Nokia Announces Dual-SIM Asha 308 With 3" Display

Nokia has added another handset to its Series 40 based Asha lineup — the Asha 308, which comes with dual-SIM (GSM) functionality. This feature phone sports a 3" capacitive multi-touch screen protected by scratch-resistant glass. Apart from that, you get a 2 mp camera and Bluetooth 3.0. More importantly, the phone has a hot-swappable secondary SIM card slot. Here is the detailed list of features:

• 3" capacitive multi-touch screen with 240x400 pixels, 65k colours.
• Dual-SIM, dual-band GSM (900, 1800 MHz), Supports EDGE.
• 2 mp fixed-focus camera with viedo records 176x134, 10 fps, No flash.
• Aperture: 2.8; Focal Lenth: 3.6 mm; Camera Features: Landscape orientation, Exposure compensation, Auto and manual white balance, Still image editor, Full screen viewfinder, Self timer, Centre-weighted auto exposure.
• 3.5 mm jack with TV-Out, Micro-USB 2.0, Bluetooth 3.0.
• 128 MB internal storage, 32 GB microSD card slot.
• Supported Multimedia Formats: MP3, MF, ASF, WAV, AAC, AMR, AWB, M4V, M4A, AVI, NRT, WMA, 3GP, 3G2, MIDI, WMVAMR-NB, Mobile XMF, eAAC+.
• 1110 mAh battery with 6 hours of talk time and 510 hours standby, 40 hours of music.
• Series 40 platform.
• 4.3" (l) x 2.1" (w) x 0.5" (13 mm) (h), 104 grammes.
• Package Contents: Nokia charger AC-11, Nokia battery BL-4U, Nokia stereo headset WH-102.

The phone comes with the Nokia Xpress browser and Maps. Additionally, the Asha 308 offers 40 free-to-download EA games including Tetris, FIFA 2012, and Need for Speed The Run. Although Nokia hasn't given a specific launch date, the handset is expected to hit the global market later this year. It will be available in black and Golden White, with a expected price tag of $100 (approx Rs 5,400).

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Meet AcceleratorHK, Hong Kong’s First Startup Accelerator Program

Even though Hong Kong is an important Asian city, technology entrepreneurship is still nascent. The infrastructure in place does not foster competitiveness. That is why Stephen Forte and TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2012 Hackathon winner Paul Orlando decided to create AcceleratorHK, the first accelerator program in Hong Kong.

The three-month program offers $15,000 in seed capital, mentorship and co-working space. It is now accepting applications for its first batch.

Oracle Buys SelectMinds For Using Facebook And Social Networks To Recruit Employees

Oracle has acquired SelectMinds, a provider of cloud-based, social talent sourcing apps that allow companies to use social networks such as Facebook to recruit employees. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

It is Oracle’s year for buying companies in the human capital management market (HCM). Earlier this year it acquired Taleo for $1.92 billion. Taleo’s solutions help customers attract, motivate, and retain employees.

India allows FDI in retail, again

India opened its retail sector to foreign supermarkets on Friday, a major economic reform that has been stalled for months by political gridlock and came as part of a package of measures aimed at reviving growth.

(FDI in retail, aviation sectors allowed. Read http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/14/india-economy-retail-fdi-reform-idINDEE88D08M20120914)

The policy comes with provisos which, some analysts said, could hamper firms hoping to set up shop in the world's second-most populous country.

Stan Lee Teams Up With Moonshark To Create His First Mobile Game: Verticus

Moonshark, a startup backed by Qualcomm and talent agency CAA, teams up with big-name creative talent to create mobile games and apps. For its first game, it partnered with Jennifer Lopez. For its second title, it’s working with a star of a very different type — Stan Lee, the comic book writer who co-created (with artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko) most of Marvel’s biggest characters, including Spider-Man, and who’s now chairman and chief creative officer at POW! Entertainment.

Microsoft announces new entertainment and game studio focused on Windows 8 tablet development

Windows 8 slates are riding a wave of 40 Xbox titles into an October launch, and now Microsoft has laid the foundation to deliver more games with a brand new studio focused on tablet development. The currently unnamed, London-based outfit will be headed by former Rare Production Director Lee Schuneman, who has shepherded Kinect Sports titles,

Apple iPhone 5 features 1GB of RAM, A6 is a custom SoC

Unsurprisingly, Apple left us in the dark regarding some specifics of the iPhone 5 upon its release. Thankfully, the good folks over at Anandtech have done a bit of digging into those numbers you see bordering Apple's Apple A6 SoC, definitively figuring out that Cupertino's latest phone packs in a total 1GB of Samsung-sourced memory.

Download: T20 ICC Cricket WorldCup 2012 (Android)

With the next cricketing extravaganza just around the corner, JumpGames has joined the frenzy with the official T20 ICC Cricket WorldCup 2012 game. Currently available only for Android, the game is expected to soon debut for BlackBerry, iOS, and Symbian handsets — along with a Java version for feature phones.

Google Adding Support for Do Not Track in Chrome

While the controvercy surrounding Do Not Track (DNT) in Internet Explorer, and its handling by the Apache server is still fresh, there is some good news from Google.

Google Chrome till now has not implemented the Do Not Track option that all other browsers have implemented—even Internet Explorer—by now. Google Chrome has held out for this long, but soon it too will be adding the option.

Bing Vs Google — Don't Bother Comparing

Earlier this month, a Microsoft contest called BingItOn encouraged people to try out Bing vs Google in the same window — and decide which was better. Microsoft's claim was that the overall Bing:Google win ratio is 2:1. Our claim is that a comparison is pointless.
People quite enjoy comparing search results in an "objective" way, then pronouncing "The Best" across parameters. Less objective people simply root for their personal favourite in the same way they root for sports teams — which the folks at Bing noticed, and thought up the BingItOn contest. The event has brought in some PR for Microsoft — good and bad — and it's invited quite a bit of commentary (objective as well as just-for-fun). But here's why (IMHO) there's either no question of, or no need for, a comparison:

Nintendo sees next opportunity for Wii success in Latin America, Eastern Europe

"We will continue to sell the Wii," Nintendo America president and CEO Reggie Fils-Aime told investors today in a Q&A followup to the company's big Wii U event in New York City. "In the US, the Wii has sold about 40 million units. We believe that there continues to be an opportunity with the Wii." However, where Fils-Aime sees the most opportunity may not be where you expect. "I'm responsible for Canada, and Latin America as well," he said. "We think there's opportunity in both of those markets, especially Latin America." The Wii is currently offered by Nintendo in North America, Asia, Australia, and Europe, but not Latin America. The Wii ranges from $140 to $250, depending on what it comes with.

iPhone 5 Unlocked U.S. Pricing: $649 (16GB), $749 (32GB), And $849 (64GB)

Apple’s website now shows the unlocked pricing for the iPhone 5 in the U.S. Using the site’s compare tool, you can see that the 16GB model starts at $649, with the 32GB version costing $749, and the 64GB top-tier configuration running $849.

YouTube Launches ‘American Idol’ Search For The Best Teachers

YouTube is looking to give some much-needed celebrity status to the most engaging teachers in the world. They’re conducting an Internet-wide competition of the best video lessons, which will be judged by an all-star panel of online educators, such as Sal Khan of Khan Academy. “The rise of online educational videos is giving learners access to the world’s greatest thinkers and teachers, leveling the playing field for all,” explains the YouTube blog announcement.

Amazon Web Services Expands in Japan

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is expanding in Japan through the opening of a new availability zone. The move means that AWS will most likely be adding more data centers to keep up with the steady demand in service it has had since it first began offering its service in Tokyo 18 months ago.
AWS breaks its regions into availability zones. Each availability zone can encompass multiple data centers.

ICC Launches Dedicated Website For T20 Cricket World Cup

The T20 cricket World Cup is just around the corner — it'll start on the 18th of this month, and conclude on the 7th of October. Cricket lovers around the world can stay tuned to all the matches — via the ICC's official website for the tournament.

Apple Unveils iPhone 5 With 4" Screen, 8 mp Camera, And 4G LTE

Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the next-generation iPhone 5 at a keynote address in San Francisco, marking the release of undoubtedly the most eagerly awaited smartphone of the year. As expected, it has a larger 4" screen, yet at 7.6 mm is 18% thinner than its predecessor.

The newly announced handset is powered by an A6 chipset, which is said to be twice as fast as the iPhone 4S's A5 SoC. Its 4" Retina display has pixel dimensions of 1136x640 (pixel density 326 ppi). Here's the list of specs confirmed by Apple: