 GB RAM

The ZTE Nubia Z9 is expected to be unveiled by May 6th which is soon to arrive, we have seen some rumors like their are very less to no display i.e. bezel less display.  Today ZTE Nubia Z9 was certified by TENAA, which actually is FCC's equivalent in China.

The phone specs may be by mistake, or may be the phone is the most powerful handset that we have seen till now.

The Nubia Z9 has following specs according to TENAA

• 8.9mm thick 
• 5.15-inch 
• 1080 x 1920 resolution 
• 3.5GHz octa-core CPU
• 8 GB RAM
• 16 MP rear camera
• 8 MP front camera
• 3000 mAh Battery

For mobiles we haven't got a 3.5 Ghz processor and hence it may be a typo getting a 2.5 Ghz octa core chipset, while for the RAM it being a 3 GB or 4 GB which we have seen till now !!

Let us wait for a few more days to look forward with thr beast.

MIUI 6 for the OnePlus One, The wait is over

There have been many official and unofficial ports of MIUI 5 for the OnePlus One till today, and many users were waiting for the MIUI 6 port from many days. The wait is finally over and an official MIUI 6 port for the OnePlus One has been released. Just follow the below instructions to flash it on your One:


Video review (courtesy - xda developers)

Download links - 

https://mega.co.nz/#!AksWQLrI!bjJmdx7Ug1gPKUSngisOvcR9qvo0LrJuKM_VpXR-IWg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ru843lb753ydh2l/miui_Find7OP_5.4.27__4.4.zip?dl=0

HOW TO INSTALL

1. Make sure you are on CM 11s ROM
2. Download and put the miui zip in the Root directory of sdcard
3. Wipe Data, Cache, Dalvik Cache 
4. Install the zip
5. Reboot the phone 

PLEASE NOTE 

This Version of MIUI 6 is still based on Android 4.4.4 so its important to be on CM11s

HOW TO INSTALL IF YOU ARE ON LOLLIPOP

1. First flash CM 11s modems from this link-- https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934527063
2. Download and put the miui zip in Root directory of sdcard
3. Wipe Data, Cache, Dalvik Cache 
4. Install the zip
5. Reboot the phone 

If you need any help installing or get into any trouble, leave comments below.

Hope it helps you!

 

The first public face to Project Ara - Fonkraft

We all are waiting for Project Ara to be live, because we want our phone to be upgradable in terms of not only software, but hardware also. Project Ara is still to come, but a phone named FonKraft will soon be here which will be the world's first modular phone and is crowd-sourced.

It works the same as Project Ara - the components can be fixed on to the main chip/platform on which all the units are to housed, components like 

• CPU
• battery
• camera 
• screen

They can be replaced when required, or when a better option is available. As of now not many options are there for you:

• Fonkraft Pilot: 
• Price: $99 
• Dual-core 1.3 GHz CPU
• Dual-core GPU
• 1GB RAM 
• 8GB internal storage
• 8MP camera
• 3100 mAh + 1000 mAh battery.
• Fonkraft Resolution: 
• Price: $199 
• 20MP camera module
• 2.5GHz quad-core processor
• quad-core GPU
• 2GB RAM 
• 64GB internal storage
• 2800 mAh 
• Fonkrat Hifi: 
• Price $199 
• A 192kHz HiFi Sound module made out of wood
• 8MP shooter
• 2.5GHz quad-core processor
• quad-core GPU
• 2GB RAM 
• 64GB internal storage
• 2100 mAh battery.

Fonkraft Elements: being priced at $299 is the costliest phone in the series, the phone can be converted to any Pilot, Resolution or maybe Hifi any time as per the users need by just replaceing the modules.

As mentioned earlier, the phone is crowd-funded and hence if it reaches its funding goal, then the device will start shipping in September this year. As we all know that this is the only module of Project Ara available as of now, so do contribute is possible to make this a reality soon!


YouTube Introductory Video

Source 1 Source 2

Xiaomi Mi5 Rumored to be in this Summer

Xiaomi launched the Mi Note and Mi Note Pro instead of the awaiting successor of the successful Mi4, but insted of January the phone was planed to be coming this summer. So the Mi4's successor the Mi5 is expected to be among a few months in this summer. Recently leaked photos says new details about the new upcoming phone.

The phone looks a lot like its predecessors in terms of its body design, only moulded a bit more taller and thinner. Below are the alleged specs of the device.

• The phone is expected to have a 
• 5.2-inch QHD display
• 4GB RAM 
• 2.7GHz Snapdragon 810 chipset
• 16MP primary camera
• Fingerprint scanner
• 3,000mAh battery

Their is nothing official as of now and as the phone maybe in development stages the phone may fall off with certain changes so as of now the specs of the phone are not official and take the specs with a cup of tea.

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Specs: LG G4

Cyanogen breaks their deal with OnePlus to focus on other Manufacturers

OnePlus One when was launched came with an exclusive custom variant to the phone which is CyanogenMod 11S it was based on Kitkat 4.4 but it was an exclusive customization over the normal CyanogenMod 11 which was denoted by S behind the 11 making it 11S and same went with the Android 5.0 Lollipop variant from Cyanogen the CyanogenMod 12 which was too customized for OnePlus and even Yu Yureka by Micromax.


OnePlus One was known for its customization options that came with Cyanogen's operating system, but the phone was too itself capable to make a hype. Cyanogen made a partnership in India with Micromax which lead OnePlus to develop Oxygen OS for its smartphones, the Oxygen OS was released just earlier this month.

Cyanogen break their deal with OnePlus to move forward with other Chinese brands making them available worldwide. Cyanogen's CEO Kirk McMaster strongly believes that if it weren't for the Cyanogen name, OnePlus would not have enjoyed a successful first year of operations. Executive says,

"Without Cyanogen, OnePlus would have sold like one device in international markets, Essentially they built their brand on the back of Cyanogen." 

The statement by Cyanogen doesn't falls good because they literally think that OnePlus is because their operating system, which to our feel is not a correct statement given by Cyanogen. As for OnePlus, the focus is now on producing updates for its OxygenOS. Cyanogen looks like that will provide support for the 12S Android 5.0 operating system, but they will not launch the next build for OnePlus One.

Microsoft Lumia phones face an import ban in the US over patent issue

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has said in a ruling that Microsoft's Lumia series phones infringe on a pair of patents belonging to InterDigital. Microsoft lost the lawsuit and faces a ban on the import of Lumia Windows Phone handsets in the country.

InterDigital Inc. had claimed that Microsoft violated its wireless patents by using its technology in its Lumia devices without permission. The lawsuit was filed against Nokia earlier, in which Nokia was cleared. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals overturned the ruling and since Microsoft acquired Nokia's devices division, it had to face the music in court yesterday. If Microsoft does not manage to successfully appeal against this ruling, it could face a ban on the import of its handsets into the US.

According to Reuters, ITC judge Theodore Essex has ruled that "Microsoft infringed on two wireless cellular patents owned by InterDigital". He further ruled that it would "not be against the public interest to ban the Microsoft devices from import into the United States".

Microsoft can import devices until The ITC comes to a conclusion before the end of August.
This could turn turn out to be a major blow to the Redmond-based technology giant, given its plans to launch Windows 10 based Lumia devices this year.

LG G4 launched with new camera and retro leather back

The new LG G4

As announced, LG has launched their next flagship the LG G4 at launch events that were held simultaneously in London and New York.
The phone has specs that are in line with the latest flagships from competitors. The phones seems to be camera-centric with many new features added to the in-house camera module.
LG has mainly focused on design, display and camera in their launch event held in London and New York.

The specs of the LG G4 are as follows:

• 5.5" QHD quantum display
• Hexa-core Snapdragon 808
• 3 GB RAM
• 32 GB internal storage with microSD card slot
• 16MP f1.8 OIS camera
• 8 MP front camera
• 3000 mAh replaceable battery
• Wireless charging
• LG UX4.0 (based on Android 5.1 Lollipop)
• Retro leather back

The specs may seem quite usual for 2015 flagship but what LG is offering here is quite amazing.
It's the finest details that LG has improved rather than just stuffing with high specs. The display is a new QHD display which boasts 20% wider color reproduction, 25% improvement in brightness and 50% higher contrast over the G3. LG have employed vegetable tanning for the Leather back cover, which is typical of the luxury leather industry. The phone has a slight arc to its chassis and a soft-touch rear that sets it apart from rival Android smartphones. The power button is again located at the back, which is difficult to get used to but does enhance single-handed use.

 The camera is capable of taking highly professional photos with the new updated camera app that gives you complete control of the camera hardware. It has new sensor to help with better photography.

LG has gone for Snapdragon 808 chipset rather than 810 which is present on the G Flex 2 mainly because of heating problems. The Snapdragon 808 is a hexa-core chip with four Cortex A-53 and two A-57 cores.

The new interface has been given a complete overhaul with the Android material design implementation on top of LG's UX 4.0. There are many features included as before which comes quite handy. LG has provided expandable storage on the G4, which is lacking in most of the flagships today, and is sure to be lauded by consumers.

The G4 is expected to retail around $700 and a $100 extra for the leather back one.

What do you think of LG's new flagship? 
  

Is this the Post-PC era? Apple's Quarterly revenue figures say otherwise

When Apple introduced the iPad in 2010, tech experts hailed it as the dawn of the Post-PC era. Tablet sales have been seeing a continuous rising trend ever since, for the Cupertino-based tech giant, and in 2011 tablet sales surpassed Macbook sales. 
Many have been discusing about when PCs would be dead. However, the latest sales figures for Apple paint an entirely different picture. Apple is earning more from Macbooks than from iPads. 


Apple registered a revenue of $5.6 billion from Macbook sales in the last quarter, while iPad revenue was $5.4 billion. In terms of number of devices, the company sold 12.6 million iPads and 4.5 million Macbooks in the quarter. The sales figure indicate that we are not quite in the "Post-PC" era yet. Further, iPad sales have been decreasing in the last few quarters. The decrease may be attributed to the tablet refresh cycle being longer than smartphones for consumers. Also, last year saw more competitors entering the foray with top-notch tablets.

An impressive YOY growth rate of 10% for Apple Macbook sales have helped the PC surpass iPad sales. In fact Macbooks are one of the few PC brands that have been witnessing growth in recent years. Most manufacturers are facing declining sales for their PCs. 

Apple Products line-up

Apple today revealed its quartetly earnings for the quarter ending March 28th.
Total revenue: $58 billion
Net Profite : $13.6 billion
iPhones sold : 61.1 million
iPads sold : 12.6 million
Macs sold : 4.5 million

Apple CFO, Luca Maestri said, "The tremendous customer demand for our products and services in the March quarter drove revenue growth of 27 percent and EPS growth of 40 percent.” He added, “Cash flow from operations was also outstanding at $19.1 billion."

Samsung's Exynos Mongoose custom CPU cores - 45% faster than A57

What is different about Samsung from other smartphone manufacturers? The South Korean giant produces a majority of its smartphone components in-house, including processors. We have seen the Exynos 7420 in the Samsung galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, the processor has reported exceptional performance, better than any Qualcomm or Mediatek chipset. The Exynos 7420 is based on Cortex A53 and A57 cores.
Now there are reports pointing towards the development of a custom core CPU design going on at Samsung.

The new chip is being hailed as Samsung Mongoose is built on an entirely different architecture and provides about 45% better single-core performance compared to the Exynos 7420. These new 64-bit chips would have clock speeds up to 2.3 GHz and will be based on ARM v8 instruction set. Further, the chips would be manufactured using the 14nm FinFET technology, same as the Exynos 7420.The first Mongoose chip, allegedly called the Exynos M1, might utilize a Heterogenous System Architecture.

The first set of Mongoose chips are likely to enter production in the next 9 to 12 months, as reports suggest. Samsung would be double careful with the chips, after the problems being faced by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 chipset.
If all goes well, we might get to see the new chipset on next year's flagship, the Galaxy S7.

Micromax Canvas Play Q355 now available via eBay for 7490 INR

A New device from Micromax the Canvas Play Q355 which is a Phablet from Micromax in its way popular Canvas series, the phone comes in two colour options which are Blue & White, while the phone is priced at 7490 INR at the online store such as eBay.

Micromax Canvas Play Q355 specifications 

• 5.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display
• 1.3 GHz quad-core CPU
• MediaTek MT6582M SoC
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB internal storage
• Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
• Dual SIM 
• 5 MP rear camera 
• LED Flash
• 0.3MP front-facing camera
• 2820 mAh battery

The phone comes with quite a Few apps pre installed which are as follow:

• Askme
• Chaatz
• Cleanmaster
• Dr. Safety
• Games Club
• News Hunt
• Paytm
• Quikr
• Snapdeal
• Reverie
• Swiftkey
• Giga jump 

Spice Launches its first 4G phone in India for INR 8,999

Spice launches its first smartphone with 4G support in India, the phone is being named as Stellar 519, being priced at INR 8,499 the phone will be sold via all the major retail stores in your city and even the Spice Hotspot stores and even at Saholic.com which is a e-commerce site just like Flipkart

Commenting on the launch, Prashant Bindal, CEO, Spice Mobility Ltd, said,

"We are thrilled to introduce our first 4G LTE smartphone - Stellar 519, which promises to deliver an outstanding and seamless internet browsing experience. The new Stellar 519 offers a scintillating combination of an amazing user experience with excellent speed and multi-tasking options. This is a great device for customers looking for a smartphone that has it all. We have packed in our latest technology complimented with a one-of-its-kind, unique 4G experience never before seen on a mid-range smartphone."

The Stellar 519 supports the following specs:

• 5-inch FWVGA (480x854 pixels) display
• 1.2GHz quad-core CPU
• 1GB RAM
• 8 MP rear autofocus camera 
• LED flash 
• 3.2 MP front camera
• 8GB inbuilt storage 
• 2500mAh battery
• Android 4.4.4 KitKat 

The phone from Spice is just 9.5mm thich which is quite good for one who want a slim and sexy smartphone, at the same time a performance box.

Lava Launches the Iris Alfa L for INR8,000

Lava the Indian Smartphone seller has introduced a new phone in its existing Iris series, the phone is dubbed as Lava Iris Alfa L. the phone has the latest build from Google the Android 5.0 Lollipop and is priced for INR 8,000 the phone will be offered in two colour options:

• White
• Metallic Grey

The phone also has an optional flip coverr accessory which retails at INR300, the phone and even the accessory will be available offline, ie at the brick and mortar store, and is expected to be at all the retail stores by 30th March.

Lava iris Alfa L specifications

• Android 5.0
• 5.5-inch qHD IPS (960 x 540)
• 8MP AF rear camera
• LED Flash
• 2MP front camera
• 4x 1.3 GHz CPU
• Mediatek MTK6582M SoC
• 8GB internal storage
• 1GB RAM
• 3,000 mAh

Lenovo A5000 a new mid-ranged device for INR 9,999

 Lenovo A5000 is a new device that is recently launched in India via the official Lenovo stores. The Lenovo's new mid-ranged device comes at a price of INR 9,999 and the phone is available for pre-order on Lenovo's TheDoStore and will begin to ship on 30th of April.

Lenovo A5000 specifications

• 5-inch HD IPS display
• 1280 x 720 pixels Resolution
• MediaTek MT6582 SoC
• 4x 1.3 Ghz 
• Mali 400 GPU
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB internal memory
• Android 4.4 (KitKat) 
• Vibe 2.0 UI
• 8MP rear camera 
• LED Flash
• 2MP front camera
• 4000mAh battery

The Lenovo A5000 comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 9,999. It is now available for pre-order through the Lenovo’s TheDoStore and ships on April 30th.

Xperia P2 to debut soon as the new Sony flagship

 Sony Xperia P series ended a few years ago and had just one device, the Xperia P. But now it looks like Sony is having some plans to launch a new phone in the series which may have the name Xperia P2. There were some images which posted on a Chinese website which show the complete specs and dimensions of the phone.

From the specs, it looks like that the phone is a high end phone and will be competing with the Xperia Z4 which is the current flagship. It may be that the Xperia P2 will be a flagship from Sony for the world, while the Z4 being only for Japan. Sony has earlier used the transparent band in Xperia P three years ago, and now they might be using it again.

The Specs of the Xperia P2 are as follows:

• 12MP rear camera 
• 5.2-inch screen
• TRILUMINOS IPS Display
• 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution
• 3 GB RAM
• 32 GB built-in storage
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
• 5.1 MP front camera
• 4240 mAh battery

Ratan Tata Invests in Xiaomi

We recently witness Xiaomi's first product launcg outside China. At this launch event held in New Delhi, VP of Xiaomi Global, Hugo Barra mentioned that India is a precious market for them. In another development concerning India, Xiaomi on Sunday announced that Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata has got some shares in Xiaomi. The ammount of share is not yet disclosed by the company.

Lei Jun, Founder and CEO of Xiaomi said,

"Mr. Tata is one of the most well-respected business leaders in the world. An investment by him is an affirmation of the strategy we have undertaken in India so far. We are looking forward to bringing more products into India."  

"We want to become an Indian company. That is why we are building an R&D team here and setting up data centre. We want to manufacture and also invest in startups in India,"  

added Lei Jun.

Hugo Bara stated in a post on Facebook:

"We're incredibly honoured by this extraordinary vote of confidence. Mr Tata is very excited about Xiaomi and our plans for India, and we're really looking forward to working with him as an investor and advisor to build Mi India as a truly Indian company!"

Manu Kumar Jain, Head at Xiaomi India added via Twitter:

"This is a very proud moment for all of us at @Xiaomi, especially @MiIndiaOfficial team," 

"There can not be a better mentor than Mr. Tata himself who can help us build a truly Indian company"

Hugo Bara's Post on FB

We're really excited to announce our newest Xiaomi investor — Mr Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons.We're...
Posted by Hugo Barra on Saturday, 25 April 2015

Tweets By Manu Kumar Jain
Tweet 1:

This is a very proud moment for all of us at @Xiaomi, especially @MiIndiaOfficial team. #MrTataInvestsInXiaomi
— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) April 26, 2015

Tweet 2:

There can not be a better mentor than Mr. Tata himself who can help us build a truly Indian company :) #MrTataInvestsInXiaomi
— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) April 26, 2015

Microsoft Lumia 840 Rumored to come soon

Microsoft has discontinued its once popular handset the Lumia 830, in order to introduce another handset which will be the successor of the same and may be said Lumia 840. The device is most likely to come with Windows 8.1 Out of the box unlike the rumored Lumia 940 & 940 XL which will come with Windows 10 Out of the box.



Although the phone will be coming with Windows 8.1 but it is sure that the phone will be getting an update to Windows 10 once it is out.

The phone is expected to have an updated and a more powerful processor then its predecessor, dual SIM support, 13/15 Megapixel PureView camera and a 5 Megapixel sensor at the front. The screen is said to be around 5 inches, these are still in the development stages and hence the name may vary and even the specs.

Huawei P8 lite appears for pre-order in Germany

Huawei launched the P8 a couple of days ago along with the P8 Max, but their were also the rumors that Huawei P8 Lite is also their in the P8 series. Now it looks that Huawei is going to release the P8 Lite for the masses, the P8 Lite as the name suggest is a mid ranged sibling of the 

• Huawei P8
• P8max 

The P8 Lite recently appeared for pre-order in Germany with a price tag of 249 euro.
The phone will be available in two colour options which are 

• Black
• Silver/Gold 

As the listing says the Huawei P8 Lite will begin shipping to customers from May 15 onwards.

Specs of Huawei P8 Lite consists of following specs

• 5” 720p IPS display
• Kirin 620 SoC 
• 2GB RAM
• 13MP rear Camera
• 5MP front Camera

Huawei may launch three devices on April 28th

Huawei is holding a event on April 28, for which earlier they have been sending the invites, from the invite it was quite clear that they will be launching Huawei Honor 4C on that day, but now if we believe the latest teaser that was posted on a Chinese social media it looks that they are going to launch three smartphones, that maybe 

• Honor 4C Play
• 4C Note
• 4C Max.

Although the picture isn’t very clear, it's easy to figure out that the devices will differ in terms of display sizes.

From what is known till now, the Honor 4C Play

• Kirin 620 chipset 
• 5-inch 720p display
• 2GB RAM 
• 8GB expandable memory
• 2550mAh battery
• 13MP rear camera
• 5MP front shooter
• Android 5.0 Lollipop
• 4G LTE networks

As of now their are no official statement from Huawei, but if we believe the rumors & teasers then their might be a trio getting to us on April 28th.

Micromax Teasing a new launch on 6th May

Micromax Recently launched a new device named Canvas Spark which was priced at 4,999 INR and owned some awesome specs sheet for the price, the phone will also come out with Android Lollipop. Now Micromax is looking forward to debut a new mobile or tablet in the market which they started teasing today via Twitter.
Micromax via the tweet said:

"The smartest thing is on its way.Mark your calendar - 6 May 2015!"

The smartest thing is on its way. Mark your calendar - 6 May 2015! pic.twitter.com/F77jdjQ2tM
— Micromax Mobile (@Micromax_Mobile) April 25, 2015

HTC Butterfly 3 gets its Specs revealed in CompuBench Listing

If the previous rumors are to be believed then we will be getting the Butterfly 3 from HTC in the Q3 of 2015, and like the previous Butterfly series of Devices, we will be getting the device exclusive to Asian market. The first of all will be Japan to see the device and rumors suggest that the phone will be their with three diffrent colour options.We got to see the complete list of specs for the Butterfly 3 which got listed in CompuBench.

If the prototype of the phone passes then we will be getting the Butterfly 3 with following specs

• Android 5.0.2 Lollipop 
• 5.1-inch QHD touchscreen 
• 20 MP rear camera 
• LED flash 
• 13 MP front camera 
• 3GB RAM 
• 32GB built-in storage 
• Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 SoC 
• Adreno 430 

As of now their are no images outed by any of our serial leakers such as UPLeaks, OnLeaks.... etc, we hope them to soon out some of the renders, or HTC to announce the device sooner then expected.

Line Introduces Sound Line Stickers with Paul McCartney's Voice

Line introduces "Sound Line Stickers" the very first sticker set features the voice of world's famous musician Paul McCartney. The sticker set is called "Chat with Paul McCartney" and is now available for download to your line app via the in-app sticker shop. LINE was the first to introduce the Sticker feature in the messenger apps, the stickers are cartoon alike animations, which can be made by LINE Creators Market which allows users to create their own stickers and sell them.


Along with Paul McCartney's voice their are some other famous characters and even celebrities who got their voice in the Sound LINE Stickers section, the sound stickers has number of recorded phrases in stickers such as

• “thank you” 
• “good job.”
• “Great fun!” 
• “These voice stickers rock!”

Their are even more recorded phases by other characters, and their friends, so do log into your LINE app and search for your liked Sound Stickers and download them.

Lenovo launches the K80 with 4 Gig RAM & 4000 mAh of Battery

Lenovo introduced a new phone, but this time it comes with some mind boggling specs, the phone owns a 4GB of RAM, and a large battery too, this week Acer too introduced a phone with a large battery which holds a space of 4000 mAh and the new Lenovo K80 also boosts a 4000 mAh of battery. Lenovo this time goes with a Intel SoC which runs at 1.8 Ghz.

The Lenovo K80 goes with following specs

• 4000mAh battery
• Intel Atom CPU 
• 1.8Ghz 
• 4GB RAM
• 5.5-inch FHD display, 
• 1920 x 1080 Resolution 
• 13 MP rear camera
• Android 5.0 Lollipop 

The phone goes at a pricing of 1799 Yuan in china which converts to 300(aprox) in US$ and to 20000INR(aprox) in Indian currency

Acer launches the Liquid X2 with 2 days of Battery Life

Acer launched a new device to their Liquid series of mobile devices which they named as 'X2', Acer Liquid X2, which they claim to be giving the user 2 days of battery Life from its massive 400 mAh battery. The phone also sports a Tri-Sim support, we have been seeing phones with dual sim support, but this phone supports 3 cellular sim cards.

The Acer Liquid X2 features following specs:

• 5.5-inch
• 13 MP rear camera 
• 64bit processor
• 4000mAh battery

Acer has been desiring the phone for those who are off home for business purposes or who travel a lot, so if you like the phone for its battery do go over the phone before going on your next trip.

Motorola 360 now Available in Metal Strap Option too

Motorola introduced the Moto 360 with metal bands in India till now we were only having the Moto 360 watch in the rubber bands from now we will be getting the watches with a Metalic strap option too, the normal or maybe the base variant of Moto 360 can be bought on Flipkart for INR 17,999 while with Metal Strap option is coming for 19,999 INR.
The Watch offers you the iconic round design of the watches, and gives you the elegant feel from its premium materials that it is made for, like most of the Motorola products does, it too respond to your voice 'Ok Google'. 

If you were waiting for the metalic strap option of the Moto 360, you can go ahead and have it at flipkart. The watch offers you to use some options of your phone while it's in your pocket, so if you were searching for such a accessibility device then it is for you.

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Moto 360 Black(Metal Strap)
Moto 360 Silver(Metal Strap)

Cyanogen OS 12 rolling out again for OnePlus One with "OK OnePlus" and bug fixes

Cyanogen Inc had pulled the development of CyanogenMod 12S for the OnePlus One to add the "OK OnePlus" feature. The update is now ready and starting to roll out to OnePlus One users, but it turns out the pause for for more than just the one feature.

OnePlus' Steve Kondik said on the forum, 

"the reasons why we stopped the initial rollout are because of a problem updating encrypted devices from 11 to 12, and a couple of bugs that we felt were critical enough to fix before continuing (mms/telephony/themes). We also had an error in our production build environment that broke voice wakeup."

Steve further added that the team is working on :

1. Rolling out the new bugfixed update to users already on CM12
2. Resuming rollout to users still on CM11 tomorrow (it's late here). You'll actually first see a small 8MB update which will prepare the device for the real update (required if you are encrypted), this will immediately be followed by the new CM12 update.

He mentioned that while rolling out OTAs, it is difficult to account for devices that are not running fully stock versions, and they have to closely monitor diagnostics data. Lastly, he added, 

"It's perfectly safe to sideload the build onto your device even if you're encrypted."

So if you have a OnePlus One, go ahead and get yourself the update now!

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Xiaomi Mi4i Hands On

Xiaomi Mi4i

Xiaomi launched the Mi4i at the event yesterday in Delhi and we have been able to get a brief hands-on of the phone through a helpful friend. If the Mi4 looks like the iPhone 5/5S, then the Mi4i resembles the iPhone 5C. Xiaomi has included a protection on the screen of the Mi4i that is with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 that was absent on the Mi4.

The phone gives a good in-hand feel and the touch responsiveness is excellent, just like on the Mi4. The black and white colored variants sport a matte finish, while other colors have a glossy finish similar to that on the Mi4. It's good to see matte options since the Mi4 was very slippery. The back has a unique anti-grease coating, which means you can clean most stains and marks easily. The metal keys are sturdy and provide good tactile feedback.

The display is beautiful, same as that on the Mi4, with excellent viewing angles. It has what Xiaomi calls "Sunlight Display" that improves readability significantly. You can see a demonstration of it in the video below.
The device runs the new  MIUI v6 based on Android 5.0.2 Lollipop however we were not able to explore its features. he Mi4i is Xiaomi's first device to run Android Lollipop.

Talking about the phone, the phone is aggressively at INR 12,999. And that would make it a worthy competitor to the Yu Yureka, Moto G and the recently released Asus Zenfone 2.

Due to the rush at the event, it was not possible for us to get a proper video, but we were able to record a short hands-on of the device along with some pictures. Take a look at the video here (Video credits : Arpit Gagrani)

We will get you a full review of the device soon.
have you checked out our full review of the Xiaomi Mi4 ?

Asus launched couple of Accessories with ZenFone 2

Asus today launched some accessories too along side the ZenFone 2. The Accessories include

• ZenFlash
• LolliFlash
• View Flip Cover Deluxe
• ZenPower
• ZenEar

As of now Asus has not said any words on the availability of the accessories in India, but they do included the pricing details of the accessories which are as follow

• Asus ZenEar earphones:: Rs. 599
• Asus View Flip Cover Deluxe case:: Rs. 1,599
• Asus LolliFlash:: Rs. 799
• Asus ZenFlash:: Rs. 1,599
• ZenPower:: Rs. 1,499

The ZenEar are normal earphones that comes with Tubular design. The View Flip Cover is a Deluxe case which allows you to take calls and do some easy actions like changing the tracks and all by the view area on the case which will also do protect the screen.

 

The Asus ZenPower is a battery backup which you will require when you go with your Asus device on a long trip the charger has 10050 mAh capacity and will compete against Xiaomi Mi 10400 mAh power bank and the OnePlus Power Bank.

The Asus ZenFlash accessory is a "Xenon flash dongle," which can be connected to smartphones via Micro USB port of the phone and it sticks to the phone's rear panel and as Asus said the ZenFlash will offer "100 times" brighter flash than the usual LED flash that are included on the phone. 

The Lolliflash is a flash for the device which will work via the 3.5 mm Headphone jack and will come in a couple of colours which are as follow:

• Black
• Blue
• Red
• White
• Yellow

Xiaomi Launches the Mi Band alongside the Mi4i

Xiaomi launched Mi Band along with the Mi4i which was launched today at the event in Delhi the Mi Band will be priced for INR 999. The fitness band will go up for registrations on Tuesday, and the first 1,000 registrants will get the band at Re. 1.

The Xiaomi Mi Band focuses on health of the users, and also tracks their fitness exercise and even the sleeping routine. The band uses bluethooth to connect with the user's device. 

The Xiaomi Mi Band is water resistant (IP67) and has a standby life of 30 days. Once paired with the smartphone, the Mi Band can be used to unlock the user's smartphone without typing any password or patterns. The Mi Band will be available in variety of colours which are as follow:

• Blue
• Pink
• Brown
• Black
• Purple 
• Grey