Shazam, leading media engagement company has announced a partnership with Saavn, Indian music streaming service to offer a better local music discovery. Shazam has a music discovery app for leading mobile platforms including Android, iOS, Windows Phone and BlackBerry. Saavn too has apps for several platforms, and recently launched Saavn Pro premium music service for iPhone and iPad. Continue reading “Shazam partners with Saavn for better Indian music discovery”
LG has announced that the LG Optimus G Pro (L-04E) is now on sale in Japan from NTT Docomo. It was announced earlier this year as the part of NTT Docomo’s Spring lineup in the docomo NEXT series. It packs a 5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display, powered by 1.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor with Adreno 320 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). The Japanese variant is smaller than the International version that was unveiled in February. LG announced recently that they have sold over 500 thousand units of the Optimus G Pro in Korea alone. Continue reading “LG Optimus G Pro (L-04E) goes on sale in Japan”
Twitter, the world’s only realtime social network has updated its mobile apps today. It includes a major update for Android and minor updates for Twitter for iPhone and the mobile web app. The main improvement of the Android app is that it has finally went HOLO, the design language that Google has been preaching to third party devs since 4.0 ICS, with blessings from lead designer Matias Duarte. Minor improvements to all the apps is that they get improved cards support with deep linked app links inside the details page.
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SkyDrive, the cloud storage solution from Microsoft has its app updated for iOS finally, after a long time. The reason it took so long was due to Apple wanting a cut from Microsoft for an in-app subscription model for SkyDrive storage upgrades, initially planned for the iOS app. The app was reportedly re submitted a number of times until now, when Apple and Microsoft have finally come into a consensus on what to do with the IAP type subscription. Microsoft now doesn’t have an option for storage upgrade inside the app but users can always upgrade the storage from the web.
Samsung Galaxy Win (GT-I8552) press images and specifications have surfaced on a Vietnamese retail site mainguyen. The features of the are slightly better than the Galaxy S2 Plus that went on sale in India recently. It is expected to come with a 4.7-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touch screen display and run on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with Touchwiz UI and Nature UX. The site listing says that it would be powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 chip with Adreno 203 GPU, but the Vietnamese site tinhte.vn speculates that it might feature a Snapdragon 200 processor. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Win with 4.7 inch display, quad-core Snapdragon CPU images and specs surface”
Viber, cross platform VOIP (Voice Over IP) app for Windows Phone 8 has been updated to version 2.23.0.0 that brings support for voice calls, Option to pin conversations to your home screen, Lock screen notifications and lots more new features. Viber promises HD sound quality for voice calls that would offer crisp and clear sound. Viber also lets you send free texts including group conversations, share location in messages and also share photos from your phone’s gallery easily. It supports 30 languages. Continue reading “Viber for Windows Phone 8 gets VOIP calls with HD voice, lock screen notifications and more”
Asus has announced that the Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OTA (over-the-air) update v 10.6.1.14.4 for the Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T would start roll out starting from today. The Asus Transformer Pad Infinity was announced last year at MWC with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It received the Android 4.1 update last year, and promised the Android 4.2 update for the TF700T in Q2 2013 last month . The Asus Transformer Pad TF300 was the first non-Nexus tablet to receive the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update, which rolled out last month. Continue reading “Asus Transformer Pad Infinity Android 4.2 update starts rolling out”
Nokia Lumia 520, the cheapest Windows Phone 8 device till date was recently launched in India with availability dates promised around the second week of April, but jumping ahead, it has now appeared on Snapdeal, one of the online marketplaces for phones in India. It is showing up as available for Rs. 10,390 with delivery slate as “dispatched within 15 business days” which is normal for any phone they sell. The low-mid end Windows Phone 8 device was initially set to launch globally in Q2, but, India being an important market and following the relatively good success of the Lumia 510, it seems to have been prioritized for India, which is great news for budget smartphone buyers.
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BlackBerry Z10 had launched in India with a hefty price tag, and BlackBerry knows that people who buy expensive phones will need complimenting accessories too, and hence came a bunch of audio accessories in India, along with the Z10. We had taken a look at the Mini Stereo Speaker, which was a compact clip-like Bluetooth stereo speaker with auxiliary audio output, and now we are taking a look at the BlackBerry Music Gateway, which partly mimics the auxiliary functionality of the stereo speaker, in a much smaller form factor. And as usual, we have got a unboxing and demo of the device here, watch it below –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74jH86KFE3w
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With the release of the BlackBerry Z10, the company sought to release a set of accessories that compliment the launch of their revival flagship. Among those were some interesting accessories that have landed in our office. We are going to take a look at the BlackBerry Mini Stereo Speakers first. This is a compact bluetooth speaker that can act as a audio gateway too. Before we delve into the details, here is our unboxing and demo of the device, for your viewing pleasure –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaaVHsKxEWM
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Samsung has announced Galaxy Pocket Neo and Galaxy Star, two new Android smartphones in the Galaxy series. The Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo is the upgraded version of the last year’s Galaxy Pocket and the Galaxy Star is a budget phone with 2G EDGE support. Both these phones have a 3-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and has a 2-megapixel rear camera. The Galaxy Pocket Neo is powered by a 850 MHz processor and the Galaxy Star has a 1 GHz processor. Both these phones would come in Dual SIM variants with Always On feature that would forward calls to the other SIM, depending on the market.
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013 kicks off today. Here are some apps for your BlackBerry 10 smartphones. These apps offer detailed IPL scores, schedule, player info, current standings, photo gallery quiz and more. BlackBerry launched the BlackBerry Z10, the first BlackBerry 10 device in India back in February. Continue reading “IPL apps for BlackBerry 10 smartphones”
LG Optimus L3 II Dual and the Optimus L7 II Dual have been priced at Rs.8800 and Rs.18650 on the LG India website. LG unveiled the Optimus L Series II devices, the Optimus L3 II, the Optimus L5 II and the Optimus L7 II and their dual SIM variant earlier this February. The LG Optimus L3 II Dual has a 3.2-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and packs a 1540 mAh battery. The Optimus L7II Dual has a 4.3-inch (800 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8225 processor with Adreno 203 GPU and packs a 2460 mAh battery. These run on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) and have dual SIM support with a dedicated SIM switch button. Continue reading “LG Optimus L3 II Dual and L7 II Dual get priced at Rs. 8800 and Rs.18650 officially”
Samsung has finally started rolling out the Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) update for the Samsung Galaxy S2 users in India. The Galaxy S2 got the ICS update in India in May 2012, and the Jelly Bean started rolling out back in January starting from Spain. The Samsung Galaxy Note got the Jelly Bean update in India last month. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S2 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out in India”
Videocon has officially launched the VT75C, the company’s latest budget tablet with 2G support and voice calling capabilities. It went on sale online earlier this week. Ithas a 7-inch ( 800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen, 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) .It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. It also has 3G support via USB dongle. It has several pre-loaded apps including Saavn, TOI, Facebook, Skype, Diamond Twister, ET News, Movie Studio and more. Videocon launched the VT10, a 10-inch Android tablet earlier this year. Continue reading “Videocon VT75C 7-inch 2G Voice Calling Tablet officially launched for Rs. 6499”
