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Top 10 Touchscreen Phones in India Available at Infibeam.com

by Paul Joseph October 3, 2011 Featured

Mobile phones have indeed come a long way, especially with a wide range of cost effective and technically adept handsets that have created a niche. Amongst the high end versions are the touch screen mobiles, each with innovative applications leading to their popularity. So, if you are contemplating going in for latest technology, do opt for touchscreen mobiles. Stylish and slim mobile phones with high features are a charm and what better way to enhance the user experience than to opt for a wide range of touch screen phones from renowned brands. Apple iPhone 4 32 GB Apple is one such brand that stands for diligence. Apple iPhone 4 , is the successor of the iPhone 3GS. This sleek gadget measures 115.2X 58.6X 9.3 mm and weighs 137 grams. The retina display is the sharpest, most vibrant, highest-resolution phone screen ever. It has a pixel count four times that of the previous iPhone models. There are two cameras, one on the front and the other on the back. The Apple iPhone 4 allows users to switch back and forth during video calls. The 5MP camera with built-in LED flash captures great pictures in low light. The impressive memory capacity of 32 GB makes it a great gadget. Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 The Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 is an android phone and runs on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. The OS brings in few upgrades over the Froyo including the copy/paste function and a more spaced-out keyboard. The Samsung Galaxy S2 I9100 has an Android interface with the TouchWiz 4.0 UI which adds on few aesthetic enhancements. There is a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED plus display. It packs in an 8MP camera that supports full HD video recording. The 1080p resolution is also accompanied by a Dual LED flash. Besides, there is a front facing camera of 2MP resolution and this camera allows video calls. Nokia E7 Nokia E7 has been designed as a compact phone with full QWERTY keyboard. It measures 123.7 x 62.4 x 13.6 mm and weighs about 176 grams. Nokia E7 comes pre-loaded with Integrated GPS, A-GPS receiver and the Nokia Ovi Suite for the latest country maps for Ovi Maps for free, Compass and accelerometer. The Nokia E7 is powered with the standard Li-Ion 1200 mAh battery that offers talk time of 5 h on WCDMA and 9 h on GSM. Nokia E7 has full HTML browser that pledges to offer speedy internet, better than you must have enjoyed over a phone, while with the help of Bluetooth and USB connectivity, WAP, GPRS options, you will have faster data exchanging rates. HTC Incredible S HTC Incredible S is an exquisitely designed mobile phone with a large 4-inch touch screen with 480 x 800 pixel resolution. Built on the Android platform, HTC Incredible S android smart phone holds 8 mega pixel color camera with auto focus and dual LED flash for great pictures. The connectivity features include Bluetooth, 3G, GPRS, EDGE and Wi-Fi. For entertainment on the go, there is FM radio, music player, video player etc. HTC Incredible S smart phone, features internal GPS antenna and 3.5 mm stereo audio jack. That is not al; the HTC Incredible S facilitates users with superb talk time WCDMA Up to 380 minutes, GSM Up to 580 minutes and stand by on WCDMA Up to 370 hours, GSM: Up to 290 hours. Nokia N8 Nokia N8 is a GSM smart mobile phone with a 2.2 inch wide touch screen display. The screen resolution is 360 X 640 pixels with 16 million colors. Nokia N8 has a powerful BL-4D 1200 mAh Lithium-ion battery that provides talk time up to 12 h and stand by up to 400 h. Nokia N8 thickness is 12.9 mm, weight 135 gm and volume 86 cc. Nokia N8 has a memory card slot to support micro SD which is used to enhance the memory up to 32GB. Entertainment features include FM Radio, Preloaded games, audio player, Video player, music player. The 12 MP camera is ideal for great quality pictures. Sony Ericsson Xperia Play The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is a stylishly designed gadget with dimensions of 119x62x16mm and it weighs 175g. The internal memory of 400 MB may be expanded to 32GB using the microSD type memory card. The Li- polymer battery offers commendable talk time. Impressive exteriors, great features and user friendly application makes the XPeria play a great handset. Social networking is also high up on its list of user friendly features. LG Optimus Black P970 The LG Optimus Black P970 is a stylishly designed touch screen mobile with innovative features. It measures 122x64x9.2mm and weighs 109g. The internal memory of 1GB may be enhanced to 32 GB using the microSD type memory card. The 1500mAh battery offers 16h talk time and 455h stand by time. A host of connectivity features like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, USB connector, and PC link feature are included in the handset. Speaker with voice recording and the 5MP camera make this handset a great buy. Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 The Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 is a stylish touch screen mobile with features that will entice you. It has dimension of 112.4×59.9×11.5mm and weighs 113g. The internal memory of 158MB may be enhanced to 32 GB using the micro SD type memory card. The 1350mAh Li-Ion battery offers commendable talk time. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, USB connector and PC link feature are the connectivity features included in the Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830. Sony-Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro Sony-Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro is a compactly designed high end handset with features that will enthrall users. It measures 92x53x18mm and weighs 136g. The internal memory of 320MB RAM and 512MB may be enhanced to 32 GB using the microSD type memory card. The Li-Ion battery offers commendable talk time. There are a host of connectivity features like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G, USB Connector, GPRS and the PC link feature. HTC ChaCha The all new and stylishly crafted HTC ChaCha is a rather contemporary looking handset. It measures 114.4×64.6×10.7mm and weighs 124g. The internal memory may be enhanced to 32GB using the micro SD type memory card. The Li-Ion battery offers good user experience. Connectivity features like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, USB connector, and GPRS are the other features included. The QWERTY keypad along with the touch screen facility adds to the resourcefulness of the handset. The 5MP camera is ideal to capture life`s special moments. It also incorporates multimedia features like audio player, music player, video player and video recording features. The touch screen mobiles equipped with innovative features and user friendly applications have created a niche in the ever evolving world of mobiles. The variegated selection described above offer very good user experience.

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Apple users buying 61% more apps, paying 14% more per app

by Paul Joseph July 24, 2011 Featured

It’s no surprise that the number of apps in the Apple Store keep on growing and growing exponentially. The question is what will the traffic bear? What value do users place on these apps? According to a recent report by analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray, who’s been following the Apple Apps downloads rates against the number of units sold, IOS device owners are not only increasing their app usage, but paying more for them as well. Munster reports that the typical user will download 83 apps this year compared to 51 in 2010. That’s a whopping 61 percent increase in one year. “Smartphone users are showing an increasing appetite to use apps to add features to their phones and iOS has the leading app ecosystem.” Actually, it looks like a voracious appetite. Granted, the price per app is not that high. Munster reports that 82 percent of App Store business is from free apps, while the 18 percent of downloads that are paid apps average $1.44. This price went up recently, Munster says most likely because the iPad apps are higher than the iPhone an iPod touch. In fact, Apple says that 15 billion apps have been downloaded from their store over the past three years. Munster adds that this trend demonstrates “the increasing importance of an app store with a broad selection of tested apps,” that are driving Apple device sales. “Smartphone users are showing an increasing appetite to use apps to add features to their phones, and iOS has the leading app ecosystem.” All this bodes well for app creators and developers. It shows there is a market for their wares. However, it also shows that the competition is going to become even keener, and that it will be continually more difficult to stand out amidst all the contenders. Highlights from the release : More apps : The average iOS device owner will download 83 apps in 2011 vs. 51 in 2010, a 61% increase year over year. “Smartphone users are showing an increasing appetite to use apps to add features to their phones,” Munster writes, “and iOS has the leading app ecosystem.” More expensive apps : The ASP (average selling price) per app is rebounding. ASPs are up 14% y/y in 20111 vs. an 18% decline in 2010. “After the initial race to the bottom in App Store pricing,” says Munster, “we are seeing users pay up to add features and games to their iOS devices.” More apps than Android : Apple’s App Store has more than 425,000 apps. The Android Market has 200,000. In May, Google  announced its 4.5 billionth app download, compared with Apple’s 15 billion as of July 7. Plenty of free apps . 82% of the apps in Apple’s store are free. The 18% that users have to pay for have an ASP of $1.44. According to Munster, the increase in ASP is driven by the more-expensive iPad apps that represent a growing percentage of app downloads. Revenue from the App Store represents only about 1% of the company’s total. But without the App Store, Apple wouldn’t be able to sell iPhones and iPads as fast as it can make them. Source: 148Apps.biz

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Finally Apple approves Google+ app for iPhone.Process took twice as long as 95% of App Store submissions

by Paul Joseph July 20, 2011 Featured

Apple yesterday approved the Google+ app for the iPhone, and posted it to the App Store. So far an iPhone version of Google+ was available. It’s unclear whether Google has created an iPad-specific app. Google+, the social network that launched earlier this month but still remains in field trials, already boasts 10 million users , Google CEO Larry Page said last week during the company’s quarterly earnings call with Wall Street analysts. The app may not be available to everyone immediately, said Vic Gundotra , who heads Google’s social division. I have just installed it on my IPhone, it looks good.

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By 2013, TV applications have the potential to generate over $1.7 billion in annual revenue

by Paul Joseph July 14, 2011 Featured

Most consumer electronics (CE) device manufacturers are introducing software platforms that support widgets—also called TV applications, reports In-Stat (http://www.in-stat.com) . This sets the stage for a burgeoning new market and alters how people will access internet content – from news, web-surfing and purchasing to watching Netflix movies and YouTube. “By 2013, TV applications have the potential to generate over $1.7 billion in annual revenue,” says Keith Nissen, In-Stat analyst.  “Our primary research shows consumers already have a moderate interest in TV Widgets.  An innovative web-enabled CE device and service from a company like Google or Apple could truly galvanize the market, much as the iPhone transformed the mobile telephony market.” TV applications are small, self-contained software programs that can be plugged into a web application to access a wide range of content. Due to their broad scope, TV apps are rapidly becoming a ubiquitous product requirement for nearly all web-enabled CE devices. Recent research by In-Stat found the following: US shipments of web-enabled CE devices that support TV applications will grow from 14.6 million in 2010 to 83.4 million by 2014. By 2014, over 59 million US broadband households will own at least one CE device that supports TV applications. By 2014, the US installed base of CE devices that support TV applications will be 136 million units.

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Smartphone sales continue to soar in the Middle East, good opportunity for local Apps & Content providers

by Paul Joseph June 20, 2011 Featured

Rising demand for smartphones continues to punch in all the right numbers for growth in the mobile handset category in the Middle East and Africa. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, smartphone sales are expected to grow a further 4.76 per cent to 6.6 million units in April-June quarter. They accounted for 15.86 per cent of all mobile handset sales in the first quarter, as BlackBerry volumes recorded 1.5 million units and the iPhone sold 429,000 units. Nokia took pole position selling 3.5 million smartphones in the region, while Android-powered models accounted for 631,000 units. “Nokia lost market share to others in the first quarter of this year; its share declined 5.2 percentage points year-on-year to 56.3 per cent compared to 61.5 per cent during the same period last year,” said Annette Zimmermann, a principal analyst for consumer markets and technology at Gartner Inc. Despite this, Nokia held on to the leadership status followed by Samsung, RIM, LG Electronics and Sony Ericsson.

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Innovation: FunChat app-a social app with cross-platform chatting, gaming, and pranking launched.

by Paul Joseph June 17, 2011 Featured

FunMobility has launched its cross-platform entertainment app, FunChat available on the Apple appstore. The Pleasanton, Calif.-based company has created a social app with a bunch of different features, including cross-platform chatting, gaming, and pranking. This app is another point in the trend toward gamification (making non-game apps more interesting by making them more game-like). In this case, it gamifies mobile communications. FunChat blends the communication, HTML5 games, virtual currency, rewards, and achievements into a free app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and Android users. With the app, you players can push an audio prank to a smartphone, even if the phone is in standby mode. You can use this to send out wolf whistles or angry pig noises. FunChat is an extension of the company’s efforts that also include FunMail (which pairs your text messages with fun images), FunTones (funny ring tones), and FunMe, tools for sharing user-generated content. With FunChat’s Chattitude, you can customize your experience with avatars (virtual characters), chat bubbles and lots of virtual goods. With the games, you can join rooms that include casual titles such as concentration, carnival duck shooting, racing and others. The HTML5 games can be played across iOS and Android devices. Developers can use the FunChat Mobile Engagement Platform to create their own HTML5 games that run across iOS or Android. The company was founded in 1999 and the company has 50 employees. Rivals include Ngmoco, Electronic Arts and others. FunMobility has been profitable since 2004 and its founders are Adam Lavine, chief executive, and Dennis Chen, chief technology officer

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mHealth: Medic Mobile Pushes Ahead with World’s First Mobile SIM App for Healthcare

by Paul Joseph June 14, 2011 Featured

Medic Mobile , a non-profit organization and burgeoning innovator in the mobile health tech industry, is adding its latest creation to the heap of groundbreaking mobile tools designed to revolutionize healthcare as we presently know it. Medic Mobile is behind the world’s first SIM Application for healthcare. Medic’s new implementation of SIM technology brings data collection to a “new level of accessibility and affordability.” “People get excited about the iPhone apps because of profit potential. We’re excited about designing SIM applications because of the impact potential,” says Medic’s Chief Strategist Isaac Holeman, who rolled out the red carpet for his company’s creation this week at the Mobile Health Summit. “I can imagine all eight million global community health workers utilizing SIM applications to support their work and improve the lives of their patients.” The flow of information is vital to healthcare networks and is a constant challenge in the developing world where resources are scarce… Now with SIM apps, Medic is creating simple menu-based applications that function on handsets four times less expensive and operable in the hardest to reach areas. Medic’s first official SIM app is Kuvela, developed for PSI with support from the Maternal Health Task Force. Executives for Medic Mobile say their company hopes to lead the mHealth industry in terms of building applications for patients to help them manage their own health by scheduling appointments, accessing remote consultations, alerting the nearest clinic in medical emergencies, and more. Via: Mobile Marketing Watch

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App : Arookoo: Walk+Game is a breakthrough app for IPhone/IPad that makes it fun to walk

by Paul Joseph June 9, 2011 Featured

Canadian multi-brand media and marketing company Reader’s Digest partnered with Vivity Labs, a developer of lifestyle gaming experiences to launch Arookoo App, a location-based mobile game for the iPhone. Arookoo is a trans-media platform combining an iPhone App, a companion website and a Facebook game. It aims to transform walking into a fun game in order to increase people daily exercise. The application offers a wide variety of fun walking challenges, GPS-based scavenger hunts, team challenges with friends, calorie and distance tracking. Arookoo is a free application, but detailed health tracking features such as calories burned, distance walked and more are available by upgrading for $2.99. Support for additional handsets such as Android will be available in the future. The game is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1.3 or later ITunes Link

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Rumour: Airtel and Aircel to Launch Iphone 4 in India

by Paul Joseph April 11, 2011 Featured

Rumour has taken its turn when everyone is talking that Airtel and Aircel will launch Iphone 4 in India. Not surprised because Iphone 5 is expected to be launched in June this year. So these Indian players gonna buy these outdated(then) phone at cheap price and sell(dump) them here at normal price. I am more

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