MICROMAX CANVAS KNIGHT REVIEW

Mar 13, 2014
Indian based consumer electronics manufacturer Micromax has recently launched its new mobile in its popular Canvas series, the Micromax Canvas Knight. No doubt the new Micromax Canvas Knight is the most good looking Micromax phone till date. It is the third vendor to offer a mobile based on MediaTek's 'true' Octa core processor. Intel and WickedLeak are the only two other vendors apart from Micromax offering this processor. The Canvas Knight is one of the most awaited Micromax's android based smart phone.
The new Micromax Canvas Knight come with a full aluminium body which accounts the most for its sturdiness. Another attractive feature of this smart phone is its 16MP Largan lens camera which comes with the voice command feature, in which all a user need to say is 'Capture' or 'Cheese'. Canvas Knight is capable of recording the videos with a ultra high resolution of 1920x1080 @30 frames per second. A350 Canvas Knight is powered by 2350 mAh battery and comes with 32 GB internal storage and runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. Canvas Knight is available at vendors website at the cost of RS 19,999.

Key Specifications:

  • MediaTek Tru Octa Core MT6592T processor @2GHz
  • 16MP rare camera with Omni vision Camera Chip sensor
  • M8 Largan lens with voice command feature
  • 8MP front camera
  • 5 inch (12.7 cm) Sharp FHD IPS display
  • 1920x1080 433ppi resolution
  • Dual SIM
  • Yamaha music amplifier
  • 2GB RAM
  • 32GB internal storage
  • Android os v4.2.2 Jelly Bean
  • Li-Ion 2350 mAh battery 
  • Full HD 1080p recording and playback
  • Colors: Black, White and Gold, Black and Gold

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How to hide last seen at in WhatsApp

Mar 7, 2014

WhatsApp's new Privacy features to hide 'Last seen at' timestamp 

WhatsApp has now released the most awaited feature that allows the user to hide their 'Last seen at'. WhatsApp has been the talk of the town for quite a time when Facebook acquired it at a miraculous price of $ 19 billion. Soon after the Facebook took over WhatsApp, they rolled out the new feature which allows the user to toggle their visibility for 'Last seen at' in their latest version for smart phones.
The new version of WhatsApp has bring the most demanded feature to its users at android platform. The users of WhatsApp now finally can hide their 'Last seen at'. However, this feature has been available for the users of WhatsApp on iOS platform for quite some time now. The 'Last seen at' feature can be hidden form everyone or from contacts from user's phonebook or for a certain contacts. The iOS users are not allowed to toggle their visibility settings for WhatsApp twice a day, that is if the setting is changed once, it cannot be altered before 24 hours. This 24 hour restriction is not imposed on Android users of WhatsApp. There's another cool feature in this update of WhatsApp, which enables the user to hide their profile picture and status from people which are not present in users contact list. This features addresses the major privacy complaints that the WhatsApp messenger was facing.

Here's how you can disable the timestamp 'Last seen at' on iPhone:

  • Open WhatsApp
  • Go to Settings menu
  • Select Advanced
  • Change the 'Last Seen Timestamp' to 'Off'

Here's how you can disable the timestamp 'Last seen at' on Android:

  • Open WhatsApp
  • Go to Settings menu
  • Then go to Account
  • Select Privacy
  • Go to 'Last Seen' option
  • Select Nobody.
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MOTO G REVIEWED

Mar 4, 2014

Motorola's comeback phone, Moto G has already raved the smartphone market and has earned the tag: best budget smart phone. The much awaited Motorola's budget android smart phone, Moto G is finally launched in India and has won the great reviews for its low price and best in class performance.
Moto G  has a 4.5 inch display which has a resolution of 1280x720 pixels (329 ppi). The display comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 display protection, guarding the display against the scratches, makes the Motorola's Moto G the only phone in its price class to feature Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It has a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and 1 GB RAM. Moto G comes with both 8GB and 16GB internal storage variants. Moto G comes with a whooping 5MP rear camera and 1.3MP front facing camera, GPS with A-GPS and latest Android 4.4 KitKat.
The Moto G is priced at RS. 12,999 for 8GB variant and RS. 13,999 for 16 GB variant.

MOTO G Specifications:

General
·         OS: Android (4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3)
o         Dimensions: 5.11 x 2.59 x 0.46 inches (129.9 x 65.9 x 11.6 mm)
·         Weight: 5.04 oz (143 g)
o         Physical size: 4.5 inches
o         Resolution: 720 x 1280 pixels LCD
o         Colours: 16 777 216
§          Touchscreen: Multi-touch
o          Features: Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

CAMERA
§         Camera: 5 megapixels
§          Flash: LED
o         Features:  Autofocus, Touch to focus, Burst mode, Digital zoom, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR),                Panorama
§          Camcorder: 1280x720 (720p HD) (30 fps)
§          Front-facing camera: 1.3 megapixels

HARDWARE
o        System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
o        Processor: Quad core, 1200 MHz
·        Graphics processor: Adreno 305
o       System memory: 1024 MB RAM
o        Built-in storage: 8 GB, 16GB

BATTERY
o        Capacity: 2070 mAh

MULTIMEDIA
§          Radio: FM, Stereo, RDS
o         Speakers: Headphones, Loudspeaker

INTERNET BROWSING
o        Built-in online services support: YouTube (upload), Picasa/Google+

network
o        CDMA: 800, 1900 MHz
o        GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
o        UMTS: 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
·         Data:  HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, EV-DO Rev.A
o         Positioning: GPS, A-GPS, Glonass

CONNECTIVITY
§          Bluetooth: 4.0
§          Wi-Fi: 802.11 b, g, n
§          Mobile hotspot: Yes
§          USB: USB 2.0
§         Connector: microUSB
o         Features: Mass storage device, USB charging, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
·         Notifications:
o         Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
·         Sensors:  Accelerometer, Compass, Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

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LG G2 Specifications

Mar 3, 2014

LG G2 Specifications:

networks:
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
4G Network
LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 850

LTE - CDMA version
SIM
Micro-SIM
    Body:
Dimensions
138.5 x 70.9 x 8.9 mm (5.45 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)

Weight
143 g (5.04 oz)
    DISPLAY:
Type
True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size
1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.2 inches (~424 ppi pixel density)

Multitouch
Yes

Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 2
     DATA:
GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps

EDGE
Class 12

Speed
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL/ EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE

NFC
Yes

Infrared
Yes

USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host

SOUND:
Alert types
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Loudspeaker
Yes

3.5mm jack
Yes


- Dolby mobile sound enhancement

MEMORY:
Card slot
No
Internal
16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
CAMERA:
Primary
13 MP, autofocus, optical image stabilization, LED flash
Features
Simultaneous video and image recording, geo-tagging, face detection, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization
Secondary
Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps

FEATURES:
OS
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
CPU
Quad-core 2.26 GHz Krait 400
GPU
Adreno 330
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser
HTML5
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Java
Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
BATTERY

Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery

Stand-by
Up to 790 h (2G) / Up to 900 h (3G)

Talk time
Up to 16 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 17 h 30 min (3G)
Colors:
Black, White, Red, Gold


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