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Location and daily deals are the buzz words in app world. Geosocials is trying to combine both and engage users with a location based social networking Game for iPhone and Android. Geosocials is released in India on 12th August after getting a decent response in US and UK. It was recognized as a most promising […] Read more
The dust has settled and the time has come for the reality to kick in. Whatever threats we have seen with Android have now been quelled, but new threats are emerging. Running a business is like playing chess. You move a piece to support another piece, only to find that you have weakened the position […] Read more
Google which just acquired Motorola Mobility has become the second biggest Android handset manufacturer in North America. As per the data released by Localytics, Google-Motorola combine has surpassed Samsung, to become the second biggest Android manufacturer. Google-Motorola has 29% market share, HTC has 35% market share and Samsung has 25% market share. The numbers are […] Read more
Ever since Google missed out on Nortel’s 6000 wireless patents, everybody questioned Google’s commitment to Android. I guess they have their answers now. In a stunning and surprising move which no one has predicted, Google has bought Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. That would be $40 per share, a 63% premium on the closing price […] Read more
Android is the leading smartphone OS in the US now and it powers more than 130 million devices across the world including a phalanx of cheap handsets across Asia. Not just that, there are more than half a million devices activated everyday. That’s a good story and Android is a killer app from Google. That’s […] Read more
An Android phone is available for Rs. 3999 and that’s not hokum. As per this AndroidOS post, Big Bazaar’s One Mobile stores is listing two Alcatel made Android phones for less than 5K. The cheapest one costs Rs. 3999. Alcatel OT 890 and Alacatel OT 890 D are the two phones which Big Bazaar is […] Read more
If Android plays the volumes, iPhone plays the revenues. iPhone a single phone model has raked in a lot of moolah for Apple. Now Apple has so much cash that it has surpassed the US treasury in liquidity. As for Android, it’s not making as much money for anyone but it sure is selling like […] Read more
Reliance Communications has launched its 3G Android tablet at a price of Rs. 12999. The tablet is powered by Android 2.3 operating system, has a 7-inch touch screen and comes bundled with Reliance 3G data plans. Reliance 3G Tablet comes with 512 MB RAM, 2 megapixel rear camera and a front-facing camera. Reliance is offering […] Read more
Karbonn mobiles which is making a lot of noise in the mobile handset arena, is coming up with its own tablet called K-pad. The pricing and other details aren’t known yet for Karbonn K-pad but as per Sushir Hasija of Karbonn Mobiles, the tablet(s) will come by end of this year. Karbonn will be releasing […] Read more
ICICI Bank has mobile banking facility for a while now. It has already released an iPhone app and an Android app. I have seen both the Android app and the iPhone app and they behave the same. The screenshots provided for this review are for iPhone app. Once the ICICI Bank app is downloaded it […] Read more
A phone once lost is lost forever. For the most part that is. A new Android app is all set to change that. A lost Android phone can still be tracked and be re-united with the rightful owner. There’s a whole lot of luck involved but in today’s world, even luck needs an app. Plan […] Read more
Huawei Vision is a Android 2.3 powered phone from Huawei. It will come to India by December as per TheMobileIndian. Huawei Vision has a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, Bluetooth and WiFi. Vision comes with a 3D interface and is tightly integrated with cloud. Huawei did not divulge more […] Read more
Android, Google’s open operating system, which is now powering more than 130 million devices across the world is much more than a buzz word now. Be it a tablet, phone, watch or a robot, it is hard to find a device which isn’t powered by Android. How and why did Android become so ubiquitous? It […] Read more
Skype has released its 2.1 software which supports video calling for Android phones. The video calling facility will work on phones having Android 2.2 version or higher version. The video calling can be enabled under Skype settings and ‘enable video calling”. If you don’t find that option then your phone isn’t supported. The video calling […] Read more
Wimm Labs, a stealth startup company, has come up with the world’s smallest Android device. Wimm Labs device is a wearable computer and takes many forms depending on the requirement. Wimm Labs devices is powered by a modified Android version, has a 1.4 inch capacitive touch screen with 160×160 pixel resolution, 32 GB memory and […] Read more
Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has manufactured a tablet PC which costs Rs. 3000 and is completely Made in India in BEL’s plant in Bangalore. The amazing thing about this tablet is, it was designed, manufactured and 2000 sample tablets were shipped in just 4.5 months. BEL’s tablet runs Android 2.2 and is solar powered for […] Read more
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