HTC Desire HD and Incredible S Gingerbread Update now available through OTA

HTC promised back in February that Gingerbread update for HTC Desire HD, Desire Z, Desire and Incredible S in Q2. To keep the promise HTC just begun with the HTC Desire HD and Incredible S Gingerbread Update OTA. If you own any of them and has active data connection by now you should have received the a notification of FOTA, if not then just mannually check for the update by hitting setting button> scroll down to about phone, tap and check for update. The update itself  is about 100MB, so fully charge and backup your phone before doing the update and be sure to do it on a WifFi connection otherwise  you will pay a lot for large 3G data consumption. After installing the update, you can confirm a successful update by confirming the Build number (From the Home Screen go to MENU> Settings> About Phone> Software Information> Software number). The new Build number after the update will be 2.36.405.5. Android 2.3 upgrade. Enjoy the latest Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread magic.

The other two devices on the list Desire Z and Desire S will also expected to follow the Gingerbread Update soon. Stay tuned with us at Facebook and Twitter to keep yourself updated on latest HTC. source.

Viber FREE VoIP Calls and Texts app now on Android, Download Beta

Viber is one of the most popular application on iPhone which allow users to make International free calls and send text to other Viber users using 3G or Wi-Fi. After huge success on iPhone Viber now headed to Android Platform. Right now Viber going through the Beta test process and application tested over 20 Android Devices. Viber Android app will even allow you to set Viber as your default dialer and as you’ve seen on other texting apps, receive pop-ups every time a text arrives. Calls are free as long as they are made to other Viber users and these is included cross platform support means you can call free to your iPhone friends who have Viber on their phone. Now watch below video overview of how Viber works.

Download Updated Google Maps with Navigation for your Android

Google Maps with Navigation Beta just Updated to v5.4.0 for Android Devices. The latest  version brings improved performance and some new features such as:

View your Google Maps searches in Google Web History for your account: Enabling search history for individual account is a very handy features which allow user to recall address they access previously on different devices, like if an user typed an address on their phone, at a later time the address can be found on his Tablet too which use same account info. Basically search history reduce the hassle looking all over the place for information you’ve already accessed.See additional business details for each search result on the map: Business place and address on the map includes star rating and provide details info such as On a restaurant, you will find the type of cuisine, parking, and meals served along with the year opened and neighborhood.Report “destination not here” in Navigation (Beta): This is the most important feature in the latest update. Somehow if you can’t find a address on Google Maps you can report it to  ”destination not here” in Navigation (Beta). Google will soon add it to map.

HTC ChaCha Facebook phone launching in June, throwing parties

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Plants Vs. Zombies Android coming in Next Two Months by PopCap (Download Ported version)

By the way, we have got PvZ for Android available to Download for a long time now which has been ported for Android devices by a Chinese developer was an excellent work. Till PopCap bring the real version on Android keep enjoying the ported version. Stay tuned with us at Facebook and Twitter to keep yourself updated on Android Plants vs Zombies. source.

Download Google Talk Video Chat apk for your Android Smartphone (How to install)

As you already last week Google announced updated Android 2.3.4 version of Gingerbread which brings Google Talk with Video Chat to Nexus S users, do you feel little jealous to Nexus S users having GTalk Video Chat? Well, if you are one of those Android Smartphone owner who running Gingerbread or install a Custom Gingerbread ROM on the phone are in luck! As expected from xda community a member named britiso made Google Talk Video Chat apk available to download which will only work on Smartphone running Android 2.3. So if you are one of the lucky person follow the instruction below:

NOTE: You must have a rooted Android phone.
1. Download the flashable .ZIP file and place it to the root of your sdcard
2. Using ROM Manager (or a similar ROM flashing utility or from recovery options) flash the .ZIP
3. Reboot.
4. Enjoy the new version of Google Talk with Video chat.

As usual proceed on the steps above on your own responsibility. Let us if it work in the comment section. Stay tuned with us at Facebook and Twitter to keep yourself updated on latest Android 2.3.4 Update and Google Talk Video Chat . source.

Sony Ericsson New Generation Xperia Mini and Mini Pro now official (hands on Video)

Remember last month we reported Leaked Sony Ericsoon Xperia X10 Mini Pro as SK17i? Sony Ericsson just made it’s new generation of Xperia Mini and Xperia Mini pro official. As we told before both handset based on the older Xperia Mini with improved hardware and revamped touch sensitive button. Surprisingly both handset got a huge improvement in various aspect than older brother, such as: a 1Ghz Processor, 3-inch display with Bravia Engine, and 720p HD video-recording capability, also a bunch of extra features brought from Sony’s other departments. Like xLOUD

Google Maps to show inside buildings (Business Photos) from next week. (video)

Google Business Photos will be released in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, Canada and several other countries next week, with more countries getting the feature in the following month.Stay tuned with us at Facebook and Twitter to keep yourself updated on latest Google.

NFC capable HTC Sensation successor arrives in Q3 2011

HTC’s latest flagship Smartphone HTC Sensation yet to be reach it’s potential customer, a sales manager from HTC confirmed HTC planning to bring NFC-capable high-end smartphone to market in the 3rd quarter of 2011 which would be the successor of HTC Sensation. It seems very true as early rumors also suggested HTC to bring a LTE and NFC capable Smartphone in second half of 2011.

NFC (Near Filed Communication) based device is use to provide a painless payment system, which allow you to tag any product with NFC capable devices such smartphones. All you have to do is just hold your device to the product’s tag and it will give you all necessary information including prices, the same way you can just make payment by holding your Smartphone near a device in the cashier.

Nokia has been placing NFC in their devices for quite some time now, but somehow NFC were ignored to widely use in marketing. But recently Google working to develop a whole new market of NFC with integration of Google Checkout. Thus, it is no surprise that a lot of companies see huge potential in this space. Even giant Apple also planning to equipped NFC in their upcoming iPhone. The only NFC capable Android Smartphone is Nexus S made by Smasung in collaboration of Google. Watch below video overview of NFC on Android:

Android 3.1 Honeycomb Update coming in few days? Adobe released finalized version of Flash 10.2 for Honeycomb

Adobe Flash Player 10.2 comes out of beta for Honeycomb Tablets. Adobe just made available the updated version of Flash Player 10.2 for Honeycomb on Android Market. The latest update has important bug with security enhancements and also bring Hardware Accelerated Video presentation, Enhanced browser integration for Honeycomb Tablets. Interestingly in Android Market description both updates shown as requires Android 3.1 (as you can see on the image above) which is not yet released or no clue from Google yet. Though in few hours Adobe edited the description and changed it to Android 3 (image below), but how does it sound to you?

Qualcomm to bring Snapdragon Next Gen Quad Core CPU at 2.5GHz later this year

The reality is current version of Android OS not even take the full advantages of dual core CPU, so we think Google may have to Update Android OS to a higher level before company’s start to make those fancy quad core Smartphones. Now you can imagine how fast would be your Android Smartphone. As Snapdragon Next Gen processor is expected to deliver later this year, we might be able to see Quad core Smartphone starting 2012. Stay tuned with us at Facebook and Twitter to keep yourself updated on Snapdragon Next Gen Quad Core CPU. source.

Android kinetic remote control for Computer: Gmail Motion for real

Hopefully soon we will see more usable and stable work on this. Stay tuned with us at Facebook and Twitter to keep yourself updated on Android Development. source.

Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 and 5.0 launched in Russia and Switzerland, other countries to follow

2.2 “Froyo” platform. The GALAXY S WiFi 4.0 will be first available in Russia and will be gradually rolled out in other countries. The GALAXY S WiFi 5.0 will be first available in Switzerland.

“With the GALAXY S WiFi 4.0 and 5.0 we’re delivering a rich, immersive experience for multimedia enthusiasts.” said JK Shin, President and Head of Samsung’s Mobile Communications Business. “A large, high-quality screen, a world of fun and useful applications and great communications services make this a powerhouse device at an affordable price.

The GALAXY S WiFi 4.0 and 5.0 will deliver all the rich smartphone experiences of the GALAXY S smartphone. With video communications via VoIP services and rich video and music entertainment with multi-codec support, the Samsung GALAXY S WiFi 4.0 and 5.0 will keep you constantly entertained. Stunning Performance, Powerful Features

Key Features of the GALAXY S WiFi 4.0 and 5.0 include:
- Display: The clear display makes web surfing and multimedia viewing a joy. Keep your lifestyle mobile – enjoy movies, your favourite TV shows, photos and web-browsing anywhere. Samsung’s latest mDNIe image engine technology ensures that video and images look stunning.
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