Acer Iconia Tab A500 To Get Android 3.1 Update On July 5

Acer Germany team recently posted on their Facebook page, that the much awaited Android 3.1 update will be available in Germany during the next month. Acer have not yet announced the release date of the Android 3.1 update in other countries.

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Last month, Acer launched its much awaited Android tablet, the Acer Iconia Tab A500 in India. This tablet runs on the Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) Operating System. But we have a good news for those, who were eagerly waiting for the Android 3.1 update on the Acer’s amazing Iconia A500 tablet. Acer Germany team recently posted on their Facebook page, that the much awaited Android 3.1 update will be available in Germany from July 5.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 features a 10.1 inch touchscreen display with 1280 X 800 resolution, 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra dual core processor, Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) Operating System, Acer User Interface, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, 5 megapixel rear camera with flash, 2 megapixel front-facing camera, HDMI port, USB port, DLNA certified, Dolby Mobile, 3.5mm Audio Jack, Full HD Playback, 16 GB internal memory, 32 GB expandable memory, and a Li-polymer battery with up to 8 hrs back up.

According to the Acer Germany’s Facebook page, the update will be available Over-The-Air (OTA) and the users will be automatically notified on their device as soon as the update is available for their device. Acer have not yet announced the release date of the Android 3.1 update in other countries, but you can expect the update before the end of July.

Apple fights back! Sues Samsung at home ground, South Korea

The tech industry is heating up with a number of lawsuits between companies and Apple is leading the charge. The Samsung and apple war began just a few months back when Apple sued Samsung for copying the designs of iPhone and iPad, also for the similar app icon designs. Samsung Countersued Apple a week later claiming a patent infringement and also asking to view the iPhone 5 and iPad 3. Just after Apple denied Samsung from viewing the iPhone 5 and iPad 3, Apple decided to attack Samsung by filing a lawsuit at it’s home, South Korea.

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Nokia’s Android Experiments Revealed ?

Two days ago we got the Nokia N9 , yesterday the first Windows Phone running Nokia was revealed and today we get a glimpse at what could have been the first Android running Nokia phone. Once again the industrial design seems to be very much like the N9 which makes us think that the N9’s body was the base design on which hardware was to be differentiated.

The unusually stretched screen image is probably due to the extra 4 pixels of the 854 x 480 screen used by Nokia on the N9. Check out another pic below this time showing off the screen closer up.

Eldar Murtazin of Mobile-Review maintains that if Nokia’s WP7 partnership with Microsoft fails you can expect an Android device in 2012. Could this image be a depiction of the backup that Nokia is working on ?

BSNL offers coverage for Amarnath pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir


BSNL has announced that they will offer mobile coverage for the pilgrims of Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir. This would allow the prepaid and postpaid BSNL and MTNL customers across India to keep in touch with others throughout the Yatra. Continue reading “BSNL offers coverage for Amarnath pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir”

ARCHOS announces 8” and 10” Honeycomb tablets with 1.5 GHz processor

ARCHOS is well known for its cheap devices, but this time they have managed to come up with two tablets which are not only cheap but are really fast, 250 GB Seagate HDD, Android 3.1 Honeycomb Android market place and Google mobile app support. ARCHOS unveils the 8” 80 G9 tablet and the 10.1” 101 G9 powered by a 1.5 GHz dual core processor. These devices have it all!

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HTC EVO 4G+ Announced In South Korea

HTC EVO 4G have been finally announced in South Korea. HTC EVO 4G+ looks quite similar to the HTC EVO 3D, but it does not have a dual camera for 3D video recording, nor does it support 3D playback.

Yesterday, we posted the leaked pics and video of the HTC EVO 4G+ and now, the company officially unveiled the device at their website. HTC EVO 4G+ looks quite similar to the HTC EVO 3D, but it does not have a dual camera for 3D video recording, nor does it support 3D playback. HTC EVO 4G+ runs on the latest Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Operating System. Continue reading “HTC EVO 4G+ Announced In South Korea”

Imerj Android Powered Dual screen device spotted, could this revolutionize the industry?

When we talk about dual screen Android powered devices, first thing which comes to our mind is the Kyocera Echo and it’s failure in the market. Well this device is somewhat similar to the Echo, it is foldable with a hinge in the middle, can be closed and used as a phone but the similarity ends there. This new unnamed device from Imerj and Frog (Formerly known as Frog Design) looks promising with a good design (looks a bit like the iPhone 4 when closed), the software customizations over Android 2.3 and a good build quality.

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Over a million unlocked iPhones currently running on T-Mobile USA

We all know that AT&T will soon be acquiring T-Mobile and Apple has shown no signs of bringing iphone to the latter, but this has not stopped the customer from unlocking the iPhone and using it on T-Mobile. T-Mobile USA today reported that more than a million iPhones are currently active on their network,  just ahead of the Pepcom event in NYC.

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ThreeUK officially announces Xperia Ray

Sony Ericsson recently announced two new devices and they are known as the Xperia Ray and Xperia Active. Xperia Ray is for people who are looking for a stylish device, and it really looks like a good device. It looks like Three UK is impressed by Xperia Ray so much and now they have officially announced that they will be carrying it but they didn’t tell us when actually they are launching it. Continue reading “ThreeUK officially announces Xperia Ray”

Cricket Wireless brings Huawei Glory with 1.4 GHz Processor priced below $300

Prepaid carriers usually bring out low-end devices, the big manufacturers with high-end devices end up at AT & T, T-Mobile , Verizon Wireless or Sprint, but this time Huawei Glory which sports a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm processor has landed on Cricket Wireless and will be coming out this November.

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