New images of their 10-inch Android tablet has surfaced ahead of MWC launch that shows its thin metal body. Images of Huawei Ascend D1 Q quad-core smartphone surfaced couple of days back. This tablet is said to come with 10-inch display with 16:9 aspect ratio and would run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It would come with an 8MP camera with flash and secondary camera as you can see in the images below.
It would possibly come with 3G support and a MicroSD card slot. This tablet said to be called as MediaPad 10 and is rumored to be powered by a quad-core processor.
There are no detailed specs of the tablet as of now. We have to wait till the Huawei press event at MWC that is scheduled for February 26.
Source:hi-tech.mail.ru

The MWC (Mobile World Congress) is just a week away and Nokia are reported to have some products in line for announcements.
The Nokia Lumia 719 has just passed it’s bluetooth certification. The phone’s features are:
3.7″ Clear Black Display
5 Megapixel Camera with Autofocus and HD Video Recording
Turn by Turn Navigation etc
The handset regions include Asia and both North and South America. The features seem quite similar to the Lumia 710 and so this could very well be a region specific version of the Lumia 710. But since we have not much other information regarding the handset, we cannot confirm this for now.
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Last time Apple tried to sell its latest iPhone, the iPhone 4S at the Apple stores in China, there was a huge crowd and loads of people, due to which Apple halted the sales, and closed the store on the launching date. Now China Telecom has announced that it will be bringing the iPhone 4S final to China for the consumers on their network starting March 9th.
This is great news as finally all the people waiting to get their hands on this device have to wait no more. Pre-order for the device will start from March 2nd and it will be free on contract and will come in the usual ranges of 16 GB, 32 GB and 64GB.
Source: China Telecom

RIM has been selling its famous Blackberry phones, throughout the world except in Finland , but this is going to change from April this year as the stores in Finland will be stocking on Blackberry devices for consumers.
I have really no idea why RIM had excluded from launching their Blackberry devices in Finland, though they have not been missing much as Blackberry devices have lost the smart from smartphones these days. The mastermind carrier behind this is a carrier called Cubio which is an MVNO that uses Elisa’s network. Cubio is not a very huge carrier in Finland, but they wanted to do something different for its customers hence this step. Now I wonder whether the big carriers like Elisa and Sonera will start offering Blackberry devices too. Well they might just offer if the sales of these Blackberry devices are good, but I think that is not going to happen, anyways lets wait and watch.
Source: YLE News

eyeSight Mobile Technologies has announced that they would launch SoundWave music app with new gesture recognition technology at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. They were the ones behind the gesture controls in the Micromax A85 that was launched last November. The SoundWave app for iPhone and iPad would enable users to control their iPhones and iPads using simple hand gestures.
Following the app’s release, developers would be able to download eyeSight’s unique SDK to develop a whole new range of gesture-controlled applications and games.
They would also showcase Pantech Vega LTE smartphone integrated with eyeSight’s gesture recognition technology that enables users to answer incoming calls, play games control and more with gesture controls.
The app will be showcased at MWC 2012 in Barcelona, Spain next week and soon be available for download on iTunes. We will let you know once it hits the Apple iTunes Store.

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 software update  is now rolling out worldwide. RIM previewed the PlayBook OS 2.0 at CES 2012 last month. This brings lots of new features such Advanced Messaging Experience, Deep Social Integration, Improved Mobile Productivity, BlackBerry Bridge, Better browser, New Apps and Content and more new features.
New features in BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0
New unified inbox with email and built-in messaging apps including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn
Social Integration with Calendar and Contacts apps with updated information from Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to create a consolidated view of contacts.
Updated BlackBerry Bridge app with new remote control feature that allows a BlackBerry smartphone to be used as a wireless keyboard and mouse for a BlackBerry PlayBook.
Improved mobile productivity with new Print To Go app, and increased control and manageability of corporate data with BlackBerry® Balance lets you to get more out of your BlackBerry PlayBook every day. The updated virtual keyboard with auto correction and predictive next word completion learns how you type to enable faster, more accurate typing.
New BlackBerry Video Store (initially be available in the United States) that offers catalog of thousands of movies and TV shows
Enhanced web browsing capabilities with a new reading view, which is designed to make web sites even easier …

LG has shown off 3 new phones in the Optimus series. These phones are called L-Style series of phones that has thin design with Floating Mass Technology similar to the LG PRADA 3.0 phone and has textured back cover.
The LG Optimus L3 has 3.2-inch display and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It comes with 1500 mAh battery. Detailed specs of this device surfaced last month.
The LG Optimus L5 and the LG Optimus L7 has 4.0-inch and 4.3-inch displays, respectively and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).
The LG Optimus L3 would be available in Europe in March. Both the LG Optimus L5 and Optimus L7 would be available in Europe in the first half of 2012. These phones would be showcased at MWC 2012 next week. Detailed hardware specs would be available later.

Panasonic has announced a new waterproof Android smartphone, Panasonic ELUGA for Europe. This phone is sleek, which is just 7.8 mm thick and weighs 103 g. It has 4.3 inch, (960×540 pixels ), capacitive OLED display that has 66% display area ratio, 1GHz dual-core processor (OMAP4430) and 8MP auto focus camera. It is protected for up to a depth of 1 metre for up to 30 minutes in water, and protected against dust if left near or in it for 8h or less.
Specifications of Panasonic ELUGA
4.3 inch, (960×540 pixels ), capacitive OLED display
Android Gingerbread (version 2.3.5) on-board, to be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich from Summer 2012
Dimensions - 123×62.0×7.8mm and  weighs 103 g
Micro SIM
1GHz dual-core processor (OMAP4430)
8MP autofocus camera
8GB internal memory
3.5mm Headset Plug
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Micro USB Connector, NFC
1150 mAh non-removable Battery
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It has Swipe and Share that lets users wirelessly send pictures from their phone to a TV or cloud service, or stream movies from their phone to a
TV. The VieraRemote app also enables the phone to be used as a remote control for other electronic devices in the home (such as a VIERA TV, DIGA Blu-ray player and recorder, home cinema system, or digital still camera).
It would also feature ‘eco mode’, Panasonic’s unique power-saving technology which provides significant environmental benefit by shutting down non-essential features …

INTEX has launched a new 3G data card in India that offers high-speed 3G wireless connectivity with download speeds up to 7.2Mbps and up to 5.76 Mbps upload speeds. It is also compatible with GPRS enabled SIM cards on a 2G platform.
It it allows users to send and receive messages along with managing phone book through the laptop/ PC. It has USB card/stick supports micro SD card up to 16 GB and runs on most of the available operating systems- Windows, XP, Vista Win 7, Mac OS and Linux.
This 3G data card is priced at Rs. 2,820 and would be available at both IT and Telecom Channel Partners and also at INTEX SQUARES (exclusive retail stores), across the country. Intex plans to tie up with the 3G service providers to offer attractive combo offers soon.

Samsung has announced 2 new phones, GALAXY Ace 2 and GALAXY mini 2 in the Galaxy Series. The Galaxy Ace 2 is the successor of the GALAXY Ace that was launched last year. It has 3.8-inch display. The GALAXY mini 2 is the successor of  GALAXY mini that was also launched last year. It has 3.27-inch display. Both these phones are powered by 800MHz Processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).
Specifications of Samsung GALAXY Ace 2
3.8” WVGA(480×800 pixels) PLS TFT
Android 2.3(Gingerbread)
Samsung TouchWiz UI
10.5 mm thick and weighs 122g
5 Megapixel Auto Focus Camera with Flash and secondary VGA Camera
Stereo FM Radio with RDS, 3.5mm Ear Jack
3G HSDPA 14.4Mbps, Bluetooth v 3.0, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, aGPS, NFC (optional)
768MB RAM, 4GB User memory, 32GB expandable memory
1,500 mAh battery
Specifications of Samsung GALAXY Mini 2
3.27” HVGA(320×480 pixels) TFT
Android 2.3(Gingerbread)
Samsung TouchWiz UI
11.6 mm thick and weighs 105.3g
3 Megapixel Fixed Focus Camera
Stereo FM Radio with RDS, 3.5mm Ear Jack
3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps, Bluetooth v 3.0, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, aGPS, NFC (optional)
512 MB RAM, 4GB User memory, 32GB expandable memory
1,300 mAh battery
The Samsung GALAXY Ace 2 would be available in UK from April, and GALAXY mini 2, would be available in France from March before being rolled out globally.