HTC T6 to be the One with a bigger screen?

Rumor has it that a bigger brother to the One codenamed HTC T6 may be on its way to the market with a much larger screen offering as compared to the company’s most recent 4.7-inch flagship. Not only this, it has also been said that the smartphone’s display size will measure more than 5 inches, but less than 6 inches.
While the UltraPixel-packing handset stands to be quite a stiff competition to the Galaxy S4, the purported device is said to go up against Samsung’s gadgets touting magnanimous displays like those from the Note series, most likely the N7100 which shows off a 5.5-inch screen. We cannot say how true this piece of news is, although considering that the famous Twitter account called @evleaks has revealed the phone’s moniker, we might as well give it the benefit of the doubt.

From what can be gathered, the interiors of the smartphone may welcome the same components that are seen in the One. Guess we could expect a similar quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, 2GB of DDR2 RAM and a 2,300mAh battery to be present. With predictions of the flagship’s shrunken version supposedly christened M4, floating around, it looks like the Taiwanese manufacturer wishes to extend the benefits of the One to people hailing from diverse sectors.

Champ vs champ

At one point, HTC made the best Android smartphone; at another, Samsung held that title. The mobile giants step back into the ring for another round, as JavedAnwer referees the fight between the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One.

If you are using a smartphone older than one year and feel you need better performance and features, both Galaxy S4 and HTC One are good options.

The Galaxy S4 boasts some nifty software features. For example, Multi-window allows users to work on two apps in a single screen. Not all apps support this feature, but it's available for a few important ones such as Gmail, Chrome, Twitter, Messages and Youtube. Then there's Dual Shot, which allows a user to superimpose his stamp-sized image taken from the front camera on a scene shot with the rear camera. S Health is another feature that stands out. It allows a user to monitor his physical activity like walking or jogging throughout the day, and also shows the actual temperature and humidity in his surroundings. However, some features don't work as consistently as we would have liked, such as Air View, which allows a user to preview images without even touching the screen, and Air Gesture, which allows a user to take a call with a swiping gesture above the device. Still, the features that work are enough to make the S4 a more useful and handy device than other smartphones. Besides, the S4 allows for interchangeable batteries and expandable memory via a microSD card.

No Nexus 5 but Nexus 4 White-Washed at Google I/O: June 10

Googlers have gotten their hands on a new incarnation of the Nexus 4 in white/ivory that a white knight for pure Google fans.
There's glitter in the background of the ivory-colored Nexus 4 cases seen at Google I/O.  Although Google has not announced it, the Nexus 4 will apparently come in Ivory, with the same internal specs of the black Nexus 4.
The snowy-white Nexus 4 will reportedly be released on June 10, according "to word on the street" or four weeks from today on the Google Play Store.

The Nexus 4 has high specs at low price, unlocked, without LTE data.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Review

We’re not even halfway through the year, yet the stage is set for a clash of the titans. First, we had only the Apple iPhone 5, released late last year which had enthusiasts and fanboys gushing over it till the Apple Maps fiasco came into light. Since then, there has been the brand new BlackBerry Z10, the super-sturdy HTC One and the latest entrant, the Samsung Galaxy S4. 

We’ve experienced the previous three iterations and each has played a significant part in the smartphone revolution. Each Galaxy super-smartphone released has been deemed as the iPhone killer for that generation. This time, however, the Samsung Galaxy S4 had to contend not just with the Apple iPhone but the HTC One as well. Does it prove its mettle? 

The basics 

Future iPhones may have invisible buttons

"Apple has recently been granted a patent dubbed “disappearing button or slider.”

 

NEW DELHI: While there is a lot of talk about Apple losing its innovative streak after its visionary founder Steve Jobs passed away, the company seems to have a few tricks up its sleeve after all. The maker of the revolutionary iPhone has recently been granted a patent dubbed "disappearing button or slider." Tech grapevine is now abuzz that future iPhone models may have invisible buttons.

iPhone 6 news, rumours, specs and release date

Introduction

The iPhone upgrade cycle used to run like clockwork. Every year we get a new iPhone, and this year we’ll see either the iPhone 5S or the iPhone 6. But when will it arrive?

Will the iPhone 6 be the Apple phone of 2013, or 2014? We don’t know as yet. But here’s everything we do know about the next iPhone to date.

This article is based on rumour. We'll update it as more information becomes available.

Updated March 2013

A119 Signature HD launched: Will it outperform A116 Canvas HD?

Though marred with supply issues, it is without doubt that the Micromax A116 Canvas HD is hugely popular and ‘in demand’. Celkon has this week launched a 5 inch marvel sporting the name A119 Signature HD which has a 1280 by 720 screen resolution which is same as that of the Canvas HD by Micromax.

The phone is today available at Snapdeal (the same website where the Canvas HD was available for pre-order) at the same price of Rs 13499 at which the Canvas HD was launched. The price of Canvas HD has been since revised to Rs 14499 and is still meeting availability issues in the market.

The Celkon model is a feature packed model and at a price difference of Rs 1000 will it be able to offer any competition to the best-selling Micromax 5 incher.

Let’s look at the specs comparison in the tablet and see.

Ubislate 7C+ Edge price showcased in India, could surface as Aakash 3

A price for the Ubislate 7C+ Edge has crept up in India through online retailers which are selling it for Rs. 5,999. This latest offering by Datawind who is known for manufacturing the Aakash slates, provides connectivity through both Wi-Fi and GSM networks.
It is the newest member of the maker’s family of budget tablets which currently comprises of the 7Ri, 7Ci, 7R+ and the 7C+ slates. The first two possess connectivity features that include only WLAN, while the latter slabs are compatible with both Wi-Fi and GPRS. The device in question is expected to be the Aakash 3, considering that the official website has it tagged as a ‘recommendation’ for the same.

iPhone5 upgrade makes an iPhone6 flaw inevitable?

Analysts at Canaccord Genuity and Topeka Capital both say that their checks indicate that a late summer or early fall release of an iPhone 5S is likely.
Wow, really? Why are they upgrading the iPhone 5, when consumers thought the iPhone iOS 6.1.3 was the fix for the bugs in the iPhone 5 in the first place?
According to analysts at Canaccord Genuity and Topeka Capital Markets, Apple will likely refresh its iPhone5 and release it this summer or at least by the third quarter of this year.  Both companies released reports to investors this week.

HTC Butterfly vs iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3: in Specs, Butterfly is the king

The trio is among the best handsets. In HTC Butterfly vs iPhone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy S3 specs, Butterfly seems to be better than its two peers
HTC Butterfly has been launched in India without much fanfare. The handset comes with top specifications and great features and is certainly going to give tough fight to the entrenched market leaders like Samsung Galaxy S III and Apple’s iPhone 5. Though taking out a single winner out of the three handsets is very difficult, nonetheless given the fact that HTC Butterfly comes with best specs, features and build quality tilts the balance in its favour compared to the two other handsets that have ruled the smart-phone market during much of the year 2012 and this year thus far. Both the handsets have been sold in millions and millions with latest estimates suggesting Korean based tech giant to have sold more than fifty million handsets. Apple’s iPhone 5 must not have been sold in lesser numbers as there are millions and millions fans of this handset across the world.

Samsung Galaxy S4: Quick specs and features

 

The phone has been launched at Time Square few minutes before. We are rounding it up with a qucik glance on specifications and features.
Here is the Samsung Galaxy S4-
Tagline: life companion
Looks: like the Samung Galaxy S3

Which one to buy, Sony Xperia Z, Nokia Lumia 920 or the HTC One?

 

Sony, Nokia and HTC are here in the market with their flagship products. All of these ‘smart’ phones boast features that are awesome and it could get really confusing when it comes to making a decision. You need to look at great features, good specifications and better storage options in the phones.
We here bring you a spec-by-spec comparison of the Sony Xperia Z, Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC One below, to help you make a decision.

5.2 inch screen, 3GB RAM, is this the leaked Google Nexus 5?

The Galaxy Nexus 4  is still expected to land in many parts of the world, including India. But that has not stopped the rumours about the next Galaxy phone.
This news published by Android and Me, tipped by an anonymous source, who claims to work for Google, reveals the first Look of the next LG Google Nexus 5 inch phone.  The source tells the news site, that this “prototype is the real deal”.
This phone is expected to come this year in the last quarter (October 2013). This has been codenamed ‘Megalodon” and will be produced by LG.
The rumoured specifications of this 5.2 inch phone are an OLED 1920 by 1980 pixels resolution, 2.3 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor supported by a 3GB RAM. This phone might sport a 16 megapixel rear camera by OmniVision, and a 2.1 megapixel front camera. This might come in three storage options of 16, 32 and 64 GB and might also include gesture control.

WickedLeak Wammy Titan 2 price declared, available online

A price for the WickedLeak Wammy Titan 2 has been brought to light in the Indian subcontinent, with it being established at Rs. 13,990. This amount however is one that is exclusive of taxes and of shipping charges. Customers can place an order for the device from the company’s website.
Getting straight to it, the Titan 2 has quite a few attributes that would stir the interest of prospective buyers. What could really qualify as a plus point is the 12MP camera that is drilled onto the smartphone’s rear and just in case that doesn’t seem sufficient, the maker has endowed the device with a 5MP front-facing snapper as well. This is a leap forward, when compared to its older sibling that possesses an 8MP main lens and a 2MP secondary shooter.

Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean is the platform that has been selected for this phablet, which surpasses the version 4.1.1

Android Jellybean 4.1.1 update for Micromax A110 Canvas 2

Micromax has begun rolling out a JellyBean update to its popular A110 Canvas 2 device.
However the update will have to be manually configured, through the Micromax service centres. The more tech savvy will be able to manually flash the operating system ROM after downloading the update from the Micromax FTP services.

Verizon’s Upcoming Nokia Lumia 928

We’ve known last January that Nokia was working on a version of their successful Lumia 920 that will work on Verizon’s network. Sources who are privy to Nokia’s plans have revealed that there is indeed a smartphone headed to Verizon and this is going to be the Nokia Lumia 928 which was previously known as Laser. This model is a variant of the Nokia Lumia 920 with a couple of changes added.

The Nokia Lumia 928 is reportedly set to be launched on Verizon this coming April. It’s going to feature an

Nokia Lumia 920 vs Sony Xperia Z vs BB Z10 vs HTC Butterfly

There is some competition at last for the two hottest-selling phones in the Indian smartphone market -- Apple iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy note II. What's more interesting is that this challenge will be posed not by a single new entrant, but from the four flagship models launched by established companies.


 Only time will tell if any of these smartphones are able to take on the brand might of these smartphones. Even as Samsung prepares to bring S IV, its latest flagship successor to S III, in the market in coming weeks, these four smartphones -- Nokia Lumia 920, Sony Xperia Z, HTC Butterfly and BlackBerry Z10 -- will be vying for buyers' attention.

Launched in the past few weeks, all the four are capable competitors to the two bestsellers, at least when it comes to technological and design parameters.

We compared the four -- Nokia Lumia 920, Sony Xperia Z, HTC Butterfly and BlackBerry Z10 -- to see how they fare on different parameters. Here's the shootout.

Unable to buy the Micromax A116 Canvas HD? Here are five alternatives!

The Micromax A116 Canvas HD is one of the best budget smartphones that money can buy. But the demand for the phone is so high; it is difficult to get your hands on one. So, here we list five smartphone alternatives to the Canvas HD within Rs. 15k.

One budget smartphone that has created a buzz in 2013 is the Micromax A116 Canvas HD. For a budget of Rs. 13,990 you get a device that offers a 5-inch IPS LCD display with a 1280x720 pixel resolution. It is 10.7mm thin, and weighs a mere 156 grams. It has a quad-core 1.2GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and PowerVR Series5XT GPU. It also houses a 2000mAh battery, an 8MP rear camera and a 2MP front facing camera. It runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and is upgradable to Android 4.2.

When we put the Canvas HD through its paces, we found that it not only outperforms other smartphones in its price bracket in terms of the benchmarks, but also has a good camera, display, and build quality – making it a value for money smartphone on all fronts.

The display on the Micromax A116 Canvas HD is great and vibrant, with good colour reproduction. Apart from the Flipboard bug and random crashes, the smartphone’s overall interface and performance is quite smooth. It is no wonder that the Micromax A116 Canvas HD is virtually out of stock everywhere, and there is a waiting on every online shopping portal

If you are one who has a budget of Rs. 15,000 and is looking to pick up a smartphone that offers great value for money today, we list five alternatives that you can consider instead of the A116 Canvas HD.

Nokia Lumia 620

If you are someone who isn’t inclined towards the Android OS, we suggest you take a look at the Nokia Lumia 620. For Rs. 14,999, the Lumia 620 is powered by a 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, coupled with 512MB of RAM. It features a 3.8-inch 800x480 pixel ClearBlack display, 5MP rear camera with 720p HD video recording, VGA front-facing camera, 8GB of built-in storage (expandable via microSD card to 64GB), and a 1,300mAh battery. Users also get 7GB of SkyDrive cloud storage with the smartphone.

Walk through of HTC BlinkFeed on the HTC One (video)

Summary: HTC BlinkFeed is the new home screen experience on the HTC One. It offers a Flipboard-like experience that I think will appeal to some smartphone owners, but frustrate others due to feed limitations.

HTC conducted studies that show people consume data in "snack" portions and to address this usage they developed HTC BlinkFeed for the HTC One. I know when I look around on the commuter train and in stores, my experiences indicate people are indeed browsing on their phones for short periods of time.
The HTC representative at the HTC One launch event walked me through BlinkFeed, but now that I have my hands on an HTC One I was able to spend a lot more time with it and come to a full understanding of how it works.

Micromax Canvas HD review: Worth the price

NEW DELHI: Micromax made waves with its Canvas 2, offering a very capable smartphone with a 5-inch screen. And now it is back with a more powerful phone touting a quad-core processor and HD-capable screen. On paper, the phone offers great value for money, but many wonder if it is a better proposition than Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos. Well, we had the same question (and some more) and put Micromax Canvas HD through a series of tests to find the answer. Want to know which of the two is better and see if Micromax's new flagship is worth the money? Read on to find out...

Hardware:
Canvas HD features an IPS display measuring 5-inch that boasts of 1280x720p (HD) resolution and 294ppi pixel density. The phone has a 1.2GHz quad-core Mediatek processor, coupled with 1GB RAM, and 4GB onboard memory with microSD compatibility up to 32GB. Connectivity suite of this phone is quite standard and comprises 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and microUSB 2.0. You get an 8MP camera with LED flash on the back and a 2MP snapper in the front with this dual-sim smartphone.