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Apple iPad 2 suffers from passcode bypass bug

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Apple had released 5.0 update for its devices earlier this month on October 12 and number of users have started complaining about the performance issues faced.

German blog Apfeltalk discovered a major flaw in the iPad 2 when used with a smart-cover anyone can gain access data in the tablet without entering passcode lock.

Discovered over the weekend, the bug exists for the iPad 2 running iOS 4.3 or higher. The iPad 2 with a lock is vulnerable to the Smart Cover exploit which can be easily leveraged to gain access to personal data. This is how the glitch can be found: Hold the iPad 2’s power button for couple of seconds till the slide to power off messages appears on screen.
Put the Smart Cover on the iPad 2 till the screen goes off and take it off after couple of seconds. Then just hit cancel to the “Slide to Power off” option and the iPad 2 is now exposed without any passcode.

The temporary fix to this glitch is disabling the Smart Cover unlocking in the Settings tab.

Apple’s passcode security system has gone through severe bugs in the past and the Smart Cover is one of them. Apple is aware of this issue and currently working on a fix which might roll out as a security update for the iPad 2 tablets. So the users still running lower than iOS 5.0 version will be forced to update their tablets.

Dell’s Windows tablet video out, no launch date yet

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Dell has officially released a video of Dell Latitude ST, a Windows 7 based tablet that will boast a docking station with multiple connectivity options.

The Video shows different use cases for the tablet that is focused towards work than play, with doctors, teachers and professionals shown using it. The video also shows off its docking station which ones connected to a monitor and a keyboard can make the tablet a full-fledged PC.

The 10.1 inch tablet will also have full port and SDcard slot along with an optional (for Capacitive touch screen). Security aspect include remote wipe function, Kensington lock compatibility and Microsoft Bitlocker support.

The tablet will come pre-loaded with educational, medical and professional applications and will also support Windows apps, (likely upgrade to Windows 8 as well).

According to some reports it has two USB ports, mini VGA, HDMI, microSD, audio jack, and a card slot for wireless connectivity. It also has front and rear cameras (1.3 front camera, and 5 megapixel rear).

The availability has not been announced yet, but given the fact that it is based on Windows 7, and Windows 8 launch is round the corner, Dell would like to launch it soon, most likely in November itself.

Motorola RAZR to have open bootloader

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The recently launched Motorola will have open bootloader, which will allow users to easily root the device and thereby have full control over the phone.

But what is a bootloader? It is basically a code that is executed before any Operating System starts to run. And having access to it means that you can modify the phone as much as you want.

In a response to technobuffalo Motorola responded “The software version featured on DROID RAZR/ MOTOROLA RAZR was built with an unlockable/ relockable bootloader included. However, whether that feature is enabled is dependent on carrier and operator partner restrictions, as well as our commitment to meet security, safety, and regulatory requirements worldwide.”

Now this means that while in USA and Europe the phone might have locked bootloader as per operator preference, but since in India, operators mostly have no say in devices, it will have the bootloader open.

Which means that techies in India will have a field day modifying their device as per their wish and creativity.

Flick Soccer comes to Android

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Flick Soccer comes to Android

There are many soccer fans out there who long for a better soccer game than what is available for them on the stores right now. But full flat games have heard their prayers and have announced the launch of the Flick soccer, the very popular game for android as well. Flick soccer has been on the iOS platform for quite a long time now and all this while this game has been much liked by most of the users who have played this game.

Flick soccer puts you in the game of soccer as a player and you see the game form the player’s point of view. By this the developer tires to imitate the game play of a real game and thereby gives a better experience overall. The game play involves users to aim and hit the goal with pointy accuracy which are fully supported by the controls and on screen movements.

The game has in total of five different game play modes and users can choose to hit the goal with just the keeper standing or to improve the experience can also add a number of players who react automatically to the shot being played. This game offers multiple levels of difficulty but not in terms of any settings but in terms of different game plays.

The developers Full Flat productions now with the addition of Flick Cricket has total of three games for the Android marketplace, other two being the flick Golf and Coin d Drop.

Nokia showcases Series 40 Asha range of phones

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Nokia showcases Series 40 Asha range of phones

To show its commitment for the emerging market Nokia has unveiled the Asha lineup, a series of lower-end mobile phones that run Series 40, The mobile phones named as 200, 201, 300 and 303, are all designed to encourage the “next billion” users to access the web.

Nokia’s new Asha mobile phones come with all the features needed to connect with the online world at an affordable price, plus some nice add ons which are normally expected on more expensive devices.

Nokia Asha 200

Nokia Asha 200 is a dual phone with easy swap which allows users to switch one SIM without turning off the phone. And via the sim manager one can personalise user profiles for up to five sim cards.

The Nokia 200 also has shortcuts for social networking, email, IM and others including RenRen, Orkut and Flickr support. With support for up to 32 memory card, one can listen to a choice of thousands of songs for up to 52 hours. It also has a 2-megapixel camera.

It weighs 105g and shapes up at 115.4mm x 61.1mm x 14mm. is up to 7hrs and there’s a 36-hour standby time. Expect to pay around €60(Rs 4,740).

Nokia Asha 201

Nokia Asha 201 is the single SIM version of the 200 and is aimed at young music lovers. One can get the same music storage and listening time as the 200, as well as social networking, including support for WhatsApp, app, easily downloadable from the preloaded shortcut or via the Nokia Store.

Measuring 115.4 mm x 61.1 mm x 14 mm and weighing 105g, the 201 has a talk time of up to seven hours and of 35 days. Its price has not been announced.

Nokia Asha 303

Nokia Asha 303 a 2.6-inch touch screen, with keypad, is driven by a 1GHz processor, making it as powerful as most smart phones. This powerful engine contributes to delivering a very fast internet connection via and WiFi. There’s also one-touch access to your music player, with 47 hours of play time on a single charge and a 3.2-megapixel camera. This phone works in landscape for games and portrait for chat. It is priced around €115 (Rs 9,000).

Nokia 303 will come in seven colours – red, graphite, silver white, aqua, green, purple, weighs 97g and measures 116.5mm x 55.7mm 13.9mm. Asha 303 has a talk time of around eight hours and a standby time up to 30 days. It comes pre installed with Angry Birds Lite, Facebook Chat, Whatsapp and Nokia Maps for Series 40 (in selected markets). It will be available before the new year.

Nokia Asha 300

Next up, the Nokia Asha 300 also features a touchscreen and key pad. It has a 1GHz and is 3G ready. It comes preloaded with Angry Birds Lite and offers fast access to messaging, email and instant messaging.

The Nokia Asha 300 comes with a 5-megapixel camera with video. It also feature music player, FM radio, and capacity of up to 32GB.It weighs in at 85g and measures a sleek 112.8mm x 49.5mm x 12.7mm and boasts talk time of 6.9 hours and 22 days stand by time.

It is priced around €85 (Rs 6715) and will be available in six colours – graphite, night Shade, gold, white silver, pink and red.

Nokia’s cheaper Windows Phone, Lumia 710 announced

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Nokia’s cheaper Windows Phone, Lumia 710 announced

Nokia Lumia 710 is the entry level windows phone from Nokia. It has got exchangeable back covers and will come in black and white varieties, with the choice of black, white, cyan, fuchsia and yellow back covers.

Its 3.7-inch screen offers an 800 x 480-pixel with a ClearBlack TFT, which, Nokia says, is good for readability in sunlight. At the rear, there’s a five-megapixel auto-focus camera with an flash. The camera can also shoot video at 30 frames-per-second.

Social networking has been taken care with full integration of Facebook, Twitter and Linked-In, which also allows easy photo-sharing. Like all Windows Phone devices the default is the Internet Explorer 9.

Like the big brother Lumia 800 this one too gets Nokia drive for navigation and the latest version of Nokia Music featuring MixRadio which offers hundreds of locally-relevant music channels.

Also on board is the xbox Live Hub for gaming and Outlook Mobile for corporate email accounts.Similarities don’t just end there inside too is similar to Lumia 800 with the same 1.4GHz processor, hardware acceleration and graphics processor. Inside there’s 8GB of user storage memory and 512MB of RAM.

It has quadband radio reception, up to HSDPA, WiFi and Bluetooth. The phone measures 119 x 62.4 x 12.5mm and weighs 125.5g.

Available from the end of 2011, the Nokia Lumia 710 will first appear in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan before becoming available in other markets in 2012. According to Nokia the phone will cost around Rs 22,000.

Window Phone based Nokia Lumia 800 announced

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Window Phone based Nokia Lumia 800 announced

Nokia announced its flagship Windows Phone based phone, called the Lumia 800. Design wise it’s a N9 clone but runs the Windows Phone operating system. The phone was code named Sea Ray but now it’s part of a wider Lumia series of Phones.

The polycarbonate body of Lumia 800 has the subtle curves topped with a bright Amoled ClearBlack display with toughened glass similar to the Meego based Nokia N9.

There is no physical button, but the Back, Start and Search buttons on the front of the screen are set in the glass. The phone comes in three colours: black, cyan and magenta.

On the back, there’s an eight-megapixel auto-focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics. The camera also shoots video at 30 frames per second.

Inside, there’s a 1.4GHz and graphics co-processor, 16GB of internal user memory, with cloud computing integrated to offer 25GB of free SkyDrive storage for music and pictures.

It is enabled phone and has a talktime up to 13 hours, and up to 335 hours. It measures 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1mm and weighs 142g.

A Nokia enhancement, in this windows phone includes Nokia Drive, which offers free turn-by-turn navigation and a dedicated in-car interface. It also gets Nokia Music with new MixRadio service that will offer a free, global, mobile music-streaming service with hundreds of locally-relevant channels available.

Social networking has also been taken care of with every major network covered (Facebook Twitter and the likes), and social sharing or online storage can happen automatically or with two taps on the interface. And also offers integration through communications and contacts.

The Nokia Lumia 800 will be available from November in Europe at estimated retail price is €420 (Rs 33,140) before any local taxes or subsidies. India will get the phone before the end of the year.

Nokia N9 to be available in white colour

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Nokia has announced a new addition to the Nokia N9 family with the arrival of the white version of the device. It is already available in Pink, black, magenta and cyan colurs. It will be available during the fourth quarter of 2011, starting with the 64GB version.

Commenting on why N9 was available in white colour from the start Frank Zillikens, who heads up the product marketing for Nokia N9 said, “The manufacturing process for beautiful white products is quite complex and we wanted to make sure we deliver the best possible quality for our consumers.”

Nokia N9 user will also be able to download the new updates which include usability improvements, like music controls keys from the lock screen or closing apps by swiping them down by default and tag reading by December end.

Developed in partnership with Intel, Nokia N9 is the only phone to sport the Meego operating system currently. “The estimated retail price of the Nokia N9 16 and 64 GB is approximately EUR 480 (Rs 31,800) and EUR 560 (Rs 37,200) before applicable taxes or subsidies,” Nokia said in a statement.

The Nokia N9 is a button less device and comes with a unibody design without a removable battery. There are three home views of the user interface which are designed to give fast access to the most important things people do with a phone: using apps, staying up to date with notifications and social networks, and switching between activities.

The phone comes with a 3.9 inch Amoled screen, which is made from scratch-resistant curved glass. The polycarbonate body, according to the company, enables superior performance. This means better reception, better voice quality and fewer dropped calls.

The phone comes with an 8 Carl Zeiss sensor, wide-angle lens, HD-quality video capture and large lens enable great camera performance even in lowlighting conditions.

The Nokia N9 features free turn-by-turn drive and walk navigation with voice guidance in Maps. With the new dedicated Drive app, you can get in your car and start navigating to your destination right away.

Nokia N9 is also the world’s first smartphone with Dolby Digital Plus decoding and Dolby post-processing technology, you get a surround sound experience with any set of headphones.

Sony Ericsson to become Sony

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Sony and Ericsson have announced that Sony will buy Ericsson’s 50 per cent stake in the Sony Ericsson, a joint venture that manufactures mobile phones.

Sony says that it will rapidly integrate smartphones into its broad array of network-connected consumer electronics devices – including tablets, televisions and personal computers.

As part of the transaction, Ericsson will receive a cash consideration of EUR 1.05 billion.

Both the companies will also set up a wireless connectivity initiative, through which both the companies work to develop connectivity across multiple platforms.

Howard Stringer, Sony’s chairman, chief executive officer and president said, “This acquisition makes sense for Sony and Ericsson, and it will make the difference for Consumers, who want to connect with content wherever they are, whenever they want. Our four -screen strategy is in place. We can more rapidly and more widely offer consumers smartphones, laptops, tablets and televisions that seamlessly connect with one another and open up new worlds of online entertainment. This includes Sony’s own acclaimed network services, like the PlayStation Network and Sony Entertainment Network.”

Stringer added “We can help people enjoy all our content – from movies to music and games – through our many devices, in a way no one else can.”

While Sony has been using its technology and content in the Sony Ericsson mobile phones earlier as well, through the phones like Walkman series of Music phone, camera technology through cybershot series and more recently it’s gaming prowess though the Xperia Play and other Playstation certified phone. Its Bravia display technology in Xperia series of phones.

However after this acquisition these technologies are expected to be much better integrated. Also the marketing and distribution of phones will also get a boost thanks to Sony’s own distribution strength.

Sony Ericsson held a market share of 11 per cent (by value) in the phone market, representing 80 percent of the company’s third quarter sales.

Lava Mobiles launches Android phone

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Lava Mobiles, Indian handset brands in the market, has launched S12 its first smartphone. It has a 3.2-inch display with a 480 x 320 and runs on Android Froyo (2.2) Operating System.

S12 is 13mm thin and has a matte leather finish. The transforms the home screen into a virtual 3D space and offers 16 customisable home screens, which can be modified by the user as per his requirements and interests.

The phone has a capacitive touchscreen and is powered by a 600 Qualcomm processor. The S12 features a 5MP fixed focus rear camera and 1300 battery.

The S12 is priced at an MRP of Rs 9,999 and will come with a free 2GB card in the box. It will be available at all leading stores and e-commerce portals.

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