Samsung Omnia HD Review Part-4: Camera

The Samsung Omnia HD has had a lot of things said about it. But the biggest USP of this product is the camera. This baby rocks an 8 megapixel camera that does recording in HD (1280 x 720) at 24fps.

Let’s see in detail how the Omnia HD performs in this critical section, since this is the strongest point on it.

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Samsung, today makes some of the highest megapixel count camera-phones in the world today. At 8MP, which is the current standard for high end phones, this camera is good. The Omnia HD has a lot of options and presets to help you get the most out of it. The interface on the Omnia HD’s camera is better than the Nokia solution on it’s touchscreen devices too. The only part where it loses out is the inclusion of a single LED flash. Without adequate flash, this phone cannot be used to capture anything in a dark area, as the results will be anything but acceptable. Continue reading “Samsung Omnia HD Review Part-4: Camera”

LG BL40 Widescreen Movie playback in action Avatar Trailer

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The LG BL40 has landed in India and the phone comes with a 4 inch wide HD LCD display with a 800×345 pixel resolution and a cinematic 21:9 aspect ratio.

The specs look interesting but how does it feel like while watching a movie trailer. Sit back , relax and enjoy the upcoming James Cameron movie – Avatar on the LG BL40

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Nokia to close NewYork and Chicago Flagship stores in 2010

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Nokia is in cost-cutting mode right now. After announcing closure of its London Flagship store Nokia USA has announced closure of its New York and  Chicago flagship stores. This is sad news because I visited the London store only recently and the Chicago store last year. But in USA everything is so expensive in stores an most consumers prefer to order online. The prices of phones in the store were somewhat expensive. And this is a good move if this money is invested elsewhere Continue reading “Nokia to close NewYork and Chicago Flagship stores in 2010”

Video : Qt demo on Maemo , Symbian and Windows Mobile

If you are a mobile developer and want to get your app onto multiple platforms then Qt is the way to go. Qt is truly cross platform as you can see in the video below that the UI is almost the same on a Nokia N900 (Maemo) , Nokia 5800 (Symbian) and a Windows mobile phone.

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HTC HD2 Price , How much are you willing to pay ?

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Tata Docomo is bringing the HTC HD2 to India but they have not revealed the details of the price.  So we thought of asking readers how much are you willing to pay for the HD2 Continue reading “HTC HD2 Price , How much are you willing to pay ?”

Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition lands in USA with lifetime voice-guided navigation

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Consumers in USA can grab the latest touchscreen navigation device from Nokia in the form of Nokia 5800 Navigation edition.  The phone is just the 5800 XpressMusic with better looks due the silver  bezel and a device lifetime voice-guided navigation for North America and you also get a a car kit in the retail box to make it easy for you to mount the phone on your car’s windshield Continue reading “Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition lands in USA with lifetime voice-guided navigation”

Dragon Dictation comes to iPhone Looks impressive

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You can now dictate  E-mails, Text Messages and any thing on your iPhone and with the magic of Dragon Dictation , the text will magically appear on your phone screen.

The App certainly looks impressive and using it is straightforward but we noticed it works flawlessly only with an American accent

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Motorola Droid ousts Apple iPhone for the 2009 Times Gadget of the Year

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Motorola is making news again , the almost-dead phone maker has bagged the Gadget of the year title by TIME magazine.

This  news also indicates the rise of Android in the US cellphone market and also Apple’s lack of offerings for the shopping season. Continue reading “Motorola Droid ousts Apple iPhone for the 2009 Times Gadget of the Year”

Tata Docomo brings the HTC HD2 to India

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Tata Docomo certainly surprised us today by tweeting that the HTC HD2 is going on sale on its network exclusively for one week starting from Dec 15th. Those of you who are drooling for the HD2 which is looking like one of the best smartphones in the market, head to a docomo dive-in store now ! Continue reading “Tata Docomo brings the HTC HD2 to India”

HTC 2010 Roadmap Leaked

Here is a big treat to all HTC fans. The HTC Roadmap for 2010 has been leaked. The Roadmap shows that HTC have some very interesting devices lined-up for us. The Roadmap shows devices that the company is set to release in the 1st 6 months of 2010.

Here are the various phones leaked and the specifications:

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Apple iPhone 3GS vs HTC HD2 High Definition Photo Gallery

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Centrinos and FoneArena have another surprise for you. This time both the HTC fans and Apple fans are in for a treat. This is a high definition photo gallery comparing the Apple iPhone 3GS and HTC HD2. Thanks a million to Centrinos! Continue reading “Apple iPhone 3GS vs HTC HD2 High Definition Photo Gallery”

Did the Indian Weather stop Apple from launching the iPhone 3GS

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Indian consumers feel humiliated , frustrated and irritated.  If the 3GS iPhone can go from Cupertino to China to Korea to Japan and even Mauritius ? Why not India. There are many reasons which might be preventing Apple from launching it here . But one reason which we like to bring to the table is the Hot and Humid Indian Summer. Continue reading “Did the Indian Weather stop Apple from launching the iPhone 3GS”