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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Google G0 Android Concept Phone

The Google G0 Android Phone is a concept created by designer Tryi-Yeh. The design is very exclusive and sexy. The phone is a touchscreen phone with it’s screen dominating the full front of the device. The device isn’t flat and is in the shape on an arc. The rear side of the device has some good patterns that give better grip on the device and also an interesting Google logo. The device appears to be built mostly out of glass and metal. Continue reading “Google G0 Android Concept Phone”

Nokia To Launch Music Store In India by Year End

Nokia plans to launch its online music store in India by the end of this year. Nokia has already started testing its Music store.

Nokia plans to launch its online music store in India by the end of  this year. Nokia has already started testing its Music store has already gone live

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“Right now our own people are testing the site, and we will go live as scheduled in the second half of this year,” a spokeswoman for Nokia. Also, the accessibility to the music store will be available only through vouchers, which will be given to the users when they buy a new handset or any other equipment from Nokia. Continue reading “Nokia To Launch Music Store In India by Year End”

LG Arena Camera Samples

First we told you about the Dolby Music on the LG Arena, Now its Camera time ! Does the 5MP Camera with Schneider Kreuznach lens capture good photos ? Decide for yourself from the pics below . We have taken pics in many conditions – outdoors , indoors, flash on/off. We have got a lot of requests from users to post reviews about camera phones and here is the LG Arena’s Camera in action

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Nokia N97 Camera Samples

Nokia N97 sports a 5MP Camera with AutoFocus and Carl Zeiss optics. Its also got a Dual LED Flash to support image capture in low light conditions.  Below are some Camera samples of the N97 taken with the Phone mostly in low light conditions !  We already have some pics taken in bright day light

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Windows Mobile Marketplace to support WM 6.1, 6.5

We were a bit upset about Windows Mobile Marketplace  ( The App Store for Windows Mobile Phones) not supporting WM 6.1 which is the most popular Windows Mobile OS today, but some good news – Microsoft will  offer support for WM6.1 phones in marketplace towards end of the year. Meanwhile WinMo 6.5 Devices are expected to hit the market in September according to Microsoft which is holding the Worldwide Partner Conference at New Orleans ,USA .

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LG Arena KM900 Photo Gallery starring Nokia 5800 , Apple iPhone and iPod

LG Arena KM900 is a great looking touchscreen phone from LG.  The Phone feels great to hold in the hand and has a great 3D S-class UI which brings an unique User Interface to the phone. The phone also features a 5 MP Camera which does take some great pictures and records awesome video footage. Dolby Music is another feature worth a mention. Dive into the photo gallery where we show you the best features of this touchscreen phone along with a comparisons with Nokia 5800 , Apple iPhone and iPod Continue reading “LG Arena KM900 Photo Gallery starring Nokia 5800 , Apple iPhone and iPod”

Tata Docomo’s different pricing strategy. But will it work?

Tata Docomo is planning to introduce a 1 second pulse instead of the usual 1 minute pulse offered by other mobile service providers. This means that the consumers will be charged on a per second basis rather than the per minute basis and hence they will end up saving money on the seconds left unused. Continue reading “Tata Docomo’s different pricing strategy. But will it work?”

Samsung Fold-Out Keyboard Phone Design

Well over the years, we have seen various form-factors of devices being released so as to incorporate various features. Some examples include:

Nokia Surge $80 Phone Announced for AT&T

Earlier, we gave reports of various phones set to be launched by Nokia for AT&T. out of those leaked, phones the device codenamed Mako is the device in the spotlight right now.

Today Nokia and AT&T together announced the Nokia Surge which they claim to be a “Socially Supercharged Smartphone”. Continue reading “Nokia Surge $80 Phone Announced for AT&T”

New LG Chocolate Black Label Phone!

The LG Chocolate which was introduced by LG in 2006 was the most popular phone in the company’s history. The original Chocolate phone managed to sell over 21 million handsets worldwide. LG is now paving the way for a successor to the LG Chocolate to celebrate it’s success. Continue reading “New LG Chocolate Black Label Phone!”