Samsung has launched the most expected Galaxy Note II in India. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note II at IFA Berlin last month and the pre-booking started in India on Samsung eStore couple of weeks back. The Samsung Galaxy Note II comes with a 5.5-inch (1,280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display, 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash at the back and a 1.9MP front-facing camera. It has S Pen that comes with S Pen specific apps such as S Note, S Planner, Email with hand-writing integration and S Pen Keeper that alerts users if their pen is too far away from the Note II. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note II launched in India for Rs. 39,900”
Rovio launches Bad Piggies for Android, iPhone and iPad
Angry Birds creator Rovio has launched the Bad Piggies game for Android, iPhone and iPad. The Bad Piggies are after the eggs again. You need to create the ultimate flying machine and steer them safely to their destination. It has more than 60 levels, if you get three stars on every level you can unlock 30 more puzzles! Continue reading “Rovio launches Bad Piggies for Android, iPhone and iPad”
Texas Instruments backs out from the smartphone space, no more OMAP
Dallas, Texas-based Texas Instruments is a pioneer in the chip industry. It has been part of the major shift in the smartphone industry which introduced the “System on a chip” concept into the mainstream. But the chip maker has started to wonder about the prospects of its future, when it comes to the insanely competitive smartphone business. And the company has made a decision to switch gears, moving away from the smartphone business and concentrating more on a more profitable and stable, embedded chip business.
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YouTube for Android updated with New UI for Android 2.2 and 2.3 devices and more new features
YouTube for Android has been updated to version 4.1.23 that brings new UI for Android Froyo and Gingerbread devices. The home page now shows recommended video on top. You can now add video to YouTube TV queue from the app and pick more channels from the YouTube picks. The new UI and Preloading features were released for Android 4.0 devices in June. Continue reading “YouTube for Android updated with New UI for Android 2.2 and 2.3 devices and more new features”
Qualcomm announces quad-core Snapdragon S4 play chips, the specs race gets hotter
Just after the news about MediaTek prepping its entry level quad-core chips, the largest SoC maker in the world Qualcomm announced its new entry level quad-core entries into the ever competitive SoC market. And these new chips are added to the Snapdragon S4 play family of SoCs. The specs race gets way interesting after this announcement.
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LG Optimus Vu II with 5-inch IPS display, 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 2GB RAM announced
LG has announced the Optimus Vu II, successor of the Optimus Vu. The specs are similar to the one that surfaced earlier this week. It has a 5-inch (1,024 x 768 pixels) IPS display similar to the Vu with a 4:3 Aspect Ratio. It has a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 8 Megapixel auto focus camera with BSI sensor, LED Flash and an 1.3MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG Optimus Vu II with 5-inch IPS display, 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 2GB RAM announced”
MediaTek to make quad-core chips starting Q4 2012
MediaTek, the company behind those ultra cheap single and dual core system on chips launched recently, is prepping for another round of competition. Yes, they are now in the quad-core game, well, at least they will be, when they start making those sweet quad-core chips starting Q4 2012, according to reports from China Times.
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MapmyIndia launches Don’t Panic GPS navigation app for iPhone and iPad in India
MapmyIndia has released Don’t Panic app with voice guided, turn-by-turn GPS navigation for the iPhone, iPod and iPad users in India. It stores the complete map data in the phone so that you don’t need to worry about the poor data connection or the data charges. Continue reading “MapmyIndia launches Don’t Panic GPS navigation app for iPhone and iPad in India”
Buy Nokia Lumia 800 and get a Play 360 Speaker free in India
Nokia has announced a new offer in India. Now you get a free Nokia Play 360 speaker worth Rs. 9,350 absolutely free with every purchase of Nokia Lumia 800. Nokia ran a similar offer in UK last month. The Nokia Lumia 800 went on sale in India last December for Rs.29,999 and got a price cut of around Rs. 2,000 in January. It got a major price cut in March. Earlier this month it got a price cut again in UK. Instead of reducing the price of the handset, Nokia is now offering a free accessory with the device. Continue reading “Buy Nokia Lumia 800 and get a Play 360 Speaker free in India”
Google Play celebrates 25 billion downloads with $0.25 discounted apps for 5 days
With the ever burgeoning Android smartphone marketshare, it is inevitable that the Play Store will have some insane amounts of downloads too. Continuing with that upward trend of app count as well as app downloads, the Google Play Store has hit 25 billion downloads of about 675,000 apps and games. To celebrate this achievement, they have started to offer some discounts for the next five days.
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BlackBerry 10 details revealed at the BB Jam event
BlackBerry 10 has been more or less a mystery in the past few months, with a number of delays and continuous “death threats” to RIM from various blogs, but everything has been put to silence by the details and demos from the latest BlackBerry event – the BB Jam Americas, currently happening at San Jose, California.
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Reliance introduces My College Plan with free Facebook and WhatsApp access at Rs. 16
Reliance Communications (Rcom) has launched My College plan for pre-paid GSM customers. This CUG plan would offer unlimited access to Facebook and WhatsApp through your phone, SMS and Calls at 5p within the group. This plan is aimed at college students and is available for most of the colleges in select Reliance circles in India. Continue reading “Reliance introduces My College Plan with free Facebook and WhatsApp access at Rs. 16”
Foursquare for Android updated with nearby friend checkins, Social history for venues and more
Foursquare for Android has been updated (v 2012.09.25) that brings new features including a new filter in the friends tab that only shows nearby friend checkins, social history for venue page that shows friend’s likes or dislikes and number of visits. The Foursquare app for Android got a major update in June with new UI and features. Continue reading “Foursquare for Android updated with nearby friend checkins, Social history for venues and more”
Samsung Galaxy S III TouchWiz remote wipe hack patched with OTA update
There was mighty uproar yesterday about a dirty USSD hack that enabled links with a simple USSD code wipe the entire phone back to factory reset. It was widely reported to have affected all the major Samsung devices that were running the company’s custom skin called TouchWiz. But the good news is, the exploit has been immediately patched by Samsung, with an OTA update for its recently released, and massively successful Galaxy S3. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S III TouchWiz remote wipe hack patched with OTA update”
Sony Xperia tipo and tipo dual officially launched in India for Rs. 9999 and Rs. 10499
Sony has officially launched the tipo and the tipo dual in India. Both these phones were announced in June and went on sale in India earlier this month. These phones havea 3.2-inch (480 x 320 pixels) 262k color TFT display and is powered by 800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. These devices would come with 500 MB of free 3G data per month for three months for Vodafone subscribers, which is valid till 31st December 2012. Continue reading “Sony Xperia tipo and tipo dual officially launched in India for Rs. 9999 and Rs. 10499”