Instagram called “iPhone App Of The Year” by Apple

Apple unveiled its iTunes Rewind 2011 today. iTunes Rewind is Apple’s annual listing of the top applications. Under Apple’s Editorial picks,  photo manipulation and sharing app Instagram won the ‘iPhone App Of The Year’ award.

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White Nokia N9 now available in select regions

The elusive White Nokia N9 now seems to be available in select regions. The MeeGo powered handset is already one of the more difficult handsets to procure and the white unit is poised to become even harder to obtain !

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Instagram coming soon to an Android device near you !

The extremely popular photo sharing iOS app , Instagram is finally coming to Android. In an interview with CNET , CEO Kevin Systrom mentioned that two engineers were already working on an Android port of the application.

Pictured above , Instagram 2.0 for iPhone

Instagram already enjoys over 14million users on the iOS platform ! The application lets users apply filters on captured images giving them  a uniquely retro look. The company plans to generate a revenue stream via advertisements in the application. Continue reading “Instagram coming soon to an Android device near you !”

10 metre high interactive Nokia Lumia 800 unveiled in Paris

After the Deadmau5 promotional concert in London , Nokia seems to be taking its efforts to Paris.  A 10 metre high Lumia 800 model has been installed on the Champs Elysées in Paris.

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Nokia Lumia 800 software update brings performance and usability enhancements


Nokia has started rolling out new software update v1600.2479.7740.11451 for the Nokia Lumia 800 that brings performance and usability enhancements for the battery, voicemail notification and more. Nokia announced the Lumia 800 at the Nokia World this October, and this is the first update since its launch. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 800 software update brings performance and usability enhancements”

MAXX Mobiles launches Dual SIM Touch Screen Projector Phone MAXX Focus

MAXX mobiles has launched MAXX Focus (MTP9), full touch-screen projector phone with Dual SIM support. It has an in-built projector that offers complete entertainment on-the-move. It comes with a 2.8-inch touch-screen display, 5MP camera and is powered by a 208 MHz processor. It has 4 active screens and widgets that lets the users browse through recent applications on the phone and has a range of live wallpapers. Continue reading “MAXX Mobiles launches Dual SIM Touch Screen Projector Phone MAXX Focus”

Samsung launches White Galaxy S2 HD LTE in Korea

Samsung has launched the white version of the Galaxy S 2 LTE in Korea. This comes with a ceramic white color on both front and rear sides that would attract mainly women and youth market in Korea. They launched the LTE version of the Galaxy S2 in Korea this September. Continue reading “Samsung launches White Galaxy S2 HD LTE in Korea”

Wikitude now available for BlackBerry OS 6 devices

Wikitude has added additional device support for its World browser app that now supports BlackBerry OS 6 devices. Wikitude comes preinstalled on all new smartphones running the BlackBerry 7 OS that comes with new features such as digital compass that lets you enjoy Wikitude in Augmented Reality. It is now available for BlackBerry OS 6 smartphones including, BlackBerry Bold 9700, 9780,9788 and BlackBerry Torch 9800. Continue reading “Wikitude now available for BlackBerry OS 6 devices”

Blackberry Milan : First Blackberry 10 based handset leaks

Hot on the heels of the announcement of the Blackberry 10 announcement comes the first leaked handset based on the new OS. The slider which is codenamed Milan joins  the London, Lisbon and Nevada which are also part of RIM’s 2012 lineup.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD (Nozomi) image surface in Hong Kong

New image of Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD ( Previously known as Nozomi LT26i) has surfaced in Hong Kong which is reportedly going through carrier testing. The phone has Sony Ericsson brand name on the top and has a new Xperia UI. There is a front-facing camera on the top-right and there are 3 capacitive touch buttons for back, home and menu. Xperia Blog got hold of a rendered image last week and the device resembles the image. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc HD (Nozomi) image surface in Hong Kong”

Twitter for BlackBerry v2.1 leaves beta, now available from App World

Twitter for BlackBerry has been updated to v2.1.0.27. Version 2.1 Beta was launched in BlackBerry Beta Zone this October that included Multiple account support and better profile functions for editing and account switching. The new version also includes enhanced BBM Share functionality.

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Motorola announces DROID XYBOARD 8.2 and 10.1 4G LTE tablets, coming to Verizon this month

Motorola and Verizon Wireless has announced 2 new DROID XYBOARD tablets. They have also announced DROID RAZR in white color. Both these tablets support Verizon’s 4G LTE network and is powered by dual-core 1.2 GHz processors and runs on Android 3.2 Honeycomb (upgradable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich).It comes with scratch-resistant corning gorilla glass displays with water-repellent nanoparticles makes them resistant to accidental spills and splashes, 1 GB of RAM, MotoCast for remote access to non DRM-protected music, pictures, videos and documents stored on work or home computers. Continue reading “Motorola announces DROID XYBOARD 8.2 and 10.1 4G LTE tablets, coming to Verizon this month”

BlackBerry 10 announced at DevCon Asia in Singapore

Today at BlackBerry DevCon Asia in Singapore , RIM announced it’s next major platform version- BlackBerry 10 . RIM is calling it the single , converged , next-generation BlackBerry platform. We guess its just BBX in it’s consumer / marketing form. BlackBerry 10 will be the next major BlackBerry OS update after BlackBerry 7. RIM had literally flooded the market with an army of BlackBerry 7 devices and next year we can expect BlackBerry 10 devices. More on this soon. The real reason behind the change from BBX to BlackBerry is due to a ruling by a US  District Judge which prevents RIM from using the BBX brand at the conference. Continue reading “BlackBerry 10 announced at DevCon Asia in Singapore”

BlackBerry DevCon Asia Live Blog

RIM is holding its BlackBerry DevCon Asia event here in Singapore.The event was shifted from Thailand due to the recent floods in that region. The company held it’s previous DevCon in  San Francicso where BBX was announced.  We expect to hear more about BBX and hope to see a few new un-announced devices. We are also going to try to sit down with some RIM executives and get an idea of the mood within the company.The keynote is about to start in a few minutes and you can follow the updates from the event below

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Android Market clocks 10 billion app downloads, offers premium apps at $0.10

Google has announced that Android market has exceeded 10 billion app downloads. They have also posted a graph that shows the Android Market Growth. The Android Market saw 1 billion downloads in July 2010 and reached 6 billion in a year in July 2011. To celebrate this milestone they offer premium apps every day for the next 10 days at $0.10 each.

 

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