Airtel Rising Stars launched to hunt the best under-16 soccer players across India

 

Airtel has launched, Airtel Rising Stars, a new under-16 soccer talent hunt that would choose 12 talented footballers who will get the chance-to attend a week long training camp with Manchester United in Old Trafford, England. Starting mid-July 2012, this 3-months long talent hunt will be conducted in 16 cities (including Mumbai, Delhi, Goa, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Calicut, Chandigarh and Jaipur) with the support of the respective State Football Associations. Continue reading “Airtel Rising Stars launched to hunt the best under-16 soccer players across India”

Facebook Messenger for Android and iPhone v1.8 brings in-app chat notifications, bigger image uploads and more

Facebook Messenger for Android and iPhone has been updated to version 1.8 that brings new features such as in-app notifications to switch between multiple conversations, option to share bigger images, option to see who’s available online and more new features. The Facebook Messenger v1.7 update released in May. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger for Android and iPhone v1.8 brings in-app chat notifications, bigger image uploads and more”

BlackBerry 10 based devices detailed, Touchscreen only L series and QWERTY enabled N series coming

N4BB has managed to get hold of RIM’s plans with its upcoming BlackBerry 10 based devices. On announcing the OS, rumors spread wide that the famed enterprise focused device manufacturer was about to ditch its much lauded QWERTY keypad. This rumor has now been debunked as N4BB has obtained details of a keypad packing N-Series device. Continue reading “BlackBerry 10 based devices detailed, Touchscreen only L series and QWERTY enabled N series coming”

Tennis apps for iPhone and iPad for Wimbledon 2012

Wimbledon 2012 has already started on 25th June that will continue till 8th July 2012. Here are some nice apps to follow the Tennis game and offers info about your favorite players. Continue reading “Tennis apps for iPhone and iPad for Wimbledon 2012”

HTC Desire C officially launched in India for Rs. 14,999


HTC has officially launched the Desire C, their new Android smartphone with Beats Audio and  Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with HTC Sense 4.0. It was announced last month and went on sale in India from online retailer earlier this month. It comes with 3.5-inch (320 x480 pixels) display and is powered by 600 MHz processor. It has 5MP camera and is just 12.25 mm thick. It has durable metal frame and has hyper-viewing angle display and metal camera bezel.

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Samsung Galaxy S3 launched in Korea, LTE version with quad-core processor coming in July

Samsung has launched the Galaxy S3 in Korea. It would have similar specs including a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED Display (1280×720), 1.4GHz Exynos quad-core processor, 8MP Rear-facing camera and 1.9MP Front-facing camera and 2,100 mAh battery. Samsung has confirmed to  the Verge that the LTE version would also similar specs with a separate LTE modem chip. The LTE variants in the US, Canada and Japan came with 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 launched in Korea, LTE version with quad-core processor coming in July”

LG Optimus L3 E405 Dual SIM smartphone announced

LG has announced the Optimus L3 Dual E405, Dual SIM version of the Optimus L3. LG showcased the Optimus L3 and other L-Style series of smartphones at MWC 2012 earlier this February and the Optimus L3 went on sale in India last month. LG announced earlier this week that Optimus L5 would come with Dual SIM capabilities in select markets. Continue reading “LG Optimus L3 E405 Dual SIM smartphone announced”

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 to power Windows Phone 8 devices

Qualcomm has officially announced that the upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices would be powered by their Snapdragon S4 processors. Microsoft announced the Windows Phone 8 yesterday and have partnered with Nokia, Samsung, HTC and Huawei to bring Windows Phone 8-enabled devices starting later this year. The Windows Phone 7 devices came with Snapdragon S1 or S2 processors. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 to power Windows Phone 8 devices”

Flipboard for iPhone and iPad v1.9.3 update brings Google+ and YouTube support

Fipboard launched their Android app for phones, Kindle fire and Nook tablet just now. They have also updated their iPhone and iPad app to version 1.9.3 that brings Google+ and YouTube support. It also brings localized editions for more countries with regional recommendations. The previous version, 1.9.0 brought audio support. Continue reading “Flipboard for iPhone and iPad v1.9.3 update brings Google+ and YouTube support”

Flipboard for Android officially launches, gets Google+ and YouTube support


Flipboard for Android is now out of beta testing and is now available from the Google Play Store, Amazon and Barnes & Noble Nook App Store. The Flipboard beta app was launched last month. It also brings support Google+ and YouTube. Still there is no Soundcloud support that was recently available in the recent update for iPhone and iPad app. Continue reading “Flipboard for Android officially launches, gets Google+ and YouTube support”

HTC Desire V Dual SIM Smartphone now available in India for Rs. 21,999

HTC Desire V that was announced earlier this month is now available in India from online retailer Flipkart. The HTC Desire V is a Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) phone with Dual Standby but not Dual Active like the recently launched Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos. It pack in a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, 1GHZ single-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with HTC Sense 4.0 UI. It is  9.32 mm thick and weighs 114 g. Continue reading “HTC Desire V Dual SIM Smartphone now available in India for Rs. 21,999”

LG Optimus 4X HD Unboxing

Here we have the first quad core phone from LG and it is the LG Optimus 4X HD which is powered by a 1.5 GHz Quadcore NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and packs an 4.7 inch IPS display. The phone has been launched in some countries in Europe   .  We have managed to get our hands on the White edition.The first thing you notice once your power on the phone is the awesome IPS screen which produces crisp images.
Check out the unboxing video below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3eWzqq2lVo

Sony Xperia S Android 4.0 update starts rolling out, brings new apps

Sony has officially announced on their blog they have started rolling out  Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update for Xperia S phones as promised. This update would bring new lock screen with improved functionality, Resizable widgets and more new features. It would also bring new WALKMAN app that replaces Music Player app that also lets you share music and has Facebook integration. The new Album app with new UI would let you view, comment and share photos on Facebook other online albums. The Movies app has intelligent database that gets you movie posters and information about the movies. Continue reading “Sony Xperia S Android 4.0 update starts rolling out, brings new apps”

LG Optimus Vu Unboxing Video

Here is a quick unboxing and quick look at the LG Optimus Vu which has been launched in South Korea by LG and SKT. It’s a 5 inch Android phone powered by a Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU running on Android 2.3.6 and getting an update to ICS soon. Watch the unboxing video below for a glimpse at a rather nice retail package from LG

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM4OKDHv-SE

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