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

Nokia World 2009 Video Promo , What to Expect from Stuttgart ?

Nokia World 2009 is just 3 weeks away and already, the excitement is in the air ! You must have seen the N97 Mini , 5800i and most recently the Internet Tablet with a 5 Megapixel Camera ( codenamed Rover) . These devices are rumored to be announced at the event this year . Also there are rumors of a 5900 and also a Video Store. So the event will take place on Sep 2 and 3 ,2009 in Stuttgart,Germany . What do you expect from the event ? Obviously new handsets and services.

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LG Arena Review

FoneArena presents the LG Arena Review

The LG Arena is the latest full touchscreen multimedia smartphone from LG mobiles.Interesting features include a 5 Megapixel Camera with Flash, DVD Quality video Recording , Dolby Mobile Music, 8 GB inbuilt Memory, DivX Movie Playback. This is just a short review but will try to cover the major areas. We have a Video review at the end of the post just in case you want a quick look !

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Nokia E72 , 5730 and 5530 Coming to India Really Soon

Guys ,  I know you are really pissed of that Nokia has not launched the 5530 and 5730  Xpressmusic phones in India till now. Looking at the comments in the 5530 and 5730 photo gallery , I know that many of you want to buy them NOW. Now here is some good news , I spotted these phones as coming soon on Nokia India’s Website

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Blackberry Curve 8520 India Launch Pics from the Event

FoneArena was present at the Blackberry 8520 India Launch Event in Delhi. Here are pics from the event and of the phone itself.  The 8520 is the first Blackberry phone to have the optical track pad instead of the usual trackball ( low quality video here)

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Nimbuzz and Virgin Mobile India bring Vchatter to Users


Nimbuzz and Virgin Mobile India have partnered to offer a new service called  Vchatter to users. Nimbuzz is a very popular mobile chat software and we have spoken about it in the past.
All you need to do is create a nimbuzz account and add all your chat accounts to it like google talk, yahoo , msn messenger ,facebook ,skype.And you just need to sign into nimbuzz from your mobile phone and you will be automatically logged in to all your IM accounts with a single login. Now with vchatter, Nimbuzz is offering its multibrand WAP chat application to Virgin Mobile allowing users to access multiple instant messengers.
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iPhone 3GS India Launch Delayed not coming on August 9th

Sorry iPhone fans. Looks like iPhone 3GS will not be coming to India on Aug 9th. I visited a iStore in the city and from what they told me August 9th seems impossible and 3rd week of August looks more probable .

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Palm Pre Pics FoneArena Exclusive

While we told you Palm Pre is coming soon to India , we are yet to hear from them about the official launch date.The GSM Version certainly does exist as it was spotted at MWC in Barcelona and also in Vietnam. Here are some pics of the CDMA version for now.

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The phone is really small and can be used without opening the keypad. But if you need o type , you need to slide out the QWERTY keyboard. The screen is a gorgeous 320×480 pixels

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Video : BlackBerry 8520 Optical Trackpad in action

blackberry 8520 yellowThe optical trackpad on the Blackberry 8520 does looks really good and looks like RIM has ditched the trackball for good.Look at the way the person scrolls so seamlessly on the 8520 in the Video below

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LG Viewty Smart GC900 Hits India

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LG Viewty Smart hits indian shores

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LG India just launched the Viewty Smart GC900 in Mumbai today. The phone boasts of a 8 MP Camera with a Powerful LED Flash and a gorgeous capactive  WVGA touchscreen display. It sports the S-Class interface which we saw in the Arena already.

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Airtel and RIM bring the BlackBerry Curve 8520 Smartphone a.k.a Gemini to India at an incredible price Rs.15990

Airtel and RIM bring the BlackBerry Curve 8520 Smartphone a.ka. Gemini to India. And whats the most incredible thing about this phone is the price. Blackberry phones are usually known for their expensive price tag. But the Gemini breaks the myth and is priced at Rs.15990. The phone is aimed at youth and consumers looking for messaging / email , social networking , music and entertainment.

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Airtel , Blackberry tieup to bring Curve 8520 to India

We told you few hours back that the Blackberry India is bringing a new handset to India.

Looks like its nothing other than the Blackberry Curve 8520 and Airtel has seemed to tieup with Blackberry

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Nokia Factory in Finland Pics

Some pictures bring a smile to any mobile phone enthusiast . Have you ever thought how it looks inside a Nokia Factory ? For that matter any mobile phone maker’s factory .  You might have seen an overview in this Video when the N97 started shipping but here are some old pics

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Its just a nice feeling when you see pictures of phones you have used in the past ! I loved my 6630 damn it !

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Nokia E52 , 6730 classic and 6600i slide coming soon to India .. launch date not far away

Apparently Nokia has launched the much anticipated E52 along with 6730 classic and 6600i slide in Taiwan / China  according to a Taiwan based site ePrice . Some pics from the launch below .. The E52 looks hot !

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Contest : Win 10 Free Copies of MyPhone Application

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You can turn your Nokia S60 phone into an iPhone with MMMOOO’s My Phone. you can check out our review of MyPhone .FoneArena has teamed up with creators of this awesome application to giveaway 10 free copies to FoneArena readers. V2.20 of the software was released recently and it has some new features including iPhone like SMS conversations.

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