Garmin Asus Nuvifone A50 – Android based phone with turn-by-turn driving and walking Navigation

The Garmin Asus Nuvifone A50 was officially announced today. It’s a touchscreen Android phone which includes Garmin navigation with turn-by-turn, voice prompted directions for driving  or while walking.

It carries the tagline Location is relevant to everything you do

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Opera Mini iPhone App coming to MWC

Opera Software plans to unveil Opera Mini for iPhone exclusively to Press and Partners during 2010 Mobile World Congress MWC.The Opera Mini iPhone App  brings a a new way to surf the Web on the iPhone.  Opera promises that it would fast, easy to use, and packed with favorite Opera features.

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Nokia N900 gets a 2400mAh Battery , available for pre-order

MugenPowerBatteries  have been in the business of making hi-capacity batteries for quite some time and they have been working on a battery for the Nokia N900 which ships only with a standard 1320 mAh battery. The stock battery lasts a day for average use but who does not love using a gadget for ever without charging ?

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Samsung to unveil mobile phone with Super Touch AMOLED at Mobile World Congress ?

Remember we told you about Samsung’s plans to start Mass Product of Touch Function AMOLED panels ? Now folks from oled-display.net informed us that Samsung might unveil a phone which uses this Super Touch AMOLED display during Mobile World Congress 2010


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Nokia to launch handsets at a price of Rs.500 or 10 USD ?

ET is reporting that Nokia is planning to launch a limited number of handsets at the sub Rs.1000 price point and is also planning to launch a handset at the Rs.500 price point.Nokia wants to boost it’s Nokia Life Tools offerings by offering low cost handsets to users in rural India. Nokia Life Tools is a service for the Aam Aadmi or the Common Man and offers tips about Agriculture , Education and entertainment to a user base who virtually have now access to the internet and other information sources.

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Sony Ericsson Aspen Hands On Video

The folks at Mobile-Review  have posted a cool video hands on of the newly launched Sony Ericsson Aspen which is first phone to be powered by Windows Mobile 6.5.3 and features both a Touchscreen and a QWERTY.

It also packs a 3.2 Megapixel Camera and 3.5mm audio jack.

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The Making of the Google Nexus One , Behind the Scenes Videos

Here are a series of Video released by Google which document the Making of the Nexus One phone. While the Search engine company from Mountain View , California might have sold only about 80,000 phones, it has certainly managed to successfully spin off a new mobile platform which is rising fast and has even shaken major mobile industry players including Apple , RIM in the USA. While we hate Google for not releasing this piece in India , we can’t stop drooling at the videos below !

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Nokia X6 16GB Price Revealed

The 16GB variant of the Nokia X6 was announced recently. It comes without music as opposed to the original X6 which is loaded with the Comes With Music service

While the price of the Nokia X6 16GB was not available at the time of the launch . It is now available for pre-order on Nokia’s UK website for 299 pounds whereas the X6 32 GB costs 449 pounds

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Windows Phone 7 Details emerge ahead of MWC

There are fresh reports that Microsoft might unveil Windows Phone 7 at MWC 2010.  While we have been seeing a lot of rumors about the next version of Windows  Mobile , looks like it will be called Windows Phone 7.  Interesting features might include a new revamped UI , Full Zune integration and Full XBox Gaming integration.

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Video : Giant Ovi Maps Interactive signpost in London

OVI Maps is now free for Nokia devices. Back in October 2009 , FoneArena and a bunch of bloggers from around the were world invited to London for a Nokia Event. We managed to spend some time under the Giant Ovi Maps arrow. The signpost was suspended in mid-air by cranes and users could SMS their message to be beamed on the display. Watch the video to get a glimpse of the the whole idea behind the signpost and how it works !

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