Author: Varun Krish

Varun Krish is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast and has been writing about mobile phones since 2005. His current phones include the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max and Galaxy S25 Ultra. You can follow him on Twitter @varunkrish You can also mail Varun Krish

Dragging Blackberry into the iPhone Antenna problem unacceptable says RIM

Nokia is not the only company who is upset with Apple’s remarks about Mobile Phone antennas at yesterday’s conference . The Co-CEOS of Research In Motion , makers of Blackberry handsets have issued an official statement regarding the issue. Continue reading “Dragging Blackberry into the iPhone Antenna problem unacceptable says RIM”

Nokia says they would care for antenna performance more than physical design

Engadget has posted Nokia’s statement regarding Antenna Design. We all know Nokia phones have great reception even in areas of poor coverage. Looks like Nokia wants to remind all of us that it still makes great phones and that it has invested tons of money and time for antenna design and performance !

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Apple providing Free Bumpers and Cases for iPhone 4 Owners until Sept 30

Apple announced today during the iPhone 4 Press conference that they are giving away free bumpers /cases to solve the iphone 4 signal issue. Continue reading “Apple providing Free Bumpers and Cases for iPhone 4 Owners until Sept 30”

Sony Ericsson Q2 results out , declares profit of 63 million as 11 million phones shipped

Sony Ericsson might have been written off the mobile map if not for the XPERIA and Vivaz range of handsets


The company has declared the results for Q2 2010 and has declared a profit of 63 million euros before taxes excluding restructuring charges . It has shipped 11 million phones with an average selling price of 160 EUR Continue reading “Sony Ericsson Q2 results out , declares profit of 63 million as 11 million phones shipped”

Lava B5 with ABCD Keypad in India @Rs.4399

At first ,  the LAVA B5 might looks like yet another QWERTY Dual SIM phone in the market but if you watch closely the phone has a ABCD keypad.  The company Lava International claims to have done a lot of research before implementing the Alpha keypad on its phones.They aim to target a segment of mobile users who are not used to QWERTY or Multi-tap . Lava believes this keypad will be easier and faster to use and also make one-handed input faster. Continue reading “Lava B5 with ABCD Keypad in India @Rs.4399”

Micromax Q6 with Land Slider QWERTY Keypad

Micromax QWERTY Dual SIM phones have been received very well by users and looks like the company is not going stop releasing similar phones. The Micromax Q6 features a Slide-out QWERTY keypad along with a T9 keypad in the front. The company is calling the slide out keypad a Land Slider (Landscape Slide out keypad ? )

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iPhone 4 Facetime works from India to USA and also within India

The Facetime feature on the new iPhone 4 is not restricted to any market like USA or UK like we anticipated. We heard previous reports that Facetime works only on AT&T USA and an Apple Rep confirmed this on our call to the Apple Facetime hotline. Now I had the chance to have a Facetime call between India and USA thanks to our good friend Sloan Bowman

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iOS 4.0.1 Direct Download Links for iPhone 3G , 3GS and 4

If you are one of those users who prefer to download iPhone updates with your favorite download manager , then here are the direct download links to the iPhone OS 4.0.1 update for the following devices -iPhone 4 , iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G. If you are using a jailbroken or unlocked iPhone do wait for a few more hours before going ahead with the update while we confirm if it works.

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Nokia C6-01 with 8MP Camera Leaked on Nokia Website

Nokia C6 got a lot of attention when it was announced and it was even leaked weeks before the official announcement . Now a variant of the C6 called the C6-01 has been published on the Nokia Netherlands website. The main difference we can spot at this moment is the 8 MP Camera with a Dual LED Flash on the Back. The face of the phone looks strikingly similar to the C6 Continue reading “Nokia C6-01 with 8MP Camera Leaked on Nokia Website”