Viber for BlackBerry and Windows Phone Beta now available, Voice calling coming soon

Viber launched VOIP (Voice Over IP) app for iPhone back in 2010 and for Android last year that we reviewed. Now they have launched Beta apps for BlackBerry and Windows Phone platforms. It lets you send free text and photos over 3G or WiFi with your Viber friends. Continue reading “Viber for BlackBerry and Windows Phone Beta now available, Voice calling coming soon”

Tata DOCOMO launches Deal Zone in partnership with Snapdeal.com


Tata DOCOMO has announced a limited period exclusive partnership to launch Deal Zone. It would let their GSM subscribers get SMS alerts on a range of products and services such as restaurants, spas, electronic goods, fashion accessories, personal care products and lot more. Continue reading “Tata DOCOMO launches Deal Zone in partnership with Snapdeal.com”

Apple releases iOS 5.1.1 update for iPad, iPod touch and iPhone

Apple has released iOS 5.1.1 update for iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone. This update brings several improvements in camera and Safari browser and some bug fixes. They released iOS 5.1 last month that brought new features. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 5.1.1 update for iPad, iPod touch and iPhone”

Twitpic launches iPhone app

Twitpic photo and video sharing service has launched their iPhone app. It lets you share photos and videos easily. You can also view images and videos from the people you follow on twitter and add comments. You can also edit images with the built-in photo editor that also allows you to add filters. Continue reading “Twitpic launches iPhone app”

Samsung Focus 2 announced, coming to AT&T on May 20 for $49.99

Samsung has announced Focus 2 in the Focus family, followed by Focus, Focus S and Focus Flash. It is the 3rd Windows Phone smartphone on AT&T with 4G LTE support after Nokia Lumia 900 and HTC HTC Titan II. The Samsung Focus 2 has 4-inch (480 x 800 Pixels) Super AMOLED display,  5MP Auto focus camera with 720p HD video recording and a VGA front facing camera. It is powered by 1.4GHz Qualcomm processor and runs on Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango). Continue reading “Samsung Focus 2 announced, coming to AT&T on May 20 for $49.99”

Evernote acquires Penultimate Handwriting app for iPad

Evernote has acquired Penultimate, popular digital handwriting application for iPad which is also the 4th best-selling iPad app of all time. It also aims to bring the app to more platforms and support to more devices. The Penultimate app already offers basic Evernote integration such as search, and organization. It will stay as separate app and will get more Evernote integration including full search and synchronization. Continue reading “Evernote acquires Penultimate Handwriting app for iPad”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Bengaluru

Airtel has launched their 4G LTE services in Bengaluru followed by the launch in Kolkata last month. They appointed Huawei to mange their network in Karnataka. As an introductory offer customers subscribing to 4G services will now be given a cash-back for the CPE / dongle that are priced at Rs. 7,750 and Rs. 7,999 respectively. Airtel 4G is now also available in an all new break free ultimate plan that offers 30GB free usage and is priced at Rs. 2999. They have also introduced Smartbytes so that customers can buy these add on packs and continue enjoying the 4G experience even after exhausting their monthly data limits on their plan.

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Sony Xperia U up for pre-order in India for Rs. 17,399


Sony Xperia U is now available for pre-order in India from online retailer Flipkart. It is a part of NXT series that was announced at MWC 2012 and unveiled in India this April. It has 3.5-inch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine and is powered by 1 GHz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and is upgradable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 5MP camera with LED Flash, 720p HD video recording and  VGA Front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sony Xperia U up for pre-order in India for Rs. 17,399”

Facebook Messenger for Android and iPhone v1.7 brings Message read status, Typing indicator and more

Facebook Messenger for Android and iPhone has been updated to version 1.7, that brings new features such as message read status, Typing indicator and also lets you know where friends are messaging you from and if they have seen your message or not. It sends your friends SMS notifications of your messages if they are offline and have their mobile phone number listed on their profile. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger for Android and iPhone v1.7 brings Message read status, Typing indicator and more”

Opera Mini now available from Samsung Apps store

Opera Mini for bada and Android is now available from Samsung Apps, Samsung’s dedicated application store. Opera Mini for Android has been recently updated to version 7.0 that brought new features including improved hardware acceleration and NFC support. It was available in the Samsung Java Apps store last year that went to become the most downloaded application in Samsung Java App Store in India and available in BlackBerry App World since March. Continue reading “Opera Mini now available from Samsung Apps store”

SwiftKey 3 Beta for Android gets UI improvements, better Smart Space and bug fixes


SwiftKey 3 Beta has been updated to 3.0.0.190, that brings some UI improvements, Improved Smart Space, Refined Smart Punctuation pop-up, bug fixes. The first version of the SwiftKey 3 Beta was launched last month. Continue reading “SwiftKey 3 Beta for Android gets UI improvements, better Smart Space and bug fixes”

Samsung Galaxy S3 16GB pre-order price revealed for UK, coming on May 30


Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S3 yesterday, online retailer Clove UK has announced that they are now taking pre-orders for the 16GB variant of the Galaxy S3. The Galaxy S3 packs in 4.8 inch Super AMOLED display, 1.4GHz Quad-Core and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash, Zero Shutter and 1.9MP front camera with HD recording at 30fps. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 16GB pre-order price revealed for UK, coming on May 30”

Idea launches Idea Lifeline Emergency talk time credit for prepaid customers in Karnataka


Idea launched Idea Lifeline, an emergency talk time credit for uninterrupted calling for pre-paid customers in Maharashtra and Goa earlier this March. This feature is now available for Idea pre-paid customers in Karnataka. Idea Prepaid customers can avail this offers by dialling 50022 (Toll Free) from their mobile phones.

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Samsung Galaxy S III vs HTC One X vs LG Optimus 4X HD

Samsung has finally announced the Galaxy S III, their first Quad-core phone. Here is the comparison between 3 latest Quad-core phones, Samsung Galaxy S III successor of the Galaxy S II, HTC One X and the LG Optimus 4X HD, successor of the LG Optimus 2X. The HTC One X was launched in India last month. The Samsung Galaxy S3 was announced yesterday in London and the LG Optimus 4X HD was announced in MWC 2012 earlier this February. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S III vs HTC One X vs LG Optimus 4X HD”