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LG Optimus Black, the phone which got everybody’s attention for being the slimmest phone with 9.2 mm thickness is priced at Rs. 19990 and is available in India from Flipkart. At Rs. 19990, it gives great competition to Samsung Nexus S and iPhone 3G S (which got a price cut). Looks like LG is trying […] Read more
Android market place isn’t the greatest place to discover new apps. But Google is changing all that. It has recently added app compatibility. Now it has made one more subtle yet useful change. It has added app rating based on user ratings. The app rating is similar to what we expect from any rating system. […] Read more
Mining social media sites like Facebook and Twitter and gauzing user sentiments about a product is turning out to be a serious profession. Mashwork a social media listening company, listened to 14838 opinions across the sites about Motorola Droid Bionic and Samsung Galaxy S2 and found that Galaxy S2 has a better chance of succeeding. […] Read more
Android’s democracy is well appreciated by quite a few app stores. When I say quite a few, I mean a lot. At the last count there are at least 15 independent app stores including Amazon app store and Getjar. Thanks to Android’s ‘open’ nature, many more will sprout to cater to various segments. One such […] Read more
Cheapest Android phone in India has arrived. Spice Mi270 costs Rs. 5700 on arrival beating the arrival cost price of Micromax A60 (Rs.6900). At Rs. 5700, Mi270 is also the cheapest Android phone in India. If the price isn’t satisfying then here’s a lagniappe : It’s a dual SIM phone. Spice Mi270 has a 2.8 […] Read more
For the first time in many quarters, Android market share in the US fell. iOS’s market share has risen during the same period which is largely attributed to the Verizon effect. Hulu Plus and Cut the rope have arrived for Android phones by taking different routes. Hulu Plus Android app lets premium subscribers watch TV […] Read more
$8 million for an iPhone, $100,000 for a iPhone case and $13000 for an iPhone app – sounds crazy? Phone pimping is a million dollar industry. A whopping $497 million is spent on phone accessories just in the US in the last 9 months. When people buy phone they just don’t buy a phone. They […] Read more
HTC Bliss the purported phone for women from HTC is now called as HTC Glamor. This could still be a code name. Why does everyone think that this is a phone for women? The color scheme of course. The leaked picture has three colors – pink, yellow and blue. The specs are not leaked yet. […] Read more
Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray is the latest Android phone from the Sony Ericsson stable sporting 3.3 inch screen, Reality Display with Mobile Bravia engine, Android 2.3 operating system, 8.1 megapixel camera with Exmor R and HD video functionality. Xperia Ray’s camera and screen are the two distinct features which make it stand apart. Xperia Ray […] Read more
Sony Ericsson Xperia Active : Water resistant, dust proof Android 2.3 phone. Maria Sharapova uses it
Which feature of Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, got you excited? It’s water resistant, it’s dust proof and it’s a phone Maria Sharapova uses. Alright fine, the last one isn’t exactly a feature but Maria Sharapova actually uses Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, an Android 2.3 powered phone. Sharapova also drops the phone in to a glass […] Read more
Google’s Android operating system has captured 70% market share in South Korea with 10 million phones running Android. South Korea’s smartphone base is estimated to be 14.1 million. iOS is the other dominant player in South Korea. South Korea’s top mobile carriers have released their numbers and here’s how they look : SK Telecom Co […] Read more
Dell Aero, Dell’s first Android phone, has arrived in India and we are looking for dhoopsticks and camphor to welcome it. No seriously. We just want to add Dell Aero to our Android phone memorabilia. It was so nice of Dell to complete their flop portfolio of Android phones. There was Dell Streak – the […] Read more
Froyo is good, Gingerbread is better. That’s how software upgrades typically work. Google is trying to tackle the fragmentation problem by collaborating with manufacturers and bringing in a 18-month window to roll out upgrades. Two years down the line the number of Android versions available would significantly come down. Until then we might need to […] Read more
Dual core phones will be a rage for quite some time. Of course, 3D phones are lurking just around the corner. LG became the first manufacturer to announce and launch a dual core phone. LG Optimus X2 is the first dual core phone launched at the end of year 2010. That was when it was […] Read more
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