Airtel today announced an interesting data plan which will be very useful for users who carry multiple devices and also if you want to share a data plan with family members or friends.The Airtel Data Share Plan allows one to share 3G data between 3 devices. The plan is available for both prepaid and postpaid customers. Continue reading “Airtel Data Share plan offers 5GB 3G data at Rs.1000 between 3 devices”
Expected to be unveiled at CES in January, Huawei’s newest smartphone was shown off by Richard Yu. The Chairman of devices at Huawei flaunted the device at a store in Guangzhou yesterday. Called the Ascend Mate, the Android powered smartphone has a massive 6.1 inch 1080p screen with 361ppi.
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Facebook has finally launched a new app called Poke for iPhone as rumored. This app would let you send a message, photo, or video to Facebook friends that expires after a specific time (1, 3, 5 or 10 seconds). This message disappears after the specified time. Earlier this month, Facebook for Android got updated allowing new users to sign up using their name and phone number without a Facebook account. Continue reading “Facebook Poke for iPhone launched, takes on Snapchat”
Dropbox for Android introduced photos tabs for uploads back in October, now they have released a new Beta version that enhances the photos tab. The new 2.2.2.8 experimental build for Android brings option select, share , delete and create albums from the photos tab. The Dropbox for iPhone and iPad got the Photos tab in the version 2.0 update last week but these new features are not available yet. Continue reading “Dropbox Beta for Android updated with Multiple photo sharing, deleting and Albums in Photos tab”
Tonight, Apple released a new television ad featuring the iPad and the iPad mini with a young girl singing Bing Crosby’s “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” to her grandfather via FaceTime.
I’ll be home for Christmas. You can count on me. I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams.
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Springpad is one of the best note taking applications for Android, and it has become even better. The new updated version 3.2.6 brings tablet support and various other features and bug fixes which people were experiencing on Jellybean.
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Previously the iPad Mini was expected to sell around 10 million, but now DigiTimes is reporting that Apple has increased the orders from 8 to 10 million, which means that Apple might be selling around 12 million of the 7.9″ iPad Minis.
Google introduced MTP with Android 4.0, mainly because that used a single partition for the internal storage and also this enabled the usage of secondary storage even when it was being used by the PC and contents are being transferred. MTP works really well in the windows platform basically because of the drivers available. It is a real problem to use MTP on computers with any O.S other than Windows. Thanks to the guys at XDA who have come up with a solution. This guide will help all the Linux users out there to set up MTP on their computers.
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Google announced in their Android blog today that developers can now use different graphic ads, promotions for different regions.
Continue reading “Google announces localized graphics for Play store”
Remember the extensively leaked Sony C660X Yuga which boasts a 5″ 1080p resolution with dust and water resistance? Well, Xperia Blog now reports that this device will be launching with the name Xperia Z.
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Jabra has launched Jabra TOUR, Bluetooth in-car speakerphone in India. It has large 40mm 3-watt speaker that offers superior audio output and has HD Voice microphone for enhanced noise cancellation capabilities. This also lets you launch the Siri app on their iPhones to get driving directions, create quick calendar entries and more functions with a dedicated Voice Command button. It has motion sensor system which automatically turns on and off when users enter or leave their cars, thus eliminating unnecessary battery rundown when not in use. The company launched FREEWAY in-car speakerphone in India last year that we reviewed last October. Continue reading “Jabra TOUR Bluetooth in-car speakerphone launched in India at Rs. 6499”
Coming from an Economic Times article, it looks like Reliance Industries limited (RIL) is all set to get approval from the telecom department (DoT) for testing voice services on its yet-to-be-launched 4G networks. This comes as a surprise as Airtel has been the only 4G player as of now, with limited network distribution.
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Nokia India, in association with NDTV has launched the Lumia Your Wish is my App contest along with the first ever app reality TV show. This would let you stand a chance to win Rs. 1 million by submitting an App idea for Lumia Smartphones. This contest would see 36 participants fight for the grand prize. 10 winners will be shortlisted, and and top 3 winning ideas would be developed into successful apps for the Windows Phone Marketplace. In addition to the grand prize of Rs 10 lakhs (1 million), the runner up would get Rs 5 lakhs and Rs 2 lakhs each. Rest 7 winners would win 7 Nokia Lumia 920 handsets. Continue reading “Nokia India launches Lumia Your Wish is my App contest”
To resolve existing patent litigation between RIM and Nokia, the two companies have decided to enter into a licensing agreement. Nokia had previously demanded a sales injunction on BlackBerry over the Finnish company’s patents around WiFi networks. While the specific terms of the agreement remain confidential, the financial structure will include a one time payment and on-going payments to Nokia.
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Samsung has started rolling out Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) update for the Galaxy Note 2 users in India. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 was launched in India back in September with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) out of the box, but got the Multi-Window or Multiscreen feature in a OTA update later. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.1.2 OTA update now rolling out in India”
