Sony Xperia A Announced for Japan’s NTT DoCoMo

Sony Xperia A Announced for Japan’s NTT DoCoMo

It’s that time of year again in Japan and one of the bigger announcements was the Xperia A for NTT DoCoMo, following in the footsteps of the Xperia Z and ZL, this is a device that’s a little smaller and a little less on the high-end side of things but, it’s still a solid performer and will serve you well. Here are the specs:

• 4.6-inch OptiContrast OLED at 1280 x 720
• 1.5 Ghz Quad-Core Snapdragon S4 Pro
• 2GB of RAM
• 13MP rear-facing camera with dedicated camera key and 15 fps burst rate with 0.3 MP front-facing
• NFC and LTE Support
• 2,300 mAh battery
• Android 4.1

XOLO Announce Q700 Quad-Core Smartphone

XOLO Announce Q700 Quad-Core Smartphone



It’s been a little while since we heard anything from Indian company XOLO but, now they’re back with the Q700. This quad-core smartphone comes with some impressive specs and a number of special features, like the ability to set profiles for widgets etc. Let’s take a look at the specs:

• 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) 16M color capacitive touch screen IPS display at 245 ppi
• 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589W-M processor with 238 MHz PowerVR SGX544 GPU
• Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
• Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
• 5MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor and 720p HD video recording
• 0.3 (MP) VGA front-facing camera
• 10.2 mm thick and weighs 151.3 grams
• 3.5mm audio jack
• 1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, 32GB expandable memory with MicroSD
• 3G (HSDPA: 21 Mbps, HSUPA: 11 Mbps), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS
• 2400 mAh battery

Smartphones and Tablets

Wow, what a week it’s been, Google I/O has pretty much come and gone like a tsunami! Although, it left behind more positives, with more tools being handed over to developers and of course, Hangouts. But, what’s been going on around the rest of the world? Well, I’m glad you’re here because that’s just what I am going to address here in another edition of Droid Worldwide Weekly, where we bring you the biggest Android News from around the globe. News that might be more relevant to your little corner of the globe. Read on to see what’s been happening in the World of Android this past week!

French Proposal Would Tax at 1%; Pile the Money into Art and Culture Funding

A proposal has been handed to the French President recently that details a tax on “Internet-capable” devices like smartphones and tablets of 1%. The money would then be piled back into funding that goes towards art and culture projects. It doesn’t matter where you are in the world these days, money is tight and yet Apple, Google and Amazon are all making a whole lot of money off of these devices. 1% is hardly a pill to swallow and would net roughly €86 Million a year, do you think this is a good idea?

Dell Laptops availaible

·         ·         Dell Vostro 2520	Dell Inspiron N3521	Dell Inspiron N5521	Dell Inspiron N7720
Rs.46,499/-	Rs.62,199/-	Rs.73,199/-	Rs.112,499/-

Acer intros a new version of the C7 Chromebook

Acer intros a new version of the C7 Chromebook with a better battery and $280 price point

by Adrian Diaconescu on Mar 13, 2013 with 0 Comments

Acer’s $200 C7 Chromebook might not be playing in the same league as the Pixel (not even close), but it is six times cheaper, so budget-conscious folks are likely to call the quality-price ratio fair. But what if you need just a little extra oomph and you don’t mind coughing up 80 bucks more?

In that case, you should meet the C710-2055. This looks exactly the same as the base C7 Chromebook model (C710-2847) and has most of the specs of the original, save for two key features, which have been boosted.

The puny 4-cell battery now has two extra cells and a 5,000 mAh total capacity, which should add two whole hours of autonomy to the previous four. Multitasking is bound to get an important lift as well, given the 2 GB of RAM inside the base C7 have been upgraded to 4 gigs.

I know what you’re thinking, a slightly snappier processor would have made the new C7 perfect, but for the time being you’ll still have to make due with the 1.1 GHz Celeron 847. The rest is also the same, with all the ups and downs that go with it – 320 GB of storage, 11.6-inch 1,366 x 768 pix res screen, Intel HD Graphics, Wi-Fi, three USB 2.0 ports, HDMI, multi-gesture touchpad.

And, as you might have guessed already, the C710-2055 is worth $280. Meanwhile, remember there’s another C7 version around, the C710-2605, going for $300. That’s for some reason very difficult to score (currently out of stock at most online retailers) and is esentially a C710-2055 with a larger 500 GB hard drive.

As for other Chromebook options, you can find Samsung’s old Series 3 starting at $250, the new Series 5 at $550 and up, and the HP Pavilion going for $330. And, of course, the almighty Pixel is available for $1,299 in a Wi-Fi only flavor or $1,449 with 4G LTE. That’s what we like to call freedom of choice!

So what say you, boys and girls? Is Acer’s rehashed new C7 worth a second look? Is it the Chromebook with the best quality-price ratio? Are Chromebooks in general worth the trouble?

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