Lumia 535 Launched; Microsoft's First Windows Phone Sans Nokia

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Microsoft, as expected, on Tuesday finally launched the first Lumia smartphone with its own branding, called the Microsoft Lumia 535.The new Lumia smartphone from Microsoft will be available in two variants - single SIM (with the same name) and dual-SIM, called the Lumia 535 Dual SIM. The handset will be available starting November at an estimated recommended retail price of EUR 110 (roughly Rs. 8,400) before taxes and subsidies. The Microsoft Lumia 535 will first be available in countries such as China, Hong Kong and Bangladesh, with other countries to follow.
Announcing the news via the Lumia Conversations blog, Microsoft said, "Today sees the launch of the new Microsoft Lumia 535, our "5x5x5" smartphone package bringing a 5-inch screen, 5-megapixel front- and rear-facing camera, and free integrated Microsoft experiences (such as Skype and OneNote) to more people at an affordable price."
Both the Microsoft Lumia 535 and Lumia 535 Dual SIM come with identical specifications; except the latter features dual-SIM support. The smartphone runs Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update and features a 5-inch IPS LCD display with a qHD (540x960 pixels) resolution and a pixel density of 220ppi. It also sports Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
The Lumia 535 is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor clocked at 1.2GHz alongside 1GB of RAM. There is 8GB of built-in storage that is further expandable via microSD card (up to 128GB). Much like other Lumia handsets, the Lumia 535 and Lumia 535 Dual SIM also get 15GB of free OneDrive cloud storage.
One of the highlight features of the Lumia 535 is the 5-megapixel front-facing camera, which is reminiscent of the Lumia 730 and Lumia 735. The company touts, "The Lumia 535 not only provides you with crystal-clear imagery and the Lumia selfie app, but you'll also be able to get more in shot during those Skype calls." It also sports a 5-megapixel rear camera with an LED flash.
Microsoft has announced that the Lumia 535, much like other Lumia handsets, will be available in Cyan, Bright Green, Bright Orange, White, Dark Grey, and Black colours.
The smartphone also supports Bluetooth LE and can connect to accessories such as the Portable Wireless Speaker and Coloud Bang among others.
Microsoft last month had announced that it would drop the Nokia name from its Lumia smartphones, continuing the rebranding following the acquisition of the Finnish company's handset division.

Microsoft Lumia 535

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5.00-inch

Processor

1.2GHz

Front Camera

 5-megapixel

Resolution

 540x960 pixels

RAM

 1GB

OS

 Windows 8.1

Storage

8GB

Rear Camera

5-megapixel

Battery capacity

1905mAh

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Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM

• Key Specs
• News

Display

5.00-inch

Processor

1.2GHz

Front Camera

 5-megapixel

Resolution

 540x960 pixels

RAM

 1GB

OS

 Windows 8.1

Storage

8GB

Rear Camera

5-megapixel

Battery capacity

1905mAh

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Nokia Lumia 620 (White) Rs. 10,999

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Reliance Jio's Entry May Force 20 Percent Drop in Data Tariffs: Fitch

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Global rating agency Fitch on Tuesday said the imminent entry of Reliance Jio into the telecom space will see a likely 20 percent fall in data tariffs, but will not have any impact on the credit profile of the top four incumbents in the medium term as their revenue is on an uptick on rising voice tariffs and improving regulatory environment.
"The likely entry of Reliance Jio (in H1 of 2015) will intensify competition in the data segment, and may cause data tariffs to decline by at least 20 percent for the top four telecom operators - Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and RCom," Fitch said in a report Tuesday.
Reliance Jio will focus largely on data and may have a limited impact on the incumbents' core voice business, given a weak "voice-over-LTE" technology ecosystem and lack of affordable 4G-compatible handsets, it said, but added that it "does not foresee a re-run of the tariff wars of 2009-13, which led to a severe decline in industry tariffs."
However, the report said the outlook for state-run telcos and weaker unprofitable private sector ones is negative due to their non-viable business models, high cost structure, weak spectrum assets and large Capex requirements.
"Weaker, unprofitable operators will seek mergers amid Ebitda losses, lack of 3G/4G spectrum assets, and likely relaxation of M&A restrictions.
(Also See:Telecom Commission Approves Spectrum Allocation for Cordless Telephony)
"Six operators are likely to emerge from the industry shake-out, as 10-12 operators are unsustainable," Fitch said, adding, it expects the top four telecom operators to increase their revenue market share to around 83 percent in 2015 from 79 percent in 2014 of the $30-billion industry. Industry revenue will grow by at a mid-single-digit in 2015, driven by data services. The top four telecom operators average operating margin will be mostly unchanged at 32-33 percent in 2015 against 32 percent in 2014 as a decline in data tariffs will offset a gradual rise in voice tariffs, it said.
The top four telecom operators will generate a minimal free cash flow margin due to higher Capex and flat operating income while the industry capex/revenue ratio could rise as fast-growing data traffic requires supporting investment in 2015.
However, the outlook for the top four may turn negative if price-based competition returns in the voice segment. It could turn negative if the government auctions a lower-than-expected quantity of spectrum in February, as that could force the incumbents to aggressively bid to secure their licences which expire next fiscal.

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HTC Desire 816G Review: Fails to Recreate the Magic

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In what could be considered a comeback of sorts, thanks to good sales of the Desire 816 and the One (M8), HTC is following Samsung's footsteps by announcing new phones left, right and centre. Recently, the company announced the HTC Desire 816G, which is supposedly a 3G-only variant of the Desire 816 with watered-down specifications. We loved the Desire 816 for its great 13-megapixel camera and its media playback capabilities. Let's hope that the Taiwanese smartphone company can recreate the same magic with the new Desire 816G.
Look and feel
The HTC Desire 816G is identical to the Desire 816 (Review | Pictures) except that the former is 7g lighter at 158g and a negligible 0.1mm thicker than its elder brother. The design issues we had with the Desire 816 persists with the Desire 816G, for example, the dual-tone finish (matte and gloss) is still an eyesore. The glossy rear is a fingerprint magnet and it scratches very easily. While these scratches were clearly visible on our navy blue variant, the white variant should be able to mask them better.
A large 5.5-inch screen takes up most of the front of the device and there are thick bezels around it. The BoomSound speakers are present above and below the screen. On the top is the front-facing camera. HTC uses on-screen buttons for navigating through the operating system. The Micro-USB port is on the bottom while the 3.5mm audio jack can  be found on top. HTC continues to place the volume rocker and power button on the top of the left edge of the Desire 816G. We feel that ergonomically, by virtue of its placement, left-handed users will find it easier to handle. A flap on the right opens up to reveal the two Nano-SIM card slots and a slot for the microSD card. The primary camera sits on the top right corner of the rear and below it is the flash module.
Specifications and software
HTC has decided to go with a MediaTek 6582 quad-core chipset clocked at 1.3GHz per core with integrated Mali-400MP graphics. The phone also has 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage space. Apart from this, microSD cards of up to 32GB can be used.
As we mentioned before, the Desire 816G is a 3G-only device, but only the primary SIM card can connect to a 3G network. With respect to the other connectivity options, there is Bluetooth v4.0 and Wi-Fi a/b/g/n as well. There is a 13-megapixel primary camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Both these shooters can capture 1080p videos. Providing the juice for the phone is a 2600mAh battery.
The 5.5-inch screen has a resolution of 720x1280 which translates to a pixel density of approximately 267ppi. The panel is of the relatively old S-LCD2 type, and while it does display crisp visuals, viewing angles are not too great. We noticed that the screen desaturated quite a bit even if we tilted the screen a little. Sunlight legibility on the other hand pretty good.
The phone runs Android 4.4.2 with HTC's Sense UI 6.0 slapped on top of it. We've explored the software at length in our reviews of the HTC Desire 816 and the HTC One M8 (Review | Pictures). The implementation is not too different in the HTC Desire 816G except for the omission of the Zoe app and the use of a different camera app.
Camera
We had loved the camera app on the HTC Desire 816 and the options it presented. Unfortunately, HTC has decided to go with a crude camera app from Gingerbread days, which is super clunky to use. Smartphone manufacturers should absolutely stay away from using this app for their phones, and users will benefit from downloading a third-party alternative.
Adding to the woe is that the lens is slow to focus and shoot images, and it gets even worse in low-light situations. We always ended up with blurred images. It would have been fine if the shutter had actually opened long enough to let in more light and capture crisp images, but no; shots we captured in low-light situations were not at all impressive.
Thankfully, we'd kept our expectations in check. In fact, the 13-megapixel camera is not a patch on the one in the Desire 816. Daylight shots had some noise and lost out on certain details. Also, while colours looked natural, we found chromatic aberration in some spots. 1080p videos that we captured looked fine. The 5-megapixel front camera doesn't have a wide field of view but can capture some decent self-portraits provided the light is adequate.
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Performance
The Mediatek SoC used in the HTC Desire 816G can also be found in much cheaper phones such as the Huawei Honor Holly (Review | Pictures). This processor is meant for lower end phones but we were pleasantly surprised to see how HTC has managed to optimise its performance. We didn't notice any lags and the performance of other phones with the same hardware pales in comparison. Taps and swipes registered with gusto, apps opened fairly quickly, and scrolling through web pages was a breeze.
Casual games run fine on the phone but don't expect it to play high-end games smoothly. This was corroborated by the GFXbench and 3D Mark Ice Storm scores of 7.3fps and 3,143 respectively. The more CPU-bound AnTuTu and Quadrant returned scores of 17,501 and 6,926 respectively, which are not too great.
The Desire 816G managed to play all the videos we tried; this included a 1080p video encoded at 40mbps. HTC claims that the Desire 816G has BoomSound but it is not as good as the implementation we saw on the HTC One Max (Review) or the HTC One (M8). Stereo separation is good but the overall sound is tinny. Moreover, it doesn't get very loud.
Our review unit didn't have the headset HTC usually bundles with its retail packages, but we tested the sound with our reference headphones and it was pretty good. As is with most HTC phones, the sound quality in calls was really good and we cant really find a fault with it. In our intensive battery test, the phone lasted 6 hours, 15 minutes, which is fairly okay. However, we did notice that the Desire 816G's battery doesn't lose too much power when the device is in standby.
Verdict
HTC had priced the phone at Rs. 18,990 at its launch (which wasn't too long ago), but it is already available at a discounted price of around Rs. 17,000. We think even this asking price is a little on the high side. This device takes the really good formula of the HTC Desire 816 - big screen, decent specifications and a great camera - and reduces it to something we really cannot be as enthusiastic about. Why would anyone want to buy the Desire 816G? We really don't have an answer.
The newly launched Lenovo Vibe X2 and the Huawei Honor 6 (Review | Pictures) are much better phones in the same price range, and we'd suggest looking at those instead.

HTC Desire 816G in pictures

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Notion Ink Cain 8 Tablet With 3G Support, Windows 8.1 Launched at Rs. 9,990

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Notion Ink, as expected, on Wednesday launched the Notion Ink Cain 8 tablet exclusively on Snapdeal. The Windows 8.1 tablet has been priced at Rs. 9,990, and notably had been listed by the e-commerce site on Monday.The Notion Ink Cain 8 features an 8-inch WXVGA (1280x800 pixels) IPS display with 5-point multi-touch. The tablet packs an Intel Atom Z3735F processor (4 core, 4 threads, 1.33GHz base clock, up to 1.83GHz burst, 2MB cache) coupled with 1GB DDR3L RAM.
The Cain 8 tablet sports a 2-megapixel rear camera (without flash) and 2-megapixel front facing camera. The 16GB of built-in storage on the Notion Ink Cain 8 is expandable via microSD card (up to 64GB).
Connectivity options on Notion Ink Cain 8 tablet include 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Mini-HDMI and USB OTG. The 4000mAh Lithium Polymer battery on Notion Ink Cain 8 tablet provides up to 6 hours of video and up to 22 hours of audio playback, says company.
The company is also offering a one-year subscription to Microsoft Office 365 and 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage along with Notion Ink Cain 8.
"Cain 8 is a companion device to the PCs. 8inch form factor makes Cain the ideal device extending PC functionalities. We look at targeting professionals needing access to full Outlook on the go, UniCode support to process all languages, flawless 8 hours of video performance and in-built 3G for this product," said Manish Giri, COO, Notion Ink.
Notion Ink is an Indian manufacturer which previously launched a tablet-cum-laptop hybrid dubbed Notion Ink Cain at Rs. 19,990. The Notion Ink Cain (Review | Pictures) runs Windows 8.1 and features a 10.1-inch WXVGA (1280x800 pixels) IPS LCD display with 10-point multi-touch.

Notion Ink Cain 8

Rs. 9,990

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8.00-inch

Processor

1.33GHz

Front Camera

 2-megapixel

Resolution

 1280x800 pixels

RAM

 1GB

OS

 Windows 8.1

Storage

16GB

Rear Camera

2-megapixel

Battery capacity

4000mAh

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Android 5.0 Lollipop Update Rolling Out to Google Nexus 5, Moto X (Gen 2), Moto G, and Others

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Google on Wednesday, as expected, announced the Android 5.0 Lollipop OTA update for older Nexus devices (namely, the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013), and Nexus 10). Following Google closely, Motorola also officially announced the OTA rollout of the latest Android update for its second-generation Moto G and Moto X smartphones.The search engine giant in a tweet confirmed the rollout; though the company has still has not revealed an exact time frame for the availability and says, "Will soon be available on most Nexus devices."

#AndroidLollipop rollout has started and will soon be available on most #Nexus devices. Dessert is served. pic.twitter.com/XVFX2tEbHv
-- Android (@Android) November 12, 2014

9to5mac points out via a Google product forum that the Android 5.0 Lollipop update is currently only rolling out to the Nexus 5, Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013) Wi-Fi only models and Nexus 10. The forum notes, "The OTA update for 3G/LTE versions of the Nexus 7 2012 and 2013 have not yet started, nor have they started for the Nexus 4."
Motorola, on the other hand, announced the news in a blog post and said, "We've started to roll out Lollipop in phases just a week after the public release of the software to the following devices in the US -Moto X (2nd Gen.) Pure Edition, Moto G (2nd Gen.) US GSM, and Moto G (2nd Gen.) Global GSM retail versions sold in the US."
The company further promises that it is "working hard with carrier partners" to bring the update to more devices.
The company had last month promised the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Moto X, Moto X (Gen 2), Moto G, Moto G (Gen 2), Moto G 4G LTE, Moto E, Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx, and Droid Mini smartphones without giving much details on timing.
Additionally, Google has also released factory images for the Nexus devices - Nexus 5, Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013) Wi-Fi only models and Nexus 10 - that are receiving the Android 5.0 Lollipop update. There are no factory images for the Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013) 3G/ LTE models yet. However, we can expect Google to start rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop to Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 3G/LTE models soon.
Last week, the already announced global rollout of Android 5.0 Lollipop was reported to be delayed till November 12 due to some 'outstanding bugs', which was later speculated to be a battery-draining Wi-Fi bug on the Nexus 5.

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[Techie Tuesdays] He is 52 years old, has been a successful entrepreneur, still codes and is a now a VC

Yes, age has nothing to with coding, but the combo we’re talking here is a rare one. Entrepreneurs often complain that most VCs in India haven’t been entrepreneurs themselves or don’t understand technology. Meet Srikanth Sundararajan, an investor with Helion Venture Partners since the past year, a man who has seen the whole technology space evolve- both in the US and India.
Sundararajan graduated as an engineer from IIT Madras back in 1984 post which he went to Colorado State University and Universtiy of Illinois for his MS and PhD, respectively.
Early introduction to technology
During his education in the US, computer technologies were just coming in and most of the web technologies were in their infancy in research phase.
“I got involved with these projects, which were still funded by the government and were explorations that may or may not have materialised. But, as we see, it was definitely not the latter,” Sundararajan tells me over a phone conversation. This is where he fell in love with Computer Sciences, and he took up his first job as an R&D engineer with Hewlett-Packard. Here, he was a part of the core team that developed HP SoftBench (C/C++ IDE on HPUX and Domain OS), and other initiatives included working on messaging interface for 3rd party tool integration, work on SCM tools like DSEE 5.x (a fore runner to Clear Case 1.x); Case Communique Standards, & etc.
The startup bug
Post HP, Sundararajan did a small stint with Informix, but the itch to do something on his own was growing. The time was 1992 and the technology startup scene in the US was also pretty new. He took the plunge and founded Pretzel Logic, a company focused on providing Product Engineering Services. Pretzel went on to be ranked as one of Top 100 privately held companies 3 years in a row, became a part of the Inc 500 and was later acquired by BEA for their venture called Webgain. “This journey was very exciting, mentors were few, and access to capital limited, hence one learnt from mistakes; luckily for us we were able to surmount these hurdles, and grow the company,” says Srikanth. This was more difficult for him personally because of a personal exigency; and hence post the exit of Pretzel, he decided to transition to India in early 2002.
India…
The India journey commenced with a role as part of the executive team at HCL, where Srikanth helped with consolidation, technology, M&A activities. Subsequent to this he was offered a role as Cognizant’s CTO, where he spearheaded more technology initiatives like establishing 8 critical COEs, all of which scaled and are still in action.
Cognizant was followed by yet another product start up, in the financial lease management space; the goal was to productize services and offer it to some of the leading enterprises, the company was acquired by a PE fund, and Srikanth transitioned to the role of COO at Persistent Systems, funded by Norwest Ventures. He was part of the executive leadership team which scaled the company from an early stage through a successful IPO. He transitioned back to the US in 2010 to drive Corporate Developement and Strategy for Persistent until 2012.
Views on the startup ecosystem
Sundararajan is a gold mine of information for anyone who is starting up in the technology space. With experience spanning 25+ years in US and India, Sundararajan has seen a lot over the years. I asked him about his observations over the years, here is the distilled version:

• From an entrepreneur’s point of view, the start up ecosystem in terms of support and funding in India right now is equivalent to what it was in the US back around 2003, not the irrational phase of the late 1990′s in the US.
• Unlike the US, the university system in India is not as proactive, it is very common to see some very cool plays evolve from schools in the US, ie Google, Yahoo, Inktomi, Akamai, Facebook, Ingres, Netscape; just to name a few from the 90′s/2000. While all the leading engineering institutions are catering more towards start ups by encouraging students, setting up incubation centers, the nexus between industry, investors, and these institutions still needs to improve a lot. (Srikanth along with a bunch of colleagues is attempting to help in this regard. “The early signs are definitely very encouraging”, says Srikanth. He is a visiting faculty in the IIT eco system, and also works closely with the incubators at IIT Madras, and IIIT Hyderabad.)
• The kind of deep technology plays in areas like vision, search, data/analytics infrastructure as it relates to cloud and mobility is definitely at par with what is happening in the US, the key distinction is early intervention in terms of mentoring, and also getting these companies to get connected with the customers, so early PoCs are possible, and once can refine the offering quickly in order to provide a truly global offering. These start ups do need a lot of guidance from a technology as well as product management perspective, initially; and then would need help getting connected with eco systems, ie partners, customers etc.

Life Goes On…
The association with academia happened when Srikanth took a break for two years to spend time with his family. “I took a break to spend time with my father and be closer to home. A perfect opportunity came along when the Director of the newly established IIT Bhubaneswar mentioned that he was planning to build the CS department. The 2 years spent in doing this, and time spent teaching and interacting with 400 students was immensely invigorating!” says Srikanth.
Coming out of the break, he found joined Helion Advisors as it aligned well with his need to stay focused in the technology and start up eco system. Helion is very focused on core enterprise and customer technology investments. “In the tech arena things move at such a rapid pace , it is critical to take out a day or two every week to keep oneself updated . Hands on experimentation is the only way to do this,” he adds. The energy provided by Helion, and the startup eco system has pulled Srikanth back to what he loves and cherishes;working with entrepreneurs and helping them scale.

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Facebook’s Internet.org to debut free web access to Kenyans with Airtel Africa

Facebook has tied up with Airtel Africa to offer free internet access to Kenyan subscribers through its Internet.org service, it announced at the AfricaCom conference.

Internet.org is a partnership between social networking service company Facebook and six mobile phone companies that aims to bring Internet access to everybody by increasing affordability,  efficiency, and facilitating the development of new business models around the provision of Internet access.

This is the third African country to come under Internet.org’s umbrella after similar moves in Zambia and Tanzania were made through partnerships with operators like Airtel and Tigo.

“Today, at AfricaCom conference in Cape Town, South Africa, Facebook’s Vice President of Internet.org, Chris Daniels spoke about Internet.org and the importance of making internet access available to the two-thirds of the world not yet connected. As part of this effort, Chris announced the availability of Facebook’s Internet.org app for Airtel subscribers in Kenya later this week.”

For Facebook, which has over 100 million users in Africa, this is just the beginning– for a company whose ambition is to make the Internet available and connect every person on earth.Keep in mind, two-thirds of the globe does not have internet access yet.
It is not clear why Facebook chose Airtel over Safaricom,that has over 80+ market share in Kenya.
Last month, Mark Zuckerberg visited India and spoke about his plans to increase internet penetration in India. He visited a small village, Chandauli, and later launched a 250,000 USD Innovation Challenge in India.
The app, also currently available to Airtel subscribers in Zambia and Tigo subscribers in Tanzania, provides people with free access to basic internet services so they can browse useful health, education, finance, employment, communication and local information services without data charges.
Mobile penetration in Kenya rose above 77% in 2013, and will soon reach saturation point. Currently there are 19.6 million Internet users in Kenya – in a population of 41.8 million, which means 49.7 per cent penetration rate.
Android is the choice of the developing world’s mobile operating system. That makes it ideal for Internet.org’s Android-only app to deliver free access to ‘basic’ internet services covering education, employment, financeand health to those at the bottom of the pyramid (BOP).
Through the app in Kenya, Airtel customers will have free access to BBC Swahili, Facebook with messenger, OLX, Wikipedia, Totohealth and Daily nation.
Kenyan customers of Airtel Kenya can download the Android-only Internet.org app from the Play Store or from their mobile browser.

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