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Xiaomi to Launch Mi Note Special Edition Tomorrow That Sounds More Impressive Than Apple iPhone 6
Following the reports over the Xiaomi's new smartwatch, now the Chinese company has revealed, that it is working on the special edition of Mi Note. According to GSMarena, Lin Bin, co-founder and President of Xiaomi, in the social networking site Weibo, said "Mi Note, two-sided curved glass, much lighter and thinner than iPhone 6 Plus a larger screen, giving everyone the first feeling is amazing. Tomorrow, we will publish a special edition that looks better Mi Note. Imagine?".
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Earlier this year, Xiaomi has launched Mi Note with different variants. Recapping the specs, Mi Note sports a 5.7-inch capacitive display with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels which is translated into 386ppi. It is powered by a 2.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 along with 3GB RAM. On the storage, it is equipped with 16GB or 64GB of internal memory, with no expansion slot in it.
Moreover, on the imaging factors, this device flaunts a 13MP rear camera with LED flash, 4MP front camera under the hood. This dual SIM note runs on Android and supports connectivity options like Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 3.5mm audio jack and supports sensors like Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor.
This device carries a dimension of 155.10 x 77.60 x 6.95mm thickness, weighs around 161grams and powered by a 3000mAh battery on board.
Moving to the price, the 16GB Mi Note carries a price of 2,299RMB (approx Rs 22,900) and the 64GB variant is 2,799RMB (approx. Rs 27,900).
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HTC One M7 And M8 On AT&T Should See Android 5.0 Lollipop By The End Of March
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Xiaomi India's top 4G handset vendor in January; pips Samsung, Apple
Xiaomi emerged as the leading 4G smartphone player in India in January with 30.8% market share, surpassing global smartphone giants Samsung and Apple, according to CyberMedia Research.
Cupertino-based major Apple stood at the second spot with 23.8% share in January, down from 45% market share in the October-December quarter of 2014. Samsung stood at the third spot in terms of 4G smartphone shipments with 12.1% share in the month of January, followed by HTC (10%) and Micromax (8.3%).
Samsung however still rules the overall handset market of the country with 17.3% market share followed by Lava (11.9%), Microsoft (10.3%), Micromax (9.7%) and Intex (8.5%), the market research firm said.
Samsung was also the top smartphone vendor in India with 28.8% market share in January, followed by Micromax (12.1%) and Intex (9.7%), the firm said.
Lava stood at the fourth spot with 9.4% share while Microsoft Devices stood at fifth spot with 4.5% share.
Overall, feature phones accounted for 66.05% of the handsets shipped in January 2015, followed by smartphones at 33.95%, CMR study said.
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Country has 95.5 crore mobile subscribers: Telecom minister
A whopping 95.5 crore mobile phone connections have been taken by India's 120 crore population, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said this was a reflection on how much the mobile phone network has expanded in the country.
"There were 30 core internet connections in the country till last year which was more than the United States and next to China.
In the use of smartphones, India is next only to the US," the minister said during question hour. He said the telecom ministry was implementing the Technology Development for Indian Languages (TDIL) programme and its objectives included research and development of language technologies, software tools and applications for Indian languages, proliferation of language technology products and solutions.
Another objective of the programme was to develop standards for linguistic resources, tools and applications for inter-operability.
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Motorola Moto Turbo lets go of its pre-order tag, goes on sale now via Flipkart at Rs 41999
March 9 was the day on which the beastly Motorola Moto Turbo smartphone was put on pre-order by Flipkart, and the device has now finally been released by the website. Slapped with a price tag of Rs 41999, it’s definitely quite an expensive proposition, but considering the kind of hardware that’s on offer, it still has great value for money.
The Motorola Moto Turbo is highlighted by its massive 3900mAh battery that’s capable of keeping it going for 48 hours without charging. Additionally, this phone also supports the Quick Charge functionality, which means that it can gain 7 hours of juice in just 15 minutes of charging.
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Xiaomi starts selling accessories via Mi India website
Xiaomi devices have exclusively been available from Flipkart since the company made its debut in India, but it looks like the OEM is slowly establishing its own retail presence in the country as you can now purchase accessories directly from the Mi website. Currently only a couple of earphones and smartphone cases are available and more products are likely to be added in the coming weeks.
Basically, Xiaomi will not be doing the shipping part as that is taken up by authorized distributors. When purchasing a product from the Mi website, you’ll be able to see the seller details. You will need to have a Mi account in order to checkout stuff directly from the company.
The online store is selling a flip case for the Redmi Note at Rs 559, a soft gel protective cover at Rs 369 and Mi in-ear headphones at Rs 799. It was back in February that Xiaomi’s India Head, Manu Jain, revealed the company’s plans of offering smartphones through its Mi website. He noted that it would take anywhere between three to nine months to get things set up
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Microsoft launches Internet-ready Nokia 215 dual SIM for Rs 2,149
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Micromax launches Canvas Juice 2 for Rs 8,999, retains the 3000mAh battery
Micromax has announced the Canvas Juice 2 in India for Rs 8,999. It retains the same 3000mAh battery, seen in its popular successor Canvas Juice.
Needless to say, the highlight of the device is its large 3000mAh battery that promises to deliver up to 9 hours of talk time and up to 18 days of standby time.
The Canvas Juice 2 is a dual-SIM smartphone with a 5-inch HD IPS display with 720 x 1280 pixels of resolution. Micromax adds a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It also runs the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop iteration.
Under the hood, it comes powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and an unspecified chipset, coupled with 2GB of RAM. It also gets 8GB of onboard storage, further expandable up to 32GB via microSD card slot. This is an upgrade from the 1GB RAM and 4GB onboard storage seen in its predecessor.
On the camera front, it gets 8MP rear snapper with autofocus and LED flash and 2MP front-facing camera. The connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/A-GPS, GPRS/EDGE and 3G.
Dipped in silver, the smartphone will be available via online and offline stores starting today.
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After Xiaomi, Datawind in talks for new smartphone manufacturing units in India
Datawind, maker of the world’s cheapest tablet Aakash, today said it is in talks with contract manufacturers to make smartphones at three locations in the country.
The company is planning to have a manufacturing capacity of up to 5 million units per year and would generate 1,000 new direct and indirect jobs within the next one year.
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Microsoft working on software to convert Android phones to Windows 10
After Microsoft announced on their blog post that Windows 10 will release this summer, the company also added that it is working with Chinese handset maker Xiaomi to offer some customers a test version of Windows 10 on their smartphones.
Microsoft wrote said that, it will help a select group of Xiaomi Mi4 users ‘flash’ their phones with the new Windows 10 OS on their handsets and let them contribute to its future release later this year. These users will then use Windows 10 on their Mi4 devices and provide valuable feedback. Xiaomi stresses that this is not a partnership but an initiative. This move portrays Microsoft’s new platform through a unique approach, points out TechCrunch.
As the company uses the word ‘flash’ here, it indicates that Microsoft will offer a ROM, similar to custom ROMs like CyanogenMod, to install their OS on the Android smartphone. Microsoft will deliver Windows 10 ROM for Mi 4 users with a software that helps convert an Android phone into a Windows 10 phone, complete with access to all Microsoft services, added the report.
But the bigger news is that Microsoft will soon be rolling out this feature out to other devices as well.
With this move, Microsoft could attract many Android users to Windows 10, without having the need to to purchase another phone. Microsoft also added in their blog that China is an ideal market for testing such an initiative, given the region’s relative lack of lock-in to Google services and a general affinity towards custom ROMs.
The availability for Windows 10 on Xiaomi Mi 4 will be announced in a few months.
