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Google brings Gesture Search Support to Android phones

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Google announced a new feature called “Gesture Search” for its Android platform. Recently Google made some changes to it mobile page by bringing search suggestions and voice search to its devices. Gesture search feature is available for the phones running on Android OS 2.0 and above. This will let you search the contacts, applications, browser and Music by simply drawing the first letter of the word (refer the imaginary pic below). [blogimage.png]

Erase a letter by striking it horizontally from left to right and remove the last letter or space in the query by right to left. This App learns from the history as you work on it and remembers the writing style . The normal search by text for the Android, Nokia and several other devices but Gesture Search will help to find the content easily on touch screen devices instead of typing.

This is not available in the Android market but can be downloaded from Google Labs free of cost. Since it is just a Lab feature there may be some bugs and the language support is for Roman alphabet characters only. For more information check Google BlogSimilar Posts:

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A Stripped Version of Google Nexus One Coming to India very soon

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Google launched its new phone – Nexus one manufactured by HTC on January 5th 2010. There were many speculations about its launch in India. Now it is confirmed that it will be launched in India in a Mini version which will cost lesser with some features cut down.

Google Nexus One

This was revealed by Ankit from CNBC-TV 18 after an “editorial meet” with Google India head Shailesh Rao. Ankit wrote:

Nexus One will not come to India in its US avatar, the India specific Google Phone may be a stripped down version and priced lower!

No details of the price, launch date or the features about the phone is revealed yet. With the new Android 2.1 OS, Unlocked version and cheaper price Nexus one will be a great competition to Apple’s I-phone 3G that was launched on 2008 which was a locked version.

But we are sure, if this phone is priced reasonably in India, something around 10-12K, then its surely going to bring a smart phone revolution in India. What do you think about it?

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Fly LINKZ: Dual SIM Touch Phone from FLY

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Fly Mobile is going leaps and bounds by launching a touch-screen Dual SIM phone (GSM+GSM). Its called the Fly LINKZ and is basically aimed at youth in the age bracket of 18-35 years. This phone even has pre-installed applications such as Nimbuzz and Snaptu. Nimbuzz is a cool app though which you can connect with people on Skype, MSN, Yahoo, MySpace etc. And Snaptu can help you use Twitter, Facebook, Picasa etc. Snaptu even has additional stuff such as updates on cricket, football, news from BBC, Yahoo etc and even weather updates from across in the world.

Specifications of FLY LINKZ Dual SIM Phone

3.2″ WQVGA screen
1000 contact phonebook
capacity to store 2000 SMS
2 MP camera
FM radio
External memory expandable upto 8GB
Talk time : Upto 6 hours and 30 minutes
Handwriting recognition
Photo and video caller ID
Call blacklisting
Multi-faith Indian calendar
Mobile tracker

This phone is priced at a very reasonable rate of Rs 5500 approx. Fly Mobile is trying to take on competitors in the next level such as Samsung with the launch of cheap but feature-filled and quality mobiles.Similar Posts:

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Qik helps you Stream and Share your Videos Live from your Mobile

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Recently Qik application started making lots of buzz among mobile lovers and we received many queries via contact forms and twitter mentions asking what is qik all about and what does it do? So, here in this post, we will guide you about qik and let you know how you can make its use in a productive way, handsets supported by this application, charges, etc.

What is Qik?

It is a Free application to share your videos live (real time) on the internet from your mobile phone (supported on Apple, Android, Blackberry, Symbian, Maemo and many more devices). Check Here to find if your phone is supported or not .

How to install qik on your device using your pc?

Go to Qik.com and Click Get Started.
Register with the name an E-mail id or connect it with Facebook connect or Twitter (OAuth).
Now Select a username (Eg: qik.com/username) for you so others can view your page.
You will get the password as DM (twitter), Message (Facebook), E-mail (Manual registration)
You can Change your password from your profile on settings.
Enter your mobile number to get the link through SMS and verify it and get the download link.

How to get it from Mobile?

Go to d.qik.com on your mobile browser (qik.com on some mobiles) and click download and install it.
Open the application and sign in with Existing user, new user or Facebook Connect.

Features on mobile

Just Click the Qik app and select stream or share to start recording and tile.
Stream it on your qik page.
Share it to a person, group, Facebook, Twitter and Brightcove.
Mute the Audio.
Keep your videos private so only the people you share can see.
Stream at 640 or 480 SD video quality.
Keep your flash on or off.
Change the recording from back camera to from camera if you want to record yourself.
Edit the Videos from mobile.

Features on Website

The videos shared by you are stored on the my videos section.
Connect your networks such as tumblr, blogger, wordpress and more so the videos are posted there as you stream.
Follow someone so you can watch their videos as they post on your recent activity.
Explore the videos that are posted by people all over the world.
Edit or Delete the videos you have posted.

Qik Premium

Qik Premium Video Camera

Download your videos, burn them into DVDs and Fast playback on slow connections.
Send video messages privately via Email, SMS.
This is available on OVI store for $ 4.99
More feature will be available for premium users as they are being added.

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Skype is now Officially available for Symbian users

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How do you converse with people far away from you ? You obviously must be using Skype, since it is free and the clarity is very good. Till yesterday, Skype was however, available only on your PC or laptop, but now Nokia and Skype have joined together to offer Skype to more than 200 million Symbian users globally. This application is usable in Mobile Networks such as GPRS/EDGE/3G and over Wi-Fi also.

skype

Skype users can now make Skype calls, from their Symbian phones, free Skype to Skype calls to any Skype user anywhere in the world. The user can also do Instant Messaging or Chat with another person and even share files. There is even a facility to make low cost International calls/ SMS via Skype Out.

Russ Shaw, General Manager, Mobile at Skype said,

With Skype for Nokia Smartphone’s, more than 200 million Smartphone users worldwide** will be able to take the Skype features they love with them on the move. Alongside Skype’s relationships with operators and handset manufacturers worldwide, making Skype available direct to consumers will help millions of users keep in contact with the people that are important to them without worrying about the cost, distance or whether they are away from a computer.

Jo Harlow, Senior Vice President for Smartphone’s, Nokia said:

Symbian enables us to bring Smartphone’s to more and more people and ensures scale for our solutions and compelling services, such as Skype. We’re seeing around 1.5 million downloads a day on Ovi Store now and believe that the Skype client for Nokia Smartphone’s will have wide appeal to Symbian users.

A few Touch-Screen phones which are compatible with Skype are :

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
Nokia 5530
Nokia X6
Nokia N97 and N97 Mini

Here are a few non-touch screen phones which can be used for Skype for Symbian application :

Nokia E72,E71,E90,E63,E66,E51
Nokia N96,N95,N85,N82,N81,N79,N78
Nokia 5320
Nokia 6220 classic
Nokia 6210 Navigator

You can open up Ovi store on your Nokia phone to download this free application or just go to skype.com/m from your compatible cell phone and download the app.

So, now more people will want to go in for a Nokia Symbian Device which is offering additional cool features obviously other handset makers such as Samsung and Sony Ericsson will have some catching up to do after this mega offer from Nokia.

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Nokia’s S40 to Get Dual SIM and Touch Screen

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Nokia introduced its first touch screen phone 5800 Xpress music sometime around November 2008. Since then, Nokia has released several other touch screen phones that are based on the S60 OS 5th edition. Now Nokia has announced that its new touch screen phones will be based on S40 OS and will also have dual SIM capability that was already expected by the people. S40 is one of the most popularly used platform worldwide.

Nokia-dual-SIM-S40

Previously Nokia introduced Maps and Life tools for the S40 phones which was very useful. Now the touch screen capability is to be introduced in S40 phones this year and QWERTY keypad and Dual SIM are to implemented in S40 phones Next year. The internet capability will also be enhanced. The price will also be more affordable.

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Nokia’s First C Series Phone Unveiled – Nokia C5

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After succeeding with N and E series phone, Nokia have now unveiled its first ‘C’ series phone – Nokia C5 that is expected to be launched by the second quarter of this year. It runs on the S60 3rd edition mobile OS and comes with some exiting new features like:

Free walk and drive navigation
Built in support for instant messenger
Ability to see friend’s status updates on the contacts section/phone book section
Nice integration with social networking websites
As seen on the image below, the home screen has thumbnails of 3 friends for quickly making calls and sending SMS to your most contacted friends.

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Specifications of Nokia C5:

Based on Symbian S60 3rd edition platform
Slim phone measuring: 12×46x112 MM
2.2″ display
3.2 MP camera
Support for OVI maps
Built in FM radio
3.5 MM audio jack
16 GB expandable (2 GB micro SD is included in package)
Battery life of upto 26 hours talk time

As told earlier, the phone is expected to be out for sales in second quarter of this year with a price tag of 135 Euro (Rs. 8500 approx.)

(Image source: Nokia conversation)

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Sagem’s PUMA Phone with Solar Charging

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Sagem showcased new Mobile phone at Mobile Word Congress last week. The coolest thing about the phone is it has Solar panel at the back to charge it on the go. It also shows number of messages and minutes of music powered by sun on the phone.

Specifications of Sagem-Puma Phone

2.8″ (240*320) TFT Capacitive Touch Screen
Form Factor 102mm x 56mm x 13mm. weighs – 115g
3.2MP Camera with LED Flash 6x zoom
A-GPS with Geo Tagging and Pedometer
800Mah Battery (5hrs of Talk time & 15 days Standby), 24hrs Music Playback & 5hrs Video Recording.
3G with data Connectivity via EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 2.0 Mb/s
Supports Micro SD card slot
Connectivity- Bluetooth 2.1 & USB
3.5mm Audio Jack
Spin and scratch music player and integrated Radio

The price details are not available yet and it will hit the European market coming April 2010.

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Happy Holi to all

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Team Mobile Gyaan wishes Happy and colorful holi to all its readers, contributors, sponsors and everyone else who put continuous effort to help grow Mobile Gyaan!

Cheers!

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Spice Mobile Launches two Music Phones – M6464 and M6262

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Spice Mobile, a fast upcoming cell-phone manufacturer, has come up with two music phones. These are complete music phones in every respect since they have dual-speakers and Yamaha amplifiers and one-touch access to Mp3 player also. These phones are Spice M-6464 and M-6262. The features that differentiate M-6464 is a FM transmitter, which broadcasts and plays through a FM broadcast band frequency. It allows you to play music from your mobile handset on your car stereo, or any FM enabled mobile phone. It even has a motion sensor through which you can shift between songs or wallpapers just at the flick of the wrist. It is also loaded with ibibo, Opera Mini, Mobile Tracker etc. spicem6464andm6262

Specifications of Spice M6464 and M6262:

M-6464	M-6262
Yamaha Amplifiers with Dual Speakers	Yamaha Amplifiers with Dual Speakers
2 MP Camera with Video Recording	1.3 MP Camera with Video Recording
8GB Expandable Memory	8GB Expandable Memory
MP3 Player & FM Recording	MP3 Player & FM Recording
FM Transmitter
Stereo Bluetooth
Motion Sensor

Price of the Spice M-6464 is very attractive at around Rs 5300 while the cost of the Spice M-6262 is not yet revealed as the phone is going to be launched next month. But, considering the features, it will definitely be cheaper than its other sibling in this series of phones.

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Samsung Unveils latest Touch Phone – Samsung Jet 2

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Samsung has introduced its latest premium touch phone in the country, Samsung Jet 2. This phone is an upgrade over its predecessors in the Jet series phones. This phone has a 16M WVGA AMOLED display (3.1″) screen in which the main display supports navigation through widgets. This phone also comes with an amazing 5 MP camera and even has a 3D media gate which gives the user access to features such as Photo album, FM radio, Music player, Video player, Games and Internet on his fingertips.

The phone even has inbuilt Dolphin Internet Browser through which users can view upto 5 web pages at the same time and even turn these pages into widgets for the home screen, just by bookmarking them. There are also features such as a built in ad-blocker, multiple and background downloading features which makes it a very user- friendly phone with regard to browsing and downloading.

Another wonder feature on this phone is the one-touch zoom which enables one-hand operation while zooming unlike the conventional usage of two-hands for a touch phone.

Ranjeet Yadav, Director- Mobile & IT, Samsung Electronics states mentioned in a press conference:

Today’s mobile users seek smart features and easy-to-use user interface in their mobiles. Samsung Jet 2 combines both these qualities and gives the user a superior and differentiated experience.

The phone also has today’s essential features such as 3G/EDGE etc. This phone costs Rs19500, for which you get quite a lot of features. So it looks like Samsung has got another winner in this phone.Similar Posts:

What the Budget 2010-11 Means to Telecom Industry & its ever growing Customer Base

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The union budget 2010 is out and everybody is trying to answer the big question, whats in it for me? So does Mobile Gyaan, we present you with a comprehensible analysis of what this year’s budget means to the Telecom industry and its ever growing customer base. For Your convenience, we have classified all the proposals affecting the Mobile industry into "GOOD" and "BAD", some of the financial terms have also been simplified for you, because this time around we intend to give you a tab of Financial Gyaan as well.

indian budget- mobile industry

GOOD News:

Imported phones will continue to be cheap.

Have you ever wondered why the imported Chinese mobiles that are filling up the shelves in Indian stores are so cheap? Well, cheap labour and bulk production are definitely a factor but another reason that very few of us might know is that these devices are exempted from the payment of Special Additional Duty (aptly abbreviated as SAD) which is currently levied @ 4%. This exemption was to be lifted off from June 2010, but thanks to Pranab uncle, this exemption is now extended till 31st march 2011, which means the cheap Chinese phones are here to stay.

Prices of mobile accessories to go down.

Another sigh of relief came for the mobile device manufacturing industry when Mr. Mukherjee proposed that the import duty levied on components that go into the making of Batteries, chargers and headsets @ 24% is going to be removed which means you can once again start saving for the Bluetooth headset that you could otherwise never buy.

Service Tax remains unchanged.

We will continue to pay service tax @ the existing rate of 10% as opposed to certain speculations that it will be increased back to 12%. This means a saving of Rs 2 on every Rs 100 that you recharge into your phone. Not a Big difference!

BAD News:

Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) raised from 15 percent to 18 percent

For all of you who do not know what MAT is, it is an alternate way of taxing those companies who do not have sufficient profit as per the IT act. Here a flat Rate of 15% is levied on the Book Profits of the company. Since most of the Indian telcos pay their taxes under MAT, this increase would be a blow. Fortunately, this will be marginally compensated by the decrease in surcharge from 10% to 7.5%. Thank God, because the companies cannot pass on this additional burden on the end consumers.

No proposals on the timeline for 3G auction.

The 3G auction uncertainties continue to keep us on our heels, the Fin-Min hasn’t announced any timeline for the auctioning. But it is very likely that the auction will be completed this year as invitations for Bids have already been sent. Moreover, the budget includes an estimate of Rs 35,000 Cr on account of 3G auction receipts in the year 2010-11. Which means that TRAI is all geared up for the auction this year.

Apart from this, the budget contains various other proposals which will indirectly impact the industry like the hike in petrol prices. We will continue to gauge the impact of these changes after the budget gets passed in the parliament and the changes get applicable.

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Google Search on Mobile gets better!

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Google has always believed in experimenting and innovating things with all its products. Now its turn of its Mobile search engine i.e. – mobile version for Google.com. Google has given a new look for its Mobile Search page on Android and I-Phone. The search options of Google mobile homepage which had options like web, images, local, news has got a new header bar that looks quite soothing to the eyes and also includes the buzz icon on the corner, you can keep switching the tabs easily on the touch screen phones.

google search for mobile

Another improvement is, the search button is now located next to the search box rather than below it that helps not to block the view of the typed words. And finally, the most demanded and loved feature of Google search – Auto suggest is now available for its mobile version search as well!

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Intex Launches Triple SIM Phone – IN 5030

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Intex, new mobile phone manufacturer has launched a triple SIM phone – IN 5030. So if you need to maintain many numbers and if you are on a low budget, then this GSM+GSM+CDMA phone might be able to help you. This phone even has a 1.3 MP camera, which is good enough for a basic phone. This phone even has a audio player with an equalizer. Another good feature is that it has support for expandable memory through a Micro SD card up to 4GB. It is a very light and nice looking phone. Here are the specifications :

intex-in5030

GSM 900/1800+CDMA800
Display:2.0″ TFT & 65K Colors
GPRS/WAP
Talk Time:Up to 4 Hrs
Standby Time:Up to 120 Hrs
Audio Player
Audio Equalizer
Video Player and Video Recorder
1.3 MP Camera
Dimensions:111×48x14.8mm
FM Radio, FM Recording and FM Scheduler
Expandable Memory with Micro SD card up to 4 GB
Bluetooth with A2DP
Webcam
Mobile Tracker
Weight is 105 gms
JAVA
Torch Light
Auto Call Record

The phone is priced at around Rs4500 which seems a good value for money proposition considering the features. I am really surprised with the inclusion of Webcam and Audio equalizer. So if you don’t mind having a phone which is not in the top league of phones, but which is a reasonable alternative, then you can go for it.

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LG Launches ‘Ice Cream’ Phone to woo the Women Segment during Women’s Day eve

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Keeping in mind Women’s Day that is round the corner, LG have announced a phone called ‘Ice Cream’ phone to attract the women segment towards its brand. LG Ice Cream phone (KF 350) is available in Vanila and Pink colors that obviously women would love to carry.

lg ice cream kf 350

Tech Specs of LG Ice Cream Phone:

262K colors
2.2″ screen
3 MP camera
13.6 MM thick
25 MB internal memory, expandable upto 2GB
FM Radio and media player

Here is a quick video tour of the phone:

The phone would be marketed in the Indian markets for 8000 INR approx.

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