HTC has unleashed its most popular mobile phone HTC HD2 in India. This means you can enjoy the cool and sleeky looking handset from the Taiwanese cell phone manufacturers instead of just reading and hearing about it. The handset is a powerful gadget since it is powered by a 1Ghz processor.

Ajay Sharma, Country Head, HTC India said

HTC HD2 is the first Windows phone to embody the HTC Sense user interface, which makes the phone much more intuitive, engaging and a pleasure to use. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.5, the HD2 blends cutting-edge technology and stylish looks to deliver a smooth and superior experience to the customers

HTC HD2 specifications

• 5 megapixel camera.
• Touch Screen.
• 4.3 inch screen.
• 800*480 resolution.
• Windows Mobile 6.5 .
• 1 Ghz processor.
• Sense UI.

HTC HD2 is  available for purchase through HTC resellers at Rs. 39,990 in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, and at Rs. 36,990 in the other parts of the nation.

Indian Telecom operators will start blocking  mobile phones with improper IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) numbers starting from tomorrow. They have been issued an order from the Indian government to take this action.

GSM networks use IMEI to identify mobile devices. Operators block stolen mobile phone with the help of this number. Security reasons have been cited as the rationale for this directive. Following are the type of phones that are eligible to be blocked in the light of this order:

1. Cellphones that do not have IMEI numbers.
2. Have sequence of zeroes as their IMEI number.
3. Non-genuine IMEI numbers.

Users whose device will get blocked will have two options

1. Purchase a new mobile.
2. Go to one of the outlets setup by Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), to get a valid IMEI number embedded onto their devices via a specific software.

Ever heard of Nokia E71? Well even if you didn't hear about it doesn't matter. More importantly we are here to talk about Nokia E72. Yes, E72 has arrived in India and costs around Rs 22,000 . The business oriented phone builds upon the foundation set by Nokia E71 and brings improvements as well. For starters, it has a higher resolution camera (5 megapixel camera), faster processor among other interesting and exciting features. To get you more excited, Nokia E72 is the first E-series mobilephone, to be equipped with a 5 megapixel camera. Specifications of this very cool device is provided below.

Nokia E72 specifications

• 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and Carl Zeiss optics.
• QWERTY keyboard.
• Built-in GPS.
• WiFi.
• GPRS.
• 3G.
• 3.5mm audio jack.
• 250 MB internal memory.
• Comes pre-installed with 4GB microSD card (support upto 16GB ).
• Quickoffice 5.3.
• Supports Microsoft Office Suite.
• FlashLite v3.0.
• Slim 10mm body.
• Weighs 128g.

One of the things which iPhone users constantly monitor is the remaining battery life. The default battery life icon in the iPhone just gives you an idea of the remaining battery. It doesn't provide you additional information as to what is  the remaining time for performing certain tasks such as listening to music and much more. Enter About Battery. About Battery is an application that smartly monitors your battery life and gives you an insight as to what is the remaining time for different activities.

It tells you how much longer would your iPhone/iPod Touch go when you surf the internet, listen to the music, watch a movie or talk on the phone.

Features

• Tips on how to use your battery efficiently(Pro version exclusive)
• Accurate visual battery indicator (updates very 5% of the battery life)
• Estimation of remaining hours and minutes for:
  • Stand by
  • Talk time
  • Surfing on Edge internet
  • Surfing on 3G internet
  • Audio playback
  • Video playback
  • Game(2D,3D)
• Charging indicator

Requirements

Most of you would have heard about Google Chrome. Infact large number of users would even have used Google Chrome. But do you know that there is a Google Chrome Theme for XP?. Well believe me there is a Google Chrome Theme for XP. Yes, the theme is available for download free of cost. The theme pack has a size of 7MB.

Google Chrome theme includes

• Theme files
• Cursors
• Fonts
• Iconized Taskbar
• HackVista
• Drive Icon
• RocketDock
• TransBar
• ÜberIcon
• VisualTooltip
• YzShadow
• UXTheme
• Multi-Patcher 6

Download Google Chrome Theme for XP

If you are a Gmail user, you probably wouldn't be in the best of your mood. The reason being, once again Gmail went out, this time on the Halloween occasion. And if you thought that Gmail is back on track, well you should think again. Many users have posted on Google's support forums complaining they haven't been able to login into Gmail. It seems certain user have even made up their mind to switch to another email provider. One such user reacted to this situation in the following way:

More than 30 hours without email...totally unacceptable. I'll definitely have to reconsider my selection of gmail for my primary email account. It may be I have to pay for an account but hell will freeze over before I pay one penny to Google after this debacle

The sad thing in the whole scenario is that Google has yet to  come out and acknowledged the issue. To add salt to the wound, people (owning premier accounts) calling Google support line have yet to get their calls answered, so much for the so called Google 24/7 support for premier account users.

Have you heard about Droid Eris. I am not talking about Motorola Droid. Droid Eris is expected to launch alongwith Motorola Droid on 6th November. We managed to get the specifications as well as the live image of the cool Android powered device that will be released in 6 days time.

Droid Eris Specifications

• Android OS
• 3.2 inches touch screen display
• 512 MB on board memory
• GPS - Standalone GPS Maps
• Supports WiFi
• 5MP Camera with Auto Focus
• Track ball for navigation
• Full HTML Browser
• Supports Google Maps & Latitude
• Stereo Bluetooth

The device is expected to cost $99.

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu claims Ubuntu 9.10 as the best release and believes that it will have a major impact on its users.

Ubuntu 9.10 features

Notable features of Ubuntu 9.10 include

• Inclusion of Ubuntu One, Canonical‘s new Web synchronization service.  Ubuntu One technology provides  you 2 GB of online storage for free thus allowing you to easily share files between your own and your friends’ computers.
• GNOME 2.28 which brings slick graphical enhancements for Ubuntu 9.10
• Linux Kernel 2.6.31
• Firefox 3.5
• HTML 5 support
• 400 or more free games to play
• Office.org 3.0
• Empathy a chat client which integrates Yahoo, Gmail, MSN, Jabber, AOL, QQ and many more.
• Evolution which helps you manage your emails, address books and keep your calendar updated.

Canonical COO Jane Silber quiet beautifully stated the outstanding features of Ubuntu 9.10. He said:

A faster, more beautiful boot and login sequence, file and contact synchronisation through online services and great experiences on the most popular notebook, desktop and netbook models continue to drive Ubuntu into the mainstream of computing choices.

Download Ubuntu 9.10

inPulse smartwatch for BlackBerry Specifications

• 1.3″ full colour organic light-emitting-diode (OLED) display
• Bluetooth® v2.0+EDR
• 150 mAh lithium-ion polymer battery
• Glass lens and full metal body
• 22mm interchangeable wrist band
• Vibrating motor
• Micro-USB port (for charging)
• Over-the-air firmware updates
• Dimensions: 51mm height x 38mm width x 12mm depth

imPulse smartwatch for Blackberry is expected to cost $149. It is expected to arrive in February 2010.

Canonical released the release candidate (RC) of Ubuntu 9.10 this Thursday. Ubuntu 9.10 codenamed Karmic Koala is the latest version of the ever popular Linux OS. Final version of Ubuntu 9.10 will be released on Oct 29 as per company’s release schedule.

An image of the OS is available for download on Ubuntu’s Web site. The  RC is available for download in three versions which include the server, desktop and netbook versions.

Visit Ubuntu Official site to download Ubuntu 9.10 RC