Infighting takes down Cyanogenmod for a while(www.bgr.in)

Cyanogen mod is perhaps the best known modding community for Android that is followed by millions of Android users who are able to tweak their smartphones. Sometime last night a rogue member decided to pull the plug on the community and threatened to take it offline. The member, who had registered and had control over Cyanogen.com, was caught entering into referral deals under Cyanogen’s name and then asked for $10,000 to hand over control of the domain and email servers. When the team declined, he took down Cyanogen.com.
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Aakash 2 versus BSNL Penta T-Pad IS7O1C

DataWind launched the Aakash 2 in India today, which will be sold at a subsidized price of Rs 1,132 to students. That said, the Aakash 2 is essentially a rebranded UbiSlate 7Ci, which costs Rs 4,499. In this price bracket the only tablet that comes close is the BSNL and Pantel Penta T-Pad IS7O1C.

Lava’s Fusion Music Player makes an appearance on Google Play

Lava has created a music player app for Android called the Fusion Music Play and it is now available for download on the Google Play store. It is a free app and is devoid of any ads, so music buffs can download it and try it out without the fear of

Samsung Galaxy S III overtakes iPhone 4S as the best selling smartphone in the world in Q3: Report

According to a report by research firm Strategy Analytics the Samsung Galaxy S III was the best selling smartphone in Q3 of 2012. The report states that Samsung sold 18 million Galaxy S III units while Apple sold 16.2 million units of the

Angry Birds Star Wars now available on iPhone, iPad and Android

Rovio’s latest game Angry Birds Star Wars is now available on the Apple App Store, and the Google Play store for iOS and Android devices. The game was co-developed by Rovio, the creators of the Angry Birds games and LucasArt, the gaming arm of George

Samsung starts rolling out Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy S III in India

Samsung seems to have started rolling out the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy S III in India, BGR India reader @iReshabh has tipped us. Only last month, Samsung had started updating Galaxy S III smartphones in Europe with Android

Asus Nexus 7 launching in India tomorrow for Rs 19,981

Asus has confirmed that it will be launching the Nexus 7 in India tomorrow. The tablet is already listed at Croma’s online store for Rs 19,981 for the 16GB model.

Mitashi Play BE 100 tablet launched in India for Rs 6,790

Mitashi is making a play for the low-cost tablet market with its Play BE 100 Android Ice Cream Sandwich tablet that costs Rs 6,790.
It has a 7-inch display, a 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, USB connectivity and it even has cameras on its front and back. As Mitashi is promoting it as a productivity tool, the company is also offering a Keyboard attachment for Rs 1,299.

Pantel T-Pad WS702C launched in India for Rs 7,499

The Pantel Penta T-Pad WS702C has been launched in India for Rs 7,499. It’s a 7-inch Android tablet, which has a multi-touch display with a resolution of 1024×600 pixels, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage, and a 1.2GHz processor.
Additionally, it has a 2-megapixel rear camera, a VGA front-facing camera and it also supports calls as it has a SIM card slot.

HTC One X+ launched in India for Rs 40,190, comes with Jelly Bean and a faster processor

HTC has launched the One X+ in India for Rs 40,190. The One X+ is essentially an upgraded version of the One X which was the company’s flagship smartphone for the first half of the year.
The One X+ features a faster Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor clocked at 1.7GHz, which HTC claims is 27 percent faster than the one on the One X. It retains the same beautiful 4.7-inch S-LCD 2

Lenovo’s Android smartphone line up launched in India

Lenovo has launched its Android smartphone lineup in India. The company has launched five models that include the S880, S560, K860, p700i, and the A60.
The S880 is a dual-SIM model that has a large 5-inch WVGA display, 512MB of RAM, 4 GB of ROM, a microSD card slot, a 5-megapixel camera, 0.3-megapixel front facing camera, a 2,250 mAh, a 1GHz MediaTek processor and it runs of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It costs Rs

Karbonn A21 and A9+ launched in India for Rs 11,990 and Rs 9,990

Karbonn has launched the A21 and A9+ Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich smartphones in India for Rs 11,990 and Rs 9,990. Notably both devices use dual-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon

Samsung Galaxy Premier announced with Jelly bean and 4.65-inch Super AMOLED HD display

Only a week ago we had seen a leak of the Samsung Galaxy Premier and today Samsung has officially launched the device. It appears now that the Nexus 4 has been launched the Galaxy Premier has been designed to replace the Galaxy

Google Photo Sphere on Android 4.2 brings Street View’s panorama technology to smartphones

Yesterday with the launch of the Android 4.2 and the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 devices, Google showed a new Android feature called Photo Sphere. On the face of it,

Google Nexus 4 gets pictured again, this time around in a press shot

@Evleaks is back to its old tricks and it has released yet another press shot of the LG made Google Nexus 4. This time around the posted image gives us a good look of both the front and back of the device. Google was originally slated to unveil the Nexus 4

Google Nexus 10 gets pictured three days before announcement

It appears that all the pieces of the puzzle are falling in place and now we have a pretty good picture of what to expect from Google on October 29. After the leaked LG Nexus 4, images of the rumored Samsung made Nexus 10 tablet have also been leaked courtesy Brief Mobile.

Samsung Galaxy Premier i9260 leaked

For sometime there have been rumors about a Samsung smartphone that will have features similar to the Galaxy S III but in a slightly smaller form factor. Samsung did launch the Galaxy S III

LG Nexus 4 goes up for pre-order in UK before Google announcement

The LG Nexus 4 has gone up for pre-order with UK based phone retailer CarPhone Warehouse even before Google’s October 29 announcement. Interestingly, according to the listing the device ships on October 30, a day after the official announcement. Previously

Qualcomm tests ‘Eye-Free’ mobile device for the blind

Qualcomm and Project Ray have collaborated to build an eye-free mobile device called the Ray, especially for the blind. The Ray integrates a standard Android smartphone built using

Sony Xperia J up for pre-order for Rs 16,490

Sony’s Xperia J is now up for pre-order with online retailers for Rs 16,490. Both FlipKart and Infibeam are offering the device for Rs 16,490. In fact Infibeam is actually shipping the device in the next two-three days.