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Acer Liquid C1 with 4.3-inch qHD IPS display, 1.2 GHz Intel Atom processor announced

Acer and Intel has announced the Liquid C1 powered by the Intel’s 1.2 GHz Atom Lexington Z2420 processor for the Asia Pacific region. The Xolo X500 that was launched in India last week uses the same processor, Acer was also announced as a partner at the announcement in CES 2013 last month. The Liquid C1 has a 4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) IPS touch screen display with 16:9 ratio and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 8MP auto focus camera at the back with LED flash that can capture images at 5 frames per second. It also features a 0.3MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Acer Liquid C1 with 4.3-inch qHD IPS display, 1.2 GHz Intel Atom processor announced”

LG Optimus L7 II Dual with 1 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.1 surface

LG Optimus L7 II Dual, the successor of the LG Optimus L7 has surfaced in an Russian site. It would have Dual SIM support, and a dedicated SIM switch key similar to the Optimus L3 Dual and the Optimus Net Dual. It would feature a 4.3 inch IPS display similar to Optimus L7, but replaces the 1 GHz Cortex A5 processor for a 1 GHz dual-core processor. It would run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and comes with a 8 Megapixel camera with 720p HD video recording. It would obviously have a front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG Optimus L7 II Dual with 1 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.1 surface”

Sony Mobile introduces my Xperia remote security service for Xperia Smartphones

Sony Mobile has announced their own free remote security service called my Xperia for Xperia smartphones. This would let the Xperia users find the device remotely when it is lost, protect private information by locking the device or delete all the information on the device. It uses Google account to connect to the device. Continue reading “Sony Mobile introduces my Xperia remote security service for Xperia Smartphones”

Reliance partners with Lenovo to launch co-branded Android Smartphones

Reliance Communications (RCOM) has announced a partnership with Lenovo, popular Chinese hardware manufacturer to launch range of Android smartphones in India. The smart phones would be available across different screen sizes, come with a 1 GHz dual-core processor, and work on CDMA and GSM network simultaneously using Reliance’s Dual Core network to switch calls between the two networks automatically based on the strength and quality of RF signals. Continue reading “Reliance partners with Lenovo to launch co-branded Android Smartphones”

White Nexus 4 spotted in the wild

Remember the White Galaxy Nexus that went official last year, months after the release of the Black version? Now, images of the White Nexus 4 has surfaced online. The phone looks gorgeous. It has a black bezel around the display with white finish on the sides and the back, similar to the white Galaxy Nexus. The Nexus and LG branding are in black, in contrast to the black version. It has patterns on the glass back similar to the black version. Continue reading “White Nexus 4 spotted in the wild”

Videocon VT71 7-inch tablet running Android 4.0 launched for Rs. 4799

Videocon has launched the VT71, a new 7-inch tablet. It has a 7-inch ( 800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a VGA front-facing camera and packs a 3200 mAh battery. Videocon launched the VT10, the company’s first 10-inch tablet running Android 4.1 earlier this month. It comes with preloaded Apps like Nexgtv, Saavn, Facebook, Nimbuzz, TOI and more. Continue reading “Videocon VT71 7-inch tablet running Android 4.0 launched for Rs. 4799”

Blackberry Q10 Hands On

Alongside its full touch offering, Blackberry also announced a new keyboard equipped model during its launch events around the world.

Called the Blackberry Q10, the phone retains the excellent keyboard that the company’s devices are known for and brings the guts and OS of the new Z10.
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Blackberry Z10 Hands On

Waterloo based smartphone manufacturer, Blackberry launched two new smartphones at its event in New York and across the world. The phones are powered by the Blackberry 10 operating system which takes cues from several other leading mobile operating systems and incorporates them into one single cohesive interface. We got some hands on time with the handset and here are our impressions.

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BlackBerry Z10 Price, Availability Revealed

BlackBerry unveiled the BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10, BlackBerry 10 devices today. The company has announced the pricing and availability for the BlackBerry Z10 in several countries including the UK, Canada and UAE. It would first go on sale in UK starting from tomorrow on monthly contracts and pre-pay plans from EE, O2, Vodafone, Phones 4u, BT, 3UK and the Carphone Warehouse. Pricing will vary according to carriers and retail partners. Several operators would start pre-registration and pre-order today. Continue reading “BlackBerry Z10 Price, Availability Revealed”

BlackBerry Q10 with QWERTY keyboard, 3.1″ 331 ppi screen announced

BlackBerry has announced its new qwerty equipped smartphone, the BlackBerry Q10 which is part of its two pronged approach to market its next generation smartphone OS. Running BlackBerry 10, the phone has a proper physical QWERTY keypad. The back has what the company is calling a glass weave finish.

The phone has a 3.1″ screen with 720×720 resolution resulting in an impressive 331 ppi. The phone is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor paired with 2GB of RAM. 16GB of storage is available for users. It has a 8MP auto focus camera with LED Flash, 1080p video recording, 5x digital zoom, 2MP front-facing camera with 3x digital zoom and 720p HD video recording. The new BlackBerry 10 has BlackBerry Hub to manage all your conversations, BlackBerry Flow, BlackBerry 10 browser, BlackBerry Safeguard technology, Built-in support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and more.

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BlackBerry Z10 – first BB10 phone announced with 4.2inch display

It is finally here – The BlackBerry Z10 in both Black and White, the first BlackBerry 10 phone from Research in Motion which is dropping the RIM branding. The phone packs a nice 4.2 inch display with 356 pixels per inch. In terms of internals , it is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and packs 2GB of RAM. It is powered by the BlackBerry 10 OS.

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Research In Motion to be rebranded as ‘BlackBerry’

Over at the Blackberry 10 launch in New York and around the world, the company has just revealed its intentions to rebrand itself as Blackberry.The company CEO Thorsten Heins announced the rebranding. Continue reading “Research In Motion to be rebranded as ‘BlackBerry’”

BlackBerry Z10 Unboxing Video already up on Youtube

Looks like someone has jumped the gun and uploaded a unboxing video of the BlackBerry Z10 which is going to be announced by RIM as the first BlackBerry 10 device.Check out the video below

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Can BlackBerry 10 save RIM ?

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Research in Motion , maker of BlackBerry devices will be announcing its first devices running on the BlackBerry 10 platform in a few hours from now in New York City. It is the biggest test for RIM CEO Thorsten Heins who took over the reins from RIM founders Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis just about a year ago. I have seen the BlackBerry 10 OS running on developer devices and the OS does look promising and a huge refreshing change from the traditional BlackBerry experience. It does provide a user experience which is a lot different from Android or iOS or Windows Phone . To be honest I’m bored of iPhone’s dated UI which is over 6 years old. Android Jelly Bean is interesting but the Droids have their own drawbacks . Windows Phone has come a long way but still does not offer a notification center or proper multitasking. The big question today is does BlackBerry 10 have a chance in today’s crowded smartphone market place ? The short answer is yes. For the long answer read on. Continue reading “Can BlackBerry 10 save RIM ?”

Spice Stellar Pinnacle Mi-530 with 5.3-inch IPS display, Android 4.0 officially launched for Rs. 13999

S Mobility has officially launched the Stellar Pinnacle Mi-530. It was listed on online retailer Saholic earlier this week. It has a 5.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) IPS LCD display, powered by 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) which is upgradable to Jelly Bean. It has a 8 MP auto focus camera with LED Flash, 1080p HD video recording and a 5 MP front-facing camera. The company launched the Stellar Virtuoso Mi-495 with a 4.5-inch qHD display earlier this month. Continue reading “Spice Stellar Pinnacle Mi-530 with 5.3-inch IPS display, Android 4.0 officially launched for Rs. 13999”