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  Nokia has clung to the Symbian name for almost a decade but it seems all will change with the upcoming Symbian Belle update. Finnish giant will release the Nokia Belle update for its existing phones running Symbian Anna OS. New “enhanced” versions of Nokia N8, C7 and C6-01 are already pre-installed with Nokia Belle [...]

  The green robot’s penetration in the mobile devices market is increasing day by day. After Google confirmed about 550,000 device activations everyday back in July, Andy Rubin on Google’s social network, Google+ confirmed that the Android OS is seeing activation of over 700,000 units. Of course, it is still less than Apple’s iOS but [...]

  Nexus S users waiting for an OTA notification from Google for the Android 4.0 update will have to wait a little longer. Google’s exec on the Google’s support forum confirmed yesterday that they’ve halted the over-the-air Ice Cream Sandwich update for Nexus S users. Google pulled the update due to an apparent battery drain [...]

  Western Digital has started shipping its high-capacity 2.5-inch HDD line for notebooks in India. The 9.5mm WD Scorpio Blue HDD boasts a storage capacity of 1TB that utilizes two 500GB-platter form factor. WD says that its Scorpio Blue line of HDDs are designed to consume very less power and is coupled with WD’s WhisperDrive [...]

  Sony launched the PlayStation Vita in Japan this weekend and it seems they sold pretty well. According to the numbers from research firm, Enterbrain, Sony managed to sell 321,400 units in the first two days of its launch. This although, is less than Nintendo 3DS’ 371,000 units for the same period, Reuters says Sony [...]

  Listen up Samsung Galaxy users – big news just arrived from the Korean giant. They’ve announced the tentative timeframe to release Ice Cream Sandwich update aka Android 4.0 OS for their existing range of Galaxy devices. Galaxy S II and Galaxy Nexus will be the first devices to get the Android 4.0 update sometime [...]

  Nokia has something interesting to show for the US market and it seems Consumer Electronics Show will be the platform for the unveiling. Nokia has started sending out invites for a press event scheduled on January 9 at 3PM PST. The press conference will be about the latest Windows Phone for the US market, [...]

  It seems Google is trying to emulate its Nexus phone strategy to tablets as well. In an interaction with an Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sea, Google’s Chairman Eric Schmidt confirmed to market a “tablet of the highest quality” within the next six months. Although Schmidt didn’t divulge any more details but going by the [...]

  Own a Vodafone number that hasn’t been used for months? Well, if you want to preserve the number you better start using it because Vodafone is clamping down on inactive numbers. Vodafone in accordance with DoT’s guidelines will terminate the service of prepaid users who have not used their number to make or receive [...]

  Google over the weekend pushed over the much awaited Ice Cream Sandwich update for Nexus S smartphone. Its an OTA update, which means users can wait for a notification from Google or just download this 128MB zip file to manually flash their I9020 or I9023 model. The 4.0.3 update is said to be an [...]

  Nokia hasbeen and is always known for its deep Finnish roots so its kind of weird that a new rumor has surfaced claiming about shifting of headquarters from its birthplace. Anyways, Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop was quick to squash the rumor suggesting there will be no change in the headquarters for the world’s largest [...]

  Handing out Ice Cream Sandwich ROMs for devices seems to be the newest trend for phone manufacturers. After Huawei released a demo code for their Honor phone, Sony Ericsson has released the Ice Cream Sandwich ROM for Xperia arc S, Xperia neo V and Xperia ray. The ROMs are still in alpha which means [...]

  One range that can be greatly credited to RIM’s success in India is the Curve series. The series is a stepping stone for first time BlackBerry users that gives a taste of what the BlackBerry service is like and that too at an affordable price. For instance, the Curve 8520. However, RIM is trying [...]

  LG announced its weirdly named smartphone – PRADA by LG 3.0 at an event yesterday in London. Developed in conjunction with the fashion label PRADA, the phone’s PRADA-ness comes from the glossy touchscreen display on the front, signature Saffiano pattern on the back and Floating Mass Technology that optically enhances the thinness of the [...]

  GTA fans, gather up. Rockstar Games has just released the Grand Theft Auto III 10th Anniversary edition for Android and iOS. Users can delve into the same GTA goodness on their mobile devices which is now optimized for touchscreen interface with improved controls and graphics. The game also supports select USB gamepad controllers. Download [...]