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Microsoft has offered an update in terms of the Windows Phone 7. 5 Mango software roll-out ,
and it looks like the update that any and all Windows Phone users have been waiting for—in
short, if you have a Windows Phone device—Mango is now available. The details come by
way of the Windows Phone Blog where they break it down as “we’re now delivering Mango to 100 percent of eligible phones around the world, regardless of
carrier.”
In addition, it also appears as if another firmware update will be rolling- out to “some
phones around the world. ” According to the details provided, “don’ t be surprised if you see another update notification pop up on your
phone in the coming days.” As for this update,nothing specific as to which handsets or which
carriers will receive it.

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If you own a Samsung device and you’re wondering whether it’s going to get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, Samsung Italy has the answer for you. According to Italian tech blog, HDBlog.it , Samsung Italy has confirmed which devices will be getting the very pretty Ice Cream Sandwich update. Judging by the list that has been confirmed so far,things don’t look too promising for owners of older Samsung Android phones.
So which devices have been confirmed for now?

Unsurprisingly we’ve got the Galaxy S2, and the Galaxy Note 5.3 on the top of the list. The rest of the devices are Samsung’s latest tablets – the Galaxy Tab 10.1, Galaxy Tab 8.9, Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus. No mention of the original Galaxy S or the original Galaxy Tab 7 – despite the fact that the devices aren’t even two years old.

But frighten not, third party solutions from the developer’s community should solve those problems.

(via ubergizmo)

With the decreasing gap between television sets and Internet it is now possible to access almost anything from your Smart TV with your “remote control” BUT not too long.

Yes here comes—Siri after various attempts of including keyboard,mouse,ipod,iphone and even ipads as remote(none of which made a heavy impact) by apple.

Apple is trying even harder to completely eradicate the gap by introducing its artificial intelligent software—Siri.It’s like science-fiction. You sit on your couch and rather than “play” with several remotes or use hand gestures, you simply talk: “Put on the last episode of How I met your mother.” “Play the headlines for today.” “Play some Coldplay music” and yes Siri does the rest.

Of course the tail would go on (apart from asking some retard questions) which whould definitely bring an impact again from the apple after its introduction of first tablet.

“Apple television would have the simplest user interface one could ever imagine” Steve jobs explaining his biographer Walter Isaacson. By this Steve has just made another impact on the world.

“On my quest to learn more about the Apple television project, I learned that executives at Apple knew as far back as 2007 that the company would eventually make a ‘dedicated TV’. This realization came shortly after the company released the Apple TV, a box that connects to any manufacturer’s television to stream iTunes content. Consumers did not flock to the Apple TV, and rather than abandon the project, Apple began calling it a hobby.” said Nick Bilton from New York times.

Who knew that Apple’s hobby would lead us to the futuristic world.

So when will Apple release its next huge impact?

It is said that The company  needs to wait until the cost of large displays falls. The company is now close enough that it could announce the product by late 2012, releasing it to consumers by 2013.

Clearly the product is still in developing stage but the news is definitely killing the patience inside every one of us.

After ten years of bussiness together Sony decided to buy Ericsson for over 1.05 billion euros for the remaining half stake in the company.Probably Sony made a thoughtful decision(seeing others move-on especially direct competitor like Samsung)after its current foothold in mobile business.This brings Sony-Ericsson partnership to an end.

In the press release, a statement reads, “This acquisition makes sense for Sony and Ericsson, and it will make the difference for consumers”. This benefit should mainly come through a new focus, not only on the hardware side but through added content sold through the PlayStation Network – Sony’s decent market share in televisions and laptops now being joined by, what it hopes, a greater mobile phone and tablet slice of the pie.

Hope Sony makes a comeback in its mobile business with splitting Ericsson from it by reaching the conclusion of deal by the end of January 2012.

Google has revealed that it very first phone Nexus one is too old for Android 4.0 that is the hardware is too old to run its new Android 4.0 while it will still be giving upgrades to its Nexus S users to Android 4.0.Android Product Management lead Hugo Barra made this comment against Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s taunt on Android’s complex behaviour claiming that ANdroid phones “needed a computer science degree” to use while Windows Phones are much more simpler to use.

Nexus one was Google’s first  phone launched on January 2010 made by HTC. It supported Android 2.1 along with newer versions of Android 2.3. The phone is claimed to be ‘Hardware Limited’ due to its  1GHz processor plus the video chatting is not possible as the phone is not equipped with front-facing camera.

Here it comes Nokia just announced its first windows phone at its Nokia World 2011 keynote.Afterall the leaked pictures of the phone were worth. Yeah Yeah all you nokia lovers can start giving your  pre orders now.

This beauty can really make Nokia come back after its tough time with symbian though it very much looks like N9 with 0.48 inch thick of polycarbonate plastic giving it a professional look.Coming to its internal beauty the phone is powered by 1.4GHz CPU along with its black AMOLED display. Talking about display you can see ofcourse the live tiles of Windows Phone Mango.

A camera that “works for ordinary people under ordinary cirumstances” has got a Carl Zeiss optics-enhanced lens with a f2.2 aperture which is degigned for low light environment.

As for now the the phone is available in blue,pink and black with available storage of 16GB+25GB with skydrive.

Nokia also announces  its  Nokia Music and Mix Radio for the phone which  give you access to a huge selection of songs. Marketplace and Xbox Live give you endless apps, videos and games to choose from.Nokia Drive and Nokia Maps give you comprehensive mobile navigation and the insider knowledge.

In case you decide to grab your hand on this stuff the Lumia 800 is priced at €420, or about $585 and is scheduled to come across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK, beginning in November and then Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan before the end of the year.

story developing…

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Yes don’t freak out,I know its hard to soak but yet its true the ‘Cant touch this’ fame unveiled WireDoo at a Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco on Wednesday.
Rapper-turned-entrepreneur said its an attempt to make search engine better by providing ‘Deep sesrch’ ability.
Lets say if you searched for a car you could choose related models, mileage, insurance, price, and dealerships nearby.
WireDoo is based on relation searches revealing its slogan ‘Search once and see what’s related.’
What the search tool makes better than the google is its ‘deep sesrch’ ability according to Hammer.Lets see what google reacts on this,or wait google wont even react on WireDoo afterall only one factor doesn’t make WireDoo take everything.
Till then WireDoo allows users sign up to test the search engine untill its beta version is ready.

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Google and Samsung
have just made the long-awaited
Galaxy Nexus official here in Hong Kong, and the specifications are downright drool-worthy. Those with bantam hands need not apply, as this 4.65- inch behemoth is bound to bring back talk of Sidetalkin. Ice Cream Sandwich is onboard, with Google finally revealing the version number as 4.0. Other specs include an HD Super AMOLED display (1,280 x 720), a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 5 megapixel rear camera (with LED flash), a 1.3 megapixel front-facing cam, 1080p30 video recording and playback, a newfangled panorama mode, a 3.5mm headphone jack and Bluetooth 3.0. You’ll also find USB 2.0, 802.11a /b/g /n WiFi, an embedded NFC module, accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity sensor and even a barometer. Finishing things out, there’s 1GB of RAM, 16 or 32GB of internal storage space and a 1,750mAh battery. As for radios? There’s an HSPA+ model on tap, while an LTE version will “be available depending on region.”

There’s nearly a mention of carrier in the press release we’re holding, but based on earlier leaks, a 4G build for Verizon seems final.

Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 will bring “an entirely new look and feel to Android,” boasting a redesigned user interface, bolstered multitasking / notifications, full-on NFC support and a new People app, which enables users to browse friends, family and coworkers’ photos whilst peeking their status updates from Google+. ICS also introduces Face Unlock, which taps into facial recognition protocols in order to unlock your handset. And then there’s Android Beam, an NFC-based technology that allows you to “quickly share webpages, apps and YouTube videos by simply tapping two phones together.” According to Google,

“lock screen, home screen, phone app and everything in between has been rethought and redesigned,”

Wondering to when ICS will be rolled out to other handsets.

GALAXY Nexus is designed to provide a “pure Google,” experience.
It also features a number of Google Mobile services,including: Android Market,Gmail™, Google Maps™ 5.0 with 3D maps and turn-by- turn
navigation, Google Earth™,Movie
Studio, YouTube™, syncing with Google Calendar™, and a redesigned Google+
app.Best-in- class hardware meets the most advanced software GALAXY Nexus is the first smartphone
to feature a 4.65” display with a
market-leading resolution of 720p (1280×720) , ensuring you can enjoy GALAXY Nexus’ immersive entertainment capabilities and fast web
browsing in superior clarity.
Succeeding the original Contour Display of Nexus S, GALAXY Nexus comes with
a rounded shape that fits perfectly within your palm or to your face for phone calling. Hyper-skin backing on the battery cover improves the
ergonomic feel of the device and makes the phone slip-resistant. At just 8.94 mm thick, with a minimal 4.29mm
bezel, GALAXY Nexus provides superb portability alongside an expansive screen.
GALAXY Nexus also features an ultra-fast 1.2GHz dual core processor, providing superior power and speed, ensuring you can take full advantage of
GALAXY Nexus’ enhanced multitasking capabilities with ease, or enjoy the large, vivid display to its full capacity
with high-definition gaming or video streaming. LTE or HSPA+ connectivity combined with a dual core processor
delivers high-speed web browsing which ensures you always have the web at your fingertips, wherever you are.
GALAXY Nexus will be available in the U.S. , Europe, and Asia beginning in November and gradually rolled out to
other global markets.

So keep coming back here as live updates arecstill going on.

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Google unboxed its icecream sandwich at Google HQ.
Google displayed its icecream sandwich on their front lawn as they did with Gingerbread and eclair. This might mean the announcement of the new update is very close.
Icecream sandwich will be closing the gap between smartphones and tablets by releasing its 2.4 and 4.0 version respectively.
Google uploaded the video showing its new OS at its mountain view California campus with to the android developers channel in YouTube.
The description of the video describes that Google will unveil their new operating system on 19/10/2011.
Hopefully, Icecream Sandwich will be packed with new features creating a new threat to its compatitors.

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Facebook has finally released the long-awaited iPad app. Simply “use your fingertips to scroll through your News Feed; give the screen a swipe to page through albums; pinch a picture to zoom in.” And lots more.

Here are some features of the app:

 BIGGER AND BETTER PHOTOS
Your photos take you on the new level with the high-resolution,bigger,easy to flip(like a photo album).

PLAY GAMES ON THE GO
Play your favourite games like farmville,cityville etc wherever you are.

JUST TAP

FOR MESSAGE

A simple dropdown menu makes it easy to scan and send messages without visiting your inbox.

NEVER LOOSE YOUR PLACE
Use simplified navigation to send a message, see your notifications or browse your bookmarks without switching screens.

VIEW IMPORTANT
With less on the screen, it’s easier to zoom in on your friends’ photos, updates and stories.Navigate anywhere, fast
Just tap, slide or pinch to get from one screen to another and back again in no time.

To download free facebook app for ipad click here.