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

Vodafone India opens bookings for iPhone

Vodafone India has opened up bookings for the iPhone 3G .. although it would be just a 2G phone here.

There is a Pre Registration page on Vodafone’s website which lets you book your iPhone.


Both 8GB and 16GB versions will be available

Interesting Microsoft Exchange Support is going to be there .. What happens to Blackberry’s ball game in India ?

The page says Currently compatible only with 2G networks. Only select features and services
are currently available in India.

Features they claim

  • 8GB and 16GB
  • Assisted GPS
  • New applications
  • Greater autonomy
  • Microsoft Exchange

Continue reading “Vodafone India opens bookings for iPhone”

Nokia to buy Symbian

The news is out Nokia buys Symbian ( the remaining shares ) in a move to establish the SymbianFoundation

Symbian just turned 10 years old this week ..  so the Finnish phone maker decided to buyout the SmartPhone OS maker

Well this is a smart move to compete with Apple iPhone and Google Android which are having strong developer programs ..

This deal will mark the formation of the SymbianFoundation and the source code would be made open source .. i guess just in time before the first android phone or iphone sdk hits global markets ..

The foundation is expected to start operations in 2009

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Nokia phone launches now on Ovi watch the E71 , E66 videos

Nokia in its most recent attempt to become an internet / media company is evident ..

Its now promoting its Sharing platform Ovi in a unique way ..

Catch he video below to find out more

Nokia E71 Demo

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Nokia E Series gets a tad sexier with the E71 and E66

Nokia finally officially announced the much awaited E71 and E66 in London earlier this week.

Nokia E71

The E71 looks much sleeker than the E61i monster . I have owned a E61i and it was huge an difficult to use at times…in 1 hand .. E51 is a lot smaller and lacks a big screen.. The E71 tries to address this gap.

Full QWERTY and a smaller screen…3.2 Megapixel Camera phone  .. GPS Wi-Fi Continue reading “Nokia E Series gets a tad sexier with the E71 and E66”

iPhone 3G in India Bharti Airtel Apple ink Deal

Good news for all of you wanting to buy an iPhone in India.

Airtel and Apple have signed a deal to make the iPhone available in India later this year.

No word on the time or pricing yet.

3G does not make any sense in India. I tried to get in touch with Airtel officials about this . will keep you all posted.

Save your cash and get one of these sexy beauties !!

Apple iPhone is going to change the mobile handset scene in India

Full please release below

Bharti Airtel and Apple to Bring iPhone 3G to India
NEW DELHI and SAN FRANCISCO—June 9, 2008— Continue reading “iPhone 3G in India Bharti Airtel Apple ink Deal”

3G iPhone is official available from July 11

the For all of you who have been longing to get an iPhone .. Its Honey in your ears.

You can get a 3G iPhone with improved battery life and 3G connectivity for just $199 which is around Rs.8600

New Features

  • New iPhone 2.0 firmware
  • Relatively thinner Edges
  • GPS (Assisted)
  • 3G
  • Headphone Jack
  • Full plastic Panel
  • International Availability – will be available this year in India I Guess
  • Safari Mobile Kicks the butt of Nokia and Palm and Opera browsers
  • 10 hrs of 2G talktime ( Apple – I luv u) -5 hrs on 3G – 24 hours of Audio ( good bye ipod ! ) Continue reading “3G iPhone is official available from July 11”

Skyfire gets funding Opera and iPhone get some competition

All of you might know about Opera Mobile and Opera Mini which is one the most popular mobile browsers. Apple iPhone with its Safari browser is the best mobile browser I have ever come accross

We have covered a lot about mobile browsers in the past even about Skyfire

The cool thing about SkyFire is that it address the short comings of other mobile browsers like the WebKit based ones – Symbian S60, iPhone and Opera, Mobile IE etc.

The biggest problem with mobile browsing is the inability to match the look and content order with the PC.

Most mobile users complain of having to scroll too much or are not satisfied with finding stuff on a small screen. Continue reading “Skyfire gets funding Opera and iPhone get some competition”

We just crossed 5000 Readers thank you readers

Hi All ,

Its a great week for this blog !

We have managed to cross an important landmark !

We now have over 5000+ daily readers for fonearena blog.

Wow ! thats some kind of achievement !

We would like to thank all our readers for this and we would continue in our mission to bring you the latest news from the mobile world !

Please feel free to drop any comments !

We love criticism 🙂

Thanks,

Varun

Nokia peps up the 6300 with Wi-Fi calls it 6300i

The Nokia 6300i is out !  Its an upgraded version of the 6300

nokia 6300iThe main features are the presence of Wi-fi and VoIP

The Nokia 6300i allows up to two thousand VoIP-, home-, and mobile numbers to be listed side-by-side and dedicated WLAN and VoIP symbols show the connection status and type of phone call, whether it is using GSM network or VoIP.

Its slim at 12mm and looks like a Nokia phone on a diet ( Battery life woes ?) It promises abt 3.5 hours of talk time Continue reading “Nokia peps up the 6300 with Wi-Fi calls it 6300i”

Real Bluetooth Virtual Keyboard Live Pics

In case you feel the need for a full keyboard on your mobile phone and you don’t have that QWERTY keypad on your handset then this Bluetooth Virtual Keyboard might seem attractive to you !

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The Device works over Bluetooth and an Infrared Beam .. You need to pair this device to your mobile phone as  a Bluetooth keyboard and you can place it on a flat surface  and Voila ! a full virtual keyboard at your disposal ..

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Position Art with Nokia N82 GPS by Stavros in Rome

Seems like Nokia is pushing the N82 a lot these days . The latest event for the same is called The World Is My Canvas

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Can you spot the famous logo in the drawing above ?

At least the men might be knowing .. The event is about a crazy guy named Stavros who is performing Position Art in the

streets of Rome using his cool Nokia N82

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