Tuesday 12 February 2013

Nokia announces Asha 310 with dual-sim, Wi-Fi

 Mobile phone maker Nokiaexpanded its line of low-end smartphones on Tuesday with the Asha 310. This new phone features a 3-inch touchscreen and comes with dual-sim capability and Wi-Fi access and is aimed to bolster the manufacturer's market share in developing markets. 

The Finnish company said that the new Asha 310 will come with 20MB of internal storage and support 32GB microSD cards. Nokia has included a 2MP rear camera in the phone and the company claims that it offers talk-time of 17 hours. The Finnish manufacturer is offering 40 free EA games with the phone and has included apps like Xpress Browser, Nokia Maps, Facebook, Twitter and eBuddy. The device also features Nokia's Easy Swap technology to switch between sim cards. 

Nokia has been losing market share to Samsung and Apple in the high-end smartphone market and is also struggling at the low end against growing competition from Chinese manufacturers. Nokia plans for the phone to be in stores in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Brazil this quarter at a price of $102. 

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Thursday 7 February 2013

BlackBerry Z10 to cost Rs 39,000 in India: Report

NEW DELHI: BlackBerry recently unveiled its much-awaited new OS BlackBerry 10. The company also showed two high-end devices running on the all-new OS, BlackBerry Z10 and Q10. The devices are available only in few countries so far. However, a report in tech blog Fonearena, citing sources, says that the Canadian manufacturer is launching Z10 in India on February 24 for a whopping Rs 39,000.
Before the worldwide unveiling of BlackBerry's new smartphones, the managing director of the Indian division of the company told TOI that thephones are expected to be launched within 2-3 weeks of their global showcasing. 

At this price band, the all-new BlackBerry Z10 will take on the likes ofSamsung Galaxy Note II, Nokia Lumia 920, Apple iPhone 5 and HTC Butterfly. Recently, TOI reported that BlackBerry Z10 headed for India may have different hardware specifications from its overseas counterparts. 

BlackBerry Z10 features a 4.2-inch touchscreen with 356ppi pixel density and 1280x768p resolution. It is powered by a dual-core 1.5GHz Krait processor and comes with 2GB RAM. The company has provided the new device with 16GB onboard storage and support for expansion up to 32GB via microSD card. The all-new Z10 also has an 8MP camera that can take 1080p videos, and a 2MP unit in the front. For connectivity, the device has Wi-Fi, 3G, 2G, 4G (market dependant), Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC. 

The phone is available in only a few markets, such as UAE and UK, but is available on eBay atthree times of its US retail price of $599. 

Lava takes on Spice Stellar Buddy Mi-315, launches Iris 351

An android smartphone for Rs.3,899. What else one needs. Lava has launched Lava Iris 351, a dual-SIM (GSM) budget phone which is available at some ecommerce portals like Flipkart and Saholic. The device can be had for Rs. 3,899. The phone runs on Android 2.3. Gingerbread.

Lava Iris 351 comes with a 1GHz processor, and comes with 256 MB of RAM on board. It has 3.5-inch touchscreen which has a resolution of 320X480 pixels and sports a  2-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera.

Other features include internal memory which is limited to 110MB, memory cards of upto 16GB and FM radio and FM radio recording.

In terms of comparison it can be bracketed with Spice Spice's Stellar Buddy Mi-315 which was launched recently. The dual SIM phone comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, 256MB of RAM, 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, 3.2MP rear camera, 170MB built-in storage.

Spice Stellar Buddy Mi-315 is available online for Rs. 3490.

Key Specifications for Lava Iris 351

3.5-inches, HVGA display with a resolution of 320 x 480 Pixels
1GHz Processor
256MB RAM
110MB internal storage, Supports Micro SD cards of upto 16GB
2-megapixel rear camera
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/GPRS-Edge
1300mAh battery
Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread
Dimensions: 62x115.3x11.8 mm