HTC to focus on Quality rather than Quantity this year
- Category: HTC
- Saturday, 28 January 2012
- Written by Kunal Khullar
HTC had a number of devices launched both on the Android and Windows Phone platforms last year. While the company did fairly well, they are now saying that they will be launching less number of smartphones and tablets in the year 2012.
The company has revealed that it will be focussing more on head-spinning and quality devices rather than launching an array of devices.
The company has revealed that it will be focussing more on head-spinning and quality devices rather than launching an array of devices.
Photo-centric apps out for BlackBerry; check them out
- Category: BlackBerry Apps
- Saturday, 28 January 2012
- Written by Rishabh Jain
Apple has done it with the iOS 5. Android has done it with the Ice Cream Sandwich OS. And finally, BlackBerry has woken up to photo editing on the phone. BlackBerry has provided users with free and paid BlackBerry photo-editing apps. It seems BlackBerry is finally getting its act together to keep its loyalists from wavering.
These include free ones such as:
All Symbian^3 devices to be shipped with Nokia Belle pre-installed
- Category: Nokia
- Friday, 27 January 2012
- Written by Kunal Khullar
Nokia has a tradition to make its Symbian fans wait for new updates and owners of Symbian^3 devices have been waiting eagerly for the new Belle update. While Nokia says that the update rollout will begin in February, there is some good news for Nokia fans.
According to tweets by Nokia, new shipments of Symbian^3 devices including the N8, E7, C7, E6, X7, C6-01 and 500 will now have the Belle right out of the box. Well, atleast that’s some progress rather than no progress
Tablets; Android inching closer, but Apple still confident
- Category: Apple
- Friday, 27 January 2012
- Written by Rishabh Jain
While Apple’s iPad still remains the king of the tablets three years after Apple introduced us to the almost mystical device called a tablet. In this time, Apple has released the next version of its famed tablet iPad – the iPad 2, while more Android tablets have emerged then we can count on our fingers.
When it comes to tablets, we have to give Apple credit as it not only launched the first popular tablet, it has actually maintained status quo as top contender by endowing its tablets with great features that anyone has hardly matched up. Android, on the other hand, has performed great as an open source software and bought tablets to the average consumers ranging from the Samsung Galaxy Tab to our very own Aakash tablet.
Samsung to produce Dual-Core 2GHz Exynos 5250 SoC in Q2
- Category: Samsung
- Friday, 27 January 2012
- Written by Kunal Khullar
News is coming in that Samsung has confirmed that it will mass producing its Exynos 5250 chipset from second quarter of this year. The SoC has a dual-core processor which clocks at 2GHz packing in two Cortex-A15 chips.
The chip also supports WQXGA (2560×1600) display resolution and is said to offer four times better graphics as compared to a Cortex-A9 SoC.
Whatsapp for Windows Phone updates to V1.6
- Category: Windows Phone Apps
- Friday, 27 January 2012
- Written by Kunal Khullar
A new update has arrived for Whatsapp for Windows Phone. The new version bumps it to version 1.6 and brings in new features and fixes for the application.
The app really needed some improvements as it was lagging behind in features comparing to iOS or Android or even Symbian. Well, it finally seems that we’ll be seeing some updates and further improvements.
The app really needed some improvements as it was lagging behind in features comparing to iOS or Android or even Symbian. Well, it finally seems that we’ll be seeing some updates and further improvements.
RIM’s 2012-2013 roadmap leaks, new BlackBerry devices and updates imminent
- Category: BlackBerry
- Friday, 27 January 2012
- Written by Kunal Khullar
Thanks to a leaked roadmap, we now have some interesting information about RIM’s plans for the years 2012 and 2013. A chart shows how RIM intends to launch new devices including the PlayBook 3G (FINALLY !), new curve series devices and addition of new colours to already existing devices. Other plans include the release BlackBerry OS 7.1, introduction of Wi-Fi media server sharing and more.
The only sad part here is that RIM’s BlackBerry OS 10 will be launching pretty late. Meaning that the codenamed device ‘London’ will be delayed as well. Going by the roadmap, we might see the new BB 10 OS device in the third quarter of 2013 (September, October, November).
The only sad part here is that RIM’s BlackBerry OS 10 will be launching pretty late. Meaning that the codenamed device ‘London’ will be delayed as well. Going by the roadmap, we might see the new BB 10 OS device in the third quarter of 2013 (September, October, November).
Uninor ties up with RED FM to offer channels across India on mobile
- Category: Uninor
- Friday, 27 January 2012
- Written by Kunal Khullar
Uninor has announced its partnership with RED FM powered by Hungama Mobile, to bring the radio experience in various languages for its customers. The tie-up will enable Uninor customers to enjoy a wholesome music experience, in their preferred language from their hometown radio station, now easily accessible on mobile handsets.
How does this work? Well, for example a Gujarati in Bangalore can listen to the RED FM of Ahmedabad or a Bengali in Mumbai can listen to the Kolkata radio Station. Customers can avail this Value Added Service by simply dialing toll free number 55935 from their Uninor number. Pretty neat, eh?
Text messages dying slowly, courtesy Apple’s iMessage
- Category: Apple
- Friday, 27 January 2012
- Written by Rishabh Jain
Its true. Text messages or SMSs as we know them, might be slowly perishing away and it has an unlikely assassin, Apple’s iMessage. Apple inexplicably expensive iPhone 4S and its iOS 5 are doing wonders it seems.
But no matter how we loathe the iPhone, it will remain a record-breaking phone, and truly, it seems foolish spending money on text messages, if you can send an iMessage for free. The reason behind this is quite simple. iMessage allows one to send messages free of cost.
Angry Birds coming to Facebook this Valentine’s Day
- Category: Mobile / Tablet Games
- Friday, 27 January 2012
- Written by Rishabh Jain
Facebook is set to get more interesting as Rovio’s Angry Birds is getting ready to make an appearance on the social platform. Furthermore, one might see a new Angry Birds title being unveiled on Facebook. With the world’s most popular game set to join hands with world’s most popular social network, things are getting exciting and we are waited with baited breaths for Feb 14.
The unveil would be done in Jakarta, Indonesia, which has more than 17 Million Facebook users. Rovio, on its part, is now just 300 Million short of 1 Billion unique installs. The company has already teamed up with Samsung for TVs and Nokia for the Asha to make game available everywhere it can, besides concentrating even on the non-smartphone segment of the mobile market.
The unveil would be done in Jakarta, Indonesia, which has more than 17 Million Facebook users. Rovio, on its part, is now just 300 Million short of 1 Billion unique installs. The company has already teamed up with Samsung for TVs and Nokia for the Asha to make game available everywhere it can, besides concentrating even on the non-smartphone segment of the mobile market.
