Samsung Galaxy Note gets maintenance update

It’s really surprising to see Samsung pushing an OTA update and that too for a device which has been launched just a few months back. Well it is not a major Android 4.0 update, it is just minor maintenance update which updates the keyboard, lockscreen, browser brightness control, torch app.

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Amazon updates its Android app to support ICS

Amazon Mobile application for Android devices gets updated to version 1.4 which not only brings Android 4.0 support but also fixes some bugs for the Galaxy Nexus.

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HUAWEI IDEOS X3 Hands-On Pictures

Recently we were invited for a HUAWEI Blogger’s Meet in Mumbai and were shown 3 recently launched HUAWEI Android devices. Here are the hands-on photos of IDEOS X3.

HUAWEI IDEOS X3 is another entry level 3G Android Gingerbread device launched in India for Rs. 9990/- (MOP). It has 3.2” TFT LCD HVGA display and powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 SOC (System on Chip) running at 600MHz. IDEOS X3 has a 256MB RAM and 512MB ROM. This device is actually unique as even it is a entry level Android smartphone, X3 has a premium design with curved body and nice soft touch matt plastic covering all back side of the device. Overall the device feels quite solid in hand.  The X3 has VGA FFC (Front Facing Camera) for Internet Video Calls. The display is quite bright and due to its size (3.2”) and HVGA resolution it was quite sharp for our eyes. The X3 has 3.2MP Fixed Focus main camera without LED Flash. It supports 3.5mm headphone jack. HUAWEI has provided 1200mAh battery for X3.  Continue reading “HUAWEI IDEOS X3 Hands-On Pictures”

HUAWEI MEDIAPAD Hands-On Pictures

Recently we were invited for a HUAWEI Blogger’s Meet in Mumbai and were shown 3 recently launched HUAWEI Android devices. Here are hands-on photos of MEDIAPAD.

HUAWEI MEDIAPAD is world’s first Android Honeycomb 3.2 Tablet with 7” WXGA (1280*800) IPS LCD Display. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 Dual Core SOC (System on Chip) running at 1.2GHz with 1GB RAM & upto 32GB MicroSD storage. It has 4100mAh Li-ion battery.  Continue reading “HUAWEI MEDIAPAD Hands-On Pictures”

webOS 3.0.5 now rolling out on HP Touchpad

I am sure many people have bought the HP Touchpad during the fire sale, some people to use Android on it and some people just because it was cheap and needed a tablet, whatever reason maybe HP is rolling out the webOS 3.0.5 update for their Tochpad which is a clear sign that webOS is still not dead.

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Intel and Motorola Mobility enter into Multi-Year Partnership

Intel showed off its smartphone reference design at CES 2012 and said that it will announce a smartphone partner soon and now the news has arrived. Intel has entered into a multi-year partnership with handset maker Motorola Mobility which will use Intel’s Atom’s chips in it’s Android smartphones.The phones will be shipping later this year.Motorola will continue to use Qualcomm and TI chips in its phones.The partnership includes tablets as well so we might see Motorola tablets powered by Intel silicon in the future. Continue reading “Intel and Motorola Mobility enter into Multi-Year Partnership”

ASUS confirms that eee pad Transformer TF101 will get Android 4.0 update tomorrow.

So I was going through all the posts related to the surprise which nVIDIA dropped yesterday that the ASUS eee pad Transformer Prime will be  receiving Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update on the same day in the U.S, and saw a comment from ASUS Singapore’s official Facebook page saying that the Transformer TF101 will receive the latest Android 4.0 update tomorrow.

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Verizon Unveils The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx Smartphone

Motorola recently announced the new Droid Razr Maxx smartphone at the CES 2012 in Las Vegas. This handset comes with a 3300 mAh battery, which offers up to 21 hours of talk-time on a single charge.

Along with the Motorola Droid 4, Motorola also announced the new Droid Razr Maxx smartphone at the CES 2012 in Las Vegas. This handset currently runs on the Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) OS, but Motorola has already promised the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update in the coming months. The Droid Razr Maxx comes with a 3300 mAh battery, which offers up to 21 hours of talk-time on a single charge. Continue reading “Verizon Unveils The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx Smartphone”

Sony Xperia S Official Pics Surface

Sony Xperia S is the company’s upcoming smartphone. This handset will come with a 4.3 inch display, 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 12 MP camera, etc. Check out the official pics of this device.

Sony recently announced the new Sony Xperia Ion at the CES 2012 in Las Vegas. Now, we have some amazing pics of the company’s upcoming smartphone, the Sony Xperia S. This handset will come with a 4.3 inch display, sporting a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, 1.5 GHz dual-core MSM8260 processor, etc. This handset will also feature the “Sony” logo on the front, instead of the Sony Ericsson logo. Continue reading “Sony Xperia S Official Pics Surface”

Sony Ericsson Xperia HD images, specs surface before official launch

The Sony Ericsson Nozomi or which will officially will be called as Xperia HD has been in the news from quite sometime and has been rumored to be Sony Ericsson’s flagship device in CES. Now ITProPortal is claiming they have some exclusive images and benchmarks of this device which will leave us speechless.

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Press images for AT&T branded Galaxy Note leaked

An AT&T branded Galaxy Note was already caught at FCC a few days back and this new leaked images are proof that Galaxy Note will be coming to AT&T around next month. Pocketnow was successul in somehow managing an image from the press release and we can clearly see the AT&T logo in the front of the device.

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LG Optimus 2 pops up on manufacturer’s website

LG Optimus One was the most sold device bu LG last year and they have decided to revive the series with the Optimus 2, the specifications of the device don’t look that great but comes with Gingerbread and will be releasing at a very cheap price. It will also be showcased at CES next weak.

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0.6% of all Android devices are on Ice Cream Sandwich

Android 4.0 was launched and announced in October and the first device to feature it was Google’s own Galaxy Nexus, and in December Nexus S got an upgrade to Android 4.0. Besides these two devices there are some other devices from other manufacturers running Ice Cream Sandwich unofficially through custom ROMs, through Google’s monthly report we have come to know that 0.6% of all the devices are running Android 4.0 which actually means that around 13 million to 15 million devices are running Andriod 4.0.

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Now face unlock with Android 4.0 in your Nexus S

Nexus S received the Android 4.0 update a few weeks back though not all the features of ICS were available in the Nexus S update and one of the feature was Face unlock and the the main reason behind that was the VGA front camera. Many of the Nexus S users were really upset about the decision taken by Google, but the developer community is always there to look out for all the consumers and now this time they have taken the official update and have embedded face unlock into it.

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WD brings TV remote to Android market for it’s set top box

It’s time for the people who own Western Digital’s set top box to rejoice as now you can control the set top box with your Android phone. WD has finally launched the remote application for the TV on the Android market which can be downloaded by the users and use it to control your TV.

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