HTC One mini and HTC Desire 500 listed online in India for Rs 37,299 and Rs 21,490

By Vijay 

 

The One mini is available on e-commerce sites in India for Rs 37,299. The Desire 500, on the other hand, is listed online for Rs 21,490 and will ship in the coming days. 

 

 

To recap on the specifications, the One mini flaunts a 4.3-inch HD (1280×720 pixels) display cramming in 341ppi and is powered by a dual-core Snapdragon 400 processor clocked at 1.4GHz. Other features included are 1GB of RAM, Ultrapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a BSI Sensor, 1.6-megapixel front camera, Beats audio support, 16GB of internal storage and a 1,800mAh battery. It runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean wrapped under Sense 5 UI and comes pre-loaded with HTC’s BlinkFeed, Zoe and BoomSound.

The dual-SIM Desire 500, on the other hand, sports a 4.3-inch (480×800 pixels) display and is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor clocked at 1.2GHz. It features 1GB of RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera, 1.6-megapixel front camera, Beats audio support, 4GB internal storage that is expandable to up to 64GB using a microSD card and 1,800mAh battery. On the software front, it runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean wrapped under Sense 5 UI.

The fact that they have been listed on e-commerce sites in India indicates that an official launch is right around the corner..

Google launches Impact Challenge for nonprofit organizations in India

By Vijay @ 08:35am

After awarding nonprofit organizations around the world for their work, Google has now brought its Google Impact Challenge to India. The Mountain View-based company brings with it a kitty of Rs 12 crore to help four Indian organizations to implement their ideas.

“Today we’re launching the Google Impact Challenge in India, inviting Indian nonprofits to tell us how they’d use technology to improve people’s lives,” Google’s Nikesh Arora wrote in a blog. “At the end of the challenge, four nonprofits will each receive a Rs 3 crore Global Impact Award and technical assistance from Google to bring their projects to life.”

Registrations have kicked-off today and will be open until September 5. The top-10 organizations will be selected by Google users around the world based on their ideas. The final event will take place on October 31, where the top three organizations will be awarded by a judge’s panel comprising of Google’s CBO Nikesh Arora, director of Google Giving Jacquelline Fuller, social worker Anu Aga and MD of Omidyar Network India Advisors Jayant Sinha. The fourth awardee, based on online votes from the public, will also be revealed at the event.

Source: BGR