Author Archives: avinash

About avinash

I am the Managing-Director of Knowledge Seven Ltd, provider of quality consultancy, support and training for open source software. I am also an amateur photographer and musician. I use a Google Nexus One Android smartphone, an Apple MacBook, Mac OS X, Linux and a lot of open source software. I am married to Christina and we have two wonderful kids, Kyan & Anya.

Android-powered Smartphones

Posted on 25 January 2011 by avinash (Email)

We are happy to announce that this  Android review is now on AndroidMauritius, the best Android portal in Mauritius.

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Samsung GT-C3300 Champ

Posted on 30 December 2010 by avinash (Email)

Approximate price: Rs 3,795.00 The Samsung GT-C3300 Champ costs less than Rs 4,000, was released in June 2010 and it has a nice if somewhat small 2.4″ 240 x 320 resistive touchscreen! Yes, in 2010, it’s possible to have a … Continue reading →

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Samsung GT-E2121 Zinnia

Posted on 22 December 2010 by avinash (Email)

Approximate price: Rs 1,714.00 The Samsung GT-E2121 Zinnia is very affordable and, nevertheless, has quite a number of advanced features: a colour screen (128 x 128 resolution), a decent VGA camera (640 x 480), a video player (H263 only), MP3 … Continue reading →

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HTC Desire HD

Posted on 21 December 2010 by avinash (Email)

We are happy to announce that this  Android review is now on AndroidMauritius, the best Android portal in Mauritius.

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Nokia X6 16GB

Posted on 21 December 2010 by avinash (Email)

Approximate price: Rs 14,300.00 Let’s get the bad news first: the Nokia X6 16GB is powered by Symbian OS 9.4 (also known as Series 60 release 5), pretty uninspiring compared to iPhones and Android devices. But the rest is top … Continue reading →

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