Most Android users have tried and tested the Swype keyboard which relies on quite literally swiping your fingers across the on-screen keyboard. It uses adaptive learning capabilities and smart algorithms to type out the current word and more. Nuance today announced that keeping in mind the Indian market where users tend to mix English and Hindi while messaging, they’ve worked on a special ‘Hinglish’ keyboard. The keyboard has a dictionary of several thousand words which are often used including chai, paani, desi, garam, masti, jungli amongst others.
Asphalt 7: Heat finally arrives for Android

Gameloft has finally released the Asphalt 7: Heat for Android, after a month after they released the game for iPhone and iPad. It offers even more action, challenges than the previous versions and the most life-like graphics ever! Continue reading “Asphalt 7: Heat finally arrives for Android”
Samsung Omnia M now available in India for Rs. 16,400

Samsung Omnia M that was announced in May is now available in India from official Samsung eStore. It runs on Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) and has 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels) Super AMOLED display, 1 GHz processor and 5 MP Auto focus camera with LED Flash and a VGA video calling camera. Continue reading “Samsung Omnia M now available in India for Rs. 16,400”
Samsung introduces Galaxy S3 London Olympics special edition flip cover

Samsung, Worldwide Olympic Partner for Wireless Communications Equipment has launched London Olympics special edition flip cover in UK. They have also partnered with Holiday Inn for providing Galaxy S3 users with an app that would let them use their smartphone as a room key or a portable hotel interphone, and to turn on/off the TV, Air conditioner, lights, and A/V in the Holiday Inn group of hotels. In addition, this app also local information, location-based offers and news. Continue reading “Samsung introduces Galaxy S3 London Olympics special edition flip cover”
Galatta cinema news app gets iPad support, Photo galleries and Video section

Galatta Media launched their Galatta cinema new apps for iPhone and Android earlier this May, now the iOS app has been updated to version 1.3 that brings iPad support. It also included new features such as photo galleries including Photo albums, Video section that lets you watch videos of movie trailers, events and push notifications for news. Continue reading “Galatta cinema news app gets iPad support, Photo galleries and Video section”
Penta T-Pad IS701C running Android 4.0 launched for Rs. 4,999

Pantel Technologies has launched T-Pad IS701C, their new tablet running on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) 16 million color Multi Touch Capacitive touch screen display with 16:9 aspect ratio and is powered by 1 GHz processor. It has WiFi and supports 2G and 3G via USB Dongles for data connectivity.
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Adaptxt Keyboard for Android gets Sports 2012 theme and Sports dictionary add-on

Adaptxt Keyboard for Android has been updated with new features including a new Sports 2012 theme with vibrant color combination of Green, Red, Orange, Blue and Yellow. It also has 2012 Sports (EN) Dictionary and Xplore key features. Continue reading “Adaptxt Keyboard for Android gets Sports 2012 theme and Sports dictionary add-on”
Viber for Android and iPhone v2.2 update brings Group Messaging and more new features

Viber VOIP (Voice Over IP) app for Android and iPhone has been updated to version 2.2 that brings support for Group messaging, custom background for conversation screen, time stamp for each message and much more. The group messaging is also available for BlackBerry app that was launched in May with the voice calling feature still in the works. Continue reading “Viber for Android and iPhone v2.2 update brings Group Messaging and more new features”
Apple App Store crosses 650,000 apps, pays out $5.5 billion to developers
As part of its earnings call, Apple revealed that it now has over 650,000 applications on the App Store. These include approximately 250,000 applications specifically optimized for the iPad according to Peter Oppenheimer. Having sold over 17 million iPads in the last quarter, we can only expect the number of optimized apps to increase.
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Q3 2012 sales numbers revealed by Apple
As part of its Q3 earnings report, Apple also revealed sales numbers for products across its portfolio. Not surprisingly, the iPad jumped 84% YoY to 17 million unit presumably aided by the launch of the Retina display enabled iPad 3.
Apple reveals Q3 2012 earnings: Net profit of $8.8 billion, $35 billion in revenues
Apple just announced its quarter 3 earnings for 2012 and the numbers appear to be slightly lower than the $37.4 billion expected by analysts. The Cupertino based company has reported quarterly net profits of $8.8billion which comes down to earnings of $9.32 per share.
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Study Buddy for BlackBerry exclusively launched for Vodafone customers

Chennai: IMS, leader in management entrance exam training has launched Study Buddy app for competitive exam preparation. It is powered by intellectually rich and research-based content and offers mock tests for premier MBA entrance exams such as CAT and CMAT. It also offers placement tests used by leading IT and other organizations for campus recruitment. IMS launched the app in Pune last week. Continue reading “Study Buddy for BlackBerry exclusively launched for Vodafone customers”
INTEX i-Buddy 7-inch tablet running Android 4.0 launched in South India for Rs 6,490

INTEX has launched i-Buddy tablet, their second Android tablet. They launched the iTab, 8-inch Android tablet earlier this March which got a price cut in May. This new INTEX i-Buddy tab has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and is powered by 1 GHz processor. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and is just 9mm thick. It also has a front-facing camera for easy video chatting using apps like skype. Continue reading “INTEX i-Buddy 7-inch tablet running Android 4.0 launched in South India for Rs 6,490”
Huawei Ascend G300 and Y200 launched in India for Rs. 13490 and Rs. 8190

Huawei has launched their new Android smartphones Ascend G300 and Ascend Y200 in India. The G300 is the first smartphone in the Ascend G (gold) series and it packs in 4-inch ( 800×480 pixels) display and is powered by 1GHz processor. It has 5MP auto focus camera with LED Flash. The Ascend Y200 lies in youth series and has Stylish U form design with premium looks and 3D texture on back. it packs in a 3.5-inch (320×480 pixels) display, 800 MHz processor and 3.2MP camera. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend G300 and Y200 launched in India for Rs. 13490 and Rs. 8190”
LG Quick Voice is now ‘Q Voice’, Global English version coming in 2013

LG announced the Quick Voice, their own intelligent voice recognition app for Optimus devices last month. The company has now renamed it to Q Voice. This voice recognition app would let the users call contacts, on the address book, set alarm, set appointments on the calendar and open apps, open maps to view directions, check weather forecasts, stocks, open YouTube videos and much more using voice commands. Continue reading “LG Quick Voice is now ‘Q Voice’, Global English version coming in 2013”

