Home grown handset and tablet manufacturer Micromax has now launched its latest Canvas offering in the Indian smartphone market. Christened Canvas Turbo Mini, the device has been priced at Rs 14,490. In addition, Intex has also launched a new smartphone called Aqua Curve, which is available for purchase at a slightly lower price of Rs 12,490. Here is a look at the specifications of the devices.

Canvas Turbo Mini A200 for Rs 14,490

The smartphone sports a 4.7 inch IPS HD touchscreen display (1280×720 pixel resolution) and runs on the Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 operating system. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz MT6582 quad-core processor and has 1GB of RAM. The internal memory of the device is 4GB, which can be further expanded an additional 32GB with a microSD card.

It has an 8 megapixel autofocus rear camera with Flash that can also record high definition videos (720p) at 30 frames per second and a 5MP front facing camera for video calling. On the connectivity front, the smartphone has Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, 3G, & comes with a microSD card slot and a microUSB slot.

The company has provided a 1,800 mAh battery in the device that it claims will provide up to 6.5 hours of talk time and 180 hours of standby time. The smartphone has GPS, FM radio, and comes with dual-SIM capability. It is also pre-loaded with apps like M Live, Bubble X Slice, Kingsoft, Hike, and Opera mini, among others. It is currently available in black, blue and white colours.

Intex Aqua Curve for Rs 12,490

This one has a 5 inch qHD touchscreen display (960×540 pixel resolution) and it also runs on the Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2 operating system. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz MT6582 quad-core processor and has 1GB of RAM. The internal memory of the device is 4GB, which can be further expanded an additional 32GB with a microSD card.
It also has an 8 megapixel autofocus rear camera with Flash that can also record videos but only a 2MP front facing camera for video calling. On the connectivity front, the smartphone has Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, & comes with a microSD card slot and a microUSB slot.

The dimensions of the smartphone are 146.7mm x 73.5mm x 9.1mm and its weight is 152 gm. Intex has provided a 2,000 mAh battery in the handset. The smartphone has GPS, FM radio, and comes with dual-SIM capability. It will be available in black, blue and red colours and include multi-language support- Matrabhasha, Intex Cloud, Intex Play and NQ Vault.

In the under Rs 15,000 price range, both the smartphones will compete with the likes of Karbonn Titanium S9 (Rs 12,500) & S4 (Rs 13,990), Spice Pinnacle Stylus Mi-550 (Rs 12,999), XOLO Play (Rs 13,998) & Q1000S (Rs 14,499), Lenovo Ideaphone S920 (Rs 14,999), and Nokia Lumia 625 (Rs 14,999), among others.

iBall has launched two entry-level smartphones in its Andi series, the iBall Andi 4.5 Ripple 2G and iBall Andi 4.5 Ripple 3G. As the names suggest, only the latter supports 3G connectivity, and the rest of the specifications are identical.

The iBall Andi 4.5 Ripple 2G has been given a best buy price of Rs. 5,499, while the Andi 4.5 Ripple 3G has been given a Rs. 6,399 best buy price. Both the phones will be available in the market starting Tuesday.

The two iBall Andi 4.5 Ripple phones have dual-SIM support, and run Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean out-of-the-box. Both variants of the Andi 4.5 Ripple come with a 4.5-inch FWVGA (480x854 pixel) display, and run on a 1.3GHz dual-core Cortex A7 chipset coupled with 512MB of RAM.

For camera optics, iBall has given the Andi 4.5 Ripple a 5MP rear camera with LED flash, and a front facing camera (unspecified resolution) for video calling functionality.

Both variants of the iBall Andi 4.5 Ripple 4GB of inbuilt storage, out which around 2GB will be user-available and can be further expanded up to 32GB.

Common connectivity features include FM radio, GPS and A-GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n on the connectivity front. It features a 1500mAh battery capacity. The dimensions and the weight of the handset are not known as of now.

iBall Andi 4.5 Ripple 2G version will be available in Special Grey + Gun Metal and Shiny White + Chrome colour combinations, whereas the 3G variant will be available in Special Wine + Gun Metal and Rich Matt White + Chrome colours combination.

Previously iBall launched the Andi 4-B2 at a best buy price of Rs. 4,499. The Andi 4-B2 runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS and features a 4-inch WVGA display. It packs in a similar 1.3GHz dual-core Cortex-A7 processor.

The camera options for iBall Andi 4-B2 include a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with an LED flash and a front-facing VGA camera for video calling.

Apple set to release bigger-screen iPhones

NEW YORK: Apple is planning to release two new versions of its iPhones with larger screens this year to meet competition from rival handset makers, the Wall Street Journalreported Friday.

The report, which follows rumors circulating for several weeks on technology blogs, indicates Apple will come out with the two devices in the second half of 2014.

It said one will have a screen larger than 4.5 inches (11.4 centimeters) diagonally, compared with the four-inch display on current iPhones.

A second model will have a display bigger than five inches, according to the report, which said both would have metal casings.

But Apple will not be using curved displays used by some rivals including Samsung andLG of South Korea.

The news comes amid broad success of large-screen smartphones, sometimes called "phablets" because they combine the features of a phone and tablet computer.

Samsung's Galaxy Note series, with a 5.7-inch display, is one example of a successful phablet.

Juniper Research forecast this week that shipments of phablets will breach 120 million units by the year 2018. An estimated 20 million phablets were shipped last year, according to Juniper.

Micromax, announced, that it was launching operations in Russia, it’s first market in Europe. In an official press release the company said, that it “aims to have an aggressive plan to make its mark in the Russian mobile handset market and plans to offer innovative products customised to the needs of consumers in Russia.”

Micromax, is partnering with VVP Group in Russia for distribution and the Canvas and Bolt smartphones will be launched in the country. Micromax said that it will launch 14 products in the Russian market in the initial phase, and aims to be among the Top 4 brands in Russia by the end of 2014. It also plans to have 60 operational service centers by end of the month in important cities in Russia.

Commenting on the launch, Mr Rahul Sharma, Co-Founder, Micromax said in a press statement, “Our initial focus in the Russian market is to replicate the success witnessed in our other markets in the last couple of years. We have carved the vision for ourselves to be the 1st Indian hardware brand to be global and set our footprint with Russia as the first developed market to venture into.”

He added, “We see a growing trend of data consumption through mobile devices in Russia, and we would be initiating partnerships with the leading operators in the region to aim at efficient data consumption on our devices in the coming year.”

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Vasily Sibirtsev, Chairman VVP Group said, “We are very excited to work with Micromax, one of the world’s leading mobile phone brands. We will be working aggressively to strengthen our presence in the retail space across 9000+ sales points in the country backed by an efficient service infrastructure.”

Micromax has with other service providers in Russia including Odnoklassniki which is Russia’s popular social network service; IVI.ru, which is Russia’s first free video & music service, and Viber as part of the launch. Micromax plans to support the launch with a heavy-duty branding exercise, similar to the one we have seen in India.

BlackBerry to bring BBM Voice & Channels on Android and iOS

After BBM for Android and iOS, BlackBerry plans to bring its other renowned features on rival mobile platforms. According to a report by BusinessLine, Blackberry is all set to launch BBM Voiceand BBM Channels on competing platforms. However, there is no word on the exact date of availability.

Late last year, we saw Blackberry introduce its popular messaging service for Android and iOS users. The company later disclosed that it witnessed more than 10 million downloads on the first day itself. The number increased manifold, and BBM was downloaded about 40 million times by the end of 2013. Probably to continue the momentum, the company now plans to bring its other features to the leading mobile platforms.

Let’s quickly brush through BBM Voice and BBM Channels. BBM Voice allows users to call/text anywhere in the world for free over Wi-Fi, provided both have access to BBM Voice. While on a BBM Voice call, users can still respond to BBM messages, check emails or even access other apps. Just like other some messaging services, it shows the BBM Voice icon beside a person’s name to indicate if the person is available.

BBM Channels is a new social networking feature within BBM that takes the sharing experience beyond your friends and acquaintances. It also allows channel creators to generated unlimited number of followers.

After BBM, this is yet another move by BlackBerry to leverage its apps and services market. The company has also tied up with popular local manufacturer Micromax, which means the Canvas series will now come preloaded with the BlackBerry Messenger.

Firstpost also has a BBM Channel. You can follow us on BBM or add us via the pin:C002E13E7.

The facility - Namma Wi-Fi (802.11N) will allow citizens to use smartphones, tablets, netbooks, laptops and other mobile devices.

BANGALORE: Tech-savvy Karnataka government is offering free Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) to citizens of the state capital to accessinternet and stay connected with their near and dear ones on social media. 

Touted to be the first of its kind in the country, the facility - Namma Wi-Fi (802.11N) will allow citizens to use smartphones, tablets, netbooks, laptops and other mobile devices to connect to internet seamlessly when they are around MG Road and Brigade Road in downtown or at Shantinagar or Yeshwantpur bus terminals and at upscale Indiranagar in the city's eastern suburb. 

"The facility is a first step to make Bangalore a smart and connected city," internet and Wi-Fi service provider D-VoiS Broadband Ltd managing director Ramesh Satya told IANS here. 

Initiated by the state IT department and the state government's ICT (information and communications technologies) group, the facility will be extended to 10 other hotspots across the city later this year. 

To use the service, a user will need to have an authentication password, which will be sent to his or her mobile number after he registers on the network. 

"When a mobile user is present in any of the five hotspots, he will be able to connect by configuring his device to our ION service and access internet after registering and getting the password," Satya said. 

As the facility is being offered at the state's initiative, all government services such as Sakala, a time-bound service delivery are available on the home page. 

"With a speed of up to 512 Kbps (kilo bytes per second), a user will have connectivity within the coverage area. Usage, however, will be limited to three hours a day or up to 50 MB data," Satya clarified. 

The facility is expected to benefit thousands of people visiting the five hotspots located in commercial areas.

Alert ! Alert ! Alert ! __ If you are using smartphone after then you should read this

Be aware smartphone users. By new studies if you are using smartphone after 9 pm, then your level of concentration will decrease also your performence in your job also decrease.In a study of Washington University, if anyone using smartphone at night, then it will impact directly to his/her morning.According to research paper that published in Harvard Business Review says that its true that smartphone keeps people updated but for that it is important to choose the right time to use.If you are working late night on the screen or just watching movie then next day you feel irritated and exausted.Late night usage of smartphone then it will impact to sleep.

Texting while walking can play havoc with posture and balance

A new study suggests that texting on your phone while walking alters posture and balance.

Sending text messages has become an increasingly popular form of communication, but little is known about how sending text messages impacts our lives.

Scientists lead by Siobhan Schabrun from the University of Queensland studied the effect of mobile phone use on body movement while walking in 26 healthy individuals.

Each person walked at a comfortable pace in a straight line over a distance of approximately 8.5 m while doing one of three tasks: walking without the use of a phone, reading text on a mobile phone, or typing text on a mobile phone.

The body’s movement was evaluated using a three-dimensional movement analysis system.

Texting, and to a lesser extent reading, modified the body’s movement while walking.

In comparison with normal walking, when participants were writing text, participants walked slower, deviated more from a straight line and moved their neck less than when reading text.

Although the arms and head moved with the chest to reduce relative motion of the phone and facilitate reading and texting, movement of the head increased, which could negatively impact the balance system.

Texting or reading on a mobile phone may pose an additional risk to safety for pedestrians navigating obstacles or crossing the road.

The study is published in the journal PLOS ONE.

Do not click: That girl in the pink bikini on your Facebook Newsfeed

Spam videos on Facebook usually tend to go viral. You usually have one friend or relative who’s clicked on a video and pretty soon that’s all you see in your News Feed as nearly everyone on that person’s list keeps getting tagged in that video. When that happens you can’t help but wonder why are you are Facebook friends with that person in the first place.

The latest spam to go viral on Facebook is a video featuring a picture of a woman in a bikini, according to reports in theInquirer and Metro.co.uk.

The report says that, the spam video features “a scantily clad woman on a beach with a headline proclaiming, “Look what this girl is wearing on the beach in front of thousands of people!” It has a picture of a woman in a bright pink bikini with the following description, “During the summer holidays, this girl took the opportunity to do something unheard of! I bet no one can do the same.” 

What happens once you do click? According to the reports, users are “instantly taken out of the social network to a third-party website that pretends to be Facebook, complete with what appear to be comments from other users.”

How to avoid such scam/spam videos? Just don’t click on them or even like them. Of course if you do try to watch the video, it will flood the News Feeds of your Facebook friends because it wants you to share the video before you can watch them. According toInquirer, the whole point of such videos is to drive traffic to scammers’ websites, which are usually full of spyware or malware.

In short, no matter how outrageous the tag line of viral video on Facebook is, just don’t click on it. Remember, everyone of your friends will get to see it.

WhatsApp Growing Day By Day

WhatsApp has no intentions of pausing or slowing down when it comes to smashing landmark figures. According to recent reports, WhatsApp is now processing 50 billion messages, on an average every day and its user base has doubled to 430 million. WhatsApp had close to 200 million users in August 2013.

The cross-platform messaging service’s CEO, Jan Kuom, announced this figure at the DLD conference in Munich. He also announced that WhatsApp was now serving 430 million users in the New Year. The numbers seem to have jumped from the 400 million figure posted by WhatsApp late last year. Essentially, the company has managed to add 30 million users in about a month’s time.

TechCrunch has reported now, that the 50 billion messages that WhatsApp is processing on a daily basis is rivaling the app’s biggest competitor globally – the SMS. Mobile Analyst, Benedict Evans, has chirped in to add to the publication’s story. In a tweet he mentioned that WhatsApp’s message volume growth is still accelerating and has probably overtaken SMS already.

What’s most interesting about WhatsApp’s steady rise is its subscription model. Unlike multiple other widely-used cross platform messengers, WhatsApp does not sell you stickers or shows you ads. The company relies on users purchasing the application on a yearly subscription basis, but after a year’s worth of free usage. The app costs around Rs 50 a year after the first year lapses, a fee most users find worthwhile after using WhatsApp.

One thing Kuom reiterated during his talk was that the company would be sticking to its guns, avoiding advertising and other “gimmicks” like disappearing photos and games. “We just want to focus on messaging. If people want to play games there are plenty of other sites and also a lot of great companies building services around advertising,” he said.

Homegrown handset maker Micromax, on Thursday, announced its foray into the Russian market with the launch of Canvas and Bolt range of mobile phones. Micromax will launch 14 products in the Russian market in the initial phase and operate through a partnership with VVP Group, a leading distribution house in Russia, it said in a statement.

“With a focus on democratising technologies for the masses, we aim to have an aggressive plan to make a mark in the Russian mobile handset market re-emphasising our vision to offer innovative products and service offerings customised to address the needs of consumers in Russia,” it added.

Micromax will introduce its Canvas series of smartphones and Bolt series of smart-feature phones, which have already sold more than 35 million devices across the operating markets for Micromax in the past one year.

Micromax aims to be among the top four brands in Russia by the end of 2014 and plans to have more than 60 operational service centres by end of the month.

While Apple's next iPhone might still be far from hitting shelves, the speculation around it is endless. Now, an analyst has claimed that the Cupertino based company has finalised, or internally "locked down" much of the design of its next iPhone, believed to be dubbed iPhone 6.

Apple Insider cites analyst Timothy Arcuri from Cowen and Company, who says that Apple has finalised a 4.8-inch display for its alleged iPhone 6, in an attempt to counter the phablet competition in the global market.

Further, Arcuri, citing Apple's supply chain, has revealed that this year's iPhone, apart from hardware upgrades, will bring along key software innovations with the next major iOS platform release. Acuri has claimed that the alleged iPhone 6 will come with Wi-Fi (802.11ac), which will be an upgrade to the current 802.11n found on the iPhone 5s.

The analyst speculates that the Cupertino-based company will use features such as iBeacon, Touch ID and Passbook in the next alleged iPhone to push new services with mobile payments.

Acuri also expects that Apple, following its launch schedule for iPhone devices, will announce the alleged iPhone 6 in September.

Contradicting to the current report, a Chinese analyst recently claimed that Apple might launch an iPhone with 4.7-inch display at the WWDC event scheduled in June 2014, while a 5.7-inch variant would follow it soon after. According to the Chinese analyst, Apple would launch two iPhone models, much like the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s announced last year; and this time, it has been believed they would be sporting different screen sizes.

The analyst also suggested that the Cupertino-based company would start trial-production of the alleged iPhone with a 4.7-inch display in February, and if things go Apple's way, the company would start mass-production of the 4.7-inch iPhone in May.

An earlier report had suggested that Apple has been considering use of alloys for its new iPhone, which was hinted at by a Liquidmetal patent filing.

A new app for iPhone reportedly allows users to watch and browse YouTube videos at the same time.

WASHINGTON: A new app for iPhone reportedly allows users to watch and browseYouTube videos at the same time, allowing for a more desktop-like user interface. 

Youtopia for iPhone takes features from a regular desktop browser that allows channel surfing and watching a clip simultaneously and incorporates it into the mobile app. 

The app gives a more complete YouTube experience by allowing users to toggle between two modes, full screen and an overlaid interface, Cnet reports. 

The overlaid interface allows for desktop-like browsing with various options, including Featured, Channels and Search, in a toolbar down the left side and a scrolling thumbnail list of related vids on the right. 

The playback controls appear across the bottom and users can easily flick through other clips and tap on one to immediately watch it. 

Favourites and subscribed channels show up in thumbnails and search results include user ratings as well. 

The report said that the app also offers a Data Plan Saving Mode that drops videos to a lower resolution when the iPhone isn't connected to Wi-Fi.

Karbonn Titanium S5i Smartphone Selling For INR 7,999

Karbonn has unveiled a new budget Android smartphone in the Indian market. Dubbed as Karbonn Titanium S5i, the new smartphone has been priced at INR 7,999 and is now available at HomeShop18.com.

As you can expect from the pricing, the phone comes with a dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM, Android 4.2 and 5-inch FWVGA display. The phone also comes with 8MP rear camera, 2000 mAh battery, 0.3MP front camera, 3G, and dual-SIM support.

It will be competing with the likes of Spice Smart Flo Pace 3 and Intex Aqua i6.

Struggling Internet giant Yahoo! will see more users accessing its services by mobile in 2014 than classic desktops, chief executive Marissa Mayer said today at the Davos World Economic Forum.

"2014 will be the year of the crossover," Mayer said while sitting on a panel regarding the world digital context.

"By the end of this year we will have more mobile users than we have PC traffic. You have to be prepared for that," she said.

In December, Yahoo was the most popular online venue visited from US desktop computers and the firm has been under pressure to switch its core of the business to the increasingly crucial world of smartphones.

Mayer has made improving Yahoo's popularity on smartphones and tablets a priority as the faded Internet search pioneer is re-invented.

Mayer, who was poached from Internet rival Google in 2012, has run into road bumps in recent weeks with the surprise exit of two top executives including her second-in-command.

Chief operating officer Henrique de Castro walked away with a USD 20 million dollar stock award and other compensation after just 15 months on the job.

In Davos, Mayer said hiring was key to the next stage of the company's development.

"It is a matter of hiring the right people and making sure these people are really informed," she said.

The departure of Castro amid continued poor ad revenue left analysts wondering whether Yahoo! will disappoint in a quarterly earnings report due on January 28.

Mayer said she arrived to Yahoo! when the company had just suffered five years of turbulence and the staff she discovered were eager to turn the company around.

The employees "had all this pent-up energy" she said.

Sony Launch Vaio Flip Series Starting From 94,990 In India

Sony expands its touch portfolio by launching the Vaio Flip F13N/F14N/F15N. It features a unique hinge that provides users with a variety of new ways to use their mobile PCs while still enjoying the full functionality of a traditional clamshell laptop. The new Vaio Flip is available in 13-inch, 14-inch and 15-inch sizes. 

 By launching the laptop cum tablet, Sony has now entered the multi-capability device market, competing with companies like Intel who have announced a few laptops cum tablet devices in the past year. 

       The new Vaio Flip F13N/F14N/F15N will be available from 29th January, 2014 across select Sony Center, Vaio flagship stores and major electronic stores across India.

Model	MRP	Color
VAIO Flip F15N17	Rs.1,19,990.00	Silver
VAIO Flip F15N12	Rs.1,04,990.00	Silver
VAIO Flip F14N16	Rs.94,990.00	Silver
VAIO Flip F13N1A	Rs.99,990.00	Silver, Black

 The thin chassis of the laptop is constructed with brushed aluminium hairline finish. The touchscreen notebook comes with Opti-contrast panel, large touch pad and bigger palm rest to give users a comfortable typing experience, as well as a backlit keyboard which allows for work in low-light conditions.

 Vaio Flip is powered by 4th Generation Intel Core i5 & i7 processors. VAIO Flip F15N is also powered by NVIDIA auto switchable graphics.

The Flip F13N weighs 1.31 Kg and its battery lasts up to 7.5 hours. F14N and F15N's batteries last for 6 hours and 5 hours respectively. Sony has also included a dedicated USB port inside charging adaptor for quick smart phone charging. This provides instant charging without blocking USB ports on laptop. With Vaio's sleep and charge technology, phones can be charged even when the system is shutdown.

 As an introductory offer, Sony is doling out its headphones MDR-XB910A worth Rs. 12,990/ with the Vaio Flip. The Flip comes with one year Accidental Damage and also EMI finance plans.

Metris Eddy Tablet Only For Kids For Price Rs. 9,999

NEW DELHI: Educational solutions startupMetis Learning has launched an Android 4.2-powered tablet targeting kids aged 2-10 years and focusing on educator selected learning content.

Eddy, which the firm claims is India's first Android- powered kids learning tablet, is being offered at an introductory price of Rs 9,999 till February 20 and at present, is exclusively available on Amazon and the startup's website eddytablet.com.

Speaking at the launch, Metis Learning CEO Bharat Gulia said, "India is a huge potential market for tablets and the country saw the sale of about 4.5 million units last year."

Eddy is the only tablet to map school curriculum to games and has been designed by a team with over 100 years of combined experience, he added.

On being asked about the units it plans to sell, Gulia said: "We expect to sell about 50,000 units in the first year."

The 7-inch screen tablet sports a 1.6GHz dual-core processor with 1GB RAM and internal memory of 8 GB, which can be expanded to 32GB with a microSD card. A 3200mAh battery ensures more than 4 hours of continuous usage time on full charge.

The tablet has been manufactured in China, Gulia said. "Eddy is set to usher a new paradigm for early year's education in India with its concept of game-based learning," he added.

Children can read books, learn to play the piano, explore the world and the universe as well as practice math through games on Eddy, he added.

The team of seasoned educators and experts behind Eddy have ensured that only games which are highly engaging, violence-free and enjoyable for children are selected.

Parents also have access to over 50,000 educational apps on Google Play store. Eddy also comes with an exclusive recommendation engine for parents, the Kids Radar, which recommends the most suitable learning apps for their kids on the Play store.

The Xolo Q700S which plays successor to the likes of the Q700 and Q700ismartphones has been launched in India for users interested in a mid-range devicethat refrains from burning a hole in your wallet. This Android-powered, quad core handset will set you back by Rs 9,999 and it is slated to be made available in shades of silver and gold.

The entry-level Xolo gadget has been loaded with most of the essential features and it seems capable of competing with all the quad core smartphones currently available in the market. A 4.5-inch touchscreen featuring a wide viewing angle is accompanied by dual cameras, an 8MP primary snapper and a front-mounted VGA webcam.

At the heart of the dual SIM smartphone is the Android Jelly Bean 4.2 OS which ensures access to the Google Play store for downloading games and apps. The handset that appears to have a metallic chassis, claims to offer 3G browsing time of about 5 hours on a single charge, thanks to a 1800mAh battery.

The Xolo Q700S has officially been priced at Rs 9,999, but it is available via select online retailers for a discounted amount of Rs 9,499.

Take a look at the list of the key specs of the Xolo phone:

- 4.5-inch FWVGA IPS touchscreen
- 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash
- VGA webcam
- Android Jelly Bean 4.2 OS
- 1.3GHz quad core MediaTek MT6582M processor
- 1GB of RAM
- 4GB onboard storage, expandable by up to 32GB
- Mali 400 MP2 GPU
- Dual SIM card slots
- 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, USB connectivity
- 1800mAh battery
- 2G talk time of up to 23 hours
- 136 x 64.6 x 8.9 millimeters

Dell Anounced Venue 8 Pro and Venue 11 Pro

Dell has the 8-inch Venue 8 Pro and the 11-inch Venue 11 Pro tablets which run on Windows 8.1 for Indian customers. The company through tablets has targeted who need perfect device for entertainment and professional work.

While Venue 8 Pro will have a price tag of Rs 26,499, the company has not revealed the price of the Venue 11 Pro. The Dell Venue 8 Pro is available in red and black.

The Dell Venue 8 Pro features a 1280x800-pixel HD IPS screen and is  powered by  a quad-core 1.8GHz Intel Atom processor with 2GB of RAM. It weighs 395g and is 9mm thick and comes with is 32GB storage capacity expandable via a microSD card slot.
The 64GB version may launched soon. It sports a 5-megapixel camera on the rear and a 1.2-megapixel camera on the front. It packs in s battery that lasts at 9.9 hours.

The Venue 11 Pro on the other hand features full-HD 1920x1080-pixel screen with support for 10-finger simultaneous touch. It is powered by I2.4 GHz Intel Atom processor. It is available with 64 GB or 128 GB storage capacity depending on the model.

It boasts of an 8-megapixel rear camera 2-megapixel front-facing webcam. It comes with a full-sized USB 3.0 host port for connecting external storage devices and peripherals and a mini-HDMI video port. It has dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC (Near-Field Communication) as connectivity options. It battery lasts 8 and 10 hours.

The Venue 8 Pro will be offered with a keyboard case and the Venue 11 Pro with an attachable keyboard with an additional battery. 

Dell also launched Venue 7 and Venue 8 Android tablets for the Indian market. Dell Venue 7 and Venue 8 tablet are priced at Rs. 10,999 and Rs. 17,499 respectively. The devices are available through the firm's online store.

Their features include  the 2GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2760 (Clover Trail) processor, IPS Display with HD (WXGA 1280 x 800) resolution, Intel HD Graphics, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and an integrated 4100mAh 1-Cell Battery. Both tablets are available in only Black colour variant.

Portronics Power Box 10,000 mAh

With a whopping 10,000mAh capacity, the Portronics Power Box is now available for Rs. 3499. It comes with dual USB output ports and promises Zero standby power loss.

Roumers About micromax canvas 5

The official Micromax leakster has revealed some information about the Canvas 5 today.

The leakster @MMXNewscaster has tweeted “Micromax Canvas 5 has a 1080p display and best ever design”. The company has just launched a new smartphone in the Canvas range called the Canvas Turbo with the MediaTek 6589 Turbo quad-core processor, and might be tweeting about a new upcoming flagship phone.

Meet octa-core mobile phones going be launched in 2014

Here’s why we believe a new flagship is coming.

(1) It is difficult to understand anything from the naming and product numbers of Micromax phones. The Canvas 110 was called Canvas 2, after which the flagship Canvas HD A116 happened. This was not called the Canvas 3. In between the company launched a Canvas A110Q as a hardware upgrade of Canvas A110. (Canvas A110 was a dual-core device and Canvas A110Q was based on a quad-core processor.)

Canvas Turbo's speed powers the budget Canvas Magnus A117 quad-core

Review: Canvas Turbo A250 is a premium phone at low cost, best from Micromax till date

Micromax Canvas Turbo A250 to win these 10 competitors

14 cheap phones under Rs. 8000, launched last month

(2) The metal mid-body Canvas A240 was clearly the Canvas 4. After this the Canvas Turbo was released in October. This was more a hardware upgrade of the Canvas 4 with almost the same specs and an added full-aluminum body, full HD 1080p display. (Canvas 4 ran on the MediaTek 6589 processor and the Canvas Turbo ran on the MediaTek 6589 T processor.) The company has formally not called this phone as the Canvas 5 yet.

(3) In the month of September the leakster @MMXNewscaster tweeted - “Micromax planning to launch it's new flagship device in November?” Soon after this the Canvas Turbo was teased and launched quietly with Hugh Jackman as brand ambassador. It came silently for sale at the Micromax store.

The Canvas 4 was launched in a grand launching event with Chitrangada Singh where the company also offered free handsets to first few who booked the phone without even knowing the specs of Canvas 4. We don’t think the company will go for no big launch event for a flagship device. Something big is still to come, we believe.

(4) Soon after the Canvas Turbo launch the leakster tweeted “Micromax's Octa Core phone is real. Will hit market in early 2014.” Later the Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma confirmed in an interview Micromax 4G LTE smartphone is coming soon. Whether the octa-core processor phone will be the 4G LET ready phone or not is yet to be revealed.

We can expect an octa-core flagship in the end of January. (around the same time when the Canvas HD was announced in January 2013).

(5) Today MediaTek has officially launched its 8-core processor chip for mobile phone makers. The leakster’s tweet on the Canvas 5 surprisingly comes today, and we can relate it to an upcoming octa-core Canvas phone from Micromax.

(6) In January Canvas HD was announced. This phone landed in stores on the February 14 and saw huge rush. With the Canvas 4 the company enjoyed another rush with more than  9000 bookings as soon as it came for pre-order. The Canvas Turbo was assumed as the Canvas 5 and signing of Hugh Jackman only strengthened the speculations. But the compnay went for a silent launch and also did not call it Canvas 5. After two successful launches, this was not expected from the company. We can estimate, the Canvas Turbo was not 'The Big Thing' from the company.

What does not go in favor of our arguments?

(1) The tweet is very confusing and seems referring to the Canvas Turbo as a full HD phone. “Micromax Canvas 5 has a 1080p display and best ever design” stands true for Canvas Turbo also.

(2) The Canvas Turbo was aimed to compete with the iPhone 5S, 5C and the Nexus 5 and it should come as no surprise if Micromax prefers referring to Canvas Turbo as Canvas 5.

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