Monday, March 18, 2013

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.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

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.
WickedLeak Wammy Titan 2
Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean is the platform that has been selected for this phablet, which surpasses the version 4.1.1

Friday, March 15, 2013

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.
Publicity image

Thursday, March 14, 2013

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

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

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.

Monday, March 11, 2013

How can I remotely shutdown another Windows computer?

Microsoft Windows 2000, XP (XP home users read section below) and later users can remotely shutdown another computer in their network by utilizing the shutdown command. To start the GUI version of this command click Start, Run, and in the Run line type: shutdown -i and press enter. After running this command you should see a dialog window shown in the example below.
Windows Remote Shutdown Dialog window