Nokia has confirmed the release date and network pricing of their new budget Lumia 610 in the UK. At a press event in London Trafalgar Hotel yesterday, the beleaguered Finnish mobile company annonced that the Windows Phone-powered phone will go on sale in the first week of June. It will be available on contracts from £15 a month. No sim-free pricing has been announced yet. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 610 UK release date announced”
The Facebook app for Windows Phone has been under scrutiny due to the lack of several features compared to the iOS and Android counterparts. With the latest version 2.5 update , the app aims to bring it up to feature parity with the other platforms. The update brings many long requested features like threaded messaging and group messaging.
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Micromax A85 gets a price cut and is now available for just Rs. 11,990 from online retailer nCarry. It was launched in India last November for Rs.18,990 and got a price cut recently to 15,290. Micromax Superfone A85 and it is powered by a 1 GHz Dual Core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo) that is upgradable to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Continue reading “Micromax A85 price drops to Rs. 11,990”
Samsung has announced GALAXY Ace DUOS, a new phone in the Galaxy series with Dual SIM support. Samsung announced a phone with a similar name in February and is already on sale in India that has Dual SIM CDMA + GSM support, but this one comes with GSM support on both the SIM cards. Other than the form factor and the display some features differ. It has 3.5-inch (320 x 480 Pixels) TFT display and is powered by 832 MHz processor. It has 5MP Auto Focus camera and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Ace DUOS Dual SIM GSM phone announced”
After the purported leak of an iPad version of Office in February , rumors have existed that the extremely popular software might be making an appearance on tablets soon. Speaking to a source , BGR reports that long awaited app might be making its debut on both the iPad and Android tablets sometime in November.
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The Nokia 610 is one of the first phones in the market to run Windows Phone Tango. The latest version of the fledgling operating system is supposed to allow it to run on phones with lower hardware specifications than the current chassis spec. However it seems we might be facing the first signs of app fragmentation on the platform.
Skype , the popular VOIP service , has an app available for Windows Phone devices including lower spec phones like the Lumia 610. Nokia has today pulled the app for the Lumia 610 from the marketplace. Poor performance was cited as the chief reason. Unless Skype does major rewrites to the app to enable it to perform better , we might never see the app on the 610 and similar devices. Continue reading “Skype pulled for Nokia Lumia 610 : Poor performance cited as reason”
HTC has updated its upgrade path FAQ page to announce that none of the tablets in its line up will be getting the awaited Android 4.0 update. This includes the Flyer , HTC EVO View 4G for Sprint and the Jetstream on AT&T.
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Sony has confirmed in an interview with CNET that all variants of its tablet line will be getting the Android 4.0 ie ICS update by the end of May. This includes the Tablet S and Tablet P devices. The Sony tablets have been well received for their good hardware. The Tablet P is a unique dual screen device which folds up for enhanced pocketability.
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Google has today published an updated search application for the iPhone which provides a simpler way to access all Google apps from one place. The update boasts of faster autocompletion of search terms. Pages load faster and it is easer to access multiple pages due to a slide-in panel.
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Samsung is now rolling out the Android 4.0 ICS update for the Galaxy Note in India and a few users have reported that a notification about an OTA update showed up on their phone. But many users have still not got the update and this short guide will tell you how to update your Samsung Galaxy Note to ICS using Kies software from Samsung Continue reading “How to update your Samsung Galaxy Note to ICS using Kies”
Nokia just announced on it’s official blog that the it has advanced that dates for it’s annual event from Sep 25-26 to Sep 5-6. The venue has also moved from London to Helsinki, Finland. Looks like a change in strategy at Nokia and according to the announcement , Nokia World 2012 will be smaller event compared to the previous years and will be only for operators and retail partners. Nokia World has always been a very big annual event for all things Nokia with folks from the company, partners, developers , analysts , journalists , bloggers and industry observers attending the show. I have attended the show in 2009 and last year when the company announced the first Windows Phones. Continue reading “Nokia World 2012 advanced to September 5-6 , gets new format”
Samsung has started rolling out Premium Suite upgrade for GALAXY Note users in India. They announced the update in March and the update started rolling out in other countries few weeks back. This brings Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and some extra multimedia features and a range of new S Pen optimized applications such as S Note and S Memo. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.0 update starts rolling out in India”
Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy Tab 2 310 in India, after the price was revealed earlier this week. Samsung announced the tab in February and it was unveiled in Asia in March. It comes with 3GB free data for Tata DOCOMO customers over a 3 month period. It is powered by 1GHz dual-core processor and runs Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 7-inch (1024×600) PLS TFT LCD display and has 3MP fixed focus rear-facing camera and VGA camera on the front. It weighs just 345 grams and is fully equipped with mobile voice call feature. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 officially launched in India”
Sony Xperia P is available for pre-order in India from online retailer Flipkart. Sony announced the Xperia P at MWC 2012 as a part of NXT series and unveiled in India this April. It has 4-inch (960 x 540 pixels) Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine and uses WhiteMagic display technology, 8MP auto focus camera with Geo-tagging, secondary VGA camera. It is powered by 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) (Upgradeble to Android 4.0). Continue reading “Sony Xperia P up for pre-order in India for Rs. 24499”
HTC has finally announced the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update schedule. HTC confirmed the list of devices that would get the ICS update back in November and added more devices to the upgrade list later. They also announced that Sensation devices would be the first to get the ICS update in March and then started rolling out the update and for HTC Sensation and HTC Sensation XE in March. Continue reading “HTC announces Android 4.0 update schedule”
