Foxconn Employee Commits Suicide After Losing 4G iPhone Prototype

Mobile Phones are some of the consumer products with the greatest hype and thus most consumers love news, photos or any information regarding future phones and products. Many models of handsets are leaked to the public while some are kept secret till the moment of announcement.

One such example was the 1st Generation iPhone which was kept a secret till the last moment. Rumours were doing the rounds about the phone but nothing about the features or any photo leaked. Then when people began to write off the rumours, Apple made the announcement with a bang creating tremendous hype.

But today we hear the sad news and wonder whether all this secrecy is worth it. According to sources, 25 year old Sun Danyong, an employee at Foxconn committed suicide. The reason for this is because he lost a 4th Generation Prototype of the Apple iPhone which was entrusted to him to be shipped to Apple. Continue reading “Foxconn Employee Commits Suicide After Losing 4G iPhone Prototype”

Nokia N97 Widgets on the Home Screen

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Nokia N97 is a cool looking phone for sure. One of the unique features of the N97 is the Widgets on the Home Screen of the device and the ability to hide them with just a swipe when you think someone’s spying on your phone’s display.

For example , see the widgets above . I’m checking amazon for hot products, reading my facebook updates, checking how the world economy is doing with the help of the bloomberg widget and also trying to check the weather around GooglePlex . Now suddenly my boss comes over and before he gets the slightest doubt about my vacation plans, I hide all my widgets and show him an empty screen.

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Video Review: Nokia N86 8MP Walkthrough

After giving you a very quick video fondle of the Nokia N86 8MP, here we give you a lengthy, almost 8 minute long, presentation of the device. The Nokia N86 8MP is the latest imaging flagship from Nokia, packing up a great wide-angle 8MP camera with a Carl Zeiss lens. It features Nokia’s iconic dual-slider design that was brought by the N95, with dedicated multimedia (gaming, music, video, browsing) keys. The N86 8MP also packs GPS, 3G, Wifi, the latest Ovi services on board, S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, 8GB of built-in memory, microUSB charging, TV Out, an FM transmitter and a lot more. It also has the famous kickstand design on the back, that pops around the camera and lets you rest it comfortably at an angle on any surface. Continue reading “Video Review: Nokia N86 8MP Walkthrough”

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Firmware Update to Bring New Features

We have all seen the new improvements in the Nokia N97 UI such as the Kinetic Scrolling, Widgets etc. Well now there is news that Nokia is a set to release a new firmware update for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Version V31 (Version number may change) and the firmware will bring many new features to the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Continue reading “Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Firmware Update to Bring New Features”

Samsung OMNIA HD vs HTC Touch Pro 2 Photo Gallery

The Samsung OMNIA HD and HTC Touch Pro 2 are two of the hottest touchscreen devices in the market right now.


The Samsung having an 8 Megapixel Camera with Autofocus and HD Video Recording, 600mHz Processor, 3.7″ AMOLED Touchscreen (360*640 resolution), 8/16GB Memory, 3.5mm Jack etc. Continue reading “Samsung OMNIA HD vs HTC Touch Pro 2 Photo Gallery”

Samsung OMNIA HD Photo Gallery

Here are some brilliant shots of the Samsung OMNIA HD which is one of the latest and best devices out in the market right now combining most major features such as an 8 Megapixel Camera with Autofocus and HD Video Recording, DivX, 3.8″ Touchscreen, Symbian S60 5th Edition etc to create a Multimedia Monster.

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Rumor: Nokia to launch new handset lineup C series

The Nokia netbook rumors have started flowing in again . This time in a different fashion. A finnish website points to a recent trademark application by Nokia which hints at a new handset lineup called C Series . We have had N Series and E Series so far and the Enterprise series of phones beat the multimedia lineup in terms of sales for the first time this quarter. Nokia has been pushing many of its high end devices as Mobile Computers and if the C series rumor is true then we might see real computers being offered by Nokia.

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Samsung Marine B2100 outdoor mobile phone

Leading mobile phone manufacturer Samsung has launched its latest outdoor mobile phone Samsung Marine-B2100 in India which could withstand any environmental conditions.This phone suits for mountaineers, mariners, trekkers and to all those who enjoy outdoor activities. Having the capacity of eliminating bumps, bangs and scrapes, the mobile is provided with water-resistant, dust-proof and shock-proof through the shock urethane material case.

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Create Bookmarklets on Opera Mini/ Nokia Default Browser/ Other Mobile Browsers

Have you ever been on the mobile web, reading an interesting article and wish you could quickly share it with your friends on twitter, delicious or Google reader? Well, now you can.

Just head over to http://o.yeswap.com in your mobile browser (Opera Mini or Nokia’s native web Browser). There you have lots of bookmarklets related to Twitter, Delicious, Google Reader, Stumbleupon, Zamzar etc. Continue reading “Create Bookmarklets on Opera Mini/ Nokia Default Browser/ Other Mobile Browsers”

Nokia N86 8MP Coming to the USA with a price tag of $558

After the worldwide launch of the Nokia N86 8MP – the first 8 megapixel from Nokia is going to be available in USA soon.This handset has won the award for the best imaging phone award for 2009 from TIPA

The handset will be available at a price of $558 . No mention about the tax. So we assume this is the pre-tax price.Here are some hands on pics of the indian variant

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HTC Hero Unboxing Pictures and Video

The folks over at Android Community have managed to get their hands on the HTC Hero Android Phone which features the HTC Sense Technology . It’s also the first android phone to support Adobe Flash out of the box ! The Hero is runs the cupcake 1.5 version of the Android OS but it’s got a customized UI.

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Samsung Mobiles aiming for 20 percent market share in India , bringing 7 new models

Samsung which is very much a household brand name in Asia is striving hard to increase its market share in India according to a PTI report. Samsung Mobiles which was once having a very minor share of the handset market in India now has a share of about 10-15% according to country head of Samsung India , Sunil Dutt. Its interesting to note that Sunil was part of the top brass in Nokia India a couple of years back. Good news for Samsung fans, the company plans to launch over 7 new models in India in July and August including the hugely awaited Omnia HD

The company has a lot of handsets in the low end segment but in the high-end there was nothing impressive so far. Looks like it wants to change this myth

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Blackberry Storm Preview

The Blackberry Storm just arrived in our test labs today. The BB 9500 a.ka. Storm is the first ever full touchscreen Blackberry device.

No QWERTY keyboard like the other blackberries but it’s got SurePress technology so that you can use the screen alone. The display is gorgeous and we are drooling at it already.

Since we have got a lot of requests from users to review Blackberry phones you can expect to see lots of posts on the 9500 Storm and 8900 Javelin. Here is a short preview of the Storm.

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  • Some interesting features of the phone include
  • 3.2 MP Camera with Video Recording with Flash
  • GPS
  • 3.5 mm audio port and media player
  • microSD memory expansion in addition to 1 GB onboard memory

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