INTEL SHOULD THINK AGAIN FOR ATOM PROCESSORS

Computers have become really cheap you can buy notebook starting from 15,000 INR on which you can run windows and Ubuntu ,but these low cost notebooks can impress you if it is these have fast processing .As these low cost notebooks run low  voltage inlet atom processor .As Intel atom processors are really slow in terms of speed.Atom was introduced in 2008 as the company’s new ultra-low-voltage chip. Its design targeted a now forgotten category of “mobile Internet devices.” The Samsung Q1, a 7-inch device with a joystick-like mouse controller, is a great example of the category.Mostly INTEL ATOM can been seen  in dell venue tabs but they are slow so Intel inside doesn't go with  high speed so Intel should rethink about the ATOM processor which is affecting brand name .

lumia 550

According to @evleaks. lumia 550 would be launched in Microsoft next event which is scheduled at 6 October 2015.The specifications of lumia 550 are as follows :-4.7-inch 720p AMOLED touchscreen,1GB RAM and 8GB expandable internal memory and 1,905 mAh battery.

Samsung G9198 flip phone announced in china

Amazed with flip phones, some people really like flip concept phone which was famous in 2007-2010 as many mobile manufacturer came with flip phones Motorola, Nokia and LG all manufactured many flip phones. But now it is great news that Samsung has announced  its android phone  SM-G9198 .

Specifucations for Samsung SM-G9198 are :-

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                                  It runs on 808 snapdragon SOS chipset .

• ·         2GB ram
•     16 primary camera and 6 MP front camera
•          16 GB internal memory with micro sd card slot
•            3.9-inch Super AMOLED displays with a resolution of 1280 x 768
•       2020 mAh battery          
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'Nokia' the name  is enough as it is know for its mobile phones moreover in 2014 when Nokia sold its mobile phone business to Microsoft ,it was sad for Nokia fans.
But now it is good news that Nokia is re-entering into mobile phone business soon .Nokia  would be launching android phone in 2016  and maybe it would be N1100
Nokia maybe  outsource for manufacturing with FOXCONN which also manufactured Nokia N1 tablet which was big hit.

Some of people don't know that before opting for windows platform on its phone ,Google offered it android operating system to Nokia phones ,which Nokia dint opted and resulted into failure.
Even Nokia tried open source android operating system and launched Nokia x,x+,xl and x2 which lacked  Google play store ,but that was also failure .

ONE PLUS TWO A BEST UPCOMING PHONE

Many people are  nowadays  concerned about the processors and camera quality of cellphones as trend for selfies is growing ,people want quick and fast performance and also at best rate so all wait is over now as ONE PLUS IS GOING TO BE LAUNCHED SOON .
The phone has 5.5 LTPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors and also with latest gorilla glass that Corning Gorilla Glass 4 which makes it prefect for watching videos in daylight .
Now comes to the main performance that chipset , phone has Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 and GPU Adreno 430 which makes prefect for playing games .Moreover this phone has 3GB RAM and has 16 GB internal memory .
Camera wise it is best as it has 13MP primary camera with 4128 x 3096 pixels, optical image stabilization, laser autofocus, dual-LED flash and 5 MP front camera making it suitable for selfies .
16GB model is priced Rs 22,999 and 64GB model will cost you 24,999

Moto G (3 rd Gen)

Recently moto launched moto G (3rd Gen )

Moto G (3 rd Gen) packs with high specification compared to its predecessor 

Moto G (3 rd Gen) has better looks and runs on latest andriod os that lolilop v5.1.1 (Lollipop).

Moreover it runs on Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 with Adreno 306.

Moto G (3 rd Gen) has  IPX7 certified - water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes which this phone different from others .It has 1 GB RAM with 8 GB INTERNAL MEMORY EXPANDABLE UPTO 32GB THROUGH MICRO SD CARD .

Moto G (3 rd Gen) has improved camera spec that 13 MP primary camera and 5 MP front camera which makes this prefect for selfies .

Moto G (3 rd Gen) is available at flipkart 12,999 for black and 11,999 for white . 

windows 10 privacy issue

As windows was launched on  29 July 2015 ,even 14 millions devices installed windows 10 within 24 hour from the launch .

But many of the users are complaining about the privacy issue.

privacy issues are as follows :-

1.windows can access online activity .

2.windows can access and share WiFi password .

3.windows can access your folders .  

Solutions to above problem :-

1. turn off WiFi sharing that WiFi Sense 

go to settings then click on network then WiFi sense 

then uptick the option connect to networks shared with them 

2.For privacy go to settings then click on privacy then uptick  option which seems irrelevant

3.If  you are really concerned about the privacy then don't login with your Microsoft account  .     

Snapdragon 808 SoC specifications

Now days many upcoming phone would be using Snapdragon 808 SoC which would be used in high end smartphones but people get confused over the chip set so i am going to tell brief specifications about the Snapdragon 808 SoC ..

CPU -Dual-core ARM® Cortex™ A57 at up to 2 GHz and quad-core A53 with 64-bit support

Modem -

Integrated X10 LTE, with Global Mode supporting LTE FDD, LTE TDD, WCDMA (DC-HSPA+,    DC-HSUPA), CDMA1x, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA and GSM/EDGE                                                          Cat 9 speeds of up to 450 Mbps with support for up to 3x20 MHz carrier aggregation on LTE FDD    and LTE TDD Support for LTE Broadcast                                                                                                LTE multimode dual SIM (DSDS and DSDA) and VoLTE with HD Voice and SRVCC

USB-USB 3.0/2.0

BLUETOOTH -BT 4.1 

VIDEO- 4K playback with H.264 (AVC) and H.265 (HEVC) formats

DISPLAY  - 2560x1600 on-device display concurrent with 4K Ultra HD output to HDTV 1080p and 4K external displays supported

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge Plus

Various rumours ragarding Samsung Galaxy Note 5 but now it is confirmed that Samsung Galaxy Note 5  can be launched on August 12.Today Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge Plus got FCC certifications .The certificates  are issued for the Verizon versions of the Note 5 (SM-920V) and the Galaxy S6 edge Plus (SM-G928V) it is expexted that T-Mobile and Sprint variants will follow shortly.Note 5 will sport a 5.7-inch HD Super AMOLED display, will be powered by the new in-house Exynos 7422 SoC and have 4GB of RAM and a 16MP OIS camera. The Galaxy S6 edge Plus should be about the same in terms of size. It will, however, run on the slower Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 SoC.

windows 10

DELL  has announced that it would be start shipping windows 10 laptop from 10 July .This means that windows 10 is ready .Moreover for insiders build 10240 is available which include major  bug fix from Microsoft team .In major update windows new EDGE browser is far faster than google chrome .

On WebKit Sunspider, Edge is 112% faster than Chrome

On Google Octane, Edge is 11% faster than Chrome

On Apple JetStream, Edge is 37% faster than Chrome

windows 10 will get regular update as windows 10 is last version of ms operating system. 

Samsung Xcover 550

If you think nokia 3310 was indestructible then you need  to check  Samsung Xcover 550 .Samsung Xcover 550 has  IP67 certified - dust and water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

- MIL-STD-810G certified - salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant.

                                   

NETWORK ----HSPA/GSM

BODY----129 x 56.2 x 14 mm (5.08 x 2.21 x 0.55 in)

WEIGHT---124 g (4.37 oz)

SIM---MICRO SIM

DISPLAY --TFT 2.4

CPU--DUAL CORE

MEMORY--UPTO 16GB

RAM--128MB

CAMERA 3.5MP

SAN DISK SHIPS 2 BILLIONTH SD CARDS

                                                     
                                                                 

Even in the changing technology their is high need for the data storage as smartphone are increasing day by day and people love to take selfies etc so their is high demand for memory cards prominently SD cards .One of the best players in manufacturing memory card is SANDISK which american is company and also know for recently showing its best innovation by launching 200GB memory card .
On the eve of the 10 year anniversary of the format's birth, SanDisk celebrates shipping over 2 billion microSD cards.The company sees the tiny storage cards as a big driver behind the growth of certain tech segments like the action cams (GoPro and others) that rely on microSD cards to store 4K footage. Strategy Analytics estimates 75% of smartphone models have a microSD slot (but this year more of the high-profile ones do not). Also, Google's Android One platform supports expandable storage, unlike the Nexus line.   

Microsoft coming up with new high end phones

As windows 10 is going to be launched on 29 July 2015 Microsoft taking turn to launch new high end phone as Microsoft didn't launched any phones like Nokia 1020   .According to evleaks Microsoft woild be launching lumia 940 and 940 XL. And moreover these phones are going to launch  in November 2015 and they are going to cost more than iphone 6.
Specs-wise, the report says that the Lumia 940 will be powered by a Snapdragon 808 SoC, and will sport a 5.2 inch full HD (1920 × 1080 pixels) display. It will come with 3GB RAM and 32GB expandable memory. In terms of camera, the device will feature a 20MP rear unit and a 5MP front shooter. There will also be an iris scanner.

On the other hand, the Lumia 940XL is expected to be powered by a Snapdragon 810 chipset, and sport a 5.7 inch Quad HD (2560 × 1440) screen. Rest of its specs are said to be same as that of the Lumia 940, including the iris scanner.  

NOKIA TO REENTER INTO SMARTPHONE BUSINESS

Today confirmed that it would be finally reentering into smartphone business . Nokia is looking for partner to manufacture phones under Nokia branding licencing .As part of Nokia and Microsoft deal Nokia cant manufacture phones but they can licence its brand name .     Nokia is now looking for "a world-class partner" that should take care of manufacturing, selling, and marketing Nokia-branded handsets, while also providing customer support. In this partnership, Nokia would be responsible for "guiding the design and technology differentiation" of product.It is estimated that Nokia would be bringing new smartphone in 2016 . 

Recently BIG GAMING EXPO THAT E3 was conducted in which various companies showed their new hardware including Microsoft Xbox and play station .
the biggest gaming EA showed their trailer of new upcoming game "NEED FOR SPEED REBOOT ".The trailers was previewed and according to the trailer the game required good requirements and system also to run the game.The game showed Los Angeles that it was all real nobody can make difference between the game and real .The Need for Speed E3 demo played like an expanded version that reveal trailer. The demo started with three minutes in the garage, where players could customize their cars (both visually and mechanically), then pitted all eight players against each other in a minute-long race.The most impressive thing here is that the player can customize the car according to his needs this is shown in the trailer video .The people who love cars would love the feature as they can even change customize the color according to their needs .

windows 10 technical preview now available for htc one m8 windows

As we now windows 10 available technical preview for all lumia phones but phones are left out  .Now htc one m8 windows also is ready for windows 10 technical preview moreover the htc one m8 windows is also mentioned into recovery tool .Now htc one m8 windows users can get glimpse  to new windows 10 technical preview  .

 

windows 10 EDGE UPDATED

AS windows 10 date is coming near the EDGE gets fresh look that user can enable black theme and moreover the logo of EDGE is also changed .these all changes would be seen in windows 10 new build that build number 10147.Moreover this time in new build Microsoft has addressed problem of picture log in and restart (forcefully the system shutdown )  .

windows 10 free upgrade confusion

I THINK some people still have confusion regarding free upgrade ... let make it clear according to Microsoft win 7 and win 8 users can upgrade windows from 29 July 2015 to July 2016 if user didn't upgraded during this period  then after 29 July 2016 user wouldn't be eligible for windows 10..........THIS WAS SIMPLE CONDITION THAT MICROSOFT CREATED BETWEEN WINDOWS USERS .

    

NOKIA TO REENTER INTO SMARTPHONE BUSINESS

WHAT NOKIA AGAIN SMARTPHONES ?

yes its true that Nokia would be launching new smartphone in 2016 .As last year Nokia launched Nokia N1 was big success so Nokia wants to launch new range of smartphones in 2016 .But Nokia wouldn't be producing /manufacturing phones .As in case of Nokia N1 tab Nokia collaborated with FOXCONN to produce tab under nokia brand licencing .Now some people ask is Nokia to produce Android phones  ..... Yes it true Nokia smartphones to be launched in 2016 would be running GOOGLE ANDROID .This report is 100% true because Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri said they would be returning to smartphones .

Linux mint customized

Whenever I'm not at home, I'm taking my ThinkPad laptop with me hat I installed Linux Mint on. While I could run a flavor of Windows on the device as well, I made the deliberate decision to install Linux on the device to discover what it has to offer.

I discovered the window customization settings recently on the system and have to admit that I wish that Windows would offer similar options. While it is certainly possible to use third-party programs for that on Windows, at least for some functionality, there is nothing comparable when it comes to native Windows customization options.

There is probably a faster way to open the window customization settings but I opened them via Menu > Preferences > Windows.

The Titlebar section highlights several features that Windows does not support by default:

Customize the buttons that are displayed in the titlebar

On Windows, you get minimize, maximize and close only. Using the Windows menu, it is possible to display up to six different buttons in total (placed on the left or right).

The additional buttons that you may add are menu, sticky and shade. Menu displays the window menu, sticky sets it to be on top and shade adds a roll-up feature to it so that only the titlebar of the window is displayed when it is activated.

You may furthermore customize actions on mouse clicks. The default actions are to maximize on double-click, to lower the window so that it is only displayed in the taskbar on middle-click, and to display the menu on right-click.

Toggle options that you may replace existing clicks with are always on top, to roll-up the window, to maximize vertically or horizontally, and to toggle all workspaces.

It is furthermore possible to define an action when you mouse scroll on the title bar.

Window Focus features

windows 10 if you have already registered to windows 10 please take care of the following things.

windows 7 and win 8 who have already registered to win 10 please assure that your some installed programs wouldn't  be working in win 10.

users can check which installed application in win 7 and win 8 wouldn't be compatible with win 10 .

below are the following steps for win 7 an win 8 users to check apps compatibility. 

click on windows icon

step 2:-

step 3:-

click on your PC is ready to check the compatible applications or any conflicts with installed applications in win 7 and win 8 

step 4:-

NETFLIX WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN Portugal, Italy and Spain

NETFLIX TO AVAILABLE IN Portugal, Italy and Spain IN OCTOBER 2015  .
At launch, the company says, it will offer localized versions of its original series and films, including "Daredevil," "Sense8," "Bloodline," "Grace and Frankie," "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," "Marco Polo," "Beasts of No Nation," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II: The Green Legend," "Jadotville," and "Ridiculous 6." Other titles are expected to be added promptly. The content will be localized via subtitles or dubbing and will be available in the high-resolution formats Hi-Def and Ultra HD 4K.

Netflix didn't announce pricing for the new countries. In the company's other European markets, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium and Luxembourg, the service costs €7.99 (about $9) per month, after a one-month free trial.

When the three new countries officially arrive on the roster, Netflix will be available in about 50 countries, 13 of which are European. The company aims to be available in 200 countries by the end of the year -- effectively offering its service worldwide. Currently, when traveling to countries that are not yet on Netflix's list -- such as China, Thailand or Vietnam -- subscribers will need to use a VPN service to access the service.


Netflix's stock has been on a steady rise. On Friday, the company's shares closed at $633.22, marking an 85 percent increase this year.

APPLE PAY WILL BE AVAILABLE IN SUMMER

The Cupertino giant is said to announce the Apple Pay expansion during tomorrow’s WWDC keynote. Apple has reportedly been negotiating with banks and retailers about launching the service since last year. Apple Pay will work on more than 350,000 payment terminals in the UK from day one.
A recent report by Reuters revealed that less than 24% of all top retailers in the United States support Apple Pay. Expansion in the UK will surely be good news for Cupertino, as 40% of all smartphones over there are iPhones.

who says best durable Nokia phones are dead ? MICROSOFT LAUNCHES UPGRADED VERSION OF NOKIA 105

SPECIFICATIONS OF NEW NOKIA 105 

• 2000 contacts 
• up-to 15 hours of talk-time
• With better call clarity and audio that’s 20% louder than the previous version, the Nokia 105 Dual SIM gives you excellent call quality in noisy environments. And with space for 2000 contacts and up to 15 hours of talk time, you have everything you need to get the most out of your mobile calling experience.
• dual sim 

The Nokia 105 Dual SIM has a built-in flashlight, a Micro USB charging port, a 3.5mm audio jack, and the battery is good for up to 25 days of standby time.

this phone would be best for people who travel lot ,because 35 days of battery back this phone can used as backup with smartphone .And best for 1st time phone users. 

SAMSUNG E7 AND E5 READY TO GET LOLLIPOP UPDATE

Samsung Galaxy E5 and Galaxy E7 are budget flavors of the A-series, losing the metal frames to plastic. Both phones come with Super AMOLED 720p displays and run on the Snapdragon 410 chipset. The E5 is the smaller 5" model with 8MP camera, while the E7 is bigger at 5.5" and packs a 13MP rear snapper.

Both Galaxy E5 and E7 were launched last February running Android KitKat, but they are now entering Samsung's official Lollipop queue and their updates are scheduled for completion during Q3 (July-September) this year.

Samsung is going to bring world's thinnest tablet

According to recent rumors, Samsung is about to announce two new high-end Android tablets that will succeed last year's Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and Galaxy Tab S 10.5. The new slates will probably be called Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 and Galaxy Tab S2 9.7.

We already saw a few renders that allegedly showed the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 (model number SM-T815), and now it's time to take a look at the Tab S2 8.0 (model number SM-T715). 

Approved today by China's Telecommunication Equipment Certification Center (also known as TENAA), the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 sports an 8-inch AMOLED display with 1536 x 2048 pixels and a 4:3 aspect ratio, weighs 260 grams, and measures 198.2 x 134.5 x 5.4 mm. At just 5.4 mm, the Tab S2 8.0 should become the world's thinnest tablet, but we'll just have to wait for Samsung to officially announce the device before giving it this title. 

The S2 8.0 runs Android Lollipop, and is powered by an octa-core processor clocked at 1.9 GHz (most likely, this is an Exynos 7420). Other features include LTE, 3 GB of RAM, a 2 MP front-facing camera, 8 MP rear camera, and expandable internal memory (starting at 16 GB).

You can take a look at the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 in the slideshow below. In case you don't think the tablet is too attractive, we can tell you from our experience that virtually all devices photographed by TENAA look worse than in reality.

SKYPE USERS BE ALERTED

Just a few days ago, information surfaced about a strange string that can crash the iOS Messages app. The bug became pretty viral, caused a lot of controversy and apparently sparked an interest in such exploits. So much so, that a similar hack has now been found for Skype.The Microsoft-owned messenger also appears to be susceptible to malicious messages and it turns out that it requires a lot less effort than the complicated spell-like message that plagued Apple’s messenger. If you send any message containing the string “http://:” to a Skype contact their client will most-likely crash and keep on crashing after a restart.

This loop of death, reportedly, occurs on the Windows Desktop client for Skype, as well as the mobile versions for Android and iOS, although there have been some reports that certain version of Android are still safe. The bug doesn’t seem to affect Mac users or the special touch-optimized, Skype app for Windows 8 and 8.1.

The string itself looks alarmingly simple and, frankly, it is rather odd that somebody hasn’t stumbled upon it sooner. Presumably, the misspelled protocol reference messes with the link-handling functions in Skype and causes it to crash. What makes the bug particularly dreadful is that it persists after restarting the app and even after reinstalling it or deleting its history, as Skype instantly downloads it again. The only workaround for the time being seems to be to ask the sender to delete the message, so, it is no longer in history and then reinstalling Skype.

SOURCE :-GSMARENA.COM

THE PIRATE BAY Fredrik is out

Pirate Bay co-founder Fredrik Neij has been released from prison today. Neij was the last person to serve a custodial sentence handed down after the Pirate Bay trial, marking the end of a controversial chapter in the site's turbulent history.

pirate bayFredrik Neij, one of The Pirate Bay’s co-founders, was a key operator of the torrent site during its early years.

In 2012 Fredrik received a 10-month prison sentence for his involvement with the notorious site, which he initially avoided.

Last November he was eventually arrested by Thai immigration authorities and later transferred to a prison in Skänninge, Sweden.

Today, Fredrik’s jail term ended and a few hours ago he was released from prison. After serving two-thirds of his ten month prison sentence the 37-year-old was reunited with family and friends.

TF spoke with a family member who was kind enough to share some pictures of Fredrik enjoying his newly gained freedom. Based on the pictures below, he is doing quite well.

WINDOWS 10 HARDWARE MICROSOFT GIVES A NEW LOOK TO WINDOWS

icrosoft, in the midst of showing off Windows 10 at the Computex trade show in Taiwan this week, has revealed a new range of new PCs, laptops, and tablets designed to work with its newest operating system. In addition to the Asus Transformer Book T100HA shown off earlier this week, also detailed on stage was a new version of Dell's 15-inch XPS laptop on the way that borrows the "virtually borderless" InfinityEdge display from its 13-inch sibling, and a new HP tablet with "revolutionary note-taking capabilities."

Nick Parker, VP of Microsoft's Original Equipment Manufacturer Division, also lifted the lid on another HP product — a 2-in-1 device with a magnetic hinge that makes it flexible, and  — like the tablet — the 2-in-1 device has pen functionality that allows users to annotate directly in Edge, Microsoft's replacement for Internet Explorer. Toshiba also debuted its own Windows 10 2-in-1: the Toshiba Astrea features a 4K resolution screen and a camera capable of face authentication via Windows Hello.

dell is going to launch new range of windows 10 laptops

DELL NEW RANGE OF LAPTOPS RUNNING WINDOWS 10
  

While Dell managed to surprise us with its rather handsome XPS 15 -- the sibling of the thin-bezel XPS 13 laptop -- at Computex, it's also bringing us a range of both new and refreshed models ahead of the Windows 10 launch. Starting off with the headliner, we have the Inspiron 15 7000 series laptop (pictured above) that runs on Intel's quad-core Core i7H chip, and it's garnished with Waves MaxxAudio enhancement plus a "performance class" NVIDIA graphics processor with 4GB of GDDR5 memory, so you'll get some good gaming action on it. Most importantly, the machine's 15-inch FHD display has an optional 4K touchscreen upgrade that looks stunning, though it isn't clear as to how long that 74WHr battery can last for. The price? All we know so far is that it'll start from 5,999 yuan or about $970 when it launches in China on August 7th.

For those seeking more versatility, there's the new Inspiron 15 7000 Series 2-in-1, which is pitched as an affordable hybrid laptop. It features a massive 15.6-inch IPS touchscreen, as well as up to almost nine hours of battery life, spill-resistant backlit keyboard, brushed aluminum body and MaxxAudio software. This beast will land in the US on June 23rd with a starting price of $550.

windows 10 on July 29

windows would be launched on 29 July 2015 and this would be the last version of Microsoft windows .Microsoft windows 10 would be free for win 7 and win  8 users.



SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR WINDOWS 10

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SOME FEATURE THAT WOULD BE DISABLED /OR WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE AFTER UPGRADING TO WINDOWS 10 ARE:-

• If you have Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8 Pro with Media Centre or Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Centre and you install Windows 10, Windows Media Centre will be removed.
• Watching DVDs requires separate playback software
• Windows 7 desktop gadgets will be removed as part of installing Windows 10.
• Windows 10 Home users will have updates from Windows Update automatically available.
• Solitaire, Minesweeper and Hearts Games that come pre-installed on Windows 7 will be removed as part of installing the Windows 10 upgrade. Microsoft has released our version of Solitaire and Minesweeper called the “Microsoft Solitaire Collection” and “Microsoft Minesweeper”.
• If you have a USB floppy drive, you will need to download the latest driver from Windows Update or from the manufacturer’s website.
• If you have Windows Live Essentials installed on your system, the OneDrive application is removed and replaced with the inbox version of OneDrive.

Microsoft to preinstall more apps on Android with Dell partnership source cnet

Windows productivity and collaboration apps, like its Skype messaging service, will now be found on the home screen when people buy some devices running Google's Android mobile operating system starting later this year, Microsoft announced Monday. Those apps include Skype and others like its OneDrive Internet-storage service and OneNote writing program, alongside mainstays like Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Microsoft also said it brokered a new set of partnerships with smaller, regional device makers spanning multiple continents and large markets like Russia, Germany and Pakistan. All eleven of the deals will extend to business and consumer versions of the apps, giving companies the option of purchasing bundles that allow the software to be used across various platforms.

Microsoft executives ultimately hope that getting more people using its apps will pull consumers away from other free alternatives, like Google's suite of Web apps preloaded on almost every Android device in the world, which totaled more than 1 billion shipments last year alone.

Meanwhile, sales of Microsoft's cash cow, its Windows and Office software for PCs, are slowing as free alternatives and cloud services become more popular. Microsoft in January said in response that its next operating system, Windows 10, will be free, much like it has been treating its Windows apps for the better part of the last year. Eventually, Microsoft hopes, consumers will move onward to the products Microsoft can charge money for like its Office 365 subscription service, which charges for access to its productivity apps across devices.

Karbonn launches power banks, screen guards in india

ndian handset brand, Karbonn has diversified into a new business segment with the launch of mobile accessories, which includes power banks and screen guards.

The power banks are priced at Rs 999 onwards and will be available for sale on Snapdeal starting March 25.

The portfolio includes lithium- polymer power banks available in three capacities including 5,000mAh, 7,000mAh and 10,000mAh.

The 7,000mAh and 10,000mAh power banks introduced by Karbonn are equipped with dual charging ports for charging more than one mobile device and LED indicators for capacity status. The 10,000mAh power bank, which is a multipower bank, sports an LED torch that also doubles up as a memory card reader.

Amazon starts logistics company in India source TOI

NEW DELHI: Amazon has set up a logistics company in India to deliver products directly to consumers, opening a new front in the battle for top honours in the country's fast-growing online retail industry.

Amazon Transportation Services Private Limited, a subsidiary of US-based Amazon, will ship goods from sellers who transact on the company's online marketplace in India. Such a service is already on offer from Flipkart through logistics company eKart, and Snapdeal, which bought a stake in delivery firm Gojavas last week.

"We want to change how India shops," said Samuel Augustine Thomas, director of transportation for Amazon in India. "The logistics arm has been set up to aid in last-mile delivery as products can be shipped faster," he said. Products sold on the Amazon marketplace are now shipped to some 19,000 pin codes across the country.

ATSL will be one of the logistics partners for Amazon's Indian marketplace.

The company's Indian marketplace expects to sell goods worth over Rs 12,000 crore ($2 billion) this fiscal. The company will continue to work with other partners including India Post and courier companies like Gati, Blue Dart and DHL.

Experts are of the view that "last-mile delivery" will increasingly be a crucial front in the war for leadership in India's e-commerce industry, which is expected to be worth $43 billion (Rs 2.5 lakh crore) by 2018.

Samsung Galaxy S6 is cheaper

While the base variant of Samsung Galaxy S6 has been priced at Rs 49,990, the starting price for Galaxy S6 edge is Rs 58,900.

The pricing of the Samsung's new smartphones looks aggressive, with most flagships sporting Rs 50,000-plus price tags. However, what many may have missed is that Samsung Galaxy S6's launch price is actually lower than that of Galaxy S5's too.
Last April, Samsung Galaxy S5 hit stores at a price tag of Rs 51,500. This makes Galaxy S6 cheaper than its predecessor by Rs 1,600.

What's worth noticing here is that the South Korean manufacturer has used more premium materials (glass and metal) in Galaxy S6 compared to Galaxy S5 (all-plastic build). This basically means Samsung is footing a higher manufacturing bill for the new model compared to last year's flagship. 

Samsung, of course, has not divulged the bill of materials yet, but we expect companies like iFixit to soon do a tear-down analysis of Galaxy S6 and give an estimate on the material costs involved. 

Galaxy S6 is also priced cheaper than Apple iPhone 6, its main rival in the Indian smartphone market. Launched at Rs 53,500, the Apple smartphone saw its official price increase to Rs 56,000 earlier this month (post budget announcements).

WANNA BUY Xiaomi Redmi 1S at lower price then here is a deal

Xiaomi fans, who have often complained about fewer handsets on sale than demand in the market, have a reason to cheer: they can now get the popular smartphone even cheaper than that offered on Flipkart as the Chinese handset maker will conduct flash sales with refurbished goods e-tailers Overcart and GreenDust. 

But there's a catch — the models that will be sold will either be seal-opened but unused, or have some software issues, hence would be refurbished. Overcart and Green-Dust will hold flash sales of the Redmi 1S smartphones on March 23 where a few thousand units will be put up for sale on both sites. 





Manu Jain, head of India operations at Xiaomi, when asked whether the company was aiming to mainstream sales of such devices in the Indian market, where most consumers are rapidly taking to using smartphones, told ET, "It (sale of refurbished or unboxed phones) is already happening through offline channels in large markets across the country. Our tie-ups with GreenDust and Overcart, among others, will bring this unorganised market to online, making purchases more reliable for consumers," he said. "If everything goes right, we will scale it up." 

Open-box or unboxed phone will be sold for Rs 4,999 while the refurbished version will come with a price tag of Rs 4,599 a piece, on both websites, with separate flash sales for both kinds. Both type of phones will have a six-month warranty from the sellers. A new Redmi 1S is available at Rs 5,999 on Flipkart. 

MOTO E 2nd GEN REVIEW

 Motorola brought about a paradigm shift in India's low-end smartphone market with its first-generation Moto E, a handset that offered a decent screen, long-lasting battery and sufficiently powerful processor to a segment that only had poor quality Android phones. This smartphone was a gamechanger, so much so that other brands like Micromax etc had to step up their game just to remain relevant.

But a year is a long time in the smartphone industry and the likes of Xiaomi and Lenovo came with their own handsets that offered similar features at the price point and bettered Moto E when it came to its biggest weakness: the camera.


Design
While the second-generation Moto X and G smartphones sport designs that easily differentiate them from their predecessors, the second-generation Moto E sticks to the old look and feel. So, you get a slightly bigger screen in a package that is just as thick (12.3mm at its thickest point) and heavy (145gram) as the first-gen model.



The back is still curved, which makes holding the second-generation Moto E very easy even for people with small hands. Towards the top of the rear panel are the camera encircled with a metal ring and the dimpled Motorola logo. The volume rocker and power keys are located on the right side and sport a brushed metal look, which make them easier to locate without even looking.

One big change you will notice the introduction of removable bands, which Motorola has used as a means of providing little customization option to buyers. Though the bands feel a little flimsy in terms of build quality by themselves, they are easy to secure on the handset and complement the overall build quality of the smartphone. These bands also help users grip the smartphone, as they sport the same finish we saw in the new Moto E's volume rocker and power button.


Display
The increase in screen size (from 4.3-inch in the first-gen model to 4.5-inch in the new one) means that pixel density has decreased. However, we did not find any pixilation, partly due to the colour reproduction of the panel, which masks the pixels that may be seen by the naked eye.

Moto E (Gen 2)'s display performs well under direct sunlight and does not lose colours when used outdoors. However, the viewing angles still show room for improvement, even though they are better than the ones we have seen on the first-generation Moto E. The new smartphone does well in colour reproduction too, giving rich and vibrant colours that don't seem oversaturated.





Hardware
Inside, the Moto E (Gen 2) model available in India runs on the same 1.2GHz Snapdragon 200 processor as its predecessor, but has four cores this time. The RAM is still 1GB, but you get twice the internal storage (8GB). In the camera department, you finally get a selfie snapper but only of VGA resolution, while the rear shooter sticks to the 5MP resolution. Battery capacity has increased (from 2,080mAh to 2,390mAh), while the connectivity suite remains the same (2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and microUSB 2.0).








MOTO E 2nd GEN is available on flip kart @6999rs.

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Disable unnecessary push notifications
Push notifications can lead to higher data use, especially if you use a lot of interactive apps such as social network clients and messaging services. A number of apps also push promotional content that is not relevant to you.Modern Android devices and iPhone offer ways to disable push notifications through the system settings. You should also set your email to fetch mode and disable push unless you receive critical, time sensitive messages.


Track data use
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Disable auto-download on WhatsApp
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Offline viewing/listening
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Use data compression
If you read a lot of online articles on your phone, it's a good idea to enable compression on your mobile browser. Google Chrome offers a 'Reduce data usage' setting to make the size of the web pages you visit smaller using Google servers. It even offers graphical statistics of data savings. Opera also offers Max, a free, data-savings and data-management app that compresses videos, images and media from apps and websites to reduce data use.