Press: Samsung Launches Samsung Wave II S8530 at Rs 20,990/- In India

Samsung has released the Samsung Wave II S8530 in India. We know how well the Samsung Wave has done in the market and now its successor is here and you have reasons to upgrade. The phone comes with a 3.7″ display with 800*480 pixels, 5Mp camera with HD video capability, 1GHZ processor a 1500mAh […]

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Nimbuzz Ping: Free SMS Notifications For Feature Phones

Not all can afford $600 smartphone and stay connected to internet 24/7. But at Nimbuzz they want their users to be connected to internet despite any difficulties and that’s why they have introduced ping. See the video demo below

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Nokia Reader: A RSS client for Nokia Phone

Have you been searching for a good RSS reader for your Symbian^3 or S60V5 phone ? Your search ends here. Nokia has released a new app called Reader which pushes your favorite news feed right to your home screen. Subscribing is as simple as typing the web address or simply selecting the feed from the pre-populated list.

The Main Features:

  • Uses push notifications
  • Content directory
  • Homescreen widget
  • Supports Nokia Account

Supported devices

Nokia Reader is compatible with S60 5th Edition (excluding Nokia 5800 XpressMusic) and Symbian^3 devices. Nokia Reader has been tested to work with Nokia N97, Nokia N97 Mini, Nokia X6, Nokia N8 and Nokia C7.

Click Here To Download

Motorola’s Dual Sim Touchscreen Android XT800 launched in India

Motorola has launched the first ever Dual Sim, Android running touch screen phone in India at Rs 31,999. The price may sound high to some of you, but its the only high end dual sim smartphone available now.

Key Specifications of the MILESTONE XT800 include:-

• 5MP camera with digital-zoom, autofocus, dual LED flash

• Android 2.1 platform with pinch to zoom capacitive touch display

• SMS, MMS, email (corporate email exchange , POP3/IMAP embedded, push email)

• USB 2.0 high-speed data transfer2, with support for synchronization with PCs

• Bluetooth1&3 2.0+EDR high-speed transmission and wireless Bluetooth stereo

• Assisted GPS satellite navigation1&2 supporting Google Maps

• Support for viewing and editing documents in Word/Excel/PowerPoint/PDF and Zip formats

• Memory is expandable up to 32GB; 2GB SD card in-box

• e-Compass1

• Video capture/playback/streaming, HDMI (720p) output to high-definition devices

• Supports several music formats: H.263, H.264, MPEG4

• Supports multiple audio formats: AAC, ACC+, MP3, CMX, AMR NB, AMR WB, MIDI, WAV and WMA 9.

Pricing and Availability

The Android 2.1-powered Motorola MILESTONE XT800 is exclusively distributed by AirTyme Communications in India at a MRP of Rs 31,999. It comes with an HDMI cable for TV output and a 2GB micro SD card in-box.

Personally I wouldn’t recommend this phone at this price tag. We hope in coming weeks, there willpro be a price fall.

Apple Announces $10,000 Gift Card Winner: Is It You ?

Last week, we reported that Apple has been counting down to their 10 billionth app download and as a part of it, they announced that the user to download the 10 Billionth app will receive a $10,000 gift card.

And now the results have gone live. In a press release, Apple Said

The 10 billionth app downloaded, Paper Glider, was purchased by Gail Davis of Orpington, Kent, UK. As the winner of the App Store Countdown to 10 Billion Apps, Gail Davis will receive a $10,000 iTunes® Gift Card.

Congratulations Gail Davis.
This is a remarkable success in the history of apps. Who do you think would be the next to hit this milestone ?

App Store To Hit 10 Billion Downloads: And you could win $10,000 Gift Card

Apple store has been soaring with apps and downloads since its launch in 2008. We’ve seen several milestones that App store have achieved since then. And now, in a few days, App Store is going to hit another record breaking record of 10 billion app downloads. Yes, that includes all our little apps in our iOS devices.

To celebrate this historical record, Apple has announced that the 10 Billionth app downloader will get $10,000 Gift Card. That’s a lot ! There are no formalities for the entry into the contest if you already have an App store account. If you don’t have an account you may fill this entry form to ensure your participation. So what you waiting for, jump to the app store and start downloading now 😉

Socially App For Symbian Updated V3.0 (beta)

Socially app for symbian has been upgraded to version 3.0 which is a beta release today. This new version is a major release bring more features. You may read the change-log below.

  • completely new and rewritten engine to deliver faster performance
  • removing the many UE quirks that have been confusing and frustrating our users
  • building optimized user experience separately for v3 and v5 handsets
  • improved Social Notifications – 5mins refresh & customization by social network

Click Here to download the app or go to http://m.sociallyapp.com/beta

The Storm Is Coming: Blackberry Users Rejoice

Folks at BGR has found pictures and details about Blackberry’s Storm series’ next addition, the Storm 3. The Storm 3 comes with good specifications compared to its predecessors. And its a good news for Blackberry fans as the company is gearing up for the competition with its rivals.

You may read the hardware details below:

1.2GHz processor
3.7-inch 800 x 480 capacitive display
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Tri-band UMTS/HSPA
5-megapixel camera with 720p video recording
8GB eMMC (storage for apps and data), 512MB of RAM
microSD slot
Magnetometer
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
2.4GHz b/g/n and 5GHz a/n Wi-Fi + UMA
3G Mobile hotspot
Optical trackpad
1230 mAh battery
BlackBerry OS 6.1
OpenGL ES 2.0

The phone is expected to be out in September. Yeah, that’s a little late.