Oppo N1 mini

Oppo N1 mini coming to India this month

NEW DELHI: Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is soon going to launch Oppo N1 mini, the compact variant of its Oppo N1 smartphone, in the Indian market. Just like its bigger sibling, the N1 mini also sports a rotating camera. 

According to sources, the phone will be launched this month itself. Earlier today, Oppo also posted a teaser of the phone on its Twitter and Facebook pages. 

Oppo had launched the N1 mini in the Chinese market in June, pricing it at 2699 yuan(Rs 26,600 approximately). The phone sports a 5-inch(720x1280p) display. It is powered by a 1.6GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 quad-core processor and 2GB RAM.
It sports a 13MP rotating camera lens with an LED flash. The camera is capable of taking 24MP pictures through the Ultra HD mode. The phone comes with 16GB internal storage but doesn't feature a microSD card slot for expansion. It has a 2140mAh battery. The phone runs Oppo's Color OS 1.4 based on Android Jelly Bean. 

In terms of connectivity, the phone supports 4G LTE, 3G, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. 

It's worth pointing out that Gionee also offers Elife E7 Mini, a smartphone that sports a similar rotating camera lens. The phone is powered by a MediaTek octa-core processor. 

The Mad Max: Fury Road Trailer

The Mad Max: Fury Road Trailer is Here and it's Bonkers

Car chases and mayhem. Can't go wrong there.We were initially a bit skeptical when it was announced a reboot of “Mad Max” was in the works. But then we found out that original Mad Max writer and director George Miller was on board. And we got very excited. Now the official trailer for “Mad Max: Fury Road” has been released. It’s totally insane. Plenty of mass destruction in a vast wasteland is one way to put it. And then there are the cars, an element that made the original Mad Max films so great.

It appears that we’re not going to be disappointed. We’ll just have to wait until sometime next year for the fury and chaos to begin. And for the record, the iconic Pursuit Special FordFalcon makes an appearance in the trailer.

Lamborghini Huracan India Bound Soon

The Lamborghini Huracan is about to hit the Indian roads very soon, says a report on Economic Times. The tabloid suggests the Indian launch of the Lamborghini Huracan will take place in the third quarter of this fiscal year. 
It is estimated that the price of the Lamborghini Huracan in India will begin from a whopping 3.2 crores!!The Huracan is set to don the mantle of the erstwhile Gallardo. While Lamborghini did produce other cars such as the Murcielago, it was the Gallardo that drove its sales worldwide. The Murcielago, in retrospect, was a more niche and elevated name. After the scraping of the Gallardo, the luxury car maker needed something on similar lines to propel growth. The Lamborghini Huracan fits the bill, perfectly.
Almost as if catering to an age-old tradition, the car’s namesake is a notorious bull that gored several matadors in 19th Century Alicante. Did you know that the Gallardo, Aventador and Murcielago were all famous fighting bulls bred by the Lamborghini family??


PROMINENT FEATURES OF THE LAMBORGHINI HURACAN

• It is powered by a 5,204 cc V10 powerplant, that cranks out a peak power of 602 bhp at 8,250 rpm

• Peak torque is an earth-shattering 560 Nm at 6,500 rpm

• The Lamborghini Huracan will sprint to 100 km/h from standstill in a mere 3.2 seconds. Making this possible is a hybrid chassis composed of carbon fibre and aluminium, which is lightweight yet strong enough to resist cornering forces that will pound this car

• It has a 7-speed transmission comprising of an electrohydraulic multi-plate clutch, mated to an All-Wheel Drive system

• There are three drive modes for the driver to choose from; the Strada ( Street Mode ), Sport and Corsa

• Claimed top speed is in excess of 325 kmph, while some videos have showed that it can touch almost 330 kmph!

The only thing that will bother the Lamborghini Huracan in India is the absence of roads where it can unleash its full potential. In a country that posesses roads ridden with potholes and speed breakers, it runs the risk of being relegated to the status of Eye Candy in garages and drawing rooms! Lamborgini, though, claims that the 169 mm ground clearance will enable the Huracan to smoothly sail over the obstacles.

Microsoft is going brings Samsung to court over Android patent deal

On Friday, the Redmond-based global software giant Microsoftannounced that it has brought South Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung to court over a contract dispute in their patent deal for Android devices. Microsoft, in very basic terms, has a contract with Samsung where it receives royalties for every Android device it sells, and it is suing Samsung because according to them, the latter has not been keeping its part of the contract.
According to Microsoft’s deputy general counsel David Howard, this legal action was done “simply to enforce our contract with Samsung.” In 2011, Microsoft signed one of those landmark Android patent deals, claiming that every Android device Samsung sells infringes on its patents, hence the royalties. As of late, Microsoft claims that Samsung has not been paying them the royalties they’ve agreed upon based on that 2011 contract, a situation that started last year – specifically after Microsoft’s Nokia acquisition.What Microsoft is asking is actually for the court to enforce the contract as legal and binding, where Samsung has already made clear its disagreement to it. “After spending months trying to resolve our disagreement, Samsung has made clear in a series of letters and discussions that we have a fundamental disagreement as to the meaning of our contract,” Howard said.
Samsung has replied with a standard answer to the lawsuit, saying in a published statement: “We will review the complaint in detail and determine appropriate measures in response.” This patent contract has made Samsung – and many other Android device manufacturers – beholden to Microsoft, something that Google has vocally lambasted over the years. “This is the same tactic we’ve seen time and again from Microsoft,” Google said in a statement when the patent deal was signed in 2011. “Failing to succeed in the smartphone market, they are resorting to legal measures to extort profit from others’ achievements and hinder the pace of innovation.”

Google’s Cultural Institute teams up with Europeana to bring more than 2000 museums & archives online

google’s Cultural Institute – which puts online materials previously only available to visitors to particular museums, archives and institutes – has taken on its biggest challenge yet. Google is working withEuropeana to bring online the collections of more than 2000 museums, archives and institutes.

It’s a tremendous undertaking to bring Europe’s rich cultural heritage online, one that can only be achieved by both private and public effort. As this collaboration shows, both Europeana and Google share similar visions – allowing people around the world to explore Europe’s cultural and scientific heritage from prehistory to the modern day …

 The Austrian library exhibition guides visitors through the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph’s manifestos, from announcements for mobilisation, to administering shortages, to dealing with prisoners of war and refugees.

Google’s Cultural Institute exhibitions are a brilliant way to explore material you would never be able to see in person, and especially to bring history to life for children. Existing exhibitions span such diverse topics as the Gettysburg Address, D-Day, the fall of the Iron Curtain, the life of Nelson Mandela and street art.

Google’s full announcement can be seen below. 

Teaming up with Europeana to bring Europe’s culture online

It was a natural marriage. Our Google Cultural Institute based in Paris is devoted to partnering with institutions around the world to allow online access to art, archives and other, often previously hard-to-find culture. Europeana, launched in 2009, represents a bold European project bringing together more than 2,000 museums, archives, and other institutions, with their rich collections of millions of books, paintings, films and other objects.

Given these complementary missions, it is with great pleasure that we just have launched Europeana’s first exhibit on our Cultural Institute. Curated by the Austrian National Library, the new virtual exhibition is part of Europeana’s 1914-1918 project and represents the first Austrian contribution to our own Cultural Institute’s First World War channel.

The Austrian library exhibition guides visitors through the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph’s manifestos, from announcements for mobilisation, to administering shortages, to dealing with prisoners of war and refugees. “Putting the content online ensures that all of this history is preserved for future generations,” said Wiebe de Jager of Europeana. “Partnerships with prestigious platforms such as the Google Cultural Institute is one way to effectively share with people our common history that defined who we are and what we do.”

It’s a tremendous undertaking to bring Europe’s rich cultural heritage online, one that can only be achieved by both private and public effort. As this collaboration shows, both Europeana and Google share similar visions – allowing people around the world to explore Europe’s cultural and scientific heritage from prehistory to the modern day.

New Hyundai i20 teaser video – Compromise Ends on 11th Aug

Hyundai India, country’s second largest car maker has announced the launch of new i20 on 11th August. In anticipation, the South Korean brand has now revealed a teaser video revealing an action packed sequence which ends with a message – Compromise Ends on 11th August.

Earlier today, Hyundai India officially issued a statement that their new i20 will be called Elite i20. Designed and developed by their team in Europe, i20 is a global hatchback. It will make its European debut at the 2014 Paris Motor Show in October this year. Compared to the Indian variant, the European variant will be slightly different.

Based on Hyundai’s Fluidic Sculpture 2.0 design ideology, the 2015 i20 features a more fluidic design than the outgoing variant. Larger headlamps, sloping roof, wider stance, LED tail lamps, all indicate to a sportier appeal with a smarter road presence for a city car.
On the inside, new Elite i20 will be a little similar to that as the Grand i10 hatchback, albeit with a more premium touch. The centre console gets display for air temperature, ac vents are squarish, instrument panel has two large dials and a TFT LCD display in the center, and steering wheel comes with a chrome garnish.
As far as engine options are concerned, Hyundai Elite i20 will continue to be offered with the same set of 1.2l and 1.4l for petrol and 1.4l for diesel. Along with manual, automatic transmission will also be on offer in the petrol variant. Prices will range from Rs 5-7.5 lakhs expectedly. Mode details on the launch date, until then, watch the teaser video and image gallery below.

Google now takes you inside 100+ Indian heritage sites

The Ellora Caves near Aurangabad.

All you armchair travellers, this is aimed at you. Google has added street views of 76 historical sites, taking the total tally of Indian attractions to over 100. With this update, you can now get inside the Safdarjung Tomb and Purana Quila in Delhi, Ellora Caves near Aurangabad, and other interesting places. You can take these virtual tours anywhere, anytime, either directly on Google Maps or through the Google Cultural Institute Portal. In addition to the historical sites, you can also view content from new Indian arts and archival institutions. For instance, you can tour photographer and screenwriter Sooni Taraporewala’s exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi, right from the comfort of your couch. And if you want to find out what it was like to hear India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, on Independence Day in 1947, the content from the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library is just the way to do it. - See more at: http://www.cntraveller.in/news/google-now-takes-you-inside-100-indian-heritage-sites#sthash.aKcakhSx.dpuf