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Angry Birds Space Visit Mars In Latest Update – Red Planet Due Out This Fall [Video]

The newest update adds 20 extra levels to the Angry Birds Space saga. These levels will be filled with fire, brimstone and explosive asteroids because it ain’t easy out there on Mars.

This is How Apple’s New iPad Mini Could Look Like [PIC]

This small iPad is widely expected to have a 7.85-inch display running a 1024 × 768 resolution. It’s expected to fetch $200 or $250.

28 Dec 2012

Nokia Lumia 920′s 4G capabilities useless in India


Have you been waiting for this amazing Windows Phone 8 handset from Nokia since long now? Well, even before we have a confirmed date of release for the Nokia Lumia 920 in India, we a confirmed bit of bad news for you.
If the full specifications of Lumia 920 listed on Nokia’s website are anything to go by, the flagship Windows Phone 8 handset from Nokia will not run on the 4G networks available in India, even though the handset comes with 4G LTE capabilities. 
Confused? Okay, we’ll explain. Though, the Nokia Lumia 920 comes with 4G LTE capabilities, but most of countries all over the world have implemented Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) standards, which run on 2100 and 2600 MHz bands, while Indian (and China, as well) have implemented Time Division Duplex (TDD) standards, which run on 2300 MHz bands. Thus, manufacturers tend to use more widely adopted, 2100 and 2600 MHz bands on their device. 
Hence, the users in India will not be able to access the internet at 4G speeds. This might not be an issue for the users as till now, even the 3G network isn’t as widely used and the 4G network as of now, is just being provided by one carrier and that too, only in 3 cities. So, it might take a long while for 4G to make it’s mark in India.
With all this being said, you might still miss the lack of 4G in India on the Lumia 920, because even if/when you decide give 4G a try, you won’t really have an option if you end up buying the Lumia 920.

13 Dec 2012

Airtel Introduces ‘Call-me-Back’ Service In Case Of Low Prepaid Balance


No talktime to even give a missed call? We are here to help you with Airtel ‘Call-me-Back ‘ service. The Call-me-back SMS service  will allow a prepaid user to get a call-back from another airtel number (prepaid or postpaid) in case of insufficient balance. This unique service will ensure that airtel customers are always connected.
 Just SMS writing CALL <space> <airtel mobile number you want to speak to .>,  send to 121 , and expect a call from your dear ones. For e.g. ‘Person A’ having balance less than Re.1 can send a toll-free SMS to 121 writing CALL < Person B airtel number >, and the ‘Person B’ will get an SMS  from number of  ‘Person A’ saying : “Please call me back. Thank You.” .This service will ensure that are airtel customers  are never out of touch with their family and friends.
 There is no charge to ‘Person A’ for this service, and the call-back by ‘Person B’ is as per the person’s B plan rate. The customer who is calling back can be a prepaid or a postpaid user. Also, both the customers can be a local , STD number , or be in national roaming. 
 This service can be availed when the balance in customer’s prepaid account is below Re1 , and can be used upto 3 times in a day.

Yahoo! redesigns email, updates iOS, Android and Windows 8 Apps


After taking the company’s charge back in July this year, Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer has been constantly working hard to plan out some revival strategies for the internet giant. In her latest move, Marissa Mayer has now announced a refreshed Yahoo! mail service, which the company claims, will provide faster and easier navigation to the users.
Even in it’s struggling times, the email service from Yahoo! had been the biggest source for the company to generate traffic on the website, and thus the company has now unveiled a cleaner look in a bid to sustain it’s crown as the most widely used email service which has constantly seen declining popularity as it’s rival Gmail is inching closer to take the top spot.
The update has been rolled out for Yahoo’s iOS, Android and Windows 8 Apps as of now, but will be available for the desktop users in the next few days. The look and feel of the new email App is same on every platform.
According to the company, with these new features, it’s users can access their inbox with just one tap and using continouus scrolling, can quickly browse through all their emails. The users will receive automatic notifications for new messages. Other features on the new App include swipe to delete, flag,mark as read or move the messages.
The upgraded App also gives an option to select multiple emails at a time to enable faster organization of the inbox. Adding attachments has been improved as well, and now, the users can take pictures while composing an email,search for attachments across all the messages and preview the photos at the top of an email.
The year 2012 has been quite turbulent for Yahoo! and the company has seen declining profits since a while now. Even with 700 million monthly visitors, the company still faces a tough fight from the likes of Facebook and Google whose rise has been one of the biggest factors in cutting down of Yahoo!’s profits.

Rumor: Apple readying it’s TV Set, begins early stage of testing!


If rumors are anything to go by, then you should start expecting that Apple will soon change the Television as you know it! A recent report by the Wall Street Journal suggests that Apple is working with it’s suppliers in Asia to test several designs relating to it’s own large screen high definition television set.
According to the report Hon Hai (better known as Foxconn) and Sharp have been working closely with the Cupertino based company to test the designs of it’s television sets since several months now. Though, there has been such rumors in the past too, but we can expect things shaping up for good this time around and moreover, it’s quite some time since Apple introduced “the next big thing” to the world.
The rumor also seems legit after Tim Cook dropping a big hint recently about Apple preparing it’s own TV wherein he said, 
When I go into my living room and turn on the TV, I feel like I have gone backwards in time by 20 to 30 years. It’s an area of intense interest. I can’t say more than that.
  [source: cnet]
One of Apple’s biggest rival, Google has already started to make it’s Android OS available on TV’s as well. Though, it isn’t as successful as of now but Apple’s foray into this segment will surely heat up the things for others as well. If this really turns out to be true, you can surely expect Apple’s battle with Samsung to reach new highs as the latter is the world’s biggest TV maker as of now.
World’s most valued company has been doing excellent in the terms of sales of it’s products but it has been quite some time since the company unleashed another game changing product from it’s stable like the iPhone (or the iPad). With these rumors, we do hope that apple takes the covers off the iTV (well, that’s what it should be called, right?) really soon.

12 Dec 2012

Adobe Photoshop And Illustrator CS6 Updated With Retina Display Support


Adobe has released an update to its Premier Pro Creative Suite 6 (CS6) that will enable users to view and edit images and video at the resolution of the Retina Display found in the Apple iPad and the new Macbook Pro.
The Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 6.0.2 update is available now and should not only make images clearer but also any text should appear crisper and cleaner.
With this update, customers can see more detail in images, text, and in the Illustrator user interface when working on high-resolution displays, including the new Retina display available on MacBook Pro. The HiDPI feature in Illustrator is currently only available on Mac OS. It is expected to be available in the future on additional operating systems.
Adobe had announced in late August that it would be bringing Retina display support to a number of its titles over the following months, with Photoshop and Illustrator being two of the highest-profile applications receiving the upgrade. At the time, Adobe noted that the upgrade process for Photoshop alone required the replacement of 2500 icons and cursors, as well as other engineering work to optimize the experience for Retina displays.
The update – which is also available for PCs and will support Windows 8 – promises to iron out any bugs customers have claimed to experience and will also be able to handle fully the GT 650M CPU found in the new MacBook Pro.
However, Adobe has said that Mac owners who use Premier Pro should update their computer to Mac OSX v10.8 Mountain Lion to ensure a better experience.

Untethered Jailbreak For New iOS 6 Devices To Be Released By Dream JB On Dec. 22 Read more: Untethered Jailbreak For New iOS 6 Devices To Be Released By Dream JB On Dec. 22


There is some happy news for those who keenly look forward for iOS 6 untethered jailbreaks for iPhone 5. A mysterious and unknown hacker calling himself “Dream JB” is promising to release an untethered iOS 6 jailbreak for the iPad mini, latest iPad and iPhone 5 on December 22. Dream JB is not associated with any known dev team, and the group has posted a message on its website claiming video proof of the one-click solution will arrive tomorrow via an unedited YouTube video.
If true, the new untethered jailbreak will support all current Apple devices running iOS 6.0.1. This includes the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad 2 and beyond, iPad Mini, iPod Touch 4th generation and beyond.
A jailbreak for iOS 6 has been available for a long time, but it’s a tethered solution that means once you’ve used it, your iOS device has to be plugged into your Mac or PC every time you need to boot it up. Restart your iPhone on the train home from work, then, and it’ll be pretty much useless until you get home.
What’s more, that jailbreak isn’t compatible with Apple’s latest iOS devices, which means if you have an iPhone 5 or a fourth-generation iPad, you’re stuck using the firmware the way Apple intended it to be used.
Most jailbreakers only use jailbreaking tools from proven sources such as the iPhone DevTeam, or Absinthe creator pod2g. And not surprisingly, a large portion of the jailbreaking community is calling Dream JB’s untethered jailbreak a scam.
Let’s see if they’ve really managed to pull off the seemingly impossible, it doesn’t matter to the iPhone 5 owners where the jabilbreak comes from, as long as there is one. Only time will tell if Dream JB has really done it.
Of course, everyone knows that the world ends on December 21st… so there’s speculation this is all a joke. We’ll find out soon enough.


11 Dec 2012

Twitter strikes back at Instagram, launches it’s own photo filters Read more: Twitter strikes back at Instagram with it's photo filters


Just a few days after Facebook-owned Instagram removed the Twitter photo integration from the photo sharing service, the micro blogging website Twitter has struck back and launched it’s own filters for its Android and iOS Apps.
Rumors were doing the rounds since last month about Twitter readying its own photo filters for it’s iOS and Android Apps and yesterday, in an official announcement, Twitter said that it has rolled out updates for its mobile App on iOS and Android that will add new features and let the users enhance their captured images via the in-app image filters, before uploading them on twitter.
The new update adds 8 new filters in the App- Vignette, Black and White, Warm, Cool, Vintage , Cinematic, Happy and Gritty. Along with these new filters, the App update also brings some new editing features like Auto enhance to balance light and colors, pinch too zoom and Cropping. 
Also, there is a birds-eye view element which will enable to users to see how each filter acts on a given image in a single grid view. Plus, you can also swipe photos to compare how each filter acts on the given image.
Earlier this week, Instagram had disabled the Twitter cards integration which enabled the users to view Instagram images on Twitter and as  a result, the photos taken via Instagram appeared to be cropped on the Twitter timeline of  users. Confirming the same, the CEO of Instagram said that the move was a step by the company to make the users view photos on Instagram’s own website instead of Twitter.

5 Dec 2012

Nokia Lumia 505 teased, wants to become its cheapest Windows Phone yet




Nokia has just unveiled the affordable mid-ranger Lumia 620, but to get Windows Phone to even more people it needs cheaper devices. And that’s where the Nokia Lumia 505 comes in.

The Lumia 505 has not yet been officially announced, but judging by this recent leak this would soon happen. The device is said to launch first and exclusively in Mexico

The upcoming Windows Phone device was teased on Facebook with the following specs:

“[A] 3.5 – 4 inch WVGA display, 800 MHz single-core processor, 256MB of RAM, and 4GB of internal memory.”

Those should push it closer to the low end Android devices, but still it’s clear that Android covers much greater depths in the low end than Windows Phone can at the moment.

The Lumia 505 is shown in red, and we wouldn’t be surprised to see it in the typically vibrant colors that Nokia devices have. How does such an affordable device look to you?

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Xperia E and Xperia E dual: Sony’s new budget smartphones

Sony corporation today  officially announced another pocket friendly smartphone from it’s stable, the Sony Xperia E which would come in Single SIM and dual SIM variants. Though the pricing hasn’t been announced yet, but the smartphones are targeted at entry level users, thus we can expect them to be pocket friendly.





Both the smartphones come equipped with superior sound quality with the in-built WALKMAN application that includes xLOUD audio technology, 3D surround sound and a manual equalizer.
 
Sony has announced that the Xperia E will be available in three colour options: Black, White and Pink while the dual-SIM Xperia E Dual will be up for grabs in Black and Gold colours. Sony is yet to announce the pricing of both the smartphones and they are expected to be available in Q1 2013.


The Sony Xperia E arrives with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out-of-the-box whereas the Xperia E Dual which is a dual-SIM smartphones will be available with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS at the time of launch but will be updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS later on.



The Sony Xperia E and Xperia Dual pack in the following specifications:
 
  • 3.5-inch TFT touchscreen
  • Display resolution of 480 x 320 pixels
  • 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227A processor
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 4 GB internal memory
  • Expandable to 32 GB
  • 3.2 MP rear facing camera
  • Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G
  • 1500 mAh battery

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Nokia just announced its most affordable Windows Phone 8 smartphone to date – the Lumia 620.


Surprise, surprise! Nokia just announced its most affordable Windows Phone 8 smartphone to date – the Lumia 620. We are dealing with a compact device tailored for the needs of the younger crowd. And what better way to attract youngsters than to treat a phone to a flashy paint job?



At the ongoing Le Web Conference in Paris, Finnish giant Nokia has announced a launch of the Nokia Lumia 620 smartphones.


That's exactly what the Nokia Lumia 620 has to differentiate itself with. Its maker has applied what it calls a "dual-shot" color technique, which means that a layer of translucent or transparent polycarbonate is laid over the bottom color coat. This produces secondary color blends and adds texture effects to the smartphone's shell. 

With Windows Phone 8, Nokia Lumia 620 users will get a whole bunch of neat features, courtesy of Nokia. There's Nokia Maps, Nokia Drive, Nokia Transport, and Nokia City Lens. Furthermore, the Cinemagraph lens can be used to add simple animations to photos, while the Smart Shoot feature can combine several pictures into one perfect shot. 



The Nokia Lumia 620 is scheduled to arrive in January of 2013 and will cost roughly $250. Markets across Asia will be the first to get it, followed by Europe and the Middle East. It will be available in lime green, orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, white and black.

The Lumia 620 arrives with a 5 MP camera with LED Flash on the rear and the VGA front facing shooter.

The Nokia Lumia 620 packs in:

►3.8-inch TFT LCD ClearBlack Display
►Display resolution of 800 x 480 pixels
►1 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 prcoessor
►512 MB RAM
►8 GB internal memory
►Expandable to 64 GB
►Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, NFC
►1300 mAh battery

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3 Dec 2012

Rumor: Samsung working on a cheaper Galaxy Note II, 13-inch tablet with keyboard dock, and the mysterious Project J



Rumor has it that a cheaper alternative to the Samsung Galaxy Note II is already in the 

works and will be released on the European market. It might not carry the Note branding, 

however, as it will not come with an S Pen, according to the source. It is also speculated 

that an LCD screen will be used instead of an AMOLED panel. The idea behind this 

rumored handset is to let a broader range of consumers have a taste of what having a 

smartphone with a huge screen feels like. How much the cheaper Note II alternative will 

cost, however, is not being mentioned.


Next up we have a rumor about a 13.3-inch tablet by Samsung that will mimic the concept 

behind the Asus Transformer series. In other words, the slate will be accompanied by a 

physical keyboard dock. The dock could also be sold separately, as an optional accessory. Our 

guess is that this mysterious 13.3-inch tablet will run Android.


Last but not least, it is rumored that the Samsung Galaxy S IV will be announced in April. The 

smartphone has the "Project J" name attached to it, yet what that indicates is unclear at this 

time


source: SamMobile via Android Authority

Facebook To Buy Whatsapp?










TechCrunch is reporting that Facebook is looking to acquire WhatsApp, according to sources close to the matter.

Whatsapp, the multiplatform mobile messaging app has been one of the runaway success stories for ad-free, paid services.

Founded in 2009, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company provides a smartphone app for Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Symbian, and Windows Phone that delivers text messages as well as images and audio and video messages. The ad-free Whatsapp reportedly has about 100 million daily users, with a presence in 250 countries on a variety of platforms.

Whastapp announced in October 2011 that it was serving up 1 billion messages per day: “Just how much is 1 billion messages? That is 41,666,667 messages an hour, 694,444 messages a minute, and 11,574 messages a second,” the company wrote in a blog post at the time. The company added that it was a “small step closer towards our goal: providing a great mobile messaging system for a global market, regardless of your handset.”

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1 Dec 2012

Facebook Rolls Out ‘Photo Sync’; Automatically Upload 2GB of Photos


Facebook is jumping on the cloud storage bandwagon with Photo Sync, a feature that does precisely what the name says – it uploads the pictures you take on your Android or iPhone device to Facebook servers and puts them into a private album marked Synced from Phone.




From there, you will be able to share the pics that you like with your friends, or delete the ones that you’d prefer to remain private. But because people err, we do expect a fair number of embarrassing incidents to occur once this new feature rolls out on wide scale.

Facebook will graciously provide you with 2GB of storage space for your photos. Considering that the photos will be resized to about 100KB to save on bandwidth and disk space, you’ll be able to put up to 20,000 images in your private Facebook album.

If you are worried about data consumption, Facebook took care to put a Sync from WiFi only feature; we just hope that this feature will be checked on by default. The social network giant first announced the feature in August, with a small (for Facebook’s scale) pilot, and now, it’s ready to roll it out to all its mobile apps users.

With Photo Sync, Facebook brings its mobile applications to date, seeing that Google Plus had this feature from day one, and other cloud services, such as Dropbox or Box, have been offering similar services for months.

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