BlackBerry 10 announced at DevCon Asia in Singapore

Today at BlackBerry DevCon Asia in Singapore , RIM announced it’s next major platform version- BlackBerry 10 . RIM is calling it the single , converged , next-generation BlackBerry platform. We guess its just BBX in it’s consumer / marketing form. BlackBerry 10 will be the next major BlackBerry OS update after BlackBerry 7. RIM had literally flooded the market with an army of BlackBerry 7 devices and next year we can expect BlackBerry 10 devices. More on this soon. The real reason behind the change from BBX to BlackBerry is due to a ruling by a US  District Judge which prevents RIM from using the BBX brand at the conference. Continue reading “BlackBerry 10 announced at DevCon Asia in Singapore”

BlackBerry DevCon Asia Live Blog

RIM is holding its BlackBerry DevCon Asia event here in Singapore.The event was shifted from Thailand due to the recent floods in that region. The company held it’s previous DevCon in  San Francicso where BBX was announced.  We expect to hear more about BBX and hope to see a few new un-announced devices. We are also going to try to sit down with some RIM executives and get an idea of the mood within the company.The keynote is about to start in a few minutes and you can follow the updates from the event below

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Android Market clocks 10 billion app downloads, offers premium apps at $0.10

Google has announced that Android market has exceeded 10 billion app downloads. They have also posted a graph that shows the Android Market Growth. The Android Market saw 1 billion downloads in July 2010 and reached 6 billion in a year in July 2011. To celebrate this milestone they offer premium apps every day for the next 10 days at $0.10 each.

 

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Motorola DEFY+ review

The Motorola DEFY+ is an evolution of the original Motorola DEFY, which won our heart last year as the only complete smartphone that offers some form of physical protection against water, dust and the occasional drop. In a form that doesn’t make it differ much from a typical smartphone. Read on to find out if this phone has what it takes to survive in the hands of a nefarious phones reviewer. Continue reading “Motorola DEFY+ review”

Airtel launches new 3G Unlimited High Speed USB Data Card Plan in Rajasthan


Airtel has launched a new 3G Unlimited High Speed USB Data Card Plan, Airtel Super 950 in Rajasthan. This plan is priced at Rs. 950 / month and it would offer 7.2 MBPS for the first 6 GB data after that speed would be throttled to 20 kbps and remain unlimited for the rest of the month. Continue reading “Airtel launches new 3G Unlimited High Speed USB Data Card Plan in Rajasthan”

HTC Flyer Android Honeycomb update now rolling out in UK


HTC Flyer tablet Android Honeycomb 3.2 update is now rolling out in UK. This update is available for the 3G version of the HTC Flyer tablet in UK, says HTC on their HTC UK Facebook Page. HTC unveiled the Flyer tablet at MWC and confirmed the Android Honeycomb update way back in April. The HTC Flyer would come with the new tablet version of its Sense UI that is specifically designed for it.  Continue reading “HTC Flyer Android Honeycomb update now rolling out in UK”

BlackBerry Curve 9380 goes on sale in India


BlackBerry Curve 9380 is now available for purchase in India. It is the first all-touch smartphone in the BlackBerry Curve family. It was announced earlier last month and RIM launched the BlackBerry Curve 9380 and the Curve 9350 in India at the end of last month. BlackBerry Curve 9380 is powered by 806 MHz processor and runs on BlackBerry OS 7. Continue reading “BlackBerry Curve 9380 goes on sale in India”

RIM announces Sunil Dutt as Managing Director for India


Research In Motion (RIM) has appointed Sunil Dutt as Managing Director for India. He worked for Hewlett Packard India Sales Pte Ltd previously as President, Personal Systems Group and was responsible for expanding their business in enterprise, mid-market and consumer space. Frenny Bawa, previous Managing Director of RIM quit last month.

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BlackBerry App World v3.1 (Beta) brings app gift request, content filtering and more

BlackBerry App World has been updated version 3.1 in the BlackBerry Beta Zone in time for the holidays. This version including new features such as app gift request to your BBM contact, content rating and filtering, Wi-Fi only support and new language support that are suggested by users. Continue reading “BlackBerry App World v3.1 (Beta) brings app gift request, content filtering and more”

Asus Padfone to come with Tegra 3 in early 2012

Nicole Scott from NetbookNews reports that the long awaited Asus Padfone will finally be available in the market in early 2012. The Padfone is a new take on the smartphone – tablet dilemma by allowing a user to slide in the smartphone into a large screen and using it as a tablet.

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Chaze Mobiles to enter Indian mobile phone market soon

Chaze, a new mobile phone brand by K.R.Mangalam Group is all set to enter Indian market with range of Mobile Phones soon. These phone are targeted at Indian youth market and would be available in competitive price range. It would also come with features such as Announcement System,Auto Call Recording, Answering Machine, Big Sound and more. Continue reading “Chaze Mobiles to enter Indian mobile phone market soon”

Nokia Lumia 800 Pre-Orders start in India

Nokia Stores across India have started to take Pre-orders for the first Windows Phone device from Nokia , the Lumia 800. Most Nokia Priority Stores across the country have the device on display as well. In case you wanted to check out the 1st Windows phone from Nokia , you can walk in and get your hands on the device. In order to reserve your unit ,  you must pay a small advance in the range of Rs.1000-2000 and the device will be made available in the next 10 days according the the store. The final retail price of the Lumia 800 is not yet fixed due to the fluctuating dollar we assume, but the person in a store hinted at a final retail price of  Rs.30000-33000. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 800 Pre-Orders start in India”

NDrive Navigation app now available for entire range of Samsung bada phones

NDrive Navigation app is now available for entire range of Samsung bada phones including, Wave 525, 533, 575, 578, and 723, in addition to Wave and Wave II phones. NDrive is also the first to develop a real navigation app for Samsung Wave phone and the current app for Wave and Wave II has has also been updated to version 11 with new features. Continue reading “NDrive Navigation app now available for entire range of Samsung bada phones”

Nokia X2-02 Dual SIM Phone – Photo Gallery

Finally Nokia is taking the Dual SIM market seriously in India as the company launched yet another Dual SIM phone , the X2-02 last week at it’s Annual Strategy Sharing Summit in Udaipur. The X2-02 reminds us of the X1-01 but the big difference is the presence of a hot-swappable SIM card slot on the  outside. There is a Easy Swap feature which lets to store settings of up to 5 SIM cards. The phone also has a hot-swappable microSD card slot with support for 32GB cards.One of the killer features is the built-in FM Transmitter which Nokia calls as Play via Radio.You can have your own radio station in your car. One can also tune-in to radio stations without connecting a headset , thanks to the internal FM receiver. Continue reading “Nokia X2-02 Dual SIM Phone – Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy Y vs LG Optimus Me vs Micromax A70

Here is the comparison between 3 low-end Android smartphones that are packed with features and also budget friendly. The Samsung Galaxy Y is the latest low end Android phone from Samsung that was launched in October. It packs in a powerful 832MHz Processor that is a plus for the price. The LG Optimus ME was showcased at MWC earlier this year and launched in India this April. The Micromax A70 is the successor of the Micromax’s first Android phone, Micromax A60. The 5MP camera and secondary camera are its big plus. Let’s get into the specs comparison. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Y vs LG Optimus Me vs Micromax A70”