Nokia sells their 1.5 billionth Series 40 phone in Brazil

Nokia has announced that they have shipped over 1.5 billion Series 40 (S40) phones. Their first Series 40 phone, Nokia 7110 was developed in 1999 that offered web-based functions, including email. The 1.5 billionth phone was received by a female consumer in the Brazilian city of São Paulo. Their latest S40 phone Nokia Asha 303 with QWERTY keypad, Touch screen display and 1 GHz processor was announced at the Nokia World last year. Continue reading “Nokia sells their 1.5 billionth Series 40 phone in Brazil”

Nokia Lumia 710 unboxing

The Nokia Lumia 710, announced at last year’s Nokia World, is Nokia’s second Windows Phone device. The Mango-powered smartphone will be making its way across stores worldwide.

The Lumia 710 is Nokia’s attempt at making Windows Phone cheaper and accessible to the market. While the Lumia 710 can be considered an ‘entry level’ Windows Phone, the specs says otherwise. Unlike entry level Android phones for example, the Lumia 710 features the same speedy 1.4GHz Snapdragon SoC that powers the Lumia 800. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 710 unboxing”

Evernote for Android v3.5 update brings Auto titles, new save feature and more

Evernote for Android has been updated to version 3.5 that brings new features such as auto-titles for untitled notes, new save feature and more. This is the major update after a month. Continue reading “Evernote for Android v3.5 update brings Auto titles, new save feature and more”

LG Optimus LTE shipments exceed 1 million globally

LG has announced that they have shipped 1 million units of Optimus LTE, their first phone to come with LTE support and HD display. They announced the Optimus LTE in Korea last October for SK Telecom (SKT) and LG U+ that was popular from the first day in Korea that sold 5,000 units on the first day of the launch. It shipped over 600,000 units in Korea alone, 100 days after the launch. Continue reading “LG Optimus LTE shipments exceed 1 million globally”

Apple sold 37.04 million iPhones, 15.43 million iPads and 15.4 million iPods in Q1 2012

Apple iPhone 4S

Apple posted record breaking earnings for it Q1 2012 quarter which ended on Dec 31, 2011 clocking $46.33 billion with a profit of $13.06 billion.It managed to see 37.04 million iPhones , 15.43 million iPads and 15.4 million iPods and 5.2 million Macs. Continue reading “Apple sold 37.04 million iPhones, 15.43 million iPads and 15.4 million iPods in Q1 2012”

TaazzaGO location-based app rebranded as Localbeat, now available for iPhone

TaazzaGO, location-based app for India that was launched last year for Android and also one of the popular app has been rebranded as Localbeat for India. This app is now available for iPhone. It lets you know about the happenings around your place in terms of news, shopping deals & discounts, events & yellow pages. The Android app has also been upgraded with new features. Continue reading “TaazzaGO location-based app rebranded as Localbeat, now available for iPhone”

[Review] Integral 32GB microSD card

We’ve been using the Integral 32GB memory card for quite some time now in our Nokia N8 and Samsung Galaxy Note. Using it under different scenarios lets us test the limitations of hardware under real life use such as recording 1080p video or copying a lot of music. The card in question is capable of Class 4 speeds.
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Image editing Apps for BlackBerry

Here are some apps for BlackBerry that lets you edit and share the images directly from your smartphone / PlayBook. These apps would make the photography fun and enables you add a personal touch for the images captured by you. Continue reading “Image editing Apps for BlackBerry”

Huawei Mediapad now available in India for Rs. 28000


Huawei MediaPad is finally on sale in India from online retailers after their announcement last November. It was announced globally last June and comes with a 7-inch (1280×800 IPS) LCD display, Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS (Upgradable to Android 4.0) and it is powered by Dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm processor. It has 5MP audo-focus camera and 1.3MP front camera. It is just 10.5mm thick and weighs 390g. Continue reading “Huawei Mediapad now available in India for Rs. 28000”

LG Optimus 3D Successor Leaked?

Last week, LG officially announced their new Android powered tablet which is known as the LG Optimus Pad LTE, featuring a 8.9 Inch True HD IPS display and many other goodies. We also had a little sneak peak of LG Optimus 2 and now it seems LG is planning to launch the successor to their famous device known as LG Optimus 3D. Continue reading “LG Optimus 3D Successor Leaked?”

Nokia might have shipped over 1 million Lumia smartphones last year

Bloomberg reports that if analyst figures are to be believed , the Nokia Lumia series of handsets might have shipped in excess of 1million handsets so far. The figure was achieved by taking an average of the input from 22 different analysts , in other words it should be taken with a pinch of salt.
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Sony announces 8MP and 13MP CMOS smartphone image sensors

Sony has announced new 8MP and 13MP CMOS image sensors for smartphones, tablets, and other devices. These are back-illuminated stacked CMOS image sensors that would offer faster signal processing and lower power consumption. This camera would feature Sony’s unique RGBW Coding function that has low noise and high picture quality in the captured images even in low-light conditions. The Sony’s HDR (High Dynamic Range) Movie function in the 13MP camera would offer brilliant color to be captured even in bright conditions. Continue reading “Sony announces 8MP and 13MP CMOS smartphone image sensors”

Nokia Lumia 900 coming to UK in June


Nokia Lumia 900 would be available in UK this June, according to retail re-seller Carphone Warehouse in UK. Nokia unveiled the Lumia 900 for AT&T US on their 4G LTE network earlier this month at CES 2012. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 900 coming to UK in June”

Quadcore HTC Edge to be showcased at MWC 2012

Last year was not a great year for HTC, their target profit was not achieved and also their devices were overpowered by the smartphones and tablets coming out of Samsung’s camp . Partnership with Beats did not market their products to a great extent. This year they are expecting to make their device superior and more powerful, and they will be leading the charge with is the HTC Edge, a quadcore nVIDIA Tegra 3 powered beast, which they will be showcasing at MWC.

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