Sunday, April 10, 2011

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Airtel bringing iPhone 4 to India

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 08:00 PM PDT


Airtel just informed us they are bringing the Apple iPhone 4 to India. No pricing or exact launch date has been revealed but the note simply says that the Operator will launch the iPhone 4 in India in the coming months. Hope Airtel can pull it off before the iPhone 5 launches this summer. What do you think ? Apple launched the iPad in India just before the iPad 2 was launched in USA and now we are hearing news about the iPhone 4 coming to India when the whole world is waiting for the iPhone 5 ! Here is the press note Bharti Airtel and Apple to bring iPhone 4 to India New Delhi, 11th April 2011: Bharti Airtel will launch iPhone 4 in India in the coming months. iPhone 4 is the most innovative phone in the world, featuring Apple's stunning Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone and FaceTime, which makes video calling a reality. For further information, please visit www.airtel.in. For more information on iPhone 4 please visit http://www.apple.com/iphone UPDATE: It just struck us that the company was supposed to launch the device in India during last year but it never happened.

Vodafone 3G Free Trial Ends Today ?

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 06:02 PM PDT


Vodafone India launched it's 3G services during the Cricket World Cup with a really funny advert and surely got a lot of attention. Vodafone pulled the tariffs details from it's website after a really short period, guess why ? It decided to offer a free trial of 3G services to all it's customers with 2G rates. If you are one of those users who are enjoying the free 3G on Vodafone, sad news is upon us folks !  The offer is supposed to end on April 10. If you want to cancel your trial you can send an SMS to Vodafone or you would be charged according to rumoured Vodafone 3G Tariffs. Send CAN 3G to 111 (Postpaid customers) and CAN 3G to 144 (Prepaid customers), to deactivate 3G services. via @VodafoneIN

Micromax Bling2 coming soon ?

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:43 PM PDT


Micromax might be working on the second handset in their Bling series as the company's website says that the Bling2 is coming soon. The original handset did attract some attention and it was surely popular amongst the ladies. So what can one expect in the Bling 2 ? While the company takes time to announce the handset , you can check out the review of first version here

Samsung Set to Release Bada 2.0 and Wave Phones with NFC in 2011

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 02:54 PM PDT


It's been nearly a year since Samsung launched their Bada OS for mobile phones starting with the Samsung S8500 Wave smartphone. Samsung have now announced their plans to launch the new 2.0 version of the Bada OS in July this year. Samsung is the current leader in Android phone sales and they are also looking to capture more of the market share with newer Wave models running the Bada OS. There are three Wave models planned for release this year. The first model- S5780 Wave 578 was launched running Bada OS 1.1. The other two models in the pipeline that are yet to be named will run Bada OS 2.0. One model will be launched in September and will have: 3.65" HVGA Touchscreen 5 Megapixel Camera Front Facing VGA Camera Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi NFC The other one will be launched in November and will have: 3.14" QVGA Touchscreen 3 Megapixel Camera Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi NFC Source

Tata Docomo 3G WiFi Hub

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 01:39 PM PDT


Tata Docomo has launched a device called the 3G Wi-Fi Hub, a Dual-mode device which works on both TATA Photon Plus CDMA and Tata Docomo 3G network. The 3G Wi-Fi Hub is nothing but a pocket WiFi router similar to the Vodafone MiFi and you can share your internet connection with any device that is Wi-Fi enabled.  We think it's a pretty interesting device as you can get reliable data access from either the GSM  network or CDMA network. Tata Docomo 3G Wi-Fi Hub Features Tata Docomo 3G: DL up to 7.2Mbps; UL up to 5.76Mbps Tata Photon Plus: DL up to 3.1Mbps; UL up to 1.8Mbps 99.7mm x 53.7mm x 13.9mm Weight: 80g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g (WEP/WPA/WPA2) USB 2.0 Connects up to 5 devices Secure and Password protected Without Wi-Fi, internet surfing with the USB connection mode is only available for the Windows and MAC OS Supports IE (7.0 or later), Firefox (3.0 or later), Opera (10.0 or later), Safari (4.0 or later), Chrome (5.0 or later) Battery: 1500mAh (upto 4 hrs of working time, 100hrs of stand-by time) The device comes with a price tag of Rs. 5,999/- with  monthly Postpay Plans starting from Rs 750 which offers 2GB of free data. A Rs.1000 plan offers 5GB of free data at peak ...

Spec Sheet of new Blackberry Touch phones leaked

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 01:15 PM PDT


Few days back images and specs of Blackberry bold touch 9900 emerged. Now the detailed spec sheets of Blackberry Touch Monza 9860 and Blackberry Bold Touch Dakota 9900 has been leaked.Blackberry Monza 9860 is the GSM version of the CDMA phone Blackberry Touch Monaco 9850 that was leaked earlier. This would run Blackberry OS 6.1 and feature 1.2GHz processor. Specs of Blackberry Touch Monza 9860 3.7 inch (800 x 400) TFT LCD touch screen display 11.5mm thick and weighs 130g Accelerometer, Magnetometer and proximity sensors 1.2GHz processor 768MB RAM, 4GB internal memory - expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD 5MP camera with auto focus flash and HD video recording at 720p Optical track pad, Menu, Back, call and end keys. Dedicated keys for camera and volume rocker. Bluetooth v 2.1 with A2DP/ AVRCP GPS with A-GPS and preloaded with Blackberry maps. Wi-Fi b/g/n, 3G with HSDPA - 13.4 Mbps, HSUPA - 5.76 Mbps 1230mAh battery The Blackberry Bold touch Dakota 9900 would run Blackberry OS 6.1 and would have whopping 8GB internal memory and run on Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM 8655 1.2GHz processor, 5 GHz WI-Fi 802.11a band that offers maximum net data rate of 54 Mbit/s. This would also have a physical QWERTY keyboard. The tutorial videos of the CDMA version of Blackberry Bold Touch ...

Sony Ericsson Acro Leaked

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 10:10 AM PDT


The picture above shows the backplate of the Sony Ericsson Acro (SO-02C). The phone will be launched exclusive to the Japanese networks. The Acro would be thicker than the Arc but will gain a couple of important features such as an NFC chip, TV Tuner and an infrared port. The phone will be available in 3 colours- Black, Blue and White. Looking at the backplate, we can almost be sure that the phone will have a Xenon flash. Even though not as likely it could very well be a Dual LED flash or a single LED flash and a speaker as the digital image below indicates. If the picture above is just a fake render and the Xenon flash turns out to be real, then the Acro will be one of the first Xenon equipped Android smartphones. This picture below which is supposedly taken by the Acro gives us a peak at the flash unit. via | Source

Nokia X7 is not killed , coming soon to 3 UK with the all new Symbian update

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 08:34 AM PDT


The Nokia X7-00 has been making noise for quite some time now and there was some talk about the handset being shelved after it did not launch on AT&T USA. Now the handset is pretty much alive and on it's way to 3 UK and is shown off in a video from the UK carrier itself who decided to give a sneak peek of the X7. Watch the video below for the proof. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXswtCa7Qeo Specs wise it has a 4 inch CBD Display , 8 MP Camera which can do HD video recording (EDoF , no auto-focus from what we see in that video). The most interesting part is that this seems like the first Nokia handset to ship with the new Symbian update which includes new icons, revamped browser and a portrait QWERTY keyboard. Thanks Mahesh !

Screens: Super LCD vs AMOLED Clear Black Display

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 10:30 PM PDT


Screen Technologies! After monochromatic displays, we had LCDs for a long time, then all of a sudden, we seem to be bombarded by new technologies. OLED, AMOLED, Super-LCD, Super-AMOLED, Clear Black Display, LED, 3D, Retina Display... there are so many we can't even begin to wrap our heads around. In this post, we will show you a few pictures to compare the Super LCD display on the HTC Desire Z and the AMOLED Clear Black Display on the Nokia E7. Brightness Settings Even though this isn't a factor due to the screen technology, but to the manufacturer's setting of the display, I thought it'd be interesting to mention the differences in brightness settings between both, as this is what the end user will be stuck with, when choosing a device (and hence a screen technology and a manufacturer setting) over the other. One of the downfalls of the E7's screen experience for me has been the big limitation on display brightness controls. No matter how low you go, the Clear Black Display will remain way too bright to be used conveniently in a dark room. And no matter how high you go on the setting, it will remain a bit darker than other displays, ...
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