iOS 7.1 users reporting faster battery drain

Just a few days after the release of the much anticipated iOS 7.1 update, reports of devices discharging their batteries significantly faster than before have been coming in from users. Notably, Apple had since November last year issued a total of five iOS 7.1 betas for developers, before finally releasing the update on 10 March 2014.

While according to reports the iOS 7.1 update has indeed resolved most of the problems with iOS 7.0 (and brought Touch ID improvements, Siri improvements, UI tweaks, amongst other features), iOS 7.1 also seems to have bought along its own battery-gate bug.

Apple fan-site, 9to5mac.com reports that users discussing the new upgrade on Apple forums and on Twitter have been complaining about the battery drainage issue. It further goes on to state that running a clean install of the iOS through iTunes could help to solve this issue.

The iOS 7.1 update, even though not a major one, has been anticipated for months. It has introduced a small but significant change that works towards making iOS devices feel as though speeds have improved. Not so much on the iPhone 5 and later variants, but users of the iPhone 4 and 4S had reported devices becoming slow once they had upgraded them to iOS 7.0. Even that problem seems to have been mitigated by the iOS 7.1 update.

Coming to the battery drain issue, a detailed report by Ars Technica detailed the results of a battery life test on iOS devices running iOS version 7.0.6 and version 7.1. The comparisons showed that almost all the devices had a drop in battery percentages once they had been upgraded to iOS 7.1. The only device to outperform its predecessor was the iPod Touch (fifth generation), that clocked a battery life of 383 minutes on iOS 7.1 against 370 minutes on iOS 7.0.6. The iPad mini with Retina display clocked 632 minutes with iOS 7.1, equalling its figures for iOS 7.0.6.

The vast majority of users however have not reported any significant losses or gains as far as the battery life is concerned. The problem certainly doesn't seem as major as the battery-gate issue that plagued the iPhone 4S launch from 2011.

The iOS 8 is expected to be teased at Apple's WWDC event later this year, and launched soon after.Reports suggest that it will come with Preview and TextEdit apps and iCloud integration.

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iPhone 6 tipped with 389ppi 'Ultra-Retina' display, 5.59mm thickness

New rumours have surfaced online for Apple's upcoming iteration of the iPhone handset. The rumours hint the iPhone 6 will arrive with a much thinner body, powerful processor and a higher pixel density screen.

The rumours come from Sonny Dickson, the Australian teen who rose to fame in the build up to the release of iPhone 5s with what turned out to be largely accurate leaks. Dickson, in one of his four tweets on the subject, said, "iPhone 6 will be 0.22 inches thick #JustSaying." The measurement barely comes around to 5.59mm, which is just 0.04mm thicker than what is claimed to be the world's slimmest handset, the Gionee Elife S5.5.

Dickson also mentioned the inclusion of an Ultra-Retina screen, which will pack 389 pixels per inch (ppi). The tipster furthermore talked about the chipset that might arrive in the next Apple iPhone. "The new Apple A8 processor will run at 2.6GHz #JustSaying," his tweet read.

Dickson finally tweeted "These specs could be the real thing #JustSaying." One can only wait for the device to launch officially to know what Apple has in stock for its fans.

Based on the previous leaks, it has been indicated that the iPhone 6 might sport a bezel-less display. In addition, another report claimed that the iPhone 6 will pack a larger 8-megapixel camera sensor, and will sport an aperture size of f/2.0, as compared to the iPhone 5's f/2.4 and iPhone 5s' f/2.2.

Further, the alleged iPhone 6 will sport OIS (optical image stabilisation) and a CMOS sensor manufactured by Sony, reports have indicated.

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Microsoft releases OneNote for Mac, makes it free on all platforms

Microsoft has launched its OneNote note-taking application for the Mac platform, while at the same time bringing making it free for the Windows platform. OneNote for Mac and Windows is available in a 'freemium' model, with some additional paid features available to 'premium' users. The company has also introduced a new cloud API to enable developers to connect their apps to it.

The OneNote application was earlier available for PC, Windows tablets, Windows Phone, iPad, iPhone, Android, and the Web (formerly known as OneNote web app), and has now been introduced on Mac for the first time. The OneNote for Mac app will like the rest, sync automatically with Microsoft'sOneDrive cloud-storage service, keeping notes in sync across all platforms.

OneNote for Mac is available to download for free from the Mac App Store on iTunes.

The OneNote application was, however, available for Windows as a paid-version before. The new free version of the application misses on some of the features that are seen in its paid-version like SharePoint support, version history, Outlook account integration and more (all of which are available to 'premium' Office 365 and Office 2013 users), as per The official Microsoft Office Blog. The free OneNote app version is also ad-free, not a limited-time trial version and is made for home and school related uses only.

Additionally, Microsoft has released the OneNote cloud service API for third-party app makers to integrate the service with the app. The cloud service comes with few features such as OneNote Clipper, through which users can save web pages on OneNote; me@note.com email for sending certain notes to the app as mails; and Office Lens, which is Microsoft's optical-character-recognition-technology, used for capturing documents and saving them in OneNote.

Other key features include sending news articles to OneNote via other news apps like Weave, News 360 and Feedly; scanning of physical notebooks into the app via Mod Notebooks; Writing notes with pen and paper and sending them to OneNote via Livescribe and more.

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Details and images of Apple's rumoured Healthbook iOS app emerge

Apple is purportedly readying to ship a new fitness-oriented app called Healthbook with iOS 8. News website 9to5mac has published a detailed report of the app's proposed features, as well as composite images of the interface recreated from actual screenshots.

According to 9to5mac, which has recently reported on several iOS 8-related developments, the app could be a one-stop resource for tracking personal health as well as fitness, nutrition, sleep and exercise. The app is described as visually similar to Passbook, with a stack of colour-coded cards, each representing a different function.

Images published by the site depict cards for Bloodwork, Heart Rate, Hydration, Blood Pressure, Activity, Nutrition, Blood Sugar, Sleep, Respiratory Rate, Oxygen Saturation and Weight, along with an "Emergency Card", which presumably lists emergency contact information and instructions for first responders.

It is unclear how Apple intends to gather data for many of these functions, especially blood sugar and respiratory rate. iPhones can already measure activity and detect motion, but current models lack dedicated sensors for health-related parameters. Users can manually enter nutrition and weight information, but it is unclear whether there is any motivation to do so or any method of automating entry.

9to5mac suggests that Apple's long-rumoured wearable device would tie in to Healthbook and provide data, or that third-party devices will be allowed to tie in. This might be the case for heart rate, blood pressure and sleep monitoring, but would still not cover all bases.

In order to be useful, the Emergency Card would have to be visible even when a phone is locked with a passcode. Presumably, it would contain information about a person's specific conditions, current medication, and other instructions that would help bystanders and medical professionals in case of incapacitation. Reconstructed screenshots show sections for blood type, organ donation, and identification information such as weight and eye colour.

There is no current standard to help anyone identify the owner of a locked smartphone, or his or her next of kin, in case of an emergency. Healthbook's Emergency Card could thus become one of the most useful features of iOS.

It is not known whether Healthbook will indeed launch with iOS 8, and what hardware capabilities it will require. It is possible that Healthbook will run with reduced functionality on older iOS devices. Previously leaked purported iOS 8 apps and features include an overhauled maps app, deeper iCloud integration across OS X and iOS platforms, new Preview and TextEdit apps, and a standalone iTunes Radio app.

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Google Play Games gets cross-platform multiplayer support, and more

Google announced numerous updates to its Google Play Games service at the Game Developers Conference 2014, including improved and wider multiplayer support, a new gifting option, a new Play Games C++ SDK, 18 new game categories, new developers tools, and more.

To expand the "engagement and discovery options" in the Google Play Games service, the firm has introduced the 'game gifts' service, which enables gamers to send in-game objects to other players in their circles, or via player search. Further, the Play Games app now supports 'multiplayer invites' directly, allowing players to invite other players directly to multiplayer games.

The firm also announced Google Play Game services now supports multiplayer on iOS, bringing cross-platform turn-based and realtime multiplayer support for Android and iOS. Additionally, the 'Play Games Unity Plug-In' has been updated by Google to support the cross-platform multiplayer services.

Developers can also note that Google has released an 'early' Play Games C++ SDK, bringing support for achievements and leaderboards. Improved Play Games statistics are now also available on theGoogle Play Developer Console, showing active players, leaderboard performance and other insights to developers. "Developers will gain a daily dashboard that visualizes player and engagement statistics for signed in users, including daily active users, retention analysis and achievement, and leaderboard performance," stated the official Android Developers Blog.

For developers, Google Analytics has been made available via the AdMob interface. This will allow developers to see how users are interacting with their apps, letting them offer better optimization of in-app ads.

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Microsoft Office for iPad may be unveiled by Nadella on March 27: Report

Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella may unveil an iPad version of the company's Office software suite on March 27, a source familiar with the event told Reuters, and use his first big press appearance to launch the company's most profitable product in a version compatible with Apple Inc's popular tablet.

Nadella, who replaced longtime CEO Steve Ballmer earlier this year, will address the media and industry executives in San Francisco on March 27.

Investors for years have urged Microsoft to adapt Office for mobile devices from Apple and Google Inc, rather than shackling it to Windows as PC sales decline. But the Redmond, Washington-based software giant has been reluctant to undermine its other lucrative franchise, its PC operating software.

Microsoft gives up some $2.5 billion a year in revenue by keeping Office off the iPad, which has now sold almost 200 million units, analysts estimate.

Tech blog Re/code first reported news of Nadella's event. Microsoft said in an invitation to reporters that Nadella will discuss "news related to the intersection of cloud and mobile" but declined to comment on the specifics of the CEO's appearance.

Microsoft has had iPad and iPhone versions of Office primed for several months now, sources told Reuters, but the company has dallied on their release due to internal divisions, among other things.

Although Nadella is expected to discuss his thinking in depth next week, the company has already signaled that it will adopt a more liberal attitude toward putting its software on different platforms.

Microsoft said earlier on Monday that it would make OneNote, its note-taking software, available on Mac, a move interpreted by observers as a shot against Evernote, the popular note-taking application that has both Mac and Android compatibility.

Aside from Evernote, Microsoft also faces budding challenges from startups that have released mobile-friendly alternatives to Word, Excel and Powerpoint

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Karbonn and Lava to launch budget Windows Phone devices in India soon

Domestic handset players Lava and Karbonn will launch Windows Phone-based smartphones in the coming few months, the companies announced recently.

Karbonn's Windows Phone devices will be in the price range of Rs. 6,000 to Rs. 12,000. Lava'sWindows Phone devices will start at Rs. 6,500.

"We will come out with four devices with Windows [Phone]-based operating system by the end of May or starting of June in the

price range of Rs. 6,000 to Rs. 12,000," Karbonn Managing Director Pradeep Jain told PTI.

Lava International CEO and MD Hari Om Rai said: "A series of Windows [Phone]-based phones will be launched under the Lava brand by July. These will be priced in the range of Rs. 6,500 to 8,500."

Rai said the phones will be based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor and will run on the Windows Phone 8 platform.

"We expect the Windows [Phone]-based phones to represent 8-10 percent volume of Lava smartphones starting July-August time-frame," Rai added.

For the Xolo brand of phones, the expected timeline of launch is the coming quarter. "We at Xolo believe that Windows OS has certain goodness to offer for a certain market segment and it will help Xolo reach a desired 15 percent share of the smartphone market by

end of 2014," a Xolo spokesperson said.

Last month, at the Mobile World Congress, Microsoft had announced that it would be working with nine new Windows Phone partners, including Foxconn, Gionee, JSR, Karbonn, Lava (Xolo), Lenovo, LG, Longcheer and ZTE.

HTC, Huawei, Nokia and Samsung are already making Windows Phone-based devices. As per the IDC figures for Q4 2013,

Android had a 78.1 percent share of global smartphone shipments while the Microsoft Windows Phone platform share stood at 3 percent.

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Apple finally dumps the iPad 2, brings back fourth-generation iPad

Apple has finally dropped the iPad 2 from its lineup of tablets. The second-generation iPad was entry-level 'full-size' offering from Apple until Monday, over three years after the tablet was unveiled. Apple has brought back the fourth-generation iPad with Retina display as the new entry-level 'full-size' tablet at $399 (approximately Rs. 24,000) for the Wi-Fi only tablet, with the variant with cellular connectivity priced at $529 (approximately Rs. 32,000). As with the iPad 2, the fourth-generation iPad with be available only in 16GB storage option.

With the move, Apple has dropped the only tablet that still featured the old 30-pin connector, as thefourth-generation iPad comes with a Lightning connector. Apple still sells the iPhone 4s and iPhone 4(in some markets) that feature the 30-pin connector, so its shift to the new connector is not complete in that respect.

Apple has dropped the iPad 2 from its lineup in India as well, though not yet revealed the price of the fourth-generation iPad in India (listed as iPad with Retina display on the Apple India site).

Till Monday, the 16GB iPad 2 was selling for Rs. 28,900 and Rs. 37,900 for the Wi-Fi and cellular models respectively, and we expect the fourth-generation iPad to take over the same price tag.

Apple also introduced the 8GB iPhone 5c model on Tuesday, in a bid to boost sales of the colourful iPhone. There's no word yet on when the phone will come to India or its expected pricing.

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iPhone 5c 8GB not headed to India just yet

Apple has apparently confirmed to the press that the newly launched 8GB variant of the iPhone 5c will only be sold in the UK, France, Germany, Australia and China. As per a tweet published by Fortune.com staffer Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Apple will only sell the new device in those five territories. It is unclear if Apple was referring to countries it will be sold in at launch, or over the course of its life.

Elmer-DeWitt is editor of Fortune.com's Apple 2.0 section, and has been covering the company for various publications since 1982.

The statement is surprising, since lower priced products are typically targeted at emerging markets. The iPhone 5c was widely considered to be a vehicle for Apple to make inroads into markets where the iPhone 5s would be too expensive and the iPhone 5 would feel dated. There appears to be no correlation between the five named countries or the operators offering the new 8GB iPhone 5c on subsidised plans.

Apple PR confirms: 8GB iPhone 5C available only in U.K., France, Germany, Australia and China...

-- Philip Elmer-DeWitt (@philiped) March 18, 2014

Apple continues to offer the iPhone 4s alongside the 5c and 5s in these countries. In terms of price, the new 8GB iPhone 5c slots in halfway between the 4s and 16GB 5c.

Apple recently restocked an 8GB version of the four-year-old iPhone 4 in India, in order to reach a lower price point. Apple seems to be pursuing different product mix strategies across territories rather than a unified global lineup.

Apple iPhone 5c

Rs. 41900

• REVIEW
• KEY SPECS
• NEWS

• Design
• Display
• Software
• Performance
• Battery life
• Camera
• Value for money

• Good
• Solid in all departments
• iOS ecosystem remains unrivaled

• Bad
• Not as future-proof as the 5s
• Questionable value for money

Read detailed Apple iPhone 5c review

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Xbox One to launch in India and 25 other countries in September

Microsoft has finally announced the next-phase of roll-out for its latest-generation home console, the Xbox One. Starting September 2014, 26 new markets will get retail availability of the Xbox One console, including India. For now, pricing details and exact launch dates have not been disclosed.

Making the announcement via a post on the official Xbox blog on Tuesday, Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi said, "It's time to ensure even more fans around the world can enjoy Xbox One. So today we're proud to share that it will be available in 26 additional markets in September this year. We'll have much more to share at a local level towards the end of April, so stay tuned."

Notably Microsoft's primary competitor in the home console space, Sony, launched its PlayStation 4console in India in January (at Rs. 39,990), less than two months after its US launch. To puts things in perspective, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 were launched in November within a week of each other in the US.

Shortly after its US launch however, the Sony PlayStation 4 was rolled out to roughly 53 countries in the first phase. In comparison, Microsoft's Xbox One was in its first phase only rolled out to 13 countries.

Full list of 26 new countries in September phase of Xbox One global roll-out: Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia , Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and UAE.

(Also see: Sony announces it has sold 6 million PS4 consoles since launch)

While India launch pricing of the Xbox One has not been revealed, it's safe to say it will be slightly more expensive in India than the PlayStation 4 as Sony's console cost $100 less at its US launch.

(Also see: Xbox One finally gets Twitch live broadcasting app alongside Titanfall) 

Both the Microsoft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4 sport an integrated CPU-GPU design by AMD, featuring an 8-core low power x86-64 AMD "Jaguar" CPU. The Xbox One's CPU cores are clocked at 1.75GHz, compared to the Sony PlayStation 4's 1.6GHz.

While this difference in clock speed is relatively insignificant, the implementation of the GPUs seem certain to create some differences in performance. The Xbox One features a GPU similar to the entry-level Bonaire GPU found on the Radeon HD 7790, while the PlayStation 4 features a GPU similar to the mid-range Pitcairn GPU found on the Radeon HD 7870. While the GPU clock speed is higher on the Xbox One, the difference in GPU processing performance should be tangible.

(Also see: Microsoft Xbox One receives major update that includes Project Spark)

Both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 feature 8GB of RAM, though while Sony has opted for the much faster 5500MHz GDDR5 RAM on its console, Microsoft has gone in for 2133MHz DDR3 RAM on the Xbox One, giving the Japanese manufacturer another advantage that may not be offset by the Xbox One's implementation of ESRAM (all 32MB of it) for caching purposes.

Just like the PS4, the Xbox One also sports a 500GB hard disk drive, a Blu-ray disc and DVD drive, USB 3.0, AUX port, Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR), an HDMI out port, and an optical-out port.

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Google unveils Android Wear project; LG, Motorola to make first smartwatches

Voice-controlled smartwatches that track heart rates and connect to phones and tablets will debut later this year as Google Inc partners with electronics, technology and fashion companies to take consumers to the next promised frontier in computing.

Google on Tuesday unveiled plans to help develop the watches and other wearable computers based on its Android mobile operating system, which already runs more than three out of four smartphones sold worldwide.

(Also see: Motorola unveils Moto 360 smartwatch with Android Wear for summer 2014) 

The Android Wear project is open to software makers to create apps for the watches, putting Google at the forefront of efforts to jumpstart the nascent wearable computing market.

The news comes as speculation swirls around iPhone-maker Apple Inc's plans for wearable computers, including a smartwatch of its own. Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has promised new "product categories" later this year.

A video (see below) posted on Google's blog on Tuesday showed people speaking into their watches to check sports scores, control music, send replies to text messages and even open their home garages.

By aligning itself with a broad spectrum of partners to develop the smartwatches, Google is hoping to replicate the success that helped make its free Android software the most popular smartphone operating system, analysts said.

LG Electronics said on Tuesday it would introduce its first Android watch, the G Watch, in the second quarter. Motorola said its Moto 360 Android watch would be available this summer. Fossil Group Inc , which makes watches, handbags and other accessories, also announced that it was working with Google on Android devices.

(Also see: LG G Watch running Android Wear to be launched in Q2 2014)

Many believe wearable computers represent the next big shift in technology, just as smartphones evolved from personal computers, but efforts by various companies so far have had mixed results.

Samsung was among the first to sell a smartwatch for consumers, but its maiden effort, the Galaxy Gear, was widely panned by reviewers.

Google's announcement "definitely gives wearables a status that it's a market in its own right and it needs to be treated with the respect that a separate operating system branch gives it," said Carolina Milanesi, an analyst with Kantar World Panel.

Fitness trackers
Android smartwatches will connect wirelessly to a mobile phone and can be outfitted with a variety of sensors, Google said. That means that apps developed for Android watches will be able to monitor fitness and health information such as a wearer's heart rate or distance jogged.

Google released an Android Wear Developer Preview on Tuesday, saying it would allow software makers to begin creating specialized apps for the watches.

Google has also been developing Google Glass, a small stamp-sized screen attached to a pair of eyeglass frames. Google Glass can record video, access email, provide turn-by-turn driving directions and retrieve info from the Web by connecting wirelessly to a user's cell phone, but it has also raised concerns ranging from privacy intrusions to distracted driving.

Smartwatches have a better chance of catching on with the general public than Google Glass, said Ramon Llamas, an analyst with industry research firm IDC.

"It's a really cool idea, but there's something that creeps people out about it," Llamas said of Google Glass.

The success of smartwatches will depend on the device's price, battery life and the appeal of the watches' designs, he said.

Motorola said it would share more details about its forthcoming Moto 360 smartwatch when it holds a special online press conference on Wednesday. Google recently announced plans to sell its Motorola business to Chinese PC-maker Lenovo Group Ltd.

Juniper Research expects more than 130 million smart wearable devices will ship by 2018. Moreover, global shipments of wearable "smart glasses" alone will reach 10 million each year by 2018, compared with an estimated 87,000 in 2013, according to the research firm.

Must have or nice to have?
Google, whose projects range from self-driving cars to robots, likely sees smartwatches as part of the future evolution of computing, said Raymond James analyst Aaron Kessler. But he said it remained to be seen whether smartwatches will become an indispensable digital accessory or a "nice-to-have" gadget.

"At this point I would still view it as a niche product," he said.

Among the more than 10 companies that are partnering with Google on Android watches are Samsung Electronics Co, HTC Corp, Asustek Computer Inc, Intel Corp , Qualcomm Inc , Broadcom Corp and Mediatek Inc.

Qualcomm and its manufacturing customers are working on "multiple" wearable devices based on its Snapdragon processors, spokesman Jon Carvill said. He declined to elaborate.

"We've barely scratched the surface of what's possible with mobile technology," Google said in a post on its official blog on Tuesday. "That's why we're so excited about wearables - they understand the context of the world around you, and you can interact with them simply and efficiently, with just a glance or a spoken word."

Shares of Google closed 1.6 percent higher at $1,211.22 on Tuesday. Shares of Fossil Group rose 4.6 percent to $118.04.

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Facebook v8.0 app for iOS brings improved private photo sharing, and more

Facebook, on Tuesday, released the updated version of its Facebook app for iOS. The new update is a renewed effort by the social-networking giant to improve on the niche segment of private sharing. The version released-v8.0 allows users to select specific people who will be able to see the users' photo albums in their feed.

Facebook had already rolled out the feature for individual statuses and photos over the last few months. The new version extends the same feature to entire photo albums as well - Facebook calls it a "A simple way to see and choose a photo album's audience." The option to select the photo albums, according to reports, has a lot of similarities to Snapchat.

The sharing of the photos is set to 'Friends' by default. A tap to the same will reveal a pre-made friends list, or options to create a new custom list. Essentially, every time users wants to share photos, they will have to either use the pre-made list or create a new one. Facebook has been trying to push private sharing, which it calls 'micro sharing' since 2007. It has ever since then met with mixed success on the same. It might also be possible that like Facebook's other endeavours, like Groups and Smart Lists, this feature might take time to be accepted by users or might fly under the radar (like its predecessors) completely.

And Facebook is not the only one to try private sharing as a feature. Path tried using it by letting a user share with their closest friends but that backfired. Snapchat allowed users to select specific people that a user wanted to share information with, and met with success. On the other handInstagram Direct, which is a photo messaging feature didn't take off, and Snapchat's Stories didn't make much headway with the mainstream audiences either.

In addition to the photo-sharing feature, Facebook on the iTunes page says the updated design "makes it easier to post and share on iPad", and also touts other "improvements for reliability and speed." The app doesn't come with any major changes as users may have expected with a major version number change, save the private photo sharing option. It will be interesting to see how it is accepted by users in the future.

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Sony Xperia T2 Ultra Dual with 6-inch HD display launched at Rs. 25,990

Sony's recently announced mid-range smartphone, the Xperia T2 Ultra Dual, has been officially launched in India with a price tag of Rs. 25,990. The smartphone will be available from Thursday at Sony Center stores, Xperia Flagship stores and major electronic stores across India.

The Sony Xperia T2 Ultra Dual is the dual-SIM variant, which was announced alongside its single-SIM supporting version, Xperia T2 Ultra, and two other mid-range handsets Sony Xperia E1 and Xperia E1 dual in January 2014.

The Sony Xperia T2 Ultra Dual sports the same innards as its single-SIM version. The phablet runsAndroid 4.3 Jelly Bean out-of-the-box. It comes with a 6-inch HD Triluminos display with Mobile Bravia Engine 2 and offers a resolution of 720x1280 pixels.

The phablet is powered by a quad-core 1.4GHz Snapdragon 400 (MSM8928) processor with 1GB of RAM. It comes with 8GB of inbuilt storage, which can be further expandable up to 32GB via microSD card. The phablet sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with Exmor RS sensor, and also houses a 1.1-megapixel front-facing camera with an Exmor R sensor. The Xperia T2 Ultra Dual packs a 3000mAh battery with battery STAMINA Mode. The handset is available in three colour variants - Purple, White and Black.

Notably while the single-SIM variant of the Xperia T2 Ultra has not been made officially available, the phone was listed back in February at an online retailer for Rs. 32,000.

Earlier this month, Sony launched its Xperia E1 for the Indian market priced at Rs. 9,490 and Rs. 10, 490 respectively. The Sony Xperia E1 is the single SIM variant, while the Xperia E1 Dual is the dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) variant, and both models otherwise come with identical specifications.

Sony at MWC 2014 launched a new mid-range smartphone, the Xperia M2, alongside the company's flagship Xperia Z2 smartphone and the Xperia Z2 Tablet.

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Sony Xperia T2 Ultra dual

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Display

6.00-inch

Processor

1.4GHz

Front Camera

1.1-megapixel

Resolution

720x1080 pixels

RAM

1GB

OS

Android 4.3

Storage

8GB

Rear Camera

13-megapixel

Battery capacity

3000mAh

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Moto X now officially available in India starting Rs. 23,999

Moto X is now officially available in India starting Rs. 23,999. The Moto X smartphone will be exclusively available via the e-commerce website Flipkart.

The five colour variants are priced at Rs. 23,999 while the ones with wooden backs are priced at Rs. 25,999. At the launch, the Moto X will be available in the Black and White colour variants only; however, Flipkart had revealed on Tuesday that other colour options will be up for pre-order.

Notably, the online retailer has also revealed few launch day offers for the Moto X which includes flat 70 percent off on Moto X cases (when purchased along with the Moto X) and Rs. 1000 cash back on buying Moto X on a 6-month EMI. The retailer is also offering a chance to get 100 percent cash back (in the form of Flipkart store credit) on the Moto X phone purchase (for 10 lucky Moto X customers). Details of the offer are available via Flipkart's website.

As NDTV Gadgets exclusively reported last week, the phone is going on sale starting Wednesday, 19 March and Flipkart confirmed the news on Tuesday on Twitter.

Notably, the Moto X will be only available in 16GB variant, as the online retailer earlier revealed that the 32GB variant of the Moto X is not headed to India just yet.

The Moto X launch comes a few weeks after the successful launch of budget smartphone Moto G(Review) in the country, also via Flipkart.

The Moto X, a customisable Android smartphone was launched in August last year and was initially available in US only. The smartphone natively ran Android 4.2 Jelly Bean; however Motorola rolled out the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update in November last year.

The Moto X features a 4.7-inch display with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels. It is powered by a 1.7GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon processor along with 2GB of RAM. There is 16GB of inbuilt storage, which is non-expandable. It also sports a 10-megapixel rear camera accompanied by an LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.

The highlight of the Moto X are software features like Active Display, Touchless Control, Quick Capture Camera, and more.

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Motorola Moto X

• KEY SPECS
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Display

4.70-inch

Processor

1.7GHz

Front Camera

2-megapixel

Resolution

720x1280 pixels

RAM

2GB

OS

Android 4.2

Storage

16GB

Rear Camera

10-megapixel

Battery capacity

2200mAh

See full Motorola Moto X specifications

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