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

Samsung to pay $1.05 billion in damages to Apple for infringing patents

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The jury presiding over the Apple vs Samsung trial in a US court has just reached a verdict. We were thinking this trial would last several weeks or even months and to everyone’s surprise the jury announced the verdict just minutes ago. Pretty bad news from Samsung has it has been found to infringe several patents owned by Apple.  Samsung must pay Apple $1 billion, 51 million 855 thousand dollars $1051855000 . That is about Rs.5828.33 crores or five thousand odd crores of rupees in damages to just give you an idea about the magnitude of the verdict. Continue reading “Samsung to pay $1.05 billion in damages to Apple for infringing patents”

Nokia Asha 311 Unboxing

Here is the unboxing of the Nokia Asha 311 which is one of the first Asha smartphones from the company. It packs a 3 inch full touch capacitive screen which is also scratch resistant. It is powered by a 1GHz processor and a microSD 2GB card comes in the box which is upgradeable to 32GB. It packs a 3.2 Megapixel camera on the back. Check out the unboxing video below. It comes with free access to over 45 lakh songs on Nokia Music for a period of 3 months. Continue reading “Nokia Asha 311 Unboxing”

Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway #4 – Guess What’s Inside the Phone and Win a HTC One V

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway is back ! The response to the third giveaway was great . Thanks to you guys for sending in your entries. We should be announcing the winner shortly.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway #4 is here. All you have to do is answer the question below and you can walk away with one Snapdragon device – the HTC One V

This is just the fourth contest in a series of several more contests and activities we will be bringing to you in the next few weeks in partnership with Qualcomm Snapdragon.Dive into the contest below and send in your entry.

Follows the steps below in order to take part in the giveaway.

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Google Nexus 7 Unboxing

I was recently in the US on a short visit and managed to pick up the Google Nexus 7 first Android Tablet to run on Android 4.1 JellyBean. Here is a quick unboxing video of the this tiny little tablet from Google & Asus which is priced at $199 (excluding tax and shipping). This 7 inch tablet has a back-lit IPS display which sports a resolution of 1280×800 pixels

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Apple iPhone and iPad Mini Launch Event might be set for September 12

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Multiple sources are claiming that the next big Apple product launch is about a month away. iMore is reporting a September 12th date for the event in which the new iPhone (iPhone 5) and a smaller version of the iPad (iPad Mini) will be launched. There have been multiple leaks of parts and cases related to new iPhone in recent weeks and the iPhone 4S is about to turn one this October.So the rumours might be pointing in the right direction.The new iPhone might go on sale on September 21st.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Preview

At the Mobile Benchmarking Workshop here in San Francisco , Qualcomm showed off it’s next generation Quadcore mobile processor – the Snapdragon S4 Pro (APQ 8064) .  And guess what Qualcomm just did not make just a boring announcement about a chipset and that the devices using the chip will be in the market later this year. But , Qualcomm let us use a tablet (prototype obviously ) which uses the new quadcore chip with 4 Krait cores along with the new Adreno 320 GPU. We ran a lot of tests on this device and this device hit the ball out of the park in most cases.Interesting  numbers are reported below. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Preview”

Exclusive : LG Optimus Vu coming to India later this year

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LG India today confirmed to FoneArena at the LG Bloggers Meet today that the Optimus Vu is indeed coming to India later this year. The Optimus Vu is a 5-inch phone from LG which puts it in the same league as the Samsung Galaxy Note. The screen is one of the main highlights of the device and it packs a 1024x768px resolution. The phone packs 32GB of inbuilt storage and utilizes a microSIM card slot. It also comes with a capacitive stylus.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway #3 – Guess the Phone and Win a Nokia Lumia 710

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway is back ! The response to the second giveaway was impressive. Thanks to you guys for sending in your entries. We should be announcing the winner shortly. The giveaways are just not going to stop at least for the next few weeks at FoneArena.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway #3 is here. All you have to do is Guess the Phone in the questions below and you can walk away with one Snapdragon device – the Nokia Lumia 710

This is just the third contest in a series of several more contests and activities we will be bringing to you in the next few weeks in partnership with Qualcomm Snapdragon.Dive into the contest below and send in your entry. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway #3 – Guess the Phone and Win a Nokia Lumia 710”

P.Balaji joins Nokia India as VP and MD from Sony Mobile

Nokia India has announced that they have appointed P.Balaji as Vice President and Managing Director for the India Area. He previously served as Managing Director of Sony Mobile Communications, India. He has 22 years of rich experience and has worked in sectors like sales, marketing, product management, operations, strategy, technical solutions, communications and corporate affairs in Ericsson, Lucent Technologies, AT&T and Tata group.

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Garnet Red Samsung Galaxy S3 for AT&T – Official Photos

AT&T has announced the pre-order for the Garnet Red variant of the Samsung Galaxy S3 which is exclusive to AT&T. Customers can pre-order this device through the operators website and in the company’s retail stores starting from July 15. In-store availability is set for July 29th.  We have already seen the White Galaxy S3 and the Pebble Blue S3 and this is the first glimpse at the red one. There a couple of photos after the jump.

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TopKase Aluminum iPhone Case with a Sliding Shutter !

This has to the be the weirdest looking iPhone case to be ever launched. TopKase is launching the Aegis Aluminum case for the iPhone 4 and 4S which looks exactly like the image above. Wondering you will use your iPhone after putting this case on ? The case has a sliding shutter which protects the touchscreen when not in use and it cleans the  screen automatically with a concealed microfiber cloth. Continue reading “TopKase Aluminum iPhone Case with a Sliding Shutter !”

DigiPower ChargeCard – an emergency mobile charger that fits in your wallet

Meet the ChargeCard from DigiPower – a portable mobile charger which is actually the size of a credit card. This emergency mobile charger might fit in your wallet easily. This is one of the cutest mobile power packs we have come across and best part is the you don’t have to carry a cable along as it has a microUSB cable built-in.There is also a tiny indicator LED on the side.

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