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Google Nexus 7 Specification n Review

Based on leaked information, powered with 7 inch screen and 1.3 GHz Tegra 3 processor, Google Nexus Tablet price in India is expected Rs. 10,000 for base 8GB model. Google Nexus Tablet price in India for 16GB model can be expected to be Rs. 13K-15K range. Google Nexus Tablet features 1.2MP primary camera which is major disadvantage, 1GB of RAM and GeForce 12 Core CPU for average level of performance. Google Nexus Tablet specifications include black color models, light weight and powerful battery with 9 hours of running time support.

Google Nexus 7 release date

For once, we don't have to wait forever to get our hands on some exciting new tech: the Nexus 7 launches in the US, UK and Australia this July. That's, like, days away!

Update: UK electronics retail chain Dixons posted a Nexus 7 release date of July 19 on its websites (including PC World and Currys), while Carphone Warehouse claims it will get stock of the tablet on July 27.

Update: A leaked internal document from US store Office Depot has suggested that the Nexus 7 will go on sale on July 12 - although this was when quashed by reports the tablet had been delayed.

Update: HMV's flagship store in Oxford Street, London has posted a board at the front of the shop which states the Nexus 7 will be available from July 16 - it turns out that the store might have got its facts wrong, as July 16 may just be a pre-order date.

An HMV spokesperson told TechRadar: "We expect to fulfil these (Nexus 7 pre-orders) orders on/from 23 July."

Update: According to several reports, some lucky folk in the UK received their Nexus 7 tablets today (July 13) from online retailer eBuyer. (viaGoogle+)

Google Nexus 7 price

The UK price for the Nexus 7 will be £159 ($199) for the 8GB model, and the 16GB one will cost £199 ($249). That gives you not just the tablet but £15 ($25) of Google Play credit to spend too, and it means that even the priciest model is half an iPad., for India we can expect the Nexus 7 tablet to be available at Rs. 11,750/- approx for 8 GB and Rs. 14,500/- approx for the 16 GB version. Also if reports are to be believed then we should be able to get our hands on one after August, considering that Google Nexus Tablet may be available by July for the global markets.

Google will also offer a soft cover (but not a Surface-style keyboard one, at least not just now) and an extra charger should you need one.

Google Nexus 7 processor

Inside the Google Nexus 7 is a quad-core Tegra 3 processor packing a 12-core GPU and 1GB of on-board RAM. This, combined with some clever under-the-hood streamlining, means a buttery-smooth performance (pun intended, see below).

What does this mean in real terms? Google was at pains to stress the AWESOME GAMING POWER of a 12-core GPU. The built-in HDMI means you'll be able to connect it to your telly too

The Nexus 7 operating system is Android Jelly Bean

As you'd expect, Google's tablet runs Google's latest operating system:Android 4.1, aka Jelly Bean. It also benefits from the very polished "Project Butter" user interface technology, which is much smoother than previous Androids or Amazon's forked version of the OS, and it's the first Android tablet to ship with Chrome as its default browser.

There's also a big camera improvement, a whole host of browser tweaks and some clever voice recognition upgrades... in short, a lot of worthwhile reasons to check out the first Android Jelly Bean device.

Google Nexus 7 dimensions and specs

The Nexus 7 is 198.5 x 120 x 10.45mm. It's considerably lighter than aniPad, and lighter even than a Kindle Fire: at just 340g, the Nexus 7 is the weight of a fairly slim book.

The Nexus 7 display is a seven-inch, 1280x800 IPS display, and you can choose between 8GB and 16GB versions.

There's integrated Wi-Fi but no 3G or 4G, a front-facing camera and a 4,325mAh battery that Google says is good for 8 hours of "active use".

There's also no microSD card slot, so you're limited massively if you're one of those that loves HD movies.

The Nexus 7 tablet includes a microphone, Bluetooth, NFC for Android Beam, an accelerometer, magnetometer, GPS and gyroscope, and the built-in Wi-Fi supports 802.11b, g and n.

The SmartPhone Made from Flexible Paper

The future is more smart and flexible! The new Paper Phone prototype shown off the future of mobile devices. New Paper Phone created by research teams at Queen’s University in Canada and Arizona State University. Its a 9.5-centimeter (diagonal) screen is actually a lightweight flexible display and feel similar to a bendable piece of plastic. It does everything a smartphone does.

The Paper Phone is best described as a flexible iPhone. The Paper Phone can store books, play music or make phone calls and being able to store and interact with documents on larger versions of these light, flexible computers means offices will no longer require paper or printers. It uses an E-Ink display and works by bending the phone into different positions to make calls, use apps, and listen to music. When you want to make a call you simply bend the device's surface and squeeze the appropriate symbols.

According to creator roel vertegaal, the director of queen’s university human media lab, "This is the future. everything is going to look and feel like this within five years. this computer looks, feels and operates like a small sheet of interactive paper. you interact with it by bending it into a cell phone, flipping the corner to turn pages, or writing on it with a pen. We don’t see any camera as of yet, so it’s missing a feature that’s extremely popular with smartphones, but we know it’s in the early stages, so that could be added in the future.”

In Paper Phone you can chooses the shape for each function. For example, you can choose to bend the upper-right corner to make a call, or bend the lower left to listen to music. These shapes are then recorded into the software, and when repeated, they send the appropriate action to the device.

Dr. vertegaal will unveil his paper computer on may 10 at 2 pm at the association of computing machinery’s chi 2011 (computer human interaction) conference in vancouver — the premier international conference of human-computer interaction.
Here Video of Paper Phone:

Receive Instant Free Mail to SMS Alert on Mobile When Got New Email

Email To SMS Alert

You can't check every time for a new mail arrive on your mail account inbox. The limitation of gprs or internet plans, insufficient time or any other reason which limit you to check your mail time to time or continue. Here a simple way to get mail alerts on mobile for your Yahoo, Gmail or any other accounts. It'll send you a SMS alert when you have a new mail in your inbox and save your valuable time for checking webmail inbox.

Don't miss important mails just because you're away from the PC. Get SMS alerts on your mobile phone as and when the new Mail arrives. You'll receive alerts when you want them. You can link your existing Yahoo, Gmail and other email accounts and get instant Free SMS alerts for your Yahoo, Gmail accounts too.
Here some free services makes it possible. It delivers an alert on your mobile whenever an email hits your gmail or yahoo inbox. You can link your other mail accounts too. Here we have two best site for this, 1st it Way2SMS and 2nd is Site2SMS.

~Full Control of Uour Mobile Inboxes: Receive alerts for only emails that you want and when you want them. Avoid unwanted mail alerts for Spam, Promotional email Ids. You can enter those email ids, you wish NOT TO RECEIVE alerts on your mobile. Now you can receive alerts for your Gmail account too. All you have to do is Just link your Gmail account with your Way2SMS account. Way2sms mail alerts works only for mail accounts with forwarding facility. In order to get mail alerts, you have to forward a copy of your mail to way2sms mail account. Also, Way2SMS doesn't display your forwarded mails any where on way2sms.com.

Remember Yahoo account mail forwarding sends all your emails to forwarded mail account .Yahoo does not store a copy of forwarding mail. So, if you forward your yahoo mails directly to way2sms, you cannot access your mails either on yahoo or on way2sms. However you can still get mail alerts for your yahoo account by forwarding your yahoo mails first to Gmail or any other mail with forward facility and than forward to way2sms.

Intex New V.Show Mini Theatre IN 8809 Projector Phone

Intex Technologies launched its second variant of projection phone Intex V.Show Mini Theatre IN 8809. The V.Show Mini Theatre IN 8809 has features like 2.4" QVGA– 262K touch-screen display, Dual SIM (GSM + GSM). Spice also recently launched Spice Popkorn M9000 dial sim projector phone.
The in-built projector in INTEX V.SHOW able to display videos, photographs, web portals and even Office Files Power Point, Excel, Text and PDF in very superior quality. The INTEX V.SHOW Mini Theatre IN8809 also feature -Dual Screen mode which allowt to use phone screen mode and projector screen mode are same time.

Specification of Intex V.Show Mini Theatre IN 8809:
~2.4 inch 262K color QVGA screen
~Dual GSM SIM
~Dual band
~WAP, GPRS, JAVA
~2 MP camera
~87 MB internal memory

~16 GB MicroSD card support.
~Bluetooth
~Social networking integration
~Motion sensor and mobile tracker
~Audio player with support of MP3, AMR or WAVE formats
~Video formats 3GP/MP4/AVI up to 25FPS
~Video recording supported AVI up to 10FPS
~3.5 mm jack external converter cable to connect it to speakers
~Hindi language supported
~Opera Mini and Bolt Browser inbuilt
~Motion Sensor
~Mobile Tracker
~Auto Call Record
~Web Cam
~118 mm x 51 mm x 17.5 mm
~Weight 142 g
~1000 mAh
~Standby time up to 168 hours.

Intex was the first Indian mobile phone maker who launched projection phone Intex V.SHOW IN8810 in November last year and its the 2nd phone in this series. The very similar phone also launched by GFive recently, may be both using same Chinese handset with their own label. Intex V.Show Mini Theatre IN 8809 available in Indian market at price of Rs. 6499/- only
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Samsung NEW the Star II in India at Price Rs. 6,540

Samsung has announced the new Star II S5260 in India. Samsung Star II features customized TouchWiz User Interface, 3" smooth touch screen, and a all social networking apps. The phone is banes on Samsung's proprietary mobile operating system. The phone also has an Accelerometer.

Samsung Star II S5260 Specifications:
~3-inch Capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels
~Wi-Fi
~Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP
~3.15 Megapixel camera
~Memory expandable up to 16 GB
~Stereo FM Radio
~3.5 mm audio jack

~wireless 802.11 b/g/n

~Exchange Active Sync and Push Email

~Document Viewer with supports MS Office, PDF, TXT files

The Samsung Star II S5260 comes pre-loaded Facebook Chat, Gtalk and Yahoo IM apps. You can enjoy your favorite music in phone and support media formats like MP3, MP4, H.263 and H.264 and some others.

The Samsung Star II S5260 is available in India at Rs. 6,540 at all Samsung and other mobile stores
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UC web Browser Got The Best Mobile Browser Award From About.com

Recently, UCWeb, the leading mobile internet service provider announced that its flagship product UC Browser has gotten the first place award in About.com organized “2011 Reader’s Choice Awards” as the Best Mobile Browser voted from all the users. The latest release is UC Browser 7.6 version which bring very fast and cost efficient internet browsing to almost all kind of mobile phones with very beautiful UI.

For the winning of UC Browser in this voting, About.com has given the following assessment: Based in China, this free cross-platform mobile browser is available in multiple languages including English, Chinese, and Spanish. Congratulations to UC Browser, this year's winner in the Best Mobile (Non-iPad or iPhone) Browser category!
UC Browser now has more than 200 million users globally, and from the first release in the market out of China in end of 2009, UC Browser has already conducted more than 30 million downloads, and more 10 million users in the oversea market. Meanwhile, UC Browser has gotten the 2nd biggest market share in India, Indonesia, Russia and many other countries just behind Opera Mini, especially in India, UC Browser is taking around 10% of the market share among all the mobile internet users, including those who using handset default browser. Currently, UC Browser can support English, Indonesian, Russian, Vietnamese, Spanish, and deployed servers in North America and Asia Pacific, aimed to provide local and fast browsing experience to the users.

HTC Launched HTC Merge, Company’s 1st CDMA Android Phone

HTC has announced the launch of HTC Merge Android. The HTC Merge is slider phone with a QWERTY keyboard. Powered by the Google Android 2.2 operating system, this will be the first CDMA world Android phone for the company.

HTC Merge will come with a full QWERTY slide-out keyboard, Android 2.2, HTC Sense, a 3.8-inch touch-screen display, CDMA with global 3G roaming support and a 5 megapixel camera. HTC Merge also comes with integrated GPS, Wi-Fi connectivity and even the ability to capture high-definition 720p video.

There is no info of LTE support which was the reason the handset was allegedly pulled in the first place. According to the company, HTC Merge will be made available through multiple North American carriers beginning spring 2011.

iPhone 5 to Launch in September and May Change its Pattern

As you know that Apple has always launched iPhone in June or July. But this time for iPhone 5 you may be disappointed and have to wait few more months to get you favorite new iPhone version 5. According to Craig Berger, an analyst for FBR Capital Markets, that Apple will break its predictable cycle this year by releasing the iPhone 5 in September.

In a note to investors Craig Berger said, "For the iPhone 5, we continue to hear that a July launch is unlikely, with various casing suppliers and touch suppliers still ramping up, with some chip vendors not having yet received firm iPhone 5 orders, and with other sockets like the image sensor (most likely going to Omnivision exclusively, but with some potential for Sony to split that socket) still in flux. Given these factors, we think a September launch is more likely, off from Apple’s traditional iPhone launch schedule, but giving the firm more time to enhance its next-generation instant communications on the phone."

Berger also revealed that Apple plans to build 100 million iPhones this year which is up from a previous estimate of 75 million. Also Apple has boosted its internal iPad target to 45 million units, up from 38 million previously.
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World’s First Virtual Credit Card Launched by Airtel

Bharti Airtel today launched the World’s first Virtual Card. This Virtual Card launched by Airtel Africa in association with Standard Chartered Bank and MasterCard. This will operates off a wallet residing on a mobile phone. This new innovative payment method is called as Airtel 1time Shopping card. You can think about this as a Virtual credit card of OTP system that you have seen with online banking.

In this Virtual credit card system, you can generate a single use credit card with specified amount of money and which is valid only for 2-3 days. After that, the card expires. Every time an airtel customer will shop online, need to request on-the-fly a virtual shopping card. Then Airtel will generate a special 16 digit number that enables the completion of transaction. customer will get an confirmation SMS on his mobile when complete the transaction. The regulatory framework provided by Standard Chartered Bank and the global acceptance of MasterCard will ensure a reliable, convenient and secure environment.

Mr. Manoj Kohli, airtel CEO (International) and Joint Managing Director, said “Today’s launch of the world’s first virtual number on a mobile card marks a big milestone in mobile commerce. The airtel 1time Shopping Card is proof that airtel will deliver innovative and relevant mobile solutions that will help consumers overcome the daily challenges in their lives. The solution will offer consumers a robust e-commerce solution that delivers security, accessibility, acceptance, ability and a global reach. Subsequent phases of the program will allow airtel subscribers to make payment across the MasterCard network.”

Bharti Airtel is one of leading global telecommunications company and has operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa
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G'Five Will Release 21 New Mobiles Including Smartphones this Year

G’Five has announced to launch 21 new mobile phones into the Indian market this year. They're very excited after getting rank two in India according to Q3 IDC reports of 2010. G'Five will release mobile phones in all range and features like Triple SIM, pico-projector, flip-QWERTY form factors, QWERTY keypad, push e-mail and IPTV, web camera, dual LED torch, motion sensors, expandable memory up to 16 GB and dual memory card slot and so on.

Also phone with navigation wheels, dual embedded speakers and Yamaha amplification chipsets, voice changer, butterfly lights etc and each of the twenty one mobiles will be unique in its price and form factor.
At event, Mr. Arshit Pathak, from Kingtech Electronics India, G’Five International’s Indian daughter company said, "G’Five’s phones from other low-cost products in the Indian market by stressing on their build-quality, and from our brief hands-on with the devices, we’d have to agree that these were certainly well-built phones. Crediting G’Five’s manufacturing capacities and subsequent economies of scale for its ability to offer great quality at low-costs."
"Their intention was not to undercut competitors, but to offer great value for money. More advanced devices like smartphones can be expected from G’Five in India soon as well as, with possibly even tablets and netbooks (both seen at the launch) in the offing."
According to Jeff Zhang, President, G'Five International Limited, "G'Five International's focus is on emerging markets like India which present high business potential. Innovation is at the heart of this success. We have already launched over 300 mobile phone models and spin out 2 new exciting models every week from our labs into the market."
Prices and availability are not decided yet but when the phones will ready to launched. The range will start from Rs. 1,400 and goes high as the specification goes high but still they'll affordable. The company also planing to release netbooks, laptops, music boxes etc in 2011 and all in low price range.

Huawei Introduces IDEOS X5 Android 2.2 Froyo at CES

Huawei has unveiled the the IDEOS X5 Android smartphone at CES 2011. The Huawei IDEOS X5 runs on MSM 7230 CPU with Android 2.2 Froyo, and it has a 3.8" capacitive touch screen, a 5 megapixel camera with 720p video recording and playback, 4GB storage, and WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, microSD card slot and GPS.

The Huawei IDEOS X5 is a quad band GSM phone with WCDMA 900/2100 MHz HSDPA 7.2Mbps. The IDEOS X5 has the "Starwars" style menu UI and features SWYPE input. Built-in applications have like the camera has customized menus and UI that seem intuitive. 3D gaming feels fast, and so does web browsing.

The IDEOS X5 Specs Features:
~ a 3.8 inch multiple touch screen with easy-to-use SWYPE input and voice recognition for additional convenience
~ an ultra-slim width of 11.4mm, curved edges and brush metal coating to serve as an ideal everyday accessory
~ a 5 mega pixel camera with 720p high definition video recording and playback
~ a FM radio, SRS professional audio effect and Flash 10.1 to enhance the gaming experience
~There is also a teaser YouTube video about some of the features on the IDEOS X5
~The X5 will be standard with 2.2 (FroYo) and ideal for the budget-friendly consumer.

Huawei is Chinese manufacturer and leading telecoms solutions provider serving 45 of the world’s top 50 telecom operators and makes millions of phones which branded by other mobile vendors worldwide. People in more than 130 countries are already using Huawei devices, which are often customized and rebranded by operators. But now Huawei making IDEOS marked smartphone as a stand-alone brand. First IDEOS launched in September 2010 and has sold more than one million handsets in over 70 countries.

Huawei IDEOS X5 will available first in Singapore, Hong Kong, and New Zealand from this month, and later in the year for US carriers. There's no confirmation about India as according to earlier news the IDEOS X5 and X6 soon to release in India by the end of January 2011.

Samsung Releases Samsung Infuse 4G Smartphone at CES 2011

Samsung has unveiled the thinnest Samsung Infuse 4G Android 2.2 smartphone at CES 2011. Infuse 4G features the largest 4.5 inch next-generation Super AMOLED Plus display technology. The new Super AMOLED Plus technology from Samsung featured on the 4.5 inches display of Infuse 4G sports “50 percent more sub-pixels for better contrast and outdoor readability.

The Samsung Infuse 4G comes with a 1.2 GHz applications processor and is powered by Google's Android 2.2 operating system. It includes a 1.2 mega-pixel front-facing camera for video calls, complemented by an 8-megapixel rear-facing photo snapper with LED flash and HD video recording capabilities.

Samsung Infuse 4G is expected to be available soon in the AT&T's smartphone lineup. Samsung Infuse 4G, which is set to make an official appearance on AT&T's airwaves in the near future.
AT&T and Samsung did not offer too many details on the upcoming mobile phone, nor on the exact date when it might arrive on shelves, or the price tag it would feature.

Sony Ericsson Unveiled Xperia Arc Android Gingerbread at CES

Sony Ericsson today unveils the Xperia™ arc smartphone, the first of a new generation of Xperia smartphones to be announced in 2011. Arc is super-slim, just 8.7mm thickness and a huge display of 4.2 inches featuring Sony Mobile Bravia Engine, 8.1 MP Exmor R lens rear cam which record videos in HD with all in connectivity options, including DLNA. Arc is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz CPU. It will be released globally in Q1 2011.

Visually Brilliant. Xperia™ arc is the first of a new generation of Xperia™ smartphones, Xperia™ arc is super-slim, measuring only 8.7mm at its thinnest part. Xperia™ arc combines Sony’s Mobile BRAVIA® Engine and Exmor R™ technology on the Android™ platform version 2.3. Features bright f/2.4 lens to aid capturing low-light photos and HD videos.

Key Features of Xperia arc:
~Slim. Stunning. Smart.
~Sleek, lightweight, and strong; designed to fit your hand perfectly
~Crafted from premium materials and only 8.7mm at its thinnest part
~Extra wide 4.2” multi-touch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine to ensure ultimate multimedia and viewing experiences
~Sony Exmor R™ for mobile allows unparalleled low-light photography and video capture
~8.1 megapixel camera and HD video recording capability
~Google™ services and connectivity features
~Android Market™ – thousands of applications to keep you entertained
~Xperia™ arc: Sony’s Technology, with Android’s Latest
~A brilliant 4.2-inch Reality Display framed by an impossibly slim border, powered by Sony’s Mobile ~BRAVIA® Engine. 8.1 megapixel camera delivers exceptional image capture through its bright f/2.4 lens and Sony’s award-winning Exmor R™.
~A built-in HDMI connector allows you to share your pictures and videos in HD right on your living room TV.
~Xperia™ arc launches on the latest version of the Android™ OS – 2.3 with access to Google Mobile ~Services and thousands of applications in the Android market to keep you entertained.

Full Specification Features of Sony Ericsson Xperia™ arc:
Camera
8.1 megapixel camera
Up to 2.46x smart zoom
Aperture f/2.4
Auto focus
Face detection
Flash/LED
Geo tagging
Image stabilizer
Noise suppression
Send to web
Smile detection
Sony Exmor R™ for mobile CMOS sensor
Touch Focus
Touch capture
Video light
Video recording, HD 720p

Music
Album art
Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
Media player
Music tones (MP3/AAC)
PlayNow™ service*
TrackID™ music recognition application
* This service may not be available in every market

Web
Bookmarks
Google™ search
NeoReader™ barcode scanner
Pan & zoom
Web browser (WebKit)

Communication
Call list
Conference calls
Facebook™ application*
Sony Ericsson Timescape™
Speakerphone
Vibrating alert
* This service may not be available in every market

Messaging
Conversations
Email
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
Instant messaging
Picture messaging (MMS)
Predictive text input
Sound recorder
Text messaging (SMS)

Design
Auto rotate
Keyboards (onscreen, QWERTY)
Picture wallpaper
Reality display
Sony Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
Touchscreen
Wallpaper animation

Entertainment
3D games
Media browser
Motion gaming
Radio (FM)
Video streaming
Video viewing
YouTube™ *

Organiser
Android™ OS
Alarm clock
Calculator
Calendar
Document readers
Flight mode
Infinite button
Phone book

Connectivity
3.5 mm audio jack
aGPS
Bluetooth™ technology
Google Maps™
HDMI
Modem
DLNA
USB mass storage
USB support
Wi-Fi™
Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation

Google™ services
Android Market™ Client
Gmail™
Google Calendar™
Google Gallery 3D™
Google Latitude™
Google Maps™ with Street View
Google Media Uploader
Google Music Player™
Google Phone-top Search
Google Search widget
Google Sync™
Google Talk™
Google Voice Search
Set-up Wizard
YouTube™

Screen
Sony Mobile Bravia Engine
16,777,216 colour TFT
Capacitive multi-touch
4.2 inches
854 x 480 pixels (FWVGA)
Shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant mineral glass

Accessories
In-Box:
Sony Ericsson Xperia™ arc
Battery (1500mAh)
Stereo portable handsfree
Micro USB cable for charging, synchronisation and file transfer
User documentation

Facts
Size: 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm
Weight: 117 grams
Phone memory: Up to 512 MB
Memory card support: up to 32 GB
Memory card included: microSD™ 8 GB
Operating system: Google™ Android 2.3
Processor: 1 GHz Qualcomm

Networks
UMTS HSPA 900, 2100
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
UMTS HSPA 800, 850, 1900, 2100
GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900

Colours
Midnight Blue
Misty Silver

Sony Ericsson Xperia™ arc will be available globally in selected markets, including Japan, from Q1 in the colours Midnight Blue and Misty Silver. Here Arc’s official video from Sony Ericsson:

LG Introduces the Ultra-Thin LG Optimus Black with NOVA Display

LG unveiled a new Android smartphone at CES 2011, LG Optimus Black with a super bright 4-inch NOVA display and a very slim 0.36" form. LG's NOVA display aims to compete with Samsung's Super AMOLED technology with 700 nits. LG Optimus Black's NOVA display is designed to be the brightest, clearest and most readable among mobile screens with 700 nits of brightness for optimal visibility.

All LG Optimus Black features Android 2.2 Froyo platform and also upgradeable to Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Utilizing the 2MP front-facing camera, LG Optimus Black allows users to utilize video telephony functions of higher quality after upgrading to Android’s Gingerbread.
LG Optimus Black provides users with an easier and more natural experience when browsing the web, reading emails, or writing documents with higher levels of brightness and pure white tones that deliver true black and white colors for ideal handset viewing. NOVA technology featured on LG Optimus Black also enables users to maintain visibility whether indoors or outdoors under strong sunlight.

In addition to greater luminosity, the NOVA display on LG Optimus Black also radically reduces power consumption by 50 percent during general indoor use compared to a conventional LCD. Similarly, AMOLED consumes twice as much power as NOVA to display a full white screen. Combined with the 1500 mAh battery of the LG Optimus Black, users will have enough power for their daily needs, even at maximum brightness settings.

The LG Optimus Black also offers a set of smarter features designed for easy and faster access to important apps and content. Optimus UI 2.0 lets users directly access messages, emails and missed calls from the locked screen with just one single finger tap. The Gesture UI offers more intuitive commands, including lifting, shaking and tapping, for taking calls, entering camera mode, or enjoying music. LG Optimus Black also introduces the world’s first Wi-Fi Direct for quick and high-quality data transfer between mobile devices and adopts 2MP front-facing camera.

The LG Optimus Black will be rolled out globally in the first half of 2011

Huawei Commercially Launches World's First Triple-Mode LTE Modem

Chinese manufacturer Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, commercially launched its E398 modem, the first triple-mode LTE modem that supports LTE, 3G, and 2G network access. At present, Huawei has delivered the E398 to several operators, including Net4Mobility in Sweden and Mobilkom Austria in Austria. The E398 is also expected to be made available in Norway, Denmark, and Germany next year.

Huawei's E398 was initially unveiled at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in February 2010, and the modem showcased outstanding download speed of 100 Mb/s. Employing evocative design cues that bring to mind a concept race car, the E398 enables a data transmission rate up to 20 times faster than that of existing 3G networks. At these speeds, it takes only a few seconds to finish downloading a 4GB high-definition movie using the E398 on an LTE network.

Victor Xu, Chief Marketing Officer of Huawei Device said, "Huawei is fully committed to offering both operators and end-users the full benefits in the rapidly evolving field of mobile broadband. The E398 is indicative of Huawei's successful customer- innovation strategy to accelerate the commercialization of ultra high speed mobile broadband across the value chain. Huawei was one of the first manufacturers in the industry to launch LTE data cards, and it is our aim to work together with operators to boost the commercial use of LTE so that consumers around the world can experience exceptional 4G internet surfing experiences."

The E398 benefits from an LTE-Advanced architecture that enables seamlessly switching between the use of 2G, 3G, and LTE networks, giving users the flexibility of choosing the optimal network connection speed. Moreover, as LTE-based services continue to be rolled out, the modem will allow users to access LTE networks where they exist while maintaining a steady connection at all other times, switching to other standards (UMTS or GSM) when LTE is not available.

Samsung Sold 10 Million Galaxy S Smartphones

Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea-based the world’s second-largest maker of handsets announced today to sold 10 million units of the Galaxy S model in 2010 after introducing the device in June. Samsung aims to double sales of smartphones this year as more customers use the device to make video calls, read electronic books and use social networking sites. Galaxy S is a flagship android based smartphone shipped to various countries, including 4 million units to North America, 2.5 million units to Europe.

Samsung Hub reports that Samsung was selling an average of 1.4 million devices per month, equating to 40,000 units per day. The Samsung expects to double sales of smartphones this year as it tries to narrow the gap with mobile handset leader Nokia and Apple.
But Cupertino, California-based Apple outsold Samsung by selling 14.1 million iPhones which was also introduced in June in the quarter ended in September. The Korean company probably shipped 61 million smartphones last year.

Samsung was the fourth behind Nokia, Apple and Research in Motion Ltd. in global smartphone sales in the third quarter, according to IDC.