Delivering on their promise of providing Android 4.1.2 for the Galaxy Camera, Samsung has today flipped the switch for the update and are pushing it to devices around the world. Our own unit just received the update over the air. Users shouldn’t expect too much in terms of new features from the update which mostly contains bug fixes.
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We have been hearing about Tizen’s development from about a year now. We had also heard rumors about Samsung releasing Tizen-based devices this year, now they has finally confirmed that they will be launching multiple Tizen-based devices this year.
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We all know that iPad actually revived the tablet market, when Microsoft’s Tablet PC concept actually backfired. Now Chitika which is a mobile ad network has reported that still the iPad leads by far when it comes to web usage.
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Idea cellular has introduced ‘buffet plan’, range of budget friendly plans for their postpaid customers starting at Rs. 899. These plans start from Rs. 899 and are targeted at postpaid with high voice and data usage. These plans offer Local, STD and Roaming Mobile minutes and also Local and National SMS. Additionally, Rs. 1299 and 1599 plans offer 3G data along with these benefits. Continue reading “Idea launches buffet plans for postpaid customers”
Spice has launched Stellar Virtuoso (Mi-495), their new Android smartphone with a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) one-glass solution (OGS) capacitive touch screen IPS display. It is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It comes with an 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash at the back and a 1.3MP front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support with Dual Standby. The company launched 3 Stellar phones last year. Continue reading “Spice Stellar Virtuoso Mi-495 with 4.5-inch qHD display, Android 4.0 launched for Rs. 10499”
Spice today announced its latest product, the Stellar Pad Mi-1010 tablet. The tablet is equipped with an HD IPS display and is powered by a 1.5Ghz dual core processor. There’s also a quad core GPU on board. The tablet is one of the few models running Jellybean 4.1 in India as of now. The Spice Stellar Mi1010 should have no problem keeping up with your multitasking requirements thanks to the 1GB of RAM included. Continue reading “Spice Stellar Pad Mi-1010 Unboxing”
Spice has entered into the tablet market with the launch of the Stellar Pad Mi-1010 in India that runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual core processor with Quadcore GPU. It has a 3MP rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. This would compete with recently launched 10-inch Videocon VT10 tablet. Continue reading “Spice Stellar Pad Mi-1010 with 10-inch display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 12999”
Aircel has launched Pocket Music International, a new pack that would let their customers download full tracks directly from their mobile phone, from a vast catalogue provided by top two global music recording giants Sony and Universal. Continue reading “Aircel launches ‘Pocket Music International’ for International Music Downloads”
A new report from AFP claims that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will being trial production of Apple’s A6X chips sometime this quarter. The chip is currently used in the fourth generation iPad. By doing so, this will reduce Samsung’s role in Apple’s supply chain significantly.
The Taiwanese company has been contracted to manufacture the A6X chip, which drives Apple’s iPad4 tablet, with trial production set for the first quarter of this year, Taiwan’s Commercial Times reported.
The move is the latest in a strings of efforts by Apple to switch mass manufacturing contracts away from Samsung, it said.
Apple has been long rumored to switching its mobile chip manufacturing from Samsung to TSMC. The iPad maker, has been interested to remove Samsung’s presence from its iOS devices as the companies are involved in a number of patent infringement lawsuits around the world. The entire transition from Samsung to TSMC chips is expected to take as long as 18 months to complete.
Earlier this week, MacRumors reported that some users discovered the scheduling portion of “Do Not Disturb” feature in iOS 6 feature fail to work after New Year’s Eve. The feature would turn itself on as scheduled, but would not turn itself off automatically. Now, Apple has acknowledged the bug in a support article and says that Do Not Disturb scheduling will begin working properly again after January 7, 2013.
Symptoms
After January 1st, 2013, Do Not Disturb mode stays on past its scheduled end time.
Resolution
Do Not Disturb scheduling feature will resume normal functionality after January 7, 2013. Before this date, you should manually turn the Do Not Disturb feature on or off.
To turn off the scheduling feature, tap Settings > Notifications > Do Not Disturb and switch Scheduled to Off.
Just after the BCAS(Bureau of Civil aviation Security) announced that, like the Indian Railways, Airports in India can accept tickets on phone or any computing device, the Chennai Airport has started preparations for the same. If implemented, passengers will be permitted into terminal buildings with tickets in digital form, but the boarding pass will still have to be paper once checked in.
Ubuntu for Android has been there for a while, enabling you to dock your phone and make it your desktop, with a full blown OS on the phone, but what about Ubuntu, the OS itself on your smartphone? Yes, Canonical has let loose the details of the new Ubuntu OS for smartphones, with devices slated to launch by 2014. Watch the virtual keynote video here –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpWHJDLsqTU
Airtel has launched mEducation that would enable their customers subscribe to range of educational services including language skills, entrance exam preparation, career counseling, search schools or colleges and more on their mobile phones. Airtel customers can activate these services through several mediums such as SMS, IVRS and WAP. Continue reading “Airtel launches mEducation services”
After yet another close-call battle ending up in Nokia’s favour as the 808 PureView came out as the winner, we are now onto the grand finale battle of Round 1. Yes, when we say “Grand finale” battle of the Round 1, we mean it. The original iPhone was supposed to be the Google phone with Google itself, a partner of various services that debuted on the iPhone, but as the industry changed, a lot of things have changed. Google has been at the forefront of the Android juggernaut that is currently the most used smartphone software on the planet and hence, it is a no brainer that Google has its own range of Android devices, called the “Nexus”. And their flagship smartphone? The Google Nexus 4. Made with LG’s help and partnership, it is all set to take on the iPhone in the real world as well as here. Let the battle begin then!
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Apple released a new television ad featuring iOS 6’s “Do Not Disturb” feature. Professional tennis players Serena and Venus Williams are shown playing ping-pong against the narrator in a dream:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLJN_d2sVjk&feature=player_embedded
Ever had a really cool dream? I’m having one right now. I don’t want to be disturbed. And I won’t because before I went to sleep, I set this. Now my iPhone knows not to ring unless its important. Cause disturbing this would just be… Wrong.
