Micromax Canvas Doodle 2 A240 with 5.7-inch HD display, stylus listed online

Micromax Canvas Doodle 2 is now official, after being spotted in various leaks and official teaser posts earlier this week.

Flipkart has listed the device carrying a coming soon tag, and there is no word yet on availability or pricing of the device. The listing was first spotted by Fonearena.

Micromax Canvas Doodle 2 A240 features a 5.7-inch HD display with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels. The device is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor. It packs in a 12-megapixel rear camera accompanied by dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The device includes 12GB of internal storage, as per Flipkart's listing. The Canvas Doodle 2 runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. There is a 2600mAh battery that can give up to 8 hours of talk time, as per the listing. It is a dual-SIM device (GSM+GSM). Connectivity options include EDGE, GPRS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G. Pre-loaded apps include M! Doodle, M! Live, M! Security, M! Zone, Hike, Spuul, Foneclay and Facebook.

The listing also confirms that the device comes with a stylus, like the original Micromax Canvas Doodle A111. The phablet also includes features like Smart Pause, Skitch and Blow or Shake to Unlock, which were recently seen on company's flagship smartphone, the Micromax Canvas 4.

Recently, Micromax teased its upcoming Canvas Doodle 2 smartphone on Facebook. A post from Micromax's official Facebook page displayed an illustration with tidbit of the promotional copy for the Canvas Doodle 2: "Draw, Depict or Doodle and let your thoughts come to life on a bigger Canvas. Canvas Doodle 2 - Coming Soon!"

Micromax Canvas Fun A76 with Android 4.2 available online for Rs. 8,499

Micromax has introduced a new smartphone, Canvas Fun A76, which has been listed on ecommerce website Snapdeal for Rs. 8,499. The company has not officially announced the launch, yet.

The Micromax Canvas Fun features a 5-inch FWVGA (480x854 pixels) display. The device is powered by a 1.2GHz dual core processor coupled with 512MB RAM. It sports a 5-megapixel rear camera accompanied by an LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It includes 4GB of internal storage which can be expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card. The Micromax Canvas Fun runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and is a dual SIM (GSM+GSM) device. Connectivity options on the device include 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, EDGE, GPRS and GPS. The phone includes a 2000mAh battery.

Earlier, Micromax's next phablet, the Canvas Doodle 2 was also spotted on an online retailer's listing with a coming soon tag. The company has been teasing the phone on its Facebook page, which is expected to be officially launched soon.

The Canvas Doodle 2 features a 5.7-inch HD display with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels. The device is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor. It sports in a 12-megapixel rear camera accompanied by dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The device includes 12GB of internal storage, as per Flipkart's listing. The Canvas Doodle 2 runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. There is a 2600mAh battery that can give up to 8 hours of talk time, as per the listing. It is a dual-SIM device (GSM+GSM). Connectivity options include EDGE, GPRS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3G

Jolla claims pre-orders from 136 countries for its Sailfish-based smartphone

Finland based mobile startup, Jolla, which was founded by a group of ex-Nokia software developers, has closed its pre-sales campaign for its first Sailfish OS based smartphone, which it had unveiled in May.

The company said (pdf) that the first production batch of Jolla smartphones has been fully booked. 

The first Jolla based smartphones are targeted to begin shipping by the end of 2013, starting with Europe, as per the company.

It disclosed that it had received online pre-orders from 136 countries, but did not shed light on the number of units booked.

"We are delighted to see this great worldwide interest towards our very first device. When you see someone wearing an 'I am the First One' T-shirt, you see a proud future owner of Jolla," says Tomi Pienimäki, CEO of Jolla. "For those, who missed the first opportunity, we are now doing our best to offer a second chance, a new batch of Jolla smartphones later in the autumn. I encourage everyone interested in Jolla to sign up at jolla.com and be the first to know about any new developments, such as the opening of the next pre-sales campaign."

According to a report by TechCrunch, Jolla has hinted that the number of devices sold through the campaign may be in the tens of thousands of units range. The report quotes a Jolla spokesperson saying, "Although Jolla is not giving out the exact number of devices prebooked it can be said that the size of the production batch for a mobile device vendor of this size is typically 50,000 units." 

Jolla had introduced a Kickstarter-like 'Movement' in May, in which people could participate by pre-ordering the phone. One could opt for a zero-cost pre-order option to reserve the phone when it launches, or pay 40 Euros for a limited edition phone and a t-shirt along with assured priority status. One could also pay 100 Euros and get all the goodies along with an extra back cover and 100 Euros off on the total price.