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Lumia 610 -- Nokia’s first Windows Phone featuring NFC

2012-04-19T23:16:00.001-07:00

Nokia Corporation has recently announced all new Lumia 610 with NFC feature.

The 610 model is the first to have rising Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology that provides instant payment service to Windows Phone platform.

Nokia has promised that they will be adding NFC technology to more smartphones.

Ilari Nurmi, chief at Nokia Smartphone said in a statement that “We are bringing NFC right across our portfolio.”

According to the research firm Berg Insight, “NFC featured smartphones sales are anticipated to more than triple to 100 million devices in upcoming year as smartphone makers and operators announcing new models, expecting to hit in growing market of for Mobile enabled payments.”

NFC enabled smartphones can be used to pay bills for goods, tickets of electronic store, download music, business cards and lots more.

“Orange will be the first telecom operator to sell Nokia Lumia 610 NFC smartphone, which has been qualified for contactless payment with VISA and MasterCard,” said Nokia in a statement.

Some market experts have reported that Orange will be benefiting from the NFC, as it can use the device for its mobile payment service as well.

QuadCore Monsters:LG Optimus 4X vs HTC One X

2012-03-17T21:48:00.001-07:00

One of the most notable changes seen at this past MWC was the significant rise of Android quad-core-powered devices with large HD screens.

However, two of the most prominent phones with multi-core processors were HTC One X and LG Optimus 4X.

Apart from the slight change in design, the phones have almost same features, about same size and weight.

The HTC One X and LG Optimus 4X both operate on Android Ice Cream Sandwich and 1.5GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 chip.

The One X has a Super IPS LCD2 display and the Optimus 4X has HD-IPS LCD, both the screens are of 4.7-inch, and support multi-touch. Each of the phones feature two cameras, an 8MP autofocus LED flash and a front one with 1.3MP.

Although the One X supports simultaneous recoding of photos and videos.Both the phones have 1GB RAM, while the 4X has 16GB internal memory and a microSD slot and One X only has 32GB internal storage space, no external memory slot.

Additionally, the phones have accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity and compass sensors.Either of the phones allow connectivity through HSDPA, Wi-Fi, USB and Bluetooth, while the One X also supports NFC pairing. The LG Optimus 4X runs on powerful battery of 2140mAh whereas the HTC One runs on 1800mAh battery.Nonetheless, if there is any more difference, it could not be known until the handsets come out in the Q2.

Yahoo updates it's Messenger App for Android Users

2012-03-15T09:34:00.001-07:00

Yahoo has updated its Yahoo! Messenger application for Android devices. The company has uploaded the up-to-date version of app to Google Android Market.

Users can install the latest Yahoo Messenger app to their Android smartphones or tablets. Yahoo has upgraded a few existing features and added some new features to its Messenger app.

The page of Yahoo! Messenger on Android Market reads “Experience the faster, smarter, richer Yahoo! Messenger – made for your Android.”The upgraded version offers feature like users can add their current location to chats, free voice & video calls in beta phase, ability to talk with Facebook and Windows Live contacts and share videos & pictures.

However, those who would like to take benefits of free calling service, they need to install latest version of Yahoo Messenger video and voice plug-in to access the call feature.The app also allows users to send text messages to mobile in several countries including USA, India, Canada, Kuwait and more.

Furthermore, Yahoo!, the second largest search engine of the world, recently joins hands with Microsoft Bing with the intention to acquire large stack of search engine market.

Microsoft Windows 8 Consumer Preview now available for download

2012-03-01T06:49:00.001-08:00

Microsoft recently announced ‘Windows 8 Consumer Preview’ and placed beta version of Windows 8 on its official Windows site.

To test a latest OS, users can easily obtain ‘Consumer Preview’ version of Windows 8 from Windows.Microsoft.com.

Steven Sinofsky, chief of Windows department said in release note while announcing the Windows 8 Consumer Preview at MWC tradeshow that “This is a day that’s been long in coming for the Windows team. I just got a picture of the operations center where they’re getting ready for the downloads. They’ve been up since 3 AM.”

However, the company has uploaded ISO image files of the Windows 8 beta version for download, which come in 2.5GB for the 32-bit edition and 3.3GB for the 64-bit edition. The Beta version of new Windows is also offering several languages support like English, German, Chinese, Japanese and French.

In addition, the company also said that “Windows 8 Consumer Preview is ‘prerelease software’”.This indicates that it may be significantly customized before it’s commercially availability and that the company “makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the information provided here"

The company also said on its official blog that “Windows 8 Consumer Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows 7” so those who are currently using Windows 7 operating system on their desktop or notebook, can easily install it without any difficulty.

According to Microsoft website, the minimum configurations to run Windows 8 Beta are specified below:

• 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
• RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
• Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device or higher
• To use touch, you need a tablet or monitor that supports multi-touch
• To access Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768
• To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768Microsoft Windows 8 full version is expected to be available by Q2 of 2012.

If you are adventurous and want to give a test to Windows 8 Consumer Preview you can easily download Windows 8 OS ISO from Microsoft.

Nokia reveals “Nokia 808 PureView” Featuring 41-MP Camera: MWC

2012-02-29T10:21:00.001-08:00

Nokia, after announcing its most popular WP7-based Lumia series smartphones, the Lumia 610 and 900 at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, the company has unveiled its amazing smartphone called the “Nokia 808 PureView” at the same event.

The 808 PureView is the world’s first smartphone to feature the highest camera sensor, 41-megapixel. According to MWC news, the smartphone by Nokia has been one of the bombshell announcements at MWC 2012.

Nokia’s official, Jo Harlow said while announcement that “Nokia PureView imaging technology sets a new industry standard by whatever measure you use.”

“People will inevitably focus on the 41 megapixel sensor, but the real quantum leap is how the pixels are used to deliver breath-taking image quality at any resolution and the freedom it provides to choose the story you want to tell,” he added.

The Symbian or Nokia Belle powered smartphone is featuring a 4-inch touch screen, 16GB of pre-installed storage memory, 512MB of RAM, a 1.3GHz single-core CPU and several connectivity options.

The company has used Carl Zeiss optics to prepare the sensor of its handset and claims that the optics which have been integrated into the smartphone are incomparable and it is competent of shooting photos of up to 38-megapixel in quality.

Nokia said that with the highest camera sensor at 41-MP, the 808 PureView is able to capture pictures at this mode, which can be prepared at “Poster Size” and can record HD videos at 1080p quality. However, this is definitely the one of the best camera on a smartphone we have ever seen, but we wonder how much one would have to shell out to click pictures from this camera smartphone.

SamsungGalaxy Beam, Mini 2 and Note 10.1 at MWC

2012-02-28T10:14:00.000-08:00

Samsung has displayed three new Android Gingerbread powered phones, Galaxy Beam, Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy mini 2, and Galaxy Note 10.1 at the MWC.

The Galaxy Beam is mainly a projector smartphone. The phone allows users to share business information, maps, photos, videos and games instantly on a high-definition projection, which can be expanded up to 50-inches wide whether in indoors or outdoors.

The smartphone is equipped with 1GHz dual-core processor and has a 4-inch WVGA display. The phone packs a 5-MP rear camera and 1.3 MP front camera. This device has an 6GB RAM and 8GB internal memory, with microSD slot for up to 32GB. It also allows connectivity through HSPA 14.4 and USB 2.0. The Galaxy Beam runs on 2000 mAh battery.

The Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 supports Samsung's Music Hub, Games Hub and Social Hub. This phone has a 3.8 inch WVGA display, and packs 800MHz dual-core processor. All along, it is loaded with a 5 MP rear camera and front VGA camera.

It allows connectivity through HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB and NFC. The phone has 768MB RAM and 4GB internal memory with micro SD slot expandable up to 32 GB, and runs on 1500mAh battery. The Galaxy Ace 2 will first be released in UK from April.

The third smartphone, Galaxy mini 2, is said to be designed to meet the requirements of resource-intensive apps and allows convenient web browsing. Just like the Ace 2, this phone also allows access to Samsung's Music and Social Hub.

In addition, the Mini 2 also provides access to Google Mobile Services like Google Map, Gmail, Google Search, YouTube, Google Calendar and Android Market.

The Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 packs an 800MHz dual-core processor under 3.27 inch HVGA screen, and a 3MP camera. This device allows connectivity through HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB, DLNA, NFC and USB. The phone has 512MB RAM and 4GB internal memory with expandable up to 32GB through microSD slot, and runs on 1300mAh battery. The Galaxy Mini 2 will initially be launched in France during March.

In the meantime, Samsung has also revealed it's latest Galaxy Note 10.1. The Note features a microphone, a button to attach files, besides its trademark Stylus pen. Further details will be given in a separate article.

Lava Xolo X900 to be India's first Intel Inside Android Smartphone

2012-02-27T09:47:00.000-08:00

Lava has just announced India’s first Android smartphone running on Intel’s Atom Z2460 processor.

Called the XOLO X900, it is also based on Intel’s reference design. To be launched in early Q2, it will feature a 1.6GHz processor with 400 MHz dedicated GPU (for enhanced Graphics), a 8.0 MP camera with 1080p video and burst shot of 10 photos a second, HDMI, NFC and HSPA+ connectivity.

The phone is expected to be priced under Rs. 25000.

That would be Lava's costliest phone till now. I believe that would certainly change things for the company, so far the phone looks great with given specs!!

Waiting.. Waiting..!!

HTC announces HTC One X, One V and One S at MWC

2012-02-27T05:58:00.001-08:00

HTC has announced its first Nvidia’s Tegra 3 quad-core powered smartphone, the One X at the Mobile World Congress 2012. HTC made the declaration of the One X at MWC press event Sunday at Barcelona, Spain.

Last month, we shared on our facebook fanpage about the HTC Endeavour is to be identified as the One X and it will be the first smartphone to be powered by quad-core CPU.

The HTC One X has a number of high-end specs including a 1.5GHz Tegra 3 chipset, an 8-megapixel camera on rear case, a 1.3-MP front camera for video calling, 32GB of pre-loaded storage capacity, a 4.6-inch Super LCD 2 touch-screen running at 1280 x 720p HD screen resolution, and 1GB of RAM.

Further notable features of the One X include 4G LTE support, Beats Audio technology, Wi-Fi, HTC Sense 4.0 and pre-loaded latest version of Android, the Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.Along with HTC One X, the company has also uncovered another two ‘One’ series smartphones at the same event, the One S and the One V.

Both handsets have high-end specs and features, which are anticipated to be launched in April.The One S has a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display, a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 16GB of built-in storage, and 8-MP rear snapper.The One V looks like an affordable smartphones due to its mid-range specs, which contains a 3.7-inch touch-display, a 1GHz single-core CPU, a 5-MP rear snapper, 4GB of pre-loaded storage and 512MB of RAM.

LG announces Optimus L3, L5, L7 and 4X HD ahead of MWC

2012-02-26T01:06:00.001-08:00

LG has just started to give some exciting surprises to its rivals. Recently LG announced the Optimus 3D Max and now, four new Optimus smartphones (Optimus L3, L5, L7 and 4X HD) have been announced just few days ahead of the MWC 2012 by the company.

The company has announced several Optimus series smartphones, the Optimus L3, the L5 and the L7, these three devices are also known as the “L-Style” handsets specially designed to attract consumer’s eye.

LG announces Optimus L3, L5, L7 and 4X HD ahead of MWC

According to LG’s press note:L-Style’s design philosophy is comprised of five aesthetic elements:

•Modern Square Style for a comfortable grip
•Floating Mass Technology for a slimmer look
•Seamless Layout for a more intuitive arrangement of keys
•Harmonized Design Contrast utilizing metallic accents
•Sensuous Slim Shape that naturally draws one’s attention.

The L3 is powered by Android Gingerbread 2.3 and has a 3.2-inch touch-display, and will be launched initially in European countries. The L5 has a 4-inch touch-display while the L7 features a 4.3-inch display both handsets will be available with pre-loaded Android ICS 4.0 and are anticipated to launch first in Europe in the Q1 of 2012.

The Optimus 4X HD is the first smartphone in the world built with Nvidia’s Tegra 3 quad-core CPU. According to the source, “LG Optimus 4X HD seems to be one of the most powerful handset in the globe.”LG’s CEO said in press note that “LG introduced the world’s first Dual-Core smartphone exactly one year ago and today we’re announcing the next milestone.” “But speed in itself isn’t what makes LG Optimus 4X HD unique, it is the benefits that we’re bringing to customers with the HD multimedia experience in a mobile form factor,” he added.

The 4X HD’s processor is driven by 1GB of RAM, which ensures to offer amazing multi-tasking experience as well as faster phone-loading time. It has a 16GB pre-loaded storage capacity, which is really adequate for those who want to store more data.

The interesting thing in the Optimus 4X HD is its huge 4.7-inch touch-screen with a great 1280 x 720p resolution. The company has used its own IPS technology to prepare the 4X HD display similar to the iPhone 4S display.While the handset has a two camera, an 8-MP rear face for true HD video shooting and 1.3-MP front face especially for video chats. The handset will also make its presence with pre-loaded Android ICS 4.0, so we think this one will be a premium handset because of its high-end specifications.

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2012-02-25T10:39:00.001-08:00

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Mobile Phone Review, Daily News & Updates on What's happening in Mobile World

Choosing the best mobile phone for you is not only a complex process but it's more confusing, because there are so many different factors to consider.

More over, thousands of reviews, videos, friend's suggestions and millions of features... all of these make it more confusing..

This page has been designed to make your mobile buying an easy task..
Just ask us a question, and you'll get a quick answer to any kind of mobile issues.

Don't forget: Like us, Follow Us & Share us.

RIM to offer free BlackBerry Playbook for any Android Developer

2012-02-25T07:26:00.001-08:00

Research In Motion, the maker of BlackBerry devices including BlackBerry Playbook tablet has officially announced that Company is now offering a new BlackBerry Playbook to any Android Developer who will build Android Application and which will be compatible with BlackBerry Playbook and upload to its App World.In January, RIM unveiled an update 2.0 for the Playbook, which would permit Android Apps to run on their Tablet PC.
Developer of Android platform who upload apps before Feb 14 will be awarded with 16GB version of the Playbook tablet for free, but there is a one condition, according to RIM, the app must meet BB app world Vendor Guidelines and some terms and conditions that are mainly designed to prevent any misuse of this promotional offer.
I think this one is fantastic encouragement for developers, who are really enthusiastic and would like to make their mark on Blackberry App world.
And of course, this is one of the smart moves by the company, which will help them to offer lots of apps on their App World and bring in hype for RIM, which is most required after the shocking time they had in 2011 with the server crashes.

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Google might bring Android OS for laptops and PC

2012-02-23T20:24:00.001-08:00

Google Android, the main competitor of Apple iOS, has now its own market in mobile technology. As per recent survey Google has acquired large stacks of smartphone and tablet market; We have heard fresh report from reliable sources, which points out that Google is anticipated to be planning to design its most-winning mobile operating system for notebook and desktop PCs, according to recent patent filing document.

As per Google’s saying, the company has been developing its own Android platform for touch-screen based smartphones and tablets, however, in near future, it may be extended to support multi-platforms like desktops and notebooks that support physical devices for instance keyboards and pointing devices.

“In such fashion, a computing device may be capable of processing touchscreen-based events for applications that are configured to process such events during execution on the computing device, regardless of whether the computing device includes or is coupled to a touchscreen,” a blog wrote.

We are very excited to see Android on desktops; if the report proves correct then Android will run on your desktop PCs very soon. Once we get more confirmed details we will update you with a fresh post.

Facebook Android App gets Timeline Feature

2012-02-19T04:51:00.001-08:00

Facebook has just upgraded its application for Android OS users. The company has uploaded an upgraded version 1.8.3 to the Market for all Android based smartphones.

Facebook has improved a few existing features and also added their newest and the most desired feature to its Android App - “Facebook Timeline.”

The Timeline is a latest feature to show your Facebook profile, which automatically sets events in your life into chronological order.

Prior to this week, the company also integrated its latest Timeline feature for iOS platform and the app has received pretty good reviews from users, so it’s a great approach to add timeline feature for Android platform.

On the other hand, some Android users are not satisfied with the upgraded app and have posted some negative reviews about battery power consumption and large file size of the app (around 12MB) on Android Market. Many users are saying that the upgraded app is running slow.

LG Optimus Hub Review

2012-01-12T10:25:00.000-08:00

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LG India just launched its latest offering in the Android space - the LG Optimus Hub.

With a 800 Mhz processor, Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread OS, 5 MP Rear Camera, 3.5 Inch Capacitive touchscreen and excellent connectivity features, the LG Optimus Hub E510 is available in the market at leading mobile stores across the country.

The sleek rounded edge design of the device is decent, subtle and yet attractive.

The TFT capacitive touch screen display is of 320 x 480 pixels resolution and having 3.5 inches in size. It uses 800 MHz ARM v6 processor. The operating system used is Android v 2.3.4 gingerbread which gives excellent performance.

The camera is of 5.0 mega pixel which can capture nice still images and clear videos.

There is a 512mb internal memory; where as the external memory is expandable upto 32 GB.

It is a quad-band network supporting phone.

Priced at Rs. 13500, I am sure the Optimus Hub has enough muscles to take on HTC Wildfire S and the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V.

Out of the three, I personally rate SE Xperia Neo V much higher.

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Android Hidden Tricks

2012-01-12T09:59:00.000-08:00

Try out few of the tricks on your Android Operating System.

Please note: Some codes mentioned here can be dangerous.

*#*#4636#*#* - Phone / Battery / USage information

*#*#7780#*#* - factory data reset.

*2767*3855# - factory format

*#*#34971539#*#* - information about phone camera

*#*#7594#*#* - End Call / Power

*#*#273283*255*663282*#*#* - File copy / backup

*#*#197328640#*#* - Service mode.

WLAN, GPS and Bluetooth Test Codes:

*#*#232339#*#* OR *#*#526#*#* OR *#*#528#*#* - WLAN test (Use "Menu" button to start various tests)

*#*#232338#*#* - Shows WiFi MAC address

*#*#1472365#*#* - GPS test

*#*#1575#*#* - Another GPS test

*#*#232331#*#* - Bluetooth test

*#*#232337#*# - Shows Bluetooth device address

*#*#8255#*#* - This code can be used to launch GTalk Service Monitor.

Codes to get Firmware version information:

*#*#4986*2650468#*#* - PDA, Phone, H/W, RFCallDate

*#*#1234#*#* - PDA and Phone

*#*#1111#*#* - FTA SW Version

*#*#2222#*#* - FTA HW Version

*#*#44336#*#* - PDA, Phone, CSC, Build Time, Changelist number

Codes to launch various Factory Tests:

*#*#0283#*#* - Packet Loopback

*#*#0*#*#* - LCD test

*#*#0673#*#* OR *#*#0289#*#* - Melody test

*#*#0842#*#* - Device test (Vibration test and BackLight test)

*#*#2663#*#* - Touch screen version

*#*#2664#*#* - Touch screen test

*#*#0588#*#* - Proximity sensor test

*#*#3264#*#* - RAM version

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Sony announces Xperia S

2012-01-09T22:15:00.000-08:00

Sony just announced the new Xperia S smartphone at CES 2012, Las Vegas.

The Xperia S has a brilliant, 4.3-inch BRAVIA OLED Screen, 1280 x 720 pixel unit.

The S- range has been always a dual core for Sony (Earlier Sony Ericsson) the device is a 1.5 Ghz dual-core processor.

The phone hosts 12 megapixel Exmor R camera with LED Xenon Flsah. The camera will record 1080p FULL HD video and shoots a still image within 1.3 seconds, which sounds so superfast. It also has a front facing 1.3 megapixel camera for video / Skype or VOIP calls.

For the connectivity, Xperia S has NFC (Near Field Communication) capabilities and is PlayStation-certified. What we look forward to is the Xperia S acting as a wireless controller for Playstation 2 or 3; just like what we have with Windows Mango Phone.

The Xperia S is built on slate design, but it does has a micro-HDMI port along with the standard micro-USB port, as well as a dedicated camera key.

The Xperia S measures 128mm x 64mm x 10.6mm (5.04in x 2.52in x 0.42in) and weighs 144g.

With the growth in Android devices, more and more concerns for the battery issues have come up.

Companies like Sony, HTC and Samsung have really started working with immediate effect by launching their phones with greater batteries.

The Xperia S is powered with 1750 mAh battery, giving just more than a day use to the phone.

The Sony Xperia S wil be launched in black and silver colors by Q1 end in India. Currently the demo phone is running on Android 2.3.6, bu Sony assures the phone with ICS out of the box.

Guessing a price tag of Rs. 34000, we can keep our fingers crossed till the launch.

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Samsung Galaxy S3: News or Rumour?

2012-01-07T00:39:00.000-08:00

Consider it a Breaking News, a Leak or a Rumour... But Samsung is all set to take on the upcoming - much hyped - Apple iPhone 5 which is expected to release in March - June 2012.

A Russian phone concepts website has come up with a tentative design of what the Samsung Galaxy S3 might look like.

It is believed that this is a real picture of Samsung Galaxy S3, not merely just a concept design.

Although this definitely sounds like a rumor and maybe some people are trying to drive a lot of hype through these rumors.

But if the rumors are to be believed, the specs of Samsung Galaxy S3 might be as follows:

12 MP rear camera along with a 2 MP front facing camera for video calls,
A 1.8Ghz Dual Core (Exynos 4212),
2GB RAM memory,
4.6″ Super AMOLED Plus HD screen,
LTE and NFC,
2500 mAh Battery
A curved glass screen,
and Ice Cream Sandwich on launch

What we are sure of, is if the phone gets launched with such specs... then there is no stopping for Samsung to be the leader in smart-devices category for coming decade.

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Samsung Omnia W - Review

2012-01-06T03:05:00.000-08:00

Samsung just launched Omnia W, a new offering in it's smartphone category.

It's Android? No. :(

It's Symbian? No. :(

It's a Bada?... No No and No!!

It's Windows 7.5 Mango this time... All thanks to huge marketing spends by Nokia Lumia 800.

Samsung with the new title of being No. 1 smartphone manufacturer in the world, has maintained the same legacy with it's new offering - Samsung Omnia W.

The phone runs on the Windows Phone 7.5 or Mango version. It is Samsung’s first Mango phone and runs on a the following specs:

Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon

CPU - 1.4 GHz Scorpion

RAM - 512 MB

Internal Memory - 8 GB

Screen - 3.7-inch Super AMOLED

There is a 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash at the back. It also records at a 720p (can be called a Half - HD) and has a front facing VGA Camera.

Having all of the above, what we get is a decent glossy and actually smart looking phone.

The Omnia W offers WiFi & Bluetooth connectivity options along with light, proximity, a magnetometer and gyroscope sensors. Samsung Omnia W is much lighter than it's preceding releases the Omnia 7 and Focus, which were running on the Windows Phone 7s.

Mango Version has achieved a lot of praise because of the hype created by Nokia Lumia launch (Nokia Lumia 710 & 800). HTC also released two Windows 7.5 Mango devices - the HTC Titan and Radar

The phone is now available in market at a price - Rs. 18500.

Feel free to ask any question in the comments section below.

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Samsung brings Galaxy Tab 7.7 to India

2012-01-04T01:03:00.000-08:00

Samsung brings New 7.7-inch Honeycomb tablet with a high-resolution Super AMOLED Plus display to India

Galaxy Tab 7.7

Samsung just launched the upgrade to its first Galaxy Tab tab 7.0. It was sure that Samsung would refresh that initial model, and add more to the line up post-releasing the Galaxy Note, Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 8.9 .

It was already hyped that samsung would slowly upgrade all their Rs. 15000 above devices to Super Amoled Screens.

As we have witnessed in the Wave Series, Galaxy Note and Omnia Series, the same was expected by us for the Tab versions.

Galaxy Tab 7.7 's display has the advantages of Super AMOLED Plus (brightest screen - visible in direct sun light) along with a excellent resolution of 1280 by 800 pixels.

The Galaxy Tab 7.7 holds a 1.4GHz dual-core processor; with Android 3.2.6 version ready, upgradable to ICS. The best feature about the Tab 7.7 is that it still holds the classic GSM / 3G calling feature - just as the original 7" Tab had. Although, it looks weird placing a 7.7 inches block on my face.

The Galaxy Tab 7.7 is a perfect sized tablet to reduce the gap between the mobiles and tablets. Also, this Tab has enough muscles to take over the readers tabs like Amazon's Kindle.

A brilliant feature included in the device is the Universal Remote Control functionality, so you can control your home entertainment system components like Blu-Ray players, Smart TVs etc.

For Connectivity, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 offers HSPA+ 21mbps networks, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n

Now coming to that particular thing which actually is setting Samsung Devices above in the market competitions is the Battery life. I am sure millions of Android Users would have just one single complaint, that's their phone dies in 13 - 18 hours. Samsung has brilliantly overcome these issues for the bigger screen devices by bring long lasting batteries. For example, Samsung Galaxy Note has a 25 mAh battery which easily lasts over a day and a half. Even the Galaxy Tab 7.7’s 5100 mAh battery will provide up to 10 hours of video playback.

The thing we missed or let's say expected in this version is the USB 2.0 slot, which we saw in Acer Tabs. Instead of the Micro SD slots, Samsung should have actually placed a USB port for the Flashdrives connectivity.

Also, Learning the fact that there are convertors present for Samsung Devices to convert the micro USB port to a HDMI port and USB port, I wonder if it works on this Tab 7.7 too..

Priced at Rs 34000, the device is surely gonna be a super hit.

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Onida launches Android powered iTube Smart LED TV

2012-01-01T09:40:00.000-08:00

Onida commercially launched it's new baby - iTube Smart LED TV (with 3D) powered by the Android OS!!

Ohh yes, the same Operating Ssytem - Android which has been the fastest growing operating system on our mobile and tablet world the "Past Year". The itube smart LED TV is available with 3D and without 3D options.

And Onida is officially the first company to launch such android bases smart TVs in India, Full Marks to it's R & D team. The iTube Smart LED TVwill compete with other smart TV’s in the market like the Samsung Smart TV, Philips Smart TV and LD Cinema 3D Smart TV.

Let's see what Onida's itube has to offer us:

Onida’s range of LED TVs starts at the 22" model and go up to a 40" variant.

All these LED TVs are designed with Full HD capability. these smart LEDs also come iCare technology for pleasurable view on the TVs.

View the TVC for Onida itube Smart LED TV:

This Smart TV comes with two remotes, one for general TV view and functions and the second remote is a small QWERTY keyboard for internet surfing, apps browsing, chatting etc.

Also, because it's android powered, you have a freedom to download millions of app, games, videos etc.

Websites like Google, Facebook, Twitter, Picasa, YouTube videos, Flickr and BigFlix are fun to surf and this smart LED TV can be used to watch content in 3D with 3D glasses. (in 3D option model).

Prices:

32 inch iTube Smart 3D LED TV price Rs. 55,990
32 inch iTube Smart LED TV price Rs. 47,990
40 inch iTube Smart LED TV price Rs. 68,990

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Top 5 alternatives to Iphone 4S

2011-12-30T02:36:00.000-08:00

With the official launch of Apple Iphone4S in India, there has been a race with all smart-phones providing companies to reach or out-stand the Iphone 4S offering.

Apple might have great products to offer always, when it comes to pricing; India is never a happy market for Apple. For an instance, the iPhone 3GS is still selling at Rs. 19,500, iPhone 4 at Rs. 34,500 and iPhone 4S starting at whooping Rs. 44500 for a 16GB version.

For the hardware which Apple offers; one question comes to our mind... If you can't buy an iPhone 4 or 4S, which are the top 5 altertives available which are equal or outshine the awesome or not-so-awesome 4S.

1. Samsung Galaxy S2

Samsung Galaxy S2 is really a top consideration when someone is out for buying a smartphone. The Galaxy S2 has one of the best cameras on the block; whether you are shooting a still image or HD video; the phone truly stand out.

With it’s hardware specs beating the Iphone at every aspect; this phone actually outshines and stands as a clear winner - one of the most complete smartphones ever manufactured. For the phone you don’t have to shell out a month’s salary and has everything you would desire for.

A sleek body, a extra brilliant & large display, powerful hardware and a great range of pre-loaded and third party software are few of the specs from Samsung Galaxy S2; available at Rs. 28,500 (Market Price)

2. Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Google)

This one’s for all the Android freaks. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus comes straight from Google’s office offering the latest and greatest version of Android so far - Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) - pre-installed.

The best part about owning a Nexus is that you would always stay updates with official and quickest updates from Google directly.

The absense of a skin over raw ICS makes the Nexus highly customizable and a dream come true for people who like to play around with their phone’s software and try and add additional functionality to it.
IN addition to this, you also get that amazing new SUPER AMOLED HD 1280 x 720 resolution display and a powerful hardware that will get the best out of all your apps and games. The phone is expected at price of around Rs. 32,000 ; and it launches in January 2013.

3. Motorola RAZR (Reincarnated)

So now that the RAZR is available in the market, how does it stand up to Apple's monster iPhone?

Priced at Rs. 32,000, the Droid RAZR is superbly thin, at just 0.28 inches. But it holds to stuff in a dual-core 1.2-GHz TI OMAP 4 processor, 4.3-inch Super AMOLED advanced qHD display, and 8-megapixel rear camera with 1080p (That's full HD) video recording.

There's also 16GB of internal storage, along with a 16GB microSD card, expandable to 32GB. And of course, there are the a lot of accessories, not included, that can transform the RAZR into other devices, such as a laptop (via Laptop Dock... Not sure, when they would release it in India)

The RAZR comes ready with Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread), but Motorola has announced an OTA update to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) in early 2012.

The iPhone 4S, meanwhile, is powered by Apple's new dual-core A5 chip (Bye Bye Samsung!! lol), which Apple claims can deliver up to two times more power and seven times faster graphics performance than it's predecessor the iPhone 4.It also has similar specs in Camera, Multimedia and other hardware specs - priced at Rs. 44,500 (16GB) in India.

4. Nokia Lumia 800

Once a dominant player in smartphones, a series of tactical errors and lack in innovations ruined not only Nokia's market share but also like-ability from consumers.

We know what happened post self awareness – the all hyped platform memo, then ending the flagship with Maemo and going back on slow Symbian, and then finally shaking hands with Microsoft to build Windows Phone smartphones.

In just six months, Nokia announced its first batch of Windows Phone smartphones in October and believe it or not, two months later they are available in the market - Nokia Lumia 710 Nokia Lumia 800.

Our search for the contendership for these Tops 5 slots bring us to Nokia Lumia 800. This phone is practically more of a experience phone.

A person who has tried out all Androids, iPhone or the BBs will certainly be a buyer of this phone.

The Phone has not encountered no problems at all. With Windows Live! support, Social Media Accounts embedded into Home Screen; and super bright OLED Screen brings you a refreshing view of smartphones. Priced at Rs. 33000, Nokia is all in hopes for this phone to change wonders for them.

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Vodafone Blue - The Facebook phone in India

2011-09-18T10:53:00.000-07:00

Vodafone launched the new Vodafone Blue - Facbook Phone in India.

The phone at first glance might look like a HTC Chacha, but not only looks.. it shares the USP of the phone too - A dedicated facebook button. Yes, That's right.. After HTC Salsa & ChaCha's success, Vodafone decided to launch Blue 555 in India.

Vodafone Blue

HTC ChaCha

Processor: 200 MHz MediaTek processor
Display: 2.4-inch colour display with 300 x 240 pixels
QWERTY Keypad with Optical navigation
Dedicated Facebook hotkey
Camera: 2-Megapixel Camera with flash
Music: Multi formats Music Player
3.5mm headphone jack
Music Player Formats: MP3, WMA, MIDI, AAC, AAC+ Player
Video Player Formats: MPEG4, H.263 Player
Memory: 40MB on-board memory
Expandable Memory: up to 16GB with microSD
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1, MicroUSB 2.0
Battery: 1000mAh Battery
Talktime: up to 175 min
Standby Time: 324 hours
Dimensions: 61.1 x 110 x 12 mm

Vodafone Blue is priced at Rs.4950.

What makes it different from HTC chcha is absence of Android Operating system.; as it is runs on Vodafone proprietary OS; which is powered by 200 MHz Mediatek processor.

It's comes bundled with some goodie vouchers / bonus talktime and data download limit...

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HTC EVO 3D launched in India... Is India 3D - smartphone ready yet?

2011-08-30T21:55:00.000-07:00

The newly launched.. (actually, finally launched in India) EVO 3D smartphone is running on Google's Android 2.3.3 OS with the latest Snapdragon processor

Two months back we saw the first of kind of the 3D smart-phone launch by LG which had its very special target audience. Now, following LG, HTC has launched the much hyped and talked about EVO 3D in India to cater and capture the audience segment created by LG.

Talking of the USP, device offers a unique 2D \ 3D switch next to the camera shutter button, which toggles between 2D and 3D photography mode. With it's 5 MP camera with LED flash, the videos can be shot in HD quality for both 2D & 3D.

The phone in built on a 1.2 GHz dual-core CPU, and powered by an Adreno 220 GPU (for enhanced graphics).

Other features include: (Source: HTC website & GSM Arena)

Camera & Display

Camera – 5.0 Mega Pixels, Resolution 2560×1920 Pixels, autofocus, Geo-tagging, Video, Stereoscopic photos, Dual LED Flash
Secondary Camera – 1.3 Mega Pixels
Screen Display – 4.3 inches, Resolution 540×960 Pixels
Color – 3D LCD Capacitive TouchScreen with 16M colors

Special Features

Accelerometers, Vibration
3.5 mm Headphone sensor for User Interface auto-rotate
Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Multi-touch input method
SRS virtual surround sound
Touch-sensitive controls
Digital compass
HTC Sense UI
HDMI port, Organizer
Gyro sensor, Document Viewer
Google Search, Maps, Gmail
YouTube, G-Talk, Picasa integration
Facebook, Flickr, Twitter applications
Voice memo, dial & commands
Audio, Video Recorder & Playback
MP3, MP4 Player
MP3, WAV Ring tone Jack
Stereo FM radio with RDS
Speaker Phone, Games

Message Support

SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email
Instant Messaging
Predictive Text Input

Connectivity

Connectivity Options – Bluetooth v3.0, Micro USB v2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS
Data Modes – 3G, GPRS 114 Kbps, EDGE 560 kbps, HTML Internet Browsing

Memory

Internal Memory – 1GB RAM, 1/4GB Storage
Expandable Memory- 32 GB Micro SD/Card Slot
Phone Book – Unlimited Contacts, Photo call
Call Records – Unlimited

Battery Power

1730 mAh Li-Ion Standard Battery
Battery Life – 355 hours
Battery Talk Time – 7.30 hours

Mobile Size and Looks

Size – 126 x 65 x 12.1 mm
Weight – 170 grams
Body Colors – Black

The price of this revolutionary product is staggering Rs. 36,000, but the question is.. Are we 3D (mobile) ready yet??

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Karbonn Mobile - A1 Review

2011-08-27T23:06:00.000-07:00

Karbonn A1 is another warrior in the big budget smartphone war.. and I would like to mention here that this warrior has got Muscles.

The Karbonn A1 is another example of smartphones being more pocket friendly than regular feature/ multimedia phones in the market.

Being a budget smartphone, I did not expect too much by way of build quality and feel. However, the A1 feels well built with no loose parts and a matte finish on the front.

It somehow gives a feel of the pre-existing Spice Mi-310 or the Videocon Zeus.

Karbonn Touchscreen A1 Features & Specifications:
- Dual SIM GSM
- Touchscreen Display
- Dual band GSM/EDGE/GPRS, WCDMA
- 3G 900/2100 MHz (HSDPA up to 3.6 Mbps)
- Dimension: 106.8mm x 59.2mm x 14.0mm
- Android Foryo v2.2 OS
- SMS/MMS/Instant Messengers
- 3.2 Mega pixels Camera
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
- Bluetooth
- Stereo FM Radio
- USB Tethering
- GSM/EGDE
- Social Networking apps - Facebook, Twitter & Gmail
- GPS Navigation
- Adobe Flash (10.1)
- Multimedia Player
- Audio Player
- Video Player
- Audio Format: MP3, MIDI, WAV,AMR, AAC, AAC+
- Video Format: H.263, H.264,AVI,3GP,MP4
- Stereo FM With Recording
- Embedded games with Downloading Option
- Internal memory : 150MB , 4GB NAND + 2GB DDR SDRAM
- 1100mAh battery
- 32GB Expandable Memory
- Standby time: Maximum upto 250 Hours
- Talk time: up to 250mins
- Weight: 105gms

The A1's battery backup is just over a day. There's not a lot of competition in the entry-level Android smartphone market. However, you can consider the Spice Mi-310 or the Micromax A10, which offers the same specifications and features , but with a larger, 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen display at almost the same price

With the Karbonn A1, be ready to keep pressing the same icon multiple time before the display registers your touch. Of course, life becomes comparatively much easier if you have long nails. For the time, I used the phone, I made sure I kept a matchstick ,which i doubled up as the stylus.(lolzzzz).

With a price tag of Rs. 6,990 the Karbonn A1 comes with many of the features that high-end Android smartphones have to offer.

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Nokia Announces 100 and 101

2011-08-27T12:39:00.000-07:00

Is everyone around you on a smart-phone race??

Well, if you think yes, Nokia has come out in supprt of those people for whom smartphone is still a impossible world to explore.

Nokia states that two candy bars out in the market - 100 & 101 are meant for places with unreliable power, with negligible smartphone penetration, which means the semi - urban areas, villages and remote areas are proving to be a the target customers for these two new announced phones.

The Nokia 101 will feature colour display with MP3 playing supprt, microSD card slot, 3.5 mm audio jack, FM radio, and a flashlight. The battery would be a 800 mAh which would give 25 days of stand by time.

On the other hand, the Nokia 100 is just equipped with an FM radio which is mostly a source of imformation and entertainment for people living in these areas. The phone has a flashlight and battery power would give talk time of upto 7 hours and standby time of 35 days.

Nokia Life Tools will come preloaded, which delivers market information, weather forecasts, health advice, language tuition, and entertainment news.

The Nokia 101 is expected to be released at strategic price of Rs.1100, and the Nokia 100 to be at price of Rs. 800.
Expected Date of Launch: November'2011

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HTC EVO 3D launched in India... Is India 3D - smartphone ready yet?

The newly launched.. (actually, finally launched in India) EVO 3D smartphone is running on Google's Android 2.3.3 OS with the latest Snapdragon processor

Two months back we saw the first of kind of the 3D smart-phone launch by LG which had its very special target audience. Now, following LG, HTC has launched the much hyped and talked about EVO 3D in India to cater and capture the audience segment created by LG.

Talking of the USP, device offers a unique 2D \ 3D switch next to the camera shutter button, which toggles between 2D and 3D photography mode. With it's 5 MP camera with LED flash, the videos can be shot in HD quality for both 2D & 3D.

The phone in built on a 1.2 GHz dual-core CPU, and powered by an Adreno 220 GPU (for enhanced graphics).

Other features include: (Source: HTC website & GSM Arena)

Camera & Display

The price of this revolutionary product is staggering Rs. 36,000, but the question is.. Are we 3D (mobile) ready yet??

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