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Dell releases Streak 10 pro in China, India in wait list

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Dell has taken the wraps off its first 10.1 inch screen based tablet based on Android, the Dell Streak 10 Pro, which goes in to direct competition with devices like the iPad 2 and several other 10 inch tablets already available in the market.

As of now, Dell has released the tablet only in China but will sell the tablet in other countries as well.

While talking to The Mobile Indian, the Dell India spokesperson confirmed the future availability of this device in India but did not give any concrete date as to when it would be.

But as hinted by the spokesperson, the Dell Streak 10 Pro is expected to be launched in India later this year or by early next year.

In terms of configuration, the Dell Streak 10 Pro has a Nvidia Tegra 2 dual core running at 1GHz with a 1GB or RAM for speedy operations. In terms of storage, the Streak 10 offers 16 of internal storage with an expansion slot supporting 32GB more memory.

It has got a 5 rear camera along with a 2 MP front camera for video conferencing. Last but not the least, the Streak 10 features Google Honeycomb v3.1 with Dell’s patent Stage user interface.

The Streak has been priced competitively at 2,999 yuan (Rs 20,600 approx) whereas an iPad 2 in China costs CNY 3,688 (Rs 25,300 approx).

LG rolls out remote maintenance services for Optimus smartphones

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LG has commenced the roll out of first of its kind remote maintenance services for its Optimus smartphones worldwide. That means LG Optimus 2X LG P990, Optimus Black LG P970 and Optimus 3D LG P920 users won’t have to visit LG service center in case of any software issues.

Besides that, LG will also release future firmware updates for its Optimus family smartphones over-the-air through the (Firmware Over-The-Air) system. Of course, registration is required through the remote call application for users to get any-time customer care support without visiting LG customer information center physically.

LG had rolled out the Remote Call and the FOTA system in Korea earlier this May. After receiving good feedback, LG has commenced the roll out of its remote maintenance services worldwide. Currently the remote maintenance service will be available only for premium LG Optimus series smartphones &#151 2X, 3D and Black through an application called Remote Call.

With the Remote Call application, LG’s technical support will be able to diagnose the software issues with Optimus smartphone’s remotely. However, the Optimus smartphone owners must register through the Remote Call application for receiving the technical support from the LG Customer Information Center Agents.

LG’s Remote Call application makes use of the phone’s network or connectivity to fix the issue remotely. That means the smartphone must stay connected to 3G or Wi-Fi. The LG CIC Agents would not get any access to user’s emails, messages, pictures, or other data unless the user allows it.

With the LG FOTA System and pre-loaded FOTA app, users will be able to keep their devices up to date with latest software updates.

LG Optimus 2X and Optimus Black users in India as well as rest of the world eagerly await the 2.3 Gingerbread update for the devices. Probably LG has been testing the Gingebread update with Remote Call and LG FOTA system on it. The company has already started rolling out Gingerbread update to its Optimus variants in the US. In coming few weeks, Optimus smartphone owners can expect the update to be pushed to their devices.

Samsung Galaxy R coming to India in September

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After the successful launch of the Galaxy S2, Samsung has announced the launch of its newest based smartphone – the Galaxy R.

The Galaxy R Android smartphone features a design that is similar to that of the S2 with a slightly smaller display standing at 4.2 inches. The Galaxy R, however, misses out on the but gets a super clear like the one featured on the Samsung Galaxy I9003.

As of now Samsung has announced the availability of this device in Europe first; the device is already available for the European market. Following Europe, Galaxy R will be rolled out globally including South East and West Asia, Middle East Asia, and China. There is no specific launch date for this device in India but it is expected to be announced in the month of September with which the pricing details for this device will also be disclosed.

The Galaxy R also features Android Gingerbread v2.3 operating system with Samsung’s touch wiz user interface on top of it. The new smartphone will also feature Samsung Hubs for delivering content such as gaming, music, social media and videos directly to the user.

Samsung has not clearly revealed much detail about the application for this new device except the fact that it will have a dual core processor. But it is expected that the new device will feature an Arm Cortex A9 dual core processor running ay 1GHz along with an Nvidia Geforce gaming processor. The Galaxy R will come with an 8GB of internal storage along with a 32GB expandable memory option as well.

A 5 real camera with a power LED flash has been included in the device which is capable of recording 720P high definition videos at 30 frames per second. For video calling, it also features a 1.3 megapixel front camera.

Angry Birds on Windows Phone 7 gets 90 more levels

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Rovio Mobile, the makers of Angry Birds, has announced a new version of the game for the Windows Phone 7 platform, which brings 90 new levels to the gameplay. With this, WP7 now has 225 levels compared to the earlier 135.

For the users, it effectively means the Episodes 10 and 11, which were earlier locked with the caption ‘coming soon’ on them, are open for the users. The users would hope the updates would keep coming to keep their interest in the game.

Compared to the iPhone version, which has 270 levels, the number of levels of the game on Windows Phone 7, are still lower. Angry Birds for Windows Phone 7 is priced at $2.99 (Rs 131).

The style of gameplay itself is not new, but Rovio has added some fun to it. The only problem is for those users who want to see the slingshot and target in one view because they will need to zoom out every time to do so. The game does not take too long to load, and has a smooth frame rate as well.

Mobeep app store coming to India

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Mobeep, a mobile application store with various free mobile apps for major mobile platforms such as and Symbian, is set to make its debut in various countries this year including India.

“The Middle East, India, Latin America and Asia are regions that would be areas of focus as these emerging markets still remain at an early stage in the field of the mobile Internet business, and strong growth is expected for these markets,” said Mike Pearse, chief executive officer of Ozura World and Mobeep.

According to Mike, Mobeep’s expansion strategy will be based on the concept of ‘glocalisation’; fusing language compatibility with the latest mobile technology, thus providing global users with localised content for a more enjoyable, effective and efficient mobile browsing experience.

The mobile application marketplace will reach $29 billion by 2015, according to a news report from the Phoenix Business Journal. This is another confirmation of the huge worldwide trend which is the proliferation of app stores. The mobile app market was $6.8 billion this year, the report said, but will grow steadily over the next four years to reach $29 billion.
Overall the market for mobile application is growing big and fast. In-Stat estimates mobile software application downloads to reach nearly $48 billion in 2015.

“Mobeep is a global product that reaches out to millions of users; nonetheless, we also strongly believe in localisation of contents as we understand that our user base is unique and diverse” said Mike.

Mobeep’s development team is currently working to extend the service on to other popular languages such as Japanese, Korean and Spanish in other countries so that the vision of bringing this global product to a localised form can be achieved.

Besides that, services and apps will be tweaked so that apps that are developed as a local based service will appear on the top as the user uses Mobeep’s personalized search engine.

“We realised that often local based service apps are ignored because they were not widely reviewed as compared to apps that are appealing to the international audience. So we have to take the step and promote local apps to the locals of their respective countries so that they can discover this hidden gem that will serve their daily routine as well as fulfilling certain necessities of theirs,” said Mike.

Users India can visit www.mobeep.com, or visit its wap site m.mobeep.com via your mobile phone to download free apps and contents even now. But India specific apps will appear later on.

Google Search interface spruced up for iPad, Android tablets

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Google has started rolling out a pepped up search interface for the 3.1+ Honeycomb and Apple iPad tablets with support for 36 languages currently.

Google has already spruced up the search layout and interface for the Android in last two months for different mobile platforms. Google is in process of rolling out the new interface and would be visible to tablet users across the globe in coming months.

The new Google interface for tablets brings a Search Button that offers a drop down menu options to search for specific types &#151 images, videos, places, shopping, etc. The tab next to it will let users choose the specific time frame for the search results &#151 Any Time, 24 Hours, Week, Month or Year.

This new interface clearly resembles the neater and cleaner look that is expected to be rolled out for Gmail. Currently it is available through the Preview (Dense) Theme from the Settings>Themes in Gmail.

Google is aiming to provide more cleaner and uniform interface for its products across all three platforms &#151 mobile, tablet and desktop. Of course, it will take a while for users worldwide to receive the updated interface and get used to it.

Maxx launches another touchscreen phone for Rs 3,272

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Maxx Mobiles has today launched a full touch phone &#151 Maxx Scope (MT150), which comes with a sleek black 2.8″ screen handset and has been priced at Rs 3,272.

The Maxx Scope MT150, powered by 1000 battery, comes with a 1.3 camera and a free 2GB that is pre-loaded with licensed multimedia content including music and videos. For convenience, the handset comes with desktop widgets on the display screen.

It is also equipped with Yahoo Launcher that includes Yahoo Messenger and Yahoo Mail! The JAVA enabled handset comes with easy connectivity options like Bluetooth, MySynch (PC suite) and Mass storage. For music lovers, Maxx MT150 is packed with FM radio with scheduling, audio player supported by and WAV formats and also with a video player supported by MP4 and 3GPP formats.

Commenting on the launch of Maxx Scope MT150, Ajjay Agarwal, chairman and managing director, Maxx Group said, “Touch phones have proliferated extensively in recent years, with consumer preference shifting to intuitive touch screen handsets. Maxx Scope MT150 is our latest handset which gives you an exciting touch screen experience for multimedia and social networking features. A perfect blend of touch screen device to show-off yet affordably priced!”

Music of ‘Bodyguard’ now available for mobiles through Hungama

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Music of Salman Khan’s latest movie, named Bodyguard which also features Kareena Kapoor, is now available on Hungama.com for downloads on mobile.

Bodyguard’s music has been composed by Pritam and Himesh Reshammiya. The album has four original songs and eight versions with remix, unplugged and theme.

The title song of Bodyguard also appears in a remix avatar. Composed by Himesh, the title track is a typical Salman number which will drive the listeners crazy with the tapori tadka. The next song is &#151 “I Love You” composed by Pritam which has a soothing tune with the romantic touch.

The mood swings once again from romance to dhamaal with lot of bhangra flavour added in the track – “Desi Beat” by Mika and Amrita Kak. “Teri Meri Prem Kahani” is another melodious song in the album rendered by vocals of Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shreya Ghoshal.

For the entire music review and to download wallpapers log on to www.bollywoodhungama.com.

One can legally download the tracks on their PC or mobile phones from hungama.com. The site offers different value packs and also offers music videos, ringtones and mobile wallpapers.

How to set up email on BlackBerry

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How to set up email on BlackBerry

We all know how to use the email service on a BlackBerry device but configuring the email account is a bit tricky.

Either people run to the IT guys or call the customer care who explains the whole process in a manner which is perhaps incomprehensible for most of us.

However, configuring an email on a BlackBerry device is quite simple only if you know what to do and when. So here we have tried to decode the whole process in simplest of words so that next time you know how to do it.

Before proceeding, please make sure that you have a basic BlackBerry plan activated for your device as this service does not work on regular connection.

Step 1

Enter the main menu of your BlackBerry device and once you are in the menu try and locate the ‘Setup’ tab or icon.

Step 2

Select the ‘Setup’ tab or icon and from the following menu select ‘Email Settings’ tab or icon. This is the tab which contains all the email related actions and information of the BlackBerry device.

Step 3

Upon selection, the internet settings tab will open up a prompt window that will require you to enter your BlackBerry Internet Service username and password. This username and can be obtained by the service provider if not known.

Each device has its own unique password and username combination. Once you get the details enter them in the relevant fields.

Step 4

Once the details are matched with the service providers server, the device will open the email account management screen. From this screen you can your existing email accounts as well if any.

If there is no email account configured on the device, it will open a prompt to add an existing email account, by choosing that you can enter the email account you wish to configure on the device. Press ‘add’ to continue.

Step 5

The following screen will show you the available choices in terms of email accounts like Gmail, and Hotmail. If your desired email service is not listed, you can also add manual details of the email account to configure it on to your device. So in case you want to configure your organisational email on your device select ‘Other’ and press next.

Step 6

The following screen will show two fields one for each the email address and the other one for the password. Make sure to enter the complete email address for e.g. “XYA @gmail.com.

Once you have entered the information, especially the password, it is a good idea to check the password again by selecting show password option from menu. Following that press ‘next’.

Step 7

The device will then try to locate the server side settings for configuring the email on the device. If the information is not available, the device will prompt you to manually enter the server details or else you can directly choose to enter the server details manually by checking the option ‘I will provide the settings to add this email account’ and press ‘next’.

Step 8

The following screen opens up a prompt to verify the origin of the email account. Here you need to select whether this is a personal email account or an organisational email account.

If you are using an enterprise email account, you will have to upgrade to the BlackBerry BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Service) plan. Consult your service provider for the same.

Step 9

The following window will ask for four main details related to the email account configuration these are: – Email address, Username, Password and lastly the email server address.

The username for the email account is the initial name or the prefix of the email account. Server address, however, can be located from the inbox settings menu under the ‘POP mail’ settings tab while accessing the email from a computer. If the detail is not available you can consult the IT personnel in case of organisational email ids or can also ask the service provider for the same.

Step 10

Make sure that before you press the Next key all the details are filled in and are correct. Once you are sure of both, press next. Once the details match the email account will be configured on your device which will be prompted by a alert. Following that the device will synchronise itself with the server and will be ready in about 30 minutes or so.

Acer Iconia A100 making international debut next month

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The Acre Iconia A100, which was expected to make its debut in the United Sates in the month of July, will be launched in the August this year.

According to a post of Engadget, Acer has sent out mails to their retail partners pertaining to the delayed launch and officiating the delivery in the early weeks of August.

Following the launch in the US, Acer is also mulling to launch the device in other countries, including India, in September. If launched, the A100 will join the league of 7 inch screen based tablets including the recently launched BlackBerry Playbook.

The price for the A100, as expected, remains competitive at $300 (around Rs 15,000) but it is highly possible that the price of this tablet will go up to Rs 20,000 plus once this tablet lands in the Indian market.

The A100 features an Nvidia Tegra 2 dual core 1GHz along with 512 of RAM. The 7 inch display, although smaller in size as compared to the 10 inch A500 tablet, will have a similar screen of 1024 x 600 pixels.

Acer had earlier announced that the A100 will also get a Honeycomb 3.2 upgrade in the month of September. The same will be made available to the users in the USA via upgrades but for users in India since the device will be shipping in September it is expected that the device might come preinstalled with the Honeycomb 3.2 update.

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