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Author: Aniruddh

  • Microsoft Lumia 950 With QHD Display and Liquid Cooling Unveiled

    Much anticipated Microsoft Lumia flagship smartphones Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL were launched at “Windows 10 devices briefing” event today. These two smartphones will run on Windows 10 out of the box. The key features of these Windows flagship are Liquid cooling technology, QHD display, USB Type-C port (USB 3.1) and 20MP Pureview camera.

    Microsoft Lumia 950 price starts from $549 and Lumia 950XL price starts from $649. Both these smartphones will available starting November. The company also launched new budget smartphone Lumia 550 priced at $139 which will be available from December. Microsoft Lumia 550 specifications are not yet revealed.

    Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

    Microsoft Lumia 950 sports 5.2 inch AMOLED QHD display with Glance screen and ClearBlack technology. It has pixel density of 564 ppi. This Microsoft Lumia flagship smartphone is powered by 1.8GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 SoC with 3GB of RAM. The device has 32GB of internal storage and supports microSD card upto 200GB.

    Microsoft Lumia 950XL is powered by 2GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC with 3GB of RAM. It has larger 5.7 inch AMOLED QHD display with pixel density of 518 ppi. This Windows 10 smartphone too has 32GB of internal storage and supports microSD card upto 200 GB.

    Both Microsoft Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL has 20-megapixel pureview rear camera with 4K video recording, OIS, and a f/1.9 aperture.  There is also a 5-megapixel front facing camera with f/2.4 aperture and full-HD video recording. The rear camera is supported by  triple-LED RGB flash module. There is also a dedicated camera buttons.

    Another key feature of these newly launched Windows 10 flagship smartphone is inclusion of adaptive antenna technology. As per the company, this technology blends signal from two antenna. Hence, irrespective the way you hold your phone, the phone network strength will remain same. Both Lumia 950 and 950XL features Liquid cooling technology which will keep the phone temperature in check.

    Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950XL comes with USB Type- C  port. According to the company statement it will charge the smartphone battery 50% in just 30 minutes.  Lumia 950 houses 3000 mAh battery and Lumia 950 XL has  3340 mAh battery. Both are user removable batteries. Both these smartphones support wireless charging.

  • How to Take Screenshot on Yu Yunique

    Yu Yunique is the most budget 4G dual sim Android smartphone with HD screen resolution. It has got a decent spec sheet and very attractive price tag. There is one surpraising fact in this phone. This is runs on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop instead of Cynogen OS. So in this post we will learn on how to take screenshot on Yu Yunique.

    Yu Yunique 4G Android

    How to take screenshot on Yu Yunique

    Previous smartphones from Yu Televenture  such as Yu Yureka Plus or Yu Yuphoria had multiple option to capture the screen as those were running on Cynogen OS. But to do print screen on Yu Yunique we have only the one option that is through hardware buttons. So here we go.

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    How to take screenshot on Yu Yureka Plus

    • Go to the screen on which you want to take screenshot on Yu Yunique.
    • Now press and hold power button and volume down key which are placed in the right side of the device simultaneously for few seconds.
    • You will hear a shutter sound and screen flicker which gives a confirmation that, the screenshot is taken.

    Where the taken screenshot on Yu Yunique is saved?

    The taken screenshot can be accessed via gallery.

    Yu Yunique is powered by 64 bit Snapdragon 410 chipset with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage. It comes with 4.7 inch 720p HD display screen. Other key specification of this Yu Yunique includes, 8MP primary camera, 2MP front facing camera. The Yu Yunique price in India is Rs.4999. The device runs on Android 5.1.1 and not on Cynogen OS. The budget Dual sim Android smartphone supports 4G LTE in India. If you want to buy this smartphone, you can purchase from Snapdeal.com.

    Hope this guide on how to take screenshot on Yu Yunique is helpful. If you are facing any issues, please share it in the comment section below. I will making a video guide on how to take screenshot on Yu Yunique shortlly.

  • How to Create Windows 10 Bootable DVD or USB Disk

    Windows 10 is the latest operating system. There are plenty of reasons to upgrade your windows to the latest version. It also recieved good reviews from most of the reviewers. If you are running on genuine Windows 7 or Windows 8 with eligible specification, you are going to get Windows 10 update. So once you get automatic update to Windows 10, how to create a bootable DVD or Bootable USB disc for future resinstalls if required? We will learn on this.

    Microsoft provides a option to create Windows 10 bootable DVD or USB disc. It is upto you to decide which one you want create or even you can create both. Before, creating the bootable disc, you should to know few things. Here is the quick checklist.

    • Know the version of your Windows: That is your currently installed Windows is a home edition or pro version. Also make sure you note down whether it is 32 bit or 64 bit. You can know this by right clicking on “this PC”. Select properties. You will get a page which desscribes your windows version.
    • You should have a disc with minimum 4GB free space as process required 3GB of space. If you are usingUSB disc, then ensure you dont have any data on it. Before creating the tool, the disc will be formatted.

    How to Create Windows 10 Bootable DVD or USB Disk

    • First download and install the Windows 10 media creation tool. For downloading 32 bit version click here or for 64 bit version click here.
    • Once the  media creation tool is downloaded installed, launch the application.

    Windows 10 Bootable DVD creator

    • Choose the option “Create installation media for another PC”. Click Next.
    • On the screen, select the preferred laungauge, Edition(Home or Pro or Home Single Language) and Architecture on which you want to create bootable media for Windows 10. Then click Next.
    • This page it ask for you want to create USB disc or DVD.
    • If you choose, DVD, it will download the iso file. You need burn the image to DVD later. For burn the iso to DVD, there is direct option in Windows. Insert blank DVD and right click on the iso and choose burn image. It will create the bootable media for Windows 10.
    • If you choose USB, it will format USB disc and copy the necessory files to USB disc. Your USB bootable disc will be created. It takes 3GB of space in your USB disc. Also it removes all data you have stored before. So ensure you have the backup for the same.

    Hope this guide on how to create Windows 10 bootable media is useful. It is always recommended to have a bootable media with you. Incase of corrupt disc or if you want to do clean install Windows 10 from scratch, it is ideal to have your own Windows 10 bootable DVD or USB disc.

  • Yu Yureka Plus With Android Kitkat Available for Rs.8999

    Yu Yureka Plus which originally released with Cynogen OS 12 now available with near stock Android Kitkat. It is available on open sale and listed in Amazon.in. The price of Yu Yureka Plus with Android Kitkat is Rs.8999.

    Specification of Yu Yureka Plus with Android Kitkat looks similary to Yu Yureka Plus with Cynogen OS which is released in July.  This is a dual sim(GSM+GSM) smartphone with 4G compatibility. It is powered by 1.5GHz 64-bit oct-core Snapdragon 615 SoC (MSM8939) with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 405 GPU. The lsiting says, it is upgradable to Android Lollipop.

    Read:

    Yu Yureka Plus Review With Cynogen OS.

    Yu Yureka Plus features 5.5-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) IPS display. The other specifications includes 13-megapixel autofocus camera with an LED flash, and a front-facing 5-megapixel fixed-focus camera, 16GB of inbuilt storage with microSD card support (up to 32GB) and 2500mAh battery. The connectivity options includes Bluetooth 4.0, Micro-USB, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, and a 3.5mm audio jack.  This Yu Yureka Plus has sensors like accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, and gyroscope.

    Yu Yureka Plus
    Yu Yureka Plus

    The original Yu Yureka Plus with Cynogen OS was released at a price tag of Rs.9,999 through flash sale. After few weeks after launch, the company announced the Rs.1000 price cut. It is surprasing to see, Yu Televenture moving away from Cynogen OS. The recently launched Yu Yunique too runs on Android rather than Cynogen OS. There is also a rumour that, partnership betSween Micromax and Cynogen is near end of Life.

    Source: NDTV Gadget.

  • Which Motorola Devices Get Android 6.0 Marshmallow Update

    Android 6.0 Marshmallow will start seeding to the Nexus smartphones from next week. Many customers are eager to know, whether thier devices too get Android 6.0 Marshmallow and when the update will come. Motorola has come out with list smartphones which will get the Android 6.0 Marshmallow.  When Motorola was with Google, Moto G got the update very fast. Hence, Motorola smartphones are considered to be getting latest updates on timely basis. Unfortunately, Lenovo owned Motorola released list of smartphone which gets Android 6.0 Marshmallow has many disappointment.

    Latest Android 6.0

    So first let us which Motorola smartphones get Android 6.0 Marshmallow update. Then we will discuss on the device which are not listed in getting the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update.

    List of Motorola Smartphone which gets Android 6.0 Marshmallow

    • 2015 Moto X Pure Edition (3rd gen).
    • 2015 Moto X Style (3rd gen).
    • 2015 Moto X Play.
    • 2015 Moto G (3rd gen).
    • 2014 Moto X Pure Edition in the US (2nd gen).
    • 2014 Moto X in Latin America, Europe and Asia2 (2nd gen).
    • 2014 Moto G and Moto G with 4G LTE (2nd gen).
    • DROID Turbo.
    • 2014 Moto MAXX.
    • 2014 Moto Turbo.

    As you might have already observed, Moto E both 1st and 2gen are omitted. Also the Moto G as well is not included. Motorola when released Moto E 2nd Gen promised gaurenteed 2 major upgrades. First Gen Moto G and  Moto X can be considered old models. But 2nd Gen Moto E, is a big disappointment. Many people bought Moto E 2nd Gen just because of timely Android update. There are many smartphones with much better specification available for much less price. Motorola broke its promise.

    Motorola has not revealed the exact release date for Android 6.0 Marshmallow update. But company said will update on timings in the coming weeks. Motorola also discontinueing the apps such as Moto Assist, Motorola Migrate, Google Chrome extension found in Motorola Connect. The functionalities of these apps are either integrated with Android itself or availability of other free third party apps.

    In conclusion, it feels like,  Motorola is forgetting the main reason for the sucess of Moto series smartphone.

    Source: GSMARENA.