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

HTC Rezound with Beats Audio announced, Coming to Verizon for $299.99 on November 14

HTC has announced HTC Rezound , the only phone in the United States with Beats Audio integration. It comes with 4.3-inch true HD 720p display and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) (Upgradable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)). It works on Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. It comes with 8MP auto focus camera with a f/2.2 and 28mm wide-angle lens with BSI sensor for better low-light performance and a 2MP front video calling camera. It also comes with the latest HTC Sense that offers social updates, photos, weather or stock updates on the home screen. Continue reading “HTC Rezound with Beats Audio announced, Coming to Verizon for $299.99 on November 14”

Motorola Xoom 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition price revealed for UK


Motorola unveiled the Motorola Xoom 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition, Android Honeycomb tablets yesterday. The Clove UK, online retail site has announced the prices of the Motorola Xoom 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition tablets and they are taking pre-orders for these tablets. Continue reading “Motorola Xoom 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition price revealed for UK”

Motorola Xoom 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition launched in UK and Ireland

Motorola has launched two new tablets, Motorola Xoom 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition in UK and Ireland. Both these feature Android 3.2 (Honeycomb), a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, displays with Corning Gorilla Glass and a splashguard coating. Both these tablets comes with 1.3 MP front and 5 MP rear-facing HD cameras with digital zoom, auto focus, and LED flash, 1GB RAM and 16 GB storage. Continue reading “Motorola Xoom 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition launched in UK and Ireland”

Vodafone launches voice based service directory 123 to get information about VAS


Vodafone India has launched new voice based service directory 123, new voice based service that lets you browse through information on various Value Added Services (VAS) by Vodafone. Customers can dial 123 (toll-free) to get information and enjoy easy activation for a  range of  Value added services to suit  their needs. Continue reading “Vodafone launches voice based service directory 123 to get information about VAS”

Build Apps and win Windows Phones with Microsoft’s I unlock Joy program

Microsoft has launched new I unlock Joy a unique Application Program in India that would let technology professionals, women developers and students to win Windows Phones. This contest is a great chance for the women and students to bring out the creativity and it also offers the developers to establish a substantial position in their business. Continue reading “Build Apps and win Windows Phones with Microsoft’s I unlock Joy program”

MAXX Mobiles launches Dual SIM Touch Phone MAXX ZIPPY MT105

MAXX mobiles has launched a new Dual SIM Touch screen phone, MAXX ZIPPY MT105. The MAXX touch portfolio already include 2 phones, MAXX Scope MT150 and MT250. This is their 3rd touch phone, and it colorful and compact along with lots of multimedia features. Continue reading “MAXX Mobiles launches Dual SIM Touch Phone MAXX ZIPPY MT105”

Evernote Peek for iPad v2.1 update brings new virtual cover

Evernote Peek app for iPad has been updated to version 2.1 that brings a new swipeable Virtual Cover. The Evernote Peek is a learning app designed for the iPad 2 Smart Cover. The Virtual Cover maintains the dynamics of a Smart Cover, but could be used with any iPad. Now, when you launch Peek, you’ll be able to swipe down a tab and select a Virtual Cover of your choice—it’s available in 10 colors. Choose your study materials, close the cover, peek to see the clue, open the cover more to see the answer. Shut the cover and repeat. All this is done by simply swiping the screen. Continue reading “Evernote Peek for iPad v2.1 update brings new virtual cover”

Yahoo launches personalized magazine app Livestand for iPad

Yahoo has launched a new personalized living magazine app, Livestand for iPad that offers news and stories with images and video from 100  publications, including, ABC News, Forbes, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Sports, Yahoo! Finance and more. You can also personalize the news and some of your basic needs such as weather, stocks, horoscope, and TV. Continue reading “Yahoo launches personalized magazine app Livestand for iPad”

BBM Music launched in US, Canada and Australia


RIM has launched their own cloud based music service, BBM Music after closed Beta trial of several months in Canada, the United States and the UK. The BBM music was announced in August.  The BBM Music is powered by cloud music service provider, Omnifone and it has millions of songs from leading music companies. The BBM music lets you listen to full tracks from the friend’s profile, build a music profile with 50 of your favorite songs with an option to swap 25 songs each month and create multiple playlist. The more BBM friends with BBM Music Premium subscriptions you have, the more songs you can share. Continue reading “BBM Music launched in US, Canada and Australia”

Opera Mini 6.5 now available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Symbian S60 and Java Phones

Opera has launched their latest Opera Mini 6.5 with Data Usage view and bookmark import for iPhone, BlackBerry, Symbian S60 and Java Phones. The Opera Mobile 11.5 browser is now also available on Symbian S60. The Data Usage view keeps count of how much data you are spending and saving in total, or for a specific time frame. It is said to save 90% of data cost. The Opera Mini and Mobile for Android was launched last month. Continue reading “Opera Mini 6.5 now available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Symbian S60 and Java Phones”

Samsung GALAXY Note launched in India at Rs. 34990


Samsung has launched their new Android smartphone device, the Samsung GALAXY Note. It has 5.3 inch (1280 x 800 pixels), 285 PPI HD Super AMOLED display which is the largest on any phone till date. It features 1.4GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has advanced pen-input technology, called the S Pen for sketching and artwork. It is  9.65mm thick and weighs 178g. Continue reading “Samsung GALAXY Note launched in India at Rs. 34990”

Duke Nukem 3D now available for Android

MachineWorks Northwest has launched the Android version of the popular game Duke Nukem 3D as they said last month. It is already available for iPhone and iPad. The Game is 28MB in size and it installs to the MicroSD card by default. Continue reading “Duke Nukem 3D now available for Android”

iOnRoad app for Android – Augmented Driving and Real-time collision detection for your Car

iOnRoad Augmented Driving app for Android uses the smartphone’s native camera and sensors to detect vehicles in front of the vehicle, alerting drivers when they are in danger. The VisualRadar, maps objects in front of the driver in realtime, calculating the user’s current speed using native sensor. It also shows audio-visual warning pops up to warn the driver of a possible collision, allowing them to brake in time. Continue reading “iOnRoad app for Android – Augmented Driving and Real-time collision detection for your Car”

TRAI increases daily SMS limit from 100 to 200


The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) restricted the mobile users from sending more than 100 SMS / day per SIM starting 27th September 2011, to prevent pesky marketing SMS. Now TRAI has increased the limit from 100 to 200 SMS / day per SIM after they received representations from some of the service providers and consumers to increase the limit of 100 SMS per day per SIM. Continue reading “TRAI increases daily SMS limit from 100 to 200”

AT&T announces HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket LTE phones, coming on November 6

AT&T has announced their first LTE phone lineup with HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket that would be available from November 6. These smartphones uses both the LTE and HSPA+ 4G for a consistently fast connection in and out of LTE areas. The HTC Vivid has dual core 1.2 GHz processor 4.5-inch qHD display and the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket is powered by 1.5 GHz dual core processor and has 4.5-inch SuperAMOLED Plus display. Both these phones run on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Continue reading “AT&T announces HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket LTE phones, coming on November 6”