Vikas SN - Mobile Knots

Nokia Has Shipped More Than 1.5 Billion Series 40 Phones

Finnish mobile manufacturer Nokia might be showing signs of recovery in the smartphone segment, but it is way ahead of its competitors in the low-cost feature phones segment. Nokia today announced that it has shipped its 1.5 billionth Series 40 (S40) phone, a Nokia 303, in Sau Palo, Brazil. The company also claimed that it is currently selling about [...]

Published by Vikas SN on January 25, 2012 4:57 pm

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TaazzaGo Relaunches as Localbeat. Debuts An iPhone App; What Next?

TaazzaGo the Bangalore-based hyperlocal startup which offered information on news, deals, and events around you, has rebranded itself as Localbeat and launched its iOS version. This app will offer local and city news, aggregated deals and discounts, movie and event information along with citizen reporting and yellow page services, much similar to its Android version. The company currently [...]

Published by Vikas SN on January 25, 2012 11:09 am

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Apple Q1 2012: 37 Million iPhones; 15.4 Million iPads and $13bn Profit

Apple has announced its Q1 2012 results with a quarterly net profit of $13.06 billion and quarterly revenue of $46.33 billion, making it the biggest quarter ever in the company’s history. According to the report, Apple has sold 37.04 million iPhones and 15.43 million iPads in the quarter, recording a growth of 128 percent and 111 percent [...]

Published by Vikas SN on January 25, 2012 5:14 am

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Hands On With Lenovo’s IdeaTab S2 Android Tablet

Lenovo* unveiled its new 10-inch Android tablet called the IdeaTab S2 at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. Running on Android 4.0 ‘Ice Cream’ with Lenovo’s custom tile interface on top of it, the tablet is just over 1/3-inch thick (6mm) thick, weighs 580g and offers a 10.1″ capacitive display with a resolution of 1280*800, 1.5GHz [...]

Published by Vikas SN on January 12, 2012 8:30 am

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Nokia Lumia 900 Finally Makes Its Debut. Has 4.3″ AMOLED Display and LTE Support

After speculations and leaks over the past couple of weeks, Nokia finally unveiled Nokia Lumia 900 at CES 2012 in Las Vegas today. Dubbed as the company’s first LTE-based Windows phone, Nokia Lumia 900 runs on Windows Phone 7.5 ‘Mango’ and features a 1.4GHz Qualcomm processor, 512MB RAM, 4.3″ AMOLED ClearBlack display with a resolution of [...]

Published by Vikas SN on January 10, 2012 3:30 pm

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Google gives a sneak peek into how Indoor Navigation works in Google Maps at CES

Google Maps had introduced indoor navigation with Google Maps 6.0 last November, however up until now I hadn’t seen a real life implementation of the same. However, it seems like Google has mapped out the entire CES complex booth by booth, along with malls and ballrooms of the Venetian which houses most of the press [...]

Published by Vikas SN on January 10, 2012 4:27 am

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Nokia India Clarifies Lumia 800 Battery Issues. Claims India impact is minimal

Nokia India has responded to the possible battery life concerns faced by some of the Nokia Lumia 800 users, stating that impact has been minimal in the country since they started shipping the handset last week. This follows Nokia’s earlier acknowledgement of battery life problems in few Lumia 800 units where the phones was showing [...]

Published by Vikas SN on December 20, 2011 7:15 pm

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Nokia Lumia 710 Starts Shipping. Arriving In India Next Week [Update: Its Available for Rs 18,999!]

Update: Nokia India has launched Nokia Lumia 710 for Rs 18,999 along with Nokia Lumia 800 which is available for Rs 29,999. Previously: Nokia Lumia 710, Nokia’s second Windows Phone device which was announced alongside Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone handset, the Nokia Lumia 800 has started shipping globally, according to a company announcement. The handset [...]

Published by Vikas SN on December 9, 2011 6:28 pm

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Google Currents Looks Good But Why is it US-Only?

Google has finally jumped onto the social news reader app bandwagon with the launch of ‘Google Currents’ for iOS and Android devices. By the looks of it, the app seems to compete with apps like Flipboard, Zite, Pulse and News360. Google Currents: The app allows users to read full-length articles from more than 180 editions [...]

Published by Vikas SN on December 9, 2011 3:24 am

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Twitter for iOS and Android gets a major design overhaul

Twitter has released a brand new version of its iOS and Android app, keeping it in sync with the new web experience it released today. The app has now been divided into four main section namely Home, Connect, Discover and Me. Home is basically a revamped version of your earlier timeline where you can browse [...]

Published by Vikas SN on December 9, 2011 12:01 am