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BlackBerry launching New Curve in India

2011-09-27T19:40:00.001+05:30

Research In Motion is going to release the next generation BlackBerry Curve 9360
Smartphone in India in collaboration with Airtel.

This next generation device features a stunning new design along with a significant hardware upgrade and unmatched mobile social experiance.The New Blackberry Curve 9360 is a 3G smartphone with QWERTY keyboard as the other Blackberrys have.

It will runs on the new Blackberry 7 operating software and have 800MHz processor with 512 MB RAM. The 2.4 inch screen with a resolution of 480*360 pixel doesn't support touch input unlike of Bold 9900.The New OS features a faster browsing speed and better graphics.

Blackberry Curve 9360 is going to come with an optical trackpad. It also has a nice 5 megapixel camera for better picture quality. The phone also supports GPS, Wi-fi, NFC (near field communication) and memory upto 32 GB expandable through microSD card.

According to RIM , the new Blackberry Curve 9360 will be available in market at a price of Rs 19,990. New Airtel subscribers will get 2 months free trial of Blackberry plan of Rs 299 and local calls at 20p and SMS at 5p for a year.

2011-09-24T21:11:00.002+05:30

Publisher ID : pub-6660373167577520

Blackberry 9810 Torch

2011-09-24T20:23:00.000+05:30

BlackBerry 9800 Torch is a Touch and type phone which runs blackberry owned
BlackBerry OS.
It is a slider phone with qwerty keyboard.
Here is the specifications of BlackBerry 9810 Torch ::

Dimensions : 4.37*2.44*0.57
Weight : 5.68 oz , 161 g
OS : BlackBerry 7 OS
640*480 pixels resolution
3.2 inch transmittive TFT LCD
253 ppi pixel density
16 million colors
Trackpad
Touchscreen with slide out qwerty
8GB on board memory
Expandable upto 32 GB
5 megapixels auto focus camera with LED Flash
HD Video recording
Built in GPS
3.5 mm audio jack
3G
Wi-fi 802.11 b/n/g
1270 mAh Li-On battery
BB messenger

Reliance 3G Tab

2011-09-24T19:27:00.001+05:30

Now Reliance has released its own 7-inch Andriod based 3G Tab. It is armed with the
Andriod 2.3 Gingerbread and Reliance 3G's superior IP network. It is small ,fast , portable and fully Entertaining Tab.
Here is some of the specifications of Reliance Tab ::

OS : Andriod 2.3 Gingerbread
Screen Type : Capacitive Multi-Touch Screen
Screen Size : 7-inch
Display Resolution : 800*480 pixels
Weight : 389 gms
CPU processor : 800 MHz
Back Camera : 2 Megapixels
Front Camera : VGA
Audio support Format : AAC , AAC+ , AMR/AMR-NB , MP3 midi ,OGG ,WAV
Video support Format : MP4 , H.263 ,H.264
Image support Format : BMP , JPEG ,PNG
Memory : Comes with 4GB microSD card expandable upto 32GB
Bluetooth 3.0
Wi-fi hotspot
3G
Live TV
Standby time : 300 hrs
Talktime : upto 9 hrs
Battery : 3400 mAh Li-On battery

It comes with different Tariffs and Plans which you can check out on Reliance official Website.

Samsung Galaxy III specifications revealed

2011-09-18T19:00:00.002+05:30

There is rumor that Samsung Galaxy III is Under Development and the
specifications that may Samsung Galaxy III will have are ::

Thickness : 9mm
OS : Android may be new Android Ice cream sandwich which may be followed by jelly bean
Processor : Quad-core 2.0 GHz processor
Display : 4.65 inch Super Amoled III display
Resolution : 1280*1024 QVGA resolution
Pixel density : 352-PPI , highest till date on smartphone
Memory : 1.5GB RAM and expandable memory with 32 GB memory in built
Camera : 10 Megapixel camera with LED Flash
Video Recording : Recording videos of 1080p at 60fps
Battery : 2250mAh battery
TouchWiz : TouchWiz 5 which is different from the current versions
Built-in NFC

It may be release in mid 2012.

Source

Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830

2011-09-17T19:14:00.000+05:30

The Samsung Galaxy Ace is a mid range Andriod phone that has 3.5 inch touchscreen

and a 5-megapixel camera. Samsung Galaxy Ace offers a slick user experience and a comfortable design but looks overpriced for its features.

Some of specifications of Galaxy Ace are :

OS : Andriod 2.2 Froyo
Dimensions : 112.4*59.9*11.5 mm
Weight : 113 gram
Form Factor : A full Touchscreen bar phone
Dispay : 3.5-inch TFT display
Camera : 5 megapixels autofocus camera with LED flash
Memory : microSD card upto 32GB
Bluetooth 2.1
Wi-fi 802.11 b/n/g
High speed USB 2.0
SyncML (DM) support
GPS with A-GPS support
FM radio with RDS support
Offline mode supported
Voice memo and voice support
3G HSDPA 7.2 mbps
Battery : 1350mAh standard battery .. Standby time upto 640 Hr on 2G , upto 420 Hr on 3G
Music player
Video player
320*240 Video Recording supported

Source SAMSUNG

HTC Chacha : Social phone

2011-09-16T16:19:00.001+05:30

With HTC Chacha , share music ,photos, location and update status with a dedicated
Facebook share button.

Here is full specifications of HTC Chacha :

Dimensions : 114.4*64.6*10.7 mm
Weight : 124 grams with battery
Display : 2.6 inch touchscreen with 480*320 resolution
OS : Andriod 2.3 gingerbeard
General : GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, HSDPA 900/AWS/2100 MHz
Form Factor : Touch and Type
CPU : 800 MHz processor
Camera : 5 megapixels with autofocus camera and LED flash , VGA front camera
Memory : 512MB ROM , 512MB RAM , expandable memory upto 32 GB
Connectors : 3.5 mm audio jack and a standard USB port
Sensors : Gyroscope sensor , proximity sensor , Ambient light sensor , Digital compass
Connectivity : Wi-fi 802.11 b/n/g , Stereo Bluetooth 3.0 , GPS with A-GPS support
Battery : 1250 mAh Li-ion battery

Source : HTC

Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1 Review

2011-09-16T15:06:00.000+05:30

The Galaxy Tab 10.1 has a dual core NVIDIA tegra 2 processor , a bright 10.1 inch
TFT display and a plenty of storage.

Full Specifications below :

10.1" 16M-color PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen of WXGA resolution (1280*800 pixels)
Weight of 565 g
Thickness of just 8.6 mm
Gorilla Glass display (screen will be scratchless)
Tegra 2 chipset : Dual core 1 GHz ARM cortex-A9 processor ,1GB of RAM
Andriod 3.1 Honeycomb
3G with HSDPA 21 Mbps connectivity
16/32/64 GB of internal memory
3.2 MP autofocus Camera with LED flash
2.0 MP front camera for video calling
720p video recording @30fps
Wi-fi 802.11 a/b/n/g Wi-fi direct
Wi-fi hotspot
Stereo Bluetooth 3.0
HDMI TV-Out
USB host
Standard 3.5mm audio jack
Flash 10.3 support
GPS with A-GPS support
DivX/XviD support
Accelerometer and proximity sensor
Three-axis Gyroscope sensor
700 mAh Li-Po rechargeable battery

Against :

Non replaceable battery
No Expandable Memory means No microSD card support
No Standard USB port
Still Andriod 3.1 instead of Andriod 3.2

Nokia 701 preview

2011-09-15T19:47:00.000+05:30

The Nokia 701 is a full touchscreen smartphone running on symbian. It run the new
Symbian OS named as Symbian Belle. It has a proven design , a brilliant screen and 1 GHz processor.
Some of the Nokia 701 specifications :

General : GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz ,HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Form Factor : Touchscreen bar
Dimensions : 115.5*59*10.5 mm, 87 cc; 133g
Display : 3.5" 16M-color nHD ClearBlack TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen
Memory : 8GB internal , MicroSD card upto 32GB
OS : Symbian Belle OS
CPU : 1GHz processor
Camera : 8 Megapixel fixed focus camera with dual LED flash
720p video recording @ 30fps
Wi-fi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth v3.0
3.5 mm audio jack
GPS receiver with A-GPS
NFC support
Accelerometer
Stereo FM Radio
TV-Out
1300 mAh Li-on Battery

It also has IPS LCD technology. Its Screen is protected by Gorilla-Glass. So no worries for scratches on Screen.

HTC Sensation XE gets 1.5GHz dual core CPU

2011-09-14T20:01:00.000+05:30

HTC has officially announced its Sensation XE handset with some upgraded specifications and Beats Audio.

It is the first smartphone produced under HTC's partnership with Beats Audio.
This special edition Sensation also ships with special pair of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones.

It is powered by 1.5 GHz dual-core processor.
It features a 4.3 inch touchsreen with qHD (540*960) resolution.
It also boasted with a larger 1730mAh battery that promishes prolonged run times.
Total storage :: 4 GB
It may be come with 8GB or 16GB microSD card.
Gyro sensor
G-sensor
Digital compass
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor

Once the beats headphones are plugged in, the phone automatically activate a Beats-optimized sound profile that will deliver fuller bass,sharper,vocals and broader range.

Source HTC

Samsung Galaxy S gets an official Andriod 2.3.5 update

2011-09-14T19:28:00.003+05:30

The Samsung Galaxy S might be old story already, but it has not been forgotten by its maker yet.

Samsung has come with a firmwire update for Samsung Galaxy S which is Andriod 2.3.5.
We are here for Samsung-written ROM, but it is not officially released yet , dont try it now.
Leaked ROMs like this one are usually relatively stable, but flashing process involves some risk.
The latest Galaxy S ROM is named as I9000XXJVS and has its build date to september 8th and brings the SGS Andriod version to 2.3.5.
Relatively It has not with any major changes. If you want to see how it looks, you may install it and take a look yourselves.

Apple Iphone 5 will be in market on october as Orange confirms

2011-09-14T19:14:00.000+05:30

CEO of Orange (O2) said that the next iphone that is iphone 5 will be in market by 15th october on his
network.
Stephane Richard said that there will be special packages on offer for iphone 5 considering the importance of the smartphones to carriers.
Also there is a rumor that iOS 5 will be getting its Gold Master release on September 23th.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 price

2011-09-13T19:51:00.003+05:30

The New Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 is 10.1 inch multi-touch Andriod Tablet.

It is also known as Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and is the big brother of Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 inch.

Key Features :

Large 10.1 inch High Definaion display.
Thinnest and Lightest Large screen tablet
Latest Andriod Honeycomb OS (v3.1)
Adobe Flash Player
3G Data connectivity
Wi-Fi
Dual Camera
Back : 3 megapixels with LED flash
Front 2 megapixels Camera
3.5 mm headphone jack
Accelerometer , Gyroscope
Processor : 1GHz Dual Core NVIDIA Tegra 2
Memory : 1 GB RAM
Internal storage : 16/32/64 GB
Weight : 565 gram
Battery : 7000mAH

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 Price in India is Rs 34,000.

It is available in india.

Nokia 7310 Supernova

2011-09-13T19:32:00.001+05:30

Nokia 7310 supernova comes with Tv out means Now you can view , play on tv on connecting the mobile with TV.

Key Features ::

Sleek and slim design
2" QVGA display with 16 million colours
Exchangeable Covers with 3D patterns
2 Megapixels Camera with 8x digital Zoom
TV out cable for easy image sharing
Instant messaging
Music player with equilizer
Video recording
Bluetooth
Mirror Finish look
MicroSD card slot
4 Gb expandable memory
Java
Media Player
FM stereo radio with RDS application
Chat in real time with yahoo! Go and My Nokia, a free sms based educaton service.

Bada 2.0 Available for all Waves

2011-09-13T18:47:00.001+05:30

Samsung has announced that the recently releashed updated version of Bada operating System Will be available for all wave devices.

Initially Bada 2.0 comes with only three waves WAVE 3 ,WAVE M, WAVE Y , but now it will be for all wave devices.
But due to hardware limitations some of the wave smartphones won't get the full feature set that bada 2.0 brings.
Some of the key features of Bada 2.0 are ::

Accelerated Functions : Multi tasking , Speech recognition , NFC , Wi-Fi direct , Push Notification
Extended Developer Coverage : HTML 5 , javascript Framework, Flash ,WAC 2.0
Enchaned Tools : Emulator , Performance analyzer , profiler
Enriched Business opportunities : In app ads, Global Store ,Various methods of billing.

Samsung Galaxy S5690 Xcover Review

2011-09-08T18:20:00.000+05:30

Samsung Galaxy S5690 Xcover is a durable dumb phone for the outdoor enthusiasts.

Samsung Galaxy S5690 Xcover at a glance ::

General :GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Form factor : Touchscreen bar phone
Dimensions : 122 *66*12 mm, 116g
Display : 3.65" 16M-colour TFT Capacitive touchscreen , Gorilla Glass scratch-resistant display, 320*480 pixels resolution
CPU : Marvell MG2 800 MHz processor,512 MB Ram
Memory :150MB storage,microSD card slot
OS : Andriod OS, v2.3.4 Gingerbeard
Camera : 3.2 megapixel camera with geo tagging , VGA video recording
Wi-fi b/g/n , Wi-fi Hotspot
Stereo Bluetooth 3.0 , 3.5 mm Audio jack
Standard USB Port
GPS Receiver with A-GPS
Touch Wiz 3.0 UI
Accelerometer , multi touch input, proximity sensor
Swype input
IP67 certified : dust and water resistant

Samsung Galaxy S5690 Xcover runs on andriod gingerbeard v2.3.4.

It is Slim and weighs only 116g.It offers good grip due to special cuts at sides and the rubbery finish.

Camera works fine in this phone.

Samsung Galaxy Wifi 3.6 may be next ipod

2011-09-04T18:38:00.001+05:30

Samsung Galaxy Wifi 3.6 is a Multimedia based driod.

Features of Samsung Galaxy Wifi 3.6 are as follows:

3.6" HVGA TFT LCD Display
Single Core 1 GHz OMAP Processor
Andriod Gingerbread 2.3
Only 2 MP Fixed Focus Camera with LED Flash
3G
Music and Video player
Wide Range codec Support for Music and Video playback
DivX Video support
WMV support ( upto 720p resolution)
GPS receiver
Wi-fi 802.11 b/g/n support
A 1500 mAH battery
Additional micro SD card support upto 32GB
Available in Black and White colour