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/29290/zen-mobiles-launched-triple-sim-phone-m111-rs-3499.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/29290/zen-mobiles-launched-triple-sim-phone-m111-rs-3499.html#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:37:48 +0000 Siraj http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=29290 Zen Mobiles today launched its first Triple SIM GSM Phone called the M111. The M111 supports three GSM SIMs on the go. It is powered by 1500 mAh battery with standby time of  280 hours and a talk time of 300 minutes. Zen M111 Specifications: 2.4 inch screen 1500 mAh Battery GPRS and WAP enabled Bluetooth USB 1.3MP camera FM Radio Micro SD slot Mr. Deepesh Gupta, MD, Zen Mobile said, “Zen Mobile has always strived to offer products that create more value for its customers. With the launch of India’s first triple GSM Sim mobile phone, we have taken a step further in offering convenience and the utility at an unrivalled price, to our customers.” AKAI lust launched the TRIO Triple SIM phone yesterday and now we have this one from ZEN. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/29290/zen-mobiles-launched-triple-sim-phone-m111-rs-3499.html/feed 5 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/27786/motorola-launches-quench-xt5-in-india-with-aircel.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/27786/motorola-launches-quench-xt5-in-india-with-aircel.html#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:34:54 +0000 Siraj http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=27786 Today Motorola launched their new slim touchscreen Android Handset QUENCH XT5 in India. QUENCH XT5 runs on Android 2.1 and comes with a high-resolution 3.2inch capacitive touch screen and a trackball . The QUENCH XT5 is packed with various Google services and Android Market. Motorola QUENCH XT5 Features 12.5mm thin 114grams Android 2.1 5MP camera with digital zoom and LED flash 3.5G Wi-Fi GPS Accelerometer Full HTML browser with Web kit MP3 player 2GB SD card in-box Memory is expandable up to 32GB 3.5mm  headset jack Motorola QUENCH XT5 Price and Availability The QUENCH XT5 is available with bundled Aircel Offer for Rs 13,990 . It comes with free 2GB SD card in-box and an Aircel Offer. The offer is available both in prepaid and postpaid. With Aircel prepaid connection you get up to 9GB download for three months PLUS 150 Aircel to Aircel local minutes. To activate this offer, please SMS ‘SMART PI’ to 54343 from your Aircel number With Aircel Postpaid connection you get up to 1GB per month download for six months. To activate this offer visit the nearest Aircel Store ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/27786/motorola-launches-quench-xt5-in-india-with-aircel.html/feed 5 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/25000/samsung-super-clear-lcd-tft-vs-super-amoled.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/25000/samsung-super-clear-lcd-tft-vs-super-amoled.html#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:26:02 +0000 Siraj http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=25000 Do you think Samsung AMOLED is the most awesome display in the world ? Think Again Samsung have released Wave 2 with a Super Clear LCD TFT. Eldar Murtazin has posted picture comparison of Super AMOLED Vs Super Clear LCD TFT. According to Eldar , Super Clear TFT offers stunning results and the notable difference from SuperAMOLED is that the picture is more acurrate. Also the Samsung Super Clear LCD TFT have the DNIe(digital natural image engine) used in high end Samsung TV's. Wave 2 Vs Wave 1 Read ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/25000/samsung-super-clear-lcd-tft-vs-super-amoled.html/feed 11 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/18221/66-performance-based-pay-rise-for-foxconn-employees.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/18221/66-performance-based-pay-rise-for-foxconn-employees.html#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:29:01 +0000 Sandeep http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=18221 Foxconn has made it to the headlines for all the wrong reasons till now especially for the suicide of one of its employees. Then Apple, forced Foxconn to open their factories to journalists so that they could know about the working conditions. But now finally, they have done something right and made it to the headlines. They have announced a 66% increase in pay based on performance for which the workers would have to pass a three month long performance review. If they pass the performance test, workers can earn upto 2000 Yuan per month. This seems to be right time for the rise especially since the Apple iPhone HD is said to be announced later today. via SlashGear ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/18221/66-performance-based-pay-rise-for-foxconn-employees.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/16724/nokia-launches-n900-in-taiwan.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/16724/nokia-launches-n900-in-taiwan.html#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 11:59:39 +0000 Siraj http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=16724 Nokia on May 10, introduced the N900 Maemo 5-based smartphone which features a 3.5-inch resistive touch screen, 5-megapixel Carl Zeiss camera and QWERTY keypad for the Taiwan market. The N900 is priced at NT$22,100 (US$697). According to Nokia "N900 is the latest answer for the premium market, which has been dominated by Apple, RIM and HTC in Taiwan". Nokia also promised that it will unveil high-end devices based on Symbian 3 and MeeGo in the second half of 2010. N900 was also recently launched in Australia and it is expected to launch in India soon. via Digitimes ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/16724/nokia-launches-n900-in-taiwan.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/9157/sony-ericsson-closing-facilities-and-laying-off-employees.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/9157/sony-ericsson-closing-facilities-and-laying-off-employees.html#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:15:32 +0000 Sandeep http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=9157 After removing 450 employees from the payroll last September, Sony Ericsson is now planning to close down four of it's facilities and lay-off 2000 employees worldwide. The facilities that are planned to be shutdown are the facilities in RTP (North Carolina), Small Facilities(Miami, Seattle and San Diego), Sweden and Chennai. 2000 employees will be laid off and some of them will have the option of getting transfers to other places like Atlanta or California. The process will take place in different steps, one at a time. This decision comes after incurring huge losses during the year. This maybe mainly due to the lack of competitive handsets from Sony Ericsson. Hopefully Sony Ericsson comes back with the launch of the XPERIA X10 which looks to be a very promising device. At least, lets hope that the employees get their jobs back. Source ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/9157/sony-ericsson-closing-facilities-and-laying-off-employees.html/feed 5 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/6420/iphone-3gs-india-launch-delayed-not-coming-on-august-9th.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/6420/iphone-3gs-india-launch-delayed-not-coming-on-august-9th.html#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:27:14 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=6420 Sorry iPhone fans. Looks like iPhone 3GS will not be coming to India on Aug 9th. I visited a iStore in the city and from what they told me August 9th seems impossible and 3rd week of August looks more probable . Looks like there has been some confusion amongst blogs and the media about the August 9th launch date.In the Apple Keynote way back in June,this slide shown below says iPhone 3GS coming to india in Aug ‘09 which means Aug 2009 and not August 9th. Apple India were not reachable for an explanation ! In the meanwhile chk out our Apple iPhone 3GS Review - First on FoneArena Its just insane when almost the rest of the world has got the iPhone 3GS and India being the 2nd largest market in the world for mobile handsets is still waiting ! In the meanwhile chk out our Apple iPhone 3GS Review - First on FoneArena ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/6420/iphone-3gs-india-launch-delayed-not-coming-on-august-9th.html/feed 683 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/6140/nokia-n97-vs-htc-touch-pro-2-photo-gallery.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/6140/nokia-n97-vs-htc-touch-pro-2-photo-gallery.html#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:57:19 +0000 Sandeep http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=6140 Here is a gallery howing the comparison between the Nokia N97 and HTC Touch Pro 2. The pictures have been taken by a good friend of mine, Centrinos. Thanks goes to him. Nokia N97 Features: 3.5" Resistive Touchscreen with 360*640 Resolution 32GB Flash Memory and micro-SD card slot Accelerometer, Handwriting Recognition, QWERTY Keyboard, 3.5mm Audio Jack GPRS, EDGE, HSCSD, HSDPA, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, micro-USB 5 Megapixel Carl Zeiss Camera, Autofocus, LEd Flash, 30fps VGA Video Recording 434mHz Processor, 128MB RAM, 1500mAH battery HTC Touch Pro 2 Features 3.6″ TFT Capacitive Touchscreen (480*800 resolution) Accelerometer, QWERTY Keyboard, Touch Flo 3D, Handwriting Recognition 88MB RAM, micro-SD card slot GPRS, EDGE, HSCSD, HSDPA, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, mini-USB 3.15 Megapixel Camera, Autofocus, VGA Video Recording 528mHz Processor, 1500mAH Battery [caption id="attachment_6153" align="alignnone" width="574" caption="both n97 and touch pro 2 have a lot of similarities"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_6152" align="alignnone" width="574" caption="accuweather on n97 and htc weather widget"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_6151" align="alignnone" width="574" caption="n97 vs htc touch pro 2 display"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_6147" align="alignnone" width="574" caption="s60 vs vs windows mobile 6.1"][/caption] Weather again Calendar Homescreen [caption id="attachment_6145" align="alignnone" width="574" caption="nokia n97 homescreen is a winner with widgets "][/caption] [gallery] ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/6140/nokia-n97-vs-htc-touch-pro-2-photo-gallery.html/feed 4 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/4383/light-hands-on-with-the-nokia-n97-with-pics-fonearena-exclusive.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/4383/light-hands-on-with-the-nokia-n97-with-pics-fonearena-exclusive.html#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 07:51:29 +0000 Tony http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=4383 We had an early hands on with the Nokia N97 and while we can't give you much in details in terms of software, we can say that the hardware on this phone is amazing. The unit was the black one , and we have exclusive pics for your viewing pleasure ! Everything from the chrome trim to the slide mechanism for the keyboard was fantastic. It truly felt like a phone worthy of it's price tag. You'll notice the Facebook widget. We also had a chance to view the Mapping program (was slightly buggy when we used it). Check below for more pictures. Also note: This was a prototype device and we were told that the keyboard on this model was quite different from the production model. 5 MP Camera with Shutter and Dual LED Flash. We could not click photos using the camera , so refer to the n97 camera samples. The phone is expected to hit stores in June.  Its the most anticipated Nokia handset according to the specs and the buzz ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/4383/light-hands-on-with-the-nokia-n97-with-pics-fonearena-exclusive.html/feed 11 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/3643/belleperre-nero-gold-luxury-mobile.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/3643/belleperre-nero-gold-luxury-mobile.html#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:09:16 +0000 Sandeep http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=3643 Here are the shots of a luxury high end mobile phone called Belleperre Nero Gold. The Belleperre company designs phones in Italy and the phones are handmade in Holland. The Belleperre is on par with luxury companies like Mobiado and Vertu (Nokia). The Nero Gold is the latest mobile from Belleperre. It is made of high-quality materials and can be custom made according to the customer's requirements. The phone measures 100*44*15.5mm and weighs in at 120grams which is quite light for a luxury phone. The customer can chose different metal rims like aluminium, steel, gold, silver, platinum etc and lather trims like buffalo leather, crocodile leather, shark leather etc in more than 100 colours. The screen is scratch-proof sapphire crystal. There is no piece of plastic on it's body and it's body is brushed black metal. The buttons are made of gold/silver. The cost of the phone is not yet known. Source ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/3643/belleperre-nero-gold-luxury-mobile.html/feed 2 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/3044/after-dual-sim-triple-sim-phones-have-been-kicked-off.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/3044/after-dual-sim-triple-sim-phones-have-been-kicked-off.html#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:26:15 +0000 Deepak http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2009/03/13/after-dual-sim-triple-sim-phones-have-been-kicked-off.html Want to switch over to another network because you are not satisfied with your current service provider but cannot do so because of your old loved mobile number? Then triple SIM support mobiles is for your rescue. You must be aware that, in the past many mobile phone manufacturers came out with various handsets having support to use two active SIM cards in a single mobile phone simultaneously. One of the first among such dual SIM manufacturer were Chinese producers and followed the Chinese manufacturers were some other leading mobile manufacturers like Spice, and others. Well, these phones is used by many users in India and I have personally seen many of my friends using these multi SIM support handsets. Because of the poor services by mobile service providers, all mobile phone users always try to have a backup connection so that none of their calls can be missed out. Infact, I personally carry at least one active SIM card of all operators (around 7) in my area so that at least one will be working fine incase of emergency situation. ;) But, unlike SIM cards one cannot carry 3-5 handsets with ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/3044/after-dual-sim-triple-sim-phones-have-been-kicked-off.html/feed 7 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2090/sony-ericson-12mp-cameraphones-in-2009-20mp-in-2012.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2090/sony-ericson-12mp-cameraphones-in-2009-20mp-in-2012.html#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:38:19 +0000 Rita http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=2090 "You want more megapixels? We've got more megapixels!" That seems to be the motto of Sony Ericsson nowadays. In the constant war between phone manufacturers to cram higher resolution camera sensors in their handsets, nothing is more enticing than hearing someone like Sony Ericson claim that 20 MegaPixel phone cameras will be available in 2012! Yes, well that just wasn't their one and only prediction for 2012. They also stated that we will be running 1Ghz CPUs in our phones, will enjoy full HD for video recording and XGA screen resolution, and will be browsing the web at 100 Mbps. Sweet. But just today, we received confirmation that their predictions might be well on track. They made a very interesting announcement for their new Exmor CMOS image sensor lineup. The lineup includes a 5MP, an 8MP and the grand finale, a 12MP camera sensor. The best news is that it might just hit the street in mid2009! Wow, Sony, just wow! Now how about making a wider availability of optical zooms, getting better lenses and coding better imaging software, and implementing HD video recording before 2012 for a change? We love Megapixels, but honestly, after 8MP, it gets silly to keep running after ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2090/sony-ericson-12mp-cameraphones-in-2009-20mp-in-2012.html/feed 6 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/1327/nokia-supernova-series.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/1327/nokia-supernova-series.html#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:35:27 +0000 Saurabh http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=1327 Nokia's new lineup of Supernova handsets is about to see the Nokia 7610 Supernova handset get real in the US. This seems to be Nokia's attempt of unleashing stylish handsets at affordable prices. Priced around 225 EUR, the Nokia 7610 Supernova offers Xpress-On covers in a choice of a set of Steel Blue and Red covers offset by a muted gray front surface, or Bright Lilac and Steel Blue contrasted against a white front surface. Additional features include a 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus, instant messaging and TV out for image sharing. The Nokia 7610 Supernova also offer a dedicated music key, FM radio, an MP3 player and access to Nokia Music Store (where available) via the Nokia Music PC Client. There are 3 more Supernova phones lined up for release. These include 7510, 7310 and 7210. While Nokia 7510 is a clamshell design, 7310 and 7210 are candybar phones. The Nokia 7510 Supernova also features a 2-megapixel camera (with a new proprietary processing algorithm for better pictures in poor lighting conditions), a 512MB microSD card, a 2.2-inch QVGA display and a new Nokia web browser providing access to Nokia Search, Share on OVI and Flickr. The phone will retail for about 180 EUR. Nokia 7310 ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/1327/nokia-supernova-series.html/feed 2 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/1218/samsung-b200-the-new-guru.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/1218/samsung-b200-the-new-guru.html#comments Sun, 18 May 2008 06:34:42 +0000 Team FoneArena http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=1218 Samsung have launched the successor to the highly successful B100 (Samsung Guru) model, the Samsung B200. One of the main strong holds for the Samsung model was the attractive series of ads they had promoted the product with. The product itself was meant to be a basic entry level model with no oomph value attached to it. It was a sturdy no frills model. What it did have was a whooping 9 hour continuous talk time battery life. Coming to the new model, Samsung B200(Guru 200) offers a unique feature which is still unknown at the entry level phones, FM RECORDING. So for this model this could well be the deal breaker. This definitely offers a competitive edge over the previous model and few other entry level handsets. It also houses a built-in FM radio tuner and recording feature that lets users record live radio shows and use them later as alarms or custom ringtones. Cricket and Sudoku are a couple of pre-installed Java games and there is also a Mobile tracker and Emergency SMS feature. Another important and useful feature is the Call Time Limit feature that allows users to create a monthly limit for ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/1218/samsung-b200-the-new-guru.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/762/update-nokia-german-facility-closure.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/762/update-nokia-german-facility-closure.html#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:07:06 +0000 Team FoneArena http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2008/01/16/update-nokia-german-facility-closure.html The Invest in Germany Council is not so happy with Nokia’s decision of closing its Bochum facility especially because of the reason that Nokia has given of Bochum being less competitive. Germany as we all know is the European manufacturing hub and has some of the advanced manufacturing climates. Nokia it seems wanted to close Bochum plant because of high-costs involved and cited the wrong reason of Bochum being less competitive. I will be surprised if I learn that Nokia chose Romania over Bochum just because Romania is much more competitive…This move might result in over 2300 job cuts ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/762/update-nokia-german-facility-closure.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/731/mobile-projector-courtesy-3m.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/731/mobile-projector-courtesy-3m.html#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:42:29 +0000 Team FoneArena http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2008/01/08/mobile-projector-courtesy-3m.html Who does not know 3M? They are the guys who gave us products like the Post-It Notes, Scotch Brite etc. 3M’s products look simple and are used for even simpler tasks but the kind of innovation and technology that goes behind making those products is simply incomparable. Whenever 3M comes with a new product, no matter how simple it is, they make sure that the world gets up and gives attention. This time the company has come out with an ultra-compact, LED-illuminated, which can be embedded into any electronic device. The device is small as a mobile earpiece and can deliver crisp and brilliant VGA images. It is reported that 3M confirmed the availability of this engine for mobile phone manufacturers. This device has the ability of projecting images 40inches or more wider, when used with a mobile handset. I am damn sure that when this device is made available to consumers in their mobile phones, it will be a hit with enterprise phone users. Enterprise phones are now compatible with various formats of documents like PDF, PPT, XLS, Doc etc. Now whenever a person wants to give presentation to a group of people, he just needs two things, mobile ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/731/mobile-projector-courtesy-3m.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/553/google-sms-comes-to-india-still-in-beta.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/553/google-sms-comes-to-india-still-in-beta.html#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:08:57 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2007/10/10/google-sms-comes-to-india-still-in-beta.html Google Phone or gPhone is expected to arrive anytime  - this is a rumor for sure. But some real news Google SMS debuts in India in beta mode. Users need to send a text message to 54664 (5GOOG) . 5GOOG works only on a T9 keypad beware. We checked the Weather in chennai and we got this response in the online demo. Premium text messaging charges apply for the respective carriers. Aircel Airtel BPL BSNL and Reliance are supported .  No Vodafone ? SMS still rocks and GPRS usage is still low This launch is a fact that confirms the above statement. In a diverse economy like india. SMS is more popular than Mobile internet / GPRS for sure. You just need a simple handset that supports SMS to use this service . But its not free . Visit Google for more ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/553/google-sms-comes-to-india-still-in-beta.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/326/nokia-and-vodafone-to-expand-use-of-s60-as-a-standard-platform.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/326/nokia-and-vodafone-to-expand-use-of-s60-as-a-standard-platform.html#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2006 07:02:30 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2006/02/13/nokia-and-vodafone-to-expand-use-of-s60-as-a-standard-platform.html NOKIA PRESS RELEASE February 13, 2006 Vodafone and Nokia work together to increase the use of S60 as a standard software platform collaboration between Nokia and Vodafone expands the potential market for S60 3GSM World Congress 2006, Barcelona, Spain/Espoo, Finland - Nokia Corporation and Vodafone have today announced that they are collaborating to strengthen the S60 software platform's role in Vodafone's device portfolio. The collaboration will help Vodafone to offer new services more quickly to its customers by increasing the use of S60 as a standard software platform for mobile handsets worldwide. "Standardisation of handset software platforms across mobile phone manufacturers offers significant opportunities for Vodafone. We will be able to reduce time to market for new products and services and help customers take up new services more quickly. The fact that Nokia is developing the S60 platform in close co-operation with us further enhances our ability to offer innovative and consistent new services in a competitive and efficient way," said Dirk Wierzbitzki, Deputy Director of Terminals, Vodafone Group. S60 offers Vodafone the leading technologies in customization, extensive support for new mobile services, and the baseline for best in class ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/326/nokia-and-vodafone-to-expand-use-of-s60-as-a-standard-platform.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/325/nokia-launches-new-gps-module.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/325/nokia-launches-new-gps-module.html#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:16:53 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2006/02/10/nokia-launches-new-gps-module.html NOKIA PRESS RELEASE February 10, 2006 Making Mobile Navigation more accessible: Nokia introduces location based services to mid-range portfolio, launches new GPS module Espoo, Finland - Nokia today underlined its effort in making location based services available to a broad consumer base with the announcement of the Nokia GPS Module LD-3W, which is compatible with a wide selection of Nokia's Bluetooth enabled handsets. By cooperating with several partners, Nokia provides comfortable and affordable navigation solutions that are now available for many of Nokia's mid-range handsets. "Location based services, such as navigation and point-of-interest search for hotels and restaurants are becoming increasingly popular with consumers," says Aage Snorgaard, Senior Vice President, Mobile Phones, Nokia. "With the introduction of the Nokia GPS Module LD-3W and through our collaborations with navigation industry players such as Wayfinder and Telmap, we offer a compelling range of location based services to the tens of millions of consumers who have one of our highly popular mid-range models, such as the Nokia 6230i or the Nokia 6280." The most popular location based services for consumers have been integrated car solutions. Earlier, Nokia introduced navigation to its S60 ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/325/nokia-launches-new-gps-module.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/322/samsung-introduced-the-fastest-micro-storage-card.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/322/samsung-introduced-the-fastest-micro-storage-card.html#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:38:02 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2006/02/10/samsung-introduced-the-fastest-micro-storage-card.html Today Samsung Electronics has announced its new storage card of MMCMicro format. It is positioned as the fastest Micro-card on the market. Its write speed achieves 7.12 Mbps, which is according to Samsung 3.5 as much compared with other Micro-cards available. It?s possible to write 20 5-megapixel images over 11 seconds, while other cards need 30 seconds or more for it. Besides it carries 1 GB onboard. Samsung claims this capacity is enough to store 15 hours of video snapped by a cell phone. It supports 1.8 and 3.3 volt. Dimensions are 14x12x1.1 mm. There is an adapter to use these cards in ordinary MMC slots. The 1 GB MMCMicro card will appear in shops only in 3Q 2006. via [mobile-review] ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/322/samsung-introduced-the-fastest-micro-storage-card.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/318/sony-ericsson-m600-3g-phone-and-messaging-device.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/318/sony-ericsson-m600-3g-phone-and-messaging-device.html#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2006 14:49:11 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2006/02/06/sony-ericsson-m600-3g-phone-and-messaging-device.html Today Sony Ericsson announced their M600 3G phone - a slimmer and lighter version of the P990 model. Unfortunately Sony Ericsson M600 lacks a camera, Wi-Fi support and FM radio. The new stylish tri-band device has touchscreen and handwriting recognition. The phone runs on Symbian OS 9.1 and UIQ 3.0 and is specified for email handling. Several email clients can be installed on the phone. The large dual function keyboard makes for easy messaging input and is also the keypad for number buttons. Bunch of office tools are also present in the M600. Anti-virus, firewall and encryption software are pre-installed on the device which has 80 MB internal memory. A 64 MB Memory Stick Micro (M2) is also included in the box. The M600 communicator has RSS feeds support, PowerPoint, Word and Excel editors and a PDF viewer. The mobile has standard connectivity options as Bluetooth, Infrared and USB 2.0 (via which can be charged). Audio/video streaming and MP3/AAC/ACC+/E-ACC+/m4a formats are supported. The business orientated M600 UMTS phone has been scheduled for shipping in the Q2 2006. Press release M600 slim, compact and stylish UMTS messaging phone puts secure e-mail and Internet at your fingertips London, 6th Feb 2006 ? Sony Ericsson today announces ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/318/sony-ericsson-m600-3g-phone-and-messaging-device.html/feed 3 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/316/motorola-introduce-the-pink-razr-v3-in-india.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/316/motorola-introduce-the-pink-razr-v3-in-india.html#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:06:14 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/archives/316 Motorola has introduced the Pink RAZR V3 - available through select lifestyle stores across 7 cities in the country. Like its predecessors, this new mobile features the RAZR slim shape, metallic finish and advanced technology. At 13.9 mm thin, 53 mm wide (the width of a credit card) and 98 mm long, the Pink RAZR V3 is one of the slimmest phones in the market. Motorola holds that it provides the user with a total sensory experience - from the innovative metallic finishes and use of materials to a truly revolutionary, chemically etched keypad created from a single sheet of nickel-plated copper alloy. Lloyd Mathias, marketing director India, Motorola Mobile Devices said, "The new, bold-yet-chic color adds a sense of flair to the RAZR family. Building on the global success of the RAZR, Motorola's customers want to lead the pack by owning exciting, fashion-forward and feature-rich mobile phones. The MOTORAZR Pink is the latest robust offering that empowers our customers to talk, message and download with style". The Pink RAZR V3, also known as the "Maria Sharapova RAZR", is being introduced only as a limited edition and is being touted as a collector's item. The Motorola special-edition Pink RAZR V3 is priced at Rs ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/316/motorola-introduce-the-pink-razr-v3-in-india.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/315/nokia-to-open-source-python-for-s60-source-code.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/315/nokia-to-open-source-python-for-s60-source-code.html#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2006 06:29:52 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/archives/315 NOKIA PRESS RELEASE January 31, 2006 Nokia to Release Python for S60 Source Code to Open-Source Software Developer Community Availability of Python for S60 source code via SourceForge.net to enable broader contribution to advancement of open-source mobile solutions and applications for leading smartphone platform Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced that it has taken a step further in support of mobile open-source software application development by agreeing to release the source code for its Python for S60 Platform software package to the global community of open-source software developers. The agreement follows on last year's launch by Nokia of the Python for S60 Platform, which enables programmers, ISVs and businesses worldwide to utilize the powerful Python programming language to execute Python commands and run Python scripts and applications on S60-based mobile devices. The source code for Python for S60 Platform will be made available to the open-source software development community through SourceForge.net, which provides free hosting to open-source software development projects and is the world's largest Open Source software development web site, hosting more than 100,000 projects and over 1,000,000 registered users with a centralized resource for managing projects, issues, communications, and code. Nokia is contributing the core components of the Python for S60 software back to ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/315/nokia-to-open-source-python-for-s60-source-code.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/314/nokia-selected-for-5-year-managed-services-deal-with-hutchison-essar-limited.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/314/nokia-selected-for-5-year-managed-services-deal-with-hutchison-essar-limited.html#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2006 08:43:23 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/archives/314 Espoo, Finland - Nokia has reached a 5-year managed services agreement to run Hutchison Essar's network operations in 9 circles in India. Nokia will assume the operation of Hutchison Essar's networks in Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chennai, Uttar Pradesh (East and West), Rajasthan, Haryana and West Bengal, thus allowing the operator to better focus on its customers and core activities. The agreement, for which documentation is being finalized, calls for Nokia to provide an array of solutions from its extensive services portfolio, including network planning, project management, configuration and optimization, network operations and maintenance and the administration of third party vendor contract management. Nokia will also welcome over 600 Hutchison Essar staff into its Services business unit. "Nokia's Managed Service know-how, plus its proven track record when it comes to operating and enhancing networks worldwide, were key drivers in helping us make this decision," says Asim Ghosh, Managing Director, Hutchison Essar Limited. "We are happy to be working with a leader in this area." "We are delighted to extend our cooperation with Hutchison Essar to managed services," says Rajeev Suri, Senior Vice President, Networks, Nokia. "The services business has become increasingly important for Nokia. Our managed services will improve Hutchison ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/314/nokia-selected-for-5-year-managed-services-deal-with-hutchison-essar-limited.html/feed 2 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/312/industry-leaders-unite-to-promote-mobile-tv-technology.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/312/industry-leaders-unite-to-promote-mobile-tv-technology.html#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:53:21 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/archives/312 Las Vegas, NV, USA - Today, a group of the industry's leading wireless and entertainment companies announced the formation of new organization created to promote the growth and evolution of Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld (DVB-H), an open procedure standard for broadcast digital TV reception on mobile devices. The organization, called the Mobile DTV Alliance, includes representatives from Intel Corporation, Modeo [NYSE: CCI], Motorola [NYSE: MOT], Nokia [NYSE: NOK] and Texas Instruments (TI) [NYSE: TXN]. http://www.mdtvalliance.org ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/312/industry-leaders-unite-to-promote-mobile-tv-technology.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/311/nokia-adds-ibm-lotus-notes-and-domino-support-to-its-mobile-email-portfolio.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/311/nokia-adds-ibm-lotus-notes-and-domino-support-to-its-mobile-email-portfolio.html#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:48:48 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/archives/311 Nokia announced the addition of IBM Lotus Notes and Domino support to its mobile application platform, announced back in September 2005 ? Nokia Business Center. IBM Lotus Notes and Domino support will further complement the Business Center, which provides a combination of voice and business applications on a single device and allows a wide range of employees access to business-critical mobile email. Nokia Business Center is currently supported on more than ten Nokia smartphones and communicators. It is expected to be available to customers, equipped with IBM Lotus Notes and Domino support in the first quarter of 2006. Source: Nokia ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/311/nokia-adds-ibm-lotus-notes-and-domino-support-to-its-mobile-email-portfolio.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/310/nokia-phones-to-send-emergency-alert.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/310/nokia-phones-to-send-emergency-alert.html#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:40:57 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/archives/310 Nokia has applied to the U.S. Patent Trademark Office with its interesting development. It works in the following way. There is a special button installed to the phone, in case of emergency the user presses it to activate the process ? the phone camera takes and sends a series of time-stamped snapshots or video clips with sound to a service center or a friend. It the phone has a GPS-receiver it also stamps the message with location. Transmission can be discrete, with the phone apparently off, or obvious to warn an abductor that a call for help has been sent. If it is impossible to send the info, the phone stores it in memory and automatically transmits it as soon as possible. The emergency call can be halted by entering a personal code, so accidental false alarms can be averted. Should the company make this idea a reality, there will be less problems to call emergency service. When you try call for help, you need to explain the situation, and this idea will make it easier. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/310/nokia-phones-to-send-emergency-alert.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/309/samsungs-new-4gb-sgh-i300x-musicphone.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/309/samsungs-new-4gb-sgh-i300x-musicphone.html#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:40:28 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/archives/309 Samsung has announced an update to its SGH-i300 "Super Musicphone" - increasing the storage capacity of the built-in HDD from 3GB to 4GB. The SGH-i300x shares the same design and features as its predecessor - tri-band GSM, 1.3MP camera w/flash, QVGA TFT LCD display, MPEG-4 / H.263 / H.264 / WMV video recording and playback, MP3 / AAC / AAC+ / WMA / ASF / WAV / WMA audio playback, 3.5mm earphone jack, stereo Bluetooth, MS Office / PDF Picsel viewer, Bluetooth / USB / IrDA connectivity, flight mode, microSD storage, and running Windows Mobile for Smartphones. via [MSMobiles.com] and [SamsungHQ] ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/309/samsungs-new-4gb-sgh-i300x-musicphone.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/308/benq-siemens-launch-first-handsets-ef81-s68-s88.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/308/benq-siemens-launch-first-handsets-ef81-s68-s88.html#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:30:05 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/archives/308 According to engadget It's not exactly breaking hallowed ground at this point, but today BenQ-Siemens finally launched three three new devices -- the EF81, S68, and S88 -- thereby culminating in product form their acquisition/merger last year. Not surprisingly, the BS (we can call them that, can't we?) EF81 is 0.6-inch thick 3G RAZR-competitor with a 1.3-inch 120 x 160 external display, and a 2.2-inch 262k color internal QVGA display, as well as 64MB RAM and MicroSD. The S68 is slightly less interesting with a 1.8-inch 132 x 176 display, Bluetooth, USB, EDGE, and 8MB of memory; the S88 (the black device above) at least features a two megapixel camera in addition to its 2-inch 176 x 220 262k color OLED display, MicroSD, and Bluetooth, though it only supports GPRS. So essentially the only phone you or we or anyone else will probably care anything about is the EF81, which is due to ship in March (where and for how much we don't yet know) read more ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/308/benq-siemens-launch-first-handsets-ef81-s68-s88.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/305/nokia-6125-clamshell-announced.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/305/nokia-6125-clamshell-announced.html#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:59:52 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/archives/305 Nokia today expanded its mid-range portfolio with the quad-band Nokia 6125 phone. The stylish clamshell offers wide range of features at an affordable price - 1.3 megapixel camera, EDGE, Bluetooth, Infrared port and FM radio. The integrated digital player supports a variety of music formats including MP3, MP4, eAAC+ and WMA and it is really usable due to the microSD card slot (hotswappable). The Nokia 6125 is expected in the 2Q 2006 at an estimated retail price of 230 euros. Nokia press release Compact Nokia 6125 offers excellent performance in stylish folding design Espoo, Finland - Nokia today expanded its porfolio of highly popular mid-range mobile phones with the stylish Nokia 6125 fold phone. Sleek and compact outside, the Nokia 6125 offers excellent performance and a compelling feature set - including a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth wireless technology and digital music player - in a modern, folding design. The quadband Nokia 6125 (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) is expected to start shipping during the second quarter of 2006 at an estimated retail price of 230 euros, excluding taxes and subsidies. Combining the right set of features with excellent usability and keypad ergonomics, the Nokia 6125 has everything in balance. The silver and black colour scheme are complemented by ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/305/nokia-6125-clamshell-announced.html/feed 0