Karbonn is all set to launch their next Android Smartphone A11. The phone is listed on online retail site Flipkart. It packs in a 4.0-inch (480 x 800 Pixels) display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It is powered by a 1 GHz processor and has Dual SIM support. It has a 5MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash and a front-facing camera for video calling. Continue reading “Karbonn A11 Dual SIM smartphone with 4-inch display, Android 4.0 coming soon”
Samsung unveiled the first Windows Phone 8 device, ATIV S at IFA Berlin in August but didn’t reveal the availability or the pricing at that time. Now, UK’s online retailer Clove has announced that it is now availalble for pre-order with them and would ship at the end of this month. The Samsung ATIV S packs in a 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display and is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Continue reading “Samsung ATIV S gets priced in UK, Shipping late October”
Samsung has announced the Galaxy Music. It has dual stereo speakers at the front for better audio and has advanced audio features such as Sound Alive & SRS. It has a 3-inch (240×320) display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It is powered by a 850 MHz processor. There is a 3 Megapixel Fixed-focus camera at the back and it has a 3.5mm audio Jack and Built in FM Antenna. It has a dedicated music key to launch the music player easily. It is 12.25 mm thick and weighs 106.9 grams. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Music and Galaxy Music Duos with Dual Stereo Speakers, Android 4.0 announced”
Twitter user @Football4PDA has leaked several devices in the past, such as the HTC One X+, and he’s proven to be a reliable source of information. His latest tweet says HTC is going to announce a new phone called DLX. It’s highlight feature will be a 5 inch 1080p display. Under the hood there’s supposed to be a quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4, and on the back of the device there should be a 12 megapixel camera. Continue reading “Rumor: The HTC DLX will be the first 1080p smartphone on the market”
MTS has launched their new Android Smartphone MTag 353. It is powered by a 800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 Processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), similar to the MTag 351, MTag 352 and MTag 281 that was launched in August. It has a 3.5-inch (320 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and comes with a 3MP camera at the back. Continue reading “MTS launches MTag 353 Android Smartphone for Rs. 5999”
Windows Phone 8 is set to officially launch on October 29th. Every Windows Phone that’s currently on the market will sadly not be able to upgrade to the new version of the OS, but Microsoft doesn’t want to alienate those people, so they’re going to launch Windows Phone 7.8. Don’t be fooled though, it’s basically Windows Phone 7.5, but with the new ability to have small, medium, and large tiles. In other words, it’s the old version of the OS, but with a slightly new theme. Continue reading “Leak: Alcatel’s first Windows Phone handset, allegedly runs WP 7.8”
Samsung has started rolling out a new software update for the Galaxy Note 2 that brings Multiscreen feature. This feature was supposed to come pre-loaded, but it started rolling out only through a Over the Air (OTA) update. The Multiscreen feature was first introduced in the Galaxy Note 10.1 (Note 800) that makes multitasking easy by running the apps side-by-side. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 2 OTA update brings Multiscreen feature”
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system is due to launch on the 29th of October in San Francisco. Devices will start shipping soon after, which means the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 are still several weeks away. Now when it comes to pricing, different markets have different business models. In many parts of Europe and Asia, people buy their phones unsubsidized, meaning they pay the full price of the device. That makes buying something like the iPhone 5, which sells for about 680 EUR, a very painful proposition. In America however, consumers sign two year contracts in exchange for a substantial discount. Continue reading “Leak: Nokia Atlas for Verizon Wireless (warning: it’s hideous)”
Gameloft has launched the Real Soccer 2013 for the iPhone and iPad. This version is free to download, similar to the Real Soccer 2012. This offer better experience with realistic graphics and has over 700 motion-capture animations. Continue reading “Real Soccer 2013 launched for iPhone and iPad”
New images of the LG’s Nexus Smartphone LG-E960 has surfaced online. There are 2 set of pictures, one has a curved design with a rugged back, and other one has a similar design as the LG Optimus G since it has a cover on it. According to these images, both these devices run on Android 4.1.2 with the Linux 3.4 kernel and has the board name Mako. The FCC Id – ZNFE960 on the device matches the one that passed though FCC last week with AT&T bands. Continue reading “LG E960 images surface, is this the next Nexus?”
Samsung has started rolling out the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update for the Galaxy S III 3G and LTE versions along with the Galaxy Note in their home ground, Korea. Samsung was the first to offer FroYo and Gingerbread update in Korea, but the Jelly Bean update for the S III started rolling out in Poland and other European countries last month. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S III Android 4.1 update starts rolling out in Korea”
Samsung has been working on a solution for NAND flash optimized file systems and has submitted an open source solution to the Linux kernel. The F2FS file system or Flash Friendly File System has been designed keeping in mind the memory requirements of mobile devices. Based on a log-structured method, it tackles problems faced by file systems designed for traditional hard disk storage.
Continue reading “Samsung develops F2FS file system optimized for NAND storage”
T-Mobile and Nokia just announced the Lumia 810 which will be an exclusive on the network. Featuring a 4.3″ OLED WVGA Clear Black display, 8MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics and exchangeable back covers, the phone is identical to the Lumia 820 in terms of hardware but supports 4G on T-Mobile and has the carrier branding on the top-left.
Rovio today announced the next installment of its Angry Birds franchise, Angry Birds Star Wars. Following a teaser image last week, the famous birds will be dressed up to assume the likeness of characters from the classic saga. The red bird takes on the role of Luke Skywalker and we can even spot a Chewbacca in there !
Continue reading “Angry Birds Star Wars edition launching on November 8th”
Today, MacRumors reports that Apple has sent out emails notifying a number of Australian customers that their Lightning to 30-pin Adapter orders had shipped. The orders are now in transit and are expected to be deliver on October 9th, which is almost four weeks after sales of the iPhone 5 went live in September.
Apple is selling two versions of the adapter, a $29 direct plug adapter and a $39 adapter with a short cable. These adapters allow users to connect their new Lightning-enabled devices such as the iPhone 5 and forthcoming iPod touch and iPod nano models to docks and other accessories designed for the previous 30-pin dock connector.
