After winning regulatory approval in China , Google has finally completed it’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility for a record $12.5 billion. Google CEO Larry Page wrote a blog post today titled “We’ve acquired Motorola Mobility” and that the deal has finally closed after 9 months since the initial announcement. Google now has access to over 17000 patents owned by Motorola Mobility and will come in handy in it’s patent wars against Microsoft and Apple.
Idea Cellular has also reduced 3G tariffs followed by Aircel, Airtel and Vodafone. They launched 3G services in India last March and Double Data offer later that offered twice the data for select plans. Idea has reduced 3G rate up to 70% would offer on the go data rates at 3p/10 KB for pre-paid and post-paid users. Rs. 10 will now offer 30 minutes of internet surfing, HERO-25 sachet pack which will give 100 MB data with 3 days validity at just Rs. 25. Continue reading “Now Idea too reduces 3G Tariffs”
LG Optimus L7 is now on sale in UK. Online retailer Clove is now shipping the device after it started taking pre-order earlier this week. LG announced earlier this month that it would start rolling out the Optimus L7 in major European markets starting this month. LG unveiled the L7 along with other L-Style series of phone at the MWC 2012 this February. Continue reading “LG Optimus L7 goes on sale in UK, priced at 199 GBP”
You might have seen the Tizen Developer device which is a Samsung phone running on the Tizen platform. Tizen is the joint venture between Intel and Samsung and the Operating System is expected to be ready this June with devices running on the Tizen OS expected to hit the market in the 2nd half of 2012. Now according to a report from Digitimes , HTC is already working on a Tizen device and might be released later this year. Continue reading “HTC already planning Tizen devices according to Digitimes”
Vodafone has also reduced their 3G tariffs followed by Aircel and Airtel. Vodafone launched 3G services in India last February and revealed their 3G tariff plans later.
Here some Music and Audio apps for BlackBerry smartphones for music lovers. Now whether you want to use your device as an MP3 or need songs to match your mood or simply take a step further to relaxation by watching videos, BlackBerry has it all! Continue reading “Music and Audio Apps for BlackBerry Smartphones”
FaceTime is one awesome feature if you work with multiple Apple devices such as the iPhone , iPad , iPod touch or Macs. You can experience video calls between these devices for free at a decent quality. The downside is that FaceTime for devices such as iPhone and iPad works only over a WiFi connection. The irony is the latest iPad supports 4G LTE networks with mind blowing speeds , yet you cannot have a FaceTime call. This might change and Apple might eventually allow FaceTime calls over 3G networks going by a screenshot in iOS 5.1.1 from a Romanian blog.
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The low-cost Windows Phone from Nokia the Lumia 610 which was announced at MWC 2012 is now in-stock at select retailers in the UK and priced very competitively. The affordable Windows Phone is available from 145.99 GBP excluding VAT ( Rs.12620 approx / 230 USD ) only in Black colour at the moment and the Cyan version is expected to be in stock in a few days. The Lumia 610 packs a 3.7 inch display and 8GB of internal memory. It has only 256MB of RAM and is powered by a 800 MHz Processor Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 610 now in stock at UK retailers”
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 (GT-P3100) has been priced at Rs. 19,500 and now available in India according to our friends Mahesh Telecom. It was announced in February and was unveiled in Asia in March. It is powered by 1GHz dual-core processor and runs Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 7-inch (1024×600) PLS TFT LCD display and has 3MP fixed focus rear-facing camera and VGA camera on the front.
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HTC has released HTC Sync Manger software for HTC Ones series of smartphones finally. This has new UI that is completely different from the HTC Sync software that is available for all the HTC phones. The new software also lets you rip music from audio CDs that is powered by Nero. Continue reading “HTC Sync Manager for HTC One series launched”
The India launch of the Samsung Galaxy S3 is round the corner , May 31 being the date and Samsung has even started taking Pre-Orders for it’s biggest handset launch of the year. But Samsung has not revealed the price of it’s flagship Android device. The Galaxy S3 has landed on eBay India with a price tag of Rs.39,999 Rs.44770 and the seller says that the phone will be delivered after 1st June 2012. The Samsung Galaxy S2 was a big hit for Samsung and the company is looking to repeat history with the Galaxy S3. It might won some carrier confidence already as reports indicate over 9 million pre-orders for the device. The device is yet to reach consumers and goes on sale in many markets on May 31st and would be interesting to see the consumer response.
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Textme is a service that lets you share any content, text, images, videos, or any content on the web to any mobile phone is India. There are already some services such as Chrome to Phone for Android (US Only), Nokia Drop for Nokia Phones, but this service doesn’t need an app and the web pages you share are sent as links via SMS free of cost. Continue reading “Textme – Share content from Web to Mobile via SMS”
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) plans to roll out 4G network in India in partnership with Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd (HFCL) according to Economic Times. Reliance Industries bought 95% stake in Infotel Broadband in June 2010 which is is the only firm to win broadband spectrum in all 22 circles in India. Continue reading “Reliance to roll out 4G network in India in partnership with HFCL”
Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100) is now shipping with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) in India. One of our readers in India got a new Galaxy S2 and found that it ran Android 4.0.3 out of the box. Samsung announced the list of devices that would receive the Android 4.0 update last December and the Android 4.0 update for the Galaxy S2 started rolling out starting from European countries and Korea earlier this March. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S2 now shipping with ICS Onboard in India”
Cleartrip app for Windows Phone lets you Search and Book for fights anywhere in the world on the go. You can also access your previously booked trips that are book using the phone and via the desktop site. Continue reading “Cleartrip for Windows Phone – Search and Book Flights on the go”
