Lemon Trio 320 – When three’s not a crowd

Lemon Trio 320 – When three’s not a crowd
Whenever we unpack a new gadget, we try not to peek at its specifications and photos emblazoned all over the packaging. Looking at a gadget in such a way gives us a clean, unfettered opinion sans any associated PR purple prose. At first glance, the Trio 320 looks like a solid little brick. And we mean solid – this phone is made of plastic, but it’s well constructed. For such an entry-level device, it feels unnecessarily large and quite thick. For one, the bezel surrounding the display is thick, adding to the dimensions. The phone is also as thick as Nokia’s N95 8 GB; the only reason we can think of, is the huge (for a phone of this range) battery, rated at 1500 mAh. Sound overkill? This phone supports three simultaneous networks. Remember that constant antenna scanning and maintaining a signal is a power hungry process. Therefore, with three SIM cards, this sort of battery is very much needed.

Wait a minute – did we just say three SIMs? In case you’re wondering if that was a typo – it wasn’t. The Trio 320 (name’s a hint!) supports two GSM SIM cards and one CDMA UIM SIM. Now you might ask yourself – why three SIM card slots? Well, a lot of people use more than one phone number – one office number and another personal number, for example. This phone will allow you to use multiple numbers in a single handset, which, in our opinion is a lot more convenient than lugging two (or three) cellphones around.

Olive Telecom unveils Olive Wiz

Olive Telecom officially unveiled its Olive Wiz phone into the market yesterday, and it is the first of its kind in India. Olive Wiz is a triple SIM QWERTY phone (2GSM+1CDMA SIMs) wherein GSM works with dual standby mode, giving voice and data intensive users great functionality by providing them the privilege of choosing the strongest network on the move.

Olive Wiz provides one-click-access to social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter along with 'fastest browsing experience' of the Opera Mini browser. It also offers quick email access through a shortcut key, while the QWERTY keypad layout allows faster messaging through a built-in instant messenger.

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Creative unveils ZEN X-Fi Style, ZEN Style portable media players

Creative has officially unveiled two relatively simple and inexpensive portable media player (PMP) models for the budget conscious user, the ZEN X-Fi Style and ZEN Style. With these devices, it appears that the audio card manufacturing giant has finally caught up in the PMP slug-fest with Apple iPod.


Creative ZEN X-Fi Style packs a punch with a 2.4-inch TFT LCD display, TV-out, built-in speaker, microphone and X-Fi digital sound player. It is available in three storage configurations - 8GB, 16GB or 32GB - with support for streaming RSS feeds.

Apple iPad is out! Here's Everything you Wanted to know About it

The Apple iPad has just been released in the U.S. This is the WiFi only version, the 3G version will go on sale later this April, 2010. The Apple iPad, for now, is a USA-only release. The BBC reports that the queues for the new Apple iPad were "considerably smaller" than for the iPhone in 2007.

http://www.thinkdigit.com/Laptops-PCs/Apple-iPad-is-out-Heres-everything-you_4340.html

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Samsung CorbyPRO B5310 - QWERTY smartphone for Rs 11,200

Samsung CorbyPRO B5310
Annoying TV commercials aside, Samsung seems to be on an overdrive lately and continues to flood markets with new models under the Corby banner. You now have the original Corby, the candy bar CorbyTXT, the slightly upgraded CorbyPLUS, the Corby Pop, Mate and finally the subject of this review - the CorbyPRO (B5310). The Pro brings to the table features such as GPS, Wi-Fi, and 3.5G connectivity over some of its predecessors.

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Fly LINKZ - dual-SIM, touchscreen, social networking phone for Rs 5,509

UK’s Meridian Mobile, the makers of Fly, launched their new Fly phone in India, which is called LINKZ (V-180 DS). Keeping in theme with their previous releases, the MC160 and E106 - which broke the touchphone price barrier, Meridian Mobile’s new Fly LINKZ is a phone that offers innumerable features at a very pocket-friendly price of Rs. 5509. Aimed at college and office-going youth, the phone is described by the company as a “stylish all-in-one messaging and social networking full touch dual-SIM phone”. It will also offer several software bundles, such as features Nimbuzz, Snaptu, along with several Java games, and the Opera Mini mobile browser.

Nimbuzz is an award winning all-in-one messenger application that lets you manage and communicate with all your contacts and friends simultaneously, whether on Skype, Windows Live Messenger, GTalk, Yahoo, AIM, MySpace, ICQ, or others. The dynamic address book or “live contact list” lets you see what’s going on in the virtual world in a single glance, seeing other’s status and activity on a platform.

http://www.thinkdigit.com/Mobiles-PDAs/Fly-LINKZ--dual-SIM-touchscreen-social-networking_4082.html

Logitech India launches MetroFi noise-isolating Earphones for iPod, iPhone and Blackberry

So you can listen to music the way it’s meant to be heard, Logitech has launched its new MetroFi 170 and MetroFi 220 noise-isolating earphones, which deliver customized comfort that’s perfect for listening to music on an iPod.

“If you’re looking to upgrade your generic MP3-player listening experience, the MetroFi 170 and 220 earphones are ideal.” said Philippe Depallens, Logitech vice president and general manager of the Ultimate Ears product unit. “Unlike the ear buds that come with your MP3 player, once you put the MetroFi 170 and 220 earphones in your ear, they’ll stay there and feel good. So whether you’re exercising, running errands, or just on the run – with the MetroFi earphones you’ll always be in the zone.”

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Philips SHN 9500 Noise Cancelling Headphones Review

Active Noise cancellation (ANC hereon) headphones used to be rare, but this category is fast becoming crowded territory. It's simple – as people start travelling more, and more importantly, using portable devices for entertainment, semi-portable ANC headphones are bound to get more commonplace. In India, we see but a handful of the brand options available in the US and Europe. Bose and Sennheiser are the two brands who have sent us circumaural ANC sets before, Philips jumps in with their SHN 9500.


Design wise, there's nothing pathbreaking, but there's no harm in borrowing from a working formula, is there? Enough mumbling, and at this point, I was immediately attracted by the undeniable build quality of the box. Yes, the carton is both very sturdy and attractive, especially for what turned out to be a value headphone.

For more detail on Philips Headphones log on to http://www.thinkdigit.com/Audio-Devices/Philips-SHN-9500-noise-cancelling-headphones-review_3991.html

The Google NEXUS ONE is out! Will cost you about Rs. 24,400

Considering that the device was seeded to thousands of Google employees before it was even officially unveiled, it is no surprise that the there is little new to learn about it. However, now the Google Nexus One phone is official, the tease is over.

As expected the Google Nexus One runs the Android 2.1 operating system. The other specification of the phone have been confirmed, and were right on the mark. The Google Nexus One has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 1Ghz processor (QSD 8250), 512MB RAM, 512MB internal storage, included 4GB microSD card (upgradable to 32GB), and a 3.7-inch widescreen AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 800x480. The phone is 3G capable and supports WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1.