Huawei launches two new WiFi devices in India

The WiFi devices claims to offer 3 times the speed than the traditional 7.2 Mbps data cards in the market.

Huawei has launched two new WiFi devices - E5151 MiFi (pocket WiFi) and E8131 (WiFi data card). The WiFi devices claims to offer 3 times the speed than the traditional 7.2 Mbps data cards in the market, both these WiFi data cards are equipped with faster HSPA+">HSPA+ speeds enabling 21.6 Mbps download and 5.76 Mbps upload speed.

Both WiFi data cards are easy to use and can connect upto 5-10 people at any particular time.

Huawei E5151 is pocket WiFi device that can support upto 10 devices and claims to offer 21.6 Mbps speed. Being a plug and play and one touch connect device, the E5151 assists users to access internet via 3G/2G network or through Ethernet port seamlessly and effortlessly. Its ethernet port also allows users to carry it around and use it as a portable router and when back home or in office, it could get connected with the Ethernet cable to function as a stationary router, offering wireless signal. With Lithium-ion 1500mAh battery, E5151 claims to provide power back up of up-to 5 hours.

With a dimension of 92.8*63.5*16.3mm, Huawei E5151 supports Standard Micro USB, LED indicators and built-in UMTS and WLAN High Gain Antenna.

Huawei E8131 functions both as a data card for a single user and as a mobile WiFi hotspot, which can simultaneously connect up to five WiFi enabled devices. The dongle comes with a USB interface and unlike traditional data cards, which can only be powered, via a computer, the Huawei E8131 offers users the flexibility of powering with a variety of USB chargers like a laptop, power mains and car charging port via adaptors, thereby offering true on-the-go connectivity.

Equipped with Type3i technology Huawei E8131 WiFi data card claims to provide up to 20 per cent more upload and download speed compared to non-Type3i devices. It is inbuilt with Hi-Link feature that helps get access to Internet in just 15 seconds, without the hassle of installing any drivers or software.

The Huawei E5151 and E8131 are priced at Rs 4,999 & Rs 2,999 respectively and are available through e-commerce websites including Flipkart, Infibeam, Snapdeal, Shopclues.com, specialty IT stores and multi-brand mobile stores across India.

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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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Cheapest Android phone: Josh Fortune Square launched at Rs 2,299

Despite being priced so low, the handset comes with Android Gingerbread, 32 GB expandable storage slot, WiFi, Bluetooth, and 2 megapixel rear camera.

Josh Mobiles has announced the launch of an Android smartphone, called Josh Fortune Square, for Rs 2229 only, which makes it the cheapest Android smartphone till date.

The Josh Fortune Square is based on older but powerful Android Gingerbread 2.3.5 operating system and offers a 3.5 inch display. It is powered by a single core processor running at 1 GHzand has a dedicated graphics chip as well. The smartphone comes with 256 MB RAM and has 90 MB of internal storage only. But one can expand its memory to up to 32 GB using a micro SD card.

It has a 3.5 inch display with 480 x 320 pixel resolution and capacitive touch input system supporting multi touch as well. The Josh Fortune Square has a 2 megapixel rear camera which is also capable of recording videos.

The handset comes ready with dual Sim GSM connectivity with 2.5G networks supported over the primary SIM. The device also has Bluetooth and WiFi. There is a 1450 mAh battery pack for powering up the device.

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