Samsung GALAXY Y DUOS and GALAXY Y Pro DUOS up for pre-order in India

Samsung GALAXY Y DUOS and GALAXY Y Pro DUOS, Dual SIM Android phones are now available for pre-order in India from online retailer Letsbuy.  These are the Dual SIM versions of the GALAXY Y and the  GALAXY Y Pro Android phones. These phones were announced last December.
The Samsung GALAXY Y DUOS has 3.14-inch touch screen display and has polished metallic casing. It is 11.98mm thin and weighs 109 g. The GALAXY Y Pro DUOS features a 2.6-inch touch screen display and a fullQWERTY keyboard, 3MP camera and secondary VGA camera that was missing in GALAXY Y Pro. Both these phones run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

Both these phones come with Music Player with SoundAlive, 3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS, Samsung TouchWiz UI, 384MB RAM, 512MB ROM and a expandable memory up to 32GB with MicroSD. The connectivity features include, 3G (HSDPA 7.2Mbps) , Bluetooth v 3.0, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, aGPS. These phone come with 1,300 mAh battery.

The Samsung GALAXY Y DUOS and the GALAXY Y Pro DUOS are up on pre-order from Letsbuy at Rs. 10,490 and Rs. 11,090 respectively. These are expected to be available by 2nd week of March.

Images of Android 4.0 for Droid Razr gets leaked

Motorola had just recently posted an Android 4.0 update schedule for all its devices also agreeing that there was a delay in cooking ICS for these devices, well one lucky Android 4.0 tester for Motorola Droid Razr has leaked some images of the device running latest version of Android.
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Tata DOCOMO launches ‘Grab a Song’ service for GSM and CDMA customers

Tata DOCOMO has launched innovative song search service, Grab a Song, for its GSM and CDMA customers. This would enable Tata DOCOMO customers set the song they hear as Call Me Tune/Welcome Tune from a massive music library of over 400,000 songs in 20 languages.

Tata DOCOMO customers can dial 57878 (toll-free) and hold the phone near the speaker of the source of the sound, be it a TV, laptop, music system, car stereo, in a cinema hall and so on. The voice recognition software at the back-end will match the song’s availability in the Tata DOCOMO ‘Call Me Tune’ database and find it from within the vast collection.

Within 30 seconds, the customer will receive an SMS confirming activation of the service and the song details, including the movie or album it is from, and the name of the singer(s).

Customers can also add their favorite song in the personal playlist at 578787 (Re.1 /min). After adding the song, customers can check their playlists any time and set Call Me Tunes and Welcome Tunes.

Swype for Android update brings Android 4.0 support, Dragon Go! Add-on and more

Swype BETA for Android has been updated to version 3.26.92.38303 that brings support for Android 4.0 (IceCream Sandwich) devices. This version also brings new features such as Swype Add-ons with DragonGo!, downloadable languages for tablets and more.

New Features in Swype BETA for Android

• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Support
• Swype Add-ons with DragonGo! (US users only) in addition to Dragon Dictation support from the previous version
• Downloadable languages for tablets
• Accuracy improvements in a number of languages
•  EMOTICON key in SMS apps

ICS users need to disable the built-in spell checker for Swype to function properly. Download Swype BETA for Android from beta.swype.com.

LG unveils new Optimus logo ahead of MWC 2012

LG Electronics (LG) has renewed its logo design of the Optimus smartphones before MWC. The Optimus brand was initially introduced 2 years ago with the launch of the LG Optimus Q, LG’s first smartphone.

They have also announced that they would unveil new smartphones with sleek design and metallic edges to suit the logo at Mobile World Congress (MWC).

LG would showcase new smartphones with the new logo at MWC 2012 in Barcelona from February 27 to March 1. Hope we can expect the Optimus 3D successor, Optimus Vu and more in their Optimus lineup at MWC.

Samsung says its the No.1 Smartphone brand in India

When I was checking out some news sites ,  I noticed an unusual thank you banner and the Samsung logo and decided to check it out. It took me to a landing page which is a thank you page for Samsung mobile users. Samsung says that it is currently the No.1 Smartphone brand in India according to the promo. It is quoting a GfK nielsen India Retail Store Audit Report for mobile phones in 50,000+population towns in November 2011. Samsung claims to have a market share of 37.9% in Smartphones in that month for that particular segment.

We all know the Galaxy S2 sold like hot cakes ever since launching in June 2011. Now the Galaxy Note is also gaining some popularity.Now Samsung is tapping the entry level Smartphone space with the Galaxy Y. Symbian has been the most popular operating system for several years now but with Nokia going with Windows Phone ,  Symbian has been losing market share pretty fast but Nokia is still the leader in the Indian mobile space in terms of overall market share.

And Dear Samsung , we can see the Galaxy Nexus in the promo above but not in stores ? WHY ?

Sony Xperia U Leaked Pics And Specs Emerge

Last month, Sony announced the amazing Sony Xperia S at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 in Las Vegas. Now, the company is planning to launch its little brother, the Sony Xperia U. The guys at Android HD Blog recently shared some exclusive pics and specs of this device.

Nokia Luna NFC enabled Bluetooth headset launched in India for Rs.4530

Nokia has launched the Nokia Luna, NFC enabled Bluetooth headset in India. It has eye catching design and comes in variety of bright colours. It is compatible with any Bluetooth mobile handset and weighs just 5 grams

Features of Nokia Luna

• Colorful, unique, and convenient
• Conveniently store and charge the headset at the same time
• Helpful voice prompts for pairing, and connection and battery status
• Connects to your phone automatically when you pick up the headset
• Just tap it to your compatible NFC phone to pair and connect
• Available in 5 colors with matching ear buds
• 8 hours of extended talk time and up to 2 months of standby time when stored in the holder.

The Nokia Luna priced at Rs. 4,530 and comes in black, white, fuchsia, green and blue colors.

Install Siri on iPhone 4/ iPod Touch 4 Without Proxy Server Host

install Siri Without Proxy Server Host on iPhone 4/3GS – iPad 1/2 – iPod on iOS 5 – Are you one of those iDevice users that has been dying to get Siri, but don’t have a 4S? Well wait no longer! a step by step guide with a video on how to install Siri on your iDevice!

Step 1: Jailbreak your iPhone 4 or iPod touch 4G using Redsn0w on 5.0.1

Step 2: Launch Cydia and add the Source repo.siriport.ru to Cydia

Step 3: Install “Siriport”

Step 4: Reboot

Step 5: Download iPhone 4S certificate file by visiting siriport.ru/1.crt (or cydiablog.com/siri/. Email the certificate file to yourself and then open it on your device from your email.

Step 6: Reboot

Step 7: Activate Siri and say “Hi Siri” Siri won’t work, wait 1-4 minutes and try again. (Say “Hi Siri” again)

Step 8: Repeat step 6 until Siri is activated

After Getting Siri on your non-iPhone 4S device you may install any of the 10 Siri jailbreak Apps that will supercharge your Siri experience. 

Let us know in comments, if it works for you or not.