Nokia has announced that have partnered with Vodafone India and Airtel to offer integrated billing solutions on the Nokia Store in India. They partnered with Reliance to introduce operator billing on Nokia Store last year. This would let users download local and global paid content from the Nokia Store and pay for their downloads as part of their monthly mobile phone bills or have the amount deducted from the pre-paid balance. Continue reading “Nokia brings Nokia Store operator billing to Vodafone and Airtel”
Sony Xperia GX and Xperia SX LTE smartphones announced in Japan
Sony Mobile has announced 2 new LTE-enabled smartphones, Xperia GX and Xperia SX for the Japanese markets. They unveiled Xperia NX and arco HD for Japan earlier this year. The Xperia GX comes with 4.6-inch Reality display and the Xperia SX has a 3.7-inch Reality display. Both these devices are powered by 1.5GHz dual-core processor and run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Continue reading “Sony Xperia GX and Xperia SX LTE smartphones announced in Japan”
Evernote for iPhone and iPad v4.2 update brings redesigned note editor, improved attachments and more
Evernote for iPhone and iPad has been updated to version 4.2 that brings new features for iOS 5 that includes redesigned note editor, improved editing, better check boxes, new attachment options, and more new features. Continue reading “Evernote for iPhone and iPad v4.2 update brings redesigned note editor, improved attachments and more”
RIM announces new COO and CMO
BlackBerry maker RIM (Research in Motion) has announced its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Kristian Tear is the new COO and Frank Boulben is the new CMO. Tear served as Executive Vice President of Sony Mobile Communications previously and has held operational leadership positions with Ericsson in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Boulben is the former Executive Vice President of Strategy, Marketing and Sales for LightSquared. He previously severed as Global Director of Commercial Strategy for Vodafone Group and Executive Vice President of Brand and Consumer Marketing for Orange Group. Continue reading “RIM announces new COO and CMO”
RIM announces BlackBerry Curve 9320
RIM (Research in Motion) has announced BlackBerry Curve 9320 with 3G connectivity. They launched the BlackBerry Curve 9220, an affordable smartphone with 2G connectivity in India last month. It has similar design as the 9220 and has 2.44-inch (320×240 pixels) TFT display with a QWERTY keyboard and a dedicated BBM button. Other than the 3G support this has 3.2MP camera with Flash and runs on BlackBerry OS 7.1. Continue reading “RIM announces BlackBerry Curve 9320”
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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Mother’s Day Apps for iPhone and iPad
Mother’s Day is celebrated on May 13th, here are some apps that could help you get through the day with a well sought plan to make sure that million dollar smile on her face. These apps range from gifiting ideas, poems, recipes, music and more. Continue reading “Mother’s Day Apps for iPhone and iPad”
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”