smartphones

Flipkart Super Saver Deals on Mobiles – June 11, 12th

June 11, 2016 by computerera

Flipkart offering great discount on mobiles with “Super Saver Sales” special occasion. Below is the list of smartphones available discounted on this occasion.

Mi 5 now available on Flipkart

Redmi Note 3 now available on Flipkart

Flat Rs.2000 Off on Moto X Play (Turbo Charger)-16GB

Flat Rs.1500 Off on Moto X Play (Turbo Charger)-32GB

Flat Rs.1500 off on Nitro 2

Flat Rs.2,000 off on Honor 6

Flat Rs.2,000 off on Honor 7

Flat Rs.2,000 off on Moto X Style

Forme N1 at just Rs.599

Forme N2 at just Rs.599

Moto G at just Rs.7,499

Moto X (1st Gen) at just Rs.12,999

Samsung Core Prime at just Rs.5,990

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 at just Rs.29990

Samsung Galaxy S5 at just Rs.16,999

Beware of these Android Scams; Must Read

May 26, 2016 by computerera

Where there is a scope for technological evolution, there would generate the scope for vulnerabilities too. After android phones evolved rapidly in the span of few years, the spam and scams have also taken different shapes to hit the target victims. In this article, I’m going bring to your notice the top android scams that are being successful in looting the innocent victims.

1. Text message phishing scam

We have been seeing these message scams since the SMS times. These kind of messages have taken a new shape and are coming with the direct links imposting the legitimate sources like bank and insurance agencies. These messages try to gain the trust of the victim and gathers the personal details slowly.

Never respond to these kind of messages. Consult the bank or insurance office directly through phone or directly and inquire about it.

2. Imposter apps

Some hacking apps are available on the internet that deceive people with the logo of a legitimate app and HTTPS like connections. Take n example of the WhatsApp Gold that has been propagating through forwarded messages virally. These apps infect the phones with malware and theft the personal details.

3. Tech support scam

These are the scams of past two decades. These are also called as ‘high-tech’ scams. People call you claiming that they are from the company of the product that you are using and fear you with the false news that you computer is affected by some serious malware and can be deleted if not paid certain amount of money. These are the ransomware type scams that you should be careful about.

4. Recharge scams

These scams are the most popular and viral of all the scams. Apps claim to be providing the recharge amount of Rs.10 or 20 if it is shared on the groups in numbers. They end up with nothing at last just spreading the fake app news. These kind of scams might infect the phone in the background and induce the malware into it. Don’t get greedy over Rs.10 or 20 and risk your privacy and personal details for it.

These are the most famous and most viral scams that you should be careful about. Beware of the android scams that are spreading around you. Think trice before taking any action on those apps. Research on internet if possible and make a conclusion.

Be Safe online!

Flipkart Big Shopping Day Sale May 25-27

May 25, 2016 by computerera

Flipkart started another shopping festival with the name “Big Shopping Day Sale”. It will continue until Friday i.e 27th May 2016. Flipkart offering big discounts on various categories like smartphones, TVs, tablets, gaming, laptops, audio and other electronic items. As the part of the big shopping day sale Flipkart selling LeEco Le1s Eco without any registration.

You can access the “Big Shopping Day Sale” here“Big Shopping Day Sale” here.

MIUI 8 Launched for All the Mi Phone Owners

May 10, 2016 by computerera

MIUI 8, a new big update of Mi phones operating system has launched today. along with MIUI 8, Xiaomi has announced Mi Max, Mi Band 2 on stage at Beijing.
Xiaomi stated that it has over 200 million users worldwide, up from 170 million which they said in Feb 2016.

They redesigned many frequently used apps like Camera, Notes, Phone, Calculator, and others. It has tremendous changes in colours and styling. MIUI 8’s colour will change according to the weather.
Exciting right..!! Let’s discuss little details:

Gallery

Gallery app which will allow users to add filters, stickers, crop, or even create a music video.
1. New editing tools
2. space utilization
3. ability to change filters with single tap
4. video editing tools
ahh..! it can minimise dependency on other apps to edit pictures.

Calculator

It has an advanced calculator.
1. real time exchange rates along with tax and mortgage calculations
2. unit conversions
No need to struggle for searching in google for them, just a finger tip away from you.

Screenshot tool

1. lets you take scrolling screenshots
till now we are taking more than one screen shot for a web page by scrolling, we can get rid of this hurdle by this new feature.
this allows the user to save an entire web page in a single image.

Notes app

1. app has been tweaked and has a better layout
2. new Notes app which allows users to set password and fingerprint to secure private notes
User interface became so easy by this kind of simple swipes
Simply swipe down to quickly create a new one.
Double swipe up to delete it as a paper shredder.

New Power saving mode

Power Saving Mode that freezes background app activity, and limits chain start-ups.

New Notification Shade

Now the notification shade will offer a much more dynamic experience
They used white color as background to replace the Gaussian blur effect in MIUI 7
Your can now access your favourite settings such as WIFI, Torchlight, Bluetooth, GPS even quicker as it is shown in the notification shade.
When you scroll up the notification panel, the settings you always use would be automatically hidden, and we’ve a really cool and cute animation.

According to Xiaomi, the MIUI 8 China ROM will be available for beta registrations starting May 16 while testing of the beta build kicks off June 1. The company has announced that the first Developer ROM will be available starting June 17. The MIUI 8 Developer ROM supported devices included Mi 3, Mi 4, Mi 4c, Mi 4S, Mi 5, and Mi Max. The company says that the entire Redmi range and Mi Note series will be supported by MIUI 8 Developer ROM.
– Kalyani Pandamaneni

Future of Smartphones – Sridhar Nallamothu Analysis

May 8, 2016 by computerera

Image: My Sony Ericsson P900 purchased in Dec 2003

Almost 12 years back, in 2004 when I used Sony Ericsson P900, 2nd touchscreen phone in the world with the Symbian UIQ operating system, wherever I go people encountered me with their unusual looks.

Nobody predicted the future of smartphones in those days. People treated phones as the communication medium to make calls and SMS. Those are the days 16K color phones with VGA cameras created a craze in consumers.

Image: These are hotcakes around 2002 & 2003

Smartphone market came across a rapid growth in the past decade. We switched over to the mobile phones from desktop computers unconsciously.

Now mobile market began to experience the same downtrend as the desktop computers tasted in the last decade. The percent of the people who upgrade their smartphones at least two times in a year is slowly decreasing.

It is the reason for the latest technological innovations taking place around the globe. Now companies focusing more on Smart watches, virtual reality headsets, other wearable gadgets and IoT devices.

Smartphones still exist for another 10 to 15 years, but their role in the day to day life will change a lot from traditional phone calling, SMS Facebook, Whatsapp usage to a more powerful central dashboard for all other gadgets we are going to use.

Image: IoT will change entire Technology market

At present, we are continuously searching for powerful smartphones with high specifications. It became very hard for the mobile manufacturing companies to equip more RAM, more storage, and powerful cameras into their upcoming models. By a certain point in time, our search for greater specifications will come to an end, and mobile manufacturers will set a few baseline specifications for the mobile handsets and focus more on other gadgets and technologies.

I hope we will experience this smart migration soon.

Sridhar Nallamothu