First Nokia Lumia Windows Phone Impressions From A February 2011 Believer

Warning: this post is subjective, the most subjective you will ever find. I am writing it for the many readers who understand that and who still want to hear my opinion regardless of whether or not they agree. If you want to bash, build conspiracy theories, point your finger and say that I’m a Nokia hater or a Nokia lover, I’ll save you the trouble and tell you beforehand that you won’t change my mind and that I am both: I love them so much I ended up hating them two years ago. Otherwise, read on.


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Sony Xperia neo L with Android 4.0, 4-inch display announced in China

Sony Mobile has announced the Xperia neo L (MT25i), their first smartphone to run Android 4.0 out of the box in China.  It has 4-inch (480 x 854) TFT display and is powered by 1 GHz processor along with Adreno 205 GPU. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and has 5MP auto focus camera with LED flash and 720p video recording, secondary VGA video calling camera. The design is similar to the Xperia Play sans joystick and has 4 physical buttons below the display. Continue reading “Sony Xperia neo L with Android 4.0, 4-inch display announced in China”

Evernote for BlackBerry v3.5 update brings better attachment handling, speed improvements and more

Evernote for BlackBerry smartphones has been updated to version 3.5.397 that brings new features, including improved handling of attachments, optimized snapshots and significant speed and sync enhancements. Evernote launched the first v3.5 Beta in February. Continue reading “Evernote for BlackBerry v3.5 update brings better attachment handling, speed improvements and more”

Al Jazeera English news app now available for iPhone

Al Jazeera has launched the Al Jazeera English news app for iPhone. This app offers popular sections of the Al Jazeera English website, including: Breaking News, Opinion, Features, and same-day access to full-length programmes. You can also watch live streaming of 24-hour news broadcasts in audio and video format completely free of charge. The app is already available for Android and BlackBerry, including BlackBerry PlayBook. Continue reading “Al Jazeera English news app now available for iPhone”

Windows Phone Tango to up multitasking limit to 8 apps

Microsoft has been trying to put across the point that the Tango update will be fairly minor and aims to bring down the requirement levels to be able to launch lower end hardware without compromising the experience. What it hasn’t told anyone is that due to the reduced hardware requirements , current hardware will be able to perform better. Keeping this in mind , Microsoft has increased the limit for apps allowed to multitask to 8.

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Rumor : Beats about to buy MOG music subscription service

Reports have emerged which suggest that Beats might be about to outright buy the MOG music subscription service. HTC owns a controlling stake in the headphone manufacturing company (Beats) after they put $300 million in the company last year.

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Zync launches Z-990 7-inch tablet running Android 4.0 in India at Rs. 8,990

Zync, an Apple Group company from Noida, Uttar Pradesh has launched Zync Z-990, India’s first tablet that runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The Zync Z-990 has 7-inch TFT Capacitive Touch Screen display and is powered by 1.2 GHz processor. It has 1GB RAM, 4GB in-built memory, which is expandable up to 32 GB. It has 0.3 MP video calling camera in the front and weighs 380g. Continue reading “Zync launches Z-990 7-inch tablet running Android 4.0 in India at Rs. 8,990”

White Sony Xperia S goes on sale in UK

Sony Xperia S White version is now available in UK. Online retailer Colve UK has finally started shipping the White version of the device, including pre-ordered ones. Sony announced the Xperia S in January at CES 2012 and it went on pre-order in UK in mid-January. The Sony Xperia S Black version started shipping earlier this month and the second batch of phones would start shipping today. Continue reading “White Sony Xperia S goes on sale in UK”

INTEX iTab – 8-inch Android tablet launched for Rs. 11,900

INTEX has launched iTab, their first tablet. It has 8-inch capacitive two point touch screen display and is powered by 1 GHz cortex A8 core processor. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has front video calling camera and a 3.5mm audio jack. It has 8GB internal memory which is expandable upto 32GB. It weighs 475 g. Continue reading “INTEX iTab – 8-inch Android tablet launched for Rs. 11,900”

Samsung India launches eStore – Online Store

Samsung India has launched an online store for its range of mobile phones, Tablets and other accessories called eStore at samsungindiaestore.com. You need to register in order to purchase items from the store, which is easy. There is Cash on Delivery apart from payment using Net Banking, Credit card and Debit card . Continue reading “Samsung India launches eStore – Online Store”

Samsung releases Galaxy S2 Android 4.0 source code

 

Samsung has released the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) kernel source code for the international version of the Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100), after a week it started rolling out the Android 4.0 ICS update for the Android smartphone. Samsung has released the source code even before the official Android 4.0 update hit each Galaxy S2 phone worldwide. Continue reading “Samsung releases Galaxy S2 Android 4.0 source code”

HTC partners with LogMeIn to fix your Android phone remotely

HTC has partnered with LogMeIn to offer a remote rescue software on all its future Android devices including the newly announced One series. As part of the agreement LogMeIn will provide HTC call centers worldwide with software which can connect to a remote Android phone allowing customer care representatives to diagnose the problem. A constant data connection will enable a remote HTC phone to diagnosed and fixed from anywhere in the world.

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Motorola DROID Fighter revealed in leaked image

Motorola’s next high end model may have been revealed in a leaked image on Chinese forum PhoneHK. The handset is said to pack in the same battery as the RAZR MAXX with a whopping 3300 mAh. The screen seems to have been upgraded to a 4.6″ 720p panel.

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Apple : Three million iPads sold in 3 days

Apple just announced that it has sold 3 million iPads since its launch on Friday , March 16th. The new iPad features a new Retina Display alongside an improved A5x chip with quadcore graphics. LTE capabilities are also included in this 3rd generation model.

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Nokia Asha 303 launched in India for Rs. 8899


Nokia has finally launched that Asha 303 in India. Nokia announced the Series 40 device at the Nokia World 2011 last year. It also comes with 1GB of free Vodafone 3G/2G data per month for 4 months. The Asha 303 is powered by a 1 GHz processor and has 3G capability. It has 2.6-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch display and has a portrait QWERTY keyboard. It has 3.2MP  Full Focus camera with video recording at 15 fps and has 170MB internal memory with 32GB expandable memory.  Continue reading “Nokia Asha 303 launched in India for Rs. 8899”