Orange Launches £99 Android Smartphone – ‘San Francisco’

Orange has announced a self-branded sub-£100 Android smartphone – ‘Orange San Francisco’. According to the telecom operator, it is the first in series of affordable Android phones, company is planning.

Orange San Francisco will be available across UK from this week for available for £99 on Orange pay as you go.

Talking about the specifications, it comes with Android 2.1, 3MP camera, built in FM radio, GPS, 2GB microSD card with in-built memory of 150MB, 3G and Wi-Fi.

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HP Launches Photosmart eStation Printer With Dockable Android Tablet

HP today showed off “Photosmart eStation” printer, which comes with a detachable 7” Android tablet. This tablet lets you access HP’s web-connected printing apps; you can also use it as a digital photo frame, for web browsing, social networking and more.

The Tablet with printer will be sold for $399. According to HP, tablet has a Freescale i.MX51 CPU, and can run for 4 to 6 hours with single charge.

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Google Brought 2-Factor Authentication To Google Apps

Google said that it has implemented a new account verification layers for its online services at an event called Google Atmosphere, Paris. As I know this type of verification or authentication is called as 2-Factor authentication, which I have developed for a bank project.

First launched for Google Apps Premier, Education and Government Edition, the new two-factor authentication allows administrators to add extra layer of security for user login. It requires a combination of password and a verification code sent to users mobile phones.

This authentication service works as the user types login name and password, and then he has to type an extra verification code generated by Google system and sent to user's mobile phone. It is just like a generating a code using token, which we usually see with banking applications.

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Windows Phone 7 Verizon Release Date Confirmed

We are assuming that Microsoft has more issues to attend with Verizon. Remember the kin debacle we had before? Anyway, the only light that we're seeing on this one is the probable alliance of Microsoft and Nokia to go on a collision course with Android and Apple. We all know that Nokia is planning to release a new breed of their own smartphones as well.

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HTC Desire HD Official Specifications | Release Date and Price

The HTC Desire HD is one of the upcoming mobile phones from Taiwan-based manufacturer, HTC that has been the subject of most gadget websites lately. This rumored device came out with a new photo just recently and offers us a closer look what this device would look like upon its release in the market. The new photo of the HTC Desire HD came from the German website BestBoyZ and apparently this photo seems to give a clear indication that the HTC Desire HD will be available in the market very soon.

The HTC Desire HD has been in the headlines for quite some time together with other upcoming Android-based handset from HTC. This new mobile phone has been tagged to be the international version of the highly popular EVO 4G, the first Android-based phone to come up with 4G connectivity options that has been a hit in the US.

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Samsung To Sell Galaxy Tab To Biggies – AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile & Sprint

Samsung wants to leave no stone unturned to make its debut Android tablet a huge success. So, it today announced deals with all the four top US telecom operators to sell Galaxy Tab in the country. The Samsung Galaxy Tab portfolio of mobile tablets from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless will be available in the coming months. Considering that tablet is going to four different operators, expect some tweaks and differences in carrier-wise models.

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China-Centric Android OS – ‘Tapas’ Already on Sharp Phones

Sharp has announced two phones for Chinese market; these smartphones will run on Tapas OS, which is based on Android. Tapas was announced a week back only by x-Google China president Kai-Fu Lee.

First of these two Tapas based phones, Sharp SH828U comes with a 3.5" WVGA screen, a 5MP Camera with AF and flash, Bluetooth, WiFi, microSD slot, and powered by a 600MHz Qualcomm MSM7227 processor.

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Galaxy Tab Coming To Rogers & Bell In Canada

 

Samsung today also announced Galaxy Tab for Canadian wireless carriers Rogers and Bell. Samsung Galaxy Tab will be available mid November, in time for the holiday shopping season.

Full Press Note Below:

Samsung Mobile Announces Canadian Launch Timing for the Highly-Anticipated Samsung Galaxy Tab MISSISSAUGA, ON, Sept. 16 /CNW/ – Samsung Mobile Canada, the leading mobile phone brand in Canada1, today announces the upcoming Canadian availability of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Samsung’s first mobile tablet device. Representing a new category in mobile products for Samsung, the Tab is scheduled for Canadian release in the coming months.

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Nokia E7 Photo Gallery

The all new gorgeous Nokia E7 with its 4-inch touchscreen featuring Nokia’s new ClearBlack technology for better outdoor visibility, smart phone for business class is here.

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Is Motorola’s Android Tablet Coming Early Next Year?

Well that’s a bit away from the timeframe that several other leaks have suggested. Motorola co-chief Sanjay Jha at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference yesterday told that they will hopefully be ready with a compelling Android tablet early next year, reported AFP.

Considering the Google’ latest statement regarding the readiness of Android as the tablet OS, it’s better for Motorola to wait and come up with more tablet friendlier Android version.

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Alcatel Releases Its First Android Phone ‘OT-980′ In UK

Alcatel has introduced its first Android phone – OT-980. Featuring a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and 2.8 inch touchscreen display, Alcatel OT-980 will ship with Android 2.1. Among other specifications, there is Wi-Fi, HSPA, E-Compass, Multi IM client an MP3 player and a 2MP camera.

The phone will be available in October 2010 from The Carphone Warehouse for £99.95 on prepay in UK.
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Videocon Joins Android Bandwagon, Launches Zeus V7500 In India

Videocon Zeus V7500

It seems everybody wants a pie from the growing Android success. Videocon became a part of this growing list of Android manufacturers with the launch of Zeus V7500 Android phone in India.

A mid-range smartphone, Videocon Zeus comes with a 3.2 inch multi-touch enabled touch screen, Android 1.6 [a big-big disappointment, although 2.1 upgrade will be there by October], 5MP camera, 1250 mAh battery and 512 MB internal memory with a bundled 8 GB memory card.

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MIT App Turns Your Android Phone To A Supercomputer

Is it Google’s Nexus One a “superphone,”?? If it was, because that nickname has been taken to a new stage in the Android Phone World.

A team of MIT has used their intelligence in designing a new Android Application that can solve complex problem in just a fraction of seconds. This application is very quick in calculations and response time, that has taken down bona fide supercomputer. Here, the goal is to convert all the researchers and scientists to convert on to Google’s Mobile, but also its also designed ” to let engineers perform complicated calculations in the field, and to better control systems for vehicles or robotic systems.” This application has turned Android Phones to supercomputer. You can also use this application if you own one.

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Dell Targets Medical Professionals With Its Tablet “Streak”

Dell Streak

Dell yesterday announced that it would be integrating healthcare software in its Android tablet cum smartphone– Streak. The software will enable doctors to access patient information and electronic medical records as they go about their daily work reported Reuters.

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Galaxy Tab’s Arrival On Verizon Now Confirmed

We all have heard that Samsung Galaxy Tab will be hitting AT&T [which was confirmed recently], Sprint and Verizon. Today we have a Verizon confirmation, the pictures below sums it up pretty well. We expect to hear more from Samsung at the upcoming New York event on Thursday.

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HipLogic Launches *Spark – ‘Android Home Screen Customization App’

Another home screen customization application has reached Android Market. HipLogic today announced ‘*Spark’, which updates content and social streams via real-time push notifications delivered directly to the Home screen in a clean and organized format.

‘*Spark’ comes with four modules immediately customize your home screen experience.

* Weather Module – Geo-aware module that displays current temperatures and extended forecasts for multiple cities

* Headlines Module – Real-time streaming of breaking news, sports, finance, entertainment, etc. Users can click to read the full story or share via Twitter, Facebook or SMS

* Status Module – Makes it dead simple to update Twitter and Facebook status, individually or simultaneously, directly from the Home screen

* Stay connected with *Spark’s Twitter and Facebook Social Streams Module, delivering real-time Facebook and Twitter streams to the Home screen

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Lenovo To Sell CDMA LePhone With China Telecom

China Telecom has recently announced a plan to jointly launch the CDMA2000 LePhone, while WCDMA LePhone was earlier launched with China Unicom on May 17 at a price of 2,899 yuan.

The LePhone is Lenovo’s sophisticated smartphone which adopts Google’s Android operation system. Lenovo recently confirmed that sale of 100,000 Units of its first Android smartphone in China, this data is till June end only, company might have sold many more units till now. Lenovo hopes to sell one million LePhones within a year.

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Sharp to launch OPhone powered smartphones in China

Sharp has announced that it will be launching two Android powered smartphone in China next month. These smartphones will come with Chinese version of Android – Ophone. The 3.2-inch touch screen model will sell for 2,200 yuan, or around 27,000 yen, while the 3.5-incher will go for 3,000 yuan, or some 37,000 yen.

Sharp’s Chinese cellular phone sales topped 1 million units last fiscal year. It aims to rapidly lift sales to the 5 million unit mark.

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LG Optimus Chic – Images & Full Specifications

LG today announced two of its Optimus Android phones. We have brought Optimus Chic details for you, all the official photographs and full specifications.

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Indian Androids Users To Get "Paid Apps" Support Soon?

Many countries including India have been waiting to get the paid applications support in Android market for quiet sometime. It seems the situation is soon going to change for at least India, as Google is testing paid apps support in India on select users. One of the lucky ones is AndroidOS.in reader “Arnab Datta“, whose Android phone – ‘HTC Wildfire’ starting showing paid applications in Android Market from today. The payment method in same as other countries, you would need Google Checkout account to pay for the apps. Check out more in pictures below.

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