Penguin Books India launches iPhone and Nokia apps

Penguin Books India has launched their Penguin Books app for iPhone and Nokia phones. This app lets you view the list of latest Penguin books, bestsellers and upcoming books. There is also an Excerpts tab that lets you read the excerpt of some of the popular books. This is the first app of its kind offered by an Indian Publisher. Continue reading “Penguin Books India launches iPhone and Nokia apps”

Skitch for Android – Capture, Annotate and Share images

Evernote has acquired popular image annotation application Skitch and launched Skitch Android application. This app lets you Capture, Annotate and Share images with your friends or simply paint something on a blank canvas and share it easily. Continue reading “Skitch for Android – Capture, Annotate and Share images”

Co-branded version of Opera Mini launched for Vodafone Customers


Vodafone Essar and Opera Software has joined hands to offer Opera Mini browser for the Vodafone customers in India. This would let the users to browse the Internet better and faster and it also comes with customized Speed Dial shortcuts for easy access to unique Vodafone Essar features. Both of them has already extended their global agreement earlier this year. Continue reading “Co-branded version of Opera Mini launched for Vodafone Customers”

HTC rolling out Android 2.3.4 update for Vodafone HTC Sensation.

As I write this post, HTC is rolling out a maintainance update for the Vodafone HTC Sensation users. This update will also upgrade your Android version to 2.3.4. If you are a Vodafone HTC Sensation user then you will be getting this update over the air, so all yu need to do is grab your phone and the update to be shown in your notification bar.

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Bharti Airtel betting big on Indian Formula One Grand Prix


Bharti Airtel has announced that they will be the Title Sponsor for the Indian Formula One Grand Prix by joining hands with Formula One Group Companies. They have also announced the official logo and the F1 Grand Prix in India would be known as Airtel Indian Grand Prix. Continue reading “Bharti Airtel betting big on Indian Formula One Grand Prix”

Nokia Symbian Anna Update rolling out to N8, E7, C7 and C6-01

Nokia has announced that the much awaited Symbian Anna update is finally available for Symbian phones such as the N8, C7 , E7 and C6-01.  The update brings a new UI along with some improvements in messaging , maps and the browser. The update is available through Ovi Suite and as an Over The Air update.The Over the Air normally takes a bit longer to appear so you can try using Ovi Suite to check if your phone has received the update. The release also says that more than 10 Symbian phones will be launched in the next 12 months. The update is slowly rolling out to all countries . Have you updated your Nokia to Anna ? Let us know ! Continue reading “Nokia Symbian Anna Update rolling out to N8, E7, C7 and C6-01”

Getit Local Search App now available for BlackBerry phones

Getit Local Search app is now available for BlackBerry phones. This app lets you search for places based on your location using GPS. You can search for places in your locality like Restaurants, Hotels, Hotels, Real Estate, Auto, Electronics, Travel and much more. They launched the iPhone app recently.

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Samsung Galaxy S II 32GB Variant Spotted

So far the Samsung Galaxy S II has been enjoying incredible sales and with the white version coming soon, the numbers are only set to increase. But even the white one is expected to come in 16GB version. The 32GB version that was promised during the announcement is still unavailable.

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120,000 Units of LG Optimus 3D Sold in South Korea

An LG spokesman announced that LG has done very well globally as well as in Korea. The LG has managed to sell over 120,000 units of the Optimus 3D since its launch last month on the SK Telecom network.

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Huawei Ideos Sells Over 350,000 Units in Kenya

In the beginning of 2011, Huawei unveiled the Ideos in India. A budget Android handset for the masses. The very same handset has reportedly managed to cross over 350,000 units in terms of sales in Africa.

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Nokia and Polar Mobile to launch over 300 mobile apps for Symbian , Meego and Windows Phone

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Looks like Nokia is still supporting Meego and Symbian as it plans to launch over 300 apps for Symbian , Meego and Windows Phone devices over the next 12 months. The handset maker has entered into an agreement with mobile app developer Polar Mobile to launch apps for top media brands. The first 50 apps will be available on Nokia Ovi Store for Symbian phones.All these apps are expected to use the Qt framework which enables developers to reuse code across various mobile platforms. It’s not clear what is the strategy for Windows Phone as there Qt does not support the platform as of now.  Continue reading “Nokia and Polar Mobile to launch over 300 mobile apps for Symbian , Meego and Windows Phone”

Beetel Magiq Android Tablet launched in India at Rs. 9999

Beetel has launched their Android Tablet, Magiq in India. This 3G Tablet runs on Android 2.2 and has 7 inch TFT touchscreen and powered by a 1 GHz processor. Reliance launched their 3G Tab recently, but this tablet is cheaper and has faster processor. The Magiq tablet also comes with free 3G data for both prepaid and postpaid customers from Airtel.Whats surprising about the tablet is the pricing under Rs.10000 considering it runs on Android 2.2 Continue reading “Beetel Magiq Android Tablet launched in India at Rs. 9999”

Three UK announces new HSPA+ MiFi

Three UK today announced a new version of the popular MiFi portable wireless router series.

The rebadged Huawei E586 will offer a significant speed improvement over the current MiFi, including HSPA+ support with speeds up to 21.1Mbps HSDPA and 5.76Mbps HSUPA, and will go on sale in September. Continue reading “Three UK announces new HSPA+ MiFi”