Sony Xperia Z new images surface

New images of Sony Xperia Z (C660X Yuga) has surfaced online. These images look like screencasts from a promotional video. This reveals that the smartphone would come with a Full HD Reality display with Bravia Engine 2, 13MP Exmor RS camera, HDR mode for Videos, OptiContrast Panel for high contrast and natural colours and a Skeleton frame structure. The Sony’s upcoming flagship device was known as Sony C660X Yuga and later the name was confirmed as Sony Xperia Z. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z new images surface”

Byond Mi-book Mi7 with 3G, Voice calling, Android 4.0 launched for Rs. 11499

Byond Tech has launched Mi-book Mi7, the company’s first 7-inch tablet with 3G support and voice calling features. Byond launched Mi-book Mi5 , a 7-inch tablet last year with 2G voice calling support last year, but the Mi-book Mi7 has a better 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive 5-point multi-touch display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and comes with a 2MP rear camera, VGA front-facing camera. It also comes pre-loaded with office suite.

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LG Optimus G vs Nokia 808 PureView #BOTF12 Round 2

After a resounding victory for the Nexus 4 over the Apple iPhone 5, here comes the first battle of the penultimate round of Battle of the flagships 2012. After the round 1, four devices have emerged as winners, two from one sided battles and the other two from fierce neck to neck battles. The ones from the fierce neck to neck battle have been chosen as the first candidates for this battle. Yes, LG Optimus G won by a narrow 30 votes vs the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Nokia 808 PureView won against the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 by a even narrower 20 votes. To keep it fair, we have been running all the polls for exactly 48 hours, making sure they are to the point. With that said, lets dive into the battle between the LG Optimus G vs Nokia 808 PureView!

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iOS 7 to be announced between March/April and released June/July?

Earlier this week, TheNextWeb reported that one iOS app developer had already seen references to the next iPhone and iOS 7 in their app logs. Now, sources tell FoneArena that iOS 7 will be revealed during a media event sometime between March and April. This event will give a sneak peek of the upcoming major version of their mobile operating system. The company will also make iOS 7 available to the public between June/July.

In the past, Apple has held media events during these months for iOS. iOS 4 was announced on April 9th 2010 and was released to the public on June 21st 2010. Last year, Apple first announced iOS 6 at WWDC 2012 in June. In September, iOS 6 was made available to the public.

Last October, Apple fired Scott Forstall, and put Jonathan Ive, senior vice president of industrial design, in charge of leading all Apple’s “human interface”, including software. No details regarding the features of iOS 7 have leaked yet, but we can expect Ive to make his presence felt on iOS.

Videocon VT10 10-inch tablet officially launched for Rs. 10999


Videocon has officially launched the VT10 10-inch Android Jelly Bean tablet in India. It went on sale from online retailers Snapdeal and HomeShop18 last week. It has a 10-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) capacitive multi-touch IPS display, 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2MP Front Camera and a 2MP Rear Camera. Continue reading “Videocon VT10 10-inch tablet officially launched for Rs. 10999”

Facebook Messenger for Android and iPhone updated with Voice Messaging

Facebook has updated Messenger app for Android and iPhone that brings option to send quick voice messages to your friends. You can choose a friend or a group of friends and select the attach button next to the text area, to record voice messages. You need to press and hold the record button to record a message, which shows the number of seconds the voice is being recorded. You can release it to send the voice message or slide off to either side to cancel. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger for Android and iPhone updated with Voice Messaging”

Corning Gorilla Glass 3 to be introduced at CES 2013

Corning, makers of the popular toughened glasses for smart devices have announced that they would showcase Gorilla Glass 3 at CES 2013 next week. The company unveiled the Gorilla Glass 2 at CES 2012 that was used in range of popular smartphones of 2012 including the Google Nexus 4, Samsung Galaxy S3, Nokia Lumia 920 and lots more. Continue reading “Corning Gorilla Glass 3 to be introduced at CES 2013”

Android 4.1.2 update rolling out for Galaxy Camera

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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Tizen-based devices launching this year, Samsung confirms

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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iPad beats competitors by far in terms of web traffic

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 launches buffet plans for postpaid customers


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 Stellar Virtuoso Mi-495 with 4.5-inch qHD display, Android 4.0 launched for Rs. 10499

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 Stellar Pad Mi-1010 Unboxing

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 Stellar Pad Mi-1010 with 10-inch display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 12999

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 launches ‘Pocket Music International’ for International Music Downloads


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”