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Nokia Smartphone is the new player in the Smartphone market. Strong and elegant device with style and can challenge any device at its price range. The device is now available in Sri Lanka too. after It was first released in the Indian market. Additionally it is with new features and fast processor that is good at its price.

Samsung A15 5G Smartphone.

Galaxy A15 5G (6GB Memory)
Model number: SM-A156EZKN
Price in India: INR 18,000/-
Price in Sri Lanka: Rs 65,000 up to Rs 85,000/-

50 MP Triple Camera with VDIS
16.39cm (6.5″) Super Amoled display with Vision Booster
Knox Security with Knox Vault
4 times OS updates, 5 years of Security Updates
Quick Share feature.

This is the popular model from Samsung in this year in India and Sri Lanka.

Nokia C31

Price: INR 11,000/-
Internal storage:128 GB
MicroSD card support up to:256 GB
RAM:4 GB
Size:6.745 inch
Cover glass:2.5D toughened glass
Features:Brightness boost, Selfie notch
Resolution:1600 * 720
Features:Camera from Google, Portrait mode, HDR, Night mode
Front camera: 5 MP
Rear camera: 13 MP Main AF + 2 MP Depth FF + 2 MP Macro FF
Rear flash LED

Nokia 5 – 2GB RAM, 16GB Price: Rs 12,990/-  (Out 0f stock)
Model 5 – 3GB RAM, 16GB Price: Rs 5,999/- (Out 0f stock)
Nokia Smartphone – 2GB RAM, 16GB Price: Rs 6,400/- (Out 0f stock)

In other words,
Seamless metal body that fits perfectly in your hand
Convenient fingerprint sensor
Bright fully-laminated and polarized 5.2” HD display with sculpted Corning® Gorilla® Glass
13 MP autofocus camera on the back, 8 MP camera on the front
Available as both single SIM and dual SIM variants
Clean and clutter-free Android Nougat with regular updates
Latest generation Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 430 processor designed for excellent battery life and improved graphics
NFC for easy sharing of your content
A MicroSD card slot with support up to 128 GB
16 GB storage for all your files to be stored

Nokia 5 Specifications.

5.2” IPS LCD
LTE Cat. 4, 150Mbps DL/50Mbps UL
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900; WCDMA: Band 1, 2, 5, 8; LTE: Band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40
Further more, this Nokia Smartphone operating system is Android 7.1.1 Nougat
Above all, RAM 2 GB
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 mobile platform
In addition, Internal memory 16 GB2
More over, MicroSD card slot Support for up to 128 GB
3.5 mm headphone jack
Single speaker
Smart amplifier (TFA9891)
Resolution HD (1280 x 720, 16:9)
Material 2.5D sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass
Brightness 500 nits, laminated
Features Sunlight visibility improvement, polarizer

Nokia 5 Camera.

Additionally, Rear camera 13MP PDAF, 1.12um, f/2, dual tone flash
In addition, Front camera 8MP AF, 1.12um, f/2, FOV 84 degrees
Above all, Connectivity Micro USB (USB 2.0), USB OTG, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1

Sensors Accelerometer (G-sensor), ambient light sensor, e-compass, fingerprint sensor, Hall sensor, gyroscope, proximity sensor, NFC (sharing)
Battery: Integrated 3000 mAh battery3

Colors. They are Tempered Blue, Silver, Matte Black, and Copper.

In the box.
Following will be available in the box when you purchase your new device from the local dealer.
You can ask for the warranty from the dealer along with the IMEI number.
1. Nokia 5
2. Charger
3. Charging / data cable
4. Headset
5. Quick guide
6. SIM door key

The device is available in Sri Lanka with Mobitel.

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FIFA World Cup 2026 in USA, Mexico and Canada.
Hosting Cities.
USA; Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Miami, Boston and New York.
Mexico: Monterrey, Guadalajara and Mexico City.
Canada: Vancouver and Toronto.
In addition, in the 2022 FIFA draw there were 32 teams did participated in the group level matches.
In conclusion, the next 2026 FIFA draw, 48 teams will participate in the tournament.

FIFA World Cup matches used to attract billions of viewers through TV  channels. While each FIFA soccer match is witnessed by more than 75,000 fans live in the stadiums. For example the 2022 FIFA cup final match between France and Argentina was witnessed by around 89,000 football fans.

How to watch FIFA Football Matches in Sri Lanka TV?

National TV – Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.
Paid TV FIFA Football Match Telecasters.
Dialog TV – Channel ONE – 001 and Channel 140
SLT Peo TV – Channel Number 20

FIFA 2022 World Cup matches were played in Qatar, that was the host country.
The tournament did started on 20th November 2022 and did ended on 18th December with Champion Match..
Argentina is the current FIFA World Cup Champions.
The match between Argentina and France was with thrilling ends.
First 80 minutes Argentina was holding with 2.0 lead. All of a Sudden France put 2 goals.
The match went to extra time.
Messi put a goal and France teams’ Mbappe nets his hat-trick goal to set-up shootout decider.
At the penalty shoot out Argentina emerged as the FIFA Football 2022 Champions by beating France.
Moreover, France player Mbappe was the Golden Boot Winner with a Hat-trick  at the final but without the trophy.

Participated Teams.

Further more, including host Qatar, Ecuador, Senegal, the Netherlands, England, Iran, USA, Wales, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland, France, Australia, Denmark, Tunisia, Spain, Costa Rica, Germany, Japan, Belgium, Canada, Morocco,Croatia, Brazil (5 times Champions), Serbia, Switzerland, Cameroon, Portugal, Ghana, Uruguay, and South Korea. France is the reigning champions, who had won the last held World Cup 2018 in Russia did participated in the event.

 

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Tablet or Smartphone?

Which is good for to by a person’s personal use. This is the main question for lot of people are looking for to find answer. Apple Inc and Samsung are the leaders in this field of hand held device production, and they used to announce new upgraded products every year.  These Tablets and Smartphone used to come with new features every year to attract new buyers. Also to make their previous clients to up grade to their latest model. Never mind what it is. It can be a Tablet or Smartphone but they want to upgrade it whenever there is new Smartphone or tablet.

Youngsters are more confused than the adult people, when they want to select a new device for their use. And which one to select a Tablet or a Smartphone.

Tablet.

Tablet offers them more view-able area and clear images, large size fonts and more smooth graphics. It comes with large battery to give enough power while it is easy to charge it while you are at  home. It is not necessary to have a secondary phone. So the simple Tablet will be cheaper than the Tablet with SIM card facility. But without the SIM card you have to depend on Wi-Fi networks for to be connect to the internet. The main inconvenience is that the table is little heavy to hold in the hand all the while you are doing your tasks. You can keep them on stands but the viewing angle may not give you the proper view and brilliant colors. In addition, it will take long time to charge its battery and the battery will drain quickly too.

Smartphone.

On the other hand the Smartphone industry is improving latest Smartphone’s look, processing speed, curved screen, more pixel to get better image and brilliant colors. Battery side too improving rapidly to give you more power to do your tasks. The latest new batteries can provide power for  nearly 48 of hours.On the camera side latest Smartphones are just like SLR cameras to capture best images and edit them easily in it. You can make HD videos very easily and share with your friends easily. They can be your electronic purse, home theater control and communication tool. Easy to carry. Easy to fit in your pocket.

In the recent years that the Smartphone sales is taking over the Tablet sales. Also this may be due to new users entering in to the hand held world. Smartphone’s are easy to use and to make updates to the system.

Which one to buy? Tablet or Smartphone?

If you ask any Teenager, which they will prefer a Smartphone or a Tablet, then they will answer both of them.
Yes, they are funded by their parents. So the teen will prefer a Smartphone to go out with while he want to entertain himself at home with his Tablet. Actually the Smartphone is better one to carry with you while a Tab is heavy. Need more time to charge. Easy to get damage.

In the USA most of the people are having Tablets as their second hand held device after their Smartphone. Most of them can access SIM cards in to them.Lot of people use Tablet to view YouTube cooking guide in the kitchen,
Other times they use to read popular books in the homes.

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Free Calls to USA and Canada from iCall.

Make Free calls to USA and Canada with iCall. When Skype said no more free calls to the USA and Canada, people went on to search for an alternative one that can provide service as Skype. iCall came in to the VoIP arena with its web, mobile and desktop applications where it can provide HD quality AV facility for free and as paid service to the internet users. Not everybody in the USA are rich. More over, there are lot of people who are so poor and they are looking for meals and time to time cheap mobile phone call facility.

iCall, provides cheap telecommunications services. It includes Unlimited calls, SMS, MMS and high-speed 4G / 5G internet in Iceland, EU and in the Schengen area.

2024: ICall app offers 30 free minutes every day. After 31 minutes, SUPER CHEAP FREIGHT will apply / minute
Pack Week gives 100 free minutes per week. From 101 minutes, CHARGE super cheap only 40 VND / minute.

Free multi-protocol messaging through this IM – Whichever messaging service used for chat, iCall IM has it covered. Users can message anyone for free, even non-iCall users. They can also share and watch video clips, and preview URLs directly within the chat windows.

Calling facilities are provided without any hidden charges or fees. Customers can make calls to people who use regular phone lines, any carrier or network. This App doesn’t charge any extra just because the person on the other end isn’t a same App user. Its customers don’t have to worry about any hidden charges and fees. Calls can be made free to any number in the U.S. or Canada, and users can call anywhere across the globe for next to nothing.

Free access number.

Free access numbers – Similar providers make customers purchase an online number to make and receive calls, but access numbers from iCall are free, and include complimentary voicemail. And depending on the calling plan selected, customers can also receive a private phone number for only $2.

Free file and desktop sharing – Users can share screens and desktops, and transfer files for real-time collaboration.

Therefore, interactive, downloadable App – iCall proves that real-time sharing and exchange goes well beyond video calling. In other words, interactive apps that run within the iCall Beta interface, like iCall Reader provides all. However, the company has also opened its network to other developers to further enhance its services and enable a new generation of VoIP applications.

For instance, Business collaboration tools – Complimentary business tools, including complete conference calling services.  Above all, let businesses and individuals collaborate with groups  and can save money.

In addition, just go to their website and start calling for free. No need any Downloads.
Similarly, for Smartphone iOS and Android platforms are supported.

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Blue Moon Diamond is one of the popular Diamond, in the worldwide precious stone collection. It is a rare and expensive one throughout the world.
Moreover, this large Blue Moon Diamond fetched US $48.4 million in an auction.

In addition property tycoon Hong Kong-based J.L had paid US$48.4 million for to buy 12.03-carat diamond dubbed  as “Blue Moon” for his seven-year-old daughter in an auction held in Geneva. Then he renamed it as “The Blue Moon of Josephine” with his daughter’s name. This “Blue Moon” was mined in South Africa. Now this is the largest cushion-shaped blue stone in the world. Earlier J.L had bought one more stone a rare pink diamond weighing 16.08-carat from another auction house Christie’s. It was bought for US$28.5 million. Later it was renamed  as “Sweet Josephine”.  In the year 2009, he bought a blue diamond stone for $9.5 million and renamed the diamond as “Star of Josephine”. The interesting thing is that he had done the bidding through the telephone call with the Auction house.

About Blue Moon Diamond.

” Further more, the Blue Moon diamond drew widespread media attention when the discovery of the 29.62 ct rough at the Cullinan mine in South Africa. This announcement came in January 2014. This mine, formerly known as the Premier, is also the source of the historic Cullinan diamond. Along  two other blue diamonds: the Smithsonian Institution’s Blue Heart, a 30.62 ct Fancy Deep blue gem discovered in 1908. And the 27.64 ct Fancy Vivid blue Heart of Eternity, unveiled by Steinmetz in 2000.

The Diamond’s popularity increased when it was purchased by Cora International LLC for US$ 25.6 million. Setting a record price per carat for a rough stone (Bronstein, 2014). Moreover on June 2014, it was cut into a 12.03 Ct diamond. In addition, GIA graded it as Fancy Vivid blue and Internally Flawless. Further more Cora International named it the Blue Moon diamond as a tribute to its rarity. Blue Moon made its first public appearance at the Natural History Museum. In Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) on September 13, 2014. That is for a temporary exhibit running through January 6, 2015.”

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World’s largest star sapphire cluster found in backyard of Sri Lanka.

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