HTC Desire VC officially launched in India for Rs. 21,999

HTC has officially launched the Desire VC in India in partnership with TATA DOCOMO. It is a Dual SIM (CDMA EV-DO and GSM) phone . It went on sale from online retailers earlier this week. The specs are similar to the Desire V including, 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, 1GHZ single-core processor. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with HTC Sense 4.0 UI. Continue reading “HTC Desire VC officially launched in India for Rs. 21,999”

Samsung to unveil Galaxy Note 2 at IFA on August 29

Samsung spokesperson has confirmed Reuters that they plan to unveil the next Galaxy Note at the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event in Berlin on August 29. Samsung started sending invites yesterday for the Unpacked event scheduled for August 29th. Samsung announced the Galaxy Note at IFA last September that sold over 7 million units in just 7 months as of June. Continue reading “Samsung to unveil Galaxy Note 2 at IFA on August 29”

LG Optimus L3 Dual E405 now available in India for Rs. 8299


LG Optimus L3 Dual E405 , Dual SIM version of the Optimus L3 that was announced in June, is now available in India from online retailer Flipkart. It has a dedicated SIM switch button similar to the Optimus Net Dual, to switch between the SIM cards quickly and has Dual standby support. Other features are similar to the single SIM version such as, 3.2-inch (320×240 pixels) display, 800MHz Processor, 3MP camera. It runs on Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread). Continue reading “LG Optimus L3 Dual E405 now available in India for Rs. 8299”

HTC Radar price drops to Rs. 15799

The HTC Radar has got a price cut in India, and is available for just Rs. 15,799 from online retailer Flipkart. It was launched in India last October for Rs. 23,990. This would compete with Nokia Lumia 710 that got a price cut in January and retails for Rs.15,499 and Omnia W that is also available for almost similar price, after a price cut in February. The Radar has 3.8-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display and runs on Windows Phone 7.5, with Tango update now rolling out now that brings new features. Continue reading “HTC Radar price drops to Rs. 15799”

4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook launching in Canada first on August 9th, others countries in coming months

 

RIM (Research in Motion) has finally announced the 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook, after lot of rumors. It would be available in Canada starting from August 9th from Bell, Rogers and TELUS and would include support for 4G LTE networks along with HSPA+ with a Micro SIM card.  Continue reading “4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook launching in Canada first on August 9th, others countries in coming months”

Lenovo to launch ThinkPad Tablet 2 aimed at business users

Hot on the heels of the FCC listing, The Verge has managed to get its hand on marketing documents for the upcoming Windows 8 tablet. Named as the ThinkPad Tablet 2, it will be powered by the dual-core Intel Clover Trail processor.

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Airtel launches 60-days-60-deals offer for new prepaid customers


Airtel has launched new offer called 60-days-60-deals, for new prepaid customers across India. This limited period offer would offer daily deals for new customers for 60 days, across various Airtel services such as SMS, Data, STD calls, night minutes, Value Recharge and Value Added Services for new prepaid customers joining Airtel. Continue reading “Airtel launches 60-days-60-deals offer for new prepaid customers”

Samsung begins mass production of 64GB embedded flash memory for mobiles devices

Samsung has announced that they have started producing ultra-fast embedded memory for smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices in 16, 32 and 64-gigabyte (GB) densities. Samsung Embedded Multimedia Card (eMMC) Pro Class 1500 delivers up to 140 MB/s (megabytes per second) sequential reading speeds and up to 50 MB/s sequential writing speeds. It is much faster than the SanDisk iNAND Ultra embedded memory announced earlier this year. Continue reading “Samsung begins mass production of 64GB embedded flash memory for mobiles devices”

BlackBerry enterprise security not compromised in India says RIM

Rumors have been spreading that Research In Motion, manufacturer of BlackBerry devices, is handing over encryption keys for its enterprise services to the Government of India. To set matters straight, the company has issued a statement claiming the contrary.


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Zync Z-909 plus launched at Rs. 3,699

Zync recently announced its low cost tablet, the Z-909 plus. Coming in at just around Rs. 3700, it is one of the cheapest tablets in the market right now. The 7″ tablet is powered by a 1Ghz processor coupled with 256MB of RAM. Unfortunately the WVGA touchscreen is resistive in nature. WiFi connectivity is present and a 0.3 MP camera can be found up front.

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Karbonn Smart Tab 1 now comes with Android Jelly Bean Onboard, update for existing users coming soon


Karbonn Mobiles has announced that the Smart Tab 1 that launched in July with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) would now be available with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS Onboard. The Karbonn Smart Tab 1 packs in a 7-inch ( 800 x 480 pixels) 5 Point Multi capacitive Touch Screen display, 1.2 GHz X-Burst processor, 2 Mega Pixel Front-facing camera. Continue reading “Karbonn Smart Tab 1 now comes with Android Jelly Bean Onboard, update for existing users coming soon”

Twitpic photo sharing app now available for Android

Twitpic launched their iPhone app in May, now they have launched their Android app. It lets you share photos and videos easily to share with your Twitter followers. You can also view images, videos from the people you follow on twitter, add comments and also edit images with the built-in photo editor. Continue reading “Twitpic photo sharing app now available for Android”