Karbonn has launched a new ZOPO ZP980 Upgraded smartphone

Karbonn has launched a new ZOPO ZP980 Upgraded smartphone with a full HD screen and a 13 megapixel camera. The smartphone is called Titanium X and is priced at Rs 18,490.It has a 13 megapixel camera with dual-flash lights which automatically adjusts the focus while clicking images. It also comes with a 5 megapixel front camera with flash for video calling. Karbonn says this will ensure the best 'selfies'. It has a quad-core processor clocked at 1.5 GHz and comes with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of inbuilt storage for dedicated processing. It has an expandable memory up to 32 GB enabled with OTG support. OTG or USB support allows mobile phones to act as a host, allowing other USB devices like a USB flash drive, etc to be attached to them. It has a 2300 mAh battery and runs Android 4.2 version of the Jelly Bean. The phone supports micro SIM.

Apart from the obvious uses of the e-ink display, like reading text without straining your eyes, Yota has developed a number of other interactive applications that take advantage of the low-power screen. For applications that have not been specially developed for use with the e-ink display, users can find an image they want using the LCD side of the phone, and then swipe two fingers from top to bottom to take a screenshot, which immediately displays on the e-ink screen. This could be useful for anyone needing to quickly check a map for directions or reference a colleague’s contact details ahead of a meeting.

Samsung was the big winner in the survey notching a 1.3% market share, taking 25.4% of the market from the end of July through October. The company's popular Galaxy Note 3 phablet was introduced in Sept. 2013 and reached retail stores during the survey period.

In terms of individual Lenovo A850 smartphone OEMs, Apple led the way with its 40.6 percent share,  while Samsung followed with 25.4 percent, up from 24.1 percent in July. However, the biggest gainer was Google's Motorola Mobile division, which launched itself into third place in October with 7 percent share. Motorola has been banking on its high-end Moto X smartphone as well as new Droid models at Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) to help it regain momentum.

ComScore said HTC and LG followed with 6.7 percent and 6.6 percent, respectively. Overall, the research firm said 149.2 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones (or 62.5 percent of the total mobile market) during the three months ending in October, up 4.1 percent since July.

The data show HTC was the big loser, which saw a 1.3% drop from 8.0% to 6.7%. In fifth place, LG saw a modest 0.2% drop in market share, going to 6.6% from 6.8%.When it comes to platform market share Apple's iOS operating system again took second place to Google's mobile operating system, Android. Android came out on top with a 52.2% overall share, up 0.4%, while iOS came second with 40.6%, a gain of 0.2%.

Other more gimmicky functions of the dual screen include taking photos using the YotaPhone’s 13-Megapixel camera – the e-ink display shows an image of a camera and instructs you to smile. The YotaPhone features a 4.3-inch 720p LCD display on the front and around the back is a similarly-sized e-ink panel at 360×640 resolution which can be used to display the aforementioned secondary information, such as the weather and calendar alerts.

A new lenovo a390 smartphone from E-tel, the brand that has captured more than 25% of the smartphone market in Sri Lanka, has been launched by Brantel for users looking for the latest features and performance at a smart price.With its 5-inch 16 M multi-touch TFT capacitive screen, super-fast 1 GHz dual core processor with 4 GB ROM and 512 MB RAM and Android Jelly Bean 4.2 operating system, the E-tel Curiosity i8 is expected to expand the smart phone market further by driving conversions from basic and feature phones, the company said.Named after the Curiosity rover sent to Mars, the E-tel smartphone range currently comprises of the i4, i6 and i8, which offer smartphone capability to rival equivalent global marques at surprisingly affordable prices.