HTC has announced that their partnership with Microsoft to launch new devices Windows Phone 8 devices. These new phones would be powered by Qualcomm chips and would probably come with a dual-core processors and have high-resolution displays. HTC launched its first Windows-based smartphone in 2002 and launched their Windows Phone 7 devices in 2010. Continue reading “HTC to launch Windows Phone 8-enabled smartphones later this year”
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New Nokia apps Camera Extras, Counters, Draw Something and more coming to Lumia Smartphones
Nokia has announced new Nokia apps would be available for Nokia Lumia smartphones that would add new features and improvements. Nokia has also announced their partnership with Zynga to bring Words With Friends and Draw Something to Nokia Lumia Smartphones. Continue reading “New Nokia apps Camera Extras, Counters, Draw Something and more coming to Lumia Smartphones”
Asphalt 7: Heat arrives for iPhone and iPad for $0.99
Asphalt 7: Heat from Gameloft that was unveiled at E3 2012 earlier this month is now available for iPhone and iPad at just $0.99. This is a universal version for both iPhone and iPad, unlike the separate version in Asphalt 6: Adrenaline that costs $1.99 for iPad. It offers even more action, challenges and the most life-like graphics ever! Continue reading “Asphalt 7: Heat arrives for iPhone and iPad for $0.99”
Google Longest Day Deals: GTA 3, Mass Effect Infiltrator and more Android apps at $0.99
Google has cut the price of several apps on the Longest Day Deals on the Google Play Store. These apps include, Grand Theft Auto 3, Mass Effect Infiltrator by Electronic Arts, Draw Something, Shazam Encore and lots more, all just for $0.99 each. Continue reading “Google Longest Day Deals: GTA 3, Mass Effect Infiltrator and more Android apps at $0.99”
LG Optimus 3D MAX and Optimus L7 officially launched in India
LG has officially launched the Optimus 3D MAX, successor of the LG Optimus 3D and the Optimus L7 from the L-Style series of phones that was unveiled at MWC 2012, in India. The LG Optimus 3D MAX and the Optimus L7 went on sale in India earlier this month from online retailers. Continue reading “LG Optimus 3D MAX and Optimus L7 officially launched in India”
LG launches Quick Voice intelligent voice recognition service for Optimus phones in Korea
LG has launched Quick Voice, their own intelligent voice recognition to compete with Apple’s Siri and Samsung S Voice. This voice recognition app would let the users call contacts, on the address book, set alarm, set appointments on the calendar and open apps. It would also let you open maps to view directions, check weather forecasts, stocks, open YouTube videos and perform web search all using voice commands. Continue reading “LG launches Quick Voice intelligent voice recognition service for Optimus phones in Korea”
Official WinZip app now available for Android
The official WinZip app is now available for Android. This would enable you open, save and preview zip files on your Android device including encrypted Zip files. The official app for iPhone and iPad was launched earlier this February and has been downloaded by more than a million users since then. Continue reading “Official WinZip app now available for Android”
ZTE Grand X LTE with 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.0 announced
ZTE has announced the Grand X LTE (T82), their first single-chip LTE smartphone at CommunicAsia 2012. It is powered by 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 8MP rear camera with flash, 1080p HD video recording and front camera that supports 720p HD video calls. Continue reading “ZTE Grand X LTE with 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.0 announced”
Microsoft Surface Tablet Video
Here is a video teaser of the just announced Microsoft Surface Tablet . Will the iPad finally see some competition from Windows Tablets and has Microsoft finally managed to get it right in the tablet arena ? Give the video a look after the jump. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Tablet Video”
Idea ID-918 Dual SIM 3G Smartphone Hands-on and Unboxing
Last week we were at the Idea Cellular’s Mumbai office for the launch of Idea 3G Dual Sim smartphone iD-918 priced at Rs. 5994. This is Idea’s 3rd Android smartphone launched in India and it runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). We managed to get the first unboxing of Idea iD-918 and also played with this nice looking device. Continue reading “Idea ID-918 Dual SIM 3G Smartphone Hands-on and Unboxing”
Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos Dual SIM GSM Smartphone officially launched in India
Samsung has officially launched the Samsung Galaxy Ace DUOS (GT- S6802) in India. It was announced last month and went on sale earlier this month. It has Dual SIM support with hot swap function and Dual SIM always-on feature that automatically forwards calls from the phone number on SIM 2, even if a user is on the phone with SIM 1’s number. It has 3.5-inch (320 x 480 Pixels) TFT touch screen display and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS. It is powered by 832 MHz processor and has 5MP Auto Focus camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos Dual SIM GSM Smartphone officially launched in India”
HTC One S now available in India for Rs. 33,000
HTC One S is now available in India from online retailer Saholic. HTC announced the One S at MWC 2012 and the price of One S for India was revealed on TheMobileStore last month. The Saholic site says it has 1.5GHz dual-core processor, but according to HTC India site, it comes with 1.7 GHz processor which is Snapdragon S3 instead of S4 in some countries like US and UK. It runs on Android 4.0 ICS with HTC Sense 4 and has 4.3-inch (540×960 pixels) display, Beats Audio, and the same 8MP auto focus camera with flash, 1080p HD video recording and VGA front-facing camera present in the One X. It is just 7.8 mm thick and weighs 119.5 g. Continue reading “HTC One S now available in India for Rs. 33,000”
Zync Z-990 plus 7-inch tablet running Android 4.0 launched in India for Rs. 6,490
Zync has launched the Zync Z-990 plus, successor of the Zync Z-990 that was launched this March. The new tablet has upgraded 1.5 GHz processor with MALI 400 GPU and glossy 7-inch display with similar 800 x 480 pixel resolution. It also has glossy back. Other specs are similar to the previous tablet such as 0.3 MP video calling camera and Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Zync has also partnered with Ibibo to offer games in 40 categories including Teen Patti, Rummy, Can you Draw, Speed Wordz, Word War and more that comes pre-loaded in the tablet. The BigFlix apps in the tablet offers subscribers over 1000 movies from different categories. Continue reading “Zync Z-990 plus 7-inch tablet running Android 4.0 launched in India for Rs. 6,490”
LG Optimus L5 launching in Europe this month, will come with Dual SIM and NFC in certain markets
LG has announced that the LG Optimus L5, their mid-range phone in the L-Series that was announced at MWC 2012 would be available in Europe starting this month. It has also announced that the phone would come with dual SIM capabilities in certain markets such as Asia, CIS, Middle East, Central and South America and NFC “Tag & Play “support in Europe and North America for Mobile payment and sharing. Continue reading “LG Optimus L5 launching in Europe this month, will come with Dual SIM and NFC in certain markets”
Idea launches ID-918 Dual SIM 3G Android Smartphone for Rs. 5,994
Idea Cellular has launched ID-918, their new Dual-SIM 3G Android Smartphone. It has 3.2 inch (320 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and runs on Android 2.3 ( Gingerbread). It has 3.2 MP camera. They launched their first 3G Android smartphones Idea Blade and Idea ID 280 last year. Continue reading “Idea launches ID-918 Dual SIM 3G Android Smartphone for Rs. 5,994”