Technology Updates

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...

Google Could Introduce A Nexus 6 With Smartwatch Later This Year With the Galaxy S5 revealed and the iPhone 6 still months away,  the rumor mill is setting its sights on the next Nexus, or perhaps  Nexii, if you believe the latest word out of  Europe  that  Google    and LG are working together on a Nexus 6 to be introduced at  the same time as a Nexus smartwatch in the second half of this year. A  report  out of Germany claims that LG and Google will team up  again for the successor to the Nexus 5 after a pretty successful run  collaborating on the last two Nexus smartphones and the Google Play  edition LG G Pad. Android head Sundar Pichai  confirmed  that the new  Nexus was in the works to a French site last month. Just as we initially heard the Nexus 5 was based on the LG G2, the  German report says the Nexus 5 will resemble a stripped-down LG G3,  which has ye...

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...

SAMSUNG "Galaxy Note 3 Neo " vs "Galaxy Grand 2" -Price and Specs Comparison More and more users seem to be opting for one of Samsung’s smartphones and it looks like their number will increase as Samsung seems to very quick at releasing handsets. For those of you who are considering upgrading their smartphone and narrowed the options down to Galaxy Note 3 Neo or Galaxy Grand 2, we have made a comparison of the specs and prices to help you choose the best option for you. Design and Display Galaxy Note 3 Neo   comes with a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED touch screen display that renders a resolution of 720×1280 pixels (267ppi). Grand 2 is very similar as its display is only slightly smaller, 5.25 TFT touch screen and renders the same resolution of 720×1280 pixels (280ppi). In terms of design, Note 3 Neo measures 148.4mm x 77.4mm x 8.6 mm and weighs 162.5 grams while Galaxy Grand 2 is only slightly lighter weighing 163 grams and measuring 146.8mm x 75.3mm x 8.9 ...

Google Nexus 6 Smartphone Built by LG – A Low-Calorie LG G3? Reports suggest Google will once again be teaming with LG to build its Nexus 6 Smartphone this year, which will apparently materialize as a stripped-back version of the LG G3 flagship For fans of the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 Smartphones, this weekend brings delightful if not entirely surprising news. Reports are doing the rounds that Google has once again decided not to tinker too much with a winning recipe and will thus be sticking with LG for the unannounced Nexus 6 Smartphone, which is apparently scheduled for a July launch. This time around, we have the folks atGizmodo Germany to thank for the good news, which largely confirms what the majority of us had assumed all along. Some had insisted that Google would tap into its Motorola wing to put the Nexus 6 together, but the smart money had always been on another LG collaboration and it’s looking like this will indeed be the case. In terms of exactly what t...