Toshiba Folio 100 Tablet Launched

Toshiba has launched a new Android Tablet called the Folio 100 which is powered by the NVIDIA Tegra 2 CPU. It runs on Android  2.2 Operating System and features a 10.1 inch Multi-Touch Display. The WiFi only version will be available this year and a version with 3G support would be launched in 2011.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Officially Launched

Samsung has finally officially launched the Galaxy Tab Android Tablet in IFA in Berlin, Germany. The Galaxy Tab will be running on Android 2.2 sports a 7 inch Display  and support 3G , HSPA Networks , WiFi (n) and Bluetooth 3.0. It is powered by a 1 GHz Processor and is expected to hit Europe in mid-September. Pricing is not yet known.

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Huawei IDEOS with Google Android 2.2 at USD 100-200 Price Band

IFA , Berlin

Huawei has launched a new Android Phone called the IDEOS running on Froyo or Android 2.2. The phone has been developed in partnership with Google and would be released  in Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America and Latin America.The company is aiming to redefine the meaning of an entry level smartphone  with the IDEOS. The phone would be priced between $100-$200 depending on the market.

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A Byte of Apple : New iPods, iTunes 10 and Apple TV announced and dissected!

Throwing open its typically-closed-doors to a live web audience, albeit only for those on the Mac OS or iOS platform, Apple unveiled a slew of new products and services to a capacity crowd at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. There were upgrades detailed for the iOS platform, including the iPad, a whole new line-up of iPods, a brand new arisen-from-the-ashes Apple TV and iTunes 10 going all social! In case you missed it, here’s all the news you can use, list style for easy consumption, including some nuggets that the casual observer may have missed in the din of last night’s news.

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Samsung Epic 4G First Impressions

The latest in the Samsung Galaxy S line-up, the Epic 4G, has arrived and we wanted to bring you our first impressions. First things first lets talk “phone talk” before we get into our first impression. The Epic 4G boast the latest in processor technology with the Hummingbird Cortex A8 1GHz processor. Out of the box the Epic 4G provides ample storage capacity with its 512 MB ROM as well as an included 16 GB micro SD card to store your media. The screen is powered by a 4.0-inch Super AMOLED capacitive display that offers HD-like quality. Our review unit is running Android 2.1 build Samsung ECLAIR.DG27 which to my understanding is what is shipping to its customers.  The Epic 4G is using the custom skin from Samsung named TouchWiz 2.5, which offers its customers a unique feel for the Android platform.

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New iPod Touch with Retina Display , Facetime , HD Video Recording launched

The iPod Touch is pretty much an iPhone without a phone. When Apple released the iPhone 3GS , i tried hard to get hold of one without a contract for a reasonable price and was disappointed. The iPod 32 GB came to my rescue then with the same faster processor and plenty of RAM. I still use the iPod Touch as a Music and Gaming device. Apple today announced the 4th gen iPod touch today along with the revamped Nano and Shuffle and Apple TV.

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T-Mobile G2 Official Pictures Emerge

The first official pictures of Android powered T-Mobile G2 have just been emerged into the wild. T-Mobile G2 is rumored to be the first T-Mobile’s HSPA+ device and it can be used for getting 4G-like data speeds on the go.

The first official pictures of Android powered T-Mobile G2 have just been emerged into the wild. T-Mobile G2 is rumored to be the first T-Mobile’s HSPA+ device and it can be used for getting 4G-like data speeds on the go. This device comes with a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, Android 2.2 Operating System and a 5 megapixel camera.

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Watch Apple’s Event Online today via Live Streaming exclusively on a Mac or iOS device !

Apple is holding it’s annual music event today in San Francisco and for the first time they are offering a live broadcast of the launch to Mac users and iPod / iPhone and iPad users. The Video Streaming is exclusive to the aforementioned Apple Devices.

UPDATE: The live streaming will start at a 10:30 PM IST

10 AM in USA (PST) 1 PM in USA (East Coast)

6PM in UK (GMT)

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Orange UK debuts HD Voice , Singer breaks Glass with it

UK Operator Orange has released a new calling feature for its customers called HD Voice which reduces background noise and hissing noise and improves call quality.
The handsets that will be HD Voice enabled are Nokia 5230, Nokia X6, Nokia E5 and Samsung Omnia Pro.Watch the video below in which a Singer uses two Nokia X6 phones and sings into one to break a Wineglass with the other.
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Motorola Milestone2 Official Photos

milestone 2Motorola has announced the European version of the Droid2 as the Milestone 2 . Here the official photos of the Milestone 2 for you to drool. The device is expected to be available only in Europe towards the end of this year. This is video embedded below also !

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Nokia is still the Most Trusted Brand in India

Despite loosing market share to Chinese and Korean clones and to Dual SIM warriors like Micromax, Spice –  Nokia is still the Most Trusted Brand in India according to the Economic Times  Brand Equity survey for 2010. Nokia has bagged the title for 3 years in a row now. I feel Nokia still produces good value for money phones but  there is nothing interesting in the smartphone space compared to the competition. Nokia just launched Dual SIM phones in India which Nokia loyalists have been demanding for ages. When I spoke to Jo Harlow of Nokia , she told me that the delay was mainly connected to enforcing quality in the Dual SIM products.Do you trust Nokia as a brand. Answer our poll below

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