Micromax Canvas Elanza 2 with 5 inch screen and quad-core processor launched in India for Rs 9,340

Micromax is constantly launching more and more budget devices in the country and the latest device to hit the market is the Canvas Elanza 2 priced at Rs 9,340. It comes across as a successor of the Canvas Elanza launched back in February.

Micromax Canvas Elanza 2

Micromax Canvas Elanza 2 Specifications

• 5-inch capacitive display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels
• 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 MSM8212 processor, 1GB RAM
• 4GB internal storage, microSD card slot (up to 32GB)
• Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
• 8MP rear camera with LED flash and a 2MP front snapper gets coupled with it.
• 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS take charge of connectivity
• 2000 mAh battery
• Faux-leather back and Dual SIM functionality
• Rs 9,340

The Micromax Canvas Elanza 2 comes with a Snapdragon 200 processor which uses an older fabrication process and hence is not quite as good a performer as the MediaTek quad-core unit. Apart from the processor, Micromax has priced it right and it provides decent amount of value for money spent.

Twine Canvas Is Like Tinder But Based On Personality, Not Sex Appeal

Don’t judge a book by its cover. Beauty is only skin deep. It’s what’s on the inside that counts.

These are the mantras of millions of young singles scouring the internet for someone with which to have intercourse, or potentially procreate. But mobile app developer Sourcebits has released a new dating app, called Twine Canvas (??), that may be just the ticket.

The app, which just went live yesterday, asks users to browse and create “personality canvases,” which is just another term for a digital collage of your interests. If both sides of the connection “like” each others personalities (as displayed in pictorial form), then profile photos are revealed.

Because nothing turns on potential suitors like scrapbooking talent. Or ugly people with awesome personalities.

After downloading the app, you have free reign to browse through the personality canvases of others. If you sign in with Facebook, you can adjust the parameters of your such, including filters for age, location, and gender.

Once you’ve created your own canvas, which isn’t nearly as seamless as it should be, you’re allowed to go through and like other canvases by swiping down. Tinder users, practiced in the art of swiping left to throw away and right to like, will have to be mindful of the new up/down structure.

When mutual attraction is confirmed, users are able to see profile photos and open up a chat conversation.

The idea behind the app isn’t half bad.

Tinder asks you to like people based solely on their appearance. Physical attraction is certainly important, but does not a relationship make. On the other side of the same coin, compatible personalities are crucial to a lasting relationship, but can’t compensate for a lack of physical chemistry. By forcing users to focus on one side of the relationship (either emotional or physical connection), it shrinks the act of partner hunting into mobile, bite-sized form.

My main complaint with this app is that it’s difficult to quickly create a Canvas. Users must add photos, that don’t show their faces, from the camera roll or Facebook albums. I’d much prefer to be able to add really awesome photos through search on Google images or something similar.

Still, the app is worth checking out for those of us into the online dating thing.

Here’s the App Store link.

Happy hunting, everyone.

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Micromax Canvas 2.2 A 114 and Canvas Blaze MT 500 listed online in India

Micromax has added two new Android based budget smartphones, namely, Micromax Canvas Blaze MT 500 and Micromax Canvas 2.2 A114. These two phones have recently been listed on various online retail portals. Here are the specifications and features of these devices that you need to know-

Micromax Canvas 2.2 A114

• Display- 5.0 inch (960x540p)  qHD IPS display
• Operating System- Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
• Processor, Chipset and RAM- Quad-core MT6582M processor with 1.3GHz CPU speed, 1 GB RAM
• Memory- 4GB internal memory, expandable up to 32GB using microSD card slot
• Camera-8.0-megapixel camera rear camera with flash and auto focus, 2.0-megapixel rear camera for self shots
• Battery- 2000 mAh (Li-Ion);
• Network- 2G & 3G
• Connectivity- Dual-SIM, Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), micro-USB, microSD card slot, EDGE/GPRS, stereo sound, FM radio (with recording option)

Micromax Canvas Blaze MT 500

• Display- 5-inch touchscreen display
• Processor and RAM- Dual core processor with clock of 1GHz and 768MB of RAM.
• Operating System- Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
• Camera- 8-megapixel main camera with autofocus, 0.3-megapixel front camera for self shots
• Memory- internal memory details are not known but you can expand the memory size up to 32 GB using an external memory card
• Connectivity - Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS, dual SIM (GSM+CDMA)
• Battery- 1,850 mAh battery

Both the handsets have not yet been officially released by the company so the details available are slightly scarce but we expect this to happen pretty soon. Micromax Canvas blaze MT 500 has the list price of Rs 11,999 and Canvas 2.2 A114 can be bought for 12,999. Prices as well as features of these smartphones do not differ by much. The Canvas A114 gets a quad core processor whereas the MT 500 brings CDMA connectivity to the table. Hence, it will be interesting to see if company’s decision to bring out two similar handsets under different series names will be of any use. Just wait for a few days and you will know it all.

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