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Micromax Canvas Knight with octacore chipset launched at Rs. 19,999 Dr. Finbarr Moynihan, General Manager, International Sales & Marketing, MediaTek Inc, said, “The MT6592T enables consumers to experience premium gaming performance and enhanced web browsing. With MediaTek’s tru octa-core MT6592T, users can enjoy heavy web downloading, hardcore gaming, high-quality premium video viewing or other types of rigorous multitasking without experiencing lag times or excessive battery consumption.”
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icromax has launched its first octa-core smartphone, the Canvas Knight, in India at Rs. 19,999. The popular domestic handset maker has announced that the Canvas Knight smartphone will be exclusively available via company’s online store. The highlight of the Micromax Canvas Knight is its octa-core MediaTek (MT6592T) processor clocked at 2GHz, coupled with 2GB of RAM. The Canvas Knight offers dual-SIM (both Micro-SIMs) support and runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean out-of-the-box. It comes with a 5-inch (1080x1920 pixels) full-HD IPS display with a pixel density of 443ppi. The Canvas Knight comes with 32GB of inbuilt storage, which is non-expandable. It sports a 16-megapixel rear camera with OmniVision CameraChip sensor and M8 Largan Lens, while there is a secondary 8megapixel front-facing camera. On the connectivity front, the Canvas Knight includes 3G, Wi-Fi, Micro-USB, and Bluetooth. The new smartphone from Micromax packs a 2350mAh battery, which is rated to deliver up to 7.5 hours of talk time and up to 175 hours of standby time. The Micromax Canvas Knight comes preloaded with apps such as BBM, Hike, GetIt, Truecaller, Spuul, Kingsoft Office Suite, Opera Mini, M!Live, M!Vault, M!Security and Games (RealSteel WRB, Where’s My Perry and Where’s My Water).
Apple loses bid for permanent ban on Samsung smartphone sales in the US
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U.S. judge rejected Apple’s request for a permanent sales ban in the United States against some older Samsung smartphones, a key setback for the iPhone maker in its global patent battle. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, ruled that Apple Inc had not presented enough evidence to show that its patented features were a significant enough driver of consumer demand to warrant an injunction.
Apple and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd have been litigating for nearly three years The smartphone will be available in three over various smartphone features colour variants: Black, Black and Gold, and patented by Apple, such as the use of White and Gold. Commenting on the fingers to pinch and zoom on the screen, launch, Rahul Sharma, Coas well as design elements such as the Founder, Micromax said, “Canvas Knight phone’s flat, black glass screen. is another milestone for Micromax to bring the best combination of technology, style Apple was awarded more than $900 and affordability for the masses.” He million by U.S. juries but the iPhone further added, “With the launch of Canvas maker has failed to sustain a permanent Knight, our first octa-core smartphone, we sales ban against its rival, a far more have yet again raised the bar of affordable serious threat to Samsung, which earned innovation in the country”. $7.7 billion last quarter.
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The ruling on Thursday comes ahead of another patent trial set to begin later this month involving newer Samsung phones, and could frustrate any further attempt by Apple to bar the sales of those models as well. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment on the order. In a statement, Samsung said it was pleased with the ruling. “We ... agree with its observation that a few software features alone don’t drive consumer demand for Samsung products rather consumers value a multitude of features,” the company said. Even though Samsung no longer sells the older-model phones targeted by the injunction request, Apple has argued in court documents that such an order is important to prevent Samsung from future copying with new products “not more colorably different” than the defunct models.
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