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Garmin launches Garmin Fit app for Android and iPhone and ANT+ adapter

Garmin has launched their Garmin Fit app that would let the users track metrics such as speed, pace, distance, time, calories of their activities such as running, cycling and lots more. With the help of Garmin accessories it displays heart rate and cadence. It also maps and automatically uploads workouts to Garmin Connect. They have also launched their ANT+ adapter for iPhone allowing users to use their Garmin ANT+ accessories with their iPhone. Continue reading “Garmin launches Garmin Fit app for Android and iPhone and ANT+ adapter”

Samsung Galaxy Y Hands-On

We already know that recently Samsung India has launched three new smartphones in 3 different platforms namely, Android, BADA and Windows Phone. We attended the launch event in Delhi and here are the hands-on photos of Samsung Galaxy Y. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Y Hands-On”

Half a milion apps sold on the Android market.

The Android Market surpassed 500,000 applications in the month of September. Although more that 37% of submissions have been taken out over the course time for an assortment of excuses, the Android Market transcended 500,000 issued applications last month as recorded by a mobile app market intelligence firm research2guidance. This firm also stated that the Apple’s App Store has had more than 600,000 bestselling submissions till date having 24% of apps have been removed. This is what the firm had to say – “Although Apple regularly cleans up its store from inappropriate or outdated content, its active application share still exceeds that of Android,” it also stated about Apple – “It is likely that the more rigid application submission requirements prevent developers from publishing multiple trial or low quality applications whereas publishers in the Android Market place a lot of market testing, trials, demo and malware content.”

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Nokia Lumia 710 hands-on

It’s Nokia World 2011 and all eyes seems to be on Nokia’s new Windows Phone 7.5 flagship, the Lumia 800. But based on my conversations with other tech journalists here, many believe the real show stealer is the understated Nokia Lumia 710. Read on to find out why. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 710 hands-on”

Lava Mobiles launches LAVA S12 Android Phone

Lava mobiles has launched their first Android Smartphone, the LAVA S12 that is powered by Android 2.2 (Froyo). It is a sleek phone which is 13.5mm thick and has matte leather finish with rounded top and bottom edges. The hard keys and edges have metallic silver finish. It features 600MHz Qualcomm processor and has 3D home screen UI which is customizable that has unique smart folders and a rich set of animated 3D widgets. Continue reading “Lava Mobiles launches LAVA S12 Android Phone”

Motorola RAZR hands-on

This morning I had the chance to play with Motorola’s newest Android smartphone – the RAZR. The impossibly slim smartphone is the thinnest I have ever held. At 7.1mm thickness, the RAZR best the Galaxy S2 by a full 1.4mm.

The RAZR’s specs are typical of what to expect from a late 2011 smartphone. Beneath the glossy and stylish metal exterior lies a Texas Instrument OMAP 4430 SoC with dual core 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor and PowerVR SGX540 GPU. In essence the RAZR is a DROID Bionic reborned for the international market after a diet and slight speed upgrade. Continue reading “Motorola RAZR hands-on”

Halloween Treat: Gameloft iPhone, iPad and Android games at $0.99

Gameloft offers 6 iPhone, 3 iPad and 2 Android games as a treat for this Halloween. Their previous sale was earlier this month that offered Action games for iPhone and iPad. They have also announced their Halloween Trick or Treat Facebook contest that would let you win a Tablet. Continue reading “Halloween Treat: Gameloft iPhone, iPad and Android games at $0.99”

More than half the smartphones sold in Asia are running Android

The advancement of Android in Asia is strikingly impressive. So when Samsung and Google decided to shift the Galaxy Nexus event to Hong Kong, it probably had to do something with the latest report from ABI analysis that reveals a tremendous 52% of the smartphones in Asia are running Android; as opposed to the 43% of the smartphone merchandize in the US.

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Galaxy Nexus comes to Vodafone,Three, and O2 in the UK

Wondering who will be the lucky carriers, carrying the very first Android Ice Cream Sandwich-powered smartphone? Anticipate no further … As Samsung and Google revealed the latest Galaxy Nexus they specified that this product will be accessible all across the globe, and three of the most reputed and dominating(the market) British operators declared that they will be among the service providers.

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Samsung Omnia W Hands-On

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We already know that recently Samsung India has launched three new smartphones in 3 different platforms namely, Android, BADA and Windows Phone. We attended the launch event in Delhi and here are the hands-on photos of Samsung Omnia W. Continue reading “Samsung Omnia W Hands-On”

Nokia N9 is Sexy – Photo Gallery

We hope you have seen Michael’s (@MichaelxHell) – Swipetastic review of the Nokia N9. Now, we let the Nokia N9 do the talking through this photo gallery of the device. Continue reading “Nokia N9 is Sexy – Photo Gallery”

Apple iPhone 4S Singapore Prices Out

Looks like Apple is all set to launch the iPhone 4S in more countries on October 28th. The pre-order pages for the countries part of the Oct 28 launch went up few hours ago. Amongst those countries , the only country in Asia is Singapore where Apple products are normally priced similar to the United States. Here we have news of the Singapore prices of the iPhone 4S. Prices start from 948 SGD for the 16GB version , 1088 SGD for the 32GB version and 1238 SGD for the 64GB version.This works out to about Rs.38000 approx for the 16GB version , Rs.42500 approx for the 32GB version and Rs.48400 approx for the top-end 64GB variant. you might also have to pay GST or a Sales Tax in addition to the above price. From the pricing , one can assume that the device is sold unlocked but we don’t have confirmation of that.But the product family page mentions the word unlocked.The part number for the basic version is MD235ZA/A. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 4S Singapore Prices Out”

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Plus up for pre-order on Amazon

Yes, you read that right. The US version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Plus is attainable and now available for pre-order on Amazon; pre-orders for Samsung’s 7-inch Galaxy Tab Plus went live inEurope sometime last week. Be that as it may, there is still no statement on a specific release date. The Samsung news just keeps pouring in.

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Acer ICONIA Smart S300 launched in India

Acer has launched ICONIA Smart S300 smartphone in India with tablet features. It has 4.8 inch (1024 x 480 pixels) large display with 21: 9 aspect ratio. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and it is powered by 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The large and bright display offers Panoramic cinema and gaming experience with 6 axis motion sensing. The phone comes with Dolby sound quality and it has curved design that is easy to hold and carry. It was previous introduced in May as Iconia Smart A300. Continue reading “Acer ICONIA Smart S300 launched in India”

Sprint announces Motorola ADMIRAL with Direct Connect, Coming on October 23 for $99.99

Spirnt has announced the Motorola ADMIRAL, the first smartphone that boasts Sprint Direct Connect speed. It is powered by a 1.2GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It feature a 3.1-inch (640 x 480 pixels) touchscreen display and QWERTY keyboard. It has push-to-talk capabilities with Sprint Direct Connect that uses Sprint 3G (EVDO Rev. A) network. Continue reading “Sprint announces Motorola ADMIRAL with Direct Connect, Coming on October 23 for $99.99”