Nokia N86 to have face detection in future firmware update!

AAS is reporting that Nokia’s camera flagship is to have the face detection feature in its next firmware upgrade. This feature, if it is implemented, will enable the N86, as the name suggests, detect a face and increase focus over it. Face Detection has long been available to samsung devices and now for the first time on a Nokia device.  Have a look at the screenshot below for further proof.
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AT&T slowly rolling out MMS to its customers. 2 weeks earlier

Good news for our US iPhone readers. AT&T are slowly rolling out MMS for it’s customers. That’s 2 whole weeks ahead of the announced 25th September day. MMS support should be available slowly for all their customers, since at the moment, very few people have reported that their MMS has been activated.

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Apple iPhone 3GS vs Nokia N97 Comparison Pics

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You must have seen the N97 vs iPhone 3G Pictures But here is a photo gallery showing the comparison between the Apple  iPhone 3GS and Nokia N97. Well the 3GS is not much different from the 3G in terms of external hardware. The internal hardware had some great improvements including a faster CPU and more RAM for apps. The N97 is a great device and beats the iPhone in most departments except the apps and the UI. The iPhone offers some of the best apps on the mobile platform and takes the mobile user experience to a whole new level. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 3GS vs Nokia N97 Comparison Pics”

Nokia 5800 Users in India will get New Firmware Update in October

nokia-5800-xpressmusic-0Some good news for all 5800 users in India. Nokia will be offering a firmware update  for Nokia 5800 XpressMusic by early October. We got this info from a very reliable source at Nokia India. It would coincide with the release of the N97 mini in the market and also the v2.0 update for the N97 Continue reading “Nokia 5800 Users in India will get New Firmware Update in October”

Sony Walkman Unwired

Well you might think what is this heart shaped gadget doing on a mobile blog ? You might heard about the gadget below – Sony Walkman Unwired either online or seen the promos on TV.  Some users had a doubt if this was a bluetooth headset . The NWZ-W202 is a wireless Walkman MP3 player from Sony and it looks very similar to a wireless headset for your phone but its NOT one.

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Omnia HD Price Drop Alert

Some good news for all you folks looking forward to buy the Samsung Omnia HD . The price of the Omnia HD is now only Rs.27600 approx . The phone was launched in India for Rs.33990  some time back and there was a lot of confusion around the blogosphere about the 1GHz  CPU in the Indian variant. If you wondered if the OmniaHD and i8190 were two different models , you must be joking.  Its high time Handset manufacturers make it easier for consumers to remember product names.

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Palm Pixi is Official, joins the webOS family

palm-pixi_heroPalm announced the Pixi last week and its the latest entrant to the webOS family of handsets. The official announcement indicated that is phone is coming out this Q4 on Sprint in USA. The phone promises the same kick-ass UI as the Pre with Multitasking,Synergy for Contacts, Notifications and Search.  From the looks of this phone it looks like an elongated version of the Centro with a touchscreen. Continue reading “Palm Pixi is Official, joins the webOS family”

Nokia N97 Mini India Launch in October

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The Nokia N97 Mini was announced at NokiaWorld and you must have seen our photo gallery and our N97vsN97Mini Video . The good news is that Nokia India have informed us that the mini will be launched in India in October. The phone is being touted as a lower cost version of the N97 flagship device. But how much cheaper would it be , we need to wait for a while. Continue reading “Nokia N97 Mini India Launch in October”

Nokia N900 can be Customized by Operators

The Nokia N900 has been creating waves across the world ever since the pictures of the first Linux based Phone were spotted on the interwebs. The Maemo based phone was unveiled few days before Nokia World and more details including the price were announced at the event.  Nokia had indicated that the price of the phone in various markets will depend a lot on the subsidies possible in the market. But recently there were some reports that Nokia is not going to allow operators to customize the N900 the way they allowed AT&T to customize E71x for example.  Some reports even suggested that Operators might reject the N900 due to this restriction. But Nokia has posted an explanation on its Conversations Blog indicating that the reports are not accurate and that Nokia is looking forward to work with operators to provide the best consumer experience.

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Samsung Star Wi-Fi is announced

You might have already seen that the Samsung Star sold 5 million units in record time. Now Samsung is doing something really smart to sell more Star phones. Its coming out with the Star WiFi which is technically the same as the Star except for the Wi-Fi.  The new phone has been announced in the middle east and is expected to be available in Asia and the Middle East soon.

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iPhone 3.1 Update might brick your unlocked phone for life Beware !

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Apple is getting tougher against unlockers with each firmware update to the iPhone. Yesterday the 3.1 update was released.  The iphonedev team which released pwnage tools to unlock even the 3GS is sending out a warning message.

3G+3GS unlockers must still stay far away from official 3.1. There’s no known way to revert from 3.1’s 3G+3GS baseband

This message comes from MuscleNerd who is part of the team which releases the unlocking tools . What this means that there is no way to re-virginize the 3G and 3GS phones once you upgrade to 3.1 .

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Video : Nokia N97 Mini vs N97

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Most of you might be wondering whats so special about the N97 mini and whats different from the flagship device  – the N97. We had a Nokia representative walk us through the key design differences between the mini and its big brother last week. He said that the mini is for users who want to make a fashion statement and would like to put it on the table show it off as a stylish gadget.  That’s why the mini is being offered in 3 unique colors.Catch the video after the jump and let us know what color of the mini do u like the most !

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