Motorola Launches DROID Turbo 2 And It Just Won’t Break

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><img alt="motorola-unbreakable-phone-1" height="386" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/motorola-unbreakable-phone-1.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b>SP's: </b>Motorola is bringing an all-weather durable phone DROID Turbo 2 and claims it as the perfect phone for the imperfect people. With five layers of display protection, it can handle more than any other smartphone in its league.</i></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It doesn’t matter how advanced or smart your smartphone is if it gets shattered each time it falls! The flaw isn’t fixated to Apple iPhones, which if you remember would bend inside your pockets, but to almost all the phones (except vintage Nokia) that would easily break.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Motorola has, however, come up with its own hulk version of a smartphone that just won’t break. Motorola DROID Turbo 2 is the phone which won’t bother you with the unnecessary care-taking measures while using. The DROID Turbo 2 runs on the USP of a shatterproof display along with several upgrades and is a strong contender for the people’s choice.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Turbo2 display has a five-layered structure that absorb shocks keeping your smartphone’s screen intact, claims Motorola. Also, the display is little elastic rather than being rigid to incorporate up to a certain amount force.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Motorola DROID Turnbo 2 has a 5.4-inch Quad HD (2560 x 1440) display which comes with a four-year warranty against shattering and cracking.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">After Motorola showcased its phone’s sturdiness against iPhone in an advertisement, the skeptics at CNN performed some of their own tests to check the claims of the perfect phone for the imperfect people.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Watch the official “shatterproof display” ad for DROID Turbo 2 by Motorola.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JPPuWW0zi98" width="560"></iframe> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Also, watch the experiment by CNN.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-V2r_9Um2Tw" width="560"></iframe> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> </div>

Motorola Launches DROID Turbo 2 And It Just Won’t Break

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“Ethical” Fairphone 2 Beats Google’s Ara for World’s First Modular Phone

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><img alt="The-Fairphone-2-Dissassembled_2" height="360" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/The-Fairphone-2-Dissassembled_2.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b>SP's: </b>A Dutch startup is ready to launch first ever consumer-ready modular smartphones in December in select European countries beating Google’s Project Ara for world’s first modular smartphones. Since Google announced a delay in its Project Ara, Fairphone took a lead in launching its “ethically sourced” Fairphone 2 modular smartphone.</i></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Google created quite a buzz with its Project Ara modular phones at the start of the year but got beaten up in the race of creating the first one. Dutch-based startup Fairphone is all set to bring out the first ever consumer ready modular smartphones in the market.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">For all those hard-liners who are confused what extra does the smartphone could have, since they have already started flying as well, the modular smartphones will prove beyond your imagination. The conventional smartphones are limited to their software flexibility, but the modular smartphones will give you a control over the hardware adaptability as well.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So, that means if you are fed up with your old camera, you can replace it with a new high power camera module, if your phone is slow, you can just replace the processor – as simple as that. Read Smartphone of the future for more information.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Since Google announced a delay in its Project Ara, Fairphone took a lead in launching its “ethically sourced” Fairphone 2 modular smartphone. Ethically sourced means that all the products and materials used while making the smartphone were collected from conflict-free zones.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Fairphone 2 modular phone has 7 assembly components which means, you can replace seven of the components from your Fairphone 2. Namely battery, display, main chassis, back cover, receiver, speaker and rear camera modules.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The phone will be powered Snapdragon 801 SoC and use Android 5.1 Lollipop, but can also run other OS as well like Canonical’s Ubuntu, Jolla’s Sailfish OS, and Mozilla’s Firefox OS.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The first hand Fairphone 2 set will have 8MP rear camera, 5-inch full HD LCD display with Gorilla Glass, 2 GB RAM and supports dual micro SIM.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The first modular smartphone is priced at $580 and will arrive in select European countries in December 2015. It will be rolled out for other countries by early 2016.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6DW733G76BY" width="640"></iframe> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Are you up for modular phones or will stick to your passive smartphones? Tell us in comments below.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Source: Fairphone</span></div> </div>

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Ultimate Battle of Hybrids: Apple iPad Pro vs Microsoft Surface Pro 4 vs Google Pixel C

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><img alt="ipad-pro-surface-pro-pixel-c-" height="395" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ipad-pro-surface-pro-pixel-c-.jpg" width="640" /></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><b>SP's: </b>All big companies are battling each other to become winners in the race of the ultimate hybrid tablet. Taking inspiration from Microsoft Surface tablet, Apple and Google have revealed their new products. Let’s take a look at this ultimate battle: Apple iPad Pro vs Microsoft Surface Pro 4 vs Google Pixel C.</i></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Every big company seems to be betting on the huge tablet/laptop convertible for the future of personal computing. Whether we look at the newest offering from Apple, Microsoft or Google, what we see is a big tablet, by big I mean bigger than the 10-inch standard ‘large’ tablet size, with a keyboard accessory that can be bought separately. Now it’s a tablet, now it’s not! The magic trick is getting a bit old now but only now have the devices reached the kind of polish that can make consumers ditch their real laptop notebooks and buy a hybrid one.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Before we begin, one thing I don’t understand here is that if you are pitching a device as a laptop/tablet hybrid then at least ship the keyboard in the package; instead we get an ‘optional’ keyboard accessory at a price of around 150 bucks. So very uncool!!</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">With that out of the way let us compare the ‘surfaces’ from the biggest tech companies and find out which one is the best buy.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Let us first take an overview of the three devices:</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <h4 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Apple iPad Pro</span></h4> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="ipad-pro-keyboard" height="328" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ipad-pro-keyboard.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">12.9″  Retina Display (2732×2048 resolution ~ 264ppi)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Apple A9X processor</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">8 MP iSight camera at the back</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">1.2 MP FaceTime/Selfie camera</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Touch ID fingerprint technology</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">iOS 9.1</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">9-10 hour battery life</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">~ 710 gm</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">$169 Keyboard accessory</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">$99 Apple Pencil</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">$799 for 32GB model</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">$949 for 128GB model</span></li> </ul> <br /> <h4 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Microsoft Surface Pro 4:</span></h4> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Microsoft-Surface-Pro-4" height="360" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Microsoft-Surface-Pro-4.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">12.3″ PixelSense Display (2736×1824 resolution ~ 267 ppi)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Intel Core m3, i5, i7</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">8 MP at the back</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">5 MP on the front</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Fingerprint ID built into keyboard accessory</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Windows 10</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">9-hour battery life</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">~780 grams</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">$129 for keyboard accessory ($149 for the one with fingerprint reader)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Surface Pen included in package</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">$899 Core M3, 128 GB SSD, 4GB RAM</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">$999 Core i5, 128 GB SSD, 4 GB RAM</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">$1599 Core i7, 128 GB SSD, 4 GB RAM</span></li> </ul> <br /> <h4 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Google Pixel C:</span></h4> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="google-pixel-c" height="429" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/google-pixel-c.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">10.2″ Display(2560×1800 resolution ~ 308ppi)</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Nvidia Tegra X1</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">No Info on Cameras or fingerprint reader</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Android 6.0 Marshmallow</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">10-hour battery life</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">$149 for keyboard accessory</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">$499 for 32 GB</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">$599 for 64 GB</span></li> </ul> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Comparison: Apple iPad Pro vs Microsoft Surface Pro 4 vs Google Pixel C</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The devices we have here for comparison are vastly different from each other, probably the only thing common between them is the touchscreen is big and high resolution and all are wannabe laptops.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Google’s Pixel C has me least convinced to replace my laptop with it. Android is not yet ready to provide the level of functionality a user desires from a laptop. The keyboard technology that Google has built for it is commendable, but most users would like to use a 10″ tablet as a tablet rather than a laptop. Even with Marshmallow the operating system is not for the laptop format. Also, the hardware is nearly not as powerful as one would like to have on a laptop to get some decent productivity. It is cheaper than the rest but considering that it is more of a tablet and less of a laptop, shelling out $750 for a tablet is not advisable.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">iPad Pro and Surface Pro 4 are worthy competitors. Even though it is Apple’s first attempt in the convertible market, they learned from the mistakes of their enemies and have built a great device. On the other hand, Surface Pro 4 has seen iterative development over the years and is now at the peak of its growth. Windows phone is no match for iOS but to compete with full Windows 10, Apple knew it had to pull many bunnies out of its hat. Hence, iOS 9. The newest iOS has adapted (read copied windows features) to the needs of the laptop environment by providing multiple apps on screen and app in app functionality. Also, the performance of the new A9X chip is ‘desktop class’ according to Apple which they proved by editing four streams of 4k videos simultaneously on the new iPad.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Surface Pro 4 is the laptop/tablet hybrid Microsoft had dreamed when it launched the first surface. The keyboard is fantastic, the pen is much better, the OS is a pleasure to use on a touch screen, everything is smooth and slick. It is pretty much the perfect windows device for on the go needs. Be sure to buy the i5 version at least to get decent performance. This will set you back for $1150 because of course you will have to buy the keyboard separately. In comparison, iPad Pro 128 GB model with keyboard and pencil will cost the same. On another note, Microsoft was onstage at the iPad Pro unveiling to say how good the tablet is for using its Office Suite. So if you mostly use Microsoft Office you can’t go wrong either way. Also, I am not comparing the main snappers because if the camera on a > 12″ tablet affects your buying decision then I cannot help you.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The Verdict:</span></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So, in the end it all boils down to a clash between Windows desktop vs iOS and I am giving this one to Windows. If any device replaces my laptop it should be able to do everything I did on my laptop exactly the same. This is the most important thing when looking for a replacement, you want the other thing to work the same that your original device did. If I get additional touch screen goodness with it then it is a plus. On the other hand if I get a whole bunch of touch screen goodness and then have to compromise on my laptop productivity; Sorry I am not interested. I will just buy a tablet instead. iOS could be the ‘most advanced’ mobile operating system but on a notebook I would like a desktop operating system. Had there been OS X when you needed a laptop and iOS in touchscreen mode, Apple would have taken the crown. Perhaps, sometime in the future.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Which do you think is the better laptop/tablet hybrid among the three?</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Tell us in the comments section below.</span></div> </div>

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Microsoft’s Accidentally Lists Lumia 520 Phone for $8 Million Price

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><img alt="lumia 520- 8 million" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/nadella-phone.jpg" /></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>SP's: </b>As a result of an incorrect listing online, Lumia 520 phone was being sold at a price of $8 million on Walmart. Now the mistake has been corrected and it’s selling at a regular price. Read more to know how this happened.</i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Microsoft’s Lumia 520 is company’s most successful Windows Phone in the market and it is best-seller in multiple countries across the world. This 4-inch mid-range phone from the company costs around $120-$140 on various online websites.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">But, mistakes happen and blunders are unavoidable. After forcing the Windows 7 users to download Windows 10 (and apologizing), Microsoft accidentally listed the Lumia 520 smartphone for $7,989,112.50 i.e. almost $8 million.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This price is ten thousand the price of a brand new iPhone 6S. With features of a modest 5-megapixel camera, 512MB RAM and a 1,430mAh battery, this $8 million deal doesn’t sound much enthusiastic.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="lumia 520- 8 million" height="360" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lumia-520-8-million.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Around the launch of Lumia 520, Ferrari launched the LaFerrari, a great piece of mechanical muscle with a price $1 million. Compared to this beauty, once again Microsoft fails to impress with its $8 million Lumia 520 phone.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Well, this price listing was obviously a mistake and it has been corrected. If you visit the Walmart website, it tells that Lumia 520 costs between $79.89 and $112.50. This listing was incorrectly formatted, that resulted in $7,989,112.50 price.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Source: BI</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Have something to add? Tell us in the comments below.</span></div> </div>

Microsoft’s Accidentally Lists Lumia 520 Phone for $8 Million Price

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OnePlus Joins Make In India Campaign, Partners With Foxconn

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><img alt="one plus make in india" height="360" loading="lazy" src="http://www.igyaan.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/oneplus-logo-1.png" width="640" /></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>SP's: </b>OnePlus has announced, they will be assembling their devices locally in partnership with Foxconn. Foxconn has partnered with OnePlus to facilitate the assembling of new devices at their proposed Rising Star manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh.</i></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Prime Minister Modi inaugurated the Make In India campaign on September 25, 2014, and since then, it has been a cardinal move towards India Inc’s dream to be a manufacturing hub. Many MNCs around the world have consolidated the roots of Make In India campaign.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">OnePlus, with a goal to expand its business in, what is called the largest potential market for electronics sector, has planned to start the production of its devices in India, under the guidance of Make In India campaign, which will facilitate quick and successful production for OnePlus devices.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Foxconn has partnered with OnePlus to facilitate the assembling of new devices at their proposed Rising Star manufacturing facility in Sri City: Integrated Business City, Andhra Pradesh. The partnership was announced by CEO Pete Lau in Bengaluru.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">OnePlus’s decision to assemble devices locally is in accordance to the fact, elevating custom duty on fully assembled devices will reduce their production costs, will demonstrate a decision of Best of Both Worlds. Devices will become cheaper benefiting both the customer and the company. Moreover, the company has not been able to meet the stock demands which motivated them to assemble the devices locally.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The 30,000 sq. ft. facility will have the production cap limit of 500,000 units per month and a full-time workforce of around 1000 workers will be responsible for keeping the stock ample.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">OnePlus’s journey in India has been quite amazing so far. They’ve sold around 250,000 units of their very first debutante One Plus One. CEO Pete Lou was quite happy with One Plus Two’s performance in the flash sale. 15,000 units of the device were bought by the customers in just 12 minutes.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">OnePlus has plans to initiate the production process somewhere around December this year. Furthermore, we already know that Asus, Xiaomi and Gionee have already partnered with Foxconn for the production of their devices locally in the Rising Star facility. It will be quite riveting to acknowledge the true conqueror in this Game Of Thrones.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">What are your views on the Make In India Campaign, will it benefit the country. Write your thoughts in the comments section below.</span></div> </div>

OnePlus Joins Make In India Campaign, Partners With Foxconn

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