Nokia announces mobile phone with 41MP Camera

Finnish smartphone maker, Nokia today announced “Nokia 808 PureView” smartphone is ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) at Barcelona, Spain. The newly introduced 808 PureView is equipped with a 41 Mega Pixel camera sensor and Carl Zeiss lens which is creating buzz around MWC.

The 808 PureView runs on Nokia Belle OS and sports a 4-inch ClearBlack AMOLED display underneath Gorilla Glass enabling clear view under any lighting conditions. A 1.3GHz processor powers the device for advanced image and video processing. The device is equipped with 16GB of internal user memory (microSD supported upto 32 GB). Thanks for your patience, just look at Nokia 808 PureView product page for more information.

Huawei introduces fastest smartphone the Ascend D quad mobile phone

Huawei introduced the world’s fastest quad-core smartphone, the Huawei Ascend D quad.

Powered by the Huawei’s K3V2 quad-core 1.2GHz/1.5GHz processor and boasting the most compact design among 4.5-inch smartphones, the Ascend D quad expands the realm of possibilities for consumers with an Android 4.0 operating system and Huawei’s proprietary power management system which provides up to 30% in energy savings.

The Ascend D quad is an entertainment dynamo with its 4.5-inch 720P high definition touchscreen, and the industry’s most powerful 32-bit true color graphic processor.

Its PPI 330 screen providing crystal clear display even under direct sunlight, is complemented by its Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound and Audience earSmart voice technology for an experience which excels across the senses.

Its 8-megapixel BSI rear-facing camera, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, and 1080p full HD video-capture and playback capabilities enables you to record your special moments in clearer, richer detail.

The Ascend D quad comes with an 1800mAh battery, which lasts for one to two days with normal usage. The smartphone’s prowess is enhanced by Huawei Device’s proprietary power management technology which provides a longer battery life of up to 30% compared to industry average by adjusting power consumption according to usage needs. It also ensures higher chipset performance and efficiency by maintaining a low chip temperature.

Measuring 64mm narrow and 8.9mm slim, the Ascend D quad is proof that good things do come in small packages. With an ultra-thin frame, the lightweight and compact smartphone’s 4.5-inch touchscreen seems to vanish into the edge, creating an “infinity” feel and allowing an exceptionally narrow body.

The Ascend D quad series will be available in China, Australia, Europe, India – Asia-Pacific, North and South America, and the Middle East in Q2 2012. The Ascend D1 will be available in the above markets from April 2012.

Nokia targets high-end smartphone market with Nokia Lumia 710

The wait may be over now for Indian smartphone users, Nokia will start shipping it’s much awaited Windows Phone “Nokia Lumia 710″ with in a week time. Nokia Lumia 710 & Lumia 800 will be available in India in 5000 retail outlets from mid of December. It is expected to have another Windows Smartphone – Nokia Lumia 800 alongwith Lumia 710. Nokia started selling these phones in Taiwan from yesterday. In next phase it will ship the phones in India, Singapore, Hong Kong and Russia in next seven days. These Nokia phones, Lumai 800 and Lumia 710 may be priced at around Rs 29,999 and Rs 19,999, respectively.

The stylish Nokia Lumia 710 sports a 1.4 Ghz processor running Microsoft Windows Mango OS. The device is equipped with 8 GB of internal memory, 512 MB RAM, a 5 mega pixel auto focus camera with LED flash for capturing HD videos, a 3.7-inch screen, a 1300mAh battery that can offer 7.6 hrs on 3G . Sharing the same specs with Lumia 710, the Nokia Lumia sports a 8 MP camera and 16 GB internal memory.

Vodafone launches “Vodafone Smart” 3G Android phone for Rs.4,995/-

Vodafone India today launched their own brand 3G mobile phone – “Vodafone Smart”. The Smart features 2.8-inch QVGA capacitive touch screen display and runs Android 2.2.1 OS. The Vodafone Smart android phone is powered by 528 MHz ARM 11 CPU and sports 2 mega pixel camera, 3G (3.6 Mbps), A-GPS, WiFi, WiFi Tethering, 2GB microSD card (expandable upto 32GB) and many more common features. The phone is priced at Rs. 4995 with two years warranty. Vodafone subscribers choosing “Vodafone Smart” handset will get double data benefit as limited period offer running till 31st December 2011.

Last month, Idea Cellular also launched their branded android phones. The Idea 3G android Phones “Blade” & “Id 280″ are priced at Rs.5,850/- and Rs 7992. In Sep’11 Vodafone had introduced its Facebook Phone - Vodafone Blue 555 at affordable price tag of Rs.4,635/- with one year unlimited access to Facebook. In August’11, MTS (SSTL Brand) had launched two affordable Android phones - MTS MTAG 3.1 and MTS Livewire priced under Rs 5,000/-.

Vertu launches the world’s most expensive Symbian handset

Luxury handset maker Vertu has come up with a new handset called the Vertu Constellation which is said to be a luxurious Symbian handset. The price range of the handset can make you shell out anything from £4,000 to £10,000.

According to sources the new Constellation, which features a ruby surround on its camera and a sapphire crystal screen, will sell from €4,400 in ‘Satin Brown’ to €10,900 in ‘Red Gold Mixed Metals’. The version of Symbian OS is not mentioned so we presume it might be Anna or maybe even Belle.

Check out the specs of this high priced handset:

• 3.5" nHD AMOLED screen, made from 'Sapphire crystal'
• 8 megapixel camera with EDOF and twin LED 'Heptagon' flash
• ringtones specially composed for the handset and performed by the LSO
• City Brief software triggers off GPS to present relevant information for your current location
• High-fidelity 11mm x 15mm loudspeaker
• 118.2 x 54.5 x 12.2mm
• Weight 164g to 199g, depending on materials chosen
• Up to 7 hours talk time (GSM)
• Up to 4.5 hours talk time (WCDMA)
• Up to 400/400 (GSM/WCDMA) hours standby time
• Quadband WCDMA and GSM coverage worldwide (WCDMA I/I I/IV/V/VIII, EGSM 900, GSM 850/1800/1900 networks)
• Bluetooth / microUSB / WLAN
• PC and Mac synchronisation
• Accelerometer / MMS/SMS / Multi Language Dictionary
• FM Radio
• Accurate, dual-time clock with calendar based availability
• User memory: Fixed 32GB
• Twitter and Facebook applications
• Full HTML Web browser
• Nokia Maps Satellite Navigation with pre-installed maps
• Quickoffice for viewing and editing Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files
• PDF viewer / Photo viewer with web share
• Audio/Video player
• Emergency Torchlight

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Facebook Messenger gets an update, now available for BlackBerry

Facebook had announced an update to Messaging app - Facebook Messenger. With this update the Facebook Messenger is now officially available for BlackBerry users. The app is already available for Android and iOS users.

The recent update includes :

• Available for BlackBerry users
• See who's online and who's on mobile
• Know when the other person is typing
• Easier to send messages to the people you message most
• Added support for 22 new languages for Android
• Added support for 12 new languages for iPhone

To try this app visit here

Windows Marketplace now opens for China and India, improved search options and more

Windows has announced the opening of its Windows Marketplace for developers in China. Now developers from China can register via App Hub and begin submitting apps for availability in any of our supported Marketplace countries (except China). With this now all Windows Phone users in India can purchase their favorite games and apps from the marketplace which now open for all.

Windows has also improved its search for apps in marketplace. It has implemented the 5 keywords per application guidelines so that users are able to get the correct apps which they are looking for in the marketplace. This will benefit both users and developers. So all the developers should now go ahead and review the keywords that they have submitted in the App Hub. Though more than 5 keywords can be given but Marketplace will only use 5 of them.

Visit here for more.

Acer launches the ICONIA Smart S300 in India

Acer has announced a Smartphone to its portfolio under the brand name ICONIA – the Acer ICONIA Smart S300. The device falls somewhere between a smartphone and a tablet with 4.8 inch display.

The Acer ICONIA Smart S300 is powered by Google Android OS Gingerbread 2.3, a 4.8 inch display screen with 21: 9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 1024 x 480, a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, an 8 megapixel camera on the back and a 2 megapixel on the front.

Product Specifications:

• Android Gingerbread 2.3
• Acer unique UI
• 4.8” Capacitive Multi touch screen
• 8MP camera with Auto Focus and Led Flashlight
• 2 MP front facing camera
• Connectivity options: Wi fi, Bluetooth, GPS, FM radio, TV, Micro- SD slot, HDMI port
• 6- axis motion sensing
• 8 GB internal memory

The Acer ICONIA Smart 300 will be priced at Rs 28,990/-

Nokia N8 gets Symbian Anna firmware update v025.007

While everyone is excited about Symbian Belle and waiting for it, we had shared with you about Nokia E6 getting a firmware update v025.007 and now Nokia N8 running on Symbian Anna has also received the same firmware update. The update is just around 936KB and it only has some performance enhancement and a few bug fixes and no major UI changed. It seems that all Symbian Anna (E7, C7, C6-01 and the X7) running devices are getting the same firmware update so this could be the preparations before we could have the Belle running over our devices.

As for now, go ahead and update your Symbian Anna running devices OTA or via Nokia Suite and we’ll keep you updated about the arrival of Symbian Belle.

Note: If the update is not available for your device yet, wait for some time and you might get it soon.

RIM unveils new OS, dubbed BBX for Mobiles and Tablets

Research In Motion (RIM) has launched a new Operating System for its future mobile devices and tablets. Called the BBX, it would replace the antiquated software that now powers the BlackBerry with a package built around the QNX system, also the engine behind the PlayBook.

BBX will support applications developed using any of the tools available today for the BlackBerry PlayBook including Native SDK, Adobe AIR/Flash and WebWorks/HTML5. BBX will also support BlackBerry runtime for Android Apps on future BBX-based tablets and smartphones. BBX will not support Java, on which all the present BB devices work. It will also include the new BlackBerry Cascades UI Framework for advanced graphics, shown for the first time on Tuesday, and bring "Super App" capabilities to enable many advanced capabilities including deep integration between apps, always-on Push services, the BBM Social Platform, and much more.

Though the BlackBerry PlayBook has not been a hit with the users and developers too, RIM feels that BBX will change everything for it. RIM is also trying its best to make more apps available for the tablet. And for that, RIM said it was giving developers a tool to adapt their Android programs for the Playbook.

"We're doing everything we can to make it easier than ever to submit apps and sign up, we’re removing roadblocks. This is a very exciting time for BlackBerry developers." Mike Lazaridis co-CEO of RIM said.

RIM has not announced a date as to when BBX’s SDK will be available for developers and this has proved as disappointment to the developer world. Let’s wait and watch how BBX will change the way BlackBerry devices work in the future.

Motorola launches MotoACTV, your personal fitness assistant

Motorola has announced the MotoACTV, a wrist-based wearable computer which is a full fitness focus system and is here to take on Apple’s iPod Nano. MotoACTV is rugged, sweat-proof device has a capacitive touchscreen which gives you control of your music. It comes paired with a wireless headset which gives you access to over 4000 songs and FM Radio. There’s a built-in heart beat rate monitor, integrated GPS for monitoring and Wi-Fi. A voice feed that keeps you updated over your workout’s progression.

Features of MotoACTV are:

• Ongoing tracking of fitness performance stats, including pace, distance, calories burned, and map of route covered, with automatic wireless syncing of workout data to MOTOACTV.com
• 8GB or 16GB of storage for endless playlists
• Sports a 1.6” full-colour touch-screen display that is sweat-proof, rain-resistant and scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass that auto-adjusts for indoor or outdoor lighting
• Option to sync with the latest Android-powered Smartphone to receive incoming calls and texts
• FM radio capabilities for more song variety
• Up to five hours of battery life for outdoor workouts, 10 hours indoors, and nearly two weeks on standby
• Supports both Bluetooth® 4.0 and ANT+ wireless connectivity for your existing fitness sensors and your future ones
• Size: 46mm x 46mm x 9.6 mm
• Weight: 35 g

It’ll be available from November 6th in two versions: one with 8GB for $249, one with 16GB for $299.

Motorola’s RAZR may get Ice Cream Sandwich in early 2012m

We saw the launch of Motorola’s RAZR and Android’s next OS update, Ice Cream Sandwich, yesterday. The RAZR will carry Android 2.3 as of now on its release, but if we believe Alain Mutricy, Senior Vice President, portfolio and product management then, though RAZR has been designed for and also runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread; it may get its Android upgrade to Ice cream Sandwich 4.0 in early 2012.

Mutricy went on to say that with the ICS update users will also be able to take full advantage and incorporate all of the innovation that has gone into the new RAZR. The update will be OTA but no precise date of release is known yet. Stay tunes with us and we’ll let you know.

RIM offering special BlackBerry PlayBook offer this Diwali

This Diwali RIM is giving us a surprise. The company has a festive offer in which they are offering a free BlackBerry Curve 8520 and a BlackBerry PlayBook accessory when you purchase a BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet.

This offer is available across all variants of the BlackBerry PlayBook including the 16GB for Rs. 27,990, 32GB for Rs. 32,990 and 64GB for Rs. 37,990, at all BlackBerry retail outlets across the country.The offer is valid from October 18 to November 30, so if you have been planning to get your hands on the PlayBook, now is the perfect time.

Samsung launches GALAXY Nexus

Samsung and Google GALAXY Nexus, the world’s first smartphone running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest release of the Android platform.

GALAXY Nexus features a 4.65″ HD Super AMOLED display technology at 720p resolution and a 1.2GHz dual core processor.

Ice Cream Sandwich brings an entirely new look and feel to Android. It has a redesigned user interface with improved multi-tasking, notifications, Wi-Fi hotspot, NFC support and a full web browsing experience.

GALAXY Nexus features software navigation buttons, a first for Android smartphones. The lock screen, home screen, phone app, and everything in between has been rethought and redesigned to make Android simple, beautiful, and useful.

Ice Cream Sandwich introduces innovations such as Face Unlock which uses facial recognition to unlock your phone.

GALAXY Nexus is designed to provide a “pure Google,” experience, and with it, you will be the first to receive software upgrades and new applications as they become available.

It also features a number of Google Mobile services, including: Android Market, Gmail, Google Maps 5.0 with 3D maps and turn-by-turn navigation, Google Earth, Movie Studio, YouTube, syncing with Google Calendar, and a redesigned Google app.

Specifications :

Size – 135.5 x 67.94 x 8.94mm, 135g

Processor – 1.2 GHz Dual Core Processor

1GB(RAM) 16GB/ 32GB Internal memory

Display – 4.65″ 1280X720 HD Super AMOLED

OS – Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich
Camera – Main : 5 MP AF with LED Flash with zero shutter lag and fast shot2shot, Front : 1.3MP for Video Call

Video – 1080p Full HD Video@ 30fps

3.5mm Ear Jack

Google Maps 5.0 with 3D maps and turn-by-turn navigation

Bluetooth technology v 3.0, NFC

USB 2.0

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4GHz/ 5GHz)

Accelerometer, Compass, Gyro, Light, Proximity, Barometer

Battery – Li-on 1,750 mAh

GALAXY Nexus will be available in the U.S., Europe, and Asia beginning in November and gradually rolled out to other global markets.

Nokia 600, 700 and 701 in October

Nokia will launch three new smartphones Nokia 600, 700 and 701 running Symbian Belle by September-end in India.

A person familiar with the development said to The Mobile Indian, "Nokia has still not finalized the exact date of launch but is planning to launch Nokia 600, 700 and 701 running on Symbian Belle around Diwali in India. It is still working on the pricing of the devices."

Nokia 600

The new Nokia 600 is said to be among the loudest smartphones from Nokia, rated at 106 phone for loudness. Since it comes with an FM transmitter and an FM receiver, you don't need earphones to listen to your favorite radio station.

The Nokia 600 weighs a mere 100 grams while sporting a 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen with 640 x 320 pixel display resolution. It has a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, which is capable of taking 720p video and high quality still images.

Nokia 600 also has a Near Field Communication chip that can be used with emerging NFC apps and accessories such as Nokia Play 360 speakers. NFC-enabled versions of Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja games will come per-loaded on the device.

NFC is a short range wireless communication technology which allows communication between two devices that are at a distance of up to 20 cm apart. Thus, NFC enabled devices can be used for making mobile payments, for mobile ticketing, and as keys for accessing cars, homes or hotel rooms.

Nokia 600 will be available in pink, lime, white and black colors, and will cost around Rs 11,800.

Nokia 700

Weighing less than 100 grams, the Nokia 700 has a 3.2 inch Clear Back Amoled display with Gorilla Glass technology to prevent damage. This Symbian Belle running smartphone supports pentaband radio and 3G networks. It is powered by a 1 GHz processor and features Bluetooth, WiFi, FM radio, a digital compass and GPS sensor.

With 2 GB of onboard memory, this handset uses a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash. Like Nokia 600, the 700 too comes with Near Field Communication built-in. The phone has a speaker at the bottom. Nokia 700 will be available in grey, silver, white, coral red, peacock blue and purple colours. Its body moreover is said to be made entirely of recycled materials.

It is to be priced at around Rs 17,200.

Nokia 701

The 701 has a 3.5 inch IPS LCD display with ClearBack technology, wrapped in Corning Gorilla Glass. Nokia claims the 701 handset to be its brightest smartphone.

This handset comes with a new, fast graphics co-processor which will have four times the graphics memory of previous Symbian handsets. This new graphics chip will be coupled with a 1 GHz processor to give the best possible performance with Symbian Belle.

At the back is an 8 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and the front facing VGA camera supports video calling. By default the phone comes with 8 GB of onboard memory, but it can take up to 32 GB via a memory card.

Similar to the 700, this model features a Near Field Communication chip and will have NFC-enabled versions of Angry Birds and Asphalt 5 games. Nokia 701 promises up to 8.8 hours of talk time over 3G networks and 17 hours over GSM. Evidently a high-end handset, Nokia 701 will come in steel dark, amethyst violet and white colors. It is expected to cost approximately Rs.19,000/-.

Motorola Fire android smartphone launched in India for Rs.8,999/-

Motorola lunched its another Android handset 'Motorola Fire' in India. The device is powered by Qualcomm’s 600 MHz S1 Snapdragon processor, 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, 2.8-inch QVGA display, 3MP camera, 3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps with HotSpot and WiFi support. Motorola Fire is available in India at a price tag of Rs 8,999 (LetsBuy).

Motorola Fire Features

• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
• 2.8-inch QVGA display
• 600 MHz Processor
• 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
• Mode Switch Widget
• 3G Hotspot, Wi-FI
• eMail, Social Networking
• 3 MP Camera with Fixed Focus, Digital Zoom

Vodafone launches Blue 555 Facebook phone at Rs.4,950/-

Vodafone has launched exclusive mobile handset for Facebook fans. The Blue 555 with its full QWERTY key pad having dedicated button for Facebook, is equipped with a 2.4-inch QVGA display, a 2.0 Mega Pixel camera, Optical Track Pad, 16 GB expandable memory, 3.5mm Jack, music player, bluetooth, Opera mobile browser and much more. However, Vodafone’ Facebook handset lacks 3G or Wi-Fi connectivity. The device auto updates its address book and messaging inbox with Facebook contacts. The device also have homescreen widget which presents latest updates from user’ Facebook account with the help of auto update running in the background. The Vodafone 555 Blue will be available in India at price-tag of Rs 4,950. Vodafone has bundled this handset for unlimited data usage, customers opting Blue 555 will enjoy unlimited data usage for first year.

XeniumPhilips launches mid-range Series Mobiles Phones

Philips has launched its XENIUM Series mobiles phones in India. These dual-SIM handsets are available in price range of Rs 1776 to Rs 8280. Some of them provide strong battery with standby time of up to two months. The newly launched dual-SIM Xenium phones in price order are Xenium X806, X518, X523, X513, X116 & X121.

Xenium X806: It sports a 3-inch display, 5 Mega Pixel Auto Focus camera with flash, microSD Card support expandable up to 8GB. Good battery backup with 30 days of standby time & 8 hours of talk time. Hanadset is priced at Rs 8,280.

Xenium X518: It sports a 2.8-inch TFT Touch Screen display, 2 Mega Pixel with flash, microSD Card support expandable up to 16GB. Good battery backup with 40 days of standby time & 12 hours of talk time. Hanadset is priced at Rs 5,976.

Xenium X523: It sports a 2.4-inch display, 3.2 Mega Pixel camera with flash, microSD Card support expandable up to 32GB. Good battery backup with 50 days of standby time & 16 hours of talk time. Hanadset is priced at Rs 4,992.

Xenium X513: It sports a 2.2-inch display, 2 Mega Pixel camera, microSD Card support upto 16GB. Good battery backup with 60 days of standby time & 16 hours of talk time. Hanadset is priced at Rs 4,776

Xenium X116 and Xenium X121: These are affordable range handsets with price tag of Rs 2,760 and Rs 1,776 respectively.

iBall launches Android Tablet in India at Rs.13,995/-

Yet another affordable tablet launched in India. iBall launched the ‘Slide”, its first tablet running Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. The 7-inch tablet which will cost for Rs 13,995 is not so slim with its heavy-weight design and thickness. The Slide is powered by 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor and 3G ready (on dongle) device is also offer WiFi & Bluetooth as connectivity options. It is equipped with a front facing 2.0MP camera, HDMI port for HD quality video, 8GB of internal memory and expandable memory up to 32GB. The 4400 mAh battery enables 6.5 hrs of music playback time and 5 hours of video playback. iBall has signed Hrithik Roshan as brand ambassador for iBall Slide.

Nokia N9 to have FM Radio and Transmitter, is available for pre-order on Amazon US

Nokia had claimed that it does not have any plans to launch the N9 in the US market; however Amazon has listed the MeeGo device and is up for pre-order. Both the 16GB and the 64GB models are available at $500 and $650 respectively.

Amazon also says that they will deliver the handset on the 23rd of September at your doorstep. The handset will be unlocked and will be available in all color variants including black, cyan and magenta.

In other news, the N9 has been confirmed to have FM radio receiver and an FM transmitter onboard. The official Nokia N9 specs sheet never included that the Smartphone has FM radio or FM transmitter. But it has now been confirmed by Nokia itself on one of its developer websites. There is no software support as of yet, but surely something might brew up to run the radio receiver and transmitter. Maybe that is the reason why Nokia never put the features on the official specs sheet.