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Huawei’s Honor coming to India in Feb with Android 4.0

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Huawei’s Honor coming to India in Feb with Android 4.0

Chinese handset maker, Huawei will make available its upcoming smartphone, Honor, with the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system in next two months for Indian customers. Thus it will become the first smartphone, other than the Google Nexus, to feature the latest Android operating system.

“Our research and development team is currently customising the Honor smartphone according to the needs of Indian consumers and it will hit the Indian markets in February,” said Anand Narang, director marketing, Huawei to The Mobile Indian.

Huawei had announced the smartphone in September this year. During its announcement it was expected to come with Android 2.3 gingerbread.

The smartphone will feature a big 4 inch high-definition (HD) capacitive touchscreen. It has also houses a mammoth 1,900 battery, and according to the company it gives a three day back up to the phone, which address one of the biggest concerns in a smartphone.

With a 1.4 GHz processor, an 8 HDR[2] enabled camera and a 2 megapixel front facing camera, Huawei Honor is indeed a very powerful device and is also sleek with 10.9 mm thin body and weighs just 140g.

Honor comes with an exclusive Huawei user interface which is easier to customise and manage, as well as a dynamic weather widget. Honor also features a Gyroscope which enables a better gaming experience. The smartphone is DLNA-certified which ensures interoperability with other DLNA-certified devices such as digital cameras, game consoles and TVs.

To see other Huawei devices click here.

Flight Control, Mirror’s Edge now free for Apple devices

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Flight Control, Mirror’s Edge now free for Apple devices

After Google, Electronic Arts (EA) Mobile seems to be getting into the festive mode. The developer of mobile phone games has announced that its popular game titles like Flight Control and Mirror’s can be downloaded for free on devices.

Apple iOS users can simply log to the iTunes store and download both these premium game for free. However, this offer is for a limited period only. Notably, according to the Apple’s iTunes Store, the games are available for free only today, i.e. December 12.

Along with this the iPad owners are in for a special treat as the high definition version of the Flight Control game featuring the latest space ships to land can also be downloaded for free under this special offer.

All the applications that are being offered under this festive give away are updated to the latest version.

EA Mobile will also be offering newer games everyday for users in various countries to download on their devices free of cost. Users can simply click here to check out the latest in the daily free deals. Along with that on select games, EA mobile is also offering huge savings on in game contents as well.

Recently, the 10th billion app download on Android, Google had announced that popular premium application and games on will be available to users worldwide for just 10 cents or Rs 5.13 per app. The Google offer, announced on December 6, is valid till December 15.

Beetel brings new tablet ‘Magiq Glide’ for Rs 11,999

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Beetel Teletech, a Bharti Enterprises group company, today launched a new tablet “Magiq Glide”, after the successful launch of Magiq and Magiq II tablets in India. The new tablet, which runs on the older 2.2 Froyo platform, incorporates a capacitive touch screen and is now available in India for Rs 11,999.

The Magiq Glide with SIM calling feature has a 7.0 inch WVGA screen, 2 megapixel front and rear camera and 8 which is expandable to 16 GB. The device which has a 2200 battery for long battery life supports WiFi and 3G. Magiq Glide is supported by a 1 Ghz for faster processing speed. The tablet also offers access to the Android Market through which users can download a lot of applications.

While unveiling the product, Vinod Sawhny&#151executive director and chief executive officer, Beetel Teletech, said, “The Magiq Glide is the latest addition to our successful Magiq range of tablets. The new tablet has all the features available in our previous products which our customers liked and additionally we have added a capacitive touch screen to enrich the touch experience.”

He also added, “We hope that the Magiq Glide will offer true value for money to the discerning customers in India.”

Google launches Foursquare challenger: Schemer

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To help travelers and holidaymakers, Google has launched a new service, named Schemer, which will allow users not only to explore but also to review places they visit.

Build on the lines of Foursquare, the Schemer allows users to find out or explore both popular and not so popular places along with recommendations if any. So if you don’t know where to go this winter, you can use it to find new places other than the usual. Also, you can see the comments and reviews of people about a place before you go ahead.

A good part of it is that you can share the information on Schemer with your friends or better still make a scheme of things that they wish to do over the weekend as well. Schemer allows users to connect with other users while enabling them to discover and explore both singularly or with a couple of friends. Users can leave recommendations for newbie’s to discover or maybe an ultimate spot to hangout as well.

For India, Google has tied up with popular services and recommendations engines like Time Out to provide out of the box solutions for users. Lot more such services are expected to be included in this service in the future as well.

Since Schemer is a Google product, users can expect a deeper integration of the service with other Google services as well.

At the time being, it is only available for a few individual who gets an invitation from Google. So if you want Schemer, register yourself here with your email address and wait for the invitation which might come anytime soon.

How to limit messages on Android

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How to limit messages on Android

Android is a boon for or text lovers as there is virtually no limit to the number of messages that can be included in a single conversation. So basically you can simply go out and impress your girlfriend and tell her that you have the first and the last message as well. But having so many messages in a conversation tends to slow down your application as logically the more data the application has to process on launch, the more time it will take to process. And it shows every time you start or get to the messaging application.

But you can simply put a limit on the number of messages that can be in a conversation thereby limiting the overflowing texts in a particular conversation. Here’s how

Step 1

Startup your device and locate the main menu key. Open that or press the menu button on your device to enter the main applications space.
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Step 2

From the main menu, locate the messages tab. In some devices the messages tab is also located on home screen so those users can directly go to the messages application form the home screen shortcut as well.

Step 3

Enter the messaging tab and see as to how many of the conversation have too many messages. If you have multiple messages per conversation, you need to perform this check.
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Step 4

Once in the massaging application, open the short menu for the messaging application. This menu can be opened by pressing or selecting the options key from the device. The options key is generally the one on the extreme left on the device. This key will open up the options menu for the application. From the prompt select options to proceed further

Step 5

Upon selecting the options key, the menu will open up the messaging options sub menu and you need to locate “delete old messaged” options in that menu.
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Step 6

Find and enable the option. This is will enable the automatic deletion process and will automatically delete the oldest message in the conversation if the limit of messages is reached.

Step 7

You can also set the number of messages per conversation as per your need and requirement. But the best option is to choose 200 which is the default number for messages per conversation. For slower devices, this number should be around 100 and for faster devices this can be more than 200 as well.

Step 8

Get out of the menu and see now your conversation if they were beyond the set limit of messages will show the maximum limit for the messages as set by you and will remain this way until you manually delete more messages form the conversation.

Top 5 smartphones under Rs 20,000 in November, December

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Top 5 smartphones under Rs 20,000 in November, December

While the high-end smartphone segment continues to flood over with new devices, the mid-range segment is at a constant with few new entrants. From this segment of phones we have selected a couple of handsets based on their popularity, features and price.

The prices here are approximate and may vary from region to region. All these devices cost between Rs 10,000 and Rs 20,000.

BlackBerry Curve 9360 (Rs 19,250)

Research In Motion has introduced the new BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphone with all new BlackBerry 7 OS. It is priced under the Rs 20,000. The new generation Curve 9360 has a unibody-like single panel front chassis with a good keypad. Though it doesn’t have the best configuration, with an 800 processor and 512 MB RAM, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 is powerful enough to run BlackBerry 7 OS smoothly.

The highlight of this smartphone is its body that weighs a mere 100 grams, and the new BlackBerry 7 OS. RIM has used a 2.44 inch, 480 x 360 pixel display with touch-sensitive optical trackpad. The phone supports at up to 7.2 download speeds. RIM promises talktime of about 5 hours, which might be a cause for concern.

Curve 9360 has a 5 camera with LED flash that will capture pleasant images. Other features of the device include WiFi, and GPS.

BlackBerry Curve 9360 has a keyboard and a light body. It is certainly a good buy for BlackBerry geeks willing to get a taste of the new design and brand new BlackBerry 7 OS. RIM BlackBerry Curve 9360 is available at an approximate price of Rs 19,250.###PAGE###
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LG Optimus Black (Rs 18,990)

Optimus Black is said to have the brightest touchscreen display. It is a 4 inch screen built with IPS panel technology. Avid readers and those who need to check many documents and emails should certainly consider the Optimus Black.

Under its slim body the device houses a 1 GHz TI OMAP 3630 mobile processor and a PowerVR SGX 530 graphics chip that will play most new games smoothly.

At the rear, this smartphone features a 5 megapixel camera with and LED flash to capture great quality images. It is also capable of recording 720p videos at 30 frames per second.

LG announced at the end of October that the Optimus Black would get an 2.3.x Gingerbread update soon, and that is awaited. Following the Gingerbread update, we hope there is significant improvement in power management. The slim Optimus Black is definitely worth checking out. Take a look at our LG Optimus Black Review here.###PAGE###

Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V (Rs 17,500)

Sony Ericsson has revamped the Xperia Neo and introduced it as Xperia Neo V. The device is a step-down version of the original Xperia Neo – the same specifications except for a poorer camera. Due to the earthquake in Japan there was a shortage of and hence the Xperia Neo V received 5 megapixel camera sensors instead of 8 megapixel ones. That’s the reason this Xperia Neo handset has been rebranded as Xperia Neo V.

Xperia Neo V has a 3.7 inch display and bears a 480 x 854 pixel display, which makes text as well as images crisper than in the Neo. The phone uses a Sony Mobile Bravia graphics engine. It has a powerful 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 Scorpion core processor and an Adreno 205 graphics chip that plays the latest Android games smoothly.

Despite having just a 5 megapixel camera, this handset is capable of recording 720p HD video at 30 frames per second with continuous autofocus. Xperia Neo V has an HDMI port for playing movies on a large screen.

Other features include an accelerometer, e-compass, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth, stereo FM with RDS and Sony Ericsson’s custom TimeScape on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. Xperia Neo V is one of the best new smartphones and costs a little over Rs 15,000.###PAGE###
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Nokia 701 (Rs 18,450)

With the fresh new Symbian Belle update, Nokia did debut its new 701 handset that is only 11 mm thick and weighs just 131 grams. Featuring a 3.5 inch LED backlight touchscreen 360 x 640 pixel display, Nokia 701 houses a 1 GHz mobile processor that consumes less power. In terms of hardware, Nokia 701 is pretty much updated and at par with competition.

701 is the first Nokia device to feature Near Field Communication technology, which allows content sharing by tapping smartphones against compatible gadgets. This smartphone supports 3G networks promising up to 14.4 Mbps download speeds and WiFi. It features the new generation Bluetooth 3.0 with EDR and operates on lower power compared to its predecessor.

At the rear it has an 8 megapixel camera that is capable of recording 720p HD video at 30 frames per second. This smartphone takes good quality photos, and there are said to be camera-specific software updates around the corner.

The battery life of this handset steals the show and puts all other Android handsets to shame. Ardent Nokia fans and those using a mid-range handset should certainly consider the sleek Nokia 701. You may take a look at the Nokia 701 review here.###PAGE###

Motorola Defy Plus MB526 (Rs 16,900)

Defy Plus is an updated version of the mid-range Motorola Defy. This handset features a 1 GHz processor and offers more battery power compared to Defy. The remaining specifications including the weight are the same. Motorola Defy Plus or Defy+ is the handset for folks who want a dust and water proof smartphone. standard certified, this Motorola Defy Plus handset can survive being submerged in water, and its screen is made of Corning Gorilla Glass, which means it’s sturdy.

Defy Plus has a crisp, 3.7 inch touchscreen display with 480 x 854 pixel resolution. Under the hood is a 1 GHz TI OMAP 3620 processor coupled with 512 MB RAM and 1 ROM. It sports Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash. Unfortunately, there is no secondary camera even in the updated model, which is bit disappointing.

The device supports 3G and promises up to 7.2 Mbps download speeds, as well as WiFi. Other sensors include Bluetooth, GPS, an accelerometer, compass, stereo FM with RDS and proximity sensor.

It is thus an incredibly helpful smartphone for frequent travelers and those working in adverse environmental conditions. However, those who want a Motorola handset with a secondary camera should choose the Motorola Fire XT (Rs 12,460).

Mobile Review: Samsung Wave III S8600

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In a world dominated by and iOS, coming out with a challenger mobile OS is a brave move to say the least. And surprisingly, Samsung has not only done that but has done it quite successfully as well.

Wave III S8600, which is yet to arrive in India, introduces the latest Bada 2.0 operating system. The phone has a 4 inch touchscreen with WVGA (480 x 800 pixel) and Gorilla glass for protection against scratches. This is the same screen that has been used in the popular Samsung Galaxy S. Like in the original, the screen is impressive.

Design and looks

The phone has a nice brushed metal uni-body design. The cover doesn’t detach from the body but only slides up to reveal the battery, and SDcard slots. The front of the phone is dominated by the screen and has a chrome-edged home button that has a rounded rectangular shape. Above the screen is a speaker grill also finished in chrome. At the back is a 5 camera properly recessed for protection and a single flash with speaker grill.

An engraved Samsung logo is placed at the bottom. The corners of the phone are well rounded and easy to hold but due to the metal body, it gets slightly slippery in wet hands.
The power and lock button is on the top right while the volume rocker is at top left. The 3.5 mm jack and port are at the bottom. Wave II does not have any buttons at the top. The phone is slim and light at just 122 grams.

Specs

Samsung Wave III has an impressive 1.4 GHz that works better than any comparable Android device thanks to Bada, which does not strain resources.

The 5 megapixel camera records 720p video at 30 frames per second. There is also a front facing camera for video calls.

The 1500 battery delivers a two-day backup with medium usage since Bada operating system is quite lean.

Samsung Wave III boasts 4 of internal memory, 32 GB capacity for expanding memory, WiFi, 3G, A-GPS, 3.0, and DLNA certification.

Operating system

Bada is a new operating system and certainly not the most popular one.

In Bada, the controls are much easier to comprehend than they are in Android. For instance, it has a huge list in the settings with very easy terminology, making it simpler even for a layman.

The OS looks very similar to Android, perhaps due to the Samsung TouchWiz user interface which is also present in the company’s Android smartphones.

On the whole, Bada performs better and offers better battery backup than comparable Android phones.

Since it is not very popular, there are not many applications available for the Bada platform. Even so, it has 40,000 apps, which is much more than what is available on WebOS. There are not many India-specific apps, though this doesn’t mean that the store is not useful. Most of the popular apps on Android also have a Bada version.

You do not have the option to store contacts with Gmail or pictures with Picasa. However, there are many apps and services such as Samsung’s own chat service &#151 ChatOn, which also work on other platforms. So you can chat with people who have the app.

There is also a social hub, which combines all the social networking site updates into one. For syncing contacts and other stuff, you can use Samsung PC sync software.

Also, the map app is only a trial version, and you will have to buy ‘Routes’, which uses Google Map information and will cost you Rs 50 on the Samsung app store.

The keypad is well spaced and easy to use in both landscape and portrait modes. Contacts, calling, emailing, social networking are all fairly simple, like they are in a feature phones.

In short, people who are upgrading from a feature phone will not find the OS overwhelming and will find it a very natural upgrade.

Performance

The 5 megapixel camera delivers very clear photographs and has features that include ISO, white balance, default storage, stabiliser, face and blink detection, geotagging etc. You can make either the main memory or card the default storage. Touch-focus is enabled too.

The video player, music player and radio apps are well laid out and support the major file types. Call quality, FM reception, WiFi and all work well.

Verdict

The phone falls short with Android experience on two major counts, including Google service integration, which is one of the biggest assets of Android. Android has a bigger user base that lets you interact with a lot of people by default, which is in contrast to Samsung’s ChatOn service.

Android also scores heavily on the apps front which Bada will not be able to match any time soon. However, Bada’s biggest strength is its simplicity, which will appeal to first time smartphone users, and even those who like to keep things simple.

The OS is also light, meaning that it delivers better performance speeds compared to an Android device with the same hardware set.

We would recommend this phone to first time smartphone users, or to those who find Android complicated. Samsung Wave III is also a good option for people who are looking for a good phone and don’t mind trying a different OS.

Those who fear the lack of apps should consider the fact that the world is moving to HTML5 which Bada 2.0, Android, and all the other mobile operating systems support.

Panasonic smartphones to launch globally

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Panasonic smartphones to launch globally

Remember the advertisement on TV some six years ago, where Bipasa Basu proposes that she will dance with a person having the smallest phone? Remember the brand? It was Panasonic.

Soon after the Japanese company abandoned the phone business, though it continued to make handsets for its home market &#151 Japan.

Now Panasonic has announced that it will re-enter the business with the launch of based smartphone starting this March. European markets will be first ones to get these phones followed by Asia and USA.

The company has also released pictures of their first smartphone, which features a 4.3 inch qHD screen with a unibody design. It will be dust-proof and water proof as well. We also know that it will feature technology and will be based on Android operating system.

The company aims to sell 15 million phones by the year 2016, a modest target given the fact that only Indian phone market is worth close to 12 million (world market is 472 million) phones per annum.

The Panasonic Group created the Systems & Communications Company (SNC) in April this year in advance of its reorganisation scheduled for January 2012 in order to handle products and services related to system, network and mobile communications.

Within this company, Panasonic will maximise its internal resources, including making use of an existing factory in Malaysia. Currently, phones for the Japanese market are manufactured in this factory but now the same factory is also scheduled to manufacture the first global model as announced.

Panasonic will be utilising the group’s technological assets and development resources as well as its production and sales sites around the world and the company has all this in plenty. For instance Panasonic has a lot of expertise in the battery space and is one of the largest manufacturers of batteries.

However, most Japanese companies have not been successful in phone space apart from their domestic market despite having a lot of technology which is not available elsewhere in the world.

Even Sony which is present in the space through a JV with Ericsson has had a mixed bag of success and failure. Sony has already bought Ericsson’s stake in the JV and will go all alone from mid next year making only smartphones.

Twitter for Android, iOS gets user interface update

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Twitter for Android, iOS gets user interface update

Twitter has pushed an update of its official Android app, changing the user interface of the app entirely. The new Twitter for Android and app unifies with the new Twitter app interface and replaces the existing tabs/columns with new nomenclature. The new Twitter 3.0 app has been tweaked to run faster and work well on iOS and the Android OS based smartphones.

Twitter for Android and iOS was suffering from some issues and user interface was bit confusing for the average users. Today, Twitter has revamped the user interface of the app with new Twitter 3.0 update and makes it appear same as the redesigned Twitter.com page.

With the new Twitter 3.0 app, the several columns for Tweets, Mentions, Lists, Activity and Search tabs are now combined to four major tabs &#151 Home, @Connect, #Discover and Me (user profile). The Home tab offers the collection of the Twitter updates where the mentions of the respective user are highlighted with light blue color in the white background.

The @Connect column has replaced the Mention and activity tab. It also shows who is following the user. The new #Discover tab stands for the search option which also clubs the new trending #hashtags with the list of searches into one column. Over here, one can always search for a term with # symbol in the front to find out all tweets about that particular topic.

Finally the Me tab shows the personal profile of the user along with other details like Following, Followers, Lists and other details. However, there is some issue with the app for it doesn’t show the mug shot of the user’s display image.

Tapping on any of the tabs &#151 Home, @Connect #Discover, will take you to the top of that window. Push notifications will work only when the auto-sync option (Settings>Accounts & Settings) has been kept checked. That is bit of cumbersome because checking that option continuously eats up data and also consumes considerable amount of battery life.

The new Twitter 3.0 can be downloaded from the Android Market for Android smartphones and from Apple App Store for iPhone or iPod touch.

Samsung Galaxy Tab may come with retina display

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Samsung Galaxy Tab may come with retina display

Samsung is preparing to unveil a new Galaxy Tab with retina display, which is regarded as the best so far. A website, quoting its sources, said that this will be an 11.6 inch tablet with 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system running underneath.

Retina display is known for its high density due to which the human eye is unable to distinguish individual pixels. Technically speaking, if the display produces images in about 300 pixels per inch, then it is known as retina display. At this pixel density, images look sharp on the display.

Retina Display currently is available on iPhone 4 where images are seen in 960×640-pixel resolution. The phone is available for Rs 34,000 in India. The next tablet from Apple, iPad 3 will also have retina display in them.

The new Samsung tablet is believed to have an 11.6 inch screen, with a 2,560 x 1,600 resolution, almost equal to retina display. It’s also believed to come with 2GHz dual-core Exynos 5250 and a 16:10 aspect ratio. The device is said to have a “special wireless docking mode” which will allow the users to enjoy gaming on HDTVs.

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