Yu Yuphoria launched at Rs. 6999

Yu Televentures, a subsidiary of Micromax, on Tuesday launched its second smartphone, the Yu Yuphoria. The Yu Yuphoria has been priced at Rs. 6,999 and, like the Yu Yureka, it will be exclusively available via Amazon India. The first flash sale of the Yu Yuphoria is scheduled for May 28 for which registrations begin starting 5pm IST Tuesday. The smartphone will be available in Buffed Steel and Champagne Gold colours.

Commenting on the launch, Rahul Sharma, Founder Yu, "We stepped out to do everything that's exciting and new and today's launch is all of that. We are proud to say that with Yuphoria, we are breaking the flagship myth and introducing our first smartphone that has been designed and assembled in India."

For specifications, the Yu Yuphoria features a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) TFT IPS display and sports third-generation Corning Gorilla Glass for protection. Sharma at the launch claimed that the screen to ratio on the Yuphoria is 67 percent. The Yuphoria runs Android 5.0 Lollipop-based Cyanogen OS 12.

The handset is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) processor coupled with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU. It features 16GB of built-in storage.

The dual-SIM based Yuphoria supports 4G and features accelerometer, ambient, proximity, gyroscope, and e-compass. It sports an 8-megapixel rear camera with an f/2.2 lens and LED flash. while also featuring a 5-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture. It is backed by a 2230mAh battery, and weighs 143 grams.

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How to root Lg G3

LG G3

The LG G3 is the 2014 successor to the popular LG G2 flagship device. The G3 retains styling elements of the G2, but improves on internal hardware and screen size. The display is a 5.5" QHD IPS LCD with a resolution of 1440x2560. The device is powered by a 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, and 2GB or 3GB of RAM depending on the model. Internal storage is available in either 16GB or 32GB. The G3 also features a 13MP camera, with "laser autofocus", giving it a claimed fastest autofocus time of any smartphone. The exterior features a scratch-resistant metallic polycarbonate finish. All this is backed up by an impressive 3000mAh battery.

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Latest Nokia Smartphones under Rs 16000 in India

Latest Nokia Smartphones under Rs 16000 in India

As expected Microsoft has launched the dual SIM Lumia 640 for Rs. 11,999 and the Lumia 640 XL (dual SIM) for Rs. 15,799. These handsets will be available on Flipkart starting today and will also be available in retail stores within few days.

Though these handsets are available in 4G variant, Microsoft has launched only the 3G variant in India. Users will get Office 365 free subscription for 1 year along with 1 TeraByte of online storage (OneDrive) – this is for limited period only.

The Lumia 640 Dual SIM smartphone weighs about 145 grams and it is 8.8mm thick. It sports a 5 inch screen with 1280 x 720 pixels resolution. It is running WP8.1 with 1GB RAM, 8GB storage and 128GB external card support. This handset is powered by qualcomm snapdragon 400 1.2GHz quad core processor.

Also included is an 8MP AF camera on the rear with flash and a 0.9MP front facing camera. Rear camera can shoot full HD videos. Key features are 3G, 2G, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth. The Lumia 640 houses a 2500 mAh battery that delivers up to 20 hours of talk time on a single charge. The dual SIM Microsoft Lumia 640 is priced at Rs. 11,999.

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL is also using the same qualcomm snapdragon 400 chipset running WP8.1 with 1GB RAM, 8GB storage and 128GB micro SD card support. This dual SIM handset sports a 5.7 inch screen with 1280 x 720 pixels resolution. The handset comes with 13MP rear camera with flash and 5MP front facing camera.

Key features are 3G, 2G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. Lumia 640 XL gets power from a 3000 mAh battery that gives about 23 hours of talk time on a full battery charge. Microsoft Lumia 640 XL is price at Rs. 15,799.

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How Free Appps are Killing your smartphones Android

Free mobile apps with ads drain your smartphone's battery faster, cause it to run slower, and use more network data, scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have found.

When compared to apps without ads, the researchers found that apps with ads use an average of 16 percent more energy than apps without ads.

That lowers the battery life of a smartphone from 2.5 to 2.1 hours on average - or down to 1.7 hours at the high end of energy usage.

Researchers at the University of Southern California, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), and Queen's University in Canada said that a phone's Central Processing Unit (CPU) is like its brain - and ads eat up a lot of that brain power, slowing it down.

Apps with ads take up an average of 48 percent more CPU time - 22 percent more memory use and 56 percent greater CPU utilization (the amount of time the CPU was used).

Since the ads themselves are content that has to be downloaded, apps with ads cause smartphones to use much more data - up to 100 percent more, in some cases.

On average, these apps use around 79 percent more network data.

Together, these frustrations and expenses led users to rate apps with ads lower - costing them an overall average of .003 stars on a five-star rating scale.

"In absolute terms, this is very low, but in the crowded and competitive world of apps it's a huge difference. It can make the difference between your app getting downloaded or going unnoticed," said William Halfond, co-corresponding author of the study at the University of Southern California.

Halfond along with Meiyappan Nagappan of RIT and other colleagues compared 21 top apps from the past year - culled from a list of 10,750 that had been in the top 400 of each of Google Play's 30 categories from January to August of last year.

They then measured their effect on phones using analysis tools loaded onto a Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone.

Next, Halfond said he hopes to create models that will allow app developers to predict how well their products will be received by the public - both with and without ads.

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Lenovo A7000 probably launching on 7th April

Lenovo A7000 probably launching on  7th April

Lenovo Company will be launching a new smartphone on 7th April 2015, they have already sent out invites for the event. Most likely it could be the Lenovo A7000 that was already showcased at the MWC event.

The Lenovo A7000 will be an upgraded version of Lenovo A6000 that is currently a hot selling smartphone in India. The A7000 if priced right could also turn out to be a big hit. Inside the hood the A7000 will be using the MediaTek MT6752M octa core processor clocked at 1.5GHz coupled with Mali T760 GPU.

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This dual SIM handset with 4G support will be running Android 5.0 with VIBE UI out of the box over a 5.5 inch IPS screen with 1280 x 720 pixels resolution. Weight with battery is 140 grams and handset is 7.9mm thick. There is 2GB onboard RAM, 8GB storage and micro SD support.

A 7000 also comes with 8MP auto focus camera packed on the rear with LED flash and a 5MP camera on the front. Key features are 4G, 3G, 2G, Wi-Fi, GPS, 1x speaker, Dolby Atmos and Bluetooth 4. A 2900 mAh battery powers up the handset with up to 16 hours of talk time on 3G networks.

Lenovo A7000 was unveiled at MWC with a price tag of $169. It would be interesting to see what they price it in India, it could under Rs. 11,000.

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Samsung and LG Confirms Bendy Smartphones in 2016

Samsung and LG Confirms Bendy Smartphones in 2016

Samsung and LG both have smartphones that employ curved glass technology, while Samsung has gone a step further with devices sporting actual folding glass. However, in the development stage glass that can be rolled, folded, bent and twisted is in development. Both LG and Samsung have said 2016 could be the date that the first devices with this technology come to the market.

The South Korean companies stated this fact back in 2014, saying 2015 will be a key year in the development of the tech, with 2016 reaping the rewards of those breakthroughs with actual devices. It is nice to see that time frame reaffirmed six months on, at leasing according to Business Korea; the outlet claiming representatives of both LG and Samsung confirmed as much.

It seems the technology is on track for the timeframe the companies, but both seem to be taking different avenues. LG is working on transparent screens, the sort of technology we see on heads up displays in cars, although the company says a workable product could be some way off. Samsung on the other hand is working on foldable screen that it says is closer to production, with the first products due to land in 2016.

It's worth mentioning that these are not the only companies working on this kind of tech, but are merely the most open about their progress.

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