NTT Docomo, Japan’s largest telecom operator has announced that they would launch 2 new apps, Hanashite Hon’yaku and Utsushite Hon’yaku for their customers. The Hanashite Hon’yaku is the world’s first commercial mobile service for translation that would translate the conversations between people speaking Japanese to other languages. NTT Docomo introduced a text translation app earlier this May. Continue reading “NTT Docomo to launch new Mobile Translation Apps”
Madfinger games’ popular game Shadowngun is now available for BlackBerry PlayBook for free. It combines tactical combat with third person harrowing action. It is published by Union Games. You play John Slade, a professional bounty hunter in the year 2350 whose mission is to hunt down Dr. Edgar Simon, renowned geneticist and former employee of the trans-galactic corporation Toltech Enterprises. It was released for Android, iPhone and iPad last September. Continue reading “Shadowngun arrives for BlackBerry PlayBook for free”
Apple CEO Time Cook has issued an apology letter on Apple website regarding the new Maps app on iOS 6 saying that Apple fell short on the commitment to deliver the best experience to the customers. The new iPhone 5 sold 5 milion units in the first 3 days and the iOS 6 update started rolling out for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch last week uses Apple’s own maps instead of Google Maps that is used in more than 100 million iOS devices. Continue reading “Apple CEO Tim Cook apologizes for Maps on iOS 6”
Sony Mobile has has started rolling out Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update for Xperia P as they promised last month. This update would bring new features including, new lock screen with improved functionality, Resizable widgets, Extended standby mode, Recent Apps button, WALKMAN, Album and Movies apps. Sony started rolling out ICS update for Xperia S in June. Continue reading “Sony Xperia U, Xperia Sola and Xperia Go Android 4.0 update starts rolling out”
Earlier this week Reuters reported that Texas Instruments plans to concentrate more on embedded chip business than the smartphone and tablet business. Now, in a statement sent to GSMArena, TI said that they are not abandoning but broadening the reach of its OMAP products, aiming at embedded applications such as automotive, industrial, enterprise communication, vision and robotics. Continue reading “Texas Instruments not abandoning OMAP yet, OMAP 5 expected early 2013”
Halfbrick Studios, the creator of Fruit Nija has finally released the Jetpack Joyride, their most expected game on Google Play Store. It was initially launched for Android on Amazon App Store last month. You can suit up and start your trip to adventure by breaking into a secret laboratory to commandeer the experimental jetpacks from the clutches of evil scientists. Continue reading “Jetpack Joyride for Android finally arrives on Google Play for free”
Samsung ATIV Tab running Windows RT Tablet with Windows UI has received a price tag in UK. Online retailer Clove UK has announced that it would be available in UK by the end of October. Microsoft was the first to reveal their Surface Tablet. The Windows RT version is expected to launch by October-end but they did not reveal the price. It has a 10.1-inch (1366 x 768 pixels) HD display, 8.9 mm thick and weighs 570 g. Continue reading “Samsung ATIV Tab gets a pre-order price in UK, coming in October”
Micromax has launched the Funbook Infinity (P275). It has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz processor with Dual Mali 400– the 2D/3D Graphics Processor. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 2MP camera at the back and 0.3MP front-facing camera. There are dual front-facing loudspeakers for loud audio output. It would come with 2 movies (Rowdy Rathore & Tees Maar Khan) pre-loaded in the tablet. Continue reading “Micromax Funbook Infinity launched for Rs. 6699”
Samsung launched the Galaxy Note II in India few hours back. They have also announced that the Galaxy Camera would launch in India in India by Diwali, which is mid-November. Samsung announced the Galaxy Camera at IFA Berlin last month. The 16 Megapixel camera has a F2.8 aperture, 23 mm focal length and 21x Optical Zoom Lens with BSI CMOS sensor. It packs in a 4.77-inch 308 ppi HD Super Clear Touch Display and is powered by an 1.4GHz Quad-Core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Camera launching in India by mid-November”
Samsung has launched the most expected Galaxy Note II in India. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note II at IFA Berlin last month and the pre-booking started in India on Samsung eStore couple of weeks back. The Samsung Galaxy Note II comes with a 5.5-inch (1,280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display, 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash at the back and a 1.9MP front-facing camera. It has S Pen that comes with S Pen specific apps such as S Note, S Planner, Email with hand-writing integration and S Pen Keeper that alerts users if their pen is too far away from the Note II. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note II launched in India for Rs. 39,900”
Angry Birds creator Rovio has launched the Bad Piggies game for Android, iPhone and iPad. The Bad Piggies are after the eggs again. You need to create the ultimate flying machine and steer them safely to their destination. It has more than 60 levels, if you get three stars on every level you can unlock 30 more puzzles! Continue reading “Rovio launches Bad Piggies for Android, iPhone and iPad”
YouTube for Android has been updated to version 4.1.23 that brings new UI for Android Froyo and Gingerbread devices. The home page now shows recommended video on top. You can now add video to YouTube TV queue from the app and pick more channels from the YouTube picks. The new UI and Preloading features were released for Android 4.0 devices in June. Continue reading “YouTube for Android updated with New UI for Android 2.2 and 2.3 devices and more new features”
LG has announced the Optimus Vu II, successor of the Optimus Vu. The specs are similar to the one that surfaced earlier this week. It has a 5-inch (1,024 x 768 pixels) IPS display similar to the Vu with a 4:3 Aspect Ratio. It has a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 8 Megapixel auto focus camera with BSI sensor, LED Flash and an 1.3MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG Optimus Vu II with 5-inch IPS display, 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 2GB RAM announced”
MapmyIndia has released Don’t Panic app with voice guided, turn-by-turn GPS navigation for the iPhone, iPod and iPad users in India. It stores the complete map data in the phone so that you don’t need to worry about the poor data connection or the data charges. Continue reading “MapmyIndia launches Don’t Panic GPS navigation app for iPhone and iPad in India”
Nokia has announced a new offer in India. Now you get a free Nokia Play 360 speaker worth Rs. 9,350 absolutely free with every purchase of Nokia Lumia 800. Nokia ran a similar offer in UK last month. The Nokia Lumia 800 went on sale in India last December for Rs.29,999 and got a price cut of around Rs. 2,000 in January. It got a major price cut in March. Earlier this month it got a price cut again in UK. Instead of reducing the price of the handset, Nokia is now offering a free accessory with the device. Continue reading “Buy Nokia Lumia 800 and get a Play 360 Speaker free in India”
