Category: Handsets

All the latest devices which are coming to the market

HTC Vision – Desire with QWERTY Keyboard

It’s been a while since HTC launched Android phones equipped with a QWERTY keyboard. The HTC Desire, Legend, HD Mini all come without a hardware keyboard. But this time, the HTC Vision which is a Desire like handset but with a hardware QWERTY keyboard will start the trend again.

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Nokia N900 finally getting PR 1.2 Firmware Update today

Breaking news from MaemoArena , Nokia is finally rolling out the PR 1.2 firmware update for the Nokia N900. This update was leaked earlier and Nokia had issued a warning not to update using the unofficial source and that it could damage the device. This update brings tons of changes to the device and was eagerly awaited by the Maemo community . This update adds features like Portrait mode in Browser, Facebook IM supports, Email fixes, Skype Video Calling, Maps UI changes and lots more

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HTC Desire getting Android 2.2 FroYo on June 23rd ?

The is a  fresh rumor that the HTC Desire might get the latest android update aka FroYo on June 23rd. We know HTC is already working on bringing the update to all HTC android devices sold in 2010.

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Steve Jobs to deliver Keynote Address at WWDC on June 7th

There was some speculation that Steve Jobs might not be at this years WWDC. Apple just announced that the Apple CEO will deliver the opening keynote address at WWDC the company’s annual developer conference. This announcement puts the rumors to rest. However no sign of new iPhone being announced on the same day. Will Apple have a seperate event for the new iPhone launch ?  June 7th is not too far away. We should find out soon.

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Walmart drops iPhone 3GS Price to $97 , 8GB 3G to get axed ?

Looks like Apple is in full swing to clear out unwanted iPhone inventory just before the new version is launched. Walmart has dropped the price of the iPhone 3GS 16GB version to $97 on a 2-year contract.  It is currently selling at $199. Continue reading “Walmart drops iPhone 3GS Price to $97 , 8GB 3G to get axed ?”

Samsung Wave available in Germany, France and UK

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The Samsung Wave  with the sexy SuperAMOLED display from which we could barely take our eyes of at MWC is finally starting to ship in a few markets. Samsung has announced the commercial availability in European countries such as Germany , France and UK. Samsung Wave will be soon available in Southeast Asia, China, the Middle East and Africa, and Latin America.

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Nokia N8 Pre-orders will begin in July , 44 days to go

The guys from ReallyMobile are at the Nokia HQ in Helsinki , Finland  and they are confirming that the Nokia N8 will will be available for Pre-order in July. There was a Countdown timer spotted inside the Nokia office which readers 44 days 7 hours to go for Nokia N8 Pre-order to start Continue reading “Nokia N8 Pre-orders will begin in July , 44 days to go”

Blackberry now offering 18 months warranty on BBs

Did you put off your Blackberry purchase just because you were not happy with a standard 12 month warranty ? Well starting now, RIM will offer 18 months warranty on all Blackberry handsets sold in the country !

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Download Android 2.2 FroYo for Nexus One Now – Tested and Working

UPDATE : Information in this post might be old .  Head over here for the latest update

Google is already rolling out the Android 2.2 update for the Nexus one and few users have manged to get an OTA (Over the Air) update.  Now the manual update is available from Google’s servers and we just installed it to show you the changes in this version. We are also sharing instructions about how to get the update working on your nexus one manually Continue reading “Download Android 2.2 FroYo for Nexus One Now – Tested and Working”

Vic Gundotra the man who can win Developers for Google Android

Vic Gundotra was 21 in 1991 according to this document from Stanford  University pictured below and was then Demoing some stuff to Microsoft’s then head of Sales , Steve Ballmer who is currently the CEO.He sparked Microsoft’s change from Win32 to the .NET programming model. In fact he spent 15 years at Microsoft since then. Vic quit Microsoft to join Google back in 2007 and spent 1 year in between due to Microsoft’s non-compete clause.

Now in 2010 , he’s on stage at Google I/O – the company’s largest annual developer conference to woo developers to build applications for the Android operating system. He’s currently VP of Engineering at Google responsible for developer evangelism

Vic did make the inaugural address on the first day of the event but it was pretty short yet he managed to poke fun at competitor Apple CEO’s Late night email about HTML5. On day 2 this man was on stage for nearly an hour and he did talk about Android and the latest version – Froyo and the upcoming changes to the  Android platform and boy-o-boy he made us laugh repeatedly by criticizing Apple, Phone and the latest iPad . It was pay back time for Google against Apple who has criticized Android over Porn Continue reading “Vic Gundotra the man who can win Developers for Google Android”