Android different versions and evolution

Android is a mobile operating system and it is originally started by Android inc. Later in 2005 Android is bought by google. This Android mobile OS is a modified version of Linux kernal. In the second and third quarter of the 2010, Android OS got higher market share. Below are the some of the version of Android OS.

1.Android 1.0: released on 23rd September 2008.
2, Android 1.5:  It is also known as Cupcake. This Android version is based on Linux kernal 2.6.27 and released on 30th April 2009.
3.Android 1.6: This update is names as Donut and this was based on Linuux kernal 2.6.29. This Android OS update released on 15th September 2009.
4.Android 2.0: This version is called as Eclair and based on 2.6.29 linux kernal. This Android update released on 26th October 2009.
5.Android 2,2: This is names as Froyo and this Android is released on 20th May 2010. This version based on 2.6.32.
6. Android 2.3: This version of the Android is the latest one and currently on market. This version of Android is names as Gingerbread. This is released on 6th Dec 2010 and based on linux kernal 2.6.35.
7. Android 3.0: This is the coming version of Android and released on 26th Jan 2011(Preview). This version of Android names as Honeycomb.
8. Ice cream sandwich:  This version of Android expected to release in mid of 2011.

Android games

 As google android linux is getting popular, more and more people are looking for best Android games. Nowadays Android smartphones are available in pocket friendly prices. So here are the some of the top android games 2010. The newer and faster version of Android is releasing shortly. If you are looking for the games for your Android smartphone below are the games which i personnally enjoy playing.

1. Basketball shot[By Droid Hen]: This game is based on real life street basket ball arcade machine. In the starting of the game there will be 4 ballsgiven to you. You need to target the basket. There will be points. You need to get points to advance the levels. Game becomes tougher as you move on to next level.

2.Alchemy Classic[by NIA soft]: This is a android games which is inspired by DOS game Alchemy. This is the most popular and downloade puzzle game. It is a free android game and doesnot require much brain. Your aim is create all 188 elements by mixing the given elements.

3.Iron dots online: It is a adaptation of classic dots, boxes paper and pencil game.

4.Asphalt  5 hd: This is a racing game and requires high end Android phones. Its classic look and tracks makes this game addictive.

5.Squibble: This is arcada game which consist of strategy and action game play.

Android gingerbread features

The most popular and fastest growing user based open source mobile phone operating system from google released its much waited new version 2.3. Below are the some of the features incoperated in 2.3.

Features of Android 2.3:

• Use interface refinement for simplicity and Speed: There has been lot of improvements over userinterface which enables user to easir to use, easier to learn. Also power efficiency is increased. Lot of changes in menu and settings to navigate easily and explore the features.
• Fast and more intitutive text input: In this 2.3 version android soft keyboard is redesigned and optomised for faster and more accurate text input.
• One touch word selection and copy or paste:
• Power management is improved:
• Easier control over Application
• Enhanced for gaming
• New forums for communication
• Rich multimedia
• Gyroscope and other sensors
• Improved 3d motion processing
• Open API for native audio

Micromax X560 price and review

 Micromax X560 is new phone release by Micromax. Micromax X560 is stylish looking and sleek phone. This micromax X560 has lot of features for affordable price. This X560 has TFT display with pixellete area of 400*200(nHD). x560 is dual sim phone. This has 3.5 inch touch screen, WiFi and social network applications. Other features are music player which is capable of playing MP3,WAV and MIDI, USB, Bluetooth, java and FM radio. The price of Micromax X560 in India is 4400Rs.

PC suite for X560: To download PC suite for Micromax X560 the detailed instruction with download link provided in my earlier post Micromax PC suite Download.

Micromax X560

Specifications of Micromax X560:

• Java
• Wlan
• Games
• DATA & CONNECTIVITY
• Video Recording
• AUDIO & VIDEO
• Accessories with the mobile phone : Standard Battery, Travel Charger AC Adaptor, Stereo MP3 Earphone, USB Cable
• Quad band GSM
• Speaker
• WAP
• USB
• GPRS
• 1 year warrenty. 
• 3.2-inch WQVGA touchscreen , 400 X 320 Pixels
• SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging support
• MEMORY Cards Slot: Up To 8GB
• Ringtone Formats: MP3 & Vibration Alerts
• Bluetooth
• BATTERY : 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery
• Music Player: Mp3,Midi,WAV Format
• Applications: MSN,Facebook,Yahoo Messager,Skype,Google Talk,Twitter,Youtube,Google Map,Motion Sensor,Alarm,World Time,Calculator,Calendar,Unit Conversion,Exchange Rate Conversion,Memo Pad,Recorder,Auto On & Off,Private Info Protection,PC Sync
• FM Radio
• Camera: 2 Mega-pixel
• Dual SIM GSM (GSM+GSM)
• Browser
• Video Player: 3GP,MP4 Format

Dell Streak Specifications and price

Dell Streak Review: Dell streak is the new arrival from Dell to the tablet world. Dell streak is also known as Dell mini 5. This Dell mini is touchscreen tablet comes with latest android 2.2(Froyo). It has large 5 inch screen, 5 MP camera and secondary VGA camera for video call. The price of Dell streak in India is 30000Rs.

Dell Streak 5 Features:

• Android 2.2 OS with capability to upgrade through air.
• Corning Gorilla Glass multi touch 5" screen.
• Front camer of 1.3MP for video calling on Dell Streak.
• GPS.

Pros and Cons of Dell Streak:
Pros of Streak 5:

• Incredible large screen, feature-rich phone,  instinctive and intuitive to use.
• Support for 3g, Wifi and Bluetooth.
• 5MP camera.

Cons of Streak 5:

• Battery life is not impressive.
• Music quality is below average.
• Touch keyboard is awkward.

Specifications of Dell Streak( Specifications of Dell Mini 5):

• Camera – 5 MP Auto focus camera, dual-LED Flash, Resolution 2592 X 1944 pixels, Face and Smile Detection, Geo Tagging
• A Secondary VGA Camera for Video call
• Display – 5 inches, 480 X 800 Pixels
• Multi Touch Input
• Proximity Sensor for Auto Turn Off Accelerometer Sensor for Auto Rotate
• Media Features
• Audio, Video Playback
• 3.5mm Audio Jack.
• Speakerphone
• MP3 Ring tones, Vibration
• Games, Downloadable Music
• Voice Dial
• Photo Editor
• Message Support
• SMS, MMS, Email
• Instant Messaging
• Connectivity Options – Bluetooth v2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, USB v2.0,
• Data Modes – GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA, HSUPA
• Internal Memory – 16 Giga Byte, 512MB RAM, 512MB ROM
• Expandable Memory- Up to 32 GB MicroSD/Transflash Memory Card Slot
• Unlimited contacts with Photo call
• call records – Unlimited
• Size – 152.9 x 79.1 x 10 mm
• Weight – 220 grams.
• Body Colors – Black, Red

Huawei U8150 review and price

 As India's largest mobile manufacturer micromax released its first android phone release recently Huawei also released low end touch screen  Android phone. This Huawei U8150 is priced bit higher than Micromax A60. But this U8150 has some major advantages over A60. The advantages are U8150 comes with capacitive touch screen compared to micromax  A60 resistive touch screen. U8150 comes with Android 2.2(Froyo) which is much faster than 2.1. Huawei U8150 price in India is 8000Rs(Indian Rupees). This Huwei U8150 is an entry level Android phone with capacitive touch screen.

Features of Huwei U8150:

• 3.15 MP camera
• 2.8 inch capacitive 
• TFT touch screen

Huawei U8150

Huawei U8150 specifications:

• Camera – 3.15 Mega Pixel, Resolution 2048×1536 pixels, (CIF)Video, Geo taggingScreen Display – 2.8 inches, 240×320 pixels
• Color – TFT Capacitive touchscreen with 256K color
• Accelerometer sensor(Auto-rotate)Proximity sensor, Digital compassSwype input method
• Adobe Flash support, Organizer
• Photo viewer & editor
• Voice memo, Dial & Commands
• google Search, Gmail, Maps, G-Talk
• Audio, Video Recorder & Playback
• MP3, MP4 player
• MP3 Ring tones, Vibration
• 3.5 mm Headphone jack
• Games, Speaker Phone, FM radio
• Message Support:SMS, MMS, Email, Push EmailInstant Messaging
• Predictive text input
• Connectivity Options – Bluetooth v2.1, Micro USB v2.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS
• Data Modes – 3G, GPRS 32-48 Kbps, EDGE 236.8 Kbps, HTML Internet Browsing
• Internal Memory – 256 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM, 200 MB StorageExpandable Memory- 32 GB MicroSD/card slot
• Phone Book – Unlimited Contacts, Photo Call.
• Call Records – Unlimited
• 1200 mAh Li-Ion Standard BatteryBattery Life – 288 hours
• Battery Talk Time – 9 hours
• Size – 104 x 54.8 x 13.5 mm
• Weight – 102.1 grams
• Body Colors – Black body/Blue, Yellow, Red Back panels

Karbonn k25i review-Price-Specification

 Karbonn released its new Wifi qwerty mobile phone recently.  k25i has large 2.4 inch display with QWERTY keyboard. With this k25i karbonn added Wifi technology to an low prices qwerty phone. Aprt from Wifi k25i has dual sim option, built in java games, 2MP camera,fm radio with recording, bluetooth, memory expandable upto 8GB. It is value for money phone.  Karbonn k25i price  in India is 4100Rs.

Features of Karbonn k25i

• 2MP camera.
• QWERTY Keypad
• Upto 8GB expandable memory.
• FM Radio with Recording.
• Dual Sim.

Specification of Karbonn k25i:

• Dual Band GSM 900/1800 MHz
• GPRS/EDGE/WAP
• 2.4” inch TFT Display Screen
• 2 Megapixel Camera
• Memory Card Slot up to 8GB
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth
• FM Radio with Recording
• Phone Book Memory up to 2000
• Built-in JAVA Games
• Mp3/VIdeo Player
• Polyphonic Ringtones

Sony Ericson Cedar price and Sony Erricson Review

Sony Ericsson Cedar is the new inclusion to Sony ericson's Eco-friedly greenheart range. This Sony ericson Cedar is stylish entry level multimedia phone comes with lot of functionality and attractive aestetics. Cedar is well price considering the features. This multimedia phone Cedar has 2MP camera, 3G, Ability to record videos in VGA format, messenger chat, socializing, instant messaging, SMS, email and many more. Sony ericson Cedar price in India is around 5500Rs.

Sony Ericsson Cedar

Features of Sony Ericsson Cedar:

• 2G And 3G Network Support
• 2 MP rear Camera
• 2.2 inch Display
• FM Radio
• Alphanumeric Keypad
• GPRS And EDGE Enabled
• Expandable Storage upto 16 GB through Micro SD.

Pros and Cons of Sony Ericsson Cedar:
Ericsson Cedar Pros:

• Stylish and aestetic design.
• Connectivity options of 3G and Bluetooth.
• Standard Micro USB-connector.
• Well priced.
• Geotagging, timescape style widget on home screen.
• Battery life and multitasking capabilities.

Ericsson Cedar Cons:

• Irksome webaccess and occasional social networking issues.
• No front camera for 2 way video conversation.
• No LED flash. The camera quality is not upto the mark.
• Worst twitter application.

Sony Ericsson Cedar Price: Price of Sony Ericsson Cedar in India is 4,386Rs

Specification and Features of Sony Ericsson Cedar:

• 1000 mAh Li-Po battery
• 2 megapixel camera with resolutions of 1600 x 1200 pixels
• 2.2-inch TFT, 262,144 colors display
• Bluetooth v2.1 + A2DP
• Dimensions 11.1 x 4.9 x 1.55 cm
• Games/Java MIDP 2.0
• GPRS 10/EDGE 10/3G
• Media and Video player with recording
• Micro USB v2.0 connectivity
• MicroSD card support
• Network: Quadband GSM, HSDPA 2100, and HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
• Screen resolutions of 240 x 320 pixels
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• WAP 2.0/HTML
• Weight 84 gm
• YouTube/Facebook/MySpace/Twitter apps

Connecting Micromax A60 as a Modem

Micromax released its first Android smart phone called A60. This A60 has a feature of 3G network option.Using this Micromax one can connect your PC to internet with high speed of upto 7.2MBPS depending on the service provider. This Micromax A60 smartphone will cost you around 6500Rs. With this price you will get android smart phone which you can also use as a 3G data card to your PC.  So below is the procedure to connect to internet through Micromax A60 from the PC.

PC suite for A60: To download PC suite for Micromax A60, the detailed instruction with download link provided in my earlier post Micromax PC suite Download.

Procedure for using A60 as modem to PC:

Follow the following steps to connect Android A60 to your PC:

1.Insert the cd which you have got with your Micromax mobile.

2.Install the PC suite of A60.

3.Restart the PC.

4.Connect your handset to the computer

5.Now in phone goto setting->wire less &network>select internet threwting

6.Now in computer click on start->connect to->show all connection->click on

connection

Congratulation! you are connected to 3g broadband internet from your PC using Micromax A60. Enjoy Surfing!!

Feel free to share your experience using the A60 smartphone as datacard.

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Nokia E5 Price and Specification

 Nokia E5 is a first E series phone from Nokia. This Nokia E5 has solid design, physical qwerty keyboard and good battery life. This E5 comes with stunning features like 5 MP camera with digital zoom and Social network applications. Also this Nokia phone has most of the  connectivity options.

Nokia E5

PC suite for Nokia E5:  Nokia E5 PC suite free download is available in Nokia PC suite free download info. Nokia PC suite is now renamed as Ovi Suite. Using the Ovi suite you can connect your mobile to PC and if need you can use your E5 as a modem to connect your PC to internet.

Latest Nokia E5 Price: Nokia E5 price in India is 9200Rs.


Pros and Cons of Nokia E5:
Pros of E5:

• The solid design.
• Good QWERTY Keyboard.
• Long battery life
• Multi Tasking, support for Office applications.
• 3G

Cons of E5:

• Outdated S60 interface.
• Not much support for third party applications.
• No Video Call Features.
• No autofocus feature in Camera.
• Expensive.
• No Secondary camera for video Conference.

Specification of Nokia E5:

• Messaging : SMS/MMS/Email
• Rear Camera : 5 megapixel
• Camera Zoom : Digital Zoom with Autofocus & LED Flash
• QWERTY Keypad:Yes
• Video Capture:Yes
• Memory Inbuilt : 250 MB
• Connectivity : Bluetooth,USB Ports,Wifi
• Infrared: No
• Internet : GPRS,EDGE,HTML,Webkit
• Entertainment : Games,FM Radio,Music Player,Ringtones
• Operating Frequency : Quadband GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Technology : Java Technology,3G,OS
• Staddby Time/Talk Time : Upto 690 Hours/Upto 18 Hours
• GPS: Yes. Nokia Ovi Maps.
• Phone Kit : Headset/Speaker/Charger/USB Cable/user Guide/Handset