ARCHOS to come out with DECT home phone running Android

A weird looking ARCHOS device passed through FCC a few days it took me a few days to understand what it really was. It looks like the first Smart cordless home phone which is running Android on it. For me it looks like a cordless phone married an Android smartphone.

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Salora Zapper 3G Data Card now supports download speeds up to 7.2 Mbps

Salora International has launched their Salora Zapper 3G Data Card that now supports download speeds up to 7.2Mbps and upload speeds up to 5.76Mbps. You can just insert any SIM card to use the device for high speed internet access.It has USB 2.0 support along with an external memory slot that supports Micro SD cards up 32GB. Continue reading “Salora Zapper 3G Data Card now supports download speeds up to 7.2 Mbps”

Microsoft Admits Windows Phone 7.5 Lacks NFC Support

Microsoft has just made a correction to a statement they previously made. It seems that Windows Phone 7.5 does indeed lack support for NFC.

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Vodafone 3G now in Karur, Erode and Hosur in Tamil Nadu


Vodafone has launched their 3G services in Hosur, Karur and Erode in Tamil Nadu. This would let the Vodafone customers experience various exciting 3G services such as faster downloading, video streaming, multimedia gaming, digital TV and much more from their 3G devices. Vodafone 3G is now available in 22 towns in Tamil Nadu. Continue reading “Vodafone 3G now in Karur, Erode and Hosur in Tamil Nadu”

Airtel launches new 3G Unlimited High Speed USB Data Card Plan in Rajasthan


Airtel has launched a new 3G Unlimited High Speed USB Data Card Plan, Airtel Super 950 in Rajasthan. This plan is priced at Rs. 950 / month and it would offer 7.2 MBPS for the first 6 GB data after that speed would be throttled to 20 kbps and remain unlimited for the rest of the month. Continue reading “Airtel launches new 3G Unlimited High Speed USB Data Card Plan in Rajasthan”

HTC Flyer 32GB , 3G version Price Drops to Rs.23900 !

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When HTC launched the 3G+WiFi of it’s 7 inch Android tablet in India for Rs.39890 in June this year , we were immensely disappointed about the price tag. It was an impressive tablet with decent battery life. Now if you gave the Flyer a pass for the same reason, good news for you. The price of the tablet has been cut by almost 50%. It has now available for Rs.23900 on Flipkart and Rs.23990 on LeysBuy. Some retailers are still selling it at around Rs.35000. Continue reading “HTC Flyer 32GB , 3G version Price Drops to Rs.23900 !”

Nano SIM card coming soon !

While the whole mobile industry was taken surprise when the microSIM card made it’s way onto the Apple iPad and the iPhone 4. Fast forward 2011 , we have the world’s largest handset maker going with a microSIM slot in it’s latest smartphones including the Nokia ,N9, Lumia 800 and Lumia 710. Motorola used a similar SIM card slot in the DROID RAZR. Now a German company Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has come up with the World’s first Nano SIM card which is significantly smaller than even a microSIM card.The main reason handset makers go with a microSIM card is to reduce the thickness of the device. With a Nano SIM card , they are only going to get even more thinner rather anorexic ! Continue reading “Nano SIM card coming soon !”

ARM unveils Mali-T658 GPU, promises 10x graphics performance than Current-Gen GPU

ARM has announced the new Mali-T658 GPU that offers 10 times the performance than current-Gen GPU, Mali-400 MP GPU that is used in the mainstream consumer devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S II. This also offers 4 times the processing power of Mali-T604 and also offers a range of performance and API support than that of all currently available embedded GPUs that offers better uses such as traditional graphics processing, including  HD gaming, computational photography, image-processing and augmented reality. Continue reading “ARM unveils Mali-T658 GPU, promises 10x graphics performance than Current-Gen GPU”

Sprint announces Motorola ADMIRAL with Direct Connect, Coming on October 23 for $99.99

Spirnt has announced the  Motorola ADMIRAL, the first smartphone that boasts Sprint Direct Connect speed. It is powered by a 1.2GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It feature a 3.1-inch (640 x 480 pixels) touchscreen display and QWERTY keyboard. It has push-to-talk capabilities with Sprint Direct Connect that uses Sprint 3G (EVDO Rev. A) network. Continue reading “Sprint announces Motorola ADMIRAL with Direct Connect, Coming on October 23 for $99.99”

Idea 3G now in Jammu and Kashmir

Idea Cellular has launched their 3G services in Jammu and Kashmir. Idea 3G services would be available in Srinagar and Udhampur, to start with and would be rolled out to other regions soon.  Idea 3G subscribers could enjoy high-speed Internet Browsing, Video conferencing, Mobile TV and Video on demand. Continue reading “Idea 3G now in Jammu and Kashmir”

Samsung Stratosphere with 4G LTE and QWERTY Keyboard announced for Verizon

Samsung has announced their new 4G LTE smartphone, Samsung Stratosphere for Verizon Wireless. This phone is the first Verizon 4G LTE phone with five-row QWERTY keyboard. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and it is powered by 1 GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor. Continue reading “Samsung Stratosphere with 4G LTE and QWERTY Keyboard announced for Verizon”

LG shows off True HD IPS display with better resolution, brightness and colors

LG unveiled LG Optimus LTE Smartphone with 4.5–inch True HD IPS display in Korea last week. This offers advanced resolution, brightness and clarity and shows colors in their most natural tones. The display is developed in close collaboration with sister company LG Display and it offers 16:9 screen viewing without distortion that are used in the television industry. LG introduced 3D stereoscopic display on the Optimus 3D and the 700-nit superbright NOVA display on the Optimus Black. Continue reading “LG shows off True HD IPS display with better resolution, brightness and colors”

MTS Bundled offers with MTS Livewire and MTS MTag 3.1 Android phones

MTS has launched new bundled offers that offers free talk time, SMSs and data usage for both the prepaid and the postpaid customers on purchase of MTS Livewire and MTS MTag 3.1 Android phones. These phones run on Android 2.2 (Froyo) and they are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 processor. Continue reading “MTS Bundled offers with MTS Livewire and MTS MTag 3.1 Android phones”

LG Optimus LTE with 4.5 inch HD IPS display announced in Korea

LG has announced the LG Optimus LTE, its first phone in Korean market to support 4G connectivity. The phone has 4.5–inch True HD IPS display and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It features 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm snapdragon processor. Continue reading “LG Optimus LTE with 4.5 inch HD IPS display announced in Korea”