According to Huawei, IDEOS was the most popular smart phone in Kenya for the first quarter of 2011. Launched less than a year ago, Huawei’s $100 Android mobile phone, IDEOS has quickly become a best seller in Kenya. Mr. Herman He, CEO Huawei announced that "Since the IDEOS launch five months ago, so far over 60,000 pieces have been sold and we are moving towards the 100,000 piece mark with its share of the local smartphone market at 45% in the first quarter of the year, making it the top selling device with February alone reaching 73%." The success has partly
Read MoreA new study being carried out by PhD student Daniel Wagner at the Cambridge University Computer Laboratory which makes you part of the largest Android study ever. Launched six weeks ago, the study is already gaining participants, with users having to download a small Android applicationDevice Analyzer from the Android Market to get started. Device Analyzer collects usage statistics in the background while you use your phone. This data is stripped of personally identifying information as best as possible while preserving useful information. Periodically the recorded data is uploaded to our server at the University of Cambridge, where we will aggregate
Read MoreIndia's ambitious ultra low-cost computing device “Sakshat” is finally going to arrive this month. The launch which was supposed to take place some six months ago hit several bottlenecks including an overhaul of the contract with the vendor. Reports suggest that the tablet is likely to be priced at Rs 2,200, out of which the Indian government will subsidize the 50 per cent of cost – bringing down the price to Rs 1,100. Nearly 10,000 tablets will be dispatched to IIT-Rajasthan later this month, while some 90,000 devices will be rolled out over the next four months Sakshat Tablet Features #1 7
Read MoreDroid 3 is the new much awaited Android offering from Motorola. According to leaked specs it will be sporting a 5 row slide-out keyboard with Swype, a 8MP camera which will be capable of recording 1080p videos. Preferrably will be packing a dual core processor. More updates coming soon, should be one to watch out when it launches in India. Motorola Droid 3 Demo Videos via
We have got our hands on Huawei's Ideos an Android based smartphone which is recently launched in India. Ideos is for people who want a smart smartphone without making a hole in their pocket. Notice a Google logo on the back panel, right below the camera. With price around 9K you get android 2.2 (Froyo), decent look and built, mettalic finish, TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors 240 x 320 pixels 2.8 inch capacitve touchscreen, 3.15 megapixel camera with Geo-tagging, 3G, Wifi , microSD expandable up to 32GB, colorful back options (blue, purple, yellow), unlimited entries and fields for phonebook
Read MoreOpinionaided (free, iPhone, iPod Touch, coming soon for iPad, Android, Blackberry) a simple mobile utility app with the goal of helping people get and give quick opinions, in realtime, while they were shopping. It also provides a way to connect with each other leaving a plethora of opinions and advice. Opinionaided Features #1 Filter the vote stream by age. #2 No need to force a thumbs-up or thumbs-down vote; if you don't feel like you have the knowledge or expertise to vote on a question, just click Neutral to skip to the next one. #3 Personal advices welcomed invite, find, and organize friends
Read MoreThis change is welcome because there was room for improvement when it comes to discovering apps that you aren't specifically looking for. Android Market may have a lot going for it, but most would surely agree that it could use some improvement when it comes to discovering apps that you aren't specifically looking for. Thankfully, it seems Google has indeed been aware of those concerns, and it's now announced five new features that should go so some way towards improving things. Those include some #1 New Editors' Choice section that highlights apps chosen by Google, #2 Top Developers feature that places a
Read MoreIt is possible to unlock the boot loader for certain releases of Sony Ericsson Android™ phone models from 2011 and onwards. But please note you may void the warranty of your phone if you unlock the boot loader. There are 14 steps to get Sony Xperia series android phone’s bootloader unlocked - 1. Click Continue at the bottom of this page to start the unlock boot loader process. 2. Read through the information in the pop up window and click Yes, I’m sure. 3. Read through and accept the legal terms. Click Accept. 4. Enter you name, email address and the first 14 digits
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