RIM released BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) 7 beta last month that brought new features including option to make free voice calls over WiFi, new emoticons, BlackBerry ID Integration and more. BBM voice lets you initiate a BBM Voice Call directly or switch over to one from a BBM text chat. It also has split screen feature to chat while talking . Continue reading “BlackBerry Messenger 7 out of beta, brings BBM voice, New Emoticons and more”
Sony announced the Xperia go back in May, that went on sale in India in July. The Xperia go is a durable Smartphone which is dust and water proof. It was running on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) at the launch, but it received the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update few months back. Sony Mobile has also promised Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update for the device, which is expected next year. Let’s get into the complete review and see how rugged it is. Continue reading “Sony Xperia go Review”
Lava Iris N400, Lava’s new Dual SIM Android smartphone in the Iris range is now available from online retailers Flipkart and Snapdeal. Unlike the Iris N320 and N350 that was launched recently, the N400 comes with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and has 3G support. It has a 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1 GHz processor. It has a 5MP rear camera with LED Flash and a 0.3MP front-facing camera for video calling. It has Dual SIM support similar to the Iris smartphones. Continue reading “Lava Iris N400 Dual SIM phone with 4-inch display, Android 4.0 now available for Rs. 6,399”
Sony has announced that they have extended the agreement with Box to offer 50GB of free storage for Xperia smartphones and tablets till the end of 2013. Last December Sony teamed up with Box to offer 50GB of free file sharing and storage on Box for the Xperia range of Android smartphones and tablets. Continue reading “Sony Xperia 50 GB Free Box Storage offer extended till 2013”
Samsung detailed Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Premium Suite features for the Galaxy S3 last week. Now, Samsung has revealed more Premium Suite features for the device. These include, Paper Artist, Camera features such as Low Light Shot and Best Face, Accessibility features such as Easy Mode, Sound Balance, Setup Wizard and Camera Easy Snap. Most of these features are already available in the Note 2 and the Galaxy Camera. Continue reading “Samsung reveals more Galaxy S3 Premium Suite features”
LG has announced that they have sold over 10 million units of Optimus L-Series smartphones globally. The Optimus L-Series Smartphones include, Optimus L3 that has a 3.2-inch display, Optimus L5 with a 4.0-inch (320×480 pixels), Optimus L7 with a 4.3 inch (480 x 800 pixels ) display and the Optimus L9 that has a 4.7-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) IPS display. LG announced the Optimus L3, L5 and L7 at MWC 2012 that was launched in India in May starting from the Optimus L3. It took 9 months for LG to achieve this feat starting from the Optimus L3 that went of sale in Europe in March. Continue reading “LG Optimus L-Series smartphone sales surpass 10 million units globally”
Sony Mobile has released Flash tool for Xperia Smartphones. This would let you flash a standard Sony software on your Xperia smartphone with an unlocked boot loader. This software is available for Windows and automatically identifies the phone model and displays the available software to be flashed.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (GT-P5100) has got a price cut and is now available for Rs. 25900 from online retailer Saholic. It was announced at MWC 2012 earlier this year and launched in India in July for Rs. 32,900. This is definitely a huge price cut, that would let more customers buy the tablet. Hope the popular Galaxy Note 800 quad-core Android tablet that launched in India in August would get a price cut soon. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 price drops to Rs. 25900”
Snapseed photo app is finally available for Android. This app would let you transform and enhance your image just like Instagram, which was released for Android earlier this year. Google acquired Snapseed recently, and Vic Gundotra, Senior Vice President teased Snapseed for Android few months back by sharing an image on his Google+ page. The Snapseed app for iPhone and iPad that costed $2.99 till now has gone free and has been updated with new features including built-in Google+ sharing, new Retrolux filter and updated frames filter. Continue reading “Snapseed app arrives for Android, goes free for iPhone and iPad”
Samsung Galaxy Music Duos (GT-S6012) Dual SIM phone is now available from online retailer Snapdeal in India. It was announced in October and comes with a 3-inch (240×320) display, 850 MHz processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) that is upgradable to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) in future. It has Dual SIM (GSM+GSM) support with Always On feature that automatically forwards calls from the phone number on SIM 2, even if a user is on the phone with SIM 1’s number. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Music Duos now available in India for Rs. 8999”
MTS has launched Non-Stop Adda pack for customers in Kolkata and West Bengal circle. It offers Full Talk time, Special voice tariff and Free SMS on recharge of Rs. 25. This value for money offer provides 3 benefits for customers under a single low denomination pack. Continue reading “MTS launches Non-Stop Adda pack with Full Talk time, Voice and SMS offers in Kolkata and West Bengal”
Rockstar games has released the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for Android, iPhone and iPad as they announced. They are celebrating 10th anniversary of their popular Game by launching it on iOS and Android. They already posted list of supported iOS and Android devices. This would have high-end graphics, custom controls with precisely tailored firing and targeting options and more. The game on iPhone and iPad would have iCloud save game support and custom iTunes Playlist. Continue reading “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for Android, iPhone and iPad now available for Download”
SwiftKey has finally released the first beta version of their new SwiftKey Flow Keyboard for Android as they announced last month. The new SwiftKey Flow offers continuous gliding input with real-time prediction and automatically predicts the word based on the movement of your finger. It also lets you tap to enter the words instead of gliding. Continue reading “SwiftKey Flow Beta for Android now available”
Google has updated the Google Search app for Android devices running on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). This brings new Google Now cards for nearby events, Travel cards with boarding passes (US only), Weather cards with weather alert at upcoming travel destination, Birthday cards that lets you know about your friends’ Birthdays, New voice actions to find out the songs and to scan a bar code. Continue reading “Google Search for Android updated with improved Google Now suggestions, new Voice actions”
Facebook for BlackBerry has been updated to version 3.3.0.11 that brings new features including a new look with refreshed icons and navigation, better BBM integration that lets you share BBM, discover and add BBM friends and initiate BBM chats from the app, Photo enchancements and more. Facebook for Blackberry got BBM integration earlier this year to share your latest Facebook status and location check-in as your BBM Personal Message. Continue reading “Facebook for BlackBerry updated with better BBM integration, Improved Photo viewing and more”
