BlackBerry has scheduled three separate events in Toronto, London and Dubai to unveil BlackBerry passport. Even though the invite just says See the Bigger Picture, it is likely to be the BlackBerry Passport. It is an exclusive invite-only event says BlackBerry. Continue reading “BlackBerry Passport launch events scheduled for September 24”
Samsung launched several budget Android smartphones – Galaxy Star 2, Galaxy Star Advance and Galaxy Ace NXT smartphones in India. Today the company has launched a budget smartphone called Galaxy V (SM-G313HZ) in Malaysia. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, 1.2 GHz processor, Android 4.4 (KitKat), 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy V budget Dual SIM Android 4.4 smartphone launched in Malaysia”
Xolo announced the Win Q900s, the company first Windows Phone device running Windows Phone 8.1 back in June. It is now on sale in India for Rs. 9,999. It weighs just just 100 grams, and Xolo claims that it is the world’s lightest Windows Phone smartphone. It has a 4.7-inch HD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM 8212) processor with Adreno 302 GPU, a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo Win Q900s Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone goes on sale for Rs. 9999”
LG has taken wraps off LG Smart Home that boasts of connected appliances which can be accessed with your smartphone. In addition, the company has revealed HomeChat that lets you control these smart appliances with a phone.
Hey everyone! Fast on the heels of the Mobile World Congress, IFA or the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin has begun a very important venue for the smartphone industry. One of the oldest industrial expos around, it has been held in Berlin since 1929. Now that we’re done with the history lesson, let’s get to what’s more important for us. Why is FoneArena here?! While the event has been important over the last few years, we’re expecting to see an unprecedented amount of launches over the course of the week. Follow along as we list out what we think may or may not make it here. Continue reading “What to expect at IFA 2014 ?”
With an aim to bolster its mobile cloud services, Samsung has acquired mobile cloud company PrinterOn for an undisclosed sum. As a result of the acquisition, the Ontario, Canada based company will continue to operate as wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Canada.
Continue reading “Samsung buys mobile cloud company PrinterOn”
Lenovo just announced the TAB S8 ahead of IFA 2014 in Berlin. The tablet has a 8-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) full HD display based on one-glass-solution technology , powered by a quad-core Intel Atom (Z3745) processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo TAB S8 with 8-inch full HD display, quad-core Intel Atom processor announced”
Reddit has launched its popular Ask Me Anything (ASA)app for iPhone. The app will allow users to browse and discover popular AMA interviews. For those unaware, is a website in which celebrities, government officials, astronauts, artists and more participate in question-and-answer sessions with users.
Continue reading “Reddit rolls out Ask Me Anything App for iPhone”
Microsoft is expected to announce Lumia 730 and Lumia 830 at the IFA event tomorrow. Meanwhile, a new leak of the Lumia 830 has surfaced online with a set of images.
Continue reading “Lumia 830 image leak suggests 10MP Pure View camera”
Leaks of Sony Xperia Z 3 are continuing to pop up until its official launch today. A set of press images of the next flagship phone by Sony have been spotted by XperiaBlog.net. This time the Xperia Z 3 is seen in copper gold color which has become quiet a trend with major flagship phones like Apple, Samsung, HTC, LG and so on.
Continue reading “Copper Sony Xperia Z3 and e-ink display SmartBand Talk appears in press images”
Following the footsteps of the ever expanding Xiaomi, OPPO has announced four phones for the Australian market. It is worthy to note that this is the first time that OPPO has launched smartphones in the country. Continue reading “OPPO enters the Australian market with 4 phones: Find 7, Find 7a, N1 Mini and Neo 5”
Those of you who often find yourselves cramped due to low storage are in for respite, as Xiaomi’s latest flagship — the Mi 4 — just went on to be available in a 64GB variant. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4 now available in 64GB variant in China”
Lava Iris 400Q, the latest budget smartphone in Lava Iris Q series is now available from Homeshop18. It has almost similar specifications as the Iris 406Q that was launched back in April, including a 4-inch WVGA display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera and dual SIM support, but this runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box. Continue reading “Lava Iris 400Q with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 5499”
First batch of Xiaomi Redmi 1S went on sale today for Rs. 5,999. We managed to get one before it’s on sale in the country. Check out the unboxing video below.
At the time of announcing its IFA 2014 event, Sony teased a new smartphone camera lens. Today images of the ILCE-QX1 E-mount camera has surfaced online ahead of the official event tomorrow. It is an E-mount camera module with interchangeable Alpha lenses, unlike the QX10 and QX100 camera lenses that were unveiled at IFA last year. Sony is also rumored to launch the QX30 smartphone lens with 30x zoom. Continue reading “Sony E-Mount camera for smartphones leaked ahead of IFA launch”
