Click a selfie with Insidious 3 ghosts on Blippar

 Blippar, the world’s largest image recognition and augmented reality platform brings a spine-chilling encounter with the ghost of insidious 3 for its fans. With Blippar’s innovative technology, viewers can simply blipp (scan) the posters, standees at the cinema hall and special markers on their smart phones and can enjoy the film’s trailer. They can also take selfies with the insidious ghost, browse the images from the insidious gallery and experience the ghosts come to life on their smart phones in 3D.

Arnav Ghosh, Regional Director, Blippar India said, “With the increase in popularity of horror and supernatural films, we decided to create a thrilling experience for the fans of insidious series. The campaign is very interesting with the insidious ghosts coming to life on mobile screen in 3D. We have created special markers for the movie apart from the posters and the standees which the fans can blip (scan) and see the apparition of the ghost on their mobile screen. Young viewers will enjoy the overall look and feel of the campaign”.

With just two weeks remaining in the release of the most sought after movie Insidious 3, Blippar, an image recognition platform is all set to change the perception and experience of the viewers about paranormal activities and super natural powers.

ZTE Blade Qlux 4G

A leading global device maker, ZTE, is all set with the sales of its much anticipated Blade Qlux phone, slated to start later today. The company’s online retail partner Amazon was host the sales from 2:00 p.m. onwards. ZTE Blade Qlux 4G is the most economical 4G smartphone in India and comes bundled with a double data offer from Airtel.

Display: 4.5” IPS

Processor: Mediatek MTK6732M 1.3 GHz Quad Core 

RAM: 1 GB RAM 

Network: 4G bands of 1800 MHz (Band Class 3) & 2300 MHz (Band Class 40)

Rear Camera: 8 MP (HDR, face detection and continuous shots)

Autofocus: Yes

Flash: Yes, LED

 Front Camera: 5 MP

Price: INR 4999

HDFC Bank launched PayZapp

HDFC Bank launched PayZapp, a payment solution that will revolutionize the way payments and purchases are done on-the-go today using mobile devices. Download this App and pay with ONE CLICK for all your spends, from mobile phone top-ups, to instant money transfers, to bill payments, to groceries, to even big-ticket purchases such as foreign holidays and designer clothes.

Within PayZapp is SmartBuy, a virtual mega marketplace that has every type of product available, from those that fulfill daily requirements to those that meet aspirational needs, just the way a mall has.

The launch of PayZapp and SmartBuy is the latest initiative in HDFC Bank's digital banking offering christened #GoDigital. It aligns with the Bank’s core digital theme of ‘Bank aapki muthi mein’, which places the power of banking in the hands of the customer. 

PayZapp + SmartBuy has the following unique features:

·         A. SmartBuy is a ONE-STOP shop on your mobile for all deals and offers by prominent e-commerce portals such as Flipkart, Makemytrip, Cleartrip, Yatra, Big Basket, and DTH and bill pay facilities.

·        B.  PayZapp is the country’s first ONE CLICK payment solution that ensures fast and easy checkout using a single PIN.

·        C.   In PayZapp, credit or debit card numbers and their security codes are not required to be entered with every purchase.

·        D.  In addition, PayZapp maps the device with the card number to determine authenticity of a transaction, thus enhancing security.

·          E. With PayZapp, users can transfer money instantly to anybody using mobile number, email ids

·         F.  In-app creation of NetSafe Virtual International Card

·         G.  No restriction on daily / monthly limits as payments are done through linked cards

Speaking about the new launch, Mr. Parag Rao, Business Head, Cards, Payment Products and Merchant Acquiring Services said, “PayZapp is pathbreaking. For the customer, whose world has now converged on his mobile device, this innovation will mean that he'll be able to do every type of payment and purchase from a single App with a single PIN, whenever and wherever he wants, without worrying about prepayment and re-loading. Like all our innovations, the genesis of this platform is customer convenience. As part of our Bank aap ki muththi mein initiative, this product is another major digital leap. In fact, the customer will find it is not only the #PowerofBanking which is in his muththi, but effectively the whole world.”

As of FY 2014-15, 63% of all transactions at HDFC Bank are conducted through digital channels.

Gionee launches all new Marathon M5 & Elife E8

Gionee has introduced its new range, Elife E8 and a second Marathon M5 cell phone in Beijing and China. The first Android cell phone to accompany "loss-less" zoom that will keep up picture quality regardless of the fact that the user keeps the zoom at 3X. The M5 is fit for opposite charging which enables you can use it as power bank to charge two other cell telephones

Elife E8:

Size:  6-inch WQHD Super AMOLED display (2560×1440 pixels resolution)

OS: Android 5.1 with Gionee's Amigo 3.1 UI

Camera: Back- 24 megapixel, can deliver photos up to 120 MP resolutions.

                 Front: 8 megapixels

Processor: 2.0 GHz

RAM: 3GB

Storage: 64GB

Chipset: MediaTek MTK6795 octa-center

SIM: double 4G

Battery: 35000 mAh

Cost: 41,000

The M5 is fit for opposite charging which enables you can use it as power bank to charge two other cell telephones.

Marathon M5

Size:  5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED display

OS: Android L

Camera: Back- 13 megapixel

                 Front: 5 megapixels

Processor: 2.0 GHz

RAM: 2GB

Storage: 16GB

Battery: 6000 mAh

Cost: 23,000

However, Gionee has not given a release date for these cell phones in India.

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OnePlus Extended Warranty

OnePlus, a global technology startup, announces an industry-first ‘extended warranty’ service for its smartphone users in India. As part of this initiative, all service related issues till date and henceforth pending for more than 15 working days at service centres will automatically get a 3 months extended warranty. This service will be applicable on the OnePlus One and all future smartphones.

Adding to the announcement, Vikas Agarwal, General Manager - India, OnePlus, said: “OnePlus is committed to long term growth in India and are investing significant resources in revamping our service offerings. While it is our constant endeavour to close most of our customer service requests within 3 days, this complimentary extended warranty will compensate users in case of any unexpected delays. We have always considered our fans and users to be a priority, and this service is a testimony of our efforts in empowering them further.”

“Our goal is to continue to gather feedback from our users and strive to provide the best service and support than any consumer brand in the country”, he added.

Xiaomi Mi3 flash sale by GreenDust

Get your hands on the best ever deal on Xiaomi Mi3 at the open boxed flash sale presented by GreenDust. Harnessing its trust and goodwill in the refurbished market, GreenDust offers this attractive pocket dragon at a stunning price of Rs. 10, 999 that is 3 thousand lesser than the MRP. This price that is extraordinarily penny-wise is coupled with free shipping and 6 months Mi warranty.

The open-boxed or unboxed phone is also available at an additional discount of Rs. 150 on ordering through GreenDust’s mobile app and has limited stock.

GreenDust is India’s largest and most trusted online store to sell open-box, refurbished, factory seconds, and surplus products. GreenDust’s reverse logistics engine is used by most manufacturers and e-commerce companies in India today and its “GreenDust Certified” seal is becoming a seal of approval in the often questionable market of refurbished products.

Hitendra Chaturvedi, Founder & CEO, GreenDust, commented, “We have observed a huge transformation in customer behavior in terms of refurbished products. We have been able to earn their trust because of which the ‘Flash sale in mobile’ has done tremendously well. Motivated by the positive response, we plan to continue with the expansion of the flash sale model to encompass more brands and categories.”

The models that will be sold will either be seal-opened but unused, or have some software issues which are fixed by GreenDust, hence would be refurbished. Due to limited stocks, GreenDust is allowing pre-ordering on its site www.greendust.com at a price much lower than the original.

Xiaomi Mi3 features Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8274AB 2.3GHz processor, Adreno 330 450MHz GPU, 2GB LPDDR3 RAM, and eMMC 4.5 flash memory along with 5-inch IPS display enhanced with Full HD at 16:9. It is power packed with 500 hours of standby time, 25 hours of 3G internet uses and much more. This Android based phone also enables the users to manage everything in the mobile through MI clouds.

Aircel introduces free roaming

Aircel announced the launch of its innovative offering for South - ‘Five States, One Rate’. This revolutionary offering, which requires no separate recharge or pack activation, will enable all existing and new prepaid and postpaid Aircel customers, to roam freely on Aircel network between the five states namely Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Aircel customers in South traveling between these states will incur no incoming call charges. While theoutgoing calls will be charged at a minimal rate of only 1 p/sec for both local and STD calls, all SMS and Pocket Internet packs will remain unchanged and customers can continue to use them as per their already applicable rates and packs. For the ease of the Aircel customers in South, this offering will be activated for them by default w.e.f. 11^th June 2015.

    The details of the offering are as below:

AIRCEL CUSTOMERS
While roaming on Aircel network in South
Incoming	FREE
Outgoing local	1p/sec
Outgoing STD	1p/sec

Speaking about the unique offering, Anupam Vasudev, Chief Marketing Officer, Aircel, said, “We all like to live in a world without boundaries and restrictions and this insight is the true inspiration for‘Five States, One Rate’. Aircel has always been at the forefront of delighting its subscribers with innovative, relevant and value for money offerings and this new and unique offering is a testimony of our commitment to enable the Aircel family to ‘Do a Little Extra’. Since its inception, Aircel, has consistently remained a strong telecom player in South India and with ‘Five States, One Rate’, we not only want to strengthen our position as a market leader but also want to cement our long-standing relationship with our customers”.

He further added, “The five states - Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala witness a huge amount of business and leisure traveling and given the porous borders between these states, we did not want our customers to restrict themselves in any manner while using our services. As a habit/natural tendency, while on roaming, we usually tend to avoid taking calls or use data until absolutely necessary but with ‘Five States, One Rate’ we intend to change this thinking. We want our subscribers to say ‘call me anytime’ and in turn relieve them of any worry regarding their mobile phone bills. Our offering will enable them to be ‘freely’ in touch with their family, friends and businesses at all times.”

PHICOMM launched their flagship smartphone Passion 660

PHICOMM who launched their flagship smartphone PHICOMM Passion 660 recently, debuted today at 11 am on Amazon India to a fabulous response. The android smartphone priced at Rs. 10,999/- was sold out within seconds.

Those who missed out on today’s opportunity to grab a PHICOMM Passion 660 can log on to Amazon India for another sale at 11 am on Tuesday, 16 June 2015.  

PHICOMM Passion 660 specifications:

Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with octa-core 64-bit capable CPU at speeds up to 1.5 GHz and 4G LTE.
Dimension	139×69×7.3 mm
Display	5.0" FHD(1920*1080) IPS,441ppi
Memory	2GB+16GB
Ext. Memory	Micro SD max. 64GB
Camera	13.0MP AF + 5MP
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0
WLAN	802.11 b/g /n, Wi-Fi direct
Navigation	GPS/A-GPS
Sensor	G-sensor，L-sensor，P-Sensor, E-compass, Barometer, Step-counter sensor, Gesture sensor
Keypad	Softkey (Menu, Home, Back)
Side key	Power, Volume
Ext. port	Micro USB, 3.5mm Audio Stereo
Battery	2300mAh
SIM Card	Dual Sim (Micro+Nano/SD)
OS	Expect OS 5.0 on Android 4.4.4
Color	Black, White

Huawei new Flagship Smartphone, P8

P8 – where science meets aesthetic beauty

The star product of the launch is the Huawei P8 smartphone, a perfect blend of technology, sleek styling, usability and revolutionary low light camera features. The Huawei P8 is the culmination of the rich heritage of the P Series, which was introduced in 2012, focusing on style and functionality. More than a smartphone, the P8 strikes a perfect balance between beauty, minimalist aesthetics and usability.

P8’s design inspiration comes from the ancient tradition of libraries and hardcover books.  Sleek, simple and elegant, it features a flat front and back design, ultra-narrow beze. Superior craftsmanship means that the LCD screen, one of the largest ratio of screen to body in the industry - taking up 78.3% of the surface.

The phone is 6.4mm thin, with dual SIM cards, and works seamlessly with a 4G network (where the service is available). Despite its advanced functionality, P8 is also one of the most user-friendly Android 4G smartphones with easy-to-use innovative features. The body is slimmer with a longer standby time than ever before, with 2600mAh battery and Kirin 930 64-bit Octa-Core chipset.

Introducing a new philosophy for camera design, P8 camera is optimized for low light and high contrast. It is the best light painting camera smartphone available in the market today, offering DSLR-level independent image processor. Director Mode is the industry's first professional-level video capture function, which allows the P8 user to direct and control up to three other Android phones when shooting a video scene from four angles simultaneously, and also to instant video clip editing.

User-friendly advancement

The Huawei P8 is designed to have a natural connection to human nature, providing solutions to common pain points and meeting consumers’ needs. For instance, addressing the problem with people often misplacing their phone, you can now wake up the phone by Specific Voice command: Speak “Where are you,” the phone will answer back with music and a voice message.

"The goal of Huawei P8 is to become the most user-friendly smartphone for consumers globally" said Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group, "Through in-depth market research, Huawei has addressed the most pressing pain points for premium smartphone users today. Huawei seamlessly combines the best elements of style and durability in this device, delivering a revolutionary user experience – especially in terms of camera capabilities and network connectivity. Building on the outstanding market performance of Huawei’s P series, we fully believe the Huawei P8 will become one of the most popular smartphones of 2015."

The “people, car, and home” connectivity

Ensuring a seamless user’s experience, Huawei has also design the fashion and innovative wearable products and accessory to consumers, such as Huawei TalkBand B2, work in synch with P8 can be remotely unlocked without entering a password, moreover, locate your phone with just one simple touch in B2. Huawei AP007 13000 mAh Power Bank has two USB slots to charge two devices simultaneously and supports 5V 2A output to make the charging process quicker, to cater to the modern day user’s need to keep their devices powered throughout the day while on the go. Bringing consumers a smart and limitless experience, while staying connected to the world at all times through the scene of “people, car, and home” is the key business strategy for Huawei.

NETWORK	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
BODY	Dimensions	144.9 x 72.1 x 6.4 mm (5.70 x 2.84 x 0.25 in)
	Weight	144 g (5.08 oz)
	Build	Corning Gorilla Glass 3 back panel
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.2 inches (~71.4% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels (~424 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
		- Emotion 3.1 UI
PLATFORM	OS	Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
	Chipset	HiSilicon Kirin 930/935
	CPU	Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Mali-T628 MP4
MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
	Internal	16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
CAMERA	Primary	13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels, autofocus, optical image stabilization, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps
	Secondary	8 MP
SOUND	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes
COMMS	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.1, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
	NFC	Yes
	Radio	TBC
	USB	microUSB v2.0, USB Host
FEATURES	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Java	No
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
		- XviD/MP4/H.264 player
		- MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV/Flac player
		- Document viewer
		- Photo/video editor
BATTERY		Non-removable Li-Po 2680 mAh battery
MISC	Colors	Titanium Grey, Mystic Champagne (16 GB model)
		Carbon Black, Prestige Gold (64 GB model)

http://techdailyinfo.com/huawei-new-flagship-smartphone-p8/

Phone Patent Royalties: Ericsson once again sues Apple

To protect its standard-essential patents, leading communication and technology firm Ericsson once again locks horns with Apple over Phone Patent Royalties. The two giants had a dispute over the licensing patents on LTE technology in Texas, U.S in the starting of this year, but now the clash over global licensing agreement takes place in Germany, the United Kingdom and Netherlands (European Continent).

Kasim Alfalahi, Ericsson’s Chief Intellectual Property Officer said to Bloomberg, “Irrespective of the company, everybody needs to take a license for the technologies being provided to them,”

Before mid-January, Apple had been paying royalties to Ericsson for using its innovative communication technology but the talk over renewing the same had failed which resulted in fresh law suit as Apple continued to use Ericsson’s technology without possessing a valid license.

Under FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) licensing obligation Ericsson has been persistently trying to come an agreement with Apple but the efforts were mostly unproductive.

Ericsson had previously filed 7 lawsuits against Apple on matters related to patents and intellectual property protection. If these rulings are passed in Ericsson’s favor, the company will have a big profitability boost in vast global scale and reach of smartphone market.