Sony Xperia C: 5-inch, Quad core CPU for 15,000?

Sources close to Sony India have revealed that the next smartphone launch on Sony’s list is Xperia C for the Indian market.  There is no confirmation on the exact release date of Xperia C but we are expecting to see the smartphone around end-of-September or early-October in the country.

Originally announced in June this year, Sony Xperia C is the first MediaTek processor-powered smartphone from the company. It sports a 5-inch qHD display and 1.2GHz quad-core processor.  The phone also comes with 8MP rear camera, Android 4.1 and dual-SIM support.

With the release of Xperia C, Sony plans to take on Samsung’s Galaxy Grand and various budget phablets from local vendors that have flooded the market in the recent months.

Sources were not able to tell the final pricing of the phone but indicated at an under INR 15,000-19,000 price-tag.

Sony Xperia C key specifications

• 5-inch qHD display
• Android 4.1
• 8MP rear camera, front camera
• 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, microSD card slot
• FM Radio
• Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm audio jack
• ClearAudio+, Clear bass, Clear Phase, Clear stereo, “WALKMAN” application
• 1.2GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor
• Dual-SIM support

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Review: iBall Slide 6318i Budget Tablet

KEY FEATURES OF IBALL 6318I TABLET (WI-FI, 3G, 4 GB)

• Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
• 0.3 MP Secondary Camera
• 2 MP Primary Camera
• 7-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
• 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 Processor
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
• Wi-Fi Enabled

iBall Slide 6318i is the tablet which provides terrific performance with 1 GB Ram and cortex A9 1.2 GHz processor which is very powerful processor. 2.0 MP Rear camera and VGA front Camera. Stunning Display with high resolution and connect to TV or projectors with HDMI Out. Connectivity throw the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and internet access with 3G on Data Card throw USB Dongle. 1 GB Ram and approximate 2 GB Built-in Free Storage after OS utilized memory(Total 4GB) and supports up to 32 GB MicroSDCard. Screen size is 7 inches with high resolution HD display. The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system provides finest touch of this tablet with the high performance gives all-round capacity to do more with a tablet. A long stand by and surfing timing with the 4000mAh lithium-ion battery.

Celkon A107+ Signature One with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched

Celkon has launched the company’s latest Android smartphones A107+ Signature One, successor of the A107 Signature One that was launched back in May. It has a 5-inch (480×800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Other features are similar to its predecessor including  dual SIM support with dual standby and supports 2G (EDGE) connectivity. It has an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.

Celkon A107+ Signature One specifications

• 5-inch (480×800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby
• Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) OS
• 1 GHz dual-core Processor
• 8MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash
• 1.3MP (VGA)front-facing camera
• 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
• 2G (EDGE), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth
• 512MB RAM, 4GB of internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD
• 2100 mAh battery

The Celkon A107+ Signature One comes with a free Flip cover. Celkon did not reveal the price of the device yet.

Review: Gionee Elife E5

Gionee has launched the Elife E5, the company's latest smartphone in the Elife series. It has a 4.8-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) Super AMOLED Plus display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with BSI sensor, LED flash, 1080p HD video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with wide angle lens for better imaging.

The rear camera has Gesture recognition, face detection, Smile detection, skin tone enhancer and touch focus. The phone is just 6.85mm thin and comes with in-built Digital Theatre System (DTS) Sound, 3D Surround System for enhanced multimedia audio experience. The phone packs 1GB RAM, 16GB of internal memory without a memory card slot. It has single micro SIM slot.

Gionee Elife E5 specifications 4.8-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) Super AMOLED Plus display at 316 ppi, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) 8MP auto focus camera with BSI sensor, LED flash and 1080p HD video recording 5MP front-facing camera with wide angle lens 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio 1 GB RAM, 16GB internal memory 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS 2000 mAh battery

The Gionee Elife E5 comes in Yellow, Graphite Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 19,999.

Review: Huawei Ascend Mate - 6.1 inch giant powered by a massive battery

When Samsung released the Galaxy Note range of gigantic-screened phones, everyone questioned the wisdom of such a product.

Of course, after tens of millions of units sold, it seems like many manufacturers are getting in on the action, with Huawei and its Ascend Mate being the latest.

Let's get one thing out of the way - the Ascend Mate is a gigantic beast of a device, blurring the lines even further between phone and tablet.

While the Galaxy Note II upped the ante with a 5.5-inch display, the Ascend Mate laughs in the face of such teensy dimensions, boasting a 6-inch screen. It's not quite as big as Samsung's new Galaxy Mega (with a 6.3-inch display), but it's still a gigantic size.

Specifications

You'll be surprised to know that the Ascend Mate compares quite favorably to the Galaxy Note II in terms of horsepower.

Featuring a 1.5Ghz quad-core processor and 2GBs of RAM, the Ascend Mate handles graphically intensive games such as RipTide GP well, with no perceptible framerate hitches. This horsepower translated well to everyday usage too, with apps launching promptly and scrolling being very smooth. 

There are two key areas where compromises were made however - namely in the storage and display departments.

The Ascend Mate only comes with about 5GBs of usable storage out of 8GBs total, as opposed to the Note II's 16GB base size. We quickly found 5GBs to be inadequate for an hour or two of 720p video recording (although it can do 1080p too), so you'll want to grab a microSD card sooner rather than later.

As for the display, it's got a resolution of 1280x720, which wouldn't look out of place on a mid-range handset. But on this gigantic screen, we expected a few more pixels. Anyway, in real-world usage, the display was bright and vivid, but nothing spectacular.

Speaking of "nothing spectacular", we also have to mention the eight megapixel camera. The snaps tend to look great in good light, but as soon as you're indoors or in a low-light environment, the quality drops dramatically. Video recording is hit and miss too, doing a good job but looking extremely oversaturated. 

Anna University, Chennai BE MAY/JUNE 2013 Results Coimbatore

Now check your Anna University results, follow the link below - 

Trichy, Madurai:
http://www.schools9.com/anna-university-grade-system-trichy.htm

Chennai:
http://www.schools9.com/anna-university-grade-system-chennai.htm

Coimbatore:
http://www.schools9.com/anna-university-grade-system-coimbatore.htm

All the best to the students !

Wickedleak Launches 7-inch Wammy Desire II At Rs.9,999

Wickedleak has launched the Wammy Desire II 7-inch budget-Android tablet in the Indian market for a price of Rs.9,999. The new tablet is the successor to the Wammy Desire tablet which was launched last year. Pre-bookings for the tablet have already started on the company’s website and the deliveries are expected to begin from May 15. 

Coming to the specifications, the Wickedleak Wammy Desire II boasts of some impressive power under the hood for it’s price, as it gets powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core Samsung Exynos 4412 processor paired with 1GB DDR3 RAM and Mali 400GPU. The 7-inch IPS display on the tablet sports a resolution of 1,280 x 800 pixels, amounting to a pixel density of 210 pixels per inch. 

Things get a bit strange on the software front, as the company has given the users an option to choose from either a stable build of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, or a beta version of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. The latter might have some bugs, but the company promises a stable release of Android 4.2 by next month. 

WickedLeak says that the users can install either of the operating systems on the tablet by contacting its support team at its website, and it would have no effect on the warranty of their device. 

The tablet gets 8GB of internal storage along with a micro-SD card slot for storage expansion by up to 32GB. On the camera front, the tablets gets a 2 megapixel rear and a 0.3 megapixel front camera. Connectivity options on the tablet include HDMI, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, while it also supports 3G via a dongle. 

To keep the tablet up and running for long, it gets a 3,300mAh battery as well. 

With the kind of specifications that the Wammy Desire II packs-in, it certainly looks like a great value for money product. You can head over to Wickeadleak’s official website, if you wish to book one for yourself.

Videocon VT75C 7-inch voice-calling tablet available online for Rs. 5,965

Videocon has added another tablet to its portfolio, the VT75C. The tablet is available for purchase via online retailers. Infibeam has listed the tablet as an in-stock product whereas Flipkart says that the tablet is a coming soon item. The VT75C has a list price of Rs. 6,999 but is available to users for Rs. 5,965.

In terms of its specifications, the Videocon VT75C has a 7-inch display with a resolution of 480x800 pixels. It also sports a 1GHz processor along with 512MB of RAM. The tablet boasts of a SIM card slot supporting 2G, and 3G connectivity is via USB dongle only. The VT75C has 4GB built-in storage expandable up to 32GB via a microSD card. The rear of the tablet has a 2MP camera whereas the front has a 0.3MP camera for video chatting. A 3000mAh battery powers the entire package. The tablet runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean straight out-of-the-box.

In terms of its connectivity options, the VT75C supports Wi-Fi along with Bluetooth 2.1. It also houses a microUSB port and a headphones jack. The tablet comes with a bunch of preloaded apps including Notepad, Media Library, Skype, Games, Facebook, TOI, ET, Saavn, YouTube, Movie Studio, Google Talk and Instant Messaging.

In the past we have seen tablets such as the Videocon VT 10, a 10-inch Jelly Bean powered tablet, launch for Rs. 11,200 and the 7-inch ICS based Videocon VT 71 launch for Rs. 4,799.

If you have a budget of Rs. 6,000 and are looking to invest in your first tablet, you can take a look at the HCL Me U2, Micromax Funbook P250 and the Lava E-Tab Xtron to name a few.

BSNL Internet running at less than 80% capacity due to under-sea cable cuts

BSNL has released a statement revealing that its Internet capacity has dropped by 21% thanks to fiber cuts in three undersea cables that are responsible for global connectivity. According to a story by NDTV, it’s still not clear if the cable cuts have resulted in sub-par Internet connectivity for BSNL users since the BSNL customers we spoke to did not notice any anomalies in Internet speeds and connectivity.


Two of the undersea cables that suffered from cuts are managed by Tata Communications- the IWEWE cable system connects India to Europe via the Middle East and the SMW4 cable system connects South East Asia to Europe. In a statement, Tata Communications confirmed the cable cut and said that some customers could have noticed service disruptions last Wednesday.
If you’re still suffering from abnormally low Internet speeds, you should get in touch with your ISP since the companies managing the affected under-sea cables have said that services should be back to normal. 

'Result App' for Android from Anna University

Anna university released its latest 'Result App' for android for the students who were eagerly waiting for the results, now can get on their finger tips. 

To download the "Results App" for Android Mobile devices from version (Android version. 1.7 to 4.0), 
click the link below:-

'Result App' Anna University

UMI X2 now available online, offers Full-HD display, Quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM; All for Rs.14000!

If you were too impressed with the specifications of Micromax Canvas HD and the price it is available at, this news will surely blow your mind! A Chinese smartphone-maker UMI has launched it’s flagship smartphone, the UMI X2 in India for Rs.14,000 and if the specifications are anything to go by, this is one smartphone you could have never imagined at such a low price. 

So here it goes, the UMI X2 comes with a 5-inch Full-HD IPS display having a pixel density of  441 pixels per inch. The smartphone is powered by the MediaTek MTK6589 quad-core processor clocking at 1.2GHz, which is the same you would find inside the Micromax Canvas HD, but the UMI X2 pairs the processor with 2GB of RAM and PowerVR SGX544 GPU, unlike the Canvas HD, which comes with just 1GB of RAM. Now that’s more power than you could ever imagine at this price point.

Quick Specifications of UMI X2

• 5-inch 1080p display
• 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 2GB RAM
• 13MP rear camera with flash, 3MP front camera
• 32GB internal storage, micro-SD card slot
• 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS
• dual-SIM
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (upgradable to Android 4.2)
• 2,500mAh battery

The UMI X2 runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out-of-the box and the company promises an update to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean by April 2013. The smartphone comes with 32GB of internal storage along with a micro-SD card slot, to further expand the storage by up to 32GB. The UMI X2 sports dual-SIM card slots and houses a 13 megapixel camera with flash at the back, along with a 3.0 megapixel front-facing camera. Phew! Seems too good to be true, doesn’t it?

The smartphone gets all the standard connectivity options like 3G, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS and also packs-in a 2,500mAh battery. The company says that the smartphone would be released between March 15-20.

HTC Launches the new HTC Butterfly at 45,990

HTC has just launched the new HTC Butterfly in India at a price of Rs. 49,990 with a best buy price of Rs. 45990/- .

The HTC Butterfly is the global version of the J Butterfly launched in Japan last year. The phone features a 5 inch 1920 x 1080p full HD LCD3 panel which comes with Gorilla Glass 2, making it a whopping 440ppi pixel density.

It is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense UI.

It has a 8MP auto focus camera with a 28mm lens and F2.0 aperture, BSI sensor and LED flash, 1080p HD video recording and a 2.1 MP 1080p front-facing camera. Other features include, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with microSD.

The connectivity features include, 3G, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX, HDMI via MHL, GPS + GLONASS and a 2020 mAh battery.

INK Talks MIT Media Lab Workshop

INK Talks MIT Media Lab Workshop at Park Institutions , Coimbatore. 
This is a one day event. There are two sessions:

1. 9.00 am to 11. 00 am on 28.01.2013 - the INK talks session which is free of cost and open to all students.  Any student with inquisitive mind and oriented towards innovation can attend this session.

2. 11.00 am to 7.00 pn on 28.01.2013- workshop by people from Media Labs, MIT Boston. The workshop is on Design, Technology and Rapid prototyping. This workshop is open to only limited number of participants.  This is a paid workshop and each student has to pay Rs.1000. 

For registration, please send your registration details (Name, Class, College, Address, CGPA and your brief profile) along with a DD for Rs. 1000 in favor of "PCET Co-curricular" payable at Coimbatore to the address given below: 

Dr. R. Manimegalai, 

Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, 

Park College of Engineering and Technology, 

Kaniyur, Coimbatore - 641 659. 

Email : manimegali@park.ac.in, Mobile : 09444495044.

Please confirm your registration via e-mail at the earliest possible.

Samsung's new fridge runs on Google's Android

Refrigerators are getting smart. A new model released earlier this month runs apps to help users browse recipes, create shopping lists and manage the expiration dates of items like yogurt and milk. 

The T9000 refrigerator by electronics company Samsung has a 10-inch Wi-Fi-enabled touchscreen and includes apps such as Epicurious for recipes and Evernote for note-taking. 

The refrigerator runs the Android operating system, but it is not possible to install other Android apps. It will be available worldwide in the spring for a suggested retail price of $3,999.

Breakthrough: Micromax Canvas 3?

Micromax A100 Canvas 

Is it true? Lets hope so. Its rumor everywhere that Micromax is going to launch there new device in the canvas line up soon enough.
It is rumored to have a quad core processor with 1 GB of RAM under the hood. The looks are supposed to be almost the same as that of the Micromax A110, Canvas 2. If the news is true, then this device by Micromax will blow away all the competition as we think the device will be under Rs 12,000 price mark.
What do you think about this? Is it true?

Chance to be 'National Robotics Champion Team'

Here is an opportunity to develop ur skills & improve ur knowledge on ARDUINO !!! 

PARK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY , (ZONAL CENTRE - SOUTH) hosts to conduct a workshop / competition in ROBOTICS in association with IIT- Kharagpur!

All participants will get certificate of participation. Register with the details shown on the below poster.

FEES : Rs 1200 per participant. ROBOTIC KIT will be given to a TEAM OF 4 - 5.
ALL TEAM MEMBERS HAVE TO REGISTER to participate!
The greatest opportunity @ low fees ever. Come, join the event & let your innovations stream down in the FUTURE!
WE NEED PEOPLE TO DESIGN THE FUTURE OF THE NEXT GENERATION! ALL ARE INVITED.

Acer to launch 7-inch Android 4.1 tablet at Rs 7,999 in India

The competition in the budget tablet market seems to be getting hotter. Acer is reportedly all set to launch its upcoming Iconia Tab B1 for Rs 7,999 in India. The tablet is speculated to be rolled out in early 2013. 


Previously, Wall Street Journal quoted a source as saying that Acer was working on a $99 tablet that will have a 7-inch screen with 1024x600p resolution and run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). A US Federal Communications Commission(FCC) application for the tablet revealed others specifications of the Google Nexus 7 rival, including 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 512MB RAM, 8GB onboard storage, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi as well as microSD support. 

Though it made an appearance at US FCC, the tablet according to WSJ, is aimed primarily at emerging markets. Images of Acer Iconia Tab B1 surfaced on a Serbian forum and were confirmed to be real by WSJ's source. 

Earlier in November, Asus-manufactured Google Nexus 7 was launched at Rs 19,999 in India, much higher than expected, considering that the device sells for $199 in US. According to a CyberMedia research, Micromax was the leader in the Indian tablet market in second quarter of 2012. In October last year, Manufacturers Association of IT predicts that the country's tablet market is set to grow by 40% till 2015-16, to 7.3 million units from 0.95 million units in 2012. 

If Acer captures the attention of the Indian tablet buyers with its Iconia Tab B1, it is expected to give tough competition to Micromax's Funbook series, the leader in the tablet segment in India. It is widely expected that the Taiwanese manufacturer will showcase the device at Consumer Electronics Show, scheduled for Jan 8 to 11, 2013, in the US.
Source - Times Of India