Qualcomm Incorporated, through its venture capital arm Qualcomm Ventures has awarded US$100,000 for Deck App Technologies, based in Bangalore , winners of the QPrize 2012 competition. The company was selected based on its product innovation and the strength of its management team, and the prize money would let them expand its business. Continue reading “Qualcomm Awards US$ 100,000 for the QPrize 2012 winner Deck App”
Huawei has launched the Ascend P1 LTE, the first LTE smartphone in India, in partnership with Airtel at the Innovation Qualcomm India 2012 event. It would run on Airtel’s LTE-TDD network that was first launched in Kolkatta earlier this April. The Huawei Ascend P1 LTE has a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED qHD (960 x 540 pixels) display with scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla glass protection and is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor with Adreno 225 GPU. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and has a 8 megapixel auto focus camera with dual LED flash and 1.3MP front-facing camera for video calling. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P1 LTE launched in India on Airtel”
LG has announced the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update schedule for high-end devices including Optimus LTE 2, Optimus G, Optimus Vu and Vu 2 in Korea. The LG Optimus LTE 2 would be the first device to get the Jelly Bean update, which would start in November. LG’s latest quad-core Smartphone, Optimus G would get the update in December, while the Optimus Vu and its successor Vu 2 would get the update in Q1 2012. Sadly their first quad-core Smartphone, the Optimus 4X HD is not in the list. Continue reading “LG to roll out Android 4.1 update for select high-end Optimus devices starting from November”
HTC has officially launched the Desire X, their new Android smartphone that is powered by an 1 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor. It was announced in August, and went on sale in India last week. It has a 4.0-inch (800 X 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 5MP auto focus camera at the back with a f/2.0, 28mm wide angle lens, BSI sensor and and LED flash for better low-light imaging . It comes with 25GB free Dropbox storage that is valid for 2 years and has built-in Beats Audio support. Continue reading “HTC Desire X officially launched in India for Rs. 19799”
LG Optimus 4X HD has got a price cut in India, which is now available for Rs. 27,990. It was announced at MWC 2012 earlier this February and launched in India for Rs. 34,990 in July. The price of the Samsung Galaxy S3 dropped to Rs. 34,900 last month. HTC One X also lies in the similar price range. Now you have lot of choices if you are looking for a quad-core Android Smartphone. Continue reading “LG Optimus 4X HD price drops to Rs. 27990”
Micromax has started teasing their upcoming A110 Superfone Canvas 2 on their Facebook page and also opened the pre-booking for the handset on Snapdeal. It is the successor of the Micromax A100 Superfone Canvas that we reviewed recently. The design of the phone is similar to the A100, but it would come with a 1 GHz dual-core processor and an upgraded 8 Megapixel camera with LED Flash and a 0.3MP front-facing camera for video calling. Continue reading “Micromax A110 Superfone Canvas 2 pre-booking starts, coming for Rs. 11,990 ?”
Karbonn Mobiles has launched Smart Tab 9 (Marvel) and Karbonn Smart Tab 3 (Blade) running on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and range of Android Smartphones in India. Both these tablets are powered by a 1.2 GHz processor similar to the Smart Tab 1 that was launched in July. The Karbonn Smart Tab 9 has a 9-inch capacitive touch screen and a 4000 mAh battery, while the Smart Tab 3 comes with a 7.1-inch capacitive touch screen and a 2600 mAh battery. They have also launched the A11, A7+ and A1+ Dual SIM Android Smartphones with 3G support. Continue reading “Karbonn launches Smart Tab 9 and Smart Tab 3 Tablets, A11, A7+ and A1+ Android Smartphones”
Dropbox for Android has been updated to version 2.2 that brings new features including a new Photos tab that lists your uploaded photos and videos, including photos uploaded from other devices. The new Photos tab lets you view the uploaded media in a thumbnail view to share or download them easily. These photos are also listed according to the uploaded date. Continue reading “Dropbox for Android v2.2 update brings new Photos tab”
Android Police has got hold of the upcoming Gmail for Android app version 4.2. Looks like this would be a major update from the existing version of the Gmail for Android version 4.1.2. The upcoming Gmail for Android update is expected to bring the most expected pinch-to-zoom feature and a new swipe to archive or delete feature to quickly delete or archive a mail from you inbox or sent. You can also disable this feature from the settings, or make it to only delete when you swipe or archive and delete. It also removes the labels when you’re in a label-only view. Continue reading “Gmail for Android v4.2 to bring pinch-to-zoom and Swipe to delete features”
Evernote has updated the Windows Phone app to version 2.5. This update brings new features including a new Note List that has a tiled look, Helpful Popup messages and more new features and improvements. The Evernote for Windows Phone version 2.2 update that was released earlier this year brought native notebook sharing, improved editing and better search. Continue reading “Evernote for Windows Phone v2.5 update brings Note List Tiles, Popup Help Messages and more”
LG Optimus L5 Dual is now available in India from online retailer Flipkart. LG unveiled the Optimus L5 at MWC 2012, later in June LG announced that the Optimus L5 would come with Dual SIM and NFC support in select markets. The Optimus L5 was launched in India in July. The Optimus L5 Dual packs in similar features as the single SIM variant including a 4.0-inch (320×480 pixels) IPS display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with Optimus UI 3.0. It has Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) support similar to the Optimus L3 Dual that went on sale in India in August. Continue reading “LG Optimus L5 Dual now available in India for Rs. 13499”
A new video of the BlackBerry 10 L-Series phone has surfaced in a video demo on a Spanish site. The device in this video doesn’t look like a BlackBerry Dev Alpha A or B, but the device runs on BlackBerry OS 10. The guy in the video demos the features of the BlackBerry 10 including the BlackBerry Hub, new multitasking UI, Keyboard and the new camera. Continue reading “BlackBerry 10 L-Series phone surfaces in a new Video demo”
Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S3 mini that surfaced yesterday. It has a 4.0-inch (480×800 pixels ) Super AMOLED display and is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5 Megapixel Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash, 720p video recording at the back and a VGA front-facing camera. The design of the phone and some of the features are similar to the Galaxy S Duos that was announced in August. It also has some of the unique features that were present in the Galaxy S3 including S Voice, Smart Stay, Direct Call, S Beam and Buddy photo share. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 mini with 4-inch Super AMOLED display, 1 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.1 announced”
HTC has reduced the price of the One S and Desire V, which are now available for Rs. 25,900 and Rs. 16,999 in India. HTC One S was officially launched in India in June, but it got a price cut in August from Rs. 33,590 to Rs. 28,900. The HTC desire V went on sale in India for Rs. 21,999 in June. Continue reading “HTC One S and Desire V get a price cut in India”
New set of images of the LG’s next Nexus devices has surfaced on Belarusian site Onliner. Unlike the earlier shots of the LG E960, these images are clear hands-on shots. The phone also has a similar FCC ID – ZNFE960 and ‘NOT FOR SALE HW REV 1.0 0821’ written on the back. Continue reading “LG Nexus Phone Pictures Leaked”
