Mercury mTAB Star tablet Specs and Price in India

Nowadays Indian electronics and gadget market has been seeing high growth, and considering that many smartphone and tablet making companies have started to give its full priority to this market.

As a good result of that Kobian has recently launched a new tablet, dubbed as the Mercury mTab Star in the Indian market. It is likely to attract a large chunk of gadget-freak Indian as it certainly offers some kick-ass features.

The Mercury mTab Star carries a 7-inch display screen that can simply offer ultra high resolution of 1024*600 pixels. It is powered by a 1GHz dual core Cortex A9 processor while running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It is built on the MediaTek chipset, and it comes in a metal body while weighing only 300 grams.

Swipe MTV Slate Tablet Specs and Price in India

Swipe has introduced yet another tablet, and named it as the MTV Slate to acknowledge its ongoing association with MTV. The brand new tablet is priced at Rs. 14,999, and it is expected to do well in the Indian market.

The Swipe MTV Slate sports a gigantic 7.85-inch HD display (IPS), and its screen can easily offer resolution of 1024*768 pixels. It runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Operating System while weighing only 400 grams. It is fully powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor along with the additional support of 1GB RAM. It carries a 5-megapixel rear shooter and a VGA front facing camera for self-imaging and video calling.

Nokia 515 Key Specifications and Expected Price

Global mobile maker Nokia has proudly announced yet another feature phone named Nokia 515 to enhance its portfolio in this base. The new phone will be able in both single and dual SIM variants, and it is likely to target mid-level buyers across the world.

The body of Nokia 515 is made of a single piece of anodized and sandblasted aluminum, and its super cool display is having Gorilla Glass 2 to offer scratch resistant option. It is fully optimized to use under the sun.

This new feature phone offers 2.4-inch QVGA display screen that can easily produce resolution support of 240*320 pixels with a modest pixel density of 166ppi. It runs on Nokia's well-popular Series 40 (S-40) software. It weighs only 101.1grams for single SIM variant and 102.7 grams for dual-SIM while measuring only 114x48x11mm.

Google officially Starts Rolling out 720P HD Google+ Hangouts

It seems like the search engine major is on the move, as it officially starts to roll out 720P HD video for its very own Google+ Hangouts, which is a very popular (almost first of its kind) video chat service.

On this Wednesday Google announced that it is now bringing the HD quality video roll out procedure, and it will start with Hangouts on Air. It will work as the live-streamed version of the Hangouts service in order to make group chat facility available for viewing by anybody on YouTube, Google+ or even embedded websites of the users.

Sony Xperia Z1 to Arrive in India on September 18

Last month we have noticed several articles from different gadget and tech blogs related to the leaks and rumors regarding Sony's upcoming flagship smartphone, which is already named as the Xperia Z1 or Honami.

It is highly expected that Sony will launch this smartphone in its upcoming September 4 event. However, on the eve of this event, we have witnessed yet another rumor, which is claiming that the phone will be officially arrived in India on September 18.

The report added that Sony will launch this much-awaited Android device in India at an event in New Delhi. The highlighting factor is that India may be included among those prime countries where the phone will be arrived just within two weeks of its official global announcement. This is again establishing the fact that like other mobile & electronics majors Sony too has started to give utmost priority to the highly booming Indian smartphone market.

Micromax Canvas Doodle 2 Price and Full Specifications in India

Indian local mobile maker Micromax has finally launched the Canvas Doodle 2 in India. It is one of its featured smartphones, and today I’ll talk about the price and several key specifications of this device.

The Canvas Doodle 2 carries a 5.7-inch HD display (IPS), and it offers resolution support of 720*1280 pixels. It is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor while running on well popular Android 4.2 Jelly Bean mobile OS platform. It features an awesome 12-megapixel rear shooter (auto-focus) and a modest 5-megapixel front camera. The camera also supports dual LED flash, which makes things even more attracting.

Top 3 Tips to Promote Your Mobile App Effectively to Make Money

Mobile applications have earned tremendous popularity over past few years, and several talented developers have become millionaires only by marketing their apps effectively in the worldwide market. As we all know that the number smartphone owners are continuously rising with a very high acceleration rate. Many global mobile making companies are frequently offering much affordable smartphones to the users.

Now the question is how to use this emerging potential market to make some decent money out of it. Well, smartphone users love to install cool apps to their phone to make their life exciting, to stay updated with latest news, to check health and other details or even to reduce their monthly phone cost. There are many types of apps that are currently available for download in various leading app stores. Some of them are free and some of them are paid. Millions of applications are being downloaded by the smartphone users in every day from every single corners of the world.

By now you might have understood the immense possibilities of choosing successful career of a mobile application developer. There are several examples of such entrepreneurs who developed a successful app and became a well-known celebrity, and currently they are literally minting money. If you have proper skills in this base then the future is huge for sure.

Today I’ll not discuss about how to develop a mobile application, rather I’ll try to focus on the effective ways of promoting a mobile app to make decent money out of it. Suppose you have developed a killer app with all the advanced and cool features. But is that enough to ensure the success of it in the global market? Certainly not, as your app must need to secure a dedicated position in the app store to attract worldwide users towards it.

Google to fix multi-touch issues of Nexus 7 Tablets with Firmware Update

Few weeks back it was reported that users of Google’s new Nexus 7 tablet were having multi-touch issues. Even the company itself acknowledged the issues around a week back. But it seems that the search engine giant has already started addressing it to enhance the overall functionality of the Nexus 7 (2013) tablets.

Google recently announced that it is in the final process of rolling out an Android 4.3 update with build number JSS15Q, and this update will surely fix the annoying multi-touch bug. Currently this brand new update is being rolled out over-the-air (OTA) for the latest version of the Nexus 7 tablets.

Apple continues its Shopping Spree, Acquires Transit Map Developer Embark

It seems like big companies are in the real mode of acquisition. Aren’t they becoming some kind of shopaholics day by day? The breaking news is that iPhone maker Apple has acquired yet another mapping company named Embark to enhance its Maps platform by adding several cool features in it.

Recently while browsing over the web, I found it this news in NDTV Gadgets. It reported that Apple has completed the acquisition of Embark, which is basically a small Silicon Valley based startup that designs transit apps with the aim of helping the users navigate the important public transportation with super ease.

However, the total monetary value of the deal is yet to be disclosed by both the companies. But, it is easily understandable that soon Apple will integrate the advanced technology of Embark in its own Maps to make it more developed and user-friendly.

Are Windows 8 PCs Vulnerable to Cyber Threats?

Microsoft Windows 8 is trending in all over the world, and many users have already been using it in their own PC. It seems those users now surely need to give it a proper thought whether to continue with it (Windows 8) or not.

Recently a reputed German government technology agency has said that new security technology which has presently been running on Microsoft's Windows 8 PCs may convert the computers into more vulnerable to the various cyber threats, including sabotage.

Germany's Federal Office for Information Security, which is popularly known as BSI, published a statement on its official website to put lights on this particular topic. It requested that critical infrastructure operators and federal government agencies should treat it with optimum priority in order to deal with this risk in correct ways.

[Review] Bitdefender Internet Security 2014: Best Companion of your PC

Life has become so fast these days, and people too are enjoying this speed. The continuous addition of advanced technologies offered by various organizations lead people live a smart and hassle free life. However, the problem is Computer Viruses too have gained too much power to bypass our PC’s outdated security measures, and to deal with these smart hazards (read viruses) we need the smartest Antivirus Programme in order to protect our beloved PC by ensuring maximum security.

There are many users who think that installing an Antivirus Software is enough, but the actual fact is our PC deserves much more care. A free Antivirus may shield your computer from normal viruses, but to stay protected both offline and online you have to spend some money. Nowadays it has become a must to ensure top level security while working online in your PC, as hackers are spammers are always waiting to make your life hell by breaking into your IPs or stealing your important information like credit card details, bank details etc. You might have already heard a few cases about these type of incidents in near past.

Today I’ll talk about such a product which has already won several awards in its category for several outstanding features, user-friendly interface, and a superb customer support team. When it comes to choose an Antivirus Programme, you can blindly trust on Bitdefender. It has been offering top level products to its users for a while now, and it deserves all the recognitions and critical acclamations. It is indeed one of the most trusted names in PC security world.

This year Bitdefender Antivirus has launched three new products, which are Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, Bitdefender Internet Security and Bitdefender Total Security. Today I’ll talk about the Internet Security only.

Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 is such a product which not only ensures ultra maximum security but also demands lesser interaction from your side. It has a great Auto Pilot mode, which can easily manage almost every necessary security measures on its own. It will not ask for your permissions every now and then by showing up idiotic pop-up messages every now and then. You can even track down all the recent events at your own convenience; a user-friendly box shows up to offer information about the pending events.

Yahoo Closes Down its Email Service in Republic of China

Yahoo has closed down its Email service in Republic of China, and it has attached a note on its log-in page requesting the users to kindly switch their accounts to Alibaba’s Alimail.

Previously Yahoo had announced that very soon it would shut down the Email service in China, and now the doomsday has finally arrived. Eventually Yahoo has been shutting down its existing services in China since 2005 when it acquired a stake in Alibaba, which is undoubtedly one of the biggest Internet companies of that country.

Nokia Reportedly Developing Lumia 825, its First Quad-Core Smartphone

Nokia might be developing its new Lumia series phone with Quad-Core processor. In last few days we have noticed that the Finland-based company launched three brand new smartphones in a very short span of time in its Lumia line up in order to expand its overall market reach.

As per reports, after unveiling phones like Lumia 925, Lumia 1020 and Lumia 625, now the company is focusing on developing the Lumia 825, which is expected to sport a 5.2-inch display screen. A Chinese Media recently reported that Nokia is preparing its first ever phablet, the Lumia 825, and this device will feature Windows Phone 8 GDR3 update.

The report mentioned that Microsoft is very much likely to release the upcoming GDR3 update solely developed for Windows Phone 8 users soon. The update is expected to enable the much-needed support for quad-core processors and full-HD resolutions on the Windows Phone platform.

Twitter Unveils ‘Related Headlines’, Next Step to the Embedded Tweets

This Monday the popular micro-blogging platform Twitter introduced a new feature named ‘Related Headlines’, which basically displays what websites a tweet has been properly embedded in. It will showcase the information on the permalinked page of that particular tweet.

Twitter might be converting into a reliable source for detailed news discovery, as this new feature will help any users to follow up a story properly by going through vast number of contents and information about that topic. This cool feature is expected to encourage a large number of websites to embed tweets frequently to gain extra exposures.

In simpler words, from now on Twitter offers you to a number of news articles where tweets are embedded. This means you will be able to easily follow such tweets that make news with this new ‘Related Headlines’ feature.

Nokia Lumia 925 is Now Available in India, Check Specs and Price

Last week Nokia Lumia 925 was listed online for pre-order in India, and now this Windows Phone is available for sale from the official Nokia Shop. Many smartphone lovers were eagerly waiting for this to happen, and finally the day has come.

Finland based mobile making company Nokia announced the Lumia 925 in May 2013, and it has a 4.5-inch long Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with Pure Motion HD. The display screen offers resolution of 1280*768 pixels, which is pretty good indeed. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor while running on the latest Windows Phone 8 Operating System. Even the brand new Amber update has also been pre-loaded, which certainly adds a few great features in it.

Simmtronics XPAD Mini Android Tablet Specs and Price in India

Simmtronics has come up with a new Android tablet named XPAD mini for the Indian users. The new tablet has been priced at Rs. 9,999, and it is basically targeting the middle class people who are looking forward to own an affordable tablet with awesome features.

The Simmtronics XPAD Mini possesses a huge 7.85-inch IPS display while running on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Operating System. It features a strong 5-megapixel back camera and a decent 2-megapixel front facing camera for providing options like video calling and more. The device is solely supported by a 1GHz quad-core processor, and that too couple with 1GB of RAM. This tablet is having 8GB of internal storage and a dedicated memory slot. This means its memory can further be expanded up to 32GB with a microSD card.

Google blocks Microsoft’s New YouTube App for Windows Phone

Two leading IT major companies of the world Google and Microsoft are testing out bitter relationship yet again, as the search engine giant has confirmed that it is blocking Microsoft’s new YouTube app for Windows Phone.

In May 2013, Google shut down a dedicated YouTube app for Windows Phone developed by the tech major Microsoft, and just a few days back it re-introduced the updated version of the app once again with the hope of better exposures this time.

It was even expected that this time the app had all the necessary approvals of Google, as the two companies were reportedly working together to develop the app. But the reality has some other news on its store, as the access to the app was blocked yet again, and users are getting some unexplained errors while using the new app.

Microsoft to Start Rolling out Windows 8.1 from October 18

On the Wednesday of current week IT major Microsoft announced that its Windows 8.1 update will be rolled out from October 18 of this year. This free edition will start its journey in New Zealand, and as per early predictions it will be having several elements of surprises even for the preview edition users.

Microsoft officially unveiled the Windows 8.1 in June 2013, and since then many Windows lovers were desperately waiting for the launch to happen. Finally it is making its official debut, and as expected many print media and web publication houses are keeping their cautious eyes on the launch event.

Sony Xperia M Price and Full Specifications in India

Sony has recently been unveiling quite a few Android smartphones from its popular Xperia series line-up, and the latest addition to that list is the new Sony Xperia M, which has now been listed online with a price tag of Rs. 12,990 in India.

The best part is Sony has started to provide special priority to the emerging Indian market. It is launching not only high-end phones like Xperia Z Ultra for potential customers but also budget Android smartphones like the latest avatar Xperia M.

The new entry has not yet been launched officially by the company, but leading online retailer Saholic has listed it on its website for Rs. 12,990. The retailer has even tweeted that the mobile will be available from August 23 to the interested buyers.

Samsung Galaxy Note III Detailed Specifications Leaked

In the past few months we have seen a series of rumors regarding the specifications and details of electronics giant Samsung’s upcoming phablet Galaxy Note III. But it seems like at least for now there is no end to the leaks about this device, as a new report has recently revealed almost all the information about the innards of the forthcoming gadget.

Popular niche website SamMobile has recently published globally a report regarding the detailed list of almost all the key specifications of the Galaxy Note III. It mentions that the news had come from very reliable sources, which means we can rely on them. It has to be added here that the SamMobile has some pretty good records in revealing information about Samsung’s devices in the past.

Amazon likely to launch its own Android Gaming Console soon

Global retail cum e-commerce giant Amazon is currently planning to come up with its very own gaming console very soon which will be running on Google’s Android operating system.

As per reports, Amazon will launch the device at the end of this current running year, possibly by 29th November or Black Friday, which is considered to be the largest retail day of the year in the United States (US).

Eventually the ‘Game Informer' reported this for the very first time while citing several unnamed sources. However, there are no official announcements have come whatsoever till now about the launch or the making of own-brand video game console by the Amazon.

Apple plans to unveil iPhone 5S on September 10th

Popular web publication house AllThingsD recently reported that Apple is all set to launch the new iPhone 5S on September 10^th at an especial event.

Many websites were reporting that Apple would organize an event in somewhere in early September in order to announce the new iPhone 5S, and most probably a new iPad or two. But the exact date was unknown prior to this report. It seems like all Apple lovers across the world have finally found a date to circle on their calendars, as it looks like a long wait is finally paying off.

There are rumors that the company might unveil the low-cost iPhone 5C too at the event, which has been solely developed to attract the middle class people all over the world. However, it is yet to be confirmed by the company that whether there would be any iPads or iPhone 5C at the event or not.

Airtel 4G in Kolkata to get an Expansion Very Soon

India’s leading telecommunication major Airtel is currently planning to expand its existing 4G network in Kolkata to attract more customers towards it. According to the early estimation the whole project will need a fund of around Rs. 1,500 to Rs. 3,000 crore.

Mr. Atin Ghosh, who is the Mayor-in-Council (engineering and health) of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), provided some lights into this whole matter. Here we are adding a small excerpt from what he actually said while talking with the reporters.

"Airtel officials had met me to increase fibre network coverage by anywhere between 500km and 1000km for expanding 4G services. We had provided Airtel the draft licensing agreement required for cable laying and they have said they will revert in the next 7-10 days. If they lay 1000 km of optical fibre for 4G, the investment will be in excess of Rs. 3000 crore "

Google New Nexus 7 to Launch in the UK on August 28

Google has already released its 2nd generation Nexus 7 tablet in the US, and there it is available for more than a week now. It is expected that very soon Google will start to roll out its latest tablet in several high profile markets of the Europe.

However, the Taiwanese manufacturer of this budget Android tablet ASUS recently confirmed that the new Nexus 7 will be hitting the markets of the United Kingdom (UK) on August 28^th of this year. It’s worth mentioning here that earlier several leading electrical retailers of the UK had predicted that Google might launch its new Nexus 7 in mid-September. This simply means the search engine king has decided to release it much before the expected launch date.

Just like the US, the tablet will go on sale via Google's Play Store and a few selected high street retail stores including the likes of Currys and PC World.

Google Glass Expected to be priced $300 at Launch Time

As we all know Google is going to launch its most innovative product till date Google Glass by the end of the current running year. I am sure that you are very much excited to know what might be the price of Goggle Glass. Well it seems like it will come in quite affordable price range, much less than what you would possibly think.

According to latest rumors Google could price its upcoming innovative glasses at $299, which is surprisingly a few multiple times lower than the $1500 that developers paid in order to get their hands on early “Explorer Edition”.

LG Optimus L1 II Low-budget Android Phone is officially announced at $95

LG has come up with yet another low budget Android phone named LG Optimus L1 II, which is the newest entry to its popular Optimus L Series. It will mainly target the emerging smartphone markets where the numbers of budget-conscious users are much higher.

Though it does not feature high-end specifications but it certainly has a decent hardware support and an equally affordable price. The device might fulfill the thrust of such users who are looking forward to buy a modest Android phone for daily use.

Global Electronics giant LG launched its Optimus L series II at the prestigious event of Mobile World Congress in February 2013. It is the proud successor of the well popular original L series, which the company claimed to have sold as much as 10 million units within 10 months of its launch. On that note we should add here that the smartphone maker had already introduced three different phones in that series, the L7 II, L5 II, and L3 II.