7-inch Apple iPad Mini rumored to launch in Q3 or Q4

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

Californian tech-honcho Apple is likely to roll out its 7-inch Apple iPad Mini in the  second half of 2012, so that users could lay hands over it by Christmas. It has been recently claimed by Taiwan news outlet Liberty Times.

According to report, the company is all set to launch this mini iPad at the end of 3rd quarter. It has been also targeting to sale around 6 million units, which was already predicted by a Chinese online portal Netease in April 2012.

LG and Au Optronics are engaged in developing the  iPad Mini LCD panel after passing the Apple’s certification tests so that these could be shipped on time. As per a Japanese blog site Macotakara, TPK Holding is planning to churn out 4 million backlight modules, while Chimei Innolux would be providing extra 2 million modules.

In addition to this, Nissha Printing is also making touch film sensors for Apple iPad Mini, which would pack 8GB storage and is likely to set back between $249 and $299.

Apple iPad has got a slight competition from Amazon’s 7-inch Kindle Fire in the fourth quarter of last year. After that, Apple has striven to regain its lost share. As per his, currently Apple is holding nearly 61% share of the tablet market all around the world in 2012.
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7-inch Apple iPad Mini is expected to take on the rivalry with Kindle Fire and other smaller Android tablets. But, Apple has been in the habit of following its own trends rather than of others. Considering this point, it seems that Apple would be releasing some other kinds of iPad mini more to lure away the Android tablets fans.

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Specs of HTC Ville C surfaced

Posted on May 17, 2012 by admin

HTC Ville C, the cheaper version of HTC One S is going to break its cover soon. Recently, the specs of this HTC mobile phone has been revealed online.

Earlier, HTC One S was provided the codename of Ville by Taiwan based maker. Now, this codename would be making its entry in the market in form of a separate gadget. According to the features leaked, this device would be running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. Apart from this, it would be packing new HTC Sense 4.5 version, which is an update on current HTC Sense 4.0.

HTC Ville C would be arriving flaunting an “ultra slim” body, even though, it has not been clarified whether it would boast of thinness similar to HTC One S or it would sport unibody design. Apart from this, it would be fitted with an 8 MP shooter with the capability of 1080p video recording and laced with bells and whistles like auto focus, LED flash and BSI Sensor. It would also sport front VGA CMOS camera.

It would sport 4.3-inches touchscreen with qHD resolution, though its specs are still unclear, whether it would be “LCD” or “AMOLED”. This HTC mobile phone will pack 16GB of on-board storage capacity, 1GB of RAM and 1650mAh battery.

The device will be empowered by a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, which would be clocking at 1.5GHz, which is already equipped in HTC Sensation XE. The specs sheet doesn’t include

Beats Audio, considering that entry-level HTC Desire C packs it.

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Android 4.0 ICS update likely to land on Sony Xperia S by late May or early June

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

Japanese tech-titan Sony has recently announced that much-anticipated Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update would be rolled out on Sony Xperia S by late May or early June this year.

Sony has started releasing the ICS update on its Xperia series of smartphones, which broke their cover  last year 2011. But, owners of Sony Xperia S have been eagerly awaiting this update since 2012, February, when this gadget was unleashed. Hence, the owners are compelled to enjoy till now on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. Even though, company promised to bring the new update pretty soon on this device but it has remained tight-lipped about the exact release date.

But, now at last company has officially announced the concrete date of this update on its support forum. It has also spilled beans that update would be coming on OTA and also through PC Companion software.

Although, Sony Xperia S is already coming packed with plenty of juicy specs like amazingly massive 12 MP rear camera, 1.3 MP front shooter and 4.3-inches touchscreen. In addition, it’s empowered by dual-core processor, which clocks at 1.5 GHz. Moreover, it also flaunts 32 GB storage and 1 GB of RAM and is equipped with Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery.

But, now this ICS update is certain to boost the overall performance of this Sony mobile phone thereby enhancing its popularity amidst the geeks.

What do you think, whether Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update would be able to add more thrill to Sony Xperia S? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below!

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Samsung C3782 Evan with dual SIM unveiled

Posted on May 15, 2012 by admin

South Korea based tech company has revealed the face of its newly designed handset Samsung Evan C3782. This dual SIM phone targets at low-budget market.

Samsung Evan GT-C3782 would be arriving in a candybar form factor, which would measure up the size of 117.7 x 49 x 12.3 mm and 82 gram weight. This feature phone is new addition in the series of  DUOS phones rolled out by the company.

This Samsung phone would be flaunting a 2.4-inches QVGA display screen, an optical trackpad and a 3 megapixel camera. It will also support the quad-band GSM/EDGE network along with Bluetooth. But, unfortunately, it would not be supporting the 3G connectivity.

Entertainment specs loaded on the Samsung Evan GT-C3782 comprise of Samsung ChatON, FM radio and a 3.5mm audio socket. It packs 36MB built-in memory along with microSD slot to expand it externally up to 32 GB.

Company is also going to unleash another handset Samsung Galaxy Proclaim. This gadget would be based on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. This device sports 3.5-inches HVGA display screen and 3 MP rear camera. It’s empowered by single-core processor, which clocks at 1GHz. Galaxy Proclaim would be arriving with the support to Wi-Fi, GPS and would pack 2GB microSD card.

Even though, company has still not confirmed the exact release date and pricing of both of these gadgets. It’s rumored that these handsets would be available in the market pretty soon.

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Amazing! Apple’s Siri terms Nokia Lumia 900 as ‘best smartphone ever’

Posted on May 14, 2012 by admin

It’s really a mid-boggling news for the Apple fans and other geeks worldwide, as Apple’s much-hyped voice activated software Siri is touting Nokia Lumia 900, the phone of its rival as ‘best smartphone ever’.

Siri, the key attraction of 2011 release Apple iPhone 4S, has already been in the spotlight due to its interesting and astonishing replies. But, not it is making headlines with its an entirely unexpected answer. Whenever, you put up the question “What is the best smartphone ever” in front of Siri, instead of singing its own praise songs, it instantly takes the name of Nokia Lumia 900, leaving one and all  startled at once.

The question propping up in the mind of all is why Siri is making this blunder to not call the name of Apple iPhone 4S. In fact, Siri hands over any query to Wolfram Alpha search engine, which garners the  data from Best Buy, where Nokia Lumia 900 has a total of five count in the reviews of smartphones.

Moreover, whenever you ask for a best cellphone, it calls The LG Tracfone, which has got 5 out of 5 rating on WolframAlpha in a review.

But, it’s not the first time, Siri has gained limelight. Siri has been also facing flak, as it has limited features to decipher regional accents and reports of coarse language.

We hope that WolframAlpha would have a rethink to make up the mind whether BestBuy’s customer reviews section is in fact the right place to get replies.

Whether you are impressed with the Apple’s Siri and its voice commands? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below!

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Mango toting budget phone Samsung Omnia M released

Posted on May 12, 2012 by admin

South Korean company has rolled out its newly designed low-end handset Samsung Omnia M in the market. Running on Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, this device seems to be taking cues from Samsung Omnia 7.

This new addition to company’s Omnia range of smartphones is, as per Samsung, “ideal for social and entertainment multi-taskers”. But, European geeks would be able to lay hands over this gadget first in comparison to those of other overseas markets.

This Samsung mobile phone amazingly packs the very similar specs, as in Samsung Omnia 7 released  in 2010. The key attractions of Samsung Omnia M comprise of 4-inches Super AMOLED touchscreen,  and 5MP rear camera. It’s empowered by a a single-core processor, which clocks at 1GHz.

The device packs the less storage capacity of 4GB on-board in comparison to 8GB/16GB on Omnia 7. It also holds 384MB of RAM.

Featuring the dimension of 121.6 x 64.1 x 10.5 mm, Samsung Omnia M is a bit lighter, smaller and easier than its old sib. The Samsung handset packs plenty of interactive apps such as Samsung’s ChatON service, which would enable users in chatting with each other individually or as a group.

Omnia M is based upon Windows phone instead of Android. According to Roberta Cozza, analyst of th Gartner, “Strategically, Android is where Samsung puts all its focus, but the company doesn’t want to put all its eggs in one basket.”

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RIM unveils new social phone BlackBerry Curve 9320

Posted on May 9, 2012 by admin

Canada based tech-honcho RIM has revealed its newly designed handset BlackBerry Curve 9320, which targets at socially-connected buyers. Company has still not confirmed the pricing and availability of this gadget.

BlackBerry Curve 9320 is packed with BlackBerry messaging and plenty of social-centric specs to keep the users stay connected. Equipped with long battery life, this device renders global 3G connectivity.

Carlo Chiarello, EVP, Smartphone Business at RIM told, “The new BlackBerry Curve 9320 is designed to make it incredibly easy for users to stay socially-connected. It will be especially popular with customers upgrading to a smartphone for the first time and existing Curve customers looking for a step up in speed and functionality.”

This BlackBerry mobile phone is based upon new BlackBerry 7.1 operating system, which is arriving with the support to Mobile Hotspot and Wi-Fi. Apart from this, it also supports Parental Controls, which facilitates parents and guardians to help protect children by prohibiting access to specific functions, specs and apps.

BlackBerry Curve 9320 flaunts 3.2 megapixel camera, up to 32GB expandable memory, built-in FM radio. It delivers talk time of up to 7 hours and FM radio listening or music playback time of up to 30 hours.

The device is preloaded with social networking apps like Facebook and Twitter. Further, it also packs new Social Feeds 2.0 app, which enables users in posting updates to several social networks at the same time and  get updates through RSS, social apps and instant messaging apps all on single platform.

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Apple launches iOS 5.1.1 update to patch Safari vulnerabilities

Posted on May 8, 2012 by admin

California based tech-honcho Apple has recently rolled out  iOS 5.1.1 update, which would be addressing the three critical vulnerabilities of Safari. The update would be landing on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

This new update targets at fixing the Safari vulnerabilities, which can spoof address in location bar, execute arbitrary code and XSS attacks. As per Apple knowledgebase article HT5278, earlier Safari vulnerabilities were enabling maliciously crafted websites to spoof address in the location bar, execute cross-site scripting attacks and cause undesired app termination or arbitrary code execution. This update fixes all these issues successfully.

The update has been launched for Apple iPhone 3GS, Apple iPod touch 3rd and 4th generation and “iPad“, which probably means original iPad and Apple iPad 3.

The update would be fixing the bugs, which make it impossible to switch between 2G and 3G on new iPad. It would also address the bugs, which could affect AirPlay video playback in some situations. The  iOS 5.1.1 update also aims to improve the efficiency of syncing Safari bookmarks with Reading List

Apart from this, the new update would enhance the reliability of HDR pics through Lock Screen shortcut. It also fixes the issue where ‘Unable to purchase’ alert is displayed after a good buy.

The update has been rolled out to Over-The-Air (OTA) gadgets, but users would also be able to download it instantly by touching Settings > General > Software Update. The update can also be installed by plugging the gadget into iTunes and clicking on Update.

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RIM Gives Hardware of Proposed Blackberry 10 Alpha to Developers for Testing!

Posted on May 4, 2012 by admin

The wait it seems is finally over for the ultimate touch sensitive display toting smartphone from RIM (Research in Motion).  We are talking about the Blackberry 10 Alpha that has been sent for pre-production testing of hardware to developers by RIM (Research in Development), the Canada-based maker of the famed Blackberry smartphone devices.

Since it is only a pre-production pro type of the actual device, it is most certainly a well thought out move by RIM to do so . As whatever is being tested is not the actual device and at the same time very much closer to what the real advanced edition of the operating system version 10 run smartphone will be.

It is now well known in the mobile phone industry circles that RIM has been testing vigorously its much touted Blackberry 10 version running smartphone and does not want to take any chances whatsoever.

But the latest move to offer the Blackberry 10 Alpha handset hardware for testing to developers does clearly indicate that this is likely to be smartphone handset that RIM is propping as its number one touchscreen sporting device.

And there is also speculation that the Alpha 10 is also the Blackberry Colt that some months back RIM was believed to be working on.

Irrespective of whether this is true or not,  it is interesting to note the features of the Blackberry Alpha 10. Well, suffice it to say that the Blackberry 10 Alpha is a smaller version of the Blackberry Playbook and does hold the technical prowess to not only hold on its own but also surprise a few rivals.

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HTC Evo 4G LTE likely to debut on May 18

Posted on May 2, 2012 by admin

Taiwanese tech-honcho HTC is all set to launch its much-anticipated LTE smartphone on May 18. HTC Evo 4G LTE is expected to break its cover on the Sprint store.

With the launch of this HTC device, Sprint would be rounding out its line-up of 4G LTE-supported trio handsets. It has already rolled out Samsung Galaxy Nexus and LG Viper. But, Sprint has legged behind the AT&T and Verizon, who have won the race of releasing their 4G LTE networks quite earlier.

But, due to Sprint’s LTE network not still up and running, it would be covering some parts of US. Till now, this gadget will have to use 3G network.

This HTC mobile phone is the LTE variant of HTC One X and packs plenty of improved specs. Both of the devices are based on Android 4.0 ICS and empowered by 1.5GHz dual-core processor. These also flaunt 8 megapixel shooter, 4.7-inches touchscreen, HTC’s Sense 4.0 UI and 16GB built-in memory with 32 GB microSD card. In addition, both gadgets share common features like Beats Audio equalizer and HDMI Media Link.

But contrary to plastic body of HTC  One X, HTC’s Evo 4G LTE would be arriving in aluminum unibody. It will also feature kickstand as in original Evo. LTE device also packs 2,000 mAh battery from the 1,800 mAh of One X.

The store is all set to start the pre-orders for this gadget from May 7. HTC EVO 4G LTE will set back at $199.99 on 2 years contract plan .

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