ACER's Predator 6 -Gaming handset

Acer is hoping gamers still have room in their hearts for a super-powerful smartphone, previewing the new Acer Predator 6 at IFA . The handset, slipping into the company's Predator gaming line-up which already includes massively powerful laptops and fancy laser projectors, runs Android on a deca-core processor.

That, if your Latin isn't quite up to scratch, means ten cores on one processor. It's from MediaTek's stable, though not all ten cores are likely to be active simultaneously.

Instead think more along the lines of select cores being targeted at certain types of activity: a number of more frugal cores for low-power use, perhaps, leaving the beefier silicon for hardware-intensive activity.


Such activity is the Predator 6's reason for existing, in fact. Inside the oddly-angular casing there's a 6-inch HD display flanked by a full four speakers.

ASUS has also thrown in 4GB of memory, along with motion sensors and haptic feedback that, so the promise goes, should make tapping on-screen buttons feel more like using a physical controller.

Unfortunately while there's at least one working unit floating around at IFA 2015 today, Acer isn't letting anybody actually play with it.

That's because the Predator 6 isn't expected to actually launch until early in 2016, and Acer still has to iron out the lingering bugs. As such, pricing and release details are yet to be confirmed.

source:slash Gear

Micromax Canvas Xpress 2 first glance with specs!!

Micromax Canvas Xpress 2 smartphone with 5.00-inch 720x1280 display powered by 1.4GHz processor alongside 1GB RAM and 13-megapixel rear 

Micromax has launched its new Canvas Xpress 2 smartphone priced at Rs. 5,999.

The Micromax Canvas Xpress 2 will be available online exclusively via Flipkart. The company has announced that the new smartphone will be sold in India via the flash sale model and the first sale will be on August 4 at 2pm IST. Registrations for the first flash sale will start on Monday itself at 6pm IST, and will end midnight on August 3. Micromax has also announced a free bundled data offer on Vodafone. New Canvas Xpress 2 consumers will be receiving up to 500MB free 3G data on Vodafone for first 2 months.

The company touts that the new Canvas Xpress 2 is the country's 'most affordable octa-core smartphone.'

The Micromax Canvas Xpress 2 features a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS display and also comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protection. It is powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core MediaTek (MT6592M) processor coupled with 1GB of RAM.

The smartphone comes with 8GB of inbuilt storage and supports expandable storage via microSD card (up to 32GB). The Canvas Xpress 2 sports a 13-megapixel autofocus rear camera with OV sensor, 5P Largan Lens, Blue Glass filter, and dual-LED flash. There is a 2-megapixel fixed-focus front-facing camera also onboard.

The Android 4.4.2 KitKat-based Canvas Xpress 2 is claimed to be upgradeable to Android 5.0 Lollipop. The smartphone will be available with Jet Black finish with a gold rim on the sides. The handset is backed by a 2500mAh battery which the company claims can deliver up to 9 hours of talk time and up to 393 hours of standby time. The dual-SIM smartphone also features a Cirrus Logic Wolfson Stereo DAC chip for enhanced speaker output.

Commenting on the launch, Shubhajit Sen, CMO, Micromax Informatics Ltd. said, "We are today proud to announce the launch of Micromax Canvas Xpress 2 - the most affordable octa-core smartphone in the market. This move will further consolidate our position as the clear market leader in the sub Rs. 7,500 category. We will continue to disrupt the market with similar innovations in collaboration with strategic partners like Flipkart; to keep achieving our mission of democratizing technology for the masses."

Amitesh Jha, VP - Retail, Flipkart said, "We are happy to launch Micromax's latest - Canvas Xpress 2 as a Flipkart exclusive. Offering a new smartphone packed with exciting features and a powerful processor to our shoppers, we are confident that this product will resonate with our young customers."

key specs_

Display-5.00-inch
Processor-1.4GHz
Front Camera-2-megapixel
Resolution-720x1280 pixels
RAM-1GB
OS-Android 4.4.2
Storage-8GB
Rear Camera-13-megapixel
Battery capacity-2500mAh

Micromax Canvas Xpress 2 detailed specifications

GENERAL

Release date_ July 2015
Form factor_ Touchscreen
Battery capacity_ (mAh) 2500
Removable battery_ Yes
Colours Black_
SAR value_ NA

DISPLAY

Screen size (inches)_ 5.00
Touchscreen_ Yes
Resolution_ 720x1280 pixels

HARDWARE

Processor_ 1.4GHz  octa-core
Processor make_ MediaTek MT6592M
RAM_ 1GB
Internal storage_ 8GB
Expandable storage_ Yes
Expandable storage type_ microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)_ 32

CAMERA

Rear camera_ 13-megapixel
Flash_ Yes
Front camera_ 2-megapixel

SOFTWARE

Operating System_ Android 4.4.2

CONNECTIVITY

Wi-Fi_ Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported_ NA
GPS_ Yes
Bluetooth_ Yes
NFC_ No
Infrared_ No
Wi-Fi Direct_ No
MHL Out_ No
HDMI_ No
Headphones_ 3.5mm
FM_ Yes
Number of SIMs_ 2
_SIM 1_
SIM Type_ Regular
GSM/ CDMA_ GSM
3G_ Yes
4G/ LTE_ No
_SIM 2_
SIM Type_ Micro-SIM
GSM/ CDMA_ GSM
3G_ No
4G/ LTE_ No 

SENSORS

Compass/ Magnetometer_ No
Proximity sensor_ Yes
Accelerometer_ Yes
Ambient light sensor_ Yes
Gyroscope_ Yes
Barometer_ No
Temperature sensor_ No

Sorry, India, you'll have to wait for Cortana in Windows 10!!

If you were hoping to use Cortana, Microsoft's voice-activated digital assisstant in Windows 10 as soon as you upgrade, here's some bad news: you're going to have to wait. Microsoft is updating the software with "strong local content", according to Microsoft India Director (Windows Business Group) Vineet Durani.

Microsoft, which unveiled its much-awaited Windows 10 operating system globally and in-built Cortana today, has held back from launching the Siri rival rival in India.

"Cortana will be made available to Insiders (developers with Microsoft) in the coming weeks and then later to consumers," Durani said.

People can use the virtual assistant to find data, track information, set reminders, etc.

"Cortana is not just an assistant. It understands the context and answers accordingly. It is not just about understanding accents. So, there is a strong localisation that needs to be done," he said.

e-SIM Going Replace The Traditional SIM card(Plan by Apple and Samsung)

e-SIM

Apple and Samsung are planning to replace the traditional sim card to an e-sim.For that , they are currently in talks with the GSM Association (GSMA) to completely eradicate the physical SIM cards that we currently need to use with mobile phones.
  Currently,if you want to change from one mobile operator to another, such as if you fly to another country and don't want to use roaming, you have to physically remove the SIM card, keep it safe and insert a new one from another mobile operator
    By the introduction of e-SIM,a new SIM, that is embedded directly within the device which can then be reprogrammed immediately to work with mobile operators around the world that support the standard can be rolled out.

512 GB microSD card

Now the smartphones has increased size not only in display aspect but also in memory too.Now internel memory and external has reached to 128gb now .July is scheduled to have a new storage to microSD collection 512 GB .Which is considered to have 30 x performance than current pendrives and SD cards

The Microdia Xtra Elite was announced during Computex 2015, but, as CNET reports, the company didn't have any working versions of the card available for attendees or the press to check out; only its packaging.It has a feature of UHD featuring data rate speed of 300mbps because its using SD 4.0

Best portable power bank 2015

Many smartphones has wondered the world with their performance and designs ,This is just one side of smartphone, But there is another side,A very annoying side.yes, I am talking about Battery.Most of the smartphones are struggling to survive in the busy world phone use.Manufacturers are developing and implementing many power saving features to minimise the use of battery consumption and to make the best out of their smartphone,like the Ultra power saving mode in samsung.
                            Nowadays users are carrying not only their phone but also a portable power bank ,to charge their device on the go.Portable power banks are like external voltage source provided to charge the devices.Here, I have mentioned the best portable power bank you can buy

30,000mAh Solar powered Universal portable power bank 



This power bank enables user to store large amount of power for their devices,This has a solar panels which receives solar power and output the current,30,000mAh is not just figures for this one,It's its strength.It will not lose its juice that sudden,The estimated calculations show that it takes 1-2 hour of rough use to deplete 1% of its charge.

Features:0 Dual -USB ,for charging 2 devices at same time

                0 solar panel and current source as  INPUT CHARGE
                0 Takes 15-16 hours to fully charge
                0 Easy to carry and less weight

Price: $19-$22

Samsung galaxy S7 !!

Samsung galaxy S7 was reported to be launching in second half of this year.This will be companies next flagship model and a great enemy for other manufactures.The specs given below will give you the perfect picture of how the S7 will gonna rock the market

specs:
Display: 5.3" QHD display
Ram: 4 GB
Os: Android M
Storage : 64 Gb upto  512 GB microsd
Chip : Qualcomm and Exynos varients with 2.7GHz -2.9GHz clock speed
Battery : 3100mAh
Features : metallic premium body ,finger print , water resistant

The S7 will be of premium type and the companies claiming that it to be the next revolutionary product.Currently they are working on the model

Google Maps Offline

Now Your Google Maps Navigates 
you turn by turn with out Internet.

         Google Maps is one of our favorite
maps since it very convenient to use.
It has got offline map also.But the
itching thing was it is just a basic map.
And it require INTERNET connection for. further information about a place and for turn by turn navigation.

        Now the things are going to change.
Google said they are going togive an update to Google Maps for a offline search and an navigatorat the Google I/O Event.i.e.,it will get a pre loaded offline map which will be very
useful for us. And this Navigates
us turn by turn also.And it seems it
will be similar to YouTube Offline.
Also Google will be rolling it out first
in the developing nations,then to other.
So India will be among the first countries which gets a roll out.

LG G4 pro with 27MP cam and 4GB ram

LG G4 pro has been rumoured to be released in october and will be company's next flagship model.Hardware specs are rumoured and reports from russia claimes that they have the spec details
Here are the rumoured specs
G4 PRO will be powered by Qualcomm snapdragon 820 chip with clock speed above 2.5GHz.It will be 64 bit octa-core processor combined with 4GB RAM .Android M will be flavouring this device.Display wise it will be of 5.8" QHD.Internal memory will be 32 and 64 GB varients. This devices camera is going to be a huge upgrade from previous versions.This one will have 27MP rear camera with many in-build features and front facing cam is going to be of 8MP.

Best Android Phones 2015

Smartphones have been a major bussiness for manufacturers and also a great device to have to enjoy life.There are a large volume of smartphones out in the market with many great specifications,but many of them are manufactured by new and old manufacturers,but inspite of their manufacturing experience people are only looking towards quality and specs.I have included the best 2015 smatphones below,they are rated by quality and user-friendly tests

SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 4

 Note 4 is the latest flagship of samsung's "NOTE" series.This one is powered with QHD,which made it more popular and to gain users.
                   Apart from other samsung devices this one comes with the iconic S-pen,The specs are near excellent,

specs

Screen : 5.7 " QHD  (2560x1440)
Camera : 16 MP rear cam, 3.7 MP front cam
Chip : QUALCOMM snapdragon 805
Ram : 3 GB
OS : Android 5.0.1 Lollipop
Storage :32 GB internal ,microsd expandable to 128 GB
Battery : 3220 mAh Li-ion

SAMSUNG GALAXY S6, S6 EDGE


                               S6 is now a growing and most rated smartphone, It is top by spec and design side and more features are added which gained more user than any other smartphone,But price is the main thing that pulling of customers from buying it.S6 starts from $599 while S6 edge starts from $699
Spec wise it is pleasent to have top specs in great design

specs

Screen : 5.1 " QHD (2560x1440)
Camera : 16 MP rear cam ,5 MP front cam
Chip : Exynos 7420
Ram : 3 GB
OS ; Android 5.0.2 Lollipop
Storage; 32\64\128 GB internal options
Battery : 2550 mAh Li-ion

NEXUS 6

 Nexus is now considered to be the great smatphone to have, and android updates are first released for nexus devices, NEXUS 's main idea is to sell android devices for cheap price ,which became a good reason for customers to buy. Nexus 6 will be the first device to get ANDROID M update,when it arrives.

specs 

Screen : 5.96 " QHD (2560x1440)
Camera : 13 MP rear cam ,2 MP front cam
Chip : Qualcomm snapdragon 805
Ram : 3 GB
OS ; Android 5.1 Lollipop
Storage; 32/ 64 GB
Battery : 3220 mAh Li-ion

LG G4

   Company's flagship model, This device is having volume button in the back, which made it different user friendly experience,Price wise is lower than other giants selling for just under $600
So whats so special about this device,It got a expandable microsd slot with capacity of 2TB.

specs

Screen : 5.5 " QHD (2560x1440)
Camera : 16 MP rear cam , 8 MP front cam
Chip : Qualcomm snapdragon 808
Ram : 3 GB
OS ; Android 5.0.1 Lollipop
Storage; 32 GB, Expandable to 2TB
Battery : 3200 mAh Li-ion

ONEPLUS ONE

             Oneplus one is now a growing smatphone brand with a pretty decent hardware spec.This one is continues to get in to markets and gaining the customers
This one is running customised Android os in the form of Oxygen os,which is somewhat giving a different user experience to customers and from other devices.

specs
Screen : 5" FHD (1920x1080)
Camera : 13 MP rear cam , 5 MP front cam
Chip : Qualcomm snapdragon 801
Ram : 3 GB
OS ; Android 5.0.2 Lollipop
Storage; 16/32/ 64 GB
Battery : 3100 mAh Li-ion

All the above flagship devices were released in end of june 2015

LG G-flex 2 :Review

March 2014 was the first time LG introduced their LG_G-flex at their Tech-Show in Delhi. It was a very nice attempt to re-imagine the smartphones. The phone looked quite well and was nice with its Specs but even if the curved display was path breaking, the screen resolution and camera credentials didn't justify the then steep price tag. Now after an year LG is coming with their all new LG_G-flex2 at the 2015 Tech-Show India. This second Gen have learned from the flaws of its predecessor. now the big question is 'is this form factor ready to go mainstream?'.

Lately the iphone 6-Plus 'Bendgate' video's and images went viral all over the internet. The G-flex2 bents slightly by its own design, don't expect it to flex a zillion degrees though when quite a few flagship devices are playing it well! LG deserves appreciation for bringing in the 'bending' rule to this platform. when going through the Build-in quality the LG_G-flex2 have taken a big leap comparing to its first Gen. The weight is slightly less and the screen inches have gone down from 6 to 5.5 inch. It not only makes it easier to fit in to that tight jeans's  but is also easier to press against your ear for phone calls. The screen resolution has also gone up from 245-PPI to 403-PPI. On papers 403 per inch may not be the best in class,but the curved screen display makes watching videos an amazing experience. With a better speaker entertainment capabilities of the device could have been better!!

The new rear key really works for the device's curved shape, No volume rocker or hot keys are there to disrupt the elegant lines around the device. At first the rear key gets a bit getting used to but works without a fuss once you start the switching. A unique 'self-heal' coat instantly smoothness scratch's out. While it may work for untended brushes with your car keys it's not ready for a colleague's scratches with a blade!        

When we go through the hardware ,LG G-flex2 is the first to bring the snapdragon 810 procrssor(64 Bit Octa-core) to the market.  

DISPLAY          Curved P-OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

         Size                   5.5 inches (~73.5% screen-to-body ratio)

         Resolution   1080 x 1920 pixels (~403 ppi pixel density)

         Multitouch   Yes

         Protection   Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PLATFORM OS   Android OS, v5.0.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

         

          Chipset    Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810

           CPU         Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57

           GPU          Adreno 430

 

MEMORY          Card slot microSD, up to 128 GB

         Internal           16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

CAMERA           Primary 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, laser autofocus, optical image stabilization,                                   dual-LED flash

         Features               Simultaneous video and image recording, geo-tagging, face detection,                                                   panorama, HDR

          Video           2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., check quality

          Secondary   2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps

WLAN                   Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Bluetooth                 v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X

GPS                           Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

NFC                         Yes

Infrared port         Yes

Radio                 Stereo FM radio with RDS

USB                       microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host

BATTERY Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery

     Stand-by       Up to 520 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G)

      Talk time        Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)

Samsung Galaxy A8

Samsung's upcoming galaxy series A,will be adding a new device to their series.Samsung's galaxy A8.Apart from other series 'A' series will be concentrating on batteryside and design side than galaxy 'S'series performence side.A8 will be the thinnest smartphone that samsung gonna manufacture with just 5.9mmThe rumoured spec of A8 is listed below

SPECS:
Display: 5.7" super AMOLED full-HD
RAM:2 GB
Processor : QUALCOMM Snapdragon 615 octa-core
Battery : 3,050 mAh Li-ion
Os:  Android 5.1.1

As you see the spec wise,it follows a mid-range.So,what made A8 popular ,the answer is its design 

USB 3.0 vs USB 3.1 vs USB-C vs USB-D

USB 3.0

Released in November 2008, The first two USB 3.0 certified motherboards are from ASUS and GIGABYTE. USB 3 is now considered to be the standard connectivity option in mobile and pc platforms.USB 3 is the successor to USB-2 with more improvements in physical wise and performance wise.

• Transfer speed of 5Gbit/s
• Two unidirectional data paths,one for receiving and other for transmitting
• speed level: super speed

USB 3.1

 Released on july 2013.MSI is the first one to get certified for usb 3.1 and is twice the improvement to USB-3,giving double the performance.USB 3.1 standard is backward compatibility with USB 3.0 ANS USB 2.0

• Transfer speed of 10Gbit/s
• speed level : 2x super speed or Superspeed plus or Superspeed+

USB TYPE - C

Released on april 2015.Same spec as USB 3.1 but small change in physical appearance .A more improved and useful change over 3.1.We are always disturbed when in case of pluging in a usb in right direction,so to get rid of that problem they released a new type called "C",which looks different from other Types B and A

• Transfer speed of 10Gbit/s
• speed level ; Superspeedplus Type-c
• Below Image showing difference of USB 3.1 standard and USB 3.1 TYPE -C

USB TYPE - D

 Release date is note confirmed .But samsung has already starting to implement USB type -D to their upcoming laptops,They are going to release D type before apple does.USB D will be of USB 4.1 version

• Transfer speed of over 1Tb/s
• speed level: Ultraspeed or Ultraspeedplus,

WORLD'S FIRST 3GHZ MOBILE PROCESSOR

ST-ERICSSON novathor is new to be noted in mobile processor market because of their new L8580 eQUAD mobile chip.The company is claiming to be manufacturing "THE WORLDS FASTEST MOBILE PŔOCESSOR".The mobile processor with be boosting the companion smartphone with 3GHZ.The processor will be having a powerful computing architecture and powerful gpu.
This one will the first to be the 3GHZ mob chip to be market.The company  will be having a tough against NVDIA,SAMSUNG ,QUALCOMM .

WORLDS FIRST 128 GB USB 3.0 PENDRIVE

SAN DISK.has revealed their new model of usb which is the size of a coin.Thanks to moore's law  the usb's are getting smaller and having more capacities.This pendrive will be having a read 130mbps .This pendrive is not the one of its kind but yes this is an awesome piece of creativity.This little giant will be costing $119..."good things always comes in small packages"

GOOGLE'S BRILLO OS RUNS ON 32 MB RAM

Internet of thing is now a days getting in to many manufacturers brains.HUAWEI has given life to a 10kb (loT) os ,named :LiteOS.
              Now GOOGLE is giving life to their (loT) OS,named:BRILLO.This OS is said to run on 32 or 64 MB RAM,However it is recommed to use witg 512 MB of minimum RAM.GOOGLE has aimed for availing this os related to all internet .
      The release date is not confirmed by the company but expected to be released in I/O conference.Many developers and other companies will be benefited by this operating system .
WHAT IS INTERNET OF THING (IoT)?

            The Internet of Things (IoT) is a scenario in which objects, animals or people are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. IoT has evolved from the convergence of wireless technologies, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and the Internet.

WORLDS FIRST 10 and 12 -CORE MOBILE PROCESSOR (Soc)

MediaTek ,developed a mobile processor named HELIO X20. This one is gaining all the attention from major smartphone manufacturers like ,SONY,LG,HTC etc,But SAMSUNG and MOTOROLA- are concentrating on their own chips and chips from QUALCOMM respectively

HELIO-X20 will be powered with 10- cores.It has a technique of running only one cluster ,while others stay down until needed,by this way company claims that they can save 30% of power

This amaizing piece of chip will be launching in DECEMBER 2015.Most high-end smartphones will be powered with this chip .

LG G4 SPEC

LG G4  is a flagship model , that was released in April 2015,This smartphone has competition with Galaxy s6 , s6 edge  ,  xperia z4  ,  Galaxy Note 4, HTC ONE M9

specs in nutshell:

PROCESSOR: QUALCOMM MSM8992 SNAPDRAGON 808 (DUAL-CORE 1.82 GHz cortex-                                A57 & QUAD-CORE 1.44GHz cortex-A53
GPU:  ADRENO 418

RAM:   3GB

STORAGE :  Internal- 32GB, micro SD up to 128GB

OS : Android 5.1 Lollipop

CAMERA : front- 8 MP (1080p@30fps )  , back - 16 MP (5312 x2988 pixels)
VIDEO: 2160@30fps ,stereo sound

SCREEN:   5.5 " IPS LCD ,16M COLORS
RESOLUTION:    1440 X 2560 pixels (~ 538 ppi)

BATTERY :   Li-Ion 3000 mAh

FEATURES :  BLUETOOTH 4.1, INFRARED PORT ,RADIO, NFC, microUSB v2.0 ,                                                   Leathery body

NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 990 ti specs leaked

NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 990 ti

NVIDIA next flagship model has gained popularity even beforce its manufacturing .This card will be based on "BIG MAXWELL" GM200.The below are leaked specs and sometimes values may vary

SPECS

DIE SIZE :  601mm^2

MEMORY: 12 GB GDDR5

 CORES    : 3072 CUDA CORES

TEXTURE UNIT :248
RASTER DEVICES : 116

MEMORY BUS : 384-bit

TDP : 250 W

MEMORY CLOCK : 9 GHz

POWER CONNECTORS : 8+6 pin

PRICE : $799 - $999
MEMORY BANDWIDTH : 512 GB/s

CLOCK SPEED :1356 MHz
BOOST SPEED : 1456 MHz

ANDROID M ( Android macadamia )

Andoid has started developing their OS to whole new level,This OS will be treating users with plenty of features and styles,
This are the features that developers are going to integrate in android 6

1.WHOLE NEW NOTIFICATION DROP DOWN

     

                                                With even more added flavours to the android,this notification centre will be the most attractive type ,and most useful user friendly type.This notification centre includes transparent background

2.    NEW LOOK TO HOME SCREEN

A new variety look to homescreen layout and designing

3.    ADVANCED SETTINGS LAUOUT

New look and layout to settings

4.   ADVANCED APP SEARCH BAR

                   

SEMI-Transparent app search bar

5.    NEW VIDEO PLAYER DESIGN

6.  MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT

         

Saves overall battery usage up to 26 %  compared to android 5 lollipop

7 .NEW LOCKSCREEN

Customisable lockscreens for users

This OS will be the major update over the predecessors.Gummy will be available to public in beginning of 2016

All flagship models from 2014 will support this update.Update OVER-AIR  size is considered to be over 1.5 GB.