IDC : Worldwide Smartphone Market grew 56.7%

According to report by Research Firm IDC(International Data Corporation) , the Worldwide Smartphone Market saw a 56.7% growth year over year.54.7  million Converged Mobile Devices or Smartphones were shipped my Handset makers in the first Quarter of 2010. And these make up for only 1.8% of the total mobile phone shipments worldwide. As you can see in the chart below the Top 5 smartphone phone makers based on volumes and market share are Nokia with a 39.3% share followed by Blackberry maker RIM at 19.4%. Apple iPhone shipments have more than doubled and it has 16.1 % of the market share. HTC is at a distant 4th followed by Motorola.

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Samsung W960-World’s First 3D Display Phone

We have already seen the Samsung B710, a mobile phone with 3D display, 3D camera and also a unique form-factor. But this phone, the Samsung W960 is the world’s first 3D display phone since you can see it in 3D without the need for glasses.

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Meego Developer Event in Chennai

Intel had recently organized a Developer Event for MeeGo in Chennai and I was almost missed the event as I heard about the event through twitter . Considering my passion for Linux and after being present at the MeeGo announcement during MWC in Barcelona this Feb , I decided to see what’s in store for Developers in the new MeeGo platform. Continue reading “Meego Developer Event in Chennai”

iRobot Android Tablet aka APad Photos and Video

Thanks to the phenomenal response to the APad post and thanks to user Jean from France who has shared Photos and Video of the iRobot / APad with us. The APad is running on Android 1.6 and is reportedly having a battery life of around 3-4 hourson WiFi.  Not bad at all for a really cheap iPad clone. Enjoy the pics and video after the break

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iPhone HD Might Record 1280x720p HD Video

The launch of the iPhone OS 4 gave developers full access to picture and video capture data. This would mean that we would see new applications that utilise the camera of the Apple iPhone once the iPhone OS 4 is released.

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Microsoft Communicator Mobile latest child from the Redmond Espoo Alliance

Last year Nokia and Microsoft announced an alliance to bring Mobile Productivity solutions to Nokia phones and the first child from the alliance is Microsoft Communicator Mobile and application is now available from the Ovi Store. Only Nokia E72 and Nokia E52 seem to be supported at the moment.

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Hootsuite for iPhone gets Facebook integration and Geotagging

Hootsuite has now added many new tools to its iPhone application. These new tools include Facebook Integration, Support for Geotagging, and Language Translation etc. Continue reading “Hootsuite for iPhone gets Facebook integration and Geotagging”

APad – China iPad

Meet the APad the Chinese clone of the Apple iPad and it does not run some dumb piece of software like Chinese clones .  In fact the reason it’s called APad is because it runs on Android OS.   The success of the Apple iPad might speed up the production look alike tablet devices and the APad looks too good to be true.  Looks like they are looking to capitalize on the flaws of the iPad by providing a Webcam ,  USB port , Memory Card slot etc.We hope its just not a mockup but a real product

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Nokia warns about unofficial PR 1.2 Firmware update , can damage phones

The much awaited PR 1.2 firmware update for the Nokia N900 has been leaked and this unofficial update has been circulating on the Internet since yesterday .

We had posted this news on MaemoArena along with a bunch of screenshots and the changelog. We had warned that this update was not official and might brick your phone. Now Nokia has stepped in and tweeted that this unofficial update is causing damage to N900 devices. So users are requested to stay away from this update

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Intex 5030 Review

3 SIM cards in one handset – yes you read it right.  Intex had launched it’s first 3 in 1 handset aka Triple SIM Phone .  It supports 2 GSM and 1 CDMA connection . There are Dedicated buttons for music , GSM calling and CDMA calling with a torch light. Here is our review of the Intex 5030 which is a Triple SIM phone

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Why HTC is betting big on the Indian Handset Market

Recently we had the chance of speaking  to HTC India. HTC who has been known as a PDA player for quite sometime now has made a surprise move by launching the Smart at a Sub 10000 price point. HTC feels that reaching the Sub 10K price point has been an achievement for them.  Dive in to read the full text of the interview.


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