Windows Phone 7.8 has been relatively an unknown quantity even after the release of Windows Phone 8 because Microsoft has been absolutely mum on any plans of the roll out, but fear not, the schedule for the roll out to Nokia’s Lumia Windows Phones are apparently on target and has started to pop up on the Zune client in the form of a new update!
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Working at a Samsung chip factory caused Cancer to a worker who died earlier this year, says the Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service agency, according to a recent report. The women died of breast cancer this March this year had worked in Samsung’s factory for 5 years, 1995 to 2000. She worked in a plant without a radiation detector and the death was caused by exposure to organic solvents and radiation Continue reading “South Korean government agency says Samsung chip factory caused Cancer”
You saw the photo gallery of the Nokia Lumia 920 Cyan earlier this month, here we have the photo gallery of the White Lumia 920 alongside the Cyan Lumia 920. The device feels huge in hand and the 4.5-inch (1280 × 768 pixels) Pure Motion HD+ IPS display is stunning. Even though the device is quite heavy at 185 grams, it has solid hardware. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 920 White and Cyan Photo Gallery”
This evening, Apple announced that the sales of the iPhone 5 exceeded two million units in its first weekend of availability in China.
“Customer response to iPhone 5 in China has been incredible, setting a new record with the best first weekend sales ever in China,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “China is a very important market for us and customers there cannot wait to get their hands on Apple products.”
Back in September, the sales of the iPhone 5 exceeded over 5 million during its initial launch in 9 countries including the U.S.
Nokia unveiled the Lumia 920, their latest flagship device that runs on the Windows Phone 8 back in September. Here we have the unboxing. The box looks similar to the boxes of the previous Lumia devices. The device has a 4.5-inch (1280 × 768 pixels) Pure Motion HD+ IPS display with 332 PPI pixel density and 600 Nits brightness. It is one of the best smartphone displays . It is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor.
Check out the unboxing video below
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Nokia Lumia 505 that was surfaced earlier this month has gone official for Mexico. The design of the Lumia 505 is similar to the Lumia 800. It comes with a 3.7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) AMOLED clear black display and runs on Windows Phone 7.8. It has a 8MP EDOF camera, unlike the other Lumia devices that has auto focus camera. It is 11.3 mm thick and weighs 131 grams. No details about the processor yet, but it is likely to come with a 800 MHz Snapdragon S1 processor similar to Lumia 510. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 505 with Windows Phone 7.8 goes official”
Dropbox today released an updated iOS application for its extremely popular cloud-synchronization service. Responding to user demand, the application serves not just for browsing files but also makes for a media viewer for cloud based files. A dedicated Photos tab takes advantage of the automatic uploads facility built in for Dropbox on mobile devices organizes photos by the time taken.
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Google has announced its plans to do a bit of ‘Winter Cleaning‘ and as a part of it, the company will stop supporting Exchange ActiveSync for Gmail, Contacts and Calendar. Access will only be provided via IMAP, CalDAV and CardDAC which means that legacy devices such as Symbian phones will no longer be able to connect to Google’s services.
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Karbonn, the maker of entry level Android smartphones, has launched its newest device called the Karbonn A30. The dual SIM handset runs on Android 4.0 ICS. The smartphone is powered by a 1Ghz dual core processor which promises improved gaming performance and a better web browsing experience. While we’re a bit short on details here, we expect the phone to be powered by Mediatek’s dual core solution.
Continue reading “Karbonn A30 smartphone with 5.9″ screen launched at Rs. 10,990”
Micromax was one of the first manufacture to launch a smartphone with a 5.0-inch display in the Indian market. The company launched the Micromax A110 Superfone Canvas 2, successor of the A100 Superfone Canvas recently. Intex, that entered the Android Smartphone market with the Aqua 4.0, launched the Aqua 5.0 with a 5-inch display last month. Let’s see a quick comparison between these Dual SIM Android Smartphones. Continue reading “Micromax A110 Superfone Canvas 2 vs Intex Aqua 5.0 Photo Gallery”
Intex launched the Aqua 5.0 Dual SIM Android Smartphone last month that comes with a 5.0-inch display. Intex launched the Aqua 4.0 back in August, that we reviewed recently and launched the Aqua 3.2, an affordable Android Smartphone in October. Here is the unboxing of the phone. Continue reading “Intex Aqua 5.0 Unboxing”
ZTE has scheduled an event on January 8th at CES 2013 to launch their flagship Grands S smartphone in its high-end Grand Series. The company has also revealed that this would be the world’s thinnest 5-inch Smartphone with a FHD 1080p ( 1920 × 1080 pixels) display. Continue reading “ZTE to unveil Grand S with 5-inch 1080p display at CES 2013”
Lava XOLO A800, new phone in the XOLO series is now available from online retailers Flipkart and Snapdeal. Most features are similar to the A700 that went on sale last month including Dual SIM support, 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) 16M color capacitive touch screen IPS display and 1GHz dual-core processor. Unlike the 5MP auto focus camera in the A700, the XOLO A800 has a 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash, BSI Sensor for better low-light imaging and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava XOLO A800 Dual SIM Android Smartphone now available for Rs. 11999”
Vuclip, largest independent mobile video destination has announced that the download of the Vuclip Video app has crossed 1 million on Nokia Store globally. This app is specially designed for Nokia Asha and other Nokia Series 40 devices. It stands among top 5 most downloaded apps for Nokia Asha and other Series 40 phones on Nokia Store with India driving 60% of all downloads. Continue reading “Vuclip Video app clocks 1 million downloads on Nokia Store”
Hoping to use an official Gmail or Youtube app on your brand new Windows Phone device ? You might be out of luck as the company is not too keen on bringing its products to Microsoft’s mobile offering.
Google Apps Product Manager, Clay Bavor, said in an interview with V3 that the lack of interest in the platform means that the company is not planning to develop apps for the platform just yet. Continue reading “Google has no plans to build Windows 8, WP8 apps”
