LENOVO K3 NOTE - THE BIG REVIEW

Lenovo has recently been on a roll in the smartphone market. Even after purchasing Motorola from Google, it has been concentrating on building its brand further with A6000, A7000 and Vibe series. Lenovo is now keen to strengthen its foothold on the 4G budget smartphone segment. With its latest release, Lenovo K3 Note, the aim is clearly to take down rivals such as Xiaomi and Micromax. Let’s have a look at its features and specifications.

PROCESSOR

Lenovo K3 Note is powered by a 1.7GHz 64-bit MediaTek MT6752 octa-core processor, supported by graphics processor MALI T760 GPU. K3 note also has 2GB RAM which clearly means powerful performance.

DISPLAY & DESIGN

Lenovo K3 Note carries forward the welcome trend with a look and finish that is worthy of a more expensive smartphone. The K3 Note looks very similar to the Lenovo A7000. In fact, the two share the same design and dimensions (152.6x76.2x7.99mm) though the K3 Note is slightly heavier (10grams). 

With the K3 Note, Lenovo is obviously going after those who prefer a big screen experience. Until now, if you wanted to buy a phablet but were on a tight budget, you had to put up with a display with low pixel density. By providing a full-HD panel on the 5.5-inch display, Lenovo has eliminated the need for this compromise. The display on the K3 Note looks sharp when compared to smartphones of a similar size and price bracket. The colour reproduction and viewing angles were satisfactory and outdoor visibility under soft, natural light was quite good as well. Lenovo K3 Note will be offered in Onyx Black, Pearl White, and Laser Yellow colour variants

CAMERA

The 13MP camera lens and dual-LED flash are placed towards the upper portion of the back. The 5MP front camera is well equipped for video calling as well as taking selfies.

SOFTWARE

On the software front, The K3 Note runs Android 5.0 Lollipop and features Lenovo's Vibe UI skin on top and comes with Lenovo's utility apps. It also includes support for gestures like double tap to unlock.
The phone's default UI is devoid of an app drawer and app icons and widgets are spread across the home screens. The unified home screen-app launcher style may come across as user-friendly to people who have not used an Android phone before, the latter is highly thoughtful though.

MEMORY

 The phone comes with 16GB internal storage and a micro SD card slot for expansion up to 32GB. 

BATTERY

The back cover wraps around the front panel and hides the 3000mAh battery (removable), two micro sim card slots and a micro SD card slot. It's worth pointing out that the phone's second sim card slot does not support 3G or 4G connectivity. Lenovo is always well known to provide excellent battery in its smartphones. The K3 note doesn’t disappoint on this front.

PRICE

At Rs. 9,999/- the company couldn’t have given any better price. Lenovo K3 note is available exclusively on Flipkart via flash sales. You need to register beforehand in order to purchase it.

Lenovo K3 Note is a worthy upgrade to its own predecessor A7000. For the price, it offers a better display, better processor, double the storage and a good rear camera. Go for it if you an excellent powerhouse smartphone at a bargaining price!

Detailed Specifications

Processor	1.7 GHz 8-core Cortex-A53 (MediaTek MT6752 64-bit 4G LTE)
Operating System	Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Vibe UI 2.0
Dimensions (WxTxH)	76.2 mmx152.6 mmx8 mm
Weight	150 g
Battery	Type: Li-Ion, 2900 mAh
Integrated Camera	Rear: 13MP - Omnivision OV13850 with 5 lens element, F2.0 Max Aperture Front: 5MP - Omnivision OV5670 with 3 lens element, F2.2 Max Aperture
Sound	1 x Speakers, Dolby Atmos
Ports	Micro USB, v2, OTG Compatible
Memory	System Memory: 2 GB RAM Built-in Storage: 16 GB ROM
Connectivity/Radios	4G Network: 3G Network: Yes, HSPA+ WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot. Bluetooth: Bluetooth® 3.0 + 4.1 LE A-GPS support
Display	Size: FHD, 1920X1080 Pixels (401ppi) Type: 178 Degree Viewing Angles, 5-point Multi-touch, IPS Display, 72% Screen to Body Ratio
Color	Onyx Black Pearl White Laser Yellow
SIM	Dual Sim, LTE + GSM, (Dual Standby)
Important Apps	Vibe UI 2.0, Lenovo Shareit, Lenovo Syncit Apps
Sensors	Gravitation sensor Game rotation sensor Orientation Proximity sensor Light sensor E-Compass sensor

Sources -Lenovo.com

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10 things to know about Digital India Programme

Digital India Logo

Digitalisation is the new buzzword nowadays. It is very important that development in a country takes place at a scaled level.allow the Digital Divide cannot be allowed to become a barrier between people. Digital Technologies which include Cloud Computing and Mobile Applications have emerged as catalysts for rapid economic growth and citizen empowerment across the globe. Digital technologies are being increasingly used by us in everyday lives from retail stores to government offices. They help us to connect with each other and also to share information on issues and concerns faced by us. In some cases they also enable resolution of those issues in near real time.

Our Prime Minister has outlined his vision of e-governance and mobile governance, where all important Government services are available on the mobile phone. "I dream of a digital India where High-speed Digital Highways unite the Nation; 1.2 billion connected Indians drive innovation; technology ensures the citizen-government interface is incorruptible," the Prime Minister said.

The Objective
The objective of the Digital India Group is to come out with innovative ideas and practical solutions to realise the nation's vision of a digital India. Prime Minister Modi envisions transforming our nation and creating opportunities for all citizens by harnessing digital technologies. His vision is to empower every citizen with access to digital services, knowledge and information. This Group will come up with policies and best practices from around the world to make this vision of a digital India a reality.

10 Things to know about Digital India

1. Digital India is a massive tech push to provide electronic governance and universal phone connectivity across the country.  The aim is to bridge India's digital divide, bringing in large investments in technology manufacturing.

2. The PM described Digital India as a roadmap to change India's future. "Earlier, a child used to playfully wrench your reading glasses", he said, "today, he reaches for your phone. We need to understand this change or the world will pass us by."

3. "E-Governance is going to change into M-Governance... M is not Modi Governance, it is mobile governance," the PM said with a smile, sketching a broad roadmap in his 27-minute speech of how he plans to digitise India.

4. Reliance Industries Ltd plans to invest about 2.5 lakh crore ($39.3 billion) in digital initiatives, Chairman Mukesh Ambani said, though he did not indicate a timeline. "Normally, industry moves faster than government", he said," but with Digital India, I have no hesitation in saying the government has moved faster."

5. But the push to connect India and drive a national fibre optic network, approved by the previous Congress-led government in 2011, has made slow progress in utilizing technology to bring services and deliverables to those outside large towns and cities.The Government of India has undertaken an initiative namely Bharat Net, a high speed digital highway to connect all 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats of country. This would be the world's largest rural broadband connectivity project using optical fibre. 

6. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that during Digital India Week, the government expects "billions of dollars in investment", critical for a government that needs to create more jobs quickly.

7. eSign framework would allow citizens to digitally sign a document online using Aadhaar authentication. 

8. Digital Locker System aims to minimize the usage of physical documents and enable sharing of e-documents across agencies. The sharing of the e-documents will be done through registered repositories thereby ensuring the authenticity of the documents online, says the government. 

9. Centre of Excellence on Internet on Things (IoT) is a joint initiative of Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), ERNET and NASSCOM. IoT development in India is sure to get pace now. 

10. At the event today, Cyrus Mistry said the Tata Group would hire 60,000 IT professionals this year, and Kumaramangalam Birla said his Aditya Birla Group will invest Rs. 44,500 crore ($7 billion) in the next five years in the infra and digital space. Supporting the Digital India initiative, world's largest software maker Microsoft Corp says it will help GOI in efforts to "transform" country

Sources- http://www.ndtv.com, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/, http://www.digitalindia.gov.in/