BlackBerry Torch 9800

Introduction

The BlackBerry Torch is not the first phone to give you both a full hardware QWERTY keyboard and an ample touchscreen in a smartphone setting. But it’s a debut for BlackBerry and one that will probably shape the future for the next generation of RIM phones. The supplied 6th version of the BlackBerry OS is looking to balance user-friendliness and performance, tradition and creativity in the latest BlackBerry touch products.

Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab preview

Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab hands-on

Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab is Samsung’s move onto the tablet warfield and luckily we are right here in the battle fray to give you first-hand scoop from the announcement event. Some might argue that it’s rather a step down from laptops but the Samsung Galaxy Tab smartphone DNA is obvious from the moment you touch it.

Samsung C3300K Champ

Introduction

Sometimes less is more. The Samsung C3300K Champ lets you start small, hoping that sooner or later you will want more. It’s a deal that suits Samsung fine. This here Champ is a touch phone with social networking support, stereo speakers, cordless FM radio and a memory card, camera and Internet. And the sticker price is as low as it gets.

Nokia N8 First look

Introduction

We were almost starting to suspect mobile phones of giving up and playing soft. They seemed unstoppable you know. They went from 5 to 12 in no time and there was nothing to suggest that digicams will ever get a timeout for a much needed breather.

Motorola MILESTONE XT720

Introduction

The original MILESTONE was the lifeline by which Motorola pulled themselves out of their deathbed. And now the once ailing giant breathes again – but is in no mood to rest or make peace. Instead, it’s breathing fire on the enemies.

Motorola had itself a true droid army in almost no time – and the best thing is it’s not an army of clones. Creative designs and rich equipment helped the company make an emphatic comeback, and the XT720 is focused on keeping up that momentum.

HTC Aria Review: The Little Tenor

Introduction

First we were hit by a Wildfire, now we’re being soothed by an Aria. The HTC Aria shares a lot of DNA with the HD mini, but makes the jump to Android and is ready to take on compact touchscreen mid rangers.

Nokia E5 Review: Textbook Texter

Introduction

Email used to be a part of the corporate world and now it’s increasingly becoming an essential means of communication for the lot of us – not just the white-collar kind. So if you can’t fight it, the best thing to do is get yourself properly equipped – and the Nokia E5 is the right tool for the job. It’s no old timer either, it knows how to deal with those newfangled social networks as well.

The E5 has skill to match the E72 down to the last spec. OK, almost. Some features have sure taken a hit (what’s with the fixed-focus 5MP camera), but that’s something most people can live with considering the lower price of the E5.

HTC Wildfire Desire Mini

Introduction

Occasionally HTC takes a little break from high-end smartphones and dips its toes in the waters of the lower midrange. The HTC Wildfire is a down-sized, down-clocked and down-priced version of the HTC Desire. If Sony Ericsson can do it with the X10 mini, then HTC have all the right in the world to make a Desire mini too.

Samsung unveils dual-sim Galaxy Ace Duos with GSM radios

The world-wide edition of the Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos is now official.It's been a while since we saw the dual-mode version of the phone get announced for India. Now we finally have the two-SIM-slot variety intended for for international GSM markets.

Nokia C6 Review: A Playful Character

Introduction

Yesterday’s high-end is the new midrange we like to say. The Nokia C6 has almost exactly the same features as the Nokia N97 mini but hangs a big Sale sign. Time to shop for high-end features off high street.

The C-series are trying to distill the Nokia knowledge and experience into a lineup of simple and affordable phones. There’s a bit of everything there: from cheap entry-level handsets to smartphones that border on the Eseries and Nseries.

Nokia C3 Mobile Phone

Introduction

Nokia C3 is young and social, simple and reliable. Messaging and social networking are the very heart of this handset. But are they enough of a head-turner to become a phone's key selling points? Sure thing! Just add a pinch of charisma and hang a price tag fit for the masses and you've got yourself a recipe for a true love story.

Samsung Galaxy Beam review

                                                                     

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The first attempts at a projector phone didn't quite work out for Samsung. For many that would be enough to call it a day, but not the Koreans. You don't become the world's number 1 phone manufacturer by giving up easily, so Samsung chose to take a step back, learn from mistakes and give it another go.

HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE review

Introduction

The DROID Incredible line of smartphones for Verizon Wireless, much like the EVO family offered by Sprint, consists of US-only, carrier exclusive devices made by HTC. The HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE is the latest member of the family to come our way and it seems to have ambitions worthy of its rather epic name.

Unlike its predecessor, which was a minor update over the original, the HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE is a major leap forwards. The smartphone offers a curious blend of high-end features, packed into an already familiar looking and pocket-friendly package. As a matter of fact, you will have a hard time finding a more powerful Android device with similar dimensions on the US market.

Here goes the two lists, summing up the most important things you need to know about the HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE.

Key features

    LTE/EVDO/CDMA network support
    4 " 16M-color Super LCD capacitive touchscreen of qHD resolution (960 x 540 pixels); Gorilla glass
    Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich with HTC Sense 4.0
    1.2 GHz dual-core Krait CPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8960 chipset
    1 GB of RAM and 8GB of storage
    microSD card slot
    8 MP autofocus camera with LED flash; face detection and geotagging
    1080p and 720p video recording @ 30fps with stereo sound
    720p front-facing camera for video-chat
    Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA
    GPS with A-GPS
    NFC connectivity
    Accelerometer, proximity sensor and auto-brightness sensor
    Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
    microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth
    MHL TV-out (requires MHL-to-HDMI adapter)
    Smart dialing, voice dialing
    DivX/XviD video support
    HTC Portable Hotspot
    Beats audio enhancements

Main disadvantages

    Rather thick for a high-end device at 11.7mm
    Verizon's UI customizations are extremely intrusive
    Ageing looks
    No dedicated camera button
    No FM radio

As you probably noticed , the HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE is anything but short on processing power. Even when underclocked, the Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 with its two Krait CPU cores is more than sufficient to easily pull a smartphone through any task you throw at it.

The fairly compact body of the Incredible 4G LTE is likely its most important feature. The device offers a great alternative to those who think that a Galaxy S III or an HTC One X is a bit too much to handle. Also, we had almost forgotten when was the last time we could handle an Android flagship with one hand.

The HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE does have its disadvantages but depending on your preferences and usage patterns they might not matter too much to you. The phone's looks are hardly revolutionary, but some might prefer to call the design an HTC classic. . Either way, the device is easily recognizable as a member of the Taiwanese company's smartphone lineup.

LG Optimus L3 Dual now available for €120

Indian online retailer flipkart.com has put up for sale the LG Optimus L3 E405 for 8299 INR, or €120.

The L3 features a 3MP camera, 800 MHz processor, 384MB of RAM, and 1 GB of internal memory all running on a 1500 mAh battery. The OS will be Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and we doubt it will be getting an ICS update.

The dual-SIM variant of the L3 is virtually identical to its single-SIM predecessor, with the only exception being the hardware home button is replaced by four capacitive keys instead. In addition to the three standard Android ones, the fourth one toggles the active SIM.

The LG Optimus L3 Dual is expected to rival Samsung's budget Android forays into the dual-SIM market, namely the Galaxy Y Duos and Galaxy Ace Duos.

Sony Xperia go review

Introduction

The Sony Xperia go is not a phone to keep on a short leash. Not your kind of phone either if you'd say no to a dip in the pool because you are expecting an important call. The Sony Xperia go lets you join the fun. The midrange package that Sony just brought to the market aims to offer plenty of bang for your buck - and a bang of a time.

 The Xperia go is a smartphone that you don't need to constantly look after. The little rugged droid will have you covered in situations very few other phones will put up with, let alone survive. Drop it or sink it, the Xperia go will take it without a flinch. And there's more where that came from. Here's the short version of what the Xperia go is all about.

Key features

• IP67 certified for dust and water resistance, wet-finger tracking
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
• 3G with 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
• 3.5" 16M-color LED-backlit LCD capacitive touchscreen of HVGA resolution (320 x 480 pixels) at around 165 ppi
• Bravia Mobile engine
• Android OS v2.3 Gingerbread
• Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, Mali-400 GPU, NovaThor U8500 chipset
• 512 MB RAM
• 5 MP autofocus camera, single LED flashlight, geotagging, image stabilization, smile detection, touch focus
• 720p video @ 30fps
• Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot functionality and DLNA
• GPS with A-GPS, Wisepilot navigation
• microSD slot (32GB supported, 2GB card included)
• Accelerometer and proximity sensor, notification LED
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• TrackID music recognition
• Relevant package of apps
• MicroUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
• Adobe Flash support

Main disadvantages

• No ICS out of the box
• Screen resolution a bit low by today's standards
• No arm case and wrist strap in the bundle (ala the Sony Ericsson Xperia active)- available in the Xperia go "Sports Edition"
• No hardware camera shutter key
• No secondary camera, no video calls
• Loudspeaker has below average performance
• No DivX/XviD video support, 1080p video playback is a no go, too
• No ANT+ support for connection to sports peripherals (unlike the Xperia active)

Now, who said you can only have two out of the three if you're after compact size, rugged build and performance under the same roof. The Sony Xperia go has the brains to go with the toughness and is still compact enough to carry around and slip into any pocket.

To make it even better, Sony has addressed two of the main issues we had with the predecessor - the Xperia active. There's now a capable dual-core chipset under the hood and the screen has grown to the far more usable 3.5". We could have probably used some extra pixels, but the Xperia go sounds like a package that's hard to beat as it is.

Nokia Lumia 610 NFC

Introduction

According to recent estimates Nokia's smartphone sales could really use a boost. The Finns are putting most of their hopes on the WP flagship Lumia 900 and the Symbian 808 PureView camera phone, but the one we're about to review might come in quite handy too.

The Nokia Lumia 610 is a simple phone with a simple goal: make the Windows Phone experience even more accessible. This basic smartphone is priced to not gather dust on the shelves and you can guess the features aren't exactly top notch. But this is where the Lumia 610 is perhaps more fortunate than its expensive siblings. It must be harder for the likes of the Lumia 800 and Lumia 900 to get away with some of the platform's limitations.The Lumia 610 looks a lot like the 710 on the outside, but has less-capable hardware inside. Now, that means even tighter limits on what the phone can do but it's an entry-level smartphone after all. Focusing on what you get rather than on what's missing is the right attitude in this price range. And that's exactly what we're going to do in the following lists.

Key features

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support
• Quad-band 3G with 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 5.7 Mbps HSUPA support
• 3.7" 65K-color LCD capacitive touchscreen of WVGA resolution
• 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, VGA video @30fps
• Windows Phone 7.5 OS (Refresh)
• 800MHz ARM Cortex-A5 CPU, Adreno 200 GPU, 256MB of RAM, Qualcomm MSM7227A chipset
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
• GPS receiver with A-GPS support and free lifetime voice-guided navigation
• Digital compass
• 8GB on-board storage
• Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
• Built-in accelerometer and proximity sensor
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack; FM Radio with RDS
• microUSB port
• Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP and EDR
• Deep and coherent SNS integration throughout the interface

Main disadvantages

• Some apps are incompatible due to low RAM
• No Flash or Silverlight support in browser
• No USB mass storage (Zune-only file management and sync)
• No video calls and no front-facing camera
• No memory card slot
• microSIM card slot
• No native DivX/XviD support, videos have to be Zune-transcoded
• No HD recording or playback, due to hardware limitations
• Will probably be stuck on this Windows Phone version for good

The long list of cons might ring a lot of bells and, if you are familiar with the Windows Phone OS you already know most of them are platform-wide limitations. On the other hand, familiarity with the OS most probably takes you off the list of potential Lumia 610 targets. It's rather a beginner's smartphone, one that will introduce you to WP7 if you're ready to move on from feature phones.Users with no smartphone experience are less likely to be concerned about the amount of RAM. In fact, people with some experience with older Symbian will see nothing wrong with 256MB. What it actually means is there's no HD video recording and playback. Some apps, like Skype and Angry Birds will not run due to insufficient memory, but you should be getting the same solid set of features for the most part.

    

Nokia Lumia 610

Nokia Lumia 610

Nokia Lumia 610

What the Lumia 610 offers is a low-cost Windows Phone experience. It seems perfectly suited for emerging markets, where Nokia should have built a strong customer base of potential first-time smartphone users by now. Carriers on the old continent will most certainly be interested in the Lumia 610, too, and if you think an entry-level Windows smartphone is worth a look, this review will hopefully help you know it better. We start with the hardware right after the break.

Samsung Galaxy S III Specifications

Samsung Galaxy S III is a Touch Bar style cellphone that can support GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / LET MHz frequency networks. it comes in Marble White, Pebble Blue colors.Samsung Galaxy S III has a display Samsung Galaxy S III has a display size of 720 x 1280 px size.

Specs & Features

Whats New?	Samsung Galaxy S3- Inspired By Nature. Designed for humans: this is what u say when you look at the Samsung Galaxy S3, it goes beyond smart & fulfills your needs by thinking as you think & acting as you act, Why not get a response from your phone? Tell it to wake up!Even better, you can tell Galaxy S3 to turn off the alarm for a few minutes & let yourself sleep a bit more, Answer your phone (or reject a call), turn your music up (or down) & even tell the camera when to shoot, With Galaxy S3 now it’s even easier to keep track of friends & loved ones, it even knows when you want to talk, You need to sit wothout any worries & let Samsung Galaxy S3 do all the work.
Dimension	136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
Weight	133 g
Battery	Talk time Up to 21 h 40 min, Stand-by Up to 590 h
OS	Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Memory	16/32/64GB built-in, 1GB RAM, microSD card (supports up to 64GB)
Processor	Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9 + Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos 4212 Quad
Connectivity	Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, USB, WLAN (Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot), GPRS Class 12 (48 kbps), EDGE Class 12, 3G (HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps), NFC
Display Size	720 x 1280 pixels, 4.8 inches, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Sensors: Accelerometer, gyro, RGB sensor, proximity, compass & barometer
Display Colour	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, TouchWiz UI v4.0, Multitouch
Operating Frequency / Band	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100)
Browser	HTML, Adobe Flash
Colors	Blue, White
Entertainment	Stereo FM radio with RDS, 3.5mm audio jack, MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player, Dropbox (50 GB storage), TV-out (via MHL A/V link), SNS integration, YouTube, Google Talk, Image/video editor, Games (built-in + downloadable)
Camera	8MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, Simultaneous HD video & image recording, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, Video (1080p 30fps), 2ndary (1.9 MP, 720p 30fps)
Other Features	GPS + A-GPS support & GLONASS, MicroSIM card support only, S-Voice natural language commands & dictation, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Smart Stay eye tracking, Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF), Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Predictive text input (Swype), Speakerphone
Ring Tones	Downlaodable, Polyphonic, MP3, WAV
Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Price	Price in Rs: 62,000    Price in USD: $691

Nokia Asha 305 review: Smarter 2gether

Introduction

The Nokia Asha 305 is easily one of the cheapest phones with two SIMs and a touchscreen, the closest Android being almost twice as expensive. Price may be the biggest advantage this phone has over the competition but you'd better be prepared for more than a few surprises.

Nokia Asha 305 official photos

With the new Asha touch interface, an updated browser and access to the Nokia store, the Asha 305 promises a near smartphone-like experience. And that's on top of the dual-SIM capabilities, including a hot-swappable SIM slot and a dedicated SIM management app that lets you configure how calling, texting and data are juggled between cards.

Key features

• Dual-band GSM, GPRS, EDGE
• Dual SIM dual stand-by, SIM hot-swap
• S40-based Asha touch interface
• 3" WQVGA resistive touchscreen, ~155 pixel density
• Multi-touch in the gallery and Nokia Maps
• Display auto-rotation
• Nokia Browser 2.0
• Nokia store and 40 EA games for free
• 2 MP camera
• microSD card support (up to 32 GB)
• Complimentary 2 GB microSD card in the box
• Bluetooth v2.1 (with A2DP)
• Standard microUSB port, charging
• 1100 mAh Li-Ion battery
• Excellent loudspeaker performance

• Main disadvantages

• Interface slows down at times, due to low RAM
• Poor screen quality
• Resistive touchscreen feels awkward
• Fixed-focus camera
• QCIF video recording
• No smart dialing

A package like the Asha 305 is built on the not so solid ground of compromise. You get a low-resolution resistive screen and the still camera and camcorder are of the lowest quality. Yet, even the resistive screen can do a multi-touch trick: the so-called multipoint touch enables pinch zooming in the gallery.


The actual touchscreen experience is on a level unseen before in S40 - soft keys are almost completely out of the equation. Of course you'll have to bear with occasional lags and poor response on the resistive unit. On the other hand, the pull-down notifications and quick settings, along with the advanced side-scrollable homescreen make this feel a lot more convenient and user-friendly.

Even little things like screen auto-rotation and a landscape QWERTY keyboard make a lot of difference compared to last time we saw a full-touch S40 on the Nokia C2-03.