Nokia Lumia 510 : Latest and Cheapest WindowPhone in India

The smartphone, Nokia Lumia 510 is expected to come with a price tag below 11,000 which makes it cheaper compared to Lumia 610. The cheapest Windows phone will hit the market in the first week of November.

In terms of Nokia Lumia 510 specs, it comes along with a 4 inch WVGA display which supports a resolution of 480 X 800 pixels. The cellphone is operated by an 800 MHz single core processor which is available along with 256 MB of RAM. The phone will function on Windows Mobile 7.8 operating system. Lumia 510 is available along with 4 GB of internal storage which is coupled along with 7 GB of cloud storage. The smartphone also features a 5 mega pixel rear camera however surprisingly the cellphone is missing a front facing camera.  The mobile functions on a 1300 mAh power supply.

Along along with these the cellphone comes along with a few Nokia preloaded apps such as Maps, Transport and Drive. The customers will further have an option of 3 months of unlimited access to Nokia Music and Nokia MixRadio.

Sadly the phones running on Windows phone 7.8 OS, which will not be upgraded to the very new Windows Phone 8. Nokia possess further promised its users that few of the Windows Mobile 8 features will be made available such as the start screen and apps from Zynga.

In the initial days there were talks concerning the smartphone hitting the China markets first. But suddenly things changed when a teaser ad appeared on the Facebook page which revealed that Nokia would be releasing the phone earlier when compared to what was believed and that India would be the at first few countries where the phone would be sold.

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HP ElitePad 900 : Windows 8 tablet for business sector peoples

HP ElitePad 900 announced by HP is a new windows 8 tablet with10.1 inch screen and 8 mp back camera which will aim for the business class people. Similar, business sector targeting windows 8 tablet was introduced by Dell i.e. Dell Latitude 10 Tablet recently.

The Windows 8 tablet comes along with a 10.1 inch display screen that is embellished by Corning Gorilla Glass 2 along with an aluminum casing which usually matches as much as the military grade lastingness. The tablet is qualified to endure tests like falls, dust and extreme temperatures. The 10.1 inch screen holds a resolution of 1280 X 800 pixels. It is powered by next-generation Intel mobile processors and backed by 2 GB of RAM.

The tablet is ultra light as it weighs merely 608 grams and measures only 9.2 mm. The company will focus on the business class with this gadget though they are also aiming at creating a notice with the regular public as well.

The ElitePad 900 comes with an 8 mega pixel rear camera with an LED flash. It additionally has a front facing camera that is reliable of shooting videos with 1080 pixels resolution. The tablet is accessible in two memory versions; 32 GB and 64 GB and each of them editions have slot for a microSD card for extending memory. The device additionally arrives equipped with a stylus pen.

HP has also is provided up with an ePad Smart Jacket which doubles as a protection case for the tablet and it additionally has an extra battery which will extend the battery life up to 80 percent.At the same time, the ElitePad Productivity Jacket features an integrated keyboard, extra connectivity ports, and a full-sized SD card reader. It will also be working with an ElitePad Docking Station, providing 4 USB ports, HDMI and VGA out ports, and an Ethernet port.

The suite of apparel will all be sold separately when the HP ElitePad 900 releases in January 2013.
The HP Windows 8 tablet, ElitePad 900 is anticipated to be out in the U.S. markets by January 2013. HP hasn’t mentioned anything regarding the pricing yet. They will most likely reveal it closer to the launch time.

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Dell Latitude 10 tablet : Windows 8 tablet from Dell

The new Windows 8 tablet - Dell Latitude 10 tablet, which packs an Intel Atom SoC, a 10.1-inch IPS 1366 x 768 LCD screen display obscured in Gorilla Glass, 8-megapixel primary camera and additionally an HD front-facing shooter. It has got 2GB of RAM and up to 128GB of eMMC NAND storage, and an SD card slot assuming the provided memory space turn out to be inadequate. Connectivity arrives via one full-size USB 2.0 port, a microUSB charging plug, mini-HDMI, a headphone/microphone combo jack, proprietary docking port and a micro-SIM slot for WWAN use.

The Latitude 10 packs as much as a 60Wh battery, which is not just impressive in, fortunately the fact that it's removable definitely is. That implies go somewhere maniac can take a trip with a spare battery or couple to keep their tablet in the juice irrespective of for how long they work on it. While the swappable battery can always maintain the attractive side, the dock that Dell built for it assures it'll have a fancy destination to relax when it definitely is. The dock grows the slate's connectivity with four USB 2.0 sockets, Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI and audio output.

Dell Latitude 10 Tablet Features and Specifications:-

• Bundled OS : Windows (8)
• Screen size : 10.1 inches
• Screen resolution : 1366 x 768
• Screen type : LCD (Active, Color, Backlit), Touchscreen Capacitive [finger], EM digitizer [stylus]
• Processor make : Intel
• CPU family : Atom
• WiFi : Yes, 802.11 b, g, n (2.4 GHz), WEP, WPA, WPA2
• Mobile broadband : Yes
• System RAM : 2 GB
• Hard drive(s) : SSD (128 GB)
• USB : 2.0
• Bluetooth : Yes (unspecified version)
• Audio : 3.5 mm jack, stereo
• Dimensions : 0.4 inches (h)*10.8 inches (w)*7 inches (d)
• Weight : 1.57 pounds

The Tablet is available in only Black colour. The pricing and the availability of this tablet has still not been disclosed by Dell.

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HTC : Windows Phone 8X and Windows Phone 8S

HTC along with Microsoft launched its very first Windows Phone 8 operating system running smartphones - the HTC 8X and also HTC 8S. These two smartphones feature the brand new Windows Phone 8 operating system and boast iconic design, studio-quality seem alongside Music Sound and incredible camera capabilities.
Both smartphones will be available by November in more than 40 countries globally. The new devices will be marketed as the ‘Signature’ Windows Phone 8 smartphone said Jason Mackenzie, HTC global head of sales, at the launch event in New York.

HTC Windows Phone 8X

The smartphone is driven with Qualcomm S4 Dual-core processor at a clock speed of 1.5 GHz (similar processor speed as in the Nokia Lumia 920), coupled with 1 GB of RAM and comes with an internal memory of 16 GB with an microSD card slot for expanding storage space.
It is supplied with a 4.3 inch super LCD 2 touchscreen with 720p HD resolution with Gorilla Glass 2 screen protection. It features an 8 mega pixel camera with autofocus and LED flash. The camera also records videos at 1080p. The smartphone additionally has an incredible 2.1 mega pixel front facing camera which also records 1080p video clips. The company promises an ultra-wide-angle on front camera for more expansive pic.

HTC Windows Phone 8X Features :-

• Operating System –  Microsoft Windows Phone 8
• Processor – Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon
• Graphics – Adreno 225
• Screen – S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Screen Features – Multi-Touch, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
• Display -  720 x 1280 pixels, 4.3 inches (~342 ppi pixel density)
• Colors –  California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame Red, Limelight Yellow
• Additional Features –  Beats Audio
• Primary Rear Camera – 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
• Camera Features – Geo-tagging, touch focus
• Secondary Front Camera – Yes, 2.1MP, 1080p video
• Video – Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
• Memory –  1 GB RAM
• Storage -  16 GB storage, non-Expandable via micro SD card
• Connectivity – 3G,Wi-Fi, Bluetooth,  microUSB 2.0
• Battery – Standard battery, Li-Ion 1800 mAh
• Weight – 130  gms
• Dimensions – 132.4 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm

HTC Windows Phone 8S

The 8S is a lighter version of 8X, it is operated with Qualcomm S4 dual core processor at a clock speed of 1 GHz, coupled with 512 MB of RAM and additionally is available with 4 GB of internal storage area and a microSD card slot for extending memory.
As said, it is a smaller sized version and is available with 4 inch super LCD touch screen with WVGA resolution along with Gorilla Glass scratch protection. It is available with 5 mega pixel camera at the rear end with LED flash, video recording in 720p and no front facing camera.

HTC Windows Phone 8S Features:-

• Operating System –  Microsoft Windows Phone 8
• Processor – Qualcomm S4 dual core processor
• Screen – 4 inch super LCD touch screen with WVGA resolution
• Screen Features – Gorilla® Glass
• Display -  4.0 inches
• Colors –  California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame Red, Limelight Yellow
• Additional Features –  Beats Audio
• Primary Rear Camera – 5 megapixel camera with auto focus LED flash                                           F2.8 aperture and 35mm lens
• Camera Features – Geo-tagging, touch focus
• Secondary Front Camera –No
• Video – Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
• Memory –  512 MB RAM
• Storage -  4 GB storage, Expandable via micro SD card
• Connectivity – 3G, 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR, Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
• Battery – Embeded & rechargeable Li-ion Polymer battery Capacity:  1700 mAh
• Weight – 113  gms
• Dimensions – 120.5 x 63 x 10.28 mm

These both Windows Phone 8 are going to give tough competition to Nokia Lumia 920. The price and availability of both phones has still no disclosed by HTC. We don't have any hint that they will be available in India for first round or not. Let us keep our fingers crossed and hope for it to release in India.

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Samsung ATIV S : World's very first Windows Phone 8 Smartphone

Samsung has formally unveiled the world’s very first device running of the hottest Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 (WP8) platform at the IFA event happening in Berlin. This announcement delivers a kick to Nokia who has an intimate collaboration with Microsoft and they are going to release new Nokia WP8 smart phones a few days later.

The new WP8 Samsung smartphone is dubbed as ‘ATIV S’ and comes with a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD screen which is reinforced with robust Gorilla Glass II. The device has a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor along with 1GB of RAM. The smart phone will be available in two editions - 16GB and 32GB.

Additional mentionable features within this new Windows smartphone are; 8 megapixel back camera, 1.9 megapixel front-facing camera, microSD card slot to increase the internal memory and the 2,300 mAh battery. The device looks great and quite thin containing a thickness of merely 8.7mm.

Samsung has not exposed the charges and availability of the smartphone, however we expect it is going to strike the world market by October.

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Samsung : Two more rumored phones i.e "Odyssey & Marco"

Samsung, the Korean consumer electric giant, has disclosed its plan to launch two novel Windows Phone operating gadgets in the later half in this year as per 'THE VERGE'.

Submitted as part of the Apple vs Samsung tryout, the papers confirm Samsung is planning “Odyssey” and “Marco” Windows Phone 8 cellphones. Both of these products are noted as performing on the Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset, a dual-core 1.5GHz system-on-chip that Microsoft has been making use of to experiment with Windows Phone 8.

Described as an “iconic smartphone,” Samsung’s Odyssey handset might feature a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED display with HD resolution and an 8-megapixel rear camera. Samsung furthermore scrapes the Odyssey in the form of an NFC device, hinting that it will support Microsoft’s upcomingWallet Hub and Tap + Send options in Windows Phone 8.

The Samsung Marco will include a 4-inch S-AMOLED display screen with WVGA resolution alongside a 5-megapixel rear camera. Both cellphones will be LTE-capable and, if the citations are up-to-date, appear to be debut in Q4 2012 — matching the rumored Windows Phone 8 launch date.

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Nokia : Lumia 910 and Lumia 920 suspected to be released in September

Windows Phone 8 devices Nokia Lumia 910 and Lumia 920 could be announced at this year’s Nokia World event which is scheduled to be held in September this year, if rumors are to be believed.
We told you recently that Windows Phone 8 devices could make a grand entry at this years Nokia World event.

Adding further fuel to the rumors, Nokia could soon announce these new Windows Phone 8 running devices as per Tech2.in.com. If you remember we had even leaked a document showing you various Windows Phone 8 devices that were in fray. Nokia Lumia 910 and 920 were also there in the list but under the code names – Juggernault Alpha being one of them. There were even rumors afloat recently about the Finnish giant announcing a Windows Phone 8 device on September 5 which coincidentally is the same date of Nokia World event.
Microsoft recently released the Windows Phone 8 mobile OS to the world. We had even told you about the leaked Windows Phone 8 feature details about the upcoming mobile operating system, the Redmond giant had not released during the announcement.
The Windows Phone 8 OS also comes with a flexible new Start screen. Microsoft stated, “We’re making Windows Phone 8 even more personal, with a new palette of theme colors and three sizes of Live Tiles, all of which are under your control. We know Live Tiles are one of the things current owners really love about their Windows Phones, and we wanted to make them even more flexible and unique”.
Some of the prominent features of Windows Phone 8 are -

• Support for multi-core CPUs of up to 64 cores
• Support for 1280×720 and 1280×768 resolutions
• Support for MicroSD cards
• Internet Explorer 10
• Background multitasking
• NFC support added, including payment and content sharing with WP8 and Windows 8 machines (NFC is partially supported in Tango update, e.g. ZTE Orbit)
• Native code support (C and C++), simplified porting from platforms such as Android, Symbian, and iOS
• Simplified porting of Windows 8 apps to Windows Phone 8 (compatibility with Windows 8 Metro apps)

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