After lots of promotions and marketing, Nokia changed their market plan by reducing price of their latest smartphone Lumia 800. Now you can buy the Lumia 800 in just Rs. 23,500 on online stores like Flipkart and you may be able to find it for a lot cheaper, if you dig around a bit. For those who’ve bought it for the old price, what can we say, but tough luck.
This price is more like it and we can finally give a nod in its favor. With this price, the Lumia 800 now competes with the Incredible S and the Rhyme and between these phones. it’s a very attractive buy. If you were holding out for the Lumia 800, then now would be the time to grab it.

The Lumia 800 is Nokia’s Windows Phone 7 device and sports a 3.7-inch ClearBlack display from Nokia, themselves. The main attractions towards this handset, lies in the feel and build quality of the phone. The entire chassis is built using a polycarbonate shell which, besides being strong and durable feels unique and different from any other plastic chassis handsets. This also makes it very lightweight and easy to carry around.

Here are the main specifications of the Nokia Lumia 800.

• 3.7-inch Clear Black display with a capacitive touchscreen featuring a 480 x 800 pixel resolution under Gorilla Glass
• 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi,
• GPS with A-GPS support for Bing Maps and hopefully Nokia Maps, as well
• Bluetooth with A2DP + EDR and USB 2.0
• 8MP AF camera with Carl Zeiss optics and a Dual LED flash, 720p HD recording (pity there’s no full HD support)
• FM radio
• 16GB of internal storage
• Active noise cancellation

After getting awesome response in smartphone market Samsung mobile always in mood to give something new to its user, this time smartphone giant release Projector phone named Samsung Galaxy Beam.
The Galaxy Beam may not be the first smartphone to include an LED projection unit, but it certainly looks to be the most impressive yet. As well as the typical touch screen playback of movies and games, you can also tap the screen and have the output projected onto a nearby surface. Apparently it looks pretty good up to about 50-inches.

Specifications of Samsung Galaxy Beam

Samsung Galaxy Beam, is the thinnest projector phone. It comes with a 1 GHz processor, powered by Android Ice Cream Sandwich, a 4 inch super AMOLED screen, and a 2000 mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy Beam is fitted with a pico projector with 15 lumens. It can project an image of 50 inches. It’s like carrying a TV with you all the time. Though the resolution of the final picture decides the fate, Galaxy Beam will get everyone excited. All of this is packed into a slim 12.5 mm thick body.
The Beam runs a 1GHz ST Ericsson dual-core chip, a 4-inch display, 8GB of on-board storage.As you’d expect, the inclusion of a projector makes the phone heavier and thicker, but not significantly so. The Beam weighs 145 grams and measures 12.5mm thick, meaning it is still pocket-friendly.
checkout this video of Samsung Galaxy Beam :

There’s no details yet as to when the Galaxy Beam will release. It’s also likely Samsung will market it to business users, although I’m sure younger users would be interested too due to the potential to project games and movies on walls for their friends to see.

Mobile giant Samsung on announced its first dual SIM smartphones in the Indian market – the Galaxy Ace Duos (SCH-i589), Galaxy Y Pro Duos (GT B5512) and Galaxy Y Duos (GT-S6102). These devices combine the effectiveness of all the smartphone features and at the same time give consumers a unique opportunity to maintain their work life balance. these innovative dual SIM smartphones enable the mobile consumers to be socially networked through their phones anytime, anywhere, and at the same time separate their personal life from their professional life,” said Ranjit Yadav, country head of mobile and IT at Samsung India.
With the launch of these smartphones, Samsung has 16 smartphone models priced between Rs 7,360 to Rs 38,250.

Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos

The Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos comes with dual SIM dual active technology that allows consumers to be reachable on their CDMA and GSM numbers all the time. With an 832 MHz processor, this device offers users fast data processing and the ability to use multiple applications at the same time, along with a smooth web browsing experience. It is based on Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system.
The device has an 8.89 cm HVGA display and also EvDO Rev A capability, which enables data download at super fast speeds of 3.1 Mbps over CDMA. Galaxy Ace Duos comes with a powerful 1650 mAh battery that allows users to enjoy seven hours of talktime. The Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos is priced at Rs 16,900

Galaxy Y Pro Duos

Galaxy Y Pro Duos (GT B5512) is an Android based dual SIM device with a Qwerty keypad. With WiFi direct and BT 3.0 support, the device offers improved connectivity and enhanced productivity with a touchscreen and optical track pad. With the increasing necessity to stay connected, the device supports Social Hub Premium.
The smartphone has a 6.5 cm LQVGA, capacitive touchscreen, a 3 megapixel fixed focus rear camera and a VGA front camera for video telephony, and a 1350 mAh battery. Samsung Galaxy Y Pro is priced at Rs 11,090.

Samsung Galaxy Y Duos

Samsung Galaxy Y Duos (GT-S6102) is Samsung’s first full touch dual SIM device. It can be used for data and calls simultaneously. The device comes uploaded with Social Hub and Samsung messenger ChatOn. With a QVGA resolution 3.14 inch screen and 832 MHz processor, the device offers spacious viewing and speedy performance.
The Galaxy Y Duos is priced at Rs 10,490.

Samsung the leading Smartphone maker announce update for Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 users in India, there is an Android 2.3.6 update available.
This is an official release from Samsung and the users should be able to update it over the air. This upgrade will update Android version to Android 2.3.5 and if you are on 2.3.5, then you can directly proceed with the software.
Update is now available via Samsung Kies. You can also grab the firmware file from sammobile and flash it manually via ODIN. If you are on GPRS, please make sure that you switch over to Wi-Fi as it may cost you much for the download of the software file.
Here is the update version for the Ace S5830I: S5830IXXLA2/S5830IODDLA1. Like all other updates, this one will be distributed to Samsung Ace customers in batches, so you’ll have to be a little patient.

How I can Update my Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 ?

Answer is here :
If you have not received any such, then you can check it manually. To do that follow the path of home screen and hit Menu > Settings > About Phone > System update and click on Android update. Your update will be automatically be installed on your handset and you would be able to use your handset within 10 minutes.
To check the software version on your device after update, you need to go to Home Screen tab on Menu > Settings > About phone and check the Android version present on your handset.

Samsung today introduced the Galaxy Y Duos and Galaxy Y Pro Duos, a pair of Android smartphone in their Galaxy mobile series that have space for two SIM cards.
The Galaxy Y Duos is an all-touch Android 2.3 Gingerbread setup with a 3.1-inch QVGA screen, a 3-megapixel fixed-focus camera, and the Android works. It also has a 1,300mAh battery.
On the slightly higher end of the scale there’s the Galaxy Y Pro Duos, which runs the same Android version and has a full QWERTY keyboard on its candy-bar frame (that keyboard is how you know it’s “pro”). As a result, the screen is a smaller 2.6 inches. There’s a 3-megapixel camera on the back, but Samsung has also added a front-facing VGA camera and a slightly larger 1,350mAh battery.
While there’s no pricing for this yet, Samsung has shared a January release date, and a first market: Russia. The Galaxy Y Duos will then “gradually” roll out to Europe, Africa, CIS, Latin America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, the Middle East, and China. The keyboarded Pro version is headed to Europe, Africa, CIS, Latin America, Southwest Asia, and the Middle East.
North Americans looking for this type of solution are sadly going to have to keep looking for now (or start lobbying Samsung). I’m interested in seeing this in action; hopefully, Samsung brings the duo of Duos along with it to CES, just for fun.
source:cnet

If your keen to buy BlackBerry and you find pure white color of your favorite BlackBerry then it is good news for you. Research In Motion (RIM) on Tuesday launched BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone in Pure White for India. You can buy this stunning new smartphone at authorized retail channels.

The BlackBerry Bold 9900 is the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone yet at only 10.5mm, and the first to offer the perfect union of a high performance keyboard and touch display integrated within the iconic BlackBerry Bold design.
The new BlackBerry Bold 9900 is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to include built-in support for NFC (Near Field Communications), a new technology that is enabling many new and exciting capabilities, including the ability to make mobile payments, pair with NFC-enabled accessories or read SmartPoster tags with a simple tap of the smartphone.

BlackBerry Bold 9900 Features and Specifications

Size : 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm, approximately 130g

Display : 2.8″ capacitive touch screen display – VGA (640×480), 287 dpi resolution

Keyboard : Ultra-easy QWERTY keyboard, optical trackpad
CPU 1.2 GHz Processor

Memory : 768 MB RAM; 8 GB on-board memory, plus microSD slot supporting up to 32 GB cards

Camera : 5.0 MP camera, supports 720p HD video recording
Accelerometer/Magnetometer Orientation Sensor (Accelerometer), Digital Compass (Magnetometer), Proximity Sensor

GPS: Built-in GPS / aGPS

Wifi :

Dual-Band Wi-Fi – 802.11 b/g/n at 2.4 GHz and 802.11 a/n at 5 GHz:

* 9900: Tri-BandHSPA+,Quad-BandGSM/EDGE
* 9930: Dual-BandCDMA/EV-DORev.A,Dual-BandHSPA+,Quad-Band GSM/EDGE

Bluetooth : Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR support

Operating System : BlackBerry 7 OS

Battery : 1230 mAh removable, rechargeable battery

Samsung Apps store dolls out 16 free apps to Samsung Galaxy SII and Galaxy Wi-Fi users
The Korean giant Samsung provide free apps for selected smart phone range.There are 16 apps which are available for Samsung Galaxy S Wi-Fi 5.0 and Samsung Galaxy SII users.While the Samsung Galaxy Notebook users have a choice of 12 free apps. However there is only one free app for Samsung Galaxy Ace and Samsung Galaxy Go users.

Following are the Free apps on offer for different Samsung Galaxy users:

Samsung Galaxy SII and Samsung Galaxy Wi-Fi 5.0: Air penguin, guru planet, air attack HD, paladog, artillery brigade, Ripitide GP HD, bang bang racing, roboto, bubble fish, samurai 2, European war, sprinkle, flip flip flip, trial xtreme, grow and zixxby.
 
Samsung Galaxy Note: Air penguin, Ripitide GP HD, air attack HD, paladog, artillery brigade, bang bang racing, roboto, grow, zixxby, trial xtreme,sprinkle and samurai 2.

Samsung Galaxy Ace and Samsung Galaxy Gio: Air penguin

Nokia Unveil there Mobile wallet service Nokia Money, Now be available across the country.
Through the Nokia Money platform, a host of financial transactions such as payments for utility bills, tickets, top-ups and insurance premiums can be conducted on the mobile phone itself.
An e-wallet is like a physical wallet that enables users to make electronic transactions without cash. This service would primarily cater to the un-banked and under-banked masses by giving them access to financial services through their mobile phones.
“There is a need for alternative financial payment instruments in India and the mobile handset offers a perfect mass platform to deliver these. Transaction costs on mobile devices are significantly lower,” said Mr Gary Singh, General Manager, Mobile Payment Services.
In order to activate this service, consumers have to go through a registration process at designated outlets and pay cash to load the wallet, according to a press statement.
Earlier this year, Nokia had announced it will embed the mobile wallet application across all its handsets going ahead, a move aimed at driving financial inclusion through mobile devices. It may be recalled that Nokia was among the first to start mobile payment services in India with pilot projects in Pune, Chandigarh and Nashik in 2010.

Samsung GT-N7000 Galaxy Note is a new hybrid type of phone with a big screen size you never seen so far. The phones features 5.3 inch screen size, one of the biggest sized screen seen on any phone till date. So what you call this a phone or tablet.
Here in our post we provide you fast review of Samsung Galaxy Note Features,specification.

With large 5.3 inch screen. Samsung’s GT-N7000 Galaxy Note user can view more and scroll less. Webpages, apps, photos and videos will get an edge and user can now enjoy more with this big screen.the device is world first HD Super AMOLED display. Powerful 8MP rare camera with many different shooting modes and focus mode (single shot, smile shot, panorama, etc). you also get he front camera is 2MP.
Now on touchscreen part, the Galaxy Note not just works by touching but it also features S Pen. The S Pen provides best-in-class mobile input experience. This pen input technology features an array of functions like pressure sensitivity, preciseness, speed and more. With the S Pen, you can easily sketch drawings or write notes with increased accuracy and ease. It’s deeply integrated with the phone’s native applications.

Samsung Galaxy Note Specifiction:

Network: HSPA+ upto 21Mbps
-3G Band 850/900/1900/2100
-EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
Processor: 1.4GHz Dual core processor
Display: 5.3″ WXGA and HD Super AMOLED
Resolution: 1280 x 800
Operating system: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Camera: 8MP with LED flash (Rear) and 2MP (front)
Touch screen: Full touch + S Pen (advanced smart pen)
Connectivity: Bluetooth v3.0 + HS, USB 2.0 and WiFi a/b/g/n
Memory: 16GB internal memory and expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD card
Battery: Standard battery, Li-ion 2500 mAH
Audio: 3.5mm jack, 3D sound technology, DNSe music library
Video: 1080p Full HD video recording and playback
Video recording: 1080p at 24-30 fps
Video playback: 1080p at 30 fps

Price of Samsung Galaxy Note

Samsung Galaxy Note costs Rs 33,000 in India. You can also buy the device on Amazon for $734.99 (USD).

Android is the leading smartphone operating system in the United States, while Apple is the leading smartphone manufacturer, Nielsen said Tuesday.

The research firm said 71 percent of U.S. smartphone consumers have either Android phones or iPhones, up from 67 percent in July, when Nielsen issued its previous report.
And while there are app stores from other phone makers, such as BlackBerry and Windows, 83 percent of those who have downloaded an app in the past 30 days had either an Android phone or an iPhone.
According to Nielsen’s latest data, for the third quarter, 44 percent of all U.S. mobile subscribers now have smartphones, and “among those who purchased a new mobile phone in the last three months, 56 percent chose smartphones.”
RIM, which makes BlackBerry, continued its decline in US share; Nielsen says RIM had 17.8 percent of the U.S. market, down from 20 percent in July.

source:msnbc