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LG Future Product Lineup Revealed At MWC 2013

by Ritij Khurana • February 28, 2013

LG ensured that their stall at the MWC 2013 did not go unnoticed and they launched quite a few devices at the MWC 2013. We list out the devices for you that saw the light of the day at MWC 2013.

LG Optimus G Pro:

The successor to the LG Optimus G broke cover and it will come with a 5.5-inch IPS 1080p display unit and the heart of the device is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset, with a 1.6GHz quad-core Krait 300 and the graphics department is he responsibility of an Adreno 320 GPU. Rest of the specs are similar to LG Optimus G but it features a bigger 3140 mAh battery. It will run on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Firefox For Android 20 Beta Released- Supports Low End Phones Now

by Nitesh Rathore • February 28, 2013

On 19 Feb 2013, Firefox 19 was launched for android. It has built in PDF viewer. So you don’t need a third party software to view pdf files on your android device. Before launching beta 20, users need to install a third party app. And the main problem with Firefox 19 is that it does not work on lower-end phones. It also does not has theme support and Chinese localization.

But just after a week, on February 25, 2013 Mozilla launched Firefox 20 removing all above issues. That shows the hardwork done by Mozila team on fixing issues. Now Firefox on android supports themes and Chinese localization Mozilla team also lowered the system requirement to 384 MB of RAM and QVGA displays. So it can also work on lowered end device. Download Mozila Firefox on your Android device from here

Umi X2 Full HD Quad Core Android Smartphone Launched At Rs.14,000

by Ritij Khurana • February 28, 2013

Tired of the Out Of Stock message getting displayed on your screen everytime you try ordering the Micromax A116 Canvas HD? Well, here’s what you can do. Buy yourself a Umi X2 which offers everything better than the A116 and in some areas, makes it feel a bit overpriced. Umi, a Chinese electronics manufacturer which also supplied mobile phone parts to Indian manufacturers, has just launched the Umi X2 in the Indian market and the device’s spec sheet will set your heartbeat racing.

The Umi X2 comes with a 5 inch IPS panel screen which has a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels and in common term, is a Full HD display whereas the Micromax flagship offers you a 720p display. It will come with a pixel density of 441 ppi and that is precisely what HTC offers on their Butterfly. It will have a Gorilla Glass 2 coating to ensure it survives the accidental falls and does not feel cheap.

LG Optimus G E975 Video Review, Price, Features and Details

by Ritij Khurana • February 28, 2013

We brought to you the story of LG Optimus G being available on an online retailers and today LG has officially unveiled the LG Optimus G in the country at a launch event which was held in the financial capital of the nation, Mumbai. But the launch price is nowhere near the pre-release price and the official price tag the Optimus G will come with Rs.34,500.

The LG Optimus G has come quite late to India compared to the rest of the world but the specs are by no means those of the yesteryear. The LG Optimus G will come with a 4.7-inch HD IPS Plus screen which will have a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels. It will run on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and seeing that is the company’s flagship in the country, they should surely upgrade it to Android 4.2.2 as soon as possible.

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BlackBerry Q10 Launch In April- Feature And Details

by Ritij Khurana • February 28, 2013

Blackberry Z10 was just launched in the country and along with it, the people started wondering as to when will its sibling, the Q10 join the ranks. The Q10 runs on Blackberry 10 like its sibling but comes with a 3.1 inch touchscreen and a qwerty keyboard as well. Qwerty keyboards have been the strength of Blackberry and the Q10 will hit the Indian brick and mortar stores this April. The Indian launch will come at the time of the global launch so that speaks volumes about the company’s intentions for India.

At the launch event of the Blackberry Z10 in Mumbai, Sunil Dutt, BlackBerry India’s managing director stated that the Q10 will be launched in India by April and will join the Z10. Along with these two high end smartphones, Blackberry will also launch a host of Blackberry 7 OS running devices to cater to the lower ends of the smartphone market. On the other hand, the Blackberry 10 OS powered smartphones will be locking horns with Android, iOS and Windows Phone flagships.

Sony Xperial Z Android Tablet Launched At MWC 2013- Details

by Ritij Khurana • February 28, 2013

Sony was the centre of attraction at the CES 2013 and it made sure it did not get left out at the MWC 2013 as well. With most of the companies not showing their flagships at the MWC, Sony went on to showcase what they had with them in the tablet department. Sony unveiled the Xperia tablet Z and it will be the company’s flagship tablet from now on. And yes, it borrows a lot of things from the smartphone sibling, the Xperia Z.

Xperia tablet Z is a 10.1 inch tablet and with a thickness of a paltry 6.9mm, Sony believes that this will be the thinnest tablet in the segment. It comes with the OmniBalance design which we saw on the Xperia Z. It will run on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean but would get the 4.2 update as and when it reaches the retail stores. Powering it will be a as Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro asynchronous quad-core processor and it will come with IP55 and IP57 certification making it a water-proof tablet. Now that’s something none of the tablets out there has.