Samsung Galaxy S2 updates to Android 4.0

UK Users of the massively successful Samsung Galaxy S2 are now receiving the updates for Android 4.0 that launched earlier in the month in a number of other European countries. The Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 update for the Galaxy S2 was made available for users in Sweden, Hungary Poland and Korea from the 13th of March, before being launched in the UK a week later prior to a programme of gradual launches across the rest of the world. Ice Cream Sandwich is the most up to date version of the mobile operating system developed by Google, and the availability of this system for the Galaxy S2 has been eagerly awaited by fans of the handset.

The Galaxy S2 has become one of the biggest selling and most popular of all of Samsungs mobile phone range since it was originally released in 2011 and the company is currently estimated to have sold more than 20 million of the S2 mobiles in that time. Despite this the company has been comparatively slow in making this Android 4.0 upgrade available for users of the S2, compared to some of the other Samsung phones.

The company’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone was given the status of being the first handset for a mobile device to have Ice Cream Sandwich, when it was upgraded to feature the system last November. However, despite this, sales of the Galaxy S2 have remained extremely strong and with the operating system now set to be available for users of the phone – at least in the UK – it is likely to remain one of the best-selling of all the Samsung phones available.

“Samsung UK can confirm that the rollout of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) on Galaxy S2 will be available from week commencing March 19, however the availability of software upgrades in the UK will be dependent upon each network’s own software approvals process,” the company stated.

Nokia Lumia 800 review price pros and cons

Nokia’s Lumia 800 released in October 2011. Lumia 800 is the first nokia mobile to have windows OS. Lumia 800 design is quite similar to Nokia Meego and also Lumia 800 has same curved glass with Amoled display. On the bottom one drilled speaker. At top includes a 3.5mm headphone socket a flap for the micro USB port and a SIM card tray that accepts only micro SIM card.

Front-facing camera is absent in Lumina 800. No notification LEDs, on the back is an 8 megapixel auto focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash. Weighing 142g little heavier than Nokia N9. In terms of thickness both are 12.1mm. Competitors HTC Radar runs the same OS but it is lighter and thinner than Lumia 800. Lumina 800 have a curved 3.7-inch AMOLED Black glass touchscreen display supporting the resolution of 800×480 pixels. Lumina 800 has a Gorilla glass that’s makes the display scratch resistant

User Interface & Operating system

Lumia 800 has intuitive user friendly interface and the touch is super responsive. HTC radar Samsung Omnia W is tough competitors of Lumia 800.Nokia Drive and Nokia Maps on the device are worth making Lumia 800 an efficient mobile. The Nokia Drive app converts your handset into a satellite navigation system and provides navigation services including voice assisted turn-by-turn instructions.

Camera

Lumia 800 has 8 megapixel camera with f/2.2 Carl Zeiss lens, autofocus, dual-LED flash and 3x digital zoom. Same lens as in N8, which is best in its category. Lumia 800′s camera produces excellent and sharp images, but in low-light conditions, the camera fails to impress. Also the Lumia 800′s macro mode didn’t deliver satisfactory results. Lumia 800 has no zoom option while video recording. The camera performs quite well in video mode and shot crisp 720 HD video at 30 frames per second. Lumia 800 cannot record videos at 1080p as Lumia 800 is a single core phones

Powered by a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 512 MB RAM, the phone is fast and the multitasking is a breeze. The phone has a 1450 mAh battery that offers a fair battery backup. With normal use, the phone’s serve more than a day. Lumia 800 has 16GB of memory and there is no slot for memory card.

Pros of Lumia 800
Sleek and slim design
Appealing, Intuitive and responsive OS

Cons of Lumia 800
No front camera
Non-reflective display
slightly expensive
Lack of quality apps on Windows Marketplace
Bluetooth connectivity issues

Nokia Lumia 800 Specification

Support 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Lumia 800 is RM-819
116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm, Weight 142 g
3.7 inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, Corning Gorilla Glass
16 GB storage, No memory slot
GPRS HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,
micro USB v2.0, GPS
8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, dual-LED flash,
1.4 GHz Scorpion, 512 MB RAM, GPU Adreno 205
Li-Ion 1450 mAh

Nokia Lumia 800 price:

In India it’s around 29,900

Download ISHAQZAADE movie poster trailer

Trailer and poster of the upcoming Yash Raj’s movie Ishaqzaade. Starring Arjun Kapoor (son of Boney Kapoor) Debuting in this film and Parineeti Chopra who won many awards for best new comer actress. Trailer and the couple looks quite impressing, bindass and cool. Check the trailer now.

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Nokia 808 PureView sample picture

This MWC 2012 Nokia amazed everyone by launching its new Symbian based 41 MP camera mobile phone called Nokia Pureview 808. Check out some Nokia 808 Pureview Highly detailed Picture samples. With the detailing support of 41MP the images are very clear and detailed but also big in size like the Sample picture below are around 7 to 9 mb in size.

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Sony Xperia Sola price specification preview

Yet another Sony Xperia handset announced for this year called Xperia Sola. Its a mid range mobile in this high end market of mobile phones.It has 3.7 inch Bravia Engine Reality Display. 1GHz Dual Core processor, 5MP HD camera,android 2.3 gingerbread. Xperia Sola is upgradable to android 4.0 ICS. But the battery of this xperia sola is kind of low for a dual core processor phone its just 1320 mAh. Even my Xperia neo has 1500 mAh battery its doesn’t last for even a day if you use it normally. Lets see how long this mobile’s battery will last.

Xperia Sola comes with Sony SmartTags technology that uses NFC and gives you command on many gadgets that accept radio signals like Turning on your WiFi and sharing picture on a external screen by just one touch or playing your music on external speakers and activate GPS, Bluetooth and Navigation app in just in click. Xperia Sola also comes with a amazing new touch technology called Floating Touch with this floating touch of xperia sola you can highlight links without even touching your mobile screen.

Xperia Sola Specification:

3.7-inch Mobile BRAVIA Engine Display
thickness is 9.9 mm and 107 grams
1 GHz STE dual-core processor
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
5MP HD camera with flash and 720p HD video recording
3G,, DLNA, Bluetooth,
NFC, aGPS, Wi-Fi
FM radio with RDS,
3.5 mm audio jack
8 GB internal storage with 5 GB available memory
microSD card slot supporting up to 32GB
1320 mAh battery

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Xperia Sola Price:

Price yet to be announced. Bookmark for future update on this topic.