As part of their ongoing strategic changes, Nokia just announced a major shake up in senior management along with major restructuring in terms of facilities and overheads. The biggest of these changes is going to be the 10,000 strong global job cut. Of these 3,700 employees will be from Finland which we’re hearing is about 25% of the work force based out of Finland.
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Max Payne Mobile is now available for Android devices as the Rockstar Games promised earlier this week. The iPhone and iPad app released in April. The games offers complete Max Payne experience that was available in the PC game and has been optimized for Android to offer HD graphics, high-resolution textures, Social Club connectivity, user-customizable controls gamepad support for select USB controllers. It is also optimized for NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processors. Continue reading “Max Payne Mobile for Android now available for Download”
Nokia today announced a new bluetooth headset by the name of “Nokia Reaction” via its Youtube channel. The USP of the headset is the improved version of Nokia’s Always Ready technology which makes it easier to shift calls between headset and handsets.
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Motorola Razr Maxx is now available for pre-order in India from online retailer Infibeam. The LTE version, Droid Razr Maxx for Verizon was unveiled at CES 2012 earlier this year and the 3G HSPA version was announced in April. It was priced in UKin soon after that. It comes with a 3300 mAh battery, which offers up to 17.6 hours of talk-time and 607 hours standby on a single charge. It is 8.99 mm thick and weighs 145 grams.
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A developer has managed to run iOS apps running on the BlackBerry PlayBook via an iOS player. The developer called businesscat2000 has posted several videos on the CrackBerry forums after which they tested him to prove the videos are real. RIM brought support to run Java and Android apps via App players last year and is prepping for the next BlackBerry 10 OS launch that would also be available for the PlayBook which would bring new features. Continue reading “Developer manages to run iOS apps on BlackBerry PlayBook”
Here is the FoneArena review of the Huawei Honor. It was announced last year and was showcased at MWC 2012. It was available in India in April and officially launched by mid-April. It is Huawei’s first high-end phone available in India. Let’s get into the review. has 4-inch ( 854 x 480 pixels) LCD capacitive touchscreen display and is powered by 1.4GHz single-core processor. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) which is upgradable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The ICS demo ROM released last year for the Chinese market. Continue reading “Huawei Honor Review”
Samsung has launched TecTiles Programmable NFC Tags that can be customized to launch apps, send text messages, share contact information, change phone settings, send text messages automatically and more, with NFC-enabled Galaxy smartphones. Sony already launched Smart Tags, their own programmable NFC tags along with the Xperia S and the other NXT series of smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung TecTiles Programmable NFC Tags launched”
Nokia has finally launched the 808 PureView, their flagship camera phone with 41MP sensor. Nokia announced the Nokia 808 PureView at MWC 2012 and said it would launch in May 2012, but it was delayed. They announced last week that it would launch mid-June and sent us an invite for today’s launch event. It even got a price tag on their Nokia store yesterday. It has 4-inch (640 x 360 pixels) AMOLED CBD display with Gorilla Glass protection, 1.3 GHz processor and runs on Nokia Belle FP1 OS. Continue reading “Nokia 808 PureView launched in India for Rs. 33,899”
Sony has announced Xperia tipo and tipo dual, new affordable Android smartphones. These phones have 3.2-inch (480 x 320 pixels) 262 000 color TFT display and is powered by 800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It offers xLOUD audio Experience and the Xperia tipo dual has dual SIM support with one touch SIM switch key. Continue reading “Sony Xperia tipo and tipo dual with 3.2-inch display, Android 4.0 announced”
Sony has unveiled Xperia Miro, their new phone running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream sandwich) on their Facebook page. It has 3.5-inch display and comes with 5MP camera with flash, video recording at 30 fps and secondary video calling camera. It has unique illuminations for incoming messages and social updates and has Xperia with Facebook app. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Miro with 3.5-inch display and Android 4.0 announced”
The folks at BGR.in have just posted that the Nokia 808 PureView has got a new price tag of Rs.33899 on the Nokia Store with an unconfirmed MRP of Rs.34999. The 808 PureView packs a whopping 41 Megapixel Camera sensor with a Xenon flash and capable for recording 1080p videos.From the little time , I have had with the device since Mobile World Congress, CTIA and Nokia India events , I totally want one as I have owned the Nokia N82, N86 8MP and the N8. The PureView is a must have if you are camera phone freak like me. Only thing which is not so fancy about the PureView is the Symbian OS but then that is the OS which has good image processing capabilities. Continue reading “Nokia 808 Pureview gets a price tag of Rs.33899 on Nokia Store few hours before India launch”
HTC Desire C that was announced last month is now available in India from online retailer Buytheprice.com. The HTC comes with 3.5-inch HVGA display and is powered by 600 MHz processor. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with Sense 4 and comes with Beats audio support. It has 5MP camera. It is 12.25 mm thick and weighs 100g. Continue reading “HTC Desire C now available in India for Rs. 14,299”
MTS has launched MTS MTag 401, their new Android phone with new bundled data and on-net calls. It has 4.0-inch (800×480 pixels) capacitive touch-display with a resolution of 233 PPI and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It is powered by 800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 Processor and has 1700 mAh battery. It has 3MP camera. Continue reading “MTS launches MTag 401 Android smartphone with bundled offers for Rs. 8999”
The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2012, one of premier football tournaments of the year has already kicked off. Here are some apps for Nokia phones that provides everything a soccer enthusiast needs on his mobile. Continue reading “UEFA Euro 2012 apps for Nokia phones”
Apple has released a new smart case for iPad that protects the iPad screen and its aluminum back. The iPad wakes up when the front cover is removed and automatically goes to sleep when it’s closed, similar to the iPad Smart Cover that was launched last year. The iPad is fully covered on all sides with the new Smart Case. Continue reading “Apple releases new Smart Case for iPad, offers complete protection”
