Hewlett Packard has pulled the plug on its webOS operating system. HP bought Palm and its webOS for $1.2 billion and released the touchpad earlier this year. WebOS and touch pad in general have received rave reviews but never kicked the sales curve. HP has this to say about the webOS : HP reported that […] Read more
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I have said it many times and say it one more time. Micromax has the best advertising brains. Micromax Bling, Van Gogh and Gamolution are some of the examples of Micromax’s advertising genius. Looks like we have one more. This time a picture. I stumbled on to Ads of the World for Micromax’s Alice in […] Read more
Micromax has finally unveiled Micromax X40, a dual SIM projector mobile phone. Before we get into the specs, I have one question : What took Micromax so long to launch a projector phone? Spice, TechBerry and Intex have all launched their projector phones. Even Apple is planning to introduce projector functionality into its iOS devices. […] 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
MTNL has tied up with Akmin to launch a mobile website builder. The mobile website can be built in less than 5 minutes and can be published for wider access in seconds. There are more than 20 templates to choose from and the websites built on MTNL’s builder will work on low-end mobile phones too. […] 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
Wearing a watch is redundant as there is a watch on almost every device. Until now that is. You might want to make an exception for this watch which costs 250 euros and pairs up with iPhone. The watch called as I’m watch pairs with iPhone over Bluetooth and displays, calls, sms, mails, stock quotes, […] Read more
What sucks the most about a smartphone? Its battery, of course. The LCD display, GPS and poor power management by the apps contribute to major sucking up for smartphones battery. A sucky smartphone battery might be a thing of past if the UCLA researchers have their way. I really hope they do. UCLA’s new polarizer […] Read more
1.4 billion mobile handsets were shipped in 2010. Of which 302 million were smartphones. 302 million smartphones are equivalent to the weight of 460 blue whales. If you stack them up, the would be taller than empire state building by 7372 times. Amazing stats? Check more of these stats and interesting facts about the global […] Read more
I know a coin collector is called as a numismatist. Not sure if we have a name for someone who collects phones and especially Nokia phones. Let’s stick with Nokistamatist until Oxford comes up with a word. Richard Dorman (@Sheridan01) has collected every conceivable Nokia phone we can think of and posted a picture for […] Read more
How do you sell mobile phones to an island nation with a 1340 km long coast line? Target the coast line. Micromax has targeted the people who depend on the coast line, the fisher folks, to sell its mobile phones. In Sri Lanka, Micromax is launching a water proof phone which is targeted for the […] Read more
Salora International’s maiden entry to the mobile handset space is with a feature rich, Salora SM401. The phone is dual SIM (of course) phone with 2.2 inch TFT display, 1.3 megapixel camera and costs Rs. 2499. Salora SM401 comes with an answering machine and its 1.3 megapixel camera can be used as webcam too. Salora […] Read more
Intex which has brought us projector phones and mobiles for blind people is bringing a noise canceling dual SIM phone. Intex IN 4666 features noise cancelling technology and costs Rs. 3500. Intex IN4666 has a full QWERTY keypad and it looks incredible slim with 12.5 mm thickness and 57.8 mm width. Intex In 4666 has […] 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
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
Once you buy a smartphone, a touch screen one especially, there will be a lot of pressure on you to keep the phone new and shiny. People use all kinds of screen protectors and pouches to keep the phone ‘safe’. I personally know of people who use the screen protector sheet that comes along with […] Read more
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