Last year Microsoft acquired Nokia, the popular mobile manufacturer and it introduced some Android smartphones in the Nokia X series. There are three smartphones in the series including Nokia X, Nokia X+, Nokia XL smartphones that can run Android apps. Now they released a new home launcher app for Android mobiles called Nokia Z Launcher.


There are so many launcher apps available for Android phones, so let’s see what special features in this app. The app provides simple home screen with less clutter and shows important things only according to your usage pattern and preferences. The app will learn your habits, locations, date time and other priorities and then shows right apps at right time so your home screen changes based on your everyday life.
On the top screen, you can see date and time, upcoming events and it have six slots to display your apps, contacts and also web pages too. There is a unique feature in this app called Scribble that lets you to draw a first letter on the home screen and it will filter your apps or contacts quickly beginning with that letter. This feature is not only for apps, you can get results for contacts and other contents also on the phone.

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Nokia Z launcher is tested with Galaxy S phones and it is compatible with modern Android phones that require Android 4.1 version or more. Z launcher is currently in pre-beta release with limited number of downloads. However you can download it from here.

FIFA World cup is one of the biggest and popular events of 2014 hosted by Brazil. It commenced from June 12, 2014 and the football fans will be celebrating and watching the event from all over the world. There are total of 64 matches will be played in 12 cities across Brazil up to 13 July 2014. Most of the matches will start in midnight here in India due to time differences.

Also you have some other works and there is a chance you wil be missing to watch live matches on the Television. However you can watch live matches, get updates from your mobiles and tablets too without stay awake at midnight. Here are some best apps that provide all the FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil match updates on your smartphones and tablets.

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1. FIFA Official App 

This is the official app by Brazil World Cup 2014 and you can get complete information about all teams, match schedules, team standings, real time scores, news, images and videos. The app provides match alerts from your favorite teams or you can follow all the games live in the global stadium.

Android | iOS 

2. Sony LivSports App 

Sony got the rights of broadcasting football matches officially in India and it is providing an app to watch the matches on your smartphone or tablet. Sony Liv app is one of the best ways to watch FIFA world cup live matches for RS.120. Also you can get all matches of your favorite any one team for Rs.60 and web users can use their Sony Liv site.

Android 

3. BBC Sports Live App 

BBC has also rights to telecast live matches which would be broadcasted live on their mobile app too. For other matches, you will only get match highlights when the match finished. The app provides football news, analysis, live scores, match stats and text commentaries. You can set match alerts for 2014 Fifa world cup teams and you can customize the app by adding quick links to your favorite teams.

Android | iOS 

4. ESPN FC Soccer & World Cup 

ESPN FC app is redesigned completely and looks simple beautiful one for FIFA lovers. It delivers comprehensive coverage of all the major club leagues with videos, highlights, news, opinion and personalized reports of your favorite teams. The app will have live match scores, stats, commentary and video highlights.

Android | iOS

5. Airtel Pocket App & Tata Sky Mobile 

If you have Airtel Digital TV subscription, you can download the Airtel Pocket TV mobile app and you will be able to watch Sony SIX channel on your smartphone and tablets.

Also if you are a Tata Sky subscriber, you can download the Android app here and subscribe for RS.60 to watch live matches on your devices. Install all / any apps on your smartphones to get all the live scores, updates of FIFA world cup 2014. If you know any apps I am missed out, please share your comments. Enjoy!

Xolo has launched its first Windows 8.1 tablet named Xolo Win, which was unveiled at CES 2014 event. Flipkart exclusively launched this tablet in India with a range of launch day offers. It comes with a 10.1-inch display with the resolution of 1366x768 pixels. It runs on Windows 8.1 operating system and powered by a 1 GHz dual core AMD A4-1200 processor with AMD Radeon HD Graphics.

Xolo Win features 2 MP rear camera and 1 MP front camera for video calls. It has 2 GB of DDR3 RAM, 32 GB of internal storage with a microSD external slot. The tablet has the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI and USB port connectivity options. It also comes with pre-installed Microsoft Office Home and Student 2013.


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Xolo Win Specifications:

Operating System	Windows 8.1
Display	10.1-inch (1366 x768 pixels) display
Processor	AMD A4 -1200 Dual Core 1.0 GHz Processor
Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8180G Graphics
RAM	2 GB DDR3 RAM
Memory	32 GB internal memory, External Slot
Camera	2 MP rear camera, 1 MP front camera
Connectivity	Wi-Fi,Bluetooth 4.0, HDMI, USB port
Battery	3550 mAh battery, 7 hours battery life
Dimensions	266 x 167.8 x 12mm; Weight: 750 grams

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Xolo Win Price & Availability: 

Xolo Win tablet comes in black color and priced for Rs.19990. It is exclusively available in Flipkart store and they provide a range of offers includes, up to Rs.5000 offer in exchange of selected gadgets, Rs.200 cashback for rating or reviewing the product post purchase. And also 50% offer on purchase of Wireless keyboard and ebooks worth Rs.1500.

Today is the big day because 2014 lok sabha election results are on the way. All are waiting to know who will be the next Prime Minister of India. Lot of sites available for results but when you are in office or outside you can watch the live results in mobile too. Here are some apps that helps you to know live election results.


1. India Elections 2014 

The app is developed by Microsoft for IBN Live News Company and this app extracts data from the Election Commission. You can search your candidates, party or constituencies and more. There is an option save your favorite constituency and get news specific to your favorite constituency. You can view interactive visualizations to monitor results and election analysis. Get this app for Android | iOS | Windows Phone

2. Times Now App 

The app is developed Times Now News and it’s called as India’ s Election HQ. You can get the latest headlines and breaking news for this election and also video clips and coverage of live events are available. Get this app for Android | iOS | Windows Phone

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3. NexGTv HD app

This is a mobile TV application that provides live streaming of most Indian news channels. You can subscribe a week for Rs.25 but you can get news channels for free including IBN7, Times Now, NDTV profit and DD News. This is a good app to watch election results from multiple sources within your mobile. Get this app for Android | iOS | Windows Phone


4. Airtel Pocket TV

Airtel has released a special offer for its Pocket TV app that lets you to watch all Hindi, English news channels for free. But the offer is only valid for Election results day and you have to activate the service by sending a SMS (ADD TV to 54325). Get this app for Android | iOS

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5. Google & YouTube

Google has created its Election Portal to watch live counting and election results for each constituencies. YouTube also launched a channel for live streaming of election results that is partnership with most Indian news channels.

Google Election Portal  |  YouTube Live Coverage

Motorolo has launched its new budget smartphone Moto E in India. The phone comes with 4.3 inch qHD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection. It runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS and it can be upgradable to future Android versions and powered by 1.2 GHz dual core processor. It has 5 MP rear camera, Dual SIM feature and 3G, Wi-Fi connectivity options.


5 Best Features of Moto E:

1. Android Latest Version KitKat 4.4 - This is the only smartphone that comes with Android 4.4.2 KitKat version and priced under Rs.7000. Motorolo also promised the phone will surely get the update of next major Android version.

2. Processor and RAM – There is no other brands provide a Snapdragon 1.2 GHz dual core processor under Rs. 7000. Also Moto E offers 1 GB of RAM while others giving just 512 MB of RAM only.

3. Better Display - Moto E is built up with qHD display which gives sharp quality and others only providing WVGA screens. And this display has 4.3 inch is bigger than other brands and also it is the only smartphone comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection in this price range.

4. Nano Coating – Moto E comes with nano coating feature both inside and outside so it can be resistant in water for 30 minutes. However Motorolo does not claims it is water proof phone.

5. Battery – The phone is packed with 1980 mAh battery which is highest among other smartphones in the market. It will provide battery power for a full day.

6. Moto Alert – This is the new feature introducing in this phone which automatically alert to your preset contacts when you leave a particular location and Emergeny mode which sends a call or alarm to a preset contact.


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Moto E Price and Availability:

Moto E is priced at Rs.6999 and will be exclusively available on Flipkart from today. Flipkart announced launch day offers that includes 50% offer on Moto E cover, 50% offer on Transcend memory cards and free ebooks worth Rs.1000.

Check & Buy Moto E on Flipkart

Nokia has launched its new smartphones Nokia Lumia 630 and Lumia 630 Dual SIM in the Lumia series in India. Both smartphones feature 4.5 –inch FWVGA ClearBlack IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Lumia 630 runs on the latest Windows Phone 8.1 OS and powered by 1.2 GHz quad core Snapdragon processor with 512 MB of RAM.

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Lumia 630 comes with a 5 megapixel rear camera with 720p video recording, autos focus and burst mode and there is no front camera. The phone has 8 GB of internal memory and external memory up to 32 GB using microSD card. The device is packed with 1830 mAh battery that provides 13 hours of talktime and 25 days on stand by mode.

Other Features: 

The Phone has Windows Phone 8.1 OS with the Dual SIM support and this the first dual SIM Windows Phone device that offers call waiting and call forwarding between two SIM cards. There are many useful apps preinstalled in the phone including Bing Health and Fitness, Microsoft Office, Nokia Camera, Nokia MixRadio and Here maps.

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Nokia Lumia 630 Price & Availability: 

Nokia Lumia 630 Single SIM is priced at Rs. 10500 and Dual SIM variant is priced at Rs.11500. The Dual SIM version will be available first from May 16th 2014 and single SIM version will be go on sale later this month. You can get special offers at launch including 1 GB of 3G data for 2 months for Vodafone customers, 2 month Box TV subscription and Flipkart ebooks worth Rs.2000.

Airtel Digital TV is the DTH service from Bharti Airtel has launched Airtel Pocket TV mobile application that enables customers to stream and watch favorite TV channels wherever on the go. It offers to watch 150+ live TV channels and also you can watch earlier episodes of 13+ channels, over 10,000 hours library of video content, thousands of videos and movies on your mobile or tablet.


Now you carry only the Pocket TV application with your mobile for watching live channels. Airtel Pocket TV app is now available for an introductory offer of Rs. 60 per month. You can see good streaming quality if you have good 3G or Wi-Fi connection. There is some channels is now limited to existing Airtel Digital TV subscribers and customers only. The app comes with many features including set alarms, filter channels and videos by category.

 
Customers can download the Airtel Digital Pocket TV app that is available for free on Google Play Store. The app is compatible with any smartphone and tablets that run Android version 2.1 and above. Once you have installed the app in your device, you have to activate the service by sending the SMS to 54325 from your registered mobile number.

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Airtel Digital Pocket TV app for Android Features:

• Live TV: 150+ channels across popular genres
• Anytime TV: Watch past episodes on 13+ channels
• Video Library: 10,000+ videos
• All networks supported: Supports all operator networks
• Video streaming bitrate dynamically adjusts to the network bandwidth on your device
• Genre based UI: Filter channels by genre and view videos by genre
• Search: Find a channel by typing in the name
• Program Guide: Electronic program guide for one week in advance
• Recommendation Zone: Get top viewed, newly added and top rated content on the home screen
• Favorites: Set favorite channels for easy access
• Social Media Integration: Share the channel you are watching on Facebook
• Set Alarms: Set program reminders