Samsung Galaxy Mega might launch in India today

Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 India

Samsung India is holding a launch event today in Chennai where the company is expected to add an interesting device to it’s Galaxy line up of Android devices.Samsung has not yet revealed what device would be launched but Fone Arena has learned from multiple sources including retailers that Samsung would launch the Galaxy Mega[6.3 inch version], [5.8inch version]in India today. It is not clear if  Samsung would launch both the 5.8 inch and 6.3 inch versions of the Galaxy Mega in India.UK pricing for the 6.3 version was revealed recently along with a July release date. So India might be one of the first few countries to get this new device. It would be worth mentioning that the 5.8 inch version is a Dual SIM phone and less expensive of the lot so we might see Samsung launching the Galaxy Mega 5.8 today. Although I would love to see them launch the 6.3 version as well. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega might launch in India today”

Idea launches Choice Recharge offer at Rs. 15, Choose Free minutes, SMS or data


Idea Cellular has launched Choice Recharge offer for its Tamil Nadu customers that would let you choose one of several packs under single recharge of Rs. 15. This pack offers 5 choices, Idea to Idea Calling, SMS, Local Mobile Minutes and Internet Offers. Continue reading “Idea launches Choice Recharge offer at Rs. 15, Choose Free minutes, SMS or data”

Nokia Asha 310 vs Samsung Rex 90

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You might have seen a lot of  comparisons here lately, mostly dealing with big budget tablets or interesting smartphones, but we never were able to show you how the entry level market was like, especially with so many touch devices in that segment now. These are not smartphones, but they are not dumbphones either. Nokia particularly calls its new range Asha phone smartphones, which most might not agree with, but it has some really good features to talk about. Similarly,  Samsung also recently launched its Rex series of devices to combat the Nokia Asha range in a similarly priced market. So, which one is better? Lets find out.

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Spice Smart Flo Pace Mi-422 now available for Rs. 4790

Spice Smart Flo Pace Mi-422

Spice Smart Flo Pace Mi-422, a new phone in the Smart Flo series that surfaced last week is now available from online retailer Saholic. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display,  powered by a 1 GHz MediaTek MT6515 processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has  a 3.2-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Spice phones. It comes  with 2G (EDGE) connectivity similar to the Spice Smart Flo Pace 2 Mi-502 that was  launched recently. Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Pace Mi-422 now available for Rs. 4790”

Limited edition Superman branded Nokia Lumia 925 heading to China

Nokia has a history of introducing limited edition handsets to tie in with popular movie franchises amongst others. The Batman branded Lumia 800 turned out to be quite popular and this year Nokia is introducing a Superman branded varient for its latest handset, the Lumia 925.

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Samsung to unveil new Galaxy and ATIV devices on June 20th

Samsung Premiere 2013 event

Samsung has just announced the Premier 2013 event to unveil the company’s new Android-powered Galaxy devices and Windows-powered ATIV devices. It is not clear what to expect at the event from these teaser images from Samsung. Hope we can see the rumored Galaxy S4 variants. Continue reading “Samsung to unveil new Galaxy and ATIV devices on June 20th”

HTC T6 phablet in the works

Rumors about the HTC One with a bigger screen surfaced recently, now the company’s first phablet is reportedly on the works, according to the @evleaks who has the credibility of providing solid leaks in the past including the HTC One / M7. The device has also appeared in a Linux string as the T6 along with different variants including some of the carrier variant. Continue reading “HTC T6 phablet in the works”

Brown Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 surfaces, expected in June

Brown Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0

Samsung announced as the Galaxy Note 8.0 at MWC 2013. It was officially launched in India as Galaxy Note 510 earlier this month. It was released only in White color. Even though the Charcoal Black Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 was spotted back in March, but it didn’t release. Now press image of the Brown Galaxy Note 8.0 has surfaced, thanks to evleaks. Continue reading “Brown Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 surfaces, expected in June”

Nokia Lumia 920 receives a price cut, now available for Rs. 32,639/-

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The Espoo company’s flagship has been around for a while, and was retailing at quite high a price. It was priced at around Rs. 36k – Rs. 38k in several places. It has now received a substantial price cut, at a time when other flagships like the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 have made their foray into the Indian market. Now retailing at Rs. 32, 639 at the Nokia India Online Store and for lesser elsewhere, Nokia hopes to attract more sales of the device in India. Equipped with a 8.7 megapixel PureView camera and a lot of other innovations like the wireless charging for example, the Lumia 920 comes with attractively coloured options.

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Updated Evernote Windows Phone app to allow pinning of tool tiles

We’d recently reported on a major update to the popular note taking app on Microsoft’s struggling mobile platform. The update gave Evernote much needed features including a freshened up design and homescreen. Today the company is rolling out a new update that adds some nifty features like pinned tool tiles.

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TRAI issues new regulations for SMS termination charges to curb spam SMS


The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has imposed new SMS termination charges for retail consumers and commercial messages. Termination charge is paid by the operator where the SMS originates to the operator to which the message is delivered. TRAI did not set a particular charge for this hence some operators were charging 10 paise as termination charges. Now they have set the SMS termination charge as 2 paise for normal SMS and 5 paise on transactional SMS on operators from whom the SMS originates. Continue reading “TRAI issues new regulations for SMS termination charges to curb spam SMS”

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 vs Apple iPad mini

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While we are reviewing the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, we saw it fit that we compare it with the other small tablets in our labs. The Apple iPad mini is the one and only smaller iPad with a cheaper price as well as better portability obviously, so how does it fare when compared to the Galaxy Note 8.0? Lets find out. Here’s the in-depth video comparison and read past the break for the text –

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Karbonn Titanium S5 vs Micromax A116 Canvas HD

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We got to unbox and review the Karbonn Titanium S5 recently and found it to be a good enough phone for the price. Since we had the Micromax A116 Canvas HD lying around, and also since there are a lot of similarities in the form factor and somewhat the price, we decided to compare them both. Here is a detailed in-depth look at the comparison of Karbonn Titanium S5 vs Micromax A116 canvas HD –

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VERTU Ti First hands on

Vertu Ti-30

Vertu, the luxury phone maker, has launched its first Luxury handset of 2013, called the Vertu Ti, after being acquired by European investment firm EQT. Vertu had been an integral part of Nokia for several years till the Finnish company decided to sell Vertu’s majority shares, last year. Not surprisingly, the first Vertu Phone, post the acquisition from Nokia, is an Android phone. Continue reading “VERTU Ti First hands on”

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini spotted on Samsung Apps website

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini Apps website

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9195) was already confirmed back in March, now the phone has appeared on the official Samsung Apps website as one of the choices in the phone selector.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 mini spotted on Samsung Apps website”