Infographic: Android Orphans – Visualizing a History of Support

While surfing around the web today, I stumbled upon this detailed infographic today.

And I think there’s much to it than just update support to devices – Android has been evolving at a furious pace, and the hardware that some of the top-end devices use – the processor – is faster than what I’m using on my desktop…

Nokia 800 camera samples appear on Flickr

First camera shots from Nokia Lumia 800 have appeared on Flickr. We are not sure about the camera resolution yet as the images have been downscaled. Have a look

Flickr Link 

According to the exif data these photos have been snapped by Nokia Lumia 800 with…

Ice Cream Sandwich ported to Nexus S 4G, ROM available for download

Ice Cream Sandwich has been ported to Nexus S 4G by developer nicknamed “Beezy”. It is a SDK based ROM and is quite buggy at the moment. There are minor issues like

Wifi not working No audio over 3G Touch not working properly Bluetooth not working properly Minor bugs

You can download the ROM here

 

 

Nokia Sabre prototype leaks

The guys at PocketNow have managed to a photo of a Nokia prototype which they claim to be the Nokia Sabre. The phone is running WP7.5 Mango and seems to have a front facing camera for video calling. The tipster who sent this claims that Sabre is powered by a 1.4GHz processor and has 1GB of RAM. Other specs…

Just In: Nokia Q3 Results – YoY non-IFRS Operating Profit Down 70%, QoQ Sales Up By 20%

Nokia’s Quarter 3 earnings report is out. The results are not very encouraging, but there are signs of recovery.

Average Selling Price, however, remains a cause of concern. The overall ASP (smartphones + feature phones) fell by 22% YoY, and about 18% QoQ. YoY fall in ASP was about 2% and 20%, for smartphones and feature phones, respectively. QoQ fall in ASP was about 8% and 11%, for smartphones and feature…

Verizon CEO: Windows Phone Will Beat Blackberry

Verizon, US’s biggest carrier, has a CEO who thinks Microsoft’s Windows Phone will beat Blackberry.

The man in question, Lowell McAdams, said this to Goldman Sachs at Communacopia conference on Wednesday -

The carriers are beginning to coalesce around the need for a third ecosystem. Over the next 12 months I think it will coalesce and you will start…

Nokia Launches Essence Bluetooth Headset, We Go ‘WOW!’

Well. That headline says pretty much. That new headset Nokia announced, is pretty awesome. The looks, simplistic, yet great.

Also named as BH 610, the Essence headsets come with Near field communication feature. There’s Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, so you can connect…

Some User Comments And Ratings On Apps In The Android Market Missing

Developers are fuming over at the Support forums. Apparently, the number of ratings and comments have gone missing, say the devs.

Google says it is investigating into this and will resolve it as quickly as possible, but that is as much about it.

Now you and I won’t be very bothered about this, but for the…

A How to Guide: Port Symbian Anna on N8 using Phoenix

Hey guys, if you have read my previous post on the review of Leaked Symbian Anna on N8, and any geek out there has a temptation to do the same with his N8, here is a how to do guide for it:-

Step 1. Backing up your phone data

Porting has always been a risky thing, and mostly it deletes all the data on ROM and user…

Geeky Ways: A Sneak Peak to Leaked Anna on N8

Ever Since, the news of unofficial leaked Anna firmware trended in my timeline on twitter, i got an inner urge to go and try it. Firstly, my idea was oppossed by most of the tech gurus on twitter. But the Geek’s urge keep on pushing me to give it a try. So, after going thro’ the tutorials of few people who has done it, i underwent…

GoToMenu : A Quick Review

You all must have followed the launch of N9. The one thing that they emphasised on during the launch was a key less front- dey named it a pure touch mobile. The moment i heard it, the tiny menu key on the front of my N8, start growing bigger in front of my eyes, the only thought that came to my mind was to get rid of that key…

Harmattan Icons For Your Nokia N900

Today while surfing around the web, I stumbled across this post on My Nokia N900 where Mike experiments a Harmattan Icon Pack on his N900 (yes, that ‘orphan’ device launched a couple of years back). And the results are quite amazing too.

All you got to do…