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LG launches upgraded version of Optimus LTE II

Seoul: South Korean handset maker LG Electronics Inc. has upgraded its flagship smartphone model with a faster chip and a longer battery life, hoping to regain ground lost to more nimble competitors. The Optimus LTE II smartphone, which Rs 23749 without subsidies, will be launched by all three mobile carriers in South Korea this week. [...]

Vimeo, Dailymotion, torrent sites blocked by ISPs

After Reliance Communication,  rival Airtel has now blocked access to popular sites like vimeo, Dailymotion, and torrent sites such as piratesbay and Isohunt in India. Both ISPs has also preventing users from accesssing text and code sharing platform Pastebin, and bookmarks sharing site Xmarks. According to the reports, all of these sites are still accessible on BSNL Bangalore, [...]

Bottlenose 3 Introduces Reader and Newspaper Modules

Most dolphins have acute eyesight, both in and out of the water, and they can hear frequencies ten times or more above the upper limit of adult human hearing. This may explain why Bottlenose’s new release aims to make it easier to find and filter information across social streams. With Bottlenose 3, more than 30 new features [...]

Nokia launched two new dual-SIM phones – Nokia 110, 112

Helsinki: Nokia launched two new dual-SIM cellphones on Tuesday, aiming to regain its footing in emerging markets. The Nokia 110 model will be sold for 35 euros and will start shipping in the second quarter. The 112 model will be sold for 38 euros from the 3rd quarter, the Finnish phone maker said. The company has [...]

Aaron Sorkin to write Steve Jobs biopic

After winning an Oscar for writing a screenplay about Facebook, Aaron Sorkin is setting his sights on Apple.Variety reports that Sorkin has officially signed on to adapt Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs, titled Steve Jobs, for Sony Pictures.Sony optioned the screen rights for Steve Jobs before the book even hit shelves. And almost immediately, the studio began courting Sorkin. Variety quotes Sony’s co-chairman Amy Pascal as saying, [...]

HTC officially launches smartphone Desire C

After a string of leaks over the past weeks, HTC has officially launched the much-talked about smartphone HTC Desire C with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The phone features “a 3.5-inch 320×480 pixels HVGA display, a 5.0 megapixel rear and VGA front cameras, 4GB internal memory and 512MB RAM. Surprisingly, this Android 4.0 ICS running [...]

Apple to come with Intel-powered MacBooks

Apple is preparing a new lineup of thinner MacBook laptops running on more powerful chips made by Intel, people with knowledge of the plans said. The MacBook Pro machines, to be unveiled at Apple’s annual developers conference starting June 11, also will feature high- definition screens like those on the iPhone and iPad, as well as flash memory to cut startup times and [...]

Mercury launches Android-based iXA Tab 7

Mercury iXA Tab 7 is a budget tablet and weighs under 350 grams and comes with a 7-inch resistive touchscreen (800 x 480 pixels). Under the hood is a 1Ghz processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB storage (expandable up to 32GB using a microSD card) and it runs Android 2.3with access to the Google Play app store. Other features include Wi-Fi , front VGA camera [...]

Apple to come with a 7-inch iPad in October

Tech giant Apple is allegedly planning to launch a smaller 7-inch version of the iPad in October this year. Apple blog iMore quoted sources as saying, that the 7-inch iPad will have the same screen resolution as the new iPad and would sell for 200-250 dollars. “Our sources have indicated, however, that the 7-inch iPad [...]

Google comes with new Google+ app

Google has released yet another version of its Google+ app for iOS users. The newest iteration switches the focus from text-based content to the photos and images contained within a user’s posts. The updated application features a new design that makes the most of the smartphone’s touchscreen real estate and high resolution screen. “Full-bleed photos [...]

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