No Facetime over cellular network for iPhone 4 or iPad 2

No doubt iPhone 4S user are very pleased that Apple has revealed what iOS 6 will bring in the way of new features; however unfortunately there are some features that will not work or will be neutered on older iOS devices, and this includes the FaceTime app working over a cellular connection.
According to the guys over at Phone Arena, obviously the new Flyover feature wont work on theiPhone 4 as it has a single core processor, and the new Siri navigation will only work on the iPhone 4S and the new iPad because they are the only devices to feature Siri.

Justin Bieber browser for Android and Windows phones

Well now no doubt this one will have all the female teens jumping for joy, as apparently the word is there is now a Justine Bieber customised smartphone browser available to light up your life on both the Android and Windows Phone platforms, and so you can drool over your favourite star.


According to the guys over at Slash Gear, the guys over at Maxthon have now made the Justin Bieber browser available to download to your Android handset or Windows Phone device that delivers numerous images of Bieber along with what seems to be small icons related to the teen singer.

Nokia 808 PureView launched in India

After a couple of delays, the Nokia 808 PureView is finally launched in India.

The Nokia 808 PureView is priced at Rs 33,899 and is available in black and white (red variant coming later) at Nokia Priority mobile stores starting today.

The Nokia 808 PureView is powered by a 1.3GHz single-core processor, it has 512 MB of RAM, 16 GB of internal storage, 4-inch ClearBlack display with resolution of 360 by 640 pixels and pixel density of 184 PPI, 1400 mAh battery, NFC, runs Nokia Belle with Feature Pack 1 and the most important feature, the 41-megapixel camera capable of recording full 1080p HD videos. It also features Nokia Rich Recording, exclusive Dolby Headphone technology and Dolby Digital Plus for 5.1 channel surround sound playback.

iOS 6 Maps disappointment on route for older device owners

The dust has settled now following yesterday’s keynote speech at the Apple WWDC event, and away from all the news about the new range of Macs iOS 6 grabbed most of the headlines, and it was the new Maps feature that gained a lot of plaudits but some disappointment may be on route for owners of older devices.
The company announced a number of new iOS 6 features yesterday but according toAppleInsider when the new operating system is released in the fall, iPhone 4 owners won’t be able to use the turn-by-turn directions or Flyover in the new Maps application.

iOS 6 features shown off on video

For the iOS faithful out there that are eager to learn all they can about Apple’s upcoming iOS 6 release, and for the Android faithful that might like to see if iOS 6 offers anything they don’t already have, how about a couple of videos showing off those iOS 6 features?
Well that’s what we have for our readers viewing consideration below, two videos that show what iOS 6 brings to the Apple table. Both of the videos come our way courtesy of the guys over at Phones Arena and by way of YouTube user iAppleTech2 who’s footage lasts just over five minutes of showing off iOS 6, and YouTube user TechTechMan TV, who’s footage last almost seven minutes and delivers a hands on with iOS 6.

Samsung Galaxy S3 OTA update pushed out

The word is old Samsung has begun pushing out an over the air update to the Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone shortly after launch, and for those that own the Samsung Galaxy S3 all you need to do is hit the software update button in settings and the handset will download and install the update in a few minutes.

According to the guys over at Phone Arena though, the Samsung Galaxy S3 update has a very short changelog which only indicated s improved stability, and the update size depends on your configuration, theirs was roughly 9MB; however there are some reports of the update being 31MB plus.

iOS 6 Jailbreak Done – MuscleNerd

As tweeted by the famous jailbreaker MuscleNerd theiOS 6 jailbreak has been done within a day after the recent release of iOS 6 beta the next generation idevice operating system. Although he claims it is done but he also mentiones that nobody should expect it will be released at this moment since the it is at initial stage and also it is not good idea to jailbreak iOS 6 beta when it is under up gradation/testing.

In the same tweet MuscleNerd also provides the link to the text file that contains technical  information on iOS 6 jailbreak (IODeviceTree) which may not be useful for a common reader but definitely provide valuable information on the device and iOS version of the claim.

iOS 6 Download Links Leaked But Not Working

As you are aware that Apple has announced the next generation iphone operating system i.e. iOS 6 with tons of new features i.e.

• Revamped Siri
• Tweet just by talking to your phone with Siri
• Facetime over cellular as before it only works over Wi-Fi
• Photo Stream to share photos with friends
• Enhancements to mail
• New App Passbook
• New iOS 6 Maps
• Improved privacy controls
• Facebook integration

As usual the iOS 6 beta version has been provided for developers only at the moment which can be accessed through Apple’s Dev Center if you are a developer.

Meanwhile we heard from some tech blogs that iOS 6 download links has been revealed but what I understood these may be the links for developers or for some special users. I am giving below the links which you can check yourself.

Apple updates Siri with new features and iPad compatibility

This year’s WWDC event is currently on going in San Francisco and as expected, Apple has announced the next version of its mobileoperating system, iOS 6, and with it the company has announced an update to Siri with some new features and iPad compatibility.

The new version of Siri according to iMore will heavily focus on sports, movies, and restaurants. Users will be able to ask for tailored information about sports scores and information on players, and restaurants will now provide detailed information about opening hours, Yelp reviews, and the option of booking a table via OpenTable.

India blessed with HTC One S June 15

During the last few months HTC has been busy launching its new range of One smartphones to various markets around the world, and today we have news that India is to be blessed with the HTC One S on June 15.

The smartphone manufacturer has revealed that it is going to launch the One S in the country on June 15th, but as IBN Live are reporting the device was originally thought to be coming to the country last week, but for some reason its availability slipped a little. Some online retailerssuch as Infibeam have begun to take pre-orders for the upcoming smartphone with prices starting as low as Rs 1,000, but the device is expected to be priced around Rs 33,000.

Apple launches all new 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display at a starting price of Rs.1,52,900

Along with the new Macbook Airs and Macbook Pros , Apple also announced the next generation Macbook Pro with a Retina Display and slimmer design. The display uses IPS  technology and the resolution on this laptop is a mind boggling 2880×1800 pixels. Apple has removed the DVD drive and hence the laptop is thinner at just 0.7 inches and it weighs barely 2 kilos which is very light for a 15 inch quad core laptop but is still heaver compared to the Macbook Air

The internals of this laptop are fully loaded with 2.3GHz or 2.5 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor , 8GB of 1600MHz RAM configurable up to 16GB, 256GB of hi-speed storage configurable up to 768 GB. On the graphics front ,  it packs Intel HD 4000 and a NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory.

In terms of ports USB 3.0 finally comes to the current line of Macs and this MacBook Pro gets it too and be happy , they have put a USB 3.0 port on each side of the device and not sticking next to each other. For the first time , we have a full size HDMI port on a Mac and there are 2 Thunderbolt ports on this Mac.

Despite all these specs, Apple still promises around 7 hours of battery life for this MacBook Pro and a 30 day standby time.

Here is the shocker , the price for these new stunning Macbook Pros will set you back by at least one and a half lac rupees.The 15-inch MacBook Pro is available with a 2.3 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU , 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD will retail for Rs.152,900 inc VAT and the Retina Macbook Pro with a 2.6 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD will retail for Rs.192,900 inc VAT

Video : Nokia Asha New Touch UI

Here is a quick demo of the new Nokia Asha Touch UI on S40 phones such as the Nokia Asha 311. As you can see there is the notification bar which lets you access data , WiFi , bluetooth and silent controls. You can place a call or compose a message or play music right from the notification area. You can swipe across screens too.Watch the video for more.

MuscleNerd achieves iPhone 3GS downgrade from BB 06.15.00 to 05.13.04

Good news for iPhone 3gs owners, as you are aware yesterday Musclenerd tweeted that he is very near to downgrade iPhone 3gs from 06.15.00, and now few hours ago he tweeted that he has downgraded the first ever iPhone 3gs from baseband 06.15.00 to 05.13.04.

If you are not much aware of the benefits of baseband downgrade, this means that if your iphone 3gs is officially unlocked and upgraded to 6.15.00 for the unlock, now you can downgrade back to the baseband 5.13.04, which means that you will be able to unlock via ultrasn0w and the GPS will work even after unlock and iphone 3gs jailbreak.

thanks again for the extended loan of your 06.15 3GS…it ended up being the first ever 3GS to get downgraded to 05.13.04 

HTC Droid Incredible 3 and Yavuz smartphones for reality

There are many smartphones that are only concepts but really should become a reality; two of these are the HTC Droid Incredible 3 and the HTC Yavuz quad core phone. Sit back and have a little read and then tell us if you would like these built as soon as possible, you never know these might be better than the iPhone 5 or theSamsung galaxy S3.

First up is the HTC Droid Incredible 3 concept phone by designer Cesar Corral Castilla, which we found via Yanko Design, come on just look at the pictures below, this is a thing of class with elegant lines with pure beauty to boot. The back cover is so mind blowing to say the least and something we have never seen before, sort of got that stealth feeling about it. Refined curves, stunning cuts and smoothness are just the start of it.

Samsung Galaxy S3 Pebble Blue begins rollout

When Samsung first unveiled the Galaxy S3 it was showcased along with its new features, and it was also revealed that it would be available in two colour options as well as two storage options, but unfortunately due to amanufacturing defect the Pebble Blue finish was going to be delayed. Today though it seems the Pebble Blue Galaxy S3 has started to rollout to customers

According to an article on Cnet UK carrier Vodafone has managed to acquire some stock of the Pebble Blue Galaxy S3, and has started to send out the handset to customers that have already pre-ordered the handset. The carrier has confirmed that pre-orders for both the 16GB and 32GB in white are being sent out to customers, along with the 16GB Pebble Blue model.

RedSn0w 5.1.1 Jailbreak Updated to 0.9.12b2 With More Useful Options

The most famous jailbreak software RedSn0w has been recently updated by iPhone Dev Team, providing more options for jailbreaking your iPhone, iPod or iPad.

As mentioned on the official blog the new version ofredsn0w 0.9.12b2 will explicitly ask the users with Limera1n enabled devices whether they want to inject rocku-racoon or not. Similarly the new version also fixes an issue with iBooks on old bootrom 3gs iphones.

Below I have given links to download RedSn0w and how to jailbreak 5.1.1 using RedSn0w.

Below is as mentioned on official blog.

Starting with version 0.9.12b2, redsn0w will now explicitly ask users with limera1n-able devices whether they want to inject rocky-racoon using the DFU ramdisk method or the backup/restore method (the ramdisk method is better for those with lots of media on their device that would create very large backups, and it’s required for those with unactivated iPhones).  If you’ll always want to use limera1n, you can select that in the Preferences pane.  It also fixes an iBooks issue on old-bootrom 3GS iPhones, and provides more useful error messages when things go wrong.

If you want to jailbreak your iphone 4, iphone 4s, iphone 3gs, ipad 3, ipad 2, ipad 1, ipod touch 3g, ipod touch 4g or Apple TV you can use below tutorial on how to jailbreak 5.1.1 untethered using RedSn0w 0.9.12b2. Below are also given download links for jailbreak software.

How to Jailbreak 5.1.1

Download RedSn0w 0.9.12b2

HTC Desire V dual-SIM phone with Android 4.0, Beats audio announced

HTC has announced Desire V, its first Dual-SIM smartphone for Europe and Asia. It is officially announced in Ukraine and Indonesia and features a 4-inch WVGA touch screen display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with HTC Sense 4. It is powered by 1GHz single-core Qualcomm processor and has 5MP auto focus camera with LED flash and has Beats audio support. It is 9.3 mm thick and weighs 114 g. HTC has also released Dual SIM (GSM+CDMA) in China with similar specs dubbed as Desire VC.

It has FM radio, 512 MB RAM, 4GB internal, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD. The connectivity features include, 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, micro-USB, GPS / AGPS, 3.5 mm audio jack.  It would come with 25GB free Dropbox storage that is valid for 2 years.

It would launch in Ukraine and Indonesia for about 325,0000 Indonesian rupiah (~US$ 345) and in China for about 325,0000 Indonesian rupiah (~US$ 318) in July.

Samsung offers additional Rs.1500 coupon for Galaxy S3 Pre-Order Customers in India

Samsung India launched the Galaxy S3 Smartphone in India at Rs.43180 and pre-order customers had to purchase it Rs.42500 which was a little higher than the market price of around Rs.38900.if you were one of the customers who had pre-ordered the Samsung Galaxy S3 on Samsung India’s eStore and purchased it , good news for you. Samsung has sent out mails to customers who had purchased the Galaxy S3 on the eStore with a coupon worth Rs.1500. the company says in the mail that they are “overwhelmed with the response of Galaxy S III on the eStore.”

Samsung has shipped a Bluetooth headset worth Rs.2299 along with the S3 for pre-order customers and has also promised to ship a Flipcover worth Rs.1500 separately. Now the new Rs.1500 worth coupon can be used to purchase any thing on the eStore. Although the bluetooth headset and the Flipcover are a tad over priced ,  early adopters will get stuff worth Rs.3799 and another Rs.1500 discount coupon which brings the effective price of the Galaxy S3 handset to Rs.37200 which is a nice discount from the Rs.38900 market price.

Nokia 110 Dual SIM phone now available in India for Rs. 2259

Nokia 110 affordable Dual-SIM phone is now available in India from online retailer Flipkart. It wasannounced last month along with the Nokia 112. It has 1.8-inch (128 x 160 pixels) D5 TFT display, Dual-SIM support with Nokia’s unique Easy Swap, VGA camera, 32 GB microSD card support, Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR, FM Radio and 3.5 mm AV connector. It is 14.8 mm thick and weighs 80g.

It comes with apps to access Facebook, Twitter and social media networks.The new Nokia Browser consumes up to 90% less data. It also comes with Exclusive 40 Games Gifts from EA from Nokia Store.

It has Loud and clear inbuilt speaker that offers audio output up to 103 phons and comes with 1020 mAh battery that would offer up to 10.5 hours talk time and up to 26.5 days standby.

The Nokia 110 is now available from Flipkart for Rs. 2259.