Few days back we saw how BlackBerry 10 might come in a full touch L-series and a QWERTY keyboard equipped N-Series. Thanks to N4BB which has given a view about how the BlackBerry Messenger on the BlackBerry 10 OS might look like.

Both the L-series and the N-series have the same layout. BBM for BlackBerry 10 will be taking full advantage of the OLED display. It has been reported that the new BBM will have option to change themes.

According to the latest reports new BBM have new theme options which are as follows:

• Black theme that improves battery life by 25% 
• Theme customization that lead upto 75% improvement in battery.

Let’s hope there are some more new features than just a theme change option.

Source : Mobigyaan

According to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report Motorola Mobility plans to phase out from the feature phone market and may suspend its feature phone business by the end of 2012. It has also been reported that Motorola is toying with the idea to exit the entry level Smartphone. Since Google has been hoping that the handset vendor will switch its focus to the development of innovative products instead of counting on production based on economies of scale, it remains to be seen whether Motorola will also withdraw from the CNY1,000 (Rs 8,000) Smartphone segment in China. If Motorola is thinking about such a move in China it is likely be followed in other markets also. From the perspective of Indian mobile customer's it will not be a big deal for because they have very little presence in Indian feature phone market with around 5 models being currently sold and none of them being really popular expect Motorola's Fire and Fire XT.

If Motorola takes this move then Motorola will become the third company to get out of the feature phone market after Sony and HTC. HTC has also declared that it will not focus on the entry level Smartphone market any more, where currently it has HTC Explorer.

These three Smartphone vendors are struggling hard to retain their market share seems to be betting on Smartphone market, which according to Gartner grew more than 47 per cent compared to a negative growth in the feature phone market worldwide. Even the recent survey done by Mobile Indian showed the huge decline in user interest in Feature phones.

Source : Themobileindian

It has been reported earlier that Google Nexus tablet will come with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. News has been confirmed saying that the new tablet will offer Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and a 1280 x 800 pixel IPS display. This Tablet will not have rear camera which may be cost cutting measure.

Device Specifications:

• 1.3 GHz quad core Tegra 3 processor
• a GeForce 12 core graphics processor
• 1 GB of RAM
• 1280 x 800 pixel IPS display
• 1.2 megapixel camera
• Run for 9 hours on a single battery charge

According to the reports the price of the tablet will be $199 (Rs 11,000) for the 8 GB version and $249 (Rs 14,000) dollars for the 16 GB version. The launch of this tablet at Google's I/O conference later this week has potential to shakeup the tablet market because the current price of a tablet with similar specifications is close to Rs 30,000. To stay relevant low cost tablets from Indian and Chinese brands will have to up their game.

Source : Themobileindian

Some of you may have noticed the lack of a podcasts section within the iTunes and Music player apps while using iOS 6 developer beta. It has been reported that Apple will soon be releasing a separate app for podcasts. And it has.

 Brand new Podcasts app for iOS devices which includes iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is now available on the App Store. This app comes with a gorgeous new UI. With the help of this application you can download and playback audio as well as video podcasts.

According to its description on the App Store below is the list of features of this new app:

• Enjoy all of your audio and video podcasts in a single app
• Explore hundreds of thousands of podcasts including shows in over 40 languages
• Try the innovative new Top Stations feature to find new podcast series in a variety of topics, including arts, business, comedy, music, news, sports, and more.
• Browse by Audio or Video podcasts, or see what’s most popular in Top Charts
• Tap subscribe for your favorites and automatically receive new episodes for free as they become available
• Stream episodes or download to listen while offline
• Skip forward and back using simple playback controls
• Turn on Sleep Timer to automatically stop playing a podcast while listening in bed
• Share your favorite episodes with friends using Twitter, Messages and Mail
• Optionally sync your favorite episodes from iTunes on your Mac or PC
• Sync your episode playback for seamless transition between devices

This app is available for devices running iOS 5.1 and higher. It supports iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, iPod touch 3rd and 4th generation and all generations of the iPad.

Source : Blog.gsmarena

LG'S first quad core Smartphone, Optimus 4X HD was unveiled during the Mobile World Congress in February this year, will be launched in India by the second week of July. According to the latest reports LG Optimus 4X HD is already available in select European countries and now will be launched in India by mid July. This new user experience (UX), Optimus UI 3.0 also includes QuickMemoTM. QuickMemoTM permit users to instantly jot memos or notes from any screen, without having to open a separate application.

Device Specifications:

• Android 4.0 
• Nvidia Tegra 3 processor,
• 1 GB RAM
• 4.7 inch True HD IPS display 
• 8 megapixel camera
• 2,150 mAh battery and
• LG's new user interface, Optimus UI 3.0.
• Screen resolution 1280 x 720 pixel and 16:9 ratio
• Internal storage of 16 GB
• Expandable memory 32 GB using an SD card
• 1.3 megapixel front camera
• 3G
• Wifi
• DLNA
• Bluetooth

This Optimus 4X HD will be the first quad core phone from LG and will compete directly with HTC One X and Huawei Ascend D Quad which are also powered by quad core processors. Another feature has been added named as Media PlexTM, which combines a range of functions such as Fingertip Seek and Live Zooming to enhance image and video playback. It also includes Time Catch Shot, which allows the user to select and save the best shot among the images taken just before the shutter button is depressed. Till now no price has been revealed but it is expected to be around Rs 34, 000.

Source : Themobileindian