Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos ,Galaxy Y Duos and Galaxy Y Pro Duos launched in India

Samsung has launched range of Dual SIM Android and Dual SIM feature phones in India. The Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos is the Dual SIM version of Galaxy Ace and it is powered by 832MHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It has Dual SIM Dual Active technology that allows consumers to be available on CDMA and GSM numbers all the time. The Galaxy Y Duos and Y Pro Duos also comes with similar 832MHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos ,Galaxy Y Duos and Galaxy Y Pro Duos launched in India”

Motorola’s Intel-powered ICS smartphone image surface

Motorola and Intel entered into multi-year partnership last month to use Intel’s Atom chips in it’s Android smartphones. Pocketnow has got hold of a new rendered image of the phone that looks similar to the curved reference design and is said to be powered by Intel’s Medfield processor. Continue reading “Motorola’s Intel-powered ICS smartphone image surface”

Valentine’s Day Sale: 11 Gameloft iPhone and iPad games at $0.99

Gameloft is back with their new discount sale for the Valentine’s day. This this they offer 11 iPhone and iPad games at $0.99. Their previous sale was for this new year. Continue reading “Valentine’s Day Sale: 11 Gameloft iPhone and iPad games at $0.99”

BlackBerry 10 OS new images surface

New images of BlackBerry 10 OS has surfaced that shows new UI and features such as home-screen Widgets, updated icon tray with search, camera, and call buttons, new folder icons similar to iOS and much more. Crackberry has got hold of several pictures that is said to be prepared by one of RIM’s external ad agency partners. Continue reading “BlackBerry 10 OS new images surface”

Samsung Wave 3 Bada 2.0 phone launched in Korea

Samsung has launched their new Wave 3 Bada phone in Korea. It was unveiled at IFA 2011 in September 2011. This phone has 4 inch (800 x 480 pixels) AMOLED touch screen display and runs on the latest Bada 2.0 OS. It is powered by 1.4GHz Processor and comes with 5 MP Auto focus camera with LED Flash, 702p HD video recording and secondary VGA camera. Continue reading “Samsung Wave 3 Bada 2.0 phone launched in Korea”

MediaTek MT6575 introduces low – mid range Android platform

Semiconductor manufacturer MediaTek  announced its 3rd generation platform for low – mid range Android devices.  The MT6575 platform offers a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, a proven 3G/HSPA modem and runs the latest Android v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).

The chipset which will find its way in mid range handsets can decode 720p video streams. Upto 8MP cameras are supported and screen with qHD resolution. In industry-standard benchmark testing, the MT6575 offered over 35% improvement for browser applications and over 20% improvement in graphics capabilities for gaming when compared to other chipsets in the segment offered by competitors.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 with 7-inch display and Android 4.0 announced

Samsung has announced Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, successor of 7-inch Galaxy Tab that was launched in 2010. This is powered by 1GHz dual-core processor and runs Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 7-inch (1024×600) PLS TFT LCD display and has 3MP fixed focus rear-facing camera and VGA camera on the front. It is 10.5mm thick and weighs 344g. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 with 7-inch display and Android 4.0 announced”

Airtel launches online self care service for prepaid mobile customers


Airtel has launched online self care service for prepaid mobile customers for the first time in India. This would let the Airtel prepaid customers to manage their prepaid account online and offers host of functionalities including checking balance, recharging, starting / stopping VAS services, viewing last 5 recharge details and more. Continue reading “Airtel launches online self care service for prepaid mobile customers”

LG Optimus 3D 2 to be thinner and lighter, expected at MWC 2012

The LG Optimus 3D 2, successor of the first Optimus 3D would be thinner and lighter according to ETNews. The successor would be just 9.8mm thick that is 2mm thinner than the existing Optimus 3D at 11.9mm. It is also said to weigh 20g lesser than its predecessor. Continue reading “LG Optimus 3D 2 to be thinner and lighter, expected at MWC 2012”

ARMA 2: Firing Range now available for all Android devices for free


Bohemia Interactive launched the ARMA 2: Firing Range, simulation game for NVIDIA Tegra 2 Android phones last July. The game is now available for free for entire range of Android phones that runs on Android 2.3 and above. This game has accurate high-poly weapon models to choose from to get an interactive 3D preview and study its specs or to use it for simulation. Continue reading “ARMA 2: Firing Range now available for all Android devices for free”

Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 heading to MWC

GSMArena has got hold of a promotional image of an upcoming Samsung handset. The Galaxy Mini 2 or the S6500 is expected to be unveiled at the upcoming Mobile World Congress. The phone is going to be another lower end Android phone and will slot in between the Galaxy Y , Galaxy Ace.

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Aviary photo editing tech now coming to Windows Phone

Aviary photo editing tools which powers the likes of imgur , Halftone and Rockmelt is going to be available to Windows Phone developers soon. Aviary lets app and web developers add photo editing functionality for free to their apps.

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Foursquare for Android gets NFC support

Foursquare has updated its Android support to include support for NFC features included in Android 4.0. The popular location sharing app lets users check into a location by simply tapping their devices against a tag at a compatible location.

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Google Wallet security holes affect both rooted and stock phones

Recent investigation has unveiled glaring security holes in the Google Wallet NFC payment service which lets a person gain access to the secret Wallet pin. While it was believed that only users with rooted devices were threatened by this security lapse , further investigation shows that even  stock devices are at risk.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 680 (Galaxy Tab 7.7) now available in India for Rs. 33571

Samsung Galaxy Tab 680 also known as Galaxy Tab 7.7 is now available in India from online retailer Flipkart in India. The 7.7-inch tab was announced last September at  at IFA in Berlin and it comes with 7.7 inch Super AMOLED Plus Display and is powered by 1.4GHz Dual Core processor. It runs on Android Honeycomb version 3.2.  It is just 7.89mm thin and weighs only 335 grams. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 680 (Galaxy Tab 7.7) now available in India for Rs. 33571”