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Samsung has announced that the combined sales (supply chain) of the Samsung Galaxy S, the Galaxy S2 and the Galaxy S3 has crossed 100 million globally. The combined sales of the Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy S2 crossed 50 million back in June 2012. The Samsung Galaxy S was introduced back in May 2010, and it took 2 years and 7 months for the S series phones to reach 100 million sales mark. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S series smartphone sales surpass 100 million units globally”
Google has released Chrome Beta channel for Android phones and Tablets. This would let Android users try out upcoming features and also provide feedback. The beta channel also adds new features including faster Octane performance, CSS Filters for developers and more. Google launched Chrome for Android last February. Continue reading “Google releases Chrome Beta channel for Android”
Lava has launched Iris N501, new Android Smartphone in the Iris range. It has a 5-inch (480 × 800 pixels) display and is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 5MP rear camera with LED Flash and a 0.3MP front-facing camera for video calling. It has Dual SIM support similar to the other Iris smartphones. This would compete with other budget 5-inch Dual SIM Smartphones such as Micromax A110, iBall Andi 5c, Spice Stellar Horizon, Zync Z5 Cloud and the Intex Aqua 5.0.
Continue reading “Lava Iris N501 with 5-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.0 launched for Rs. 9999”
Huawei has unveiled UltraStick E3331, the world’s smallest 3G data card at the CES 2013. Huawei’s latest data card is pretty thin at 7mm, measures 67.5 mm long and 25.5 mm wide. This data card beats its predecessor, Huawei E369, that held the position of the world’s smallest data card that was 8mm thick. The UltraStick E3331 might be the smallest 3G data card, but the Option XYFI that launched last year at MWC 2012 is still the world’s smallest 3G Wi-Fi hotspot. Continue reading “Huawei unveils UltraStick E3331 world’s smallest 3G Data Card”
Huawei has launched E3131 Soft Wi-Fi Data Card and E5331 MiFi in India in partnership with Communications Technology (ICT) solutions. The E3131 Soft Wi-Fi Data Card lets you share Wi-Fi for up to 5 devices and the Huawei Soft Wi-Fi lets you transform any laptop with a Wi-Fi adapter into a Wi-Fi hotspot with a simple software. The E5331 MiFi offers WiFi access for up to 8 devices simultaneously and comes with Power key for one touch connect. Continue reading “Huawei E3131 Soft Wi-Fi Data Card and E5331 MiFi launched in India”
Salora International has launched their first Android Smartphone, Salora PowerMaxx with a powerful 3200 mAh battery in a slim 10.2 mm, 64.5 mm frame. The PowerMaxx has a 4.5-inch (540 x 960 Pixels) qHD IPS LCD capacitive touch screen display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It is powered by a 1GHz dual-core Cortex A9 processor and has a 8MP auto focus camera with LED Flash, 720p HD video recording and a 1.3MP front-facing camera. The company entered the mobile phone market with dual-SIM feature phones back in 2011. Continue reading “Salora PowerMaxx with 4.5-inch qHD display, 3200 mAh battery, Android 4.0 launched for Rs. 15,999”
Samsung has announced the Galaxy S2 Plus. It has a 4.3-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash, zero-lag shutter and a 2MP HD front-facing camera. It also comes with Samsung’s unique features such as S Voice, Popup Video, Smart Stay, Direct Call, Smart Alert and AllShare Play. It would also come with optional NFC support. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus with 4.3-inch display, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.1 announced”
At a press conference in New Delhi, Nokia has launched the much awaited mid end Windows Phone 8 Lumia 620 in India. Nokia had announced the Lumia 620 at the Le Web Conference in Paris last month, and it was the first affordable Windows Phone 8 device from Nokia. The device, with pretty great specs for a mid end device was a surprise announcement at Le Web, and comes with sweet dual coloured polycarbonate variations. It was revealed to the world by Marko Ahtisaari, the principal design head of Nokia.
Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 620 launched in India, no word on the pricing yet”
Nokia has also launched the Lumia 820 along with the Lumia 920 in India. It was announced back in September and comes with a 4.3-inch (800 x 480 pixels) OLED ClearBlack display, 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8 OS. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 820 launched in India for Rs. 27559”
Nokia has finally launched the Lumia 920 in India after a long delay. It was announcedback in September, and comes with a 4.5-inch (1280 × 768 pixels) Pure Motion HD+ IPS display, 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8 OS. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 920 launched in India for Rs. 38199”
Samsung just announced its Exynos 5 Octa chip at CES and is calling it as the one of the most powerful mobile chipset out there. The Exynos 5 is designed to be a low power chip with focus on gaming performance.
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The lower end tablet segment has been seeing a lot of entrants lately with offerings from the likes of MicroMax, Zync amongst others. We’re now seeing the next generation of budget tablets which are increasingly providing features seen only in their higher end kin. Today we’ll be taking a look at the Spice Stellar Pad Mi-1010. Continue reading “Spice Stellar Pad Mi-1010 Review”
Nokia Lumia 920 and the Lumia 820 has been priced at Rs. 36999 and Rs. 26999, respectively on online retail site Flipkart. Both these devices were announced announced last September. These were expected to go on sale in India last November, but got delayed. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 get priced at Rs. 36999 and Rs. 26999 on Flipkart”
RockChip, a popular Chinese chip manufacturer has announced the launch of RK3188, their new quad-core chip at the CES 2013. It is based on ARM Cortex-A9 architecture and is built on 28nm HKMG (High-K Metal Gate) process that would offer less power consumption and better performance. It also has 533MHz Mali-400 MP4 GPU with OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0 and OpenVG 1.1 support for gaming. MediaTek launched the MT6589, their first quad-core processor last month that is also based on 28nm process, but it is based on Cortex A7 architecture. Continue reading “RockChip unveils RK3188 quad-core chip aimed at Android Tablets”
Huawei has finally announced the Ascend W1, the company’s first Windows Phone 8 device. This has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) WVGA IPS LCD display with OGS Technology that reduces the light consumption to make the screen brighter and more vivid, 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with Adreno 305 GPU. It has a 5 MP auto focus camera at the back with LED flash and a 0.3 MP front-facing camera. It has a 1950 mAh battery with unique power saving technology to save 30% of power. It was expected back in September, but it was delayed and was confirmed for CES 2013 in December. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend W1 with 4-inch display, Windows Phone 8 announced”
