May 7, 2010 19:16 pm by Jal
Samsung rolled out one more model to its immensely popular Corby series. The new Samsung Corby (S3370) is equipped with
3G awesomeness. Samsung gained popularity with the Corby series largely after the Corby CDMA followed by
Corby Plus/Pro and then by
Corby TV. With the new 3G feature, Samsung hopes to keep the trend alive. The new Samsung Corby 3G looks sporty and dashing; made specifically for the youth.
Samsung Corby 3G specifications:
- Model: Samsung S3370 (closely resembles Samsung Lindy M5650)
- Form factor: Candybar
- Display: 2.6 inch QVGA touchscreen
- Camera: 1.3 megapixels
- User Interface: TouchWiz 2.0
- Gadgets: Yes
- Internal memory: 49MB
- External memory: up to 16GB (microSD)
- Social network integration (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and MySpace)
- Bluetooth: Yes
- WiFi: No
- 3G: Yes
- FM Radio
- DNSe 2.0 for better multimedia playback.
The Samsung Corby 3G (S3370) is priced at $190 (~ Rs. 8,600/- 
May 1, 2010 10:08 am by Jal
Back in January 2010,
Apple Insider reported the possibility of LED camera flash in iPhone 4G. Now the latest reports are coming in from
The Chosum libo that iPhone 4G will indeed have an advanced 5MP LED flash camera manufactured by a Korea based company, LG Innotek.
Rumors already had it that the iPhone 4G will be big on camera. The brutal dissection saga of the iPhone 4G by Gizmodo also revealed a front-facing camera along with a LED Flash on the back.
Image credit: Gizmodo
With a 5MP camera, the next iPhone will come in line with what’s offered by Google’s Nexus One. Hopefully, Apple will unveil the iPhone 4G at the annual WWDC 2010 during June 7-11 in San Fran. Other much anticipated features in the next iPhone are native Facebook integration, a better resolution screen, video conferencing using iChat app and overall performance boost. [via]
May 1, 2010 8:50 am by Jal
Nokia
unleashed a new entry level X series phone called the X2 in India. Nokia X2 is expected to hit the markets by June 2010 and has striking similarities with Nokia X3 and Nokia X6.
Specifications of Nokia X2
- Display: 2.2 inch QVGA
- Camera: 5 mega pixel with video recording
- FM Radio
- microSD card (upto 16GB)
- Bluetooth 2.1
- Facebook integration
- Instant access to OVI Store
- Dual speakers
- Nokia Messaging for email and IM
- 3.5mm headphone jack
The Nokia X2 is priced at Rs. 5150/- ($112) approx.
April 27, 2010 1:26 am by Jal
We know that Facebook officially changed the ‘Become a Fan’ button to a ‘Like’ button which although makes more sense, I never thought it would create
this much of a stir. The main reason for all the brouhaha about Facebook’s ‘Like’ button is its ability to remain omnipresent – all over the Internet.
To add to its value, we now have LikeButton.me – a web service that aggregates all the “Likes” done by your friends on the Internet and displays them category-wise. That’s all. Nothing fancy. And that, I think, is great.
When you select a category, say “YouTube”, you will get the list of all the YouTube video ‘Likes’ done by your FB friends.
Of course the interface isn’t what I call ‘appealing’, but hey, it sure is a start. LikeButton.me has just launched and if tweaked right, it’s got some great value to it. Check it out.
LikeButton.me
April 24, 2010 3:19 am by Jal
Remember JooJoo? The forgotten Linux based tablet? Well, recent news are coming in that JooJoo is even more ill fated than we all thought. And it’s not just fate who is the culprit, it’s the unprofessional approach of the parent company Fusion Garage.
It so happened that Fusion Garage emailed their customers to provide them feedback about the JooJoo tablet. And this is what the letter looked like:
It read,
Dear Sir and Madam,
Thank you for supporting JooJoo.
We hope to get your feedback about the JooJoo Tablet.
Please revert back to us want you think of our product.
Please drop us a line on how your JooJoo is working.
Thank you.
JooJooSupportTeam
Did you notice something? Forget the naïve writing style probably done by a 5th grader, it exposed the email addresses of all the customers. This clearly shows how unprofessional and lazy Fusion Garage is. Instead of using Blind Carbon Copy (BCC), they used CC for all the email addresses.
To make matters worse, it even exposed Fusion Garage’s failure to be able to sell only 64 units of JooJoo. The figure is embarrassingly low as per corporate standards. Unless Fusion Garage clarifies this, we can clearly say the JooJoo has turned out to be a massive failure. Unprofessionalism ruins even the best of the ideas. [via]
April 21, 2010 17:48 pm by Jal
HTC has rolled out a new Android 2.1 smartphone – HTC Legend for the social network savvy Indian youth. HTC Legend has a classic bar form factor, an aluminium body and sharp AMOLED display. HTC Legend is for those who seek high level of personalization. With a widgetized approach to deal with content, it’s easier to get the most out from your phone. HTC Legend also has an online widget library with a wide selection of widgets which you can download.
HTC Legend Full Specifications:
| Display type |
AMOLED capacitive touch-screen |
| Display size |
3.2 inch |
| Resolution |
320 x 480 pixels HVGA |
| Platform (OS) |
Android 2.1 with HTC Sense |
| Internal Storage |
512 MB |
| External Storage |
up to 32 GB (microSD) |
| Camera |
5 megapixels with Autofocus and flash |
| Connectivity |
GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi |
| Tethering |
Yes, though USB |
| Sensors |
G-Sensor, Digital compass, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor |
| Bluetooth |
Yes, with EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) |
| Social networks integration |
Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube |
| GPS |
Yes, with Google Maps and HTC Footprints |
| Battery (talktime) |
WCDMA: 440 mins
GSM: 490 mins |
| Battery (standby) |
WCDMA: 560 hours
GSM: 440 hours |
Some additional features of HTC Legend:
» Automatic lowering of ringer volume when phone is picked up (G-Sensor).
» Mutes the ringer when the phone is flipped down.
» Automatic backup of SMS, MMS, Wi-Fi passwords on microSD card.
The price of the HTC Legend is Rs. 25, 990/-.
April 21, 2010 2:38 am by Jal
When Twitter’s popularity is going leaps and bounds, it’s rather apt that someone might pull off chat client based on Twitter.
t.imo.im, founded by Google’s ex-employee, is an instant messaging solution for Twitter. You can chat with your fellow ‘tweeps’ with t.imo.im.
I already knew about the existence of this service but didn’t actually pay much heed to it (sorry, my bad) until some minutes ago when Twitter CEO, Evan Williams himself ‘invited’ all of us to chat with him on t.imo.im.
When you log in to t.imo.im, you essentially see three panes: the left pane showing all your tweeps with their online status, the centre pane where the actual chat takes place and the right pane showing your Twitter timeline.
To chat with someone, both of you need to be mutually following each other and using t.imo.im. You can invite from your ‘following’ list for instant messaging by clicking the ‘Chat’ link in the Twitter timeline (right pane).
Go to t.imo.im
