Motorola to launch RAZR Developer Edition with unlockable bootloader
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Motorola is planning to launch a developer edition of its Android smartphones RAZR. A blog post citing the same went online a few hours ago but was taken down later. According to this blog post, Motorola RAZR Dev Edition will come with unlockable bootloader and will be available in Europe first. Dev version will feature the same specs as the retail version.
Samsung to launch 2GHz Exynos 5250 powered ICS tablet at MWC [Rumor]
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Samsung might not launch Galaxy S III at Mobile World Congress, but that does not mean it will be sitting quietly. According to a rumor coming Android&Me’s Taylor Wimberly, Samsung may introduce a 2GHz Exynos 5250 powered Galaxy Tab at MWC.
Google tops Android apps race in India
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Ever wondered which Android apps are the most used apps by Indian users, Nielsen has got the answer. According to a survey done by Nielsen Informate panel, Indian users spend 25pc of their time on Android apps developed by Google itself, while other apps take us the rest 75pc.
Sony Xperia S features anti-stain shell, fast charging
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Great looks and potent hardware weren’t enough for you, here are two more great features of Sony’s recently announced Xperia S that might help you in buying decision.
Android Applications for Indian Users
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One of the first activities after buying a new Android phone or tablet is downloading applications on the device. On one hand, there are generic apps like Facebook for Android, or Twitter or music players or games that work for everyone across locations, but then there are service based apps or location based apps that are useful only for select countries or regions. In this guide, we will list some of the best applications that will be useful for Indian Android users and are not generic like Facebook or Pulse or Feedly.
LG Optimus Sol now available in India for INR 16990
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LG’s mid-range Android phone Optimus Sol E730 is now available in India. Priced at INR 16,990, it can be purchased from Flipkart. Globally announced back in August last year, LG Optimus Sol comes with Gingerbread and 1GHz processor.
LG Prada Phone 3.0 available in UK starting today
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Prada Phone by LG 3.0 is now available in UK via Phones 4U. You can grab it now for free with plans starting £31 a month. Phones 4U is the first retailer to stock the phone in the country, it will be available via other retailers on a later date.
Android tablets capture 39pc of tablet market in Q4
Android is gaining momentum in tablet space too and that is clearly visible in the Strategy Analytics report on Q4 tablet shipments.
According to Strategy Analytics, Global tablet shipments reached 26.8 million units in the fourth quarter and 10.5 million units of these were Android powered. Shipments of Android tablets tripled from 3.1 million during the same period last year.
“Android captured a record 39 percent share of global tablet shipments in Q4 2011, rising from 29 percent a year earlier. Global Android tablet shipments tripled annually to 10.5 million units. Dozens of Android models distributed across multiple countries by numerous brands such as Amazon, Samsung, Asus and others have been driving volumes. Android is so far proving relatively popular with tablet manufacturers despite nagging concerns about fragmentation of Android’s operating system, user-interface and app store ecosystem.”
- Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics
No Samsung Galaxy S III launch at Mobile World Congress [Rumor]
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Everyone was expecting Samsung to launch Galaxy S III at next month’s Mobile World Congress and now The Verge and German blog BestBoyz are reporting that the launch has been postponed. There is no clear reason for this delay, but it seems company does not want the usual delay between global and US availability of the smartphone.
HTC to focus on select devices this year
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HTC UK chief has told a publication that company is going to launch a limited number of devices this year and will focus on a few Hero devices. HTC had flooded the market with several smartphones last year and it did not turn out too well for the company thus it is changing the strategy now.
