Category: "Cellphones"

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  • Samsung to announce Galaxy S IV on March 15? ..to be named GT-I9500?

    SamMobile has got a breaking news for Galaxy fans, Samsung lovers and tech enthusiasts: says that the Galaxy S IV is going to be unveiled on 15th March at Samsung Mobile Unpacked event at a “top-secret” place to be told. Medias to get invitation after MWC 2013. SamMobile’s “trusted insiders” have confirmed them about the... 

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  • Microsoft releases Blink – burst-mode capturing camera add-on for Windows Phone 8

    Microsoft has released a burst-mode capturing app for Windows Phone 8 which features advanced image stabilization technology from Microsoft Research to prevent shaky shots and keep up the focus stable. Microsoft Blink app is available in Windows Phone Store for Windows Phone 8 owners, sadly no support for previous WP versions. Blink app developed by... 

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  • Apple loses “iPhone” branding for phones in Brazil; INPI to issue rejection of Apple’s applications

    O Globo reports that INPI, a governmental body of Brazil is going to issue rejection of Apple’s applications for “iphone” trademark on mobile phone in the country. The company Gradiente which issued a trademark registration of “iphone” in the year 2000 has been selling a phone under the brand name from December last year. Gradiente... 

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  • [Update] Reliance, in a deal with Lenovo to offer co-branded Jelly Bean smartphones to consumers

    Reliance Communications and Lenovo join hands for an exclusive partnership to sell co-branded smartphones offering Reliance communication services like “dual-core network” which automatically switch calls between GSM and CDMA networks depending on network strength. We are still not sure how exactly this dual-core network works, however... 

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  • BB 10 mobile operating system marks RIM’s initial transition to BlackBerry; Z10 and Q10 unveiled

    The company Research In Motion has planned a wholly transformation to BlackBerry, from email migration of @blackberry.com suffix to the company’s trading name. At the same time the company unveiled its betting operating system BlackBerry 10. The OS was promising since its first appearance last year and the recent launch has well depicted... 

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  • Nokia India launches Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 – with latest firmware; Lumia 620 to appear in retails by early Feb

    Nokia India Sales Director V. Ramnath at new Lumia phones launch in Mumbai At Mumbai event held today, Nokia released two of its awaited smartphones. The company is the second to launch Windows Phone 8 handsets at Indian retails after HTC. Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 shall be very much competitive to HTC 8X in the market. One good part for Indian consumers... 

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  • Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini is available on eBay.in; exclusively with a year warranty

    The sibling of Galaxy S3 is yet to get on Indian retails, however a listing of Galaxy S3 Mini goes live, being touted as “exclusively available” on eBay.in ahead of official launch in India. Galaxy S3 Mini comes with Android’s latest 4.1 Jelly Bean OS and is powered by NovaThor U8500, a new ARMv7 based dual core chipset from ST-Ericsson... 

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  • [Update] Nokia’s 41-megapixel camera backed 808 Pureview hits a price cut – selling at Rs. 25k

    Nokia 808 PureView is said to have a price cut, going from around Rs. 31,000 to Rs. 25,000. Saholic, an online store has tagged it for an exact number of Rs. 24,999. Nokia 808 PureView still remains the one of its kind with a powerful 41 megapixel camera. The smartphone features Belle OS and is powered by 1.3GHz of processor with 16GB of internal... 

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  • [Update] Galaxy S III Jelly Bean update starts rolling out in India

    Samsung has started rolling out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean firmware update for Galaxy S III in India. Check for the OTA, or Kies – it should make a download of about 290MB. The upgrade brings newer features and functions to the device. Jelly Bean is faster and better than ICS – claimed, proven, and acclaimed, and the update packs in reorganized... 

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  • [Update] Apple iPhone 5 hit retails today; Aircel and Airtel in for competition

    iPhone 5 has landed on Indian shores, and goes on sales from today. Meanwhile Apple’s importer Redington is readying iPhone 5′s launch event at Mumbai, Delhi, Gurgaon and Bangalore which is to be carried on today evening. iPhone 5 is powered by dual-core A6 silicon and iOS 6 operating system, has a taller retina display measuring 4 inch... 

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  • HTC Windows Phone 8X to be the first WP8 device arrving on Indian retail shelves; launching in November

    An official press release is just out, which states that Windows Phone 8 devices will be launching in November in India. HTC Windows Phone 8X will be the first WP8 device in India. HTC Windows Phone 8X features a dual-core Qualcomm S4 chipset inside clocking at 1.5GHz, 16GB internal storage with 1GB of RAM, microSD card slot, 4.3 inch S-LCD2 display... 

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  • Windows Phone 8 launched; all features unveiled and explained

    Finally the date arrived and witnessed the launch of Microsoft’s newest Windows Phone 8. The launch unveiled a number of new features and a series of Windows Phone 8 devices by HTC, Nokia, Samsung, and a few rebranded-for-carriers (US) devices. The start screen is more customizable through enhanced tiles, just the way we had already knew it.... 

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  • Nokia Asha 308 and Asha 309 hits Indian retails

    Nokia has launched two new smartphones under its Asha breed of cell phones. Asha 308 and Asha 309 is touted to feature more of productivity rather than extended multimedia capabilities. Nokia Express Browser is claimed to provide users faster and cheaper browsing experience. Along with Express Browser, the two phones packs in Nokia Nearby app which... 

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  • 102.43 million (10 crore) mobile phone units shipped to India during 6 months period: CMR report

    According to CyberMedia Research report, India has shipped in 102.43 million mobile phones during January and June 2012 – the first half of the year. It’s a 16.6% increment to the same half of last year. Smartphones are said to be comprised a 5.50 million units. While Micromax has ranked its position to third in the top leading players... 

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  • Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out to HTC One X

    Reports are coming in: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean firmware OTA update has started rolling out to HTC One X in Asia and Europe. While AndroidCentral reports an HTC confirmation on the update, users from Asia (especially from Taiwan) are also speaking about it. Expectedly, the update packs new Sense 4+ skin, Google Now, a new HTC Watch app and two new Gallery... 

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  • iPhone 5 up for pre-booking at Infibeam; hints an early November release

    Infibeam has listed iPhone 5 16GB model under pre-booking. Pre-booking starts at Rs. 5,000 however the retail price isn’t directly disclosed. We’ve been told by one of our sources that this 16GB model could roughly cost around Rs. 48k. Our source has also acknowledged us that the iPhone 5 from Infibeam is distributed by Apple’s Redington... 

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  • Top 10 apps for Nokia Lumia smartphones

    Games and apps are the major attractive features in a smart phone. The new range of NOKIA’s Smartphone that includes Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia Lumia 710 and upcoming Nokia Lumia 900 has all of it. Sure there are certain of them which are a must in your phone. Most of the apps and games are free while some are charged but you can download the trail version... 

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  • ‘Multi-Window’ featured firmware update arrives to Galaxy Note II

    Samsung has released a firmware update for Galaxy Note II – version XXALIJ1. This firmware update brings multi-window or call it split-screen feature to the Note II. Multi-window feature is like split-screen of Ubuntu and Windows 7 but it’s more similar to split-screen of Windows 8 Metro UI. But it certainly gives a nice way to look through... 

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  • Sammy going to come out with 3GB RAM smartphone next year?

    The image above was provided by a tipster of SamMobile who claims that the device shown in it is an early-stage prototype of a coming 2013 Samsung smartphone. Yes even we found the sticker labels weird but this is the only thing to prove the device in the image that it incorporates 3GB (..bytes) RAM [not 3Gb (..bits)]. SamMobile source tells them that... 

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  • Asus PadFone 2 is set for launch on October 16

    The launch event of the successor of Asus PadFone is scheduled in Taipei and Milan on the same date – October 16. The invitation-to-event image above was published by Notebook Italia claiming to have received the invite. According to a leaked benchmark, PadFone 2 incorporates Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 series quad-cored chipset clocking at 1.5Ghz.... 

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