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Here are some apps for your Samsung bada and Android phones for this Valentine’s Day. Some of these apps are also available for Samsung Galaxy Tab. Samsung is also offering free apps for Valentine’s Day on their Samsung Apps store.

List of Valentine’s Day apps for Samsung bada and Android devices

All these apps are free. They also offer package of paid apps for free for both bada and Android. This offer is available till 21st February 2012, and you can also stand a chance to win an app voucher. Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. His current phone is Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. You can follow him on Twitter @ssrivatsan and on Google+

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HTC has announced that the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update to roll out starting end of March 2012 starting with Sensation devices. The first devices to get the update includes, HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation 4G and HTC Sensation XE, followed by the HTC Sensation XL. They confirmed the list of devices that would get the update last November.

HTC has also added new devices that would get the Android 4.0 update as they said. The list of phones include,

HTC Incredible SHTC Desire SHTC Desire HDOther than these phones the HTC Rezound, HTC Vivid, HTC EVO 3D, HTC Amaze 4G and HTC EVO Design 4G (through carrier partners) would also get the update as they announced previously. Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. His current phone is Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. You can follow him on Twitter @ssrivatsan and on Google+

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Here are some Valentine’s Day apps for Nokia phones. These include love apps, games and lot more to explore in this season of love.

List of Valentine’s Day apps for Nokia phones

Tips For Valentine’s Day – These tips will not get you a valentine, but may prevent you from committing the blunders that most people make on Valentine’s Day.LoveCardz – The app allows users to send and receive 3D romantic greeting cards for free. User can create a 3D card, photo card or 3D animated musical card and send it as an SMS, email, tweet or post it on Facebook.The Story Of Valentine’s Day - Get to know the martyr story behind the Valentine’s Day! With beautiful illustrations and lucid language, the story of how Valentine’s Day came into being is impressively told in the comic format.Valentine Special –  Get ideas to make your valentine more special! The apps provide users with tips on how to propose your loved one as well as tips on selection of gifts.Valentine SMS and Gift Ideas – Make your valentine impressive with the best SMS and the Gift idea with this app. The app contains short messages for sms and social network wall sharing and Gift ideas for your valentine.Match Maker -  It allows users to check compatibility with their partners especially with Valentine’s Day is just round the corner.All these apps are free of cost and works on range of Nokia phones. Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. His current phone is Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. You can follow him on Twitter @ssrivatsan and on Google+

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NVIDIA has unveiled the world’s first Quad-Core Tegra 3 processor for tablets and mobile phones. This is said to offer PC-class performance levels, better battery life and better mobile experiences (Better web experience, faster applications and multitasking) in tablets and mobile phones.This was previously named, Project Kal-El that was confirmed by the Nvidia CEO in AsiaD last month.

The Tegra 3 processor has 12-core GeForce GPU that would offer 3x the graphics performance of Tegra 2, and up to 61 percent lower power consumption that would offer 12 hours of battery life for HD video playback. This is based on Variable SMP (vSMP) Multi-Core CPU Architecture for Low Power and High Performance. This is designed to use less power while running in four cores than dual-core processors.

It shuts down its 4 cores while performing tasks that require less power consumption like, music, playing back video or updating background data and uses its companion core. It switches to the cores from the companion cores while performing heavy tasks like web browsing, multitasking and gaming.

It offers full game-controller support that would let the consumers to play games on their tablet or super phone, or connect to big screen HDTVs for a truly immersive experience and offers 3D Vision technology and automatically converts OpenGL applications to stereo 3D, so consumers can experience 3D on a big screen 3D TV (via HDMI 1.4).

40 Tegra games are expected to be available by the end of 2011 and over 15 Tegra 3 games are under development for Tegra Zone. The Tegra 3 processor is in production and it is expected to be available in December 2011 starting with the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime with more devices in future. Developers can download Tegra 3 developer’s kit now.

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Microsoft has launched new I unlock Joy a unique Application Program in India that would let technology professionals, women developers and students to win Windows Phones. This contest is a great chance for the women and students to bring out the creativity and it also offers the developers to establish a substantial position in their business.

In the Developer’s offer there are 3 categories

In the submit and receive category, a registered participant need to submit 3 qualified Windows Phone Application in the Marketplace that are distinct and of non-trivial utility value for the Application User and they would get a chance to receive a Windows Phone.In the port 2 apps and receive category, a registered participant submitting 2 qualified Windows Phone Applications in the Marketplace which are ported from existing Android or iPhone Applications get to receive a Windows Phone.In the Women Special Category, the first 100 registered Woman Developers who submit 1 qualified Windows Phone Application each in the Marketplace qualify to receive a Windows Phone each. The applications can be based on Entertainment, Fashion, Leisure, Sports, Recreation or Travel themes.In the Student offer the student developers will receive a Merit Certificate, a Windows Phone T-Shirt and a 2GB USB Flash Drive for 1 app published on Marketplace and a Windows Phone for 4 published apps.

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iDigMobi is a barcode-scanning application that makes finding and sharing product information using Symbian phones. It shows product reviews and ratings from the web, sharing options to Facebook and Twitter and lots more features.

Features of iDigMobi for Nokia Symbian Phones

Scan barcodes or type in the barcode value to get information on millions of products.Read product reviews and rate products from the web Compare prices and find the best deals on productsShare the product information with your friends on Facebook or TwitterRegister for an online account, login, and keep a track of all the product searches and favoritesThe Download iDigMobi Barcode scanning app for S60v5 and Symbian^3 Nokia Phones from the Nokia store for free. The app is still in Beta and the Android version would be available soon.

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eBay India along with the Nokia India has launched the eBay India app for Nokia phones. This would let the users browse for exciting deals, compare prices and shop for their favourite products directly through their mobile phones. The app lists best deals, top searches and different categories. The app was launched for iPhone last month.

Features of eBay app for Nokia phones

Best Deals shows the special deals and the deals of the weekTop Searches shows the most searched productsThe Categories tab shows different categories such as Apparel and Accessories, Books and Magazines, Cameras and Optics, Cars and Bikes, Mobile Accessories, Watches and lots moreSearch and find the items manually using the search bar on topClick on a desired product to read its description or details of the seller and click Buy It Now option and select Commit to BuyShare the any item on Facebook, Twitter, Email or SMSClick express interest and provide your name and contact number for the seller to contactDownload the app for the Symbian^3 and S40 handsets such as Nokia N8, E6, E7, 701, X7, C2-03 and C2-05 from eBay India site. The app comes pre-loaded on Nokia C2-03 and C2-05 handsets.

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G’FIVE Mobile has launched 2 new phones, G66i and G99. The G66i is full touch phone and the G99 is touch and type phone with detachable keypad. Both these phones have Dual SIM support with Dual standby.

The G’FIVE G66i features 2.8 inch WQVGA touch screen, 2MP camera with front facing camera. It also has Java, Wi-Fi, FM Radio, Music and video player, 3.5 mm audio jack, Stereo Bluetooth, Analog TV and expandable memory up to 16 GB. It comes with 1500 mAh battery.

The G’FIVE G99 has 2.6 inch display and a T9 keyboard. It also has Java, Dual digital camera, FM radio, music and video player, stereo Bluetooth, expandable memory up to 4 G. It comes with 800mAh battery. It has a stylish flip cover that houses both the detachable keypad as well as the additional battery.

The G’FIVE G99 and G66i are available at Rs. 2,789 and Rs 4,089, respectively.

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Nokia has launched the new Symbian Belle smartphones, Nokia 600, Nokia 700 and Nokia 701 in India. These phones were announced last month in Hong Kong, and they come with single-tap NFC pairing and sharing capabilities, 1 Ghz processor and 512 MB RAM. The Nokia 600 has powerful loudspeaker with the audio output of 106 phon and FM transmitter and FM receiver. The Nokia 700 is the thinnest Nokia smartphone which is just 9.7mm thick. The Nokia 701 features the brightest display on any smartphone,2 Microphones for stereo audio recording. All these phones come with common connectivity options include 3G, Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 3.0, USB OTG support and A-GPS.

UPDATE: Nokia had roped in Shahrukh Khan to launch the device.

The Symbian Belle brings new features like 6 home drop down notification bar, flexible widgets,

The Nokia 600 is 13mm thick and weighs 100g. It has 3.2 inch capacitive touch screen, 1 Ghz processor, 5 MP full focus camera with LED flash and HD (720p, 30fps) video recording, It has 2GB of internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD, Other features include 3.5 mm Nokia audio connector, FM transmitter and FM receiver with internal antenna and 1200 mAh battery.

The Nokia 700 is 9.7mm thick and weighs 96g. It has 3.2 inch AMOLED ClearBlack display, 1 Ghz processor, 5 MP full focus camera with LED flash and HD (720p, 30fps) video recording, It has 2GB of internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD, Other features include 3.5 mm audio jack, FM radio and 1080 mAh battery.

The Nokia 701 is 11 mm thick and weighs 131 g. It has 3.5 inch IPS LCD ClearBlack display, 1 Ghz processor, 8 MP full focus camera with LED flash and HD (720p, 30fps) video recording and front facing video calling camera. It has 8GB of internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD, Other features include 3.5 mm audio jack, FM transmitter, FM radio and 1300 mAh battery.

The Nokia 600 is priced at Rs. 12,999, Nokia 700 is priced at Rs.  18,099 and the Nokia 701 is priced at Rs. 18,999. The Nokia 701 is currently available in the market and the 600 and 700 will be available in October.

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Sony Ericsson announced earlier that they would roll out Android 2.3.4 for new Xperia phones that would bring Gtalk video calling support, Swype Keyboard and 3D sweep panorama. The update is expected to be available in October, but these updates are rolling out in some regions for devices such as Xperia PLAY, Xperia Neo and Xperia arc.

Other than the Gtalk video calling, Swype keyboard, this update would also bring option to take screenshot without rooting the phone, when the power button is pressed, share apps directly Facebook, option to set auto brightness, new smooth screen on/off animation, Ability to change playlist order, Option to enable/disable extensions and New icons for Folder and Widgets.

This update is available in the European countries, and this update is not available over-the-air (OTA), you need perform the update via Sony Ericsson PC Companion. There is no information about the Android 2.3.4 update for other phones like Xperia Mini, Xperia Mini Pro and Xperia Pro. Check out our hands on of the 3D sweep panorama feature in the Xperia Neo V.

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Nokia today launched a couple of cheap dual SIM phones in Nairobi , Kenya. Looks like finally realising the importance of Dual SIM phones eating it’s market share in the lower end.

In terms of specs the 100 packs a FM radio and a color display. The 101 in addition to the former supports MP3 playback and has a microSD card slot which supports cards upto 16GB. It has a really loud speaker with a rating of 103 phon

Both the phones will come with Nokia Life Tools in select markets and Nokia Money in India.

The price of these phones is about 30 USD for the Nokia 100 and 35 USD for Nokia 101 before taxes and subsidies. We expect the phone to come to India later this year for around Rs.1500-1600 which is considerably cheaper than the existing Dual SIM phones from Nokia in the market.

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Nokia has announced a host of applications and themes on the OviStore for the holy month of Ramadan. These apps would help those observe the holy month of Ramadan. Nokia announced special Independence Day apps recently.

Ramdan apps and themes for Nokia phones

Zakat Calculator for S60 v5 and Symbian^3 Nokia phones – It tells zakat in terms of weight as well as the zakat in terms of cash according to the currency like Euro, Dollar, Egyptian pound etc. you have selected including conditions of Zakat, spending channels, types of Zakat, and Zakat Al-fitrQibla Direction for Symbian^3 Nokia phones -Qibla application with panorama technology, shows the correct Qibla direction easily, based on the preselected country and city without GPS and also based on GPS location. The app is available in English and Arabic.Prayer Times for all Nokia Symbian phones – It provides prayer timing and also alerts the user before each prayer and also allows users to easily switch their mobile into the silent mode during the prayer.Idul Fitri for Nokia S40 phones – This a theme would bring out the feel and essence of the Eid festival.

The Qibla Direction app costs Rs.50 and the Prayer Times app costs Rs. 75. The Zakat Calculator app and the Idul Fitri theme is available for free.

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Micromax has entered into a partnership with Nazara Technologies which is the exclusive partner for EA Games ( Electronics Arts) in India. EA is famous for games like Need for Shift , Fifa , Cricket and soon these games will be pre-loaded on Micromax phones.

Users will be able to play these games for free for 5 times after which they would have to purchase it outright for Rs.49 or Rs.99 depending on the game. The company is claiming to have support for operator billing and has managed to offer even a day pass for Rs.3 per day for a game.From the specs of Micromax phones, these games are mostly J2ME / Java games which were a craze few years back.  Currently operators also offer similar games through their WAP portals but I’m not sure if they are compatible with Micromax phones. What do you think about this move by Micromax ?

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Forbes magazine has reported that Carlo Bozotti (CEO of STMicroelectronics) said that Nokia will be using the dual core ST-Ericsson U8500 chips to power some of their Windows Phones.

This will be a major shift from usual Windows Phones that use Qualcomm chips. The reason that all Windows phones use Qualcomm chips is due to the strict guidelines set for companies by Microsoft.

But Microsoft said that Nokia has been given freedom to modify Windows and also bend a few guidelines according to their needs.However we might not see these chips in the current Windows 7 phones but on the next generation Windows 8 phones.

Nokia is planning to launch 12 Windows powered phones in 2012 which will be based on future versions of the U8500.

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Samsung has officially announced the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) for wide range of its Galaxy phones such as Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Gio, Galaxy Fit, Galaxy mini and the Samsung Galaxy Tab. All these phones and the tablet run on Android 2.2 (FroYo).
Samsung Galaxy S that came with Android 2.1 (Eclair) out of the box, got Android 2.2 update later. Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) for Samsung Galaxy S was confirmed last month.

The new Samsung Galaxy phones, Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Gio, Galaxy Fit, Galaxy mini that was officially launched in India last month would also get Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). This update would bring performance updates such as, enhanced graphics and mobile gaming experience and also some of the usability improvements such as, enhanced user experience and improved copy-and-paste functionality for these phones.

This update will start rolling out from mid-May with Samsung Galaxy S in UK, Northern Europe, North Atlantic countries and will gradually be rolled out to other European markets, North America, Asia,Africa and the rest.

This update will be available via Samsung Kies desktop software which could be downloaded from the Samsung’s website.

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We’ve seen Samsung going the aggressive way, and they are gaining a lot momentum in the mobile space. JK Shin,President of Samsung’s Mobile business told PCMAG at CES 2011 that they will be showcasing their new line up of devices mainly the Dual-Core phones and Tablets at MWC 2011 this year .

“We will continue to keep our technology leadership this year. In terms of dual-core applications, we already have a program, and next month at Mobile World Congress we will unveil it.In February at MWC, we will unveil our next-generation tablet device portfolio in detail.” Shin said.

Major players like LG, Motorola have already announced  tablets, smartphones and hotspots running the latest version of Android (ie 2.3) with some stunning specs (like phone’s running on dual-core processor, having 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi Direct etc.). Though Samsung has already announced some devices at CES, they haven’t had any groundbreaking products.

He also said

“We are in a position to supply 4G smartphones and tablets to all the carriers in the US”.

“We will continue to keep the partnership with Microsoft”.

“Samsung will take a major shift from 3G to 4G and from feature phones to smartphones, Shin said.

Samsung’s executive vice president and head of marketing DJ Lee said that the company expects to sell at least 10% more phones in 2011 than they did last year. They are concentrating more on capturing the smartphone market, rather than Feature phone market.

And as far as the tablet news is concerned, Mr. Omar Khan (Samsung’s Mobile’s Chief strategy) also noted that some of those tablets which are going to be announced at MWC may come in some new forms.

New forms? – Ie, New categories and New form factors, different convergence opportunities in terms of docking, and interoperability with consumer electronics,” he said.

So all that i can tell is Samsung has taken the right way by concentrating more on smartphones and tablets just like all other players. Announcing mobile products at an event like MWC makes more sense than at CES.

Looking forward to Samsung’s MWC press conference in Barcelona on Sunday, February 13. FoneArena will be there . Stay tuned for our live coverage  !

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LG is showcasing it’s new glass-free 3D display for mobile phones at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas.

LG states that it sees a tremendous growth potential for 3D displays and that it is looking to debuting this new exciting wy to watch movies and play games on mobile phones.

The 4.3″ Touchscreen has a WVGA resolution (854×480 Pixels). The technology also provides exceptionally bright and flicker free pictures.

The 3D display uses an applied parallax barrier, which delivers a series of light blocking slits attached to the front LCD panel. These slits ensure that the left and right eye see different images thus giving the illusion of 3D.

The display also has straighter, more upright barriers that are very precisely aligned to the LCD panel. This technological advance not only means smoother, brighter, crosstalk-free images, but also a wider viewing angle than on previous parallax displays.

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Karbonn Mobiles recently launched 10 new entry-level phones across various price-points in India. These handsets are priced between Rs.1500 to Rs.5000 and they are targeted at different market segments. The new range of mobile phones from Karbonn consists of a variety of touch, QWERTY, multimedia and music phones. Check out the complete list of newly launched phones below.

Pradeep Jain, Managing Director, Karbonn Mobiles, said

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Techcom a computer hardware and consumer electronics manufacturer in India has announced its entry into the Indian Handset Market. Techcom announced 7 new models such as T21, T31, T33, T51, T55, T60 and TQ21 in low and mid range series. These phones comes with Dual Sim Support, 8Gb MMC support, MP4/3GP player, Bluetooth, FM radio and personal data security .

Techcom calls the T21 as the flagship phone which have the capability of playing MP4/3gp video files of 200mb in size on the go. And comes with an unbeatable price of Rs.1500.

Mr. Sandeep Kedia, Director

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Back in August, Andy Rubin, the head of Google’s Android OS said that Android’s activation rate is more than 200,000 per day and now he tweeted that more than 300,000 Android devices are being activated each day. In just 4 months, Google has reached another milestone. This is definitely a good news for all the Android fans.

Android is currently the world’s second smartphone Operating System. 300,000 Android phones are activated each day, which means that 9 million new Android phones activated each month and about 108 million per year. On the other hand, Nokia is selling more than 120 million devices per year.

Android is still behind iOS and Blackberry in countries like United States. At the current growth rate, Android is expected to get the tag of No.1 Operating System within a year.

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