The looks of the LG BL-40 will amaze anyone ! Is it a phone or a chocobar ?  The phone has some revolutionary features like a 4inch Touch- Screen with resolution of 800x345 pixels and for the first time on a mobile, screen with 21:9 aspect ratio. Actually it’s just recently that the first 21:9 aspect TVs were announced by Philips, so this is a remarkable achievement. It also sports a 5 Megapixel camera.Its also got  HSDPA, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, Multi-Touch, Flash Based 3D UI

Features

• 4 inch widescreen HD LCD
• Complete Web Display
• Dual Screen UI
• Panoramic Entertainment
• One Touch Copy & Paste

BL40 Price

We spotted the phone in UK and the price there was around 400 pounds without a contract .  The price in India IF its launched would be around Rs.30-35000

BL40 Official Video

• LG BL40 Official Pictures!

Did you know Opera employs over 700 people in 10 countries worldwide  ?  Do you know the Ninentendo Wii and DSI has a Opera Browser ? Watch the video below to find out more !

FoneArena interviews Jon Tetzchner of Opera Software at SEE 2009 in London

Biography

Jon S. von Tetzchner

Co-founder — Chief Executive Officer

Jon S. von Tetzchner, along with colleague Geir Ivarsøy, started developing a Web browser while working for Norwegian Telecom Research (Telenor) in 1994. Soon after, the Opera browser was available for the public and is now widely used, pioneering many innovations that have revolutionized Web browsing.

As CEO of Opera Software, Tetzchner spreads the company’s vision of One Web, which means giving people universal access to the Web the way they like it. Opera, the oldest browser company still in business, believes the Web is too important to be available to the privileged few. Opera’s cross-platform browser provides the best possible Internet experience regardless of platform, device capability or network quality. Opera’s leading Web technology is now popular the world over for its unique features–especially because it is nimble, secure and fast.

Tetzchner has been a member of the Forum for Young Global Leaders since 2005 and was named as one of BusinessWeek’s Stars of Europe in 2004. In 2009, Tetzchner was named as one of the top 40 leaders shaping the mobile communications industry by analyst firm Informa and as one of the top 15 mobile influencers by GigaOM. Tetzchner is a self-confessed geek with a big interest in gadgets and high-tech devices. His interest in computers started in his early days, especially in user interfaces and accessibility. While traveling, he may prefer a visit to local electronics stores rather than a popular tourist spot. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Oslo.

Excuse us for the background noise in the video. Perhaps its time we upgrade our Video Camera !

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The Nokia 1280 runs on the S30 platform. It features a 1.36-inch low-resolution black and white display. Its Li-on battery provides a talk time of 7 hours and 390 hours of autonomy. The handset can be customized with changeable color covers. Nokia had incorporated scratch resistant casing and anti-dusting keypad in the handset. Here are the other features of 1280.

• Weight: 81.9 g
• Dimensions: 102 x 44 x 17 mm.
• FM radio
• prepaid tracker
• flashlight
• phonebook
• organizer
• voice memo
• MP3, Polyphonic ringtones
• 3.5mm headset jack

The pre-loaded Nokia Life Tools is the major advantage of this low-end mobile phone. Nokia 1280 comes in black, gray, blue, and orchid colors. This mobile phone will be available in the first quarter of 2010 at a price of Rs.1300 approx

Nokia 1280 Video

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Motorola might be on the road to recovery with their new handset. The Motorola Droid which is the company’s first Google Android device and an Apple iPhone Competitor.

The device had tremendous hype even before its release starting with rumours, leaked pictures etc. Now a week has passed since it’s release and sources say that Motorola might have sold as many as 100,000 Motorola Droid phones over the weekend.

Motorola is providing the Droid t customers through the Verizon Wireless network. The sales isnt anywhere close to the 1 million sales the Apple iPhone had in it’s opening weekend. But it is a very good figure for Motorola as it’s been sometime since the company has had a successful product.

The Motorola Droid costs $199.99 with a two-year agreement after a $100 mail-in rebate whereas Apple’s basic iPhone costs $99 with AT&T, while its newer 3GS model costs $199.

Motorola expect a rise in sales and even to hit the 1 million mark very soon.

Source

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• Google bets that Android will outperform Apple iPhone
• HTC G1 coming to India, shows up on Univercell’s site

As Orange released the Apple iPhone 3GS on it’s network, O2 felt that it needs to come up with something good for it’s customers too. Hence they decided to unlock the Apple iPhones for their customers. The Apple iPhone unlocking is available to O2 customers in the UK from 10th November onwards but under the following conditions:

Pay Monthly Customers- You can unlock the handset at anytime for free. but you will still have to honour your remainder minimum term of the contract.

Pay and Go- You can unlock the iPhone after 12 months for which a one-time fee of 14.69 pounds will be deducted from your balance.

Steps to Unlock the iPhone- First, submit an unlocking application to O2. Unlocking will take upto 14 days and you will receive a text message confirming the unlock.  Then place a non-O2 sim into the iPhone and connect to iTunes via a USB cable. iTunes will confirm that the iPhone has been successfully unlocked.

Source

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• Handwriting Recognition on iPhone
• Apple iPhone SDK 3.0 released

Samsung have announced the badaOS for their mobile phones. It will be a replacement to the Windows Mobile and Symbian platforms. The name “bada” is derived from a Korean word signifying “ocean”. The name was chosen as it represents the endless possibilities with the OS.

Samsung bada is a new open platform that enables a richer user experience in applications on Samsung mobile devices.

Right now no further information on the platform is available. Sasmung only gives us a sneak peek and slight info at an official site.

The official announcement should be in December when Samsung will officially launch the OS along with the SDK.

Here’s the link to the official site

Source

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The ITG xpPhone is a phone set to become the world’s first Windows XP phone. The device looks similar to the Nokia N900 but runs on Windows XP.

The phone features:

• 158 x 75 x 16 mm, 400 grams
  
• A 4.8″ Touchscreen Display
• x86 (32bit) Architecture CPU allowing you to install other OSes
• 5 hours talktime and 5 days standby time
• 512MB or 1GB RAM
• 8gb SSD or 120GB HDD
• GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

The device features a highly customisable UI. Here are some screen shots of the device:

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We had earlier heard about a Sony Ericsson device codenamed Kurara. Now only a day after the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 has been announced, we have another leak to satisfy our hunger.The Sony Ericsson Kurara (Final Model Name Might Change) is a full touchscreen phone running on Symbian S60 (Not sure if it’s 5th Edition).

The other features include:

• 3.5″ AMOLED Touchscreen Display
• 8.1 Megapixel Camera with LED Flash(The camera is almost centrally located on the device. Don’t know why but there must be a reason for placing it so)

Thats all the information we have gathered and have to offer for now. But as soon as new information comes out, we will be sure to let you know.

Source

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Opera Mini 5 Beta is one of the best mobile browsers out in the market and we totally love using it over a slow GPRS connection.  But the app is slow on even high-end phones because its based on Java. Now get ready for some serious mobile browsing on your Nokia or any other Symbian smartphone -  You can now Download Opera Mobile 10 beta which is a native S60 application.  We tested the app on a Nokia 5800 (touchscreen phone) and a E52 ( non touch) and the app certainly kicks ass and is a zillion times faster than the mini 5 beta. It features the same speed dial found in the desktop browser, support for multiple tabs, contextual menus and a lot more.

This product has been due for quite some time as the last version of the native Symbian app was 9.7. Jon von Tetzchner,CEO of Opera Software told us that a lot of the code has been written from scratch and a lot of work has gone into development of Opera Mobile 10 and Opera Mini 5. We will have a video of the interview coming up soon.

Press Release

Mobile browsing revolution: now available for Nokia smartphones
brings powerful features to world’s most-used smartphone platform

Oslo, Norway – November 3, 2009 – Opera Software today unveiled the beta
of Opera Mobile 10 for Nokia and other Symbian/S60 handsets. Most notable
in the new Opera Mobile 10 beta is a sleek design, which Opera first
introduced to the world in the recent release of Opera Mini 5 beta. The
crisp, new look introduces the Speed Dial, tabbed browsing and the always
convenient password manager to Opera Mobile. Opera Mobile 10 beta is
optimized for both touchscreen and keypad-style navigation and is
available for free from http://www.opera.com/mobile/next/.

Performance was prioritized in this beta. It is twice as fast as the
previous Opera Mobile released for Symbian/S60, and users will discover
significant speed improvement when downloading pages, zooming and panning.
Opera Turbo is also integrated, saving end users both time and money with
its server-side compression technology.

“Today’s powerful smartphones deserve an equally powerful browser, like
Opera,” said Jon von Tetzchner, CEO, Opera Software. “This beta continues
our work to extend the desktop Web experience to mobile phones, allowing
users to surf the Web without limitations, even while on-the-go. No matter
the device in use, Opera delivers a faster, easier and hassle-free Web
experience.”

Feature details
Fresh design – Alongside the new Opera Mini 5, Opera has revamped
the look and feel of its mobile-browser portfolio to ensure that it is
simple and intuitive, making mobile Web browsing easier than ever.

Desktop favorites on the mobile phone – Opera desktop feature favorites,
including tabbed browsing, Speed Dial and password manager, make it easier
for you to surf on the go by reducing the time and effort it takes to get
to a Web site.

Advanced compatibility – Opera Mobile 10 beta uses the very latest
generation
of the Opera browser engine, ensuring that all your favorite Web sites and
applications work exactly the way they do on a desktop computer.

Availability
Opera Mobile 10 beta is available for Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Samsung
smartphones running Symbian/S60, 3rd and 5th editions. The beta is free to
download to your computer from http://www.opera.com/mobile/next/ or
directly to your mobile phone from http://m.opera.com/mobile.

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Well the day is finally here. Sony Ericsson is set to unveil the Sony Ericsson Rachel/XPERIA X10. There have been numerous leaks on the internet about the device.

Even Sony Ericsson had given us some sneak previews of the phone. So we decided to refresh your mind with details, pictures and videos of the phone before it’s announcement.

First things first. Sony Ericsson has created a site called What’s Next as a sneak preview to the XPERIA X10.

Here’s the link

Secondly this is the sneak preview video that Sony Ericsson have supplied us with:

Now another video which shows the Media UI of the phone:

Now onto the features of the phone that you can expect:

• 1GHz Snapdragon Processor
• Google Android OS
• 4″ Touchscreen Display with 854*480 Resolution
• 32GB Internal Memory, micro-SD Card Slot, 256MB RAM
• Accelerometer, 3.5mm Audio Jack
• 8 Megapixel Camera with Autofocus, Geo-Tagging, Face-Detection and Touch Focus
• GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA, HSUPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, DLNA, mini-USB
• Black and White Colours

We will inform you with the latest news on the XPERIA X10 as Sony Ericsson announces it.

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