Nokia buys operating system vendor Smarterphone for its feature phones

News has just rolled in that Ferd Capital has sold its portfolio company Smarterphone AS (Formerly Kvaleberg AS) to Nokia Corporation which is the world’s leading producer of mobile phones. The transaction was completed in November 2011.

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus White Official Pictures Surface

We told you that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus which is actually the best and up-to date Android phone currently in the market is soon going to be available in white.Turns out that the photo we posted in the article yesterday is actually a render as we now the received official pictures courtesy of retailer Clove. If you were looking for a all-white Galaxy Nexus , get ready to be disappointed a little. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Nexus White Official Pictures Surface”

Vodafone to provide free service for BlackBerry handsets in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

Vodafone, in association with Research In Motion (RIM) is organizing a service camp at select Vodafone Stores in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. This is available for all BlackBerry Smartphone users irrespective of their service providers and is available for free of cost. They organized similar service camps in Karnataka last year. Continue reading “Vodafone to provide free service for BlackBerry handsets in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh”

Samsung Galaxy Note gets eco-friendly carbon labeling certification in Korea

Samsung Galaxy Note has received an eco-friendly carbon labeling certification in Korea. It was issued by the KEITI (Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute) on Dec 27 last year. This carbon labeling certification for the electronics was established in February 2009 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 received such certification in Korea last August. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note gets eco-friendly carbon labeling certification in Korea”

Zynga launches Scramble With Friends for iPhone

Zynga has launched Scramble With Friends, a fun, social, fast-paced game in their ‘With Friends’ franchise. This would let players compete against opponents to beat the clock and find as many words as possible on the game board. Each match consists of three rounds of two-minutes, and the player with the highest point total at the end wins. The game is social, simple, fast, and bonus-packed. Continue reading “Zynga launches Scramble With Friends for iPhone”

RIM might show off BlackBerry OS 10 at MWC 2012

 

Research In Motion (RIM) might show off their new BlackBerry OS 10 (BBX) at MWC 2012 in February according to a report from pocket-lint. They announced the BBX, their next generation mobile platform at the Developer Conference this October and later changed it to BlackBerry OS 10 at Developer Conference Asia in December  due to a ruling by a US  District Judge which prevents RIM from using the BBX brand. There were lots of rumors about the BlackBerry OS 10 devices such as BlackBerry London. They were also news that these devices might come with high resolution display, BES and better specs similar to the BlackBerry PlayBook and not look like the BlackBerry Bold. Continue reading “RIM might show off BlackBerry OS 10 at MWC 2012”

Motorola DEFY MINI rugged Android phone announced

Motorola has announced Motorola DEFY MINI dustproof and water-resistant phone powered by Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has 3.2-inch touchscreen Corning GorillaGlass display, 600MHz processor, 3MP rear-facing camera with flash, VGA front-facing camera for video chat. It also comes with Motorola’s MotoSwitch user interface that learns who you talk to and which apps you use and keeps all of that information. Continue reading “Motorola DEFY MINI rugged Android phone announced”

Nokia India ties up with India Times for Nokia Shop – Online Store

Nokia India has launched an online store for its range of mobile phones called NokiaShop at nokia.indiatimes.com. The backend seems to be powered by the India Times shopping engine. I would assume the stocks are supplied by the Nokia distribution network as it is a joint venture and authorized by Nokia India. One of the highlights is the possibility to buy phones with Interest Free EMIs spread over 3 or 6 months. There is a Cash on Delivery payment option too for most phones and other payment modes supported are Net Banking,Credit Card and Debit Card.

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White Samsung Galaxy Nexus coming to UK in February

 

A couple of UK retailers just informed us that the white version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus which is currently the world’s only phone to run on Android Ice Cream Sandwich will be available next month in the UK. MobileFun is hinting at a release date of February 2nd and will sell the white device for 519 GBP including VAT.Clove is indicating a release date of 6th February and will sell the device for 498 GBP including VAT.We really like the black version of the device and the white looks equally attractive. Anyone interested in the white version of the Galaxy Nexus ? Specs wise , it should be identical to the black version.

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MapmyIndia launches Android-based in-dash GPS navigation systems

MapmyIndia has launched Android-based in-dash GPS navigation and entertainment systems at Auto Expo 2012 as they announced earlier. These offer access to Android Market, live television in the car, Aura – MapmyIndia’s latest full 3D navigation sustem, connected navigation software with house-level search.

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SugarSync for Android and iPhone updated with new features

SugarSync for Android has been updated to v3.4 that brings auto video sync that syncs videos automatically once you capture. SugarSync for iPhone v2.5 has multiple photo upload option that lets you upload more selected photos at once and more new features. Continue reading “SugarSync for Android and iPhone updated with new features”

Sony Ericsson launches barometric sensor app for Xperia active

Sony Ericsson has launched a barometric sensor app for the Xperia active and also a new code example so that developers can access this sensor in apps by accessing it through the Android sensor API. This app would let the Xperia Active users measure altitude differences and vertical speed. They already provided instructions and codes on how to create a simple app that could read data from the pressure sensor. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson launches barometric sensor app for Xperia active”

Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi, 3G, 32GB version price drops to Rs. 22500


Motorola Xoom (Wi-Fi + 3G) model is now available in India for Rs. 22,500 from online retailer Letsbuy. Last week online retailer Koovs were selling the Wi-Fi only version of the tablet for Rs. 21,500. Continue reading “Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi, 3G, 32GB version price drops to Rs. 22500”

LG Optimus 2 pops up on manufacturer’s website

LG Optimus One was the most sold device bu LG last year and they have decided to revive the series with the Optimus 2, the specifications of the device don’t look that great but comes with Gingerbread and will be releasing at a very cheap price. It will also be showcased at CES next weak.

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0.6% of all Android devices are on Ice Cream Sandwich

Android 4.0 was launched and announced in October and the first device to feature it was Google’s own Galaxy Nexus, and in December Nexus S got an upgrade to Android 4.0. Besides these two devices there are some other devices from other manufacturers running Ice Cream Sandwich unofficially through custom ROMs, through Google’s monthly report we have come to know that 0.6% of all the devices are running Android 4.0 which actually means that around 13 million to 15 million devices are running Andriod 4.0.

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