HTC has stared rolling out Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update for Incredible S in India. The Incredible S was launched in India in March 2011 with Android 2.2 (Froyo) and it got the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) update in May 2011. HTC announced the global Android 4.0 update schedule last month and started rolling out Android 4.0 update for Sensation XL and Evo 3D in India last month. Continue reading “HTC Incredible S Android 4.0 OTA update starts rolling out in India”
Images of 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook has surfaced in a Vietnamese website. The BlackBerry roadmap that leaked earlier this month mentioned a 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook scheduled for Q3 2013. It has similar design as the 7-inch PlayBook and the size is said to be similar to the iPad with a width of about 7.9-inches. Continue reading “10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook images surface”
Samsung just showed a patent filing which reveals that they are working on two Windows Phone 8 devices to launch later this year. The higher end of the two, the Samsung Odyssey seems to be highly inspired by the Galaxy SIII which is Samsung’s flagship Android device.
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Samsung has officially launched the Omnia M, their new Windows Phone handset in India. It went on sale in India last week from Samsung eStore. It packs in a 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels) Super AMOLED display, 1 GHz processor and 5 MP Auto focus camera with LED Flash and a VGA video calling camera. Continue reading “Samsung Omnia M officially launched in India for Rs.18,650”
You saw the unboxing of the LG Optimus 4X HD last month. Here is the review of the LG’s first Quad-core smartphone powered by 1.5 GHz Quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor and running on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It was announced at MWC 2012 and started rolling out in Europe in June. Let’s dive into the complete review. Continue reading “LG Optimus 4X HD Review”
ZTE is well known for providing quite compelling hardware at a bargain basement price point. After announcing the Grand X for Europe, it is now bringing its next high-end device to the US. Coming to Sprint in the 4th quarter, the phone sports specs like a 1.5Ghz dual core processor and 1GB of RAM.
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Samsung had announced that it will be launching a 32GB and 64GB model alongside the 16GB edition when it unveiled its flagship, Galaxy SIII. The 32GB version is now available in India at Samsung’s online store at a price point of Rs. 41,500.
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XPERIA Phones released in 2011 are most likely to not get upgraded to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Continue reading “XPERIA Phones from 2011 Will Not Receive Upgrade to Jelly Bean”
Nokia has confirmed that it’s shutting down it’s last factory in Salo, Finland. This would result in a loss of 780 jobs instead of the previously speculated 850 jobs.
Over at Nokia’s support forums, a statement has been put up regarding the much reported purple tint issue on the the 808 PureView’s display. In fact our very own unit initially faced this problem before being replaced. The screen sporadically takes a very prominent purple tint when exposed to bright sunlight or in a very dark room.
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Apple has purchased AuthenTec that offers fingerprint security on PCs and mobile devices for $356 million. The company also develops encryption technology, fingerprint sensors and identity management software. Some of their current customers include, Cisco, Fujitsu, HBO, HP, Lenovo, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, and Texas Instruments. Continue reading “Apple buys security firm AuthenTec for $356 million”
Motorola has announced the i867 Ferrari smartphone with Push to Talk in Brazil in partnership with Nextel. The phone’s design is inspired by the Ferrari 458 Italia and the back cover is designed to resemble the hood of the car.
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Samsung, Nokia and Apple are the leading Mobile vendors by shipments once again in Q2 2012, according to a report by Research Firm IDC (International Data Corporation). Mobile phone market grew 1% year over year in Q2 2012 with worldwide shipments of 406.0 million units compared to 401.8 million units in Q2 2011. Continue reading “IDC: Mobile Phone Market Q2 2012 – Samsung, Apple top Smartphone vendors by shipments”
Droid-Life reports that the WiFi version of the Motorola Xoom tablet has now started receiving the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in the US. The update has now begun gradually rolling out to users though currently it is restricted to only those using the WiFi edition of the tablet. 
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At the Mobile Benchmarking Workshop here in San Francisco , Qualcomm showed off it’s next generation Quadcore mobile processor – the Snapdragon S4 Pro (APQ 8064) . And guess what Qualcomm just did not make just a boring announcement about a chipset and that the devices using the chip will be in the market later this year. But , Qualcomm let us use a tablet (prototype obviously ) which uses the new quadcore chip with 4 Krait cores along with the new Adreno 320 GPU. We ran a lot of tests on this device and this device hit the ball out of the park in most cases.Interesting numbers are reported below. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Preview”
