Motorola Moto X camera app apk available for your Android phone

The incessant buzz surrounding the Motorola Moto X will probably get louder leading to the August 1st release of the phone; last week, we showed you the camera interface and controls. Now, the APK for the Moto X's camera app has been outed so that anyone with an Android phone can theoretically install it. The problem is that not all of the features...

Sony Honami visits FCC, reveals late September or early October launch

Sony's answer to the Nokia Lumia 1020, the Sony Xperia i1 Honami is supposed to be the first of a new line of camera-centric phones from the Japanese based OEM; information from a visit to the FCC made by the device shows that the model might see the light of day as soon as late September or early October. A short-term confidentiality letter in the...

Apple iPad market share at all time low

Ever since Steve Jobs introduced the OG Apple iPad, Apple controlled a huge part of the global tablet market; it was a category that Apple was given credit for inventing and Android manufacturers and others were playing catchup from the get go. But it wasn't until Amazon decided to go after the low priced 7 inch part of the tablet market that Android...

Stories you shouldn't have missed this week

There was no shortage of exciting news over the past few days. One of them was the announcement of the new Nexus 7 tablet by Google, which will be up for purchase very soon. Out of the box, the slate will run the freshly served Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, with enhanced multi-user support, improved graphics capabilities, and more. Folks in the US should...

MediaTek reveals True Octa-Core chip solution

MediaTek, the company responsible for the countless number of Quad Core devices in the mid range Indian market, has today revealed its "True" Octa-Core solution by taking a slight jab at Samsung's big.LITTLE based Exynos Octa 5. It has been rumoured for some time that MediaTek is going forward with its plans for a Octa Core solution of its own, but...

Time Travel in Shanghai: 20 Mbps LTE On a Train at 300 Kmph

What’s the most exciting aspect of the Maglev train in Shanghai that runs at the speed of 400 Kmph ?! Its ability to travel from the middle of the city to an airport located 30 Kms. apart, in nearly 7 minutes!!? Perhaps, one might not pay attention to the speed of the train if busy downloading data, on this train @ 50 Mbps ! Huawei took a few tech...

Another budget iPhone photo leaks, this time with FCC labels

So far we've been pretty skeptical of the budget iPhone leaks as they bear a very strong resemblance to a certain China-built Android phone. This, however, could be the money shot - the plastic budget iPhone with FCC labels on the back. None of the other leaks we've seen (and there have been plenty) had such labels. The labels could, of course, be...

Xolo Play T1000 Unboxing

Xolo had launched phones in the X series powered by Intel Atom processors starting from X900, A series devices are powered by single-core and dual-core MediaTek processors and the devices in the Q CORE series have quad-core MediaTek chips.The T Series is for Tegra-powered devices. Xolo launched the Play T1000, the company first phone powered by a...

Hipstamatic Oggl and Oggl Pro bring Instagram sharing to Windows Phone

As reported earlier, Hipstamatic went on stage with Nokia at the Lumia 925 launch event and announced that they are bringing their currently iPhone exclusive Hipstamatic Oggl app to Windows Phone 8 devices from Nokia. Popular for its filters and the funky UI, the app remains the only official solution to post directly to instagram. But Hipstamatic...

Windows Phone and Android are the hot platforms in South Africa as iOS and BlackBerry show no growth

In what could be a very negative sign for BlackBerry, growth has disappeared in one of the countries that still holds the platform in high standing; to make matters worse, Windows Phone is picking up momentum. We are talking about South Africa. In June of 2012, South Africans voted BlackBerry the "coolest brand," "Coolest Cell Phone," and "Coolest...

MediaTek announces first true octa-core processor

MediaTek, as has been rumored, announced on Saturday morning the world's first true octa-core processor; now you might be wondering about the Samsung Exynos 5 octa-core processor. As you might recall, with that chip, only one group of four cores is active at a time. With the new processor introduced by MediaTek, all eight cores are active at the same...

Intex Aqua I-5 Review

Intex had launched several Android smartphones in the Aqua series last year and earlier this year. It launched the Aqua Wonder quad-core, the company’s first quad-core smartphone back in April. The Aqua I-5 that was launched last month is their flagship Android smartphone with a 5-inch qHD display. We brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks recently....

New Google Nexus 7 gets a teardown from iFixit

Rating the new Google Nexus 7 tablet a "7" out of 10 for repairability, iFixit took apart the tablet with a little difficulty; thinner, taller and narrower than the OG Google Nexus 7, the new slate has a back cover that is no longer textured and it did crack a bit using a plastic tool to pry it apart. There is light glue applied to the tablet, certainly...

T-Mobile version of Motorola Moto X visits FCC

For those T-Mobile customers worried that they will not get a shot at the Motorola Moto X, worry no more; while versions of the Moto X for Verizon, Sprint and AT&T have already visited the FCC, a model supporting T-Mobile's network had not been seen, that is, until now. The Motorola XT1053 aupports AWS HSPA+ and LTE bands 2 and 17. Besides T-Mobile,...

Google's official word: Waze cost $966M

The official numbers had been kept a secret until now. Early estimates for what Google paid to acquire social mapping/navigation company Waze had put the purchase in the $1.1 to $1.3 billion range. But, it turns out Google beat out Facebook and Apple with a bid that came in under $1 billion...Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Googles-officia...

Moto X may have Magic Glass, Aluminum Structure, and Dual LTE MIMO

Another day, another few leaks about what to expect from the Motorola Moto X. This time around, we're getting more info on what to expect from the hardware and build quality of the device. This info comes again from Taylor Wimberly who has already put out info claiming that the Moto X would have options to have wood, metal, or ceramic backplates...Source:...

Google Nexus 7 already sold out at Staples with 32GB model now on 3 to 4 week back order at Amazon

Even though the new Google Nexus 7 wasn't expected to be released until July 30th, a variety of retailers started selling the refreshed slates on Friday and buyers were obviously prepared; at Staples, which offered a $30 discount with a coupon code, both the 16GB and 32GB models are now out of stock. At Amazon, not only is the 32GB variant sold out,...

Is there a problem with the build quality of the new Nexus 7?

The new Google Nexus 7 has some welcomed changes such as a higher screen resolution to 1920 x 1200; that gives the tablet a pixel density of 323ppi, among the highest for a tablet. The Tegra 3 processor has been replaced by the Qualcomm Snapdragon Pro S4. The slate is thinner and lighter than the original, is 80% faster and has 4X the graphics performance...Source:...

Apple iPhone Lite will be a modified Apple iPhone 5; new phones to be introduced September 18th?

A published report on Friday says that the next iteration of the Apple iPhone, and a refreshed version of the current Apple iPhone 5, will both be introduced by Apple during a special event on September 18th; the version of the phone thought to be the Apple iPhone Lite, will actually be an iPhone 5 with cheaper, colorful shells, and a lower build...

BlackBerry Q5 review: The apprentice

Having cornered the Android smartphone market, Samsung now has smart cameras in its sights. The Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom is a crossover of an Android phone and a point-and-shoot camera, trying to put the best of both worlds in your pocket...Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_q5-review-957.p...

Google Play Store now taking orders for the new Nexus 7

Earlier today, we told you how some retailers had jumped the gun and were selling and shipping the new Google Nexus 7 now even though the tablet isn't supposed to launch until later this month; even Google has thrown itself into the fray by sending out a tweet announcing that orders are now being accepted for the next Google Nexus 7. The tablet will...

Is Apple looking to add proprietary features to Siri?

A small team of experts in voice recognition technology is being put together by Apple to help the tech titan improve Siri; Apple has posted online job listings seeking more members for the team. Current members of the group all came from VoiceSignal Technologies, which was purchased by Nuance in 2007. It is an unusual situation for Apple which usually...

Moto X in black and white shows up in possible press images

We're less than a week away from the official announcement for the Motorola Moto X, so it's about time the leaks shift from rumors to real stuff. And, with that in mind, leaker extraordinaire @evleaks has put out what look to be the first press images of the Moto X wearing both black and white...Source: http://www.phonearena.com/news/Moto-X-in-bl...

Accessories for new Nexus 7 on the way

Buying a new device is only half the fun; adding accessories is the other half. Three ASUS produced accessories are coming for owners of the new Google Nexus 7 starting with a travel cover, available in 6 different colors. The cover is made from a durable polymer to protect your investment from the usual plagues that affect mobile devices such as...

Ballmer: Microsoft testing next-gen Surface tablet

The Microsoft Surface tablets were not a success for the Redmond based company; in fact, the software giant ended up taking a $900 million write off in the second quarter to write-off inventory of Surface RT tablets shortly after knocking as much as 30% off the price of the tablets. But the experience hasn't deterred the company and its CEO from giving...