Samsung has announced they have shipped over 5 million units of the Galaxy Note globally since the launch in October last year. They crossed 1 million units last December. They achieved this feat in just 5 months after the launch. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note shipments surpass 5 million”
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Dual SIM HTC T328w Wind running Android 4.0 surfaces in China
Images of Dual SIM HTC smartphone, HTC T328w Wind has surfaced in China. This has Dual SIM support along with Dual Standby and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). This phone belongs to HTC Dragon series that was announced last month in China and comes with a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) Super LCD WVGA display, 5 megapixel camera, single-core 1Ghz processor and Beats audio support. Continue reading “Dual SIM HTC T328w Wind running Android 4.0 surfaces in China”
Zoho launches Docs and CRM apps for Android
Zoho has launched their Zoho Docs app for Android to take on Google Docs. They have also launched the Zoho CRM app for Android. The Zoho Docs an online document management application that lets you access documents on the web similar to Google Docs. The Zoho CRM offers access to customer relationship life-cycle management software on the web. Continue reading “Zoho launches Docs and CRM apps for Android”
NTT Docomo announces Android 4.0 update for 18 devices, to roll out starting July 2012
NTT Docomo has announced the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update for 18 devices in their docomo with series, docomo NEXT series and docomo tablets. Some of these devices were announce in May and October 2012. The Xperia Acro and NX SO-02D were announced this January. Continue reading “NTT Docomo announces Android 4.0 update for 18 devices, to roll out starting July 2012”
Temple Run for Android now available for Download
Temple Run, most expected game and one of the popular games on iPhone and iPad since its launch last August, is finally available for Download for Android. You have to run for your life to escape the Evil Demon Monkeys by racing down ancient temple walls and along sheer cliffs. Continue reading “Temple Run for Android now available for Download”
HTC to shut down cloud services, asks users to download stored data
HTC has many new plans this year, one of their plan is to concentrate on less devices and make their Sense platform better, just a while back HTC Sense customers received a mail saying that their cloud services like Contacts, messages, Footprints and call history will be shut down and made offline. The heading says that they are not actually shutting the service down but renovating their cloud service or HTCSense.com.
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Nokia Lumia 900 coming to AT&T on April 8 for $99.99
AT&T and Nokia has announced that Nokia Lumia 900 would be available exclusively in the U.S. from them on April 8 for $99.99. Nokia and AT&T announced the Lumia 900 with AT&T’s 4G LTE support at CES 2012 in January. The Nokia Lumia 900 has 4.3-inch ClearBlack AMOLED display and is powered by a 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 processor. It has 8 MP camera on the back with Nokia’s Carl Zeiss optics and a front-facing camera which was missing in the 800. It runs on Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) and has 1830 mAh battery. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 900 coming to AT&T on April 8 for $99.99”
LG Optimus Net Dual P698 Review
Here is the FoneArena review of the LG Optimus Net Dual P698, Dual SIM Android phone with Dual Standby. The phone went on pre-order last December and went on sale this January. It is powered by 800 MHz processor and runs on Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) similar to the Optimus Pro that we reviewed last year. Continue reading “LG Optimus Net Dual P698 Review”
HTC One X launching in India in April
HTC has confirmed on their Facebook page that HTC One X, their first Quad-core smartphone would launch in India in April 2012. HTC announced the HTC One X at the MWC 2012 last month. It packs in 4.7 inch Super LCD HD display as well as a 1.5 GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad-Core processor. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Operating System with HTC Sense 4 UI and has Beats audio integration. Continue reading “HTC One X launching in India in April”
Nokia launches Play To beta for Lumia phones
Nokia has launched Play To app for Lumia phones in the Nokia Beta labs. This app would enable you share your photos and videos from your Nokia Lumia phone to your DLNA-capable devices (TV’s, BlueRay players, Mediaplayer in Windows 7, etc…) over your Wi-Fi. The app is already available for Symbian phones. Continue reading “Nokia launches Play To beta for Lumia phones”
LG Optimus LTE P936 images and benchmarks surfaces
LG Optimus LTE P936 hands-on images has surfaced online along with benchmarks. This phone looks similar to the Optimus LTE SU640 that was launched in Korea last October. It also has similar specs including, 4.5–inch True HD IPS display, 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 8MP camera and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Continue reading “LG Optimus LTE P936 images and benchmarks surfaces”
Google Voice for Android updated, brings voicemail Integration for ICS devices
Google Voice for Android has been updated to version 0.4.2.54 that brings visual voicemail integration for the devices that runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). You can also access access folders from the inbox in Android 4.0 directly. Continue reading “Google Voice for Android updated, brings voicemail Integration for ICS devices”
AT&T rolls out Android 4.0 update for HTC Vivid, lists 10 other devices to get ICS update
AT&T has officially announced the availability of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) for HTC Vivid. We told you how to update HTC Vivid to ICS manually last week. This update would bring optimized audio experience of Beats by Dr. Dre Audio and new and improved HTC Sense experience with Sense version 3.6. The company announced HTC Vivid last November. Last week HTC confirmed list of devices that would receive Android 4.0 update. This will also the first U.S. smartphone to receive Ice Cream Sandwich update issued by a carrier. Continue reading “AT&T rolls out Android 4.0 update for HTC Vivid, lists 10 other devices to get ICS update”
Sony Xperia’s TV Ad is Made of Tiny Robots
When it comes to ads, Sony has always pushed the limit of creativeness. Who here remember their famous Bravia ads, like Playdoh and Paint? With the release of their next Xperia NXT devices, Sony Mobile is relying on a massive advertising campaign to promote the brand. The new TV campaign is directed by Wes Anderson of Fantastic Mr. Fox fame. It tells the story of little Androids who work tirelessly inside an Xperia smartphone, all based on the imagination of a little kid. How sweet is that? The TV ad is supposed to premier on the evening of Saturday 24 March but it seems that someone at Sony has jumped the gun. Jump over to view the stop motion animated ad in all its glory.
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Panasonic Eluga coming to NTT Docomo in Japan on March 29
Panasonic announced Eluga, 4-3-inch waterproof Android smartphone for Europe at MWC 2012 last month. NTT docomo has announced that it will be available on March 29th as P-04D in their NEXT series. It would run on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update promised in summer of 2012. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga coming to NTT Docomo in Japan on March 29”