Firefox for Android Beta 9 optimized for tablets
- Category: Android Apps
- Friday, 11 November 2011
- Written by Amol Mathur
Mozilla has announced the release of Firefox for Android Beta 9 which comes with a totally new experience for tablet users.
The beta build has two new features for developers. Developers can now make use of the new tools to take camera input into their web apps directly from Firefox, and it has a new HTML5 form validation API.
The beta build has two new features for developers. Developers can now make use of the new tools to take camera input into their web apps directly from Firefox, and it has a new HTML5 form validation API.
Idea Cellular to launch their very own Android handset
- Category: Idea Cellular
- Friday, 11 November 2011
- Written by Kunal Khullar
Rumours are suggesting that Idea cellular will be launching their very own Android handset in the Indian market soon.
The rumoured handset is said to be manufactured by Chinese manufacturer Huawei and will be an entry-level handset called the Huawei Ideos X1 Gaga which should cost somewhere around Rs. 5000.
The rumoured handset is said to be manufactured by Chinese manufacturer Huawei and will be an entry-level handset called the Huawei Ideos X1 Gaga which should cost somewhere around Rs. 5000.
Nokia delays the 800 in US to bring it out with LTE
- Category: Nokia
- Friday, 11 November 2011
- Written by Amol Mathur
We finally know the reason behind Nokia’s delayed entry into the US market and it is attributed that Nokia wants to enter the country with Nokia Lumia 800 with LTE onboard.
This may prove to be a major point of success for Nokia, but it is to be noted that currently Windows Phone 7.5 Mango doesn’t have support for LTE.
This may prove to be a major point of success for Nokia, but it is to be noted that currently Windows Phone 7.5 Mango doesn’t have support for LTE.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc to get PlayStation certification
- Category: Sony Ericsson
- Friday, 11 November 2011
- Written by Kunal Khullar
Sony Ericsson has announced that the Xperia Arc and the Acro (Japan only) will be receiving PlayStation certification. This means that these devices will be capable of running PlayStation games.
The only two devices to get such certification are the Xperia Play along with the Sony Tablet S.
The only two devices to get such certification are the Xperia Play along with the Sony Tablet S.
Now it’s Nokia Music that gets hacked for WP
- Category: Nokia
- Friday, 11 November 2011
- Written by Amol Mathur
All the ‘Exclusive-only-to-Nokia-Windows-Phone-Devices’ features like Drive and Nokia Maps have already been hacked and now to join the gang is Nokia Music which has been hacked to work on other WP devices.
All you need is an unlocked Windows Phone device. If you don’t have one, to unlock you can use the official Microsoft dev-unlock or ChevronWP7 Labs.
All you need is an unlocked Windows Phone device. If you don’t have one, to unlock you can use the official Microsoft dev-unlock or ChevronWP7 Labs.
Enable Panaroma Mode and Android like Auto-Correct in iOS 5
- Category: Apple
- Thursday, 10 November 2011
- Written by Kunal Khullar
Here are two cool new features that the official iOS 5 change-log never listed. The iOS 5 features a panaroma mode for the camera and also an Android like auto-correct option to correct those typing errors by selecting a list of words that you can select. Neat, eh? But why don’t you have it? Well that’s because it is hidden.
You can enable these two features without the need of a jailbreak or any other tethering.
You can enable these two features without the need of a jailbreak or any other tethering.MNP requests account a total of 2% of total Mobile customers in India
- Category: Mobile Number Portability
- Thursday, 10 November 2011
- Written by Kunal Khullar
It seems that Mobile number portability (MNP) in India has been a complete failure. The number of requests received for MNP since November 2010 (launch date) has been 18.1 million till the month of August 2011. This accounts to just 2% of India's wireless base of 865.71 million.
The 2% of MNP requests in India are said to be the lowest in the world. The months of March and August saw numbers fluctuate in from 2 to 2.6 million per month.
The 2% of MNP requests in India are said to be the lowest in the world. The months of March and August saw numbers fluctuate in from 2 to 2.6 million per month.
Surprisingly, most of the requests include shifting to bigger operators instead of smaller and new entrants. In other countries customers move from large operators to new entrants due to bad service or high call rates. This suggests that customers of new entrants are actually concerned that some of these licences could be cancelled owing to legal complications, or that they dislike their service/customer care or prices, and are therefore moving to safer bets such as Airtel, Vodafone, and Idea.
Even with a total of 97% subscribers on pre-paid plans, MNP has not been beneficial and has not met with its goals.
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Nokia’s HumanForm concept handset will just bend you away [Video]
- Category: Nokia
- Thursday, 10 November 2011
- Written by Kunal Khullar
Nokia has just put up a video on their Conversations website which shows the future of mobile phone technology. Nokia Research Center has amalgamated various concepts and has created the HumanForm which is a bendable handset that runs on human gestures and behaves and reacts to your intuitions.
The device is said to have a bendable structure and offers a nanotechnology enabled experience and a bendable transparent display.
The device is said to have a bendable structure and offers a nanotechnology enabled experience and a bendable transparent display.
The concept is truly amazing showcasing how various human interactions can be used to control a device. Gestures like shaking the device, bending it, turning it all have been cleverly used to make this concept truly mind-bending.
There is no working prototype as of yet, but check out the video below showcasing a new era in mobile phone technology.
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There is no working prototype as of yet, but check out the video below showcasing a new era in mobile phone technology.Source
Samsung announces the Galaxy S II in Pink
- Category: Samsung
- Thursday, 10 November 2011
- Written by Kunal Khullar
Samsung has revealed a new colour for the Samsung Galaxy S II. Earlier a white version was launched which is shipping in Europe and now a Pink version has been announced by the Korean giant.
Off-course, the new colour is targeted at female smartphone users and Samsung hopes the new colour to be a hit among the fairer sex. The Pink Galaxy S II will be the third addition to the already existing colour options including white and black.
Off-course, the new colour is targeted at female smartphone users and Samsung hopes the new colour to be a hit among the fairer sex. The Pink Galaxy S II will be the third addition to the already existing colour options including white and black.
The handset will be launched firstly in Korea and should probably reach other countries as well.
Already more than 4 million Galaxy S IIs have been sold since its launch, so you think the new pink addition can take those numbers any higher?
ARM announces New Mali T-658 GPU, ten times better graphic performance
- Category: General
- Thursday, 10 November 2011
- Written by Amol Mathur
We have seen the Mali-T400 in action on the Galaxy SII and the next generation Mali-604 still in production, ARM has announced yet another chip called the Mali-T658, which has eight cores and promises up to 10 times more better graphical performance than the current T-400 chip.
The ARM Mali-T658 GPU supports a wide range of graphics and compute APIs, including Microsoft DirectX 11, Khronos OpenGL ES, OpenVG, Khronos OpenCL, Google Renderscript and Microsoft DirectCompute.
The ARM Mali-T658 GPU supports a wide range of graphics and compute APIs, including Microsoft DirectX 11, Khronos OpenGL ES, OpenVG, Khronos OpenCL, Google Renderscript and Microsoft DirectCompute.
The Mali-T658 will also have 4 times more of the computing power than the current chip available and also enables nice compatibility with ARM’s ARMv8 architecture with big.LITTLE processing, which nicely allows the set to switch between chips to dynamically and achieve stunning power efficiency and performance even under strain. Even though the T-658 seems to be awesome and also manufacturers like Samsung, Fujitsu, Nufront and LG have already shown interest in it, it may not be out before 2013 when we’ll actually see the chip perform.
With other companies like Qualcomm and NVIDIA continuing to develop impressive chips, for example the 12-core Tegra 3 by NVIDIA, it will be interesting to see how the Mali T-658 will succeed when it finally materializes.
Check out the video:
With other companies like Qualcomm and NVIDIA continuing to develop impressive chips, for example the 12-core Tegra 3 by NVIDIA, it will be interesting to see how the Mali T-658 will succeed when it finally materializes.
Check out the video:
