We human beings would take for ever to solve the Rubik’s cube but this LEGO Robot powered by the Motorola DROID manages to solve the puzzle in just 25 seconds ! Watch the video below
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3 new Nokia handsets the 7230 , E52 and 6700 Slide are now available in India. While the E-series handset was announced in May last year the two slider phones were announced in Nov last year
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The Opera mini team has released a new silent update for Opera Mini 5 for Java and Blackberry.This update adds support for 32 new languages to Opera mini 5.
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A Guitar made of mobile phones has been demonstrated by a developer name Steffest. He has manged to create a mobile app running on 3 platforms Android , WinMo and iPhone and strapped these devices on to a woodean plank and has even shared a performance on youtube.
Watch the video below. Its pretty cool. Continue reading “Video : A Guitar made of Mobile Phones”
WePad which is a Intel based Android Tablet competing with the iPad has renamed it’s product as WeTab. The reason the company states is that they want clearly differentiate their products within the international market for tablet computers. Specs wise the WeTab looks impressive . But why this move ? Is Apple to blame ?
Nokia is again suing iPhone maker Apple in Wisconsin, USA over alleged patent violations in Apple products such as iPhone and iPad 3G.
We are not legal experts and we shall let the law take it’s course. Nokia you better start shipping the N8 soon ! and Apple you better show us the iPhone 4G next month . Continue reading “Nokia sues Apple again over iPad 3G”
The Guru 1175 is the latest member of the Samsung Guru handset family. Nothing great about this handset but it does offer 23 hrs playback via FM Radio and 12 hours of talk time. It has a curvy design and a ergonomic grip. It packs the famous bike mode and fake caller found in most guru phones from Samsung.
Apple just announced that after a successful start in USA, the iPad is now going on sale in 9 more countries Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK from May 28. Users in these countries can pre-order the device online starting from May 10.
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According to report by Research Firm IDC(International Data Corporation) , the Worldwide Smartphone Market saw a 56.7% growth year over year.54.7 million Converged Mobile Devices or Smartphones were shipped my Handset makers in the first Quarter of 2010. And these make up for only 1.8% of the total mobile phone shipments worldwide. As you can see in the chart below the Top 5 smartphone phone makers based on volumes and market share are Nokia with a 39.3% share followed by Blackberry maker RIM at 19.4%. Apple iPhone shipments have more than doubled and it has 16.1 % of the market share. HTC is at a distant 4th followed by Motorola.
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Intel had recently organized a Developer Event for MeeGo in Chennai and I was almost missed the event as I heard about the event through twitter . Considering my passion for Linux and after being present at the MeeGo announcement during MWC in Barcelona this Feb , I decided to see what’s in store for Developers in the new MeeGo platform. Continue reading “Meego Developer Event in Chennai”
Thanks to the phenomenal response to the APad post and thanks to user Jean from France who has shared Photos and Video of the iRobot / APad with us. The APad is running on Android 1.6 and is reportedly having a battery life of around 3-4 hourson WiFi. Not bad at all for a really cheap iPad clone. Enjoy the pics and video after the break
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Last year Nokia and Microsoft announced an alliance to bring Mobile Productivity solutions to Nokia phones and the first child from the alliance is Microsoft Communicator Mobile and application is now available from the Ovi Store. Only Nokia E72 and Nokia E52 seem to be supported at the moment.
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Apple has officially sold 1 million iPads in a time of just 28 days since it went on sale and we have 1 of the 1 million iPads here at the FoneArena HQ and will be reviewing it over the coming few days
The much awaited PR 1.2 firmware update for the Nokia N900 has been leaked and this unofficial update has been circulating on the Internet since yesterday .
We had posted this news on MaemoArena along with a bunch of screenshots and the changelog. We had warned that this update was not official and might brick your phone. Now Nokia has stepped in and tweeted that this unofficial update is causing damage to N900 devices. So users are requested to stay away from this update
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Recently we had the chance of speaking to HTC India. HTC who has been known as a PDA player for quite sometime now has made a surprise move by launching the Smart at a Sub 10000 price point. HTC feels that reaching the Sub 10K price point has been an achievement for them. Dive in to read the full text of the interview.
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