Archive for November, 2011

Mysterious iPhone 4 combustion on Australian flight

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

For some reason, an iPhone 4 supposedly decided to express its rage when it was about to disembark from a Sydney bound REX flight. After the plane landed in the largest city of Australia, the otherwise cool gadget started sending out a red glow, and was also seen ‘emitting a significant amount of dense smoke’. [...]

Motorola XT928 coming soon through China Telecom

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

The Gingerbread-powered Motorola XT928 smartphone is all set to hit China by December this year. This device comes hot on the heels of the Razr XT910 which has already made its debut in countries like the U.S. and India, along with China. The attention drawing features of the XT928 are its 13MP rear facing camera [...]

Google Maps 6.0 for Android released, adds indoor support and more

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Google Maps 6.0 for Android has recently been released for smartphones as well as tablets powered by the OS. The new edition brings in support for indoor locations at various places. With the addition of this feature, the maps will now allow users to navigate through the insides of airports, malls, and other such locations, [...]

White HTC Sensation XL price revealed by Letsbuy

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Closely following the launch of the Sensation XE in India, online retailer Letsbuy is now offering the HTC Sensation XL for pre-order. Just like the XE, this smartphone is also integrated with Beats Audio and ships with a headset designed in collaboration with Dr. Dre. The serene white handset is graced by a 4.7-inch capacitive [...]

Nokia Lumia 900 in the pipeline for the U.S.?

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

A certain Finnish manufacturer looks all geared up to take over the competition, fans and market next year as rumor mills hint at a new Nokia Lumia 900. Speculated to hit the U.S. early next year, the phone is being looked at as the flagship release of the manufacturer, especially in its Windows Phone collection. [...]

BlackBerry Mobile Fusion for smartphones and tablets introduced

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

RIM has unveiled the next-generation enterprise mobility solution called the BlackBerry Mobile Fusion in India for Android, BlackBerry and iOS smartphones as well as tablets. This offering is set to infuse numerous mobile device with management capabilities and will ease the management process of various handsets powered by BlackBerry, Google Android and Apple iOS OS. [...]

Snake Xing game slithers out for iPad

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

The latest title on the block for owners of the Apple tablet is Snake Xing from Wrinkle-free Games which recently made its debut on the iPad. This offering is the advanced version of the popular erstwhile Snake game and should bring back fond memories of a decade back wherein the original one was a rage [...]

Lenovo ThinkPad tablet updated with Qualcomm Gobi 3000 chipset

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

The Lenovo ThinkPad tablet which launched a few months ago has now been enhanced with the Qualcomm Gobi 3000 technology. The company states that with the incorporation of this chipset, the ThinkPad has become one of the few Android tablets to offer enterprise customers a single, unified global mobile platform. Refreshed with the Qualcomm Gobi [...]

Google Catalogs app for iPad and Android tablets to aid shoppers

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Adding to its expansive suite of applications covering various categories, Google has now introduced a new offering in the form of the Google Catalogs app for the iPad and Android tablets. This application has joined the ranks of other Google shopping related tools like Google Wallet, Shopper, Offers and Shopper Pro, among many others. As [...]

NTT DoCoMo Sharp Aquos PhoneSH-01D declared in Japan

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

The newest smartphone all set to hit the markets of Japan is the recently unveiled NTT DoCoMo Sharp Aquos PhoneSH-01D. This handset is water resistant and powered by an OMAP4430 1.0GHz dual-core processor. Weighing about 140g, the Aquos PhoneSH-01D comes dressed in shades of black, white and blue. It offers talk time and standby time [...]