LG G Flex to be more curvier, bigger than Samsung Galaxy Round

The LG G Flex smartphone said to run on the Google Android 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system and a quad-core 2.3 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 mobile chipset.

Few days after Samsung showcased world's first curved display bearing smartphone called Galaxy Round, images of LG's first curved display bearing smartphone - G Flex - has surfaced. It is to be noted that the LG G Flex is expected to be launched soon, as reported previously by Mobile & Tablets in India.

As per the recent leaked images, posted on Android Authority,the LG G Flex has a 6-inch display, which is tad bigger than Samsung Galaxy Round that has a 5. inch display. However, the G Flex seems much curvier than the Galaxy Round.

The LG G Flex smartphone said to run on the Google Android 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system and will be powered by a quad-core 2.3 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 mobile chipset. There are no further information on the LG G Flex.

To know more about Samsung Galaxy Round, click here.

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Samsung Galaxy Round Launched

Samsung has officially announced world's first curved display bearing smartphone, called as Galaxy Round. However, unlike earlier expectations, it does not have a proper flexible display, rather its has a stationary curve that is said to fit a person's face. According to Samsung, this curvature lets users controls their apps, music, and photos more easily.

According to reports, the Samsung Galaxy Round has a 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display with high definition resolution (1080p). The 7.9mm thick smartphone weighs 154g and has a 2800mAh battery, Android 4.3 operating system, 3 GB RAM, and a 2.3GHz quad-core processor. The smartphone also has a 13-megapixel camera.

"As a result of its unique curved design, users can take advantage of round integration experiences like the Roll Effect that enables user to check information such as date, time, missed call and battery easily when home screen is off, and the Gravity Effect for creating visual interaction with the screen by tilting the device," Samsung said wrote in a statement.

"When the Galaxy Round's display is off while the music player is running, a short press to the left of the device will play the previous track while a short press to the right will play the next track. For pictures and videos, the Side Mirror feature enables users to gain access to list of the album content with a left and right tilt," the Korean company further added.

LG too is expected to introduce a smartphone with flexible display, which reportedly would be named as LG G Flex. As per earlier reports, LG may launch the G Flex in this month itself.

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Top 5 free Windows Phone apps for Indians

Get the best out of Windows Phone devices with these five apps meant for Indian users.

While most mobile platforms offer global level apps, it becomes difficult for the user to get applications that can benefit them in their routine. Thankfully, we now have ample Indian developers working on apps that can benefit Indian users and also offer global standard design.

These are five essential apps that Windows Phone users must have, apart from the other cluster of apps. Most importantly, these apps have been developed in India by Indian developers.

1. IRCTC

Booking a train ticket online is like a relentless quest but the new beautifully designed IRCTC app pleads otherwise. The fully functional app offers train ticket booking, and the ability to check train schedules and even PNR status for booked tickets.

Apart from that the app can be used for canceling a ticket, checking booking history, adding Favorites and getting live notifications from the app. Among the most essential apps for Indian travellers, it is available for free but we do not promise the best connectivity.

2. Paytm

Paytm's clean and easy to use app offers pre-paid, data cards and DTH for all popular cellular service providers in India. Apart from that, users can also pay their postpaid account bill and DTH bill for all DTH service providers. The app supports debit cards, credit cards or Netbanking for making the payments. The interesting thing is that with every recharge, the user gets to choose different discount coupons available for a variety of online shopping avenues.

This means that while spending money on recharge, you also get to save a couple of bucks with the discount coupons. Use Paytm to recharge anyone's phone or pay your bill from anywhere.

3. Dhingana

For entertainment any time, the Dhingana app offers over a million songs in over 40 different Indian languages. Free for listening, these songs can be searched for and streamed online. The app offers access to the top new and popular albums along with playlists of all languages as well as genres. The recommendation engine offers albums and playlists similar to the one the user is listening to.

Dhingana can play songs in the background while you can continue using the device and easily share your favorite tracks on Facebook, Twitter or via email.

4. Zomato

Indians who love food would always love to see if there is any place nearby that is worth trying out. Zomato app offers the same with all the essential details about a restaurant close to the user's location or in a specified locality along with recommendations of recipes and reviews. The user can register for creating a profile and maintaining an activity for rating, recommending and writing reviews on the restaurants visited.

The Zomato app has a clean and neat user interface with ample amount of information, right from approximate cost of the meal to the map to reach the restaurant.

5. HDFC Bank

This is the only out of place app meant for a specific group of users: HDFC Bank account holders. The HDFC Bank app offers mobile banking in the true sense- transferring funds, viewing cheque status, paying bills, and other ancillary services. Users can even transfer funds right from the app, and can make credit card payments and call for cheque books as well.

Other than HDFC users, SBI Bank account holders too can fetch the free SBI Bank Freedom app from the Windows Phone Store . We resisted adding it here because of the tedious registration process.

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Improved Skype For Android Mobile & Tablets

The new application also bring updated user interface for tablets.

Microsoft's cross platform chat and video calling service, Skype has updated its Android version. The new Skype Android 4.4 application brings a brand new user interface for tablets, users of which will now see a new interface that puts conversations first, displaying your most recent calls and chats.

The new Android Skype app claims to provide improved video call quality 4 with up to four times the resolution of previous versions, with enhanced clarity and frame rates. For Kindle device owners will also get to enjoy the updated user interface that has been made available in the new version and along with that they will continue to get hardware acceleration for video calling through the application.

The application has been rolled out for Android devices but Kindle device owners will have to wait for a little more time as the application will be made available later this month.

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