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Samsung Galaxy S3 gets priced at Online Retailer Saholic

The price of Samsung Galaxy S3 has been revealed for India on Saholic. Samsung started pre-bookings for the Galaxy S3 last week on their eStore but they didn’t reveal the price. It was also spotted on eBay earlier this week. The Galaxy S3 is listed on Saholic at Rs. 39,990. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S3 earlier this month at an Event in London and there were reports that the global Pre-orders crossed 9 million units globally. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 gets priced at Online Retailer Saholic”

Google has finally acquired Motorola Mobility, Googler Dennis Woodside replaces Sanjay Jha as CEO

After winning regulatory approval in China , Google has finally completed it’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility for a record $12.5 billion. Google CEO Larry Page wrote a blog post today titled  “We’ve acquired Motorola Mobility” and that the deal has finally closed after 9 months since the initial announcement. Google now has access to over 17000 patents owned by Motorola Mobility and will come in handy in it’s patent wars against Microsoft and Apple.

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Now Idea too reduces 3G Tariffs

Idea Cellular has also reduced 3G tariffs followed by Aircel, Airtel and Vodafone. They launched 3G services in India last March and Double Data offer later that offered twice the data for select plans. Idea has reduced 3G rate up to 70% would offer on the go data rates at 3p/10 KB for pre-paid and post-paid users. Rs. 10 will now offer 30 minutes of internet surfing, HERO-25 sachet pack which will give 100 MB data with 3 days validity at just Rs. 25. Continue reading “Now Idea too reduces 3G Tariffs”

LG Optimus L7 goes on sale in UK, priced at 199 GBP

 

LG Optimus L7 is now on sale in UK. Online retailer Clove is now shipping the device after it started taking pre-order earlier this week. LG announced earlier this month that it would start rolling out the Optimus L7 in major European markets starting this month. LG unveiled the L7 along with other L-Style series of phone at the MWC 2012 this February. Continue reading “LG Optimus L7 goes on sale in UK, priced at 199 GBP”

HTC already planning Tizen devices according to Digitimes

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You might have seen the Tizen Developer device  which is a Samsung phone running on the Tizen platform. Tizen is the joint venture between Intel and Samsung and the Operating System is expected to be ready this June with devices running on the Tizen OS expected to hit the market in the 2nd half of 2012. Now according to a report from Digitimes , HTC is already working on a Tizen device and might be released later this year. Continue reading “HTC already planning Tizen devices according to Digitimes”

Apple might eventually allow FaceTime calls over 3G

FaceTime is one awesome feature if you work with multiple Apple devices such as the iPhone , iPad , iPod touch or Macs. You can experience video calls between these devices for free at a decent quality. The downside is that FaceTime for devices such as iPhone and iPad works only over a WiFi connection. The irony is the latest iPad supports 4G LTE networks with mind blowing speeds , yet you cannot have a FaceTime call. This might change and Apple might eventually allow FaceTime calls over 3G networks going by a screenshot in iOS 5.1.1  from a Romanian blog.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 gets a Price tag of Rs.19,500

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 (GT-P3100) has been priced at Rs. 19,500 and now available in India according to our friends Mahesh Telecom. It was announced in February and was unveiled in Asia in March. It is powered by 1GHz dual-core processor and runs Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 7-inch (1024×600) PLS TFT LCD display and has 3MP fixed focus rear-facing camera and VGA camera on the front.

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HTC Sync Manager for HTC One series launched

HTC has released HTC Sync Manger software for HTC Ones series of smartphones finally. This has new UI that is completely different from the HTC Sync software that is available for all the HTC phones. The new software also lets you rip music from audio CDs that is powered by Nero. Continue reading “HTC Sync Manager for HTC One series launched”

Reliance to roll out 4G network in India in partnership with HFCL

 

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) plans to roll out 4G network in India in partnership with Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd (HFCL) according to Economic Times. Reliance Industries bought 95% stake in Infotel Broadband in June 2010 which is is the only firm to win broadband spectrum in all 22 circles in India. Continue reading “Reliance to roll out 4G network in India in partnership with HFCL”

Samsung Galaxy S2 now shipping with ICS Onboard in India

Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100) is now shipping with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) in India. One of our readers in India got a new Galaxy S2 and found that it ran  Android 4.0.3 out of the box. Samsung announced the list of devices that would receive the Android 4.0 update last December and the Android 4.0 update for the Galaxy S2 started rolling out starting from European countries and Korea earlier this March. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S2 now shipping with ICS Onboard in India”

Airtel 3G Old vs New Tariffs Compared


Airtel launched 3G services in India on January 2011, but their 3G tariffs were high compared to other network providers. Airtel started offering double data on select 3G data plans last September. Now they have completely revamped their 3G plans and added Smartbytes plans for post-paid customers. Continue reading “Airtel 3G Old vs New Tariffs Compared”

Samsung Galaxy S3 pre-orders start in India

Samsung has started taking pre-orders for the Galaxy S3 on their eStore. The pre-order price is Rs. 2000 and they promise you a free gift with every booking, but there are no details about the launch date or the price yet. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 pre-orders start in India”

Karbonn KT-21 Express with Karbonn Smart Mail and IM launched for Rs. 4490

Karbonn Mobiles has launched Karbonn KT-21 Express,Touch screen phone with a T9 keypad. It has Smart Mail-Karbonn’s Push Mail solution powered by Emoze and Karbonn Instant Messenger (KIM). It is a Dual SIM phone that comes with a 2.8-inch Capacitive Touch Screen, 3.2 MP Camera with Flash and 16GB expandable memory support. Continue reading “Karbonn KT-21 Express with Karbonn Smart Mail and IM launched for Rs. 4490”

Samsung Galaxy S3 pre-orders cross 9 million


Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S3 has crossed 9 million units worldwide according to a report by Korea Economic Daily. This includes the unit sold to more than 290 carriers in 145 countries. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S3, 3rd phone in the Galaxy S series earlier this month, that has some unique features including S Voice, Smart stay, Smart alert, S Beam, AllShare Play and more. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 pre-orders cross 9 million”