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We’ve had numerous rumors surrounding the launch date of Apple’s next generation iPad. But now it seems we have a different launch date according to sources.

According to a blog post on AllThingsD, the next iPad will be launched in the first week of March and not in February as previously speculated.

The blog which is owned by Dow Jones, publisher of the Wall Street Journal states that the iPad 3 is most likely to be announced in San Francisco at a big event most probably set to take place in the Yerba Buena Centre for Arts. The source says that Apple would start selling the new tablet a week after the announcement has been made.

The iPad 2 was launched on 11th March 2011 at an event after the MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2011 that took place from 14th – 17th February 2011. This year however MWC is from 27th February – 1st March 2012 and that means Apple’s event will be much closer and will grab a lot of attention away from the MWC products.

This will also be the first iPad launched in the absence of Steve Jobs and this could possibly be the last one he helped design as well. That coupled with the impressive feature list that has been rumored is sure to attract a lot of customers.

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Bloomberg reports according to "three people familiar with the product", Apple will launch iPad 3 in March, which will come with a high-definition screen, run a faster processor and also work on 4G LTE networks. Bloomberg reports:

The company’s manufacturing partners in Asia started ramping up production of the iPad 3 this month and plan to reach full volumes by February, said one of the people, who asked not to be named because the details aren’t public. The tablet will use a quad-core chip, an enhancement that lets users jump more quickly between applications, two of the people said. 

Bloomberg goes on to add:

Apple is bringing LTE to the iPad before the iPhone because the tablet has a bigger battery and can better support the power requirements of the newer technology, said one of the people.

The new display is capable of greater resolution than the current iPad, with more pixels on its screen than some high- definition televisions, the person said. The pixels are small enough to make the images look like printed material, according to the person. Videos begin playing almost instantly because of the additional graphics processing, the person said. 

As reported earlier in the week, Bloomberg also claims that the iPad 3 production started at the beginning of the month.

Apple is widely expected to launch iPad 3 with Retina Display. However, there has been contradictory rumors about the thickness of the next iPad. Some reports have claimed that it will be slightly thicker to accomodate the change in LED backlight design for iPad 3's Retina Display, while others insist iPad 3 will be thinner than iPad 2.

We really hope that this rumor of a iPad 3 with Retina Display, quad-core processor and 4G LTE support turns out to be true. What about you?

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Apple postpones China retail launch of iPhone 4S after unruly crowd rages in Beijing [u]

By Josh Ong

Published: 07:00 PM EST (04:00 PM PST)

After an unruly crowd disrupted the release of Apple's iPhone 4S at its flagship location in Beijing, Apple has decided to postpone the sale of its best-selling handset at its official retail locations in China, though the device will still be available through its carrier partner and authorized resellers [updated].

Update: Apple has confirmed in a statement to AllThingsD that it will delay sales of the iPhone 4S at retail locations in Beijing and Shanghai.

?The demand for iPhone 4S has been incredible, and our stores in China have already sold out,? an Apple spokesperson told the publication. ?Unfortunately we were unable to open our store at Sanlitun due to the large crowd, and to ensure the safety of our customers and employees, iPhone will not available in our retail stores in Beijing and Shanghai for the time being. Customers can still order iPhone through the Apple Online Store, or buy at China Unicom and other authorized resellers.?

Apple retail staff at the Sanlitun Apple Store in Beijing put signs out Friday afternoon with a note saying, "This store will not be selling the iPhone in the recent future."

Apple had previously announced that the iPhone 4S would go on sale at its Sanlitun retail store in Beijing at 7AM local time (6PM Eastern), but altercations between scalpers and line-waiters have allegedly delayed the launch. As of 8AM, the store had yet to open.

The imminent launch of Apple's latest handset in China had attracted thousands of customers outside the company's five stores throughout the country. Security barricades had originally been set up to manage the crowd at the Sanlitun store earlier in the week, but they were taken down sometime on Thursday night or Friday morning.

Remnants of the crowd outside Sanlitun Apple Store in Beijing early on Friday, Jan. 13.

One journalist on location in Beijing claimed that Apple had canceled the launch because fights had broken out during the night, while some crowd members claimed Apple would take orders for the iPhone 4S at the store on Friday without distributing the devices.

Groups of professional line-waiters and scalpers could be seen congregating outside the store early Friday. As the 7AM launch time came and went without Apple opening its doors, a number of them became disgruntled. Shouts of "Open the door!" rang periodically rang throughout the crowd. At one point, a group of unhappy line-waiters left shouting profanities at Apple. Several individuals were forcefully escorted away by security officials, though it was not immediately clear why they were being removed.

Bloomberg reported on Friday that some angry customers pelted the Apple Store with eggs after it was revealed that the device would not go on sale. According to the publication, the Apple Store in the Pudong district of Shanghai opened an hour early and has begun selling the iPhone 4S.

Police officers cordoned off the Sanlitun Apple store in Beijing on Friday.
The 16GB iPhone 4S is selling for 4,988RMB ($790) on Apple China's online store, while the 32GB and 64GB models sell for 5,888RMB and 6,788RMB, respectively. Estimated shipping time is currently two weeks. China Unicom is also offering iPhone 4S for free with a multi-year contract on plans starting at 286RMB ($45).

The well-organized secondary market in Beijing has led to conflicts at the Sanlitun store in the past. Last year, the release of the iPad 2 and white iPhone 4 was marred by an incident that resulted in a broken glass door and several injuries.

In addition to China, Apple is scheduled to launch the iPhone 4S in 21 more countries on Friday.

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If you missed out the Google Galaxy Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich announcement earlier today , good news for you , Google has uploaded the entire 1 hour event video on Youtube where Google’s Andy Rubin and Samsung Mobile’s JK Shin unveil the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

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Samsung has announced that they would launch their own Instant Messaging (IM) service, ChatON soon. This would allow the users communicate easily and share videos, pictures, calendar and contacts with others from their mobile phone.

The ChatON IM service would allow users to chat using their phone numbers, send voice messages and take part in group chat. There are also features like interaction rank, that lists people who you chat often, trunk, that shows all the images and videos shared so that you can comment on them and animation message that lets you make personal message using hand written notes, images, text and background music.

The ChatON app would come pre-installed in the upcoming Samsung feature phones, bada phones and Galaxy smartphones. The app would also be launched for iPhone and BlackBerry phones in future, that would compete with the upcoming Apple’s iMessage and BlackBerry Messenger (BBM). The app would also be available for PC.

The ChatON IM service will be showcased at IFA 2011 in September and it would be launched in October in more than 120 countries around the world and would support up to 62 languages.

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In past few months, Sony Ericsson launched some amazing looking devices and Xperia Arc is worth mentioning. Xperia Arc is not the best Android device available but personally I think it’s one of the most beautiful looking devices. Last month, we saw first ever leaked shot of the Xperia Duo twice but it was blurry. Now another leaked shot of Xperia Duo is posted on a Chinese forum known as IT168 and it’s also a press shot, but this is currently the best and the most clear shot of it, and trust me the device looks sexier than Arc. Well, beauty is there but what’s under the hood of this beast?

DigiTech is reporting that it will feature a dual-core 1.4 GHz processor, and it will be either Qualcomm MSM8260 or ST-Ericsson’s U8500 or A9500 dual-core processor, but most likely it will be Qualcomm or maybe SE will launch it with their very own processor. It will feature a powerful 12 MP camera with a next generation Exmor R CMOS sensor, and you all may know that Xperia X10 and Arc camera is also amazing, so I am sure that Duo camera will be breathtaking. It will also offer 1080p HD video recording along with image stabilization. It will feature a huge 4.5 Inch touchscreen display with qHD display and Sony Mobile BRAVIA engine which will make the viewing experience even better. It will also feature NFC capability, and it will feature 1.5 GB of RAM, 8GB of internal memory, and a huge 2500 mAh battery. It’s rumored that Sony Ericsson will be launching it in September, but still take this all with grain of salt, because rumors can’t be trusted.

Well, that’s all we know about this device so far but if it’s true, then I am sure this device will be a very big challenge for devices like Samsung Galaxy S II and HTC Sensation. So who’s looking forward to it?

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We are hearing it from a long time that Apple is planning to launch the next iPhone in September. We also heard that there will be two versions of iPhone and Apple will bring both in September. Now DigiTimes is reporting that Apple has placed an order for 15 million iPhone 5 (may be iPhone 4S too) with a Chinese company known as Pegatron. Pegatron was one of the key members in production of Apple iPhone 4. DigiTimes is also saying that iPhone 5 won’t be a major update from iPhone 4, but as we heard that iPhone 4S will be slightly changed and iPhone 4 will be a completely new device. Anyway, the shipments will begin in September which proves it once again that new iPhone will be out in September.

Some sources are saying that iPhone 5 will be completely new device and some are opposite to it. I am sure that Apple will clear the air in September or maybe a leaked screenshot will do the work, right? So who’s looking forward to Apple’s upcoming new flagship device or happy with you iPhone 4?

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J.K. Shin, president of Samsung’s mobile division, said in an interview that, Samsung has plans to launch 4G enabled Galaxy tabs this year. He also said that they may launch third version of its Galaxy S within Q2 of 2012.
Samsung launched their 7 inch Galaxy tab that ran on Android 2.2, last September in IFA in Berlin, Germany. They showcased 10.1 inch Galaxy tab in Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year.

Later the 8.9 inch and 10.1 inch Galaxy tabs that run Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) OS were announced and prices for the Wi-Fi version of the tablets were announced. The new tablets and the Samsung Galaxy S2 were showcased in India at Southwest Asia Regional Forum, this April.

Samsung Galaxy S2 was launched in most of the countries this month and launched in India last week. Samsung plans to launch this phone in 120 countries by early June. 1 million units of Samsung Galaxy S2 have already been sold in South Korea in just 70 days since its launch.

The new 8.9 inch and 10.1 inch tablets would go on sale this June. The 10.1 inch Galaxy tab would be priced between $499 and $599. There are also reports that it may ship with Android 3.1 which is the latest version of Honeycomb.

The 4G enabled Galaxy Tab and the Samsung Galaxy S3 might feature a 2 GHz dual core processor, according to the earlier reports.

What do you think? Are you ready for a 2GHz processor in your phone ?

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The wait is finally over! Aircel have recently announced that, the much awaited iPhone 4 will be available for purchase in India from May 27th. This is definitely a good news for those, who were eagerly waiting for the launch of iPhone 4 in India. Last month, both Aircel and Airtel announced that, the iPhone 4 will be available soon in India. And now, Aircel went ahead and announced the availability of this amazing smartphone.

“We are very proud to bring iPhone 4 to Aircel customers in India. We always endeavour to bring to our consumers a world class experience and offer the best in innovation and service. With a robust roll out of Aircel ’s 3G services in 13 circles across India, the launch of iPhone 4 will allow our consumers to truly savour the 3G experience. With our incredible new price plans, we aim to make iPhone more affordable than ever,” said Mr. Sandip Das, Director, Aircel.

iPhone 4 features a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, HD video recording, Retina Display, Apple’s A4 chip, iOS 4 and more. iPhone 4 allows you to access more than 500,000 apps from the App Store. The 16GB variant of iPhone 4 will be available for Rs.34,500 while the 32 GB variant comes with a price tag of Rs.40,900. Stay tuned for more updates.

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We had previously told you about INQ’s plans to bring out a device with Facebook as its primary focus. Well it looks like the company decided to expand on the social experience of the phone by adding in native Foursquare integration. The phone will have Foursquare check-ins as an integral part of the OS.

INQ commented on the situation

Facebook Places will continue to be a part of INQ phones. Facebook and foursquare will each have their own home screen on the device, which users can swipe back and forth between, and users will be able to chose which location services they want to use. Foursquare being added in, but not replacing Facebook Places.

Android 2.2 Froyo OS3.5-inch 480 x 320 resolution capacitive touchscreenQualcomm MSM 7227 600 MHz processorGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100Wi-Fi 802.11 b/gBluetooth v2.1 with A2DPA-GPS support5-megapixel camera with auto focusMicro SD Card Slot (up to 8GB with included 4GB)FM radioMicro USB v2.0 connectivityBattery: Li-Ion 1300 mAh

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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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Today, we saw the HTC Thunderbolt in an ad; along with the HTC Inspire 4G. Verizon will announce the Thunderbolt anytime because the CES event is going on now, but our friends over at AndroidSpin got their hands on the HTC Thunderbolt ahead of the launch, and they are also sharing some information with us about the phone. It looks like the specs we heard about the Thunderbolt are fake because AndroidSpin is saying that the device comes with following spec:

ARM v7 processor, Single Core, 1 GHz 8 GB internal memory, (32 GB SD card included) 4.3 inch screen NO HDMI port 8 MP rear camera, 1.3 MP front-facing camera Runs the new HTC Sense UI on top of Android 2.1.2 HTC Maps and Navigation is included DLNA support via an HTC preinstalled app

Keep in mind that these specs are not final, so before making any final decision, wait for official announcement from Verizon and HTC. I hope Verizon will clear the air any time, so folks stay tuned with us!

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We told you that HTC was going to launch the DesireHD in India followed by the Desire Z. The DesireHD has already been available in stores in India for a few days now and soon the Desire Z would also hit stores. The Desire Z has got a price and launch date on online Shopping site Flipkart.  The pre-order price for the QWERTY Android handset is indicated as Rs.25799 and the tentative launch date stands at Jan 3 2011. Not too far away right  ?

So who is interested in buying the Desire Z ? I think its a great price for a well-speced phone.

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Verizon is planning to announce some new device at CES this year, but they are not the only one. T-Mobile, which is one of the major carriers of USA, is also planning to launch several devices at CES 2011. T-Mobile is planning to launch handsets along with tablets at CES. T-Mobile Senior Director of Engineering, Mark McDiarmid told Wall Street Journal that:

T-Mobile will 

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We already know that Verizon is launching new LTE devices at the upcoming CES 2011, and probably all the devices will be Android powered. Motorola is also launching LTE 4G device, as Verizon COO John Stratton told Wall Street Journal that:

“We’ve got LTE smartphones on the horizon,” Verizon’s Mr. Stratton said “Motorola will be right there.

It means that we will see several LTE devices next year from different manufacturers. Motorola is one of them and their first LTE 4G device will be under Verizon branding, and AndroidAndMe is reporting that the device will be Motorola Etna, which is similar to the rumored AT&T Motorola Olympus.

Motorola has added a countdown on their site which is saying that “Are you ready to skip a generation?

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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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Ever wondered how tablets evolved ? Have you ever heard of the Egyptian Hieroglyphic Tablet from 3200 B.C ?  Motorola has made a pretty informative and hilarious video to tease it’s upcoming Android Honeycomb tablet which is all set for a CES 2011 launch at Las Vegas next month.

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HTC CEO Peter Chou said in an interview that HTC will launch LTE devices in USA in the second half of 2011. Mr. Chou said that they are focusing on Android and Windows Phone 7 only, so these LTE devices will run either Android or Windows Phone 7. Peter Chou didn’t tell us that who will get these devices in USA, but it looks like AT&T and Verizon are the chosen one. As we know that Verizon recently announced LTE 4G in USA, and they said that they will launch several LTE devices during the CES 2011, and it’s almost around the corner. I am sure that Verizon will launch HTC made LTE device, and the device could be the HTC Merge or the Incredible HD. AT&T is also a major network in USA, and they are planning to launch LTE technology in the middle of 2011, so may be HTC is looking forward to launch LTE phones with AT&T too.

Hopefully we will see some good LTE devices from HTC, and I hope other big manufactures like Apple, LG, Samsung, RIM, and Motorola will launch few devices too. So folks, are you looking forward to HTC LTE devices?

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HTC is one of the leading mobile phone brands in the world, and HTC are pretty good at making attractive smartphones. HTC made the world first 4G powered phone, and HTC wants to be a top 3 phone maker in the world by 2013.Rumors are on the street that HTC is planning to bring the world first Android phone with 3D display in 2011

TechRadar is claiming HTC demoed the 3D Technology in February during the MWC 2010, and as we know that MWC 2011 is around the corner, so maybe we will see an Android powered phone with 3D display by HTC in 2011.

So who’s interested in a HTC Android phone with 3D display, anyone?

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