Samsung to launch ChatON mobile messaging service

Samsung has announced that they would launch their own Instant Messaging (IM) service, ChatON soon. This would allow the users communicate easily and share videos, pictures, calendar and contacts with others from their mobile phone. The ChatON IM service would allow users to chat using their phone numbers, send voice messages and take part in group chat. There are also features like interaction rank, that lists people who you chat often, trunk, that shows all the images and videos shared so that you can comment on them and animation message that lets you make personal message using hand written notes, images, text and background music. The ChatON app would come pre-installed in the upcoming Samsung feature phones, bada phones and Galaxy smartphones. The app would also be launched for iPhone and BlackBerry phones in future, that would compete with the upcoming Apple's iMessage and BlackBerry Messenger (BBM). The app would also be available for PC. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMPEm147BPo The ChatON IM service will be showcased at IFA 2011 in September and it would be launched in October in more than 120 countries around the world and would support up to 62 languages.

Airtel announces new contests for Indian Formula One Grand Prix

Airtel announced earlier this month that they would be the title sponsor of the Indian F1 Grand Prix. Now they have announced 3 contests, Airtel Grid Girls, Simulator Challenge and Ultimate Race Game that would provide an opportunity for the F1 fans to be part of the F1 Grand Prix. Airtel Grid Girls is a reality show based hunt for India’s Formula 1 Grid Girls, similar to SingTel Grid Girls that happened in 2008 for Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix. The 48 shortlisted Airtel Grid Girls will play the coveted role of paddock girls of 2011 Formula1 Airtel Grand Prix of India and the top 3 shortlisted Grid Girls would be selected by public voting. The online registration for the Grid Girls is now up on Airtel F1 site. ‘The-A-Ticket’ is the ultimate opportunity for two people to watch the F1 Grand Prix live. One could win this chance by playing Ultimate Race Online Game and Voting for Grid Girls on Airtel.in/formula1 or by taking part in the Airtel Simulator Challenge that would take place in select cites (Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Noida) from 24th September to 22nd October. The 17th Formula One Grand Prix of this season ...

LG to showcase 2D to 3D Game Converter at IFA 2011

LG has announced that they would demo the world’s first OpenGL based 2D to 3D game conversion engine for the smartphone in IFA 2011. This would benefit both the game developers who could convert the existing 2D games into 3D and the users can also convert them using the app for free of charge. The 3D Game Converter separates the 2D graphic images for each eye and generates two different images using a thin film called Parallax Barrier on the display and shows it as a 3D image by creating an illusion of visual depth. The Game Converter would be available as an app, so that the existing 2D games could be easily converted into 3D using the OpenGL engine and could be played in 3D in landscape mode. The game converter analyses the 2D game if it is optimized for 3D conversion and if it supports, it would be converted into 3D in the default visual settings. The non OpenGL based games could also be converted using the manual settings.Optimized settings for about 50 2D games would be available by October, with 50 more to be added by year’s end. The 3D Game Converter will be included in the first Maintenance Release ...

Special Ramadan Apps and Themes for Nokia phones

Nokia has announced a host of applications and themes on the OviStore for the holy month of Ramadan. These apps would help those observe the holy month of Ramadan. Nokia announced special Independence Day apps recently. Ramdan apps and themes for Nokia phones Zakat Calculator for S60 v5 and Symbian^3 Nokia phones - It tells zakat in terms of weight as well as the zakat in terms of cash according to the currency like Euro, Dollar, Egyptian pound etc. you have selected including conditions of Zakat, spending channels, types of Zakat, and Zakat Al-fitr Qibla Direction for Symbian^3 Nokia phones -Qibla application with panorama technology, shows the correct Qibla direction easily, based on the preselected country and city without GPS and also based on GPS location. The app is available in English and Arabic. Prayer Times for all Nokia Symbian phones - It provides prayer timing and also alerts the user before each prayer and also allows users to easily switch their mobile into the silent mode during the prayer. Idul Fitri for Nokia S40 phones - This a theme would bring out the feel and essence of the Eid festival. The Qibla Direction app costs Rs.50 and the Prayer Times app costs Rs. 75. The Zakat Calculator app and the Idul Fitri theme is ...

Getit Local Search app now available for Android

Getit app is now available for Android phones. This app lets you search for places based on your location using GPS. You can search for places in your locality like Restaurants, Hotels, Hotels, Real Estate, Auto, Electronics, Travel and much more. They launched their iPhone app earlier this month and BlackBerry app recently. Features of Getit app for Android Interactive interface Search for local products & businesses in India Auto detects your current location using GPS Lists the top/popular categories to find the results faster Refine your search based on attributes and location Interactive maps with directions Call or mail a particular place using single click Share the details of the places via email and SMS Save favourite listings on the device Download Getit app for Android (1.6 and above) phones from the Android Market for free.