Cortana for IOS and Android

Good news for Android and IOS user that Microsoft is developing its digital assistant Cortana for IOS and android platform as a standalone application. Previously it was working for Microsoft OS based phones now it is confirmed that this standalone app would work on other mobile OS also. As we know currently Microsoft is building up Windows 10 which would debut by the end of this year. We expect the same date to roll out standalone app Cortana.

According to sources with an interview with Reuters, Eric Horvitz, Managing director of Microsoft revealed out that company is all set to have a bigger roll out of Cortana at end of this year. The technology which would read and understand mail would be the next big thing of Cortana; currently the developers are working on this. As per the sources there are no more details on the codename project Einstein, only bit of information revealed is it would pull data from AI (artificial Intelligence). For many Smartphone users who use IOS they are already used to SIRI so it’s not surprising for them to have Cortana. Android users are also used to Google now app so hopes from both platform users over Cortana would be sky-scraping. Let’s see how well Cortana can perform for the top mobile OS platforms.

Windows 10 would surely have Cortana with improved features. Let’s make out if Microsoft can prove its standalone Cortana app for Android and IOS users. 

Every mobile platform has their own assistant such as SIRI for IOS, Google Now for Android and Cortana for Windows. By the end of this year as per Microsoft we can expect to have Cortana for Android and IOS.

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Its time to Tweet in group and Shoot out videos

After whatsapp it’s twitter time to tweet on expanding features in its app. You can send group message and 30 second video with this new updated feature. With these new features tweeters would be more active in tweeting out their videos and send group tweets frequently.  Engineers have focused to make it easy for the people to shoot and share video.  

What exactly are those new features? How to use them?

1. Group chat
2. Shoot share 30 second video

Group Chat

It does not matter whether you follow people or not but yes you would be updated when you are being added into a group. It would allow multiple users to chat privately in a chat room. Number of users as now is limited upto 20 only, well we can expect it be increased in upcoming update.

Shoot and Share 30 second video

We can say you have 30 seconds to fame, this feature is most important in order to broadcast any news or any incident. Mainly this would be a additional advantage to journalist and advertisers to advertise their brands in less cost to a mass all over world.

Question arise that what about Vine(a video sharing app)?

It is twitter owned video service that allows user to record a six second clip. Twitter’s Jinen Kamdar added words over justifying the use of both things. Vine was purely for entertainment purpose while twitter feature is stronger and healthy as compared to that of vine.

Soon this feature would be rolled out into market and you can shoot out videos and share group messages.

Group Tweet, shoot and Share. New things to be tweeted on twitter.

Also see: Whats app on web browser!!!!

Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3

Samsung is trying all the ways in order to capture the mobile market. Introducing note 3 gears recently has made Samsung shares high in the market, now as the success of Samsung Galaxy S serious such as Galaxy y, Galaxy S, Galaxy S duos and many more. The launch for next Samsung product is Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3.

Samsung Fans you can grab this device for Rs 8590/- ‘x” showroom price. As per the sources there is no such confirmation from the Samsung, when it would be launched in India. According to retailers it would be soon in market as competitor is high.

What are the Specifications?

As per the images we can see that S Duos 3 would be having 4-inch WVGA (480 X 800 pixels). It would have a TFT display. It has 1 GHz processor along with 5 Mega pixel camera and a LED flash.  Battery is normal as these range phones have it is 1500 mAh. 512 MB of RAM, 4GB of internal memory along with micro SD slot.

Apart from Specs?

3G, Wi-fi, FM Radio, Bluetooth 4.0. Yes, it has dual sim card slots also.

Still the surprising question is what would Android Version??

The information was leaked by Mumbai based Retailer with the images prior to official launch date from Samsung.

Thinking to Upgrade?

If you are thinking to upgrade your old phone, then you might surely give a thought for this device. Other Samsung devices are also in this range such as S Duos, Galaxy Star and many more.

Stay updated to get review soon for Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3.   

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MOTO G is best selling handset ever in the market as of now. After the success of MOTO G Company has lunched MOTO X and now one more version with a low cost budget and providing with latest features MOTO E. This device is not replacing MOTO G but it is an entry in low cost model in order to compete rivals such as Nokia Lumia series and Samsung.

MOTO E REVIEW

NUTS & BOLTS:

It has a 4.3 inch display and dual-core processor of 1.2 GHZ, RAM of 1GB and internal memory of 4GB extended up to 32 GB. It has 5MP Rear camera and a powerful battery life with 1980mAh battery.  

Screen is showing a sharp display with 540 X 960 resolutions and a 256ppi density. The text and images gives vivid rich experience to user. 5 MOTO E prices is equal to one Samsung Galaxy S5.

Screen:

Coming on the screen it has low price but the screen has been covered with latest Gorilla Glass 3, giving a tough layer guard on the front-end of phone. For the trendy people out there they can match their attire colors with back panel of MOTO E.

It also has anti-smudge coating over the glass. Design is similar to that of MOTO G but with the plastic body this has made an entry in the market.

Swap the rear shells to get color match

Five different colors are available for the back flip. Back flip has rubberized bumper that fits on the side of the phone and protect the rear end.

Height & Weight

Your palm can comfortably hold the MOTO E device and the rear of this device is in curved shape.  It weights around 142g.On the side it measures 12.3mm as compared to MOTO G 11.6mm and Lumia 520 9.9mm.  It has 4.3 inch display healthy enough to give user a bright and sharp experience and design splendid to fit your palm.
Frame size of 124.8 X 64.8 mm has made a brilliant re-organization of buttons. On the right hand side there is button of power/lock and volume key. On the top headphone jack can be found and on the opposite hand micro USB.

Network:

Yes, with the budget low this device has 3G, GPS, and latest Bluetooth 4.0 and yes also Wi-Fi. The web browsing proved to be suave. 

 Alert Feature:

Amazing new and innovative alert feature is being added into this device. A Motorola alert allows this device to automatically send notification to friends and family of your location. There is no need to add any third party app.

Even for the meeting or get together you can send your contact location with friends. With the emergency mode available with this you can quickly sound an alarm or with auto dial a pre-determined number.

Also see: Android 4.4 KitKat progress

Camera:

It has a 5.0 MP camera but no flash. Video recording is possible of format FVWGA and no HD. Camera interface is similar to that of MOTO G. For video calling there is no front facing camera. With a low budget smartphone in this range 5.0 MP is what you can expect the best, but for the selfie lovers this is thumbs down.

Final Words:

MOTO E is perfect smartphone that falls in range of less than 10k model. The performance of rear camera is still unknown but with 1GB of RAM we can expect the performance of this device at superior level.

 Other rivals such as Samsung and Nokia Lumia devices have less than 1 GB RAM while MOTO E gives 1GB RAM at a budget price. At the end MOTO E is a descent phone with latest Android OS and with dual sim-functionality. 

KitKat after 6 Months

Android KitKat 

on less than 10% devices

Kitkat has not much steady growth in market and after it release from past 6 months, there are only 10% of device that have OS version of KitKat.  KitKat was release last October and currently it’s running on only 8.5% of Android devices according to Google’s most recent number.

Nexus 5

During last week of April the data was collected and data is overall based on Android devices running version 2.2 or higher. KitKat seems to grow but on a snail pace. As per reports in the month of January only 1.4% of Android devices were running KitKat.

Numbers in the above data shows Google is still striving for Android fragmentation.

Data till now

Also see: Samsung Galaxy S5 mini

In 2012 jelly bean was released, as of now there are 61% of Android devices that are running OS version of jelly bean.  Ginger bread more than 3 years old still exists in more then 15% of Android devices. Coming to competitor Apple has released IOS 7 in September 2013 and it has overall 80% device using it.

Apple pushes it user to make an update of OS irrespective of their device or carrier, where as Google updates are dependent on manufacturers, so user have to be dependent on the manufacturer for the version of Android. 

For Apple fans: Iphone 6 updates

Image courtesy: Mashable

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Samsung Galaxy Ace Style soon to roll out

Samsung has launched this smartphone officially and announced that it would be available globally from the month of April.  There is no price set for this model. There is also no region being available to start with this model.

As per the sources,

Samsung Galaxy Ace style

was being recently showcased in Germany and we expect that Germany would be first to launch this model. Prices are stated between EUR 200 to EUR 300, so as per INR it reaches to Rs 16,500 to Rs 25000.

Nuts & Bolts:

OS: Android 4.4 KitKat

Display:

4-Inch TFT display with addition of WVGA (.i.e. 480 X 800 pixels) resolution.

Processors:

1.2GHz dual-core processor with 512 MB of RAM. It has a 4GB of internal storage space too.

Camera:

5MP rear camera with no FLASH and a front VGA camera. External memory can be extended to 64GB.

It has 1500 mAh battery and connectivity options such as Bluetooth, EDGE, GPRS and Wi-Fi. It has a Samsung Chat On messenger. Colors that would be available for this model are Cream, White and Dark Gray kind of colors.  

Also See: Samsung Galaxy S5 mini leaks

Verdict:

Samsung is adding up models but with no proper market strategy, recent launch of S5 and then rumored of S5 mini and now Galaxy Ace model about to be launched. Samsung is just providing options but not a quality product. Price of Galaxy Ace is 15,000Rs + with no flash in camera where as rivals such Nokia Lumia has models with flash ranging from 15,000Rs and above.

We hope that Samsung provide some quality model at a reasonable rate, rather then a bulky productions with dull features.  

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