Lenovo's P770 Android smartphone comes with a 3,500 mAh battery

Until now Motorola was the only company to sell a smartphone packed with a massive battery - joining them is Lenovo with its new smartphone, the Lenovo P770. It is an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean based device which packs a 3,500 mAh battery.

While the Lenovo P770 is not as sleek as the Motorola RAZR MAXX HD, the device sports a 4.5-inch qHD IPS display and is powered by a dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex A9 processor along with 1GB of RAM.

This sounds like a mid-ranged device which will provide impressive battery life. The Lenovo P770 is rated to provide up to 29 hours of continuous talk time and standby time of nearly a month. Additional to the huge battery are three different power saving; long standby, normal and custom. Apart from all this it is equipped with a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and a secondary front facing VGA quality camera.

This smartphone is currently available in China for CNY 1,699 which converts to about $273 and Rs. 15,000. Lenovo is yet to announce its availability in other regions.

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Google integrate Drive with Gmail

Google has introduced a feature in its Gmail service that lets users attach files stored in their Drive space. The effectively means that the maximum attachment size on Gmail has increased to 10GB, or about 400 times the previous limit.

When using this feature to attach files from Drive, the Gmail’s system will automatically verify that the recipients of the message have access to the file on Drive. This mechanism also kick in when explicitly mentioning the Drive link in the message body. Keeping in tradition, Google will rollout this new feature over the next few days. Furthermore, this new feature is only available to those users that have switched to Gmail’s new message editor or composer.

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Apple announces availability of new iMacs, to hit stores on November 30

Apple has announced the new generation iMac will hit the Indian market on November 30 starting at Rs. 85,900 and going up to Rs. 134,900. This is the new redesigned iMac which Apple announced earlier this year and it features a super slim industrial design.

The basic model which costs Rs. 85,900 has a 21.5-inch display and it is powered by an Intel Core i5 processor clocked at 2.7GHz. It also includes 8GB of RAM, 1TB of HDD and a NVIDIA GeForce 640M graphics processor. The other 21.5-inch variant is powered by a 2.9GHz Intel Core i5, 8GB of RAM, 1TB HDD and a NVIDIA GeForce 650M GPU.

The display of the 27-inch iMac offers 75 percent less reflection compared to the previous model and it has a resolution of 2560x1440 pixels. Its first variant is priced at Rs. 122,900 and it is equipped with a 2.9GHz Intel Core i5 processor along with a NVIDIA GeForce 660M GPU while the top-end 27-inch iMac is priced at Rs.134,900 which is equipped with an Intel Core i5 processor clocked at 3.2GHz and a NVIDIA GeForce 675M graphics processor.

Along with this all the new generation iMacs come installed with the ‘Fusion Drive’ which is a hybrid storage system that automatically installs all OS related files and other key programs on the 128GB SSD which is inside the device and all the other data (movies, music, etc.) is stored on the hard drive.

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WP8 reboot bug fix expected this month

Microsoft have declared through The Wall Street Journal that they are investigating reports of certain users experiencing reboots and lock-ups. This issue is apparently affecting Windows Phone 8 users at random, withintermittent and inexplicable system crashes. The effected handsets are the HTC 8X, and Nokia Lumia 920. Since the company hasn’t figured out the cause of the issue, they are not making any promises. However, Microsoft are hoping to release an OTA update before the end of this month.

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Nokia launches Asha 205 and Asha 206 feature phones

Nokia has announced two new feature phones for the global market - the Asha 206 and Asha 205. Both the phones will come in single and dual-SIM variants, the Asha 206 will feature an alphanumeric keypad while the Asha 205 will have a QWERTY keypad.

The Asha 205 features a 2.4-inch QVGA resolution display in landscape along with a QWERTY keyboard. It supports GPRS/EDGE connectivity and has a VGA quality rear camera. It also supports a microSD card and is equipped with a dedicated Facebook button. It will come in three color options of cyan, magenta and orange. The single-SIM version is rated to provide a standby battery life of 37 days while the dual-SIM version will provide up to 25 days of standby time. It is expected to be priced around Rs. 3,500 in India.

The Asha 206 also has a 2.4-inch QVGA resolution display in portrait which sits right above its alphanumeric keypad. It has a 1.3 megapixel rear camera, louder speakers than that of the Asha 205, no dedicated Facebook button and other features remain the same as the former. This device is also expected to be priced around Rs. 3,500.

Apart from this Nokia has introduced a new file-sharing service which it calls ‘Slam’ and it enables data transferring between Bluetooth capable phones without the need of paring those devices. To add to this both the phones will get 40 free EA games along with other pre-loaded apps like Facebook, Twitter and eBuddy messenger.

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Sharp debut phone with an IGZO display

Sharp is another one of those old-timers that are hurting real bad, with fear of going out of business. The company apparently has much of its hopes pinned on its IGZO display, particularly on the back of smartphone industry engaged in a battle of pixel density. To that end Sharp has debuted Aquos Phone Zeta SH-02E through Japanese carriers NTT DoCoMo, which will start shipping on November 29.

The phone will have a 4.9-inch, IGZO-based display with 720p resolution. This may not be too impressive, but Sharp prides on its display’s low power consumption, a claim that will be put to the real test soon. The price of the phone is not known, but the specs put it in the top-of-the-line category.

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Samsung to launch another phablet called Galaxy Grand

After the success of Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note II, Samsung is said to be working on another large screen device called Galaxy Grand, as reported on techkiddy. It is likely to be a more affordable phablet device which will have a lower screen resolution.

This device which is expected to be called the Galaxy Grand (codenamed Baffin) is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core Exynos 4412 processor, a 5-inch LCD display with a 800×480 pixels resolution, it will support NFC, a 2,100 mAh battery and runs Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean. The device is Wi-Fi enabled and it will also have LTE network support. Additionally, it will feature NFC (Near Field Communication). It is difficult to think of a device loaded with such features at really affordable price, we might as well get ready for a mid-ranged handset with great features.

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Lava Iris N320 smartphone redefines entry-level, priced at Rs. 3,999

Cheaper than most feature phones, Lava's Iris N320 is quite possibly the most affordable Android smartphone in India yet, priced at Rs. 3,999. It's a dual-sim phone as well, fitting a 1GHz processor, 3.2-inch QVGA 320x240 pixel resolution screen, 2 megapixel camera, and a 1400 mAh Li-Ion battery. Connectivity options include Bluetooth, 802.11 b/g/n, and FM Radio, while 3G and GPS functionality is lacking, judging by the specs published online.

The Iris 320 accepts MicroSD cards unto 32GB, but is crippled by limited internal storage of just 100 MB, and is therefore unlikely to be upgradable to a version higher than 2.3.6 Gingerbread. With a QVGA screen, the 3.2-inch N320 might have better battery life than its entry-level contemporaries, which sport WVGA resolution displays at Rs. 2000 more.

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