Times of India has launched a new magazine app, TWEEK for iPad. They claim that this is India’s first and only tablet magazine and they have partnered with an Indian start-up Genwi to create this app. This app offers interesting stories based on different topics such as Fitness, Travel Tech, Shopper etc. in a Magazine view. You can download and read a magazine easily just by swiping from left to right and read a story by swiping from top to bottom. There is also news stand that lets you download new magazines each week and also past issues. You can also share the favourite stories on Facebook and Twitter. Download Tweek for iPad from the Apple iTunes Store for free.
Samsung Omnia W has seen a price cut in India. It was launched in India for Rs. 20,900 last December. It has 3.7 (800 x 480 pixels) inch Super AMOLED display, 5MP AF Camera with LED Flash and VGA front camera. Nokia Lumia 710 also got a price cut last month but now the Samsung Windows Phone is cheaper than that. The Samsung Omnia W has 512MB RAM, 8GB Internal Memory and comes with 3.5mm audio Jack and FM Radio with RDS. The connectivity features include, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v 2.1, aGPS / Bing Maps, and USB 2.0 and 1500 mAh Li-on battery. The Samsung Omnia W is now available from Flipkart for Rs. 15,200.
We have all been hearing about the super phone from HTC called Endeavor which is going to be showcased at MWC this year, well the specs of this device seems to be leaked by the guys at MoDaCo, and you will not be disappointed! As we had expected it will be running a quadcore nVidia Tegra 3 processor, with 1 GB of RAM and loads of power. Paul from MoDaCo also says that this device will not only be great in build quality but also really really thin, well that is the fashion now. It is also being said that the device will not include a microSd card slot just like the Galaxy Nexus but all the devices will have a standard 32 GB internal memory. HTC Endeavor specifications:
A-GPS, motion sensor, FM Radio, digital compass, proximity sensor, light sensor,gyro.
NFC
Bluetooth 4.0
1800 mAh battery
That’s quite a list of specs!! This will surely be an interesting device and right on top, maybe even better than the Galaxy Nexus. like the Galaxy Nexus the Endeavor is said to have on screen navigation buttons. Also it is being said that by the time this device gets shipped it will come with Android 4.0.5 out of the box. Well this clearly looks like a promising device, stay tuned as we go live at MWC for more news about the HTC Endeavor. Source fonearena
While AT&T still has not officially announced a launch date or pricing for its 4G LTE-capable Nokia Lumia 900 that debuted at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month, Internet-retailer Negri Electronics is now accepting pre-orders for a white variant of the Lumia 900. AT&T and Nokia had said at CES that the Lumia 900 will be available either in black or cyan, and it appears that the white GSM version that’s up for pre-order will lack an important feature found on the U.S. locked version to AT&T: 4G LTE network support. As such, the white import will only function on 3G bands. As 4G LTE offers speeds up to ten times faster than 3G as advertised by both AT&T and Verizon Wireless in the U.S., lacking LTE support may be a deal breaker for some. Additionally, the Lumia 900 is said to be launching with tethering or Internet sharing capabilities out of the box, a feature where faster 4G LTE speeds will be more useful.
Negri is pricing the phone at $650 unlocked. AT&T is speculated to be launching the 4G LTE Lumia 900 in March with an aggressive price of just $99 with a two-year contract. The white Lumia 900 was leaked before and in the past it’s been speculated that Nokia will bring the phone to other parts of the world outside the U.S. without 4G LTE support. The Lumia 900 has a unibody polycarbonate shell with a minimalist and attractive design, a flat Gorilla Glass AMOLED touchscreen with Nokia’s Clear Black Display technology and no PenTile technology that should lead to crisper displays, and a single-core 1.4 GHz processor with a very capable Carl Zeiss optics with a widescreen large sensor camera. The device also supports a wide-angle front-facing camera for self-portraits and video chats.
HTC is hoping to leverage its $300 million partnership with Beats Audio to regain lost ground in the race for smartphone dominance as it is rumored that the smartphone-maker is preparing to launch a streaming music service. Details are scarce right now on how the service will work or what features will be included, but it could help HTC differentiate its smartphone offering from stiff competition at the high-end against Samsung and Motorola Mobility and on the low-end by new Chinese smartphone entrants like ZTE and Huawei. HTC wouldn’t be the first to introduce a streaming music service, if that’s the direction the company is headed in. Motorola had introduced MotoCast and ZumoCast, which allows customers to stream the music–along with videos and other files–form their computer’s hard drive at home or work to their phones, giving them access to all the content they need without having to worry about the amount of storage on their phones. Nokia, on the other hand, has introduced streaming music in a different form thanks to Nokia Radio Mix on the company’s new Windows Phone 7 Lumia handsets. The service is still awaiting the final approval from studios and record labels in the U.S., but allows users to create customized playlists on the Internet for free. Additionally, unlike Pandora, users can also download content to play at a later time where there is no Internet connection. HTC had announced its partnership with Beats Audio last year, and the company has been working to get Beats Audio profiles and sound technology into more smartphones. In the U.S., the HTC Rezound is the first Beats Audio device and features a pair of Beats earphones. In the past, HTC had relied on audio partnerships from SRS Wow, Dolby Labs, and others to offer differentiation for its smartphones. The Rezound is a 4G LTE Android smartphone with a high definition 720p display.
HTC has ambitions on bringing Beats Audio integration to Windows Phone as well, but that will be dependent on Microsoft to loosen up restrictions for the platform. Another venue that HTC could be headed in is to create a digital store front and streaming service, like Google Music, iTunes and iTunes Cloud, and Amazon MP3 with Amazon Cloud Player. This way, HTC could make additional revenue from the content being sold. The company already has a movies store in the form of HTC Watch. Having its own separate storefront may also create brand loyalty among HTC phone owners as they may become tied to the ecosystem. This way, HTC smartphone owners may not feel as compelled to switch to a different manufacturer as their digital content would be locked to an HTC handset. The service is speculated to be announced at Mobile World Congress. In addition to the streaming Beats service, HTC is also rumored to debut a tablet and a number of new smartphones at Mobile World Congress.
