Biggest Smartphone Releases Of 2011!!!

The year 2011 saw a host of smartphone releases from the top-notch companies like Apple, Samsung, HTC to their counterparts. The higher-end model (64 GB) of Apple Inc's latest iPhone 4S was priced at Rs 57,500 and there were many more released above the Rs 30,000 mark. Right from, iOS 5 to various versions of Android (debut of Ice Cream Sandwich is still awaited in India), Windows phone and BlackBerry OS7, the year also witnessed many latest OS releases. Around six of the phones mentioned below run different versions of Android OS, which also signifies its leading position it has managed to gain this year. EFYTimes brings you a list of the biggest smartphone releases witnessed this year. You can take your pick for 2012, till we have many more smartphones added to the cart. 

iPhone 4S

The much awaited latest iPhone from the Apple stable reached India in last week of November. Airtel and Aircel announced the phone on their respective networks in the country. The smartphone is available in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB models. The specialty of iPhone 4S is its voice assistant feature Siri that has become a hit among the smartphone lovers. The phone has a 8.9-cm (3.5-inch) screen with multi-touch retina display. It is powered by a dual-core A5 chip processor and runs the latest iOS 5 operating system. The iOS 5 brings along iCloud which stores music, pictures, documents, etc and wirelessly pushes them to the devices. The phone sports an 8 MP camera with a larger aperture, a custom lens and an advanced hybrid infrared filter and face detection feature. It also has a front facing VGA camera for video chatting.

Price:
16 GB - Rs 44,500

32 GB - Rs 50,900

64 GB - Rs 57,500

HTC Sensation XL

This smartphone from HTC was released soon after its predecessor HTC Sensation XE. This is the second smartphone from HTC with Beats Audio integration and it runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. The handset sports a 11.9-cm (4.7-inch) display and is powered by 1.5 GHz Qualcomm processor. It sports an 8 MP rear camera with dual-LED flash and a 1.3 MP front facing camera and has the HTC Sense 3.5 user interface. The smartphone has been facilitated with Beats Audio technology for better audio output. It bundles a pair of earphones as well. The phone has a 3.5mm headset jack, stereo FM radio with RDS, 768 MB RAM, 16 GB internal memory, MicroSD card slot and up to 32 GB expandable memory.

Price: Rs 38, 800

LG Optimus 3D

LG Optimus 3D is the second 3D smartphone that was launched this year after HTC's EVO 3D smartphone. It runs Android 2.2 Froyo, which is upgradable to Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. The smartphone has a 10.9 cm (4.3 inch) glasses-free 3D display and is powered by 1 GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra processor. It has a dual-5 MP camera with autofocus and LED flash that allows users to capture images and videos in 3D as well. The phone is available with 16GB and 32GB internal memory option. The users also have an option of gaining access to LG's marketplace - LG 3D Space, for 3D stuff and applications.

Price: Rs 36,990

HTC EVO 3D

HTC launched its first glasses free 3D smartphone HTC EVO 3D this year. The first glasses free phone in India sports a three dimensional 10.9 cm (4.3 inch) LCD capacitive touchscreen. IT is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It also has two 5 MP cameras with auto focus and dual LED flash for HD video recording. The smartphone runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and has a dedicated 3D/2D toggle switch next to the camera shutter button to allow the user to choose 2D or 3D mode for image capturing. It also has a photo conversion app - D33P, which lets a user convert Facebook photos to 3D.

Price: Rs 35,990

Samsung Galaxy Note

Samsung Galaxy Note was the most interesting release from Samsung this year. It has been labelled as a phoneblet (a phone cum tablet) as it sports a 13.5 cm (5.3 inch) display with a resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels. The large screen size places it between a smartphone and a tablet. It has a Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS at present. Though, Samsung has confirmed that it will receive an upgrade to Google's latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS soon. It has 16 GB internal memory which is expandable up to 32 GB with Micro SD card. It also runs a powerful 1.4 GHz dual-core processor. Note has an 8 MP HD rear camera with LED flash and a 2 MP front-facing camera. The smartphone comes along with a highly functional S pen which helps users scribble, draw and even write on the phone. You can make your own to-do list with the stylus and that too be creative at it.

Price: Rs 34,990

Motorola Razr

Motorola arrived with its renewed version of its most popular Razr phone this year. The USP of the latest phone Motorola RAZR - XT 910, is that it is razor thin at 7.1 mm. It does have a bump at the top but since you don't hold the phone from there, it indeed feels slim. It has a 10.9-cm (4.3-inch) SUPER AMOLED touchscreen with KEVLAR fiber, scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass screen. The smartphone runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS but Motorola has officially announced that the phone will be upgraded to the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS soon. The smartphone boasts a 1 GB RAM and 8 GB internal memory that is expandable with MicroSD card. It has a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor and an 8 MP rear camera with LED flash along with a 1.3 MP front camera.

Price: Rs 33,990

Samsung Galaxy S II

Samsung released Galaxy S II this year which became an instant hit among users as well as reviewers across the globe. The smartphone has a 10.9 cm (4.3 inch) SUPER AMOLED touchscreen and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core A9 processor. The phone runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and will soon get an update for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS. The phone also has Samsung's TouchWiz user interface that makes it smooth and an easy-to-use device. The smartphone comes equipped with an 8 MP camera with auto-focus and LED flash enabling users to capture HD images. The users also get access to pre-installed Swype, which is an alternative keyboard that makes composing text easy and quick.

Price: Rs 30,100

Nokia Lumia 800

Nokia launched its first Windows Mango 7.5 phone this year. The Nokia Lumia 800 has a curved 9.4 cm (3.7 inch) AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. It sports an 8 MP auto-focus camera with 2x LED flash but lacks a front facing camera. The phone is powered by a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and has 512 MB RAM. It has 16 GB internal memory but does not support a MicroSD card for expansion of memory. Though, the presence of live tiles of the Windows phone and people's hub make the phone attractive.

Price:- Rs 29,999

BlackBerry Bold 9790

Research In Motion (RIM) announced its latest smartphone in Bold category - BlackBerry Bold 9790, in November. The smartphone has the signature BlackBerry QWERTY keypad along with a 6.1 cm (2.4 inch) capacitive touchscreen with a 480 x 360 pixel resolution. The phone has a 1 GHz processor and runs the latest BlackBerry OS 7. It also sports an optical trackpad. The smartphone has an 8GB onboard memory along with a card slot for expandable memory up to 32 GB. The BlackBerry OS 7 provides built-in support for Augmented Reality and near filed communication (NFC), allowing users to connect with the world around them.

Price:- Rs 27,490

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S

The smartphone from Sony Ericsson - Xperia Arc S - has a 10.7 cm (4.2-inch) capacitive multi-touchscreen reality display which is powered by Sony's Mobile BRAVIA Engine. The phone runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and sports an 8.1 MP camera with Exmor R for mobile image sensor. The camera allows 3D and 2D sweep panorama photography as well. The phone has an internal 320 MB memory along with external memory expandable up to 32 GB. It is powered by 1.4 GHz Qualcomm processor.

Price:- Rs 27,000 approximately

Websites To Remove Objectionable Content By 6 Feb!

NEW DELHI: A trial court on Saturday set a deadline for 22 social networking sites including Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to remove "anti-religious" or "anti-social" content from their websites and directed the companies to file compliance reports by February 6.
Additional Civil Judge Mukesh Kumar, who had on December 20 in an ex-parte order issued summons to the social networking websites, granted around one and half month for compliance of his order. The court was hearing a petition filed by Mufti Aijaz Arshad Qasmi through advocate Santosh Pandey who had also submitted the printouts of the contents and the court asked the websites to remove the content which has been found objectionable by the petitioner.

 During the hearing, the representatives of two websites, Yahoo India Pvt Ltd and Microsoft, Out of the 22 websites summoned appeared in court on Saturday and submitted that they have not got the copies of court order and complaint against them and pleaded the judge to provide the same. Pandey assured the court that he would provide the companies with the copy of complaint and other related documents.
Pandey, after the court proceedings, told the reporters that the websites have to submit a compliance report to the court by February 6 detailing what action they have taken to remove the objectionable and derogatory contents from the websites. The court had on December 20 asked the social networking websites to remove the objectionable content in the form of photographs, videos or text which might hurt religious sentiments.
On the last day of hearing on December 20, the court after going through the several printouts of the objectionable contents, CD and other documents, found them defamatory and derogatory and ordered to take them off from the sites.
"I have gone through the record carefully wherein the plaintiff has also filed a CD containing all the defamatory articles and photographs. In my considered opinion, the photographs shown by the plaintiff having content of defamation and derogation against the sentiments of every community.
"Moreover, if the defendant will not be directed to remove the defamatory articles and contents from the social networking websites, not only the plaintiff but every individual who is having religious sentiments would suffer irreparable loss and injury and cannot be compensated in terms of money," the judge had said.
'The websites who have been asked to remove objectionable contents includes Facebook India, Facebook, Google India Pvt Ltd, Google Orkut, Youtube, Blogspot, Microsoft India Pvt Ltd, Microsoft, Zombie Time, Exboii, Boardreader, IMC India, My Lot, Shyni Blog and Topix.

A Twitter Account Engulfed In Legal Battle!

NEW YORK: How much is a tweet worth? And how much does a Twitter follower cost? In base economic terms, the value of individual Twitter updates seems to be negligible; after all, what is a Twitter post but a few bits of data sent caroming through the Internet? But in a world where social media's influence can mean the difference between a lucrative sale and another fruitless cold call, social media accounts have taken on added significance.

The question is: Can a company cash in on, and claim ownership of, an employee's social media account, and if so, what does that mean for workers who are increasingly posting to Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus during work hours?

A lawsuit filed in July could provide some answers.

In October 2010, Noah Kravitz, a writer who lives inOakland Calif., quit his job at a popular mobile phone site, Phonedog.com, after nearly four years. The site has two parts - an e-commerce wing, which sells phones, and a blog.

While at the company, Kravitz, 38, began writing on Twitter under the name Phonedog(USCORE)Noah, and over time, had amassed 17,000 followers. When he left, he said, PhoneDog told him he could keep his Twitter account in exchange for posting occasionally.

The company asked him to "tweet on their behalf from time to time and I said sure, as we were parting on good terms," Kravitz said by telephone.

And so he began writing as Noah Kravtiz, keeping all his followers under that new handle. But eight months after Kravitz left the company, PhoneDog sued, saying the Twitter list was a customer list, and seeking damages of $2.50 a month per follower for eight months, for a total of $340,000. 

PhoneDog Media declined to comment for this article except for this statement: "The costs and resources invested by PhoneDog Media into growing its followers, fans and general brand awareness through social media are substantial and are considered property of PhoneDog Media LLC. We intend to aggressively protect our customer lists and confidential information, intellectual property, trademark and brands."

Kravitz said the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California was in retaliation for his claim to 15 percent of the site's gross advertising revenue because of his position as a vested partner, as well as back pay related to his position as a video reviewer and blogger for the site.

The lawsuit, though, could have broader ramifications than its effect on Kravitz and the company.

"This will establish precedent in the online world, as it relates to ownership of social media accounts," said Henry J. Cittone, a lawyer in New York who litigates intellectual property disputes. "We've actually been waiting to see such a case as many of our clients are concerned about the ownership of social media accounts vis-a-vis their branding."

Cittone added that a particularly important wrinkle is what value the court might set on the worth of one Twitter follower to a media company, saying the price set could affect future cases involving ownership of social media.

Nokia Lumia 900 To Arrive In Jan?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

The Finnish handset maker has plans to unveil another top-end Windows Phone called Nokia Lumia 900 at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show to be held in January.

Even though Nokia struggles with the software glitch in Lumia 800, the company is prepping up to bring the new device as soon as in the month of January next year, said some online report. The press shots of Nokia Lumia 900 leaked on My Nokia Blog reveal that the Finnish handset maker has plans to unveil another top-end Windows Phone called Nokia Lumia 900 at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to be held in Las Vegas in January second week.                    Nokia is also likely to announce some more smartphones alongwith Lumia 900 at the event. The specs of the device include a 10.9-cm (4.3-inch) ClearBlack AMOLED display and will come with the new Windows Phone Tango update. The device is also expected to feature a front facing camera. Lumia 900 will run on a 1.4GHz processor, an 8 megapixel rear camera with single LED flash and is rumoured to support 4G LTE networks.

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