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Nokia has announced the Lumia 820, their new Windows Phone 8 device. It has a 4.3-inch (800 x 480 pixels)OLED ClearBlack display and is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor. It has a 8MP Auto Focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Dual LED flash at the back that can record videos at Full HD 1080p resolution at 30fps and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 820 with Windows Phone 8, 4.3-inch OLED display, 1.5 GHz dual-core CPU announced”
Samsung Galaxy Note II has received a price tag in UK for the 16GB vesion. UK retailer Clove has announced that the Galaxy Note II would be available by mid-October. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note II at IFA last week. It packs in a 5.5-inch (1,280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display, 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note II gets priced in UK, coming in mid-October”
Samsung has launched the Galaxy S Duos and the Galaxy Y Duos Lite, Dual SIM phones in India. The Galaxy S Duos was announced last month and the Galaxy Y Duos Lite would launch in some European countries as Galaxy Pocket Duos. The Galaxy S Duos comes with a 4.0-inch WVGA (480×800) capacitive touch screen display, 1 GHz processor. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The Galaxy Y Duos Lite comes with similar features as the Galaxy Pocket, other than the Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) support. It has a 2.8-inch (240 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It is powered by a 832MHz processor and has a 2MP fixed focus camera at the back.
Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S Duos and Galaxy Y Duos Lite launched in India for Rs. 17900 and Rs. 6990”
LG has released the Optimus Vu for Verizon Wireless in the USA as Intuition. It would have similar features as the Korean version including a 5-inch display with 4:3 Aspect Ratio and 650 nits brightness, 1.5 GHz Dual Core Snapdragon Processor, 4G LTE support, but would come with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) on-board. It is 8.5mm thick and weighs 168g. Continue reading “LG Optimus Vu coming to Verizon as LG Intuition on September 6 for $199.99”
After the Sony Xperia tipo, the tipo dual, dual SIM variant of the tipo is now available for pre-order from online retailer Flipkart. Other than the dual SIM (GSM + GSM) support, it shares similar features as the tipo including a 3.2-inch (480 x 320 pixels) 262k color TFT display, 800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS. Continue reading “Sony Xperia tipo dual now available for pre-order in India for Rs. 10299”
Nokia has launched Nokia Music service for Lumia devices in USA. This would let them stream music from a suite of over 150 exclusive playlists. It offers music from different genres that are created by global artists such as Lana Del Rey, Lady Gaga and Rihanna. It is an ad-free service that doesn’t require any registration or subscription. Continue reading “Nokia Music free music streaming service launched for Lumia devices in USA”
We told you last year that a nano SIM card which is smaller than the already tiny microSIM card is in the works. Then there were rumours floating around that the next iPhone or the iPhone 5 would be using the nano SIM card slot.What followed was Apple, Nokia , RIM and Motorola defending for their own proposals at the industry standards body known as European Telecommunication Standards Institute ETSI . Interestingly , Apple’s proposal won and rest of the companies were disappointed about the outcome. Continue reading “Is this the nano SIM card for the iPhone 5 ?”
Micromax has launched Funbook Alpha (P250), their new tablet with a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display. It is powered by a 1 GHz processor with Dual Mali 400– the 2D/3D Graphics Processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). There are no hardware buttons in the tablet similar to the 10-inch Funbook Pro that was launched in July. Continue reading “Micromax Funbook Alpha launched for Rs. 5999”
Micromax has launched A87 Superfone Ninja 4, less than a week after launching the A57 Superfone Ninja 3. It comes with a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display and is powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It runs on Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) and is 11.7 mm thick. It has 2 Megapixel Fixed Focus camera at the back. Continue reading “Micromax A87 Superfone Ninja 4 launched for Rs.5999”
Airtel has launched my airtel app for Airtel customers in India. This app would let you access various services (mobile, fixed line, dth etc) and pay outstanding bills, recharge pre-paid accounts, activate or deactivate any service, raise requests-complaints and more. Continue reading “Pay bills, Recharge and Manage services with my airtel mobile app”
Aircel has introduced new talk time offers for their pre-paid customers across India. This would let the Aircel customers enjoy full talk time at low denominations starting at Rs. 30, that would offer they value for money without the need to pay service tax and processing fees. This full talk time offer is available recharge denominations starting at Rs. 30, Rs. 50, Rs.62, Rs. 75 and Rs. 100 based on the location. Continue reading “Aircel launches full Talk Time offers for pre-paid customers starting at Rs. 30”
Sony Xperia tipo is now available for pre-order from online retailer Flipkart in India. It was announced in June along with the tipo dual. It comes with a 3.2-inch (480 x 320 pixels) 262k color TFT display and is powered by a 800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and offers xLOUD audio Experience. Continue reading “Sony Xperia tipo up for pre-order in India for Rs. 9499”
Micromax, the popular Indian cellphone brand, recently launched a whole host of Android devices. Of these, the Micromax A90 and A100 stood out as they both brought something very unique at an unprecedented price point.
We reviewed the A90 and were suitably impressed, can the Micromax A100 repeat that ? Read on the full review below to find out. Continue reading “Micromax A100 Superphone Canvas Review”
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked the service providers not to provide SIM cards with a validity of more than 3 months to the tourists from other countries visiting India. They have also asked the operators to provide SIM cards only with a passport with a valid Visa, and the validity of these SIM cards should not be beyond the validity of the visa. Continue reading “Tourists visiting India cannot get SIM cards with more than 3 months validity”
Sony Xperia J that was announced at IFA last week has been priced in UK. Online retailer Clove UK has announced that it would be available late October. The Xperia J has a 4.0-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display with gorilla glass protection, 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM7227A processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 5MP auto focus camera with LED flash at the back and a VGA front-facing camera. It is 9.2 mm thick and weighs 124 grams. Continue reading “Sony Xperia J gets a pre-order price in UK, coming on October 29”
