LG India launches Smartphone Idea Camp contest

LG has launched Smartphone Idea Camp, an innovative online contest that would let customers stand a chance to win prices worth Rs. 15 Lakhs. Consumers need to submit unique app, feature, concept, service, design, UI ideas that they desire in their phones. If the idea gets selected, best ideas would get incorporated in LG’s future smartphone line-up and also win cash prize of Rs. 15, 00,000. Continue reading “LG India launches Smartphone Idea Camp contest”

HTC Desire VC Dual SIM (GSM + CDMA) smartphone now available in India for Rs. 20950

HTC Desire VC that was announced along with the Desire V in June is now available in India from online retailer Saholic in India. It is a Dual SIM smartphone with Dual Active feature, and supports CDMA and GSM networks on each SIM cards. The specs are similar to the Desire V including, 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, 1GHZ single-core processor. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with HTC Sense 4.0 UI. It is  9.42 mm thick and weighs 118 g. Continue reading “HTC Desire VC Dual SIM (GSM + CDMA) smartphone now available in India for Rs. 20950”

Fujitsu, NTT DOCOMO, NEC partners to develop smartphone chips

Japan’s Fujitsu Limited, NTT DOCOMO INC., NEC Corporation and Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited have announced a joint venture to develop and sell semiconductor products with built-in modem. This venture would function under the name, Access Network Technology Limited with an investment of 100 million yen. Continue reading “Fujitsu, NTT DOCOMO, NEC partners to develop smartphone chips”

Radio streaming comes to Spotify for Android

Back in June, Spotify added a radio feature to its iOS app for premium subscribers. The Swedish company has now done the same for Android users. The feature which works in a way quite similar to Pandora radio, allows premium subscribers to listen to an unlimited number of stations and songs.

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Xperia smartphones from 2011 might get Jelly Bean update says Sony


Sony has officially announced that they are investigating future Android OS upgrades for all devices including 2011 Xperia smartphones. John Cooper, Product Manager of Sony UK who attended an online Q&A session on Facebook last week said that XPERIA Arc S and the XPERIA mini Pro would not be upgraded to Jelly Bean. Sony says that the information from the spokesperson about the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) software development and rollout for 2011 Xperia smartphones was an error. Continue reading “Xperia smartphones from 2011 might get Jelly Bean update says Sony”

Sony Xperia Tablet with 9.4-inch display, Tegra 3 quad-core processor surface

Range of slides with the details about Sony Xperia Tablet has surfaced on XDA developers forum. According to the source who claims to working for Sony, this first tablet under Xperia brand and would come with aluminium splash-proof body, 9.4-inch (1280 x 800) display similar to the Tablet S but would be powered by Tegra 3 quad-core CPU. It would run on Android 4.0 or later (we can expect Jelly Bean) and would come with a 1MP front-facing camera and a 8MP rear camera. It would be 8.8mm-thick, 42% thinner than the Tablet S. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Tablet with 9.4-inch display, Tegra 3 quad-core processor surface”

Casio introduces four new Android tablets in Japan

Casio has introduced its latest tablets aimed at business users in the Japanese market. All four tablets have a 10.1″ 1,280×800 multi-touch LED display. The Paper Writer V-N500-WJ and Paper Writer V-N500-J come with a stylus and have handwriting recognition capabilities which also let it convert handwritten text to digital.

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Micromax Funbook Pro 10.1-inch tablet running Android 4.0 now available for Rs. 9999

Micromax has introduced Funbook Pro, successor of the Funbook that launched in April. It is now available in India exclusively from online retailer Snapdeal. Other than the 10.1-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, most of the specs are similar including, 1.2 GHz Cortex A8 processor, 0.3MP VGA front facing camera and 3G via Tata Docomo Photon+ Dongle . The RAM has been upgraded to 1GB and it comes with 8GB internal memory with expandable micro SD slot and 5600 mAh battery. Continue reading “Micromax Funbook Pro 10.1-inch tablet running Android 4.0 now available for Rs. 9999”

Samsung Galaxy S Duos with Android 4.0 image and specs surface

Samsung Galaxy S Duos (S7562), Dual SIM Android phone has surfaced online along with the complete specs. The design looks similar to the Galaxy S III but according to GSMArena it is expected to comes with a Dual SIM support with dual standby, 4.0-inch WVGA(480×800) capacitive touch screen display and 1 GHz MSM7227A Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It would run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S Duos with Android 4.0 image and specs surface”

Apple iPhone and iPad Mini Launch Event might be set for September 12

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Multiple sources are claiming that the next big Apple product launch is about a month away. iMore is reporting a September 12th date for the event in which the new iPhone (iPhone 5) and a smaller version of the iPad (iPad Mini) will be launched. There have been multiple leaks of parts and cases related to new iPhone in recent weeks and the iPhone 4S is about to turn one this October.So the rumours might be pointing in the right direction.The new iPhone might go on sale on September 21st.

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HTC Incredible S Android 4.0 OTA update starts rolling out in India

HTC has stared rolling out Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update for Incredible S in India. The Incredible S was launched in India in March 2011 with Android 2.2 (Froyo) and it got the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) update in May 2011. HTC announced the global Android 4.0 update schedule last month and started rolling out Android 4.0 update for Sensation XL and Evo 3D in India last month. Continue reading “HTC Incredible S Android 4.0 OTA update starts rolling out in India”

Tata DOCOMO launches Sneham Friendship Day local calling voucher in Andhra Pradesh


Tata DOCOMO has launched a new local calling voucher  called Sneham pack for Friendship Day for pre-paid GSM and CDMA customers in Andhra Pradesh. This new pack costs Rs. 23 that lets the customers make local on-net (Tata Docomo numbers) 1 paise per 6 seconds and to other local mobile numbers at 1 paise per 2 seconds. Continue reading “Tata DOCOMO launches Sneham Friendship Day local calling voucher in Andhra Pradesh”

10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook images surface

Images of 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook has surfaced in a Vietnamese website. The BlackBerry roadmap that leaked earlier this month mentioned a 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook scheduled for Q3 2013. It has similar design as the 7-inch PlayBook and the size is said to be similar to the iPad with a width of about 7.9-inches. Continue reading “10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook images surface”

Samsung Omnia M officially launched in India for Rs.18,650


Samsung has officially launched the Omnia M, their new Windows Phone handset in India. It went on sale in India last week from Samsung eStore. It packs in a 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels) Super AMOLED display, 1 GHz processor and 5 MP Auto focus camera with LED Flash and a VGA video calling camera. Continue reading “Samsung Omnia M officially launched in India for Rs.18,650”