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Nokia Lumia 510 with 4-inch display, 5MP camera, Windows Phone 7.5 announced in India, coming this Diwali

Nokia has announced the Lumia 510 in India. It comes with a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, 800 MHz  Snapdragon S1 Processor and would come with a 5 Megapixel auto focus camera. It runs on Windows Phone 7.5 OS which is upgradable to Windows Phone 7.8 in future. Other features would be similar to the Nokia Lumia 610. It would let the users to access to social networks, which includes Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.  It also comes with 3 months unlimited Nokia Music and Mix Radio.

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Huawei will not be attending the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 launch

In the midst of press releases, smartphone launch events comes yet another shocker when Huawei that was earlier expected to be present for the Windows Phone 8 launch on October 29thnow confirms its absence for the same.

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LG Optimus Vu launched in India for Rs. 34500

LG has launched the Optimus Vu (P895) in India for Rs. 34500 (MRP). LG India revealed the price of the device on their website last week. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Tegra 3 processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 5-inch (1024 × 768 Pixels) IPS Display with 4:3 Aspect Ratio and has a 8 Megapixel camera at the back with LED flash, 1080p HD video recording and a 1.3 Megapixel front-facing camera for video calling. Continue reading “LG Optimus Vu launched in India for Rs. 34500”

Nokia India and FC Barcelona partner for Tiki Taka with Nokia Lumia

Nokia India has partnered with FC Barcelona to create an engagement platform for the Indian football fans by launching a new brand campaign called ‘Tiki Taka with Nokia Lumia’.  The campaign is based on FC Barcelona’s famous style of play ‘Tiki Taka’ and would let the customers engage with their favorite football club. Continue reading “Nokia India and FC Barcelona partner for Tiki Taka with Nokia Lumia”

Nokia Asha 308 Dual SIM phone now available in India for Rs. 5685

Nokia Asha 308 is now available in India from the official Nokia Store. It was announced last month along with the Asha 309 and comes with a 3.0-inch (240 x 400 pixels) scratch-resistant capacitive touch display and runs on Nokia Asha OS with Swipe Interface.  It is 13mm thick and weighs 103.69 grams. Continue reading “Nokia Asha 308 Dual SIM phone now available in India for Rs. 5685”

Firefox marketplace now accessible via Firefox browser for Android

Mozilla’s Firefox browser and OS on Android also includes a separate marketplace app. The application is now accessible to users of the Android Firefox browser. The marketplace includes a number of apps, utilities and games meant for the upcoming mobile operating system by Mozilla. Predictably, the number of applications is very low.

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PadPivot NST Review

We recently got in the Pad Pivot for review and decided to give it a spin. What’s a Pad Pivot ? You might want to call it yet another stand for the Apple iPad but you’d be surprised to know how nifty this little device actually is.


The Pad Pivot started off as a Kickstarter project but became popular enough to hit retail. Most iPad stands tend to be too bulky and impractical to carry with you on the road but the Pad Pivot does the job admirably well. The petite accessory is tiny enough to be carried with you when heading out and can of course also be used on the desk at home. Read on to find out more about the Pad Pivot. Continue reading “PadPivot NST Review”

LG Optimus Vu gets priced at Rs. 34,500 on LG India website

We already told you back in July that the LG Optimus Vu would launch in India within this year. Now, the LG Optimus Vu has been priced at Rs. 34,500 on LG India’s website, which would officially launch next week. LG announced the Optimus Vu at MWC 2012 earlier this February that packed in a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon Processor, but they announced in August that the Vu would launch in global markets with a 1.5 GHz Tegra 3 quad-core processor and Android 4.0 out of the box. Continue reading “LG Optimus Vu gets priced at Rs. 34,500 on LG India website”

Motorola announces Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update schedule

Motorola has announced the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update for list of devices. The company announced the ICS update schedule back in February, and the Razr and Razr Maxx were the first phones to get the the Android 4.0 update in India first, followed by the Atrix 2 in September. Even though the new update schedule is only for the U.S, the international Razr and Razr Maxx would also get the update eventually. Continue reading “Motorola announces Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update schedule”

Sony confirms Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for range of Xperia devices, No Jelly Bean for 2011 Xperia devices


Sony Mobile has confirmed the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update for range of Xperia devices. Sony has also said that they have started shipping Xperia T and Xperia TX for the global markets, and the Xperia V would ship soon. These three phones would be the first to get the update in mid-Q1 2013. Sony started rolling out ICS update for the Xperia U, Xperia Sola and Xperia Go recently. Earlier this August Sony said that the 2011 Xperia devices might get the Jelly Bean update, but now they have confirmed that those devices that got the Android 4.0.4 update would not be upgraded beyond Ice Cream Sandwich. Continue reading “Sony confirms Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for range of Xperia devices, No Jelly Bean for 2011 Xperia devices”

Buy a Nokia Lumia phone, get a free headset this Diwali in India

 

Nokia has started Diwali offers with its new promotion Celebrate Holi this Diwali with Nokia. With this new offer you get a headset free when you buy a Nokia Lumia phone. You get a Nokia J Bluetooth Headset free with purchase of Lumia 900, Nokia Purity stereo headsets by Monster free with purchase of Lumia 800, Bluetooth Stereo headset BH-111 free with purchase of Lumia 710 and Philips Headset free with purchase of Lumia 610. Continue reading “Buy a Nokia Lumia phone, get a free headset this Diwali in India”

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Benchmarking

At Qualcomm’s IQ India event here in New Delhi, we got a chance to get our hands on some of the latest development hardware that Qualcomm has. The latest quadcore mobile processor ie the Snapdragon S4 Pro (APQ 8064) was shown off in the form of its tablet reference design. The chip uses 4 krait cores alongside the Adreno 320 GPU.

As part of the benchmarking workshop, we ran a range of tests on it to judge performance and the figures were some of the best we’ve seen so far. A quick test on the Quadrant benchmark resulted in a score of  7641 points which is the best we have seen for a device till now.

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Zen Mobiles launches UltraTab A900 with 9-inch display, Android 4.0 for Rs. 7999

Zen Mobiles has launched the UltraTab A900, successor of the UltraTab A100 that was launched in July. The UltraTab A900 has a 9-inch capacitive multi-touch display. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) similar to the UltraTab A100. It is sleek and has marble finish. It has 1.3 Megapixel front-facing camera for video calling and has support for Adobe Flash. It has Live Panel menu that lets users to customize the home screen content with images, bookmarks, social feeds and a application tray in the home screen with shortcuts to launch task manager, calendar, music player and more. Continue reading “Zen Mobiles launches UltraTab A900 with 9-inch display, Android 4.0 for Rs. 7999”

Nokia reports Q3 2012 financials, 2.9 million Lumias sold, $9.4 billion in sales

Nokia just published its quarterly financial report and predictably, the results aren’t good at all. The Finnish smartphone manufacturer reported losses of $754 million. The silver lining to this is that the company has definitely managed to slow down its losses which were reported at $1.01 billion in the previous quarter. The sales of Lumia devices dropped down to 2.9 billion compared to 4 million in the last quarter.
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Google to hold an Android event on October 29th

Google has started sending invites for an Android event on October 29th. Looks like the earlier rumors about the event were correct. Google’s  event coincides with the Microsoft’s Windows Phone event in San Francisco. There is nothing in the invite  other than the tag line The playground is open, but according to the earlier rumors, we can expect Nexus devices from LG and Sony. Continue reading “Google to hold an Android event on October 29th”