On a fine Boxing day, you have decided to hang your boots. I am not talking about Ricky Ponting but your adorable iPhone. You finally said, alright Steve, enough pampering. I want out. I want out of the super slick, non-fragmented, i-don’t-know-what-goes-inside and i-cant-use-without-a-bloated-itunes-install of the iPhone user experience. Steve says, not so fast cowboy. […] Read more
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Android is a hot OS right now. How long will it remains so? That is still up for discussion but Android developers and Android development will continue to remain hot. Thanks to dedicated app stores like Amazon App store. While Android as we know might not last for very long, but Android would live on […] Read more
Micromax is doing very well for itself. It is the third top mobile handset manufacturer in India by revenues, just behind Nokia and Samsung. Apparently it is doing well in the Android segment too. As per this news, 15% of Micromax sales are from Android phones. If true, that’s mighty impressive. Micromax so far has […] Read more
Binatone has launched Binatone ReadMe Mobile, a gadget which comes with a full QWERTY keypad and 7-inch screen. Binatone ReadMe sans touch screen, has WiFi and can playback music. It comes with 2GB internal storage and is powered by Android 2.1. Binatone ReadMe provides 6 hours of reading time. Binatone ReadMe is priced at 129 […] Read more
If there is any doubt about Symbian’s Indian connection, Statcounter’s numbers should dispel all of them. Symbian occupies a prominent position in India’s mobile OS world. With a near 72% share, Symbian has an unassailable lead. Symbian is distantly followed by Samsung at 11.21%. This is Samsung OS and not Bada OS which is prominently […] 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
There is no dearth of Android phones in India. Close to 60 phone models are launched till date and there are few winners. Huawei which announced its Android phones three months back, has set a release date for India. Blogdom is abuzz with a June 13 launch date. Better late than never. There are three […] Read more
Umeox Apollo is the world’s first solar powered Android phone. The phone looks rugged and is priced at sub-$100 to target emerging market users. India, Europe and Latin America will get this phone. Apollo has a 3.2 inch touch screen with 320×480 display, 1G internal storage, 512 MB RAM, FM radio, Bluetooth, 3 megapixel rear […] Read more
HTC the official manufacturer of Facebook phones – HTC Salsa and HTC ChaCha will be launching them in India. HTC Salsa is a full touch screen phone and HTC ChaCha is a 4 row QWERTY phone + touchscreen, which actually looks slicker and neater for a QWERTY phone. The price of Salsa could be Rs. […] Read more
Android caught the world by storm and Nokia off-guard. Top manufacturers like LG, Samsung and HTC are quick to spot the trend and launched Android phones, which the rest are trying to catch up. Android is an operating system of choice for low-cost smartphones. There’s no question about it. But is Android designed for just […] Read more
Yet another Android phone from Samsung to be launched in India. Samsung S5830 is the official name of the phone and it will be launched as Samsung Galaxy Cooper in India. Yet another name for the same phone is Samsung Galaxy Ace. If we leave the naming jamboree aside, this phone packs in Android 2.2 […] Read more
Dual SIM aficionados can breathe little easier now. We are picking up chatter that Motorola is bringing a dual SIM Android phone to India. Motorola Glam XT800 is a dual SIM (GSM+CDMA) 3G phone with 3.7 inch capacitive touch screen. It has a HDMI port, 5 megapixel camera, GPS and WiFi. Motorola Glam has 256 […] Read more
H T Impex, which usually sells computer peripherals under the brand name “Zen the Master” has entered the tablet segment with Zenpad 7. The tablet costs Rs. 13999, runs Android 2.1 and comes with 8 GB memory card. Zenpad 7 joins ten odd Android tablets which are already launched in India. Specifications Zenpad 7 has […] Read more
Oh boy! Android is everywhere. It has changed the smartphone ecosystem. If you don’t have an Android app then you are so doomed. What can be the reason for this phenomenal success? There are multiple reasons but let’s not worry about that now. Let’s see what a phenomenal success looks like. A chart from AndroLib […] Read more
HTC Desire HD is available in India from Flipkart for a price of Rs. 27499. HTC Desire HD is an improved version of its predecessor HTC Desire. Desire HD runs Android’s latest operating system 2.2 (Froyo) and comes with an impressive 4. 3 inch super LCD WVGA capacitive touch screen. This is one of the […] Read more
Motorola Quench XT5 is launched in India. XT5 is launched with a bundled offer from Aircel for a cost of Rs. 13990. Motorola Quench XT5 is an improved version of Motorola Quench XT3, which was launched earlier. The difference between Quench XT3 and Quench XT5 is the availability of 5 megapixel camera with fixed focus […] Read more
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