Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Samsung India to launch Galaxy S II in May for around Rs. 35,000

Samsung Galaxy S II in New Delhi

At the Samsung South West Asia Forum in New Delhi, Samsung announced the Galaxy S II for the Indian market. While we don’t have an exact date to look at, we do know that Indians will be able to get it sometime in May for a price hovering in between Rs. 32,000 to Rs. 35,000.

Although pricey, users will get a phone packed with features likw HSPA+ 21Mbps support, Android 2.3 OS, 1.2GHz dual-core processor (still unsure which processor will be used), 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display, 8MP camera with LED flash, full HD video recording and playback, GPS, various Hubs – Social Hub, Game Hub, Readers Hub and Music Hub, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n with Wi-Fi Direct support, Bluetooth 3.0, accelerometer, DLNA, 16GB internal memory, microSD card slot and 1650mAh battery.

Samsung Galaxy S II in New Delhi

Amazon Kindle app now available for Windows Phone 7 devices


If you have one of the new Windows Phone 7 devices and are an avid reader then you’ll be thrilled that the Amazon Kindle app is finally available. The app is free and you can search over 750,000 books (read the first chapter before buying titles), view in either portrait or landscape mode, sync the last page you’ve read, choose font size and colour, bookmark plus the ability to make notes.

Microsoft shows Windows Phone developers love with “App Wall”


The Windows Marketplace is now bustling above the 13,000 app mark and Microsoft took some time during the MIX11 to recognize their developer community. Check out the “wall” off apps they constructed with a few choice app icon… sure it’s not as sexy as Apple’s recent electronic app wall at their developer conference but the recognition is still a good move.