Mobile Hunt

Google’s third-generation ‘Nexus Prime’ smartphone is all set to hit the market in October. According to a report in Korean-language Electronic Times, the smartphone will feature the latest version of Android operating system Ice Cream Sandwich.

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LG Electronics has refreshed its Optimus series with the addition of LG E730 or Optimus Sol. Running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Optimus Sol sports a 3.8-inch “Ultra AMOLED” display.

According to LG, the new Ultra AMOLED display has a two-fold advanced reflection rate compared to standard AMOLED displays, which reduces image quality degradation.

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Yahoo Japan, which apparently is the largest website in Japan, and one of the largest online assets of Yahoo has recently announced a new smartphone for the market. This is an Android powered device which is a rebranded version of a Sharp manufactured smartphone.

Yahoo Japan has partnered with mobile carrier SoftBank who would be shipping the Yahoo Phone sometime in the end of September. The device is originally the Sharp AQUOS PHONE THE PREMIUM SoftBank 009SH however, it comes with some additional Yahoo integration.

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Bangalore-based Lakshmi Access Communications Systems unveiled tablets built on Android platform in the price range of Rs 6,250 to Rs 35,000.

“The base price for the tablet is $99 but with taxes it goes up to Rs 6,250,” Lakshmi Access Communications Systems (LACS) MD Mahendra Kumar D Jain said.

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Close on the heels of refreshing its Bold lineup, Research In Motion has announced three new BlackBerry Curve smartphones — Curve 9350, 9360 and 9370 — featuring the newly launched BlackBerry 7 OS.

BlackBerry 7 OS includes a number of pre-loaded applications and integrated functionality for increased productivity.

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Sony Ericsson has announced a new addition to its Android and Walkman line-up, Sony Ericsson Live.

The Walkman phone will run on the latest version of Google’s Android platform, 2.3 Gingerbread. The smartphone will have deep Facebook integration, a media discovery application, and other social as well as music features.

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