Friday, April 1, 2011

Apple iPhone 5 & iOS 5 Release Likely To Be Delayed

Apple’s iPhone 5 and iOS 5 releases are likely to be delayed due to various reasons, sources said. According to reports, the next generation iPhone 5cannot be expected anytime soon or at least not till this fall. This is yet another disappointing news for Apple’s fans.
The technology giant usually launches its major products like iPhone or iPad in spring. If these rumors prove to be true, then Apple’s next gen iDevice would still be late. On the other hand, the iOS 5 preview is rumored to come at the WWDC 2011.
The company’s previous iPhone i.e. iPhone 4, though a successful model, was criticised for problems like call dropping. Yet, iPhone 4 saw huge success worldwide.
The iPhone 5 smartphone is expected to come with A5 processor, Near Field Communication (NFC) technology besides other standard aspects like Internet and connectivity features of iPhone.

Huawei TapouT Edition Smartphone Arrives Through MetroPCS

Huawei launches its new Android-powered smartphone, the TapouT edition through MetroPCS and SA Studios Global.
The Huawei TapouT smartphone is powered by Android OS 2.2 aka Froyo and is equipped with 2GB microSD. The 3.2 mega pixels AF camera delivers quality images and video recordings.
There are also 10 TapouT virtual training videos and other TapouTapplications in the device. The Huawei TapouT smartphone is equipped with TapouT static and live wallpapers.
“The TapouT brand is admired by MMA fans around the world, and we’re proud to offer consumers a unique and personalized handset that carries the energy and radical design for which TapouT is known. Special edition handsets are one of the ways that we’re giving consumers the devices, services and features that are a perfect fit with their lifestyles and interests.” MetroPCS’ senior vice president of corporate marketing Phil R. Terry was quoted as saying.
The Huawei TapouT phone would come with the price tag of $149 and would be sold across MetroPCS stores. The phone, which comes in two covers black and gray, will also be sold via online. MetroPCS also offers service plans for $50 and $60 per month.

Samsung Nexus S Mobile Phone May Come To India Very Soon

Samsung Nexus S mobile phone will come to tech-savvy nation India very soon and most probably this phone would be launched in April this year. It runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and it will be priced between Rs. 27,000 to Rs. 30,000.

As per unofficial data, Nexus S will come to India in the 1st half itself of this year. Otherwise, if you do not prefer to wait and get hold of this mobile phone, log in to Flipkart.com to get more details.
Flipkart as of now is selling the phone for Rs. 27,999.

Other specifications of this Google Nexus S have are:

  • Multi-touch input controls
  • Accelerometer sensor
  • Memory: 16GB internal, expandable via microSD, up to 32GB
  • 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
  • 512 MB RAM
  • Wireless LAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n , DLNA
  • Secondary VGA camera
  • OS: Android OS, v2.3 Gingerbread
  • CPU: ARM Cortex A8 1GHz processor
  • CAMERA: 5 mega-pixel, 2560 x 1920 pixels, autofocus, LED flash ,Geo-tagging, touch focus
  • 3.5 mm audio jack
  • Three-axis gyro sensor
  • MP4/DivX/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
  • Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
  • USB v2.0 microUSB
  • GPS with A-GPS support
  • MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player