Apple CEO Tim Cook apologizes for Maps on iOS 6


Apple CEO Time Cook has issued an apology letter on Apple website  regarding the new Maps app on iOS 6 saying that Apple fell short on the commitment to deliver the best experience to the customers. The new iPhone 5 sold 5 milion units in the first 3 days and the iOS 6 update started rolling out for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch last week uses Apple’s own maps instead of Google Maps that is used in more than 100 million iOS devices. Continue reading “Apple CEO Tim Cook apologizes for Maps on iOS 6”

Sony Xperia U, Xperia Sola and Xperia Go Android 4.0 update starts rolling out


Sony Mobile has has started rolling out Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update for Xperia P as they promised last month. This update would bring new features including, new lock screen with improved functionality, Resizable widgets, Extended standby mode, Recent Apps button, WALKMAN, Album and Movies apps. Sony started rolling out ICS update for Xperia S in June. Continue reading “Sony Xperia U, Xperia Sola and Xperia Go Android 4.0 update starts rolling out”

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs iPhone 4S Photo Gallery

Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 2 in India yesterday and we managed to take some devices from the FoneArena labs to the event for a real life comparison to find out how big the new Note is. While the Note 2 is a lot easier to grip , it is still a big phone. It makes the iPhone 4S look so small when held next to it.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Photo Gallery

Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 2 in India. We managed to get our hands on this monster phone with a 5.5 inch display. It feels a lot more easier to grip than the first Note as Samsung has made the device a bit taller and less wider.[Note 2 Specs] Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy Camera Photo Gallery

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Samsung announced at the Galaxy Note II launch today that the Galaxy Camera would launch in India by Diwali, which is November. We got some hands-on time with the 1.4 GHz quad-Core powered camera running  Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Camera Photo Gallery”

iPhone 5 Launches in 22 Countries and a Number of Rural Carriers Friday

Another batch of iPhone 5 launches will occur this Friday. Apple will launch the 22 new countries and on a number of regional carriers in the U.S., one week after it went on sale in the U.S. and a number of the larger international markets. Last week during launch weekend, Apple sold over 5 million iPhone 5s.

Currently, the iPhone 5 is sold out at Apple’s online store, but it lists a 3-4 week wait-time on the U.S. store. The iPhone 5 goes on sale tomorrow in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

The iPhone 5 will also go on sale at a number of U.S. regional carriers, including Cricket, C Spire, Bluegrass Cellular, Cellcom, GCI, Golden State Cellular, Nex-Tech Wireless, Pioneer Wireless, Appalachian Wireless, MTA Solutions, and nTelos.

Samsung ATIV Tab gets a pre-order price in UK, coming in October


Samsung ATIV Tab running Windows RT Tablet with Windows UI has received a price tag in UK. Online retailer Clove UK has announced that it would be available in UK by the end of October. Microsoft was the first to reveal their Surface Tablet. The Windows RT version is expected to launch by October-end but they did not reveal the price. It has a 10.1-inch (1366 x 768 pixels) HD display, 8.9 mm thick and weighs 570 g. Continue reading “Samsung ATIV Tab gets a pre-order price in UK, coming in October”

Micromax Funbook Infinity launched for Rs. 6699


Micromax has launched the Funbook Infinity (P275). It has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz processor with Dual Mali 400– the 2D/3D Graphics Processor. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 2MP camera at the back and 0.3MP front-facing camera. There are dual front-facing loudspeakers for loud audio output. It would come with 2 movies (Rowdy Rathore & Tees Maar Khan) pre-loaded in the tablet. Continue reading “Micromax Funbook Infinity launched for Rs. 6699”

Samsung Galaxy Camera launching in India by mid-November

Samsung launched the Galaxy Note II in India few hours back. They have also announced that the Galaxy Camera would launch in India in India by Diwali, which is mid-November. Samsung announced the Galaxy Camera at IFA Berlin last month. The 16 Megapixel camera has a F2.8 aperture, 23 mm focal length and 21x Optical Zoom Lens with BSI CMOS sensor. It packs in a 4.77-inch 308 ppi HD Super Clear Touch Display and is powered by an 1.4GHz Quad-Core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Camera launching in India by mid-November”

Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 officially priced in Italy and Russia, available mid-November

Nokia had unveiled the Lumia 920 and the Lumia 820 at their NYC event on September 5th, but did not announce the pricing as well as the availability, it was a mystery till now. But Nokia Italy has done the impossible and actually announced the launch pricing of both the phones and the availability.

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Samsung Galaxy Note II launched in India for Rs. 39,900


Samsung has launched the most expected Galaxy Note II in India. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note II at IFA Berlin last month and the pre-booking started in India on Samsung eStore couple of weeks back. The Samsung Galaxy Note II comes with a 5.5-inch (1,280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display, 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash at the back and a 1.9MP front-facing camera. It has S Pen that comes with S Pen specific apps such as S Note, S Planner, Email with hand-writing integration and S Pen Keeper that alerts users if their pen is too far away from the Note II. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note II launched in India for Rs. 39,900”

Qualcomm announces quad-core Snapdragon S4 play chips, the specs race gets hotter

Just after the news about MediaTek prepping its entry level quad-core chips, the largest SoC maker in the world Qualcomm announced its new entry level quad-core entries into the ever competitive SoC market. And these new chips are added to the Snapdragon S4 play family of SoCs. The specs race gets way interesting after this announcement.

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LG Optimus Vu II with 5-inch IPS display, 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 2GB RAM announced

LG has announced the Optimus Vu II, successor of the Optimus Vu. The specs are similar to the one that surfaced earlier this week. It has a 5-inch (1,024 x 768 pixels) IPS display similar to the Vu with a 4:3 Aspect Ratio. It has a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 8 Megapixel auto focus camera with BSI sensor, LED Flash and an 1.3MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG Optimus Vu II with 5-inch IPS display, 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 2GB RAM announced”

Buy Nokia Lumia 800 and get a Play 360 Speaker free in India

Nokia has announced a new offer in India. Now you get a free Nokia Play 360 speaker worth Rs. 9,350 absolutely free with every purchase of Nokia Lumia 800. Nokia ran a similar offer in UK last month. The Nokia Lumia 800 went on sale in India last December for Rs.29,999 and got a price cut of around Rs. 2,000 in January. It got a major price cut in March. Earlier this month it got a price cut again in UK. Instead of reducing the price of the handset, Nokia is now offering a free accessory with the device. Continue reading “Buy Nokia Lumia 800 and get a Play 360 Speaker free in India”

BlackBerry 10 details revealed at the BB Jam event

BlackBerry 10 has been more or less a mystery in the past few months, with a number of delays and continuous “death threats” to RIM from various blogs, but everything has been put to silence by the details and demos from the latest BlackBerry event – the BB Jam Americas, currently happening at San Jose, California.

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