After being hit by the largest earthquakes ever recorded followed by a deadly tsunami that slammed into the Japan’s east coast, leaving a huge swath of devastation, Sony Ericsson is one of the companies which has been affected by the disaster, since Tokyo has been the their hub from the beginning. The company has been closely following the situation in Japan and has been doing all that is needed for the safety of their employees. There are approximately 1100 employees (including consultants) working at both the offices in Tokyo, and confirms that no employee was injured, and no major damage has been done to their offices. The affected area in northern Japan supplies a large portion of the world’s electronics industry with components, and the current situation also seems to impact Sony Ericsson’s business. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson affected by Earthquake in Japan”
Nokia E7 Griefs Shed A Light On Some Important Symbian Glitches
Over the past 4 years and more than 40 review and trial phones that have passed in my hands, there are barely a few experiences I can count as terrible. One of the most recent ones though occurred just a couple of weeks ago and it made me see things in a different perspective. See, my luck had it that I received a faulty Nokia E7 unit, which had software glitches from the first time I turned it on and then hardware issues as well. While this was bound to happen, as there will always be that one unit that runs away from quality control in production plants, it isn’t the problems that arose that annoyed me, but the fact that Symbian’s only way of fixing them was Restoring and starting from scratch.
Here is a recount of my adventures with the Nokia E7 and the glitches I started noticing as I went along battling it to get it to a working state.
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Nokia And Union Bank Launch Mobile Payment Services
Nokia India in collaboration with the Union Bank today launched a slew of mobile based banking services. Primarily aimed towards Tier 2 cities where internet banking has not achieved much growth , the mobile banking service will allow consumers to deposit and withdraw cash from select Nokia outlets in collaboration with Union Bank.
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Motorola MILESTONE 2 Review
Here is the FoneArena Motorola Milestone 2 Review, the latest version of the handset that saved Motorola in the past. It is unbelievable that barely two years ago, Motorola was on death knell. Then the company announced and release the Droid/Milestone, a high-end Android smartphone that was well received by smartphone enthusiasts. It was a remarkable comeback for Motorola and the rest, as they say, was history. Continue reading “Motorola MILESTONE 2 Review”
Google Search app for iPhone gets a new update
Google Search app for iPhone got a new update which brings a new user interface and bug fixes. The new update also brings gesture controls to the app.
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Nokia E7 Photo Gallery
Hello everyone to another one of my photo galleries! This time i got my hands on Nokia’s successor of the great Communicator series, the Nokia E7! Announced at Nokia World in September 2010, the E7 has gathered a nice following of fans who could not wait to get their hands on one (I’m looking at you, Trentsense :D) Enjoy my pictures of the Nokia E7 in all it’s details!
Nokia E7 in dark grey. More colors to follow! Continue reading “Nokia E7 Photo Gallery”
Samsung Galaxy Pop CDMA Android Phone @ Rs.9750
If you are looking for an affordable CDMA phone running Android , the Samsung Galaxy Pop is coming your way. The Galaxy Pop CDMA aka SCH-l559 runs on Android 2.2 and sports a 320x240px display. It is powered by a 1200 mAh battery. It has a 3.15 MP camera and does video recording too.
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Opera to launch Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 at CTIA 2011
Opera Software has grand plans for CTIA 2011 starting next week in DisneyLand .. err Orlando , Florida. The browser maker is going to launch the next versions of the world’s most popular mobile browsers -Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 at the event. The company is also planning to launch a version of the browser optimized for tablets.
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Acer Liquid Metal India Price = Rs.20500
Acer has launched a new Android handset in India in the form of the Acer Liquid Metal. The Android 2.2 phone is powered by a Snapdragon processor and boasts of HSPA 14.4 Mbps support. It has a 5 MP Camera which also records video in 720p. The battery life promised is about 8 hours of talktime.
iPad 2 Will it Blend ?
Each and every time a new Apple gadget hits the stores we can expect some funny videos from Will it Blend.
Now we have a new video in which the iPad 2 which was launched last week is blended in a mixer and reduced to dust. Continue reading “iPad 2 Will it Blend ?”
HTC Flyer Release Date – April ?
There is finally some news about the HTC Flyer tablet which we saw at MWC 2011. UK retailer Clove says that the 3G version of the Flyer Android tablet might hit stores in mid-April
Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi To Be Available From March 27 For $599
Motorola XOOM will be available in the US from March 27th at Amazon.com, Best Buy, Costco, RadioShack, Sam’s Club (select locations), Staples and Walmart. This device comes with a price tag of $599.
Motorola XOOM is the first tablet powered by the new Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) operating system. This device was announced at the CES 2011 in Las Vegas. It comes with a 10.1 inch touchscreen display, 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor and so on. The Wi-Fi version of Motorola XOOM will be finally available for purchase from March 27th. Continue reading “Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi To Be Available From March 27 For $599”
Nokia to announce new Symbian handset at CTIA for USA
Nokia is planning to launch a new Symbian device at CTIA on March 21 happening at Orlando, Florida. Nokia’s performance in the American market has been disappointing compared to other major mobile markets such as Europe, China and India. Looks like Nokia’s new CEO Stephen Elop has plans to refocus on the American market which is one of the biggest mobile markets.
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HP To Release TouchPad In June for $499?
HP TouchPad is expected to release in June with a price tag of just $499 for the 16GB Wi-Fi version and $599 for the 32GB variant. HP is also expected to announce a 7 inch tablet soon.
Back in February, HP announced its much-awaited tablet, the HP TouchPad. This device is powered by the HP webOS operating system and it features a 9.7 inch XGA capacitive display, 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera for live video calling and so on. HP has not yet announced the release date and price of this device, but, according to the guys at PreCentral, HP TouchPad will finally release in June. Continue reading “HP To Release TouchPad In June for $499?”
HTC Incredible S Already Available In India?
Last month, HTC announced the new HTC Incredible S at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011 in Barcelona. According to our friends at Mahesh Telecom, the HTC Incredible is already available for sale in India with HTC India warranty.
Last month, HTC announced the new HTC Incredible S at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011 in Barcelona. This handset is the successor of the popular HTC Incredible smartphone and it currently runs on the Android 2.2 (FroYo) operating system. According to our friends at Mahesh Telecom, a popular retailer in Mumbai, the HTC Incredible is already available for sale in India with HTC India warranty. Check out the complete specs, after the break. Continue reading “HTC Incredible S Already Available In India?”