Monthly Archives: July 2010

Samsung, Motorola and HTC Froyo Update

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After Android 2.2 (Froyo) was released in March 2010, handset manufacturers across the world are working on it to implement in their smartphones and tablets.

In a twitter update Samsung announced that its Android based phones will be upgraded to Froyo support by Sep 2010. Also this week firmware of Samsung Galaxy S leaked and which was based on Android 2.2

HTC Desire and HTC Evo 4G to get Android 2.2 update next week. Sprint will begin rolling out the Android 2.2 upgrade to EVO users on Tuesday, August 3 in US.

After Sprint’s announcement, Verizon also announced that it will upgrade Motorola Droid to Froyo by first week of August.

Android 2.2 or Froyo

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Android is an operating system developed by Google based on the Linux Kernel – mainly used it mobile phones, tablet computers and netbooks. Initially Android Inc developed this mobile OS and later Google purchased it. Now Open Handset Alliance – a business alliance of 65 companies including Google, Intel, Dell, Motorola, Samsung, LG, T Mobile, HTC is now handing development works in Android platform.

Currently more than 1 lakh Android based smartphones sold per day worldwide and 50,000 Android based apps available. Blackberry OS is the leading OS in mobile platform developed by Blackberry and Android comes in the second position followed by Apple’s iOS.

At present most of the Android based devices works on Android 2.1. Latest (7th) version  of Android was released in March 2010 code named “FroYo” based on Linux Kernel 2.6.32.

Some important enhancement in Android 2.2 are

  • Improved Speed with Dalvik JIT compiler (expected 2 to 5 times faster than 2.1)
  • Install apps on SM memory card
  • Faster Browsing experience with V8 javascript engine
  • Improved security and numeric or alpha numeric password option
  • Adobe Flash 10.1 and AIR support
  • Apps Auto updating after download
  • Synchronize music collections
  • General Android OS speed, memory, and performance optimizations
  • USB tethering and WiFi hotspot functionality
  • Quick switching between multiple keyboard languages and their dictionaries
  • Increased Microsoft Exchange support

 

Currently Android based smartphone and tablet manufacturers are either upgrading their devices to support Android 2.2 or releasing new devices based on it.

Another major version of Android (3.0) code named Gingerbread is expected by end of this year.

HTC Legend Price in India and Features

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HTC Legend is an android based smartphone from HTC with 3.2 inch AMOLED capacitive touch screen, 5 mega pixel camera, 3G, GPRS, gravity sensor, Bluetooth, FM Radio etc

htc legend

  • 3.2” AMOLED (Active-Matrix OLED) capacitive touch screen with pinch-to-zoom capability, 320 X 480 HVGA
  • Android 2.1 (Éclair) with HTC Sense and 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM 7227 Processor
  • 512MB ROM, 384MB RAM and microSD support up to 32 GB
  • micro USB, GPRS, EDGE and IEEE 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi
  • 3G : Up to 7.2 Mbps download speed, Up to 2 Mbps upload speed
  • Bluetooth® 2.1 with Enhanced Data Rate
  • 5 megapixel color camera, Auto focus and flash, Widescreen photo capture, Geotagging
  • G-Sensor, Digital compass, Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor
  • Bookmarks, Calendar, Clock, Footprints, Friend Stream, Mail
  • Photo sharing on Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter
  • Facebook Integration, Video sharing on YouTube
  • AVRCP, GAP, GOEP, HFP, HSP, PBAP, SPP
  • Lower ringer tone while pick up
  • 300 mAh battery Up to 490 mins talk time and Up to 440 hours standby time
  • GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
  • Internal GPS antenna, Google Maps, HTC Footprints
  • Internet sharing through USB
  • A2DP for wireless stereo headsets

 

HTC Legend Price in India : Rs 23,500/-

Intel Core i7 Price List : Aug 2010

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Intel Core i7 family processors are based on Nehalem 64 bit micro architecture with a max CPU clock rate of 1.6 GHz to 3.33 GHz (32nm to 45nm) and 2-6 cores.

Core names : Bloomfield, Lynnfield, Clarksfield, Clarksfield XM

Sockets : LGA 1366, LGA 1156, mPGA-989

Core i7 Price in India

Core i7 920 / 2.66 GHz – 8MB L3 Cache : Rs 13,000/-

Core i7 930 / 2.8 GHz – 8MB L3 Cache : Rs 14,300/-

Core i7 960 – 8MB L3 Cache : Rs 32,000/-

Core i7 Extreme 975 – 8MB L3 Cache : Rs 51,000/-

Core i7 860 2.8 GHz 8MB L3 Cache : Rs 14,500/-

Samsung Champ C3300 : Cheapest Touch Phone in India

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When mobile handset manufacturers introduced touch screen phones it was priced at very high levels. Due to high competition ad volume now touch phone prices have dropped to dramatic levels.

samsung champ c3300

Samsung India launched a new touch phone named Samsung Champ C3300 for just Rs 4,100/-, cheapest touch phone in Indian market today.

  • 2.4 inch TFT touch screen display, 240×320 pixels
  • 1.3 megapixel camera
  • 2.1 Stereo Bluetooth and A2DP
  • 3D Sound Effects and Dual Speaker
  • 3.5 inch audio jack
  • FM radio, microUSB, Voice Recording
  • Expandable memory : microSD card support up to 8GB
  • Li-Ion, 1000mAh battery
  • Social Networking Support
  • Music Player and Video Player (MPEG4, H.263)
  • 30mb internal storage
  • GSM Quad-band phone capable of global roaming
  • Alarm, Calendar, To do list, Tasks, Calculator

 

This new cheapest and affordable touch screen mobile phone from Samsung is going to start another price war in touch screen mobile market.

Samsung Champ C3300 Price in India : Rs 4,100/-

Huawei SmaKit S7 Android Tablet in India : Price and Features

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Huawei Technologies is all set to launch its new Android based tablet SmaKit S7 in India soon. Smakit S7 is a 7 inch capacitive touch sensitive display, Android 2.1 powered tablet with 800×480 screen resolution, 768MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth, and a 3G modem.

Huawei SmaKit S7

The Huawei Android internet tablet weighs about 500 grams and has a battery life of about 4 hours while playing 720p HD video with 2200mAh battery.

SmaKit S7 comes with a 2 mega pixel webcam, gravity sensor and one microSD card slot.

The SmaKit S7 tablet allows users to easily access local information, visit social networking websites and shop from online application stores.

To provide end-users with an integrated home solution, Smakit S7 can be connected to home gateway, TV or Android handsets.

Huawei SmaKit S7 Price in India : Rs 17,000 to 20,000 range