Thursday, April 7, 2011

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T-Mobile G2X Price and Launch Date Revealed

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 12:42 PM PDT


T-Mobile USA has announced the price and launch date for the first Dual Core 4G phone on it's network the T-Mobile G2x which is a slightly modified LG Optimus 2X The main difference between G2x and Optimus 2X is that the G2x runs on a stock Android 2.2 and bears the T-Mobile branding. The G2X will be available online starting from  April 15, 2011 and in stores April 20, 2011 .  The price is $199.99 after $50 mail in rebate and with new 2 year contract. The price  of the handset without a contract is $499.99. [via T-Mobile]

BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 Leaked Pics And Specs Emerge

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 11:00 AM PDT


The leaked pics and specs of the upcoming BlackBerry phone, the BlackBerry Bold Touch have been shared by our friends at BGR. BlackBerry Bold Touch comes with a small touchscreen display as well as the iconic QWERTY keyboard. This handset was first seen in the BlackBerry's 2011 CDMA device roadmap leak. The guys at BGR, recently played with this device and claims that, the touchscreen is "very responsive". This handset is rumored to come with a 2.8 inch touchscreen display, 1.2 GHz processor, BlackBerry OS 6.1, 5 megapixel camera and more. The device also comes with a new powerful battery. BlackBerry Bold Touch is expected to be announced at the BlackBerry World and it will release during the end of Q2 or early Q3 of 2011. Check out the leaked pics and specs, after the break. BlackBerry Bold Touch Leaked Specifications: Display: 2.8" diagonol - VGA 640 x 480, resolution 287dpi Processor: Qualcomm 1.2GHz CPU Camera: 5mp - Flash - Image Stabilization - HD Recording (720p) Navigation: Capacitive Touch, Optical Trackpad Keypad: Wide QWERTY - Physical Send, End, Escape, Menu, Right Side Convenience Key, Volume Control Memory: 8GB - 768MB RAM - up to 32GB MicroSd Card WiFi: 2.4 GHZ b/g/n - 5GHz a/n - Mobile Hotspot Connectivity: Micro USB ...

HTC’s Market Cap now at $33.8 billion, overtakes Nokia

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 07:37 AM PDT


Leading Android phone maker HTC has crossed the market cap of Nokia ($32.84 billion) and leads with $33.8 billion market share, reports the site All Things D. Recently they have surpassed RIM's market cap that remains at $28.5 billion. Few years ago both Nokia and RIM were way ahead of HTC and now everything has changed. HTC's current position is 30 times more than it was five years ago which is definitely a great achievement. HTC which is a leading Android phone manufacturer attracts its customers of all categories with both mid and high-end Android smart phones. Recently they have launched new Window 7 phones and Android tablet - HTC Flyer. HTC is expected to ship 200 million smartphones and 30 million tablets over next 3 to 5 years , which proves that HTC will continue to lead the mobile phone market for few years. Nokia has been losing market share mainly due to lack of high-end smartphones in it's portfolio but the company is expected  to launch new windows phones this year which is sooner than expected that may boost its chance to gain some marketshare. RIM is said to be preparing to launch two new Blackberry Bold Touch phones that will launch ...

Samsung Champ Duos India Launch Price – Rs.5080 , available from April 9th

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 07:13 AM PDT


Samsung India plans to launch the Champ Duos E2652 in India this week at a retail price of Rs.5080. The Champ Duos is pretty much a Dual SIM version of the popular Champ feature phone. It supports social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. It's a Tri-band GSM Phone with a 2.6 inch touchscreen ( our bet is resistive as we saw the mention of a stylus  ) , 1.3 MP Camera, 1000 mAh battery , Bluetooth , WiFi , 3.5mm audio jack. It supports memory cards upto 16 GB The handset is expected in stores by April 9th . Are you going to pick one up ?

Sony Ericsson Launches Xperia Arc , Play in India

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 06:32 AM PDT


At an event in New Delhi today , Sony Ericsson launched their flagship device , the Arc and the first Playstation certified phone , the Xperia Play. The Xperia Arc is arguable one of the slimmest Android smartphones in the world with a gentle curve on the back of the device. The gorgeous looking device comes with a large 4.2" display powered by the Bravia Reality Engine which is supposed to make images and videos more vivid and sharp on the display. The 8MP camera on the device runs on EXMOR R technology which makes low light images brighter. The price for the Xperia Arc has been set at Rs 32,000. The Xperia Play is the long awaited gaming oriented "Playstation Phone". The Xperia Play comes with the Playstation Suite preloaded which not only supports dozens of Playstation Mini titles which work across the PSP , PS3 and the Play but also original Playstation 1 content. Over 60 games have been optimized for Xperia Play gamepad support at launch with many more expected to join in. Running on Android Gingerbread 2.3 , the Xperia Play allows for about 3-4 hours of gaming on its internal battery. The Xperia Play will be ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7-inch WiFi-only version priced at $349.99 for USA

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 06:27 AM PDT


Samsung has confirmed that the WiFi-only version of the 7 inch Galaxy Tab will be available at its retail and online stores from April 10th onwards in US.  The Galaxy Tab runs on Android 2.2 Froyo OS, which is powered by a 1 Ghz processor and features a  7-inch TFT 1024 x 600 pixel resolution display, 3-megapixel rear camera, a secondary 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video chat, 32GB of internal storage, Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 and GPS. The tablet comes with a price tag of $349.99. Looks like Samsung wants to compete with Apple which was selling the first gen iPad for $399 Press Release Samsung Galaxy Tab™ Available for Purchase at Multiple Retail Stores and Online Outlets Consumers receive chance to purchase WiFi-only version of Samsung's award-winning Android™ platform mobile tablet DALLAS, April 6, 2011--Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the U.S.1, announced today that several retail stores and Web sites will carry the WiFi-only Samsung Galaxy Tab™ by April 10, offering customers the opportunity to buy this powerful and compact mobile tablet for $349.99. Consumers can visit http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab for a complete list of retail outlets selling the WiFi Galaxy Tab. The Galaxy Tab is ...

Uninor brings New Recharges with Lifetime Validity for its Andhra pradesh customers

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 06:20 AM PDT


Uninor announced new low denomination recharges for its Andhra Pradesh customers that is valid for lifetime. These recharges are available in the denominations of Rs. 10, 20, 30, or 50 that offer full talk time and valid for lifetime. Press Release below April 7, 2011, Hyderabad: Constantly innovating to bring forth services and products that will benefit its customers to the maximum, Uninor, a leading GSM service provider in Andhra Pradesh today announced a first of its kind initiative on low denomination recharges for its esteemed customers. In this one of its kind initiative, Uninor will now offer full time talk on a series of low denominations thus making it possible for customers to enjoy and benefit from every rupee they spend. To add further value, Uninor also announced a lifetime validity offer on the recharges. This value offering is available for all its customers in Andhra Pradesh who recharge for lower denominations of Rs. 10, 20, 30, or 50. MRP Talk time Validity 10 10 Lifetime 20 20 Lifetime 30 30 Lifetime 50 50 Lifetime Speaking on the launch of this offering, Mr. Satish Kumar Kannan, Business Head, AP Circle, Uninor said, "At Uninor, constant efforts are made to design plans that provide supreme value, world class and affordable mobile telephony services ...

LG Optimus One for AT&T leaked

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 06:19 AM PDT


Last year, LG announced the LG Optimus One, which is a great phone for people who are looking forward to a cheap Android phone. LG managed to sell a lot of units of this device. LG Optimus One is already available in USA via Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile. Now it looks like AT&T is also planning to launch it, as our friends over at PocketNow got their hands on the render image of AT&T Optimus One, and rumor has it that it's known as AT&T Optimus A. Few months ago, it was rumored that it will hit AT&T soon, and now it looks like the time is near. This model looks really attractive as compared to other models. LG has sold more than 1 million units of Optimus One, which clears it that it's one of the best selling LG phone. Don't forget to check our review of the LG Optimus One and AT&T users , are you excited about this good news?

Samsung Galaxy S to get Gingerbread Update

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 04:51 AM PDT


Samsung has officially announced that the Galaxy S will get the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS update in this month. According to the Finnish Samsung website, the update is said to be in its final stages of testing and is expected to come in mid-April. The phone features a 4 inch Super AMOLED Display, 1GHz CPU, 5 MP Camera, HD Video Recording, DLNA support, etc. The new update will be a welcome news for all the Samsung Galaxy S users, though the update might be available only in few countries at the beginning.Are you looking forward to getting the Gingerbread update for your Galaxy S ? Source

Creative ZiiO Tablets launched in India

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 04:11 AM PDT


Creative ZiiO Android Tablets have been launched in India and tablet claims to offer the best wireless audio performance amongst Android tablets in the market The  Creative ZiiO Tablet is available in 2 sizes - 7 inch display  (480 x 800 px resolution) and 10 inch  (1024 x 600 px resolution) display models. The 7" model comes  in white, while the 10" model comes in black. Creative ZiiO comes with accessories such as Leather Case, Stylus, Screen protector and Universal Power Adapter. Here are the specs of the 7 inch and 10 inch ZiiO Tablets Compact Touch Screen Tablet Stunning 16.8 million (7" version ) and 262K color (10" version) display for laser sharp images Android 2.2 Operating System Bluetooth 2.1 EDR (with apt-X and A2DP) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g capable X-Fi Audio Enhancements (X-Fi Crystalizer, X-Fi Expand) Audio Supported: MP3, AAC, WMA9, FLAC, OGG, ADPCM, MIDI, WAV, Audible Format 4 Video Supported: H.264, MPEG4, WMV9, MJPEG, MOV, AVI, MKV HD Video-Out (HDMI-Out) Photo Supported: JPG, BMP, PNG Front facing camera Built-in Mic Built-in Speaker (stereo) Accelerometer Playtime: Up to 25 hrs (MP3), up to 5 hrs (video) microSD (7") / SD (10") card slot (up to 32GB) Dimensions: 207.4 x 133 x 13.7 mm (7" version) 262 x 173 x 13.7 mm (10" version) Weight: 400g (7" version) 650g ...

HTC Desire S launched in India for Rs.25490

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:56 AM PDT


HTC has launched the successor the hugely popular Desire - the Desire S in India today and it's priced at Rs.25490. The design of the Desire S is inspired by the Legend which is made out of a single block of metal. The Desire S is powered by a  Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdrago MSM8255 processor,packs front and back cameras, High-Definition video recording and sports a 3.7-inch WVGA display. "HTC developed the HTC Sense experience to bring cutting-edge innovation to our customers in simple and natural ways that just make sense - this is what the HTC Desire S represents best," said Ajay Sharma,Country Head, HTC India.  "The new phone offers an exhilarating mix of style, innovation and features that extends people's mobile experience in ways that feel personal and completely original. The HTC Desire was extremely well received in India and met with immense success and we are positive that the new HTC Desire S will prove to be a worthy successor", he added. Are you looking forward to the Desire S in India ? Don't forget to check out FoneArena's live pics and hands on

Google Nexus S and HTC Incredible S launched in Pakistan

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:13 AM PDT


Pakistan mobile market is not one of the largest but it's growing rapidly fast and going towards a right direction. A lot of new handsets were introduced in last few months. Now two new Android phones are launched in Pakistan and both of them were recently announced. First one is the Google Nexus S and it's launched by Pakistan largest mobile network known as Mobilink, under their postpaid class known as Mobilink Indigo. It's a very good news for Pakistanis because  mobile networks are offering very few amount of good Android phones are available in Pakistan. The phone comes with Android 2.3 and we all know that it's a Google phone, so if you are buying it then you don't need to be worried because it will be the first device to receive the next and latest version of Android OS. The phone comes with a curve design, which makes it even sexier. It features a 4-Inch Super Clear LCD display (that's what the source is saying, other version comes with Super AMOLED, but we also heard that the Russian version comes with Super Clear LCD), 1 GHz processor, 5 MP camera and some other features. It's going for 43,999 PKR rupees ...

Samsung To Release Galaxy S II In April As Planned

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:08 AM PDT


Back in February, Samsung announced the powerful Galaxy S II smartphone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011 in Barcelona. This handset is the successor of the popular Galaxy S smartphone. It runs on the latest Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Operating System. This handset was expected to release in May, but Samsung recently tweeted that, the powerful Galaxy S II will release in April as planned. @SamsungTomorrow tweeted, [Notice 1/2] Samsung GALAXY S II will be first released in April, as planned. [Notice 2/2] It will be gradually rolled out in each market according to the local launch timetable. Samsung Galaxy S II features a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus display with 800×480 pixels resolution, 1 GHz dual core processor, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system, 3D user interface, 8 megapixel camera with full HD (1080p) video recording, HSPA+ connectivity, Bluetooth 3.0+HS, Android Market, Social Hub Premium, Readers Hub, Game Hub, Music Hub, Kies Air, NFC (Near Field Communication) and much more. This is definitely a good news for most of us, since there is no delay, as rumored and we won't have to wait untill June to get our hands-on. Samsung also said that, Galaxy S II will be released depending on the local launch timetable ...

Keyboard-less webOS phone leaked, Pre 3 headed to Verizon

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 02:57 AM PDT


WebOS was announced by Palm back in January 2009, and last year it was acquired by HP. Back in February, HP officially announced several new devices which include their first ever webOS tablet Touchpad and successor to Pre 2 known as Pre 3. Now our friends over at PreCentral got their hands on the images of two new WebOS phones. First one is the Pre 3 which is a successor to Pre 2, and in the screenshot above, we can see that it's running on Verizon Wireless network. The actual phone comes with both GSM and CDMA radio, and the one in the image above is a prototype version. So what I think is that Pre 3 will be a world phone on Verizon. HP announced that they will launch this phone this summer. The second image is of a keyboard-less WebOS phone which is named as Stingray. This is actually a device WebOS folks are looking forward to from a long time. It's rumored that it comes with a 480x800 display and also features a front-facing camera, but the little spot could be a proximity sensor too. The tipster is calling it an EVO with a WebOS, which means that ...

Idea launches its 3G services in Kerala

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 02:55 AM PDT


Idea cellular has launched its 3G services in Kerala after the launch of its 3G services in India last Week in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. Idea 3G is now available in the cites of Cochin, Calicut, Malappuram, Thrissur,Alleppey, Kollam and Pathanamthitta in Kerala. Other than Browsing Internet at higher speeds, 3G subscribers can avail other services like Video Conferencing, Idea Mall app store, Video on Demand and Mobile TV. In these cites customers can experience and subscribe for 3G services at Experience Kiosks and select My Idea stores

Motorola Atrix hits Orange UK

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 02:51 AM PDT


At the CES 2011, Motorola shocked the world by announcing their first ever dual-core phone which is known as the Motorola Atrix 4G. Atrix 4G is Motorola's superphone, and features like the laptop dock makes the Atrix 4G even more amazing. It's already available in USA via AT&T. Now Orange UK has officially announced the Motorola Atrix 4G and in UK it's known as Motorola Atrix. The Atrix comes with Android 2.2 Froyo ,1 GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor, 5 MP auto-focus camera, 4 Inch touchscreen display with Gorilla glass screen and qHD resolution, biometric fingerprint reader and many more features. We don't know about the price and the release date, but it looks like it will hit Orange UK in July as we heard before. The phone will go for free on contract, as it's an expensive phone so the monthly contract cost will be around £25 to £30 .

Samsung Galaxy Pro to Launch in India this month

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 12:55 AM PDT


Samsung announced its QWERTY phone Galaxy Pro at Samsung SEA Forum in Singapore last month. Now this phone is available for pre-order on Flipkart for Rs 12,290 and the estimated release date is mentioned as 3rd week of April. This is a QWERTY bar phone that is just 10.7mm thick and runs Android v2.2 (Froyo). This also has 2.8 inch touch screen, 3MP camera with secondary camera and boasts 800 MHz processor. Other features include Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth and 1350 mAh battery. This phone has 512MB internal memory and comes with 2GB microSD card which is expandable up to 32GB.
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