Lufthansa will be the first airline to offer in-flight internet access on intercontinental routes.The service will be offered under the banner FlyNet in partnership with Panasonic Avionics. FlyNet will be initially available only on select North Atlantic routes but they plan to offer it on the airline’s entire intercontinental network by end of 2011. Continue reading “Lufthansa FlyNet to offer In-flight WiFi along with GSM/GPRS connectivity”
Believe it or not BSNL has tied up with Apple to offer a special 3G service for the Apple iPod.
Neither does the iPod have a 3G feature nor do we buy the idea of Apple tying up with BSNL. It’s just baseless misinformation. Normally we have blogs accused of spreading wrong information. But now we have several top publications carrying this hilarious story on the front page of their websites.
Continue reading “BSNL 3G Service Now Available for Apple iPod ? Bummer !”
Imagine you just bought a new phone 2 days ago and suddenly when you are using it , you hear a noise and then blood starts running down your face. This is what happened to Aron Embry from USA.His brand new Motorola DROID2 exploded in his ear and he had to be hospitalized
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We just learnt the HTC is planning to launch it’s latest Android handset the Desire HD in India within a week. The Desire Z will also be launched soon but there is no clarity on the timeline.Seems like there is more market demand for the Desire HD than Desire Z
Continue reading “HTC Desire HD coming to India soon followed by Desire Z”
Intel has reportedly shown off MeeGo phones and tablets in Russia according to someone who has attended the event. The MeeGo phone is expected to be powered by Intel’s Atom processor and seems to have a HI/LO VIBRANT branding
Despite the expensive price, Samsung has managed to sell more than 1million Galaxy Tabs worldwide
Videocon has launched a Ducati branded mobile phone in India with the model number V6200. The company has also coined the term Mo-Biking for the launch.
Are you fedup of those Unsolicited Telemarketing calls or SMS spam? TRAI ( Telecom Regulatory Authority on India) has issued some new regulations which come into effect from Jan 1 , 2011. They have imposed strict regulations for Tele-marketers and heavy fines for those who violate the rules.
Image from Privacy Star Android App
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We told you that Micromax was launching the Android phone Andro A60 at a price point below Rs.8000 but today the company announced the price just now on twitter. The official price is Rs.6990 ! Continue reading “Micromax Andro Price – just Rs.6990”
Airtel is offering a demo of their upcoming 3G service in many showrooms across India and we headed to a showroom in Chennai to do a Speed Test as many of you have been asking us about the speeds offered by Airtel 3G Continue reading “Airtel 3G Speed Test”
A FoneArena reader was about to pay his monthly Airtel bill when he was shocked to find the Vodafone logo in the bottom of the page along with the old Airtel logo. Its really surprising how that image ended up on the site Continue reading “Vodafone Logo on Airtel Site”
LG has shown of a really interesting phone dubbed the LU3000 at a mobile event in South Korea recently and this handset seems faster than the Samsung Galaxy S and the Apple iPhone 4 Continue reading “LG LU3000 seems faster than the Galaxy S and iPhone 4”
Being loyal to a single handset maker is a really tough ask considering the plethora of handset options available in the market place. But Apple iPhone which has seen 4 revisions since 2007 continues to have most loyal user base.According to a study 59% of iPhone owners are likely to stick with Apple followed by Blackberry Owners at a distant 35% Continue reading “iPhone owners are least likely to switch to another smartphone”
We are really excited to announce that FoneArena is the Online partner for the Opera Meetup happening in Mumbai on Sunday Dec 5th 2010. Jon S. von Tetzchner who is a co-founder of Opera Software will be speaking at the meetup and we would also be quizzing him about various topics related to Opera and the Mobile Web.We had the chance to meet Jon at SEE2009 in London and look forward to meeting him again. If you are a fan of Opera be it the PC browser , Opera Mobile or Opera Mini reserve your spot now.
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FoneArena was the first to report that the Motorola Charm was coming to India this month and Motorola just announced the launch of the Moto CHARM in India powered by Android 2.1 Operating System.It’s a QWERTY + Touchscreen Android phone and we are surely going to check it out.
Continue reading “Motorola officially launches the Moto CHARM in India at Rs.13990 with Aircel”
