World's First Modular Smartphone Launched

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6Hnx5ZAyHVUAYBJheXV7UusJf32O_i_ny_xVLnMgHl-MLYxTjSPdf1QtaZYkjfeknxK3qrZO5HuykrkGTeJHaxFhcrGDFUp3F3lNJ2qLSOxHy97cl8ESUsjGiGGiVOjGYIwAmDTaD-8/s640/ec62d356-8536-49f4-80f3-b5769fffa1fd.jpg" width="640" /></div> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";">Fairphone, the company behind the first 'ethically sourced smartphone' unveiled back in 2013, is back with its new smartphone dubbed Fairphone 2. The new offering from the company is also said to be the 'first modular smartphone', something Google has been working on for years now with Project Ara. Google however back in August delayed the announced launch of its much-anticipated Project Ara modular smartphones until 2016.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3YNeXqsy4Z2nbFSCDLW2tA_1hC6IJXmsbNh7BnUmKWwGAiuo3iqCUqwyBl1FiQ3v1Nc-VlspngMLazZs3kzZH7AknHX1VmlTp1XuM_0I40xM3KQUS0tx9RSr8P-ypjGDEIkD0Mx_scM/s640/fairphone-2-repair.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><br /></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Priced at EUR 529.38 (approximately Rs. 38,000), the Fairphone 2 will begin shipping December. Olivier Hebert, Chief Technology Officer, Fairphone, boasts that the company built its second smartphone as "a robust phone that's designed to last." The company also stressed on the modular construction for "easy dis/assembly" of the Fairphone 2. The company very specifically points out that the handset has been designed for use and service in Europe only.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div style="color: #3e433e; font-family: 'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; width: 769.5px;"> <b>Specifications</b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOkueQm5vru8YvjPnVXz3e6rX4Y1V-fltiK7yrLHInws6G2fLYmLmoEWQqALxRDVHFVUXZ-7oeu_rwb2jtwcW4VfVy3IS2dPYWszbosfN3tMb3Z9Osbz9O2R800Nd8cqidZYDjo3-pMk/s1600/Capture.JPG" /></div> <div style="color: #3e433e; font-family: 'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; width: 769.5px;"> <br /></div> </div>

World's First Modular Smartphone Launched

Fairphone, the company behind the first 'ethically sourced smartphone' unveiled back in 2013, is back with its new smartphone dubbed Fairphone 2. The new offering from the company is also said to be …

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MIUI 7 now available for download

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Xiaomi has released the global stable MIUI 7 ROMs for bunch of devices, including </span>Mi 3<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">, </span>Mi 4<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">,</span>Mi Note<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">, </span>Redmi 1S<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">, </span>Redmi 2<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">/</span>Prime<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">, </span>Redmi Note<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">, and </span>Mi Pad<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">.</span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMxrElbLNdxR3EKARoAYVFfn7zs3zxWXBfhMV_9Y2i9Edezon5ERLmPxyqKpNRwRg5xahnsHIhYvruW82XPh2PZnnjJQE4bJqF7gjhXEvDM9AVMv6CEkNgj6YyFUJGyRn1UbVmBmPgPA/s640/gsmarena_002.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The ROMs are currently available to flash manually from MIUI Official Forum, with instructions on how to go about doing that. If you are not comfortable with flashing, you can wait for a few days before the update starts rolling out as OTA update.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> MIUI 7 comes with several improvements, including improved UI speed (up to 30%), up to 10% battery life, 5 new official themes, new Huge font size, dedicated folders in image gallery for babies and pets, child mode, and some India-specific features, such as Showtime, which plays a personalized photo or video when you call someone with a compatible device, daily changing lockscreen wallpapers, smart SMS grouping, and smart OTP SMS handling.</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8RP9FiUjcom1JbiCQbM_B-1FBc1ODDwEQvy1McXOzIEc7DG2XzV1oq6lNBYSkqAwO0aOEW4_A-XfTwULNhsUWJRx4Ng22DRawc1-SEWXcfA9KYgPCn9lBjoRmRCTG8q0srIm92tfFi0/s1600/Capture.JPG" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arimo, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> </div>

MIUI 7 now available for download

Xiaomi has released the global stable MIUI 7 ROMs for bunch of devices, including Mi 3, Mi 4,Mi Note, Redmi 1S, Redmi 2/Prime, Redmi Note, and Mi Pad. The ROMs are currently available to flash manual…

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Would You Pay Rs. 22,000 for a 'Dumb' Phone?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <h3 style="text-align: left;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"/> <o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"/> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_i1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="punkt_angled.jpg" style='width:480pt;height:348pt;visibility:visible; mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\Pratik\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg" o:title="punkt_angled"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="punkt_angled.jpg" height="464" src="http://cdn.ndtv.com/tech/images/gadgets/punkt_angled.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt;"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Design is important, and being distraction-free, even more so. There are so many different apps that are constantly competing for our attention that actually getting anything done at all can be a challenge, and the Punkt MP01 mobile phone purports itself to be the answer to this huge problem. All you can do on this phone is call people, send an SMS, save your contacts, mark appointments in the calendar, or set an alarm.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt;"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The sales pitch is straightforward; here are the words on Punkt's website:<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWwxgdv_JA61wZf-ORTTHEwvOCxqjBUx0q1glOEdeUKP32h1WnOvIfa4HrXTjGdeyRJF_wcIKO06caBgCYWpz76jVkx-Nx7Zxjn2a9QIsh0mfMswOVuhK-zOIIduZSvB4lF4Y4HOTMrU/s1600/1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWwxgdv_JA61wZf-ORTTHEwvOCxqjBUx0q1glOEdeUKP32h1WnOvIfa4HrXTjGdeyRJF_wcIKO06caBgCYWpz76jVkx-Nx7Zxjn2a9QIsh0mfMswOVuhK-zOIIduZSvB4lF4Y4HOTMrU/s640/1.PNG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin-bottom: 11.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 11.5pt;"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The idea of a distraction free life with a really good looking phone is actually pretty appealing, but one glimpse at the price tag of the Punkt phone might be enough for you to start having second thoughts. To get the phone by Christmas, you'll have to preorder it now, for $329 (approximately Rs. 21,500) with shipping possibly being extra, though it's not mentioned on the Punkt site. Not to mention the duties you will incur when importing the phone to India.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin-bottom: 11.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 11.5pt;"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It's at this point that you have to start wondering if you're actually being punked by the Punkt crew. Of course, as a design firm, pricing becomes a little more arbitrary. The Swiss company followed the theme of "technology tamed" for making the MP01, and it has also made a cordless phone, and an analogue alarm clock.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin-bottom: 11.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 11.5pt;"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But even so, paying Rs. 22,000 for a feature phone? And that too one that is so chunky and (to us) boring to look at? The Punkt MP01 has an angled back and big round buttons. The menu buttons are the same size as the rest, and are distinguished by being slightly offset, instead of being a different size, or colour. It's an interesting design choice, and also an incredibly annoying one for someone who likes neat lines and grids.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin: 11.5pt 0in; text-align: center;"> <img height="480" src="https://www.punkt.ch/repoimg/catalogo/MP01/BL/893-prod_zoom-JM-Punkt-2015-MP01-hand-03.jpg.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin: 11.5pt 0in; text-align: center;"> </div> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin-bottom: 11.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 11.5pt; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_3" o:spid="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="punkt_side.jpg" style='width:480pt;height:4in;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\Pratik\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image005.jpg" o:title="punkt_side"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin-bottom: 11.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 11.5pt;"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The phone has a monochromatic display, along with a tiny screen, so its boast of a long battery life is pretty much stating the obvious. The Punkt website also claims outstanding sound, which is a pity considering you can't run your favourite music streaming application on it. It's also made using a damage-resistant Gorilla Glass screen, which sounds like a good idea considering you're spending Rs. 22,000 to make calls. If that sounds like a good deal, then you're probably also someone who drops phones a lot.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin-bottom: 11.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 11.5pt;"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Visually, the Punkt MP01 evokes cordless phones, or the Seimens mobile phones of the early 2000s. In terms of features, it's so basic that we can't even call it a feature phone - after all, feature phones can do basic things like play music, work as a calculator, let you take pictures, and more.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin: 11.5pt 0in; text-align: center;"> <img height="480" src="http://cdn.ndtv.com/tech/images/gadgets/punkt_phone.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin-bottom: 11.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 11.5pt; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-no-proof: yes;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_4" o:spid="_x0000_i1025" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="http://cdn.ndtv.com/tech/images/gadgets/punkt_phone.jpg" style='width:480pt;height:5in;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\Pratik\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image007.jpg" o:title="punkt_phone"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--></span><span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin-bottom: 11.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 11.5pt;"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you really are feeling overwhelmed because of constant interruptions and notifications, then a better strategy might be to remove the apps you don't need. It would certainly be cheaper than getting Punkt.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin-bottom: 11.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 11.5pt;"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You can remove unimportant apps, and why exactly did you allow Candy Crush to send you notifications anyway? If you're trying to focus on something important, you can even turn off data and Wi-Fi on your phone. Or switch to the 'stamina' mode that many Android phones come with these days, which essentially turns your smartphone into a feature phone. Remember, you can switch these back on again, but if you're switching to a feature phone, there's no switch to toggle.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin-bottom: 11.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 11.5pt;"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And you know the biggest advantage there is to cutting out distractions on your smartphone? You can still use it to call an Uber when you need to, or rest easy knowing that your calendars are synced across devices so there's no mixups at a later point when a meeting shifts.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin-bottom: 11.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 11.5pt;"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But even if none of these frankly useful features matter to you, why are you spending Rs. 22,000 on what is barely a feature phone? If you want something iconic, and stylish, the Moto Razr V3 is still around online, for less than half the price; you can find boxed sets on eBay for around Rs. 8,000. And even that is frankly excessive - if you want a simple phone with big buttons, Philips' senior citizen line will set you back by around Rs. 3,500, but it's actually got all the buttons in a straight line.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin-bottom: 11.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 11.5pt;"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There's a whole range of basic phones you can get for less than Rs. 1,000. Brands like Forme and Blu have some nice looking options that will set you back less than Rs. 2,000.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 13.8pt; margin-top: 11.5pt;"> <span style="color: #3e433e; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Punkt website talks about being an "antidote to today's throwaway culture", and "taming technology". Frankly, if you have more willpower than a small kitten, neither of these things is so hard to do, and certainly doesn't require you to waste a significant amount of money. Don't get punked - learn to take control of your phone, or at least buy something that actually gives you value for your money.</span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">For More Info Visit this Link - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.punkt.ch/en/products/mp01-mobile-phone">https://www.punkt.ch/en/products/mp01-mobile-phone</a></span></div> </h3> </div> </div>

Would You Pay Rs. 22,000 for a 'Dumb' Phone?

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