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”
BSNL Penta T-Pad WS802C 8-inch 3G Tablet running Android 4.0 launched for Rs. 14,699
Pantel Technologies has launched BSNL Penta T-Pad WS802C tablet running on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 8-inch (800 x 600 pixels) 16 million color Multi Touch Capacitive touch screen display with 16:9 aspect ratio and is powered by 1 GHz Cortex A8 processor It has 3G SIM slot that allows for data and voice connectivity and comes with BSNL 3G data plan of 2 GB valid over a period of 60 days. Continue reading “BSNL Penta T-Pad WS802C 8-inch 3G Tablet running Android 4.0 launched for Rs. 14,699”
LG India launches Smartphone Idea Camp contest
LG has launched Smartphone Idea Camp, an innovative online contest that would let customers stand a chance to win prices worth Rs. 15 Lakhs. Consumers need to submit unique app, feature, concept, service, design, UI ideas that they desire in their phones. If the idea gets selected, best ideas would get incorporated in LG’s future smartphone line-up and also win cash prize of Rs. 15, 00,000. Continue reading “LG India launches Smartphone Idea Camp contest”
HTC Desire VC Dual SIM (GSM + CDMA) smartphone now available in India for Rs. 20950
HTC Desire VC that was announced along with the Desire V in June is now available in India from online retailer Saholic in India. It is a Dual SIM smartphone with Dual Active feature, and supports CDMA and GSM networks on each SIM cards. 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. It is 9.42 mm thick and weighs 118 g. Continue reading “HTC Desire VC Dual SIM (GSM + CDMA) smartphone now available in India for Rs. 20950”
Fujitsu, NTT DOCOMO, NEC partners to develop smartphone chips
Japan’s Fujitsu Limited, NTT DOCOMO INC., NEC Corporation and Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited have announced a joint venture to develop and sell semiconductor products with built-in modem. This venture would function under the name, Access Network Technology Limited with an investment of 100 million yen. Continue reading “Fujitsu, NTT DOCOMO, NEC partners to develop smartphone chips”
Lenovo ThinkPad tablet running Windows 8 shows up at FCC
Lenovo’s upcoming ThinkPad branded Windows 8 tablet just made a stop over at FCC for testing. Engadget previously got their hands on the tablet at Computex and report that the 10.1″ tablet is powered by an Intel Clover Trail CPU.
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Radio streaming comes to Spotify for Android
Back in June, Spotify added a radio feature to its iOS app for premium subscribers. The Swedish company has now done the same for Android users. The feature which works in a way quite similar to Pandora radio, allows premium subscribers to listen to an unlimited number of stations and songs.
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Xperia smartphones from 2011 might get Jelly Bean update says Sony
Sony has officially announced that they are investigating future Android OS upgrades for all devices including 2011 Xperia smartphones. John Cooper, Product Manager of Sony UK who attended an online Q&A session on Facebook last week said that XPERIA Arc S and the XPERIA mini Pro would not be upgraded to Jelly Bean. Sony says that the information from the spokesperson about the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) software development and rollout for 2011 Xperia smartphones was an error. Continue reading “Xperia smartphones from 2011 might get Jelly Bean update says Sony”
Sony Xperia Tablet with 9.4-inch display, Tegra 3 quad-core processor surface
Range of slides with the details about Sony Xperia Tablet has surfaced on XDA developers forum. According to the source who claims to working for Sony, this first tablet under Xperia brand and would come with aluminium splash-proof body, 9.4-inch (1280 x 800) display similar to the Tablet S but would be powered by Tegra 3 quad-core CPU. It would run on Android 4.0 or later (we can expect Jelly Bean) and would come with a 1MP front-facing camera and a 8MP rear camera. It would be 8.8mm-thick, 42% thinner than the Tablet S. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Tablet with 9.4-inch display, Tegra 3 quad-core processor surface”
Samsung’s 11.8″ 2560×1600 tablet confirmed via Apple lawsuit documents
The ongoing Apple vs Samsung lawsuit has led to quite a few interesting revelations. With the patent trial kicking off in the US District Court yesterday, an interesting tid bit has just surfaced.
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Casio introduces four new Android tablets in Japan
Casio has introduced its latest tablets aimed at business users in the Japanese market. All four tablets have a 10.1″ 1,280×800 multi-touch LED display. The Paper Writer V-N500-WJ and Paper Writer V-N500-J come with a stylus and have handwriting recognition capabilities which also let it convert handwritten text to digital.
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Official accessory line up for Nexus 7 leaked
Google’s Nexus branded 7″ tablet has been quite a success and buyers have been waiting for an official accessory line from the manufacturer, ASUS. After all the teasing, actual details have finally started flowing in regarding the accessory line up.
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Micromax Funbook Pro 10.1-inch tablet running Android 4.0 now available for Rs. 9999
Micromax has introduced Funbook Pro, successor of the Funbook that launched in April. It is now available in India exclusively from online retailer Snapdeal. Other than the 10.1-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, most of the specs are similar including, 1.2 GHz Cortex A8 processor, 0.3MP VGA front facing camera and 3G via Tata Docomo Photon+ Dongle . The RAM has been upgraded to 1GB and it comes with 8GB internal memory with expandable micro SD slot and 5600 mAh battery. Continue reading “Micromax Funbook Pro 10.1-inch tablet running Android 4.0 now available for Rs. 9999”
Samsung Galaxy S Duos with Android 4.0 image and specs surface
Samsung Galaxy S Duos (S7562), Dual SIM Android phone has surfaced online along with the complete specs. The design looks similar to the Galaxy S III but according to GSMArena it is expected to comes with a Dual SIM support with dual standby, 4.0-inch WVGA(480×800) capacitive touch screen display and 1 GHz MSM7227A Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It would run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S Duos with Android 4.0 image and specs surface”