http://www.fonearena.com/blog The Mobile Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:53:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44097/5-n9-novelties-nokia-should-keep-and-2-it-should-kill.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44097/5-n9-novelties-nokia-should-keep-and-2-it-should-kill.html#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:55:38 +0000 Rita http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44097 Over the past year, a lot has been said in regards to the Nokia N9 and Meego's future, be it in Nokia's portfolio or with other manufacturers. We all don't really know what the future holds, but after a couple of weeks with the N9, a lot of joy and a lot of sorrow using it, there are some Nokia N9 ideas that I think are worth having in other devices _ Meego, Windows Phone, S40, Symbian, or whatever the future Nokia devices will run _ and some others that I believe should be locked away in a drawer for all eternity. I'll take the liberty of loosely calling these ideas "novelties" even though some of them aren't exactly new to Nokia or the mobile industry as whole, but these have mostly been made more prominent with the N9. 5 N9 "Novelties" Nokia Should Keep   Polycarbonate Materials The N9's build quality is wonderful and that's all thanks to the Polycarbonate materials used. The whole body is carved out of one piece of plastic, yet when you hold it, it doesn't even feel like plastic. It's tough, rigid, quite resistant to scratches, and it never got hot while I was using it like my ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44097/5-n9-novelties-nokia-should-keep-and-2-it-should-kill.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/32867/nokia-e7-griefs-shed-a-light-on-some-important-symbian-glitches.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/32867/nokia-e7-griefs-shed-a-light-on-some-important-symbian-glitches.html#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:52:40 +0000 Rita http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=32867 Over the past 4 years and more than 40 review and trial phones that have passed  in my hands, there are barely a few experiences I can count as terrible. One of the most recent ones though occurred just a couple of weeks ago and it made me see things in a different perspective. See, my luck had it that I received a faulty Nokia E7 unit, which had software glitches from the first time I turned it on and then hardware issues as well. While this was bound to happen, as there will always be that one unit that runs away from quality control in production plants, it isn't the problems that arose that annoyed me, but the fact that Symbian's only way of fixing them was Restoring and starting from scratch. Here is a recount of my adventures with the Nokia E7 and the glitches I started noticing as I went along battling it to get it to a working state. When I first got the Nokia E7, I inserted my SIM, turned it on and set up my WiFi access point as I'd much rather use bandwidth connection over WiFi especially that there are some data intensive steps when ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/32867/nokia-e7-griefs-shed-a-light-on-some-important-symbian-glitches.html/feed 13 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/28283/nokia-conversations-demystifying-3g-for-the-consumer.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/28283/nokia-conversations-demystifying-3g-for-the-consumer.html#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:22:26 +0000 Siraj http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=28283 FoneArena was invited by Nokia India to a industry event called the Nokia Conversations which discusses various topics like issues and key developments in the telecom industry with the expert panel. The theme for the 6th Nokia Conversations was ‘Demystifying 3G for the consumer’ and it is was held in partnership with NDTV Profit. 3G is getting more popular in India and various operators rolling out the 3G services for their customers. The panelists included were: Sanjay Kapoor, CEO, Bharti Airtel Kunal Bajaj, Director, Analysis Mason India David Dean, Senior Partner & Managing Director, BCG Germany Vamshi Krishna Reddy, CEO & Co-founder, Apalya Technologies D Shivakumar,VP & Managing Director, Nokia India The Nokia Conversations was held at The Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi. The event was moderated by NDTV Cell Guru’s host Rajiv Makhani. The event started with discussion on current market trends on 3G technology and its effect on layman of India. In the discussion a question was raised by Rajiv on “Un-availability of unlimited plans from private operators” for which Sanjay Kapoor Airtel’s CEO answered by stating that : “ ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/28283/nokia-conversations-demystifying-3g-for-the-consumer.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/28248/a-byte-of-apple-11-predictions-for-2011.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/28248/a-byte-of-apple-11-predictions-for-2011.html#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:12:19 +0000 Tushar Kanwar http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=28248 (image courtesy flickr user korosirego) Man, what an #epic #win year it’s been for Apple! Poor-antenna-PR aside, pretty much everything the folks from Cupertino launched hit gold in 2010, whether it was the refreshed take on the iPods or the iPhone or the all new iPad, which spawned an almost dysenteric flow of Android tablets for the rest of the year! Not to forget the impossibly thin(ner) MacBook Air, which points to the future of how Apple notebooks will be. Think about it – a Jan. 27 iPad announcement, then the April 8 iOS 4 preview followed by the June 7 WWDC launch of the iPhone 4, and then the Sept. 1 iPod updates and finally…closing out the year with the Oct. 20 ‘Back to the Mac’ announcements! Phew! As A Byte of Apple wraps up on 2010, it is the season for speculation about what the next year will bring for Apple. Our takes on these usually go ten deep, but in the giving spirit of the season, we’ve thrown in one extra for no additional cost! Here are our 11 for 2011… (image courtesy flickr user traftery) iPad 2: That there will be an iPad 2 is a foregone conclusion. The iPad ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/28248/a-byte-of-apple-11-predictions-for-2011.html/feed 2 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/25513/the-mobile-os-king-android.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/25513/the-mobile-os-king-android.html#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:11:36 +0000 Asad Rafi http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=25513 There is a champ in every field, and in mobile operating systems, Android OS is the true champion. In 2008, Google launched the first Android powered phone, the G1 a.k.a known as HTC Dream. And now after 2 years, Google Android is the most favorite mobile operating system. A popular online news site known as Wall Street Journal posted a poll on their site, and named it " Who makes the best mobile operating system?". More than 3 million people voted and at the moment, Android is leading the poll by 3 million+ votes, which is actually 99.3% of all votes. Actually, Microsoft was leading the poll, but when Android fan boys attacked, they kicked all other operating systems. Apple iOS is currently on 3rd place with only 5,000 votes, which is shocking. PCWorld has announced the 100 Best Tech products of 2010, and again Android is the winner. Android 2.2 is at the first place by beating Apple iPad. There is no doubt in it that Android deserve this title, because 2010 is the Year of Android. This year, we saw several Android devices, Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab, Droid X, and T-Mobile G2 are few of them. Now Android ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/25513/the-mobile-os-king-android.html/feed 18 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/21096/have-you-heard-of-blackberry-messenger-contacts-getting-swapped.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/21096/have-you-heard-of-blackberry-messenger-contacts-getting-swapped.html#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:00:21 +0000 Aditya http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=21096 I have two friends who are users of BlackBerry devices, X and N. X is staying here in Mumbai and N is in Ahmedabad and both know each other and are friends. Day before yesterday my friend, X decided to transfer music on his phone and for the same connected it to his PC using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager. At that time he was told that there were updates available for his device - the 8520. He decided to upgrade it. The upgrade went off smoothly. At the time of starting his BBM he was asked if he would like to restore his contacts from a backup. To this request he selected 'yes' and immediately his list was populated with BBM contacts and lists in which he was not a member. This was N's contact list. And X's contact list was replaced immediately on N's BlackBerry 8900. A lot of BBM contacts are common and all of these people immediately were effected by this change. This meant that the identity (Name, status message and photo) got swapped and also their PINS. So anyone of us pinging X on his pin was now actually pinging N and vice versa. We later realized that N ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/21096/have-you-heard-of-blackberry-messenger-contacts-getting-swapped.html/feed 2 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/21003/convert-your-ipad-wifi-into-ipad-3g-sans-gps.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/21003/convert-your-ipad-wifi-into-ipad-3g-sans-gps.html#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:46:47 +0000 Samrat http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=21003 Did you regret on purchasing iPad WiFi and do you feel left out when you are not in WiFi hotspot. Ya, I too have the same feeling as I was one of the early adopter and at that time only iPad WiFi was available.Here I will be discussing about three different ways to convert your iPad WiFi into 3G enabled iPad. Options #1 Requirements: Symbian S60 device or Maemo device JoikuSpot App How To: If you carry a Symbian S60 device then you can even tether your GPRS/EDGE/3G connection into WiFi, just install JoikuSpot and it will broadcast your your mobile internet connection into WiFi. In simple words JoikuSpot turns your phone to a secure mobile WLAN HotSpot. It comes in two flavor a lite and a premium version, you can even check the difference of two version. The App works great and the battery consumption is not so high, for $12 it's a steal. Option #2 Requirements: A Jailbroken iPhone MyWi App How To: All of you might have heard about this app and know it's uses.It is a very useful App if you have a jailbroken iPhone and 3G SIM you are ready to go. Features: - Create WiFi Hotspot to connect mutiple laptops or mobile devices to share your iPhone''s internet connection - ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/21003/convert-your-ipad-wifi-into-ipad-3g-sans-gps.html/feed 9 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/20848/why-i-think-nokia-should-archive-most-ovi-services.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/20848/why-i-think-nokia-should-archive-most-ovi-services.html#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:45:19 +0000 Michael Hell http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=20848 Okay, so here I'm back with a little rant which is long overdue in my opinion. I was an Ovi User since Day 1. My Ovi Share Album is still filled with a ton of pictures, that i dont even have on my hard disk. Whenever I was on the Road, i took the Pics, uploaded them, ready for my loved ones to have a look at. But, after a huge site upate, share on Ovi got messed up and since is barely usable. After some weeks of exactly nothing happening, i decided to go for a Flickr Pro Account. Why? Simple, better integration with other OSes, much more Options, and an active developer scene, that helps making the experience better with numerous helpers, like Picnik, a great online picture editing tool. Next up, we have Ovi Contacts. Which basically is a good Thing, as you can restore contacts and sync your phone with it. you can further edit your contacts directly on the website/Ovi suite, add birthdays, pics and all. which is pretty nifty but then again, and this is one of the biggest downers of the Ovi services: you can only use it on a Nokia Phone. Yes i ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/20848/why-i-think-nokia-should-archive-most-ovi-services.html/feed 5 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/19881/how-to-install-android-2-2-froyo-on-your-iphone.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/19881/how-to-install-android-2-2-froyo-on-your-iphone.html#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:59:01 +0000 Samrat http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=19881 iPhone, the only phone I have  been using for 2 years and will use it in future also. I have never used an android before and don't understand why it's after iOS and all the hype surrounded to it, so enough is enough I decided to try out Android before purchasing any Android device. Now I will be provide step by step guide to enjoy the best of two worlds Requirements: iPhone 3G ( As of now, this is only supported) A Intel based Mac with internet connection(WiFi) Apple iOS 3.1.2 I will be diving the guide in different parts, so it will be easier to follow. Part A- Jailbreaking and downgrading your iPhone to 3.1.2 Steps: You must have upgraded your iPhone to iOS 4.0, don't worry we can go back. Connect your iPhone to the USB and put it into DFU mode, iTunes will display an alert stating you need to restore your device, click ok then hold option(shift) + click restore and navigate to your previously downloaded 3.1.2 FW. After the restore finishes you should be hit with a 1015 error. That’s expected. Don't worry, download RecBoot (Windows / Mac) and click on "Exit Recovery Mode". Now for jailbreaking, follow this tutorial. Part B- Installing Android files on your iPhone Steps: Now you need to install OpenSSH on ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/19881/how-to-install-android-2-2-froyo-on-your-iphone.html/feed 4 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/17335/android-gingerbread-to-launch-in-q4-2010.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/17335/android-gingerbread-to-launch-in-q4-2010.html#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 13:39:30 +0000 Vikas SN http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=17335 While everyone is anticipating the release of Android 2.2 "Froyo" at the ongoing Google I/O 2010, the next version of Android, "Android Gingerbread" is already in the works. According to the FAQ Page of the WebM Project which was launched yesterday, Google told that the WebM support for Android will arrive in Android Gingerbread, which is slated for a Q4 2010 release. However the exact version number of Android Gingerbread is not yet unknown. According to some reports, it could be either v2.3 or v3.0 itself. [via|Source] ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/17335/android-gingerbread-to-launch-in-q4-2010.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/16393/reliance-joins-hands-with-getjar-to-create-an-app-store.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/16393/reliance-joins-hands-with-getjar-to-create-an-app-store.html#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:22:20 +0000 Vikas SN http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=16393 Reliance has got into an strategic alliance with with GetJar, the popular mobile application store. Under this alliance, all 100 Million Reliance subscribers gets to access all the 65,000 free apps present at GetJar. This will be carried out via a special GetJar apps store on Reliance's premier VAS Platform, R-World. And the App Store will contains a various genres of applications ranging from games, social networking, sports, entertainment and productivity applications. There will be no charges on the application download and its use, however there will be a data charge of 50 paise/MB from Reliance. “We wanted to partner with the largest, most experienced, “open” application catalog provider to address virtually any device being used by our customers,” said Mr. Anil Pande, Head – VAS, Reliance Communications, “Our partnership with GetJar means that all Reliance Communications customers will instantly have access to thousands of applications ranging from games, shopping and lifestyle applications to sports, entertainment and productivity applications.” “Our agreement with Reliance Communications allows it to immediately connect its customers with over 65,000 free applications with very little effort,” said Ilja Laurs, founder and CEO of GetJar. “It made a great deal of sense to partner with India’s largest integrated communication service provider ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/16393/reliance-joins-hands-with-getjar-to-create-an-app-store.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/15745/nokia-e72-gets-the-v31-023-firmware.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/15745/nokia-e72-gets-the-v31-023-firmware.html#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:59:06 +0000 Vikas SN http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=15745 Apparently Nokia E72 has got a firmware update to v31.023 from its previous version v023.002. This firmware has many new features like Internet Radio, Bloomberg etc along with many improvements/changes as listed in the changelog below: New content: * WAPI support for China * Internet radio * Smart Connect * Bloomberg * Advanced Communications Manager Updated Applications: * Freestyle email (2.05, BL3, csw.32.rd_email_10w04) * My Nokia (4.1) * Nokia Maps SR3 * Share on OVI (4.3) * OviStore (1.5.436) * Cherry (2.1) * Browser 7.2. Corrections: Only major corrections listed. • Stability improvements. o Memoryleak corrections to improve general stability. o Music player, radio, video recording, earphone, security sw and encryprion stability corrections. • Localisation corrections(MAPS, Calendar, Contacts, Email and Browser area) • Email improvements: o MFE activation registration correction. o Synchronisation correction to mailbox creation(like Yahoo and Gmail) for the first time. o Email editing correction(dubling of words when deleting suggestions). o Correction to synchronization when syncing draft meeting request. o Set default setting "Sync while roaming" to "No”. o Sending message without password initials crash correction. o Messaging menu memory leak correction. • Calendar: o Meeting request creation stability corrections. o Requiring meeting request corrections. o Meeting request saving correction if meeting request is saved before sending. o Meeting update send after editing request. • Contacts: o Contacts stability improvements (arrow keys pressed rapidly before contacts are loaded, add ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/15745/nokia-e72-gets-the-v31-023-firmware.html/feed 4 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/15192/editorial-why-apple-is-afraid-of-google-and-android.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/15192/editorial-why-apple-is-afraid-of-google-and-android.html#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:46:23 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=15192 The biggest threat to Apple iPhone is now Google's Android Operating System. RIM's Blackberry is also a threat but not as big as Android. Apple CEO Steve Jobs publicly expressed his anger against Google during the iPhone 4.0 OS Q&A session. Read more to find out what he said. "You know, there's a porn store for Android. Anyone can download them. You can, your kids can. That's just not a place we want to go," Jobs said Steve Jobs also unveiled iAd - Apple's own mobile advertising platform and to quote him “Listen, we don't know much about this advertising stuff. We're learning.We tried to buy this company called AdMob and Google came in and snatched them from us. We bought this other much smaller company called Quattro and they're teaching us. But we're babes in the woods.” He admitted that Apple lacks knowledge of advertising and they tried to buy Admob and Google bought them. Apple is suing HTC and Nokia for patent infringements but Apple is suing HTC mainly due to their Android handsets and this was seen as a move against Google rather  the handset maker HTC. Apple has also removed Google branding from iPhone 4.0 OS and the iPad according to Macrumours There ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/15192/editorial-why-apple-is-afraid-of-google-and-android.html/feed 34 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/14778/guide-blackberry-plans-tariffs-and-customer-support-numbers.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/14778/guide-blackberry-plans-tariffs-and-customer-support-numbers.html#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:22:03 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=14778 FoneArena reader Anirudh is a Blackberry addict as you can see from above image he sent us. He has a shared a list of Blackberry Tips ,  Plans , Tariffs , Customers Support details including how to activate the Blackberry service on your handset. Activating the service on blackberry. 1. Call helpline from your blackberry handset. 2. For registering your handset with the operator you need to send an sms eg :- airtelbb to 121. 3. An SMS will be received for which reply is mandatory eg (In Airtel):-Send bb1/bb2 for Rs 299 and Rs 899 plan respectively. 4. User will get a confirmation message that your plan has been activated . Adding / configuring your email and messenger through Web Portal 1. Login to operator specific Portal 2. Enter username and password.. (Credentials will be provided by Customer care while creating account for your blackberry device) 3. Click on Set Up Account. 4. Enter a valid your username and password for a successful email account configuration. 5. A pop up will occur confirming you for the successful configuration. 6. Click on Help on the left panel (This is the most important step.) and a pop up ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/14778/guide-blackberry-plans-tariffs-and-customer-support-numbers.html/feed 33 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/14476/flashback-what-was-your-first-phone.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/14476/flashback-what-was-your-first-phone.html#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:48:07 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=14476 It's always interesting and hilarious to stroll down the memory lane and have a peek at some of the gadgets of the past .  So get ready for the question of the evening. What was your first phone   ? The Nokia 3310 pictured above  is one of the most successful phones in cellphone history.  Back them we had no Android , Symbian or iPhone to pick from. Also it shows how phones have transformed from a mere calling / messaging device to all-in-one devices with amazing computing power. I just posted this question on twitter and the 3310 got a lot of votes . Some users like Atul were lucky to have devices like Nokia 8110 .  So do share with us about your first phone and when did you get it  . ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/14476/flashback-what-was-your-first-phone.html/feed 29 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/14253/editorial-the-us-gets-a-4g-phone-india-gets-the-iphone-3gs-on-a-2-5g-network-who-is-to-blame.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/14253/editorial-the-us-gets-a-4g-phone-india-gets-the-iphone-3gs-on-a-2-5g-network-who-is-to-blame.html#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:16:39 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=14253 Our friends in US are pre-ordering a 4G / WiMax Phone - the HTC EVO 4G.  In India , we still don't have widespread 3G coverage. 3G services are being offered by only BSNL and MTNL currently and auctions for private players are hopefully starting in April. Many users in India are already carrying a 3G capable device thanks to handset makers  like Nokia and the likes. But most of those users cannot use the 3G feature on the phone here. It's simply irrelevant. Adding insult to injury is the launch of the iPhone 3GS on the nation's largest GSM operator Airtel who has a 2.5G or 2.75G network. So who is to blame for the denial of the latest technology to one of the largest mobile markets in the world  ? India is the fastest growing mobile market in the world but Broadband / Internet penetration  is abysmally poor in India.  For many of the millions of mobile users , the mobile phone might be their first exposure to the web. We have 545.05 Million wireless subscribers and just 8.03 million broadband subscribers Our neighbors China have pretty good ground infrastructure which has fueled their broadband penetration to really impressive levels ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/14253/editorial-the-us-gets-a-4g-phone-india-gets-the-iphone-3gs-on-a-2-5g-network-who-is-to-blame.html/feed 6 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/13329/tutorial-how-to-send-dtmf-request-from-nokia-n900.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/13329/tutorial-how-to-send-dtmf-request-from-nokia-n900.html#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:39:13 +0000 Siraj http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=13329 Hi folks as we know Nokia N900 does not support sending DTMF request to the operator for credit check and other details. Finally there is a way to do so with a click of a widget . The widget used to send DTMF request is called the USSD Widget. It is developed by Guseynov Alexey , Martin Grimme. The widget has two ways of sending the DTMF requests one is by typing the DTMF in codes in USSD dial Pad. And the other one is USSD Widget So its now possible to see the DTMF response in the homescreen. This widget support automatic widget checking and many other customizations like font color, widget background colour etc.. The USSD widget need runtime components like python-hildondesktop hildon-desktop-python-loader pexpect ussd-common And the USSD components like Ussd-pad Ussd Widget You can Download the package with all components here. Then transfer the contents of zip file to root of N900 i.e N900/ Then goto X-Terminal and Type sudo gainroot then type cd MyDocs place all the contents of downloaded zip file to root of N900 i.e N900/ then type dpkg -i filename.deb example: dpkg -i python-hildon.deb likewise install python-hildondesktop hildon-desktop-python-loader pexpect ussd-pad ussd-common ussd Widget Have a look at the video tutorial for more brief explanation httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLvyjiWtnMo Let us know how it worked for you.. UPDATE: To enable root in Nokia N900. Goto App Manager in N900 ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/13329/tutorial-how-to-send-dtmf-request-from-nokia-n900.html/feed 11 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/13157/ovi-mail-2-0-launched-merges-ovi-contacts-and-adds-arabic-support.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/13157/ovi-mail-2-0-launched-merges-ovi-contacts-and-adds-arabic-support.html#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:03:00 +0000 Vikas SN http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=13157 Ovi today launched the new version of Ovi Mail i.e. Ovi Mail 2.0. One of the major changes in this version 2.0 is the integration of Ovi Mail with Ovi Contacts. i.e. Ovi Mail doesn't have separate address book for contacts,but instead uses Ovi Contacts now. Another Big Update is the Arabic Support for Ovi Mail 2.0, both on web version as well as on your device.  Ovi Team added that this task was a very challenging since Arabic, unlike other languages is a right to left language and therefore they had to change the whole Ovi Mail UI to support it. Also, Ovi Mail has now reached 6 Million Users and is supposedly adding 1 million new users a month. Do you use Ovi Mail? Do share your experiences with it below. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/13157/ovi-mail-2-0-launched-merges-ovi-contacts-and-adds-arabic-support.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/13152/mts-subscribers-get-a-customized-opera-mini-version.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/13152/mts-subscribers-get-a-customized-opera-mini-version.html#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:38:52 +0000 Vikas SN http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=13152 Opera today announced that all the MTS subscribers in Russia are soon getting a customized version of Opera Mini where in they will get exclusive access to a customized Opera Mini start page which will give quick access to Music, Videos and Games on the go. From the Press Release: Opera Software today announced that Mobile TeleSystems OJSC ("MTS" – NYSE: MBT), the largest mobile phone operator in Russia and the CIS, will now provide a co-branded version of the Opera Mini browser for its subscribers, who can download it on their mobile phones at mini.opera.com. Subscribers of MTS will get access to a customized Opera Mini start page when they download the browser on their mobile phones. The start page will have default bookmarks which give MTS subscribers quick and easy access to music, videos and games as well as giving users the opportunity to purchase content directly from the browser. Being the largest Russian mobile operator, MTS clocked in 97.8 million subscribers at the end of December 2009 — 69.3 million of which are in Russia. MTS was the first to provide a wide range of innovative data services ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/13152/mts-subscribers-get-a-customized-opera-mini-version.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/13070/palm-webos-1-4-sdk-released.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/13070/palm-webos-1-4-sdk-released.html#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:31:48 +0000 Vikas SN http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=13070 Palm has released the SDK of its latest webOS update 1.4 so that developer can enjoy of the benefits of webOS 1.4. The most important feature in this update has been the ability to record Videos and with this SDK release, Palm has thrown open the Camera API along with Video Recording to all the third party Video Streaming applications like Qik , Ustream etc. Other than these, there are numerous enhancements included in webOS 1.4 like WebKit 4, Implementation of HTML 5 Media API and V8 JavaScript Engine along with a lot of bugfixes. For a full changelog and download the new Palm webOS 1.4 SDK, head over here. (via) ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/13070/palm-webos-1-4-sdk-released.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/12923/camera-samples-sony-ericsson-satio-12-megapixel-madness-at-night.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/12923/camera-samples-sony-ericsson-satio-12-megapixel-madness-at-night.html#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:47:24 +0000 Team FoneArena http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=12923 The Sony Ericsson Satio sports a 12.1 Megapixel Camera and Rita brought you some stunning pictures of the phone some time ago. The phone packs a Xenon flash and we decided to put it to test in the Delhi market. Check out the camera samples below ! The phone rather looks like a Sony Cybershot Digicam mainly from the shutter design and lense & flash placement. The flash is quite powerful. [gallery] Fullsize images are available in our flickr stream ! ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/12923/camera-samples-sony-ericsson-satio-12-megapixel-madness-at-night.html/feed 4 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/12850/nokia-n97-mini-gold-unveiled.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/12850/nokia-n97-mini-gold-unveiled.html#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:51:23 +0000 Vikas SN http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=12850 Nokia has unveiled an 18 Carat Gold Edition of Nokia N97 Mini. Priced at €625 ($845), this device has the same specifications as the Original Nokia N97 Mini with an addition of "ELLE 360Fashion” app for all the fashionistas to keep up with the latest fashion trends and news about fashion. Nokia N97 Mini Gold Edition will be available in Select Countries like Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. However the release date is still unknown. [Nokia Poland] ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/12850/nokia-n97-mini-gold-unveiled.html/feed 2 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/12780/jammu-kashmir-prepaid-subscribers-gets-an-year-reprieve.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/12780/jammu-kashmir-prepaid-subscribers-gets-an-year-reprieve.html#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:09:06 +0000 Vikas SN http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=12780 Government has now extended the operations of Prepaid Mobile Services in Jammu Kashmir by an year which was previously banned from Nov 1. Deputy Director General (DDG), Telecom Enforcement Resources and Monitoring (TERM) Cell, Department of Telecommunications, J&K, D R Paul told PTI in a statement "Permission for the pre-paid mobile service in Jammu and Kashmir has been extended by the central government for one year from February 23, 2010 to 22 February 2011". He also added that the permission to extend the Prepaid system has been extended seeing theperformance of the service providers with respect to verification of subscribers and proper security safeguards. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/12780/jammu-kashmir-prepaid-subscribers-gets-an-year-reprieve.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/12355/steve-ballmer-to-host-the-windows-mobile-press-conference-in-mwc-2010.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/12355/steve-ballmer-to-host-the-windows-mobile-press-conference-in-mwc-2010.html#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:10:19 +0000 Vikas SN http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=12355 Well it seems like after all the speculations and rumours, Windows Mobile 7 is going to be launched in Mobile World Congress 2010. Steve Ballmer, the Microsoft Head Honcho is going to host the Windows Mobile Press Conference and deliver all the Windows Mobile related news at the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2010 which denotes a major product announcement in the pipeline. Whether it is the launch of Windows Mobile 7? Or the launch of the new Zune Phone? We all will have to wait and watch. Fonearena will be attending Mobile World Congress 2010 and live blogging the event. Do catch all the latest updates from MWC 2010 at live.fonearena.com. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/12355/steve-ballmer-to-host-the-windows-mobile-press-conference-in-mwc-2010.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/11168/uninor-debuts-with-over-12-lakh-subscribers-in-1-month.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/11168/uninor-debuts-with-over-12-lakh-subscribers-in-1-month.html#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:00:41 +0000 Vikas SN http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=11168 Uninor today announced its first monthly subscriber numbers since its launch in December 2009 and the numbers does look mightly impressive. By the end of December, Uninor has already secured over 12 lakh subscribers from the 8 circles of its service via UP (West), UP (East), Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh,and Orissa. Stein-Erik Vellan, Managing Director of Uninor India Pvt Ltd said “We are building on our launch – scaling up our network and our distribution. We will continue to focus on customer experience – listening closely and respecting their wishes. We will also compete for every new subscriber. In a market this competitive, it will never be easy, but we have a long term ambition and we have made a positive start”. Uninor currently offers 2 all India price plans viz TalkLonger@29p for consumers who make longer calls and CallMore@29p for customers who call frequently. Visit Here for a full tariff plan of Uninor India. David Meneghello, Executive VP, Marketing, Uninor India Pvt Ltd added that “We are still in a very early phase, but this is an indication that our consumers indeed perceive our price plans to be attractive. Our strategy is to ensure that Uninor delivers the best ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/11168/uninor-debuts-with-over-12-lakh-subscribers-in-1-month.html/feed 2 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10774/ubertwitter-gets-updated-adds-lists-retweets-and-geo-tagging.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10774/ubertwitter-gets-updated-adds-lists-retweets-and-geo-tagging.html#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:29:23 +0000 Vikas SN http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=10774 UberTwitter, one of the most popular Blackberry Twitter Apps, today released its newest Beta version viz Beta 6 adding a lot of new features like Lists Support and Support for New Retweets and Geo-Tagging. Though, UberTwitter had its own geolocation feature before, but now that feature has been combined with Twitter’s native geolocation capabilities. The Full Changelog is as follows: Lists, Lists, Lists!!! - You can create, delete, subscribe, add members, view members, all the functionality you would expect of an Über mobile client! Find People - You can search for people, just like the 'Find People' link on Twitter's home page. New Icon - We love it! Über Bar - We couldn't resist the name! This is a tab bar at the top of the screen, the neat thing is that you can add your own tabs! A list can be a tab, users timelines, and soon saved searches Retweets - We support the old method and new method, you decide! Update Twitter Profile - Yes, you can update your Twitter profile directly from your phone. Profile Picture - We have heard you, upload a picture for your Twitter avatar right from your phone! Report Spam - One menu ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10774/ubertwitter-gets-updated-adds-lists-retweets-and-geo-tagging.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10529/gee-pee-mobile-all-set-to-launch-a-color-mobile-phone-for-500-rupees.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10529/gee-pee-mobile-all-set-to-launch-a-color-mobile-phone-for-500-rupees.html#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:41:49 +0000 Vikas SN http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=10529 Gee Pee Mobile, known for its Dual SIM, User friendly Low Cost Mobile Phones in Kolkata and Eastern markets in India, is all set to launch a color mobile phone for just Rs. 500. The company also known for its good customer support, has made sure of the same customer service quality and has set up "Gee Pee Care" in various parts of the country. Gee Pee's primary aim is to provide mobile phones at an affordable price within every customer reach thereby achieving an all round sector in the market. Based on the current growth trend and the rate of mobile users, . With the present reputation built in West Bengal, Gee Pee is now aiming  for a  5% market share of the total mobile market in India and hence contemplating on expanding its services across India. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10529/gee-pee-mobile-all-set-to-launch-a-color-mobile-phone-for-500-rupees.html/feed 30 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10511/follow-your-favourite-celebrities-on-your-mobile-with-58888-follow.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10511/follow-your-favourite-celebrities-on-your-mobile-with-58888-follow.html#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:19:13 +0000 Vikas SN http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=10511 Indiatimes.com has launched a SMS-based free alert service called "58888 Follow" for all the Bollywood fans out there, which allows users to get regular updates about their favourite celebrities on the mobile phone. These updates will contain various type of contents like latest news, interesting updates, pictures and videos about that celebrity etc. To Subscribe to the service, the user needs to send an SMS with the text "Follow (Your Favourite Celebrity’s Name)" to 58888.  For Example, if you want updates about Katrina Kaif, you will have to send "Follow Katrina Kaif" to 58888. You can also subscribe to the service by heading over to 58888Follow.com and clicking "Follow" on your favourite celebrity. Note: The service is only for Indian GSM mobile users. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10511/follow-your-favourite-celebrities-on-your-mobile-with-58888-follow.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10085/india-now-has-500-million-mobile-phone-connections.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10085/india-now-has-500-million-mobile-phone-connections.html#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:52:05 +0000 Vikas SN http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=10085 Brace yourself people. By the start of 2010, India would have around 500 Million (50 Crore) Mobile Phone connections, second only to China in total numbers. Overall Telephone connections in India is currently pegged at around 550 Million connections, but considering that fact that many people have dual connections in their name and not all of them are in use at the same time, the number of Mobile connections India has, has been pegged at around 488.40 million mobile connections at the end of October 2009 and hence will be breaching the half billion mark quite soon. However the wired connections are now sliding down with currently just around 37.25 million phones, showcasing the fact that the consumers are now preferring the wireless connections for all their data and voice communication purposes. India’s broadband penetration, is even more pathetic at 7.5 million with no signs of 3G services in the country as yet, Chennai being an exception. Also, India now has around 13 to 14 mobile phones operators in 22 service areas with many newcomers like Tata Docomo, Aircel, MTS Mobile, Uninor etc joining the market this year. Of these, around 8 to 9 operators are currently operational with another 5 - 6 operators ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10085/india-now-has-500-million-mobile-phone-connections.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/9986/teliasonera-launches-4g-services.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/9986/teliasonera-launches-4g-services.html#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:24:40 +0000 Vikas SN http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=9986 While we are still waiting for 3G service in many parts of India, Telia Sonera has already announced 4G Services in various countries like Sweden and Norway, thus becoming the first operator in the world to offer 4G services. LTE or "Long Term Evolution" is the project name of a new high performance air interface for cellular mobile communication systems and is the last step toward 4G of radio technologies designed to increase the capacity and speed of mobile telephone networks. 4G/LTE provides downlink peak rates of max 100 Mbps which will open up new possibilities for customers to use and enjoy services on their laptops, requiring high transmission speed and capacity, such as advanced web TV broadcasting, extensive online gaming and web conferences etc. The two pioneering 4G city networks cover the central city areas of Stockholm and Oslo and will be used for mobile data. TeliaSonera currently has 3 nation wide 4G/LTE licenses: in Sweden, Norway and in Finland. Ericsson is the supplier of 4G city network in Stockholm and Huawei is the supplier of the 4G city network in Oslo. TeliaSonera also stated that the network roll out is in progress to offer 4G to Sweden's and Norway's largest cities and ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/9986/teliasonera-launches-4g-services.html/feed 0