Three prominent Uk network providers Vodafone, Three and O2 have started taking pre-orders for the next Galaxy, the S3. Since the networks have already started receiving huge numbers of queries, it seems like a good idea to start pre-orders considering the devices should be available end May-early June.
Pricing also seems worthwhile as you can snag the 16GB version for £41 monthly plan on Vodafone, which has some data benefits as well. Hit the links below to find your fix.
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The HTC One V was launched alongside the One X, but kind of remained on the back burner. Powered a single core processor vs the quad+1 core of the One X, the low price of the One V seems justified.
Hold the device in your hand and you are reminded by how HTC’s build quality has always been great, a metal unibody shell surrounds the device and the front sports a 3.7 inches 480×800 px display. On the inside you will find a 1GHz Snapdragon chipset, Adreno 205 GPU, 512 GB Ram and 4GB of storage(which is also consumed by the OS) You can choose to add a 32GB microSD aswell.
At the back of the One V you will spot a 5 MP camera which does do 720p video and there is no front camera. The design element follows on the first few android devices ever made sporting a frontward chin at the bottom of the phone.
The overall size and feel of the phone seems good, and it fits comfortably in the hand or in the pocket.
Samsung has been smart to include India in the list of countries getting the ICS update for their Galaxy Note smartphone. Owners received a surprise notification alert yesterday and were able to download the 318.89MB software update over wifi to enjoy the new Touchwiz on Android 4.0.3.
So if you have a Galaxy S2 or a Galaxy Note hit the updates section to enjoy the new official update.
RIM has launched another update to their series of Blackeberry Curve phones, this time its the Curve 9320.
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RIM introduces the BlackBerry Curve 9320 – A Stylish, New Smartphone for the Socially-Connected
Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced a stylish new smartphone for socially-connected customers. The new BlackBerry® Curve™ 9320 smartphone features all the core BlackBerry messaging and social-centric features that keep people connected, and it offers global 3G connectivity backed by long battery life to allow users to make the most of their day.
“The new BlackBerry Curve 9320 is designed to make it incredibly easy for users to stay socially-connected,” said Carlo Chiarello, EVP, Smartphone Business at Research In Motion. “The new BlackBerry Curve 9320 will be especially popular with customers upgrading to a smartphone for the first time and existing Curve customers looking for a step up in speed and functionality.”
The BlackBerry Curve 9320 has everything a customer needs to stay in touch with the people and things that matter most to them. It features a dedicated BBM™ key, bringing the power of RIM’s popular mobile social network up in an instant, as well as the best keyboard in its class for quick and easy typing. It includes a built-in FM radio, allowing users to tune into their favorite local stations, and listening to the FM radio does not require a data plan or use data services. Designed to allow both 3G connectivity and long battery life, customers can get up to 7 hours of talk time or up to 30 hours of FM radio listening or music playback with headphones.
Customers can easily interact with their social network in real time, using preloaded apps for Facebook® and Twitter®. The new Social Feeds 2.0 app is also preloaded, allowing users to post updates to multiple social networks simultaneously and capture updates from news sources (RSS), social apps and instant messaging apps all in one consolidated view. The integrated camera includes a flash and supports video recording, and pictures can be tagged with their location thanks to the smartphone’s built-in GPS.
The BlackBerry Curve 9320 comes with the new BlackBerry® 7.1 OS, which supports features such as Mobile Hotspot and Wi-Fi® calling where available.* Parental Controls is a brand new, on-device feature that provides parents and guardians with simple options to help protect children by restricting access to specific functions, features and applications.
Pricing and availability of the BlackBerry Curve 9320 will be announced in conjunction with RIM’s distribution partners. For more information please visit: http://worldwide.blackberry.com/blackberrycurve/9220-9320
* Please check with your carrier for availability
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Both Apple and Samsung have dropped several claims from the case against one another, after Judge Lucy Koh informed them to do so. Apple has reduced its case to one claim from each of its asserted utility patents, its four iPhone and one iPad design patents, and its trade dress claims for those two devices. While Samsung has dropped their cases to 15 altogether from a a total of 75 and completely deleted two claims.
Both parties can later re-assert the removed claims in another lawsuit if they choose to do so.
The case date for the hearing is on July 30th, after which a real outcome may finally be achieved.
Nokia’s Augmented Reality app from Symbian called “City Lens” has appeared on Lumia devices for trials. Almost LAYAR like interface, the app allows you to check in real time the points of interests around you, like eating joints etc.
The app is only available for Beta testers so you will need to register as one if you are itching to try it on for size.
If you still have not moved into the smartphone frenzy like me, you will enjoy the fact that now you can tweet using your feature phone. The new Twitter mobile site allows better access to non smart-phone users as it adds better support for feature phones.
The new site is live at mobile.twitter.com and can be accessed using a low bandwidth feature phone, even if it still sports a wap/gprs connection.
According to various sources, the new upcoming Facebook iPhone messenger will have inbuilt Skype/video chat integration, to allow you to video chat with online Facebook friends. What’s more interesting is the fact that the company is supposedly working on a dedicated app for the iPad, since they have got huge back-appeal for the sloppy in-built chat in the iPad app.
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Oh my dear berry addicts, looks like the world is abuzz with Blackberry news once again. The bitter sweet fruit that has seen a major downfall in the recent years is finally trying to put its pieces together. New prototypes have surfaced for the upcoming Blackberry 10 phone lineup, which the company is supposedly launching this year.
Research in Motion is hosting the BlackBerry Jam event in a few short days where they plan on giving out a few prototypes of the handset running this OS to developers for testing apps and whatnot.
According to various sources this particular unit is only meant for development and is a open version of what may finally become Blackberry london. Some reports also point towards the origins being Blackberry Colt, however that seems highly unlikely.
Either way most analysts are pegging Blackberry’s return time to at least 5 years, we will have to see if these devices help bring it back up.
Samsung’s new addition to the Galaxy S series, the S Advance is ready to hit UK retailers the 30th of this month. Dual core chipset and Super Amoled display is what the advance bring to the table.
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UK AVAILABILITY OF SAMSUNG GALAXY S ADVANCE ANNOUNCED
Latest Galaxy device set to hit shops on 30th April
26th April 2012, London, UK – Samsung Mobile UK has today announced the Galaxy S Advance will be available in the UK from 30th April. Joining Samsung’s Android-powered Galaxy portfolio, the Galaxy S Advance boasts the same sleek and stylish design of the award-winning Galaxy S II.
Simon Stanford, Vice President, UK & IRE Telecommunications & Networks Division, Samsung UK and Ireland said: “We’ve been pleased with the response we’ve had from customers, partners and media since announcing the Galaxy S Advance in January. As with many of our smartphones before it, the Galaxy S Advance features a screen which uses our Super AMOLED technology so anyone that buys one will experience unparalleled colour and vivid clarity when viewing any content on the device.”
A dual-core 1.0GHz processor and HSPA 14.4 Mbps connectivity means owners of the Galaxy S Advance can enjoy a highly responsive interface and super-fast speeds when browsing the web and downloading content, as well as smoother screen transitions and faster image processing.
Featuring Android Gingerbread and Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface, the Galaxy S Advance allows users to stay connected at all times through Samsung Hubs which offer access to music, books and games. Samsung’s own cross-platform communication service ChatON offers easy instant messaging and group chatting and allows content to be shared in multiple formats to make messaging simpler and more intuitive. Owners of the device will also benefit from its Find My Mobile feature, a lost-phone management system that enables customers to trace their missing device directly via the Internet or even delete the device’s data remotely – ensuring personal information remains safe.
The Galaxy S Advance will be available in the UK across a variety of networks including Phones 4u and Vodafone.
Jabra has just launched the new Drive car bluetooth speakerphone, for making those important voice calls with ease while driving. The Jabra DRIVE automatically pairs up with two mobile devices simultaneously (Multiuse™ Technology), allowing drivers and passengers to stay in touch with family and friends while on the road and in compliance with hands-free driving laws.
Th unit offers echo and noise cancellation (using the DSP or digital signal processing) and automatic Volume control. DRIVE also features a voice guidance system that announces battery status and Bluetooth® connectivity and large control buttons for volume and on/off . With a stated 20 hour of talk time and an impressive 30 days of standby time, the Jabra DRIVE seems worthy for those who drive a lot.
The unit is available today with a price tag of Rs. 3999, and we are trying to get hold of one for a review.
The Jabra DRIVE also features A2DP technology which allows users to stream music from their smart phone or Bluetooth-enabled MP3 player, podcasts, directions from GPS applications etc. Whether it’s a phone call with dad, the latest hit song or directions to a soccer game, Jabra DRIVE transmits clear audio with ease. Our broad line of in-car speakerphones offers something for everyone and at every price point. The introduction of the Jabra DRIVE represents an affordable option for all types of uses – specifically, moms looking to keep their hands on the wheel, eyes on the road, and ears tuned into family life.”
–Ms. Ann Goh, Head of Sales, South Asia Region
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Use the easiest in-car speakerphone available till-date & stay connected with both hands on the wheel
Jabra DRIVE allows hands-free calls, without a big price tag
No one likes reading an owner’s manual from front to back before setting up a new gadget. Precisely why Jabra, a GN Netcom brand and one of the leading Bluetooth headset vendors worldwide, has announced the launch and availability of Jabra DRIVE! With this all new in-car speakerphone all you’ll have to do is tear open the packet and get connected sans any installation or set-up whatsoever!
Both easy-to-use and intuitive, the Jabra DRIVE automatically pairs up with two mobile devices simultaneously (Multiuse™ Technology), allowing drivers and passengers to stay in touch with family and friends while on the road and in compliance with hands-free driving laws. It offers crystal clear sound with echo and noise cancellation (using the DSP or digital signal processing). Automatic Volume control instantly adjusts the headset’s volume to best suit user’s environment, so that the natural sound of his/her voice is retained on every call.
According to Ms. Ann Goh, Head of Sales, South Asia Region, , GN Netcom Pte Ltd, responsible for mobile products business in South East Asia, “The Jabra DRIVE also features A2DP technology which allows users to stream music from their smart phone or Bluetooth-enabled MP3 player, podcasts, directions from GPS applications etc. Whether it’s a phone call with dad, the latest hit song or directions to a soccer game, Jabra DRIVE transmits clear audio with ease. Our broad line of in-car speakerphones offers something for everyone and at every price point. The introduction of the Jabra DRIVE represents an affordable option for all types of uses – specifically, moms looking to keep their hands on the wheel, eyes on the road, and ears tuned into family life.”
The Jabra DRIVE also features a voice guidance system that announces battery status and Bluetooth® connectivity, while large control buttons for volume and on/off make operation a cinch. With 20 hour of talk time and an impressive 30 days of standby time, the Jabra DRIVE is equipped with enough battery life to last through even the longest commute or road trip.
The packet contains, besides Jabra DRIVE, a micro USB cable, in-car charger, clip for visor and a quick start manual (just in case someone wishes to read it!)
Price: Rs 3999
Warranty: One year local warranty
Availability: Redington India Ltd. (National Distributor)
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Here it is! or is it? Is this the next Galaxy phone? The Galaxy SIII, launching May 3 2012 has been grabbing a lot of limelight in th east couple of weeks and now as we near the launch a lot of details have been handed out to us.
Looking at the image it appears that the Touchwiz customizations will be very well integrated with the Android 4.0 UI. Also to notice is the positions of the buttons is different, and the presence of a rather large home button of physical nature, which is usually absent in Android 4.0 devices, makes for a unique function of the said “physical home button”.
Well either way, we won’t really know till we know, first week of May 2012.
Airtel has launched a new 3G Data plan for Blackberry users on Airtel postpaid connections. At a price of Rs. 299 per month the user now gets blackberry services on 3G speeds along with 1 GB of data transfer.
Of course Airtel was quick to define data usage :
Seems like a suitable plan for those with 3G enabled Blackberry smartphones since the 2G networks have been acting up in the past, a bump to 3g might just improve connectivity.
A couple of days ago Samsung Galaxy S3 popped up on Amazon Germany’s site and showed off the specs that could possibly be the most accurate pre launch information of a device. A 4.7 inch Super AMOLED touchscreen and a 12 megapixel camera are two things that were mentioned clearly in the listing title. The listing also shows 16 GB of internal memory, expandable up to 32GB. Unfortunately no images of the device are available on the posting.
When FourBros Studio launched a free game called Taptitude on the Windows Phone Marketplace, they never expected the popularity to skyrocket. The game, as of today, has earned the company over $100,000 in revenue and boasts more than 300,000 users.
According to Business insider the game’s popularity has increased since the launch of Nokia Lumia series. FourBros Studio uses Microsoft’s pubCenter, along with a service called AdDuplex, to sell advertisements on Taptitude, which is now making roughly $1,000 and millions of impressions daily.
The Success of the app is sure to spike interest in the Windows phone Marketplace which is currently the least favorite for developers among iOS, Android and WP7 (in that order).
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