Tuesday, April 5, 2011

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Motorola XT800 Dual-SIM Android Phone Review

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 09:00 PM PDT


Motorola Milestone XT800 (Motorola Glam ) is the company's first Dual SIM Android phone. This phone is the India's first Android powered Dual SIM Touch-screen smartphone. In this review we shall find out how exactly the android and the Dual SIM logic actually works. Highlight The Motorola XT800 is the new device in Milestone family. The unique feature of the handset is the Dual SIM feature. But before you get too excited it does not support 2 GSM SIM cards. It supports one GSM and one CDMA  SIM card . It comes with a decent capacitive touchscreen, a 5MP camera with dual LED flash , HDMI and runs on Android 2.1 Hardware / Design : Motorola XT800 comes with a plastic body and a silver chrome running all over the sides of the phone. The phone comes with a reasonably large 3.7 inch screen with 480 x 854 pixels resolution. There are 3 touch sensitive buttons below the screen- menu , home and back. The volume controls and micro USB port are on the left side and HDMI port and camera button on the right. The XT800 sports a 5 Megapixel auto focus camera with dual LEDs. The battery cover has a nice pattern and makes gripping the ...

LG Optimus Pad Hitting India In June

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 08:52 PM PDT


LG recently launched the much awaited Optimus 2X and Optimus Black in India. And now, the company is expected to launch its first tablet device, the LG Optimus Pad in India. This device was announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011 in Barcelona and it runs on the Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) Operating System. LG Optimus Pad is the first tablet to feature the 3D display capabilities. This device is expected to launch during June in India. According to Vishal Chopra, LG Electronics business head for mobile communications, the tablet might be priced below Rs.30,000 in the India market, depending on currency valuation and import duties at the time of the launch. The company is expected to sale more than 2000 units of Optimus Pad each month in India. If you are still unaware of the specs, then let me once again tell you that, LG Optimus Pad features a 8.9 inch touchscreen display, 1 GHz Dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) OS, 5 megapixel camera with 2D recording in full HD (1080p) and 3D video recording in HD (720p), WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G connectivity, GPS and more. LG plans to launch a couple of sub- Rs 10,000 smartphones in India. The ...

Run Android Apps On Windows With BlueStacks

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:22 PM PDT


Android currently has more than 150,000 apps. Do you ever wanted to run your favorite Android apps on your Windows desktop? You dream will soon turn into reality, thanks to the Bluestacks. A new company called Bluestacks have recently developed a software solution, which will allows Windows users to run Android apps on their Windows based PCs. Bluestacks is currently based on the Android 2.2 Operating System and no dual-boot is required to run the Android apps on Windows PC. Bluestacks will not only help you to run Android apps on Windows PC, but you might also be able to run your favorite apps on Windows tablet in the near future. You can easily run Android apps as well as Windows applications at the same time. You will just need to collapse the Android app to use the Windows apps and vice versa. BlueStacks uses all of Windows utilities and drivers, which will allow you to print stuff directly from the Android apps. If you are using the Skype for Android app, then it will use the Windows drivers to handle the audio or video calls. Sadly, Android Market won't be available on the BlueStacks, thanks to the Google's restrictions. But you ...

Boost Mobile Announces The Android Powered Samsung Galaxy Prevail

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 04:36 PM PDT


Boost Mobile recently announced its first CDMA Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy Prevail. This handset runs on the Android 2.2 (Froyo) Operating System. The entry-level Galaxy Prevail Android phone will be exclusively available on the airwaves of Boost Mobile in the US. This handset comes with a 3.2 inch touchscreen display, 2 megapixel camera, 32 GB expandable memory and more. "We are excited to partner with Samsung to launch this innovative touchscreen phone for wireless users who are interested in upgrading to an Android experience without spending more on their monthly plan," said Andre Smith, vice president-Boost Mobile. "The Samsung Galaxy Prevail delivers the power of the Android platform to our customers' fingertips while bringing tremendous value to our customers' wallets." Samsung Galaxy Prevail Features: 3.2-inch touchscreen display Android 2.2 OS 2 megapixel camera Video recording capabilities GPS enabled Android Market Bluetooth capable Easy access to Gmail and Google Talk Wireless Web enabled Switch between portrait and landscape Speakerphone with voice-activated dialing Telenav navigation MicroSD cards slots Up to 32GB expandable memory 2GB card included Voice mail, caller ID, call waiting and three-way calling This handset allows you to access more than 150,000 apps from the Android Market. Samsung Galaxy Prevail comes with a price tag of $179.99 without any contract. This handset will be available by the middle ...

BlackBerry shows how to use QR Codes to make friends with a girl !

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 03:21 PM PDT


BlackBerry has been airing some new ads about the Blackberry devices and Blackberry Messenger aka BBM. One commercial which really caught my attention was this ad showing a gal sharing her Blackberry PIN using a QR code on her bracelet. An excellent real life example of how to use QR codes right ? httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDiW-4n7j_s&feature=youtu.be The teenage crowd would totally enjoy this ! But sorry we don't know where are these girls with these hi-tech bracelets ;-) What do you think of this ad ? Vote Up or Down ? Thanks to Omkarr for alerting me about the

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play UK Launch Party

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 02:56 PM PDT


Last week Sony Ericsson launched their latest salvo of Xperia smartphones. The Xperia Play went on sale in the UK on Friday, while the Arc a couple of days before. The Xperia Play is a PlayStation certified Android smartphone that has an integrated gaming pad and access to PlayStation Suite. As part of the launch Sony Ericsson set up a pop up gaming room at a warehouse in Central London, where the public was able to go hands on with the Xperia Play. The warehouse was transformed into a video gaming scene set in the Far East, decorated with props that are lifted out of gaming scenes such as a helicopter, sport car, rocket launcher and a crashed car. The Sony Ericsson dotted around the venue were ever so helpful when demoing the devices to guests. In the evening the warehouse was transformed into a party venue. All the props remained, but the area was now cordoned off to the public. VIP guests were then treated with (very) loud music, free drinks, take away noodles and a free gig by a certain Tinchy Stryder. [gallery link="file" orderby="rand"]

Airtel launches its 3G services in Hyderabad

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 01:07 PM PDT


Airtel has launched its 3G services in Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh. They have launched their 3G services in Bihar, Mumbai, Delhi and Jaipur last month. Airtel 3G offers Mobile TV, video calls, live streaming. Airtel has also announced 25 High Definition (HD) games that include NFS Shift Super, FIFA11 and EA Cricket10 for 3G enabled mobile phones that will be available for Airtel 3G subscribers across India. Airtel 3G would be available in cities of Vizag and Vijawada in Andhra Pradesh over the next few weeks. Press release below Hyderabad, 5th April, 2011: Leading telecommunications company, Bharti Airtel today started the roll out of 3G services in Andhra Pradesh with launch of the service in the cyber city of Hyderabad. With this, Hyderabadis can now join the 2-million-strong base of mobile customers in India that are already leveraging the Airtel 3G advantage to experience a host of exciting capabilities including Mobile TV, video calls, live streaming of videos and on the go social networking – all at speeds never experienced before. Airtel today also announced the launch of High Definition (HD) gaming for its 3G customers. With 3G powered HD games such as NFS Shift Super, FIFA11 and EACricket10 - gaming lovers across Airtel's network in India can ...

Nokia Symbian Event on April 12

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 11:22 AM PDT


The picture above shows Nokia's plans to host a Symbian event on the 12th of April. The event may showcase new phones or the much awaited software updates. The event will be held next on April 12th, next Tuesday in London. Nokia might either be announcing their new firmware updates with new UI and browser or maybe they will announce some new phones. Earlier, we brought to you news that Nokia plans to launch 40 new phones this year including 12 smartphones. While these smartphones may consist of Symbian and Windows 7 and maybe even MeeGo, we think maybe the number of smartphones set to be launched this year might have something to do with the date of the event i.e. April 12th. Some have indicated a Nokia phone could possibly be announced - the N8-01 with 1GHz CPU and qHD display. Let's wait and see what Nokia have in store for us. via

Apple iPod Touch 5th Gen Leaked

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 11:07 AM PDT


According to rumours, the device in the above picture is the 5th generation Apple iPod Touch. There seems to be a few hardware changes compared to the 4th Generation iPod Touch. Firstly, the volume buttons are now joined into a single volume rocker rather than the two separate ones found on the former model. The hardware home button has now been changed into a capacitive home button and we might see this new button being implemented into the upcoming Apple iPhone 5 as well. The picture that shows the settings menu of the iTouch show a storage capacity of 128 GB and 100GB of available space. While the images seem real enough for a leak, they may very well be photoshopped so we cannot be sure of anything as of now. via [gallery columns="2"]

LG Optimus 2X and Optimus Black launched in India for Rs.30000 and Rs.27000

Posted: 05 Apr 2011 05:18 AM PDT


LG India has launched the Optimus 2X which is the world's first Dual Core Phone in India . It has also launched the  Optimus Black which has a NOVA display. The company has also revealed that 40% of the phones LG would launch in 2011 would be Smartphones. The Optimus 2X is a pretty well-speced handset with a 4 inch display, Tegra 2 Dual Core technology  , 8 MP camera with 1080p (full HD) video recording, 512 MB RAM, 8GB internal memory, HDMI The Optimus Black sports a 4 inch NOVA display and is only a 9.2mm in terms of thickness. Mr. Vishal Chopra, Business Head, Mobile Communication, LG Electronics India said  "Smart phones have marked the beginning of a new era and undoubtedly 2011 will be the year of smart phones in India. India market is already witnessing a huge demand for these futuristic devices and this demand will tremendously grow in coming years. " He also said that innovation  at LG is based on consumer research and one of their goals is to bring the latest smartphones globally for the benefit for consumers. The Optimus 2X was launched in UK recently and the India launch is pretty close . LG has revealed the ...
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