Panasonic launches Eluga Switch at Rs 19,990 in India

Panasonic has launched a new smartphone dubbed Eluga Switch in India at a price of Rs 19,990. The device will go on sale via Amazon and will be offered in a Gun Metal Grey colour variant.

The new smartphone will sport a 5.5-inch full-HD display with a 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution. The display is reinforced by Asahi Dragon Trail Glass and features Oleophobic Coating to make it scratch-free. It is powered by a 1.5GHz octa core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor paired with 2GB RAM.

The Android 5.0 Lollipop-based smartphone comes equipped with a 13MP rear camera with LED flash along with an 8MP front facing camera. The Panasonic Eluga Switch includes an internal storage of 32GB and does not include a microSD card.

In terms of connectivity, the smartphone includes 3G, USB OTG, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS/ A-GPS, Bluetooth 4.1, Android Beam, NFC and 4G LTE. It is backed by a 2910mAh battery. In additional features, the company has added JBL-powered 1.2W dual front speakers with Hi-Fi Sound and 3D audio. The device ships with JBL headsets too.

“The Eluga Switch does exactly what it was imagined to do, offer two vertical screen orientations in one handheld device,” Pankaj Rana, Business Head, Mobility Division, Panasonic India said on the launch of the Panasonic Eluga Switch. “A user can effortlessly ‘switch’ between an upright and inverted smartphone. The Switch is the epitome of consumer preferences, designed by keeping into consideration extensive customer feedback and expert technology.”

Source From:- http://tech.firstpost.com/

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Facebook musters users voice to defend Internet.org

Facebook is mustering support of its users in India to defend its platform Internet.org, with just a week left for public comments on a DoT panel's report, which says free Internet services like that of the social network's violate net neutrality principle.

Facebook has started the public campaign to make a case before lawmakers for allowing free Internet access platforms like Internet.org.

Facebook users in India are getting a message on their profile pages which seeks their opinion on having free basic online services in the country.

"Do you want India to have free basic online services? The mission of Internet.Org is to get everyone in the world online. Show your support for free basic online services in India," says the message, which pops up on a Facebook user's homepage.

"Soon India will decide on the future of services like Internet.Org. Please comment on this post today to help us tell your MPs that you want to connect everyone in India. ?#?connectindia? ?#?connecttheworld," the message says further.

Many MPs, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and most of cabinet ministers, have their Facebook pages.

By end of June, Facebook had over 125 million users in the country.

The DoT panel's report on net neutrality, which has been placed on MyGov website for public comments till August 15, has received just over 500 views against over 10 lakh messages that were sent to regulator TRAI through an online campaign in support of implementing ideal net neutrality in India.

Net neutrality implies that equal treatment be accorded to all Internet traffic and no priority be given to an entity or company based on payment to content or service providers such as telecom companies, which is seen as discriminatory.

The DoT panel has opposed projects like Facebook's Internet.Org which allow access to certain websites without mobile data charges. The data charges are borne by the websites or service provider.

Source From:-http://www.business-standard.com/

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Features and Specification of Lenovo Golden Warrior A8 New Delhi, Sat, 20 Jun 2015NI Wire

Here we are taking about the features and specification of the phone Lenovo Golden Warrior A8. This phone comes with Li-Ion 2500 mAh battery. This phone is powered with Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7 processor which gives maximum performance.

Phone comes with 16 GB, 2 GB RAM and it provide support for microSD, up to 32 GB.

The primary camera of the phone is 13 MP and the specification of the primary camera is Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR.

Phone comes with a front camera and its specification is: 5 MP, 720p.

Main Features of the phone Lenovo Golden Warrior A8.

Touch

Lenovo Golden Warrior A8 provide the support for multi-touch and the screen comes with 720 x 1280 pixels (Approximately 294 ppi pixel density) resolution.

Battery

Battery of the phone is Li-Ion 2500 mAh.

Display

Display size of the phone is 5.0 inches and display resolution is 720 x 1280 pixels pixels.

OS

The mobile device Lenovo Golden Warrior A8 runs on Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat).

Processor

This is powered with Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7 processor.

Storage

Phone comes with the 16 GB storage supported model(s).

Camera

Primary camera is of 13 MP and the second camera is of 5 MP.

This mobile phone supports GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions and HSDPA 900 / 2100 - A806 and LTE 1800 / 2100 (Bands 1, 3) - A806 networks.

Source From:- http://www.newstrackindia.com/

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Lenovo ThinkPad E555

Lenovo purchased the ThinkPad product portfolio from IBM a decade ago and has maintained the brand ever since. The company refreshed the entry-level enterprise laptop range, the E-series, and dropped the Edge name from it. The latest addition to it, the ThinkPad E555, follows the path of its predecessor, rigorously sticking to the design guidelines of the ThinkPad family.

A word here to mention the fact that this particular model faces some stiff competition from one of its own, the Lenovo B50-30. The latter is geared towards small businesses and home users, aimed at "increasing productivity but without breaking the bank" according to Lenovo.

The ThinkPad E555 (20DH000TUK) is currently selling at Ebuyer for £240 (around $365, or AU$490) while the Essential B50-70 retails for £270 (around $430, or AU$550). Both come with a free 3-user BullGuard Internet security package, free delivery and a fairly similar specification.

Design

If you're used to lightweight laptops (Ultrabooks or Chromebook-type), handling the ThinkPad E555 comes as a shock and is a stark reminder of how massive traditional laptops (i.e. 15.6-inch models) used to be in the not-so-distant past.

It is heavier than most laptops of a similar size we've played with before and while the weight makes it reassuringly solid, it is not something we'd like to lug around regularly (e.g. as a commuting laptop).

As with most notebooks of this family, it features a discretely-etched Lenovo logo in one corner of the laptop and a prominent ThinkPad logo on the opposite corner of the smooth, anthracite rubberised cover - the red dot on the letter "i" of this logo lights up when the machine is on (there's an exact replica on the right edge of the palm rest).

As expected its girth is significant at just over 2.5cm - the E555 occupies a surface area of about 25.5 x 37.5cm weighing a solid 2.4Kg. The left hinge squeaks slightly when opening the cover, although ours might be a dodgy one.

Once opened, you get a sense of deja-vu that will please ThinkPad aficionad the red lines, the logo, the curved keys, the 'nipple' in the middle of the keyboard and the depressed start button near the top, all of these are unmistakable signs of a ThinkPad machine.

The screen and the input peripherals are subjective matters; opting for a matte display means little reflection, fingerprints or dust speckles. The keyboard has a decent spring, no apparent flex and felt fairly soft thanks to the slightly curved design of the keys. The top row of keys has two functions and the numeric keypad is a welcome addition.

I never felt compelled to use the input contraption commonly known as the nipple, which Lenovo calls the TrackPoint style pointer. It makes my index finger numb after a while and is not as precise as the touchpad - it still reminds me of the good old trackballs from yesteryear but without the propensity to get all dirty.

Speaking of the touchpad, the one on the ThinkPad E555 is probably the only glaring weakness of this device. I like my clicks localised; i.e. clicking on one area doesn't depress the entire touchpad. It's an issue I've encountered both on cheap and upmarket laptops, but the one on the E555 is made worse by the hollow sound that accompanies every click.

Source From :- http://www.in.techradar.com/

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Old media, better read writing on the wall: Facebook, Apple are changing the business of news

Indian media giants that are still warped up in a print or pdf world online have a real challenge coming up. Facebook’s instant article feature effectively integrates what was happening through users to giving control to publishers.

When Facebook users share content on their timeline publishers get hits but they lose out on selling advertising directly. Facebook’s new offer will allow publishers to share their content directly through the instant article feature.

In a way Facebook has realised that it has an audience base which can be leveraged to distribute news or content. Most media companies still live in a destination site world, hoping the audience would come to them.

Though the audience has stopped going to them, most news consumers use Twitter, Facebook and other apps to get information. This disaggregation will happen faster in the mobile world. Apple is also planning to disrupt the distribution of news. It has launched Apple News along with 50 publishers on board.

The entry of a handset maker and a social media platform into the news distribution business should in India be looked from a mobile point of view. It is not the newspaper that people pick up in the morning but it is the mobile. Also, the last screen they see before going to sleep is also the mobile.

With the trend catching up fast, Google coming up with its own offering on mobile to distribute news is not too far. The search giant has several advantages over both Facebook and Apple. For one, it has the largest search engine for scanning news and can easily customise this news based on the mobile user.

It also has the most amount of data about its users it knows what they search, where they live, what they do, when are they travelling and so on and so forth. If it decides to customise news in accordance with this, it will most likely break the back of every publisher. The first to be hit will be all the new online news aggregators.

Until now the new online websites which republish news or aggregate do nothing but curate and repurpose content. Most Indian media sites also do nothing but collect news from wires and republish it on their websites. Very few actually work on creating content over and above what the wires are churning out.

Google News is already the biggest wire service in the world the way it structures news content across the world. The algorithms it has developed to scan and search for news on one particular topic are getting smarter. How long will these algorithms take to become a version of opinions that the website is so proud of touting?

But that is not the real danger for online publishers or traditional media their ability to command loyalty in the online world is through design, fonts and layout. This edge vanishes almost completely in the new distribution. Facebook strips away all but the font when it starts to display content on its service. Apple News is likely to do the same.

Both these companies have learnt from the trouble Google has had with news publishers across the word, particularly in Europe where it has been forced to share ad revenues. Therefore, both Apple and Facebook have partnered with publishers in its new offering.

Google is the original purveyor of content and it is moving rapidly to demolish the content model that traditional media is developing online. Even TV will not be unaffected in the online world. Most news channels actively share their content on Youtube.com.

They get a pittance for sharing this content. Google is also creating original content on Youtube.com. One of its biggest foray into this space has been with its tie-up with storyful.com. User-generated news videos that are generally the first and most credible view of news will now be available on youtube.com.

It is not that traditional media does not recognise this competition but news organisation top hierarchy is the most distracted management. Every CEO has these six screens continuously running in their offices. Most of them sit the whole day staring at these screens.

The reason top management responsible for creating, planning and long-term strategy being involved in tactical moves is difficult to understand. It is the reason that most new innovation in television news is not happening inside these companies. Independent journalists walking the streets are creating most of the new innovation. Across channels from ABP News to NDTV most of the new programming is being done by freelance journalists.

The challenge of top management is the same in newspapers, editors and managers are busy with bringing out the newspaper or magazine. None of them have time to spare to plan and put in place a strategy that could help them save from tumbling across the cliff they are all headed towards.

Source From:- http://www.firstpost.com/

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Xolo Cube 5.0: Android Lollipop, 1GB RAM, memory expandable to 32GB; priced at Rs 7999

XOLO has launched the XOLO Cube 5.0 smartphone, which it claims offers a true-to-life viewing experience.

Priced at Rs 7999, the smartphone supports quad band GSM, WCDMA, and HSPA+ upto 21 Mbps.

It is powered by a 1.3 GHz Quadcore MTK6582M chipset. Additionally, a 500 MHz Mali 400MP Graphics core support to enjoy 5 point touch on a 1280×720 screen to the fullest. At the price the device is offered.

The phone comes with Android Lollipop. An 8MP rear camera and a 2 MP front camera may disappoint a few. However, the rear camera supports full HD (1920 x 1080) recording if that is any consolation.

8GB of internal memory does seem meagre, but you can expand it to 32GB. The Cube 5.0 is armed with 1GB of RAM and a 2100mAh battery. XOLO claims 600 hours of 2G standby time and up to 6.7 hours of web browsing time on WiFi. For music lovers, the company claims 55 hours of music playback on a wired headset.

Source From:- http://tech.firstpost.com/

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Revealed: The Smartphones that Deliver the Very Best Battery Life

Every smartphone user wants a device that offers terrific battery life, but which ones actually deliver? PhoneArena has taken a comprehensive look at battery performance rankings from several key benchmarks and has used them to create what might be the definitive list of flagship smartphones with the best battery lives.

DON’T MISS: 5 Fantastic Smartphones You Can Get for $300 or Less

Interestingly, the Sony Xperia Z3 actually came out on top in PhoneArena’s own benchmark and on the PCMark benchmark, while finishing second in the Geekbench 3 test. This shouldn’t be too surprising since the device comes with a 3,100 mAh battery, although it still managed to beat out the Galaxy Note 4 and its larger 3,200mAh battery in overall performance.

Speaking of the Note 4, both it and the Galaxy S6 also fared well in the three tests surveyed and delivered impressive battery performance. On the lower end of the spectrum, Apple’s iPhone 6 delivered the worst overall performance, which isn’t too surprising given that it has only a 1,810 mAh battery while all other devices surveyed had batteries of 2,550mAh or higher. Better battery life has been something iPhone fans have been requesting for a while now but it seems Apple would rather keep pushing to make their devices thinner instead of making them thicker with bigger batteries.

Source From:- http://bgr.com/

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iBall Launches Smartphone With Detachable Camera Lenses

Ever seen a mobile phone with detachable lenses like that of SLR or DSLR cameras? Here is one for you. Domestic handset vendor iBall today launched a smartphone -Cobalt4- that has not one but 4 detachable lenses. They call it mSLR lenses, and you can carry these lenses the way you carry your SLR lenses and attach it to the mobile phone whenever you want to use it.

The four lenses include a zoom lens with 8x zoom, a fisheye lens with a 175-180 degree viewing angle, a macro lens with 10x magnification and minimum object distance of 10-15mm, and a wide-angle lens with a 130-degree viewing angle.

Commenting on the launch of mSLR Cobalt4, Mr.SandeepParasrampuria, Director iBall Says, “We are very excited with our newest launch which revolutionizes and redefines smartphones. With mSLR Cobalt4 the users shall be mesmerized on the Smartphone’s Camera with detachable lenses. The Multiple options of the lens shall snap great pictures and change the way photographs are captured on the smart phones! Its again heartening that we are the first in India to launch a product with this technology.”

The iBall mSLR Cobalt4 smartphone is a 5 inch device with quadcore processor and runs on Android KitKat 4.4 OS.  It has 1 GB RAM and 16 GB of storage capacity. The storage capacity can be expanded upto 32 GB. The iBall smartphone features an 8 megapixel rear camera and 3.2 megapixel front camera. But the lenses can be attached to the rear camera only. Both the cameras are supported by LED flash lights.

Besides these, the regular features of a current day smartphone like 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, USB on the go and GPS are there. The iBall mSLR Cobalt4 is priced at Rs 8,499.

 Source From:- http://www.teleanalysis.com/

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Microsoft, iBall launch Intel chipset-based PC stick at Rs 8,999

NEW DELHI: Microsoft India, in partnership with iBall, Thursday launched the iBall Splendo, the first compact and affordable PC-on-a-stick device that can convert a TV into a fully functional PC and a Smart TV.

Priced at Rs 8,999, the device comes with a wireless deskset, including a mouse and keyboard.

"The iBall Splendo is for people who love devices and want to be connected all the time using multiple form factors. These users are tech enthusiasts who love gadgets, have access to multiple TVs at home, love the Smart TV experience and use Windows for browsing, social networking and multimedia consumption," Vineet Durani - Director Windows Business Group, Microsoft India, said in a joint statement.

"iBall Splendo PC-On-Stick is one such device which will be useful for every home and office conference room providing different dimensions to use the PC as well as get great multimedia and internet experience by attaching it to the TV," Sandeep Parasrampuria, Director of iBall, said.

The iBall Splendo is powered by the Intel Atom Quad-core processor, runs Windows 8.1 and has a 2 GB RAM with 32GB in-built memory.

When connected to a TV, through its HDMI male plug, the device can turn the TV into a PC - complete with features including HD graphics, multi-channel digital audio, a micro SDXC slot, Normal USB port, Micro USB port, Wi-Fi and in-built Bluetooth 4.0. The device has a fanless design and comes with a one-year warranty.

The fully functional PC set-up can be used for work, such as checking emails and document editing. Because of its small size, it is portable and can be carried along while travelling on work as a replacement for the laptop. It can also be used for entertainment purposes, surfing through YouTube/videos, browsing photos and play games on TV.

iBall Splendo will be available for sale beginning of July across the country. It will also be broadly available on IT and TV retail channels.

Source From:- http://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/

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Lenovo India Launches 4 New Yoga Convertible Laptops, Starting Rs. 30,490

Lenovo on Wednesday launched four new laptops under its Yoga lineup in India, starting from Rs. 30,490. The convertible laptops launched are the Lenovo Yoga 300, Lenovo Yoga 500, Lenovo Yoga 3 14, and the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro.

As for availability, all the four Windows 8.1-based laptops are already available to buy from the company's own thedostore.com. In terms of pricing, the Yoga 300 costs Rs. 30,490, the Yoga 500, Yoga 3 14 and Yoga 3 Pro are priced at Rs. 71,490, Rs. 86,990, Rs. 1,15,990 respectively. The laptops displays can also be flipped 360 degrees and be used in laptop, stand, tent, and tablet modes.

The Yoga 300 (seen above) features a 11.6-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) LED-backlit multi-touch display and is powered by 64-bit Intel Pentium N3540p rocessor (4 cores, 4 threads, 2.16GHz base clock, up to 2.66GHz burst, 2MB cache) clubbed with 4GB of DDR3L 1333MHz RAM and Intel integrated graphics. Besides a 720p HD camera with single mic, the convertible laptop includes a 500GB HDD clocked at 5400RPM. The connectivity features of the laptop include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, and HDMI. The device's audio is powered by Dolby Home Theatre technology and can run up to 8 hours on single charge. Notably, it does not feature an optical disc drive. It is powered by a 2-cell 30Wh battery, and will be available in a White colour variant.

The Lenovo Yoga 500 (seen above) features a 14-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) IPS multi-touch display and is powered by fifth generation 64-bit Intel Core i7-5500U processor (2 cores, 4 threads, 2.4GHz base clock, up to 3GHz burst, 4MB cache) clubbed with 8GB of DDR3L 1600MHz RAM and Intel integrated graphics along with the Nvidia GeForce 920M (N16V-GM) GPU with 2GB of DDR3L RAM. Besides a 720p HD camera with array mic, the laptop includes a 1TB SSHD. The connectivity features of the laptop include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, HDMI, and a headphone and mic combo jack. It will be available in Black and White colour variants. Like the Yoga 300, the Yoga 500 also does not sport an optical disc drive, and is powered by a 3-cell 45Wh battery.

The Yoga 3 14 (seen above) features a 14-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) IPS multi-touch display, and is powered by the same processor and RAM seen on with Yoga 500. It sports a dedicated Nvdia GeForce 940M (N16S-GT) GPU with 2GB of GDDR3 RAM. The device features a 720p HD camera and comes with a 256GB SSD. The connectivity features of the laptop include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, HDMI, and a headphone and mic combo jack. Powered by a 4-cell 45Wh battery, it too doesn't bear an optical disc drive, and will be available in Silver colour.

Lastly, the Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 3 Pro (seen above) features a 13.3-inch QHD+ (1800x3200 pixels) IPS multi-touch display and is powered by a 64-bit Intel Core M-5Y71 processor (2 cores, 4 threads, 1.2GHz base clock, up to 2.9GHz burst, 4MB cache) clubbed with 8GB of DDR3L 1600MHz RAM and Intel's integrated graphics. The laptop sports a 512GB SSD and bears a 720p HD camera. The device's audio section is powered by JBL and Waves Audio and can run up to 7.2 hours on single charge on its 4-cell 44.8Wh battery. It will be available in Champagne Gold colour. Unlike the other three laptops launched, the Yoga 3 PRO runs Windows 8.1 EM (for emerging markets).

"Globally we are the leaders in the consumer convertible PC space. We achieved this by constantly innovating and stretching the boundaries of what a PC stands for. The Yoga franchise is the representation of this consumer-centric design and engineering. We are happy to make the Yoga franchise, through this new line of products, accessible to a much wider audience," said Bhaskar Choudhuri, Director - Marketing, Lenovo India during the launch.

Source From;- http://gadgets.ndtv.com/

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