New ios5 features

At first glance iOS 5 doesn't look new, but there are small signs: rounded sliders in menus, an optional split keyboard and tabbed browsing in Safari for iPad users. Twitter is now integrated, so you can share things from within the stock Apple apps. And it feels slicker and more responsive on devices new and old.

SIRI:

Siri is a new voice recognition feature which is built into iOS 5 and the iPhone 4S. Siri’s features, which offer users the ability to almost have a conversation with your device, will be exclusive to Apple’s iPhone 4S, with all current hardware left out in the cold.When Siri isn't taking the metal mickey, it's setting reminders, connecting you to your chums, and launching apps and searches.

ICLOUD:

Store heaps of photo,and a smattering of other files on Apple's servers. You now have more storage space freed up, and access,to your files via Wi-Fi or 3G.Remember when losing a phone meant losing everything?No more: iCloud automatically backs up photos, videos,music, contacts, messages , and syncs them across your iOS devices and computers.

NOTIFICATIONS:

No more pop-ups! The new notifications tab keeps you up to date on emails, tweets, calendar alerts, etc.Previously, alerts would sledgehammer their way to the front of the screen, and they'd require your input to leave again. Now, they flash up discreetly in a bar at the top of the screen; if they're not urgent, ignore them and they'll vanish in a few seconds.The pull-down screen offers salient info on your agenda and communications,and you get to choose how your favourite apps can disturb you.

To see them all, swipe down from the top edge to reveal the Notification Centre. As well as messages, calls and mails, you can set apps to appear too - you get Weather and Stocks by default, but you can add Facebook or even Angry Birds if you want.

WIRELESS SYNCING: 

you can spend less time sitting in front of it Contacts, music and photos all sync automatically over Wi-Fi, and even firmware updates beam down over the air.Note that the iPhone/ iPad has to be plugged into the mains for Wi-Fi syncing to automatically occur; you can force it while running on battery from the Settings menu.

IMESSAGE:

Free texts for everyone, forever. Nothing to learn,nothing to sign up for and no special a pp to use.Perhaps responding to the several popular free messaging apps atop the App Store, iOS 5 users can now talk to each other for free with no additional software required. Type the recipient's name into the Messages app, and the OS will check it against Apple's servers. If it's found, the Send button turns blue and your message is sent over your data connection. If it isn't found, the button stays green and it's sent as a normal charged text.

New ios5 features

At first glance iOS 5 doesn't look new, but there are small signs: rounded sliders in menus, an optional split keyboard and tabbed browsing in Safari for iPad users. Twitter is now integrated, so you can share things from within the stock Apple apps. And it feels slicker and more responsive on devices new and old.

SIRI:

Siri is a new voice recognition feature which is built into iOS 5 and the iPhone 4S. Siri’s features, which offer users the ability to almost have a conversation with your device, will be exclusive to Apple’s iPhone 4S, with all current hardware left out in the cold.When Siri isn't taking the metal mickey, it's setting reminders, connecting you to your chums, and launching apps and searches.

ICLOUD:

Store heaps of photo,and a smattering of other files on Apple's servers. You now have more storage space freed up, and access,to your files via Wi-Fi or 3G.Remember when losing a phone meant losing everything?No more: iCloud automatically backs up photos, videos,music, contacts, messages , and syncs them across your iOS devices and computers.

NOTIFICATIONS:

No more pop-ups! The new notifications tab keeps you up to date on emails, tweets, calendar alerts, etc.Previously, alerts would sledgehammer their way to the front of the screen, and they'd require your input to leave again. Now, they flash up discreetly in a bar at the top of the screen; if they're not urgent, ignore them and they'll vanish in a few seconds.The pull-down screen offers salient info on your agenda and communications,and you get to choose how your favourite apps can disturb you.

To see them all, swipe down from the top edge to reveal the Notification Centre. As well as messages, calls and mails, you can set apps to appear too - you get Weather and Stocks by default, but you can add Facebook or even Angry Birds if you want.

WIRELESS SYNCING: 

you can spend less time sitting in front of it Contacts, music and photos all sync automatically over Wi-Fi, and even firmware updates beam down over the air.Note that the iPhone/ iPad has to be plugged into the mains for Wi-Fi syncing to automatically occur; you can force it while running on battery from the Settings menu.

IMESSAGE:

Free texts for everyone, forever. Nothing to learn,nothing to sign up for and no special a pp to use.Perhaps responding to the several popular free messaging apps atop the App Store, iOS 5 users can now talk to each other for free with no additional software required. Type the recipient's name into the Messages app, and the OS will check it against Apple's servers. If it's found, the Send button turns blue and your message is sent over your data connection. If it isn't found, the button stays green and it's sent as a normal charged text.

SiriusXM Lynx Portable Android-Powered Radio, The First SiriusXM 2.0 Radio Review

SiriusXM introduces the Lynx portable radio, the first SiriusXM 2.0 radio that offers new features and expanded channel lineup via satellite and internet, the new device features for satellite radio when docked with the optional Lynx LV1 Vehicle Kit or Lynx LH1 Home Kit. The Lynx is powered by a 1200mAh rechargeable battery and has a 3.5-inch 800 x 480 multi-touch display, microSD card slot for storing MP3 and AAC+ files and also Bluetooth connectivity. It's currently available online for $250 and will be hitting retail shops in the near future, still no word on that whereabouts of that shaker of salt.

Sirius XM Radio introduced the SiriusXM Lynx Portable Radio, the first SiriusXM 2.0 radio that offers new features and receives an expanded channel lineup via satellite and Internet. Lynx is the most advanced radio ever from SiriusXM, able to receive the new expanded SiriusXM 2.0 channel lineup of commercial-free music, sports, and comedy that includes SiriusXM Latino, a new suite of Spanish-language programming. Lynx is built with a flexible architecture which allows for new features and capabilities to be added through software updates. "Lynx gives subscribers the expanded SiriusXM 2.0 content lineup and advanced features, enabling time shifting and storage of content, offering listeners more control over the programming they subscribe to," said Jim Meyer, President, Operations and Sales, SiriusXM. "Lynx will offer even more options to manage our exclusive and expertly curated content through future software updates." SiriusXM 2.0 is a major upgrade and evolution of SiriusXM's satellite and Internet delivered service that will ultimately span hardware, software, audio and data services.


Lynx gives subscribers more control over how they listen to SiriusXM satellite radio, allowing them to start a song from the beginning when tuning to a Favorite music channel or store broadcast content to listen to later. Subscribers can also restart their favorite content while connected to SiriusXM Internet Radio via Wi-Fi. Subscribers can control their listening experience easily using the large touch screen display. Lynx can stream SiriusXM content to Bluetooth stereo speakers, headphones, vehicle stereo systems or optional accessories for the home, vehicle or portable use. Lynx is based on the Android operating system and is fully updatable via a Wi-Fi connection. SiriusXM Lynx is available now at shop.siriusxm.com or crutchfield.com at an MSRP of $249.99. Lynx will be available soon at retail stores nationwide. Lynx offers key SiriusXM 2.0 features for satellite radio when docked with the optional Lynx LV1 Vehicle Kit or Lynx LH1 Home Kit, including:

• Tune Start: Automatically starts the currently playing song from the beginning so listeners will hear the whole song when tuning to any of their satellite radio music channels saved as a Favorite channel.
• Radio Replays: Subscribers can build a library of up to 200 hours of programming from their Favorite satellite radio channels which are automatically recorded to allow for playback anywhere.
• Pause, Rewind and Replay: Listeners can replay up to 30 minutes of live SiriusXM content on the currently tuned channel, and also access replay content on 5 favorite preset channels currently displayed.
• Featured Favorites: A dynamic set of presets that can be automatically added as favorite channels, allowing users to easily discover new and specialty programming.
• Show Finder: An easy-to-use electronic programming guide offering a complete list of what's on over the next 7 days by channel, with the ability to set reminder alerts when favorite shows are being broadcast.

Lynx also offers SiriusXM 2.0 features for listening to SiriusXM Internet Radio via Wi-Fi networks at home, office or accessible hotspot, including:

• Start Now allows subscribers to go back 5 hours to select and listen to previously broadcast programming.
• View program information, album art and read artist bios.
• Rewind to hear programming again or skip forward to hear what's playing next.
• Pause live radio and pick up right where the listener left off
• Access to Show Finder, the electronic programming guide.

The SiriusXM Lynx LV1 Vehicle Kit gives subscribers everything needed to listen to satellite radio in the vehicle. Drivers and passengers can browse and quickly tune channels with a convenient rotary control knob. An Aux-In Cable is included to facilitate audio connection in vehicles that have audio systems with an auxiliary input connection. The LV1 can also connect to Bluetooth Audio-enabled systems, or through the vehicles existing radio using SiriusXM's PowerConnect transmitter. The vehicle kit also charges Lynx while docked. The Lynx vehicle kit is available at an MSRP of $69.99. The SiriusXM Lynx LH1 Home Kit gives subscribers everything needed to listen to SiriusXM satellite radio or Internet radio in the home or office. Subscribers can connect to a home audio system with easy, do-it-yourself set up and stream SiriusXM from Lynx to the home kit with Bluetooth. The Lynx home kit is available at an MSRP of $69.99. Lynx receives the new array of channels, added to the already ground-breaking and award-winning SiriusXM programming lineup. The expanded channel selection includes new commercial-free music plus new sports and comedy channels including channels created with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, ESPN SportsCenter and Upright Citizens Brigade, as well as Carlin's Corner featuring albums, concerts and comedy from the archives of the legendary George Carlin. SiriusXM Lynx also receives the full SiriusXM Latino channel lineup. SiriusXM Latino is the most comprehensive Latin programming lineup available to radio listeners, including exclusive commercial-free music channels and a wide variety of music genres, including tropical, salsa, merengue, Latin pop hits, Latin hip-hop, Latin rock classics and more. Listeners will also get 24/7 news and talk from RadioFormula Mexico, the leading radio broadcaster from Mexico; sexy, smart, refined and exclusive adult programming showcasing Latin talent on Playboy Radio en Espanol and Spanish-language coverage of world-class professional sports on multiple Deportes en Vivo channels. SiriusXM Latino will also include Cristina Radio from iconic talk show host Cristina Saralegui, and featuring lifestyle, health and family programming for Latinas. Cristina Radio, produced by National Latino Broadcasting, is launching in the coming months.

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LG 84-Inch Ultra Definition 4K TV Review

LG Electronics is set to debut an 84-inch ultra definition 4K television at next month's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and the new TV set will be a 3-D TV as well and also LG is calling the new 4K display ultra definition or UD, to signal that this set can output a higher resolution image than current high-definition televisions. LG has of course packed in all of its latest Smart TV functions with access to premium content services and more than 1,200 apps and if using a regular remote control doesn't do it for you, LG's ergonomically designed Magic Remote will now recognize four types of command input: Voice Recognition, Wheel, Magic Gesture, and Point. Its Cinema 3D tech uses a Film Pattern Retarder (FPR) screen and passive glasses that result in lowered resolution, but with those extra pixels there's no question about whether viewers are still getting at least an HD picture and so far 4K at home is the domain of Sony and JVC's high-priced projectors.



LG Electronics (LG) will unveil the world's largest 3D Ultra Definition (UD) TV at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. By combining LG's industry-leading 3D technology and Smart TV function with UD display technology, the 84-inch TV breaks new ground in immersive 3D home entertainment. "LG is pushing the limits of home entertainment innovation with this 3D UD TV," said Havis Kwon, President and CEO of LG Electronics Home Entertainment Company. "We are bringing together all our Smart TV and 3D knowledge in the 3D UD TV in order to demonstrate to the CES audience that LG is committed to being the world's leading brand for immersive home entertainment in 2012 and beyond." LG's 3D UD TV boasts superb picture quality with 8 million pixels, four times the resolution clarity (3840x2160) of existing Full HD TV panels. Combined with LG's Slim and Narrow Bezel Design, the 3D UD TV provides the most convincing 3D viewing experience currently available outside of a movie theater. What's more, 3D Depth Control allows users to customize their viewing experience by controlling the 3D effect while 3D Sound Zooming provides users with 3D sound that rivals the output of all but the best home theater systems. Via the superior display panel, users can access LG's Smart TV ecosystem, which comprises over 1,200 apps and gives users access to a growing range of premium content services such as the 3D Zone where viewers can select from a wealth of 3D movies. The imbedded 2D to 3D conversion engine expands the availability of 3D content to limitless levels. Users can easily browse and navigate the Smart TV ecosystem using LG's new, ergonomically-designed Magic Remote which now recognizes four different types of command input: Voice Recognition, Wheel, Magic Gesture and Point.

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Micromax X333 Price in India, Review, features and Specifications

Micromax X333 Price in India. Micromax is well known for its budget mobile phones and most of the phones are dual SIM compatible. This time they introduced a new Micromax X333 mobile phone is dual SIM with dual standby compatible that operates on GSM 900/ 1800 MHz network frequency. This mobile phone has candy bar design with a dimension of 103.65 x 57.2 x 13.35 mm and fitted a 2.8 inches TFT color screen that support the 240 x 320 Pixels Resolution. 

• Do Check Micromax Superfone

The camera specification of this Micromax X333 mobile phone has only 0.3 mega pixels camera with a feature of digital zoom and users can store up to 500 contacts and 100 SMS. The internal memory is only 75 KB which is not sufficient for store a single file but this phone has a facility of external microSD card slot the will extends up to 8 GB. For the entertainment features the phone support the multiple music and video files and also has a FM radio with recording. For data and internet connectivity the phone provides the Bluetooth and USB port options for data transferring and has a GPRS service. There are other miscellaneous features that must be every mobile phone. 

Micromax X333 Review, features and Specifications

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Spice Mi-350n Price in India, Android Gingerbread Smartphone Review, features and Specifications

Spice Mi-350n Price in India. Spice recently introduced the new smart phone that gives the name of Spice Mi-350n. This smart phone is available at very cheap price just Rs. 7,600/- only that you will never get on any other smart phone. It has very smart features and user will experience the high speed processing power with 650MHz Mediatek MT6573 processor and boasted with 200MHz GPU that provide a clear graphics contents. This smart phone has equipped Android Gingerbread V2.3 operating system along 256MB RAM and 512MB ROM. 

• Do Check: Spice QT62 Blade

Now come to the body structure, the Spice Mi-350n phone has a metallic body that measure about 116 x 61 x 12.75 mm and available in two black & grey colors. The weight of this smart phone has 136 grams with 1400 mAh battery. The display of this smart phone has 3.5-inch TFT capacitive touch screen that support the resolution of 480 x 320 pixels and loaded with various Proximity sensor and Accelerometer sensor. There is dual camera option one is 3.2 mega pixels & other is 0.3 mega pixels. According to the internet services this smart phone is enabled with 3G WCDMA, Wi-Fi hotspot, EDGE and GPRS options. The GPS is also present and this mobile phone is fully loaded a various applications.

Spice Mi-350n Review, features and Specifications

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Spice QT62 Blade Price in India, Dual SIM QWERTY Mobile Phone Review, features and Specifications

Spice QT62 Blade Price in India. Spice introduces our new super slim mobile phone called Spice QT62 Blade made of fully stainless steel body and equipped with a QWERTY keypad that more beneficial for ease of writing. It has a dual SIM card slot and this mobile phone is available at Rs.3, 400 /-. On the screen you can see a various shortcut menu icons on the desktop that offers you to make a shortcut of applications for quick access. There are inbuilt shortcut of applications like facebook, push mail, messenger and Google taskbar.

• Do Check: Spice M5335

The phone Spice QT62 blade has a 2.4 inch TFT color display with 320×240 pixels of resolutions and 2 mega pixels of camera offers you to capture a good quality images. For entertainment and storage capacity; this phone has a inbuilt stereo Fm radio, multi format audio/video player and java enabled games, users can store up to 8.7 MB data on phone memory and also enabled with external memory card slot that expand up to 8 GB through micorSD. The GPRS/WAP services provide to access the internet and share the data to other files with Bluetooth and USB port. The dimension of phone is 100x55x10.3 mm and very light weight approx 85 grams with 920 mAh Li-ion battery.

Spice QT62 Blade Review, features and Specifications

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ZTE FTV Price in India, FTV Android v2.2 Froyo mobile phone Review, features and Specifications

ZTE FTV Price in India. The coming of 3G broadband to India has made users life easier. The lots of small & major mobile manufacturing companies launched their smart phones. The ZTE FTV is one of the smart phone that launched by ZTE. This smart phone is working on 2G GSM & 3G HSDPA networks provide the internet speed up to 7.2 Mbps and also enabled with Wi-Fi hotspot & GPRS/EDGE connectivity. This smart phone looks very stunning with a FTV logo on the whole body cover. 

• Do Check: ZTE Warp

The dimension of ZTE FTV smart phone has 116 x 56.5 x 11.8 mm and weight of with battery has 110 grams. Now come to the hardware specification this smart phone has 3.5 inch AMOLED capacitive touch screen with the features of various sensors and also offers to capture the good quality images with 3.15 MP cameras. The 600 MHz ARM 11 CPU & Adreno 200 GPU provides the excellent performance with Android v2.2 (Froyo) operating system. The system memory and storage memory of this smart phone has 512 MB of RAM, 150 MB internal memory and also extend the memory up to 32 GB via microSD card slot.

ZTE FTV Review, features and Specifications

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Fly DS109 price in India, low cost basic phone Review, features and Specifications

Fly DS109 price in India. FLY introduce our new affordable Fly DS109 mobile phone in Indian market. This mobile phone has a capability of Dual SIM and dual standby option. It has a candy bar form factor design measures about 105 x 46 x 16 mm and very light weight only 70 grams. The user will experience the high quality sound output with integrated large sound speakers. The sound quality is good for music and video songs because the players support the multiple format files, connect your headphone on 3.5 mm audio jack and store lots of music and video files with external microSD card slot that expandable up to 32 GB.

• Do Check: Fly E210

The display size of Fly DS109 has 1.8 inches TFT screen support 128 x 160 Pixels resolution and there is 1.3 mega pixels camera for capturing the decent quality images and videos. Other specifications of this phone is also enabled with GPRS connectivity for access the internet services. The 1100 mAh Li-ion battery provide the backup up to 168 hours of Standby time and 8 Hours of Talk Time.

Fly DS109 Review, features and Specifications

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Maxx MT255 Maestro price in India, 3.2 inches TFT Touch screen mobile Review, Features and Specifications

Maxx MT255 Maestro price in India. Maxx has launched Maxx MT255 Maestro mobile phone in India that offers the various features. The mobile phone is available in Black and Gray colors and comes with exclusive features like SNS applications, E-Book Reader and support Multiple Languages. It is Dual SIM compatible mobile phone, which runs on the dual GSM 900 / 1800 MHz network frequency. There is large 3.2 inches TFT Touch screen that provide the clear and wide contents.

• Do Check: Maxx Zippy MT105

The Maxx MT255 Maestro phone has a 2.0 Mega pixel rear camera with Digital Zoom that offers to capture the pictures of 1600x1200 Pixels resolution and also has a front facing 0.3 Mega pixel VGA cameras that also use for video calling. The internal memory of this mobile phone is not available but you can get only from the external micorSD card slot that expands up to 16 GB. The company also offers a free 4 GB microSD card. The Bluetooth, USB Port data connectivity and GPRS internet connectivity provide to access the internet services and share the data to other devices. Other multimedia options are stereo FM radio, music/video player offers you to experience the great sound quality with large Speakers.

Maxx MT255 Maestro Review, Features and Specifications

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Itwin usb

iTwin doesn't rely on a remote server farm to store your files and a password-protected web interface or software package to access them.

It consists of a pair of identical USB dongles; plug each one into a different internet-connected computer and install the included drivers. Each computer then has a pair of virtual disks accessible from within Windows Explorer: Local Files and Remote Files. Any files copied to the Local Files disk on one computer can be accessed from the other computer through its Remote Files disk, and vice versa. This connection works as long as each computer has its iTwin dongle connected.

Although iTwin requires that both computers are connected to the internet, files are encrypted and transferred directly between the two. Files are stored on iTwin's relay servers only temporarily in case of adverse network conditions. Since iTwin relies on your computers to store files, there's no storage limit. The only limit to the number of files you can share is the size of the hard disk on each PC.

If an iTwin dongle is lost, disconnect the other dongle to prevent unauthorised access to your files. If you want to guard against unauthorised data access, you can set a password on the iTwin; this means files can be accessed only if you have both the dongle and password. The password can also be used to disable a dongle remotely. iTwin won't suit everyone. It doesn't work with Macs, Linux or any smartphone/tablet operating systems. It also won't work if you want to share files between more than two computers at once. Still, if you're concerned about privacy and you don't want another set of passwords to remember, iTwin is a good alternative to more conventional online storage and remote access services.

Itwin usb

iTwin doesn't rely on a remote server farm to store your files and a password-protected web interface or software package to access them.

It consists of a pair of identical USB dongles; plug each one into a different internet-connected computer and install the included drivers. Each computer then has a pair of virtual disks accessible from within Windows Explorer: Local Files and Remote Files. Any files copied to the Local Files disk on one computer can be accessed from the other computer through its Remote Files disk, and vice versa. This connection works as long as each computer has its iTwin dongle connected.

Although iTwin requires that both computers are connected to the internet, files are encrypted and transferred directly between the two. Files are stored on iTwin's relay servers only temporarily in case of adverse network conditions. Since iTwin relies on your computers to store files, there's no storage limit. The only limit to the number of files you can share is the size of the hard disk on each PC.

If an iTwin dongle is lost, disconnect the other dongle to prevent unauthorised access to your files. If you want to guard against unauthorised data access, you can set a password on the iTwin; this means files can be accessed only if you have both the dongle and password. The password can also be used to disable a dongle remotely. iTwin won't suit everyone. It doesn't work with Macs, Linux or any smartphone/tablet operating systems. It also won't work if you want to share files between more than two computers at once. Still, if you're concerned about privacy and you don't want another set of passwords to remember, iTwin is a good alternative to more conventional online storage and remote access services.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus coming to Smart Communications

Smart Communications has announced that it is adding the Samsung Galaxy Nexus to its list of smartphones this January. Smart already has one on display at their Jump Center at Megamall.

The Galaxy Nexus was launched by Google and Samsung as the first Android 4.0 device. It features a curved 4.65-inch HD (720 x 1280) display, a button less interface, dual core processor and 16GB of internal storage. The Galaxy Nexus is the reference design for future Android smartphones.

Still no word on pricing and plan availability.

How to get more free space from Dropbox

Dropbox is a cloud computing service which can sync filed between Windows, Mac OSX and a Linux personal computers, and make those files retrievable from Android, iOS or BlackBerry device or any web browser.

Dropbox gives you 2 GB of online storage free, and you can earn up to 8 GB more making referrals at the rate of 250 MB per successful referral. If someone referred you to Dropbox you both get an additional 250 MB. You can also buy more online storage. 

There is another way to earn more storage from Dropbox. You can complete some Twitter and Facebook related tasks and earn another 640 MB of storage at this link.

All in all, you can get 10.6 GB of free cross platform online storage from Dropbox. Here is a link to the Dropbox website. Give it a look.

Samsung Galaxy Note offered at Smart Data Plan 2000

Smart Communications is offering the Samsung Galaxy Note free at Data Plan 2000. The Galaxy Note is a Android powered mobile phone (or a tablet with phone functionality) with a giant 5.3-inch 800 x 1280, a dual-core 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor with Mali-400MP graphics, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage and a 2500 mAh battery. The Samsung Galaxy Note also comes with a sytlus,  Apparently this promo has been quietly running since December 19, 2011 and runs until December 31, 2011. I say quietly, since I only found out about this promo from a thread in TipidCP, a local mobile phone forum and online marketplace.

I confirmed the promo with @SMARTCares on Twitter, and they did confirm the Samsung Galaxy Note is being offered at Data Plan 2000, but did not confirm whether or not the promo is ending on December 31, 2011. 

If you have been wanting once of these devices, Data Plan 2000 is a very good option for getting one given that it retails for at least Php31,000 in the market. It would be best to apply for one before the end of the year. 

HTC Incredible S ROM List

*Flash your device at your own risk*

'(12/26/2011) [SS] ICS 4.0.3 Alpha 3.0

'(12/25/2011) [SS] EhabFG Runymd V1.9 (S3.5)(2.3.5)

'(12/24/2011) [SS] MIUI.us 1.12.23 (2.3.7)

'(12/24/2011) [SS] MikRunny v1.01 (S3.5)(2.3.5)

'(12/22/2011) [SS] PVTEAM RunnyDrOiD v2.1 (S3.5)(2.3.5)

'(12/21/2011) [SS] BinDroid RUNMED2.5 V1.1 (2.3.5)

'(12/21/2011) [SS] EhabFG V4.7 (2.3.5)(S5)

'(12/20/2011) [SS] Energy™ RCMix 4.0 (S3.5)(2.3.5)

'(12/17/2011) [SS] Android Revolution HD 2.1.2 (2.3.5)

'(12/14/2011) [SS] Virtuous Affinity 1.48.0

'(12/09/2011) [SS] Shipped ROMs Collection

'(12/06/2011) [SS] Nik_TriNiTy_SensationXL V2.5 (2.3.5)

'(11/27/2011) [SS] Galnet MIUI ICS V2.11.26

'(11/14/2011) [SS] RCMix3d Runny v4.0 (S3.5)(2.3.5)

'(10/09/2011) [SS] CyanogenMod V7.1.0 (2.3.7)

'(09/26/2011) [SS] Virtuous Unity 2.39.0 (S3.0)

*Most source links are from xda-developers forum*

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3G tablet shootout: Apple iPad 2 WiFi+ 3G (16 GB) versus the Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

The Apple iPad 2 is the tablet to beat, starting at Php30,990 for the 3G capable model with with 16 GB of memory it is a bit expensive, but when you look at the competition is reasonably priced. Since Samsung did not release a 16 GB model of its Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, the cheapest Galaxy Tab 10.1 with 3G and a 32GB of internal storage cost a bit more than the iPad 2 WiFi+ 3G 16 GB. 

Apple iPad 2

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 with a 8.9-inch screen, 3G and 16GB of memory could be had for about Php29,900 and added phone functionality which would make it a better choice than the iPad 2 for some. Still, with the Apple iPad 2 and its 100,000 dedicated iPad apps just 2K away, the iPad 2 is the more tempting device.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0

Samsung has released another Galaxy Tab, this one the successor of its original tablet Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, and this one is priced at a point that will give tablet buyers reason to pause and think.

Price.  Samsung's P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus offering is priced all of 7K below the Apple iPad 2 3G.

• Apple iPad 2 WiFi+ 3G (16GB) - Php30,990
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus (WiFi and 3G, 16GB) - Php23,990

Screen size is an important issue. The Samsung's P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus has a smaller 7-inch screen versus the 9.7-inch screen of the Apple iPad 2. Physically, it is half the size.

• Apple iPad 2 - 9.7-inch -(768 x 1024)
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus - 7-inch (600 x 1024)

If you are looking for a larger screen, the Apple iPad 2 is the better choice. If you are looking for the more portable unit, the Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 is much easier to lug around.

Physical size and weight. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is almost half the size and weight of Apple iPad 2.

• Apple iPad 2 - 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm, 607 g
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus - 193.7 x 122.4 x 9.9 mm, 345 g

Storage. The Apple iPad 2 comes with 16GB of non-expandable memory. For Php35,990 you can get a 32 GB model. For Php40,990 you can get one with 64GB of storage. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus has 16GB of internal storage expandable to 80Gb via MicroSD card.

• Apple iPad 2 @Php30,990 - 16GB
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus - 16GB expandable to 80Gb via MicroSD card.

Connectivity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus has the edge in 3G speeds.

 

• Apple iPad 2  - WiFi, HSDPA 14.4 Mbps
  
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus - WiFi, HSDPA+ 21.1 Mbps, Bluetooth file transfer.

Video. Nothing too exciting here.

• Apple iPad 2  - 720p
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus - 720p
  

Others. 

• Apple iPad 2 - iCloud, Facetime
  
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus -Full GSM phone functionality (call and text), Paid apps are offered free at the Samsung Hub

Which one is better? Both of these tablets are fast modern dual core tablets. Yet, the two are so different that a user will really picked based on size. I think the Apple iPad 2 is the best large tablet on the market, while the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 plus is the best mid-sized tablet on the market.

Lava M9 Price in India, IPS TFT screen phone Review, features and Specifications

Lava M9 Price in India. Lava M9 is most affordable mobile phone launched by Lava that offers you multimedia features. This mobile phone is specially made for the music lovers who want a high quality sound output with a feature of SRS wow HD output and users can store lots of music files up to 8 GB through expandable microSD card slot. The users can transfer the music files with USB port connectivity option that connect on PC’s & laptop. But there is no Bluetooth option to share the music files to other devices.

• Do Check Lava A16

This Lava M9 mobile phone has sleek and candy bar design which make more stylish look and enabled with 2.4 inch IPS TFT screen. There is 0.3 mega pixels camera with digital zoom that offers 640 x 480 Pixels image resolution. The headphone will connect through 3.5 mm audio jack and handset is equipped with Yamaha Speakers. This mobile phone offers a maximum power backup of play music with 1000 mAh battery. Overall this mobile phone has best option for the music lovers and this is available only at Rs - 2,400/-.

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Fly E210 Price in India, Mid Range Dual Sim phone Review, features and Specifications

Fly E210 Price in India. Fly India Private Limited nowadays introduced its new dual SIM handsets called Fly E210 in Indian market. The mobile phone is available at Rs - 6,000/-. The Phone is an elegant style and form factor touch screen phone has 2.4 inches resistive display that provides 240 x 320 pixels of resolution. The phone support Dual SIM & standby options that provides the operation of two GSM 900/1800 MHz networks in one handset. 

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Fly E210 phone has expandable memory card slot, offers you to store more data the slot support up to 16 GB microSD card and 8.7 MB of internal memory. This phone will offers you to access the internet through GPRS and also has a Bluetooth option for sharing the music files to other mobiles. Experience and enjoy This is a smart choice that offers you to capture a decent quality images & record videos with 1.3 mega pixels camera and enabled with stereo FM radio & music/video player. This mobile phone is very light weight (86 grams) that is easily hand able and gets the power of 950 mAh battery.

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Karbonn KW Price in India, Dual SIM QWERTY Mobile Phone Review, features and Specifications

Karbonn KW Price in India. Karbonn KW is dual SIM compatible mobile phone that provides the various multimedia features and equipped with QWERTY keypad for ease of typing. This mobile phone has big attractions of large screen and QWERTY keypad that gives you big viewing experience and benefit of typing. It has 2.4 inches QVGA screen that supports resolutions of 320 x 240 pixels with 65k colors. Physically the mobile phone measure about 111.7 x 57 x 13.5 mm and weight of 100 grams. The mobile phone is runs on java platform and operates on GSM 900/1800 GHz network frequency. The mobile phone also providing GPRS options that support the WAP browser and facilities to sharing the data to mobile phone and PC’s with Bluetooth, microUSB port and PC sync. 

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Karbonn KW is enabled with 2 mega pixels camera capabilities of capturing a decent resolution images. The music player supports the various format files and has stereo FM radio. Phone provides the external microSD card slot that expands up to 8 GB and users can store up to 500 contacts/SMS and 100 MMS. The other Miscellaneous features the mobile phone get the power to 900 mAh battery promising a maximum backup.

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Karbonn K21 price in India, Review, features and Specifications

Karbonn K21 price in India. Karbonn K21 is latest mobile phone announced by Karbonn that comes along with decent list of features. The phone has a facility of dual SIM that operates on GSM 900/1800 GHz networks. Phone comes in candy bar form factor, measures 111.5 x 47.3 x 14.3 mm in size that comes very light weight 80 grams and available in Coffee/Grey. There is 2.0 inches of TFT display that supports 176 x 220 pixels resolution with 256k bright colors. The phone comes with multi format audio video player & stereo FM radio that will prove to be a good choice for music lovers and store the lots of music and video files with a facility of external memory card slot that expand up to 8 GB. 

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In this Karbonn K21 phone user can store up to 500 contacts and 200 SMS. List of other multimedia options include digital camera, games and enabled GPRS for access the WAP browser. For transfer the data to other compatible devices it has a facility of Bluetooth and USB port. Phone has fitted of 1000 mAh of battery that providing 3 hours of talk time and 120 hours of standby time

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Fly MC181 Price in India, Low Cost Dual SIM phone Review, features and Specifications

Fly MC181 Price in India. Now this time fly announced Fly MC181 mobile phone equipped with Dual SIM GSM compatibility that provides a dual standby. Physically this This is candy bar format factor measure about 114 x 49 x 12 mm and weight 85 grams that making very lightest mobile phone. The phone has 2.4 inch TFT Display that support the 240×320 Pixels of resolution with 65K colors.

This Fly MC181 mobile phone has equipped with high performance 3 Mega pixel Camera that enables the users to capture their best moments. For entertainment it has multi format audio/video player and also enable with FM radio for experience the live music. The internal memory of this mobile phone has 25 MB for store the required data and also equipped with a external memory card slot that provide you to expand the memory up to 32 GB trough microSD. There is 3.5 mm audio jack, USB port for mass storage and also has Bluetooth v2.0 options for sharing the data to other devices. Cell Phone has 950 mAh Li-ion standard batteries promising a power up to 250 hours.

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Kik Messenger

Today you can download cool messaging app Kik from Nokia Store (Ovi) for free. Kik Messenger is available not only for Nokia Symbian N8, 701, 700, Nokia 603, 500 but for Windows Phone handsets too. This means you cat get it for your new shiny Nokia Lumia 800. Kik is the same cool messenger such as WhatsApp, which already has been available for Symbian Anna and WinPhone 7. With Kik's super easy to use UI you can fast text your friends for free. It has real-time notifications about message status and peer typing. Kik IM also allows you to send media files like photos to your friends.

Kik Messenger

Today you can download cool messaging app Kik from Nokia Store (Ovi) for free. Kik Messenger is available not only for Nokia Symbian N8, 701, 700, Nokia 603, 500 but for Windows Phone handsets too. This means you cat get it for your new shiny Nokia Lumia 800. Kik is the same cool messenger such as WhatsApp, which already has been available for Symbian Anna and WinPhone 7. With Kik's super easy to use UI you can fast text your friends for free. It has real-time notifications about message status and peer typing. Kik IM also allows you to send media files like photos to your friends.

Gameloft Android Market Promo

Gameloft, a well known developer of games for Android and iOS, has announced that is going to be offering discounts on all of its games on the Android Market. The games will reportedly be offered as a discounted price of 99 cents. This means you can get a games like Modern Combat: Fallen Nation which regularly sells for Php305 for as low as Php44.

Gameloft will announce the beginning of the discount on both Facebook and Twitter.

December 30 Update: The promo has started.

Karbonn K444 Price in India, Review, features and Specifications

Karbonn K444 Price in India. There is another Karbonn K444 mobile phone that facility of various multimedia options. Physically the phone is measuring of 119.5 x 53.5 x 14.3 mm candy bar design and has 2.6 inch QVGA color screen that provide the 240×320 Pixels of resolution with 256K colors which is largest screen against of previous Karbonn K409 mobile phone.

The camera in Karbonn K444 is also upgraded to 1.3 mega pixels that provide the users to capture a decent quality pictures and store it into the phone memory that has 64 MB and also extend the memory up to 8 GB through external microSD card slot. The music player also give a good quality sounds with loud speakers and connect your headphone on 3.5 mm audio jack. The 2000 mAh battery providing a powerful backup that continually stable up to 500 hours and 10 hours on talk time. Users can also enjoy the live music broadcasting with stereo FM radio. The other features of this mobile phone providing Bluetooth and USB port for sharing the data to other compatible devices. 

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Karbonn K409 Price in India, Review, features and Specifications

Karbonn K409 Price in India. Karbonn K409 is a stylish dual SIM compatible mobile phone which is the best options of those who want a full of features with reasonable price mobile phone and users can also selects this on Red & black colors. This mobile phone is operates on GSM 900/1800 GHz network frequency and physically measures about the phone is 115 x 46 x 16 mm of dimension that become a very light weight only 95 grams.

The display specification of this Karbonn K409 has 2.0 inch TFT screen with 176 x 220 pixels of resolutions and support the 65K colors. This mobile phone also provides the various connectivity options like Bluetooth, USB port & PC Sync for make synchronizations of users PC’s and also has a facility of GPRS options for access the WAP browser. The mobile phone comes with a camera options that provide the basic repletion images and video recording. There are 64 MB ROM and 32 MB RAM, the extra expandable memory card slot is also provide that can expand up to 8 GB. The phone can store up to 500 contacts, 500 SMS and 100 MMS. Now come to entertainment section the phone is enabled with multi format audio video player and also has a stereo FM radio.

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iBall Planet 3G Price in India, Review, features and Specifications

iBall Planet 3G Price in India. The future of mobile phones technology is growing day by day and new innovations has uprising the telecommunication. The iBall is one of mobile manufacturing company that launched an iBall Planet 3G mobile phone. This mobile phone offers 3G connectivity services and various exciting features which are available in just Rs.4,200/- . Now come to lists of features the phone supports the Dual SIM that operates on GSM 900/1800 MHz frequency and has a bright 2.4 inches display that offers you a clear visibility. 

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The iBall Planet 3G phone has a dual camera options which are not available in any other mobile phone in this range. There are 2.0 mega pixels rear camera and 0.3 mega pixels front facing camera for capturing a decent quality images. The phone has many applications like opera mini web browser and Facebook & tweeter which are access through 3G, GPRS and EDGE connectivity services. This gadget offering a micorSD card slot that expands up to 16 GB that will store data through mass storage USB port and Bluetooth connectivity options. The 1400 mAh Li-ion battery is providing a playback time up to 3 hours and stable up to 15 days.

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Huawei Glory Price in India, Android Gingerbread smart phone Review, features and Specifications

Huawei Glory Price in India. Huawei Glory is an Android based smart phone launched in India at cost of Rs- 14399 /-. The smart phone is officially announced in December 2011 and available in black color. It is the thinnest phone measuring 13 mm and very light weight 139 grams. It has packed with 4.0 inches Capacitive TFT touch screen support the resolution of 480 x 854 pixels with 16M colors that gives better viewing experience and equipped with various sensors like Gyro, Proximity, Accelerometer sensor and Multi-touch input method. This smart phone use Android v2.3.3 (Gingerbread) operating system and has a high performance processing power Scorpion1.4 GHz processor and Snapdragon chipset Qualcomm MSM8655T GPU. 

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The Huawei Glory smart phone is operates on CDMA 2G & 3G networks and has high resolution 8 mega pixel camera with auto focus, LED flash, Geo-tagging and record the HD videos. The secondary VGA camera is also available for video calling. The smart phone provides digital compass, GPS, SNS integration and Google applications. Other specifications include 3G, Wi-Fi, USB port, Bluetooth, 1900 mAh battery and many more options.

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Android Player for Windows

You can download the application from bluestackfi. While free to download and use, there are some drawbacks such as a limited number of apps that can be installed. A paid version, BlueStacks App Player Pro, which allows unlimited app installs, as well as the ability to run premium applications like Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja and Cut the Rope is also in the works. The main selling point of the BlueStacks Android Player is that it allows for an almost seamless bridge between the two computing platforms without any complicated requirements like trying to run Android OS on a PC or setting up multiple operating systems in a dual-boot configuration. All it takes is to download the software, and install like any other Windows application.

Android Player for Windows

You can download the application from bluestackfi. While free to download and use, there are some drawbacks such as a limited number of apps that can be installed. A paid version, BlueStacks App Player Pro, which allows unlimited app installs, as well as the ability to run premium applications like Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja and Cut the Rope is also in the works. The main selling point of the BlueStacks Android Player is that it allows for an almost seamless bridge between the two computing platforms without any complicated requirements like trying to run Android OS on a PC or setting up multiple operating systems in a dual-boot configuration. All it takes is to download the software, and install like any other Windows application.

C901 User Reviews

Finally, C901 users can now share their reviews of the phone in one thread so others can compare different reviews without searching the entire internet


Ok, I'll start  I bought the phone about a year ago in early December, I found out about it on esato 2 months before I bought one, after looking at the photos it could take I decided it would be my next phone. I bought it mainly for the camera and that's where the phone excels.

Positives

Small, very pocketable
Very good camera quality
Fully customizable
Cheap compared to rivals
Loads of good features
Very durable when dropped
Fast, good performance
Good value for money
Battery life (depends on brightness)

Negatives

Heavy for its size
Bad video quality
Poor build quality
Keys are fingerprint magnet
Average HSDPA reception due to antenna placement
Annoying light sensor
No Wifi or aGPS


Overview

The C901 is very easy to use as a practical phone, the menus are simple and easy to flick through which makes the UI very fluid. It's very cheap but ironically has best camera out of the cyber-shot range. It gives you a better camera than the C905, at less than half the price! At such a low price (GBP £120 - £160) it's a bargain... that is, if you can find one to buy in the first place as Sony Ericsson have released the C901 to 'selected markets' only, which means it wont be released in the UK or most other countries so most people will have to buy online.

The phone is avaliable in 3 different colours, Noble Black, Precious Peach, and Sincere Silver. There is also the C901 Greenheart which uses waterborne paint to give the Ocean White colour.

Performance

The performance of the phone is one of the best things about the C901 and it's suprisingly good, the responce time between pressing a button and the phone responding is almost instantanous. Flicking through the camera album is also very fast. The multi tasking ability of the phone is what amazed me the most, you can run as many apps as you want at the same time and minimize and select any one you want to use with the dedicated shortcut button to the left of the D-pad. Even if you have about 10 apps running and music playing, the performance and speed of the phone is just
as fast as it was originally.

Hardware & Build quality

Physically the phone is small whilst also being very slim, it can fit into any pocket with no problem. However, for it's small size the phone is very heavy, compared to the K750 which is twice as thick, the C901 feels about double the weight. The keypad on the C901 is very different compared to standard keypads, the keys are curved with chrome strips seperating each row of keys.

A lot of people have mentioned how comfortable and easy to use the keypad is, I would have to dissagree with that. The keypad is very cramped, which is ok if you have small fingers, but if your fingers are quite big then you will end up pressing more than one key at once, or instead of pressing the curve of the key, you press the space between the two rows of keys. Because the keys are curved it's hard to text by feel, I have to look at what keys I'm pressing to get it right, I prefer the standard keypad of the K750. The keys on the front side of the phone aren't tactile, some keys need much more pressure than others (this might be just my phone)


The phone is housed in a plastic casing that runs along the outside of the front of the phone and curves slightly at the back. The problem is that the plastic housing feels very cheap. It's a very glossy plastic which will easily slip out of your hands, partly due to its weight as well.
It appears in it's product pictures as a matt, rubbery plastic that looks easy to grip, in reality the plastic is flimsy and shiny.


The battery cover, which is used to grip the phone, doesn't have much grip and tends to slip out your hands - many times I have given the phone to someone and they have nearly dropped it or commented about its weight. The battery cover will start to creak if it's opened many times, it's made out of a thin plastic cover that's very flimsy and you can bend it very easily in your hands.
The plastic housing is so glossy it makes it relflect any light touching it, these pics give an impression of the type of plastic used:





After a few months the chrome ring around the D-pad starts to wear off too and the camera cover tends to slide open without me realizing because it only takes a small force to open it and it doesnt provide much grip.
Here you can see the chrome ring around the D-pad coming off: (the blue tint is the reflection from the sky, the keys are solid black as they appear in other pictures)



A good point about the build quality is that, despite the phone casing being made out of plastic, the phone is actually very durable, I have dropped it many times onto concrete where a normal phone would have broken, but the C901 has survived every fall. It has a metal body underneath the plastic casing which makes it very robust.


Display

The 2.2" screen takes up most of the front side of the C901 and provides good colours and contrast. But it makes the 5MP photos hard to view in their original quality, you have to zoom in on the photo to show any detail. The screen is scratch resistant and it does a pretty good job at preventing damage.

The main issue with the display is the light sensor, the display can go from very dark to very light because the sensor isn't accurate. However, the light sensor can be disabled with a patch and most of the time the display is easy to read, even in very bright sunlight.


Camera

Arguably the best camera of 'C' and 'K' series from Sony Ericsson. Although it hasn't been marketed like the C905 has, suprisingly it produces much more detail in its photos. Photo quality is also better than the C902 (and C903) which lacks the xenon flash of the C901 and suffers from purple fringing.
Unfortunately the video recording quality is dissapointing, at QVGA resolution, the C901 definately isn't the phone to choose if you demand good video recording quality. But it makes up for it with it's still camera, it's potential is incredible. There are lots of camera settings which help you get the best shot in any sitaution. The xenon flash works well in most lighting conditions, it works especially well for night portraits. The C901 photo thread speaks for itself.




Reception

The antenna is in the bottom right hand corner, so every time you hold the phone in your right hand whilst browsing the internet or especially watching youtube videos, the HSDPA signal drops so you can't load pages quickly and videos freeze and buffer. There are no problems with calling and there hasn't been any situations where a call is ended due to loss of signal.


Conclusion


Overall the C901 is a great phone, it's only let down by it's plastic feel and build quality, but at the same time that saves money and brings the price of the phone down. It offers all the features expected of a standard Cyber-shot phone and combines that with a fantastic camera module at a very low price tag... it's the perfect choice for anyone wanting a simple, easy to use phone with a great camera. That's why I would certainly recommend the C901.