Lowe’s invests in 42,000 iPhones for improved shopping experience

US based home improvement chain , Lowe’s , plans to distribute close to 42,000 iPhones between its employees to improve the in store shopping experience for customers. The iPhones will allow employees to perform on-the-go product lookups, check stock, and pull up instructional videos for customers.

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AT&T officially launches Impulse 4G, A budget-friendly Android phone

AT&T is one of the largest US networks and they are planning to launch some high-end devices like the iPhone 5 and HTC Holiday, but that doesn’t mean they don’t care about the people who can’t afford or don’t want a big and high-end smartphones e.g. students or senior citizens. Continue reading “AT&T officially launches Impulse 4G, A budget-friendly Android phone”

TomTom launches Official Application for iPad

TomTom is a very famous Dutch provider of automotive navigation systems and their devices are famous all over the world and they are also offering application for iOS devices like iPhone and iPod Touch and soon it will hit Android devices. It was launched for iPhone (only USA) back in 2009 but if you are an iPad user, then you were out of luck the whole time but not anymore. Continue reading “TomTom launches Official Application for iPad”

Apple iPhone 5 hitting BestBuy next month, Sprint also carrying it

Launch of the next Apple flagship smartphone is around the corner which will be known as iPhone 5. Well, there’s a little confusion that Apple will be launching two new smartphones sooner or later, one will be known as the iPhone 5 and the other one will be iPhone 4S. We recently heard that Apple is working on a 8GB version of iPhone 4 and it could be the low-end iPhone we are hearing about, also there will be some changes in it like there will be plastic on front and backside instead of glass, anyway let’s wait for Apple to clear the air. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 5 hitting BestBuy next month, Sprint also carrying it”

iPhone 5 to be GSM + CDMA world phone ?

Unwired View reports that the next generation iPhone might be packing in dual mode GSM + CDMA capabilities. App usage logs for a high profile iOS developer indicate two different sets of MCC (Mobile Country Code) and MNC (Mobile Network Code) codes from the same device. The codes correspond to AT&T and Verizon.

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HTC Holiday Prototype for AT&T Shows Up On Craigslist

A prototype of the rumored HTC Holiday has shown up on Craigslist. The phone running on Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 has been seen with a 1.2Ghz Dual Core CPU coupled with 1GB of RAM. A forum goer over at XDA spotted the device , got hold of it and shared the images on the forum. The 4.5″ screen on the HTC Holiday has a qHD (960 x 540) resolution.

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Micromax takes on iPhone with Affordable Android

Micromax A70 is a entry level Android Phone from handset maker Micromax who is well known primarily for its Dual SIM devices. The company had a big advert today in a leading newspaper Times of India pictured above which pokes fun at the iPhone and at the same time conveys the message to the prospective buyer. No one can deny the fact that the iPhone has become the benchmark for any Touchscreen phone. But the iPhone still  remains expensive with the cheapest offering available only at Rs.19,990 and Micromax seems to be cashing in on that.

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iPhone 5 Spotted In Spy Shot ?

A forum poster over at MacRumors has just posted an image of what appears to be the upcoming iPhone 5. The device appears to have returned to the curved design paradigm of the previous generations. The phone looks extremely thin and appears to coincide with the rumors that the device will clock in at just 7mm thickness.

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Is This the Design of the Apple iPhone 5?

There is a lot of discussion going on regarding the release date of the Apple iPhone 5- ie whether it is September or October. So here’s something about the design for a change. The phone in the picture above isn’t the real Apple iPhone 5.

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Next Generation iPhone To Come With Curved Back ?

Mobile-Fun has got hold of design documents for case manufacturers for the upcoming iPhone. The image details some of the sweeping changes that Apple plans to do with the upcoming phone. Take these with a pinch of salt but if the documents are to be believed , Apple plans to bring back the curved back.

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iPhone 5 hitting USA on September 5, International launch on October 5?

From last few months, we are hearing a lot of rumors about the Apple upcoming iPhone. Last month, we first heard that China Mobile will launch the new iPhone in September and then an analyst also claimed it, but he further said that Apple will launch two versions of it, one will be known as iPhone 5 and other will be iPhone 4S. We heard it before that there will be two versions of iPhone, but let’s wait for Apple to clear the air. I am about to tell you about another rumor related to the next iPhone, but this one is related to the release only. Continue reading “iPhone 5 hitting USA on September 5, International launch on October 5?”

iOS 5.0 Beta 4 Available as OTA update for Developers !

The First OTA update is here for Apple iOS devices. Updating Apple iOS devices were annoying when you are forced to download 600mb+ update file for a single bug fix. When Apple introduced the iOS 5 update along with many new features, they also promised that the iOS devices will receive OTA update starting from iOS5.As you all know iOS5 is still in beta stage and available only for developers. Today Apple pushed iOS5 Beta 4 update to developers.

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Google+ App for Windows Phone 7 coming next week

Google+ was launched by Google a few weeks ago which is their new social network service for internet users, like Facebook and Twitter. Google+ is the fastest growing social network, as it reached 10 million users in just 16 days and it’s reported that soon it will be hitting the huge mark of 20 million, impressive isn’t it? Continue reading “Google+ App for Windows Phone 7 coming next week”