On Nov 1 2013 Airtel, RCom set to launch iPhone 5C, 5S.

As per speculations, iPhone 5C is expected to be priced around Rs 45,000 while iPhone 5S may cost around Rs 55,000.

Bharti Airtel and RCom have announced that they will be launching the recently announced iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C in the Indian market on November 1. Although the price of the devices has not yet been revealed, iPhone 5C is expected to be priced around Rs 45,000 while iPhone 5S may cost around Rs 55,000.

Meanwhile, both the operators have announced that they will offer unlocked versions of iPhone 5S and 5C in India. Also, RCom and Airtel have claimed to offer attractive data and talk plans with both the devices for customers.

While RCom is relying on its physical stores to offer the new iPhone 5S and 5C, Airtel has started the pre-booking process via its online as well as offline stores to attract potential buyers.

Apple iPhone 5S:

Apple iPhone 5S has a 4 inch retinal display with 1136x640 pixels resolution. The display has Corning Gorilla Glass coating as well. Armed with fingerprint sensor, the Apple iPhone 5S comes with three axis gyro sensor, proximity sensor, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and even digital compass.

Besides, the iPhone 5S has an 8 megapixel rear camera, 1.2 megapixel front camera which is capable of recording high definition videos, iOS 7 operating system, the newly announced 64 bit Apple A7 processor, OpenGLES 3.0 graphics processing unit, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, micro USB 2.0, and GPS with A-GPS. It has a 1440 mAh Li-Ion battery that is said to provide 10 hours of talktime on 2G and 9 hours of talktime on 3G network.

Apple iPhone 5C:

This phone comes with a 4 inch touchscreen with 1136x540 pixels resolution. It has three axis gyro sensor, proximity sensor, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and even digital compass. It would be available in pink, white, yellow, blue, and green colours.

The colourful iPhone 5C has 1 GB RAM, 8 megapixel rear camera, and a 1.2 megapixel front camera which is capable of recording high definition videos. Besides, the Apple iPhone 5C has 1.3GHz dual core Apple A6 processor, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, micro USB 2.0, GPS with A-GPS, iOS 7 operating system, and a Li-Ion battery capable of giving 9 hours of talktime both on 2G and 3G networks.

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Automatic app updates in iOS 7 can be disabled

Disable app updates that happen in the background on the iOS 7 software update.

Apple's new iOS 7 software update brought several features and one of them was background app updates. This feature automatically updates the downloaded apps on iOS 7 devices - iPhone, iPad, iPod touch (5th Generation) and iPad mini.

Though the automatic background updates are great they often tend to eat up data packages.

Step one

Open the Settings App (Gears icon).

Step two

Select the iTunes & App Store option from the list on the left panel.

Step three

Select the Toggle button next to the Updates option under the Automatic Downloads header.

After this your apps will not get updated automatically in the background.

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Kids tablet: Binatone App Star launched at Rs 9,999

The tablet comes preloaded with apps for kids to enjoy and learn.

Consumer electronics maker, Binatone has launched a tablet for kids, called Binatone App Star. The tablet comes preloaded with educational and related applications and is priced at Rs 9,999. The tablet is designed for kids with age 4 years and above.

The Binatone App Star tablet has a 7 inch display with a WVGA resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. The tablet comes with a 1 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB of internal storage memory, and 16 GB micro SD card slot. For connectivity the tablet comes with only WiFi connectivity and there is a front VGA camera for self portraits and video chats as well.

The tablet has Android operating system but its users interface has been customized keeping kids in mind. The user interface also allows parents to get additional control on what the kids might get access to with password protection and much more.

The international version of Binatone App Star comes with 250 preloaded application and 5600 more apps that kids can download and enjoy on their devices. In India also we expect the same to be made available along with the very useful bumper case that the tablet ships with to protect it from damages.

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November 1 launch date expected for Apple iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C in India

Sometime back Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C had been listed on Saholic -an Indian online retailer

Apple has said in a statement it will make iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C available in retail market from November 1 in India. Company has not revealed India-specific prices of both the devices.

Sometime back Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C had been listed on Saholic - an Indian online retailer. Saholic has listed all the three versions of the iPhone 5S as well as iPhone 5C, i.e. the 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB versions of iPhone 5S and the 16 GB and 32 GB versions of iPhone 5C. Though the retailer had also not announced their prices or availability date, the iPhone 5C is expected to be priced upwards Rs 35,000 while the iPhone 5S's price is expected to start from Rs 45,000.

Apple iPhone 5C:

This phone comes with a 4 inch touchscreen with 1136x540 pixels resolution. It has three axis gyro sensor, proximity sensor, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and even digital compass. It would be available in pink, white, yellow, blue, and green colours.

Apple iPhone 5C

The colourful iPhone 5C has 1 GB RAM, 8 megapixel rear camera, and a 1.2 megapixel front camera which is capable of recording high definition videos. Besides, the Apple iPhone 5C has 1.3GHz dual core Apple A6 processor, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, micro USB 2.0, GPS with A-GPS, iOS 7 operating system, and a Li-Ion battery capable of giving 9 hours of talktime both on 2G and 3Gnetworks.

Apple iPhone 5S:

Apple iPhone 5S too has a 4 inch retinal display with 1136x640 pixels resolution. Armed with fingerprint sensor, the Apple iPhone 5S also comes with three axis gyro sensor, proximity sensor, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and even digital compass. The display has Corning Gorilla Glass coating as well.

Apple iPhone 5C

Besides, the iPhone 5S has 8 megapixel rear camera, 1.2 megapixel front camera which is capable of recording high definition videos, iOS 7 operating system, the newly announced 64 bit Apple A7 processor, OpenGLES 3.0 graphics processing unit, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, micro USB 2.0, and GPS with A-GPS. It has a 1440 mAh Li-Ion battery that is said to provide 10 hours of talktime on 2G and 9 hours of talktime on 3G network.

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