Huawei Ascend mate company’s first phablet device and starting a new series is out in the market with the Samsung Galaxy Mega being the first opponent. So let’s have a head-on comparison between the two.
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[How-to] Install Photosphere on Samsung Galaxy S4 Without Rooting on TouchWiz UI
by Rohit Khurana •
Using the Nexus device or any device with the Google stock version of Android what we call it as the Vanilla rom is the purest form of Android available. Though this rom comes only installed on Nexus devices but its possible to install it on any Android device, the power of following open standards. There are a lot of roms available on the developer forums for different devices but keep this in mind that this may damage your device if the instructions are not followed properly.
Vanilla roms have some of the exclusive features which are hidden or removed on custom OEM layering like Sense and TouchWiz. But it is possible to install some of those exclusive features from the pure Android. Its easy and does not require any chance of damaging the device.
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Fly Unveils F 40+ Android Smartphone in India for Rs. 4,999
by Hans Gogia •
Fly Mobiles has launched a low-budget Android phone Fly F40+ especially for giving smartphone experience to customers at a low price point. The Fly F 40+ runs on Android mobile operating system not the latest though but still to be called as a smartphone with Android mobile operating system.
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Karbonn A11+ Budget Android Smartphone Launched In India for Rs. 5849
by Hans Gogia •
Karbonn Mobiles launched Karbonn A11+ the low end Android smartphone in India. Karbonn A11+ is a low-end smartphone aimed at providing users with Android experience at low pricing. With the big screens trending and being much in demand, Karbonn managed to include a 4.7-inch screen with a FWVGA display powered by 1 GHz processor which comes with dual SIM support. It has a 3.2-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Running on ICS Android 4.0 operating system it only supports EDGE data service where India is moving to 3G.
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[How-to] Enable Lock Screen Widgets On TouchWiz
by Rohit Khurana •
Samsung’s TouchWiz is a custom UI layering on the Android mobile operating system. The latest 4.2.2 update on some of the Galaxy devices have been started rolling out and some of the devices ship with 4.2.2 installed. Touchwiz no wonder is just a layering on Android but it still changes a lot of things which make it different from the vanilla rom which is released by Google.
Android 4.2.2 has a prominent feature of lock screen widgets which seem to be very useful for some users. TouchWiz does not enables this by default but instead we have to change it in the settings in order to activate lock screen widgets. Below are the steps to be followed to enable the lock screen widgets on Samsung TouchWiz.
- Go to Settings
- Switch to ‘My Device’ tab
- Tap on the Lock Screen option
- Check Multiple Widgets
Now your lock screen widgets are activated and you can now swipe on the lock screen to change lock screen widgets. To add lock screen widgets swipe left on the lock screen and select more by tapping on the ‘+’ icon.
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Samsung to launch Galaxy Note 3 on September 4th in Berlin
by Hans Gogia •
Samsung today on 5 August 2013 announced the Samsung Unpacked 2013 Episode 2, the second iteration to the yearly Unpacked event. Early this year Samsung announced Galaxy S4 in New York City at the first unpacked event on March 14th and now for the first time holding another unpacked event in the same year for another big unveiling.
Samsung Unpacked events are generally for flagships announcements and after Galaxy S4, Samsung has the next Note waiting. Though there has been no clear news that what will be announced but it is expected for Note 3. The Unpacked 2013 Episode 2 is scheduled for September 4th just before IFA in Berlin itself. Samsung had launched the Note and the Note II in 2011 and 2012 IFAs respectively and Note III was expected at this IFA itself but it looks like they will give Note a separate launch event.
Summarising the rumors, Note 3 is expected to arrive with a 5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display, 13MP rear camera and Android 4.3 JellyBean OS. It is expected to pack the latest Exynos 5 Octa 5420 and Snapdragon 800 processor varying with region and 3GB of RAM. It is also expected to come with LTE advanced (LTE-A) support for selected markets.
The Samsung Unpacked 2013 event on 4th September, 2013 in Berlin, Germany at 7:00 PM CEST (10:30 PM IST) would be live streamed on Samsung’s YouTube channel probably.
Source : Fonearena
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Sony Launches Xperia Z Ultra Smartphone in India for Rs. 46,990
by Rohit Khurana •
Sony India today on 30 July 2013 announced the amazing Xperia Z Ultra in India which packs a lot of unique features. Counting on the new features Xperia Ultra Z is the world’s slimmest smartphone to be launched till now. Secondly it is the first device to launch with Snapdragon 800 in India and third it has 6.4inch full HD triluminos display powered by the Sony’s latest X-Reality for mobile picture engine to deliver the most immersive viewing angles. And last it is the first phablet to be waterproof which sums up for its uniqueness and makes it different from others.
Features:
- 6.4 inch Full HD display powered by Sony Bravia Engine
- 2.2 GHz Snapdragon 800 processor
- 2GB RAM
- 16GB internal memory expandable via microSD card slot
- 8MP camera rear camera and 2MP front-facing camera
- WiFi/Bluetooth/3G/NFC
- Android 4.2
- 3050mAh battery
Pricing and availability:
Sony has tied-up with Vodafone to offer 8 GB free data download for the first two months of product purchase. The Xperia™ Z Ultra will be available across all Sony Centers and major electronic stores across India by 2nd August 2013 for Rs. 46,990. The Xperia Z Ultra will be available in Black, White and Purple color options. The Xperia Z Ultra also comes with three optional accessories which are the SBH52 which is dynamic Smart Bluetooth Handset, the Magnetic Charging Dock DK30 and the smart cover for the phablet.
