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Motorola ADMIRAL, available on Sprint Direct Connect at $99

Motorola has announced the availability of Motorola ADMIRAL, which would be the first Android powered device with Sprint Direct Connect, which is an instant push-to-talk service for groups and individuals. Moto ADMIRAL will be available from October 23 for $99.99 with a new line or eligible upgrade and two-year service agreement.

• 1.2GHz processor, 3.1-inch VGA touchscreen display and QWERTY keyboard.
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread
• Quickoffice to view and edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as well as Adobe PDF documents on the go
• 5-megapixel camera at the rear with flash and 720p HD video capture capability
• Access to Android Market
• Support of Adobe Flash Player
• 3G Mobile hotspot capability, Wi-Fi – 802.11 b/g/n
• 4GB internal memory with option to increase with up to 32GB micro SD card
• Will work on  Sprint 3G (EVDO Rev. A)

• Sprint Direct Connect – It is an Instant, one-to-one push-to-talk calling on the Sprint network, with any other Direct Connect subscriber.
• NextMail – Users can send a recorded message to any email worldwide or mobile handset via text message by using the Direct Connect button.
• Call Alert with Text – Users can send an audio alert with an optional text message to let another Direct Connect subscriber know you are trying to reach them and why.
• Group Connect – This will allow Direct connect users to communicate with up to 20 other Sprint Direct Connect subscribers all at once.
• Availability Notification – Users can request the availability status of another push-to-talk member and, in case they are busy, request a notification when they are free.

Sony Ericsson Xperia pro and Xperia neo V first hands-on [Videos]

We were at the official Indian launch event of the Sony Ericsson Xperia pro and Xperia neo V at New Delhi and we got our hands on the devices. Earlier we showed you some first hands-on pictures of the handsets, now here are a couple of videos to show you how the handsets look and feel.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus S 4G gets Ice Cream Sandwich ROM

Thanks to a developer the Nexus S has been ported with the recently launched Android 4.0. The developer has used the SDK released by Google and ported the ROM. The ROM is not fully functioning for now and is a work in progress. Features like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular data and the touch screen are not properly working which should be fixed soon.

This is surely some good progress which might even help manufacturers to update their current handsets to the new Ice Cream Sandwich update. We’ll keep you posted on this if there is any progress.

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BSNL offers extra 10% talktime on high end top-ups in Chennai and Tamil Nadu

BSNL has announced that it will offer an extra talktime of 10% on the existing high end top-ups which already give more talktime than the MRP for seven days of festivities. Users opting for the Top-up voucher of Rs. 3300 will get a talktime of Rs. 3850 than the existing Rs. 3500. In the same way users going in for Rs. 5500 will get a talktime of Rs.6600 instead of the regular extra value of Rs. 6000.

This offer is valid only in Tamil Nadu and Chennai on Rs. 3300 and Rs. 5500 high end talk value coupon. The 7 days time period for this offer is from 21-10-2011 to 27-10-2011.

Angry Birds Seasons to get Ham’O’Ween episode with a new bird

It’s been a while since we saw the birds in action, and now we finally have some news. Rovio has started rolling out a new episode for the Angry Birds Seasons. The new episode has been unveiled for Halloween titled Ham’O’Ween with 30 new levels.

Asus CEO unveils Transformer Prime, 10 inch Tegra 3 powered tablet

ASUS CEO Jonney Shih at the AsiaD conference in Hong Kong has showcased the Transformer Prime, a 10 inch device which will be the first tablet to take the full advantage of NVIDIA’s latest quad-core Tegra 3 processor.

Features of the Transformer Prime are as follows:

• 10 inch display screen and 8.3mm thick
• Mini-HDMI port
• An SD card slot
• Battery life of 14.5 hours
• Can be docked to a full QWERTY keyboard

Shih has not yet revealed if the Prime will run on Android Honeycomb or the new Ice cream Sandwich. But he did comment that ICS running tabs should be out in market by the end of the year, so could the Transformer Prime be the first tablet to run on Ice Cream Sandwich? Well we have to wait until November 9 when the company officially announces more info about the tablet.

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Vodafone fined Rs. 25,000 over pesky call issue

A consumer forum in Mumbai has put a fine of Rs. 25,000 over Vodafone as the company was found at fault in a case filed by Dr. Gala from Mumbai who was constantly receiving calls from many telemarketing companies to buy their products/services even after opting for DNC (Do-Not-Call) service in 2007. Dr. Gala filed a case with the Mumbai Suburban District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum in October 2009 stating that he received repeated calls from a bank between July 2007 and February 2008 even after applying for DNC in December 2007. He also sent a notice to the bank and the bank later stopped calling him but other companies didn’t. So Dr. Gala filed a complaint and sought damages worth Rs. 50,000 from Vodafone.

Nokia’s Windows Phone Sabre leaked image

We yesterday saw the leaked press-shots of Nokia 800 (Searay), which is also a Windows Phone running device. And today we have the leaked image of a prototype of Nokia Sabre, which is expected to accompany the Nokia 800 at the launch next week.

According to the source, Sabre will run on a 1.4GHz with 1GB of RAM, it sports a 3.5-inch WVGA screen with a 5MP camera at the rear. The physical keys at the front are the basic Back, Home and Search Windows Phone buttons. The design of the Sabre looks much more like the recently launched Nokia 603.

Just a few more days, before we see these devices line up officially at the Nokia World Event on October 26 in London. Stay tuned with us for more...

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Samsung Galaxy Note hitting India, this November [Update]

Planning to buy an expesive smartphone this Diwali? We say, wait for a few more weeks. We have learned from our sources that Samsung's Android Powered Smartphone - Galaxy Note is going to hit India in November. Chances are high that it might be launched in the first week of November, however we can't confirm that as of now, though it's coming in November for sure.

The phone comes with a monsterous battery of 2500mAh and a powerful 1.4GHz dual core processor.Galaxy Note boasts a 5.3 inch display, yeah you read that right 5.3 inch display it is. To read the full specificiations of Galaxy Note visit here.

We expect the Galaxy Note to be priced between Rs. 35000 to Rs. 40,000. Anybody interested?

Update : Galaxy Note will hit Indian shores on November 2nd, 2011.

Can't wait to get my hands-on this monsterous smartphone.