Rumors have been going around for a while that Micromax is all set to launch its Galaxy Note phablet competitor. While we still don’t have an official reveal, Listings have gone up at popular online shopping portal HomeShop 18 where the A100 is said to be currently out of stock. From what we know, the smartphone will run on Android 4.0 ICS and is equipped with 512MB of RAM.
Continue reading “Micromax A100 Android smartphone with 5-inch screen listed online for Rs. 9,999”
Micromax A90 that was spotted last month would launch soon for Rs. 12,999 in India. It would come with 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display, Dual SIM support, 8MP camera with LED flash, FM Radio and would run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It would be called as Superfone Pixel. Continue reading “Micromax A90 with 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display launching soon for Rs. 12,999”
The Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway is back ! The response to the third giveaway was great . Thanks to you guys for sending in your entries. We should be announcing the winner shortly.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway #4 is here. All you have to do is answer the question below and you can walk away with one Snapdragon device – the HTC One V
This is just the fourth contest in a series of several more contests and activities we will be bringing to you in the next few weeks in partnership with Qualcomm Snapdragon.Dive into the contest below and send in your entry.
Follows the steps below in order to take part in the giveaway.
Here are some social apps for BlackBerry users that enable you to integrate your social life with every aspect of your life. Some apps are familiar if you are a long time BlackBerry user, but some are new and most are free to download for your BlackBerry Smartphones and PlayBook. Continue reading “Social Apps for BlackBerry Smartphones”
Aircel has launched new bundled offer with Alcatel OT-318 Dual SIM phone for this Independence Day. On the occasion of 15th August, Aircel offers 1508 plan representing the date and month, with combined benefits of a GPRS dual SIM phone along with voice, text and data services. Continue reading “Aircel launches bundled offers with Dual SIM phone for Independence Day”
When Google said they were going to buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in August 2011, no one really knew what to make of the announcement. Was Google seriously going to try and compete with the likes of Apple and Samsung? The acquisition finally went through in May 2012, less than three months ago, so we’ll soon hopefully see what the search giant has in store for the company that brought us the RAZR. To kick things off though, The New York Times is reporting that 20% of Motorola’s employees will be fired. Ina Fried from AllThingsD quantifies that number for us: 4,000 people. Roughly one third of those cuts will be in the United States. The bad news doesn’t stop there either. Today Motorola has 94 offices. The NYT report says one third of them will be closed. The company will focus their resources on three “hubs” in Sunnyvale, California; Chicago, Illinois; and Beijing, China.
So what happens after the job cuts? Dennis Woodside, Motorola’s CEO, told the NYT that they’re going to stop making low end devices, and instead of having a portfolio of dozens of phones they’ll be just a few. Dennis goes on to say that these few remaining devices will have advanced sensors, amazing cameras, and batteries that can last for days. Mark Randall, who managed the supply chain for Amazon’s Kindle, is now working for Google. He says he’s going to cut the number of suppliers that Motorola deals with and reduce component orders by 50%. Does that mean they’re going to make half the number of phones they usually make?
The bigger question is how will Google’s relationship with companies that use Android change now that Motorola will effectively be competing with everyone? Will Motorola get special treatment? The NYT says that there’s a program in place at Google that allows employees to move over to Motorola for one to two years. Imagine how Samsung must feel after reading that.
Aircel has launched new offers for this Ramzan for prepaid customers in Andhra Pradesh. These offers include, Extra Talk time recharge voucher and a special Gulf Card. The Ramzan Status Dialer Tune lets customers set a unique busy status while offering prayers. One can also activate Ramzan special Natts, Duas, Hadiths and much more. Continue reading “Aircel launches new Ramzan Offers for prepaid customers in Andhra Pradesh”
Google Translate for Android has been updated to version 2.5 that brings new features such as camera input for translating text from images, instant translation that translates words as you type, dialect preference for speech input and more. Continue reading “Google Translate for Android v2.5 update brings camera input, instant translation and more”
The Independence Day is just few days away, which is the right time to bring out the patriotic side in you. Here are some themes and wallpapers to decorate your phone screen that will make you celebrate your memories. Continue reading “Independence Day Apps for BlackBerry Smartphones”
Micromax has launched A84, their next Android smartphone in the Superfone series, dubbed as Superfone Elite. It has 4-inch (480 x 800 Pixels) 16M color capacitive IPS touch screen display, 1 GHz processor, 5MP auto focus camera with LED flash and 0.3MP front camera and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Continue reading “Micromax A84 Superfone Elite launched for Rs. 9,999”
In less than four weeks Nokia is going to hold their annual “Nokia World” event where it’s widely expected that the Finnish handset maker will unveil devices running Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system. According to a report from the Chinese website WPDang, HTC is also going to show off some Windows Phone 8 hardware, though obviously not at Nokia’s event. They say HTC will hold two events, one in New York, the other in London, during the third week of September. At said events they’re going to show off between one and three Windows Phone 8 devices. Continue reading “Rumor: HTC to unveil Windows Phone 8 devices in late September”
hoppr, SMS-based check-in service has announced tie-ups with more than 200 merchants in Chennai. This service lets a person check-in to a venue by sending an SMS from their phone, earn points and download coupons which could be redeemed at the venue. Some of the major brands include, Cafe Coffee Day, Pizza Corner Moti Mahal Delux, Candy Club, Vogue, Kettle and Simar. It is available from major service providers – Airtel, Aircel, Idea, Reliance, Tata Docomo and Vodafone. Continue reading “hoppr launches SMS-based check-in and coupon service in Chennai, apps coming soon”
Samsung, unlike most handset vendors, manufactures many of the components that go inside their devices. Take the Galaxy S III as an example. The 720p AMOLED display? Samsung made. The Exynos 4 quad core chip? Samsung made. The 1 GB of RAM and the built in storage? You get the idea. Today the company has finally published details about their next generation processor, the Exynos 5. Chances are that this puppy is going to end up inside the Galaxy S IV. So with that in mind, let’s run through what makes it special. Continue reading “Samsung spills the beans on their upcoming Exynos 5 chip”
Nokia made two very important announcements this week. The first relates to a technology known as Qt. Back in January 2008 the Finnish handset maker purchased a Norwegian company called Trolltech for roughly $150 million. The goal of the acquisition was to slap their technology, Qt, on top of S40, Symbian, and MeeGo, so that developers could write applications for Nokia devices using a unified framework. Fast forward to the present day and Nokia has yet to port Qt to S40, they’ve abandoned Symbian and MeeGo, and Stephen Elop, the current CEO, has bet the company’s future on Windows Phone. Since Nokia doesn’t need Qt anymore, they’ve decided to sell the team to a Finnish company called Digia. Some 125 employees will be moved. Details of the transaction weren’t disclosed, but it’s safe to say that Nokia received no where near what they paid for Trolltech over four years ago. Continue reading “Nokia dumps Qt and over 500 patents in an attempt to stay alive”
Winknet has launched MF50 3G Pocket Wi-Fi Router in India. This is aimed at young professionals, entrepreneurs and travelers who are always on the move that enables them easily stay connected through various access devices. It has HSPA USB Modem with a LCD display that displays status, signal strength and battery life. Continue reading “Winknet MF50 3G Pocket Wi-Fi Router launched for Rs. 5,800”
