Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. He uses the phones he reviews as his main phone. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram

Lenovo LePhone K800 Intel Medfield powered smartphone launched in China

Lenovo has launched LePhone K800 powered by 1.6GHz high-performance Intel Atom processor and 400MHz GPU in China. It was announced at CES 2012 earlier this year. It has 4.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD TFT LCD touch screen display, 8MP camera with 1080p HD video recording and Dual LED flash, 1.3MP front facing camera. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with LeOS Skin on top. It is 10.95mm thick and weighs 161g. Continue reading “Lenovo LePhone K800 Intel Medfield powered smartphone launched in China”

Samsung Galaxy S3 with 2GB RAM, LTE, Snapdragon S4 processor coming to Canada on June 20


Samsung has officially announced that the Galaxy S3 would be available in Canada starting from 20th June. It has 4.8-inch (1280×720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display and is powered by Snapdragon S4 Dual Core 1.5 GHz instead of Exynos 4 Quad. It would come in 2 versions, SGH-i747 with LTE support and SGH-iT999 with HSPA+ 42 support. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with TouchWiz with Motion UX. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 with 2GB RAM, LTE, Snapdragon S4 processor coming to Canada on June 20”

New Telecom Policy approved, Roaming charges to be abolished


The Cabinet has approved New Telecom Policy 2012 that would let telecom users avail free roaming across the country. It would also offer Full Mobile Number Portability (MNP) that would let the customers retain their number even if they shift from one circle to another, anywhere in the country without any extra charges. Continue reading “New Telecom Policy approved, Roaming charges to be abolished”

Microsoft launches Photosynth panorama app for Windows Phone

Microsoft has launched the Photosynth app for Windows Phone devices. The Photosynth app lets you capture and share interactive panoramas in a full sphere, 360 degrees horizontally and vertically. It uses core stitching and blending algorithms developed by Microsoft Research. The app was launched for iPhone last April. Continue reading “Microsoft launches Photosynth panorama app for Windows Phone”

Samsung Galaxy S III launched in India for Rs. 43,180


Samsung has launched the Galaxy S III in India. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S III earlier this month at an Event in London and the pre-booking started in India on Samsung eStore couple of weeks back. The Galaxy S III packs in 4.8 inch (720 x 1280 pixels) Super AMOLED display, 1.4GHz Quad-Core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash and 1.9MP front facing camera with HD recording at 30fps and face recognition.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S III launched in India for Rs. 43,180”

Google Translate for Android v2.4 update brings new UI and more text to speech languages

Google Translate for Android has been updated to version 2.4 that brings new simplified Holo UI that offers drop down menus and the an action bar. The app lets you translate text between more than 64 languages with new Esperanto translation and speech to text in 17 languages. Continue reading “Google Translate for Android v2.4 update brings new UI and more text to speech languages”

Evernote Hello now available for Android

Evernote has launched their Evernote Hello app for Android. The app makes it easier to remember people with their photos along with their names, history of every encounter and location information. It also has powerful LinkedIn integration that would let you match the email address to a LinkedIn account and fill in any missing information. It was launched for iPhone last December. Continue reading “Evernote Hello now available for Android”

Flipboard beta now available for Android

Flipboard has finally released the beta version of their Android app. It was previewed on Samsung S3 earlier this month and the app was leaked from the Galaxy S3 ROM later. Flipboard for iPhone was launched at the end of last year that recently got updated to v1.9 that brought audio support. Continue reading “Flipboard beta now available for Android”

Wikitude 7 for BlackBerry brings new User Interface

Wikitude for BlackBerry has been updated to version 7.0 that brings revamped user interface that lets you slide between 3 main screens. The Favorites screen lets you organize and bookmark your content according to your preferences and lifestyle, Featured screen that gets updated regularly to highlight what’s new and interesting and the categories screen lets you find the Worlds you are looking for by subject. Wikitude partners with TripAdvisor, Hotels.com, Yelp and more to launch this version. Continue reading “Wikitude 7 for BlackBerry brings new User Interface”

Gurdeep Singh, former Aircel COO joins Reliance Communications as CEO

Reliance Communications has appointed Gurdeep Singh, former Aircel COO as President and CEO of its Wireless Business. He will also will also be a member of Reliance Management Board (RMB). He has 29 years of rich experience and has worked in sectors like Telecom, Home Appliances and Consumer Electronics. Continue reading “Gurdeep Singh, former Aircel COO joins Reliance Communications as CEO”

Milagrow launches TabTop 7.4 slim tablet running Android 4.0 in India

Milagrow has launched TabTop 7.4 India’s slimmest tablet at just 6.5mm in India. It has 7-inch (800×600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display with 4:3 aspect ratio and 137 ppi (pixels per inch). It is powered by 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor with Dual Mali 400 MP and runs on Android v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) which would be upgraded to future versions. It has 1.3MP front camera with built-in Face Detection. Continue reading “Milagrow launches TabTop 7.4 slim tablet running Android 4.0 in India”

Scalado launches PhotoBeamer image sharing app for iPhone

Scalado has launched PhotoBeamer app for iPhone that lets you view images on your iPhone’s camera roll by pointing it to a QR code on photobeamer.com. It doesn’t require any setup and works on both data connection and Wi-Fi. Continue reading “Scalado launches PhotoBeamer image sharing app for iPhone”

Sony Xperia go durable smartphone with 3.5-inch display, 1GHz dual-core processor announced

Sony Mobile has announced Xperia go durable smartphone which is dust and water resistant. It has 3.5-inch Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine and has wet finger tracking.It is powered by 1Ghz dual core processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) that is upgradeable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has IP67 ratings for dust and water resistance. Continue reading “Sony Xperia go durable smartphone with 3.5-inch display, 1GHz dual-core processor announced”

Sony Xperia acro S durable smartphone announced

Sony Mobile has announced Xperia acro S durable smartphones. It has 4.3-inch 720p HD Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine and with scratch resistant mineral glass displays with wet finger tracking and is dust and water-resistant. It has 1.5Ghz dual core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 12MP Auto focus camera with flash and 1080p video recording, 1.3 MP front facing camera with 720p HD video recording. It has IP55 and IP57 ratings for dust and water resistance and is PlayStation Certified. Continue reading “Sony Xperia acro S durable smartphone announced”

Vodafone new 3G post-paid plans


Vodafone has reduced the price of their 3G plans for post-paid customers as well. They launched new 3G plans for pre-paid customers last week.  Rs. 100 plan now offers 300MB of 3G data usages similar to the new pre-paid plan. Rs. 200 plans offers 500MB and the Rs. 375 plan now offers 1.5GB of 3G data that was previously 1GB. Continue reading “Vodafone new 3G post-paid plans”