LG partners with Reliance to offer new plans on Reliance 3G for both prepaid and postpaid customers on purchase of LG Optimus 3D. These plans offer Free Voice, SMS, 3G Data and VAS services like Mobile TV pack. The LG Optimus 3D was launched in India last month. This offer is also available in 2G circles. Continue reading “Reliance 3G offers with LG Optimus 3D”
Steve Kondik, CyanogenMod’s chief developer, has confirmed that CyanogenMod 7 (CM7) will be coming to Sony Ericsson Xperia handsets in its upcoming release. They have been working with FreeXperia team to make this happen and this team is now part of the CyanogenMod development group. Continue reading “CyanogenMod 7 coming to Sony Ericsson Xperia handsets officially”
Just Tap with NFC on the Nokia 600 , 700 and 701 Symbian Belle Smartphones
Nokia is preparing to launch its latest range of Symbian Belle phones in India and I was invited to Goa last week along with a small army of bloggers from across the country. We were shown the improvements which are part of Symbian Belle and also the possibilities with NFC or Near Field Communication.We got to play the the the Nokia 600 , 700 and 701 and also get around Goa at the same time. I was personally using the 600 which is the most affordable of the lot and I was actually impressed by the all round performance.The Nokia 600 is the loudest handset of the lot , the 700 is the smallest and the 701 has the brightest display. All the 3 devices have pretty good specs , performed very well and have the potential to fare well in the market if Nokia gets the pricing right ! Continue reading “Just Tap with NFC on the Nokia 600 , 700 and 701”
Let’s talk iPhone , this is what the invite sent by Apple to some media outlets looks like and Engadget got hold of one. The rumour about an iPhone event on Oct 4th was first reported by AllThingsD and it’s turned out to be true. The event takes place on October 4th at 10am at the Apple Campus at 1 , Infinite Loop. We are not sure if Apple would launch only one device as there has been a lot of talk about a cheaper iPhone as well.
HTC Arrive which was launched in March this year, with a sliding qwerty keyboard and a 1GHz processor running Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7, has received a Windows Phone 7.5 update which can be seen on Sprint’s site which was just updated.
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Press shots of the Micromax A85, their first high end phone powered by 1GHz Tegra 2 Processor has emerged online. We brought the exclusive image of the phone earlier this month, but these press images show us the sensors, secondary camera and the 5MP camera on the back. Continue reading “Micromax A85 press shots emerge”
RIM announced it’s latest handsets under the Curve range last month and we knew that these were on it’s way to India. Today in Delhi , the company announced the handset the availability of the Curve 9360 in India. The Curve 9360 will come with a price tag of Rs.19990
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Nokia has announced on its official blog that the Nokia N9 powered by the MeeGo Operating system is finally shipping in many countries around the world. The highlights of the N9 include delicious hardware and a swipe based UI. Pre-orders had started few weeks back in some markets and the response from the crowd has been extremely positive according to Nokia. The N9 is launching in select countries around the world. We still can’t understand why Nokia can’t launch the N9 globally while it’s working on its Windows Phone portfolio. The company barely has any handset in the high end category currently where profit margins are higher. Continue reading “Nokia N9 is now shipping in many countries”
Here are some photos of the BlackBerry Torch 9860 which is a full-touch BlackBerry smartphone.We got our hands on the Torch 9860 at the India launch recently. The device was launched last week for Rs.28490 Continue reading “BlackBerry Torch 9860 Hands On Photos”
T-Mobile has announced 2 phones, HTC Amaze 4G and Samsung Galaxy S II on their 4G (HSPA+ 42) network that would offer download speeds of 8 Mbps with peak speeds around 20 Mbps on T-Mobile’s 4G network. The HTC Amaze 4G has 4.3 S-LCD display, 8MP auto focus camera with a backside illuminated sensor for improved low light performance, zero shutter lag and a dual LED flash and 1080p HD video recording. It has 1.5 GHz dual core processor and runs on Android 2.3.4.The Samsung Galaxy S II has 4.52 inch Super AMOLED Plus touch screen, 1.5 GHz dual core processor and runs on Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread). Continue reading “HTC Amaze 4G and Samsung Galaxy S II coming to T-Mobile USA on October 12”
Apple’s next generation iPhone/iPhone 5 is easily the most anticipated gadget this year. The launch date has been speculated numerous times but we still have no announcement so far. But latest rumours suggest October 4th as a more than likely day for Apple to hold an event and announce the next generation iPhones.
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Nokia India, in association with Arogya World, a US based non-profit organization has announced a major diabetes prevention mobile health initiative in India that would offer messages about the diabetes awareness and prevention. 50 million people in India live with the disease but 80% of diabetes cases can be prevented by taking preventive measures. Continue reading “Nokia launches Diabetes mHealth initiatives in India”
I have been a supporter of Nokia ever since i have started using mobile phones. I guess everyone knows about the enormous downswing Nokia has experienced the last couple of years, when they basically slept when every trend was born and then tried to keep up with some rather unspectacular attempts. Even the current crop of Symbian phones can not keep up with the pace of the mobile world. Those may be harsh words, but it is as it is, and I am saying this as a long time supporter. However, the absolut lowest point in Nokia’s history was reached at the infamous February 11 keynote. Not because of the Windows Phone/Microsoft partnership announcement, it’s more the way that everything about that keynote felt last minute. Poorly executed. Poorly communicated. Poorly translated by media and blogs. And then an even worse follow-up. The end of Nokia predictions and announcements have been following, as usual. Of course, every one with an IQ higher than a glass of mustard did not buy into this, without even seeing it all play out. Average Joe on the street however, will believe those reports, and will stop buying Nokia phones because of this and that .. that is, if he didn’t jump ship already!
Nokia World 2011 is just around the corner and since I can’t make it this year, I thought I at least wanna send some hopes and wishes in Nokia’s directions. I feel like this year’s Nokia World is a very important, if not THE most important one in history, simply because there’s so much at stake. If done right, this could be the start of Nokia’s race back to the top. Sure, it won’t be easy, but it’ll be a good start. I am not sure if those are the right points to bring Nokia forward, but in my humble opinion they are:
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Samsung has announced Samsung Omnia W, their first handset to feature Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango). The phone has 3.7 inch Super AMOLED display, 1.4GHz processor and 5 MP Auto focus camera with LED Flash and a VGA video calling camera. The Windows Phone Mango has Windows Phone People Hub that has built-in social networking services like Windows Live, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. It also has Marketplace Hub, Office Hub, Game Hub, and Picture Hub, Music & Video Hub – powered by Microsoft Zune. Continue reading “Samsung Omnia W announced with Windows Phone Mango and 1.4 GHz Processor”
We finally got hold of a Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 and we have to admit this Tablet is pretty attractive. We are big fans of the hardware and the display. We are still getting used to the Android HoneyComb UI. The TouchWiz UI on top of HoneyComb is in fact interesting and an advantage over stock Honeycomb tablets like the Motorola Xoom. The Tab 750 is moderately lighter than the iPad 2 and a tad thinner as well. Samsung had announced this tablet at MWC this year but this tab got a new design after the iPad 2 was announced. Check out the video below where we quickly take a look at the retail box , power on the device and also fire up the browser and do a quick speed test on Vodafone’s HSPA network where we managed to clock about 4-5 Mbps download speeds.
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