Windows Phone has been catching up these days. If you have noticed there are been a lot of activity going on within the Windows Phone development team. Recently Nokia rolled out the Lumia Black update for all their WP8 devices to enhance the experience a little more. Android and iOS are no doubt ahead but the gap now is not to broad to bridge.
Micromax has launched another new affordable smartphone in Indian market. This new smartphone name Micomax A66 is listed on company website and is available at priced around INR 5610. Recently Micromax already announced two smartphones Micromax Bolt A28 and Micromax Bolt A59 in Indian market which was priced around INR 3,674 and INR 4,542 respectively. Although these smartphones are not available in the market yet. The Micromax A66 is an affordable smartphone, as per specifications and price it’s a good entry level smartphone, but you have to compromise with performance. If you have a budget around 6000 then go for it, otherwise it will be not a good performer due to low RAM and cheap hardware in it.
Last night Nokia posted on its blog that it started rolling out Lumia Black software update for its Lumia devices. There are several new features and improvements for devices with this update. Nokia told that all device will get this update wirelessly that is OTA( over the air). So that a Lumia owner don’t need any kind of cable to connect to a computer or not a PC Suite too. You just need a good internet connection. Because your Lumia device checks for updates every week, it will automatically give you notification about update or you can manually check if any update is available for you device, just follow this tutorial.
Suppose you want to send an email to one fo your friend, but you don’t have his email address. You have not exchanged your email address with each other. But on Google+ you can find your friends Google+ account, and you have already added him to your Google+ circle. So Google is going to solve out your problem with a new update to Gmail. Last night Google posted about it to his official blog saying Gmail update :- Reach More people you know. So what this new update will affect is that it will start showing your Google+ connections as recipients while composing and email address if you have not exchanged your email address yet.
SenseGiz STAR is a safety and activity tracker that sends emergency alerts, tracks fitness & sleep quality and safe zones kids. It can be worn as a smart watch, or clipped to your clothing. It intends to complement the smartphone through an app supporting Android and iOS platforms.
If you have a severe fall or crash, SenseGiz STAR detects it via its patent pending algorithms and automatically sends notifications to family and friends listed in the app via an alarm along with a text message. It comes with a panic button which can be pressed when in the emergency and also a pre-set countdown timer to prevent false alarms being sent. It offers three sensitivity modes for fall/ crash detection offering high sensitivity for seniors and medium & low sensitivity for the younger ones. There is an optional feature to post emergency notification on Facebook/Twitter, so that more people are aware of the emergency.
Lenovo introduces its first android based dual mode hybrid notebook. Lenovo made this device affordable and launched it with a price tag of INR 19,990. The device is light weight and thin with Accu Type keyboard. You can use it as a laptop or switch to Stand Mode. You just need to flip the screen 300 degrees to enter in stand mode. The weighs of this device is 1 Kg. The device is only 17.3mm thick. Lenovo says that it has customized this notebook on the top of Android Jelly Bean 4.2. means it comes with Lenovo’s user interface on the top of Android. Lenovo also claims that it can sense up to ten fingers at a time means it has 10-point multi-touch display. It also comes with Accu Type keyboard for more comfort while typing gives less errors.
Recently, we told you about Lenovo ThinkPad 8 tablet that was announced at CES earlier. Now this time Asus comes up with a 8 inch tablet too. But the Asus Vivo Tab 8 does not stand solid in front of Lenovo ThinkPad 8. But the different thing is Asus Vivo Tab 8 comes with a stylus from Wacom. The Wacom Digitizer Stylus offers over 1000 level of pressure sensitivity. According to the company it provides natural writing and drawing experience at high speed, accuracy. It comes with Microsoft Office Home which include Microsoft Word, Excel power point and OneNote. This tablet comes with SonicMaster audio technology which provide better sound quality according to Asus. Asus wants to target professional users by launching this tablet with stylus and useful applications. The company has not mentioned pricing and availability of this tablet.
