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What if you can see the virtual world through someone else's eyes? Possible. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have launched a new app designed to let people assume the virtual life of another for 20 days. The app uses services such as Google Maps to give strangers a feeling that they are walking in the virtual steps of a person. "We started by thinking, could we make some piece of software that allows you to be connected to strangers in a way that produced empathy instead of suspicion, contempt or disdain?" Kevin Slavin, director of MIT Media Lab's Playful Systems research group, was quoted as saying. The app uses services such as Google Maps to give strangers a feeling that they are walking in the virtual steps of a person. Called "20 Day Stranger", the iPhone app reveals intimate, shared connections between two anonymous individuals. The app creates a virtual version of the world you move through and shows it to yo...

Octa-core Panasonic P81 with 13MP camera launched in India for Rs 18,990 After a string of teasers, Panasonic has finally pulled the wraps off its newest smartphone dubbed P81. The Panasonic P81 is company’s first octa-core priced at Rs 18,990. The device is now available for Rs 17,999  via  Snapdeal. The online retailer promises to ship the device in two business days. The P81 poses a sleek at 7.9mm profile and follows the phablet trend with a 5.5-inch IPS display with 720p resolution. Just like most of the mid-range smartphones entering the Indian market, it comes with dual SIM functionality. It comes powered by an octa-core processor that clocks at 1.7GHz coupled with 1GB RAM. The chipset isn’t specified, but considering the price point and octa-core capability, it could be Mediatek. On the camera front, one can expect a 13-megapixel rear snapper with auto-focus and LED flash, and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It gets 8GB onboard storage, expandable up ...

Microsoft has officially launched its first Lumia phone since acquiring the lineup. In a presentation on Monday in Bangalore, Microsoft's Nokia India division announced the availability of the Lumia 630, the first dual-SIM Windows Phone. Launching in India initially, the dual-SIM version will sell for 11,500 rupees ($192). The actual availability date is a question mark. The Times of India pegs the date as May 16, while International Business Times and other sources say it will reach stores starting May 14. CNET contacted Microsoft to pin down a specific date. Whenever it actually reaches consumers, the Lumia 630 will benefit from the new features in Windows Phone 8.1, including the Cortana voice assistant and a long-awaited notification center. Designed as a budget phone, the 630 houses a 4.5-inch screen with a resolution of 854x480 pixels, a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, and 3G connectivity. The phone includes 8 GB of internal storage expandable...

Best Price Motorola Moto G Price In India: Rs. 13, 999/- This page lists Motorola Moto G 16 GB version. Head over to Motorola Moto G 8 GB version for its price. The Motorola Moto G is a mid-range priced dual-SIM Android smartphone by Motorola The phone supports dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) capability It features a 4.5" IPS LCD capacitive touch screen with Gorilla Glass 3 protection The screen has HD (720 x 1280 pixels) resolution with ~326 PPI pixel density It has 5 MP primary camera with LED flash and a 1.3 MP secondary camera The phone is powered with a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor It has 1 GB of RAM and comes in 2 storage variants - an 8 GB & a 16 GB version The device runs on Android v4.3 JellyBean operating system Connectivity options includes 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (LE) & Micro USB The phone has a 2070 mAh battery on board

 A Brazilian retailer has now put up pictures of the upcoming Motorola Moto E. From the looks of it, it’s going to be very similar in design and feel to the Moto G and will also come in multi-colour shells that will be interchangeable. The specifications are also as good as official. According to the retailer, the Moto E will sport a 4.3-inch display, 3G, 5MP rear shooter, 1GB RAM, dual-core Qualcomm chipset andwill run Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box. Motorola has sent out invites to the Indian press for an event to be held in Delhi on May 13, presumably for the launch of the Moto E.  Moto E is known to be a watered down version of its best selling Moto G, and we had expected the device to be priced well below Rs 10,000. A new listing on Zauba, an Indian import data website, confirms the name and also gives us an idea of the price of the next affordable Motorola device. The “Made to last. Priced for all” smartphone is likely to be named Moto E. The document also...

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Google’s day-one keynote from the 2012 I/O developer conference has officially wrapped up. We’ll have plenty of analysis directly from the show, but here’s a quick look at what’s been announced so far. Nexus 7 Tablet Google officially unveiled  the $199 Nexus 7 tablet , built by Asus. Its feature list is as follows: Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system 7-inch, 1280×800-resolution touchscreen Quad-core Tegra 3 chipset with a 12-core graphics processor 8GB of storage (16GB version available for $249) Front-facing camera Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC Nine hours of HD video playback Weighs 0.75 pounds Google says the Nexus 7 tablet is “optimized for Google Play” – meaning it’s geared toward consuming music, movies, games, books, magazines and more. The feature-set and price tag will certainly put a whole lot of pressure on similarly-priced (but less powerful) 7-inch tablets like Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Tablet. It’ll be interesting to see if it’s able...

Microsoft Corp is looking at making its own smartphone to kickstart sales of its Windows mobile software, according to a Wall Street analyst who has followed the company for many years. The talk - unconfirmed by Microsoft - comes a day after the company unveiled its latest Windows Phone 8 software, and the same week it announced an own-brand tablet, signaling a break with 37 years of focusing on software and leaving hardware manufacturing to its partners. "Our industry sources tell us that Microsoft may be working with a contract manufacturer to develop their own handset for Windows Phone 8," wrote Nomura analyst Rick Sherlund in a note to clients on Thursday. "It is unclear to us whether this would be a reference platform or whether this may be a go-to market Microsoft-branded handset," wrote Sherlund, who covered Microsoft for Goldman Sachs when the bank brought Microsoft public in 1986. Microsoft did not confirm or deny the speculation. A spokesman said the c...

As expected, Microsoft announced its forthcoming mobile operating system at its Developers Summit on Wednesday. Expected to be released this fall, somewhere around September, Microsoft is all geared up to survive the competition from the iOS and Android platform. With a lot many new features outlined at the Summit, here are the few important ones. Shared Core:  "The future of Windows 8 is a 'shared core' between  Windows Phone 8  and Windows 8," said Windows Phone 8 product manager Joe Belfiore at the Developers Summit on Wednesday. This means Windows Phone 8 will be deeply linked with PCs and tablets running on Windows 8 platform. Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 will share the same kernel, file system, multimedia apps and graphics support. As a result all apps that will work on Windows Phone will work on tablets and desktop PCs as well. Even sharing content and apps between the three devices will be much smoother. Even developers will be able to create content that wi...

Samsung Galaxy S III Review: Your Next Android Phone Samsung Galaxy S III Review, by Ginny Mies June 19, 2012 The Samsung Galaxy S III ($200 with a new two-year AT&T contract, price as of June 20, 2012) is one of the most hyped phones this year--and we’ve finally gotten a chance to spend some time with it. After Samsung’s splashy launch event, the lawsuit drama with Apple, and the announcement that this model would be coming to five U.S. carriers, we’ve had high expectations for this phone. So is the Galaxy S III the next great Android phone? In terms of design, display performance, and features, I’d say yes. It isn’t perfect, however. S Voice doesn’t always work well, and some of the sharing features are useless if you don't know other Galaxy S III owners. Editor’s note: The Galaxy S III is coming to Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon, as well. Other than the differences in networks, pricing, and storage capacities, the G...

For the past few days, Samsung has been drawing quite a lot of attention with the Galaxy S III. Looks like the Korean company can't seem to get enough. Sources of a Korean publication (MK Business News) are suggesting that the Galaxy Note II is due to launch in October this year. Does that ring a bell? Yes, another phablet from Samsung. The Korean manufacturer is planning to release the next version of Galaxy Note in time for Apple's launch of the next iPhone, which is also expected in the month of October. The smartphone is expected to feature a thin unbreakable plane display (UBP) with a better display resolution and sport a slimmer design. Other rumoured features include a quad-core processor, a 12MP camera, longer battery life and a sturdier build compared to its predecessor. What's more, the smartphone is also likely to run on Jelly Bean, a successor to latest Android version Ice Cream Sandwich. We hope to see Jelly Bean debut at the Google I/O event that will ta...

Nokia E6  an excellent phone at a suitable  Price in India. Nokia E6  lets you stay connected with friends through instant messaging, Email, Push Email, Social Networking. It lets you chat and update anytime anywhere. Nokia E6 capture brilliant images and videos with its 8.0 mega pixel camera. More than this you can store your valuable data in phone memory or external memory up to 32 GB. This phone looks attractive with display and provide a resolution 480 x 640 Pixels. It is powered by GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / HSDPA 900 / 2100 Mhz Operating Frequency. Other special features,review and specification on Nokia E6 is given below. Have a look on  Nokia E6 Price, Review, Features and Specification. Nokia E6 Review Technical Specification Launch – June, 2011 Camera & Display Camera – 8.0 Mega Pixels, Resolution 3264 x 2448 Pixels, Video, Digital Zoom, Camera with LED Flash, Autofocus Screen Display – Resolution 480 x 640 Pixels Color – TFT Screen with 16M colors...