Thursday, February 16, 2012

Nokia's Cheap Windows Phone: Lumia 610

Nokia’s upcoming entry level Windows Phone based smartphone ‘Lumia 610’ is all set to launch at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 in Barcelona. Along with this Nokia is expected to launch five other mobile devices which include three feature phones and three high-end smartphones.



Lumia 610 will be cheaper than the Lumia 710 which is currently an affordable Nokia Windows Phone based smartphone. Presently Lumia 710 costs 15400, considering this price Lumia 610 is expected to cost around 10000 to 12000.



Nokia has not revealed any details about the specifications of Lumia 610, but it is expected to have a 1 GHz single core processor, 512 MB RAM, 3.5 inch touchscreen, 3.2 MP camera, Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth and 4 GB internal storage. It is expected that the device will be available in the market soon after its debut in MWC 2012.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 680 is Now Available in India

Samsung launched another Honeycomb based tablet called, ‘Galaxy Tab 680’ in India which was previously known as Galaxy Tab 7.7 globally. Online retailer, Flipkart has put up the new Galaxy Tab 680 for sale at 33,571.




The device is powered by 1.4 GHz dual-core processor,http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=8221257168358537167 1 GB of RAM and runs on Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system. It sports 7.7 inch super AMOLED plus touchscreen display with 1280x800 pixels of resolution, 3 MP rear camera with LED flash, 2 MP front facing camera and a powerful 5100 mAh battery which is capable up to 49 hours of run time on 2G and 27 hours on 3G. The interesting features is that you can make voice calls and even send SMS using GSM-SIM card.


The tablet also offers 16GB of in-built storage and for connectivity; the tablet supports HSDPA, dual band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G. The device comes in two variant Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi+3G models.

Who Blocks Spam More? Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo Mail

Hotmail blocked spam the most, followed by Gmail and then Yahoo Mail, revealed Cascade Insights, an independent research firm, in its report on web mail spam filtering tests conducted with the three giant web based email providers.


On the Microsoft sponsored study, Cascade insights created an account in each of the three providers, along with an unprotected web host email account and provided the mail address to more than 100 suspicious spam sites and also registered at a wide range of locations like fraudulent pharmacy sites, instant loan sites, warez, coupon sites so that spammers can easily track down and send mails.



The mails that showed up in the accounts’ inboxes from November 14 to December 20 are sorted into HAM (wanted email) and SPAM.



The results showed that hotmail is better in filtering capacity with 48.57 percent spam in inbox compared to Gmail with 48.88 and Yahoo Mail with 58.33 percent. The unprotected web host account ended up with 64.22 percent of its inbox being spam.


The results showed that hotmail is better in filtering capacity with 48.57 percent spam in inbox compared to Gmail with 48.88 and Yahoo Mail with 58.33 percent. The unprotected web host account ended up with 64.22 percent of its inbox being spam.


In a response to the result, Hotmail’s group programme manager Dick Craddock wrote in a blog, “Our years of improvements in Hotmail’s SmartScreen technology have led to record low rates of spam in the inbox (SITI), we’ve driven SITI down below 3% for a typical Hotmail inbox, and, more importantly, we’ve kept the number there."



But as posted in PCMag, any study sponsored by a vendor is always greeted with some range of skepticism. A 2010 Yahoo sponsored study by the Franhofer Institute came out with completely different results. It claimed that Yahoo Mail delivered nearly 40 percent less spam than Hotmail and 55 percent less than Gmail.

2016 to Have A Billion Smartphone Users

It is expected that the number of smartphone being used around the world will grow to 1 billion by 2016, says Forrester research.


The report says that by 2016, one billion people will own smartphones and many of them will be using these smartphone at their workplace replacing laptops and PCs. Other facts revealed by the report are; of these billion devices, Apple, Google and Microsoft will hold up to 90 percent of the market and over 350 million professionals will use their devices at work and the consumers will spend nearly $55 million for mobile applications.





“Mobile is the new face of engagement” said, Ted Schadler, a principal analyst at Forrester and an author of the study, reports NY Times. The report highlights that the mobile apps will be the face of new system where many people think that their smartphones and tablets will be simply another device to keep in touch with work and friends.



However, over a billion smartphones will definitely challenge the giant mobile manufactures to hold a grip in the market.

2016 to Have A Billion Smartphone Users

It is expected that the number of smartphone being used around the world will grow to 1 billion by 2016, says Forrester research.


The report says that by 2016, one billion people will own smartphones and many of them will be using these smartphone at their workplace replacing laptops and PCs. Other facts revealed by the report are; of these billion devices, Apple, Google and Microsoft will hold up to 90 percent of the market and over 350 million professionals will use their devices at work and the consumers will spend nearly $55 million for mobile applications.





“Mobile is the new face of engagement” said, Ted Schadler, a principal analyst at Forrester and an author of the study, reports NY Times. The report highlights that the mobile apps will be the face of new system where many people think that their smartphones and tablets will be simply another device to keep in touch with work and friends.



However, over a billion smartphones will definitely challenge the giant mobile manufactures to hold a grip in the market.

Samsung's First Android 4.0 Tablet

Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab 2, the company’s first tablet running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.


This new Tablet is powered by 1 GHz dual core processor, 1 GB of RAM. It features a 7 inch touchscreen with 1024x600 pixels of resolution, 3 MP rear camera, VGA front facing camera for video calls & chats and 16 or 32 GB internal memory. For connectivity it has 3.5 mm audio jack, a microSD card slot for expanding memory, Bluetooth 3.0, USB, Wi-Fi, GPS and 3G.





“Two years ago, Samsung Galaxy Tab began to offer customers more possibilities on the go. Since then, Samsung has actively enhanced our tablet line-up with several tablets in different sizes,” said JK Shin, President of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. “The new Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) will provide people with delighted multimedia experience and allow efficient communication.”



The device is available in 3G and Wi-Fi versions, the company has not yet confirmed the price and availability in India but it is expected to be quite affordable costing around 25000.

Samsung's First Android 4.0 Tablet

Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab 2, the company’s first tablet running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.


This new Tablet is powered by 1 GHz dual core processor, 1 GB of RAM. It features a 7 inch touchscreen with 1024x600 pixels of resolution, 3 MP rear camera, VGA front facing camera for video calls & chats and 16 or 32 GB internal memory. For connectivity it has 3.5 mm audio jack, a microSD card slot for expanding memory, Bluetooth 3.0, USB, Wi-Fi, GPS and 3G.





“Two years ago, Samsung Galaxy Tab began to offer customers more possibilities on the go. Since then, Samsung has actively enhanced our tablet line-up with several tablets in different sizes,” said JK Shin, President of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics. “The new Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) will provide people with delighted multimedia experience and allow efficient communication.”



The device is available in 3G and Wi-Fi versions, the company has not yet confirmed the price and availability in India but it is expected to be quite affordable costing around 25000.