Motorola Defy Plus is Official – runs Gingerbread and can survive some abuse !

The rumoured Motorola Defy+ which is the successor to the original Defy is finally official close on the heels of the Google to acquire Motorola Mobility announcement . The Defy Plus retains the glory of it’s ancestor and is Water Resistant, Scratch Resistant and Dust Proof. We are not totally sure what extent of abuse this phone can handle. Our very own Jon had the pleasure of dipping the the old Defy in a glass of water and it did function properly afterwards. In terms of specs it is powered by a 1GHz CPU and runs on Android 2.3 and runs on a 1700 mAh battery. The 3.7 inch display is made of scratch resistant Gorilla Glass.You can find the full specs below. As you can see there are minor improvements in terms of specs but we wish Motorola promoted this phone in a better way at least in countries where it rains a lot !

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GeoSocials – Location based Social Networking Game for Android and iPhone

GeoSocials, location based Social networking game for iPhone was launched last month in US, and later it was launched in UK, Canada & Mexico. This game is now available in India for iPhone and for Android devices worldwide. The main aim of the game is to use GPS and hunt the treasure in the map added by the other players in your neighborhood, play a fun challenge and accumulate points. Continue reading “GeoSocials – Location based Social Networking Game for Android and iPhone”

Micromax takes on iPhone with Affordable Android

Micromax A70 is a entry level Android Phone from handset maker Micromax who is well known primarily for its Dual SIM devices. The company had a big advert today in a leading newspaper Times of India pictured above which pokes fun at the iPhone and at the same time conveys the message to the prospective buyer. No one can deny the fact that the iPhone has become the benchmark for any Touchscreen phone. But the iPhone still  remains expensive with the cheapest offering available only at Rs.19,990 and Micromax seems to be cashing in on that.

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Foursquare for Android gets new look and lots of features

The latest update (v 2011-08-11) for the Foursquare for Android brings new redesign for title bar and tabs and lots of new features like Facebook and Twitter sharing settings, new venue photo gallery design and much more. The previous update last month brought Notification tray and redesigned settings. Continue reading “Foursquare for Android gets new look and lots of features”

First Screenshots of Ice Cream Sandwich Revealed

Ice Cream Sandwich was officially announced back at Google I/O which is actually an upcoming version of Google Android OS. Google is actually making a one OS for all their Android devices because at the moment Android tablets runs on Honeycomb (few of them on Gingerbread) and all new smartphones are running on Gingerbread and few of them are Froyo powered. On the announcement, Google told us that it will be out later this year and we also heard recently that it will be out in October. Now it seems that Ice Cream Sandwich is almost around the corner because Android-Police and RootzWiki got their hands on first screenshots of the Google’s upcoming Android OS known as Ice Cream Sandwich. Continue reading “First Screenshots of Ice Cream Sandwich Revealed”

HTC Stunning to Hit China Next Month, HTC’s First NFC Device

HTC is no doubt one of the leading smartphone brands in the world, and they launched some amazing devices in past few months. Now they are planning to launch their first ever NFC enabled device and it will hit the biggest mobile market in the world, China. It will be launched as HTC Stunning and it will be launched officially next month. With this device, users will be able to make payments through China UnionPay’s credit cards. HTC Stunning features a 4-inch display and the device looks a lot like the HTC Incredible S.  Continue reading “HTC Stunning to Hit China Next Month, HTC’s First NFC Device”

Motorola FIRE Price Revealed for UK, Due in September

Motorola Android phones are very well known around the world and they recently launched a new Android phone with portrait QWERTY keyboard, which is known as Motorola XT316. Phones with portrait keyboard and touchscreen are becoming famous now a days, like recently we saw the LG Optimus Pro and Samsung Galaxy Pro, and now the Motorola XT316 which is hitting UK where it will be launched by Clove UK and they changed the name to Motorola FIRE. Continue reading “Motorola FIRE Price Revealed for UK, Due in September”

Samsung Galaxy Xcover rugged Android phone announced

Samsung has announced its first rugged phone, Samsung Galaxy Xcover, which is the new addition to the Galaxy series . It runs Android 2.3 and comes with scratch resistant display, and it is dirt and water-resistant up to 1 meter for 30 minutes. This phone would compete with Motorola’s rugged phone, Motorola Defy that was launched last year. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Xcover rugged Android phone announced”

Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 Pics

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Samsung today launched the Galaxy Tab 750 and 730 Android tablets in India. FoneArena was present at the launch event in Delhi and here are some pics from the event.  Bollywood Actress Lara Dutta was the presenter for the day and was showing off her Galaxy Tab 10.1 Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 Pics”

Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 and Galaxy Tab 730 launched at Rs.36200 and Rs.33900

We had told you that Samsung is launching the Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 in India today and the company has launched both the Tab 750 10.1 inch android tablet and the 8.9 inch Galaxy Tab 730. We are wondering why Samsung renamed the 10.1 and 8.9 tablets this way specifically for India. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 and Galaxy Tab 730 launched at Rs.36200 and Rs.33900”

Facebook Messenger – Official Facebook Messaging app for Android and iPhone

Facebook has launched the official Facebook Messenger app for Android and iPhone. Even though the apps like Facebook for Android and Facebook for iPhone has messenger function, this app just does the messenger part so that you can view the texts, chats, emails and messages at one place. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger – Official Facebook Messaging app for Android and iPhone”

Samsung Celox revealed, 4G LTE device for Germany

Samsung Galaxy S II is Samsung’s best Android device to date and the device is selling like hot cakes, and recently SGSII sales crossed 5 million in just 125 days and it’s still not launched in US yet but we recently heard that it will be coming this month and it’s probably around the corner as yesterday we saw leaked shot of T-Mobile SGSII, as you may know that Samsung will launch SGSII in USA via all major American networks. Now another version of Samsung Galaxy S II appeared in Korea and it’s actually the LTE variant and it’s currently codenamed as Samsung Celox. Continue reading “Samsung Celox revealed, 4G LTE device for Germany”

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Sales banned in Europe as Apple wins injunction

In a major blow to Samsung , a German court has ordered that Samsung should stop selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in all of Europe except Netherlands. Apple is accusing Samsung of copying the iPad design in it’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Sales banned in Europe as Apple wins injunction”

First Ice-Cream Sandwich phones to appear in October ?

BGR reports that Google might be bringing out the first Ice Cream Sandwich based phones a bit earlier than expected.  Google is said to be looking at pushing up release dates for Ice Cream Sandwich based devices up to September or October due to the impending iPhone 5 launch.

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Reliance 3G Android Tablet launched at Rs.12999

Reliance Communications (Rcom) has launched its Android powered Reliance 3G Tab in India. This tablet is manufactured by Chinese manufacturer ZTE (looks similar to ZTE light) that has 7 inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen and runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). The tablet also comes with exclusive bundled Reliance 3G data plans. Continue reading “Reliance 3G Android Tablet launched at Rs.12999”