Bada 2.0 coming to all Samsung Wave devices

Samsung’s twitter account has let out the news that Bada 2.0 will be rolled out to all Samsung Wave devices including the low end Wave 525 , 523 models. The new version of Bada will be available starting Quarter 4 in Europe.

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Mysterious Blackberry device shows up in China

Over at MaxPDA forum , a person has put up images of what appears to be a never before seen Blackberry device. While the poster claims it to be a 9980 , nearly everything on the device aligns with the Bold 9900. The design is particularly peculiar as it is unlike anything that RIM has done so far with their devices.

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Alibaba to launch English version of Aliyun OS

China based B2B company Alibaba had recently launched its ‘Aliyun OS’ which is basically an Android fork targeted towards the Chinese market. Having achieved moderate success , the company now plans to launch an English version of the OS.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY coming to AT&T on September 18 for $49.99


Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY, the first PlayStation certified phone would be available on AT&T in US from September 18th for $49.99 under 2 year contract. This would run on AT&T’s high speed HSPA+ network and the phone is called as Xperia PLAY 4G. AT&T announced in July they would launch the phone soon. It has Facebook Inside Xperia, a suite of Facebook functions integrated into phone book, Music player and gallery. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY coming to AT&T on September 18 for $49.99”

Nokia Dual SIM handsets witnessing rocketing sales says CEO Stephen Elop

Stephen Elop, the CEO of Nokia has said that the recently launched Nokia Dual SIM phones are seeing exceptional sales in the Indian market. Even though there are lot of Indian competitors such as Maxx mobiles, Micromax, Karbon  etc in the Dual SIM category, Nokia lead in the market share. Elop, on his second visit to India since he took charge as CEO of Nokia, said that, India played an important part in the company’s transition strategy. Continue reading “Nokia Dual SIM handsets witnessing rocketing sales says CEO Stephen Elop”

Nokia Symbian Belle Smartphones to get Microsoft Apps


Nokia has announced that they would offer Microsoft Apps, that are a collection of Microsoft productivity applications for the upcoming Symbian Belle phones. Some of the Microsoft Apps include Microsoft Lync 2010 Mobile, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft PowerPoint Broadcast and Microsoft Document Connection. Continue reading “Nokia Symbian Belle Smartphones to get Microsoft Apps”

Reliance launches Triple Dhamaka offer for 3G customers


Reliance Communications has launched Triple Dhamaka offers for the 3G customers. This would allow the Reliance 3G customers download 3 times more data without any extra charges. The Reliance 3G customers can avail these offers through R World, Retail outlet or simply by dialing *565*100#. Continue reading “Reliance launches Triple Dhamaka offer for 3G customers”

NTT DOCOMO to launch GALAXY Tab 10.1 LTE and ARROWS Tab LTE in Japan

NTT DOCOMO has announced that they would launch the docomo Tablet GALAXY Tab 10.1 LTE SC-01D and the docomo Tablet ARROWS Tab LTE F-01D. These are the first tablets compatible with its extra-high-speed next-generation LTE service, Xi (Crossy). Both these tablets come with 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) displays and features dual core CPUs running on Android 3.2. Continue reading “NTT DOCOMO to launch GALAXY Tab 10.1 LTE and ARROWS Tab LTE in Japan”

Idea offers local on-net calls at 10 paise per minute for Gujarat customers


Idea Cellular has launched new offers for Gujarat customers that would let them make local calls within the circle at 10 paise per minute. There are 2 tariff vouchers one for throughout the day and other for night. They announced similar offers for Andhra Pradesh customers earlier this week. Continue reading “Idea offers local on-net calls at 10 paise per minute for Gujarat customers”

First Impressions and Hands-on with Vodafone Blue 555 Facebook Phone

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Well this is not first time a Social Networking oriented Phone has been launched. We have seen INQ phones, HTC ChaCha & Salsa facebook smartphones.  But Vodafone Blue Facebook phone is definitely something different.There are few reasons. Continue reading “First Impressions and Hands-on with Vodafone Blue 555 Facebook Phone”

Airtel launches 3G services in Tripura


Airtel has launched their 3G services in Tripura. Airtel 3G services are now available in 50 plus towns across India. Airtel 3G services would be available for customers in Agartala starting midnight on 6th September 2011.

Other than the high-speed internet on the move, Airtel 3G also offers Mobile TV, International video calling, Video streaming and much more. Continue reading “Airtel launches 3G services in Tripura”

Chinese Search Engine Giant Baidu announces Android-based Yi OS for Mobile

Chinese search engine giant Baidu enters into the Mobile OS market with its Yi OS that is based on Android.  It was announced at Baidu World event in Beijing and it includes several Baidu apps such as Ting, their social music service, Shen Bian app similar to Google places, maps and a book-reading app. The core features such as integrated voice search would remain the same. Continue reading “Chinese Search Engine Giant Baidu announces Android-based Yi OS for Mobile”

Vodafone Blue – Facebook phone launched in India at Rs. 5000

Vodafone has launched their Facebook phone, Vodafone Blue in India. This phone is developed in collaboration with Facebook that has the qualities of a smartphone and social networking functions. The phone was announced in UK this July. This phone has dedicated F button that lets the user upload pictures, visit profiles and update status at a single click. This has 2.4 inch screen, Full QWERTY keypad and an optical track pad for navigation. Continue reading “Vodafone Blue – Facebook phone launched in India at Rs. 5000”

Idea offers local on-net calls at 10 paise per minute for Andhra Pradesh customers


Idea has launched new tariff voucher for this festive season that offers all the local on-net calls at 10 paise per minute for Andhra Pradesh customers. This is available for both existing and new Idea prepaid customers. Continue reading “Idea offers local on-net calls at 10 paise per minute for Andhra Pradesh customers”