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The one of powerful smartphones from Sony has entered the Russian market, the Sony Xperia Ion. This handset will be available in Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and price tag 25,000 rubles. New Xperia Ion smartphone runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and works in UMTS/HSPA 900/1200 MHz and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz. The Sony Xperia Ion packs a 4.6-inch touchscreen HD Reality display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and about 12.9GB of user-accessible memory expandable with MicroSD card. Other feature of this phone is Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS / GLONASS, a 12MP rear camera, FM radio, proximity, orientation and illumination sensors. In additional, there are USB and HDMI ports, as well as a 3.5mm headphone jack. Dimensions of Sony Xperia Ion are 133 x 68 x 10.8 mm and weight 144 grams. Its battery is enough juice up to 10 hours of talk time, 400 hours on standby. View the original article here

Posted in: Android, Mobile software, Tablets August 15th, 2012, 14:50 by Ian The folks over at Dropbox have always been keen on getting the community in on their beta builds, and this latest version is no exception. Highlights include improved video playback, as well as the ability to open Dropbox files directly from other applications. The Dropbox beta also brings the usual batch of bug fixes and thumbnails for video files. Next on the list of new features are UI improvements for the Nexus 7 tablet. We found Dropbox to be immensely useful and streamlined on the Nexus 7 even before the beta came out, so it’s good to see the company strive to make the experience even better. If you’d like to find out more about the Dropbox cloud service, check out their site here. To find the latest beta version follow this link. Via View the original article here

Posted in: Android, Gaming, Mac OS X, Social Networks August 15th, 2012, 09:49 by Prasad EA has announced that their own game distribution store Origin is now coming to several new platforms, including OS X, Android, Facebook and Smart TV. The Origin client is currently only available on Windows and offers similar functionality as Steam. You can browse through EA’s game collection and purchase them from within the client. EA games offered through Origin are often priced lower compared to other stores, such as Steam. Unfortunately, no information has been provided as to when the Origin client for these platforms will be released. Source View the original article here

Nokia City Scene isn’t just another mapping service; it’s a 3D-rich mapping experience. With a new update for Nokia N9 users, Nokia City Scene from Nokia Beta Labs is the perfect companion when roaming a city. The first thing you’ll notice when using Nokia City Scene is that it looks a little different to the Nokia Maps you’d usually use to navigate around a city. Yes, you’ve still got the same navigation expertise and easy to follow maps but now you’ve got the chance to explore the city in full panoramic 3D. When you select a destination your journey is split up into visual waypoints that updates as you progress on your journey. These real-life visual images show you exactly where you are at a glance and means there’s less time needed to study the map; you just need to look for the similar landmarks displayed on your screen. Some larger buildings even show you what other smaller venues are inside. For example, a shopping mall is one building but is made up of several smaller shops. W...

If you’re always on the look out for a bargain, then let your phone do the hard work for you by using the Groupon app on your Nokia Lumia and Nokia Belle smartphone. Groupon is a company that advertises retailer services, products or other listings on behalf of a supplier. These deals are usually much lower than they’d normally advertise, ranging anywhere from 50 to 90 per cent off the recommended retail price (RRP). They can do this because they rely on the fact that when these deals are offered, people in vast amounts will snap up these deals, ultimately making a profit for the company offering the goods. For the company, selling 200 marked-down items is better than only selling a few of the same full-priced items. Plus, they’re more likely to get repeat business as a result. Screenshots of Groupon from a Nokia Lumia 800 On your Nokia Lumia and Nokia Belle smartphone, you first start by signing in, or creating an account if you haven’t got one. Then, using either the built-in GPS ...

Had he been around today, Hamlet may very well have mused: ‘To tweet or not to tweet, that is the question. Such is the success and ubiquity of Twitter that it seems to have outgrown its initial role as a ‘micro-blogging’ tool and become a primary method of communication and keeping ourselves informed. The real question, therefore, is which Twitter client would the Prince of Denmark be using? Windows Phone, of course, enables you to tweet without the need for installing any further apps, but nonetheless there are many Twitter clients available in the Marketplace for your Lumia smartphone. We all use Twitter in different ways; maybe there is an app that suits your needs but is not particularly useful for someone who, for example, has to manage multiple accounts? To help you pick the best Twitter app, here is a look at five apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace and picking out the best feature in each one. It seems only fair that we start with the official Twitter app and it does the jo...

Posted in: Mobile phones 8 hours ago by Stefan In case you weren’t convinced enough that Google Play Store gift cards are in the works earlier today, we have another argument to help you in the process. Photos of the actual gift cards have surfaced, thus proving that the Google Play Store is about to get yet another step closer to its Apple rival. As you can see in the photo above, the Google Play gift cards will come in at least $10 and $25 flavors when launched. We are still to find out further details on their upcoming commercial availability. With the Google Play Store application ready and the gift cards circling around though, we doubt it will be a long wait. Source View the original article here