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Sunday, 14 May 2017

MotoZ 04:46

New Moto X4, Z, G, E and C Devices Detailed in Leaked

The Moto X4 returns in this leak, once again confirming the new design language and some of the devices� features.

The Moto family has now grown to 5 letters, with the Z seemingly residing at the top of the hierarchy through its �unlimited capabilities�. The Moto Z Play and Z Force are shown by themselves without a regular Moto Z, as the Z Play seems to be filling that gap. The slide doesn�t tell us much other than the fact that motomods will return, though the mentioning of �gigabit LTE� points straight at an upgraded Snapdragon 835 processor, which was expected anyway.

The X4 would have a 5.5" screen of unknown resolution, the brand new Snapdragon 660 chipset, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, laser autofocus, and a massive 3800mAh battery.

The presentation slide itself, we can see that the phone will have a metal body, 3D glass , a smart camera, IP68 water and dust resistance , AI integration always-on voice , 3xCA , and Turbo Charging.Below the Moto Z Play and Moto Z Force we find the upcoming Moto X4, under the label unlimited perfection.

The new Moto X will go back to basics with a smaller 5.2 inch FHD display, a 3D glass design and �smart cam� features. While the picture isn�t clear, it does confirm recent leaks, indicating that the phone will sport a glass design not unlike what�s being adopted by other popular flagships.

Power and volume buttons are mounted on the right, a flat Motorola logo, dual cameras and a dual LED flash, a bluish color on the front, some 'moto' branding, and an earpiece double as a speaker. Interestingly, there are no pins on the back for Moto Mods. Overall, it's a decent-looking phone that follows the same design language that Motorola has had since Lenovo took control.

The entries in the Moto G, E and C also look to be excellent value propositions, with big batteries and a refined design language. All of this points towards an exciting year for Motorola, with an expansion of its traditional categories. Under Lenovo, the company has come pretty far and deviated from the simpler �X,G,E� lineups it used to offer. It might be a bit more confusing and crowded, but these do look like solid offers and quite a barrage of products to storm this last half of 2017.

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Saturday, 13 May 2017

Xiaomi Redmi 4 10:49

Xiaomi Redmi 4 allegedly coming to India

The company will be launching a new Redmi phone this month. At the Redmi 4A launch event, Manu Jain confirmed that the company will soon be coming up with a successor to the Redmi 3s Prime, which gives us a license to guess that its going to be an addition to the Redmi 4 series.

Xiaomi launched Redmi 4 and Redmi 4 Prime in China last year and it�s highly possible that the company may bring any of these models in India. The Redmi 4 is priced at CNY 699 (approx Rs. 6,900), while the Redmi 4 Prime was launched at CNY 899 (approx Rs. 8,900).

Going by what we know so far, Xiaomi is more likely to come up with the Redmi 4, which is a successor to the Redmi 3s Prime. The smartphone will target sub 10k smartphone segment with its value for money hardware just like its predecessor.

Design and build quality

Redmi 4 comes packed in a similar looking shell as the Redmi Note 4 but in a smaller form factor. It has the same metal unibody design that measures 141.3 x 69.6 x 8.9 mm. It feels very solid, thanks to the additional bulk of the juicy battery, but it feels fine when you get used to it. The small form factor does make it great for one handed usage.

Dual SIM 4G VoLTE

The smartphone comes with a hybrid dual-SIM slot that supports 4G on both the SIMs. You can either use a secondary SIM card or a microSD card up to 256 GB. It comes with VoLTE support that makes it compatible with a Jio VoLTE network and networks adapting to VoLTE in future.

Sensors

The Redmi 4 comes with all the basic sensor including accelerometer, proximity, compass, ambient light sensor and unlike many other phones in this range, it has a gyroscope, fingerprint sensor and an IR blaster. The IR sensor is one of the most underrated feature on smartphones, but it actually comes very handy at home. You can control most of your home appliances using your phone.

Battery

Xiaomi has done a commendable job in the battery department. Redmi 4 comes with a 4100mAh battery just like the Redmi Note 4 with support for Fast Charging 3.0. With a 5-inch 720p display, this battery can last up to 2 days of normal usage. Moreover, the phone does not look thick despite of a big battery and a small form factor.

Hardware

The Chinese variant of the Redmi 4 comes with an octa-core Snapdragon 430 SoC clocked at 1.4GHz coupled with 2GB of RAM, and similar hardware specifications can be expected on the upcoming Redmi phone.

The RAM and processor are not as good as the Redmi 4 Prime, it can still sail you through all your basic tasks and mild gaming needs. the smartphone is priced somewhere under Rs 8000, it is a fair set of specs.

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Wednesday, 10 May 2017

iPhone8 02:58

iPhone 8 images design leaked

The images show the phone from all angles, and highlight a metal frame and a shiny glass back, making for a marked departure from the metal-backed iPhone 7 . dual-lens camera, in place of the horizontally aligned one on the iPhone 7 Plus . This has been rumored before and it�s thought that the change could somehow be needed to help with rumored augmented reality functions of the phone.

The iPhone 8 pictured here has dimensions of 143.5 x 70.9 x 7.7mm, which would make it slightly bigger in all dimensions than the 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1mm iPhone 7, but smaller than the iPhone 7 Plus

Probably have a bigger screen than either, with many current rumors pointing to a 5.8-inch display, achieved by removing the home button and having an all-screen front, as you can also see in these images.

The port and button placement largely seems similar to what�s gone before though, with two speaker grilles and a Lightning port on the bottom edge, a power button on the right edge and volume buttons on the left.

The source of this leak theorizes that the fingerprint scanner could instead be built either into the display itself, as has been rumored a number of times, or into the Apple logo on the back.That too was supposedly based on leaked designs, so the source diagrams could be the same.

The iPhone 8�s final form, as Apple has apparently been working on a number of prototypes, so this could end up being an unused design. sure until September, when the iPhone 8 is expected to be officially announced.

These latest images were sourced by @OnLeaks.

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Tuesday, 9 May 2017

htc 20:29

HTC U Play Price Slashed in India, Now Available on Amazon

The HTC U Ultra and HTC U Play were launched in India in February for the price of Rs. 59,990 and Rs. 39,990 respectively. Just months after launch, HTC has slashed the price of the HTC U Play by Rs. 10,000, and has made it available for Rs. 29,990, while also announcing exclusive online availability with Amazon India.

The 4GB RAM + 64GB storage HTC U Play variant in India. The smartphone sports a 5.2-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) Super LCD display with Gorilla Glass. It is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 SoC.

Sports a 16-megapixel rear camera with a BSI sensor, optical image stabilisation, PDAF, an f/2.0 aperture, and dual-tone LED flash. The front camera sports a 16-megapixel sensor with an UltraPixel mode, a BSI sensor, an f/2.0 aperture with a 28mm focal length.

The HTC U Play's inbuilt storage is expandable via microSD card (up to 2TB). Connectivity options include 4G LTE with VoLTE, GPS/ A-GPS, Bluetooth v4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, NFC, DLNA, Miracast, HTC Connect, and USB 2.0 Type-C.

HTC smartphone sports an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, and gyroscope, weighs in at 145 grams, and measures 145.99x72.9x7.99mm.

A fingerprint sensor on the Home Button. HTC U Play is powered by a 2500mAh battery with fast charging support (5V/2A) that's rated to deliver up to 15.21 hours of talk-time and up to 427.54 hours of standby time.

The HTC U Play is available on Amazon India in Sapphire Blue and Brilliant Black colour options, and the zero cost EMI offer can also be availed by customers for a limited period. Amazon is also offering up to Rs. 2,300 Amazon Pay cashback on purchasing under credit card EMI, and one year insurance coverage for accidental and liquid damages by Cover Plus for free.

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Snapdragon 19:25

Snapdragon 630 Vs Snapdragon 625 : What the upgrade Qualcomm ?

Qualcomm is next-generation mobile platforms called Snapdragon 660 and Snapdragon 630. The Snapdragon 660 is the successor of Snapdragon 653, Snapdragon 630 is the successor of Snapdragon 625/626. Snapdragon 630 will power the mid-range phones that will hit the market in the second half of the year. In this article, we will see how Snapdragon 630 stacks up against Snapdragon 625.

Snapdragon 625's 64-bit CPU is built using eight Cortex A53 cores with a maximum clock speed of 2.0 GHz. On the other hand, Snapdragon 630's 64-bit CPU consists of eight Cortex A53 cores with a maximum clock speed of 2.2 GHz. While Adreno 506 GPU handles graphics on Snapdragon 625,

A new Adreno 508 GPU, which is 30 percent faster in rendering graphics than Adreno 506 takes care of graphics on Snapdragon 630. Therefore, you should observe a considerable difference while playing graphics-heavy games on a Snapdragon 630 powered device.

The X12 LTE modem on Snapdragon 630 offers download speeds upto 600Mbps against X9 LTE modem on Snapdragon 625 that offers download speeds upto 300Mbps. Snapdragon 630 houses new technologies like Bluetooth 5.0 and Quick Charge 4.0 as opposed to Bluetooth 4.1 and Quick Charge 3.0 on Snapdragon 625.

In the storage department, Snapdragon 630 made a big stride by supporting LPDDR4 RAM (upto 8GB), which enhances the operational speeds and reduces power consumption compared to LPDDR3 RAM on Snapdragon 625.

Camera technology, 14-bit Spectra camera ISP, which is found on high-end processors like Snapdragon 820 and 821, made a debut on 600 tier with Snapdragon 630 and Snapdragon 660.

Both processors are built using 14nm LPP FinFET process from Samsung. Other specifications mostly remain same for both the SOCs. The improved graphics, advanced network modem, and new technologies on Snapdragon 630 make it a compelling choice for OEMs to use it to power their next-gen smartphones.

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Monday, 8 May 2017

samsung 19:07

6 things I love about the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+

The Galaxy S8 and S8+ are some of the nicest phones on the market. I could go on and on about all of their features, such as their gorgeous edge-to-edge AMOLED displays, brand-new Snapdragon 835s, excellent cameras, IP68 water resistance, and so much more. I personally think that the S8+ is the absolute best phone out right now, which is why I pre-ordered a T-Mobile model in the beautiful Orchid Gray color as soon as I could.

The home button

The advantages to Samsung trademark home button was that it could wake the device from sleep easily and reliably. With the S8's transition to on-screen keys, I worried that this would be lost, but the pressure-sensitive home button works just as well. Just press it, and your phone will wake, regardless of whether you have the Always-On Display enabled or not.

That spot when you're in a full-screen app will take you back home no need to swipe up from the bottom of the phone anymore. Those of you physical button-lovers might be thinking that you didn't need to swipe up with older Samsung devices anyway, but now, the full face of the phone can be used for the screen. There really aren't any disadvantages to the on-screen keys that I can find, and I'm especially loving how I can put the back key on the left, where it's supposed to be.

Zooming in the camera app

Zooming is pretty cumbersome. You have to use one hand to hold the phone up and tap the shutter, and another to do your pinch-to-zoom gesture. With the S8, though, you can do this formerly two-hand job with only one.

The shutter button up and down to zoom in and out. Once you finish zooming, the shutter pops back into position, and you can take your picture. Quite frankly, I'm not sure how it took manufacturers this long to figure out a better zoom implementation.

The speaker

Speaker that fires out of the bottom of the phone. But while washing my car and doing various other things outside, I noticed that my S8+'s speaker gets much louder than most other devices', without significant distortion. While I usually have to max the volume on phones like the S7 edge or V20 to hear anything over whatever I'm doing outside, I found that I'd actually have to lower the S8+'s volume by a notch or two so that I wouldn't piss off the neighbors too much.

Moto X Pure Edition as an impromptu sound meter placed about two feet away from the Test subjects, I found that while my LG V20 maxed out at around 72dB while playing some music, the S8+ hit 76dB with the same song. Turns out that you can have a loud internal speaker in a phone with IP68 water resistance.

The launcher

The phone doesn't come with a good one. But the S8's launcher is good - so good that I haven't swapped it for Nova Launcher, something I've done on every single phone I've owned for longer than I can remember on Moto and Nexus/Pixel devices.

Samsung weather widget, which goes perfectly with the theme of the clock from the Always-On Display and lock screen, can't be used on any other launchers. You may also notice that I don't have an app drawer button however, if you want one, you can add it in the launcher's settings. Plus, if you hate app drawers in the first place for whatever reason, you can disable that altogether and have all of your apps on your home screens. And even though the left-most Hello Bixby page is enabled out of the box, it can easily be disabled.

The launcher's settings, and you'll be able to change the home screen's grid and the app drawer's grid, choose if you want the aforementioned app drawer button, and hide apps. That last one is kind of a big deal, at least for me. Hiding apps was the sole reason that I'd always use Nova Launcher even on the Pixel XL. It's also quite a rare sight today, though I do recall Samsung launcher having it a few years ago. Au revoir, all the stock Samsung and T-Mobile apps that can't be disabled.

You can swipe up or down - your choice. You can do either to close it as well. In most launchers, long-pressing an app in the app drawer immediately brings it to the home screen, but that's not the case with the S8's. Instead, a 3D Touch-esque prompt will pop up with options such as 'Select multiple items,' which allows you to batch uninstall/move apps to a folder; 'Add to Secure Folder,' which moves your stuff to 'Sleep,' and other more basic functions.

Fingerprint swipe gesture for notifications

The one that allowed you to swipe down on the fingerprint sensor to open the notification panel, swipe down again to expand it, and swipe up to close it? Well, it's here on the S8 - for the most part. For some reason, Samsung decided to omit that second swipe down that would let you expand the panel. That doesn't bother me much though, since there are quick settings up top anyway.

The grayed-out option underneath to open Samsung Pay by swiping up on the fingerprint sensor from the home screen. Why is it grayed-out, you ask? Well, you need to go into Samsung Pay's settings and under 'Use Favorite Cards,' toggle 'Home screen.' After you do this, you'll be able to swipe up on the sensor from your home screen to activate Samsung Pay.

Scrolling screenshots

Samsung phones for a few years now, I've relegated it to 'bonus' status, but words cannot express how much I love the Scroll capture feature. Whether you're trying to document a long conversation or just saving something on the web to read for later, it always works perfectly. The 'Draw' and 'Crop' functions aren't half-bad either, in case you were wondering.

There are so many other little things that I like about the S8, like how the heart rate monitor is now covered by glass and how easily you can switch apps between 16:9 and 18.5:9, but these are five of the best and most useful ones that I could think of. Let us know if you have any others in the comments below.

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Saturday, 6 May 2017

TV type 22:57

What types of TV, resolution tech, features, and other Details.

There are a lot of different screen types out there, all working in different ways to produce the same results. Each technology has its own unique strengths and weaknesses so here are some basics to consider, TV you should be looking for a minimum of 3 HDMI inputs. If you want to attach a set-top box as well as games consoles etc, those HDMI ports will fill up fast.

Television is a major investment and one that you can't afford to take lightly. Just popping into the closest store and grabbing the first plasma or LCD you see won't get you the best deal, the screen that suits your needs, or the gear you require to make the most of your new purchase.

Calculate the right size HD TV

TV is big enough to fill your line of vision, but small enough to be sharp and clear. Remember, if you intend to only watch standard-definition sources, the bigger the screen gets, the worse the image will look.

Screen size can be calculated by multiplying the distance that you intend to sit away from it by 0.535 and then rounding this up to the nearest size.

80in away from your TV, the ideal size is 42-inch (80 x 0.535= 42.8).

Types of TV

CCFL

Until recently, all LCD TVs were backlit by always-on, CCFL (cold cathode fluorescent) lamps. This ageing technology has been superseded by the superior LED method on more expensive sets, but is still standard on some cheaper models.

Edge LED

With these TVs, LEDs of the backlight are mounted along the edges of the panel. This arrangement enables radically slender displays and offers superior contrast levels to CCFL, but can't achieve the same picture quality as directly lit LED sets. However, they do come in far cheaper which is why most LED TVs out there now use this technology.

OLED TV

The backlighting on OLED (organic light emitting diode) sets is achieved by passing an electric current through an emissive, electroluminescent film. This technique produces far better colours and higher contrast and also enables screens to be extremely thin and flexible. This is the holy grail display technology and only in 2014 did a bigscreen OLED TV go on sale.

Direct LED

These displays are backlit by an array of LEDs (light emitting diodes) directly behind the screen. This enables localised dimming � meaning immediately adjacent areas of brightness and darkness can be displayed more effectively � and greatly improves contrast. LED TVs are also more power efficient and capable of a wider colour gamut than CCFL sets.

Plasma TV

PDP (plasma display panel) TVs use glass panels containing millions of tiny cells filled with a mixture of inert gases. Electricity excites the gases, causing them to illuminate the pixels across the screen. Plasma, while arguably superior to LCD in terms of contrast and colour accuracy, is only viable on large (42in+) screens and has been dropped by all but a handful of manufacturers. You'll be lucky to find one on the shelves these days.

Quantum Dot

The stage where we're going to get self-emitting quantum dot LEDs, but they're a-coming. What we do have though is Samsung producing its Nanocrystal filter based on quantum dot technology to produce a seriously improved colour palette and contrast levels that get mighty close to the pinnacle of OLED.

Curved TV

Some manufacturers are now making TVs that have slightly curved screens. But unlike old CRT TVs, the curve is inwards rather than outwards. The idea is that this makes every pixel equidistant from your eyes, delivering a more satisfying picture. However, there are drawbacks for this type of screen - the main one being that if you sit far enough to one side � more than 40 degrees or so � the curve clearly starts to affect the image's geometry, foreshortening content near to you and compressing the image's centre.

Resolution tech

HDR

Produces astounding levels of visual fidelity and can be found in some of the latest Ultra HD TVs. Arguably the shift to HDR video could make a more dramatic difference to your viewing experience than moving from HD to 4K. Like still HDR images, the moving version expands the range of both the light and dark ends of spectrum, providing more detail for both.

HDR needs new filming methods though - at the moment there is no way to backfill HDR into existing video. It also needs new TV tech too, with Samsung the only ones to create specific screens, though LG and Sony are going be able to update some of their existing stock to be compatible.

HD TVs come in two resolutions. Sets with the HD ready are required to be able to display a minimum 720p picture, and generally has a screen resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. Meanwhile, Full HD TVs have a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It's highly advisable that you don't go for anything less than full HD in this day and age.

Ultra HD and 4K

The resolution of Ultra HD is exactly four times higher than full HD - 3840 x 2160. It means a far more detailed picture, with content requiring a lot more bandwidth and storage space. 4K TVs tend to be good at upscaling HD video to Ultra HD but there are currently very few options for watching native 4K content.

Features should I look out

Photo viewing

If you have a digital camera, a TV that has a slot for memory cards or a USB socket for a card reader will let you view your photos onscreen.

Edges

Check for ghosting, bright halos and jaggedness, especially around curves.

Motion

Check moving objects and quick camera pans for smearing or blurring, trailing, jerkiness and fizzing dotty noise.

Contrast

Bright whites shouldn't have any signs of green, pink or blue in them, while blacks should look solid and not washed out, grey, green or blue.

Colours

Look at how bright and solid they are; how noiseless their edges are; how 'dotty' richly saturated areas are and how natural skin looks, especially in dim scenes.

Image artefacts

Look for blockiness, colour bands, grain, smearing, dot crawl: anything that looks like it's added by the TV picture processing or a weak TV tuner. Tinker with a TV's picture settings before making a final decision. Factory settings are rarely good for everyday viewing.

About sound

Bass

Deep, rounded rumbles that don't cause the set to rattle or speakers to distort, cramp or overwhelm the rest of the sound; but that expand when needed.

Sound stage width/depth

A good TV should throw the sound away from the TV, to the sides, forward and back, to give an extra dimension to what's on screen, without losing any coherence.

Trebles & Vocals

Treble effects should sound clean, rounded and smooth in loud scenes and shouldn't dominate the soundstage. Voices should sound open, rich and clear, not boxed in, nasal or thin.

Paying out more cash for exceptional built-in speakers if you already have a decent home cinema system. Happy shopping!

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