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LG demos Panorama Note for Optimus Vu 2 at CES, coming to select Optimus devices in 2013

LG has announced that they would demonstrate Panorama Note, a new feature for the Optimus Vu 2 at CES 2013. The Panorama Note would let uses create extra wide 3:1 ratio memos and drawings directly on smartphone displays. The Wide 3:1 ratio image provides free hand drawing or jotting notes easy. LG Optimus devices already have Q memo to jot quick note, but the Panorama Note feature has 5.8 times zooming capability, easy navigation both horizontally and vertically, and mini map to make large notes. Continue reading “LG demos Panorama Note for Optimus Vu 2 at CES, coming to select Optimus devices in 2013”

Belkin Thunderstorm Handheld Home Theater speaker dock for iPad launched

Belkin has launched a new speaker dock, Thunderstorm Handheld Home Theater for the iPad at CES 2013. It offers rich, powerful and immersive audio experience for movies, music and games. It features high-efficiency, front-facing speakers powered by Audifi that offers a cinematic audio experience. It has a unique design with integrated air channels that offers optimal airflow for thumping bass. Continue reading “Belkin Thunderstorm Handheld Home Theater speaker dock for iPad launched”

Zen Ultraphone U4 Dual SIM Android phone with 4.3-inch display launched for Rs. 6499

Zen Mobiles has launched Ultraphone U4, successor of the Ultraphone U1. It has a 4.3-inch (800 × 480 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, but most of the specifications are similar to the Ultraphone U4, including a Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS, 1 GHz processor and 2G / GRPS support. It comes with a 3.2MP camera with flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It comes pre-loaded with apps such as Facebook, twitter and opera mini. Continue reading “Zen Ultraphone U4 Dual SIM Android phone with 4.3-inch display launched for Rs. 6499”

Lilliputian Systems unveils Nectar Mobile Power System, single Nectar Pod promises 2 weeks of power

Lilliputian Systems, a company based in U.S. has announced Nectar Mobile Power System at the International Consumer Electronics Show 2013. The Nectar Mobile Power System is a portable charger, but it doesn’t use a battery that are used in conventional chargers. It uses an unique Nectar Pods cartridge that has been approved for carry-on and use aboard regular commercial aircraft by the UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and U.S. Department of Transportation. It offers 55000 mW-hours of energy providing 2+ weeks of power, which is about 10 charges for a typical smartphone. Continue reading “Lilliputian Systems unveils Nectar Mobile Power System, single Nectar Pod promises 2 weeks of power”

Lunatik TAKTIK, SEISMIK and FLAK iPhone 5 cases to debut at CES

Lunatik has announced that they would showcase their new ultra-rugged series of protective cases for the iPhone 5 including the most expected TAKTIK EXTREME and TAKTIK STRIKE cases at the CES 2013 this week. These cases offer ultra-rugged protection from impact and drops, and some cases also protect against screen damage. Continue reading “Lunatik TAKTIK, SEISMIK and FLAK iPhone 5 cases to debut at CES”

NVIDIA unveils Tegra 4 with quad-core A15 CPU, 72 GPU Cores

NVIDIA has announced Tegra 4 processor for smartphones and tablets that has 72 GPUs cores and 4 ARM A15 CPU cores at CES 2013. It also comes with an optional 4G LTE chipset. NVIDIA is calling it the fastest mobile processor in the world. The Tegra 4 tablet takes 24 seconds to load 25 unique web pages, twice faster than the Nexus 10 that has a dual-core A15 CPU. The Tegra 4 slide leaked last month revealing the features. Continue reading “NVIDIA unveils Tegra 4 with quad-core A15 CPU, 72 GPU Cores”

Black and Red Samsung Galaxy S3 launched in Korea

Samsung has launched the Sapphire Black and Garnet Red Galaxy S3 in Korea. The Garnet Red version of the Galaxy S3 went on sale in India last year. The Galaxy S3 is already available in Marble White and Pebble Blue colors, and Samsung launched Martian Pink Galaxy S3 in Korea last September. The company has also announced that the Martian Pink Galaxy S3 would now be available in 16GB version in Korea. Continue reading “Black and Red Samsung Galaxy S3 launched in Korea”

Sony Xperia Z new images surface

New images of Sony Xperia Z (C660X Yuga) has surfaced online. These images look like screencasts from a promotional video. This reveals that the smartphone would come with a Full HD Reality display with Bravia Engine 2, 13MP Exmor RS camera, HDR mode for Videos, OptiContrast Panel for high contrast and natural colours and a Skeleton frame structure. The Sony’s upcoming flagship device was known as Sony C660X Yuga and later the name was confirmed as Sony Xperia Z. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z new images surface”

Byond Mi-book Mi7 with 3G, Voice calling, Android 4.0 launched for Rs. 11499

Byond Tech has launched Mi-book Mi7, the company’s first 7-inch tablet with 3G support and voice calling features. Byond launched Mi-book Mi5 , a 7-inch tablet last year with 2G voice calling support last year, but the Mi-book Mi7 has a better 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive 5-point multi-touch display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and comes with a 2MP rear camera, VGA front-facing camera. It also comes pre-loaded with office suite.

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iOS 7 to be announced between March/April and released June/July?

Earlier this week, TheNextWeb reported that one iOS app developer had already seen references to the next iPhone and iOS 7 in their app logs. Now, sources tell FoneArena that iOS 7 will be revealed during a media event sometime between March and April. This event will give a sneak peek of the upcoming major version of their mobile operating system. The company will also make iOS 7 available to the public between June/July.

In the past, Apple has held media events during these months for iOS. iOS 4 was announced on April 9th 2010 and was released to the public on June 21st 2010. Last year, Apple first announced iOS 6 at WWDC 2012 in June. In September, iOS 6 was made available to the public.

Last October, Apple fired Scott Forstall, and put Jonathan Ive, senior vice president of industrial design, in charge of leading all Apple’s “human interface”, including software. No details regarding the features of iOS 7 have leaked yet, but we can expect Ive to make his presence felt on iOS.

Videocon VT10 10-inch tablet officially launched for Rs. 10999

Videocon has officially launched the VT10 10-inch Android Jelly Bean tablet in India. It went on sale from online retailers Snapdeal and HomeShop18 last week. It has a 10-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) capacitive multi-touch IPS display, 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2MP Front Camera and a 2MP Rear Camera. Continue reading “Videocon VT10 10-inch tablet officially launched for Rs. 10999”

Corning Gorilla Glass 3 to be introduced at CES 2013

Corning, makers of the popular toughened glasses for smart devices have announced that they would showcase Gorilla Glass 3 at CES 2013 next week. The company unveiled the Gorilla Glass 2 at CES 2012 that was used in range of popular smartphones of 2012 including the Google Nexus 4, Samsung Galaxy S3, Nokia Lumia 920 and lots more. Continue reading “Corning Gorilla Glass 3 to be introduced at CES 2013”

Tizen-based devices launching this year, Samsung confirms

We have been hearing about Tizen’s development from about a year now. We had also heard rumors about Samsung releasing Tizen-based devices this year, now they has finally confirmed that they will be launching multiple Tizen-based devices this year.

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iPad beats competitors by far in terms of web traffic

We all know that iPad actually revived the tablet market, when Microsoft’s Tablet PC concept actually backfired. Now Chitika which is a mobile ad network has reported that still the iPad leads by far when it comes to web usage.

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Idea launches buffet plans for postpaid customers

Idea cellular has introduced ‘buffet plan’, range of budget friendly plans for their postpaid customers starting at Rs. 899. These plans start from Rs. 899 and are targeted at postpaid with high voice and data usage. These plans offer Local, STD and Roaming Mobile minutes and also Local and National SMS. Additionally, Rs. 1299 and 1599 plans offer 3G data along with these benefits. Continue reading “Idea launches buffet plans for postpaid customers”