Fake Android app malware - SuperClean and DroidCleaner, sending sms to unknowns

Are you an Android user? If Yes, Immediately check your device for any apps named Superclean / DroidCleaner. If you found any of these in your device, check whether your mobile has sent any sms or calls to any unknown contacts.

If you confirmed the presence of this app, your are advised to remove it immediately from your device to avoid malware jumping.

This fake app is capable of open files and gather contacts, images and other information from your android device.

 Once it is downloaded, it will call some remote domains and download executable files which will make your device vulnerable to massive attacks.

The app has been already removed from the app store.

Check your device now itself.

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Videocon VT10 - 10-inch tablet with Android 4.1 available in india online for Rs. 11,200

Videocon launched their 10-Inch tablet Videocon VT10 in indian gadget market on a price of Rs 11,200. They already launched a set of smartphones in the market recently. The tablet is available online in sites like snapdeal.com and homeshop18.com.

The new videocon stuff may become a tight competitor for micromax funbook tablets. Micromax funbooks were the cheapest highly featured tablets currently available in indian market.

Videocon VT10 runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and 1Ghz processor, and have a front and rear camera both of 2 mega pixels. It owns 8GB Flash Memory and 1 GB internal memory and can be expanded up-to 32 GB.

All 3G dongles are not compatible with this tablet. So we need to check with the manufacturer for compatibility of dongle make/model. Additional settings may be required for some compatible devices to work with the device.

Complete specifications of  Videocon VT10:

Specification Voice Call No Graphics NA Sales Package Tablet, Charging Adaptor, Headset, Battery, HDMI Cable, OTG Cable, User Manual, Warranty CARD

PLATFORM Operating System Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Processor 1.5 Ghz User Interface Yes

STORAGE Memory Flash Memory-8GB Internal Memory 1GB Expandable Memory Expandable upto 32GB

DISPLAY Display Type IPS Screen Size 10.1 inch Touch Type Capacitive

CAMERA Front Camera 2 Mega Pixels Rear Camera 2 Mega Pixels Video Recording Yes

BUSINESS FEATURES Mail Features Yes Document Support Yes (By 3rd Party App)

BATTERY Battery Type Li-Polymer-6800mAh Browsing Time 4 Hours Standby Time NA

INTERNET CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi Yes 3G Yes via Dongle

MULTIMEDIA Video Formats Supported mp4, avi, flv,mkv,wmv,rmvb,VOB,DAT,mov,3gp. Audio Formats Supported mp3,wav,wma,aac,amr. Radio No

NAVIGATION Map Support Yes, but No Navigation

CONNECTIVITY USB No HDMI Yes Audio Jack Yes Bluetooth No

DIMENSIONS Dimensions 257.3x176x10.3mm Weight 650gm

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Huawei Ascend G330 launched with Android 4.0 for Rs. 10,999 - Specifications, price and review

Huawei launched their new age smartphone with 4-inch screen named Huawei Ascend G330. By the coming of huawei smartphones the indian market of cheaper smartphones getting more tight. Ascend G330 is available in sites like flipkart. for a price of Rs 10999.

In the last quarter of the year Karbonn and Micromax introduced their high end smartphone models Karbonn A30, Micromax superfone canvas2 A110,  Micromax superfone canvas A100 etc. with larger displays and having other high end features.

Key Specifications of Huawei Ascend G330 :

• 4-inch LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
• Wi-Fi Enabled
• 5 MP Primary Camera
• Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
• 0.3 MP Secondary Camera
• 1 GHz Dual Core Cortex-A5 Processor
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB

Huawei Ascend G330 is powered by 1GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 along with a 5 MP rear and a front camera.

The Ascend Y200 model, a 3.5-Inch Huawei smartphone is already available in indian markets.

Complete Specifications and features of Huawei Ascend G330

GENERAL FEATURES
Form	Bar
SIM	Single SIM, GSM
Touch Screen	Yes, Capacitive
Business Features	Document Viewer, Pushmail
Call Features	Loudspeaker
Handset Color	Dark Grey

Platform
Operating Freq	GSM - 850, 900, 1800, 1900; UMTS - 2100
OS	Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Java	Yes
Processor	1 GHz Cortex-A5, Dual Core
Graphics	Adreno 203

Display
Type	LCD
Size	4 Inches
Resolution	WVGA, 480 x 800 Pixels
Color	16 M
Other Display Features	IPS Hard Screen, 5 Point Multi-touch

Camera
Primary Camera	Yes, 5 Megapixel
Secondary Camera	Yes, 0.3 Megapixel
Flash	LED
Video Recording	Yes, 30 fps
Zoom	Digital Zoom
Other Camera Features	360 Deg Panorama, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, Image Editor

Dimensions
Size	62.6x122.3x11.4 mm
Weight	135 g

Battery
Type	Li-Ion, 1500 mAh

Memory and Storage
Internal	4 GB (2.5 GB User Memory)
Expandable Memory	microSD, upto 32 GB
Memory	512 MB RAM

Internet & Connectivity
Internet Features	Email
Preinstalled Browser	Android
GPRS	Yes, Class 10, 48 kbps
EDGE	Yes, Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G	Yes, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA; 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
Wifi	Yes, 802.11 b/g/n
USB Connectivity	Yes, micro USB, v2
Tethering	Wi-fi Hotspot
GPS Support	Yes, A-GPS with Google Maps
Bluetooth	Yes, v2.1
Audio Jack	3.5 mm

Multimedia
Music Player	Yes, Supports WAV, MP3, eAAC+
Video Player	Yes, Supports H.264, H.263, MP4
Sound Enhancement	DTS Surround Sound

Other Features
Call Memory	Yes
SMS Memory	Yes
Phone Book Memory	Yes
Sensors	Compass, G-Sensor, Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor
Additional Features	Games, ICS Face Identify Unlocked Function, 5 Sec Fast Boot, Mini SIM, MMS Enabled, Auto Rotate Screen, Voice Input
Important Apps	Video Chat, Google Talk, Skype

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Karbonn A30 Vs Micromax Superfone Canvas2 A110 features comparison

Karbonn A30 and Micromax Superfone Canvas2 are two latest smart phones going to hit the indian gadget markets. Micromax unveiled two models of their superfone canvas series canvas A100 and canvas-2 A110.

Karbonn and Micromax are competing to introduce heavily loaded but cheaper gadgets in indian market. Both of them are well known for their budget phones. These manufacturers keeps on hitting the gadget market with their new age smart phone with high end features. The attaches heavy specifications with their gadgets and make them available for ordinary people of india.

Here we are trying to compare the features of Karbonn A30 and Micromax Superfone Canvas2:

Micromax Superfone Canvas2 A110 vs Karbonn A30 complete comparison:

Feature	Karbonn A30	Micromax Superfone Canvas2
Price	Rs 11500/-	Rs 9990/-
Screen size	5.9 Inches	5 Inches
Screen Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen	TFT capacitive touch screen IPS
Operation System	Android 4.0 ICS	Android 4.0.4 ICS
Processor	1 GHz dual-core processor	1 GHz dual-core processor
Rear Camera	8 MP	8 MP
Front Camera	0.3 MP	1.3 MP
Audio Jack	3.5 mm	3.5 mm
Expandable memory	32 GB	32 GB
3G	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Dual Sim	Yes	Yes
EDGE and GPRS	Yes	Yes
Battery	2500 mAh	2000 mAh

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Karbonn launches 5.9-inch Android phone A30 for Rs 11,500 - Specifications, Review and price

Karbonn is ready to strike the indian gadget market with its new age Android smartphone A30. Karbonn A30 has a pretty bigger screen size of about 5.9 Inches. The gadget is available on a price of Rs 11500 in indian online markets like saholic.com.

Karbonn A30 is loaded with an 8 MP rear camera and a 1.3 MP front camera. The phone has a dual sim facility and 32 GB expandable memory. A30 is running on latest version  Android 4.0 aka Ice-Cream Sandwich OS and it is powered by 1GHz dual-core processor.

Key features of Karbonn A30:

• 5.9 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen display
• Android 4.0 ICS
• 1 GHz dual-core processor
• Dual-SIM (GSM 3G + GSM 2G)
• 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, WiFi
• WiFi hotspot, USB tethering
• 8 MP primary camera
• 1.3 MP front camera
• 32 GB microSD card slot.
• Bluetooth
• EDGE and GPRS
• 3.5 mm Audio Jack
• A-GPS with Google maps
• 2500 mAh battery

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Facebook launched messenger app for Android

Facebook, the social network giant launched their messenger app for android phones. At first the service is available only for the users in India, Indonesia, Australia,South Africa and Venezuela and later on to other countries.

With new messenger you can send messages directly to your friends on their mobile contacts and it offers the facility to connect not only the facebook friends but with all other contacts in your phone using your current mobile data plan. Facebook has been already came in tie up with all the major devices and carriers for their messenger service.

Users can create a new messenger account using just their name and phone number, so that they can start instant messaging with their phone numbers in the contact.

Even if you do not have a messenger app in your phone, don't worry,You can receive the chats and messages through your Facebook account from anywhere in the world. For that you have to do is just confirm your mobile number with your Facebook account.

So keep in touch with your friends using the new Facebook messenger app.

More details: https://www.facebook.com/mobile/messenger

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Micromax Funbook Pro for Rs 9999 - price and Review

After the great success of their 7 inch tablet, micromax launched latest version of funbook named Micromax funbook pro. As the name suggests, its a pro model of the earlier version of funbook. Micromax Funbook pro has a 10 inch multi-touch capacitive screen with better technical specifications.

As same as the earlier models, micromax launched funbook pro also as a budget tablet. Micromax funbook pro is available for a price of Rs 9999 on websites like snapdeal.com.

Funbook pro has an inbuilt storage capacity of 8GB/1GB DDR3 and can be extended up to 32 GB using micro SD. It comes up with the latest version Android 4.0.3 Ice-Cream Sandwich Operating System and powered by powerful Cortex A8,1.2 GHz Processor.

Micromax funbook pro is specially designed to meet high quality multimedia specifications.  It offers an HD - 2160p video playback along with HDMI Port ver 1.4.

Technical specifications

• HD-2160p Video Playback
• HDMI Port
• Cortex A8,1.2 GHz Processor
• Memory 8GB/1GB DDR3
• 25.6 Cm (10.1)Capacitive Touch Screen
• VGA front facing camera
• Battery 5600mAH
• Android 4.0.3 Ice-Cream Sandwich Operating System
• Connectivity 3G Dongle Support via USB,Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, USB 2.0 

More details available on http://www.micromaxfunbook.com/features-pro.html

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Angry Birds Star Wars in apps market

After a short break, Rivio - the makers of popular game Angry birds released their latest version named Angry Birds Star Wars. As the name suggests the fight between the birds and evil imperial pigs takes place in a galaxy.

Markable difference in the newer version is the drastic change came up with the environment. All the other gameplay remains the same except the added warfares, lightsabres and Jedi powers to defeat the evil Imperial Pigs.  The game consists of more than 80 levels including Tatooine and the Pig Star etc. Rovio believes that the angry bird masters will

New Angry bird is available for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone 8 and priced as follows,


iPhone and iPod Touch at a price of Rs 55
iPad at a price of Rs 17

Android devices for free (ad supported)
Android devices for Rs 163 (ad less)
Windows Phone 8 for Rs 55-

Available Links:

iOs normal - itunes.apple.com/in/app/angry-birds-star-wars/id557137623?mt=8

iOs HD -  itunes.apple.com/in/app/angry-birds-star-wars-hd/id557138109?mt=8

Android normal-  play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rovio.angrybirdsstarwars.ads.iap

Android HD- play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rovio.angrybirdsstarwarshd.premium.iap

Windows Phone 8-
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/angry-birds/7f48eacf-1239-4877-88a4-abe9d3ddfad7

 

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