Bharti Airtel to launch 4G services in Kolkata

Bharti Airtel to launch 4G services in Kolkata, appoints ZTE to supply and manage network

Bharti Airtel will launch its 4G services in Kotkata this month, Chief Executive Sanjay Kapoor said Tuesday. “It will be launched this month in Kolkata,” Kapoor told reporters on the sidelines of a telecom event.

Micromax launches the Android 4.0 Funbook tablet, costs Rs 6,499

Micromax launches the Android 4.0 Funbook tablet, costs Rs 6,499

Looks like Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich season is finally hitting fever pitch as we are starting to see devices being launched with Google’s latest OS out of the box, though this is happening a good six months after the OS was launched. Yesterday we saw an Android 4.0 offering from HCL and today we have the Funbook from Micromax which runs Android 4.0 out of the box and costs Rs 6,499.

Huawei Honor comes to India with price tag Rs.19, 990

Huawei Honor comes to India with price tag Rs.19, 990

Chinese cellphone maker Huawei’s Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) smartphone Honor in set to make its India debut. The device was highly anticipated in India after its September release. Now it has finally arrived.

The Phone is now available on the online store Flipkart at Rs.19990

HCL launches Android tablets in India, starts from Rs 7,999

HCL launches Android ICS ME U1 and MyEdu tablets in India, starts from Rs 7,999

HCL has launched two budget Android tablets in the country – the  ME U1 and MyEdu tab, which run the latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, out of the box.

The HCL ME U1 runs Android OS 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich), and has a 1GHz processor. It features 7-inch, capacitive touchcreeen with a resolution of 800x480 pixels. It also has a 0.3 megapixel front camera and 512MB RAM DDR3.

The U1 tablet has an internal storage space of 4GB, which can be expandable up to 32GB. It also has a full USB, mini USB Port and a micro SD card slot. The tablet is priced at Rs 7999.

Sony to Introduce Android 4.0 Upgrade Next Month

Sony to Introduce Android 4.0 Upgrade Next Month

Sony has now officially announced that it plans to introduce the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS version upgrade for some of its select smartphones, starting as early as next month. The devices receiving this upgrade would include the Xperia arc S,Xperia neo V and Xperia ray in mid-April. This upgrade rollout, Sony mentioned, would take place gradually and would take about 3 to 4 weeks to complete the process.

HTC One X and One V coming to India on April 2 for Rs 36,000 and Rs 18,000

HTC One X and One V coming to India on April 2 for           Rs 36,000 and Rs 18,000

As expected the HTC One X is the company’s Android flagship for 2012 and features a 4.7-inch Super LCD 2 display with a resolution of 1280×720 pixels, a 1.5GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core SoC, a 8-megapixel camera with HTC’s new ‘Image Sense’ technology which includes a dedicated imaging chip, enhanced camera optics and software optimizations, 1GB of RAM, Beats Audio technology, and 25GB of DropBox cloud storage for two years. While all these features are impressive, the best part of the HTC One X is its polycarbonate shell which reminds us of the Nokia Lumia 800. The device will cost a MRP of Rs 36,000.

For a person on a tighter budget, the HTC One V brings back HTC’s legendary ‘chin’ design seen earlier on the HTC Legend. Specs wise the One V sports 3.7-inch WVGA display with a resolution of 800×480 pixels, a Snapdragon processor clocked at 1GHz, 512MB of RAM, a 5-megapixel camera with HTC Image Sense technology, 25GB of DropBox storage for two years and Beats Audio. The HTC One V will cost a MRP of Rs 18,000.

Notably both the devices will run on the latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich and will feature the latest version of HTC’s custom user interface call Sense 4.

	HTC One X	HTC One S	HTC One V
Processor, RAM	Quad-core 1.5 GHz, 1 GB	Dual-core 1.5 GHz, 1 GB	Single-core 1 GHz, 512 MB
Display	4.7" IPS LCD2, 1280 x 720 pixels	4.3" Super AMOLED, 960 x 540 pixels	3.7" LCD, 800 x 480 pixels
Operating System	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Camera	8 MP rear, 1.3 MP front, 1080p video	8 MP rear, VGA front, 1080p video	5 MP rear, 720p video
Storage	32 GB	16 GB	4 GB, microSD up to 32 GB
Connectivity	HSPA, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, A-GPS	HSPA, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, A-GPS	HSPA, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, A-GPS
Other Features	Beats Audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - SNS integration - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Document viewer/editor - Voice memo/dial/commands - Predictive text input	-MicroSIM card support only - Beats Audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - TV-out (via MHL A/V link) - SNS integration - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input	- Beats Audio - SNS integration - MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player - MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk - Document viewer - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input

However, the One S model will not hit the India shores with the One X and One V. It is expected to hit the Indian market at a later date in May or June.

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