Moto G Android 5.0 Lollipop soak test starts in India today

Motorola will commence the Android 5.0 Lollipop soak test for the Moto G today, as revealed by a company's representative. The company already released the official updates for the Moto G (2014) and Moto X(2014).


The soak test for the latest Android version will start in India where users who've registered in the Motorola Feedback Network program will be the first to experience Lollipop on their Moto G. If you're not in that list fret not, as most probably the OTA update link will be captured and you'll be able to try it for yourself.

Sadly, Motorola's customer support representative didn't pinpoint a date when the update will start rolling out to everyone with a Moto G. In any case, the smoother the soak test goes, the sooner the update will launch. Fingers crossed.

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge has curved its way into the stores of three US retailers. You can get it off contract, on-contract and with the carrier's respective upgrade early plan. You might want to sit down before we get to the pricing though.
AT&T
AT&T has put a $946 price tag on the Galaxy Note Edge for those who don't want a contract. And it's something you might want to consider, since signing a 2-year commitment brings down the price to $400. For comparison a Galaxy Note 4 is $826 off contract and $300 with a contract.
AT&T Next starts at $31.54 a month for 30 months, the middle stage is $39.42 for 24 months and the quickest option is $47.30 for 20 months. All these options total $946 at the end, of course.
T-Mobile
T-Mobile's Uncarrier strategy means there's no subsidy but you can get a Samsung Galaxy Note Edge for $870 or space them out to $36.25 a month for 24 months.
A Galaxy Note 4 is $750 or $31.24 for two years.

Sprint
Sprint has priced the Galaxy Note Edge the cheapest - $840 – but the two-year contract has you paying the most - $430 up front. The other option is 24 monthly payments of $35.
Again for comparison, a Galaxy Note 4 sets you back $720 off contract, $300 up front with a two-year Sprint contract or 24 payments of $30.
Verizon
Verizon isn't selling the Galaxy Note Edge yet but you can pre-register for it. There's no price yet.
US Cellular should offer the Note Edge as well, but there isn't a pre-register page just yet.
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iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus

There's bad news for Samsung as it looks set to cede ground to Apple on its home turf of Korea.

According to WSJ's Korea Realtime blog, analysts estimate that pre-orders for the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have reached roughly 100,000 units, which is over three times the estimated 30,000 units that the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 received over a similar time frame.

The pre-orders for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus began in Korea on Friday. The three mobile carriers reportedly received "tens of thousands" pre-orders in less than an hour. The report notes that KT Corp., the first telecom company to introduce the iPhone in the Korean market, claimed that it racked up 10,000 orders in one minute of the sale, and 50,000 in thirty minutes for both the iPhone models.

On the other hand, LG Uplus Corp., which is selling the iPhone for the first time, claimed that it received 20,000 orders for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus within 20 minutes. The largest mobile carrier in Korean market, SK Telecom Co., also claimed that its first and second batch of pre-sale quota for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have been fully booked, but it didn't reveal the numbers.

The numbers are likely to go higher as the pre-sale will continue till the smartphones hit store shelves on Friday, October 31.

The report notes that Apple has traditionally enjoyed very little success in Korea, with just 6 percent handset marketshare compared to Samsung's 63 percent, according to Counterpoint Research.

"But with Apple piggybacking on Samsung's large-screen strategy, there are concerns that Samsung will lose its only advantage, which has been its large screen sizes," Lee Seung-woo, an analyst with IBK Securities in Seoul told WSJ's Korea Realtime.

Apple iPhone 6

Rs. 53,500

• Review
• Key Specs
• News

• Design
• Display
• Software
• Performance
• Battery life
• Camera
• Value for money

• Good
• Thin, light, easy to handle
• Excellent camera
• Superb performance
• Reasonably good battery life

• Bad
• Limited storage

Read detailed Apple iPhone 6 review

Buy At

Rs. 53,500

Rs. 53,500

Rs. 53,500

 

Earlier this month, reports emerging from China had claimed that retailers and telecom operators had collectively received 2 million reservations in first 6 hours for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus booking, with reports later claiming the total pre-orders had reached about 20 million. 

Apple iPhone 6 Plus

Rs. 61,900

• Review
• Key Specs
• News

• Design
• Display
• Software
• Performance
• Battery life
• Camera
• Value for money

• Good
• Fantastic performance
• Very good battery life
• Excellent camera

• Bad
• Large and awkward to use
• Lacks software optimisations

Read detailed Apple iPhone 6 Plus review

Buy At

Rs. 61,900

Rs. 62,500

Rs. 62,500

 

iOS Apps for free

Secret Diary

Normally $1.99.

Secret Diary™ protect your private notes, write and attach photo together. Keep your favorite part of your life with full protection on iPhone and iPad.

Hide secret notes without locking your device.
Superior writing experience on more than 10 unique beautiful themes in iOS 7 style and 300+ standard & fascinating fonts and well-crafted features which made in easy way to use. So, you’ll understand how it work or how to use quickly without using tutorial or app manual.

“This is a useful app that lets you store private information on your iPad.” – appPicker

WHAT PEOPLE SAID ABOUT SECRET DIARY

“This app is awesome, I would always worry about someone breaking into the diaries I had on my tablet, and actual my diaries, none had locks or a code, now I don’t have to worry about my diary being invaded by creeps!”

“Love the fonts no complaints there.”
Benefits from Secret Diary™
– Keep special memories
– Protect secret note
– Write & Keep love letter
– Write class lecture
– Journal
– Article for Writter
– Business ideas
– Password keeper
– Shopping lists
– Adorable baby stories
– and many more!
“THE SAFEST PERSONAL DIARY IN YOUR POCKET YET.”
SECURITY SYSTEM
– Lock system include passcode,pattern and password lock.
– Decoy mode, reverse your passcode to enter alternative account.
– Inactive Lock
– Intruder detection.
– Intruder report with photo, video and date&time.
– Self-Destruction.
– Surveillance.

“A SIMPLE NOTE APP WITH AMAZING FEATURES.”
NOTE & PHOTO
– Write note and attach photo together.
– Pinch to scale photo
– Drag to move photo
– Rotate photo
– View images in gallery
– Save image to camera roll
**To view image in gallery or save image to camera roll, simply tap and hold on image and menu will be appear.

INSTANT SEARCH
Secret Diary™ has an amazing instant search feature which display search results instantly while you are typing. So you can find exactly what you want when you want it.
**TIP: You can write #hashtag in your note to organize related note and for easy to find later.

THEME & FONT
– More than 10 unique beautiful themes
– More than 300+ standard, handwriting and cute fonts
– Font size adjustment

SHARE NOTE
– Send note via e-mail with images
– Send note via e-mail as PDF file with images

SUPPORT
– Fully support for the latest iOS 7.
– Universal version.
– Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
– Optimize for iPhone 5 and 5s

TIP FOR SECRET DIARY USERS
1. Try ‘Desyrel’ font and you gonna loved it.
2. For the best protection, please enable ‘Inactive lock’ and set require passcode to be ‘immediately’.
3. Make sure to back up your passcode to your e-mail. Because I know you will forgot it in someday.
4. To view image in original size, simply tap and hold on image and choose ‘View’
5. Image in Secret Diary can be export by tap and hold and choose ‘save to camera roll’
6. To change font size, go to setting -> Font size -> swipe to select the best font size for your diary.

Download Secret Diary

free ios apps-Tempo

We have had two great batches of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free so far this week, and now we have our third. Yesterday’s list was heavy on camera apps —several of which are still free if you hurry — so today’s batch is a bit more diverse. As always, these sales could be over at any minute so be sure to download all these nifty iOS apps as soon as you can.

Paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from now or a week from now — obviously, the only thing we can guarantee is that they were free at the time this post was written. If you click on a link and see a price listed next to an app instead of the word “free,” it is no longer free. The sale has ended. If you download the app, you will be charged.

Tempo-iOS

Usually $0.99.

Tempo. The Definitive Weather App. Fast, Beautiful, Accurate.

Tempo is the new weather app, invented by Alberto Ziveri, distributed by the italian laboratory Grafite and Andrea Fabbri.
Tempo the fastest app to look for the daily weather forecast at your local position, for the next 5 days. It’s the easiest to use and very accurate, too. We collect data from the Forecast.io service, which makes the average of multiple weather stations from all over the world. Tempo is simple, useful and it’s perfect to be your daily weather app at your current city. By tapping on each day you can discover more useful details about the weather, such as max or min temperature, humidity, sunset and sunrise times.
Tempo is just simple and perfect to discover whether the days will be nice or not (and how nice they will be).

Finally, following our laboratory Grafite philosophy, Tempo will be always updated. We love to create definitive project, it means we’ll often retouch or add details of the app, while keeping its origina simplicity.

Download Tempo

Smartphone Security

Your smartphone carries a lot of things that an identity thief would love to have: stored passwords to online accounts, banking information, email addresses and phone numbers. How can you make sure your phone's private data stays private? Adam Levin, cofounder of the Identity Theft 911 website and former director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, offers these tips:

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18 Pages To Become An Android Expert (view mobile)

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•Lock your phone with a password. It's the most basic security step, but one that some people skip. Yes, a hacker could break in anyway, but they may not want to bother. "Most bad guys will simply move on to the next — easier — target," Levin noted. "It's a lot easier for a thief to steal a smartphone with no password than it is to work on cracking your phone."

•When online shopping, use an app rather than your browser. Most major retail sites offer dedicated shopping applications that help shield you from fraudulent phishing sites and other scammer tricks, Levin said. Just be sure it's the official app before you download it.

•Log out. When you're done checking your credit card balance or checking account, be sure to sign out. "And never click the box asking the app to save your user ID or password," Levin suggested.

•Connect to Wi-Fi only when you need it. Turn off the feature on your phone (or laptop or tablet) that automatically connects you to any nearby Wi-Fi network, Levin recommended. If you don't, "hackers with the right software can easily hack your phone." And close your Bluetooth connection when you're done.

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18 Pages To Become An Android Expert (view mobile)

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•Delete all personal data before selling or donating your old phone. Look in the settings for an option to "erase all content," "factory data reset" or something similar.

Salora to launch 4.5-inch POWERMaxx smartphone @ Rs 15,999

Salora International Ltd (SIL) has entered the smartphone fray with the launch of PowerMaxx. The smartphone comes with a bumper size battery of 3200mAh, which according to the company, keeps it powered for nearly 430 hours. This mean the smartphone is capable of supporting 22 hours of 3G talk time, 42 hours of playing music, 10 hours of playing video, 11 hours of 3G networking and 13 hours of Wi-Fi usage.




PowerMaxx packs Cortex-A9 1GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS. The phone has a slim body measuring 10.2 mm, 64.5mm frame with round edges. The smartphone's surface shell is made of forging aluminum alloy with a special fibre drawing technology.




There's 4.5 inch IPS LCD (qHD) screen with a resolution of 960x540p. The company says display comes with 'Zero Air Gap' technology that uses high-strength single layer toughened glass which makes it anti-fingerprint, anti-scratch and ultra-thin. The technology also supposedly prevents users' eyes from drying.

The smart phone has a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera and 8 megapixel autofocus camera at the back. There's 512MB RAM and 4GB of on-board storage, expandable up to 32GB via microSD. Connectivity options in the phone include Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth.


Salora PowerMaxx is priced at Rs 15,999 (MRP).