Xolo Q2000 quad-core phablet

Xolo’s latest quad-core phablet is now official for the Indian market, priced at Rs. 14,999. The Xolo Q2000 was earlier spotted on the company’s official site on Friday, but without pricing and availability details.

The Q2000 is dual-SIM device with support for GSM+GSM, and runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The 5.5-inch IPS display on the Xolo Q2000 features a 720x1280 pixel resolution, boasting of a pixel density of 267ppi. The Xolo Q2000 continues the Q range tradition and equips a quad-core 1.2GHz MediaTek 6589W processor with a 357MHz powerVR SGX544 GPU. It includes 1GB of RAM and 8GB of inbuilt storage which is further expandable up to 32B. The Q2000 also sports a 13-megapixel rear autofocus camera with a ‘BSI 2’ sensor and flash, while there is also a 2-megapixel front-facing camera on board. The Xolo Q2000 packs a 2600mAh battery which the listing claim can deliver up to 17 hours of talktime and up to 520 hours of standby time.

The Xolo Q2000 smartphone expands the company’s Q samrtphone series, which already include six smartphones, namely the Xolo Q700, Xolo Q1000, Xolo Q1000S, Xolo Q800 and the recently launched Xolo Q900, all of which powered by quad-core processor.

Xolo has been aggressively launching smartphones across different price segments in the last few months. Recently, the company launched a new A-series smartphone in India, the Xolo A600, at Rs. 8,199.

The Xolo A600 features a 4.5-inch qHD (540x960) IPS display and a pixel density of 245ppi. The smartphone is powered by a dual-core 1.3GHz MediaTek 6572W processor with a Mali 400 GPU, coupled with 512MB of RAM. It runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and supports dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) functionality.

Mail.app update for OS X Mavericks for Gmail issues

Apple has released an updated Mail app for users of OS X Mavericks, it resolve the issues of users when they use the Gmail in their OS mobile in it or creates many issues following by them.

The mail app removing the issues like moving, deleting, editing, archiving messages for users with custom Gmail settings, which causes the issues for unread mail, count to be accurate. In addition to offering additional fixes that will be improve the functionality and stability of Mail, as per Apple.

To install the update, after backing up their systems, users can go to the Apple menu and click on Software Update to check for updates through the Mac App Store. Users can also download the manual update installer through the Apple Support Downloads website.

The Mavericks Mail app update was previously seeded to Apple developers and employees.

In addition to the update to the mail app, Apple has also released an update version of iBooks for Mac that fixes bugs and brings performance and stability improvements.

The iBooks app for Mac made its debut with Mavericks and enables users to download and read iBooks and iBooks Textbooks.

OS X Mavericks offers a lot of under the hood through it doesn’t feature many new user facing changes. It brings new features like Finder Tabs; Tags; enhanced multiple display support; updated native apps like Maps, iBooks, and Safari browser; and iCloud keychain, among others. It also brings under the hood changes for faster performance and longer battery life, including Timer Coalescing that groups low-level together so that the processor doesn’t use more power and battery is conserved, App Nap that saves power while working on multiple apps by slowing down the apps that are in the background, and compressed memory that frees up memory space for faster performance. 

Apple announced the public availability of OS X Mavericks on October 22, and for the first time offered it as a free download through the Mac App Store. 

Samsung Confirms Folding Display launch

At South Korea Samsung second analyst meeting has been taken in which its CEO has talk about its new upcoming gadgets and devices with newer technologies.

Samsuung Electronics CEO Kwon Oh Hyun gives the information about their new plans that will be launched in 2015; these devices are like their foldable mobile phone. He revealed that company works many projects are gives the best gadgets to them, Company works for their flexible screen device phablet, curved surface phones, wearable devices, and now it mainly work for foldable device mobile. Samsung CEO kwon Oh Hyun not specify any timeframe for the launch of foldable device phone but he will gives some hints about that the company launch very soon foldable device phone in 2015.

Kwon also acknowledged that the improvement of product sale of their first tech Gear, company is not 100% satisfied with their first wearable device (Galaxy Gear) product.

Whereas, JK Shin, President and CEO of IT & mobile communication claimed that the sales of Samsung tablets is increases 40 million in this year 2013 as compared to the last year 2012, that will be the double of their last sales productivity ratio. In meeting Samsung promised to their investors to add extra functionality to their tablets and renewing to their focus on tablets.

Not too be very long, Samsung launched their last mobile with the curved surface display that will be the variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

The Samsung Galaxy Round have the 5.7-inch display with horizontal curved surface display and also its weight is too less than the all other flat screen mobile and its grip the sale more as compared to other mobile. Samsung launched this mobile in South Korea but no any date of launch will be confirm to send it to the market.

Huawei Ascend P6 with 4.7-inch HD

Huawei's new smartphone, the Ascend P6, has been launched for the Indian market, at Rs. 29,999. The device was listed online in the fourth week of October on an ecommerce website for a discounted price of Rs. 25,750. Huawei first unveiled the Ascend P6 back in June this year.

The Huawei Ascend P6 is called the slimmest smartphone in the world by the company, and measures in at 6.2mm, while weighing 120 grams. The smartphone comes in Black, Pink and White colours. It features a 4.7-inch LCD display that has a resolution of 720x1280 pixels. It's powered by the company's in-house chipset, the Huawei K3V2 quad-core processor, clocked at 1.5GHz and coupled with 2GB of RAM.

The Ascend P6 includes an 8-megapixel rear camera with a BSI sensor, capable of recording 1080p HD video, apart from a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and features Huawei's Emotion UI 1.6 OS layer on top. It offers 8GB of inbuilt storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD card and has a 2000 mAh battery. 

On Wednesday, two of Huawei's recently launched Android phablets, the Ascend G610 and Ascend G700, also made it to the Indian market via an online retailer. The Huawei Ascend G610 and Huawei Ascend G700 have been listed at Infibeam for Rs. 12,499 and Rs. 16,500 respectively. The Chinese major had unveiled both the devices back in September this year, at an event in Taiwan.

Huawei Ascend P6 key specifications

• 4.7-inch HD in-cell LCD screen with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels
• 1.5GHz quad-core Processor
• 2GB RAM
• 8GB Internal storage expandable via microSD card
• Dual-SIM with dual-standby support
• 8-megapixel rear camera
• 5-megapixel front facing camera
• 2000mAh battery

Apple releases iOS 7.0.3 update

Apple is now update their running iOS 7, 7.0.1 or 7.0.2 into their latest released operating system iOS 7.0.3 for their latest devices like iPhone 4, iPad 2, iPad mini, and the iPod touch.

This new updated operating system includes and support various features for iCloud Keychain, Which Apple had initially announced when it first showcased the OS at the WWDC event in June.

This new operating system update have size 67.7MB and it can be downloaded over the air for any devices or computers for iPhones devices, it can be easily updated.

In iOS 7.0.3 which we clears in starting that it would be adds iCloud Keychain, it allows the users to easily save and sync their account user names, passwords, and credit card numbers across all their approved iOS and Mac devices in the Safari web browser.

It also gives the functionality of the Password Generator which Safari unique, hard-to-guess passwords for user’s online accounts. The update also brings back the ability to search the web and Wikipedia through Spotlight search, allowing users to search for keyword via iOS’ universal search feature.

These two features were not introduced with the initial release of iOS 7, as they need users to run OS X Mavericks on their Macs if they want to benefit from the sync feature. Mavericks was made available only on Tuesday.

A number of users complained about iOS 7's motion graphics and animations and to address these issues, Apple has enhanced the Reduce Motion setting to minimise both motion and animation in the OS UI. It also updates the Bold Text setting to change dial pad text.

The 7.0.3 update also delays the display of "slide to unlock" when Touch ID is in use, for iPhone 5s users.

In addition to new features, the iOS 7.0.3 update also brings a number of fixes to the OS. It fixes iMessages issues that were being reported by a number of users including message sending failures and activation problems.

The update also fixes an accelerometer calibration issue. It's worth pointing out that it was reported that the iPhone 5s motion sensors were not giving accurate readings. The update might be able to fix the issue.

The 7.0.3 update addresses an issue that could cause Siri and VoiceOver to use a lower quality voice and one that could cause VoiceOver input to be too sensitive. It also improves system stability when using iWork apps, following reports of the iPhone 5s crashing while using the apps.

Interestingly, there's also a security fix as Apple mentions that the update fixes a bug that could allow someone to bypass the Lock screen passcode.

Apple had previously released the iOS 7.0.2 update in September to fix the lock screen vulnerabilities that were discovered after the public release of iOS 7. 

Micromax Canvas Turbo specifications leaked via purported design schematic

Micromax has started teasing its upcoming smartphone, the Canvas Turbo, but the company is yet to reveal the specifications of the device. When we first heard of the smartphone, the Canvas Turbo was rumoured to come with a full-HD display, the first such smartphone from Micromax.

A new rumour however, claims to shed some light on the specifications of the Canvas Turbo, and also reveals the presence of a 13-megapixel camera accompanied by an LED flash at the back of the phone. The leak come from MMXNewcaster, a source of leaks related to Micromax mobiles and appears to be from the manual of the yet-t-be-announced device.

As per leaked sketch of the Canvas Turbo, the device is said to come with a 5-inch full-HD display and would sport a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The leaked sketch further suggests that the smartphone would be dual-SIM, with support for micro-SIM, with the slot placed on the left panel. Other features revealed include Micro-USB port housed at the top panel, a 3.5mm audio jack at the bottom panel, while power button and volume rocker buttons at the right side

Additionally, MMXNewscaster an alleged image of the Canvas Turbo’s top rear panel on the Twitter. The tweet revealed that the device would come with 13-megapixel rear camera placed on the top left corner at the back of the phone, much similar to the Canvas doodle 2 phablet.

As of now, not many other details have been revealed about the Micromax Canvas Turbo A250 smartphone. However, with the teaser ads running on the television and Internet showing the Micromax Canvas Turbo, the device can be expected to be launched soon.

Earlier a leaked teaser image pointed to a smartphone in development dubbed Canvas Turbo A250 and was said to come with full-HD display.

If rumours are to be believed, then the Micromax Canvas Turbo will become the first phone from the domestic handset manufacturer to sport a full-HD display.

Adcom Thunder A-350i, Thunder A-400i, Thunder A-500 budget smartphones launched

Advantage Computer India Pvt. Ltd (Adcom) has launched three new smartphones for the Indian market, the Adcom Thunder A-350i, Thunder A-400i and Thunder A-500. The new Thunder smartphones are available between Rs. 3,285 and Rs. 6,999, notes the company. However, the exact pricing of the three Adcom Thunder smartphones have not been revealed by the company, yet. All the three new Adcom Thunder A-350i, Thunder A-400i and Thunder A-500 smartphones come with dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) support.

The Adcom Thunder is A-350i runs Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread and features the 3.5-inch display with 320x480 pixel resolution. It is powered with 1GHz processor with 256MB of RAM. Other specifications include 512MB of inbuilt storage that’s expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card, 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. It also packs a 1250mAh battery.

The Adcom Thunder A-400i features a 4-inch display with 320x480 pixels resolution and runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Much like the Thunder A-350i, it is also powered by 1GHz processor along with 256MB of RAM. Other specifications on the Thunder A-400i include 512MB of inbuilt storage that’s expandable up to 32GB via microSD card, 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. Connectivity options on the device include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Micro-USB and EDGE. It packs a 1200mAh battery.

Last in the list, the Adcom Thunder A-500 features a 5-inch HD LCD display and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It is powered by 1.2GHz dual core processor and 512MB of RAM. Other specifications include an 8-megapixel rear camera, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, 4GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable up to 32GB via microSD card, and a 2800mAh battery.

Commenting on the launch, Sanjeev Bhatia, founder of Adcom, said "Adcom is committed to give the consumers the latest technology and a chance to be a part of this ever-changing and continuously developing cell phone market and we are delivering the same."