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HTC Hits Indian Markets

February 21, 2012 admin Mobiles, News, Softwares
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The highly anticipated HTC Sensation has finally arrived to Indian market and it can be yours for the price of Rs. 30,699.

The HTC Sensation offers a lot of handy features:

  • Built with a jazzy dual core 1.2 GHz processor.
  • A 960×540 touchscreen phone with Gorilla Glass.
  • An 8 MP Autofocus rear camera with dual-LED flash.
  • The phone also has 1 GB of internal storage and a VGA front-facing camera.

With such a fancy and attracting phone now in the market, Apple Inc. is becoming weary of what it will do to the sale of their iPhones. Steve Jobs hired the best lawyers in town in attempt to ban the import of HTC phones. With the delay of the new Apple phone and Motorola phones, HTC has been given the chance to further narrow the gap in the US market share which will help them against Apple in the third quarter of next month.

However, HTC is facing few problems with the signal connection. If the phone is not help properly it will affect the connectivity of the phone, even if it is held face up in the palm. Apple had similar problems right after the phone was introduced.

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HP TouchPad Set To Launch July 1

February 17, 2012 admin Mobiles, News, Softwares

It has been a long time coming, but finally Hewlett-Packard (HP) looks as though it may be ready to unleash its TouchPad tablet upon the world. With the likes of Apple, Samsung and Motorola already battling hard within the tablet arena, HP is hoping that the recently announced July 1 launch of the TouchPad will see it hit the ground running.

Powered by webOS 3.0, the Wi-Fi-enabled TouchPad is going to be available in 16GB and 32GB variants, which come with respective price tags of $499.99 USD and $599.99 USD. 3G or 4G models are expected later in the year—although HP hasn’t confirmed which network its deal with AT&T favours.

“What makes HP TouchPad a compelling alternative to competing products is webOS,” enthused HP’s Jon Rubenstein in an official statement.“The platform’s unmatched features and flexibility will continue to differentiate HP products from the rest of the market for both personal and professional use,” he added. “This is only the beginning of what HP’s scale can do with webOS.”

Other features of it are as follows:

  • The TouchPad include a 9.7-inch display (1024×768).
  • A 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm processor.
  • A front-facing 1.3 mega-pixel camera.
  • Bluetooth 2.1+EDR .
  • Onboard GPS.
  • A shoulder weight of just 1.6lb.

HP has also said a more spacious 64GB model will be available. However, it has not yet revealed that particular model’s pricing. Although the initial TouchPad launch will be restricted to the United States, the device is being expected to arrive in European markets such as France, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom a few days later. Canadian consumers should have access come mid-July, with those in Australia, Hong Kong, Italy, New Zealand, Singapore and Spain likely to receive it before the close of 2011.

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Facebook App Finally Comes To Apple’s iPad

February 11, 2012 admin Mobiles, News
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Now it is good news for Facebook users and they can finally stop wondering why no official Facebook app is available for Apple’s iPad. As of Monday evening, Facebook’s iOS app is now a universal binary that supports the iPhone and iPod touch as well as the iPad. Among the app’s key features, Facebook lists high-resolution photo support, slide and pinch gesture support, Facebook game compatibility and quick access to messaging features from almost any view within the app. Facebook’s full statement to the press follows below.

Today, Facebook has announced their first app for the ipad.

Facebook for iPad not only includes popular features from the site like photos and games, but also optimizes them for the unique capabilities of the iPad.

Facebook for iPad is available today in the Apple App Store and additional information can be found in the blog post attached.

Additionally Facebook has announced that they are extending the Facebook Platform to mobile including the new iPad app, iPhone/iPod app and mobile web site. The Facebook Platform is going to allow mobile developers to take advantage of social channels for search of discovery of their apps and also the Facebook Credits payment system.

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Blackberry Internet Services Go Down Again

February 10, 2012 admin Mobiles, News
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And now here we go again and barely hours after RIM got its server up and running again, users across Singapore, India and Middle East are reporting of service outage. While few are complaining about slow service/delayed responses, others have been cut off all together.

The second outage in as many days could not have come at a worst possible time for RIM, which is facing intense competition from Apple and Google, among others.

Now Apple is ready to release its next generation OS for smartphones and tablets tomorrow, called iOS 5, which is going to have a new feature called iMessaging that is very similar to the BlackBerry Messenger service that made RIM’s phones popular.The Apple iPhone 4S goes on sale from Friday in many countries.

Also Google has launched a feature called Messenger (Huddle) on its Google+ app that replicates the same functionality. Facebook is also implementing its chat feature in its latest smartphone and tablet apps with push notification feature.

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Apple’s App Store,iPhone 4 And Angry Birds Awarded Guinness World Records

February 9, 2012 admin News
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It was only a matter of time before the Guinness World Records has recognized some of the fastest, biggest, fastest things and the longest pass in the world of technology and games. In a statement released this week, the famous record recorder proclaimed Apple App Store as “one of the platform game most revolutionary in history [which] has become a serious competitor in the game articles. ”

As for Apple’s popular smartphone, Gas Deaver, Guinness World Records Gaming editor, said: “The release of the iPhone has not only changed the mobile industry, but the video game world as well.” He continued: “With infinite choice App Store and intuitive device, Apple has created a giant new space for themselves in the casual game genre that literally brings entertainment to users, wherever they are.” » Read more..

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Apple iPhone 4 Cases Reportedly Won’t Fit On iPhone 4S

February 7, 2012 admin Mobiles, News
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Apple execs might have said that the iPhone 4S looks and feels the same as the iPhone 4 and it appears that the form might be the same but the fit definitely is not the same.

According to one Android-Sale Blog, the switcher and volume key buttons of iPhone 4S have been moved down slightly, which are going to render iPhone 4 cases useless for the iPhone 4S. This might have be done to accommodate the new dual-antenna design in the iPhone 4S to solve the ‘antennagate’ issue.

Notice the extra slit on top of the switcher button. This might be bad news for existing iPhone 4 users who are buying the iPhone 4S but the case manufacturing industry would certainly be rejoicing. They will have something new to sell, especially after Apple hoodwinked them into making ‘iPhone 5′ cases with a new slimmer design and larger display.

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Apple Has “Crowned” Global Smart Phone Leader

February 7, 2012 admin Mobiles, News
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Now Apple has got top position among smart phone rankings while BlackBerry has slipped to the fourth spot, confirmed the latest data from the US analyst firm International Data Corporation (IDC).
Apple has claimed that the global top spot by shipping 20.3 million iPhones in its quarterly results released in the third week of July.

The Massachusetts-based IDC, in its Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker released Thursday, said, “The smartphone market has crowned a new leader in 2011, and its  good name is Apple.”

The IDC has said that Apple shipped 20.3 million iPhones, Out of the 106.5 million units sold globally in the second quarter, and raising its global market share to 19.1 percent – 141.7 percent up since the same quarter last year.

The worldwide smart phone market jumped 65.4 percent year over year during the quarter.

According to the report, though Research In Motion (RIM) has registered gains by shipping 12.4 million BlackBerries, its market share has slipped to the fourth spot behind Nokia.

In the position of second, Samsung shipped 17.3 million smart phones during the period, posting a growth of 16.2 percent, followed closely by Nokia with 16.7 million shipments.

Ramon Llamas,senior research analyst with IDC’s Mobile Phone Technology and Trends team, said, “Ever since the first iPhone had launched in 2007, Apple has made market-setting strides in hardware, software, and channel development to grab mindshare and market share. Demand has been so strong that even models that have been out for one or two years are still being sought out. With an expected refresh later this year, volumes are set to reach higher levels”.

But Kevin Restivo, senior research analyst with IDC’s Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, has added, “There is no runaway leader in the market, which means there could easily be further Top 5 vendor changes to come and the smartphone market leadership change signifies the parity that comes with a fast-growing market such as smart phones.”

According to IDC projections for the whole year, the worldwide smartphone market will grow 55 percent over 2010.
“The first half of the year has demonstrated strong growth for the smartphone market. The second half of the year will bring new flagship models and refreshed user experiences to market. These will keep smart phones well out in front of the market, and keep growth on an upward trajectory,’ added Llamas.

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Homemade iPhone 5 Built From Glass And Aluminum Is Most Gorgeous Design Yet

January 27, 2012 admin Mobiles, News
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Already we have seen about a 100 different interpretations of what Apple’s iPhone 5 might look like at this point, and we all probably agree that October 4th can’t come soon enough; regardless of what Apple is going to introduce next month, it will finally put an end to the rumors and speculation.

The next-generation of Apple’s iPhone might be an incremental update or a major upgrade or both of them, and while current signs are pointing to the optimal scenario, a revamped low end iPhone 4 and an all new redesigned iPhone 5 and we don’t know for sure until shortly after 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on the 4th but in the meantime, however, we can dream.

Ben Miller of German mobile site BenM.at has gathered all of the case leaks, rumored specs and mock-ups that have trickled out over the past few months, and actually built a physical best-guess iPhone 5 out of glass and aluminum finally the result is gorgeous. Miller’s design definitely resembles the Case-Mate renders we exclusively reported earlier this month, and if the real iPhone 5 looks anything like this, we can’t get our hands on it soon enough.

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LG Optimus Big has the “Big”

January 24, 2012 admin Mobiles
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The LG Optimus Big has almost slipped through our fingers, but anyway, we managed to catch it and share with you here. It’s pretty big smartphone that comes in white. If you love white but you are not an Apple fan boy, this should be a better choice.

The LG Optimus Big has the “Big” in its name is mainly due to its large 4.3-inch display. And it packs some “Big” guts as well including a dual-core 1GHz processor, 16GB built-in storage, a 5-megapixel camera, and HDMI output. It runs Android 2.2 as the OS.

The LG Optimus Big poses some close similarity to the LG Optimus 2X but there are some features that the Optimus 2X doesn’t have. Such as the NOVA display which boasts up to 700nits of brightness and WiFi Direct, which allows for wireless inter-device communication without the need of an intermediary wireless access point.

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Spring 2012 An Expected Date For iPad 3 Release

January 22, 2012 admin Mobiles, News
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The launch of iPad 3 has become hype in apple lovers and they are eagerly waiting for upcoming tablet. From the past days iPad 2 has given great business to Apple and people loved it so much even there are few drawbacks of iPad 2 such as the battery problem, its weight, no regular sim slot, no voice telephone, no usb port etc. Now Apple has introduced most of the things in upcoming ipad3, which are not available in iPad 2.

Actually there are certain rumors regarding the release date of iPad 3 but the most authentic is spring 2012 because, as we all know Apple is going to launch its iPhone 5 in October so it need some time for launching its other product.

As Verizon is a cell phone providing company, it should have an idea about the releasing date of Apple iPad 3 and it will not spend much money in buying iPad 2, if iPad 3 is coming to markets in near future. iPad 3 will not be just a tablet but it will also work as a phone. The battery of iPad 3 will be much enhanced than its previous version.

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