Micromax Canvas Fun A74 with 4.5-inch display now available for Rs. 7749, Canvas Fun A63 coming soon

Micromax Canvas Fun A76, the first phone is the Canvas Fun series went on sale online couple of weeks back, now the Canvas Fun A74 is available from online retailers Snapdeal and Saholic. It has a 4.5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The Micromax Canvas Fun A63 has appeared on the official Micromax website. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display and a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Other features are mostly similar to the Canvas Fun A74.

Micromax Canvas Fun A74 Specifications

• 4.5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display
• 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor
• Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
• 10.1 mm thick
• 5MP auto focus camera with LED flash
• 0.3MP front-facing camera
• 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory (1.25 GB user memory), 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
• 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth,GPS
• 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with Recording
• 1500 mAh battery

Micromax Canvas Fun A63 Specifications

• 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display
• 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor
• Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
• 2MP rear camera with LED flash
• 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory (1 GB user memory), 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
• 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0,GPS
• 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
• 1500 mAh battery

The Micromax Canvas Fun A74 comes in Black, Red and Blue colors and is priced at Rs. 7,749. No details about the price of the Canvas Fun A63. It would come in Raging Red, Mystic Blue colors.

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iBall Andi 4a Projector phone with 4-inch display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 17999

iBall had launched the Andi 4a Projector phone that appeared on the official website last week. It has a 4.0-inch (480×800 pixels) display, powered by 1 GHz Dual-Core Cortex A9 Processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel Auto focus camera with flash and a front-facing camera for video calling. It has 35 lumens projector that allows users to project instantly up to 10 feet by 8 feet  in VGA (480 x 640 pixels) resolution. The projector has a contrast ratio of 1200:1.

Commenting on the Andi 4a Projector Phone’s launch, Sandeep Parasrampuria , Director of iBall said,

We are introducing the best ever Projector phone in the World. This is really exciting for us and we hope the user will be as excited with the performance and specs as we all are at iBall.

iBall Andi 4a Projector Specifications

• 4.0-inch (480×800 pixels) display at 233 ppi
• 35 lumens projector with VGA projection up to 10 feet by 8 feet
• 1 GHz Dual-Core Cortex A9 Processor
• Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
• Dual SIM support with dual standby
• 8MP Auto focus camera with LED flash
• front-facing camera
• 3.5mm audio jack
• 512MB RAM, 4GB Internal Memory (2GB user memory), expandable memory up to 32GB via micro SD card slot
• 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth with A2DP, GPS / aGPS
• 1500 mAh battery

The iBall Andi 4a Projector is priced at an MOP of Rs. 17,999 and the MRP would be Rs. 18,999. It comes bundled with a tripod stand that lets you use in your hand or on the tripod.

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Evernote 4.0 for Windows Phone brings Multi-shot Camera, Speech-to-Text and more

Evernote for Windows Phone has received a major update to version 4.0 that brings log of new features including a new multi-shot camera, speech-to-text capabilities, smart note titling, and better support for Windows Phone 8. The multi-shot camera  lets you take photos without exiting camera mode, new slideshows lets you swipe through to view images in a note. The speech-to-text automatically transcribes your speech to text, you can use this by pressing the speech bubble icon. The app now has auto title that uses  your location, the content of your note, and even a calendar event to give your note a useful title.

New features in Evernote for Windows Phone v4.0

• Windows Phone 8 support: Faster loading and navigation
• Multishot camera: Take multiple snapshots without exiting the camera
• Slideshow: Swipe through a slideshow of all images attached to a note
• Speech to text: Transcribe your words and save the audio to the note
• Auto-title: Smart note titles based on note content, calendar events and location

The app is also significantly faster and easier to navigate. Evernote promises that more features would be available soon. Download Evernote for Windows Phone from the Windows Phone Store, if you don’t have it yet.

Twitter for Android and iPhone updated with new conversations view

Twitter has updated both the Android (v 4.1.6)and iPhone (v5.10) apps with a new conversation view. Now, Tweets that are part of a conversation are shown in chronological order. Up to three Tweets are shown in a sequence in the home timeline, once you tap a Tweet, you can see all the replies, including those from people you don’t follow. Both these app also get new notification settings and the Android app now lets you report tweets as spam.

Twitter for Android has been streamlined entry-level Android smartphones with limited storage (such as Samsung Galaxy Y, HTC Explorer, Micromax Bolt, etc). The app is now less than half the previous size, so it’s faster to download and easier to install. Twitter has promised that they would improve the app targeted at entry-level Android smartphones, making it more accessible to people around the world.

New features in Twitter for Android and iPhone

• A blue line indicates a conversation between people you follow
• The first Tweet in the conversation now appears above the most recent reply
• Tap to see all of the replies
• Optimized for entry-level Android smartphones
• Report Tweets as abusive or spam (new for Android)
• New notification settings
• Bug fixes for direct messages, login verification and more

Download Twitter for Android from the Google Play Store, and Twitter for iPhone and iPad from the Apple iTunes Store for free, if you don’t have them yet. The new conversation view feature would roll out gradually.

Digg Reader for Android released

Digg has released their official Android app on Google Play. This offers stories from the Digg homepage as well as Digg Reader on Android devices. This is the first Android release, so the app would be gradually improved with missing features such as a Show Only Unread Items view, text size and display mode options, and background updating, says the company. The app has also not been optimized for the tablets, hope the feature would be available soon.

Features of Digg Reader for Android

• Quickly swipe back and forth through Digg’s Top Stories, as well as through any feed or folder in Digg Reader. Choose from either the web view or the parsed text view.
• Digg or save any story; send it to Instapaper, Pocket or Readability (automatically upon save, if you choose); and share to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Tumblr, WordPress, Buffer, Dropbox, Google Drive, email, text or any other sharable app on your device.
• Search Digg Top Stories.
• Sort your Digg Reader items by popularity to quickly see which of your items are the most talked-about on the social web.
• Log in to Digg Reader with your Google, Facebook or Twitter account.
• Search for and add new feeds. Create, organize and delete folders.
• If you so choose, post your diggs automatically to your Facebook timeline.

Download Digg for Android from the Google Play for free.

Micromax and Karbonn take top positions as the Indian Smartphone market surges ahead with the Phablet revolution

You might have seen us reporting on various marketshare reports each month coming from a company called IDC. Usually, the company provides a wider perspective of the global market for mobile phones as well as smartphones, but this time, they have focused on the second fastest growing mobile phone market in the world, India. We saw in June that the overall shipments of Smartphones in India was at just 6.1 million devices, but in a quarter, it has risen to 9.3 million shipments, according to IDC. And over half of the shipments were from local players like Micromax, Karbonn and the others, with the former taking the no. 2 and 3 positions of the Top 5 Smartphone vendors in the Indian market respectively.

Micromax is now the no. 2 Smartphone player with 22% marketshare, just behind the market leader Samsung, at 26%. This amazing change is all thanks to the Phablet revolution in India, with >5 inch devices taking up more than 25% of the overall Smartphone sales. While Micromax has capitalized on the Phablet revolution, Karbonn has taken a similar, but even more aggressive approach, with high spec’d devices being offered at a comparatively lower price. Also, Samsung might have retained the lead with its own large screened devices in a wide range of prices and the best seller Galaxy Star, but the threat is clear.

The overall market volumes are currently low for Smartphones when compared to global trends, but the growth rate has been phenomenal, with companies like Micromax crossing 2 million devices in overall shipments. IDC says that the local players are the ones that have successfully transitioned from feature phones to Smartphones, like, for example, Celkon, Intex and Lava, apart from Karbonn and Micromax that is. This has left legacy players like Sony and Nokia to the 4th and 5th places in the market respectively, with 5% of the marketshare each. IDC also adds that Nokia has picked up, thanks to the Lumia 520 and is positioned for growth, while Sony has also picked up with competing EMI schemes and more dual SIM devices in the mid range price bracket.

Commenting on the growth, IDC says that it is clearly the mass volume-centric devices at the low end that has spurred the Smartphone’s rate of adoption. These devices, with large screens and Dual SIM functionality are the main contributors to growth, especially with really attractive price tags. But will this endure? What will the next year look like? Sound off in the comments section below!

Nokia CR-200 Wireless Car Charger Review

Given the larger screen sizes and increasing processing power in smartphones, they’re fast replacing dedicated GPS units and even in-car entertainment systems. While phones have become more powerful, battery technology hasn’t really caught up. The Nokia CR200 tries to solve multiple probles in one go by  acting as a sturdy car charger, providing built in wireless charging capabilities. Let’s take a closer look at the car holder.

The car holder is built in two segments. A very sturdy base that locks on to the surface by creating a vacuum between the surface and the base. A swivel clasp near the base lets you easily install or remove the holder. In our testing, the seal was incredibly solid and the holder remained stuck, no matter how bad the condition of the roads was.

The base connects to the actual holder by means of a ball and socket joint that allows for a lot of flexibility in setting up the holder exactly the way you want it. The holder integrates wireless charging and NFC. The charger connects from the lighter port in your car to the charging base via a 2.5mm pin cable. The box contents include a 1.5m extension cable.

A green light glows on the side of the base as soon as you place on it a phone that supports wireless charging. The seamless experience of wireless charging really comes into its own in scenarios like these and is a fantastic addition.

The holder also integrates NFC that launches the car mode app when you tap the phone at the corner. This also works with other NFC equipped devices and you can rewrite the tag to launch specific apps. Over all the Nokia CR 200 car holder does what is promises without any fuss and is probably one of the most feature packed car holders out there. While Nokia has specifically targeted this as a Lumia 920 car holder, Android devices like the Nexus 4 will also be able to take full advantage of its capabilities because of the Qi & NFC standards compliance. 

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Micromax Canvas Fun A76 and Bolt A67 now available for Rs. 8499 and Rs. 5975

Micromax Canvas Fun A76, a new smartphone in the Canvas series and the Bolt A67, a new phone in the Bolt series are now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. The Canvas Fun A76 has a 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. The Bolt A67 has a 4.5-inch capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (ICS). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Both the phones have a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera and comes with dual SIM support.

Micromax Canvas Fun A76 Specifications

• 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen IPS display with 196 ppi
• 1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor
• Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
• 10.55 mm thick
• 5MP auto focus camera with LED flash
• 0.3MP front-facing camera
• 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory (1.25 GB user memory), 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
• 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth,GPS
• 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with Recording
• 2000 mAh battery

Micromax Canvas Bolt A67 Specifications

• 4.5-inch capacitive touch screen IPS display with 196 ppi
• 1 GHz dual-core processor
• Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
• 2MP rear camera with LED flash
• 0.3MP front-facing camera
• 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory (1.2 GB user memory), 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
• 2G (EDGE), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth
• 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with Recording
• 1850 mAh battery

The Micromax Canvas Fun A76 and the Micromax Bolt A67 are priced at Rs. 8,499 and Rs. 5,975 respectively.

Source: Snapdeal 1,2

HTC One V : Review

HTC was a little known company in the UK until it made a big splash with some of the early Android smartphones. The HTC Hero and HTC Legend were both trail-blazing devices, and many of us here at Expert Reviews bought one or the other. Both phones had the same distinctive shape, with a 'chin' that protrudes out at the bottom of the handset. Despite its success, HTC hasn't released a successor in the last two years, a lifetime in smartphone terms; so we were pleasantly surprised to see the HTC One V, which is obviously modelled after the classic Legend.

The chin is back, making this phone a little easier to keep hold of

The HTC One V is at the bottom of HTC's new three-handset One range, with the slender HTC One S and flagship HTC One X sitting above it. Though not as highly specified as its larger siblings, the HTC One V is just as polished. The grey metal unibody casing looks and feels fantastic, with simple lines and a matt finish. There are colour-matched rubberised areas around the camera and the rear of the chin, and the visible buttons and ports are simple and functional. This is simply one of the most desirable looking phones available at any price.

It's a great looking phone, we love the simple grey finish and neatly integrated notification light slit

The HTC One V is a little smaller than most of the phones we've got excited about recently, which means it fits easily in all but the smallest hands, with the power and volume buttons falling perfectly under your fore finger and thumb. Despite being compact, it's still noticeably bigger than the Legend, which just goes to show how much smartphones have grown over the last couple of years. The screen measures 3.7in across (up from 3.2in on the Legend) and has a 480x800 resolution (up from 320x480). Comparing it to more modern handsets, it's simply an average-sized LCD screen with an average resolution.

Sitting in between budget phones, many of which are stuck with Android 2.3.5, and more expensive models with top-end specifications, the HTC One V is one of the most modest handsets we've seen with the new Android 4.0 operating system. The single-core 1GHz processor copes well in Android 4.0 though, navigating the home screen is smooth and we had no problems with Angry Birds Space. Browsing isn't rapid, with a sluggish SunSpider JavaScript score of 3,382ms, but on a screen this size and resolution you'll probably choose to use mobile versions of sites most of the time anyway. There's only 512MB of RAM, rather than the 1GB on most, more-expensive models, so those will have manage their download habit

As this is a HTC handset, Android 4.0 has been rejigged with the Sense 4 interface. We don't like to get too bogged down in the differentiations between various Android flavours - as it's simple enough to cherry pick great free apps for practically every key function from the Play store anyway. That said, HTC have done a good job here, with a dialler, contacts list and camera controls that all useful improvements on the norm.

The HTC One V has three touch-sensitive buttons below the screen, and so doesn't need the onscreen versions of these found on some Android 4 devices

Speaking of the camera, the HTC One V's is excellent. Admittedly, it's only five-megapixel, compared to the eight-megapixel ones in the more expensive models in the range, and can only shoot 720p video, rather than 1080p video, but it’s not the specifications that make HTC's current cameras great. Using a dedicated image processing chip, the camera is very fast to startup (under a second to the first shot) and then shoots at 4fps if you hold down the shutter. You can pick a best shot from any burst and delete the unwanted images with ease (if desired). Image quality is excellent with well-judged exposures, as you can see below. HTC currently provide undoubtedly our favourite mobile snapper, and despite the resolution change, HTC One V's version is still impressive.

A resized shot from the HTC's One V's excellent camera - click to enlarge

This is a pixel-to-pixel crop which shows a respectable amount of detail - click to enlarge

The HTC One V has a 1,500mAh battery, that doesn't sound very big compared to some recent handsets, such as the 2,100mAh in the Samsung Galaxy S3. Even taking into account the handset's smaller display we were pleased to get seven hours out of it in our continuous video playback test. You can't access the battery to replace it if required, but a pop-off rubber bottom piece does give you access to the full-sized SIM slot and micro SD slot - so you can expand the built-in 4GB of memory.

Remove the bottom cover and you can get at the SIM and SD card slots

If you're looking for a stylish handset with the latest version of Android and a decent camera, but don't need a great big screen and a fast processor, then the HTC One V is ideal. Its combination of great build quality, a single-core processor and Android 4.0 is unusual, and we can't think of any new Android phones to compare it to. If you're keen on the appearance and finish of the One V, or on HTC's version of Android 4, then the larger HTC One S is probably its biggest competitor. That handset has a larger AMOLED display, dual-core processor, more memory and a slightly-sharper eight-megapixel camera. Surprisingly, though, it doesn't cost a lot more on contract if you shop around, so if you're happy to have a slightly larger handset then it's the better buy.

HTC ONE V : SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
	SIM	Mini-SIM
	Announced	2012, February
	Status	Available. Released 2012, April

BODY	Dimensions	120.3 x 59.7 x 9.2 mm (4.74 x 2.35 x 0.36 in)
	Weight	115 g (4.06 oz)

DISPLAY	Type	Super LCD2 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
		- HTC Sense UI v4.0

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
		- Beats Audio sound enhancement

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 32 GB
	Internal	4 GB (1 GB user available), 512 MB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA, HSUPA
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
	USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0

CAMERA	Primary	5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality
	Features	Simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection
	Video	Yes, 720p, check quality
	Secondary	No

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich), not upgradable to v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
	CPU	1 GHz
	GPU	Adreno 205
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity
	Messaging	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
	Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
	Radio	Stereo FM radio with RDS
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black, Brown
		- Beats Audio - SNS integration - DivX/XviD/MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Document editor - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
	Stand-by	No official data
	Talk time	No official data

MISC	SAR US	0.87 W/kg (head)     0.77 W/kg (body)
	SAR EU	0.87 W/kg (head)
	Price group

TESTS	Display	Contrast ratio: 1053:1 (nominal) / 1.685:1 (sunlight)
	Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 67dB
	Audio quality	Noise -81.7dB / Crosstalk -90.5dB
	Camera	Photo / Video
	Battery life	Endurance rating 31h