Micromax takes on iPhone with Affordable Android

Micromax A70 is a entry level Android Phone from handset maker Micromax who is well known primarily for its Dual SIM devices. The company had a big advert today in a leading newspaper Times of India pictured above which pokes fun at the iPhone and at the same time conveys the message to the prospective buyer. No one can deny the fact that the iPhone has become the benchmark for any Touchscreen phone. But the iPhone still  remains expensive with the cheapest offering available only at Rs.19,990 and Micromax seems to be cashing in on that.

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First Screenshots of Ice Cream Sandwich Revealed

Ice Cream Sandwich was officially announced back at Google I/O which is actually an upcoming version of Google Android OS. Google is actually making a one OS for all their Android devices because at the moment Android tablets runs on Honeycomb (few of them on Gingerbread) and all new smartphones are running on Gingerbread and few of them are Froyo powered. On the announcement, Google told us that it will be out later this year and we also heard recently that it will be out in October. Now it seems that Ice Cream Sandwich is almost around the corner because Android-Police and RootzWiki got their hands on first screenshots of the Google’s upcoming Android OS known as Ice Cream Sandwich. Continue reading “First Screenshots of Ice Cream Sandwich Revealed”

HTC Stunning to Hit China Next Month, HTC’s First NFC Device

HTC is no doubt one of the leading smartphone brands in the world, and they launched some amazing devices in past few months. Now they are planning to launch their first ever NFC enabled device and it will hit the biggest mobile market in the world, China. It will be launched as HTC Stunning and it will be launched officially next month. With this device, users will be able to make payments through China UnionPay’s credit cards. HTC Stunning features a 4-inch display and the device looks a lot like the HTC Incredible S.  Continue reading “HTC Stunning to Hit China Next Month, HTC’s First NFC Device”

Motorola FIRE Price Revealed for UK, Due in September

Motorola Android phones are very well known around the world and they recently launched a new Android phone with portrait QWERTY keyboard, which is known as Motorola XT316. Phones with portrait keyboard and touchscreen are becoming famous now a days, like recently we saw the LG Optimus Pro and Samsung Galaxy Pro, and now the Motorola XT316 which is hitting UK where it will be launched by Clove UK and they changed the name to Motorola FIRE. Continue reading “Motorola FIRE Price Revealed for UK, Due in September”

Samsung Celox revealed, 4G LTE device for Germany

Samsung Galaxy S II is Samsung’s best Android device to date and the device is selling like hot cakes, and recently SGSII sales crossed 5 million in just 125 days and it’s still not launched in US yet but we recently heard that it will be coming this month and it’s probably around the corner as yesterday we saw leaked shot of T-Mobile SGSII, as you may know that Samsung will launch SGSII in USA via all major American networks. Now another version of Samsung Galaxy S II appeared in Korea and it’s actually the LTE variant and it’s currently codenamed as Samsung Celox. Continue reading “Samsung Celox revealed, 4G LTE device for Germany”

First Ice-Cream Sandwich phones to appear in October ?

BGR reports that Google might be bringing out the first Ice Cream Sandwich based phones a bit earlier than expected.  Google is said to be looking at pushing up release dates for Ice Cream Sandwich based devices up to September or October due to the impending iPhone 5 launch.

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Leak: Samsung Hercules, HTC Ruby and LG Flip II for T-Mobile USA

Samsung Galaxy S II is currently the most anticipated Android smartphone in USA and all 4 major carriers are getting ready to launch it. We recently got words from Samsung executive that SGSII will hit USA in August, so hopefully it will be announced anytime this month. T-Mobile variant was leaked recently but it wasn’t fully revealed, but now it is. Folks over at Tmo-News got their hands on first leaked shots of T-Mobile SGSII a.k.a Samsung Hercules. It comes with a 4.5 Inch SAMOLED display, Android 2.3 along with TouchWiz UI, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and a lot of other good stuff. Image above is only showing us the back cover, but our friends over at Pocket-Now leaked shots of Hercules display with display on, and also shots of HTC Ruby and LG Flip II.  Continue reading “Leak: Samsung Hercules, HTC Ruby and LG Flip II for T-Mobile USA”

HTC Puccini UI images leaked, Honeycomb with Sense UI features

HTC is one of the leading technology brands in the world which is also one of the fastest growing tech brands. Their sales are increasing every month and they shipped more than 12 million devices in Q2 2011. We all know that HTC is working on a 10-inch Android tablet which will be their first one to run on Google Honeycomb OS, and will also feature HTC Sense UI like we saw on Flyer but it was Gingerbread. It will be a dual-core tablet featuring the HTC Scribe technology we first saw on the Flyer, and AT&T will launch it in USA as their first ever pure 4G LTE tablet or probably HSPA network. Continue reading “HTC Puccini UI images leaked, Honeycomb with Sense UI features”

Sony S1 and S2 to feature Android 3.2, Custom UI and more

Sony recently announced two new tablets which are actually their first ever Android based tablets, known as Sony S1 and S2. Sony S1 comes with a 10-inch display and the other when is a folding tablet featuring two 5.5 inch displays. Well, both are good looking tablets but we currently don’t know about the exact operating system the tablets would be running on but now we know. Continue reading “Sony S1 and S2 to feature Android 3.2, Custom UI and more”

Vodafone UK and Three-UK to launch White Samsung Galaxy S II

Samsung Galaxy S II is considered one of the best Android devices available in the market at the moment, we recently reviewed it and no doubt it’s a good device. At the moment, SGSII is available in only one color and it’s black, and black is one of the most common mobile phone colors. Well, if you live in UK and want to get SGSII but not in black color and want it in a unique color like white, then cheer up because it’s coming your way. Continue reading “Vodafone UK and Three-UK to launch White Samsung Galaxy S II”

HTC planning to launch 6-8 new smartphones in Q3

HTC is one of the leading smartphone makers in the world and they are offering a lot of good Android devices as well as Windows Phone devices too. They recently launched new devices like HTC Sensation and HTC EVO 3D, and both are considered as their one of the best Android devices so far. HTC recently reported a record quarter by selling more than 12.1 million device in Q2, and it looks like HTC was very impressed by their record sales. Continue reading “HTC planning to launch 6-8 new smartphones in Q3”

Review – Casemate Barely There for Samsung Galaxy S II

This is the review of the Casemate Barely There case for the Samsung Galaxy S II. The review unit is the Chrome model. You can also get the Galaxy S II case in other colours such as Black etc.

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Review : Samsung Galaxy S2 Performance and Benchmarks

I had heard a lot about the sales and speedy performance of the Samsung Galaxy S 2 from various reviews and friends who had already bought the device and I was very excited when it finally came to me for review, and I was certainly not disappointed, the device was extremely lightweight and blazing fast. Now I have used the SGS2 for about a month and I would like to say that this is one of the best devices out there, powered by  a 1.2 GHz dual core processor and a quadcore GPU. This review will mainly concentrate upon performance of the device and benchmarks.

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Motorola Pax : Dual Core BlackBerry Killer Spotted

This is my next have got their hands on a new Motorola device dubbed the Pax. Coming in a BlackBerry-esque formfactor , the phone has a dual core processor. The phone is said to run on Android Gingerbread. The screen size is 3.5″ and has the standard WVGA resolution.

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Samsung Nexus S for $350 only, for 6 More Hours

Samsung Nexus S is Google’s first ever Gingerbread device and it was launched last year but it’s still considered as one of the best Android handsets available in the market. Getting devices like Nexus S for cheap isn’t easy but what about getting it for only $350? Well, if you are in USA then you can get the device for only $350 as Daily Steal is offering it on this awesome rate. Continue reading “Samsung Nexus S for $350 only, for 6 More Hours”