Apparently Galaxy Note 2 customers weren't happy with 5.5 inches, so Samsung has increased the screen size for the sequel to 5.7in. The AMOLED display has been bumped up to a full HD 1,920x1,080 panel, which looked excessively bright during our brief hands-on - switching from ful brightness to auto brought it back to more realistic levels which won't slaughter the battery. Colours were understandably vibrant and viewing angles looked excellent too, although we expect low brightness on a bright sunny day to be just as hard to use as it is now.
Despite the change in screen size, the handset is both thinner and lighter than the Note 2, at just 8.3mm and 168g respectively. It still feels large in the hand, but nowhere near as uncomfortable to hold as some 7in tablets - we laughed at 5in smartphones a few years ago, but now they feel right at home. The textured rear finish is accented by silver detailing around each edge, giving it a premium appearance despite the fact it still uses plastic construction.

Inside, you'll either get a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor running at 2.3GHz if you opt for the 4G LTE version, or Samsung's own eight-core Exnos 5 Octa running at 1.9GHz for the 3G only model. It's likely that the 3G model won't actually come to the UK, so we concentrated on the 4G version, which includes a whopping 3GB of RAM. Despite the huge clock speed, Samsung still expects around 13 hours of 1080p video playback from the 3200mAh battery.
There are other benefits to using a Snapdragon CPU, mainly the ability to record 4K video clips and high quality 24bit 192KHz audio. The Galaxy Note 3 isn't the first handset to include such features - that would be the Acer Liquid S2 and LG G2 respectively. However, it is the first to combine the two which should give it a real edge. We did notice that 4K recording has a 5 minute limit, which is potentially due to file size, but weren't able to test out the high quality audio.

Beyond video recording, the Galaxy Note 3 can also capture 13-megapixel stills using its rear camera sensor. It has an LED flash and "smart stabilization", which should help it cope well with low light shooting. We weren't able to save our quick test shots during the hands-on, but they looked crisp and detailed on the handset - we'll just have to wait for a review unit for a final conclusion.

As usual for a Note device, the highlight is the S Pen. Samsung has added a few new features since its last appearance, including a streamlined scrapbook interface which saves clippings, web pages, images, audio and video to a fully searchable folder. S Note has been updated with a cleaner UI and multiple notebooks to help you better store your scribbles. It also syncs to Evernote, so Samsung has included twelve months of Evernote Premium with every new Note 3.

Multi Window now lets you open two instances of the same app, which could be ideal for sending multiple emails or texts, or talking to multiple friends on an IM client. Finally, Multi Vision lets you sync multiple Note 3 handsets for larger video playback, although we think this is much more a novelty than an everyday feature.
The Galaxy Note 3 is due to go on sale later this month in the India. Based on what we've seen, the S Pen updates could easily tempt existing Note users and the top-end specification should appeal to everyone else. We'll be giving it a full review as soon as we can.

Under that slablike screen is a beefy 2.3GHz processor with a whopping 3GB of RAM. All that power harnessed to a giant screen could empty the tank with alarming alacrity, but a 3,200mAh battery is there to ensure there's plenty of grunt left when you need it.
And the Note has plenty of speed, too: it has 4G LTE for connecting to the Internet at high speeds, with support for the fastest category 4 4G.
Around back is a 13-megapixel camera with LED flash. It's set in a textured, leather-effect rear edged in fake stitching. Perhaps stung by the criticism aimed at the cheap-looking glossy plastic of the Galaxy S4 and its ilk, Samsung is obviously going for the premium look of an expensive wallet, and, coupled with the classy metal rim, it actually works.
Still, I can't help but smile at the timing: Samsung's fierce rival Apple has just ditched stitching from its iOS software because it looked dated.
This chart details a full list of Galaxy Note 3 specs, and how the device compares with the Note 2.
S Pen
The distinguishing feature of the Note family is the S Pen, a dinky stylus stowed away in the bottom of the phablet. The Note 3 expands upon the S Pen's capabilities, making it more than an unnecessary accessory strictly for any old-timers who haven't yet figured out touch screens.
As soon as you unsheathe the S Pen from its cubbyhole, the Air Command wheel appears on screen, floating on top of the app or home screen. You can also call it up beholding the S Pen hovering over the screen and clicking the button on the side of the stylus. The onscreen wheel includes icons that give you shortcuts to assorted clever features that use the stylus.
The most basic use for the S Pen is to scrawl a note or memo; but those notes and memos can then spring to life. Say you meet a pretty young thing at your pilates class and end up jotting down digits. After waiting the requisite three days -- don't want to look too keen -- you can call your new friend by drawing a box around the scribbled number and hitting the call icon.
It's not as smooth as I'd like, though. Hitting the call icon launches the dialer with the number in it, whereupon you have to hit call again. Clever as this is, there's still a screen press or two too many, which might put you off your seductive chat once you do get through to your potential new love interest.
You can also bring to life addresses, links, or e-mail addresses that you've written down, by once again drawing a box around them and hitting the relevant icon to open the maps, e-mail, or browser apps.
Also on the Air Command wheel is an option to save snippets to a Scrapbook app. Draw a box around something you want to save, whether it's part of a Web page, an image, some text, or a YouTube video, and it's saved to the app. You can add your own tags or handwritten notes to each snippet, and later edit the saved text or open the Web page again.
The Scrapbook app syncs across Samsung devices, but unlike Evernote you can't access it online. Seeing as there's already an Evernote Android app, you might as well install that.
With the S Finder you can search your Note 3, looking not only for files, music, and photos by name but also by date or tags. And you can search handwritten notes, even for hand-drawn symbols like a star.
Type in a location, such as London, and S Finder will not only sniff out anything with the word London in it, but will ferret through your geotagged photos to find any snaps taken in London. You can refine the search by the past seven days, the past month or year, or other filters such as keywords.
More multitasking
A bigger screen means more room for movies and games. That's all very well, but previous Notes came up with a next-level use for a big screen: simultaneous multitasking. When you've got all that leg room, why stop at one app when you can use two at the same time?
With Multi Window, you can divide the screen in half between two apps. On the Note 3, more apps support Multi Window. You can drag and drop stuff between two apps: no more cumbersome copying text, switching apps, pasting it, switching back, copying the next bit, and so on and so on.
Instead, just use the S Pen to select what you want -- some text, a link, a phone number, or whatever -- and slide it neatly to the other app.
You can grab the dividing line between the two apps and slide it about to choose how much space each app takes up. And you can even split one app in half to use the same app in two windows.
For example, why not have two separate browser windows open at the same time to compare information? Or two separate chat windows, to chat with two different people behind each others' backs? Just whatever you do, don't mix up which one's which.
If there's a pair of apps you often need to bring together, you can save them for quick access in future. And there's no limit to how many of these combinations the Note 3 remembers.
More than one app multitasking
But why stop at two apps? Sometimes you want to use an app very quickly without disturbing your main app. So selected apps can be called up to quickly float over your main app then be just as quickly pushed to one side, waiting to be called on again. The clever part is, you can have as many of these quick apps open or minimised at one time as you'd like.
These quick access apps include the calculator, phone dialer, and the YouTube app. Grab your S Pen, call up the Air Command wheel, and select the option to call up one of the quick apps. Then draw a box or just a line where you want the app to appear -- any size, and anywhere on the screen.
Say you're browsing the Web and you see some numbers you need to crunch. Draw a box to open the calculator or phone app and do a quick sum or make a quick call from the numbers in your main app. If you're done with the quick app but think you may need it again, just minimise it.
It then becomes a small round icon floating above the screen, ready to be moved unceremoniously around, opened again for more speedy calculations, or closed -- exactly like the Facebook's Chat Heads, now I come to think of it, only with apps instead of old friends who post too many baby photos.
Take Note
As phones get bigger and tablets get more ubiquitous, it's good to see a device do something different that actually justifies the increased size. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3's multitasking features are particularly well-thought-out -- but whether you think it looks good in leather is up to you.

How does it go? "A long time ago, in a galaxy far away...."

The 8XT makes a solid first impression and it is very similar (like a long lost twin brother) to HTC's 8X. The HTC 8X is a quality Windows Phone as is, but HTC added a few more bells and whistles to the 8XT to give it a little more gusto (Data Sense, HTC's Camera App, Micro-SD slot, BoomSound, etc.). Is it enough to revive the Windows Phone market over at Sprint? You'll have to hit the break to see what we think...

Main Features: 4.3 inch HD display (217 ppi pixel density) | Microsoft Windows 8 | 1.4 dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with 1GB  RAM | 8MP and 1.6 MP front camera | 8GB internal memory expandable upto 64GB | 4G, bluetooth, GPS, Micro USB | 1800 mAH batteryHTC 8XT featured 4.3 inch HD display with 480*800 resolutions having capacitive touchscreen with 16M colour depth. It is powered by 1.4 dual-core Qualcomm snapdragon 400 processor with 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM. Device runs on Windows Phone 8 platform which gives this phone a sharp graphic display and good user interface.

Solid build quality, Data Sense, quality audio through BeatsAudio and BoomSound, micro-SD card slot expansion, and an appealing 8MP camera

The only really bad thing about the 8XT is that Battery cover is tough to remove to access the micro-SD card slot. Other than that, there is room for improvement but nothing is to the point of being critical to the overall performance of the 8XT. Internal storage may be too low for hardcore users.

It's easy to compare the Sprint HTC 8XT to the HTC 8X.  They are cut from the same cloth and are both quality Windows Phones.  While the 8XT tries to build upon the 8X, there is room for improvement but nothing detrimental to the overall experience.  It's strength has to be the audio quality and it can hold it's own in other areas (camera performance, screen quality, battery life, etc.).  Sprint customers should be pleased with the 8XT.

Release Date in India : Sep 30, 2013
Market Launch Status : Coming Soon
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We all love to use High End Smart Phones, Stylish Cell Phones with Big screens and Large Mega Pixel High Definition Cameras. But the Majority of the people in India or anywhere else can’t afford High Price tag for the Best Configuration High end Smart Phones. They only choose budget or Cheap Android Phones in the range between Rs. 5000 to 10,000 or 12,000  or 15000.
Now the Fact is, Budget or cheap Android smartphones are a lot better than what they used to be a year ago. They come with best Mobile operating systems with Greater looks and offers decent battery power and cool features you can get only in High End Mobiles.
This Price tag of Rs.15,000 is still dominated by the Micromax, KarBonn and Large companies like Samsung, Sony, HTC, Lg, Motorola.

Huawei Ascend G600 – Price Range R.s 14,990

The Huawei Ascend G600 sports a 4.5-inch LCD IPS QHD display and Corning Gorilla glass. The Ascend G330 features a 4-inch screen. It is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor accompanied by 768MB RAM and runs on Android 4.0.
This Budget Smart phone offers 8-megapixel BSI auto focus (AF) rear camera and a VGA one in the front. There is 4GB of internal storage that can be further expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card.
Huawei Ascend G600 comes with a 1,930 mAh battery, can deliver 15 days of standby time.  Connectivity options include Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth and DLNA.
Priced Rs. 14,990

Key Features and Specifications of Huawei Ascend G600

• GPS and A-GPS Support
• Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
• 1.2 GHz Dual Core ARM Cortex-A5 Processor
• Dual DTS SRS Speaker
• 1930 mAh Battery
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n / Direct / Hotspot
• 4.5 inch qHD IPS Display with Corning Gorilla Glass
• 8 MP BSI Camera with Dual LED Flash

HTC One V – Price Range R.s 15,300

HTC One V is the the first quad core mobile phone in India . This Budget Cell Phone has, Sporting a 3.7 inch LCD touchscreen display, the phone has a brushed aluminum and rubberized plastic unibody. Weighing a mere 115 grams, the phone stands 120.3 mm tall – small and pocket friendly.
This Phone runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This smartphone houses a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 mobile processor with Adreno 205 graphics and 512 MB memory. The One V offers 4 GB onboard storage which is seriously nice.
One V Offers 5 megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash and a BSI sensor, promising great images even in low-light conditions.

Key Features

• Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
• 5 MP Primary Camera
• 3.7-inch Super LCD 2 Touchscreen
• 1 GHz Processor
• HD Recording
• Wi-Fi Enabled
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB

Sony Xperia U (Black & Pure White) – Price Range: Rs.13990

The Sony Xperia U is a petite , stylish, budget Android blower that packs a dual-core chip. This Phone offers Google Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) (Software update may be required), 1 GHz STE U8500 Dual Core processor.
This Budget Sony Android Phone has Sporting  5 megapixel camera with auto focus with 16x digital zoom, LED flash. Price intialy arround 17,000. But you can ge this cool phone in the price range of  Rs. 13,990

Key Features

• FM Radio
• 0.3 MP Secondary Camera
• 3.5-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
• Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS  (Software update may be required)
• 5 MP Primary Camera
• 1 GHz Dual Core ARM Cortex-A9 Processor
• Wi-Fi Enabled

Sony Xperia Sola (Black) Price: Rs.14490

Sony Xperia Sola has 3.7(9.4 cm) scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen with floating touch. The phone runs one the Google Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) (Upgrade to Android 4, Ice Cream Sandwich)
Xperia Sola Powered by the 1 GHz STE U8500 Dual Core Processor. This Budget Sony Phone features 5 megapixel camera with auto focus 16x digital zoom, LED flash. Sola has Internal phone storage: 8GB (up to 5GB user-accessible memory).
This phone’s launch price around Rs.18990 , now you can get this around  Rs.14990.

Key Features

• Android v2.3 OS (Upgrade to ICS)
• 5 MP Primary Camera
• 3.7-inch TFT Touchscreen
• 1 GHz Dual Core Processor
• FM Radio
• Wi-Fi Enabled
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500 – Price Range Rs 15500

Key Features

• Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
• 5 MP Primary Camera
• 3.65-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
• 1 GHz Scorpion Processor
• FM Radio
• Wi-Fi Enabled
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB

Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 – Price Range R.s 12800

The phone runs on Android v4.0.3 (ICS version) OS and 1 GHz  Cortex A5 processor . The Galaxy S Duos features a 5 MP camera to capture impressive images and offer 0.3 mp front camera. The LED flash enables capturing high quality pictures even with dim exterior lighting. The 4 GB internal memory is quite impressive and the external memory can be expanded up to 32 GB through microSD card.

Key Features

• Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
• 5 MP Primary Camera
• 1 GHz Cortex-A5 Processor
• Wi-Fi Enabled
• 0.3 MP Secondary Camera
• 4-inch TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB

Micromax Canvas 2 A110 – Price Rs. 10299

Micromax Canvas 2 A110 has a dual core processor instead of the single core on the A100 and the camera is upgraded to 8MP with dual LED flash (compared to 5MP with single LED flash). it has a dual core processor, the 512MB RAM makes the phone feel sluggish.The 8MP camera takes good pictures in daylight. This Phone offers 2,000 mAh battery.
Key Features :

• Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
• 5-inch LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
• Wi-Fi Enabled
• 0.3 MP Secondary Camera
• 8 MP Primary Camera
• 1 GHz Dual Core Processor
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB

Karbonn A30 – Priced under Rs. 11900

Karbonn A30 comes with 5.9 inch touchscreen display. The Karbonn A30 is a dual-SIM smartphone with dual-standby, android 4.0 ICS, 1 GHz Dual-core processor, 8 Megapixel primary camera, 1.3 MP front camera. Connectivity options include 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, micro USB. The phone is occupied with 2500 mAh battery to power it’s huge display.

Key Features of Karbonn A30 

• 8 MP HD Primary Camera
• 1.3 MP Secondary Camera
• 1 GHz Dual Core Processor
• Wi-Fi Enabled
• Android v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
• 5.9-inch Capacitive Touchscreen

 Micromax A90S – Priced at Rs. 12699

This device Features a 4.3-inch AMOLED touch screen with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. The other features of this smartphone include 1 GHz dual-core processor, 1600mAh battery, 8 megapixel rear camera and 0.3 megapixel front camera. This smartphone also runs on Android Ice Cream Sandwich. This smartphone is available in Black and White colour options.

Key Features of Micromax A90S

• 8 MP Primary Camera
• Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
• 0.3 MP Secondary Camera
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
• 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Touchscreen
• 1 GHz Dual Core Processor
• Wi-Fi Enabled
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB

Karbonn Smart A111 – Priced in India At Rs. 10290

Karbonn Smart A111, a new dual SIM Android Smartphone. It has a 5-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 5MP auto focus camera at the back and a front-facing camera.

Key Features of Karbonn Smart A111

• Secondary Camera Support
• Wi-Fi Enabled
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
• 1.2 GHz Scorpion Dual Core Processor
• Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
• 5 MP Primary Camera
• 5-inch Capacitive Touchscreen
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)

LG E612 – Price R.s Rs. 10990

This phone runs one Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS. LG E612 features 5MP Camera and has 4 inch TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen.
Key Features

• Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
• 5 MP Primary Camera
• 4-inch TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
• 800 MHz Cortex-A5 Processor
• FM Radio
• Wi-Fi Enabled
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB

LG Optimus L5 Dual E615 – Cost in India at Rs. 12999

LG Optimus L5 Dual E615, is a phone that is powered by Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon processor, with a speed of 800 MHz.The phone is running the operating system Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).
Equipped with a 4-inch screen, with a kind of screen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, 320 x 480 pixels.
The phone is also equipped with a 5MP camera, which has also been available autofocus and LED flash.

Key Features

• 800 MHz Cortex-A5 Processor
• 4-inch TFT LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
• 5 MP Primary Camera
• FM Radio
• Wi-Fi Enabled
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
• Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)

Motorola Defy Plus Rs. 12999

Google bought Motorola’s Defy Plus  is powered by a 1GHz CPU and runs on Android 2.3 and runs on a 1700 mAh battery. The 3.7 inch display is made of scratch resistant Gorilla Glass.
This Smart Phone is  is Water Resistant, Scratch Resistant and Dust Proof.

Key Features

• Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
• 5 MP Primary Camera
• 3.7-inch Touchscreen
• 1 GHz Processor
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
• 2G and 3G Network Support
• FM Radio

The Best 5 Upcoming Nokia Phones 2013

Nokia has ruled the Mobile market all over the World for the long time. The Revolution in the Smartphone has turned up the table, and Samsung has got the numero one position. Later Nokia opened their eyes and bring the Awesome Lumia Phones partnered With Microsoft. The Nokia Lumia 920 Windows Phone has attracted the World, Finnish company have given the strong message to the rivals that We are not yet Dead.
The Competition is heated up, and the Mobile manufacturers are continuously releasing the brand new mobile phones with various features to hold their market with them. If there is a strong competition, you can expect the best mobile phones. Rather than Winning the consumers, the numerous choices have confused the users. So that We are constantly bring you the best mobile phones to enjoy every second with your Hand held device.
Here, I’ve brought you the top 10 upcoming Nokia phones for you to choose before it lands on the shelves of the store.

1. Lumia 925

Nokia Lumia 925 is the Windows Phone which is an upgrade of the previous hit “Nokia Lumia 920″. The biggest feature of the Lumia 925 is the Camera. It has a stunning design and has got same build type from its predecessor.
Nokia Lumia 925 is packed with Windows Phone 8 and powered by the 1GB of RAM with a  dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. You got a beautiful 8.7MP camera with Nokia’s Smart Camera technology. By using this technology you can snap 10 photos at a time. Also, you can enhance the photos with awesome settings in the 925.
Lumia 925 features stunning HD OLED screen, on a 4.5-inch display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 and has a resolution of 768 x 1280 pixels with 332 ppi pixel density. It offers 16GB of internal storage with no external slot.

2. Nokia Asha 501

Nokia Asha 501 powered by the 1 Ghz processor and 512 MB of RAM. It has come up with a 3-inch 320x240px QVGA resolution Touchscreen display.  It comes with two home screens: one is a ‘Fastlane’ which is the default home screen and the other is the traditional screen which lists all apps. ‘Fastlane’  is more like a notification panel where you can see all the present happenings via widgets, past notification.
The  Nokia Asha 501 comes with a 3.2 MP rear end camera without flash.  The Asha 501 has an 1200 mAh battery which gives you the battery life of 17 hours talk time and 48 days of standby time. It  has 4GB MicroSD card inside which can be expanded up to 32 GB.
Price and Full Specifications
Update:  Asha 501 Released

3. Nokia Asha 210

Nokia Asha 210 is the DUAL Sim phone which sports a Qwerty Keyboard at the price of Rs.3,999. The phone is listed on the Online Retail store but not officially available.  The phone has 2MP camera and features such as 4x digital zoom. It has GPRS and Wi-Fi for Internet access

• 2.4-inch QVGA (240×320) display (169 ppi)
• 32MB RAM
• Expandable storage up to 32GB
• 2-megapixel rear camera
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, USB, FM radio
• 111.5mm x 60mm x 11.8mm
• 99.5 grams
• 1200mAh battery
• Series 40 Asha

4. Nokia 301

Nokia 301 is the basic phone that has LCD display with 2.4 inch screen with 167ppi density. It has the decent battery capacity of 1200 mAh. It has the stereo FM Radio and Recording option. You got an 3.5 Mega Pixel back camera and no front camera.
It is avaible in the following colors: Cyan, Black, Yellow, Magenta, White

It’s almost impossible to imagine a time when we didn’t have mobile phones. Yet it was less than twenty years ago that the real mobile explosion happened. Anyone over the age of about twenty was born and probably grew up in a time when not everyone had a phone, when they were still considered a luxury. How times have changed.
These days, the vast majority of the global adult population have at least one mobile phone. That’s because living without a mobile phone is a terrible idea. Not just in terms of communication but because of all the other incredible things they can do. Smartphone apps can help you find your way, purchase items online and even help you find your car keys. Without sounding like too much of a cliche, whatever you want to do, there’s an app for it.

Image Source – Gizmodo Australia
However, with millions of phones available and just as many providers and types of contract, it can be tough just locating a good deal…..never mind securing one. With different packages aimed at different people, free gifts designed to entice you in and some incredible handsets on offer, choosing the right deal for you isn’t as easy as it looks.
Shop around online
If you know where to look, you can still get great deals on mobile phones. Perhaps unsurprisingly, that place is online. Do a bit of searching and you can almost always find the handset you want at the right price. Whether it is conference-calling capability, gaming or gadgets, shop around and you can find it. Even if you can’t find the right deal, locate the phone and start to haggle. You’d be amazed what kind of deals you can get if you dig in and ask for more. Providers want you under contract and they are usually willing to be flexible to make this happen. Stay tough and you can get a lot more than they were initially prepared to give you.
The power is in your hands
If you have an existing contract, then it’s always worth trying to upgrade to get the handset you want the most. Use your leverage as an existing customer and apply the pressure. You should usually be able to negotiate a good deal.
Whenever you’re negotiating, it pays to know what you’re talking about so do your homework and arm yourself with the facts of your bill, available deals and competitor prices. If they know they’re dealing with someone who is clued up, they’re more likely to give you what you want.

India's most popular indigenous smartphone maker Micromax, released a teaser video of the next generation metal-clad Canvas 4 smartphone in its official Facebook page on Saturday.

There’s a lot to be excited about after Monday's announcement of iOS 7.  Flashy new design! Panels! Automatic app updates! Voice calls over FaceTime! Such system-wide changes aside, some of the biggest changes to iOS are found in Apple’s own mobile apps. Several of the stock Apple apps for iOS are being revamped, gaining new features and deeper integration with the Apple ecosystem.
But a more full-featured mobile platform wasn’t music to everyone’s ears this week: As details of iOS 7 unfolded, the only thing some third-party app developers could hear was a sad news,  That's because many of the features their apps provide will now be built into iOS 7 or its apps. Here are some of the apps that could be made redundant when iOS 7 arrives.

Streaming radio apps

iTunes radio, is Apple’s first dive into a streaming music service for iOS. Users can listen to stations inspired by a particular track, artist, or genre, and specify songs they like and songs they never want to hear again. Apple has also created 200 featured stations, including Songs Trending on Twitter, Summer Songs, and Artists on Tour. Now there's a concept we’ve never seen before!

Oh, wait. Yes, we have. It’s called Pandora.

iTunes Radio certainly won’t kill off Pandora, but it will offer some enticing perks to those who already use iTunes. The service will be available on mobile devices, desktops, and Apple TV. It’ll be built right into Apple’s Music app on iOS 7 and into a future version of iTunes. Every streamed song will include a purchase link, making it easy to add that track to your personal iTunes account. Plus, it’ll be a key feature of iTunes, which means it’ll be free, and Apple made no mention of a daily or monthly streaming cap.
Unfortunately, iTunes Radio includes audio ads, but so does Pandora. But if you’re an iTunes Match subscriber, you'll be able to listen to iTunes Radio ad-free.

Flashlight apps 

iOS 7 will feature a new utility in its toolbox: A flashlight app that makes use of the iPhone’s built-in camera flash. An App Store search for flashlight yields 1273 results; that’s 1273 apps that will basically perform the same function as something that will now come standard with iOS. Most of these flashlight apps are free, but some range in price from $1 to $3. Your days are numbered, Flashlight, Flashlight+  and Flashlight!!.

Whether the weather is cold…

Apple’s Weather app does what it’s supposed to: it tells you the current and projected weather forecast for locations around the world. But it does so without much pizzazz. Its city profiles and weather info are a little lackluster, with the daily or hourly forecast providing only basic temperatures and conditions.
Other weather apps, such as the Weather channel  and  Forecast io, have long overshadowed Apple’s Weather. They have neat animations, more detailed forecast info (things like wind speed and humidity levels), and a more enticing design overall.
That will change with iOS 7, because the stock Weather app is getting a dramatic facelift. Weather details will appear over a large graphic of current weather conditions, which sometimes feature animation. (Apple senior vice president Craig Federeghi demoed the app with a stormy sky complete with flashing bolts of lightning.) Users can still save city profiles, which are displayed as stacked tiles with an overview of current conditions in each city. The new design looks sleek and elegant, with more detailed information to boot.
One weather app that is sure to suffer is Yahoo Weather. Apple still pulls weather information from Yahoo, and the new Weather app's design looks oddly similar to the standalone Yahoo Weather app for  iOS . (Is it any coincidence that Apple just gave that Yahoo app an Apple design Award?) Although it still isn’t quite as detailed as other offerings, Apple’s built-in app should provide users with a better weather experience than before.

Photo filters

Even though Instagram is the undisputed king of filters, the App Store still has plenty of other photo apps designed to provide these retro special effects. They're probably most attractive to users who want the fun filters, but don’t want to play by Facebook’s rules and iffy privacy standards.
But with iOS 7, iPhoneographers won’t need to rely on another camera app just for filters, because Apple’s Camera will include a pack of built-in filters that can be applied to your photos. You can choose a filter before or after a photo is taken, and if you don’t like the outcome, you can remove the filter or try a different one. Camera even includes a square-shaped shooting format, which eliminates the need to manually crop a photo in Instagram if you do want to share it there later.
The new version of Camera will come with only nine filters to start—a modest collection when compared to those dedicated utilities—but they can be used with Camera’s other settings and shooting styles. Photo enthusiasts will want to hold on to more professional photo apps, such as Camera+ or Camera awesome, which include a bevy of camera settings and shooting modes that Camera doesn’t offer. However, casual photographers will likely find Camera to be a joy to use. Lesser-known filter apps, such as Pixlr-o-matic, Camera Bag, and PhotoToaster, face some tough times ahead.

Password management

OS X Mavericks, The next installment of Apple's non-mobile operating system, will include a new feature called iCloud Keychain, Apple’s solution to multiple password management. iCloud Keychain will remember website logins, credit card information (but not your security code), and Wi-Fi logins, and will integrate with Safari on your Mac. Safari will remember your password for you, or autosuggest a new password, and then sync it to your unique Keychain. iCloud Keychain syncs all of this information across all of your devices—including those running iOS—encrypted and securely.

This could create some steep competition for third-party password management software developers.
Until now, Mac users have largely had to rely on password managers—like 1Password—to store and sync our passwords, but now we'll have an alternative that doesn't cost anything extra. (1Password, on the other hand, costs $50 for a single Mac license and $18 for iOS.) Though third-party password managers offer additional features—they work with multiple browsers, for example, and provide different ways to create secure passwords—many standard Mac and iOS users will probably find that iCloud Keychain suits their needs just fine.

Innovation is key

Users who already have these third-party apps installed might be inclined to keep them around, but also might find that they don't use those apps as often once iOS 7 comes along. My guess is that these types of apps will see fewer App Store downloads after the launch of iOS 7 later this year—if their developers stand still and make no dramatic changes to their apps. But by the same token, these new standard Apple features could also inspire those same third-party developers to innovate and make their existing apps better to remain competitive.

editors note-Updated on June 13 00:50 a.m. PT to add correct price information for 1Password. Prices listed above reflect the full price, but 1Password is currently being sold at a 50 percent discount..

So here Apple officialy launched the IOS7 , lets consider about some of it;s pro's and con's !! afterall apart from these reviews i feel , Apple has returned with some great offerings this time , have a  look at some of the features .
iOS 7, the latest version of Apple’s flagship mobile operating system, is here, and it’s almost entirely different from the versions that came before. Gone are the  SKEUOMORPHIC designs and 3D effects, replaced by Sir Jony Ive’s “flat design.” Rumors had been flying for weeks about the new OS and now it’s here and it is, at least at this early reckoning, a massive change for the six year old operating system.





First, we must remember that Ive, Apple’s industrial designer now in control of software following the departure of Scott Forstall, isn’t a believer in interfaces that copy real-world objects. In the past, making the Notes app look like a legal pad or the calendar app look like a Moleskine calendar notebook were part of the iOS design philosophy, as ingrained in the OS as “Slide To Unlock.” All that is gone now.
Are you ready for a whole new world ?

New Look:

• iOS 7 has a new font leading the way, which seems to be a sort of Helvetica Neue Ultra. It’s very skinny, clean, and it was hinted at in the iOS 7 banners that went up for WWDC yesterday.
• Instead of white bars on a black background, Apple will now tell you what kind of service coverage you have with five little dots, which are white and grey depending on how strong the signal is across a translucent background.
• The lock screen is changed for the first time in iOS’s history, with no more shine top or bottom bars for slide to unlock or the clock. Instead, Slide to unlock is translucent above the background image.
• Default app icons are now flatter, but not quite flat, just as predicted.
• The apps all seem to have a white base, except for the stocks app which has a black background and the weather app, which shows motion in the background to convey the current weather.
• The keyboard is more white, than grey, with a translucency that lets you see what’s underneath the keyboard.
  
  

  New Features

  Control Center

• Control Center is a pull-up tray that is available in your lock screen.
• You can adjust brightness, volume, and other settings including Wifi, Airplane mode, rotation lock, or Bluetooth.
• The Control Center even offers a flashlight, along with tabs for music, camera, and other quick-access apps.
• The Control Center takes on the environment it’s in, so if you swipe up while you’re in mail, it will have the same blue and white coloring under that translucent panel.
  
  
  

  Multitasking

• iOS 7 lets you multitask between all third-party apps with much better battery consumption.
• You can double-tap the home button to enter into multi-tasking mode, just like always, but the interface for multitasking has been revamped. It appears to offer live previews, but Apple wasn’t clear about that.
  
  

  Safari

• Safari opens straight into full screen mode now, with the option to pull down to bring up the search bar at the top.
• The search field has been improved to be a unified smart search field, which lets you have access to all your favorite websites with a single tap.
• Tabs come with a totally new interface, scrolling in a vertical carousel, and there are no longer any limits. In other words, you can have as many tabs as you want, as opposed to just 8 like before. Swipe a tab off to the side to throw it away.
• The new Safari is integrated with iCloud keychain from OS X Mavericks, and also comes with parental controls.
  

  AirDrop

• You can share sharesheets with other people by simply tapping their name. No NFC required.
• Airdrop supports iPhone 5, iPad 4th gen, iPad Mini
  
  

  Camera And Photos

• The Camera app lets you swipe between your various camera types, such as panorama or HDR so you can quickly take a pic instead of fumbling around with settings.
• Photos marks the first update to the photo gallery on iOS since it was introduced.
• You can search based on date, and location, within the photos app.
• Instagram must be flattered — Apple has introduced photo filters so you can add a little professionalism to the picture.
• Users can share via AirDrop, iCloud photo-sharing, as well as shared Photo Streams.
• You can even share video with iCloud photo-sharing.
  
  

  Siri:

• Siri has a new voice! It sounds similar, but also weird. You can choose a male or female voice, if you like. Voices include languages like French, German, and other languages “over time.”
• The visual UI has also been upgraded, with a sound wave going along the bottom.
  
• Siri has also been integrated with settings, letting you tell her to turn on bluetooth, or lower the screen brightness.
• The company has also added support for Twitter, Wikipedia, and shows web search results direct from Bing.

iOS in the Car

• iOS in the Car depends a lot on Siri.
• It puts the iOS homescreen on the screen of your car, and lets you search for directions, listen to music, etc.
  

  iTunes Radio:

• Apple has finally introduced the much-anticipated iTunes Radio, which gives a Genius-like experience to the entire 26-million title iTunes catalog.
• You can see the full list of songs on each station by clicking history, with purchase and preview buttons built right in to send you to the iTunes store.
• iTunes Radio also lets you customize each station by clicking a star to show that you want more of this type of music.
• iTunes Match users will get an ad-free experience, but others will be able to use the app for free with a few audio and text ads.
  
  

  Activation Lock:

• This is for those of us who have had an iPhone stolen.
• If a thief steals your phone and tries to turn off Find My iPhone, they can no longer turn the device back on without your iCloud password.
• Users can also block messages and calls from other users.

Sony corporation's PlayStation 4 won the initial skirmish over next-generation video-game consoles by exploiting the weak spots in MICROSOFT CORP. (MSFT)’s plan for the Xbox One: price and used-game policies.

The result has been a rapid shift in expectations for the two machines, with Sony gaining the upper hand with fans and early sales against Microsoft, the console leader for the past two years. The Xbox One will sell for a premium-priced $499 and limit users’ ability to buy, trade and resell games. Sony, once dominant in the industry, came in $100 cheaper and won’t limit transactions, and has been rewarded with a boom in orders.

“A lot of people who are hardcore gamers are going to be turned off by the Xbox One,” said Gabe Bethke, 19, a sophomore at Occidental College in Los Angeles, who watched online and owns an Xbox 360. “It has too many rules and restrictions.”

Fresh Orders

Sony is cashing in with higher-than-expected pre-orders for the PS4 at Game stop corp. (GME), the biggest video-game retailer, according to Andrew House, president of Sony Network Entertainment. He said the company has delayed a decision on whether to start selling in Asia,  by year-end in order keep up with demand in the U.S. and Europe.
The PS4 was outselling Xbox One on the U.S. Website of online retailer Amazon.com Inc. yesterday, taking the No. 1 spot on the video-games category bestseller list. Xbox One was No. 2, although Amazon had sold out of its special Day One edition of the console.

Sony Resurgence

Sony lost its lead in the current generation of video-game hardware by charging an initial $599 for the PlayStation 3 seven years ago. Nintendo’s cheaper Wii sold the most units during that generation, although Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has topped the monthly charts more recently.
Now Microsoft has to justify an extra $100 for its machine, which goes on sale in November -- a premium that largely goes to cover the Kinect motion sensor that some gamers aren’t convinced they need.

Kinect, the Xbox Live service, content partnerships with the NFL, access to Skype video calls and unique features such as the SmartGlass app that allows users to switch between screens set Microsoft apart, Don Mattrick, president of the company’s interactive entertainment unit, said in an interview. The console will have 13 exclusive next-generation games, including the next “Halo.”

‘Lame’ Connection

“We’re overdelivering value against other choices,” Mattrick said in an interview. “Any modern product these days, when you look at it, $499 isn’t a ridiculous price point.”
Microsoft’s plan to require an Internet connection every 24 hours to check game licenses has proved unpopular. Game discs can be resold only through authorized retailers, can be given away only once, to friends who have been listed for at least 30 days, and publishers can opt out of supporting resales. Titles, stored online and on the machine, can be shared with as many as 10 family members.

No Change

Since its press conference on June 10, Sony has clarified its stance on so-called digital rights management. Like Microsoft’s Xbox One, the PS4 won’t prevent publishers from instituting limits on trade-ins and resales. However, that represents no change from the current PlayStation 3.

Audience Cheers

The two companies’ June 10 press events were mirror images of each other. Microsoft went first, highlighting its exclusive titles and unique features like SmartGlass and the Kinect motion sensing controller. In the closing minutes of the event, Microsoft announced the price and was met with a gasp followed by silence.

Ebb, Flow

Both machines will compete against Nintendo’s $300 Wii U, which was released in November and has generated disappointing sales. Nintendo announced coming titles for the new machine based on characters including Zelda, Super Mario and Smash Bros.
For game publishers, the developments are encouraging, said Frank Gibeau, president of labels at Electronic Arts (EA)'s., the second-largest U.S. game publisher. While Sony and Microsoft have differences in their approaches to online services, title slates and how they use the power of the machines, the dialog with the public is still very early, he said..

The upcoming mid-range smart phone is speculated to have larger screen display next to the remarkable features and specifications.the Finnish company will reportedly release another Nokia Lumia smart phone range called the Nokia Lumia 625.
According to Chinese web site reports, Nokia Lumia 625 will have a a 4.7-inch WVGA screen display which is bigger compared to the 4.5-inch screen displays of the other Lumia smart phone range. The Lumia 625 can face competition. with many comparable phones in this range . like HTC titan II .
it has  1.2GHz Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor and the Windows Phone 8 and GDR2 updates.
Other features and specs include the support for LTE connectivity, 512MB of RAM and 2000mAh battery. Nokia will be able to sell the Nokia Lumia 625 with LTE with an affordable price due to the smart phone's unibody design.
However, the upcoming Nokia Lumia 625 is currently being described as an "odd" smart phone.
because the Finnish company chose the WVGA screen display instead of the 720p screen. .

It simply means Nokia Lumia 625 will be comparable to the Nokia Lumia 820 smart phone that also sports the WVGA screen. Additionally, Nokia Lumia 625 will only have the 199ppi rather than the 312ppi and a chipset similar to the one incorporated in the Nokia Lumia 920.

the rates have not been anounced yet .. but still as compared it will release in the mid of june !!