Motorola Droid ousts Apple iPhone for the 2009 Times Gadget of the Year

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Motorola is making news again , the almost-dead phone maker has bagged the Gadget of the year title by TIME magazine.

This  news also indicates the rise of Android in the US cellphone market and also Apple’s lack of offerings for the shopping season. Continue reading “Motorola Droid ousts Apple iPhone for the 2009 Times Gadget of the Year”

Tata Docomo brings the HTC HD2 to India

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Tata Docomo certainly surprised us today by tweeting that the HTC HD2 is going on sale on its network exclusively for one week starting from Dec 15th. Those of you who are drooling for the HD2 which is looking like one of the best smartphones in the market, head to a docomo dive-in store now ! Continue reading “Tata Docomo brings the HTC HD2 to India”

Enter the Nokia Ovi Promo to Win a Free Shopping Trip to New York City

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Do you wish to go on a shopping trip to New York City and also wish to take your friend along ? And how about some free cash for spending there. That’s not all . If you win you and your friend get a Nokia N97  too for keeps.

All you need to do is take part is to take part in the Nokia Ovi Win a Trip to New York contest and answer 5 simple questions about the city that never sleeps – NYC.

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Did the Indian Weather stop Apple from launching the iPhone 3GS

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Indian consumers feel humiliated , frustrated and irritated.  If the 3GS iPhone can go from Cupertino to China to Korea to Japan and even Mauritius ? Why not India. There are many reasons which might be preventing Apple from launching it here . But one reason which we like to bring to the table is the Hot and Humid Indian Summer. Continue reading “Did the Indian Weather stop Apple from launching the iPhone 3GS”

Video : Nokia N97 Mini Unboxing

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The Nokia N97 Mini is here and we have an unboxing video just for you. The N97 Mini is actually much much more appealing than its big brother. We are actually liking the mini as the screen is VERY responsive and the phone has about 200 odd megabytes of free memory . The phone comes with the 2.0 firmware pre-installed if that’s adorable.

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Symbian^3 Concept Screenshots remind us that Symbian is still Alive and Kicking

The folks at AAS love Symbian for sure and they bring us some great screenshots of the Symbian^3 which was shown off at Nokia Capital Markets day yesterday where Nokia even announced plans for Dual SIM phones and a Maemo 6 powered device in 2010.  Many were speculating that Symbian does not have a future and that Nokia might ditch Symbian for Maemo. But this does not seem the case. Nokia is going to be releasing phones in S40, Symbian and Maemo next year.  The screenshots are only from the Concept stage but still they are refreshing . Actual devices might obviously differ when they are announced in first half of 2010

Multiple Homescreen support .  We have been craving for multiple homescreens on Symbian ever since N900 got it.

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Nokia to bring Dual SIM phones in 2010

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At the Nokia Capital Markets Day yesterday Nokia made a lot of forward looking statements including some indications of their device portfolio in 2010.

UPDATE: This is finally a reality ! Nokia has finally launched Dual Phones

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Nokia made it’s intentions to remain the leader in the handset market and that it’s not taking the competition lightly. Some good news for all of you who are craving for that Nokia Dual  SIM mobile phone. It might actually become a reality in 2010.

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Video Calls come to iPhone with Fring but only one way

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The Mobile Messaging and Calling  Application Fring which recently announced support for Video calls on certain Nokia  and Symbian devices has brought video calling to the iPhone and iPod Touch. But the iPhone supports only one way video calls which Fring claims is due to the location of the Camera on the iPhone. Most of us would assume the iPhone had a Video Calling camera but sadly it does not have one. Continue reading “Video Calls come to iPhone with Fring but only one way”

Nokia sues bunch of LCD Manufacturers including Samsung and LG over price-fixing

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Bloomberg is reporting that Nokia is suing a number of LCD Manufacturers including Samsung Electronics and LG Display Co.  Nokia is suing these makers of liquid-crystal displays over conspiracy in fixing prices of panels. Continue reading “Nokia sues bunch of LCD Manufacturers including Samsung and LG over price-fixing”

Motorola on target to sell 1 million Droid phones

motorola-droid_c Motorola – Most analysts had written the company off and some were expecting a take over. Moto even considered selling off its handset business which was posting heavy losses quarter after quarter. And now looks like the Handset maker is back in the game. The same analysts are estimating that Motorola is on target to sell 1 million Moto Droid phones on the Verizon network reports Om Malik Continue reading “Motorola on target to sell 1 million Droid phones”

The Real Google Phone does exist ?

android_logoGizmodo reports that a real Google phone is a certanity and makes us think that the Google Phone does exist. Well if you think the Google phone is already out in the name of the G1 or the HTC hero or Droid , you might be wrong . The source indicates that the Google Phone will be built on  Google-branded hardware running a version of Android we haven’t yet seen. Continue reading “The Real Google Phone does exist ?”

iPhone coming to T-Mobile USA next year not Verizon

t-mobile-iphone The Street is reporting that Apple might be bringing the iPhone to T-Mobile USA next year instead of Verizon. This news comes amidst Verizon promoting the Google Android based MotoDroid in USA heavily . The interesting fact is that Apple is already selling the iPhone on T-Mobile in select markets in Europe. Continue reading “iPhone coming to T-Mobile USA next year not Verizon”