Samsung Galaxy Camera Pre-Booking starts in India

Samsung India has started accepting pre-bookings for its upcoming Galaxy Camera on the company’s eStore. This interesting device is basically a point and shoot camera running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and packs 3G and WiFi connectivity. It has a massive 4.8 inch display  and 21x zoom.One cannot make calls from this device though. Samsung had previously told FoneArena that the Galaxy Camera would be launched during Diwali and looks like this Android based Camera will be going on sale soon.

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Lenovo A60+ Hands-on

After unveiling the new Lenovo smartphones in Mumbai, the same were launched in Chennai at a press event. We showed you the hands on of the K860, the S880, the S560 and the P700i. They are all mid – high-end devices with specs that suit their respective price ranges. However what Lenovo launched was a portfolio and no portfolio is complete without a low-end device. The Lenovo A60+ is the company’s entry-level Android smartphone and it is aimed at the first smartphone buyer.

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Lenovo P700i Hands-on

At the Chennai Lenovo event, we got a hands on experience of all the new Lenovo devices that were launched that day. Previously, we showed you the S880, the S560 and the K860. And now, the Lenovo P700i, which, funnily has a code-named similar to one of the earlier Sony Ericsson PDAs. With that trivial fact aside, lets take a look at the only white coloured phone on display at the event!

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Cricket Fever Challenge multiplayer cricket game launched for Android and iPhone

Disney UTV’s Indiagames has launched Cricket Fever Challenge, a new multiplayer cricket game for Android and iPhone. In this game, you can play with players from anywhere in the world on Android, iOS and online through Facebook. You need to hit maximum runs in one over (6 balls) to set a challenge for their opponent to beat.You stay at top of the leaderboard and move to new skill levels if you win as many challenges with your opponent. Continue reading “Cricket Fever Challenge multiplayer cricket game launched for Android and iPhone”

Lenovo S880 Hands-on

By now, you must have seen our hands on of the Lenovo S560 and K860 from the Chennai Lenovo event. Now we bring you the hands on of the Lenovo S880. The S880 is another 5 incher in Lenovo’s new portfolio for India and it aims to bring the large screen to an affordable price while definitely having some compromises. We went hands on with it, lets talk about the device then!

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1 year Free BBM Service on Airtel and Vodafone with BlackBerry Curve 9220 and 9320


Research in Motion (RIM) has announced new festive offer this Diwali. Customers who purchase BlackBerry Curve 9220 or Curve 9320 would get  BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service free for 1 year. This offer is available for new Airtel and Vodafone customers across India. Vodafone and Airtel launched  BBM-only plan for Rs.129 earlier this year targeting students and youngster. This new festive offer would attract new customers both for BlackBerry and these operators. Continue reading “1 year Free BBM Service on Airtel and Vodafone with BlackBerry Curve 9220 and 9320”

Lenovo S560 Hands-on

Right after we went hands on with the Lenovo K860 at the Chennai Lenovo event, we also got to go hands on with the S560. The S560 is a music-centric device that comes with Dolby Digital Plus support. Priced to compete in the mid range spectrum, the device is set to appeal mainly to the youth. Onto the device then.

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Asus Padfone 2 Unboxing

The Asus Padfone was an innovative gadget but it was a bit bulky and used only a dual core processor.It launched at Computex earlier this year and we  spotted it at MWC and finally it was launched in India last month. Now we have at FoneArena one of the most innovative gadgets of 2012 the Asus Padfone 2. The Padfone2 is powered by the all new Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 quad-core CPU which is one of the fastest chipsets in the mobile market currently. Watch the unboxing video below.

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DisneyUTV’s Indiagames offers premium iPhone and iPad games for free this festive season

DisneyUTV’s Indiagames has announced that they would would offer 8 free games for iPhone and iPad for this festive season. This offer starts from 10th November and continues till 17th November that lets the gamers grab 1 free game worth $2.99 each day. Some of the popular games include, WorldCup Cricket Fever, IPL Cricket Fever, Cricket T20 Fever and Quarrel Deluxe. Continue reading “DisneyUTV’s Indiagames offers premium iPhone and iPad games for free this festive season”

Lenovo K860 Hands-on

Recently at an event in Chennai, Lenovo unveiled their new strategy for the Indian market in which they announced their foray into the highly competitive and booming Smartphone market. We were there at the press briefing and they had launched a total of five devices. Naturally, we got a brief hands on with every one of them. We bring some photos and our thoughts about Lenovo’s all new portfolio of devices for India.

First up is the Lenovo K860, this is Lenovo’s flagship phone that has all the top end specs that we crave for.

The Lenovo K860 has a 5-inch (720 x 1280 pixels) IPS display with a wide 178 degree viewing angle. From what we saw, the display is absolutely gorgeous, we would keep it right up there, at the top along with all the other beautiful IPS displays from the One X, the 4x HD and even the Optimus G, but our only small gripe was the blacks, they could have been deeper.

On the inside, it is powered by a 1.4 GHz quad-core Exynos 4412 processor with Mali 400M GPU. During our short hands on, we found no hint of lag, everything(except the multitasking switcher) was zippy smooth, much like the Galaxy S3 with similar innards.

The connectivity options include, 3G (HSDPA: 21 Mbps, HSUPA: 5.76Mbps), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, aGPS. It has 1GB LPDDR2 RAM, 8GB eMMC, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD and a massive 2250 mAh battery. With the memory at just 8GB, it is clear that they had cost reduction in mind, but the inclusion of the micro SD slot is welcome. But we do appreciate Lenovo for that massive 2250 mAH battery that can easily sustain this phone through a busy day. Continue reading “Lenovo K860 Hands-on”

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Android 4.1 update starts rolling in Germany

Samsung has started rolling out Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) update for the Galaxy Note 10.1 starting from Germany. Samsung announced the GALAXY Note 10.1 at MWC 2012, but launched the tablet with upgraded specs in August. Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 10.1 in India as Galaxy Note 800 at the end of August. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Android 4.1 update starts rolling in Germany”

BlackBerry 10 gets FIPS 140-2 US government security certification ahead of launch

Research In Motion (RIM) has announced that the BlackBerry 10, their upcoming mobile phone platform has received FIPS 140-2 certification. This is the first time BlackBerry products have been FIPS certified ahead of launch. This certification would enable government agencies to deploy BlackBerry 10 smartphones and RIM’s new mobile enterprise management solution BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 from the day of launch. Continue reading “BlackBerry 10 gets FIPS 140-2 US government security certification ahead of launch”

Evernote for iPhone and iPad v5.0 now available, brings new design and features

Evernote for iPhone and iPad has been updated to version 5.0 as Evernote announced last week. This update brings new features including New home screen features with Views, Recent Notes, Premium Features and Quick Notes button, Places to visualize the notes on a map, Improved Notebook List, Notebook Stacks and recently viewed and edited notes on iPad and more.

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Unboxing the Nokia Lumia 510

Nokia introduced its most affordable Windows Phone device, the Lumia 510 sometime back. Running WP 7.5, the Lumia 510 is powered by a 800Mhz Cortex A5 processor coupled with 512MB of RAM. One of the highlights of the smartphone has to be its 4″ WVGA display.

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Get Premium Paid BlackBerry Apps worth Rs. 2000 for free this Diwali

Research In Motion (RIM) is offering premium paid applications for free for BlackBerry Smartphones and the PlayBook Tablet this Diwali season in India. These paid applications are worth Rs. 2000 and the offer is valid only till December 31, 2012. Continue reading “Get Premium Paid BlackBerry Apps worth Rs. 2000 for free this Diwali”