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 "Nexus smartphone" Google working on $100 Nexus smartphone: Report Google's Nexus range of smartphones and tablets is known for delivering premium hardware and stock Android software at a reasonable price, with Nexus 5 and second-generation Nexus 7 being the latest examples. However, the internet search giant may have set its sights on the low-end market now.  According to a report by MTKSJ.com, Google is partnering with Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek to develop a $100 smartphone, which will be part of the Nexus range. There is no word on the specifications and launch of the smartphone yet.  This will not be the first time Google has aimed to tap the budget smartphone segment. The company has optimized the latest version of Android, named KitKat, to run on smartphones and tablets with just 512MB RAM.  Google also launched the low-cost handset Moto G under its Motorola brand in November last year. However, this device runs on a Qualcomm chip rather than a Med...

Nokia X will be launched in India today:Here’s what to  expect Nokia’s Android smartphone, the Nokia X will be launched in India  today with events in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. Exepctedly, there’s a lot of buzz around the X series of phones, as these are the first Nokia devices to run Android. The smartphone is expected to be available in India from March 15 and is expected to be priced at Rs 8,500. What is not known is the price of the Nokia X+ and the Nokia XL, which are the other two phones in the X family, and whether Nokia will be offering some free goodies such as the ones they routinely throw in with the Lumia phone. Nokia has as yet not announced the availability of all of the Nokia X phones. The Nokia X was spotted listed online on Indian retailer The Mobile Store’s website, which showed the availability date as March 15 and the price as Rs 8,500. We will have a full hands-on look with the smartphones once they are released. Nokia had announc...

iOS lockscreen  for Android with SlideLock SlideLock On iOS, every time you receive a push notification to the iPhone, the screen turns on, displaying the notification right on the lockscreen. No need for the user to touch, interact, or otherwise do a single bloody thing to their phone to view new notifications. All recent notifications are available at a quick glance. When the user should decide they’d like to address one of these notifications, simply swiping on the notification (the same direction you would unlock the phone) will pull up the app. If there’s some sort of security on the device, it’s only after this swipe that you’ll be asked to input your code or fingerprint. Essentially, it’s a lot like having Android’s notification pane always visible from the lockscreen, waking the phone for a few seconds every time you receive a new notification. Sounds like it would be pretty easy to mimic on Android, right? Wrong. Really, it hasn’t been until Android 4.3 that Goog...

The Nexus 5 smartphone has been noted to be affected by a new battery drain issue, which Google claims is due to high CPU usage of the 'mm-qcamera-daemon' process that leads to the battery dying sooner than expected. A Google Project Member on the Android Open Source Project forum, replying to 'Issue 60058: mm-said, "We believe we have fixes for the current high CPU reports on N5 (Nexus 5) due to mm-qcamera-daemon, and they will be included in the next maintenance update." qcamera-daemon cpu usage' post  However, the project member did not provide an estimate for when the maintenance update will be rolled out for the Nexus 5. The Google employee said, "Unfortunately, I can't provide an estimate for when the maintenance update will be ready, due to all the testing we need to do for this and other fixes. Until then, rebooting the phone is the only way to stop the high CPU usage/lack of camera function once it starts." Accord...

Dual-Core BSNL Champion DM6513 Comparison ·     The dual-core   BSNL Champion DM6513   phablet has just gone official and the entry-level device promises to bring a whole lot of features without making a hole in your wallet. And same goes for the Lava Iris 503e   which has quietly surfaced on the internet without waiting for the parent company’s approval. Both of these devices fall in the sub-7K category and have already been made available in India. They are suited for first time smartphone users as well as people who are not too keen on spending a whole lot of money on mobile phones. Here we have compared the two with each other to find out which one’s better. Take a look and pick the one you think is better. Screen: The Champion smartphone wins this round hands down as the low-budget device brings a huge capacitive display that offers a multi-touch real estate of 6.5 inches. The Lava handset on the other hand is decently-sized with a 5-inch sc...

No more Nexus 7, Google Nexus 8 coming in July with Android 4.5 OS   MORE: Google | Samsung Google  might put brakes on the Nexus 7 tablet from this year. The company is rumoured to be working on an 8-inch tablet as the successor to the successful Nexus 7 launched in 2013 and 2012. Now according to a report in the  Digitimes  which refer to sources in Taiwan, Google will team with Asus for the new Nexus tablet that will sport an 8-inch display screen (instead of 7 inch). The report based on sources related to supply chain makers says “Google has been developing an 8-inch tablet to avoid price competition in the 7-inch segment.” This tablet might come for a launch at the end of April with two million units for shipment in the initial phase. The report also lays out the reason for this move as not great sales performance of the Nexus 7 inch tablet in 29012 and 2013. The information can just be a rumour. We will however look at a...

Google Nexus 7 Specifications: The New Nexus 7” Android Tablet Introducing From Google The New Nexus 7” Android Tablet Introducing From Google Specifications  Size and Weight 7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 inches 0.66 pounds Operating System and Processor Android 4.4.2 (Kit Kat) Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, 1.5 GHz Battery Life N/A talk time 15 days standby time Camera, Photos and Video 5 Megapixel Camera Memory 2GB RAM, 32 GB internal storage (actual formatted capacity will be less) Connectivity 4G Capable 4G LTE Capable Audio and Multimedia T-Mobile TV GPS and Apps GPS enabled International UMTS: Band I (2100);UMTS/HSPA+: AWS Band IV / 2100 / 1900 / 850;Band II (1900);Quad Band GSM;LTE A world of entertainment with Google Play Nexus 7 is great for gaming—and so much more. Dive into the world's largest e-books collection, listen to millions of songs, discover tablet-optimized apps, and immerse yourself in thou...

Android 4.4 KitKat OS  Experience: Everyone was expecting Key Lime Pie to serve as the delicious moniker for the next version of Android. Google surprised us all by bucking tradition and releasing Android 4.4 under the name KitKat. Version 4.0 started life as  Ice Cream Sandwich , but the last three decimal additions came under the  Jelly Bean  banner. This new version was obviously deemed different enough to snag a new nickname, but not different enough to merit a jump to version 5.0. That 0.1 bump hardly does it justice. Don't be fooled: this is an important step up for Android. KitKat is super-smooth, the UI is refined and elegant, there are improvements to the long-neglected calling and messaging side of the platform, a new focus on productivity, and your fortune-telling digital assistant is brought front and centre as Google Now reaches maturity. General surprise in the tech world wasn't just based on the erroneous supposition that Key Lime Pie h...