Vodafone launches Appia powered Mobile Application Store in India

Vodafone has launched Vodafone Mobile Application Store, Powered by Appia that has vast selection of over 10,000 free and paid applications for different mobile platforms such as Android, Java, Symbian and Blackberry. It shows Featured, Popular and New apps. The popular App categories includes games, entertainment, social networking and local culture. There are also Apps from the local providers, including Hungama, India Games and Nazara, Spice, and Vodafone-branded apps like Portfolio Tracker, Vodafone TV, and Chhota Comics. You can also search for the apps manually. Continue reading “Vodafone launches Appia powered Mobile Application Store in India”

Nokia Luna Bluetooth Headset with NFC hands-on

Nokia has been a big player in the mobile NFC space, starting development long before Google seen the light. But for Nokia, it’s not all about mobile wallets. They have recently a range of accessories with NFC built-in, designed to make pairing easier. The Nokia Luna Bluetooth headset is one of them, and I have recently had the opportunity to play with them at Nokia World 2011. Continue reading “Nokia Luna Bluetooth Headset with NFC hands-on”

Samsung Lists Devices Eligible for Android Ice Cream Sandwich

Samsung Italy has reportedly mentioned which of their devices will be getting an upgrade to the latest version of Google’s Android OS – Ice Cream Sandwich. Continue reading “Samsung Lists Devices Eligible for Android Ice Cream Sandwich”

Samsung Becomes Number One in Smartphone Shipments

In a new report published by Strategy Analytics, Samsung have snatched the top spot in the global smartphone market, shipping 27.8 million smartphones in the last quarter. Continue reading “Samsung Becomes Number One in Smartphone Shipments”

Limited Edition Porsche Design P’9981 BlackBerry Unveiled

RIM and Porsche took off the wraps from the P’9981 today. The phone is  a limited edition Blackberry OS7 based smartphone to be sold only at select Porsche dealerships.

Continue reading “Limited Edition Porsche Design P’9981 BlackBerry Unveiled”

Motorola Droid 4 spotted in the wild

Droid-Life have got their hands on a photograph of a handset said to be the Motorola Droid 4. The Android based smartphone comes with a slide out 5 row QWERTY keyboard. The design is highly inspired by the recently launched Droid RAZR.

Continue reading “Motorola Droid 4 spotted in the wild”

New Firmware update (FW 025.007) for Nokia N8 in India (Symbian Anna)

We have just received the new FW 025.007 to our Nokia N8 Dark Grey. Nokia N8 in India has already received Symbian Anna FW 022 and now this new firmware is more towards bug fixing and improving performance of the Nokia N8. Continue reading “New Firmware update (FW 025.007) for Nokia N8 in India (Symbian Anna)”

Nokia Kinetic concept phone with flexible display hands-on

Nokia is demoing a concept phone with flexible display at Nokia World 2011 in London. The Nokia Kinetic by Nokia Research division works by bending and twisting the device in each corner in order to register input.

The Nokia Kinetic is a landscape device with two working applications, Music and Pictures, no doubt created as proof of concepts. For example bending in the device towards you will open the application.

Below is a video demo of the Nokia Kinetic and how it works. There are currently no plans to bring this screen technology to the market but this is merely a sneak into what Nokia has in store for us.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axLeN2G-fG8

Formula One Apps for Nokia phones

The first ever Formula One Grand Prix starts from October 28 till October 30 in India. Here are some of the apps for your Nokia phone to follow the F1 Races and to keep you busy during the Formula one weekend that offers news, stats, player information and lots more. Continue reading “Formula One Apps for Nokia phones”

Samsung Wave 3 Hands-On

We already know that recently Samsung India has launched three new smartphones in 3 different platforms namely, Android, BADA and Windows Phone. We attended the launch event in Delhi and here are the hands-on photos of Samsung Wave 3. Enjoy… Continue reading “Samsung Wave 3 Hands-On”

Garmin launches Garmin Fit app for Android and iPhone and ANT+ adapter

Garmin has launched their Garmin Fit app that would let the users track metrics such as speed, pace, distance, time, calories of their activities such as running, cycling and lots more. With the help of Garmin accessories it displays heart rate and cadence. It also maps and automatically uploads workouts to Garmin Connect. They have also launched their ANT+ adapter for iPhone allowing users to use their Garmin ANT+ accessories with their iPhone. Continue reading “Garmin launches Garmin Fit app for Android and iPhone and ANT+ adapter”

Samsung Galaxy Y Hands-On

03102011223

We already know that recently Samsung India has launched three new smartphones in 3 different platforms namely, Android, BADA and Windows Phone. We attended the launch event in Delhi and here are the hands-on photos of Samsung Galaxy Y. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Y Hands-On”

[Breaking] Sony buys out Ericsson’s 50% share in Sony Ericsson

We’re still waiting for more information regarding this but Reuters reports that Sony has bought out Ericsson’s 50% share in the Sony Ericsson joint venture. Sony Ericsson has recently completed 10 years of the JV and started off making feature phones and the iconic Walkman , Cybershot series of devices.

Continue reading “[Breaking] Sony buys out Ericsson’s 50% share in Sony Ericsson”

Formula One Apps for BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook

The first ever Formula One Grand Prix starts from October 28 till October 30 in India. Here are some Apps for the BlackBerry Smartphones and the BlackBerry PlayBook that will give you the latest updates and keep you busy on the Formula one weekend. Continue reading “Formula One Apps for BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook”

Half a milion apps sold on the Android market.

The Android Market surpassed 500,000 applications in the month of September. Although more that 37% of submissions have been taken out over the course time for an assortment of excuses, the Android Market transcended 500,000 issued  applications last month as recorded by a mobile app market intelligence firm research2guidance. This firm also stated that the Apple’s App Store has had more than 600,000 bestselling  submissions till date having 24% of apps have been removed. This is what the firm had to say – “Although Apple regularly cleans up its store from inappropriate or outdated content, its active application share still exceeds that of Android,”  it also stated about Apple – “It is likely that the more rigid application submission requirements prevent developers from publishing multiple trial or low quality applications whereas publishers in the Android Market place a lot of market testing, trials, demo and malware content.” 

Continue reading “Half a milion apps sold on the Android market.”