Google Buzz Arrives on Gmail for Mobile

Here is some good news for iPhone and Android based mobile phone users–Google Buzz is finally here! Google Buzz has arrived on Gmail for mobile phones.

Search engine giant Google has updated its Gmail for mobile page for these devices to include buzz related updates as well. Oncee you update to this latest version, you would be able to check and post Buzz updates from within the Gmail window. The standalone Buzz application still exists. To download the standalone application, point your iPhone or Android phone browsers to http://buzz.google.com.

To access the Gmail web version with a Buzz, visit http://gmail.com from your mobile phones’ browser.

If you are unaware, Google Buzz is a social networking and messaging tool from Google, designed to integrate into the company’s web-based email program, Gmail. Users can share links, photos, videos, status messages and comments organized in “conversations” and visible in the user’s inbox.

For more information on Google Buzz check out http://www.google.com/buzz.

Samsung Launches S5620 Monte in India

Samsung has launched its latest touchscreen phone, the S5620 Monte in India. The handset is priced at Rs. 8,850.

The Samsung Monte is a mid-range touchscreen phone that comes with a 3-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen capable of displaying 256K colors at 240 x 400 pixels. It runs on Samsung’s proprietary operating system over the TouchWiz 2.0 interface. The 3G Ready handset comes equipped with a number of features such as a 3.2 MP camera, Wi-Fi and FM radio.

The Monte supports Bluetooth 2.1 and A-GPS. The phone is priced similarly to the existing Corby range, and thus can be a good alternative handset to those who need a phone that performs like the Corby – but doesn’t share the brand name. The Monte also comes with a Wi-Fi chip, something that we don’t commonly find in phones in the price range.

As for the other features of the Monte, it comes with 200 MB of internal memory, which is quite large especially for a phone in its price range. Storage can be expanded using microSD cards. The phone is multimedia ready and packs in a very capable MP3 and video player – and not to mention, a 3.5mm audio jack.

The Monte also comes installed with Google Maps. The phone is effectively priced at Rs. 8,850, which seems to be a very good price for the features that the device provides. The handset will shortly be available at all major mobile handset retailers across the country.

Virus in Vodafone handset!

Trend Micro has announced that its security researchers have discovered a malware on Vodafone mobile phone handset. The malware program comes pre-installed on the handset and infects the computer when connected to it.

In a statement, Trend Micro said that Vodafone has been taking the heat for packing malware straight out of the box on their HTC Magic Android smartphones. Plugging the phone in via the USB port into any PC quickly led to an infection by WORM_SILLY.QT, the statement added.

Trend Micro threat researcher, Ryan Flores, believes that most likely a computer in Vodafone’s production line has been infected by WORM_SILLY.QT. And, because of the worm’s capability to propagate through removable drives, somehow SD cards in a certain batch of smartphones were infected.

The recipient of one of the malware-laden phones was, fortunately, an employee of the antivirus firm Panda Security.

Vodafone has clarified that the infected phone problem is an isolated case. Not many phones have been infected and so there is no reason to panic or stop using Vodafone services.

Via: The Times of India

Micromax Q5 Launched in India

Leading cellphone manufacturer, Micromax has announced the launch of the Q5, its latest dual SIM handset complete with a QWERTY keyboard and a track ball in the Indian market.

The Q5 is a GSM+GSM variant and comes with a 2.2 inch QVGA screen. It weighs around 95 grams. It features a 2-megapixel camera for casual imaging and video recording. It also comes with a microUSB port for transfer of data and supports Bluetooth with A2DP. Mobile Internet can be accessed, thanks to full GPRS, EDGE and WAP 2.0. support.

The handset will have 15MB of onboard memory which can be expanded upto 8 GB using MicroSD cards. It also comes with a Facebook application and an IM application for multiclient chats.

Opera Mini is preinstalled for browsing the web. MP3, AMR, MIDI and WAV formats are supported. There’s an FM Radio as well with support for an interesting feature called Schedule FM record is also present. Using this feature, you can schedule the FM in the phone to start at a particular time.

The phone is now available across the country priced affectively at Rs. 5,100.