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Baidu Cloud smartphone announced in China

Chinese search engine giant Baidu and China Unicom has announced a new phone, Changhong H5018 based on their new Baidu Cloud Smart Terminal platform. This platform integrates the core technologies of Baidu Cloud Computing, including Baidu’s numerous Cloud-based applications, Personal Cloud Storage service, and multi-terminal, multi-application software platform capabilities. It supports WCDMA + GSM Dual SIM with Dual standby and has uni-body design. It comes with 3.5-inch (320×480 pixels) touch screen display and is powered by 650 MHz processor. It has 3MP camera and is 10.3mm thick and weighs 110g. Continue reading “Baidu Cloud smartphone announced in China”

Nokia 110 and 112 affordable Dual SIM phones announced

Nokia has announced 2 new Dual SIM phones, Nokia 110 and Nokia 112 that are affordable and are aimed at young and urban consumers. It has apps to access Facebook, Twitter and social media networks.The new Nokia Browser consume less data by up to 90%. Both these phone comes with Exclusive 40 Games Gift from EA from Nokia Store.

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RIM launches BlackBerry Premium Store in Gurgaon

Research in Motion (RIM) has just launched its second and Haryana’s first BlackBerry Premium Store in Gurgaon. They launched their first BlackBerry Premium Store in Delhi last month. The store is located at SG 55, Galleria shopping complex, DLF Phase 4 that will feature the entire BlackBerry product portfolio. Continue reading “RIM launches BlackBerry Premium Store in Gurgaon”

LG Optimus 4X HD launching in Germany, Sweden, Great Britain, Italy and Poland in June

LG has announced that they would launch the LG Optimus 4X HD in Europe in June 2012 starting from Germany, Sweden, Great Britain, Italy and Poland. The LG Optimus 4X HD was announced at MWC 2012 and Clove UK started taking pre-orders for the device at the end of February. LG uploaded some new images of the device just now that looks stunning. Continue reading “LG Optimus 4X HD launching in Germany, Sweden, Great Britain, Italy and Poland in June”

Asus PadFone official demo video released

Asus has posted demo videos of their PadFone that can dock into a tablet. They unveiled the PadFone last year and revealed the complete specs of the device earlier this year at MWC 2012. The PadFone comes with a 4.3-inch (960×540 pixels), Super AMOLED capacitive Multi touch display and the PadFone Station that docks the phone has 10.1-inch display. The PadFone runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Continue reading “Asus PadFone official demo video released”

Idea launches Idea Magic Voice VAS for Tamil Nadu customers

Idea Cellular has launched – Idea Magic Voice, a unique VAS (Value Added Service) for its subscribers in Tamil Nadu and Chennai. This service is powered by Techzone that enables Idea subscribers to change their voice in 9 different ways and talk to their friends during a voice call. Continue reading “Idea launches Idea Magic Voice VAS for Tamil Nadu customers”

HTC Desire C images and specs surface

HTC Desire C press shots and specifications has surfaced one that Vodafone Portugal posted accidentally before the official announcement. According to the press images that GSMArena managed to grab from the site, the phone would feature a 3.5-inch ( 320×480 pixels) display and 600MHz processor. It would run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and would come with beats audio support. Continue reading “HTC Desire C images and specs surface”

Talk to Sachin Tendulkar on Airtel Talk2Me

Airtel launched Talk2Me Value Added Service (VAS) in 2010 that lets the Airtel Customers talk to their favorite celebrities. They now offer an opportunity for the Airtel customers to chat with Sachin Tendulkar live on this Friday, 18th May 2012 from 4PM through Airtel Talk2Me. Continue reading “Talk to Sachin Tendulkar on Airtel Talk2Me”

LinkedIn app finally arrives for Windows Phone

LinkedIn has released their app for Windows Phone platform finally. The app lets you connect with other LinkedIn members worldwide, access groups, share content and more. They launched the LinkedIn app for iPad last month. Continue reading “LinkedIn app finally arrives for Windows Phone”

Nokia 808 PureView India Price Revealed

Nokia 808 PureView price for India has been revealed as Rs. 29,999. Nokia announced the Nokia 808 PureView at MWC 2012 and announced earlier this month that the phone would go on sale in India and Russia starting this month. The price has not been announced officially but the price of the phone is hidden in the Page Source in Nokia 808 page in the Nokia Online Store. Continue reading “Nokia 808 PureView India Price Revealed”

Uninor offers exclusive Mother’s Day caller tunes for Karnataka customers

Uninor has launched special caller tunes for Mother’s day for Karnataka customers. The new song bank which consists of exclusive Mother’s day songs and is priced at Rs 40/month which allows them unlimited song change through the month. Continue reading “Uninor offers exclusive Mother’s Day caller tunes for Karnataka customers”

Samsung Omnia M Windows Phone with 4-inch AMOLED display and 1 GHz Processor announced

Samsung has announced the Omnia M, their latest handset to feature Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango). The phone has 4.0-inch Super AMOLED display, 1 GHz processor and 5 MP Auto focus camera with LED Flash and a VGA video calling camera. This has larger display than the Omnia W that was launched last year but it doesn’t have impressive specs. Continue reading “Samsung Omnia M Windows Phone with 4-inch AMOLED display and 1 GHz Processor announced”

MediaTek and Gameloft announce Global partnership

Semiconductor manufacturer MediaTek has entered into global strategic partnership with mobile gaming giant Gameloft. With this, Gameloft would support a wide range of games on MediaTek’s smartphone platform. Gameloft has also begun to allocate dedicated R&D team and resource for the development of games that will run on MediaTek’s mobile phone platforms. Continue reading “MediaTek and Gameloft announce Global partnership”

PayMate launches PayPOS card payment acceptance mobile application

PayMate has launched PayPOS mobile application, which allows small businesses to accept and process electronic transactions using credit and debit cards directly on their mobile phones at the point of sale (POS) itself. This is the first app of this type in India and the application has no setup fee, rentals, variable fees or minimum transaction threshold. It has real-time processing, track sales, generate reports and also lets you Manage and Promote your Business.

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ViewSonic ViewPhone 3 Dual-SIM Android smartphone launched in India for Rs. 9,990

ViewSonic has launched ViewPhone 3, Dual SIM Android phone in India. It has 3.5-inch (320 x 480 pixels) capactivite touch screen display, Dual-SIM support with dual standby capabilities and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It is powered by 800 MHz processor and has 5MP auto-focus camera. It has ViewScene 3D technology that offers unique, interactive interface and animated graphics. Continue reading “ViewSonic ViewPhone 3 Dual-SIM Android smartphone launched in India for Rs. 9,990”