Archive for March, 2010
Android 2.1 for Motorola Droid delayed, HTC Hero set for Android 2.1 update
Motorola Droid users will have to wait a while longer before the get the much coveted Android 2.1 official update, of course more pioneering and adventurous users have already hacked their Motorola DROID cellphone to 2.1 using methods best left untried for the less tech-savvy amongst us. The HTC Hero smart phone on the other [...]
India to get Nokia Comes With Music by Mid-2010
Nokia had been planning on launching their Comes With Music service in India in 2009 but was delayed time and again but if the latest reports are to be trusted then India will be reaping the benefits of phones with Nokia Comes With Music service as early as mid-2010. Like in many other countries, the [...]
Android 2.1 for Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700 and Luxury Gold edition Samsung Diva S7070
Android 2.1 has arrived for the Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700 smart phone just as we reported it would in an earlier post, however it is earlier than expected. The Samsung Diva S7070 cellphone on the other hand seems to also have a Luxury Gold edition, which will definitely appeal to the segment of the market [...]
No copy paste for Windows Phone 7 series
Windows pretty much revolutionized how the world works, not only did it introduce a GUI that was so simple that anyone could work it, it also introduced the copy-paste technique possibly used by millions of people throughout the world. On the latest mobile version of Windows (that is Microsoft Windows Phone 7 series), it seems [...]
Android 1.6 phones get Google Gesture Search
Android is rapidly gaining popularity both as mobile operating system for cellphone manufacturers and as the platform of choice by mobile phone users and was one of the biggest gainers in market share year over year according to a Gartner report.Recently we covered an announcement by Google Labs of their newly released Gesture Search App [...]
Opera Mini 5 and Opera Mobile 10 stable, out of beta
Both Opera Mini 5 and Opera Mobile 10 are mobile browsers where Opera Mini is almost legendary in its ability to work on almost any cellphone capable of connecting to the Internet and Opera Mobile 10 is a slightly more advanced browser that runs on smart phones only. Another thing both Opera Mini 5 and [...]
HTC Desire smart phone to also be available in silver
The HTC releases at MWC were much appreciated and relished particularly as they were the last of the major manufacturers to show off their new devices including the HTC Desire cellphone. The HTC Desire smart phone, which some suggest might be the natural successor to the HTC Nexus One cellphone was also much admired. With [...]
INQ Mini 3G and Chat 3G set for release in India via Aircel
INQ is a company which manufactures mainly mid-range smart phones and is headquartered in London, UK. So far it has three phones in its lineup, the INQ1 cellphone, the INQ Mini 3G and INQ Chat 3G smart phones. INQ‘s main selling point is that it offers 3G capable phones (with fewer features as compared to [...]
Samsung S3370 smart phone preview
What with Samsung‘s global launch of Diva phones recently, attention has been diverted from its more modest cellphones however the Samsung S3370 smart phone that was recently approved by the FCC will we think will be very familiar for Samsung Corby owners. This of course is completely based on the looks of the Samsung S3370 [...]
AT&T announces Samsung A687 Strive and A697 Sunburst mobile phones
AT&T recently made an announcement regarding their new quick messaging devices and also some new services which will first feature on the Samsung A687 Strive cellphone. The new spring line-up of cellphone include the Samsung A687 Strive, Samsung A697 Sunburst, Pantech Link and Pantech Pursuit. As for the new services, these are as follows: AT&T [...]
Nokia C6 smart phone rendering spotted
This image of the Nokia C6 smart phone which matches up with the FCC approved specifications might just be a true leak, on the other hand it is quite possible that a Nokia cellphone fan might have created it for fun. Regardless, the Nokia C6 mobile phone which got the FCC approval in February might [...]
Motorola i890 is Sprint’s latest iDEN cellphone
The Motorola i890 flip phone is the latest cellphone offering from Sprint that runs on the iDEN network, this after we previewed the much talked about Motorola i1 in an earlier post. iDEN devices such as the Motorola i890 have the advantage of PTT or PTC (Push to Talk over Cellular) but on the other [...]
Google Nexus One pops up on Vodafone UK Website, cheaper version for India?
Google Nexus One through Vodafone was set to launch in April in the UK but it has now appeared on the Vodafone UK website which has led many to speculate that the Google Nexus One smart phone might yet be available in the UK before the end of this month. On the other hand the [...]