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Paid Apps Available On Ovi Store In India ! Reliance Exclusivity Ends ?

Nokia has had an exclusivity agreement with Reliance Telecom in India for premium paid content on the Ovi Store. The agreement had ended a few months ago but there was no update regarding availability for users on other operators. Looks like Nokia has finally flipped the switch and enabled premium content for other users as well.

As you can see here , paid content is available on the IDEA network and we can confirm the same on Vodafone as well. Can you see paid content on your network on Nokia’s Ovi Store ? Let us know in the comments below ! More images below. Continue reading “Paid Apps Available On Ovi Store In India ! Reliance Exclusivity Ends ?”

AT&T to offer LG Thrill 4G for only $99 on contract

LG Thrill 4G was officially announced by AT&T back in March which is actually AT&T variant of world’s first ever 3D Android smartphone known as the LG Optimus 3D. We recently heard that AT&T will be launching it this month and July is about to end. Well, it seems that the launch is around the corner because BGR is reporting that AT&T will be launching it for $99 with a 2-yr contract but still no words on release date, but my guess is that either it’s coming in few days or probably in the first week of August. Continue reading “AT&T to offer LG Thrill 4G for only $99 on contract”

G’FIVE launches 4 new Dual SIM phones, including 1 Gaming phone

G’FIVE has launched 4 new Dual SIM phones including 1 gaming phone. The G’Five E680, E620 and E650 are multimedia handsets that comes under G’FIVE Movie King series. It has new compression technology that comes with high-resolution videos in compressed format. G’FIVE G20 is gaming phone that comes with bundled gaming console. Continue reading “G’FIVE launches 4 new Dual SIM phones, including 1 Gaming phone”

CustomerPain.in comes to the rescue of consumers in distress

Are you a frustrated customer because your service provider doesn’t provide any solution for your complaints? Customer Pain is here to help you. Senthil Nayagam, one of the frustrated customers has created a website customerpain.in that gathers tweets from twitter, to track the customers who are facing problems with their operators and solves their problems. Continue reading “CustomerPain.in comes to the rescue of consumers in distress”

Video Demo of Samsung Galaxy R, Coming Soon

Samsung Galaxy R was recently spotted in Sweden which is actually affordable cousin of the Samsung Galaxy S II which is also known as one of the best Android handsets available in the market, and it’s also one of the reasons Samsung is expecting amazing sales this year. Well, if you are low on budget and need a device like SGSII, then I would suggest you to have a look on Galaxy R. We recently told you that Samsung will be launching it in UK but Samsung recently said that UK launch is unconfirmed at the moment, and possibly the device will hit Asian and other European markets. Continue reading “Video Demo of Samsung Galaxy R, Coming Soon”

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android 2.3 update coming this week

Sony Ericsson has officially confirmed on their Facebook page that the Xperia X10 Android 2.3 update would come this week. They announced this March that Xperia X10 would get Android 2.3 update in Q2 / early Q3 of 2011. Later they announced that the update would be available in August 2011. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android 2.3 update coming this week”

BlackBerry Torch 2 And Touch/Volt Press Shot Leaked

The guys at Pocketnow recently shared the first press shots of the BlackBerry Torch 2 and the BlackBerry touch smartphones. Both the handsets might be announced as early as tomorrow.

We have already seen the leaked pics, videos and specs of the Blackberry’s upcoming smartphones – the BlackBerry Torch 2 and the BlackBerry Touch/Volt. Both the handsets runs on the BlackBerry OS 7. The guys at Pocketnow has shared the first press shots of these smartphones. It means that, both the smartphones are expected to be announced soon. BlackBerry recently tweeted that, the company will announce new BlackBerry OS 7 powered devices tomorrow. It means that, both the Torch 2 and Touch smartphones might be announced as early as tomorrow. Continue reading “BlackBerry Torch 2 And Touch/Volt Press Shot Leaked”

Verizon Drops Motorola Xoom 3G Price To $599.99

Verizon has recently reduced the price of the powerful Motorola Xoom 3G tablet. It is currently available for just $599.99 instead of $799.99 without any service agreement.

Motorola XOOM

Motorola Xoom is the company’s first tablet device. It runs on the Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) Operating System and comes with a 10.1 inch touchscreen display, 3G Connectivity, 5 megapixel camera and more. This tablet was originally priced at $599.99 with a 2 year contract and $799.99 without any contract. If you are planning to buy an Android 3.0 powered tablet, then you should go ahead and buy the Motorola Xoom 3G, since Verizon has recently reduced the price of this tablet and made it quite affordable for most of us. Continue reading “Verizon Drops Motorola Xoom 3G Price To $599.99”

HTC Bliss Spotted : Women-Centric Android Phone Incoming ?

There have been rumors floating around HTC’s woman centric Android phone for quite some time. The latest leak out of HTC ie the Bliss might be that phone. The sea green colored device is shown to come up with an encompassing dock and a line of accessories which will match the phone.

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AT&T to launch Gingerbread update for all Android devices sold this year

If you live in USA and you recently bought an Android powered device from AT&T, then I got some good news for you. Today, AT&T officially announced that all Android phones sold in 2011 will receive Android 2.3 Gingerbread update. They announced that HTC Inspire 4G will receive it sometime in September and as you people may know that Atrix 4G recently received it, which means AT&T is on the roll at the moment. Continue reading “AT&T to launch Gingerbread update for all Android devices sold this year”

HTC Omega Specs Leaked

Tech website Gadgetian claims to have got their hands on the specifications of the upcoming HTC Omega. The Windows Phone 7.1 ie Mango powered phone is supposed to be the successor to the HTC Mozart. Specifications include a 3.8″ SLCD display , 16GB of internal storage and an 8MP camera. The processor is a 1.5Ghz single core Qualcomm unit while RAM is capped to 512MB

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HTC Salsa hitting China as HTC Weike, launching as Weibo-centric device

Back at MWC earlier this year, HTC announced a lot of device and two out of them were HTC Salsa and HTC ChaCha/Status, also known as Facebook Phones. Facebook is the largest social network website in the world, with more than 750 million users. Both Salsa and Status are made for people who can’t live without Facebook and always want to stay updated with it (read our review for both device). Continue reading “HTC Salsa hitting China as HTC Weike, launching as Weibo-centric device”

Airtel launches Facebook app for Java phones

Airtel has launched Facebook app for Java feature phones for their customers and they also offer free usage of the app for the first 3 months. This Facebook app provides a better and faster Facebook experience than other Java apps and mobile site. Continue reading “Airtel launches Facebook app for Java phones”

iPhone 5 hitting USA on September 5, International launch on October 5?

From last few months, we are hearing a lot of rumors about the Apple upcoming iPhone. Last month, we first heard that China Mobile will launch the new iPhone in September and then an analyst also claimed it, but he further said that Apple will launch two versions of it, one will be known as iPhone 5 and other will be iPhone 4S. We heard it before that there will be two versions of iPhone, but let’s wait for Apple to clear the air. I am about to tell you about another rumor related to the next iPhone, but this one is related to the release only. Continue reading “iPhone 5 hitting USA on September 5, International launch on October 5?”

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 now available for Xperia PLAY

Sony Ericsson announced last month that they will launch 20 new games for the Xperia PLAY in coming months. The Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is now available for Sony Ericsson’s PlayStation phone – Xperia PLAY. Continue reading “Battlefield: Bad Company 2 now available for Xperia PLAY”