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4.15.2015

Asus Zenfone 2 all set to launch in India on April 23

Posted By: rbashish - April 15, 2015

Asus on April 10, at a Zenfone 2 media preview confirmed that it is going to launch three variants model for India on April 23.

The three variants which will be launching in India are:

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML

1) 2GB Variant

2) 4GB Variant

Platform
Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Color
Black/White/Red/Gray/Gold
Dimensions
77.2 x 152.5 x 3.9 ~ 10.9 mm (WxDxH)
Weight
170 g
CPU
Intel® Atom™ Quad Core Z3580 (2.3GHz), PowerVR G6430, with OpenGL 3.0 support
Intel® Atom™ Quad Core Z3560 (1.8GHz), PowerVR G6430, with OpenGL 3.0 support
Memory
2GB/4GB LPDDR3 RAM
Storage
16GB/32GB/64GB eMMC Flash
5GB free lifetime ASUS WebStorage
Memory Slot
MicroSD card (up to 64 GB)
Modem
Intel 7262 + Intel 2230
Connectivity Technology
WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
USB
Bluetooth V4.0, NFC
Dual Micro SIM card
Network Standard
UMTS/WCDMA/TD-SCDMA/TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE
Data Rate:
HSPA+: UL 5.76 / DL 42 Mbps
DC-HSPA+: UL 5.76 / DL 42 Mbps
LTE Cat4:UL 50 / DL 150 Mbps
2G :
EDGE/GPRS/GSM :
850/900/1800/1900,
3G :
WCDMA :
850/900/1900/2100
TD-SCDMA: (CN/IN Only)
1900 ~ 2100
4G :
FDD-LTE: (TW)
2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/900MHz(8)/700MHz(28)
FDD-LTE: (WW)
2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/2600MHz(7)/900MHz(8)/800MHz(20)
FDD-LTE: (US)
2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/2600MHz(7)/900MHz(8)/700MHz(17)/800MHz(20)
FDD-LTE: (CN/IN)
2100MHz(1)/1800MHz(3)
TDD-LTE: (CN/IN)
2600MHz(38)/1900MHz(39)/1900MHz(40)/1900MHz(41)
Navigation
GPS/GLONASS/QZSS/SBAS/BDS
Display
5.5inches, Full HD 1920x1080,IPS
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
Battery
3000 mAh Li-Polymer (non-removable)
Camera
Front 5 Mega-Pixel, Fix Focus, Wide View, PixelMaster
Rear 13 Mega-Pixel, Auto Focus, PixelMaster
Sensor
G-Sensor/E-Compass/Gyroscope/Proximity/Ambient Light Sensor
Note
The 18W BoostMaster adapter is included with 2.3GHz/4GB ZenFone 2 model only

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE550ML

3) 2GB Variant

Platform
Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Color
Black/White/Red
Dimensions
77.2 x 152.5 x 3.9 ~ 10.9 mm (WxDxH)
Weight
170 g
CPU
Intel® Atom™ Quad Core Z3560 (1.8GHz), PowerVR G6430, with OpenGL 3.0 support
Memory
2GB LPDDR3 RAM
Storage
16GB eMMC Flash
5GB free lifetime ASUS WebStorage
Memory Slot
MicroSD card (up to 64 GB)
Modem
Intel 7262 + Intel 2230
Connectivity Technology
WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
USB
Bluetooth V4.0
Dual Micro SIM card
Network Standard
UMTS/WCDMA/TD-SCDMA/TDD-LTE/FDD-LTE
Data Rate:
HSPA+: UL 5.76 / DL 42 Mbps
DC-HSPA+: UL 5.76 / DL 42 Mbps
LTE Cat4:UL 50 / DL 150 Mbps
2G :
EDGE/GPRS/GSM :
850/900/1800/1900,
3G :
WCDMA :
850/900/1900/2100
TD-SCDMA: (CN/IN Only)
1900 ~ 2100
4G :
FDD-LTE: (TW)
2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/900MHz(8)/700MHz(28)
FDD-LTE: (WW)
2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/2600MHz(7)/900MHz(8)/800MHz(20)
FDD-LTE: (CN/IN)
2100MHz(1)/1800MHz(3)
TDD-LTE: (CN/IN)
2600MHz(38)/1900MHz(39)/1900MHz(40)/1900MHz(41)
Navigation
GPS/GLONASS/QZSS/SBAS/BDS
Display
5.5inches, HD 1280x720,IPS
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
Battery
3000 mAh Li-Polymer (non-removable)
Camera
Front 5 Mega-Pixel, Fix Focus, Wide View, PixelMaster
Rear 13 Mega-Pixel, Auto Focus, PixelMaster
Sensor
G-Sensor/E-Compass/Proximity/Ambient Light Sensor
Note
Supports BoostMaster fast charging (optional adapter required)

All these variants are of 5.5-inch HD display with 72% screen ratio. The Asus Zenfone 2 ZE500CL, which is a 5-inch HD display will not be launch in India as on April 23.

Asus Zenfone 2 ZE500CL

Specifications:

Platform

Android 5.0 (Lollipop)

Color

Charcoal Black/Pearl White/Cherry Red

Dimensions

148.1 x 71.5 x 10.9 ~ 3.9 mm (LxWxH)

Weight

155 g (with battery)

CPU

Intel® Atom™ Z2560 ( 1.6 GHz )

Memory

2 GB LPDDR2 RAM

Storage

16GB eMMC Flash
5GB free lifetime ASUS WebStorage

Memory Slot

MicroSD card (up to 64 GB)

Connectivity Technology

WLAN 802.11 b/g/n
USB 2.0
Bluetooth V4.0+EDR +A2DP
One Micro SIM card

Network Standard

UMTS/WCDMA/LTE
Data Rate:
HSPA+: UL 5.76 / DL 42 Mbps
DC-HSPA+: UL 5.76 / DL 42 Mbps
LTE Cat3:UL 50 / DL 100 Mbps
2G :
EDGE/GPRS/GSM :
850/900/1800/1900,
3G :
UMTS :
850/900/1900/2100
WCDMA :
850/900/1900/2100
4G :
FDD-LTE: (TW/JP)
2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/2600MHz(7)/900MHz(8)/700MHz(28)
FDD-LTE: (WW)
2100MHz(1)/1900MHz(2)/1800MHz(3)/1700MHz AWS(4)/850MHz(5)/2600MHz(7)/900MHz(8)/700MHz(17)/800MHz(20)

Navigation

GPS, GLONASS & AGPS

Display

5inches, HD 1280x720, IPS with Capacitive Multi touch panel
Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3, Supports GloveTouch input

Battery

2500 / mAh Li-Polymer (non-removable)

Standby Time

360 hours(3G)

Talk Time

28 hours(2G)

Camera

Front 2 Mega-Pixel, F2.0 Aperture
Rear 8 Mega-Pixel, Auto Focus, LED Flash, F2.0 Aperture
5 -element lens

Video

Video Playback :
MPEG4
H.264
H.264 AVC
H.263
3GP
Video Recording :
MPEG-4 SP
MPEG-4 ASP
VP8
VP9
H.263
H.264
3GP

Audio Slot

3.5mm

Audio

MP3/WMV/3GP/AAC/FM Radio

Messaging

SMS/MMS/Email

E-Mail

Google Mail/Exchange/POP3

Sensor

Accelerator/E-Compass/Proximity/Light Sensor

Note

For Camera and ZenUI features , ZenFone 2 (ZE500CL) only supports functions below,

Camera features :
 Low-Light mode
 HDR mode
 Zero shutter lag
 Time Rewind
 Depth of Field
 MiniMovie
 ZenCircle

ZenUI features :
 Brand-new interface
 Multiple themes
 Tap Tap to wake up
 What's Next
 Do It Later
 Instant Updates via Google Play
 ZenLink

2.25.2015

DoT , MNP , Mobile , TechNews , TRAI

PAN-INDIA MNP | Nationwide Inter Circle MNP(Mobile Number Portability) effective from May 3, 2015

Posted By: rbashish - February 25, 2015

New Delhi: Nationwide Inter circle MNP (Mobile Number Portability), one of the much awaited service in India is finally set to begin from May 3rd, 2015.

The Telecom Regularity Authority of India (TRAI) said today that it has "...issued sixth amendment to the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulation , 2009, which will facilate full Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in the country, with effect from May 3, 2015." The Department of Telecom had on November 3, 2014 issued amendments to MNP licence agreement starting that MNP is to be implemented across the country within a period of six months from the date of amendments of the licence.

An existing MNP Service allows you to change your mobile operator by retaining the same mobile number within a Home Circle i.e. it is restricted to your home state.

But with the begining of Inter Circle MNP from May 3, 2015, you can switch your mobile operator across the country.

Suppose you're staying in Hyderabad (Telangana State) with mobile number +91 94943xx123 using BSNL operator and now you have shifted to Chennai (Tamilnadu State), through Inter Circle MNP you can retain your existing mobile number i.e. +91 94943xx123 with liberty to choose any operator of your choice.

Steps to complete MNP Service:

For availing MNP service, first you need to obtain a UPC(Unique Porting Code) by sending sms to 1900. SMS to be sent: PORT <10 digit mobile number> to 1900

After sending SMS to 1900, you will receive UPC (Unique Porting Code) as a SMS from 1901 giving 8 digit alpha-numeric UPC and UPC expiry date in MM/DD/YYYY format. Note that validity of a UPC is only 15 days so you need to register the UPC before it gets expire.

Visit the nearest Operator center in which you want to PORT IN.

Fill the Form, submit all the required document and obtain your new operator SIM (Subscriber Identity Module).

The new operator will send an SMS on your old/existing operator's SIM(existing connection) intimating about the porting date and time, i.e. the date and approximate time till when you can continue to use your existing operator's SIM card.

There will be be 'no service period' which will begin after the porting time as given above. The "No Service Period" will be between 12 midnight to 5 am during which your mobile service will not be active on any SIM.

After the "No Service Period", you can replace your existing operator's SIM card with new operator SIM card in your handset.

After replacing you should see the new operator network in your handset. Now make a call to Customer Care for tele-verification and activating your connection.

You must now enjoy using new operator.

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1.22.2015

Android , Browser , HowTo , Smartphone

Whatsapp on Desktop PC (Official)

Posted By: rbashish - January 22, 2015

Whatsapp now on windows (official). Yes you heard it right!

After the wechat which took the lead in announcing its web version for its instant messaging chat service; facebook following the same to rise a competition in international market and now it has officially announced the web version of its IM chat service. As of now (before the release of web client) users are accessing the whatsapp (or any other android application) through a desktop client called Bluestacks which is not as smooth as it should be. But after the official web version of whatsapp user will be able to chat from desktop with ease & comfort.

How to access whatsapp on web:

open this URL on chrome browser as https://web.whatsapp.com you'll get the following screeen on your desktop PC.

Now open your whatsapp application on your mobile and select "whatapp web" on the chats option menu

Now scan the QR code with your phone to log in

Note:

For now (till writing this article) whatsapp can only be accessed from Google Chrome only.
To activate whatsapp web, your phone must be connected to Internet or WiFi because it only works in sync with your phone.
You need to have a latest version of whatsapp to be able to use the features of whatsapp web.

Restriction

Unfortunately, whatapp web client will not be available to iOS users due to Apple platform limitation.

Hope you find it helpful, please consider sharing!

1.14.2015

Domain , Internet , TechNews

Make website directly from Google with Google Domains

Posted By: rbashish - January 14, 2015

Welcome to Google Domain (Beta)

Now make website and blog directly with google from google domains; a new service from Google. With Google domains you can find, buy, transfer, mange and integrate your domain with blogger or App engine directly.

Features of Google Domains:

1) Private registration at no additional cost

Unlike other registrar, which charges you for private registration i.e. keeping your name, address and contact information private, Google does this at no additional cost.

2) New domain extension

Google aimed at providing new domain extension with 80 existing domain extension like .academy .education .pub .consulting .actor .social .technology and such other and over the next few years hundereds of new domain extension like .guru and .photography will become available.

3) Easy intergration with top website builders

Google made it easy to create a website (for those who does not like coding) by partnering with top website builders with powerful features like drag & drop creation *(WYSIWYG Editor) and mobile site management. Google partners to build and host your site:

4) Fast, Secure, Reilable Internet Infrastructure
Everytime we visit a website, our computer performs what we call it as a "DNS lookup". When you transfer or register a domain with Google, you get to use the same DNS Server as Goolge. This means that your website will be as qucik and fast as Google.

5) Simple Domain management tools

Google allows a full set of simple-to-use domain management tool right inside Google Control panel. Some of the domain management tools are:

Set up dynamic DNS to keep your domain pointing to the same computer even when the IP address changes.
Add and manage resourse records like A, AAA, CNAME, MX, NS, PTR, SOA, SRV, TXT.
Use Google synthetic records for integration with Google Apps Engine, sub-domain forwarding and Google Apps setup.
Add and manges name servers
Configure TTL
Domain Locking

6) Support for its customers

With Google domains, you get chat, email and phone support (M-F, 6am to 9pm PST).

7) Other Features

Other features include:

Email Forwarding
Domain Forwarding
Customizable sub-domains

Availability

Google domains is only available (as of JAN 14, 2015) for users in the US. Please do note that location is detemined by the billing address for the credit card you use with Google Wallet to purchase or transfer a domain.

Google Domain pricing and supported TLDs

Supported TLDs and prices^*

Google Domains supports the following top-level domains (TLDs):

TLD	*Price per year of registration*
*.academy*	*$30*
*.actor*	*$40*
*.bike*	*$30*
*.biz*	*$12*
*.builders*	*$30*
*.cab*	*$30*
*.camera*	*$30*
*.camp*	*$30*
*.careers*	*$50*
*.cc*	*$20*
*.center*	*$20*
*.clothing*	*$30*
*.co*	*$30 Note: .co domains have a 5-year maximum registration.*
*.com*	*$12*
*.coffee*	*$30*
*.company*	*$20*
*.computer*	*$30*
*.construction*	*$30*
*.consulting*	*$30*
*.contractors*	*$30*
*.dance*	*$20*
*.democrat*	*$30*
*.diamonds*	*$50*
*.directory*	*$20*
*.domains*	*$30*
*.education*	*$20*
*.email*	*$20*
*.enterprises*	*$30*
*.equipment*	*$20*
*.estate*	*$30*
*.florist*	*$30*
*.futbol*	*$13*
*.gallery*	*$20*
*.glass*	*$30*
*.guru*	*$28*
*.haus*	*$110*
*.holdings*	*$50*
*.immobilien*	*$30*
*.industries*	*$30*
*.info*	*$12*
*.institute*	*$20*
*.international*	*$20*
*.kaufen*	*$30*
*.kitchen*	*$30*
*.land*	*$30*
*.limo*	*$50*
*.maison*	*$50*
*.management*	*$20*
*.me*	*$20*
*.moda*	*$30*
*.net*	*$12*
*.ninja*	*$19*
*.org*	*$12*
*.partners*	*$50*
*.parts*	*$30*
*.photography*	*$20*
*.photos*	*$20*
*.plumbing*	*$30*
*.productions*	*$30*
*.properties*	*$30*
*.pub*	*$30*
*.recipes*	*$50*
*.rentals*	*$30*
*.repair*	*$30*
*.reviews*	*$20*
*.shoes*	*$30*
*.singles*	*$30*
*.social*	*$30*
*.solar*	*$30*
*.solutions*	*$20*
*.supplies*	*$20*
*.supply*	*$20*
*.support*	*$20*
*.systems*	*$20*
*.technology*	*$20*
*.tips*	*$20*
*.today*	*$20*
*.tools*	*$30*
*.training*	*$30*
*.us*	*$12*
*.vacations*	*$30*
*.ventures*	*$50*

Note: Price Subject to change without notice.

We hope that Google will soon make this service available worlwide. At present it is only available for the users in the US (invites only).