BlackBerry Music Gateway Unboxing and Demo

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BlackBerry Z10 had launched in India with a hefty price tag, and BlackBerry knows that people who buy expensive phones will need complimenting accessories too, and hence came a bunch of audio accessories in India, along with the Z10. We had taken a look at the Mini Stereo Speaker, which was a compact clip-like Bluetooth stereo speaker with auxiliary audio output, and now we are taking a look at the BlackBerry Music Gateway, which partly mimics the auxiliary functionality of the stereo speaker, in a much smaller form factor. And as usual, we have got a unboxing and demo of the device here, watch it below –

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BlackBerry Mini Stereo Speaker Unboxing and Demo

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With the release of the BlackBerry Z10, the company sought to release a set of accessories that compliment the launch of their revival flagship. Among those were some interesting accessories that have landed in our office. We are going to take a look at the BlackBerry Mini Stereo Speakers first. This is a compact bluetooth speaker that can act as a audio gateway too. Before we delve into the details, here is our unboxing and demo of the device, for your viewing pleasure –

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Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo and Galaxy Star with 3-inch display, Android 4.1 announced

Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo

Samsung has announced Galaxy Pocket Neo and Galaxy Star, two new Android smartphones in the Galaxy series. The Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo is the upgraded version of the last year’s Galaxy Pocket and the Galaxy Star is a budget phone with 2G EDGE support. Both these phones have a 3-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and has a 2-megapixel rear camera. The Galaxy Pocket Neo is powered by a 850 MHz processor and the Galaxy Star has a 1 GHz processor. Both these phones would come in Dual SIM variants with Always On feature that would forward calls to the other SIM, depending on the market.
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IPL apps for BlackBerry 10 smartphones

IPL apps for BlackBerry 10

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 kicks off today. Here are some apps for your BlackBerry 10 smartphones. These apps offer detailed IPL scores, schedule, player info, current standings, photo gallery quiz and more. BlackBerry launched the BlackBerry Z10, the first BlackBerry 10 device in India back in February. Continue reading “IPL apps for BlackBerry 10 smartphones”

LG Optimus L3 II Dual and L7 II Dual get priced at Rs. 8800 and Rs.18650 officially

LG Optimus L3II Dual and L7II Dual price LG IndiaLG Optimus L3 II Dual and the Optimus L7 II Dual have been priced at Rs.8800 and Rs.18650 on the LG India website. LG unveiled the Optimus L Series II devices, the Optimus L3 II, the Optimus L5 II and the Optimus L7 II and their dual SIM variant earlier this February. The LG Optimus L3 II Dual has a  3.2-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and packs a 1540 mAh battery.  The Optimus L7II Dual has a 4.3-inch (800 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8225 processor with Adreno 203 GPU and packs a 2460 mAh battery. These run on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) and have dual SIM support with a dedicated SIM switch button. Continue reading “LG Optimus L3 II Dual and L7 II Dual get priced at Rs. 8800 and Rs.18650 officially”

Samsung Galaxy S2 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out in India

Samsung Galaxy S2 Android 4.1.2 India

Samsung has finally started rolling out the Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) update for the Samsung Galaxy S2 users in India. The Galaxy S2 got the ICS update in India in May 2012, and the Jelly Bean started rolling out back in January starting from Spain. The Samsung Galaxy Note got the Jelly Bean update in India last month. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S2 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out in India”

Videocon VT75C 7-inch 2G Voice Calling Tablet officially launched for Rs. 6499


Videocon has officially launched the VT75C, the company’s latest budget tablet with 2G support and voice calling capabilities. It went on sale online earlier this week.  Ithas a 7-inch ( 800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen,  1 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) .It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. It also has 3G support via USB dongle. It has several pre-loaded apps including Saavn, TOI, Facebook, Skype, Diamond Twister, ET News, Movie Studio and more. Videocon launched the VT10, a 10-inch Android tablet earlier this year. Continue reading “Videocon VT75C 7-inch 2G Voice Calling Tablet officially launched for Rs. 6499”

Google Nexus 7 successor coming in July, says Reuters

Google plans to release a new version of the Nexus 7 tablet powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, reports Reuters. The upcoming Google Nexus tablet would have a high-resolution display, thinner bezel and have a Snapdragon Chip, instead of a quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor says Reuter’s sources. No details about the model number of the Qualcomm chip or the display size yet. Continue reading “Google Nexus 7 successor coming in July, says Reuters”

Jelly Bean now on 25% of Android devices, Gingerbread down to 39.8%

Android Platform Versions Distribution Pie Chart March to April 2013

Google has released the Android’s Platform Distribution Numbers for the March to April 2013. Devices running on Jelly Bean (Android 4.1 and 4.2) has jumped from 16.5% to 25% compared to February to March stats. This 8.5% jump in a single month shows that manufacturers have started releasing new Jelly Bean devices. Companies like Samsung and Sony have started releasing Jelly Bean updates for their high-end and mid-range devices. Even Indian companies have started rolling out Jelly Bean updates for their devices, but the contribution of these devices might be very less. Micromax A110 Canvas 2 and Salora PowerMaxx got the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update last month. Continue reading “Jelly Bean now on 25% of Android devices, Gingerbread down to 39.8%”

3DMark benchmark released for Android

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Futuremark has released 3DMark Cross-platform benchmarking tool for Android as they announced last year. 3DMark is popular benchmarking tool for PC, and the 3D Mark for Android has Ice Storm and Ice Storm Extreme tests that are based on OpenGL ES 2.0.  It lets you compare scores across all these platforms, since the test content, settings and rendering resolution are similar. Continue reading “3DMark benchmark released for Android”

HTC First leaked ahead of 4th April Facebook event

Facebook has been rumored to be working on a hardware element for its mobile strategy for years now and its intentions are expected to be revealed at an Android centric event to be held on 4th of April. The popular social network has worked with smartphone manufacturer, HTC, in the past on Android hardware and is expected to announce another partnership at the event.

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JoikuShare for Android launched, lets you share files over WiFi

JoikuShare for Android

Joiku, a Finland-based company has launched the JoikuShare app for Android devices. This app lets you easily share and transfer your phone photos, music, videos and files with other WiFi devices. It uses uses local WiFi network or phone WiFi HotSpot to share files. It also acts as Media Player for remote WiFi playback of music and videos of your phone. AirDroid, a free app for Android offers similar features. Continue reading “JoikuShare for Android launched, lets you share files over WiFi”

Samsung Galaxy Mega line of Android smartphones rumored with 5.8 and 6.3 inch displays

A new report suggests that Samsung might be working on a  new line of devices even larger than the Galaxy Note phablet. Dubbed the Galaxy Mega, the  ‘phones’ will sport displays ranging between 5.8 inches and 6.3 inches. The operating system of choice is expected to be Android.

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Vodafone launches Super Fan contest for IPL 2013


IPL 2013 is starting tomorrow, with the opening ceremony kicking off in few hours. Vodafone has launched the Super Fan contest for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013. This contest would let 76 lucky Vodafone customers stand a chance to win a match ball autographed by the winning captain on Live TV during 76 matches, in the 54 day long tournament. Vodafone is a partner for IPL since 2008. It has partnered again with IPL for next 5 years as the Official partner and on air co-presenting sponsor for the IPL. Continue reading “Vodafone launches Super Fan contest for IPL 2013”

Aircel launches full talk time pack for Rs. 164, offers extra talk time whenever CSK scores


Aircel, the official sponsor of Chennai Super Kings has launched Extra Talk Time with CSK offer, a new full talk time pack at Rs.164. This not only offers full talk time worth Rs. 164, but also offers 5 Aircel to Aircel minutes free (valid for 2 days or till next match ) and additional Talk Time (Difference between CSK runs and MRP) (Valid for 15 days). If CSK scores 200 runs, customers will get an extra talk time of Rs. 36 that is valid for 15 days. This is definitely an innovative and value for money offering from Aircel. Continue reading “Aircel launches full talk time pack for Rs. 164, offers extra talk time whenever CSK scores”