Android 4.0 ICS update available for Intel XOLO X900

The first Intel Medfield smartphone, the Intel XOLO X900 has been out and about for some time now, and playing along with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, but the device was promised to be updated with the Android 4.0 operating system, and keeping to their promise, Intel has now made available the ICS update for the device.

News of the Intel XOLO X900 gaining theAndroid Ice Cream Sandwich update has been brought to our attention by GSM Arena, and the Android operating system update is now available to grab by either hitting up the Lava website or you can gain the update over the air.

Micromax launches range of LED TVs, Home Theatres and 3D Blu Ray Player

Mobile phone and Tablet maker, Micromax has entered to home entertainment business with the launch of 6 new LED TVs, 2 Home Theaters and a 3D Blu Ray Player.

The LED TVs range from 24-inch to 55-inch and comes with HDMI support and is powered by AVEA (Audio Visual Entertainment Architecture). The AVEA feature offers full HD resolution for the videos with dynamic contracts with better color clarity, image detail and clear HD surround sound. It also has plug and play USB support that lets you connect an mp3 player, digital camera, hard drives etc. to play videos and videos of 14 different formats.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 OTA update brings Multiscreen feature

Samsung has started rolling out a new software update for the Galaxy Note 2 that brings Multiscreen feature. This feature was supposed to come pre-loaded, but it started rolling out only through a Over the Air (OTA) update. The Multiscreen feature was first introduced in the Galaxy Note 10.1 (Note 800) that makes multitasking easy by running the apps side-by-side.

Angry Birds Star Wars edition launching on November 8th

Rovio today announced the next installment of its Angry Birds franchise, Angry Birds Star Wars. Following a teaser image last week, the famous birds will be dressed up to assume the likeness of characters from the classic saga. The red bird takes on the role of Luke Skywalker and we can even spot a Chewbacca in there !

The dark side will be represented by the pigs while the in game music will be a homage to that from original epic. The game will tie in with a wide range of merchandise including table games, toys and costumes. Available on 8th November for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and computers. After the surprisingly great Bad Piggies, we’re hoping Rovio can bring back the magic of the original game to this franchise which is starting to feel stale.

Galaxy Note II N7100 first official firmware goes online

Galaxy Note II is surely the most powerful smartphone/phablet in the market right now. Many of the features shown by Samsung was not available in the device out of the box, but all the Note II owners will be happy to know that all those functions are included by flashing this latest firmware.

many of the Galaxy note II owners did not get the feature of using multiple windows as advertised by Samsung out of the box, now this update brings this feature to all the devices coupled with many bug fixes. The size of this firmware is a bit scary, it’s a whopping 1043 MB. This means that there are loads of other features which we don’t know about that are packed inside. So all the Note II owners, go ahead flash it and check it out.

You can download the Note II N7100XXALJ1 firmware from here .

Microsoft Surface RT and Windows Phone 8 to be officially launched this month

Microsoft has announced the Surface RT and Windows Phone 8 launch events in San Francisco scheduled for the end of this month. The Microsoft Surface RT event is set for October 25th, and the Windows Phone 8 event is set for October 29th. Microsoft announced the Surface Tablet back in June and the Surface RT would come with a 10-inch (1366×768 pixels) touch screen display and would be powered by an ARM processor. It would have a micro SD card slot, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video, 2×2 MIMO antennae for better WiFi connectivity.

Hope Microsoft would reveal the complete specs and features of the Microsoft Surface RT tablet at the launch event. It is expected to go one sale on October 26th, but no word on pricing yet.

Microsoft would also demo the complete set of features of the Windows Phone 8 at the launch event. AT&T announced that they would start selling the Nokia Lumia 920 and the Lumia 820 in November. HTC 8X and 8S would also go on sale from Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile in early November in the U.S. Still no details about the carrier pricing for these devices yet. Both these events would be streamed live as usual.

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 update now rolling out

RIM has finally started rolling out the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 update for the PlayBook users worldwide. This update would bring better Multitasking, Social integration, improved Android Runtime and more.

Nokia Xpress(beta), a cloud optimized browser that saves data & a lot more, now available for Lumia

Nokia has been toying around with a browser that compresses pages on the server side to save data consumption  for its S40 range of devices for quite a while now. The Nokia browser, as it was called when it launched, had similar functionality to the Opera Mini web browser, it saved data and made browsing much faster by compressing images and using some server side algorithms for data compression. Now, the same technology is coming to all of Nokia’s Windows Phone devices, the Lumia device range, and it is called Nokia Xpress, but alas, it carries the beta tag, for now.

The Nokia Xpress is actually the name of the cloud technology that powers a lot of Asha devices currently, and of course, all of the previous S40 devices. And Xpress for Lumia works with the Nokia Xpress on the cloud and delivers a fast and an efficient experience by minimizing the data consumed, and in turn saving some of the battery power that is needed to get you through the day. Not only that, the browser, which is more like an app, has more tricks up its sleeve.

The Xpress for Lumia has a magazine mode that enables you to read any website with a RSS feed, like a neat magazine view, with a metro(oops!) design of course. And along with that, you will be able to tap on any word and get a contextual search instantly on bing, YouTube or WikiPedia. Apart from this, there is also an in built translate feature, that can instantly translate your web page to the language you wish to translate it to. That, I consider a huge plus if you are traveling and are stuck on getting local information on the web.

And the most interesting feature according to me, is direct Skydrive downloads. One can apparently download videos and other web content directly to their SkyDrive, without using up any of the data. I think this feature is a huge win for us, having not to spend data, but getting it on our personal cloud anyway.

Overall, even though this is just a beta program to collect a lot of feedback, there is a lot of interesting features in this to not give it a miss, so do not wait, download it here from Nokia’s own Beta Labs website. Oh, and here is a video promo of it, just to give you a fair idea of what the app is about -

HTC One X+ with 1.7 GHz quad-core Tegra 3 processor, Android Jelly Bean announced

HTC has announced the One X+, and upgraded version of the One X that was unveiled at MWC 2012earlier this year. The 4.7 inch (1280 x 720 pixels) Super LCD HD display and the 8MP auto focus camera with BIS sensor are similar to the One X but the Processor, Memory, Battery and front-facing camera has been upgraded. The One X+ has a 1.7 GHz quad-core Ap37 Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor and a better GeForce graphics, instead of 1.5 GHz AP33 Nvidia Tegra 3  quad-core processor. It has a 1.6MP front-facing camera, 64GB of internal memory and 2100 mAh battery. It runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with HTC Sense 4+ UI on top.

 HTC One X+ specifications

• 4.7 inch (1280 x 720 pixels) Super LCD HD display with gorilla glass protection
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS with HTC Sense 4+ UI
• 1.7 GHz quad-core Ap37 Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor
• 8.9mm thick and weighs 135g
• 8MP camera with LED Flash, BIS Sensor, Full HD (1080p) video recording
• 1.6 MP 720p front-facing camera
• 3.5 mm headset jack, Beats audio support
• 1 GB RAM, 64GB internal memory
• 3G HSPA+ / LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX codec, DNLA, HDMI, GPS with GLONASS
• 2100 mAh battery

The HTC One X+ would be available in Europe and North Asia from October and in South Asia from November 2012. HTC would also launch the One X+ LTE with a separate Qualcomm chip for LTE.

Android Jelly Bean with Sense 4+ coming to the HTC One X and One S starting this month

Android Jelly Bean, the latest and greatest Android that has been running on all the Nexuses of this world, has been slowly trickling down to other OEM Android devices for the past few months. We saw it getting listed by Samsung for the Galaxy S3, and it was widely rumored to arrive for HTC’s flagships – the HTC One X and the HTC One S. But now, it has been confirmed along with the launch of HTC’s new phone – the HTC One X+.

The Jelly Bean update for the One X and the One S is supposed to roll out OTA starting this month, the month of October and would complete by the end of the year. With the impending rumored release of the next version of Android, Key Lime Pie, this is probably the right time for HTC to release the new update for all its latest devices.

Android Jelly Bean’s headline feature is Project Butter, which puts the emphasis on the touch screen process and makes it much smoother than Android has ever been. The other highlight for Jelly Bean is the new Notification center which has shortcut actions when in an expanded view. Jelly Bean also comes with new voice search (and a personal assistant) from Google’s own lair, dubbed Google now.

This news comes from the press release from HTC, which states -

AvailabilityThe HTC One™ X+ will be available in Europe and North Asia from October and in South Asia from November 2012. North America will make a separate announcement regarding availability of the HTC One X+. The Android Jelly Bean with HTC Sense 4+ update is scheduled to begin rolling out for the HTC One S and HTC One X from October.

Now the waiting game will start for all the users as the OTA update will not roll out instantly for everyone. We are still waiting for it to arrive on our One X, so guys, let us know if you get it in India.

How To Set iPhone Alarm Music Of Your Choice?

This has been the desire of many iphone, ipod and ipad users to set the iphone alarm music in the clock app. When you set the alarm in iphone or ipad or ipod you are given choice for Sound where there are many pre-loaded sounds from which you can select one. Thanks to Apple for releasing iOS 6 with 200 new features which we are still exploring and one of them is the availability of a new feature in iphone alarm settings. Now you can select any music from your iphone as an alarm.

There are many jailbreak apps and other apps available to set different ways for alarm tone and music but this is the built in app in the iOS 6.

So if you want to set music song as an alarm on your iphone, ipod or ipad you need to upgrade to iOS 6 first so that you can get benefit of this new updated clock app.

Here are the simple steps to set a music track song as alarm in iOS6:

1. Open Clock application = > Alarms => Tap the + sign to add a new Alarm.

2. Tap Sounds => Pick a song 

Now you will be given the complete list of your music tracks on your device, select any of your choice and enjoy the perfect music when you wake up in the morning.

Sony Xperia U, Go, & Sola say hello to official ICS update

While there are many Android owning consumers looking forward to their device being updated to the Jelly Bean operating system, there are still a lot of devices still waiting for Ice Cream Sandwich to arrive. Now though the official Android ICS update has started to hit more of the Sony Xperia range with new features added.

Sony seem to be pretty busy recently as earlier this week we told you that the Xperia ion on US carrier AT&T was getting updated to ICS, and now according to the Android Authority the Sony Xperia U, Xperia Go, and Xperia Sola are now getting the official Android Ice Cream Sandwich update.

Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 officially priced in Italy and Russia, available mid-November

Nokia had unveiled the Lumia 920 and the Lumia 820 at their NYC event on September 5th, but did not announce the pricing as well as the availability, it was a mystery till now. But Nokia Italy has done the impossible and actually announced the launch pricing of both the phones and the availability.

According to Plaffo, they got a press release from Nokia Italy, with the Nokia Italy CEO announcing both the devices. Here’s a translated quote, a part of the press release (we presume) :

We are pleased to announce that on our new models, the Nokia Lumia 920 and the Nokia Lumia 820, continuing the close cooperation between Nokia and Italian mobile operators who have decided to integrate them into their offer. A decision also based on the excellent feedback received from consumers in the current Lumia devices. In Italy, in particular, the increase in the market share of the Lumia range, gave us great satisfaction, and we believe that the innovative features that make these products unique and cutting edge today will be received with even greater clarity in the new devices that integrate extraordinary innovations in imaging technology, wireless charging and changing the display for an even fuller experience Windows ecosystem

The pricing of the Lumia 920 is 599 Euros and of the Lumia 820 is 499 Euros with the availability aimed at mid-November. Traditionally, most European nations have really high taxes and hence the price a bit higher than usual. We shall wait for the prices elsewhere to make a much better opinion of how the price is going to be.

Update: Nokia have officially revealed the price in Russia too, with the Lumia 920 costing 24,990 Rubles and the 820 costing 19,990 Rubles. Availability is aimed broadly for Q4 2012. The pre-order has already started.

Update 2: Nokia have officially revealed the price in Germany too. Lumia 920 is priced at 649 Euros and the Lumia 820 priced at 499 Euros. Both the devices would be available in November.

Samsung Galaxy Note II launched in India for Rs. 39,900

Samsung has launched the most expected Galaxy Note II in India. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note II at IFA Berlin last month and the pre-booking started in India on Samsung eStore couple of weeks back. The Samsung Galaxy Note II comes with a 5.5-inch (1,280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display, 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash at the back and a 1.9MP front-facing camera. It has S Pen that comes with S Pen specific apps such as S Note, S Planner, Email with hand-writing integration and S Pen Keeper that alerts users if their pen is too far away from the Note II.

The Air View feature lets users to hover with the S Pen over an email, S Planner, image gallery, or video to preview the content without having to open it. It also has unique features such as Air View, Popup Note & Popup Play, Smart Stay, Direct Call and Screen Recorder.

The connectivity features include, 3G HSPA＋ (HSDPA: 21Mbps HSUPA: 5.76Mbps ), WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 & 5 GHz), Bluetooth v 4.0, aGPS, mHL and NFC. It has 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD and 3,100mAh battery.

The Samsung Galaxy Note II comes in Titanium Gray and Marble White colors and is priced at Rs. 39,900. It would be available from Samsung Smartphone Cafes, Samsung Plazas and select large format stores from tomorrow. It would be available from mobile outlets and retailers from next week.

Samsung Galaxy Camera launching in India by mid-November

Samsung launched the Galaxy Note II in India few hours back. They have also announced that the Galaxy Camera would launch in India in India by Diwali, which is mid-November. Samsung announced the Galaxy Camera at IFA Berlin last month. The 16 Megapixel camera has a F2.8 aperture, 23 mm focal length and 21x Optical Zoom Lens with BSI CMOS sensor. It packs in a 4.77-inch 308 ppi HD Super Clear Touch Display and is powered by an 1.4GHz Quad-Core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean).

It has Smart Pro feature with 10 modes (Macro, Rich Tone, Action Freeze, Waterfall Trace, Light Trace, Beautiful Sunset, Blue Sky, Natural Green, Silhouette, Vivid Fireworks). It has 8GB of internal memory, 32GB of expandable memory with microSD. The Google Play Store lets you install apps and games.

This doesn’t have calling features but has several connectivity features including 3G (HSPA＋ 21Mbps), HDMI 1.4, WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS/GLONASS. It has a 1,650 mAh battery.

Would you get the Galaxy Camera this Diwali?

Buy Nokia Lumia 800 and get a Play 360 Speaker free in India

Nokia has announced a new offer in India. Now you get a free Nokia Play 360 speaker worth Rs. 9,350 absolutely free with every purchase of Nokia Lumia 800. Nokia ran a similar offer in UK last month. The Nokia Lumia 800 went on sale in India last December for Rs.29,999 and got a price cut of around Rs. 2,000 in January. It got a major price cut in March. Earlier this month it got a price cut again in UK. Instead of reducing the price of the handset, Nokia is now offering a free accessory with the device.

YouTube for Android updated with New UI for Android 2.2 and 2.3 devices and more new features

YouTube for Android has been updated to version 4.1.23 that brings new UI for Android Froyo and Gingerbread devices. The home page now shows recommended video on top. You can now add video to YouTube TV queue from the app and pick more channels from the YouTube picks. The new UI and Preloading features were released for Android 4.0 devices in June.

New features in YouTube for Android v4.1

• New UI and Preloading now available on Froyo and Gingerbread devices
• New Watch experience
• Add videos to your YouTube TV queue
• More channels to pick from on the Channel Store

Download YouTube for Android from Google Play Store for free.

MapmyIndia launches Don’t Panic GPS navigation app for iPhone and iPad in India

MapmyIndia has released Don’t Panic app with voice guided, turn-by-turn GPS navigation for the iPhone, iPod and iPad users in India. It stores the complete map data in the phone so that you don’t need to worry about the poor data connection or the data charges.

It also offers rich, detailed, comprehensive and accurate map coverage of MapmyIndia, including thousands of cities at street level and millions of points of interest across India. This app is optimized for Apple’s retina display on the iPhone and iPad and offers Speed limit alerts with audio warning, Automatic and manual day and night display modes, Touch gestures and more.

As a limited period offer, the Don’t Panic All India maps is available for US$19.99 (~INR. 1070), while the maps for Maharashtra, Karnataka and Delhi NCR for just US$7.99 (~INR 428). The app is available for devices running on iOS 3.0 or later including the latest iOS6.

Rovio launches Bad Piggies for Android, iPhone and iPad

Angry Birds creator Rovio has launched the Bad Piggies game for Android, iPhone and iPad. The Bad Piggies are after the eggs again. You need to create the ultimate flying machine and steer them safely to their destination. It has more than 60 levels, if you get three stars on every level you can unlock 30 more puzzles!

Features of Bad Piggies

• 60 levels crammed with flying/driving/crashing fun!
• 30 additional puzzles unlocked by three-starring levels!
• Free updates!
• 4 sandbox levels to stretch your creativity!
• Ultra-special, ultra-secret, ultra-difficult sandbox level to unlock by collecting all the skulls!
• 33 objects to create the ultimate machine: motors, wings, fans, bottle rockets, umbrellas, balloons, and much more!

Download Bad Piggies for iPhone for $0.99, while the iPad version costs $2.99. Bad Piggies and Bad Piggies HD for Android is free.

Siri for Android, try Voice Xtreme

The iPhone user has Siri, and there are a few virtual assistants available for the Android user as well, so they too can get a taste of what Siri is like. So we thought we’d bring another Siri like Android app to your attention today, just in case you may have overlooked it when searching Google Play for a virtual assistant app, and that app is called Android Voice Xtreme.
Android Voice Xtreme for Androiddevices is said to be a ‘voice driven supercharger for your phone,’ and delivers hands-free operation for opening applications, rear and reply to Facebook, email, texts, schedule calendar events, or if you are simply looking for a friendly voice to chat with.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 to hit Online Store on September 27 in India

Samsung is gearing up to launch the upgraded version of the immensely popular Galaxy Note – Galaxy Note 2 in India later this week.  Samsung had opened pre-bookings for the device and consumers could reserve a Galaxy Note 2 by paying Rs.5000 as an advance.In an email to customers who had pre-booked the phone on the company’s eStore , it is mentioned that the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 will be launched on the 27th on the eStore.The Note 2 has some interesting specs including a 5.5 inch display and a 3100 mAh battery and a Quad-core CPU.

It will be the first Samsung device to launch with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean officially in India.The news of the Note 2 launching here is not surprising considering the original Note has got a price cut recently. Pricing of the Note 2 is still not available but we expect it to be priced very similar to the Galaxy S3. It would be interesting to see how Samsung prices the Note 2 in India.

India is one of the first countries getting the Galaxy Note 2 and the company is dominating the smartphone market here with a wide range of Android phones at every price point.

The company is holding an event in Hyderabad on the same day 

Are you getting the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 ?

Samsung Galaxy S III TouchWiz remote wipe hack patched with OTA update

There was mighty uproar yesterday about a dirty USSD hack that enabled links with a simple USSD code wipe the entire phone back to factory reset. It was widely reported to have affected all the major Samsung devices that were running the company’s custom skin called TouchWiz. But the good news is, the exploit has been immediately patched by Samsung, with an OTA update for its recently released, and massively successful Galaxy S3.

Pink Galaxy S3 launched by Samsung in Korea

Samsung has launched the Martian Pink Galaxy S3 in Korea. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S3 in range of colors including Amber Brown, Garnet Red, Sapphire Black and Titanium Grey last month. This 32GB variant of the Galaxy S3 in Martian Pink color would be sold in limited numbers. It is aimed at women and younger generation. Samsung launched the Pink Galaxy Note in Korea earlier this April.

Other features are similar to the original Galaxy S3 including a 4.8 inch Super AMOLED display, 1.4GHz Quad-Core, 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash, 1.9MP front camera and 2100 mAh battery. It would go on sale in Korea later this week through 3 major Korean operators SKT, KT and LG U+.

Samsung updates Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade list

One of the biggest criticisms of the Android platform is the continued fragmentation of it, with many devices that are not too old still sitting old older versions of the operating system. It does seem though in some cases the upgrading to the most recent Android release is happening a little quicker, and Samsung now updates its Jelly Bean 4.1 upgrade list.

Only yesterday the company started to push out the Android 4.1 upgrade to the Galaxy S3 in certain regions, and now Samsung has listed another fifteen devices that are down for the upgrade, and according to the Android Community it is leaving out some of its older hardware.

Nokia Asha 308 Dual SIM and Asha 309 affordable Touch Screen phones announced

Nokia has announced 2 new phones, the Asha 308 and Asha 309 in the Asha range. These are thesuccessors of the Asha 305 and 306 that was introduced in June. Both these phones come with a 3.0-inch (240 x 400 pixels), scratch-resistant capacitive touch display and a 2MP camera. It runs on Nokia Asha OS with Swipe Interface.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out

Samsung has started rolling out Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update for the Galaxy S3, earlier than expected. Samsung announced earlier this month that the Android Jelly Bean update would be available for the Galaxy S3 in October and for the Galaxy S2 in November.

This update would bring  faster performance, Reorganized settings menu, 2 Homescreen modes, S Note,  Google Now service, contextual search, Better notifications, Resizable Pop-up play screen and more new features.

The update is about 774MB and is now available for Galaxy S3 users in Poland via Kies. It would be gradually rolled out for other countries soon. It took 2 months for Samsung to roll out the ICS update for the S2 in India after the official roll out in Korea. Hope Samsung rolls out the Jelly Bean update for the S3 users in India soon.

Asus Transformer Pad TF300TG launched in India for Rs. 43999

Asus has launched the Transformer Pad TF300TG, their new Tablet in India. It can Transform into a notebook with a mobile dock that has full QWERTY keyboard and a Multi-touch track pad. It has a 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) LED Backlight IPS display and is powered by a 1.2GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 8MP auto-focus camera at the back and 1.2MP front-facing camera.

Asus Transformer Pad TF300T specifications

• 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) LED Backlight IPS display
• 1.2 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor
• Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
• 8MP auto-focus camera, 1.2MP front-facing camera
• 1GB RAM, 32GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with microSD
• 3G, Wi-Fi 802..11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 + EDR, aGPS
• 2-in-1 Audio Jack (Headphone / Mic-in), micro HDMI port, SD Card reader and USB Port (dock)
• 22Wh Li-polymer Battery that offers 10 hours runtime and 16.5Wh battery with mobile dock

The Asus Transformer Pad TF300T is priced at Rs. 43,999 and comes with a keyboard dock that has Multi-touch pad, SD Card reader and a USB port.

Google Nexus 7 launching in India in November

Asus India today confirmed at the PadFone and Transformer Pad launch event that the Google Nexus 7 is expected to launch in India in November according from reports for CIOL. It might come with a different name and few changes in the specification says Ausus, the hardware partner. Google announced the Nexus 7, their first Android tablet to come with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) in June at Google I/O for $199. There are rumors floating around for the Nexus 7 tablet with 3G support which is expected mid-October.

It has 7-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor and a 12 core GPU. It has a 1.2MP front-facing camera and has 1 GB RAM, 8 / 16GB of internal memory, NFC, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth and 4325 mAh.

The price of the Nexus tablet would be announced in October.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Pre-Booking starts in India

Samsung has just started Pre-Booking for the much awaited Galaxy Note 2 on it’s India eStore. The device which is the successor to the original Note was unveiled last month at IFA Berlin along with the Galaxy Camera. The phone has a 5.5 inch display and runs Android JellyBean out of the box. Samsung is asking for Rs.5000 as an advance payment for the pre-booking which will be adjusted when the device goes on sale later this month.

Samsung is throwing in a free Desktop Dock worth Rs. 2399 for pre-order customers.

The Note 2 has some pretty interesting specs.  It packs a quad core processor and a 3100mAh battery.The Note 2 also comes with S-Pen stylus much like the previous the Note.

From what we have been hearing the Note 2 is expected to hit stores in India by Sep 24-28th. Just read the fine print and it says that “A pre-booking order cannot be cancelled once placed.”

Samsung launched the Galaxy S3 recently at Rs.42500 few months back. How much would you pay for the improved version of the Galaxy Note ?

How To Jailbreak iOS 6 iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS iPod Touch 4G

iOS 6 is out for download and here comes our first iOS 6 jailbreak tutorial that talks about how tojailbreak 6 / 6.0 on iPhone 4/3gs and iPod Touch 4g. The current iOS 6 jailbreak is available which is tethered and compatible with iPhone 4/3g and itouch 4g only. If you want to jailbreak 6 / 6.0 on iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPad 2 or iPad 3 you must wait until the new jailbreak is released for A5/A6 devices to jailbreak 6.0.

Jailbreak iOS 6 Important Note

If you are a jailbreaker and your device is already jailbroken remember your previous jailbreak shall be removed once you upgrade to iOS 6. Therefore think again and decide carefully whether you should upgrade to iOS 6 or not. If you are having iphone5, iPhone 4s, iPad 2 and iPad 3 don’t upgrade to iOS because still there is no hope that we shall get iOS 6 jailbreak for these A5 & A6 devices.

Panorama mode confirmed for the iPhone 4S

It turns out the built-in Panorama capture feature won’t be exclusive to the iPhone 5. The iPhone 4S will have a taste of that 28MP goodness, too, once the iOS 6 update arrives on Sept 19.

The iPhone 4, however, won’t have such luck. Not that this is such a a big loss – every iPhone 4 owner, who’s interested in snapping panoramas, most probably already has a nice Panorama shooting app from the AppStore. My favorite is 360 Panorama. Yours?

Sexy Nokia Lumia 820 interchangeable shell cases

There are many smartphone owners who like to customize their device so it is more unique compared to versions owned by other users. Nokia recently announced its new line of Lumia handsets that will come running the upcoming Windows Phone 8 operating system, and the Nokia Lumia 820 has some sexy interchangeable shell cases available.

Many of you may be old enough to remember the classic Nokia 3210 that could be personalized by changing the shell of the handset to a variety of different designs. Now an article over at Conversations by Nokia is looking at the interchangeable shells that play a bigger part than just looking good on the handset.

iOS 6 download, public worldwide times

Everyone is asking the same thing, so we would like to give you the iOS 6 download public worldwide times, historically this new operating system is available from 10.00am PST (6PM UK time), so tomorrow September 19th will probably be the same. Please check out the two screenshots below showing all times.

The full iOS 6 download worldwide times can be shown via our table we created via Time and Date, we would like to bring it to your attention on what devices and models are compatible with iOS 6 releasing to the public tomorrow.

ASUS PadFone and Transformer Pad TF300T launching in India next week

Samsung Galaxy S3 price drops to Rs. 34900

Samsung Galaxy S3 has got a price cut in India, and is available for Rs. 34900 from select online retailers in India. The Galaxy S3 was launched in India in May for a MRP of Rs. 43,180, and the Garnet Red version went on sale last week for a MOP of Rs. 37,500. The Galaxy S3 price is now on-par with the HTC One X, that is now available for . This price cut might also be due to the launch the upcoming launch of Galaxy Note 2 in India.

The Galaxy S III packs in a 4.8 inch (720 x 1280 pixels) Super AMOLED display, 1.4GHz Quad-Core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash and 1.9MP front facing camera with HD recording at 30fps and face recognition. It has  1GB RAM, 16GB of internal memory and comes with a  2,100 mAh battery.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 is now available for Rs. 34,900 from online retailers Saholic and Flipkart in India.

Samsung Galaxy Chat now available in India for Rs. 8499

Samsung Galaxy Chat (B5330) is now available in India from online retailer Saholic. It was announced in July and packs in a 3.0-inch (240×320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and has a full QWERTY keyboard. It is powered by a 850 MHz processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 2MP camera at the back and also lets you launch the camera and directly from the lock screen. It weighs 112g and is just 11.7mm thick.

It has a dedicated key to launch the Samsung’s ChatON messenger. Other features include 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD. The connectivity features include, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0 WiFi 802.11 b/g/n. It has 3.5mm Ear Jack, FM Radio with RDS and comes with 1200 mAh battery.

The Samsung Galaxy Chat comes in Black and White colors and is available for Rs. 8,499 from Saholic. It is expected to ship within 6 Business Days.

Nokia Lumia 900 now available in India for Rs. 32999

Nokia Lumia 900 finally goes on sale in India as they promised. The Nokia Lumia 900 with LTE support was originally launched exclusively for AT&T in the U.S. and it was announced for the global markets at MWC earlier this year.  The Lumia 900 packs in a 4.3-inch ClearBlack AMOLED display and is powered by 1.4GHz single-core processor. It runs on Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango).

Samsung Running an Anti-iPhone 5 Ad in Newspapers on Sunday

CNet and Businessinsider report that Samsung has prepared an anti-iPhone 5 ad which will be published in newspapers on Sunday. The ad lists Apple’s iPhone 5 directly against the Samsung Galaxy S III. Samsung’s ad is titled “It doesn’t take a genius.”, which takes a diss against Apple Retail’s genius bars.