At its Google I/O event , Google let loose the next version of Android ie Ice Cream Sandwich. What is so special about it ? Well for one it makes the entire code base cross platform. What this means is that the same OS will run on your tablet , smartphone and even the desktop. The only change will be the UI. So what do we have here ?
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We all love Android for its flexibility and customization. But even the most ardent fan will agree that the music player on the Android is in need of a major revamp. Enter , Fede , the developer responsible for Launcher Pro which is the most popular third party launcher on the Android Marketplace. Fede’s Music Player is a complete port of the Windows Phone 7 music player UI to Android. Even at its current Alpha level of development everything just works. The UI is identical to Zune player on WP7 and animations are fluid.
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Verizon Wireless is one of the largest mobile phone networks in USA and at the moment, they are offering number of amazing Android devices. Verizon introduced their first ever Android device in October 2009, and the name of the device is Motorola Droid. It’s the first ever CDMA Android phone, and it really changed the way people think about Android. Last year, Motorola launched the successor to Droid which is known as Droid 2, which is also an amazing device and comes with some amazing features but with time, everything gets old. Continue reading “More Droid 3 details shows up, no LTE?”
The Samsung Galaxy S II has received yet another firmware update. The firmware updates the phone to i9100XWKE7.
When HTC launched the Desire and the aluminum bodied HTC Legend, it created two of the most popular Android devices in the market. So much so that Google basically took the HTC Desire and named it the Nexus One ie the first Google phone. Fast forward to 2011 and we have the successor to the original Desire ie the Desire S. Is it still as ‘desirable’ as the original? Read on the FoneArena HTC Desire S Review to find out!
Back at the CTIA, AT&T officially announced the HTC HD7S which is currently available at T-Mobile USA as HTC HD7. AT&T didn’t tell us when they will launch it, so folks who are looking forward for it are waiting from a long time now. Now AT&T officially announced via their Facebook page that they will launch this device officially on June 5th and it will go for $199.99. Continue reading “AT&T HTC HD7S price and release date announced”
Pantech has just announced the Vega Racer which is the world’s first dual core 1.5 GHz smartphone. The phone will be released only in Korea.
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The HTC Flyer will be available for purchase from Best Buy starting from May 22nd. Best Buy will be exclusively launching the Wi-Fi only version of the tablet in the US.
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Forbes magazine has reported that Carlo Bozotti (CEO of STMicroelectronics) said that Nokia will be using the dual core ST-Ericsson U8500 chips to power some of their Windows Phones.
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We are hearing about HTC Trophy from a long time now, which is actually Verizon’s first ever WP7 device. We saw it first time back in February with Verizon branding on it and we heard a lot of rumored release dates. But now Verizon finally lifts the curtain and officially announces the HTC Trophy. Continue reading “Verizon officially announces HTC Trophy, price and release date confirmed”
The HTC Sensation is now available on Vodafone UK, from 20th May onwards. Customers who pre-ordered the device should be getting their devices very soon.
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Japanese love the clamshell form-factor for their phones. Thus Sharp and Softbank have announced the world’s first clamshell Android 2.3 phone. The phone is called the Sharp Hybrid 007SH and will be sold though Softbank.
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Samsung and Pleomax have announced the launch of a new soft and durable range of covers for the Galaxy S II. Pleomax is a Samsung brand that manufactures PC accessories such as keyboards, mouses, writable media etc.
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The official Twitter client 2.0 for BlackBerry has finally passed beta testing phase and released officially. Twitter for BlackBerry was in beta zone for couple of weeks. Now RIM have released it officially in Blackberry App World . This app will be available in the BlackBerry App World within 24 hours. Continue reading “Twitter 2.0 for BlackBerry released in BlackBerry App World”
CNN International news app is now available for Symbian^3 Nokia phones. CNN has recently launched their Android app and iPhone app is already available for over an year. This app provides latest news based on your location and different categories. It also provides latest videos and user generated iReport. Continue reading “CNN News app now available for Symbian^3 Nokia phones”
