Software Related to mobiles
Readability app is now available for Android. It is a reading app that turns web pages into a clean, elegant, single-column reading view stripping out the formatting. This also lets you store and share an article. The app is already available for Kindle e-readers and recently launched for Apple iPhone and iPad. Continue reading “Readability app now available for Android”
After lot of rumors about the ICS update, Samsung has officially announced that the Samsung Galaxy S2 Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update is rolling out in European countries including Poland, Hungary, Sweden, as well as Korea starting today and will gradually roll out to other markets. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S2 Android 4.0 update now rolling out for European countries and Korea”
Reliance Communications (Rcom) has launched Reliance CDMA Tab, their new Android tablet for their CDMA customers in India. They launched their Reliance 3G Tab last year. This tablet has 7 inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen and runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has 512 MB RAM and a micro SD card support for external storage and comes with free 4GB SD card. Continue reading “Reliance CDMA Android Tablet launched for Rs. 12999”
Sprint has announced ZTE Fury budget Android phone that would be available starting March 11. The ZTE Fury packs in 3.5-inch (480x 320 pixels) HVGA 16M Colors IPS capacitive touchscreen display, 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 processor and 5 MP camera with LED flash. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, microSD card slot with 2GB card included (supports up to 32GB). Continue reading “ZTE Fury coming to Sprint on March 11 for $19.99”
The Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus is available for pre-order in India from online retailer Flipkart. Samsung announced the GALAXY Ace Plus in January that comes with 3.65-inch (320 x 480 pixels) TFT display and is powered by 1 GHz Processor. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has 5MP Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus now available for pre-order in India at Rs. 16275”
Tata DOCOMO has launched Let’s Play on Android – a unique gaming service for its Android users powered by Gametanium application. It offers unlimited access to 30 premium games titles such as Fruit Ninja, Plants vs. Zombies, Baseball Superstars and more on you Android phone at just Rs. 99 per month. Continue reading “Tata DOCOMO launches ‘Let’s Play on Android’ Gaming Subscription service”
You saw the the unboxing of Samsung Omnia W, the first Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) device in India. Here is the Full review of the device. It has 3.7-inch WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) Super AMOLED display and is powered by 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Continue reading “Samsung Omnia W Review”
Apple has cut the price of all models of the iPad 2 in India after it announced the new version of the iPad earlier this week in the US.The entry level iPad 2 WiFi model gets the biggest cut of Rs.5000 whereas other models see cuts between Rs.2000 and Rs.4000. We already told you about the price of the 16GB WiFi only iPad 2 dropping to Rs.24500 , now we have confirmation from Apple that the entire iPad 2 line up will see a discount.
Continue reading “Complete Apple iPad 2 Line-Up gets a Price Cut in India”
ARCHOS has announced that they are rolling out the Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 update for the G9 series of tablets, ARCHOS 80 G9 and 101 G9 that was announced last June. The ICS update would offer faster web browsing, easy multitasking, rich notifications, customizable home screens, resizable widgets, and enhanced social media integration. In addition, Ice Cream Sandwich also comes with improved text input and spell checking, a dynamic voice input engine, enhanced imaging capabilities and a redesigned Gallery app with photo editor. Continue reading “ARCHOS 80/101 G9 Android Ice Cream Sandwich update now rolling out”
Google has launched it’s native Google Search app for Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) devices that has new design and features. The new features include, Autocomplete, My Location, and Voice Search. Continue reading “Google launches Google Search App for Windows Phone”
Apple announced the next-gen iPad last night at an event in San Francisco and also reduced the price of the iPad 2 16GB version to $399 in the US. Today morning we heard from Apple India that the price cut is effective in India as well. The 16GB WiFi only version of the iPad 2 is now available for Rs.24500. The 16GB WiFi+3G version now retails for Rs.32900.Apple has not yet declared the Indian pricing for the third generation iPad which packs a Retina display. It will reveal the Indian pricing closer to the launch. Don’t head out to the stores now and expect the new pricing for the new iPad 2 to be effective immediately as it might take a few days for the news to be communicated to the retail network. Couple of Apple Stores we spoke to were selling the iPad 2 at the same old price as of today morning.
Apple announced the new iPad today along with a new Apple TV. Along with these announcements came the news that iOS 5.1 is finally rolling out today to compatible devices. While the update is still not showing up in iTunes , it is available through OTA (Over The Air). Make sure you back up your device before updating it. One good news for iPhone 4S users is that battery life is reportedly improved with this update. We observed the same in a beta build. Good news for folks in India and in other countries where 3G coverage is spotty is that the 3G toggle is back (we will confirm this in a bit)
Apple has announced the new iPad today with a bunch of new features and surprisingly , the old iPad or the iPad 2 is not going away from the shelves. Apple has announced that the 16GB Wi-Fi version of the iPad 2 will get a $100 price cut starting today and will start selling at $399 instead of the usual $499. The new iPad will start at $499 for the 16GB Wi-Fi version. If you wanted to get an iPad and are willing to spend only about $400 , now is a great time to pick one up. But if you are a techie who lives in the cutting edge of technology , save up that extra $100 and get yourself the new iPad. It should be totally worth it. Continue reading “Apple iPad 2 Price Drop – 16GB Wi-Fi version gets $100 Price Cut !”
Here are some apps for Holi, the festival of colors that is celebrated in India in the month of March. These special Holi apps on the Nokia store can help you with information on special recipes, games, memorable Holi songs, and a lot more. Continue reading “Holi Apps for Nokia Phones”
Here are some apps for Women for the International Women’s Day (March 8th). These apps are for bada and some apps are available for Android smartphones. These apps range from cooking to beauty tips to fitness tracker and more. Continue reading “Women’s Day apps for Samsung bada phones”
