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

IDC : Worldwide Smartphone Market grew 56.7%

According to report by Research Firm IDC(International Data Corporation) , the Worldwide Smartphone Market saw a 56.7% growth year over year.54.7  million Converged Mobile Devices or Smartphones were shipped my Handset makers in the first Quarter of 2010. And these make up for only 1.8% of the total mobile phone shipments worldwide. As you can see in the chart below the Top 5 smartphone phone makers based on volumes and market share are Nokia with a 39.3% share followed by Blackberry maker RIM at 19.4%. Apple iPhone shipments have more than doubled and it has 16.1 % of the market share. HTC is at a distant 4th followed by Motorola.

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Meego Developer Event in Chennai

Intel had recently organized a Developer Event for MeeGo in Chennai and I was almost missed the event as I heard about the event through twitter . Considering my passion for Linux and after being present at the MeeGo announcement during MWC in Barcelona this Feb , I decided to see what’s in store for Developers in the new MeeGo platform. Continue reading “Meego Developer Event in Chennai”

iRobot Android Tablet aka APad Photos and Video

Thanks to the phenomenal response to the APad post and thanks to user Jean from France who has shared Photos and Video of the iRobot / APad with us. The APad is running on Android 1.6 and is reportedly having a battery life of around 3-4 hourson WiFi.  Not bad at all for a really cheap iPad clone. Enjoy the pics and video after the break

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Microsoft Communicator Mobile latest child from the Redmond Espoo Alliance

Last year Nokia and Microsoft announced an alliance to bring Mobile Productivity solutions to Nokia phones and the first child from the alliance is Microsoft Communicator Mobile and application is now available from the Ovi Store. Only Nokia E72 and Nokia E52 seem to be supported at the moment.

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Nokia warns about unofficial PR 1.2 Firmware update , can damage phones

The much awaited PR 1.2 firmware update for the Nokia N900 has been leaked and this unofficial update has been circulating on the Internet since yesterday .

We had posted this news on MaemoArena along with a bunch of screenshots and the changelog. We had warned that this update was not official and might brick your phone. Now Nokia has stepped in and tweeted that this unofficial update is causing damage to N900 devices. So users are requested to stay away from this update

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Why HTC is betting big on the Indian Handset Market

Recently we had the chance of speaking  to HTC India. HTC who has been known as a PDA player for quite sometime now has made a surprise move by launching the Smart at a Sub 10000 price point. HTC feels that reaching the Sub 10K price point has been an achievement for them.  Dive in to read the full text of the interview.


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Nokia N8 User Manual shows up

Most of us never bother about the user manual which comes with a phone. But when it’s the user manual of a phone which is coming soon and packs a lot of goodies you are bound to get excited !

The Nokia N8 manual was found on the FCC website and there are a lot of interesting things. It might be the first phone to support memory sticks (if we are right). You can actually plug in your pen drive into the N8 and transfer files.  We have embedded the whole PDF after the break . Do take a look.

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Nokia C2 is C5 with a Rotating Keyboard

UPDATE : Nokia C2 is a Dual SIM Phone

Remember we saw a leaked image from a presentation about the Nokia C2 ? Now the same italian site has manged to put a much more credible image of the C2. It looks much more believable now although it’s still classified as a rumor . Looking at the new image the C2 seems like a  C5 at first but its got a rotating keyboard.

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Nokia N8 is the World’s First Dolby Digital Plus phone

As we were told in the Nokia N8 QnA , this upcoming Symbian^3 phone does Video playback with 5.1 surround sound and it does have something special to offer as Dolby and Nokia have joined hands to make the Nokia N8 the World’s first Dolby Digital Plus phone. We have tried the Dolby Effects on the LG Arena and it was quite impressive . Nokia has been quite late to get Dolby on its phones but seems like we’ll see it quite a number of Nokia handsets starting with the N8

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Nokia X2 – 5 Megapixel Camera phone at Rs.5000 – Wow !

Nokia has just announced the X2 – the latest member of the X-series range. Looks like Nokia is back in the business of  launching new phones.  The X2 will hit stores in end of June . Nokia fans are all still drooling about the N8 and the X2 comes as a surprise Continue reading “Nokia X2 – 5 Megapixel Camera phone at Rs.5000 – Wow !”

Now Recharge BSNL 3G Data Vouchers Online

Until now if you had to recharge your BSNL 3G SIM Card for Data usage you had to go to a BSNL Mobile Shop or Exchange do the Easy Recharge for the Data Recharge Vouchers . Now finally BSNL is offering the facility to do 3G Data Recharge online as you can see in the screenshots . Continue reading “Now Recharge BSNL 3G Data Vouchers Online”

Microsoft and HTC sign Patent Agreement

In a interesting turn of events Microsoft who is the maker of Windows Mobile Operating System has signed a Patent agreement with  phone maker HTC. Taiwan based HTC has been one of the biggest supporters of Windows Mobile so far and now they are one of the major adopters of Android with handsets like the Google Nexus One, HTC Desire and Legend.As a part of the new agreement HTC will have to pay Microsoft a royalty. Looks like Android OS has some Intellectual Property issues.

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Vodafone 150 to launch in India at Price of Rs.700

The Vodafone 150 and 250 were announced for Emerging markets at MWC. Now Vodafone is planning to launch the 150 in India.This might be the first  Vodafone Handset to be launched in India at a price of Rs.700 Continue reading “Vodafone 150 to launch in India at Price of Rs.700”