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Nokia E7 is a very business dedicated smartphone that comes which an adorable full qwerty keypad. Here, I've compiled a list of keyboard shortcuts that work with this phone:

• Select all: ctrl + a
• Cut: ctrl + x
• Copy: ctrl + c
• Paste: ctrl + v
• Uppercase letter: shift + 'the letter'
• Change writing language: Shift + Sym 
• Turn on flashlight: Slide and press screen-lock button for 2 seconds. ( Works when on homescreen )

Here's a quick post to let you know about a trick to use free GPRS on mobile with mms settings but without any proxy.

Create a new access point with following settings:

Connection name: FreeG
Access point name : rcommms or mms depending on your location.( mms works in north  )
Leave the other settings as they are.
Now goto advanced settings and change DNS settings as :
Primary DNS: 8.8.8.8
Secondary DNS : 8.8.4.4

Now save the settings and launch your favorite browser ( opera mini or ucweb is prefered ). Use the newly created access point for free GPRS and enjoy with us.

Please note that this trick was found working in Maharashtra and adjoining states but it may work in other states as well. Let me know if it works.

It's very common issue with mobile users, as many of us forget passwords that we set in past mainly because we want our passwords to be strong and unique.
Here, I propose a solution to reset your password for samsung mobiles. This method will enable you to reset password for mobile tracker as well as phone security code. Here's the procedude.

Turn off your phone.
Remove sim card and then turn on your phone again.
Type in *2767*782 # or *2767*782 # on your phone's home screen.
Wait for the phone to reboot automatically.
Now turn on your phone but with a sim card this time.
Goto menu » settings » security » phone lock and change your password.

Please note that default password is 00000000 or 0000

Just go to http://economycalling.com.

Select your country and input your phone number in box provided.

Then select your friends country and input his her phone number in the box and click on "Submit".

After clicking on "Submit" button, that site will be give you a Mobile Number.

Just missed call on that number, you will not charge for missed call.

Now wait for about 5 Seconds, You will get a Call just Recieved that call and Talk To Your

friend 25minuts 100% free.

You can repeat this method to make more Calls to Other's friend's Number or Same Number.

Videocon V7500 Zeus Android mobile

Videocon V7500 Zeus Android is a stylish touch screen mobile featuring 5 Mega pixels Camera, Wi-Fi connectivity, Music Player, Video player, Push mail, 3.5 mm Headset Jack, Audio Recorder and Androidâ„¢ Operating System.The new Videocon Zeus V7500 is a full 3.2-inch capacitive Touchscreen display mobile phone running the most popular Android mobile OS. Videocon V750 is its five customizable screen which includes Gmail, Gtalk, YouTube, Facebook, Google Maps, Java Enabled, Android Marketplace, document to Go, RSS reader, notepad, accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass.

Specification:

• Model: Videocon V7500 Zeus

• Weight: 114 gm

• Operating Frequency: GSM, Android 1.6 OS

• Display: 3.2-inch multi-touch capacitive TFT, 262K color display

• Dimensions: 114.9 x 56.8 x 12.6 mm

• Screen Resolution: 480 x 320 pixels

• Camera: 5 mega pixel camera with auto-focus function/ dedicated key/LED flash light

• Connectivity: Bluetooth with A2DP/ USB connectivity/Wi-Fi/3.5G/GPS

• Entertainment: Music player with 3.5 mm audio jack/Video/Audio recorder

• Internet: Email/G-mail/G-talk/YouTube/Facebook/Google maps/JAVA/

Document/RSS reader/Notepad

• Phone Memory: 512MB

• Memory: Up to 32GB microSD card support 8GB microSd card

• Battery: 1230mAH

• Talk time: 7 hrs

• Stand by: 17 days

Camera takes average quality image and recording due to its average sensor. The good factor of the device is the bar design, and it seems quite surprising, at least in the displayed image. In terms of messaging options, and support, the phone supports SMS and e-mail, but does not include the provision of MMS and push email. The phone has Android 2.1 and yet not updated to Android to 2.2. It seems that videocon is not ready for a firmware update.

Videocon Zeus Evolve V7500 mobile is priced at Rs 11000 in India.

Cricket world cup is on and fever is spreading day by day. We came to know about an Android app that is dedicated to cricket world cup 2011. This is one of the most comprehensive Cricket app on the Android Market has just been updated. You can get all updated information about cricket world cup matches and scores with this apps. We have already told you how to use Espn cricket info app and get free sms updates about the scores. This app has some serious features inbuilt for game lovers.

 

 

Get Live Scores of the matches, get the latest schedules, latest news about Cricket world cup 2011, get the latest results, and many more. Also know the completed details about all the teams, players and history of all the cricket world cup matches. This is not enough? Also Trade Stocks of your favourite Sports Players. This Android app is possibly one of the best if not the best Cricket app available for the Android platform. It loads and performs fast and the Cricket information that the app provides are more than enough to make your Cricket World Cup 2011 watching experience a very pleasant one.

Download Cricket world cup 2011 Android app

Maxx Mobile MR 440 low budget Android mobile

Android fever is not going to stop, now another Indian company MAXX is going to launch android OS mobile called MR 440. The Android version of the handset will most likely be 2.1 (Eclair). We estimate the MR440′s price to be between Rs. 6,500 â€" Rs. 7,500. Rumors has it that the phone is meant for a immediate launch ad ought to hit the markets soon.

Specs :-

• Full touch screen
• Android 2.1 eclair

• 3G, Wi-Fi, HSPDA and GPRS supported

• 3.2 inch WVGA display

• 3.2 megapixel camera
• HVGA capacitive touch screen of 3.5 inches

The Maxx MR440 is endowed with music features so as to keep users entertained. It does not have a FM Radio. The Maxx MR440 has a Music Player that enables people to listen to their favorite audio tracks.The music format allows user to see the videos in its in built Mp4 player with a superb picture and sound .

Now, we have only this much information. As much as we get more info about this upcoming set, we will update it soon.

Spice has launched M-5700 Flo with 2.8 touch screen and this phone very much resembles the Lava A10. It has a 1.3 MP camera. It features MP3 and Video Player, FM radio with recording, Bluetooth, GPRS etc. It comes  preloaded with G-Mail, Yahoo messenger, MSN messenger, ibibo, Facebook, Twitter etc. This phone can also be used as a Modem and Webcam. All this at a price lesser than Lava A10. This phone is going to give some serious competition to other phones in this price range. check the detailed features below:

 

Spice M5700 FLO mobile detailed specifications :

• • Product type Bar
  • Network(MHz) 900/1800 MHz
  • Dimensions(in mm) 99x56x13.5
  • Weight(in gms) 65 g
  • Talk Time Upto 4 hrs
  • Stand by Time Upto 250 hrs
  • Battery Power(mAh) 1000
  • Antenna Type Internal
  • Phonebook Capacity 500
  • Memory Card Type T-flash
  • Memory Card Support Capacity 4 GB
  • Phone Memory 100k
  • Screen 7 cm
  • Screen Size (Pixels) External 240×320
  • JAVA Enabled
  • Java Games & Applications
  • Games
  • Incoming Call Guard
  • World Clock (Format12/24)
  • Alarm
  • Calculator
  • Calendar
  • To-Do List
  • Caller Group
  • Vibrator Mode
  • Auto Power On/Off
  • FM Radio
  • FM Recording
  • Scheduled FM Recording
  • WAP
  • GPRS
  • Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth version 1.2
  • Data Cable
  • Handset Manager
• Camera
  • Photo Storage Capacity Depends upon memory card
  • Zoom Level
  • Brightness Level
  • Multi Shot
  • Night Vision
  • Video Recording , @15fps
  • Video Storage Capacity Depends upon memory card
  • Wide Screen Video
  • Pixel Size(coreband) 1.3 MP(1280X960)
  • Video Playing (FPS rate) , @25fps

As you can see that this mobile has almost all features. Beside this, average camera, good touch screen and speakers make it a good choice. This phone is available at Rs 3500. Right now, there is too much buzz about Spice Touch Flo but still it is not too widespread in mobile market.

Zen has launched another nice mobile which is advertised over TV everywhere with Amitabh Bachhann. This time they have made a phone which looks like QWERTY but is a multimedia phone with  8 shortcut keys. Features are average like any other dual sim phone but you will get dedicated keys for camera, FM, music, torch, Bluetooth, email and other most used things on your phone. This phone has a very sleek look and good features. check the detailed specs below:

 

Zen M26 mobile specifications :

• Network : Dual band GSM
• Dual SIM (GSM+GSM)
• Form factor : Bar
• Display : 5.1cm QVGA display , 262k colors
• Battery: 850 mAh
• Talk time : up to 3 hours
• Standby time : up to 200 hours
• Memory : expandable up to 4GB
• Camera : 1.3 mega-pixel
• Video recording
• 3.5mm audio-jack
• Bluetooth connectivity
• miniUSB
• GPRS/edge for Internet Access
• Flight mode
• Java support
• Ringtones : MP3,MIDI
• WAP browser
• MP3 Player
• Video Player format: MP4/3GP
• Wireless FM Radio
• LED Torch light

Zen has created this mobile just as an experiment. But I will say that a QWERTY phone is more practical than a phone that has 8 dedicated button. But if you do not use QWERTY much then this phone can work great for you. The price of Zen M26 is around Rs 2700.

 

Mobile World congress is hub of all mobile devices and there is lot of buzz due to the releasing gadgets that are having superb features. I have chosen five phone that are most awaited phones of 2011. Check out the phones with features detailed below:

1. Samsung Galaxy S2: Samsung has already disclosed their new masterpiece Galaxy S2. A super thin phone with powerful processor and stylish look. It has HD Amoled screen with Gorilla glass. This phone has a very good camera and User interface.
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3. Sony Ericsson Xperia Play: Sony has bought up this mobile more like a PSP- a portable gaming device. This phone has a powerful graphics ready processor and full keyboard sliding control buttons for playing games. They are also planning to have android on this phone and this will be a more positive approach as this device can be useful both for gamers and professionals.
4. LG 3D Optimus: This phone has already gained too much attention due to its 3D camera and screen, which can capture and display 3D video. It has a dual camera and 1GB ram which is made for video capturing and viewing.

1. HTC S-series: HTC is planning this Android mobile to present the customers with best professional build quality and power. Powered by Qualcomm MSM8255 CPU, HD video recording capability and a new front camera. This mobile is just made for business customers.
2. Facebook Phone: HTC has already bought up a preview of this phone in form of chacha and salsa. They are going to have a dedicated phone toward Facebook users, with a dedicated button. This phone is made for Facebook Fans who will be able to chat, share pics, videos, comment and do everything they are able to do on a normal PC.

BitTorrent client for Symbian mobile

SymTorrent is a BitTorrent client for Symbian mobile phones. It supports downloading multiple torrents at the same time, you can save the status for unfinished torrents and resume the downloads after restarting the application.

This application is originally designed for Nokia S60 3rd Edition and works very much for S60 5th Edition as well. I have tried this application on my own device and had excellent results. I have tested this application on a Wi-Fi and 3G connection and was able to get the maximum download speed as per allowed by my ISP’s bandwidth.

.It supports downloading multiple torrent files at the same time, is capable of both downloading and uploading and can save the status of your unfinished torrents, so you can resume the downloads after restarting the application. You can also check the status of each file inside a torrent along with several other statistics and properties during download.

This app works great for 3G and Wi-Fi enabled phones as you can download big files directly to your phone. Currently, SymTorrent is available for mobile devices based on the S60 Platform 3rd and 5th edition. Supported phone models include all recently released Symbian OS based phones, such as the Nokia Nseries/Eseries devices, phones with touch UI and many older models as well. Due to getting blacklisted this app has been removed from OVI store but you can download it from official website.

Download Symtorrent

Acer Iconia Tablet is a Android and powered by Tegra 2 processor and Android 3.0 Honeycomb. This tablet has a very sleek look and power inside hood. With 5MP camera and N-Vidia graphics this tablet is made for HD recording and viewing . Check out the features below:

Key features and specifications of Acer ICONIA TAB A500:

• Powerful NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor complemented with NVIDIA GeForce GPU
• Vibrant, crisp 10.1-inch multi-touch display with wide viewing angle
• 5-megapixel camera plus HD front-facing camera
• Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb platform complemented with Acer UI for optimal interactivity
• Pre-loaded with Acer clear.fi media sharing system for enhanced home entertainment experience

I think Acer has good experience and they have optimized the User interface so that common people like it. 10.1 inch screen is big and good, it keeps balance between portability and power. This Tablet will be shipping by end of May 2011. Price is not announced yet and specs are not confirmed. There are many competitor in market and more will be coming by end of April. The Final product quality will be reviewed when we get a hands on experience.

Space Impact Meteor Shield Full 3D Game for Nokia

Space Impact Meteor Shield is always the most popular game of symbian. You control the gun turret to defend mother Earth against meteorite showers and alien hordes. Use magnetometer to control the turret by rotating the device, take aim and the falling rocks to rubble.

This is the full 3D game series for symbian Nokia. The player has the ability to freely move horizontally and vertically but can not increase the speed of the screen’s auto-scrolling feature. Power shields can be picked up while going through the levels and after taking power you can use against your enemies. In this game there are eight levels in different planet and underground areas and the big boss at the last of stage. After the finishing of  stage you will be rewarded by your points, what you have scored.

Download Space Impact Meteor Shield

ESPN Cricinfo Application for Live news of Cricket

ESPN Cricinfo Mobicast Widget that brings a variety of information online and live for S60v5 on the portal world leader in cricket. ESPN Cricinfo Mobicast With this you will able to view all the Ongoing and Upcoming CRICKET.

This Widget gives live ball by ball update of the matches and breaking news.  If that does not satisfy the craving, the application also provides match statistics including Match Summary,  Inning Details including Fall of Wickets, Batting and Bowling positions and particular player progress. So get ready for world cup cricket 2011.

Full feature list –

• • Live game coverage – Commentary, scorecard, match graphics, photographs, reports and player profiles from every international game.
  • ‘Lean back’ mode – Switch the app to lean back mode, place your iPhone/iPod Touch on your table and follow live scores throughout a busy work day.
  • Push notifications – Get instant alerts for wickets, batsman milestones and score updates during live matches.
  • World Cup 2011 – Dedicated cricket World Cup 2011 section featuring squads, standings and stats and exclusive video content.
  • Personalisation – Customise the innovative Cover Flow based homepage by your favourite team.
  • Video/Audio – Watch and listen to the latest ESPNcricinfo video and audio podcasts.
  • Magazine – Read from a selection of the best features from ESPNcricinfo Magazine
  • News, Results, Fixtures, Records and Rankings

More details about Cricinfo cricket worldcup 2011 mobile app

For iPhone, iPod and iPad

For Android phones and tablets

The mega event of this year will start tomorrow and people are going crazy about the cricket world cup 2011. My readers are asking me how to world cup updates directly on your mobile. I have already told you about a mobile application from ESPN that is made for cricket information. Now, I will be telling you about how to get SMS updates about the World cup matches directly to your phone using SMS. These are all free sms services that provide live updates up world cup cricket matches and scores. Check out the services.

Google SMS â€" This is the number 1 one way and most commonly used. Updates are fast due to google sms service as backend. You need to subscribe to cricket groups like CRICLIVE. You can find  cricket groups here.

SMSscope: This is now most updated and new service. Check out out.

HTC has unveiled its rumoured Facebook phone and they have launched 2 phones HTC Salsa and HTC Cha-cha. Mobile world congress has witnessed the first view of the phone and this and given enough fire to Android market. The phone looks very sleek and this time User interface is much tweaked to perform smoothly. This phone has powered by Android 2.4 Gingerbread and 600MHz processor which provide decent speed. The phone has a HD Amoled display and 5MP camera with led flash. Below you can find more specs of the phone. Beside this HtC ChaCha, HTC Wildfire S and HTC flyer tablet has created enough buzz around the gadget city.

 

Key Specifications of HTC Salsa:

• Facebook phone
• 3.4” 320×480 resolution 256k colour display
• Android Gingerbread with Sense UI
• CPU: 600Mhz, 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM, microSD expansion
• Video calling (VGA front facing camera)
• Li-Ion 1520 mAh with 9 hour talk time over 2G network
• 5mp camera, autofocus, LED flash
• Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, 3G, GPS
• 12.3mm thin

 

This is most highlighted phone due to Facebook but specs are not that high. This phone will cost around $400. Lets see what is the Final verdict about this phone when it comes to us. HTC has launched one more phone with QWERTY keypad that is HTC ChaCha. We will be reviewing this phone very soon.

Android phones are all over the market and almost all android phone has 3G+Wi-Fi which enables enough data speed to download big data files directly to mobile. Torrents have completely changed the way of downloading things from Internet. P2P sharing tools like torrent clients have developed to something that any Internet user would look for. You can download games, apps, video, mp3 and almost everything on Torrent. There are many apps for downloading torrent files on your Android phone. I have already tested 4 of them which are available to Android tablets and phones.

 

1. uTorrent: uTorrent is a famous for PC but they have an app for Android devices as well. They have done it simple and well and the app is easy to use. You will need Android 2.1 or higher to run it. It has almost all management features built in the apps that can be seen in the screenshot below.

 

2. AndTorrent: This free Android based torrent client lets you search torrents. And while queuing things on the download list, you can set the priorities. The feature that have worked on is the speed. The latest version of AndTorrent offers you with best of connectivity. you can also purchase the full pro version for $2.49.

3. Transroid: This is another free Android torrent client based on BitTorrent. And its best feature is that it supports uTorrent, Vuze, rTorrent and many other popular torrent services. Apart from all these functions, it also lets you search for torrents and manage your queue. It is best for advanced users who like downloading too much on their Android.

4. aBTC: aBTC supports all the Android 1.6 and all other above versions. The best feature offered by this free Android torrent client is the fact that you can make it download using torrents even when you are not using the phone, may be when you are sleeping. It also offers you with DHT. This app is best for those who have previous version that Android 2.1.

Android is gaining popularity so there are more and more apps coming to Android market. There are many VOIP apps for Android which are paid and free as well. I have tested some of the Apps on Android with 3G and Wi-Fi networks. The best free VOIP apps for Android are listed below. you can use this services to call your friends with same apps on PC or phone. There is no charges for the service and some of them are easy to use and provide good voice clarity.

Nimbuzz: Everybody chatting on phone knows Nimbuzz as there are many QWERTY phone that are shipping with Nimbuzz. It integrates number of IM clients and VoIP services which make it a powerful free VoIP client. And no wonder, this is one of those reasons behind the success and popularity if Nimbuzz. You can make calls to your Google, Yahoo and Nimbuzz friends on PC and phone. This App is also available for Java and Symbian phones.

 

Skype: Skype is a well known VOIP service provider. Skype is now available on Android too. Using this free VoIP client, you can make free Skype to Skype calls provided you have a good data connection subscribed. Skype has better clarity but some time Nimbuzz performs better than Skype.

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TruePhone: Trufone is an all in one solution for the people looking for a free VoIP client and free chat client. It integrates VoIP networks Skype, Google Talk with chat networks MSN, Skype, GTalk. Since this free VoIP client is compatible on powerful Android smartphones, one could expect incredible voice quality and network connection. This is a good app and integration functions is making it more popular.

There are many other services like Fring but I have not tested them yet. For now, I will choose Nimbuzz for me. As it has chatting as well as Voip services and it is well integrated with other services like Google, Skype and MSN.

Metosphere Software – 3D view

Metosphere is a phone browser to view virtual objects and information around your location. Google Maps mashup portion is at metosphere.com, and the Google Android portion is located at metosphere.com/android-app.html.

Explore and create virtual objects around your physical location like messages, emergency alerts, news, events, reviews, games. View geospatial data from Wikipedia, Eventful, and Upcoming. Start a GeoBlog on your GPS-enabled phone. The goal of this project is to follow the Firefox/Eclipse model and provide the ability to create extensions and add-ons like a Geocaching Assistant, Location Messaging Client, Proximity-based RSS Reader, Flash Mob Communicator, Community/Campus Emergency Alert Notifier, or even a Meatspace MUD game.

Metosphere has several uses. Like any app that takes advantage of Fire Eagle, it can update your location using your GPS or a WiFi hotspot. It also shows you nearby events on Eventful and Upcoming, and nearby Wikipedia pages. There’s a map that shows you all of this, plus meetups, emergency alerts, and the best part: messages and geocaches you can create directly from Metosphere. There’s no signup required, just use your existing Yahoo! ID.

Geocaching is going to be a big deal very soon, and Metosphere is a great way to play with it on a platform you already know how to use. Show it to your friends and leave each other messages at your favorite hangouts, or start a city-wide scavenger hunt. We’ll keep covering new Fire Eagle tools as they advance — that monthly renewal email is a good reminder to see what developers have been working on.

Download Metosphere for Android and iPhone