Earlier this year in February at the Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, LG declared its new Optimus series with L-Style design. The new Optimus Smartphone will carry L series branding and will comprise of L3, L5, L7 and L9. Of these four smartphones, three are now available in India and we managed to get our hands on the Optimus L5 for testing.
Modern Square Style grip, Floating Mass Technology for slim form factor, Seamless Layout for better key arrangement, consistently Slim Shape and Harmonized Design Contrast using the metallic accents along its side these are the five basic aspects which LG's new L-style design strategy consists. Besides the physical design, LG offers Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
The company has also introduced its new Optimus 3.0 UI that adds a slew of features and user experiences to Android's native Holo user interface. The price of this device is Rs. 12,500/- .
Device Specification:
• 4 inch touchscreen display
• 3.5 mm audio port
• 320 x 480 pixel resolution
• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
• 3.0 user interface
• GPS
• Bluetooth
• WiFi
• Quick memo
• 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A
• 5 megapixel camera
• LED flash at the back
• VGA quality recording
• FM Radio
• Support  MP4
• 720p HD resolution
• 1540 mAh battery
• 3G
• 4 GB internal storage,
• 512MB RAM
• 118.3 x 66.5 x 9.5 mm and 125 Grams

Source : Themobileindian

Lava, home grown mobile phone manufacturer has unveiled another affordable handset named as Lava C31 . Lava C31 supports the Hindi and Tamil languages. Users can buy this phone from many online retailers. The price of phone is Rs 2,100.
Device Specification:
• 2.6 inch touch screen
• 240x300 pixel resolution
• 1.3 megapixel rear camera
• Facebook app preloaded
• Bluetooth
• GPRS
• FM radio
• USB support
• Indian calendar preloaded
• 1000 mAh battery
• Support up to 8 GB through micro SD card
• Sound recording and call recording facility
• Supports AMR/MP3/MIDI/WAV audio file
• Mobile tracker

Source : Themobileindian

Travelling in a city is quite difficult when you are not aware how to get to the destination. Constantly Google has been improving its Maps service apps to provide more accurate local information for several countries across the globe. Undoubtedly there are many technical, logistical, security and legal hindrances due to which new map features are not available everywhere immediately.
Recently Google has included the public transit routing data and layer to the Google Maps API through which users can find the best routes while planning their travel.
It is a quick guider that will help users to take the best route while planning their trip within the city or from one end of the city to other. This guide is very useful for the iPhone or Google Android based Smartphone users.
Steps includes:
1. Initially, users will have to open and let the app lock your location on the Map. Search for the location you wish to reach. For instance, you can search for the most prominent locations worth visiting.
2. When the Google Maps app has found the location users wish to reach then tap on the arrow icon on the bubble to initiate the Directions menu. From this menu, users can choose and set their mode of transport - Car, Public Transit and Walking.
3. If users choose public transit, users can select the public transport according to their wish such as - Bus, Subway or Train. To get the best routes via any means of transport, let the setting be on 'Any transit mode'. Also users can select the type of route that is classified by Best Route, Fewer Transfers and Less Walking. Once done, simply hit on Get Directions button.
4. The app will show users the four different trips that involve single and/or more than one means of transit based on their prior selections. It will take note of their current time and accordingly decide the routes. Users can always choose view for trips later than that or earlier than that.
5. Tap on any of the four trips to see the detail of the different means of transport in the trip. The trip shows detailed information about the directions, distance and approximate time taken. It will also show to users the number of bus they should take to reach closer to the destination. For bus and trains, it will also mention the number of stops that mode of transport will take.
Finally users can tap on map view and keep the app running to check if they are on the suggested route.

Source : Themobileindian

For Android platform Google has updated Google Maps app which allow users to see the schedules for the modes of public transport.  With this new version 6.1 changes have been done to the Transit Lines layer permitting users to choose a specific mode of public transportation like train, bus, tram, or subway while hiding the other modes. The new update also provides you with departure time, lines serving the station, and the distance to nearby stations.

It is available in 500 cities worldwide, in India with the help of this update you can check the schedules pertaining to the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation Ltd, Chennai MRTS, Delhi Metro Rail, and Kolkata Metro, along with the common directions. To check the schedule users just need to tap on the train \ bus station icon on the map and then click on the place's name.
Other features comprise of My Places and Location History sections of the app. While searching for a location within a city or through a postal code, the borders of that region will be highlighted. However My Places section features not only allow users to access search history but it also saves maps for offline use. When users provide explicit information to track their location, the Location History section keeps a check on places you have been to on a daily basis as a handy reckoner of sorts

Source : Techtree

There are not only share of tough Android phones, but there are rugged Android tablets as well, like the Fujitsu STYLISTIC M532. It’s a 10.1″ slate powered by Tegra 3 which is based on Android Ice Cream Sandwich. It is MIL-STD-810G certified which should survive rough transport, work in low and high altitudes, temperatures and humidity along with drop and dust resistance. This Tablet is not water resistant. This Fujitsu STYLSITIC M532 tablet is available for $550 from Fujitsu’s web site.
Device Specification:
• 10.1″ IPS LCD
• 1280 x 800 resolution
• Tegra 3 3T30S chipset
• 1.3GHz quad-core processor
• 1GB of RAM
• 32GB of built-in storage
• MicroSD card slot
• 8MP main camera
• 2MP front-facing
• Measures 261.2 x 175.3 x 8.9mm
• Weighs 558g
• 3170mAh Battery that last about eight and a half hours of video playback

Source : Blog.gsmarena