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Android 2.x buzzing, 80%+ share?

December 2, 2010 0 Annkur

New figures from Android Developers suggest that in 2 weeks (preceding 1st Dec) 43.4% of Android Market activity was by devices running Froyo (Android 2.2) and 39.6% from Android 2.1. This takes the total Android 2.x activity to a respectable…

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Motorola oozes QWERTY and touchscreen goodness in Rs 13,900 Charm

November 29, 2010 4 Nimish

Motorola seems to be in Android phone overdrive. After launching the Quench and the FlipOut in the past few weeks, it today released the Charm in the Indian market. In terms of features, this has got to be one of…

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Toshiba AC100 Android notebook comes to Indian shores at Rs 18,721

November 28, 2010 1 Nimish

When announced earlier this year, it was seen by many as an Android competitor to the MacBook Air, with its sleek form factor, flash memory, featherweight weight and extremely gorgeous looks, but the Toshiba AC100 had a rough ride with…

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Micromax joins the Android race with Rs 8,000 Andro A60, also talks of 7-inch tablet

November 27, 2010 5 Nimish

We were not there (well, there are only so many places we can be at the same time), but the news is trickling out that Micromax has unveiled its first Android phone at a bloggers’ meet in Delhi some hours…

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Sony Ericsson to unveil PlayStation Phone on Dec 9

November 25, 2010 0 c0rex

Surprises come in all shapes and sizes. But sometimes some people get so excited that they can’t keep surprises as secret agenda. Sony Ericsson has sent out an Invite about Sony Ericsson France CEO Pierre Peron to make ‘most anticipated presentation…

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Sony Ericsson Anzu Previewed

November 17, 2010 0 Rahul S

Eldar Murtazin of Mobile-Review is at it again. The serial phone leaker had just days ago announced that Sony Ericsson is planning to come up with a new high end Android device codenamed the Anzu. That handset, which the company…

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Google Hotpot: Rate your favorite places and recommend them to friends

November 16, 2010 0 c0rex

Google recently launched Places search for faster and more relevant local search results. Now taking that a step ahead, Google introduces Hotpot (not Hotspot), a local recommendation engine that will bring review about the hottest places that you and your…

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OG Hands-on with the OlivePad, Quick Review

November 14, 2010 1 Nimish

Although it was first announced in August, the OlivePad has finally made it to leading electronic stores and much to the surprise of many people, is actually slugging it out with the much-hyped Samsung Galaxy Tab. Yes, it might not…

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Dell enters Indian smartphone market with two Android handsets!

November 10, 2010 0 Nimish

The jury might still be out as to whether the Streak is a tablet or a smartphone, but today Dell officially entered the Indian smartphone market with two Android handsets. In what is a change from the general trend, these…

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Closeup, Videos & Quick Review

November 4, 2010 0 Annkur

We finally managed to spend some time playing around with a Galaxy Tab and it quite fits the case we put up in favor of a 7″ tablet sometime back. We have done an impressive lengthy discussion on the Galaxy…

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Sony E starts rolling out Android 2.1 for X10 series, Mini Pro first to get it in India

November 1, 2010 0 Nimish

All right, after much speculation, it is finally here. Sony Ericsson India has just confirmed on its official Facebook page that the Android 2.1 update for its Xperia X10 series of phones is being rolled out. As for when it…

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Quick Review: Motorola Quench XT3

October 31, 2010 9 Nimish

Motorola has joined the low-cost Android phone battle with its Quench XT3 handset. Priced at around Rs 12,500, it offers Android 2.1, a 3.2 inch capacitive touch screen and a 3.2 mega pixel camera. How does it shape up against…

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Google’s Nexus Two Arriving November 8. Runs Android 2.3

October 31, 2010 5 Rahul S

Even as the Nexus One was being launched (back in January 2010)  there were speculations whether Google would follow it up with a second version of the handset – obviously called Nexus Two. Those speculations seem to be taking the…

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Identity Crisis: Facebook app identifies OlivePad as Samsung Galaxy Tab!

October 31, 2010 2 Nimish

As far as confusion goes, this one ranks pretty high in the surprise department. We were playing around with the OlivePad, India’s first 3.5G tablet which has been updated to Froyo recently (yes, yes, a review is coming up on…

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Samsung Galaxy Tab: initial hands-on impressions

October 29, 2010 0 Nimish

We spent a few minutes with Samsung’s iPad competitor, the Galaxy Tab at its launch today, and while these were clearly not enough for a review, we saw enough to record a few initial impressions, especially in comparison with the…

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[India] Samsung releases Galaxy Tab, Ships Nov 10th, Costs Rs 38000 ($826)

October 29, 2010 4 Nimish

As expected the Samsung Galaxy Tab has formally arrived in India (yes amongst the first 3 countries getting the Tab). The device which many have hailed as the foremost challenger to Apple’s iconic iPad tablet, will be available from November 10th for…

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Xperia X10 Android 2.1 Update Delayed Further [Update, False Alarm]

October 27, 2010 11 Rahul S

Update: The link which we have referred to is actually a month old as realized by us quite a bit later.  Actually, the story was first reported by Phonescoop (who have since then pulled the post). We came to know of…

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PayPal for App Store, Blackberry App World and Android Market coming today?

October 27, 2010 2 Annkur

Wow TC has managed another trendy scoop. It seems that PayPal is gearing up to announce partnership with mobile app markets across 3 leading platforms i.e. Apple’s AppStore, Blackberry’s App World and Google’s Android Market.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab coming on Friday to India?

October 26, 2010 0 Nimish

The device that many consider being the biggest challenger to the iPad is expected to be released in India this Friday. No, we have no official confirmation, but when one gets an invite from Samsung saying “Lets Tab…Let’s Talk…” and…

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Accord @Pad claims to run Android 1.7, has iPad’s looks and icons – yours for Rs 9,990!

October 26, 2010 1 Nimish

It has been raining tablets in the Indian market of late, with just about everyone and their grandmother announcing tablets that they claim are the coolest things since sliced bread. Some of these claims (Olive, Samsung, and LG) have merit,…

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OlivePad finally coming to stores this week, with Froyo!

October 25, 2010 0 Nimish

It was first announced in August, but is going to finally hit the stores this week, becoming only the second device in India. We are talking of India’s first 3.5G tablet, the OlivePad VT-100 from Olive Telecom, which grabbed a…

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HTC Knight spotted, Sliding screen – QWERTY or Speakers?

October 24, 2010 0 Annkur

XDA Developers has managed to get some scoop on an upcoming HTC Android device that should be hitting Sprint in US anytime now. Not much is known about the Knight now, but it features a 3.7″ screen as per XDA’s…

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Garmin-Asus launches A10 Android phone with Advanced Navigation for Rs 18,990

October 21, 2010 0 Nimish

Garmin-Asus might not have exactly set the markets on fire with their offerings so far, but we have a feeling that things could change with the A10 which it launched today.

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The second Android tablet from Samsung, SMT-i9100

October 18, 2010 0 Annkur

While they wait for Samsung Galaxy Tab (P9000) tablet is still to hit our desk, it seems that we are seeing a second Android tablet from Samsung. This one being a low end version without the Touchwiz UI and currently…

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Samsung releases Android 2.2 upgrade for Galaxy S

October 15, 2010 1 Nimish

After a lot of talk and speculation, it is finally here. Samsung has officially released the Android 2.2 upgrade package for its bestselling Samsung Galaxy S smart phone. The device, which has been one of the hottest selling smart phones…

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Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Launched in India

October 11, 2010 1 Rahul S

Sony Ericsson has just days ago announced that it has started shipping its Xperia X8, Android smartphone. What we did not expect back then was an India launch so soon! Thats right ladies and gentlemen, the Xperia X8 has been…

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Firefox 4 beta for mobile released…but only for Android, Maemo

October 8, 2010 0 Nimish

Mozilla has finally released a public beta of Firefox 4 for mobile for download and test. But we would advise the cheering to be a bit restrained – the browser is available only for Android (version 2 and above) and…

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Motorola Announces New Android Handsets: Spice and Droid PRO

October 6, 2010 1 Rahul S

Motorola seems to be very upbeat about its Android prospects. Of late it has been launching new devices based on Android with regular frequency. The latest devices to be added to Motorola’s Android portfolio happens to be the Spice and…

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Android 2.2 Froyo Market, now available on Android 2.1

October 5, 2010 3 Gaurav N

You already heard that paid apps are now available in India too. But have you noticed what else is available with the Android Market? With the release of Froyo(Android 2.2) Google really made some great enhancements in Android Market App…

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Dell Launches its Streak Android Tablet in India

October 5, 2010 1 Rahul S

Dell’s much awaited Android Tablet, the Streak has been launched in India today. The Streak  boasts of a not so large 5 – inch display which makes it  dimensionally smaller than some of the full fledged tablets out there. That…

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Samsung Tab coming to India in November for (gasp!) Rs 47,000?

October 4, 2010 0 Mr Spock

All right, we must state up front that this is purely a rumour but as it comes from no fewer than THREE Samsung Store executives and two market observers (none of whom want to be named, for obvious reasons), we…

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Forget Froyo, Sony E Xperia X10 users to get Android 2.1 in October end!

September 24, 2010 1 Mr Spock

The update saga of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 range of phones continues unabated. There had been a lot of surprise when Sony Ericsson had launched the X10 phones (the X10, the X10 mini and the X10 mini pro) running…

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An 8-inch Android tablet for Rs 9,000, courtesy Binatone!

September 19, 2010 1 Mr Spock

When we had talked about Binatone’s releasing a range of smartphones, tablets and netbooks yesterday, we had speculated that the company might be pricing its tablets in the Rs 10,000-Rs 12,000 range, to make a splash in the as yet…

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And the latest iPad killer comes from…Binatone?

September 18, 2010 0 Mr Spock

We have had a number of low cost cellphones hitting the Indian market of late, offering stacks of features at relatively low prices. The tablet market has, however, remained relatively niche. That might be about to change if a mail…

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Motorola CEO hints at Android tablet in Q1 2011, Gingerbread?

September 17, 2010 0 Annkur

Motorola was the one who stole the show with Android 2.1 earlier this year (Droid!) and it seems that they want to be the first ones to make good use of the upcoming Android 3.0 (aka Gingerbread) that is said…

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Acer Ferrari Android phone arrives in India, with expected stiff price tag!

September 14, 2010 1 Nimish

The Acer Liquid E Ferrari edition has been officially released in India today. The device, which carries the Acer-Ferrari collaboration into the smartphone arena (they have been seen on notebooks earlier), runs on Android, and apart from having the legendary…

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Android not for tablets yet, says Google exec

September 12, 2010 1 Mr Spock

In what must have come as a terrible shock for the likes of Dell, Samsung and Toshiba who are pushing tablets based on Google’s Android operating system, Google’s director of products for mobile has said that Android is not designed…

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Spice Mi-300: Android 2.1, 3.5G, capacitive touch, 5MP camera for Rs 9,990!

September 5, 2010 7 Mr Spock

Just when we had thought that LG and Samsung had pulled the price of Android devices closer to (or even below) the Rs 10,000 barrier, the folks at Spice have come out with perhaps the most staggering value for money…

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Samsung Galaxy Tab is official, not just another tablet!

September 4, 2010 3 Annkur

Samsung has finally gone official with its android tablet, the Galaxy Tab (GT-P1000). Powered by the latest build of Android OS (2.2 Froyo), Samsung Galaxy Tab certainly leaves a mark on the industry with its launch. While we have seen…

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Google App Inventor Alternative: Illumination Software Creator

September 2, 2010 0 Gaurav N

Want to create an app for android without coding, but still did not received invitation from Google App inventor? Try an alternative visual application designer that allows you to make Android Apps without any coding.