Nokia's Lumia Windows Phone a wise purchase or not????

It was Nokia who was the center of attraction last few weeks because of its exclusive launch of Lumia Windows phone 7.5.This was the smart phone release by Nokia after tie-up with Windows.

The launch of Lumia shares similar  features as of MeeGo powered N9 which included the single-piece polycarbonate construction which looks similar but the addon to it is the singlecore 1.4Ghz processor,16GB of internal storage ,512 MB ram and 8-megapixel camera along with the video resolution and capture is 720p video with 3.7 inch and WVGA resolution with Clear Black Amoled display is an icing on cake.No doubt the market rate will be higher as approximately $585 but U.S might have to wait a bit too long .

In order to acheive something Big as it is wisely stated "Drop him in water and he will learn to swim by himself " so is the Nokia who opted to take a large Leap and jump directly into the European Market first rather than taking small footsteps however but to succeed  widely and get recognized by developers and other masses they definately need to built a strong reputation and for that they need Big and well reputed Global Partners to compete with Greats like Samsung ,Motorola and Apple and definately other masses who have immense support for iOS and Android.

 

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Eventhough Windows Phone has HTC and Samsung but none of them is fully commited to advance the platform thoroughly.The sources revealed that Microsoft is going to host and event on 7th November related to Windows Phone and might then learn something more relate to U.S market and style to avoid the lack of involvement in their market.

No matter the fact remains aside that how much this smartphone will do wonders as can someone forget iphone and samsung galaxy like mobiles and opt for the Lumia is tough to predict also the lack of app support as of Android and Apples apps will this be a thriller to purchase no one can guess.

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Nokia finally unveils its first Windows Phones!!!!!

 

Nokia finally unveils its first Microsoft Windows Phones - Lumia 800 and Lumia 710. Nokia launched two new sleek phone models to get back in race with Apple and Google.

The Lumia - 800 features easy access to Social Network like Facebook and has a high-definition video playback . The Lumia - 800 will sell for about about $580(euro420) excluding subsidies. The high-end Lumia - 800 comes with vivid colors and a curved, black display, features Windows Phone's live icons on the home screen, which automatically update news, 

weather and Facebook feeds. It  also  has boasts   free  navigation  and Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 9 browser, putting it in  the same bracket as Apple's iPhone and Samsung's top Galaxy phones. With Carl Zeiss optics and 16GB of internal memory, the phone will be available in some European countries in November, including France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Britain. It will be shipped in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan before the year-end.

On the other hand,the mid-range Lumia 710 come with 1.4 Ghz processor and runs on Windows phones 7.5 mango. It has three new apps - Nokia Drive, Nokia Music and the ESPN hub - which will be found exclusively on Nokia made Windows phones.The 710 has a 3.7-inch screen with 800-by-480 resolution and has 5 megapixel camera with LED flash with a 8GB internal storage memory.

It also has Nokia Music — a free, mobile music-streaming app — will first be available in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan toward the end of the year.

Samsung Galaxy SII vs Apple Iphone 4s vs Motorola Droid Bionic which is BEST...

This Summer it has been tremendous pressure for the Phone companies as some of the spectacular smartphones been released this summer.It was a mere surprise to see that one motivated another and same way dethroned each other in supremacy to be on top, the Motorola DROID BIONIC, Samsung Galaxy S II for T-Mobile, and Apple iPhone 4S all sailing the same boat yet competing for best of the best.Everyone waited this summer to see the outstanding quality phone but yet to make decision on what to choose.

Design

Starting from iphone4s the sporty and classy design make you feel royal with its glassy surface and smooth finish by its stainless steel brushed band which catch your eye at first site,Comparing Motorola DROID BIONIC and Samsung Galaxy S II with it they are decent in their own way for professionals and office guys because of the plastic construction but still as compare to iphone4s somewhat down,But when it comes to the Drop down Test as of earlier posted this two Smart Phones are way ahead and fare better than the iPhone 4S

When this smartphones kept next to one another in the dark, no doubt the first to catch your glance is 4.52” WVGA Super AMOLED Plus display of the Samsung Galaxy S II .Eventhough its resolution is the lowest out of the bunch, we’re able to overlook it due to the fact that it produces the most vibrant and distinctive colors. And no doubt it shines brightly in the dark, but in reality, the Retina Display of the iPhone 4S produces the most accurate looking colors because of it highest resolution as well. Lastly, the 4.3” qHD display of the Motorola DROID BIONIC is nice, but it’s not as sharp looking.

HTC incredible HD,Rezound,Vigor whatever you say uneveiled by 3 november

Everyone around biting their nails and waiting patiently for the HTC to officially announce the Incredible HD,Vigor,Rezound whatever you say and it looks the wait will be over soon.Since the sources revealed that HTC might host and event on November 3rd in New York City for the disclosure of Rezound.

The timing do make a sense as the HTC's flagship device on Verizon will compete with the Motorola Droid Razr and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus as it might be the hottest topic this november.

 HTC Vigor is rumored to be an Android 2.3.4 smartphone with 1.5GHz Dual-core processor and 720p resolution 4.3" display. It is expected to replace the HTC ThunderBolt in VZW's line. Other details remain unknown. It also features 1GB of RAM, 16 gigs of internal storage, 8-megapixel rear and 2-megapixel front-facing cameras, while on the software front it will run an updated HTC Sense UI,version 3.5.

                                                                                                          

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus buyers shocks as no Gorilla Glass present

As the Motorola Droid got famous for its Corning's Gorilla Glass it became must for many buyers as it protects the phones from cracking and breaking in case of sudden fall.This Glass is treated with salt bath which tempers the glass and make it strong as if an extra quotation is stuck to it the ions hold down to surface making it harder to break.

Android Belongs to Microsoft but not completely...

Strike while the iron is hot.Recently, Microsoft announced a new patent licensing partnership with Compal, an original design manufacturer (ODM) of Android-powered smartphones and tablets. This new partnership means that Microsoft has licensing agreements with manufacturers that account for more than half of all Android devices produced. 

Microsoft made an agreement with Compal, and  pressured other Android manufacturers as it requires the company to pay Microsoft a licensing fee for each Android tablet or smartphone that it produces. The exact amount of the license fee or terms of the agreement were not revealed but sources stated that more importantly, this agreement puts Microsoft's hands in the pockets of companies that are responsible for producing 53 percent of the Android devices in the U.S.

A number of the agreements are with smaller companies like Compal, but Microsoft has signed licensing contracts with big players like HTC and Samsung as well. Motorola and LG are the only major manufacturers left that have yet to be wooed .Microsoft's patent licenses are with google and are planning to take over the ownership of Motorola it could be interesting to see how that plays out.

via[ mobileburn.com ]

Apple faces another Loss as Kittlaus Departs...???

The co-founder and CEO of company Dag Kittlaus that created the Siri voice control feature left the company after the release of iphone4s according to sources.There were several reasons behind him why he left the organization as of his family being in Chicago and another reason might be of taking some time off and think of some new interest and entrepreneurial ideas.

Dag Kittlaus led the team for speech recognition for apple since they took on siri in 2010.Since he had been Siri’s CEO since 2007 also before that, the Norwegian-born Kittlaus was an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Stanford Research Institute and had also worked at Motorola.

Siri is an alternative to search that converses with the user, processing requests, answering questions and learning from each interaction like a cross between semantic search and artificial intelligence. CEO Dag Kittlaus demonstrates the app to Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher

Kittlaus suddenly left just after the launch of the iPhone 4S, in which Siri’s speech recognition technology was the icing on the cake, but sources said other key execs from Siri are expected to remain at Apple.

via [allthingsd.com]

Download Bubble Live Wallpaper for Android!!

Now tab bubble to burst with this fun bubble live wallpaper. You can also change different themes, bubble colors and number of bubbles floating.

This live wallpaper comes with a Features:
- 7 background themes
- 6 bubble colors
- Bubble droid
- Ability to change number of bubbles floating
- Smooth the edge of bubble
- Reverse bubble acceleration
- Rotating right/left to accelerate bubbles
- Bubble counter
- Support most resolutions including Android 3.0 tab

How to setup:-
download and install the apk from below file then go to
Home -> Menu -> Wallpapers -> Live Wallpapers

Note: It is live wallpaper so you can't open the app, you will need to follow the instruction above in order to set the wallpaper. Also slower/older devices below with Android OS  2.1 can't run it too, currently it has been tested on Nexus S, HTC Desire and Samsung tab so any mobile devices that is equivalent to them should run fine.

If you have put the app on SD card and restarted the phone, the wallpaper will reset to default since the system couldn't find the app first.

Recently changed in this version
v1.0.8
- Added reverse acceleration option
- Fixed minor bugs

v1.0.7
- Added bubble droid option

v1.0.6
- Fixed minor bugs

Direct Download

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Is Google Really Missing Siri....???

Andy Rubin,The head of Google’s Android mobile OS, in his recent interview stated that “You shouldn’t be communicating with the phone; you should be communicating with somebody on the other side of the phone.”He strictly disagrees as the phone cannot be your personal assistant.

His ideas stated that talking to a smartphone is arguably the most natural way of communicating with it. It’s like the future of mobile communications is finally catching up with what Star Trek was doing decades ago. Why shouldn’t you be able to just ask the device for information, or tell it to perform tasks and functions rather than pinching, tapping, and swiping to accomplish the same thing Even Google Android does the same actually even Google seemed to think it was a fabulous idea when it was hyping the Voice Actions feature in Android,may be Rubin’s point is a matter of perspective maybe Rubin feels that voice commands are good, but ‘conversing’ with an artificial intelligence is just silly.

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Motorola Razr Hits Verizon

As it is said slowly and steady wins the race so is the Motorola DROID RAZR who is moving on top slowly and steadily it has some of the most stunning features to be found on an Android phone. To know more in details just hit the carrier's equipment infocenter. Priced at the LTE gold standard of $299.99 with a signed 2-year pact, the Motorola DROID RAZR has plenty of Big Red customers drooling.

Where exactly to start everyone is confused the dual-core 1.2GHz TI OMAP processor and the 4.3 inch qHD Super AMOLED display  ? There is 1GB of RAM on board and an 8MP camera on back capturing videos at 1080p. Also there exist the 1.3MP front-facing camera for self portrait and video chat. Android 2.3.5 comes pre-installed. The phone is waterproof and has the unmistakable Kevlar backing.

Since , battery cannot be removed, which strangely enough appears to be a deal-breaker for many judging from the comments. We find this strange only because the Apple iPhone has had the same set-up since its first launch in 2007. Certainly Motorola will have a way to reset the phone instead of a battery pull and there are third party case manufacturers that offer enhancements to the iPhone's power cell together with the protection of a case. So something like that will be available for the DROID RAZR.

Verizon customers certainly have a tough decision to make, although there are many factors to look at. The Motorola DROID RAZR will not launch with Android 4.0 and unlike the Samsung GALAXY Nexus, this is not a pure Google experience phone.Even though let's hope for the best and see how it progresses

via [ www.phonearena.com ]

Google Voice is back as bug gets fixed

Since Few days back a news from twitter came that a bug in the software was causing the app to crash whenever a user signed in also since the Mountain View based Tech Titan didn't want the problems to spread. But thanks to a new build of the software (1.3.1.1891 vs.1.3.0.1771), the problem with iOS 5 has been remedied and Google has put the app back on iTunes. The news of the apps return came via a tweet from Google Voice this source also allows to text source consuming

Since Google Voice allows you to text or call any domestic phone for free and make international calls at a favorable rate. Email messages can be transcribed and just one phone number will ring through to as many phones as you want. A new feature has been added which will let users access previously stored phone numbers without a data connection. All of those i OS users that depend on Google Voice will be happy to see its return to iTunes.

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Personal assistant for phone is it really very necessary

In previous years there were so many  apps that were similar to iphone features as of Apple put it in the iPhone, But Siri has  become a successfully the reason behind this for surpassing the competition because of added features that don't exist in competitors like Google Voice Actions, Vlingo, Iris, and Speaktoit, and because of the incredible accuracy of Nuance's voice recognition. If you can find a quiet enough spot to use it, Siri has a wide variety of actions that can be pretty useful. 

However, not everyone thinks that's the way it should be. Andy Rubin, senior vice president of mobile at Google, obviously doesn't have much reason to speak positively about features of the competition, but he has said that he doesn't think your phone should be a personal assistant. Andy said at AllThingsD, "Your phone is a tool for communicating. You shouldn't be communicating with the phone; you should be communicating with somebody on the other side of the phone."

Of course, as we mentioned, Android offers similar features to Siri, just without the digital response. It's more commands and not so much interaction as Apple is trying to create with Siri. 

So now it depends on you what your phone should do to remain personal assistant or not

via [ phonearena.com ]

Motorola Vs iPhone 4s : Which is the Best

Motorola RAZR vs iPhone 4S – Build

Razr's silver-light look can fool you any time don't be such a fool it's just 7.1mm thick but Moto's latest smartphone should hold it's own against the sturdy iPhone 4S in drop test.RAZR's body is made from Kevlar plus also the  Gorilla Glass over the screen with special coating , called Splash Guard, protect the RAZR's from within making it safe.

Also the iPhone 4's slick but solid build with one home button looks cool as compare too  the RAZR  that has instead gone for super-slim with a bump up top with four capacitive Android buttons below the screen.Now it depends on the owner what he decide whether he like a bit more room in his pocket or he is willing to sacrifice space for the iPhone's minimalist looks.

Motorola RAZR vs iPhone 4S – Screen

Unless you check out the RAZR's qHD and Super AMOLED display, no1 can comment on the screen quality – but everyone is excited about how it will square up to the iPhone 4S's Retina Display.

Expect vivid colours and stunning 960x540 resolution.But when it comes to screen  Motorola wins hands-down – the RAZR packs a 4.3in screen, taking up most of its front side whereas we didn't get the increase in size that we were hoping for from Apple – so we're stuck with 3.5in movies and music videos

Motorola RAZR vs iPhone 4S – Power and performance

Motorola RAZR's 1.2GHz dual-core processor and the iPhone 4S' dual-core A5 chip shoot them both straight to the top of the class in terms of performance – both phones should let you browse, run apps and play games without any lag or irritating crashes if that is at it's best users will be happy wholeheartedly.

Motorola has packed 1GB of RAM into the RAZR versus 512MB for the iPhone 4S and while the iPhone 4S is available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models, the RAZR has 16GB of storage and will play nice with a 16GB micro-SD card.

Since the RAZR edges ahead of the iPhone 4S in terms of battery life – its 1780mAh battery lets you spout nonsense for 12.5 hours of talktime and lasts for almost 9 hours of video playback. The iPhone 4S does improve on its predecessor – it can now last 8 hours of talk time on 3G and 14 hours on 2G now that sound's great


Motorola RAZR vs iPhone 4S – OS and apps

To be honest as a developer myself ,Apps-wise developers still tend to start with an iOS app or game before moving onto Android but both the App Store and the Android Market now offer more choice than you'll ever need, with new additions flying at us daily.As for OS, we were satisfied enough with a Gingerbread-toting Motorola RAZR but now we've learned that RAZR owners will be enjoying some Ice Cream Sandwich action come early 2012 we're torn between the two big mobile operating systems lols god knows what will happen...

 

 The none other than the iOS 5 brought some slick, and mindbobling features to the iPhone – like  iMessage, a pull-down notifications bar, smooth Twitter integration, Newsstand and on the iPhone 4S, the voice-activated assistant Siri which has rocked the market.

But as of now with the Android's just-announced Ice Cream Sandwich, many are getting excited about features like re-sizeable and scrollable widgets, folders for your apps, new photo editing functions, a revamped contacts book and up to 16 tabs for web browsing. Watch this space for an Android 4.0 hands-on.
 

Motorola RAZR vs iPhone 4S – Camera


If you wanna take a closer look both the RAZR and the iPhone 4S sport a 8MP rear camera and both have made the leap to shooting 1080p HD video and while Ice Cream Sandwich does have a new photo editor, with live effects, panoramic mode and instant Google+ upload, there are so many photo editing and effects apps for both iOS and Android that either could easily replace your ageing compact.

VERDICT Our hands-on time with the RAZR (minus Ice Cream Sandwich, for now) will give us more of an idea of how much we want one but already Motorola has unleashed an impressive spec sheet on us. It matches the iPhone 4S on performance, camera and build and edges ahead with its superior battery life and bigger screen. So if your feet are firmly planted on Android's soil, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus isn't your only top-end option this year.So it's better to think twice before buying.

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iphone 4s Siri a security Threat...

Everyone is excited about the new iphone4s and Siri but in this excitement a small mistake which has occured has been ignored by many users and that is all about the Security.Security firm like Sophos discovered that new iphone4s can be enabled and use even though when it is locked that also with it's voice activation services.

It could be an obvious security misstep or might done it purposely but may be due to this the sell of iphone4s might come down as it was in first week as it nearly cross 4.5million units.If any one of you have this iphone4s in hand one can try this security glitch feature easily.just go to settings>general>password lock.Enter your new password and confirm and then lock after setting it.

Normally when you access your iphone you would like to hit the home or power on button or swipe to unlock and then enter the four-six digit number you set as password.But in this case just tap the home button once and then hold down it to activate Siri.Thus hold down home button and Siri will reply to you "What can i help you with ?"

Simply say Call [Contact ].Siri will immediately access the phone's contact database and present you with dialing options.So it’s important to note you can receive calls on both the iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S without unlocking the phone, so at least half this functionality is intended. On the other hand, this means anyone who finds your phone can access your contacts and perhaps look up phone numbers of your friends, family and business associates.

Siri can perform various other functions without unlocking like searching business numbers and music.But when it came to Web the reply from Siri was “I can’t search the web while your phone is locked. You’ll need to unlock it first.”

Also one must notice that check your phone settings as the default settings might allow Siri to communicate even though when locked.So it would be better to change the settings and allow siri to function when unlocked by passcode

Winterboard for iOS 5[Cydia] Download it now

Get set and Go guys as everyones's favourate iOS customize utility for Winterboard has just been updated to support iOS 5 also one can download in Cydia. Jay Freeman  has been updating all his Cydia packages one by one to make them work smoothly with iOS 5.

 A beta version of Winterboard for iOS 5 was handed over to interested testers on IRC last week. Also the testing process is going on it seems Saurik has quickly been able to remove any major bugs reported since then and has eventually released a public version of WinterBoard for iOS 5. As always, you can grab the update for free.

Even though the  WinterBoard is now fully functional on iOS 5, it is not so that all the WinterBoard themes and applications are also iOS 5 compatible. Also, if you have any support or bug related issues, make sure to send a report through Cydia. There might be possibility they may fixed it up and resolve your problems.

Iphone4s : No longer safer for Computers

Smartphone users need to be aware!Hackers could use your mobile to find out what you are typing on a near by computer at your workplace.A Team at Georgia Institute of Technology in US has claimed that in a cell phone could be turned into a Spy phone it can decipher vibrations to record what is being typed on a nearby computer keyboard.The researchers have in fact ,discovered how to do it using smartphones accelerometer-the internal device that detects when and how the phone is titled.

They have found it can be harnessed to sense keyboard vibrations and decipher complete sentence with upto 80% accuracy

"They first tried experiment with iPhone,3GS and the results were difficult to read.But when they tried with iphone4,which has an added gyroscope to clean up the accelerometer noise,and the results were much better.

"They belive that most of the smartphones made in the past few years are sophisticated enough to launch attack"The daily Mail newspaper quoted Patrick Traynor who led the team,as saying;who led the team as saying.The technique works by using mathematical software that detects pairs of keystrokes,rather than individual letters.

Hackers can then determine whether the pair of keys pressed is on left or right side of keyboard and whether they are closed together or far apart say researchers.after the system has determined these characteristic for each pair of keys pressed,using probability it compares the results against preloaded dictionary.

Android OS latest phone unveil by Google,Samsung

Galaxy Nexus phone running Ice Cream Sandwich,was uneveiled by Google and Samsung on Tuesday the latest android phones .Andy Rubin,senior vice president of mobile at Google announced that the phone and operating system were developed collaboratively by engineers from both companies that literally worked in the same building .Also the name of the device combines that of Samsung's line of Galaxy phones and tablets with the Nexus line of phones that were made by various manufacturers but were known as Google phones because they included all of Google's mobile services.This phone will run on high speed LTE networks as well as HSPA+ networks, as per the market demand. It might become available in November in the Europe, U.S. and Asia, including China and Japan. Japan's NTT DoCoMo is the only operator the companies announced and they did not disclose pricing information.

Also the Ice Cream Sandwich which was designed to unite the tablet and Android phone into one operating system, there was no mention of tablets during the event. Honeycomb, the previous version of Android which has yet to be released as open source, which was just designed for tablets.

 

 Talking about Android

Even though Ice Cream Sandwich has some minor updates,Google has added some neat features to some of its services, many of them reminiscent of features on other mobile operating systems. One of the most noticeable changes to the operating system is that it requires no physical buttons. The Galaxy Nexus only uses buttons that appear on the screen as part of the user interface. Also the user interface that includes a new swipe feature that lets users drag applications or items off the screen to shut them down or delete them.Along with some added features like new font called Roboto. Most of Google's applications are updated for the new operating system. The browser will let users opt to view the full web site instead of the mobile version by clicking on a drop down menu item.The calendar app has also been updated so that pinching and zooming on a list of appointments for a day displays more details of each appointment. Ice Cream Sandwich also has a number of neat additions to the camera application. The camera has zero shutter lag--it takes a photo the instant the user hits the capture button. A new panorama feature lets a user take a panorama shot simply by slowly panning the camera across a scene. The application stitches the photos together.

Motorola Razr may move from Gingerbread to Icecream Sandwich

There's a continous tug of war between Motorola RAZR and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus which is better phone of two.But everyone knows the real difference is of the screen, the camera, an a slight difference in weight, the availability of an SD card slot, and of course in the Android version loaded.The first bunch of points will just have to be personal preference, but the last one is something that will be changing, and sooner than you might have expected. 

 The Motorola senior vice president of portfolio and product management, Alain Mutricy has said that although the RAZR was designed for Gingerbread, it will get the Ice Cream Sandwich update at the "start of 2012". This is an extremely fast update given that the first ICS phone, the Galaxy Nexus, won't be on the market until next month.

Many sources stated that the update which might take place so quickly could be due to the increasingly close relationship between Google and Motorola. But, of course, we know that Google has been seeding hardware partners with ICS for months now. Motorola must have had early builds of ICS, and that is certainly helping with the speed of this update. Although, assuming Motorola had ICS builds, it seems strange that Mutricy would explicitly say that the RAZR was designed for Gingerbread but hope to see something new which may excite the buyers.

via [phonearena.com]

Motorola Droid Razr getting a closer look...

It was when the the Samsung Galaxy Nexus seemed set to steal the Android show, Motorola had to go and announce the Droid RAZR. Eventhough the Motorola Droid RAZR doesn’t come with a fresh new install of Ice Sandwich — the soon-to-be-unveiled update to Google’s mobile OS — but with a spec sheet including a 1GHz processor, 4G LTE connectivity, and a battery life of 12 hours (though not removable), there isn’t much to complain about with the new handset. The fact is that it comes only 7.1mm thick? I can’t emphasize how ridiculously thin this thing is. Even though the  bump out housing the camera sensor gets shaved down a few millimeters.

But still managed to held 1GB of RAM, a steel core for durability, and amazing Super AMOLED qHD display. The stylings of this device are just plain beautiful. The tapering glass of the display, a subtly textured back made of woven kevlar, and sharp lines make the RAZR a real treat to behold. The handset is everything you would imagine a marriage of the Droid and RAZR brands would create.

Talking about performance? That might  feature an Android version one behind the latest, the improvements Motorola has made to their custom user interface actually offer a rather compelling experience. We now get MotoCast, a solution for syncing your videos, images, and music to the cloud and quickly retrieving information stored on a connected PC. The RAZR will be among the first devices to offer HD Netflix video streaming via the devices HDMI output. The interface is is ultra responsive thanks to the ample processor power and RAM, and when you want to go for a more full-fledged computer experience just pop the device into a multitude of Webtop docks and accessories. The software there has been improved, too.

Droid Bionic owners, I can only say sorry. A couple more months of waiting would have brought you a vastly improved smartphone. While the Droid RAZR might get lost to the announcement of the Galaxy Nexus coming within the next 24 hours (at least for those that follow the tech world as closely as we do), the RAZR will be super appealing to consumers for its ultra slim design, brand recognition, and good looks. Oh, and it performs like a beast as well.

via [http://phandroid.com]

Siri has plenty to say as it goes live on set....whOoooooo

The recent adopters of the iPhone 4S, which has sold more than 4 million units since debuting on Friday, have no doubt taken Siri for a spin.The voice-activated "personal assistant" is a talkative tool that helps schedule appointments, send and receive messages and perform any number of other routine tasks.

This is kind of an Artificial Intelligence which the device was planned to do.All the iPhone owners presented with the sci-fi dream of a computer that talks back in a robotic female voice are more tempted to test the app's and feel something new and innovative about the phone.The Internet, always up for a chuckle, has noticed. Blog posts, tweets and even whole websites are popping up to share what happens when users start testing the boundaries of the app by peppering Siri with off-the-wall questions.

As the Siri is gaining popularity it is somewhat showing its intelligence too as that of a female inside in reality when checked with some absurd questions these were the reply's what they got

Q: Beam me up.

A: OK. Stand still.

Q: Am I fat?

A: I prefer not to say.

stated by cnn.com

more on [thephoneblog.net]

LG Marquee (Sprint) get to Know more Hardware/Software

Has anyone notice that LG Marquee(Sprint) is the U.S version of the Optimus Black that was released for global markets earlier this year.Many say it is same as that of Optimus Black but upto some extent and that's True.

 

The Hardware of LG Marquee(Sprint) is somewhat similar to that of Black but the Software is completely diffrent.Instead of running Android 2.2 Froyo with LG's custom user interface as found on the Black, the Marquee features Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread with Sprint's ID system.

The Developers has worked really hard to make it something new sort of something thinking out of Box this phone offers a very stock Gingerbread experience, with little customization by LG .

more on [http://thephoneblog.net]

Apple fan Risk it all by buying from grey market

The Race to become the first to own latest iPhone 4S could prove costly as warranty will be invalid for the users.Apple fans in the UAE, hungry to be the first proud owners of the newly released iPhone 4S, are snapping up grey-market smartphones after the second-generation mobile device was officially launched last Friday in North America.
Authorised models of the iPhone 4S won't likely arrive in the UAE until November to be sold by Apple-approved distributors with complete warranties.
Faisal Al Bannai, chief executive officer of Axiom Telecom, an authorised distributor, told Gulf News on Sunday that it won't be distributing the phones for weeks to come.
"Unfortunately, the iPhone 4S is still not officially available in the UAE," Al Bannai said. "We are looking at a UAE launch sometime in November."

Late November will also likely see UAE telecoms du and etisalat launch new authorised iPhone 4S packages with reduced up-front payments for the new phones followed by monthly payments to offset the price of the devices as well as cover data packages. Neither du nor etisalat could be reached for comment on Sunday.

Until then, loyal Apple fans are willing to pay much higher prices for grey market phones and be among the first to have the new mobile device that touts an operating system twice as fast as the first iPhone4 as well as Siri, voice recognition software being hailed as the next big thing.
Sherrif Rizwan, CEO and founder of AlShop.com, said he took delivery of 350 of the iPhone 4S models on Saturday and within hours had sold more than 250 of them. He expected to sell the remainder yesterday or later today given a solid influx of enquiries about the new phone.
Strong sales have eclipsed one-day sales by the company of other Apple products, including former models of the iPhone4 and various iPads.
"We have crossed all past boundaries of the iPhone4, iPad and iPad2," Rizwan told Gulf News on Sunday.

iPHONE4S v/s Samsung Galaxy SII

The iphone 4S was released a couple of days ago with a huge response from the consumers all over the world and with record 4 million sells in the 3 days of its launch, and who would want a brand new phone to go under the Acid test and damage the phone?

But as we know the world is filled with such people with crazy ideas. Here’s one video which just made it to youtube showcasing iPhone 4S and its close competitor the Samsung Galaxy S II going under the drop down test.

 

 

In the video the person drops Each phone 3 times,first from waist height,second time around from shoulder height and 3rd time with face down(right on the display),after the fall iPhone 4S display was busted wide open with breaks on the display and the back panel of the phone,but Samsung Galaxy S II with a solid build survives any breaks with a mere scratch here and there and the display crystal clear,making it the rough and tough smartphone in the world till date.

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iphone 4s taking a closer view

Yes, the iPhone 4S has set all manner of sales records in its first days of availability. But if you haven't yet indulged, you have a critical price-performance decision to make.

iPhone 4S is barely an upgrade to the 4, and now a 4 can be had for $99 vs. $199 for the base 16 GB 4S model. Apple's biggest iPhone upgrade hasn't been hardware though, but its recent mobile operating system overhaul.

iOS 5 is a major step forward, especially the new Reminders app (essentially a fancy, and quite welcome, to-do list), a remarkably accurate text-to-speech dictation option for email and texting, Twitter integration – you can now simply upload a photo to your Twitter feed.

And since iOS 5 comes with the 4 (or current 4S can be upgraded), and Apple's new iCloud storage and sharing service, 4 users lose nothing operationally by staying put.

But iPhone 4S offers have one exclusive draw: Siri, a voice-controlled personal assistant that not only is both fun and functional, but may represent as the first major machine-user interface paradigm shift since Apple introduced the point-and-click GUI on the Macintosh more than 25 years ago.

 How it feels in the hand

Externally, the iPhone 4S is exactly the same as the 4, just .1 ounces heavier, which is hardly worth mentioning (even though I just did). Like its predecessor, 4S is still a slippery little devil, and you will want to encase it to make it more securely graspable (even though encasing the 4S destroys the iPhone's carefully wrought design aesthetic – a paradox I've been unable to fathom).

Apple's iPhone 4S too powerful ! Is it So

We're a little worried about iPhone gaming, and given the platform's rather large sphere of influence, mobile gaming along with it.Earlier this month Apple held a press conference and revealed the iPhone 4S, which packs an impressive dual-core Apple A5 processor - along with numerous other bells and whistles - within its modest shell.

Epic Games president Mike Capps demonstrated exactly what the hardware upgrade meant for gamers by showing off Infinity Blade 2 running in real time on the device, and It looked stunning.

 

Capps pointed out the hardware allows Epic's designers to implement visual techniques that rival modern gaming consoles, with a few tricks that even current generation home consoles haven't even seen. Other reports have said the game features assets and physics taken from Sony's God of War 3 for the PlayStation 3.We don't sign up to cult of console purists that see iPhone gaming as some sort of inferior breed of video games or anything, quite the opposite in fact; we've been known to spend many an hour building our Tiny Towers, we'll cop to more than a few toilet breaks spent playing Peggle, and even a commute or two firing angry little avians at pigs in glass houses. But for some reason we've got it in our head that the iPhone 4S' new-found power has the potential sour us on iPhone gaming.

Claystone Launcher goes for 3D approach

Talking about Android there are few news about Claystone Launcher,the XDA member claystoneinc has been working on this for pas few months

If many of you have not seen it before check this out the UI panel where you can place your running apps and contents into panels to swipe through. The latest upgrade also brings the 3D version of your panels and looks really good.

 

The best part is it's free and so you can check it out if it works for you.But make sure you share your feedback with the dev as well if you like it.Check the video for more details.

via [www.talkandroid.com]

Now iPhone 4 Gets Siri !!!

Siri the voice behind the new iphone 4S a much talked about feature for the newly launched iPhone is now successfully been ported to the iPhone 4.So even if you don’t have the best and the faster iPhone ever(at least for now) but happen to have the iPhone 4 or you have recently bought the iPhone 4 an regretting  the buy for not having Siri on it,well worry no more,because you can enjoy Siri on the iPhone 4.

The hack is courtesy Steven Troughton-Smith  from 9to5mac,he was able to get the beginning steps of a full port rolling after installing the iPhone 4S Siri and Springboard files onto an iPhone 4.The port on iPhone 4 can  recognize spoken commands in both the standard Siri view and the keyboard

TeleNav GPS Navigator 7.1 for Sprint Android Users

TeleNav has announced  that its GPS Navigator app for Android phones is getting a major update very soon.The version named 7.1, is a new update starts with a new My Dashboard home screen and displays a local map, commute time and traffic, shortcuts and a search bar at the user’s fingertips on launching the app. Users may not immediately identify  once their trip is under way, but in the background the map features an improved rendering engine that TeleNav claims is both smoother and faster.

When you talk of Android phone app, then it can be complete without the mention of widgets. TeleNav Navigator 7.1 has three of them, including a large 4×2 unit that replicates much of the My Dashboard interface including the local map, commute times and traffic delays, and the search bar. Also new in version 7.1 are customizable car icons for the map, giving the user the option to purchase 3D space ships, tanks, or sports cars to indicate their place on the map as they navigate.

October 19 : Google and Samsung decides to launch Android Ice-cream Sandwich and Galaxy Nexus

This month was the busiest of all for the Phone Lovers the launch of most awaited iphone5 turned into disaster as it was just an upgraded version of iphone 4 i.e. iphone 4s ,But most of them will remember this month for  the Apple King Steve Jobs, Also Google and Samsung had a debate on this to launch the next version of Android,Ice-Cream Sandwich which was scheduled on October11 ,But due to sudden demise of Steve Jobs they postponed the launch on 19 October.Today, Samsung and Google sent invitations for their official launch of the event on 19 October which may be held in Hong Kong and not in U.S.

Also the South Korean company has not made direct references to the new smart phone however a recent teaser video says alot about the Nexus smartphone .Samsung was initially supposed to unveil the device at its Unpacked event during the CTIA Enterprise & Applications conference in San Diego, however the company canceled the event due to Apple co-Founder Steve Jobs’s untimely passing.

Samsung’s event kicks off at 10:00 a.m. local time in Hong Kong,or 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 18th.Google will be launching the next Nexus device – the Samsung Galaxy Nexus as well as the next version of Android — Ice Cream Sandwich — at the event.Also the Galaxy Nexus is expected to be the most powerful Android device yet. It is rumored to have a 1.5 GHz dual core processor, a 4.65 inch touchscreen display and will support 4G connectivity. It’ll likely to sport an 8 MP or 12 MP camera and have 1-2 GB of RAM.

iPhone 4S to be Launched in India this November or December ?

iPhone 4S has been officially launched in 7 countries with multiple carriers as of yesterday with an overwhelming response from the customers all over the world and was sold out on the pre-orders for all the carriers  in US like Sprint,Verizon and AT&T.

Here’s the good news for all the indian users who are eagerly waiting to get their hands on with this beast powered by A5 processor and an upgraded hardware with double the performance than its predecessor.According to the reports by BGR  a source which is a credible one,has been right for most of its earlier breaking news about the iPhone release in the past in india has tipped them with the release dates for the iPhone 4S in india,said that the phone would eventually hit the indian markets by next month i.e november or at most the last month of the year.That is the iPhone4S would probably hit the indian shores by the end of this year.

New Windows Phone7 has Apple Grace

Many users believe that Apple has cornered the market in grace for technology products, take a look at a new handset released in Europe yesterday by LG Electronics — and running Microsoft software.

Many design changes to the smartphone — which runs the latest version of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 operating system, known as Mango was made by some german designer resulting into similar appearance like Apple,

The black and smoke gray phone with distinctive blue sides has a 3.8-inch capacitive touch screen with a resolution of 800 by 480 pixels.
Based on a Qualcomm processor running at 1GHz, the svelte mobile measures 4.8 by 2.4 inches and is 0.4 inches thick, among the thinnest in the market. Although slightly larger than LG’s Optimus 7, it’s half an ounce lighter than that model.
It also supports DLNA, a European streaming standard; USB 2.0; BlueTooth 2.1; and WiFi; as well as HSDPA 7.2 at 900, 1900, and 2100 MHz.
It also provides a proximity sensor, accelerometer, digital compass, FM radio, and a 3.5-inch audio jack.

Only for $149.99 Samsung Stratosphere arrives on Verizon

Later in this month Samsung announced its latest smartphone, the Samsung Stratosphere which was running on latest Android 2.3(Gingerbread)Operating System.It comes with a large touchscreen display as well as a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. This handset is exclusively available for the Verizon Wireless subscribers in the US. It is Verizon’s first 4G LTE smartphone with a full physical QWERTY keyboard

Certain Features of the Samsung Stratosphere: