The time of super high-resolution displays has already come with pixel densities of over 440ppi on most high-end Smartphone’s today. However, as the technology advances we might soon see even sharper screens arrive. So, Qualcomm demonstrates one of its future technologies. The company reveals its Mirasol front-lit power efficient 5.1-inch 2560 x 1440 pixel screen with a density of the whopping 577dpi. The Mirasol technology differs a lot from the current crop of LCD/OLED displays. It actually reflects light that falls on it in a way that is close to what we see in nature. However, the display does not have the same vibrant colors as on modern displays. It is colorful and not black & white like most e-ink.  Also, it is nearly 6 times more power efficient.

Apart from sharpness, being close to the way we see things in nature and not tiring the eyes so much is of its huge benefits. However, Qualcomm is still a couple of years away from bringing it to mass market which is a bad news. But the company is already showing early prototypes of the screen in a smart watch and a handset.

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The NVIDIA Tegra 4i has been considered as a cheaper, smaller, and more power-efficient version of NVIDIA's current top-of-the-line offering of the Tegra 4. But the 4i is already getting an upgrade to support LTE-Advanced without changing the hardware at all. Also, it may get VoLTE support soon. NVIDIA is using a "software-defined modem" in the Tegra 4i, so these features can be added afterwards with simple software updates. Hence, instead of just supporting the current 100Mbps LTE, it is now also capable of handling 150Mbps LTE-Advanced service that is expected to start releasing by the end of the year. 

As per NVIDIA, it is also working on an update to add VoLTE to the 4i, which is also expected to start rolling out on Verizon and AT&T by the end of the year. A "software-defined modem" seems pretty amazing.

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Few days ago, the photo enhancement feature was introduced by Google for the web version of Google+. Google+ Android app comes with the ability to auto-backup or auto-upload user's pictures taken through their phone for a private album on the cloud storage.  Users can simply allow or select which pictures they want to share with other users.

An interesting feature of the updated app is that before uploading or saving the pictures to the cloud, users can use tweaks like cropping, rotating, and exposure adjustments with some of the popular filters on the pictures. During Google I/O, Google's "Auto-awesome" feature is now available in the app.

Without the users having to ask the app to do, Auto Awesome feature analyses a series of photos, and processes them to make awesome picture. It involves turning a burst of photos into an animated GIF, or a collage. It can join three photos captured at different exposure levels into a single high dynamic range image and can connect separate photos into a panorama.

Users can pick and display the best photos from an album on the main page of that album with this new app.  Without having the need to buy additional space, users can upload and store free videos up to 15 minutes of length up to 1080p resolution. Users will have to buy additional space for longer videos.

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Opera has declared the launch of its latest version of the mobile browser for Android devices. It comes with a lighter colour scheme and a totally redesigned interface. For better and faster access, the bookmarks or the speed dial page has been reformed.  Users can now watch the open tables in full screen. Users who like to discover what is happening around them, the new Opera browser for Android comes with page that provides them customizable news feed.

The new browser also comes with a brand new feature called "off road mode" for data saving. This feature compresses the data so that users can get faster data access and even when the connection is slow or erratic the browsing expiring for the users is uninterrupted. Some of the user interface and accessibility improvements involve automatic text wrapping whereas zooming in to the page so that users do not need to scroll sideways to read the text on any given page. For Android devices running version 2.1 and above, the new browser is available on the Google Play store.

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Xolo has announced Android 4.1 update for its Xolo A800 Android Smartphone. Many users have stated that it’s an Android 4.1.1 operating system whereas the announcement states it’s an Android 4.2. After updating the phone, users are complaining that camera resolution becomes only 5 megapixels. Though, it is not essentially a bad thing. However, the camera is 5 megapixel units in terms of hardware and only the software interpolation make it an 8 megapixel camera. The picture quality should indeed get better post this update while resolution will get reduced.

The dual SIM based Xolo A800 runs on a dual core 1 GHz MediaTek chip and has Android 4.0. It comes with a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 Pixels) IPS display, which is one of the highest resolutions in this category and matches well with some of the very expensive handsets. The phone features an 8 megapixel camera with backside illuminated (BSI) sensor and has features like auto focus & touch focus. The phone boasts a front facing VGA camera. The Xolo A800 comes with 4GB of Internal storage and 512 MB RAM. With the phone, Xolo is also providing an 8 GB free card. The Xolo A800 has Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS as well. The phone is priced at Rs 9,999.

 Device Specifications:

•                    8 megapixel camera

•                    1 GHz dual core MediaTek chip

•                    4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 Pixels) IPS display

•                    VGA front facing camera

•                    4GB Internal storage

•                    512 MB RAM

•                    3G

•                    WiFi

•                    Bluetooth

•                    GPS

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