Archive for October, 2011

Beluga steps aside for Facebook Messenger

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Following its acquisition by Facebook, Beluga has finally announced that it is shutting down services on December 15, 2011. Beluga was designed to be a free group messaging service and it is now making way for the all new Facebook Messenger application. In March 2011, the startup was acquired by Facebook. At that point of [...]

Nokia Pulse beta app now available

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Aimed at making location sharing easier on its handsets, the Nokia Pulse app has now been released in beta version. This applications smoothes out the process of users letting friends in on their location by replacing the idea of making calls and sending texts with executing simple taps. The app lets users create several groups [...]

myPlex simplifies media streaming to various devices

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Plex has developed its own cloud service which it calls the myPlex platform that’s built around three ideas – an easy way to access media remotely, a universal media queue and the ability to conveniently share content with friends and family. According to the company, this utility is meant to do more than just ease [...]

Acer Allegro to land in France with Windows Phone 7.5

Monday, October 31st, 2011

The Acer Allegro, the new Windows Phone 7.5 operated smartphone is all set to make a commercial debut with its first destination being France. The handset had made its first appearance at the IFA 2011 under the moniker W4. Pocket-lint dug up this news from French website Mon Windows Phone which posted the story about [...]

XtremeMac Microshield SC and SCL iPad 2 cases announced

Monday, October 31st, 2011

After revealing some snazzy covers for the recently released Apple iPhone 4S, XtremeMac has now diverted its attention to the company’s tablets with the release of XtremeMac Microshield SC and SCL iPad 2 cases. The covers are designed to work seamlessly with Smart Cover that the iPad 2 comes with. The most significant difference between [...]

Nokia Kinetic phone bends, flexes, twists and more

Monday, October 31st, 2011

A certain Finnish giant seemed to be raring to offer flexibility in the literal sense as it showed off the new Nokia Kinetic bendy phone concept at the Nokia World 2011 in London. While the Lumia and Asha were in the limelight at the event, this futuristic device certainly grabbed its own share of attention. [...]

AT&T Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash to arrive on November 6

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

AT&T has announced the looming arrival of the Samsung Focus S and Samsung Focus Flash on November 6 through its official Facebook page. Both the phones run on the new Windows Phone Mango operating system and were said to be developed by the company following the success and popularity of the Samsung Focus. The mobile [...]

Nokia Screen Reader app revealed

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

Along with the plethora of phones launched at the Nokia World 2011, the Nokia Screen Reader app was also disclosed. The newly declared application converts screen content into speech so that users don’t have to necessarily look at the screen for reading messages as they can simply hear them reeled out loudly. The Nokia app [...]

Samsung Galaxy Nexus to be available in UK from November 17

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

Disclosed earlier this month, the much awaited Samsung Galaxy Nexus is set to retail in the UK from November 17, as revealed on Amazon UK. This is the first smartphone to run on the newest Android operating system, Google Ice Cream Sandwich. The Android 4.0 handset boasts of a 4.65-inch 1280 x 720p HD Super [...]

ThinkGeek Iris 9000 to support iPhone 4S Siri from a distance

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

It looks like manufacturers have been seeing a lot of potential in Siri and users can look forward to accessories for the said software, with one of them being the ThinkGeek Iris 9000. This voice control module allows users to communicate with Siri from a distance. The device is made up of a cradle which [...]