Tuesday 22 October 2013

Finally BlackBerry Launch BBM for Android and iPhone

After a long waiting, Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry has at last announced its BBM service for Android-based handsets and iPhones.



After a month long wait BlackBerry announced that BBM App for Android and BBM for iPhone are ready to download and install, not all users will be able to start messaging right away. Last night company’s official blog say’s as : “It’s the news you where waiting for... now officially resume our rollout of BBM for Android and iPhone customers around the globe!. In the next few hours, people will start seeing BBM in Google Play, the App Store and in select Samsung App Stores.

It will be first time the cross-platform offering will be available for general public. BlackBerry said last week that 6 million Android and iPhone customers had pre-registered for the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) launch and it are those users who will get to use the app first.

Read More : Blackberry Confirms: BBM App for iPhone and Android



Tuesday 15 October 2013

Apple Announce iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C Indian Pricing

Now it’s official announced by Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) that the latest smartphones, iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c are ready to hit Indian markets in less than three weeks. At the same time Apple confirmed that the iPhone 5C will be priced at 41,900 rupees ($680) and the iPhone 5S is expected to be sold at INR53,500 (US$868) for the 16-gigabyte model.

India’s leading telecom providers Reliance Communications and Bharti Airtel has unveiled the launch date as November 1, 2013 for Indian customers.
 

Though in the company clams that the iPhone 5C is the lost cost model, at the same time which is very much similar to another Android smartphones and may be costly to Indian customers.

In the earlier month of September, the iPhone 5C and 5S series was unveiled by the Cupertino, Calif. Which is now selling like hot cakes in the International markets. The first report, suggest that total nine million units were sold in the first three days.

Pre-Booking:
The popular Airtel network carrier, had started pre-booking for the new handsets. But till now pre-booking stores has still not been confirmed.
The India's third-largest telecom company Reliance had also opened pre-booking option from November 1.

Price Tag:
According to the experts, the iPhone 5c will be available at a starting price of Rs.41,900 for the 16GB variant and the iPhone 5S will retail from Rs.53,500. The smart phone will be available in five colors of green, white, blue, pink and yellow while the iPhone 5s can be grabbed in shades of gold, silver and grey. It’s also expected that both the phones will be available in all 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities.