LG Optimus one gets Gingerbread update

Good news to LG P500 users. After a long wait, gingerbread update for LG P500 Optimus One is available. LG P500 is the best selling mobile from LG and sold more than a million devices in a span of 40 days. The phone was shipped with Android 2.2 Froyo by default. The new update has just made it better. Gingerbread update brings better stability and performance and also improves the battery life.

The new update brings a darker theme, a download manager, better copy paste mechanism and some optimization on touch sensitivity. The update has also given rise to numerous bugs which are being discussed on this XDA forum.

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Facebook phone - Vodafone Blue

Vodafone and facebook came together to launch the facebook phone in India. Named Vodafone Blue, the facebook phone comes with dedicated buttons and customized interface to support facebook. Vodafone Blue has features which makes users easy to update status, share photos, comment and for easy browsing of facebook. The mobile contacts sync with the facebook profile.

Vodafone Blue also comes with application, Palringo Chat Suite which supports gtalk, AIM, iChat, Facebook Chat, ICQ and more.  Other applications include an email client (with POP3 and IMAP support) and Opera Mini web browser.

With all these features, facebook phone, the vodafone blue, comes for a price under Rs. 5000.

Vodafone blue features -

• a 2.4"  TFT display with 320 x 240 pixels


• QWERTY Keyboard layout


• 40 MB internal memory. MicroSD expandable up to 16 GB


• GPRS and EDGE support


• Bluetooth v2.1, USB v2.0


• 200 Mhz Processor


• FM Radio with 3.5mm audio jack


• Audio/Video Formats : mp3, aac, wma, mp4, h.263


• Price: Approximately Rs. 4750

Even though called as the Facebook phone, the only way to connect to internet is through GPRS, EDGE. There is no 3G nor WLAN support which is quite disappointing but with such a price tag, it is what we pay for.

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Philips Xenium X806 Dual Sim

Philips phones are probably not so popular in India but it does compete for its share in European and Russian Market. Philips mobiles are known for their exceptional battery life. After a long time Philips is releasing a touch phone in India. Little late to the market but strong enough as it claims a battery life of 1 month in stand-by mode. The phone will be released on 7th September 2011.



Specifications -

• Dual SIM GSM Network


• 3" TFT Touch Screen with Resolution 240 x 400px (155ppi)


• 47mb Internal Memory, MicroSD Card Slot expandable upto 8GB


• GPRS Class 10, EDGE Class 10, Bluetooth and USB Connectivity


• 5MP Camera, 2560 x 1920 pixels, AutoFocus with LED Flash


• VGA Video Recording @ 15fps


• Support for mp3, wma, wav, h.263, h.264 and mp4.

The phone is expected to cost around Rs. 10,000. Undoubtedly overpriced. Let us just wait and see for its actual price.

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