Nokia Lumia 820 hands on preview

Marking the relative lower end of the two devices announced by Nokia today is the Lumia 820. The phone packs in the same chassis specs as the Lumia 920 but has a few key differentiators. Clad in a beautiful red and black chassis with a bright 4.3″ AMOLED display, the Nokia Lumia 820 runs the latest Windows Phone 8 OS. Read on to find out more about it.

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Nokia Lumia 820 with Windows Phone 8, 4.3-inch OLED display, 1.5 GHz dual-core CPU announced

 

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 gets priced in UK, coming in mid-October

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 Galaxy S Duos and Galaxy Y Duos Lite launched in India for Rs. 17900 and Rs. 6990

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.
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LG Optimus Vu coming to Verizon as LG Intuition on September 6 for $199.99

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”

Google Maps for Android gets Voice guided turn-by-turn Navigation and Live Traffic in India

Google has started rolling out 2 new features, Voice guided turn-by-turn Navigation and Live Traffic updates for the Google Maps for Android in India. The Voice guided turn-by-turn Navigation would be helpful while driving or walking. You can click the navigate button after you request for a destination. You can also turn the voice navigation off or select alternative routes. This feature was introduced back in 2009. Continue reading “Google Maps for Android gets Voice guided turn-by-turn Navigation and Live Traffic in India”

Sony Xperia tipo dual now available for pre-order in India for Rs. 10299


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 Music free music streaming service launched for Lumia devices in USA

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”

Is this the nano SIM card for the iPhone 5 ?

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 Funbook Alpha launched for Rs. 5999

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”

Winknet MF50 3G Pocket Wi-Fi Router Review

Winknet launched the MF50 3G Pocket Wi-Fi Router, earlier this month in India. It is manufactured by ZTE and has HSPA support up to 14.4 Mbps download and 5.76 Mbps upload speeds. It has a LCD display, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n & WPS support that lets you connect up to 10 WiFi-enabled devices and comes with a 1500 mAh battery. Since it was originally launched in July for BSNL with bundled plans, the box has BSNL branding. Tata Docomo launched 3G Wi-Fi Hub last year at a similar price, but it offers download speeds only up to 7.2 Mbps and lets you share the connection only with 5 WiFi-enabled devices. Let’s get into the detailed review. Continue reading “Winknet MF50 3G Pocket Wi-Fi Router Review”

Micromax A87 Superfone Ninja 4 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”

Download YouWeCan Windows Phone app to Join Yuvraj Singh to fight against Cancer

Microsoft, in partnership with Yuvraj Singh’s cancer awareness initiative YouWeCan Fight Cancer has launched YouWeCan app initially, exclusively for the Windows Phone devices. This app is free to try, but the paid version at Rs. 565 gives users an opportunity to contribute their bit to fight cancer most directly, as this is what one Cancer detection costs. Large portion of the payment automatically goes to the Yuvraj Singh Foundation for their anti-cancer drive. Continue reading “Download YouWeCan Windows Phone app to Join Yuvraj Singh to fight against Cancer”

Pay bills, Recharge and Manage services with my airtel mobile app

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”