Apple and Samsung are the top Smartphone vendors by shipments in Q4 2011 according to a report by Research Firm IDC (International Data Corporation). The worldwide smartphone market grew 54.7% year over year in Q4 2011. Shipment volumes reached 491.4 million units in 2011 that is up by 61.3% compared to 304.7 million units in 2010. Continue reading “IDC: Smartphone market hits all-time high in Q4 2011, Apple and Samsung top vendors by shipments”
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Samsung confirms White Galaxy Nexus, coming to UK on February 13
Samsung has officially announced the White version of the Galaxy Nexus. Some online retailers in UK started taking pre-orders for the device early last month. This would come with same features of the black version such as 4.65-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED, 5MP rear camera, 1.3MP front-facing camera, 1.2GHz dual core processor, NFC, 1GB RAM and HSPA+ connectivity. Continue reading “Samsung confirms White Galaxy Nexus, coming to UK on February 13”
White Nokia Lumia 800 coming to Europe in February
Nokia Lumia 800 is now available in Black, Cyan and Pink, Nokia has announced that the Lumia 800 would be available in White later this month. The phone runs on Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) and is powered by a 1.4Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor coupled with 512MB of RAM. It has a unibody design and comes with a 3.7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) ClearBlack AMOLED display. Continue reading “White Nokia Lumia 800 coming to Europe in February”
Motorola Defy+ price drops to Rs. 15990
Motorola Defy+ Rugged Android smartphone has seen a price drop in India, which is now available for Rs. 15990. Motorola unveiled the device last August and launched in India in November 2011 for Rs. 17,990. It features 3.7 inch (480 x 854 pixels) display and is Water and scratch resistant and dustproof. It is powered by 1GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It comes with a 5 MP camera with LED/Supercap flash with video recording at 30 fps. Continue reading “Motorola Defy+ price drops to Rs. 15990”
MTNL Mumbai Trump 3G silver jubilee offer extended till March 31
Mahanagr Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has extended the Trump 3G silver jubilee offer. This offers free talk time, local and national SMS, 3G data and video calling all for just Rs 25. They launched this offer for prepaid customers in Mumbai last August. Continue reading “MTNL Mumbai Trump 3G silver jubilee offer extended till March 31”
Dropbox Beta for Android update brings 5GB free storage, automatic media upload and more
Dropbox for Android Beta version has been updated to v2.0.9 that brings 5GB free space, automatic photos and video upload and bug fixes. For every 500MB of photos and videos automatically uploaded, you will get another 500MB space bonus, up to 5GB total (including 500MB). Continue reading “Dropbox Beta for Android update brings 5GB free storage, automatic media upload and more”
Windows Phone 8 detailed: multi-core processor, NFC and Skype Integration
The Windows Phone 8 OS codenamed Apollo would bring support for multicore (dual-core and quad-core processors , NFC and would have Skype Integration according to Pocketnow, who got hold of a video that explains details about the next major Windows Phone update. Continue reading “Windows Phone 8 detailed: multi-core processor, NFC and Skype Integration”
Motorola Razr XT910 Review
You saw the Motorola Razr XT910 unboxing recently, here is the full review of the phone. The Motorola Razr is the GSM variant of the Motorola Droid Razr. Motorola Razr started appearing on online retailer stores in India last November and Motorola officially launched the Razr in India later. Continue reading “Motorola Razr XT910 Review”
ZTE Optik 7-inch Honeycomb tablet coming to Sprint on February 5 for $100
Sprint has announced that ZTE Optik would be available from February 5. The ZTE Optik has 7-inch WXGA (1280×800 pixels) touch screen display and is powered by 1.2GHz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 3.2 (Honeycomb). It has 5MP auto-focus camera and 2MP front camera. Continue reading “ZTE Optik 7-inch Honeycomb tablet coming to Sprint on February 5 for $100”
Airtel BlackBerry BBM Plan now available for pre-paid customers
Airtel launched the BlackBerry BBM Plan for post-paid customers last month. This plan is now available for pre-paid customers. This would lets the Airtel customers enjoy unlimited use of Blackberry Messenger (BBM) and free 300 local + national SMS per month. Continue reading “Airtel BlackBerry BBM Plan now available for pre-paid customers”
Samsung Galaxy S Advance up for pre-order in UK, shipping late February
Samsung Galaxy S Advance is now available for pre-order in UK from Clove. Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy S Advance, upgraded version of the Samsung Galaxy S earlier this week. It comes with 4.0-inch WVGA(480×800 pixels) Super AMOLED display and runs on 1 GHz Dual-Core Processor. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S Advance up for pre-order in UK, shipping late February”
Samsung Champ Deluxe Duos launched in India for Rs. 4790
Samsung has launched new Dual SIM smartphone, Champ Deluxe Duos in India. It has 2.8” touch screen display and has new TouchWiz 2.0 Lite with new graphics and support for 7 home screens. It has 1.3 MP Camera and virtual QWERTY keyboard that also comes with Hindi language input. It is 12.3mm thick and weighs 89.7g. Continue reading “Samsung Champ Deluxe Duos launched in India for Rs. 4790”
MTNL Mumbai launches 2p/min Voice and 3G Video Calling plan for prepaid customers
MTNL has launched a new with First Time Recharge Coupon (FTRC) of Rs 84 for prepaid GSM 3G subscribers, which provides Voice and Video call rate of just 2p/min within a group of upto 9 MTNL GSM subscribers and lowest local call rates for all networks in Mumbai. Continue reading “MTNL Mumbai launches 2p/min Voice and 3G Video Calling plan for prepaid customers”
IDC: Mobile Phone Market Q4 2011 – Nokia, Samsung and Apple top mobile phone vendors by shipments
Nokia, Samsung and Apple are the leading Mobile vendors by shipments in Q4 2011 and for the whole 2011, according to a report by Research Firm IDC (International Data Corporation). The worldwide mobile phone market grew 6.1% year over year in the Q4 2011 with shipments of 427.4 million which is 6.1% more compared to 402.8 million units in the Q4 2010. Continue reading “IDC: Mobile Phone Market Q4 2011 – Nokia, Samsung and Apple top mobile phone vendors by shipments”
Google Docs for Android gets offline access, improved tablet reading experience
Google Docs for Android has been updated to version 1.0.43 that brings offline access and improved reading experience on a tablet. You can also manage offline content and automatically sync them over Wi-Fi Continue reading “Google Docs for Android gets offline access, improved tablet reading experience”