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Get HTC Hero SenseUI Interface on T-Mobile G1

Well just recently HTC announced their Hero phone which has a unique SenseUI. The HTC Hero is the only handset at present featuring the HTC SenseUI. But some folks have managed to get the UI running on a Android phone such as the HTC Dream/T-Mobile G1. All you have to do is reflash your phone with the SuperHERO ROM. The ROM actually has a part of the HTC Hero’s firmware and the main thing is that Multi-Touch gets added.

Don’t you love the weather widget below ? Isn’t it a bit like Windows Mobile ?

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Nokia N97 New Firmware Released and Tested – v11.0.021

Nokia has released a new firmware for the Nokia N97 Version :v11.0.021 UPDATE :  Varun got v.11 on his N97 White . The update was around 3.7 MB and took about 5 mins to install on the phone. Here is the screenshot below for the proof. The firmware has been around since 15th June but Official release happenned only 15 days later – today

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HTC Hero Android Phone

Here is another phone by HTC called the Hero which runs on the Google Android platform. HTC Hero is the first phone to embody HTC Sense™ – an intuitive, seamless experience built upon three fundamental principles – make it mine, stay close, and discover the unexpected.  The Hero was part of 2009 HTC Handset lineup Continue reading “HTC Hero Android Phone”

Nokia 5800 v31.0.0.15 Firmware Update Coming soon

Good News for all the Nokia 5800 users, A new firmware update (v 31.0.0.15) is in the offing.

Recently, Nokia Conversations released their “Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Introduction” video on Youtube.  But if you watch the video attentively, at the 0:57 second of the video, you can clearly see that the Firmware version of the Nokia 5800 is showing as v.31.0.015.  And also Steve Litchfield of All About Symbian has also quoted in one of their articles that v31 firmware was the stable release inside Nokia a couple of weeks ago and he suspects it will appear in public this week.

Here is the snapshot of the video where the phone is being updated to v31.0.0.15 of the firmware.

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8 Free Apps Worth Trying in the Ovi Store

Nokia Ovi Store has been live for a while now. But if you are still stuck on what to install on your phone from the ovi store for free, pick one from the list below and you might not be disappointed .

SMS Preview

Using this app, you can instantly preview all your incoming SMS’s to get the gist of the SMS and the sender when the SMS arrives on your homescreen. The duration of preview can also be customized to 30 seconds or until you click on the phone. Continue reading “8 Free Apps Worth Trying in the Ovi Store”

Flash Lite application: KiTwitts available for download

ktwitts

Being a power twitter user, have you ever felt the need of searching for tweets while on the go? There are various mobile applications available across the internet compatible with your mobile device using which you can tweet into your twitter account but you must be wondering for sure, whether there is any twitter application available, using which you can search for tweets right from your mobile device? Yes there is a  twitter application which will fulfill this need of searching for tweets. Continue reading “Flash Lite application: KiTwitts available for download”

HTC Magic Launched in India , Android based phones finally come to India

HTC Magic will soon be available in India. We just heard from HTC and they are launching it in New Delhi today. For those wanting Android phones. The wait might be finally over. The phone might not be Google branded and might be locked to Airtel or Vodafone. Continue reading “HTC Magic Launched in India , Android based phones finally come to India”

Nokia N86 8MP Camera Samples and HD Video from Launch Event

I had the chance to play with the Nokia N86 8MP at the launch event in chennai , india. I took some pics to test the much talked about Camera of the N86. I managed to even take a shot from my old N82 just in case to compare  the improvement in image quality. The above pic was shot with the N86 , they were the Models present at the N86 launch.

This is what the event was promoting See the Bigger Picture

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HTC Android Phones are coming soon to India

Seeing the loads of comments of our unlocked HTC G1 in action in India , I must say that a small fraction of users are using Google Android based phones in India. But its sad that its not officially available in India even after months after the global launch

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Samsung B7320 OmniaPRO and B7300 OmniaLITE Announced

Samsung B7320 OmniaPRO

  • Windows Mobile 6.1 upgradable to Windows Mobile 6.5
  • 117 x 61 x 12.7 mm, 102.1 g, 1480 mAh battery
  • 2.4″ Screen with 320*240 resolution displaying 65,000 colours
  • 3G, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth
  • 528 MHz processor, 256MB RAm, 256MB ROM
  • QWERTY Keyboard, micro-SD card slot and 3 Megapixel Camera

Samsung B7300 OmniaLITE

  • Windows Mobile 6.1 upgradable to Windows Mobile 6.5
  • 3.0″ screen with resolution of240*400
  • 3G, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth
  • 667MHz processor, 150MB RAM, micro-SD card slot
  • 3.15 Megapixel Camera with Geo-tagging, Smile detection, autofocus and VGA Video Recording at 30Fps
  • DviX/XviD/MPEG4/H.263/H.264/WMV9 player
  • MP3/AAC/WMA player
  • 1500mAh Battery

Samsung OMNIA II and Jet Announced!

Samsung I8000 OMNIA II

  • Omnia II is the successor of the OMNIA. It’s features are
  • Windows Mobile 6.1 with Touch Wiz 2.0 and 800mHz Processor
  • 3.7″ AMOLED Resistive screen with WVGA resolution
  • HSDPA (7.2MBps), HSUPA (5.6MBps), Wi-Fi, GPS, USB, Bluetooth
  • 8/16GB Built-in Memory and micro-SD card slot
  • 5 Megapixel Camera with autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging and 30Fps Video Recording at 720*480 resolution
  • DixX / XviD / MPEG4/ H.263/ H.264/ WMV player
  • MP3/ e-AAC+/ WMA/ RA player, 3.5mm Audio Jack
  • 118 x 59.6 x 11.9 mm, 117 g, 1500mAH Battery

Nokia E72 with 5MP Camera Confirmed as Promo Video Leaks

Another day another leak . The Nokia E72 which is upgrade to the swashbuckling hit – E71 has made its first appearance on the web as an official youtube video got leaked hours back.
We were darn right about the E71 successor sporting a 5 MegaPixel Camera
Possible Specs
  • 5 MP Camera
  • New keypad with Shorter space bar
  • S60 3rd edition FP 2
  • Track ball

Nokia E75 Pics and Initial Impressions

I got my hands on the Nokia E75 Red Edition. I have been using this phone for the past few weeks after you saw the unboxing video.

Initial Impressions

The phone is attractive and fits nicely in the hand. The Camera has got some serious improvement over the E71. Music playback is good. I have been checking 3 email accounts and like the email application

E75 Package Contents

Here is what I found inside the E75 retail box

Nokia N97 to start selling in India for Rs.35000 on June 23rd

Nokia’s flagship touch-screen handset N97 will be launched nationwide within two weeks at a likely price of around Rs.35,000, the company announced Thursday.

This announcement comes after Nokia HQ announced worldwide availability of the phone

We were lucky to get our hands on this phone.

“The handset is expected to begin shipping in India in the next two weeks,” Vineet Taneja, director-marketing of Nokia India, told reporters here.

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TweetS60 Twitter Client – An Exclusive Review

Until recently, there was no native client for Twitter on Symbian S60. And then Gravity came, Twittix followed it soon and now the market is abuzz with a lot of Symbian twitter clients in the pipeline.

TweetS60 is another native symbian S60 client for twitter from RavenSoft which is currently in private beta and releasing very soon.

But the big news about this client is that, the developers at Ravensoft are also working towards a free version of this client, which is a simply an amazing news for all twitter addicts like me 🙂

I was lucky to be a part of the Private Beta of the client held very recently. So Here I am, with a first hand review of TweetS60 Twitter Client.

Review

The UI is pretty good, I especially loved the colors they have used in all the tabs. It has dedicated tabs for your main twitter timeline, @replies, Direct Messages’s, Your Favorites and Your Messages. You can do all the basic functions like Tweeting, Reply, Retweet, Direct Message, Follow, Unfollow People from the Options menu on the application.

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