Meet the Nokia 700 which is one of the sexiest smartphones we have come across in recent times.We fell in love with the form factor and screen instantly. Nokia is claiming it is the smallest smartphone.The AMOLED display is a treat to use and the UI was fluid due to the 1GHz processor and the Symbian Belle OS.Take a look at the photos below and feel free to shoot any questions about the phone.
Nokia announced the 701 along with the 600 and 700 at the event in Hong Kong. We got our hands on the Nokia 701 and it is certainly a well designed phone taking cues from the C7. Nokia claims the phone is the brightest phone in the market( We are checking if its brighter than the LG Optimus Black). Take a look at the photos below. Video coming really soon. Continue reading “Nokia 701 Photos : Hands On”
Just when everyone was thinking , Symbian has reached it’s end Nokia surprised us by launching 3 new Symbian phones running the newest version of Symbian – Belle and packing other interesting goodies such as a 1GHz Processor and NFC ( Near Field Communication ). We got our hands on the most affordable phone of the trio – the Nokia 600 which is also supposed to be the loudest smartphone from Nokia so far. Take a look at the pics below. A video should be up soon as well. Continue reading “Nokia 600 Photos – Hands On”
Nokia today launched a couple of cheap dual SIM phones in Nairobi , Kenya. Looks like finally realising the importance of Dual SIM phones eating it’s market share in the lower end.
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We are here at Hong Kong for Nokia’s Symbian Event where we expect see the future of Symbian hopefully software and hardware. We will be live blogging the event.Stay tuned to FoneArena for latest updates. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG : Nokia Symbian Event at Hong Kong”
We are live blogging the HP Q3 earnings conference call where we expect to hear why the company is discontinuing it’s webOS division. You can check out the live blog widget below for latest updates without refreshing the page. Continue reading “Live Blog : HP to discontinue webOS devices”
Nokia has announced that the much awaited Symbian Anna update is finally available for Symbian phones such as the N8, C7 , E7 and C6-01. The update brings a new UI along with some improvements in messaging , maps and the browser. The update is available through Ovi Suite and as an Over The Air update.The Over the Air normally takes a bit longer to appear so you can try using Ovi Suite to check if your phone has received the update. The release also says that more than 10 Symbian phones will be launched in the next 12 months. The update is slowly rolling out to all countries . Have you updated your Nokia to Anna ? Let us know ! Continue reading “Nokia Symbian Anna Update rolling out to N8, E7, C7 and C6-01”
Looks like Nokia is still supporting Meego and Symbian as it plans to launch over 300 apps for Symbian , Meego and Windows Phone devices over the next 12 months. The handset maker has entered into an agreement with mobile app developer Polar Mobile to launch apps for top media brands. The first 50 apps will be available on Nokia Ovi Store for Symbian phones.All these apps are expected to use the Qt framework which enables developers to reuse code across various mobile platforms. It’s not clear what is the strategy for Windows Phone as there Qt does not support the platform as of now. Continue reading “Nokia and Polar Mobile to launch over 300 mobile apps for Symbian , Meego and Windows Phone”
The GSMA which runs on the annual Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona has just announced the list of keynote speakers for the 2012 edition . The event will take place in Barcelona, Spain from Feb 27 2012 – Mar 1 2012.FoneArena will be reporting from the show floor.
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The rumoured Motorola Defy+ which is the successor to the original Defy is finally official close on the heels of the Google to acquire Motorola Mobility announcement . The Defy Plus retains the glory of it’s ancestor and is Water Resistant, Scratch Resistant and Dust Proof. We are not totally sure what extent of abuse this phone can handle. Our very own Jon had the pleasure of dipping the the old Defy in a glass of water and it did function properly afterwards. In terms of specs it is powered by a 1GHz CPU and runs on Android 2.3 and runs on a 1700 mAh battery. The 3.7 inch display is made of scratch resistant Gorilla Glass.You can find the full specs below. As you can see there are minor improvements in terms of specs but we wish Motorola promoted this phone in a better way at least in countries where it rains a lot !
Continue reading “Motorola Defy Plus is Official – runs Gingerbread and can survive some abuse !”
Some mysterious tweets and videos have been making the rounds on the internet for over a month now from a handle called WeAreTabCo. Recently the Grid 10 Tablet showed up at the FCC in the US. The Grid 10 is a successor to the JooJoo tablet from Fusion Garage which was initially known as the CrunchPad. A legal battle between TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington and Fusion Garage founder Chandrasekar Rathakrishnan was underway and the Crunchpad was renamed as the JooJoo and got mostly negative reviews from users and reviewers. Looks like the company is still not out of the tablet game and is trying to get rid of the JooJoo name . We company let the cat out of the bag through a tweet minutes ago.
Google has just announced that it is acquiring one of the biggest names in the mobile phone industry and one of pioneers in the telecommunications space – Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. Google will continue to operate Motorola Mobility as a separate entity. The deal is still pending regulatory approval considering the sheer size of the transaction and is expected to be completed in 2011 end or early 2012.
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The European Imaging and Sound Association has announced the winners of the EISA awards for 2011-12. The HTC ChaCha , Samsung Galaxy S2 and Sony Ericsson Arc emerged as winners in 3 separate categories.Samsung Galaxy S2 bagged the award for the Best European Mobile Phone , not too surprising considering the millions of units the company has managed to sell since it’s launch. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S2 , Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc , HTC ChaCha bag awards in Europe”
When the Nokia N9 was announced during CommunicAsia we stumbled upon a list of countries which would get the device, many countries including UK, USA and India were missing from that list. Now Nokia has confirmed to some publications that the device wont be coming to UK or US. Now couple of leading online retailers in the UK – MobileFun and Expansys are taking pre-orders for the device. Continue reading “SIM-Free Nokia N9 to land in UK through Unofficial Channels”
Micromax A70 is a entry level Android Phone from handset maker Micromax who is well known primarily for its Dual SIM devices. The company had a big advert today in a leading newspaper Times of India pictured above which pokes fun at the iPhone and at the same time conveys the message to the prospective buyer. No one can deny the fact that the iPhone has become the benchmark for any Touchscreen phone. But the iPhone still remains expensive with the cheapest offering available only at Rs.19,990 and Micromax seems to be cashing in on that.
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