It is the holiday season and at FoneArena, we have decided that we should spread joy and the holiday spirit! So, we are going to giveaway a brand new “limited edition” Apple iPad mini, the white 16 GB WiFi version! Read on to find out more about the contest.
HTC has started the roll out of the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update in some markets including UK. We had access to a UK unit and a massive 600 MB update showed up via OTA today. The update bears the version number 3.16.401.8 and measures 612.27 MB.We decided to give it a go and it was the much awaited jelly bean update. HTC had promised that it will release Android 4.1 JellyBean for the One S and One X this year and looks like the Taiwanese phone maker is keeping its word ! Continue reading “HTC One S JellyBean update roll out starts”
You must have surely heard about the Aakash tablet from India and also the second generation of the tablet known as the Aakash 2 which got launched in India recently. The Ubilslate 7Ci (patriotically known as the Aakash 2) is India’s low cost tablet. It went on sale last month in India for Rs.4499 and here we have it for an exclusive unboxing on FoneArena.
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Google Maps is finally back on the iPhone after it was removed in Apple iOS 6, it is the now back as a downloadable app on the Apple AppStore. Google Maps for the first time comes with Turn-by-Turn voice guided navigation on the iPhone.There is the much popular Street View mode too !
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Apple has launched the iPad mini and the iPad 4th Gen in India yesterday and many retailers have sold out the initial stock.If you are looking to buy the iPad mini at a discount , we wanted to alert you about this deal going on HomeShop18
Continue reading “Deal Alert : Grab the iPad mini for Rs.19400 at HomeShop18”
The Apple iPhone 5 which is the latest and greatest iPhone ever made by the Cupertino based company is here.The iPhone 5 sports an all new design which reminds us of the first iPhone which had a metallic back. The iPhone 5 also features a lot of new components on the inside. Does the iPhone 5 live up to it’s expectations ? Find out in the FoneArena review below Continue reading “Apple iPhone 5 Review”
When Asus launched the PadFone 2 back in October , it launched the device with Android 4.0 Ice Cream sandwich on-board. We have exclusive news first on FoneArena that the PadFone 2 has indeed got the update to Android 4.1 JellyBean as promised.The update is rolling out right now via an OTA update.Here are some screenshots which show that our PadFone 2 is running on Android 4.1 JellyBean.The build number is JRO03L 10.4.5.33-0 on our Taiwanese PadFone 2. Continue reading “Exclusive : Asus PadFone 2 Android 4.1 JellyBean update rolling out right now”
Apple is expected to launch the iPad 4 (4th Gen) in India soon along with the iPad mini.The base 16GB WiFi only version is expected to be launched at Rs.31900.The iPad 4 was announced just under 6 months after the iPad 3’s launch which has caused a lot of disappointment amongst iPad 3 owners including myself . The main changes on the 4th gen iPad include the faster A6X processor , lightning connector and faster WiFi and LTE support. If you own a iPad 3 , you can hang on to it for a while but if you are using an iPad 2 and looking to upgrade , you can surely consider the iPad 4. Apple is just calling it the iPad with Retina Display !
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Good news for all of you waiting for the iPad mini in India. We have heard from online retailer Saholic about the confirmed prices for the iPad mini for India and it is going on sale pretty soon by this Friday December 7th.The base 16GB WiFi only version of the iPad mini will sell for Rs.21900
The Nokia Lumia 920 is here at FoneArena and it is definitely a beast ! It is one of the most heavy Nokia phones ever made but also one of the best Windows Phones in the the market today. We had a chance to take the Cyan Nokia Lumia 920 for a spin and we decided to bring a photo gallery of the handset.
Here is a quick unboxing of the Apple iPad Mini WiFi+Cellular version. We had already unboxed the WiFi only version few days ago and here we have the Cellular version.We like to simply call as iPad mini 3G or 4G or even the iPad mini with LTE. Since LTE still is not widespread like 3G , we are going to be using this iPad mini over a 3G HSPA network. Watch the unboxing video below
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RIM today confirmed at Blackberry Jam Asia that BlackBerry 10 devices will be coming out in both Full Touch and QWERTY editions. This puts the rumours about RIM killing QWERTY keyboard to rest.
Today at BlackBerry Jam Asia , RIM announced that the BlackBerry App World application marketplace would be soon renamed as BlackBerry World as the company is gearing up for the launch of BlackBerry 10 on Jan 30 2013 next year.Martyn Mallick, VP of Global Alliances and Business Development at Research In Motion told us that the rebranding had to be done as the App World was offering a lot more than apps now and offers music, video , magazines and a lot more.
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We are live from Bangkok , Thailand from BlackBerry Jam Asia 2012 where the company is expected talk about their upcoming BlackBerry 10 platform which is slated for a early 2013 launch. Watch our live blog below for minute by minute updates from the event. Although this is a developer event , we expect to get sneak peek of consumer features that are going to be available in BlackBerry 10
Thanks for the great response to the final round of the Qualcomm Snapdragon giveaway.2 lucky winners get to take home a XPERIA Tipo phone.
Here are the winners you have been waiting for.
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