The European Commission has hit the pause button on Google proposed $12.5 Billion (7.8 Billion Euros) takeover of mobile phone company Motorola Mobility, asked for the feedback from rivals and users who would be affected by the deal.

The EC wants to complete its deliberations by 10 January, but Amelia Torres, spokeswoman for the commission competition’s competition unit, announced that the deadline is suspended because commission needs from Google certain documents that are essential to its evaluation of the transaction.

A Google spokesperson said: “The European Commission has asked for more information, which is routine, while they review our Motorola Mobility acquisition. We are confident the commission will conclude that this acquisition is good for competition and we’ll be working closely and cooperatively with them as they continue their review.”

Samsung Galaxy Nexus is one of the best anticipated device of 2011 after Apple IPhone 4S. It is the first smartphone which run on Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich. The mobile phone has a lot of high end features such as a beautiful display, speedy performance and svelte form factor.

Let’s take a detailed look at the specs:

Design: In term of design, there are a lot of similarities between Samsung Galaxy S2 and Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Read the rest of this entry »

RIM has already had a terrible year in 2011 as it is facing stiff competition for its range of products from other Tech giants which have overpowered BlackBerry. BlackBerry’s efforts to start year 2012 with a clean slate has been thrashed by Basis international ltd by filing for a temporary restraining order for BlackBerry on using the BBX name for its latest operating system.

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In Britain Three has been voted the best mobile broadband provider by comparison site Broadband Expert. The site surveyed 32,000 mobile dongle users and measured high rate of satisfaction among them. Three had an average rating of 73/100, while O2 was on second place with a rating of 65/100.

By highlighting its 7.87 per month offer on 18 months contract Three also won the best value for money awards. In an online survey O2 won the award for fastest broadband speed by pushing previous winner Vodafone to third place.

Broadband Expert spokesman Rob Webber said, “Three offers best all round mobile broadband with good speed and a service that is endorsed by the majority of its customers while maintaining its competitive pricing.”

Google states that Android apps have amassed 10 billion downloads in total, with downloads still taking place at back breaking speeds. The Android app figures have shown exponential growth since the early days of the Android market.

Google stated on its official blog “This past weekend, thanks to Android users Read the rest of this entry »

LG has teased a forthcoming low-end smartphone named as the Optimus Me (P350).

The preview comes through LG Global’s official Facebook page, where the producer treats with many images of its upcoming Optimus device. Specs are still light, although it’s likely to be running Android 2.2, complete with LG’s user-friendly Optimus UI. The handset will also arrive supporting a 2.8-3inch 320 x 480 LCD display, 4 touch sensitive keys, a 3 megapixel rear-facing camera, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, 140MB of internal storage with microSD expansion and a beefy 1500mAh battery. Read the rest of this entry »

The Silver Nokia C6-01 is now available on Pay As You Go with T-Mobile and Vodafone, and is confirmed as being in stock.

Nokia’s latest device has set its Symbian^3 onboard. It’s more compact that it’s C7 and E7 siblings, yet still packs a 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen within its recycled metal casing. Read the rest of this entry »

T-Mobile customers are very happy to know that their favorite Nokia C3 handsets will be available through T-Mobile carrier. It is set to sell the Nokia C3 handset with its monthly deals and other interesting news is that Nokia C3 will also be offered through O2, Orange and Vodafone. Read the rest of this entry »

Nokia has modernized its new Nokia N900 with the newest Android 2.3.1 Gingerbread operating system. The previous handset use to run on Symbian operating system and now it is updated with most popular Android 2.3.1 Gingerbread operating system. Read the rest of this entry »

Sony Ericsson W205 Black is one of the best music phones from Sony Ericsson that is in the market since July, 2009. This handset is fully focused on music features and that’s why belongs to the renowned Walk man series of Sony Ericsson. It is a 2G phone and has got the slider form factor. Apart from multimedia features, this handset is also loaded with features like camera, internet connectivity and games. Read the rest of this entry »