Challenger to the Apple iPad?

Adam is said to be the first device in the world to integrate nVidia's Tegra 2 chip and a Pixel Qi screen.BANGALORE: Rohan Shravan and his Adam tablet PC have once again brought on something of an online delirium amongst gadget freaks and technophiles around the world. Shravan's Bangalore-based company Notion Ink opened up the Android-based tablet for pre-orders earlier this month and the tablets were sold out within days. Notion Ink's homepage has a big `Sold out' sign. This has, however, been accompanied by a good amount of controversy. But before we get into that, here's something to jog everybody's memories about Adam. The tablet first...

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The best mobile of 2010

The year 2010 is coming to an end and it has been a great year as far as mobile phones are concerned. We saw the introduction of three new mobile operating systems, namely, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, Samsung's bada and Nokia's Symbian ^3. Apple launched the fourth generation model of the iconic iPhone (after its controversial leak earlier this year) and Google launched three versions of Android, and offered a sneak peak of the next version. There have also been countless handsets released, running different operating systems from all manufacturers. But not all these phones were good and some were easily forgettable. But there were some that...

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US Cellular lowers Samsung Galaxy Tab pricing down to $199.99 (on a two-year contract)

Thanks to a recent price cut, US Cellular now has the lowest priced Samsung Galaxy Tab in the US market. The tablet is now as low as $199.99, though there is a catch with that pricing. In order to get that you will need to sign up for a two year agreement on a 5GB per month data plan. Those data plans include an option for $54.99 or $74.99, both of which include 5GB of data and the higher priced includes unlimited messaging. The $54.99 per month plan bills any messages at $0.25 each. Oh and, this price comes after a $100 mail-in-rebate. In addition, the Galaxy Tab can also be purchased with the smaller 200MB per month data plan however in this...

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LG Optimus U (U.S. Cellular)

The bottom line: The LG Optimus U is a wonderful entry-level smartphone that combines great features with a bargain price. Review: Editors' note: Since the Optimus U is so similar to the Optimus S, we'll focus on what sets the Optimus U apart in this review. For more design details, please read our LG Optimus S review. Just when we thought we had reviewed the last of the LG Optimus line of phones (see the LG Optimus T, the Optimus S, the Vortex, and the Optimus M), we get the LG Optimus U. While the Optimus handsets share similar specifications with each other, the Optimus U is most like Sprint's Optimus S. Indeed, aside from a few minor differences,...

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Samsung Announces First Android Device

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world’s second largest cellphone maker, today unveiled the I7500, its first Android-powered mobile phone. With the launch, Samsung becomes the first company among the global top three mobile phone manufacturers to unveil an Android-powered phone. “Samsung is among the earliest members of the Open Handset Alliance and has been actively moving forward to introduce the most innovative Android mobile phone,” said JK Shin, Executive Vice President and Head of Mobile Communication Division in Samsung Electronics. “With Samsung’s accumulated technology leadership in mobile phone industry and our consistent strategy...

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Interesting iPhone Data from Nielsen

Consumer research firm, The Nielsen Company, released some interesting data on the iPhone this week. The study found: - As of April 2009, there are 6.4 million active iPhone users in the U.S., up from 2.1 million a year prior.- 37% watch video on their phone (6x as likely as the typical subscriber).- There are roughly as many iPhone users 55 and older as there are 13-24. (see chart)- 98% of iPhone users use the data features of their phone, services that should improve with the enhanced speed promised by the iPhone 3G S.- 88% use the Internet (4x as likely as the typical subscriber).- 75% download apps (5x as likely as the typical subscriber).-...

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Tablet PCsSamsung Gloria to be a 10-inch Windows 7 tablet with slide-out keyboard?By Vlad Savov posted Dec 8th 2010 6:22AM Like a netbook, only not. The latest thing to drop into our "crazy rumor" inbox is the Windows 7 tablet conceptualized above. Blogeee have it on the authority of two separate sources that Samsung is planning a 10-inch slate device dubbed Gloria, which would run Windows 7 and have a slide-out keyboard. What you see above is only a mockup of how this Gloria might appear -- if she ever does appear at all -- including a supposed Samsung software overlay to make Windows 7 that little bit more touch-friendly. We've yet to find...

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Angry Birds Seasons for iPhone and iPad Hits App Store

Samsung We're here at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference in San Francisco, and we've just had a chance to lay our ever-loving hands all over Google's latest wunderkind, the Nexus S. As you've probably already read and seen, the device is set to be the next flagship phone sporting a pure Google experience. That is, full-on Android 2.3 (AKA Gingerbread), sporting a subtly reworked user interface design, and touting some potentially powerful new features, like near-field communication compatibility (hardware permitting -- and this hardware does indeed permit). Speaking of nuts and bolts, the phone is no slouch, boasting all the design leanings of...

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RIM acquires TAT for revamping Blackberry UI

TAT is known for its innovative mobile UI designs. They customize the UI in mobile and embedded devices to look more appealing to end users. In a surprising move RIM[Research In Motion] makers of Blackberry smartphones has announced that it has acquired the Swedish company TAT. This can be seen as a move to revamp the Blackberry UI .Do check TAT’s Custom Built Velvet UI on Meego Here. Don’t think that they will continue to develop for Meego but we are sure Blackberry is all set to get an awesome UI in future. View the original article h...

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Airtel 3G Speed Test

Airtel is offering a demo of their upcoming 3G service in many showrooms across India and we headed to a showroom in Chennai to do a Speed Test as many of  you have been asking us about the speeds offered by Airtel 3GWe saw the Airtel 3G dongle with the all new logo and it’s most likely to be a Huawei dongle as the dialer software seems familiar. The dongle was connected to a really slow Lenovo netbook and still me managed to stream video and conduct speed testsThe Speed TestThe download speeds were constant at around 2.3-2.4 Mbps and upload speeds were hovering at 400-500KbpsWatch the video of speed test below Here are couple more pics...

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TRAI issues new Regulations for Unsolicited Tele-Marketing Calls and SMS in India

Are you fedup of those Unsolicited Telemarketing calls or SMS spam? TRAI ( Telecom  Regulatory Authority on India) has issued some new regulations which come into effect from Jan 1 , 2011. They have imposed strict regulations for Tele-marketers and heavy fines for those who violate the rules.Image from Privacy Star Android AppTRAI issued The Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2010 today. The report also states that unsolicited calls have gone down since the previous regulation but unsolicited SMS is on the rise. The new rules go a step  beyond the Do Not Disturb registry and you can enroll yourself under...

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LG LU3000 seems faster than the Galaxy S and iPhone 4

LG has shown of a really interesting phone dubbed the LU3000 at a mobile event in South Korea recently and this handset seems faster than the Samsung Galaxy S  and the Apple iPhone 4Here are the rumored specs of the LU3000 -  3.8 inch WVGA IPS Screen ,  5 MP camera with AF, HDMI Out with support of 1080P video. It is powered by an OMAP 3630 1GHz CPU and runs on Android 2.2 OS.Here is a comparison of the browsers on the LG LU3000 , Samsung Galaxy S and Apple iPhone 4 and here is a comparison of the Youtube apps Head over to Akihabara for more and we really wish LG decided to launch this handset in other markets. View the original...

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Samsung Unveils The C3530 Candybar Phone In Russia

Samsung recently announced a new candy bar phone in Russia, the Samsung C3530. This entry level phone features a premium build with the use of high-quality materials and the back cover of the phone is made of brushed metal, which protects the phone from accidental drops.Samsung C3530 features a 2.2 inch TFT QVGA display with 320 x 240 pixels resolution, 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, 50MB internal memory, MicroSD card slot, 16 GB expandable memory, music player, FM radio, 3.5 mm headphone jack and more. The complete specs of this handset is not available yet.Samsung says the phone is optimized for social networks with its improved...

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Motorola Olympus leaked again, comes with MotoBlur

Recently, we saw the first leaked images of the Motorola Olympus, which is an Android powered phone and it’s reported that the phone comes with Nvidia Tegra 2, which is a dual-core processor chip. Motorola Olympus seems to be a powerful phone, and we also heard that it’s an iPhone killer. Our friends over at Gizmodo got their hands on the Motorola Olympus. The phone is currently running Android 2.2, but it looks like the phone will come with Android 2.3 at the launch, because it’s going to be the next Motorola high-end flagship device. The Motorola Olympus is also running on MotoBlur, which is a bad news for few people who don’t like MotoBlur....

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Micromax Andro Pics / Photo Gallery

Here are some first pics of the Micromax Android phone called the Andro A60. It’s very attractively priced like we saw yesterday . Micromax want’s it to be your first Android Phone . Do you want it buy one ? Check out the photos below to find out if you will like it .This is the retail box which the handset comes in .As you can see it runs on Android 2.1. We are not sure if the hardware specs permit an upgrade to FroYo.It has a 3.2 MP Camera without flash.There is also a Android bot on the rear . Although it may be a re-branded ZTE handset  it is the cheapest Android handset available in India. What do you think about the Andro ? View the...

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Micromax Andro Price – just Rs.6990

We told you that Micromax was launching the Android phone Andro A60 at a price point below Rs.8000 but today the company announced the price just now on twitter. The official price is Rs.6990 !Thats not a bad price for a phone considering it runs on Android 2.1.You can check out the full specs of the phone here. The only downside is that it uses a resistive screen.But seems like Micromax has the cheapest Android phone in the market compared to the Dell XCD and Spice Mi300 Will it be your first Android phone as Micromax markets it ? or would you rather invest more for a hi-end Android phone. View the original article h...

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LG Star Leaked Pics And Details Emerge

Do you still remember the NVIDIA Tegra 2 powered LG’s powerful smartphone, the LG Star, which was leaked earlier this month? If not, then let me tell you that, LG Star is the company’s first dual core smartphone. Recently the leaked pics and details of this smartphone have been emerged in the wild. This handset runs on the Android 2.2 (FroYo) operating system, but it is expected to ship with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS.LG Star features a large 4 inch touchscreen display with 800×480 resolution and the powerful NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. It also features an 8 megapixel camera with LED Flash, full HD (1080p) video recording, front-facing camera,...

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