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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini & Mini Pro: Perfect Rakhi Return Gifts for Sister
Posted by admin in Up Coming Phone on Agu 18th, 2010 | no responses
With Rakshabandhan around the corner, deciding on the perfect ‘Rakhi Gift’ for your style-conscious sister can be a greater her culean task than taking her out shopping or convincing her to stop her perennial phone gossip or pleading her to stop checking Facebook updates on your netbook. Not anymore! Pamper her with a fusion of chic technology and on-the-go entertainment getaways with Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini and Mini Pro.
With drop-dead gorgeous looks, both phones can be toted as the ultimate diva accessories and can also give her the tech-edge over her friends since both run on Android platform, and offer signature applications and a customizable four-corner UI bringing all her communication together in one place.
What does this mean? She can glance through missed calls, messages, and even friend updates on Facebook and Twitter without going through the hassle of opening multiple applications. Loaded with a 5 MP camera, the X10 Minis can click perfect shots and videos of her gala evenings and fun moments with friends that she can instantly share with friends through web-upload. She can also search for new tracks from a favourite artist in no time with the interactive music player which uses the “infinite button” to pull together all music content from the music store and YouTube.
To further enhance the experience, the Sony Ericsson X10 Mini duo can pick and choose from a multitude of applications at Android Market and co-create a mobile phone experience that is entirely unique. The X10 Mini – a full touchscreen phone is available at an MRP of Rs. 15,000 approx., while X10 Mini Pro comes with a slide-out QWERTY keypad and is retailing at Rs. 16,000 approx. Make this Rakhi special, and let your sister catch life in style, the Mini way!
There are more brownie points in store for you if you pick up the phones from a Sony Ericsson Experience Store or Sony World Center. All these centers offer a Cadbury Celebration pack and a Benetton Men’s deodorant absolutely FREE* with any Sony Ericsson phone purchased. And, if you are a Sony Ericsson India fan on Facebook, then you get an additional Pen USB drive FREE** on the purchase of any of the Xperia X10 or Vivaz range of phones.
This festive season, Sony Ericsson is also making its Fab Five portfolio more accessible for its fans, by offering its star phones at competitive prices now. While the Xperia X10 is available at Rs. 27, 950, the Vivaz can be purchased at Rs. 18,850 /-.
The Cadbury celebration and Benetton deo offer can be availed ONLY at the Sony Ericsson Experience Stores or Sony World Centers across the country between August 12 – September 20.
The Pen USB drive offer is only for Sony Ericsson fans on facebook and can be availed ONLY at the Sony Ericsson Experience Stores across the country between August 12 – September 20.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini and Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro phones are available across all Sony Ericsson retail outlets. For more information on the products and their retail location, please call the following toll free numbers – 1800111800 (MTNL/BSNL); 39011111 (others).
Courtesy: Sony Ericsson
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Nokia Unveils Super Slim Nokia X3 Touch & Type: Touchscreen Traditional Keypad Phone
Posted by admin in Up Coming Phone on Agu 18th, 2010 | no responses
In a move to continue driving innovation in its market leading mobile phone range, Nokia today unveils the super slim Nokia X3 Touch and Type, with a unique combination of a touch screen and traditional 12 button phone keypad. As Nokia’s first ‘Touch and Type’ phone, the Nokia X3 allows people to tap quickly on the bright color touch screen, as well as enjoy the familiarity of the full keypad for quick fire text messages and phone calls. Expected to be on sale in the third quarter, the Nokia X3 is expected to retail for approximately EUR 125, excluding taxes and subsidies.
“Innovation is not just a high-end game. The Nokia X3 is a great example of bringing new consumer value to lower price points,” said Mary McDowell, Executive Vice President of Mobile Phones at Nokia.
“With the Nokia X3 we are giving consumers the best of both worlds by combining a touch screen and a keypad in an affordable device. We have given people a larger screen with clear icons and menus plus kept critical keys such as the send and end keys. We’ve also added dedicated function keys for important links like music and text messaging,” she said.
“We have designed the Nokia X3 to be a touch and type device because typing is ideal for SMS and social networking where fast and frequent input is needed, while touch is ideal for functions such as setting alarms, smooth browsing and controlling applications like music and games.
“Our research tells us consumers who have invested years in becoming fast one-handed, one-thumb texters want to maintain their speedy edge for SMS, chat and instant messaging - yet enjoy the benefits of touch as well,” continued McDowell.
With its sleek and modern design coming in at a very thin 9.6mm - making it one of the slimmest Nokia phones ever - the Nokia X3 slips easily into the purse or the pocket, and looks the part with its brushed aluminum back cover which will come in five vibrant colors designed to suit any mood or wardrobe.
Despite its size, the Nokia X3 is jam-packed with features including 3G, WLAN, a music player and an FM radio.
Lovers of the snapshot and social networks will enjoy a great 5 megapixel camera with 4X digital zoom that can take both still and video images.
The Nokia X3 also features dedicated music and messaging keys allowing fast access to important Ovi services including social and entertainment applications. In addition to Ovi Mail, people’s favorite consumer email and chat accounts can be pushed direct to the phone via Nokia Messaging.
With a gentle glide over the touch screen people can go online and get access to many services including thousands of apps from Ovi Store. In certain markets, the new phone will also be available with Ovi Music Unlimited, enabling the owner to access a virtually limitless range of the latest hit music that can be stored on the available 16GB memory card.
The Nokia X3 - affordable and accessible touch and type which is simple-to-use and beautifully designed. The Nokia X3 Touch and Type sits alongside the Nokia X3-00, a slider with strong music functionality, which was launched in September 2009.
The Nokia Mini Speaker MD-11. Pocket-sized speakers for big sound
Music lovers can boost the Nokia X3’s inbuilt speaker with some extra ‘oomph’ with the new MD-11, a light pocket-size speaker with great audio quality. For even more fun, you can connect two for stereo sound - a great way to get the music out of your phone and enjoy with friends. The Nokia Mini Speaker MD-11 is estimated to retail for EUR 25 excluding taxes and subsidies.
Courtesy: Nokia
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Lava Mobile Unveils Lava B5: World’s First Indian Rupee Symbol Enabled Phone
Posted by admin in Up Coming Phone on Agu 18th, 2010 | no responses
Lava Mobile, one of the leading mobile brands in India is proud to be the first handset brand to incorporate Rupee Symbol in mobile phones. It is a matter of pride for India to be the fifth nation having a currency symbol of its own. Lava, always a leader in consumer insight driven innovations ensured that the Indians did not have to wait too long to have it on their mobile phone keypad.
Lava B5, the latest model from Lava bears the rupee symbol in its keypad. Incidentally B5 is also the first phone with world’s first Alpha keypad with keys arranged in ABCD order. There was a lot of discussions regarding the time period required to incorporate the” symbol in computer or mobile keypad. The estimated time varied from 6 months to two years.
Mr. S.N Rai- Co Founder and Director, Lava Mobile said, “We took this as challenge to ensure that Indians can type” symbol long before than the anticipated time. Around the occasion of Independence Day announcing the incorporation of “symbol in the mobile keypad will be a tribute from Lava family to the entire nation. The currency symbol on the keypad of their mobiles will make millions of Indian proud. We are happy to be the catalysts of spreading this spirit.”
This may not be a technological breakthrough for Lava but this definitely is a testimony of the passion to provide value to the user by adopting new concepts. It also shows their commitments to adopt new design, technology and innovation in the shortest possible time.
Courtsey: Lava Mobile
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HTC & TATA DOCOMO Unveils HTC DESIRE In India For Rs. 28,900 /-
Posted by admin in Up Coming Phone on Agu 16th, 2010 | no responses
* Android-powered ‘HTC Desire’ delivers an outstanding user experience
* 1-Ghz processor and 3.7-inch screen bring new life to social networking
* TATA DOCOMO Postpay subscribers will get Special Data Offer
HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, and TATA DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, today announced a partnership to launch the ‘HTC Desire’ in India. The HTC Desire is the latest Android Smartphone that offers the enhanced HTC Sense experience to users.
HTC Desire delivers intense brilliance, sharp contrast and true colors on the expansive 3.7-inch AMOLED display. The 1-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor makes the phone incredibly responsive while the instinctive HTC Sense experience lets the user experience the HTC Desire with the greatest of ease. With one of the most advanced displays available on a phone today, HTC Desire is designed to enhance and maximise content, whether it is pictures and videos, browsing the Web or checking on friends’ status updates. Thanks to the latest Android 2.1, as well as the ultrafast processor, HTC Desire offers a wide range of live wallpapers for user choices.
“The HTC Desire underlines HTC’s leadership in offering cutting-edge technology and a superior mobility experience. Globally, one of HTC’s core strengths has been its innovation-packed converged 3G devices and the HTC Desire is yet another testament to our technological capabilities,” said Mr. Ajay Sharma, Country Head, HTC India. “HTC Sense on the new HTC Desire not only delivers one of the most dynamic and personalized user experiences possible, but also one of the easiest ways to interact and integrate social networks into your life.”
The HTC Desire comes with an exclusive offer for TATA DOCOMO users in India, wherein TATA DOCOMO Postpay subscribers will get free data download of 500 MB per month for 06 months. To avail this offer Tata DOCOMO customers will have to SMS ‘Android’ to 54321 from their HTC Desire handset.
“TATA DOCOMO is a young brand that has rolled out GSM services across 18 circles,” Mr. GurinderSingh Sandhu, Head Marketing, Tata DOCOMO said “When we launched our services, we had promised our subscribers that we would bring to them the best products and services—products that will stand for innovation and a pioneering spirit, and which would offer them convenience and simplicity. Living up to that promise, we are launching the HTC Desire. This launch marks the strong relationship TATA DOCOMO enjoys with HTC and, going forward, we will continue to work together to launch more innovative mobile offerings for Indian consumers on the TATA DOCOMO platform,” he added.
HTC SENSE
HTC Sense is a user experience focused on putting people at the centre by making phones work in a more simple and natural way. This experience revolves around three fundamental principles that were developed by observing and listening to how people live and communicate.
The new HTC Sense experience continues to focus on improving your interactions with your most important people. This begins with a new HTC application and widget called Friend Stream that seamlessly aggregates all of your social communication including Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr into one organised flow of updates. This simple aggregation makes it easier than ever to focus on what friends are doing as well as to view the images and links that they share. In addition to Friend Stream, people can be organised into specific social circles, such as groups of friends, colleagues or any other way that makes sense.
The new HTC Sense experience also introduces broad improvements to applications including the browser, email client and others. In addition, the new version of HTC Sense includes a new newsreader application and widget, as well as a new seven-screen ‘Leap’ thumbnail view for quick and easy access to specific screens.
Pricing & Availability
The new HTC Desire will be available at a Market Operating Price of Rs. 28,900/- at all authorized HTC resellers across the country. Prices may vary according to the local applicable taxes
Courtsey: HTC India
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Lemon Mobiles Launched Lemon iT 717 Full Touch Phone @ Price Rs. 4,499
Posted by admin in Up Coming Phone on Agu 14th, 2010 | no responses
Lemon iT 717 is a full touch phone launched by Lemon Mobiles with an eye on the increasing touch screen market.
The touch phones are a growing trend in both rural as well as urban markets and Lemon has two phones - iT 717 and iT 515 to target this customer segments. Lemon iT 717 is a full touch phone launched by Lemon Mobiles with an eye on the increasing touch screen market.
Lemon iT 717 Key Features:
* 3.0″ Full touch screen
* DUAL SIM
* 3.2 Mega Pixel camera
* EDGE
* Java
Lemon iT 717 Price in India: Rs. 4499/-
Lemon iT 717 Features (Others):
Dual SIM: The phone supports a Dual SIM, Dual Standby facility - GSM +GSM
Nimbuzz: The phone offers Nimbuzz Instant messenger allowing multiple instant messengers like Gtalk, MSN, Yahoo and AOL in one interface.
Opera Mini: Opera Mini allows faster browsing on the phone and significantly reduces the data usage (Upto 90%) of the consumer.
Multimedia: The phone has a music player (all major audio formats like MP3, AAC, MIDI and WAV), video player (MP4, 3GP and AVI-Motion JPEG). There are dedicated volume keys on the side to increase/decrease the volume.
Camera:The phone includes a 3.2 mega pixel camera.
Phonebook: iT 717 has a phonebook capacity of 2000 contacts and allows storing upto 8000 numbers (2000 contacts x 4 no.s in each contact)
Memory: iT 717 has 28MB internal memory and allows Upto 8GB expandable memory. Customers can store upto 500 SMSs in the phone memory
Battery: It is equipped with an 1100 MaH huge Li-ion battery that comes with 5 hours of talk time and 8 days of standby time.
Other features: Java (MIDP 2.0 and CLDC 1.1), Email, EDGE for faster internet access, FM, Voice Recorder, MP3 Player and Bluetooth. The phone also allows PC synchronization with for Outlook contacts with phonebook. The data cable can also be used to connect the phone to the computer and use it as a webcam and USB mass storage.
Source: Lemon Mobiles
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Fly Mobile Lunches Fly MC170 3MP Camera Mobile Price @ Rs. 4094
Posted by admin in Up Coming Phone on Agu 14th, 2010 | no responses
Fly Mobile, the Mobile handset brand of UK based Meridian group, announced the launch of its latest sinewy mobile handset Fly MC170. MC 170 is a sleek and stylish Pandora box. The phone is bundled with a powerful 3 MP camera which will let you forget your camera on your next holiday trip. Fly MC170 is replete with social networking and instant messaging features. This small wonder holds a price to surprise for its consumers costing at Rs. 4094.
Commenting on the launch Prem Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, said “Design and development is the essence of Fly brand. We always strive to build every mobile handset based on extensive consumer research which is in line with the target consumer’s need and aspiration, based on extensive consumer research. MC 170 is an unbeatable combination of feature rich connectivity and ‘flaunt it’ style. Today consumers are using social networking on mobile phone more than desktop, this phone is an effort to keep them connected on the go”
Fly MC170 Price in India: Rs. 4094 /-
Fly MC170 Key Features:
* It clicks!!! - Powerful 3 mega pixel camera
* Display - 6.1 cm TFT screen with 262K display, 240 x 320 pixel screen resolution, screen switch effect, 3 themes
* Social networking and instant messaging through Fly Buzz!
* Audio player with equalizer
* Video recording and play
* FM with schedule recording
* Internal memory of 87 MB, expandable memory up to 8 GB
* 1000 mAh battery offering 10 hours of talk time and 250 hours of standby time
* A2DP Bluetooth, WAP 2.0 & GPRS support etc
* Fly Raashi – a new astrology application
* Accelerometer and motion sensor for better gaming experience
* Special self-help feature- long press the “0″ key in the ideal mode to send an SOS message
* Storage capacity- 2000 contact phonebook with video and photo ID of the caller, storage for 1000 SMS
* E-book reader (for .txt files)
Fly MC170 will be available at all fly Authorized Distributors and Retailers.
Source: Fly Mobile
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Just speak it: introducing Voice Actions for Android
Posted by admin in Google Mobile on Agu 13th, 2010 | no responses
Our mobile phones have become modern-day Swiss Army knives. An Android phone is a handheld computer, a music player, a notepad, a GPS navigation unit and more, all rolled into one sleek device that fits in your pocket. Today’s phones do so many things for us that sometimes we don’t even think about how we do them.
Even though our phones do all these new things, the most natural way of interacting with a phone remains what it always has been: speaking. And to that end, we’re pleased to introduce Voice Actions for Android. Voice Actions are a series of spoken commands that let you control your phone using your voice. Call businesses and contacts, send texts and email, listen to music, browse the web, and complete common tasks, all just by speaking into your phone.
To use Voice Actions, tap the microphone button on the Google search box on your home screen, or press down for a few seconds on the physical search button on your phone to activate the “Speak Now” screen. Let Mike LeBeau, the lead engineer for Voice Actions, show you in this video.
Speak any of these commands to perform a Voice Action on your phone:
- send text to [contact] [message]
- listen to [artist/song/album]
- call [business]
- call [contact]
- send email to [contact] [message]
- go to [website]
- note to self [note]
- navigate to [location/business name]
- directions to [location/business name]
- map of [location]
And of course, you can still conduct a Google search using your voice.
While we’re at it, we’re also releasing an updated version of the Google search widget for Android. When you type a local search query, like [italian restaurants] you’ll see suggested restaurants with addresses and ratings. Also, as you type queries, you can refine them further by tapping the pencil icon that appears to the right of search suggestions.
Both Voice Actions and the new Google search widget require Android 2.2 (Froyo), and will be pre-installed with the new Droid 2 phone from Motorola and Verizon. Voice Actions are currently available for U.S. English speakers.
If you have another phone with Android 2.2 (like the Nexus One, HTC Evo or the original Droid), you’ll need to download several app updates from Android Market to get all the latest goodness:
- Voice Search (this app includes Voice Actions)
- Google Search widget
- music apps (e.g. Pandora, Last.fm, Rdio, mSpot)
To get started fast, scan the QR codes for these apps below.
We think Voice Actions help you get things done on your phone faster and easier. Give it a try, and let us know what you think!
Posted by Hugo Barra, Product Management Director, and Dave Burke, Engineering Manager
Update (1:23 PM PST): we previously had not made the below downloads available outside the US, but they are now available. Voice Actions only work with US English speakers right now.
Voice Search |
Search widget |
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Instantly zap links, maps and phone numbers to your Android phone with Chrome to Phone!
Posted by admin in Google Mobile on Agu 13th, 2010 | no responses
(Cross-posted from the Google Chrome blog.)
Ever wanted a way to quickly and easily send links and other information from your desktop or laptop to your phone to view on the go? The new Chrome to Phone extension adds a button to your Google Chrome browser that instantly sends the current web page, map, YouTube video, or selected phone number or text to your Android device running Froyo (or Android 2.2).
Suppose you’re reading an interesting article on your favorite news website and need to leave for an urgent appointment. Simply click the extension icon in your browser to send the link to your phone and the device’s browser will automatically open the link, ready for you to view on the go. Chrome to Phone also works seamlessly with Google Maps. Say you’ve looked up an address or driving directions on your desktop. Clicking the extension icon in your browser will push the information to the Google Maps app on your phone. YouTube videos work the same way with the extension. You can also select a phone number on a web page and send it to the dialer on your phone. Selected text can also be automatically copied from your browser and sent to your Android clipboard for later viewing.
The Chrome to Phone extension is available in English for now, but we hope to expand to other languages soon. Check out the help center if you have further questions. To get Chrome to Phone, install the extension in your Google Chrome browser and the Android application on your phone from Android Market, and you’re ready to go.
Posted by Dave Burke, Engineering Manager
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Flipping for Gesture Search
Posted by admin in Google Mobile on Agu 12th, 2010 | no responses
You may already be familiar with Gesture Search, our Android app from Google Labs that lets you search by writing out characters on the touchscreen of your device. Today we’re happy to announce a new version, Gesture Search 1.2, which includes a new motion gesture. By doing a “double flip”, or flipping your phone away and then back, you can start Gesture Search at any time. This eliminates the need to activate Gesture Search from a home screen shortcut. You can turn the feature on or adjust its sensitivity in Settings. We’ve also fixed some bugs and improved usability by adding accessibility support. Gesture Search is still in its early stages (as with all things in Google Labs) but we’d love to hear your feedback in the comments below. It is available for Android-powered devices running Android 1.6 and above, and can be downloaded in Android Market.
Update 8/11/10: If you’re on an Android-powered device, click here to download Gesture Search. If you’re on a computer, go here.
Posted by Yang Li, Research Scientist, Gesture Search team
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Samsung Launches Samsung Champ C3303: Full Touchscreen Mobile Phone
Posted by admin in Up Coming Phone on Agu 11th, 2010 | no responses
Samsung Electronics HK. Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today announced the latest full touch mobile phone with compact design Samsung Champ. With its intuitive and user friendly features, it makes life more convenient and fun to the end user.
The brand new Samsung Champ comes with a similar crystal frame design outlook of Samsung premium LED TV brings the high-end look to the mobile that impress at first sight .
Crystal Frame Design
Combine glossy black and pure white in design, the sleek Samsung Champ in the palm brings to light the mobile’s curved back and its ergonomic finesse.
Hybrid Hand Writing Recognition Without Instant Changes of Inputting Mode:
Samsung Champ supports Hybrid Hand Writing Recognition (Auto detect English, Chinese and Numeric digit) and comes with a stylus, which enables simultaneous writing without making instant changes of the inputting mode. This brings convenience particularly to Hong Kong users whose education always emphasize on bilingual and speed up the efficiency of drafting e-mails or SMS.
Customizable Shortcut With Enhanced Touch User Interface
Samsung Champ incorporates a 1.3 megapixel camera and 2.4-inch full touch color display. It also carries TOUCHWiZ Lite user interfaces which includes a customizable home screen and a customized menu extendable up to 7 pages. Users can personalize their startup menu by creating favorite shortcuts such as contacts and functions like sound profile, calendar, wallpaper and memo, etc.
Amazing Multimedia
Samsung Champ also equipped with SoundAlive and 3.5mm headset jack which works with regular earphones. The built-in FM radio tune in your favorite radio programme for earphone free listening, and letting you groove your favorite music or radio programme in from anywhere even when using the speakers.
A whole new entertainment experience adding color to your life
The Samsung Champ is priced at: Rs. 4500/-.
Courtesy: Samsung Electronics
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