Apple iPhone 5 @ Exclusive 2012!!

Twitter and Facebook @ for BlackBerry updated to v3.0 (Beta)

Twitter and Facebook apps for BlackBerry has been updated to version 3.0 in the Beta Zone. These apps comes with integrated BlackBerry Messenger that makes sharing with you friends and contacts easy. Both apps also has lots of new features.

New Features in Twitter for BlackBerry v3.0

• BBM integration lets you share your latest Tweet as your BBM Personal Message
• New appearance and layout that shows user’s full name and the Tweet
• You can now upload your photos to Twitter’s photo sharing service
• Automatic link shortening service feature automatically shortens when you enter a web URL
• Promoted Tweets purchased by advertisers in your timeline
• Better Twitter notifications while connected only to Wi-Fi

New Features in Facebook for BlackBerry v3.0

• BBM integration lets you share your latest Facebook status and location check-in as your BBM Personal Message
• Now you can add your location, tag a friend, upload a photo with status updates with new publisher
• Share with BBM function could be easily accessed from the menu
• UI Discoverability Improvements to filter new feed
• Now you can refresh Facebook message notifications based on custom frequency
• Error dialogues are now available with additional information

Beta versions of Twitter and Facebook apps could be downloaded from Blackberry Beta Zone.
Source fonearena

20 Million @ Samsung Galaxy S II sold in 10 months!!

The Samsung Galaxy S II has grown from a single phone to a diverse family of mobiles in all shapes and sizes. It took Samsung about three months to ship 5 million units and another two months for sales to reach 10 million.
Now, sales of the outgoing Samsung flagship droid have reached 20 million units across the world. It launched 10 months ago, meaning it took five months to sell both the first and the second ten million units.
The sales didn’t slow down probably because new modifications kept coming out with screen sizes reaching from up to 4.65" from the original 4.3" and with 4G LTE connectivity thrown in for good measure.
Another interesting statistic - the Samsung Galaxy S (which boasts a total of 22 million units sold so far) took seven months to reach 10 million sales, two months longer than the S II.
It was a good run, but the time is coming for it to retire. The S II successor won't be unveiled at the MWC next week, but we expect to see it on March 15 or around that time.

Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos @ Rs.13,490 now available in India!!

The Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos, Dual SIM Android phone is now available in India from online retailers Letsbuy at Flipkart. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Ace Duos along with a range of Dual SIM smartphones in India last week. The Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos is a Dual SIM (GSM + CDMA) smartphone with Dual Standby. It comes with 3.5-inch (320 x 480 Pixels) TFT display and is powered by 800 MHz Qualcomm processor. It has 3MP camera and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).
It is 12.5 mm thick and weighs 122 g. It has Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, 3G EvDO Rev A capability that offers 3.1Mbps download speeds over CDMA network. It has 3.5 mm audio jack, FM Radio, 32GB expandable memory and comes with 1,650mAh battery that offers up to 7h talk time.
The Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos is now available from online retailer Letsbuy at Rs. 13,490 and from Flipkart for Rs. 13,899.

Samsung GALAXY Mini 2 @ Specifications and Features!!

Specifications of Samsung GALAXY Mini 2

• 3.27” HVGA(320×480 pixels) TFT
• Android 2.3(Gingerbread)
• Samsung TouchWiz UI
• 11.6 mm thick and weighs 105.3g
• 3 Megapixel Fixed Focus Camera
• Stereo FM Radio with RDS, 3.5mm Ear Jack
• 3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps, Bluetooth v 3.0, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, aGPS, NFC (optional)
• 512 MB RAM, 4GB User memory, 32GB expandable memory
• 1,300 mAh battery

Samsung GALAXY Ace 2 @ Specifications and Features!!

Specifications of Samsung GALAXY Ace 2

• 3.8” WVGA(480×800 pixels) PLS TFT
• Android 2.3(Gingerbread)
• Samsung TouchWiz UI
• 10.5 mm thick and weighs 122g
• 5 Megapixel Auto Focus Camera with Flash and secondary VGA Camera
• Stereo FM Radio with RDS, 3.5mm Ear Jack
• 3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, Bluetooth v 3.0, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, aGPS, NFC (optional)
• 768MB RAM, 4GB User memory, 32GB expandable memory
• 1,500 mAh battery

Samsung Announced @ Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy mini 2 !!

Samsung has announced 2 new phones, GALAXY Ace 2 and GALAXY mini 2 in the Galaxy Series. The Galaxy Ace 2 is the successor of the GALAXY Ace that was launched last year. It has 3.8-inch display. The GALAXY mini 2 is the successor of GALAXY mini that was also launched last year. It has 3.27-inch display. Both these phones are powered by 800MHz Processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).
The Samsung GALAXY Ace 2 would be available in UK from April, and GALAXY mini 2, would be available in France from March before being rolled out globally.

BlackBerry @ PlayBook OS 2.0 software Update!!

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 software update is now rolling out worldwide. RIM previewed the PlayBook OS 2.0 at CES 2012 last month. This brings lots of new features such Advanced Messaging Experience, Deep Social Integration, Improved Mobile Productivity, BlackBerry Bridge, Better browser, New Apps and Content and more new features.

New features in BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0

• New unified inbox with email and built-in messaging apps including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
• Social Integration with Calendar and Contacts apps with updated information from Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to create a consolidated view of contacts.
• Updated BlackBerry Bridge app with new remote control feature that allows a BlackBerry smartphone to be used as a wireless keyboard and mouse for a BlackBerry PlayBook.
• Improved mobile productivity with new Print To Go app, and increased control and manageability of corporate data with BlackBerry® Balance lets you to get more out of your BlackBerry PlayBook every day. The updated virtual keyboard with auto correction and predictive next word completion learns how you type to enable faster, more accurate typing.
• New BlackBerry Video Store (initially be available in the United States) that offers catalog of thousands of movies and TV shows
• Enhanced web browsing capabilities with a new reading view, which is designed to make web sites even easier to enjoy by eliminating page clutter at the touch of a button.

New users who purchases new PlayBook would get this update automatically during the setup process. Other users would get the notification in the status ribbon or they could update it manually in the Settings Menu, under Software Updates.

Samsung GALAXY Y DUOS and GALAXY Y Pro DUOS @ Up for pre-order in India

Samsung GALAXY Y DUOS and GALAXY Y Pro DUOS, Dual SIM Android phones are now available for pre-order in India from online retailer Letsbuy. These are the Dual SIM versions of the GALAXY Y and the GALAXY Y Pro Android phones. These phones were announced last December.
The Samsung GALAXY Y DUOS has 3.14-inch touch screen display and has polished metallic casing. It is 11.98mm thin and weighs 109 g. The GALAXY Y Pro DUOS features a 2.6-inch touch screen display and a full QWERTY keyboard, 3MP camera and secondary VGA camera that was missing in GALAXY Y Pro. Both these phones run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
Both these phones come with Music Player with SoundAlive, 3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS, Samsung TouchWiz UI, 384MB RAM, 512MB ROM and a expandable memory up to 32GB with MicroSD. The connectivity features include, 3G (HSDPA 7.2Mbps) , Bluetooth v 3.0, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, aGPS. These phone come with 1,300 mAh battery.
The Samsung GALAXY Y DUOS and the GALAXY Y Pro DUOS are up on pre-order from Letsbuy at Rs. 10,490 and Rs. 11,090 respectively. These are expected to be available by 2nd week of March.
Source fonearena

Ex-Google CEO Schmidt to sell up to 2.4M shares

Google Inc chairman Eric Schmidt could sell as many as 2.4 million shares of the company’s class A common stock as part of a predetermined stock trading plan.
In a filing with the U.S. regulators, the Mountain View, California-based company said Schmidt adopted the Rule 10b5-1 plan last November and could begin selling shares this month.
Schmidt, who stepped down as Google’s chief executive last April after a decade of “adult supervision,” could bring down his voting power on the company’s stock to about 7.3 percent if he sells all the shares under the plan.
As of December 31, he held 9.1 million shares of Google’s Class A and Class B common stock – wielding about 9.7 percent voting power.
If Schmidt sells his shares under the plan, his overall stake would fall to 6.7 million class A and B shares – based on Google’s outstanding shares as on December 31 – or about 2.1 percent of outstanding capital stock.
Schmidt, who led Google starting in 2001 to bring more management experience to a then-fledgling company, became executive chairman of the Internet giant’s board after stepping down.
Google shares closed at $604.64 on Friday on the Nasdaq.

Mod Your iPhone @ to Look Like Windows Phone!!

Rumor @ Amazon prepping Kindle Fire 2 for Q2 release!!

Following up on analyst speculation a week ago, China Times is now reporting that Amazon is indeed exploring alternative size and manufacturing options for the next wave of Kindle Fire tablets set for release sometime this summer.
Although the specifications haven’t been finalized according to the report, a 10-inch prototype tablet from Foxconn could be under consideration. Supply chains are said to be shipping sample parts next month with mass production to start in May or June. Such a schedule could set Amazon up for a launch sometime this summer or in the fall.
Based on an iSuppli teardown of the Kindle Fire a few months ago, we know that Amazon is selling their current tablet at a small loss. As such, profit from the iPad rival comes via Amazon’s vast content library which is something that the company would like to address with their next release. In contrast, Apple’s iPad 2 has an estimated total bill of materials of $323.25 for a 32GB CDMA model which the company sells for $729.
China Times says that in an effort to reduce manufacturing costs, Amazon will be hand-selecting and approving components for the Kindle Fire’s successor(s). Engadget notes that this task was previously done by Quanta, one of several part suppliers that Amazon utilizes. It’s unlikely that Amazon would use cheaper quality or slower components in their next device, but perhaps they can negotiate better supplier pricing or find equally as good components for less.

Tata DOCOMO @ launches ‘Grab a Song’ Service!!

Tata DOCOMO has launched innovative song search service, Grab a Song, for its GSM and CDMA customers. This would enable Tata DOCOMO customers set the song they hear as Call Me Tune/Welcome Tune from a massive music library of over 400,000 songs in 20 languages.
Tata DOCOMO customers can dial 57878 (toll-free) and hold the phone near the speaker of the source of the sound, be it a TV, laptop, music system, car stereo, in a cinema hall and so on. The voice recognition software at the back-end will match the song’s availability in the Tata DOCOMO ‘Call Me Tune’ database and find it from within the vast collection.
Within 30 seconds, the customer will receive an SMS confirming activation of the service and the song details, including the movie or album it is from, and the name of the singer(s).

Customers can also add their favorite song in the personal playlist at 578787 (Re.1 /min). After adding the song, customers can check their playlists any time and set Call Me Tunes and Welcome Tunes.

LG Officially @ Announces the Optimus Vu!!

We've seen this one before in a teaser video and then photographed alongside its arch nemesis, the Galaxy Note. But LG has now officially launched the Optimus Vu in Korea and it comes with everything we have heard so far.
For starters, you get a 5-inch IPS display with a 1024 x 768 resolution, which gives it an aspect ratio of 4:3. The display has a pixel density of 256 PPI, which is just short of Galaxy Note's 285 PPI.
Due to the 4:3 aspect ratio, the Optimus (90.4mm) Vu is wider than the Galaxy Note (83mm), which will make it even more difficult to handle. It is marginally thinner (8.5mm) than the Note (9.7mm) but that's not going to matter much when you hold it in your hand.
Other than that the Optimus Vu has a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8660 processor with Adreno 220 GPU, 32GB internal memory, 8 megapixel rear camera with auto-focus and LED flash, 1.3 megapixel front camera, LTE, HDMI, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct and T-DMB and a 2,080 mAh battery. The phone will launch with Android 2.3 Gingerbread but will soon be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich.
The Optimus Vu will be available on SK Telecom and LG+ carriers in South Korea in early March. Pricing details are as yet unavailable.

Samsung Announces @ Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus N!!

If you live in Germany then I have got a good news for you. Samsung has officially announced the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus N for Germany, and the design of the tablet is different from the original version launched by T-Mobile USA because of the Apple/Samsung patent war, and Samsung had to remake a new version to bypass Apple’s design patent.
About the specs, the tablet is 9.9mm thin, it comes with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 7 inch display (1024 x 600), TouchWiz UX UI with Android Honeycomb, 3.2MP rear camera, 2MP front-facing camera, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory, an MicroSD card support, and a huge 4000 mAh battery. The tablet will receive Ice Cream Sandwich within few months, so stay tuned.
It will be available in Germany starting this month in two beautiful colors; pure white and metallic gray. You will be able to get the Wi-Fi-only version for €499 , whereas the 3G one will cost you €569.
So German readers, are you planning to grab one later this month?

Samsung Says @ its the No.1 Smartphone Brand in India!!

When I was checking out some news sites , I noticed an unusual thank you banner and the Samsung logo and decided to check it out. It took me to a landing page which is a thank you page for Samsung mobile users. Samsung says that it is currently the No.1 Smartphone brand in India according to the promo. It is quoting a GfK nielsen India Retail Store Audit Report for mobile phones in 50,000+population towns in November 2011. Samsung claims to have a market share of 37.9% in Smartphones in that month for that particular segment.
We all know the Galaxy S2 sold like hot cakes ever since launching in June 2011. Now the Galaxy Note is also gaining some popularity.Now Samsung is tapping the entry level Smartphone space with the Galaxy Y. Symbian has been the most popular operating system for several years now but with Nokia going with Windows Phone , Symbian has been losing market share pretty fast but Nokia is still the leader in the Indian mobile space in terms of overall market share.
Dear Samsung,we can see the Galaxy Nexus in the promo above but not in stores? WHY?

Airtel launches @ New limited period voice calling packs!!

Airtel has launched RC 24 and RC 46, new limited period offers for prepaid mobile customers in Kerala. These packs offer maximum talk value at cheaper rates.
The RC 24 and the RC 46 voice packs offer 10p/min (local Airtel-to-Airtel) and 30p/min (local non-Airtel calls).
These recharge coupons come with a 30 days validity and are now available for prepaid Airtel mobile customers across the state. These offers are for limited period only.

Samsung @ Cancells 32GB GSM Galaxy Nexus

Samsung has discontinued its 32 gig GSM variant of the Galaxy Nexus. This information is based on online retailer Expansys's web page and a tip from "Corey" in the XDA developers blog.
Expansys's product page of the Galaxy Nexus 32 GB HSDPA+ lists the device as discontinued and suggests the 16 GB variant instead.
The Galaxy Nexus is at a disadvantage by not offering additional storage options and lacks mass storage mode. So the only way to have the device with north-of-16 GB storage was to buy the 32 GB version.
In other news the 16 GB Galaxy Nexus for Verizon could be coming in White to the US carrier. Pricing is rumored to be around $199 on a two-year commitment. The device has already graced the UK shores.

Times of India @ launches New Magazine App Tweek for iPad

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 @ Price drops to Rs.15200

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.