http://www.fonearena.com/blog The Mobile Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:36:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45509/valentines-day-apps-for-nokia-phones.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45509/valentines-day-apps-for-nokia-phones.html#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:23:35 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45509 Here are some Valentine's Day apps for Nokia phones. These include love apps, games and lot more to explore in this season of love. List of Valentine's Day apps for Nokia phones Tips For Valentine's Day - These tips will not get you a valentine, but may prevent you from committing the blunders that most people make on Valentine's Day. LoveCardz - The app allows users to send and receive 3D romantic greeting cards for free. User can create a 3D card, photo card or 3D animated musical card and send it as an SMS, email, tweet or post it on Facebook. The Story Of Valentine's Day - Get to know the martyr story behind the Valentine's Day! With beautiful illustrations and lucid language, the story of how Valentine's Day came into being is impressively told in the comic format. Valentine Special -  Get ideas to make your valentine more special! The apps provide users with tips on how to propose your loved one as well as tips on selection of gifts. Valentine SMS and Gift Ideas - Make your valentine impressive with the best SMS and the Gift idea with this app. The app contains short messages for sms and social network wall sharing and Gift ideas ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45509/valentines-day-apps-for-nokia-phones.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45499/nokia-moves-device-assembly-to-factories-in-asia-to-improve-time-to-market.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45499/nokia-moves-device-assembly-to-factories-in-asia-to-improve-time-to-market.html#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:47:31 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45499 Handset maker Nokia is moving its device assembly to it's factories in Asia in a strategic move to improve time to market for it's products. The 3 factories Komarom, Hungary, Reynosa, Mexico and Salo, Finland will no longer assemble devices but will only offer smartphone product customization aimed at customers in Europe and the Americas.Such a move is not surprising as a major portion of all electronic goods are manufactured in Asia due to lower costs and close proximity to component suppliers. This move is expected to impact over 4,000 jobs. If you own a Made in Finland or Made in Hungary Nokia phone , hold on to it as you might not get one in the future.  I pulled out 3 Nokia phones from my collection and found a Made in Hungary , Made in China and a Made in India device. The recent Dual SIM handsets are all made in India including the Asha phones If you own a Nokia phone , do post below the country in which it was made. you can find it in the box or below the battery. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45499/nokia-moves-device-assembly-to-factories-in-asia-to-improve-time-to-market.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45449/nokia-lumia-800-white-hands-on.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45449/nokia-lumia-800-white-hands-on.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:47:24 +0000 jonchoo http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45449 It seems apt that Nokia has chosen to announced a new colour Lumia 800 this week. Europe has been blankated by snow - so what better way than to celebrate than making official the white version. White is a popular colour for a phone, and while the previous versions has always looked so darn beautiful on the Lumia 800's Polycarbonate unibody shell, it just isn't quite as sexy as it is in white. Unlike its technicolour cousins, the white Lumia 800 features a glossy finish rather than matte. This means that it attracts fingerprints, and doesn't hide scratches nearly as well as matte. Why no matte? Well Nokia's explanation is that a glossy finish is easier to clean than a matte one - highly critical with a product of this colour. Regardless the glossy finish really compliments the snow white colour really well. While it does attract fingerprints, it isn't as apparent as I assumed it would be. In any case all four of the Lumia 800 features the exact same specifications, down to the 16GB storage - meaning, unlike the N9, there is no 64GB version. Still you can't argue that the white version does looks rather sleek, and would no ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45449/nokia-lumia-800-white-hands-on.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45469/nokia-belle-update-now-rolling-out-for-existing-anna-devices.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45469/nokia-belle-update-now-rolling-out-for-existing-anna-devices.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:55:55 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45469 Nokia Belle is now rolling out to existing Symbian^3 Anna devices worldwide starting today as they announced last year. This would bring new features such as 6 home screens instead of 3 in Anna, Resizable and movable widgets, New and improved browser, Notification bar, Revamped camera interface and Informative lock screen. New suite of powerful business apps from Microsoft would be available for download soon. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3REHGbxqn0 It is now rolling out for Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia E6, Nokia X7, Nokia C6-01, Nokia C7, or Nokia Oro device in countries like India, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Poland, UK, Germany, Italy, Vietnam and Indonesia. It would be available for Nokia 500 in few weeks. You can check if it's available for your Symbian^3 device in your country from Nokia Belle page. You need to connect your phone to PC and update the phone via Nokia Suit. Read ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45469/nokia-belle-update-now-rolling-out-for-existing-anna-devices.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45459/12-megapixel-lumia-910-rumor-debunked-by-nokia.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45459/12-megapixel-lumia-910-rumor-debunked-by-nokia.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:38:26 +0000 Dhruv Bhutani http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45459 Soon after the announcement of the Nokia Lumia 900 in the USA , rumors started flying that the international variant will be equipped with an updated 12MP camera unit. Recently the rumor was debunked by Damian Dining , the person who heads Nokia's camera division. While there is no confirmation on the Nokia 910 , it probably does not come with a 12MP camera and instead retains the 8MP sensor from the 900. We should know more soon at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. [Via] ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45459/12-megapixel-lumia-910-rumor-debunked-by-nokia.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45457/nokia-lumia-900-white.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45457/nokia-lumia-900-white.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:52:42 +0000 jonchoo http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45457 Yesterday Nokia all but confirmed the white Lumia 800, which we will go hands-on soon. But they also showed off another Windows Phone device. Whether accidental or intentional, the Lumia 900 sans AT&T logo is featured, in plain sight, on their Facebook page. And in white. While Nokia has not confirmed the international variant of the Lumia 900, it is expected that the specifications will remain the same as the AT&T version, minus the LTE radio. As MWC is in the next couple of weeks, speculation is rife that Nokia will announce the GSM version of the Lumia 900, and this leak will only further confirm that. Via PocketNow ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45457/nokia-lumia-900-white.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45450/idc-smartphone-market-hits-all-time-high-in-q4-2011-apple-and-samsung-top-vendors-by-shipments.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45450/idc-smartphone-market-hits-all-time-high-in-q4-2011-apple-and-samsung-top-vendors-by-shipments.html#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:49:52 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45450 Apple and Samsung are the top Smartphone vendors by shipments  in Q4 2011 according to a report by Research Firm IDC (International Data Corporation).  The worldwide smartphone market grew 54.7% year over year in Q4 2011. Shipment volumes reached 491.4 million units in 2011 that is up by 61.3% compared to 304.7 million units in 2010. Apple climbed to top spot in Q4 2011 with the launch of its iPhone 4S worldwide. It recorded best ever shipment record for a single quarter with 37 million smartphone shipments. Samsung is right behind Apple with 36 million shipments and it also broke the 30 million market in a single quarter for the first time. Nokia still holds the 3rd spot for the past 3 quarters with 19 million shipments in Q4 2011 that down 30.6% year over year. While looking at the smartphone shipments for the whole 2011, Samsung is the overall smartphone market leader with 94 million in shipments that is 310.5% more than 2010. Apple has also seen tremendous growth with 93.2 million shipments in 2011 compared to 47.5 million in 2010. Nokia moves to 3rd spot with 77.3 million shipments that is 22.8% less than 2010. RIM holds the 4th spot that has seen 4.7% increase in shipments compared to 2010, while HTC has seen 100.5% increase in shipments holding ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45450/idc-smartphone-market-hits-all-time-high-in-q4-2011-apple-and-samsung-top-vendors-by-shipments.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45440/white-nokia-lumia-800-coming-to-europe-in-february.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45440/white-nokia-lumia-800-coming-to-europe-in-february.html#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:47:44 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45440   Nokia Lumia 800 is now available in Black, Cyan and Pink, Nokia has announced that the Lumia 800 would be available in White later this month. The phone runs on Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) and is powered by a 1.4Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor coupled with 512MB of RAM. It has a unibody design and comes with a 3.7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) ClearBlack AMOLED display. It has 8 MP auto focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics, LED flash and 720p video recording and has 16 GB Internal Memory. The phone also come with Xbox live integration, IE9 browser, Facebook and Twitter integration, Nokia Drive with 3D maps and turn by turn navigation voice guided navigation in 50 languages and dedicated in-car-user-interface, Nokia Music, Contact Transfer, App Highlights. The white Nokia Lumia 800 would be rolled out later this month first in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Scandinavia, Finland, Poland and Switzerland, and would be available in other countries soon. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45440/white-nokia-lumia-800-coming-to-europe-in-february.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45442/nokia-lumia-800-now-in-white.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45442/nokia-lumia-800-now-in-white.html#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:20:51 +0000 jonchoo http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45442 Nokia has made official a new colour variation of their first Windows Phone 7 device, the Lumia 800. Joining the previously announced black, cyan and magenta Lumia 800 is the white version, due out later this month. My friend Chris Davies of Slashgear has gone hands-on with the device and describes the finish as more glossy than matte - similar to the white Nokia N9. Specs wise, the white Lumia 800 is the same as its siblings - meaning 1.4GHz Snapdragon SoC, 8MP camera and 3.7" AMOLED CBD display. What do you think? Would a white Lumia 800 interest you, or would you prefer to wait for the inevitable white Lumia 900? via Slashgear ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45442/nokia-lumia-800-now-in-white.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45382/idc-mobile-phone-market-q4-2011-nokia-samsung-and-apple-top-mobile-phone-vendors-by-shipments.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45382/idc-mobile-phone-market-q4-2011-nokia-samsung-and-apple-top-mobile-phone-vendors-by-shipments.html#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:29:17 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45382 Nokia, Samsung and Apple are the leading Mobile vendors by shipments in Q4 2011 and for the whole 2011, according to a report by Research Firm IDC (International Data Corporation). The worldwide mobile phone market grew 6.1% year over year in the Q4 2011 with shipments of 427.4 million which is 6.1% more compared to 402.8 million units in the Q4 2010. The feature phone market continue to decline in Asia/Pacific regions such as China, India, and Indonesia and the Android Market is dominated by Samsung, HTC and LG in these regions. The table below that indicates the Worldwide Mobile shipments based on the total unit shipments and market share in Q4 2011. Nokia and Samsung holds the top spots, and Apple jumped into the 3rd spot globally from the 5th spot last quarter by pushing LG and ZTE back. They were in 4th spot in Q2 . Both the Nokia and LG has less shipments and the market share has also decreased compared to the 4th quarter of 2010. Apple has 8.7% market share with record-breaking shipments in the quarter. While looking at the shipments for the whole 2011, Nokia, Samsung and Apple are the top vendors by shipments. The Market Share ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45382/idc-mobile-phone-market-q4-2011-nokia-samsung-and-apple-top-mobile-phone-vendors-by-shipments.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45321/nokia-asha-300-now-available-in-india-for-rs-6835.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45321/nokia-asha-300-now-available-in-india-for-rs-6835.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:43:20 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45321 Nokia Asha 300 is finally available in India from online retailer Flipkart. Nokia announced the Series 40 device at the Nokia World 2011 last year and launched in India in December. It is powered by a 1 Ghz processor and has 3G capability. It has 2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixels) resistive touch display. It has 5MP camera with video recording at 25 fps and has 32GB expandable memory. It also comes with Nokia Music Unlimited, DRM free Music service with 3 months free subscription. It is 12.7mm thick and weighs 85g. It has faster access to messaging, email and instant messaging. Other features include 3G, HSPA Quadband, WiFi, Stereo FM radio and MP3 music player. It has upgraded Nokia Browser gives you swipe access to apps, music or games from the Nokia Store. It comes with 1,110 mAh battery that offers up to 7h talk time and 550h standby. The Asha Nokia 300 is available from Flipkart in India for Rs. 6,835. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45321/nokia-asha-300-now-available-in-india-for-rs-6835.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45319/native-code-support-for-more-languages-coming-to-windows-phone.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45319/native-code-support-for-more-languages-coming-to-windows-phone.html#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:57:07 +0000 Dhruv Bhutani http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45319 Windows Phone fansite , WPSauce , reporting live from the Windows Phone Dev Camp in India says that future versions of Windows Phone will support upto 120 languages. Equally interesting is the news that C++ native code support will be coming to Windows Phone in the near future. The news comes from Microsoft developers and speakers during the Q&A at the event. While still far from confirmed , we find the news believable given Microsoft's goal to infiltrate the volume segment. Microsoft has also been very active in their support for developers who have been clamoring for native code support. Sadly it is still unknown whether these advances will be additions to the Tango release or Windows Phone Apollo scheduled for late this year. [ WP Sauce ] ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45319/native-code-support-for-more-languages-coming-to-windows-phone.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45282/updated-nokia-publishes-q4-2011-results-sells-over-1-million-lumia-smartphones.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45282/updated-nokia-publishes-q4-2011-results-sells-over-1-million-lumia-smartphones.html#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:44:14 +0000 Dhruv Bhutani http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45282 Nokia just published their Q4 2011 results with predictably dropping sales. What is interesting to note is that the Finnish cellphone manufacturer managed to sell over 1  million Lumia devices. Sales are 31% lower than the same quarter last year essentially selling 19.6 million units. These numbers however are 17% up since Q3 2011. Nokia achieved over 10 billion Euros in sales, 21% lower than the same quarter a year ago but lost almost 1billion Euros in the last quarter. Something worth quoting by Stephen Elop , CEO of Nokia : “And, while we progressed in the right direction in 2011, we still have a tremendous amount to accomplish in 2012, and thus, it is my assessment that we are in the heart of our transition. Specifically, changing market conditions are putting increased pressure on Symbian. In certain markets, there has been an acceleration of the anticipated trend towards lower-priced smartphones with specifications that are different from Symbian’s traditional strengths. As a result of the changing market conditions, combined with our increased focus on Lumia, we now believe that we will sell fewer Symbian devices than we previously anticipated.” [Update] As part of the ongoing conference call , we're hearing that Symbian sales are declining ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45282/updated-nokia-publishes-q4-2011-results-sells-over-1-million-lumia-smartphones.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45287/nokia-received-250million-from-microsoft-in-q4-2011.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45287/nokia-received-250million-from-microsoft-in-q4-2011.html#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:35:14 +0000 Dhruv Bhutani http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45287 Nokia's Q4 results report reveals that it has received a "platform support payment" from Microsoft to the tune of $250 million. Nokia states that this fee is on a per quarter basis which means that it will be getting more such payments in the future. Over the course of the agreement , platform support payment are expected to figure in billions of dollars. Nokia still has to pay an OS licensing fee of approximately $27 per device sold to Microsoft. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45287/nokia-received-250million-from-microsoft-in-q4-2011.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45274/nokia-sells-their-1-5-billionth-series-40-phone-in-brazil.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45274/nokia-sells-their-1-5-billionth-series-40-phone-in-brazil.html#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:44:03 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45274 Nokia has announced that they have shipped over 1.5 billion Series 40 (S40) phones. Their first Series 40 phone, Nokia 7110 was developed in 1999 that offered web-based functions, including email. The 1.5 billionth phone was received by a female consumer in the Brazilian city of São Paulo. Their latest S40 phone Nokia Asha 303 with QWERTY keypad, Touch screen display and 1 GHz processor was announced at the Nokia World last year. There are 675 million active owners of S40 phones in the world, and Nokia is selling about 12 S40 phones every second according to a report from BBC. These affordable S40 devices for the next billion people now come with innovative features including Nokia Maps for Series 40, Nokia Browser and Web Apps, Nokia Money and Nokia Life Tools, Social networking and Instant messenger support. Nokia bought Smarterphone, an operating system vendor that delivers operating system optimized for feature phones earlier this month. They might enhance their S40 phones' UI with this. The latest Nokia Asha 300 and Asha 303 should hit the Indian market soon. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45274/nokia-sells-their-1-5-billionth-series-40-phone-in-brazil.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45269/nokia-lumia-710-unboxing.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45269/nokia-lumia-710-unboxing.html#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:45:48 +0000 jonchoo http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45269 The Nokia Lumia 710, announced at last year's Nokia World, is Nokia's second Windows Phone device. The Mango-powered smartphone will be making its way across stores worldwide. The Lumia 710 is Nokia’s attempt at making Windows Phone cheaper and accessible to the market. While the Lumia 710 can be considered an 'entry level' Windows Phone, the specs says otherwise. Unlike entry level Android phones for example, the Lumia 710 features the same speedy 1.4GHz Snapdragon SoC that powers the Lumia 800. Apart from the same processor and graphic accelerator, the Lumia 710 differs from using a different screen technology (Clear Black LCD vs Clear Black AMOLED), running on the same 480x800 resolution. Unlike the screen on the Lumia 800, the display here uses traditional RGB matrix rather than much maligned PenTile. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI4kcQ0dT-0 The camera is a 5MP variety with a LED flash. While it ins't a Carl Zeiss branded, the camera is capable of taking 720p videos. While the Lumia 800 shares the same body as the Meego-powered Nokia N9, the Lumia 710 is a Nokia 603 after undergoing a Windows Phone transplant. The 1300mAh battery is disappointing, but at least it is replaceable. Despite the use of plastic, the 710 feels solid and comfortable to ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45269/nokia-lumia-710-unboxing.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45243/rumor-nokia-lumia-910-to-arrive-in-may.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45243/rumor-nokia-lumia-910-to-arrive-in-may.html#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:35:48 +0000 Dhruv Bhutani http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45243 Controversial analyst / blogger Eldar Murtazin  reports that the Nokia Lumia 910 will be heading to Europe sometime in May. He further reports that device will lack LTE support. Eldar is known to have a rather good track record with reporting new handsets months before launch. With MWC right around the corner , we should be hearing more about the handset if it exists. [Via] ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45243/rumor-nokia-lumia-910-to-arrive-in-may.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45228/nokia-lumia-smartphone-crosses-1-million-sale.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45228/nokia-lumia-smartphone-crosses-1-million-sale.html#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:07:19 +0000 Asad Rafi http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45228 Bloomberg reports that if analyst figures are to be believed , the Nokia Lumia series of handsets might have shipped in excess of 1million handsets so far. The figure was achieved by taking an average of the input from 22 different analysts , in other words it should be taken with a pinch of salt. Storebrand Asset Management fund manager Espen Furnes said. “If Nokia is able to have a strong launch and surpass at least 1 million and keep that type of momentum, this would help put them in a credible position that is crucial to winning back investors.” Nokia unveiled its first US centric handset ie the Lumia 900 at CES which it hopes would help it make a dent in the North American market. The phone will be sold by AT&T and will come with onboard LTE support. With MWC right around the corner , we expect to see the next round of Android handsets with the latest Android 4.0 OS and super powered specifications. Do you think the Nokia 900 will be sufficient to compete and drive sales ? We would love to hear your comments on it ! [Via- BGR]   ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45228/nokia-lumia-smartphone-crosses-1-million-sale.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45222/nokia-lumia-900-coming-to-uk-in-june.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45222/nokia-lumia-900-coming-to-uk-in-june.html#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:49:24 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45222 Nokia Lumia 900 would be available in UK this June, according to retail re-seller Carphone Warehouse in UK. Nokia unveiled the Lumia 900 for AT&T US on their 4G LTE network earlier this month at CES 2012. The Nokia Lumia 900 comes with a 4.3-inch (800 x 480 pixels) AMOLED CBD display, 1.4 GHz Single core CPU, Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango), 8MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens, 720p video recording, Dual LED Flash and 1.3MP secondary camera, 512 MB RAM and 16 GB internal memory . The connectivity features include, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, LTE (Downlink 50 Mbps, Uplink 25 Mbps). It is 11.5 mm thick and weighs 160 g and has a 1830mAh battery. You can pre-register for the Nokia Lumia 900 from Carphone Warehouse but there is no expected price or exact release date. The LTE is not mentioned anywhere in the site. LTE is just in trial stage in UK. We have to wait till we get more details at MWC 2012 next month. It is expected to be available in the US from AT&T in March. Via: wpcentral ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45222/nokia-lumia-900-coming-to-uk-in-june.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45199/nokia-lumia-710-price-drops-to-rs-15490.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45199/nokia-lumia-710-price-drops-to-rs-15490.html#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:43:33 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45199 The Nokia Lumia 710 seems to have got a nice price cut at a couple of online retailers in India.FlipKart is quoting Rs.15699 for the device and LetsBuy seems to be cheaper at Rs.15490. The device is the one of the most affordable Windows Phone devices in the market currently. It packs a 3.7 inch display, powered by a 1.4 GHz processor and packs a 5 MP Camera. The device was launched at Rs.19000 initially along with the Lumia 800.You can check our videos and photos of the device in case you are interested in picking up the 710. Thx to Murtuza for the tip Source : LetsBuy , Flipkart ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45199/nokia-lumia-710-price-drops-to-rs-15490.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45150/nokia-airtel-still-rank-as-top-trusted-brands-in-india.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45150/nokia-airtel-still-rank-as-top-trusted-brands-in-india.html#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:06:12 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45150 Nokia has been voted as India's Most Trusted Brand again and retains their first position from the last year according to a recent survey conducted by research firm Trust Research Advisory (TRA). In the telecom sector, Airtel leads by retaining the same 9th spot as last year. The Brand Trust Report, India Study, 2012 (BTR 2012) has listed India's 1000 Most Trusted Brands and this research was conducted among 2718 'influencer' respondents across 15 cities. Tata has also retained the 2nd place as last year. Sony has moved to the 5th spot from the 3rd compared to last year in the electronics category. South Korean giants LG and SAMSUNG has moved one spot front that stands at 3rd and 4th place in the household appliance category. BlackBerry saw great improvement. They moved to 32nd spot from the 84th spot last year. Vodafone moved a step back this year and remains at the 17th place, followed by the Idea at the 18th place that was at the 38th spot last year. Here are the top 20 rank list of the survey. You can view the 2012 Brand Trust Report rank list for all the 1000 brands here. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45150/nokia-airtel-still-rank-as-top-trusted-brands-in-india.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44978/special-sankranti-apps-for-nokia-phones.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44978/special-sankranti-apps-for-nokia-phones.html#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:04:20 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44978 Here are some apps for Sankranti, the harvest festival for Nokia phones. These apps include, Sankranti SMS wishes, how to fly a Kite, Rangoli, festive games, festive recipes and more. List of Special Sankranti Apps for Nokia phones Sankranti Wishes SMS - This app helps you find the latest and best Sankranti Wishes which you can share with your friends and loved ones on the festival day. My Kite - On this Sankranti, celebrate your day with flying kites. This application is designed for all ages that allows you to create, play, customize and fly a kite on a cell phone and acts as a guide to teach on how to build a real one. Jallikattu - Jallikattu 'Or Tame the Bull' is a popular harvest sport played in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal/Sankranti. You can play virtual Jallikattu on your mobile phone. You need to grab the bull and hang on to it as long as possible. Rangoli - Celebrate Sankranti with this Rangoli theme which allows you to design themes using vibrant colors and designs on your mobile phone. Indian Recipes - This application has most popular recipes in India for you to try this harvest season. The recipes are widely researched on and have a ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44978/special-sankranti-apps-for-nokia-phones.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44918/deal-alert-saholic-offering-the-nokia-lumia-800-and-710-at-rs-27798-and-rs-17593.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44918/deal-alert-saholic-offering-the-nokia-lumia-800-and-710-at-rs-27798-and-rs-17593.html#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:33:54 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44918 Online retailer Saholic is currently running a promotion termed as Nokia Festival and is offering some discounts on Nokia phones priced above Rs.3000. You can grab a Nokia Lumia 800 for as low as Rs.27798  and the Lumia 710 for Rs.17593. Once you add the item to your cart use the coupon SH911 to get the best price. Although the site promises free next day delivery , when we entered a pincode , it said that it will be delivered in 4 days for the 800 and 2 days for the 710. Personally none of u here have shopped on Saholic but the site is from the Spice Group which has it's own mobile phones in the market. Anyone of you have any feedback about the site and does the offer sound impressive to you ? Read ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44918/deal-alert-saholic-offering-the-nokia-lumia-800-and-710-at-rs-27798-and-rs-17593.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44832/nokia-lumia-900-for-att-packs-4-3-inch-display-1830-mah-battery-lte-and-front-facing-camera.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44832/nokia-lumia-900-for-att-packs-4-3-inch-display-1830-mah-battery-lte-and-front-facing-camera.html#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:24:06 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44832 Nokia and AT&T today announced the Lumia 900 which supports AT&T's 4G LTE network. The device looks very similar to the Lumia 800 but packs a bigger screen and battery. It packs a 4.3 AMOLED CBD display and a 1830 mAh battery.There is a 8MP camera on the back with Carl Zeiss optics and there is also the front-facing camera which was missing in the 800.We are not sure if this device will be coming to other countries but Nokia is betting big on the Lumia 900 and trying to re-enter America which is one of the most competitive mobile markets in the world today.Here is the complete press release First Nokia smartphone designed specifically for the US features LTE, large display and exclusive applications Las Vegas, US - Today at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Nokia and AT&T announced the Nokia Lumia 900, the first of Nokia's Windows® Phone-based range to feature high-speed LTE* connectivity.  With Nokia's largest display, the Nokia Lumia 900 delivers a rich content experience from a phone that still fits easily in your hand. Coming exclusively to AT&T in the coming months in cyan and matte black, the Nokia Lumia 900 has a 4.3-inch AMOLED ClearBlack ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44832/nokia-lumia-900-for-att-packs-4-3-inch-display-1830-mah-battery-lte-and-front-facing-camera.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44759/nokia-buys-operating-system-vendor-smarterphone-for-its-feature-phones.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44759/nokia-buys-operating-system-vendor-smarterphone-for-its-feature-phones.html#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:41:23 +0000 Dhruv Bhutani http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44759 News has just rolled in that Ferd Capital has sold its portfolio company Smarterphone AS (Formerly Kvaleberg AS) to Nokia Corporation which is the world’s leading producer of mobile phones. The transaction was completed in November 2011. “Egil Kvaleberg is a world class software architect and founder. His internationally recruited and unique team situated in Oslo has created an operating system for lower end mobile phone that provides highly advanced functionality on very moderate hardware” says Annar Bohn, Investment manager in Ferd Capital. “Our belief in the team, technology and the long term market for feature phones remains firm, and we believe the company has now found a fantastic new home with Nokia”, he continues. Smarterphone delivers an operating system optimized for feature phones but provides a user experience which parallels smartphones. The operating system can be tailored according to user requirements and markets. Smarterphone operates out of Oslo , Norway. It remains to be seen whether Nokia will be replacing S40 with the work of its new acquisition or uses it to enhance its own product. [Via - Ferd]   ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44759/nokia-buys-operating-system-vendor-smarterphone-for-its-feature-phones.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44737/nokia-india-ties-up-with-india-times-for-nokia-shop-online-store.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44737/nokia-india-ties-up-with-india-times-for-nokia-shop-online-store.html#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:01:38 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44737 Nokia India has launched an online store for its range of mobile phones called NokiaShop at nokia.indiatimes.com. The backend seems to be powered by the India Times shopping engine. I would assume the stocks are supplied by the Nokia distribution network as it is a joint venture and authorized by Nokia India. One of the highlights is the possibility to buy phones with Interest Free EMIs spread over 3 or 6 months. There is a Cash on Delivery payment option too for most phones and other payment modes supported are Net Banking,Credit Card and Debit Card. Delivery time to most cities is under 4 days and there is a 7 day return policy.Pretty good move but a tad late. Wish they start stocking accessories too. Read ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44737/nokia-india-ties-up-with-india-times-for-nokia-shop-online-store.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44712/nokia-and-microsoft-to-introduce-lumia-900-in-the-u-s-with-a-bang.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44712/nokia-and-microsoft-to-introduce-lumia-900-in-the-u-s-with-a-bang.html#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:48:43 +0000 Ajit Pillai http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44712 Windows phone is not very popular, but we all know that Nokia has taken up Windows Phone as it's primary O.S and marketed the Lumia 800, their first Windows Phone without any boundaries. From deadmau5 concerts in London to free Xbox, Lumia taxis in India. We can see that Nokia is serious about these devices and are trying to make Windows Phone popular, well the Nokia Lumia 900 is on it's way to U.S and will be the first flagship device to enter the American shores after many years of absence in the American market. Nokia and Microsoft have decided to raise the bar in marketing their mobile phones, they spent loads of money in marketing the Lumia 800, I am not sure if their sales were great and whether the marketing has paid off or not but I am sure that many people have used Windows Phone and aware of  Windows Phone Operating System and Nokia's devices. I myself experienced the Lumia 800 at a mall where the Lumia promoters performed a flashmob to  get attention of all the people to their stall in which they were promoting the device. Well, we had the Verge telling it's readers that the Lumia ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44712/nokia-and-microsoft-to-introduce-lumia-900-in-the-u-s-with-a-bang.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44666/nokia-asha-200-now-available-in-india-for-rs-4349.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44666/nokia-asha-200-now-available-in-india-for-rs-4349.html#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:49:40 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44666 Nokia Asha 200, Dual SIM QWERTY phone with Dual Standby is on sale in India. It was announced at Nokia World 2011 in October and launched in India in December. It comes with Easy Swap (possible to change the SIM card without turning off the device) option and has expandable memory upto 32GB. It has 2.4-inch (320×240 pixels) TFT display with Dedicated SIM manager and Messaging keys and runs on Nokia S40 OS. It offers one-click access to email and chat via Nokia Messaging and other social networking sites like Facebook and has Nokia browser. It also comes with SIM card management that lets you personalize up to 5 SIM cards with ringtone, wallpapers etc and Nokia Music Unlimited, DRM free Music service with 3 months free subscription. It is 14mm thick and weighs 105g and comes with 2MP camera, FM Radio, 3.5 mm audio jack, Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR and a 1430 mAh battery. The Nokia Asha 200 comes in range of colors including, Pink, White, Aqua and Graphite. It is available from Letsbuy for Rs. 4,349 and also from Flipkart and from the retail stores across India. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44666/nokia-asha-200-now-available-in-india-for-rs-4349.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44646/nokia-1-windows-8-tablet-concept.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44646/nokia-1-windows-8-tablet-concept.html#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:49:37 +0000 Sandeep http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44646 If you thought that the Nokia N9/Lumia 800 designs looked slick, then you have to take a look at the Nokia 1 tablet concept by yronimus. The concept is certainly one of the best looking tablets that we've seen if not the best. The concept runs on Windows 8 and according to rumours, Nokia is planning on releasing a Windows 8 tablet in 2012. It is based on the Nokia Lumia 800 design but is much slimmer and retains the monoblock design. The specifications of the device are: 187.6 x 293 x 8.5mm , 580 grams Windows 8 OS ARM Edition 11.6" AMOLED Display with 1280x800 Pixels Resolution 32GB or 64GB Internal Memory, 2GB RAM 5 Megapixel Camera with Full 1080p HD Video Recording at 30 FPS, 2 Megapixel Front Facing Camera 7500 mAH Battery We hope that Nokia at least takes a few design cues from this concept and if the end product looks anything like this, then we're going to have a best design winner for sure. source ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44646/nokia-1-windows-8-tablet-concept.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44604/nokia-603-now-available-in-india-for-rs-14285.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44604/nokia-603-now-available-in-india-for-rs-14285.html#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:30:06 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44604 Nokia 603 is now available for purchase in India from online retailer LetsBuy in India. Nokia announced this Symbian Belle smartphone this October. This penta band device comes with 3.5-inch (360x640 Pixels) TFT Clear Black Display panel and is powered by a 1Ghz processor. It also comes with 5 MP full focus camera with 720p HD video recording at 30 fps. It is 12.7mm thick and weighs 109.6g and comes with  interchangeable  covers. Other features include, 512 MB RAM, micro SD Upto 32GB, Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, NFC Support and 1300 mAh battery. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NxNAKjZs4c The Nokia 603 is available for Rs. 14,285 from LetsBuy in India. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44604/nokia-603-now-available-in-india-for-rs-14285.html/feed 0