RIM launches Curve 9360 with Airtel for Rs 19,990

As expected, RIM today launched the BlackBerry Curve 9360 in India. The latest addition to the Curve series runs on the latest BlackBerry 7 OS and comes in a sleek 11 mm thin chassis. Other specs include a 800MHz processor, 512MB of RAM, 5.0 MP camera with geo-tagging, flash and VGA video recording, up to 5 hours of talk-time and Wi-Fi connectivity. The display has also been ramped up from QVGA (320×240 pixels) to HVGA+ (480×360 pixels). RIM has tied up with Airtel that will provide Airtel subscribers two months free trial of its Rs 299 BlackBerry plan and local calls at 20p and SMS at 5p for a year. The Curve 9360 is priced at Rs 19,990.

Nokia launches 600,700 and 701 in India starting at Rs 12,999

After almost a month of its official announcement, Nokia has launched the much talked about Symbian Belle trio in India – the 600, the 700, and the 701, like we reported earlier today. The three phones are based on 1GHz Qualcomm processor and come with in-built NFC chip. The Nokia 600 is priced at Rs 12,999, the Nokia 700 at Rs 18,099 and the Nokia 701 which is priced highest in the range will cost Rs 18,999. While the 701 model will debut in the stores today, the other two will be available from October.

A tangible keyboard Samsung Galaxy S Glide launched by Rogers Killing other keyboard with high quality

The handset have a four-row QWERTY among a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, 1.2GHz dual-core CPU and 8MP rear / 1.2MP front-facing cameras. Not moderately up and about toward par with its 4G-equipped elder brother, except anybody not necessitate the fanciest plaything taking place the bazaar except desire far above the ground act could discover this alternative mainly fascinating.

Amazon Kindle Fire tablet to sell for $199

The Fire will connect to the Internet via WiFi, but does not feature 3G connectivity, it is also missing an onboard camera or microphone. Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos also unveiled the Kindle Touch, an e-reader with no buttons and a touch screen starting at $99, along with a basic Kindle e-reader at a new price of $79. The Fire runs a version of Google Inc.’s Android software, used by other iPad wannabes, and will have access to applications through Amazon's Android store. Unlike the iPad, the Fire doesn't need to be backed up on a PC. Instead, it backs up its contents wirelessly on Amazon's servers. At $199, Amazon is likely subsidizing the cost of the tablet, on the expectation that it will make the money back when owners buy things through the tablet. That might allow the company to undercut Apple on price, something other manufacturers have had a hard time doing. Apple's profit margin on the iPad, which starts at $499, is lower than it is for many of its other products, particularly the iPhone.

Sony's S1 tablet a.k.a. Sony Tablet S set

Sony has been teasing its S1 and S2 tablets with a series of videos for quite some time now, but we never got the definitive launch date. However, multiple media reports suggest that we will see the tablet hitting the market soon. According to reports, Sony's S1 tablet will come to the market as early as next month and will be named “Sony Tablet S”. Obviously, S1 was never going to be the name of the tablet; it was just a codename given to the device to keep the name under wraps. Check out our previous coverage on the S1 and S2 tablets launch here. Related Stories Sony reveals its two Android Honeycomb tablets, to launch later this year Sony S2 Tablet to be called Tablet P, scheduled for September release Sony's S1, S2 Android tablets coming to India soon; to be priced at Rs. 29,000 Hands On: Sony Tablet S According to an Engadget report, Sony is going to make the official announcement of the S1 launch in the first half of the next month. The S1 and S2 devices are both Android Honeycomb devices; however hints are the S1 tablet will be upgradable to Ice Cream Sandwich soon after its launched. The S1 tablet is also being touted as PlayStation tablet as it is likely to feature an IR blaster that will enable it to control all devices in one's home via a network. The Sony Tablet S will come with a 3-MP frontal camera and a 5-MP camera on the back. The tablet will reportedly feature TruBlack technology ensuring better display. Reports have further said that the Sony tablet will come with pre-installed Sony software such as the company's services for books, movies and music. The notable feature of the tablet is PlayStation Suite, which is inclusive of PlayStation Store loaded with specially-designed PS games. Even though there is no official word on the price of the Sony Tablet S, but report suggest it will be less than Rs. 30,000. Stay tuned for more update on the launch of Sony's tablets.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7

Samsung unveiled another Galaxy Tab at IFA in Berlin last week, the small and compact Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7.the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 was removed from Samsung's booth at IFA due to complications with Apple. We'll let you know how this pans out. Anyone else think the Samsung and Apple drama should be played out on the next season of The Hills?

Lenovo IdeaPad A1

The latest tablet from Lenovo is the IdeaPad A1, a pretty standard device with a 7 inch screen, 1024X600 pixel display and single-core 1GHz processor running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The tablet stands out because its cheapest version is only around £125 ($200). Although the blue casing may look a bit cheap to some, we actually think it makes a welcome change.

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Complete Phone

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is loaded with Android 2.3 Gingerbeard OS and comes with 4.2-inch big screen size. It is one of the slimmest Smartphone with 8.7 mm thickness. They have enhanced the camera to 8.1 mega pixels and full HD video recording and playback. Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Specs Form Factor: Bar style touch screen phone Display: Super LCD TFT capacitive touchscreen with 854 x 480 pixels resolution and 4.2 inches diagonal size. Processor: Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon 1 GHz processor; Adreno 205 GPU Memory: 512 MB RAM, 320 MB internal memory, 32 GB microSD card support Camera: 8.1 MP with auto focus and LED flash, 720p HD video recording at 30fps Battery: Li-Po 1500 mAh with 7 hour talk time Audio & Video: MP3 Player, Video Player, FM Radio, Speakers Connectivity: GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB Dimensions: 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm Weight: 117 g Other Features: A-GPS, Threaded View SMS, Digital Zoom up to 2.46x, Video stabiliser, Sony Exmor R for mobile CMOS sensor, Image stabiliser, YouTube, Motion gaming, Twitter – Timescape integration, Sony Ericsson Timescape, Facebook application, TrackID music recognition, DLNA Certified, HDMI support, Google Maps, Reality display with Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine, Exchange ActiveSync, Document reader

HTC Sensation XE

The latest phone from HTC has Great audio technology. It has feature beat audio technology that enhances the sound of the smartphone. There are other upgrades too but he battery power and increased processor are two of the best thing that HTC has done. The phone gives great performance and the battery life is improved compared to the original sensation. The Phone has the dimension of 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm which shows great style and is weighted to be 151 gm. It has 1.5 GHz dual core CPU working in tandum with the Adreno 220 GPU. With this configuration, one can open internet at a lightning speed and the 3D games are surely to be enjoyable on this phone. Android 2.3 Gingerbread has powered this HTC sensation XE and user interface is of HTC itself which is costumed sense 3.5 UI. The processor as said is 1.5GHz dual-core processor which in comparison to the original Sensation which was 1.2GHz CPU is very high, thus the power on or off will be quicker. The battery used is Li-Ion 1730 MAH battery which is very huge but for such high configuration smartphone, we can guess it to be ok. The Smartphone is fully loaded with many social apps that are regularly used such as apps are Gmail, You tube, Picassa, Facebook, Myspace, Google Search, Maps, Google Talk, Twitter etc. Thus using this phone would really be fun. HTC Sensation XE will be available across Asia Pacific from the end of this month. However, no word on pricing is yet known.

Bionic Droid

The rumor of the day is relative to Bionic Droid smartphone that, so distant, is yet a great mystery, but whether the thinking of Motorola was to carry on concealing the same, it looks that e-commerce location Amazon spoiled the North American game. Recently the location introduced twain new accessories for the Motorola smartphone Droid Bionic, a car holder and one for the desktop. Since the picture seems on both the smartphone! Incredible is not it? To date, there is no piece of information approximately the arrival of Droid Bionic market, but the accessories can now that be accessed on the Amazon location is that there, you can register your email to receive a message when they are accessible to sale.

New Nokia 500

This is another unit of the series ‘accessible’ that Nokia is launching this year, before starting it all together to Windows Phone. The Nokia 500 comes with the operating system Symbian Anna, Which is not so new, a 3.2 inch display with 640 x 360 pixels and 16:9 widescreen aspect ratios. The unit focuses on young people and it comes with three different covers that can be exchanged. The device has a design very similar to other recent releases, which practically does not indicate anything new. Your processor should be highlighted, and 1GHz. The unit even comes with access to Ovi Maps, which will soon be discontinued by the company. Your camera is 5 megapixels but does not capture video in high quality, maximizing only 640 x 480 pixels and 15 fps. The device is actually more interesting for those who do not take into account new and powerful equipment. It costs about $ 240.

Nokia N9 – Just a swipe away

The Nokia N9 features a uni-body design, it has a 3.9” AMOLED display – there are no buttons, the phones body is made from polycarbonate material, the glass is curved, the colors are powerful and intense and it is the best we have seen so far from Nokia. I am sure you are asking why the Nokia N9’s glass is curved. Nokia said the new glass shape allows applications to appear clean and bright and it is very easy to use. Just swipe your finger across the screen and you are at the home view. The phone comes with an 8MP Carl Zeiss camera with touch to focus, free navigation, free maps and fast browsing, as it is using latest mobile browser technology. The phones colors please everybody – black, cyan and magenta. Nokia N9 Detailed Specifications: Operating System: MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan Processor: ARM Cortex A8, 1 Ghz. Screen: 3.9 inch AMOLED Camera: 8 MP Carl Zeiss Memory: 16 and 64 GB Body material: Polycarbonate Available Colors: Black, magenta and cyan The price starts from 660 $ / 749 $ (for 16GB / 64GB version). It seems that Nokia is gaining and wants to overcome the “touch revolution” that Apple created.

Motorola Xoom

Features The Motorola Xoom belongs to the first generation of Android tablets where all of the specs are more or less identical. It’s got the same dual-core 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, 1GB of RAM, front and rear cameras and 10.1″ 1280×800 display as all the others, along with 32GB of internal storage. It’s all getting a bit boring, to be honest, but there are a few minor differences that set it apart. While you can’t swing a dead TouchPad these days without hitting yet another Honeycomb tablet, there aren’t too many that are 3G-enabled like the Xoom. And if you insist on comparing it to the iPad, both the Wi-Fi and 3G flavours of the Xoom have GPS built-in, whereas only the more expensive 3G version of the iPad has this. The Xoom originally shipped with Android Honeycomb 3.0, but the latest over-the-air software update boosts this to 3.1. It’s not the latest version of Honeycomb, which is 3.2, but the difference between those two versions is negligible from what we can gather. The bigger difference is between 3.0 and 3.1, which enables the missing microSD card support, adds resizable widgets on the homescreen, additional apps in the multi-tasking panel, USB support for keyboards, digital cameras and other input devices, and updates to the core set of apps. When arguing the merits of a Honeycomb tablet over the iPad, the latter’s lack of microSD card slot, USB, built-in HDMI and Flash support are typically the main advantages brought up. The Xoom offers all four of these, but the USB implementation is a bit spotty. You’ll need to track down a micro-USB adapter to turn the built-in slot into full USB, and even if you manage to find an adapter (your best bet is eBay), it only works for wired keyboards and game controllers. Honeycomb does support USB host for transferring files from flash drives, digital cameras and memory card readers, so we’re not quite sure why Motorola has left this functionality off the menu.

TOSHIBA AT200

The iPad 2 is facing some serious competition these days. As the consumer market warms up to the potential of tablet media, there is certainly no shortage of options for us to choose from. And we can certainly thank Android and Apple for that. That said, there is little operationally, to distinguish one android from the other right now, which is where Toshiba’s AT200 can take the moral high ground because it is the lightest and thinnest 10.1 inch tablet on the market. With a depth of just 7.7mm and weighing in at meagre 558grams the AT200 is a highly portable product and one that will be very popular with anyone on the go particularly if Toshiba prices it competitively. The tablet runs Android Honeycomb version 3.2 which is great as far as an operating system is concerned, the drawback is that unlike Apple’s strict App Store quality control, Android’s open source format attracts many more bad apps as there are good ones and with over 250,000 to choose from you’ll be doing a lot of sifting. The spec however is impressive. There’s a front and back HD camera and a micro HDMI port to hook it up to the telly, a 10.1inch capacitive LED screen, GPS, wifi, Bluetooth, 1 gig of DDR2 RAM and a 1.2 ghz TI OMAP 4430 CPU. The current model has 16 and 32 gig versions, but a 64 gig model and 3G is promised early next year. So, thin is good. It’s good because the battery life is certainly not starved, you get a full eight hours and it’ll pop inside your case with a minimum of fuss. Whether or not it stacks up against the Galaxy will have to be seen. At the end of the day it will be the price that will determine that one.

Motorola Photon 4G Phone

The Motorola Photon 4G is Sprint’s latest specimen; it’s a right super phone with a dual-core processor, large qHD display, and WiMAX with a gimmicky 3D camera. Motorola further flavored things up with a dash of WebTop functionality. Display and Hardware: 158g (5.57oz) and 12.2mm (0.48 inches) Cut-off corners, subtly curved top and bottom edges. Sheet of Gorilla glass that protects the 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen It’s reddish black over the display and blueish grey around it Sensors, earpiece, front-facing camera and notification light above the screen, plus the space housing the primary microphone and four capacitive buttons (menu, home, back, search) below the display. Hard plastic coated in a glossy gunmetal-colored lacquer that wraps around the left and right sides. A pair of secondary microphones. Widget Clock and the home-screen. 1,650mAh battery, a SIM slot for the GSM / HSPA radio and a microSD card reader and 16GB built-in storage. Volume rocker and camera button (both ridged for grip) are located on the right side, power / lock key, headphone jack on the top edge, and a pair of micro-HDMI and micro-USB connectors NVIDIA’s snappy 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 SoC, a 1GB of RAM, eight (!) radios: WiMAX, CDMA / EV-DO, GSM / EDGE (quadband), UMTS / HSPA (tri-band 850/1,900/2,100MHz), WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, GPS / AGPS and… FM (phew). 4.3-inch qHD (960×540 pixels) TFT panel the screen is bright even in direct sunlight, with beautiful colors, ink-like blacks and wide viewing angles. Call and reception typically high standards Audio playback sounded with the loudness and clarity of the built-in speaker. Battery lasted 5 hr and 54 min and a full day on a single charge. Camera: 8 megapixel auto-focus cameras takes lovely pictures and a dual-LED flash ,glass pod with the same two-tone coating The mechanical shutter on the original Droid X and Milestone XT720, three microphones (one on the front, two in the back). No night mode and pictures shot in low light just end up looking dim even when adjusting exposure offers a rather limited number of settings. The digital zoom can be controlled by pressing the volume rocker, touch-to-focus, flash mode (auto, on, off), scenes (like sport), effects (sepia, etc…), picture modes (including panorama) and a few additional options in the menus (such as resolution and exposure). For video, the scenes setting change which of the three microphones are active Photon captures video in HD (720p) at a smooth 30fps No auto-focus of any kind when recording videos, making close-ups nigh impossible. Softwares: Latest version of Gingerbread (Android 2.3.4) Motorola-specific widgets and apps (such as Gallery, Messaging and Music) with variety popular social networks. In addition to seven home screens, the UI features four dock icons customized like in TouchWiz. The leftmost icon brings up the app tray, which can be organized in groups (defaults are All apps, Recent, Downloaded and Sprint). Gingerbread, 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor and 1GB of RAM Needing improvement is WebTop, which remains sluggish. News, Social Networking, Rich Location, and Tasks, file manager, Quickoffice (with support for editing documents), Skype, a task manager and TeleNav. Car Dock app different from Google’s Including NASCAR, Sprint ID, Sprint Mobile Wallet, Sprint Music Plus, Sprint Radio, Sprint TV & Movies, Sprint Worldwide and Sprint Zone (useful for managing your account). Speaking about overall performance, the Photon 4G is fast. With its stunning display, impressive battery life and solid performance, Motorola’s and Sprint’s best handset ever. Motorola Photon 4G is a good deal but at $200 (on contract) the Photon is definitely the first superphone.

TWO NEW MANGO HANDSETS FOR HTC

The Asian manufacturer HTC has launched two new SmartPhones which are thought to be the first to run Mango, Microsoft’s latest WP7 platform. The devices are called Radar and Titan. The two handsets were announced in Berlin, London, Paris and Madrid where HTC held a series of what it called consumer meet-ups. Despite problems selling previous WP7 handsets, Microsoft believes they are onto to a winner with this particular update. Many in the mobile phone world agree, although it will probably be another 12 months before this theory is fully tested. In the meantime, what are the specifications of these two new gadgets? Both SmartPhones will apparently feature improved cameras and the ability to shoot video. The Titan is said to feature a 4.7 inch display surrounded by a 9.9mm aluminium case, while the Radar is thought to possess a slightly smaller screen size at 3.8 inches. Titan and Radar should be available from October this year. Other than this information, nothing else is known at this stage. What is different with Mango? Apparently one of the main differences between this update and previous versions is improved functionality with regards to social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter. But perhaps more importantly is improved access to Microsoft Office, and the ability for it to handle multiple email accounts; which will delight those users who like to use their SmartPhone as a kind of mini office. Handling multiple emails though is not new to the SmartPhone world since it is actually one of the hallmarks of the BlackBerry. Other improved features of Mango include a faster searching and browsing experience.

Sony to start PS Vita global rollout

Sony Corp will launch its new PlayStation Vita handheld games device on December 17 in Japan, kicking off a global rollout, and insisted it will not reduce the price in the face of discounting by rival Nintendo. Sony has been criticized for setting the PS Vita's price too high for the mass market but some analysts say the gadget will likely appeal chiefly to hardcore gamers, who are generally willing to spend more. Hiroshi Kawano, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, presented the domestic launch plans to reporters a day ahead of the annual Tokyo Game Show. The PS Vita, first unveiled in Tokyo in January, is expected to go on sale in the United States and Europe in early 2012, but exact dates have yet to be revealed. Sony said it will launch 26 software titles along with the PS Vita on December 17 and Japan's biggest mobile carrier, NTT Docomo, will provide prepaid 3G plans for PS Vita users. Rival Nintendo slashed prices for its own portable games device by up to 40 percent to 15,000 yen ($NZ238) last month after sales sagged, and unveiled a raft of new software on Tuesday in a bid to revive interest. But investors say smartphones and tablets have taken a big bite out of demand for dedicated portable games devices by providing cheaper software and multiple functions. Sony said in August it saw no need to reduce the price of the PS Vita from the announced figure of 24,980 yen ($NZ397) for a Wi-fi only model and 29,980 yen ($NZ477) for a 3G plus Wi-fi version. But the company last month cut the price of its PlayStation 3 gaming console by one-fifth to regain lost ground against rival Microsoft, which makes the Xbox

Waterstones use kindle to ignite eReader battle

There’s going to be a new tough new competitor in the e-reading war as of next year. The e-reading thing IS a war isn’t it? Only with fewer deaths, obviously. Anyway, we’re getting sidetracked already. The hot news is that Amazon’s wildly popular Kindle reader will be challenged by a new device, to be launched by Waterstones in early 2012. Although the Kindle is by far and away the global market leader, in the US it has faced some competition from the Nook, a reader that was developed by book chain Barnes & Noble. They allow customers to visit their stores with their Nooks and get an hour of free reading every day. No doubt enjoyed with some coffee and a cupcake. Delightful. If Waterstones provide a similar ‘try before you buy’ service, it could be a shot in the arm for the company, luring hardcore readers in to their stores armed with their e-reading gadgets for a session of loafing about and cyberbrowsing. The book chain’s boss, James Daunt, said: We in Waterstone's need to offer you a digital reader which is at least as good, and preferably substantially better, than that of our internet rival, and you will have a much better buying experience purchasing your books through us.” Read the whole story on Holy Moly! http://www.holymoly.com/gadgets/news/waterstones-ready-battle-amazon-new-e-reader59266#ixzz1Z5Cly8KL The best celebrity gossip site in the world.

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LG Electronics has launched a 3D smartphone

LG Electronics has launched a 3D smartphone — LG Optimus 3D that does not require special glasses to view 3D content. The LG Optimus 3D's dual 5MP lens camera allows users to capture and record their best moments as images and videos in 3D anytime, anywhere. The LG Optimus 3D's 4.3-inch WVGA display faithfully recreates the 3D experience without the use of glasses. Captured 3D content is easily shared via an HDMI 1.4 connection to 3D TVs and monitors and also is compatible with DLNA Certified™ products. You can easily upload and stream 3D content and share each other's creations on YouTube's dedicated 3D channel (youtube.com/3D). Price: Rs. 37,000 approx

iBall Launches Slide

There is good news for the gadget lovers of India, as well renowned computer application developer iBall has launched its new gadget “Slide” in India. The gadget is available for sale for a price of Rs. 13,995. This is for the second time when a gadget is being launched in the Indian market.

Slide comes with the feature of 2 megapixel front camera. Just like any other advanced gadgets it has expandable memory, USB host and HDMI output. It runs over Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and is powered by 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor. The other essential features for connectivity like Bluetooth, WiFi and 3G are also built in it.

Its battery capacity allows it user to enjoy music for about 6.5 hours and can capture images for continuously 5 hours. On iBall gadget 3D games and movies can also be enjoyed. Its browsing enables a user to enjoy uninterrupted surfing, emails viewing and social networking.

The Director of the iBall is optimistic that by 2014 the demand for iBall will increase by 175 million. During the launch of Slide, a well known face of Bollywood, Hritik Roshan, was also present. He has been appointed as brand ambassador of the gadget.

Sharp Aquos IS03 makes you want to forget the Samsung Galaxy S2

Sharp Aquos IS03 makes you want to forget the Samsung Galaxy S2

Here is a phone which we wish would come to the West. The Sharp Aquos IS03 is a 8.9mm thick phone loaded to the teeth running on Gingerbread ver 2.3.5. The phone targeted at women in the age group of 20 - 30, comes with a 4.2 inch ASV (Advanced super view) LCD supporting a resolution of 960 × 540 pixels, whats interesting is that it has a memory of 56 × 304 pixels, so pre-selected information like the time, number of messages etc can be displayed without powering the entire display on. The phone comes preloaded with proprietary power saving features account for nearly 25% battery savings. Features include - Bluetooth 3.0, 8 megapixel camera, MicroSD card slot, 1.4 Ghz Snapdragon processor, Earthquake warning, DLNA, Mobile wallet, One Seg mobile TV tuner and more enclosed in a waterproof case.