Karbonn A1 Star and A5 Star now available for Rs. 3514/- and Rs. 4890/- on online stores

By Vijay @03:26pm

 

Karbonn A1 Star & A5 Star, new budget Dual SIM Android smartphones are now available through online retailers Saholic and Flipkart. These are the successors of the Karbonn A1 and the Karbonn A5. The A1 Star and the A5 Star have 3.5 inch and 3.2-inch display at HVGA resolution. Both these phones are powered by a 1 GHz processor. The A1 Star runs on Android 4.0 ICS, while the A5 Star runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Both these have Dual SIM support, rear and front-facing cameras.

Karbonn A1 Star Specifications

• 3.5 inch (480 x 320 pixels) touch screen display
• 1 GHz Processor
• Android 4.0  (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby)
• 3MP rear camera
• 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
• 2G (EDGE), Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth
• 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
• 256MB RAM, 512 MB internal memory (163 MB user memory), expandable memory up to 32GB with MicroSD
• 1450 mAh battery

Karbonn A5 Star Specifications 

• 3.2 inch (480 x 320 pixels) touch screen display
• 1 GHz Processor
• Android 2.3  (Gingerbread)
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby)
• 3.2MP rear camera
• 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera
• 3G, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS
• 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
• 256MB RAM, 512 MB internal memory (104 MB user memory), expandable memory up to 32GB with MicroSD
• 1200 mAh battery

The Karbonn A1 Star and the A5 Star are priced at Rs. 3514/- and Rs. 4890/-, respectively and are available online. Click Source Links below…

Source: Saholic and Flipkart

Good News for Vodafone Customers: Vodafone announces free Twitter access for all subscribers in India..

By Vijay @ 02:38pm

Vodafone today announced it is offering free Twitter access to both its postpaid and prepaid subscribers in India. The offer is applicable till November 1 and will enable its subscribers to access the official Twitter app or Twitter’s mobile website (mobile.twitter.com) for free. The free access is not applicable for accessing Twitter via third-party apps or clicking links on tweets that takes the user to external websites.

This is not the first time Twitter has tied up with an Indian carrier. Earlier Twitter had a similar tie-up with RCom. Under the Vodafone offer, users using ‘portalnmms’ APN will have to change it to ‘www’ to avail the offer. Vodafone subscribers won’t have to do anything to avail the free Twitter access. The carrier’s website gives an impression that Vodafone won’t charge for any traffic coming from Twitter’s official app or from its mobile website.

Source: Vodafone India

 

Apple offers “back to school” discounts on iPAD in INDIA

By Vijay @ 02:30pm

Apple is planning to extend its “back to school” offer on the iPad with Retina Display in India. The back to school discounts were typically for Apple’s MacBooks and this is probably the first time, it would offer it to students on the iPad in India.

The discounts will range from Rs 3,200 and will go up to Rs 5,700 depending on the variant. The offer will be applicable to students from class 10 upwards and students will have to give a copy of their school/college ID to avail it.

Here are the unconfirmed discounts students will be able to get on the iPad with Retina Display:

iPad 16GB – Rs 3,200 (Wi-Fi) and Rs 4,000 (3G)

iPad 32GB – Rs 3,800 (Wi-Fi) and Rs 4,600 (3G)

iPad 64GB – Rs 4,400 (Wi-Fi) and Rs 5,200 (3G)

iPad 128GB – Rs 5,000 (Wi-Fi) and Rs 5,700 (3G)

 

Source: BGR

 

Apple annouced Buyback Scheme for IPHONE 4, get discount of Rs. 8000/- for your Old Smartphone..

By Vijay @ 02:19pm

Apple today announced a new buyback scheme that includes the iPhone 4 16GB variant. Under the new buyback scheme, users can trade-in their old smartphone and get a minimum of Rs 8,000 off for the iPhone 4, effectively paying Rs 23,800 for the phone. On top of the buyback discount, buyers can opt for a 6-month EMI scheme as well that will bring the cost of ownership relatively down to Rs 3,967.

Buyers can still get a minimum of Rs 6,000 off for their old phone when they buy the iPhone 4 8GB variant. The aggressive buyback scheme has been very successful for Apple according to CEO TimCook, who mentioned 400 percent growth in Sales from India.

But when Iphone 4S & Iphone 5 will come into these offers..?

Best “Battery Performance Staus” app for Windows Phone

By Vijay @ 12:01pm

 Battery life on Windows Phone is pretty reliable, where we often don’t have to think about it.

Still frequently, our eyes search for the battery status, each time we look at the display. To have a Glance at all the Power Consumption Status in one place. Here is an app.

Battery Performance ($1.99) is admittedly one of the nicest looking battery apps for Windows Phone, at least from our limited exposure. It comes with most features we would perceive as being important for keeping you aware of your phone’s status and it does so in an elegant way.

The main features of Battery Performance for Windows Phone 8 are

• Estimated Talk time
• Estimated Web surfing time
• Consumption rate (per hour)
• Live tile (including double wide)
• Lockscreen: Detailed status or Quick status
• Graphs
• Notifications (battery low, battery charged)
• Scores from users around the world for comparison

The design of the app is probably the biggest highlight, the app presents fluid, elegant animations and an eye-catching Modern UI. While battery apps don’t have a reputation for being easy on the eyes, Battery Performance reminds of some other high quality independent apps on our Windows Phone.

The app, like other battery apps, takes a few days to fully calibrate before it starts to give you reliable estimates on performance. And of course the Live Tile can only update every 30 minutes (a Windows Phone OS limitation). Once it all kicks in though, the app is certainly a solid performer.

One of the most unique abilities is Notifications, where you can program the app to alert you if your battery falls below a user-defined threshold e.g. 45%. Likewise, you can have it ping you when the battery is fully charged, with both notifications having an optional “night mode” to avoid interruptions in the wee hours. This does not consume any appreciable battery life, except for the half-hour ping to the Live Tile, which should be negligible

Because of all of that, we have to recommend that you give it a spin, as the app does have a free trial. Indeed, that is probably the only downside of the app: the $1.99 price tag. While we did pay for it due to the high quality of work presented, we can’t help but think it’s a smidge high. Still, with the free trial, we’ll leave it up to you to decide if it is worth it. At the very least, it’s worth your consideration (the app is made by a single indie developer).

Pick up Battery Performance (battery-performance.com) here in the Store, or scan the QR code below or swipe to the right in our app. Windows Phone 8 only. $1.99

 

Source: WPCENTRAL…

41 Reasons Why Nothing Else Comes Close to Nokia Lumia 1020

By Vijay @ 10:43am

Nokia US have just shared the image above on their Facebook page, and as infographics should this one does a nice job in summing up why the 1020 is such an awesome phone. Interesting to include the “High Quality images for large printing”… When it might launch in India, Any Guesses…

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