LifeCom Pvt. Ltd., the authorised distributor of Lenovo smartphones in Nepal, is set to launch a midrange smartphone–K3 Note. Although there is no fixed date on when it’s going to launch, but it is expected to enter the Nepali market before the end of February.
Lenovo K3 note was launched in India 8 months ago for INR. 9,999, and since then Lenovo has already launched its successor, Vibe K4 Note, for INR. 12,000. It’s strange decision from LifeCom to launch the K3 Note when the K4 Note is already on sale in India.
Lenovo K3 Note Full Specs:
5.5-inch FullHD display
1.7 GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6752 processor with Mali-T760 MP2 GPU
2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
If you don’t want to play the waiting game, you can grab the K3 note in Nepal from Apple World Pvt. Ltd for Rs.19,000 and the handset comes with 1 year of retailer warranty.
Huawei Mobile Nepal have slashed the price of Honor 4x in Nepal from Rs. 26,999 to Rs.22,999. The 5.5-inch phablet sized smartphone is one of the good smartphones to buy under Rs. 25,000 and offers some interesting sheet of specs.
The phone offers a big 5.5-inch display with 720P resolution and is powered by 1.2 GHz Huawei Kirin 620 64-bit A53 Octa-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Emotion UI 3.0. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 4G connectivity and packs a 3000 mAh battery.
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, GPS, Bluetooth 4.0
BATTERY
Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery (non-removable)
DIMENSIONS
152.9mm × 77.2mm × 8.65mm
WEIGHT
165 grams
PRICE
Rs.22,999
Huawei Mobile Nepal is also offering Huawei Y6 for Rs. 16,500 (previously priced at Rs.16,999), Huawei Gplay Mini for Rs.18,899 (previously priced at Rs. 19,999), Huawei P8Lite for Rs. 26,999 (previously priced at Rs. 28,999), and Huawei Y5C for Rs.8,999 (previously priced at Rs. 9,999)
Huawei Mobiles Nepal has officially slashed the prices of Gplay mini and P8 Lite smartphones in Nepal. Both these phones were launched last year and is now outdated.
The Huawei Gplay mini, which was priced at Rs. 19,999, is now available for purchase for Rs. 18,899 (Update June 2017: The Gplay Mini is available in Nepal right now for Rs. 15,000). The phone features a 5 inch 720P IPS panel, 1.2 Ghz octa-core Kirin 620 processor, 2GB of DDR3 RAM, 8GB of expandable storage, 13MP rear camera with LED flash, 5MP front camera, and 2550mAh non-removable battery.
Read our full Review of the Huawei Gplay mini here
The Huawei P8 Lite, which was launched in Nepal for Rs.28,999, is now available for Rs. 26,999.Huawei P8 lite is the smaller and affordable version of the flagship device P8. It features a 5-inch HD display and is powered by a 64-bit Octacore HiSilicon Kirin 620 chipset coupled with 2GB of RAM. It comes with 16GB of expandable storage and a dual SIM hybrid model–the second SIM slot can be used as a microSD slot. The phone sports a 13MP camera is on the back and a 5MP front-facing snapper for selfies and video chats. The 2200mAh battery powers the whole device. Like the Gplay mini, it also runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with Emotion UI 3.1.
Teletalk Pvt. Ltd., the authorized distributor of Gionee mobiles in Nepal, has just launched a budget-oriented smartphone, Gionee P5W for Rs. 11,999. The phone focuses more on design and youth as it comes with 5 different colors and polycarbonate back.
The Gionee P5W sports a 5 inch 720P display and is powered by a 64-bit MediaTek MT6735 chipset. with 1.3Ghz quad-core Cortex A53 processor, and MALI T720 GPU. It has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of inbuilt storage that can be further expanded via micro SD card slot upto 32GB. In terms of camera, there is a 5MP rear camera with LED flash and 2MP front shooter. The phone runs on Android Lollipop 5.1 with Amigo UI and offers 2000mAh battery.
How the Gionee P5W stacks up with other handsets with similar price tag:
Gionee P5W
UMI Fair
Karbonn Mach 5
5inch (720x1280px) LCD IPS
5inch (720x1280px) LCD IPS
5inch (720x1280px) LCD IPS
MediaTek MT6735
MediaTek MT6735
MediaTek MT6582
1.3 Ghz quadcore 64bit
1.3 Ghz quadcore 64bit
1.3 Ghz quadcore 32bit
2GB RAM
2GB RAM
2GB RAM
16GB internal; microSD upto 64GB
8GB internal; microSD upto 64GB
8GB internal; microSD upto 32GB
5MP/ 2MP cameras
8MP/2MP cameras
8MP/5MP cameras
2,000 mAh removable
2,000 mAh removable
2,200 mAh Non-removable
Best Buy: Rs.11,999
Best buy: Rs.13,999 (coming soon)
Best buy: Rs.13,490
The Gionee P5W is now available for purchase in the retail store all across the nation and is available in five color choice: black, white, gold, blue, and red.
So what do you think of the new budget phone from Gionee? Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
Kaymu, one of the largest e-commerce websites in Nepal, in the wake of extreme cold weather conditions handed over jackets to the children and blankets to the elderly citizens in Kavre as a part of its Sharing Smiles project. Sharing Smiles was implemented at earthquake affected Jana Jagaran Primary School located at Keuri, Jyamdi VDC in Kavre where 50 fleece jackets were provided to the students aged between 3 – 12 years. Likewise, 50 blankets were donated to the underprivileged Dalit community and single women in Rampur, Jyamdi VDC of Kavre district.
“This is the first initiative by Kaymu to contribute to the society by sharing smiles. Despite efforts from government and private sectors, a lot of people are suffering due to chilling temperature. Recognizing that children and elderly citizens are more vulnerable, the team at Kaymu collected funds and made an attempt to bring a smile on their faces by helping them warm up this winter,” –Rajeev Amatya, the Managing Director at Kaymu.
After the devastating earthquake, Jana Jagaran students from playgroup to Grade 3 study under the same roof with no proper classes allocated. The dropping temperature added more to their plights making it difficult to focus on their studies. Because of temporary shelter, it was especially hard to spend nights for the elderly citizens as the dew droplets dampened with what little they had to cover them.
“The students also enjoyed dancing and singing arranged by the team. Besides academics, activities as such help the students in developing their personality and hone their talent. To see the children full of excitement with this recreational program was overwhelming,” –Amatya.
Sharing Smiles project is to share smiles with the people in the country. Kaymu, in the coming days, intends to share more smiles and contribute to the community in all means possible. The video below highlights Kaymu’s efforts to make the world a better, and smarter place.
Huawei is planning to launch the updated version of its highest selling budget smartphone–Honor Holly. Codenamed as Honor Holly 2 Plus, the phone follows the same trend as its predecessor in providing decent specs for a low-cost price.
Here are the rumored specs of Huawei Honor Holly 2 Plus:
5 inch 720P IPS LCD display (1280 x 720 pixels with 294 ppi)
1.3GHz 64-bit quad-core CPU (Unspecified chipset, could be Mediatek MT6735)
2GB DDR3 RAM
16GB internal storage with microSD expansion slot upto 64GB
13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
5-megpixel front camera
2 SIM card slot with 4G LTE (GSM+CDMA)
4000mAh battery
Android Marshmallow 6.0 with Emotion UI 3.1
As per the leaked photo, the Honor Holly 2 Plus features a plastic build like the one seen on most of the affordable phones. However, on a positive note, the phone features a whopping 4000mAh battery which we expect is removable in nature given the plastic body. Moreover, the overall specs are really good. Given the specs, we expect this phone to launch for around $110, with price in Nepal expected to be around Rs.13,999.
Huawei also recently launched a mid-range smartphone, the Honor 5x, in China and US for $199 and features top of the line specs like 5.5-inch FullHD display, Octa-core Snapdragon 616 SoC, 3GB RAM, 16GB of expandable storage, 13/5MP camera setup, fingerprint sensor, metal build, and 3000mAh battery.
CG mobiles, the first ISO 9001:2008 certified smartphone manufacturer in Nepal, has launched a new smartphone under Eon series– CG Eon Blaze. The Smartphone is priced at just Rs. 10,999 and sports some interesting sheet of specs for a phone under the budget category.
How does CG EON Blaze Look as per Spec-sheet?
The CG Eon Blaze boasts a 5-inch display with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels. Unlike the Eon eLitewhich has an AMOLED panel, the Eon Blaze features an IPS LCD display. The phone is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor (unspecified chipset) and has 1GB of RAM. In terms of storage, the phone comes with 16GB of inbuilt memory that can be further expanded via microSD card slot upto 64GB.
As far as the camera is concerned, the CG Eon Blaze has 13MP rear auto focus camera with LED flash and 1080P video recording. The front houses a 5MP shooter for selfies and video calling. Connectivity wise, the phone includes Wifi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, and dual GSM SIM. It has 2200mAh Li-ion battery and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop.
We all have been familiar with the Wifi b/g/n/ac standards, but there are new Wifi standards in town that you should know about because it’s super awesome and defines how we use the internet in the future. So, before I explain about these new standards, I want you to read about the different Wi-Fi Standard (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) that exists now.
Wi-Fi standard 802.11a and 802.11b, when first came in 1999, was an expensive technology.
Wi-Fi standard 802.11g arrived in 2003 was inexpensive and 5 times faster than the previous standards, and hence replaced 802.11a and 802.11b.
The number of users using Wireless Devices started to grow from 2003 because of its advantage over wired technology.
All these 3 standards use the 2.4GHz frequency band.
2.4GHz frequency band creates interference if there are overlapping networks in the same area (like a multi-story apartment building)
Wi-Fi 802.11n was announced in 2009 to eradicate this problem since it uses both 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency band. The 5GHz band creates less interference.
Wi-Fi 802.11a/c is the latest evolution of Wi-Fi, which like the 802.11n, uses both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz spectrum.
WiFi 802.11 ad
The first new WiFi standard is 802.11 ad, which unlike other standards, uses a transmission frequency of 60GHz. This means it will have a super high speed of around 7Gb/s, however, it will have low coverage. It is only suitable for one room, and such frequency cannot penetrate the wall and the receiver should be in direct LOS (line of sight) with the router.
With a Gb/s speed, the advantage of such standard is blistering upload and download speeds meaning you can use it for transferring huge files, wireless storage, lag-free wireless docking, screen mirroring, and cordless VR glasses.
WiFi 802.11 ah
The Wifi 802.11ah is just the opposite of the WiFi 802.11 ad. Rather than focusing on the speed, it focuses on the transmission range. 802.11ah is transmitted at just 900 MHz, much similar to the GSM transmission frequency. Since the frequency is lower than that of the existing 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi technologies, 802.11ah standard can transmit up to 1km. However, the speed is not that great and it decreases with respect to distance.
The Wifi 802.11 af, also known as Super Wifi, relies on unused television spectrum frequencies between 54 MHz and 790 MHz. Just like 802.11 ah, it can be used for low power, wide-area range, only better. It has more than 10kms of coverage making it the longest range WiFi technology yet. The Wifi 802.af can be utilized in places where there are fewer buildings and less interference.
SUMMARY – WiFi 802.11 ad Vs WiFi 802.11 ah Vs WiFi 802.11 af
802.11ad: for Gb/s speeds and high-performance networking.
802.11ah: for low data rate, long-range sensors, and controllers.
802.11af: for similar applications to 802.11ah. This network option relies on unused TV spectrums instead of 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz bands for transmission.
Android is an open platform which was limited only to mobile devices but it’s perspective has got even wider. Now you can officially run Android as your operating system on PC, all thanks to Jide Technology which has been working to bring the simplicity and productivity of Android to PC.Remix OS is just Plug and Play, you need a bootable USB of Remix OS and run Android on almost any Intel (x86) based PC and even on few Macs with full Android app support.
Before installing the OS you need a USB 3.0 Flash Storage with 8GB (FAT32) or more with R/W speed of 20MB/s.
Download Remix OS zip file (Legacy or EFI) depending on your system and unzip it.
Launch the Remix OS USB tool or any third party USB Boot Tool.
Browse and Select the Remix OS ISO file and Select OK.
Reboot your PC.
Enter into Boot Mode pressing F12 during startup or other function keys
Select “USB Storage Device” as boot option
Select either “Guest Mode” or “Resident Mode” to start Remix OS.
If you select the Guest Mode, all of the activities and data wouldn’t be saved, it’s a fresh new start with every Guest Mode. And if you select Resident Mode, all your activities and data will be saved for future use, for that you might need a USB flash drive with larger capacity.
Note that, the Remix OS is currently in Alpha, so there’s nothing much that you can do here. Right now it’s purely intended for developers to test and figure out some bugs before the final release. Also there is no Google Play Services on the official Remix OS package due to some licencing issues, but you can install it using a third party apk from the link below:
In future updates, we’ll see complete Google Services in the official Remix OS package.
Nonetheless, the stable version of Remix OS will take the PC mobility to a whole new level, all that is needed is a USB Flash Drive within your reach. Remix OS is different than Tablet Android OS to some extent, it adopts a native desktop like UI with a taskbar included but it hasn’t compromised the Android experience. It currently runs on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and you see the material design aspects everywhere giving you a smooth and seamless experience.
Benchmarks shows the performance will be above par compared to some flagship Android phones but to be skeptical, it entirely depends on your hardware.
We all know we can’t stay off our phones when we have exams, assignments or anything important to do. We are always fidgeting on our phones – doing nothing mostly. We know we have to put our phone down because we have something more important to do than playing games, scrolling through news feed in Facebook, etc.Well, there’s an app just to help you achieve that. We know we are not believers of such apps because for some it works but for mostly it doesn’t. This app is a different one, a unique one in fact, with a different and entertaining concept to help us stay off our phones.
Well, there’s an app just to help you achieve that. We know we are not believers of such apps because for some it works but for mostly it doesn’t. This app is a different one, a unique one in fact, with a different and entertaining concept to help us stay off our phones.
This app called “Forest: Stay focused” developed by forestapp.cc is entirely different and amusing from other apps with the same purpose. This app revolves around a tree and a forest. If you want to stay off your phone, you open the app and plant a little tree that grows to become a fully-grown in about 30 minutes. The tricky part is letting it grow. So while it grows you should stay off your phone. If you try to launch a game, even take a phone call, press the give up button, or even minimize or close the app, the tree dies which you don’t want. This little tree is what makes it worthwhile because you care for this small tree. Many people feel guilty and sad to bring down the tree that they themselves planted in the first place, they would want to see their tree grow and grow fruits or flowers or whatever they expect.
I know, staying off their phones for many people is impossible and I know the app is implausible but kudos to the developers of Forest for the fine concept of the app. Well, I don’t know if this app would help anyone to be more productive or not, that depends on the person using it but like the title says it’s a unique app and the concept is really cool.
So, if you want to try the app for yourself and see what I am talking about, you easily can as it’s free and available in both apple app store and Google play store.
