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/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/42631/three-uk-mifi-now-in-shiny-white.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/42631/three-uk-mifi-now-in-shiny-white.html#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:13:04 +0000 jonchoo http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=42631 The HSPA+ powered new Three UK MiFi, based on the Huawei E586, will soon be available in glossy white. This, says Three, is in preparation for the winter season. But we at FoneArena reckons that Three are merely hedging their bets that owners of white iPad tablets and uhm, the iPhone 4S/5, will be wanting something a bit more matching for their sexy new Apple hardware. Beneath the shiny new white exterior lies the same HSPA+ chipset as on the black E586, capable of delivering download speeds up to 21.1Mbps and pumping out data to the internet at speeds up to 5.76Mbps. Like its ebony cousin, this Christmas themed MiFi will feature the same bright OLED screen which will display network statuses, signal strength, device connections and data consumption. It will also contain a microSDHC card slot, allowing users to use the MiFi as a USB storage. A new white cradle charger will also be made available. David Kerrigan, Head of Mobile Broadband at Three commented: “We’re delighted to be able to offer our customers a seasonal twist on our great new MiFi. With groundbreaking technology inside, users can also enjoy the full benefit of Three’s award winning mobile broadband network". The Huawei E586, like ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/42631/three-uk-mifi-now-in-shiny-white.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/42608/amazon-announced-trio-of-kindle-e-readers.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/42608/amazon-announced-trio-of-kindle-e-readers.html#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:10:41 +0000 jonchoo http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=42608 Amazon today announced a handful of new Kindle e-reader products, including the first ever Kindle with a colour display - the Kindle Fire. Firstly, Amazon has lowered the barrier of entry once again with a new entry level Kindle. For $79, the WiFi-powered Kindle Button features a none-touch 6" e-ink display. It will be the first Kindle without a built-in QWERTY keyboard. The new Kindle Button will be available from today. Next up is the $99 Kindle Touch. Like the Kindle Button, the Kindle Touch will not have a QWERTY keyboard.  Instead text entry will rely on the infrared touchscreen similar to the technology used by Sony on their PRS e-readers.  WiFi is included as standard. A 3G version is priced at $149. Both versions will be available from November. Finally, Android has announced that it will be making its entry to the tablet market with the Kindle Fire. Priced at $199, the Kindle Fire will feature a  7" IPS display and dual core CPU. It will run on a fork of Android, and thus will be compatible with Android apps. The Kindle Fire will be compatible with a few Amazon services announced today, including the multimedia orientated Whispersync and Amazon Cloud ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/42608/amazon-announced-trio-of-kindle-e-readers.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/42311/samsung-focus-s-and-focus-flash-gets-announced.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/42311/samsung-focus-s-and-focus-flash-gets-announced.html#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:31:14 +0000 jonchoo http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=42311 US network AT&T has announced three new Windows Phone 7 Mango smartphones, the Samsung Focus S, Samsung Focus Flash and the already announced HTC Titan. The Samsung Focus S will feature a 4.3" Super AMOLED Plus screen, the same one that can be found on their current Android flagship, the Samsung Galaxy S II. Like the Galaxy S II, it will have a very thin body - measuring just 8.5mm, the same thickness of the Galaxy S II at its thinnest point. The Focus Flash on the other hand will have a smaller 3.7" Super AMOLED screen. Both of these smartphones will have a 1.4 GHz processor of the single core variety. Not much is known for either devices though we do know that the Focus S will have a 8MP rear camera and 1.3MP front facing camera. The Focus Flash will have a 5MP rear camera and front facing camera with unspecified resolution. No pricing has been released, though they are expected to arrive on the fourth quarter of this year. It is unknown if Samsung plans to release these phones worldwide. Source ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/42311/samsung-focus-s-and-focus-flash-gets-announced.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/41943/sony-ericsson-android-2-3-4-update-includes-3d-sweep-panorama-google-talk.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/41943/sony-ericsson-android-2-3-4-update-includes-3d-sweep-panorama-google-talk.html#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:35:07 +0000 jonchoo http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=41943 In addition to announcing the XPERIA neo V Android smartphone today, Sony Ericsson has announced details on the upcoming Android 2.3.4 update. The update will introduce a couple of new features including 3D sweep panorama technology which allows users to capture images to view on 3D TV via HDMI-out. The Facebook Inside XPERIA will also be enhanced to include a number of new features such as allowing users to share and discover apps via Facebook. Other features that will be made available includes Swipe text input (which is like Swype), the ability to capture screenshots without root, USB peripherals such as keyboard, mouse and gamepad support via Sony Ericsson LiveDock and the much awaited Google Talk. The update will be applicable to all 2011 XPERIA smartphones and will be made available from October 2011 in select markets. It will be preinstalled on the new XPERIA neo V. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/41943/sony-ericsson-android-2-3-4-update-includes-3d-sweep-panorama-google-talk.html/feed 4 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/41938/sony-ericsson-xperia-neo-v-announced.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/41938/sony-ericsson-xperia-neo-v-announced.html#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:16:18 +0000 jonchoo http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=41938 Sony Ericsson today announced the XPERIA neo V, a new mid-range Android smartphone to its XPERIA range and successor to the XPERIA neo. The Sony Ericsson XPERIA neo V will feature a 1 GHz Snapdragon MSM8255 processor, 3.7" LCD TFT display with Mobile Bravia Engine, 5 Megapixel AF camera with 720p HD video recording, front camera for video calling feature and HDMI-out feature. The neo V has the same 'human curvature' design as the XPERIA neo and Vivaz smartphones. It will be available in white, silver and blue gradient variants. The XPERIA neo V will ship with Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 preinstalled, complete with Sony Ericsson's Facebook Inside and Google Talk. The XPERIA neo V will be made available from Q4 of this year. No pricing has been announced. [gallery link="file" orderby="rand"] ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/41938/sony-ericsson-xperia-neo-v-announced.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/41761/three-uk-announces-new-hspa-mifi.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/41761/three-uk-announces-new-hspa-mifi.html#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:41:59 +0000 jonchoo http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=41761 Three UK today announced a new version of the popular MiFi portable wireless router series. The rebadged Huawei E586 will offer a significant speed improvement over the current MiFi, including HSPA+ support with speeds up to 21.1Mbps HSDPA and 5.76Mbps HSUPA, and will go on sale in September. Like the current MiFi, the E586 will feature a OLED screen which will display network statuses, signal strength, device connections and data consumption. It will also contain a microSDHC card slot, allowing users to use the MiFi as a USB storage. A new cradle charger will also be made available. The Huawei E586, like the E585 before that, will allow multiple devices including games consoles, laptops and tablets to simultaneously connect and share a single mobile broadband connection, securely. Three UK is currently in the process of deploying HSPA+ upgrade on its network and aims to cover 80% of the country by the end of the year. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/41761/three-uk-announces-new-hspa-mifi.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/41270/vodafone-555-blue-facebook-phone-announced.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/41270/vodafone-555-blue-facebook-phone-announced.html#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:13:32 +0000 jonchoo http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=41270 Vodafone UK today announced the 555 Blue, a budget Facebook phone aimed at the masses. The phone will feature a QWERTY monoblock design, 2.4" touchscreen display with QVGA resolution, Bluetooth, FM radio, 2 Megapixel camera with LED flash and microSD card slot. It relies on 2.5G EDGE data for connection and will not feature any sort of 3G and WiFi connectivity. Like the HTC ChaCha, the 555 Blue will also have a dedicated Facebook button. But unlike the HTC ChaCha, it will run on Vodafone's own OS , so no, you will not find Android here. Unsurprisingly the 555 Blue will feature deep Facebook integration, including the ability to set updates and view newsfeed, wall updates and notifications on the homescreen. In addition to that, Facebook Profiles will also be integrated with the phone book. The 555 Blue will be made available in the UK and other Vodafone markets from next month for around £70. via The Guardian ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/41270/vodafone-555-blue-facebook-phone-announced.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/39798/bestbuy-announces-music-cloud-service.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/39798/bestbuy-announces-music-cloud-service.html#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:19:17 +0000 Venkatesh Atluri http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=39798 Looks like all the clouds are gearing up to store your music, with BestBuy launching its own Cloud Music service called the 'Music Cloud'. The Cloud storage has become the latest trend, with the Amazon, Google and Apple already announcing their own versions of the cloud music services. The service lets users to upload all their music stuff to the Cloud storage, and stream music on multiple devices, which includes mobiles, tablets and PC. The Music Cloud comes with an easy to install software, which allows you to save all your songs on your device , to continue listening them when you are offline. But the main drawback with the service is that, you can sync music files only with the iTunes, and we are expecting BestBuy to fix this problem soon. The new music service will be available in two versions - Lite (Free) and Premium ($3.99/month). The BestBuy Music Cloud is powered by Catch Media’s PlayAnywhere technology and is currently available only on iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices, running on AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Alltel service providers. Source ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/39798/bestbuy-announces-music-cloud-service.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/34993/tata-docomo-3g-wifi-hub.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/34993/tata-docomo-3g-wifi-hub.html#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:39:46 +0000 Venkatesh Atluri http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=34993 Tata Docomo has launched a device called the 3G Wi-Fi Hub, a Dual-mode device which works on both TATA Photon Plus CDMA and Tata Docomo 3G network. The 3G Wi-Fi Hub is nothing but a pocket WiFi router similar to the Vodafone MiFi and you can share your internet connection with any device that is Wi-Fi enabled.  We think it's a pretty interesting device as you can get reliable data access from either the GSM  network or CDMA network. Tata Docomo 3G Wi-Fi Hub Features Tata Docomo 3G: DL up to 7.2Mbps; UL up to 5.76Mbps Tata Photon Plus: DL up to 3.1Mbps; UL up to 1.8Mbps 99.7mm x 53.7mm x 13.9mm Weight: 80g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g (WEP/WPA/WPA2) USB 2.0 Connects up to 5 devices Secure and Password protected Without Wi-Fi, internet surfing with the USB connection mode is only available for the Windows and MAC OS Supports IE (7.0 or later), Firefox (3.0 or later), Opera (10.0 or later), Safari (4.0 or later), Chrome (5.0 or later) Battery: 1500mAh (upto 4 hrs of working time, 100hrs of stand-by time) The device comes with a price tag of Rs. 5,999/- with  monthly Postpay Plans starting from Rs 750 which offers 2GB of free data. A Rs.1000 plan offers 5GB of free data at peak ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/34993/tata-docomo-3g-wifi-hub.html/feed 361 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/34704/samsung-galaxy-s-to-get-gingerbread-update.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/34704/samsung-galaxy-s-to-get-gingerbread-update.html#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:51:24 +0000 Venkatesh Atluri http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=34704 Samsung has officially announced that the Galaxy S will get the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS update in this month. According to the Finnish Samsung website, the update is said to be in its final stages of testing and is expected to come in mid-April. The phone features a 4 inch Super AMOLED Display, 1GHz CPU, 5 MP Camera, HD Video Recording, DLNA support, etc. The new update will be a welcome news for all the Samsung Galaxy S users, though the update might be available only in few countries at the beginning.Are you looking forward to getting the Gingerbread update for your Galaxy S ? Source ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/34704/samsung-galaxy-s-to-get-gingerbread-update.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/34077/spb-shell-3d-for-android-review.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/34077/spb-shell-3d-for-android-review.html#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:00:19 +0000 jonchoo http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=34077 SPB Mobile Shell is one of the essential applications I have on my Nokia N8 and previously on my older Windows Mobile phones. It is a replacement application launcher that works not only quicker and better than Nokia's default homescreen, but also in a way that makes the device much more pleasant to use. So when SPB asked if I wanted to try out the beta for SPB Shell 3D for Android, I seized the chance. It is hard getting excited about applications these days, more so mobile applications, but I truly had high hopes for SPB. Those familiar with how the homescreen of Android works will immediately feel at home with SPB Shell 3D. It supports widgets, including default Android ones as well as third party widgets. With so many launchers on the Android Marketplace, SPB has plenty of competition to think about. With the SPB Shell 3D, they aimed to differentiate from their competitors with three features: 3D elements, folders and unique widgets. SPB dubs the 3D elements as SPB Carousel and it definitely has a wow factor to it. It is an extension to the 3D carousel on older version of Mobile Shell, but is also more ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/34077/spb-shell-3d-for-android-review.html/feed 3 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/32797/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-launching-on-march-31st-in-uk.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/32797/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-launching-on-march-31st-in-uk.html#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:14:42 +0000 Venkatesh Atluri http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=32797 Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is all set to launch on the 31st of March in UK. Xperia Play is the world's first Playstation certified phone, which features the same joystick as in the Sony Playstation. The phone is exclusively designed for the heavy gamers, to give users an ultimate gaming experience. The phone runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, which features a 4 inch Capacitive Multi-Touch Screen with 854x480 Pixels Resolution, 5.1 Megapixel Camera with LED Flash, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilisation and 720p (1280x720 pixels) Video Recording, Gesture Gaming, Motion Gaming, Bluetooth, microUSB, DLNA, Wi-Fi and is powered by a 1GHz Scorpion ARMv7 Processor. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play comes with a price tag of £539.99. Do check out our exclusive Live Pictures and Hands-on video of the Xperia Play. Source ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/32797/sony-ericsson-xperia-play-launching-on-march-31st-in-uk.html/feed 4 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/32518/sprint-launching-nexus-s-4g-htc-evo-3d-and-evo-view-tablet-at-ctia.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/32518/sprint-launching-nexus-s-4g-htc-evo-3d-and-evo-view-tablet-at-ctia.html#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:42:41 +0000 Venkatesh Atluri http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=32518 Rumors hint about Sprint planning to launch three new devices: Nexus S 4G, HTC EVO 3D and EVO View, at the CTIA event which is going to be held at the end of March.  Sources say that Sprint is getting ready to kick-off at the event with the launch of these new 4G devices. The first one is the Nexus S 4G from Samsung. As the name suggests, this might be the next version of the Nexus S, equipped with 4G radios. So the new version of Nexus S can be expected with some WiMAX and CDMA capabilities. The next device, the HTC EVO 3D, is another 3D phone which might be launched to keep up with the latest trend of 3D capable devices and especially to take on the LG Optimus 3D. So this phone might be the successor of HTC EVO 4G combined with 3D capabilities. The last device is the HTC EVO View, a CDMA version of the Flyer tablet which was introduced at MWC 2011. So get ready to experience the 4G power and do watch this space for more updates. Source ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/32518/sprint-launching-nexus-s-4g-htc-evo-3d-and-evo-view-tablet-at-ctia.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/32019/motorola-xoom-wifi-only-version-gets-priced.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/32019/motorola-xoom-wifi-only-version-gets-priced.html#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:17:22 +0000 Venkatesh Atluri http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=32019 Motorola Xoom finally gets priced  with a price tag of £449.99. The electronics retailer PC World has just updated its Xoom pre-order page, which will be a welcome news for all those who have been waiting for the world's first Android Honeycomb tablet. Motorola ensured reasonable pricing of their tablet, keeping in mind about their biggest competitor, WiFi-only Apple iPad 32GB . T-Mobile Germany has also revealed its Xoom pricing, for the 3G model which comes with a price tag of €699.95. The tablet will start shipping at the end of April. The Honeycomb tablet features a 10.1 inch TFT display, powered by NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual-Core 1 Ghz processor, running on Android 3.0 Honeycomb. For the complete configuration of the tablet, checkout the Motorola Xoom specs. UPDATE: PCWorld has removed the price and pre-order link ! Damn, hope it comes back soon . Thx Matt ! Source ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/32019/motorola-xoom-wifi-only-version-gets-priced.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/31544/airtel-launches-new-services-right-in-time-for-cricket-world-cup.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/31544/airtel-launches-new-services-right-in-time-for-cricket-world-cup.html#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:07:20 +0000 Venkatesh Atluri http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=31544 Are you a Cricket maniac? Don't you want to catch all the live action and updates during the World Cup 2011? Then here is what you need! Airtel has launched a wide range of  offerings, to keep you updated with every moment of your favourite game. Airtel customers can dial 543210 to opt for various cricket related services. With the 543210 portal now live with an exciting range of offerings – airtel will continue to add more products for its cricket loving customers over the period of the tournament. The various services are listed in the table below. Looks like Airtel has managed to come up with attractive list of services. Which one are you interested in? ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/31544/airtel-launches-new-services-right-in-time-for-cricket-world-cup.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/24211/nokias-meego-device-vp-ari-jaaksi-quits.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/24211/nokias-meego-device-vp-ari-jaaksi-quits.html#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:26:34 +0000 Siraj http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=24211 Ari Jaaksi, Vice President Nokia, Meego (formerly Maemo) Devices has resigned.  Finland’s Talous Sanomat confirms that Ari Jaaksi quit the company last week. The hardtime in Nokia board continues after the CEO Olli Pekka and the Head of Nokia Mobile Solutions  Anssi Vanjoki, now Ari Jassksi who is responsible for Meego has left the company. But Nokia spokesman said his departure doesnt affect the development of Meego and first Meego Device.  And also Nokia promises to give a update on Meego before this year end. Jaaksi has worked at Nokia since 1998. Since 2003, he was developing Nokia's Linux-based Maemo operating system, which was used in Nokia's Internet Tablet Nokia N900 devices and smartphones. Since 2003, they was Developing Nokia's Linux-based Maemo operating system, which was used in Nokia's Internet Tablet Nokia N900. Last February, Nokia and Intel announced to merge Maemo and Moblin OS Meego. Via Engadget ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/24211/nokias-meego-device-vp-ari-jaaksi-quits.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/24229/fujitsu-at-ceatec-2010.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/24229/fujitsu-at-ceatec-2010.html#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:07:41 +0000 Sandeep http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=24229 This is a dual-touchscreen prototype phone that Fujitsu unveiled at CEATEC 2010. It is a design concept. A clamshell phone with two-touchscreens instead of one touchscreen and a keypad.The phone flips open both vertically and horizontally. The design and concept is very interesting and the phone is pretty well built. The phone looks very futuristic like from a Sci-Fi movie. The only problem is that it is meant only for the Japanese market and that it runs on their own primitive OS. Android would have been great even though it would be very tough to embed it. The two screens would make it a great experience for web browsing as well as movie viewing. via AkihabaraNews [gallery] ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/24229/fujitsu-at-ceatec-2010.html/feed 2 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/24222/sharp-announcements-at-ceatec-2010.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/24222/sharp-announcements-at-ceatec-2010.html#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:50:11 +0000 Sandeep http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=24222 These are the products that Sharp showcased at CEATEC 2010. UPDATE: We have more pics of the Lynx SH10B in our NTT Docomo Booth post Sharp IS03. It's specifications are: Android 2.1 OS Two Screens- A 3.5" LCD Touchscreen with 960*640 pixels resolution and a Memory LCD screen which acts as a home button even when the phone is in sleep/standby mode. 9.6 Megapixel HD Camera Infrared, micro-SDHC Flash Support, FM Transmitter TV Antenna Black, White and Orange Colours Sharp IS01/Lynx SH10B. It is basically a smaller and portable netbook. It's specifications are: Android OS Touchscreen Full QWERTY Keyboard Trackball via AkihabaraNews ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/24222/sharp-announcements-at-ceatec-2010.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/24193/sony-ericsson-xperia-x8-available-in-india-rs-13900.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/24193/sony-ericsson-xperia-x8-available-in-india-rs-13900.html#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:07:45 +0000 Siraj http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=24193 Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 which was codenamed as the Shakira was announced in Singapore in June 2010. Now its available in India for a price tag of Rs.13900. Xperia X8 looks like X10mini but it have a larger 3" capacitive scratch resistant touchscreen. It runs on Android 1.6 and powered by a 600MHZ processor and 1200 mAh battery. It features  the Timescape and four corner homescreen as the Xperia Series. It have a phone memory of 128MB and MicroSD support (up to 16 GB). ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/24193/sony-ericsson-xperia-x8-available-in-india-rs-13900.html/feed 16 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/22309/a-byte-of-apple-new-ipods-itunes-10-and-apple-tv-announced-and-dissected.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/22309/a-byte-of-apple-new-ipods-itunes-10-and-apple-tv-announced-and-dissected.html#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:33:14 +0000 Tushar Kanwar http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=22309 Throwing open its typically-closed-doors to a live web audience, albeit only for those on the Mac OS or iOS platform, Apple unveiled a slew of new products and services to a capacity crowd at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. There were upgrades detailed for the iOS platform, including the iPad, a whole new line-up of iPods, a brand new arisen-from-the-ashes Apple TV and iTunes 10 going all social! In case you missed it, here’s all the news you can use, list style for easy consumption, including some nuggets that the casual observer may have missed in the din of last night’s news. New iPod Touch: The iPhone4 without the phone As we estimated, the new iPod Touch got all the hardware upgrades from the iPhone 4, including a high resolution Retina Display, the potent A4 chip and the 3-axis gyroscope for gaming. And finally, the iPod Touch gets some camera love, with a front facing camera for FaceTime sessions with other iPods/iPhones and a rear camera for casual photography. All this, while managing to lose some serious weight – the new iPod Touch is all of 7.2 mm thick (or thin) – that’s significantly thinner than the ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/22309/a-byte-of-apple-new-ipods-itunes-10-and-apple-tv-announced-and-dissected.html/feed 1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/21175/nokia-world-2010-expect-live-coverage-from-michael-hell.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/21175/nokia-world-2010-expect-live-coverage-from-michael-hell.html#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:49:48 +0000 Michael Hell http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=21175 Yes thats right, I just secured a Deal with Nokia Austria for Nokia World 2010 in London!! I will be in London from Sept. 13.-16., making the most of my time over there, visiting Nokia World, WOM World Nokia/1000 Heads and more. I'm also extremely looking forward to meet fellow bloggers again, some people i already know and hopefully some new contacts as well. This is not an all expenses paid trip, which means i'll sort Hotel and Flights on my own, but i'm just happy i don't need to pay the ridiculous 700 Euro for the 2-day ticket. The Goal is that Nokia Austria teams up with me to bring some exclusive live Coverage, as well as Pictures, Videos and more, in return for the Ticket. Additionally i will cover everything thats going on at Nokia World for FoneArena readers, so whatever is going on, you will read/see it here first. Nokia World 2010 is shaping up to be the first thing of many to come, in Nokia's plan to get revenge. Nokia knew that they messed up in the past, big time. faulty hardware, buggy software and lots of stupid decisions. they have lost a lot of space to the ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/21175/nokia-world-2010-expect-live-coverage-from-michael-hell.html/feed 5 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/17071/fonearena-on-ndtv-cellguru.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/17071/fonearena-on-ndtv-cellguru.html#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 14:49:43 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=17071 As many of you might know folks from NDTV were at the FoneArena HQ recently to check out the Google Nexus One. Our small review of the phone was aired on NDTV yesterday in their cellphone show CellGuru. If you didn't watch the show don't worry as you watch it online even now. You can watch the video embedded below.  Just wait for around 10mins and someone you know must appear :) UPDATE: Youtube video available httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVvZgG0az8w A big thanks to the NDTV crew especially Shilpa , Producer of the show.  Looking forward to coming on the show again ! Now keep the feedback coming ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVvZgG0az8w ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/17071/fonearena-on-ndtv-cellguru.html/feed 17 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/13571/fonearena-is-hiring-apply-now.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/13571/fonearena-is-hiring-apply-now.html#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:54:00 +0000 Team FoneArena http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=13571 Fone Arena is hiring writers / bloggers / analysts / reviewers .  Thanks to our readers and writers who made Fone Arena the most popular Telecom site of 2009 and now we are one of the most influential gadget blogs in the world. Now we are looking forward to more members joining our team We are hiring for the following areas : Android Enthusiast -  Android is growing bigger and bigger day by day. If your a fan of the Droid and track all the news in the Android world your in. Apple Enthusiast- Are you already saving for the iPad or the next gen iPhone , does Steve Jobs seem like God to you ? BlackBerry addict - Are you suffering from Blackberry thumb?  If you track the BB world non-stop Handset Reviewers - if you are not one of those users who don't just use a phone but criticize the phone to the maximum. News Hunters - If you are hungry for news and crazy about leaked handsets and rumours You can be based anywhere in India preferably or around the planet with reliable access to internet. just drop an email to corp@fonearena dot org with the role you are interested in as the subject and ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/13571/fonearena-is-hiring-apply-now.html/feed 8 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/12894/fonearena-is-one-of-the-most-influential-gadget-blogs-in-the-world.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/12894/fonearena-is-one-of-the-most-influential-gadget-blogs-in-the-world.html#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:46:14 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=12894 FoneArena is one of the most influential independent gadget blogs in the world  ! According to folks at Konector who published a recent report on Top gadget blogs attract over 40 million visitors. FoneArena is one of the top 3 most influential blogs  ! The Konector report names the most influential independent gadget blogs and bloggers; Releases essential data & details for marketing, advertising and PR professionals worldwide NEW YORK - February 24, 2010 – The top 150 independent gadget blogs attract over forty million visitors a month, according to The Top Independent Gadget Blogs and Bloggers. The report compiled and published by Konector, the first company to use detailed audience analysis to rank the top blogs, provides marketing, advertising and PR professionals with key data and stats on the most influential blogs they should target to promote their brands online. Understanding the focus and reach of these influential tech blogs is essential for companies focused on brand promotion and reaching their target demographic. “Forty million visitors a month is a huge number, and what’s more these are decided views,” notes Brett Norval, Konector senior analyst. “Three of the most influential blogs ReadWriteWeb, MakeUseOf and FoneArena in India each receive well over a million unique ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/12894/fonearena-is-one-of-the-most-influential-gadget-blogs-in-the-world.html/feed 6 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/11096/jan-2010-prices-updated.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/11096/jan-2010-prices-updated.html#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:48:58 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=11096 We have updated the prices for a lot of popular phones for Jan 2010.  You can find the updated list here Brands updated in this list include Nokia, Samsung , Sony Ericsson , Motorola, HTC , Micromax and Blackberry. We will be updating LG , Fly , Spice soon. We are also considering inclusion of CDMA and Operator phones. We need your feedback and ideas ! Do you want any other brand to be included ? ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/11096/jan-2010-prices-updated.html/feed 2 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10567/android-press-conference-january-5th.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10567/android-press-conference-january-5th.html#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:38:41 +0000 Saurabh http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=10567 Seems like the reports we gathered the last week regarding Google Nexus One is coming to reality. As reported by Engadget, Google has officially announced a press gathering for Android on the January 5th. While the page doesn't itself reveal much,  we are expecting the launch of Nexus on this day. The page says a few simple lines: With the launch of the first Android-powered device just over a year ago, we've seen how a powerful, open platform can spur mobile product innovation. And this is just the beginning of what's possible. Please join us in Mountain View on January 5, for an Android press gathering. This seems to be perfectly in time, ahead of the events of Apple and of Nokia. Will keep you updated on the announcement of the day. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10567/android-press-conference-january-5th.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10197/site-updates-a-big-thank-you-new-brands-new-blogs.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10197/site-updates-a-big-thank-you-new-brands-new-blogs.html#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:29:04 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=10197 We would like to extend a Big Thank You to all of you who made us bag the Most Popular Telecom Website in India award Going forward we are going to track every brand possible as the market is having several players and not dominated by a few anymore. We  have added Micromax and LAVA phones due to user requests and also added various models to Samsung and HTC We are working on adding more brands like Videocon , Acer , Karbonn etc. If you want a brand to be covered let us know. We have also launched a small blog for mobile developers at Developer.FoneArena.com We will be tracking events which are important for the developer community from time to time. We also have a few openings for bloggers and interns . Do get in touch ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/10197/site-updates-a-big-thank-you-new-brands-new-blogs.html/feed 3 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/8648/apple-finally-releases-the-iphone-in-china-wifi-less.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/8648/apple-finally-releases-the-iphone-in-china-wifi-less.html#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:43:58 +0000 Gireek http://www.fonearena.com/blog/2009/10/30/apple-finally-releases-the-iphone-in-china-wifi-less.html Finally, after a long 2 year wait, Apple has officially announced the Apple iPhone with Unicom as its official network provider. But, as it always is with Apple, the Chinese versions of the iPhone will be shipping without what may be it's most important feature, WiFi. Yes, apple have released a WiFi-less iPhone, something that I consider very important since the iPhone's software is kinda designed to always work best on WiFi networks. But if you Chinese guys(and ladies) can live without WiFi then you can always pick them up at 4,999 yuan($730) and 6,999 yuan($1,025). This pricing is quite strange since a regular iPhone 3GS(with wifi) can easily be bought for $835 in the black. But this WiFi-less version of the iPhone may soon disapear considering that this initial batch was built when the Chinese government had it's WiFi ban in force and since this was recently lifted I guess it won't be soon before we see WiFi coming to these chinese iPhones. Maybe this is why the folks over at 163.com are reporting that there aren't many people rushing to buy the iPhones. Sources: http://mashable.com/2009/10/30/china-iphone-wifi/ ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/8648/apple-finally-releases-the-iphone-in-china-wifi-less.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/7450/poll-which-phone-do-you-want-to-buy-asap.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/7450/poll-which-phone-do-you-want-to-buy-asap.html#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:36:29 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=7450 Mobile users are always craving for the next handset be it a low end basic phone or a kick ass smart phone. Thanks to a lot of competition in the market. We have a lot of choices when buying a new phone. That being said , still some phones are on their way to shops India. So we decided to put up this poll to figure out which handset is being anticipated the most amongst FoneArena readers n{democracy:7} ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/7450/poll-which-phone-do-you-want-to-buy-asap.html/feed 15