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”
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Facebook for Windows Phone gets updated to version 2.5
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 price drops to Rs. 11,990

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 Galaxy Ace DUOS Dual SIM GSM phone announced

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”
Memorial Day Sale: Up to 90% off on EA iPhone and iPad Games

Electronic Arts has started their Memorial Day Sale that offers up to 85% on games for iPhone and iPad. This offers iPhone and iPad games at as low as $0.99. Their previous offers was for Thanksgiving last year. Continue reading “Memorial Day Sale: Up to 90% off on EA iPhone and iPad Games”
Yahoo launches Axis search browser for iPhone and iPad

Yahoo has launched Axis, a new iOS app that combines the searching and browsing experience. It has instant search that shows results as you type while searching along with visual previews or can go directly to any website. You will never have to leave the page you are on to view your search results again. Continue reading “Yahoo launches Axis search browser for iPhone and iPad”
How to update your Samsung Galaxy Note to ICS using Kies

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”
Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.0 update starts rolling out in India

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”
Bollywood Apps for Samsung bada phones

Indian cinema is 100 years old. Here are some Bollywood apps for your bada phones to celebrate the 100 years of accomplishment. These apps give you movie information, Trailers, Show-times in theaters, Bollywood news and much more. Continue reading “Bollywood Apps for Samsung bada phones”
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 officially launched 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 up for pre-order in India for Rs. 24499

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 announces Android 4.0 update schedule

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”
Samsung Galaxy S3 gets priced at Online Retailer Saholic

The price of Samsung Galaxy S3 has been revealed for India on Saholic. Samsung started pre-bookings for the Galaxy S3 last week on their eStore but they didn’t reveal the price. It was also spotted on eBay earlier this week. The Galaxy S3 is listed on Saholic at Rs. 39,990. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S3 earlier this month at an Event in London and there were reports that the global Pre-orders crossed 9 million units globally. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 gets priced at Online Retailer Saholic”
Google has finally acquired Motorola Mobility, Googler Dennis Woodside replaces Sanjay Jha as CEO

After winning regulatory approval in China , Google has finally completed it’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility for a record $12.5 billion. Google CEO Larry Page wrote a blog post today titled “We’ve acquired Motorola Mobility” and that the deal has finally closed after 9 months since the initial announcement. Google now has access to over 17000 patents owned by Motorola Mobility and will come in handy in it’s patent wars against Microsoft and Apple.
Nokia Lumia 610 now in stock at UK retailers

The low-cost Windows Phone from Nokia the Lumia 610 which was announced at MWC 2012 is now in-stock at select retailers in the UK and priced very competitively. The affordable Windows Phone is available from 145.99 GBP excluding VAT ( Rs.12620 approx / 230 USD ) only in Black colour at the moment and the Cyan version is expected to be in stock in a few days. The Lumia 610 packs a 3.7 inch display and 8GB of internal memory. It has only 256MB of RAM and is powered by a 800 MHz Processor Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 610 now in stock at UK retailers”

