HTC has finally announced Rhyme. It’s a mid-range Android handset targeting the female smartphone users out there. The gadget was previously rumored as HTC Bliss and leaked numerous times inpictures, specs, spy shots, etc.

Despite the lack of surprise about it, the Rhyme still looks pretty sweet. It is based on the Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon (MSM8655 for Verizon) featuring a 1GHz single-core Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU and 768MB RAM. HTC Rhyme utilizes a 3.7-inch WVGA display and has 5 megapixel Read the rest of this entry »

The Google Wallet service has finally started rolling out to users of the Nexus S 4G on Sprint’s network. However, before you start using it, you will need to update your phone to the latest firmware.

Google has dropped the Android 2.3.7 update, which upgrades your phone’s firmware from GRJ90 to GWK74. You may get the notification asking you to update or you can go to Settings > About phone > System updates to see if you have got any update waiting for you.

Do note that this update is only available to Nexus S 4G users as the Google Wallet service is available exclusively on Sprint. International users of the Nexus S may find themselves stuck on the same old version 2.3.4 for now.

Although the recently launched Xperia phones were meant to get the Android 2.3.4 update sometime in October, Sony Ericsson has decided to surprise everyone by releasing it ahead of schedule.

The first one to benefit from this generosity is the Xperia neo (others will be getting it soon as well). The update brings the firmware version from 4.0.A.2.368 to 4.0.1.A.0.283.

Along with adding Android specific updates such as the ability to make video calls from Google Talk, the Xperia neo will also get features like 3D Sweep Panorama, swipe-based text input, built-in screen capture function and enhancements to the Facebook integration, things we saw on the recently announced Xperia neo V and Xperia arc S.

If you haven’t already, fire up the software update utility on your PC and see if your device has received the update and do let us know how it goes.

Complete Guide to Maximizing Your Android Phone’s Battery Life

At a time when there is more than 5.5 lakh Android based smartphone are activated daily, consumers are in a dilemma which one to go for and if budget is a constraint, it becomes an uphill task to zero in on a specific handset.

Last time, we did a report on ”Best Android phones under Rs 10,000″ but the scenario has so far changed in last three months. Now, there are a whole bunch of new Android smartphones, launched by various manufacturers, in India.

In the current ‘Best Android Phones under Rs 10,000″ list, two handsets (from the previous list) retained their position while three new handsets made their way into the top five.

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