Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Finally Gets The Android 2.3 Gingerbread Update... ...

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is the company’s most popular Android smartphone. It was originally launched with the Android 1.6 (Donut) Operating system, later it was updated to Android 2.1 (Eclair). Earlier this year, Sony Ericsson announced that, the company will skip the Froyo update and it will finally roll out the much-awaited Android Gingerbread update during the Q3 of 2011. And now, the company has kept their promise and finally rolled out the Gingerbread update.

New Features:
Facebook inside Xperia – a series of unique integrations of Facebook into your multimedia apps, phonebook and calendar
The possibility to use your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot
Music player with equalizer
USB tethering – share your 3G data connection via the USB connector
Photo widget – one click access to your photo gallery app
App tray sorting – arrange your apps in the order you want them
The Android 2.3 update for Xperia X10 is not available via Over-The-Air (OTA). You will need to manually update the device from your computer using the Sony Ericsson’s PC Companion desktop software. It is recommended to backup all your data before updating the device. All the user data, such as contacts, messages and more, saved in your phone memory will be overwritten. User data saved on the phone’s memory card will not be affected.

Beetel MagiQ BMQ-01 – Affordable Price 7-inch Touchscreen Beetel Android Tablet...price-Rs 8900/-

Beetel MagiQ BMQ-01 tablet Features:

• 8GB Memory
• 2MP Camera + Front Camera for Video chat and recording
• Use 3G Sim Card for anywhere connectivity
• Nice Design
• Essential Apps pre-Loaded, You can also download apps from Android marketplace

Beetel BMQ-01 Android Tablet Technical Specifications:

• 3G/HSDPA 2100 MHz Network
• GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• EDGE/GPRS
• 7” inch (480×800 Pixels) Touchscreen Display
• 1GHz CPU
• Internal Memory: 8GB
• 2 Megapixel Camera
• Front Camera
• Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth
• USB Connector for Data Transfer
• 3.5 mm Headphone Jack
• 2200 mAh Li-Ion Battery

Beetel MagiQ BMQ-01 Price in India: Approx Rs.8,900 INR/-

Samsung galaxy S II VS. HTC Sensation --The extreme phones...

Samsung Galaxy S 2 vs HTC Sensation: Comparison

Design

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 is the slimmest Android smartphone yet – with dimensions of 125.3 mm x 66.1 mm x 8.5 mm. The HTC Sensation is a bit thicker with dimensions of 126.1 mm x 65.4 mm x 11.3 mm. The Galaxy S 2 (116 gms) is also much lighter than the Sensation (148 gms).

Both the phones have a great design and excellent build quality.

Display

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 comes with a 4.3 inch SuperAMOLED Plus display which is probably the best mobile display ever, in terms of display quality, brightness, contrast etc. It has a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels.

The HTC Sensation has a 4.3 inch S-LCD display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels. It’s an excellent display, but relatively not as good as the SuperAMOLED Plus display of the Galaxy S 2. It does have a higher display resolution though, so it’s a tradeoff between resolution and the display quality.

User Interface

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and the TouchWiz 4.0 interface, while the HTC Sensation comes with the same OS and the Sense 3.0 UI. While I personally prefer TouchWiz, I know many people who love the Sense UI, so this is very subjective.

Hardware

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 comes with a 1.2 GHz dual core Exynos processor and the very powerful Mali 400MP GPU. It has 1 GB RAM and comes with 16 GB internal storage.

The HTC Sensation comes with a 1.2 GHz dual core processor as well – the Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM 8260 – and the Adreno 220 GPU. It has 768 MB RAM and comes with 1 GB internal storage.

While both phones are almost equal in terms of processing and graphics, the Galaxy S 2 has more RAM and more internal storage. Most reviews also point that the Galaxy S 2 is marginally better in performance, and more responsive.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 has an 8 MP camera with autofocus and LED flash, and a secondary 2 MP camera too. It offers brilliant image capture quality, and can also record 1080p videos at 30 FPS.

The HTC Sensation comes with an 8 MP camera too and it captures excellent images as well. It also has autofocus, dual LED flash with stereo sound recording, and can record 1080p videos at 30 FPS too.

You will have to wait for some time for a comprehensive camera comparison, but they are most likely equals in this case.

Connectivity

While both the devices offer all the basic connectivity options – EDGE, 3G HSDPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP and GPS with A-GPS, the Samsung Galaxy S 2 has one feature that the HTC Sensation doesn’t – NFC. With so many NFC based apps and services coming along, HTC shouldn’t have missed that one.

The Verdict

Both the Samsung Galaxy S 2 and the HTC Sensation are excellent smartphones. They are undoubtedly the best Android smartphones money can buy. The Samsung Galaxy S 2 will be launched in a couple of days (it has already been launched in some countries), while the HTC Sensation still has a couple of weeks to go.

I personally prefer the Samsung Galaxy S 2 – it is the best smartphone of all time – but even the HTC Sensation is a great device. Both the phones have received superb reviews, so it really boils down to two things:

1. Whether you can wait for the HTC Sensation, resisting the urge to buy the Galaxy S 2 when it launches.

2. Whether you prefer TouchWiz or Sense.

I’m going with the Samsung Galaxy S 2. and leaving you with video.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Duo Leaked... ...

Sony Ericsson is pretty late to the Dual Core phone party but looks like the company might be working on a Dual Core phone which is expected to be called the Xperia Duo according to a rumour. The device looks pretty similar to the ARC with a slightly bigger display.

It has 3 keys for back, home and menu similar to the Arc. Are you looking forward to a Dual Core SE phone ?

We are not sure whether it’s legit , so do take this news with a grain of salt.

HTC Sensation Launched in India at Rs.32700...It could be my next phone....

HTC India on 16th launched the much awaited Sensation Android phone in the country. This is the first HTC Dual Core phone to hit the market and it was announced at London few days ago where our very own Jon Choo got a hands on the Sensation. We also have a preview of the device.Lennard Hoornik , President ,South Asia, HTC and Faisal Siddiqui , Country Head , India launched the Sensation in the Indian market today. The price of the phone is Rs.32700.

Here are the interesting specs of the Sensation.

• 4.3 inch qHD display
• 1.2 GHz Dual Core Qualcomm Processor
• Aluminum unibody design
• HTC Sense 3.0
• HTC Watch Service
• 1GB ROM
• 768 MB RAM
• WiFi (n)
• 8 MP Camera capable of 1080p video recording

It weighs 148 grams and is capable of 3G speeds of 14.4 Mbps, It is powered by a 1520 mAh battery which promises. An Asynchronous Dual Core CPU from Qualcomm means that the two cores of the CPU can run at different speeds which can translate to better performance and battery life. 400 hours of Standby Time and about 7 hours of talktime over 3G and about 8.25 hours over GSM

HTC Sensation Price

The market price of the HTC Sensation is Rs.32700. It’s already available online and with some retailers at a similar price tag.

Yahoo! Music launches Android app – Play... ...

Yahoo music has launched a new app called Play in U.S. This app has features like Yahoo! Music news, identify, smart shuffle, social sharing and smart search. This app also has library management that list your music under different categories such as album and artists.

Features of Play Android app by Yahoo music

• Get Yahoo Music news about to your favorite artist as you listen to a song
• Identify the details about a particular music or music played in a row on the radio or somewhere else
• Smart shuffle, creates a custom playlist of the songs according to your mood
• Cover art cleanup, analyzes your music library and finds the missing album art
• Share the song you are listening to on Twitter or Facebook directly from the app
• Smarter search auto-corrects for misspellings when you search for music

This app also has Last.fm scrobbling feature that scrobbles the songs you are listening to the Last.fm history in your account to track it later. Download the app from the Android market for the phones that run Android 1.6 and later for free. This app is only available in U.S

Droid 3/Milestone 3 gets previewed, launching soon......

We recently told you that rumors are on the street that Motorola and Verizon will be launching the motorola droid 3 on July 7. Droid 3 will be successor to Droid 2 and in past few weeks, we showed you some leaked shots, video and also some information related to it. Now we have some more information related to Droid 3, thanks to xda.cn who got their hands on this device and they also previewed it. Well, now we can tell you what the device will actually feature because xda.cn is confirming that it comes with a 4-Inch touchscreen display with qHD resolution of 960 x 540, 512 MB of RAM, an 8-Megapixel camera capable of recording HD video, HDMI-out, 1,500 mAh battery, and it’s possible that it will feature Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 dual-core processor.

Droid 3 comes with the traditional Droid design i.e. full sliding QWERTY keyboard. And as you can see in the image above, the keyboard is different from the one on Droid 2 and the new addition is the number keys on the top line and it’s 5-row keyboard. July 7 is not the confirmed release date but as we are hearing something new about this device every other day, my guess is that it’s around the corner and verizon will be launching it anytime next month, or may be later this month. Anyway, check out the full preview at xda.cn.

So readers, do you think droid 3 is good successor to Droid 2?

Droid 3/Milestone 3 gets previewed, launching soon......

We recently told you that rumors are on the street that Motorola and Verizon will be launching the motorola droid 3 on July 7. Droid 3 will be successor to Droid 2 and in past few weeks, we showed you some leaked shots, video and also some information related to it. Now we have some more information related to Droid 3, thanks to xda.cn who got their hands on this device and they also previewed it. Well, now we can tell you what the device will actually feature because xda.cn is confirming that it comes with a 4-Inch touchscreen display with qHD resolution of 960 x 540, 512 MB of RAM, an 8-Megapixel camera capable of recording HD video, HDMI-out, 1,500 mAh battery, and it’s possible that it will feature Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 dual-core processor.

Droid 3 comes with the traditional Droid design i.e. full sliding QWERTY keyboard. And as you can see in the image above, the keyboard is different from the one on Droid 2 and the new addition is the number keys on the top line and it’s 5-row keyboard. July 7 is not the confirmed release date but as we are hearing something new about this device every other day, my guess is that it’s around the corner and verizon will be launching it anytime next month, or may be later this month. Anyway, check out the full preview at xda.cn.

So readers, do you think droid 3 is good successor to Droid 2?

The Next Nexus... ....

Although Sprint customers just recently managed to get comfy with the Google Nexus 4G, it seems that we’re beginning to see the first tide of worthwhile news regarding a true successor to the Nexus line of Android powered smartphones.

With the summer season just about at full swing by now this weekend, something juicy managed to come around to show off its face. Alleged to be the next Google Nexus branded smartphone, we’re getting a first glimpse of the device in its early stage – and it’s probably just a prototype unit at this point.

Still, you can visibly notice that the front is completely clean looking with no sight of any physical or capacitive buttons that we tend to associate with Android handsets. Apparently, a Google employee who works in the Android development team states that HTC and LG are in the running to produce the Nexus 3. Whichever way they decide to go, it appears that the handset won’t see the light of day until the crucial holiday time frame in December – with Android Ice Cream Sandwich in tow obviously.

Taking into account that Google has been partnering with Sprint with a lot of their new services, one could only imagine the next iteration of the device landing with the number three carrier in the US. However, it’s also rumored that another one is being developed for T-Mobile so that the two can be released at the same time.

Aircel To Launch iPhone 4 In India today....price between 35k to 41k

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.