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Motorola launches rugged Defy Android phone for the US

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  Motorola has announced a new Android phone for US consumers. It’s called the Defy that is “designed to handle everything that life throws your way.” Marketing pitch aside, the phone boasts rugged capabilities with its scratch, water and dust resistance and features a nice 3.7-inch display with Motoblur UI, 5MP camera, DLNA, Google services […]

Garmin-Asus to launch Android-based phone in India

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  We’ve got word that Garmin-Asus will be releasing a new Android-based smartphone with navigational capabilities in India soon. It will be Garmin-Asus’ first Android device for the Indian market and will be launched sometime in the fourth week of this month. We don’t know the model number yet but it will run Android 2.1 […]

Nokia starts N8 pre-orders in UK

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  UPDATE: Nokia has started pre-orders of N8 in USA and many other European countries for $549 and 479 euros respectively. Nokia USA| Nokia Germany. Nokia has confirmed that its flagship model, N8 will be out by end of this month and is up for pre-order in UK. Consumers can pre-book their devices from Nokia […]

LG will use Tegra 2 chips to power high-end smartphones

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  LG has confirmed that its high-end smartphones due in fourth quarter of this year will use Nvidia’s Tegra 2 SoC. Tegra 2 chips will be used in LG’s Optimus line of phones and will ensure a competitive advantage to LG, who currently is lagging in the smartphone race. Tegra 2 has many advantages like […]

LG announces first Optimus phone (GT540) in India

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  LG has brought its first device from the Optimus family to India. The GT540 is first Optimus phone to run on Android and though it will sell with Android 1.6, LG has promised to release Android 2.1 in due time. The phone’s features include a 3-inch touchscreen display, 3G, quad-band GSM support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, […]

Reuters: Nokia to reveal E7 at Nokia World

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  The QWERTY touchscreen slider that was leaked this June might finally be revealed at the Nokia World next week. Reuters is reporting that alongside N8, Nokia is expected to unveil another “flagship model” called as the E7. The E7 will also have a touchscreen display and a keyboard and will run Symbian^3, matching the […]

Swype comes to Nokia phones

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  We’re big fans of Swype text input and now Nokia touchscreen users also have a chance to try the new way of typing. The Swype keyboard is now available in the Beta Labs for Nokia users using S60 5th Edition devices like Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic, Nokia 5230, Nokia N97, N97mini and the Nokia X6. […]

Samsung Galaxy Tab gets official

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  After a number of leaks, Samsung’s first Android-powered tablet is here. The Galaxy Tab (GT-P1000) has been revealed at the IFA and will be launched first in Europe in mid-September. The Galaxy Tab is a lightweight device that not only functions as a tablet but also as a phone, via a Bluetooth headset. As […]