Samsung ties up with BigFlix to offer streaming on demand movies on its Galaxy products
Samsung has partnered with BigFlix to offer on demand streaming movies to their Galaxy line of products. They have launched an app on the Samsung App Store called My Movies which users of their Galaxy devices can download to watch instant on demand movies from BigFlix.com. Currently BigFlix has about 1000 movies to offer and Samsung is offering the first 2000 hours of streaming to its customers for free, post which it will cost them a subscription fee.
Google and Samsung announce the Galaxy Nexus
With probably the lamest concatenated name ever, Google and Samsung have announced the (duh) Galaxy Nexus, the next pure Google phone from Samsung. With Google’s latest Android version 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the Galaxy Nexus features a lot of cool features and an improved UI. Check out the video:
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You can check out the phone on the official Google site here. Here is how the phone looks like:
This Is How Complex Smartphone Patents Legal Issues Are [Infographic]
Everyone who follows tech news knows that smartphone manufactures are neck deep in legal issues related to patents. It seems like everyone is suing everyone for one reason or the other. In fact recently, Google bought Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billions and according to pundits the primary reason is the vast amount of patents the latter have in their kitty.
This infographic by Reuters tries explaining who is suing whom for patent issues.
Train late but woke up early? PYKA Solves Your Travel Woes
Whenever I travel by train I often rely on my phone alarm to wake me up at the scheduled arrival time. If you know one thing about the Indian Railways, it’s never on time. There are a probably gazillion reasons for a train to be late despite having no real "traffic jams", but hey – it still happens. Ever woke up early even though the train was a couple of hours late? And all we do is curse the railways and wait.
Planning to buy a budget Android? Get HTC Desire for just 15,000!
I’ll keep it as simple as possible. If you are planning to get an Android phone and your budget is 15k, put this HTC Desire from Saholic.com on the top of your wish list. You won’t find that combination of screen, processor, camera and build quality for that price.
Hurry!
[via AndroidOS.in]
Disclaimer: While the website says it belongs to Spice Group and looks genuine, do verify before you buy. We have never purchased anything from this website and it’s better to be safe when it comes to new online retailers.
Who needs an iPhone when you have god residing on your T-Series Bhakti Sagar mobile phone? [LOL]
T-Series has launched a divine mobile phone in India. Called the Bhakti Sagar phone, this handset comes loaded with all kinds of bhakti apps that can literally kep you in bhakti mode 24×7. Isn’t that the ultimate mecca? The key features of the dual sim phone include:
Google Nexus S Now Available For Pre-order In India For 27,999
Good news for all of you waiting desperately for Nexus S to be released in India. After all the rumors that Infibeam started were rendered baseless, the phone is now available on Flipkart.com for pre-order. According to them, the phone will be available sometime in the first week of April. At INR 27,999 the price is pretty much similar to the International price.
Should you buy it? Well, if you are interested in a device that will be more frequently updated to the latest releases, you should. I did. And I must say it’s one of the better Android phones around.
How to make your Android look like Windows Phone 7?
When they say Android is the most customizable amongst popular Mobile Operating Systems, they aren’t lying. This should serve as a perfect proof.
Developer Time Kujala, has come up with a an app for Android based phones that allows you replace your Android/custom launcher with something that looks and works just like Windows Phone 7!
Nokia E7 Gets A Price Cut Even Before Release, Now 29,999
When E7 was announced for a 35k pre-order price, people everywhere (including me) started whining and complaining. Apparently someone at Nokia did their reading homework and announced a major price-cut. The Nokia E7 is now available on pre-order for 29,999! While that’s still no cheap price to pay for this phone, it is definitely going to be a lucrative price for Nokia loyals. Also, this is possibly the lowest a Nokia Communicator device has been priced yet. It’s actually close to the price the phone will have after 4-5 months in the market.
Nokia E7 Available For Pre-Order At 35k [Overpriced Stock Clearance]
According to my expectations, Nokia’s E7 was supposed to launch in India by Q1-end for 32k INR. It’s coming by Q1 end for sure but to my disappointment, Nokia has priced the device higher than my expectations. The phone is available for pre-order but you have login to the website and pay an advance of 3000 INR. While Nokia hasn’t mentioned anything clearly, it may take up-to a month for the phone to actually reach you.
