Top 10 Android Apps in the market

1. Google Voice

Google Voice is a service that is so useful I consider it one of the top benefits of Android itself, especially since Apple rejected the Google Voice app for the iPhone. It gives you a phone number that can ring to multiple places or devices and it allows you to access all of your voicemail and text messages over the Web. The Android app integrates even deeper. It can make outgoing calls look like they’re coming from your Google Voice number so that you can keep your real mobile number private.


2. Pandora

Pandora is a streaming “radio station” for the Internet age. You simply search by an artist or song and it will create a running playlist based on that one piece of information. It intersperses an occasional ad between songs but the ads tend to be fairly localized and occasionally even useful.


3. Amazon Kindle

I never warmed up to the Amazon Kindle e-reader, but I’m a big fan of the Kindle mobile app. Since it was released I’ve read a lot more books simply because my smartphone is always with me and I can pull it and read a few pages anytime I’ve got a couple minutes free.


4. Dropbox

Dropbox is a great cloud service that automatically syncs a folder of files between multiple computers (Windows, Mac, or Linux). This app extends Dropbox to Android and interacts with other apps (such as Documents To Go) to open the files.


5. Shazam

If you want to impress your friends with a mobile app, show them Shazam. Ever hear a song being played at a store or on the radio and ask yourself, “Oh, what song is that?” That’s where Shazam comes in. Just hit the button and let it listen for 15 seconds, query its database, and then return the name of artist and the song. It has about an 80% success rate.



6. FCC Speedtest

I’m obsessed with running speed tests to check my bandwidth in various places, both to see 3G fluctuations and to check the quality of Wi-Fi. There are a number of really good speedtest apps, but my new favorite is the FCC Test app.


7. Documents To Go

The free version of Documents To Go offers a great little reader for Word and Excel files. You can upgrade to the full version (for $15) if you want to edit files and add PowerPoint files to the mix. If you do want editing capability, I’d also recommend taking a look at QuickOffice.


8. Places Directory

This is an awesome app for finding shops and services near your current location. From restaurants to movie theaters to medical facilities to taxis, this app is very accurate and takes advantage of the business information from Google Local. This app is better than the info you get from a GPS unit (or app) and better than any of the similar apps available on the iPhone.


9. Google Sky Map

Ever look up at the night sky and try to tell your kids the name of that constellation you’re pointing at, or try to remember which planet that is in the southern sky? Google SkyMap lets you point your smartphone at it and get the information. This is part of a new breed of apps called “Augmented Reality” apps that layer digital information on top of real world experiences.


10. Barcode Scanner

This app turns the Android camera into a barcode scanner. You simply scan a product’s UPC code and let the app go to work to find it in Google Product Search or a search on the open Web. You’ll be amazed at how fast it works. This is great for when you’re shopping retail and you want to check the price of a product online before buying to make sure you’re paying a fair price.

Adam Tablet from Notion Ink

We noticed that Notion Ink company is expected to release a tablet called Adam during Nov 2010.

And of course we heard that Notion Ink may be delay the release of Adam tablet until Dec 2010 or Jan 2011.


Lets look into what the feature offering goes into Adam Tablet: First Adam is a Tablet and not a PC, of 10" Display with WSVGA TFT screen with Multi touch features.

The Adam may come with Android 2.2 OS and may have a upgrade to 2.3 later. It also has a dedicated 1GHZ Dual core Tegra 2 NVIDIA processor, 1GB RAM, Flash drive, and a dedicated SD card slot for memory expansion. Apart from these it has a 3.2 MP camera,WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, 3G Modem supporting GPRS, EDGE and HSPA.


I expect that this Adam tablet may be someway like a Apple Ipad or Samsung Galaxy tab and may be used as a partial Netbook.


Anyway, lets stay tuned until Adam hits the market. The link to Official home page of Adam tablet is here.

Mobile Number Portablity (MNP) Service In India

What exactly is Mobile Number Portability ?


Well, it let’s you change your telecom operator without changing your number, so you can for example switch from Airtel to Vodafone without changing your mobile number.




This service was launched by recently by IDEA on 25th november 2010 but only at Harayana Telecom Circle. Soon after the service was launched, we did notice IDEA was campaigning new Advertisement to switch to IDEA for better service or switch to IDEA is current service provider was not good for him/her.




Once this service enters full face rollout, then we can see telecom operators needs to perform better to hold their customer, else customer may opt to move another operator with MNP (Mobile Number Portability).


For customer though MNP would be best way to switch service as it don't require changing current mobile number, but MNP will take 3-10 days to migrate to another telecom operator after a minimal service charge for MNP service and a filled form for MNP request.


Anyway we will wait how MNP would be have effect on telecom operators and way customer use it.

Micromax Announces Android A60 Smartphone in India

Micromax Announces Android A60 Smartphone in India. The phone features Android 2.1 OS with 2.8" screen size with Resistive touch screen display. It features a inbuilt GPS, Stereo FM,3.2MP camera with video recording, WIFI 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth. The phone has a 600 MHZ processor with 256MB RAM and 512MB of ROM Memory. The phone also has a 3.5mm Standard Audio Jack and a storage MicroSD card slot.






This smartphone is expected to hit market around 2010 year-end and price range & feature offering is really impressive.

I feel that this micromax Android A60 phone will be cheapest Android smart phone in india as price may be less than INR 10000.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Review

The samsung galaxy which released on september 2010 is fully packed and powerloaded tablet device. The samsung Galaxy has 7 Inch TFT LCD display with screen resolution of 1024 x 600.It comes with Android 2.2 OS upgradable to 3.0 version. It has 1 GHZ Cortex A8 processor and Internal storage of 16 or 32 GB and expandable memory slot of upto 32GB. It has front 3.2 MP Camera and rear 1.3 MP camera, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS and features Mutitouch screen display.


This samsung offering is loaded with features and will provide a good competition for other devices like Ipad.




The Samsung Galaxy with T-Mobile operator is now available in Amazon.com for $599 and AT&T version for $649.


A comparision of Apple Ipad and Samsung Galaxy Tab is also added.

Top 7 must have Iphone apps

1. Facebook

Facebook app is designed to stay sync with Facebook friends and receive updates on iphone.














2. Twitter

Twitter app is designed to stay sync with Twitter friends and receives on iphone.














3. VLC Player

VLC Player apps is now seems to be available for iphone. The Vlc player helps to listen to music in different format like Divx,Xvid and Wmv. The app is compatible with Iphone 4, iphone 3GS and recent ipods.
















4. Asphault

Want to play a HD graphic game for a while.Then you must have Asphalt game for iphone, The game is offering from Gameloft is really a best pocket apps for game lover.






5. Kindle for I phone

If you love reading books on Amazon kindle then you need to have the amazon kindle apps on iphone which helps to continue your reading on iphone. Amazon Kindle apps is designed to sync your kindle books on iphone with you kindle devices. Hence you can always continue you reading on the Go.












6. Pandora

Pandora Radio is your own FREE personalized radio now available to stream music on your iPhone. Just start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora will create a "station" that plays their music and more music like it.











7. Skype

Skype for iphone is app design fot making free skype calls and stay connected with friends online.
Skype can be used in for
* Skype everywhere - over 3G or WiFi.
* Free Skype-to-Skype calls from any WiFi zone.
* See who's online and send and receive instant messages on the move.

Dell Announces 2 Android Smartphones in India

PC Manufacturer Dell have decided to enter Indian Mobile market by officially announcing 2 new android smartphones Dell XCD28 and DellXCD35. Both the devices seems to have Android 2.1 OS and featuring Touchscreen display and 3G Support. The DellXCD28 features 2.8-inch resitive touchscreen display and 3.2 MP digital camera while DellXCD35 has a 3.5-Inch Capactive Touch screen display and 3 MP digital camera.


Basically, the Dell XCD28 and Dell XCD35 are manufactured in other countries by ZTE as ZTE Racer and ZTE Blade, respectively, which will be sold in India rebranded as new Dell smartphones. However, both these devices offer great value with ultra-compact form factor, smart 3G experience, WiFi connectivity and access to Android Market applications.


See the full specs of DellXCD28 and DellXCD35 below:

DellXCD28:

* Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
* Qualcomm MSM 7227 600 MHz processor
* GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 * HSDPA 900 / 2100
* 102 x 55 x 14.5 mm * Weight 100 g
* 2.8 inches TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors, 240 x 320 pixels
* 3.15 MP camera
* 256 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
* 3.5 mm audio jack
* Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

DellXCD35 :

* Network Band: Tri band
* Operating System: Android 2.1
* 600MHz CPU * Weight: 130g
* Dimensions: 116 x 56.5 x 11.8
* 3.5 inch touchscreen, 480×800
* 3 megapixel camera
* Memory: 150 MB internal / Up to 32gb Micro SD Card
* Connectivity: WiFi / Bluetooth / USB / SatNav
* Music: MP3 / FM Radio
* Video: Messaging
* Email: POP3 / IMAP4
* Data Speed: 3G +
* Talk Time: 4 hours
* Standby Time: 9 days

Both the phones are interestingly priced, as Dell XCD28 priced at Rs 10,990 and DellXCD35 being Rs. 16,990. Both these phones will be available in India by Dec 2010.

Rockmelt : New Web Browser Released

Rockmelt is new web browser launched this weekend aimed at re-inventing the browser for how people use the web today.The browser has been in development for two years and is based on Google's open source Chromium browser platform, the open source project behind Google's popular Chrome web browser.

The Browser is backed by Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen. The browser incorporates a number of social networking sites and services like Facebook and Twitter, so that users can stay sync and get updates from Facebook / Twitter in browser itself.

For more info, jump into Rockmelt Home and explore.

TataDocomo Launches 3G service in India

India's Tata DoCoMo has launched its 3G network, offering coverage in 20 cities in all the nine circles where it has a 3G licence - Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh-Chattisgarh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, UP (West), Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra. The 3G network also supports both HSPA downloads, and HD Voice for compatible handsets. The introductory service portfolio includes applications like video-SMS, video-streaming, mobile television, ultra-high-speed data transfer, route-finder and much more. Tata DOCOMO’s HSPA+3G network, set up with the assistance of NTT DOCOMO, supports high speed internet access with speeds of up to 21.1 Mbps.


The company has launched with a special offer of free 3G services until the end of this week. The offering is in both prepaid and post paid services. The company is likely to attract market by it pay per second tariff plans.

Tata DoCoMo's 3G Service can be currently accessed in the following 20 cities: Rajkot, Bharuch, Ambala, Karnal, Panipat, Thanesar, Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Jalandhar, Patiala, Bhopal, Udaipur, Kota, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Roorkee, Modinagar, Shridi and Bangalore.

Source : TOI and Hindu

Samsung Wave 533 Review

Last week I got my hands on to this new samsung mobile - Samsung Wave 533. The phone has a big 400x240 resolution with WQVGA TFT screen. It is Querty form factor with 3 MP camera and has been loaded with impressive features like Touch Screen with Accelerometer sensor,Quad-GSM radio, WIFI, Bluetooth, A-GPS.

It also has a 3.5mm audio connector, MicroSD card slot. The Phone is design with Bada-OS, which has access to Samsung apps store and widgets on homescreen to customize user needs.The Phone touch sense is easily designed and very responsive. The phone comes with installed apps like facebook, Twitter,Orkut and IM and also supports Microsoft Exchange.

Here are the detailed specs of the Samsung Wave 533 :
* Network :- 2.5G: GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
* OS : Bada Os
* Display : 3.2” / TFT / 265K / WQVGA
* Camera : 3 Megapixel camera
* Video
o Video playing & recording
o MPEG4, H.263, H.264,
* Audio : Music Player, 3.5mm Ear Jack, FM Radio/ Recording
* Features: Integrated Messaging ‘Social Hub’
o Samsung Apps
o TouchWiz 3.0
o Dolfin Browser 2.0
o A-GPS
o SMS/ MMS/ Email/ Video Messaging/Exchange ActiveSync
o Accelerator Sensor
o RSS Reader, Mobile Widgets
* Connectivity
o Bluetooth technology v 2.1
o USB 2.0, MicroUSB
o Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
* Memory : 80MB + microSD (up to 16GB)
* Size : 09.5 x 55 x 15.15 mm
* Battery : 1200mAh

Pros: Touch Sensors are fast, WIFI & A-GPS is a plus

Cons: No HSDPA support. Display is 256K and not 16 Millions colors. Lack of LED Flash.

Considering the market rate of INR. (9000-10000) , i think this smartphones offer more functions at similar or lower prices.

Guys don't forget to let us know of you views on the device in the comments section below.

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