Indian budget Android device manufacturer, Gionee, has introduced yet another model dubbed the G Pad – G2. The G2 is the company’s 10th product over the course of three months and features a rather large 5.3 inch display. The phone is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad Core processor while the operating system is Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It was launched last month, now the phone is finally on sale. Continue reading “Gionee GPad-G2 with 5.3 inch screen launched at Rs. 13,990”
Nokia Asha 501 Overview and First Impressions
Nokia Asha 501, the company’s latest attempt at out-innovating the low end smartphone market, was launched today in New Delhi and we got some fair play time with the device. Based on the new Nokia Asha platform, the device was previously demoed by Nokia’s Peter Skillman, who led the whole effort of bringing the intuitive N9 UI to the low end. After a healthy hands on time with the device, we can’t withhold ourselves from telling you about this device. But before that, here is a complete overview of the device –
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Karbonn A7 Star with 4.5-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor now available for Rs. 6190
Karbonn A7 Star, successor of the A7+ is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch screen display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), similar to the Karbonn A12 that went on sale earlier this year, but this comes with 2G (EDGE) support. It is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor, has a 5-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera. It also comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. Karbonn launched the A7 back in July and A7+ in October last year. Both these phones had a 3.5-inch screen and Android 2.3. Continue reading “Karbonn A7 Star with 4.5-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor now available for Rs. 6190”
Nokia Lumia 720 Review
With the Nokia Lumia 720, the Finnish smartphone manufacturer has revealed the latest element of its strategy to recapture the mobile phone market. Sitting right in the middle of the Lumia Windows Phone family, the Lumia 720 marries sophisticated design and subtle design elements with specifications that are powerful enough to get the job done but is this sufficient to take on the multitudes of midrange Android based competitors ? Read on to find out. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 720 Review”
Flipboard for Android 2.0 update brings custom Magazines, better Search and more
Flipboard for Android has been updated to version 2.0 that brings new features including option to create your own magazines, improved search, faster and lots more new features. Now the magazine editor is also available on the web from editor.flipboard.com. All these features are already for Flipboard for iPhone and iPad in the version 2.0 update back in March. Continue reading “Flipboard for Android 2.0 update brings custom Magazines, better Search and more”
LG to release LTE TDD Smartphones in 6 countries including India in 2013
LG has announced that they would launch LTE TDD capable smartphones globally starting from Saudi Arabia with its flagship Optimus G smartphone on the Saudi Telecom Company (STC) network. LG has also confirmed that they would release LTE TDD-enabled smartphones in other countries China, India, North America, Japan and Australia later this year. LG started testing LTE TDD service, in partnership with China Mobile at the MWC 2013 earlier this year. Continue reading “LG to release LTE TDD Smartphones in 6 countries including India in 2013”
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Processor to speed-up smart phones, this summer
HTC One and the Samsung S4 might be competing with each other for their fair share of the ‘super-fast-phone’ market, but there’s one thing common between them that makes these great devices what they really are – and that is the processor . Both phones, run on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon latest processors. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Processor to speed-up smart phones, this summer”
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom 16MP camera phone, S4 Activ and S4 mini to be announced in May?
Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S4 Zoom (SM-C1010) with a 16-megapixel camera at the end of this month, according to a report from Sammobile. This would be the company’s first camera phone. Samsung already launched the Galaxy Camera with a 17 Megapixel sensor that can capture images at 16.3 Megapixel resolution. The S4 Zoom would hav a similar sensor, 4.3-inch qHD SAMOLED display, instead of a 4.8-inch 720p Super Clear Touch Display and runs on Android Jelly Bean OS with Samsung’s own Touchwiz interface with Nature UX. It would have 8 GB of memory, MicroSD up to 64 GB, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and A-GPS. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom 16MP camera phone, S4 Activ and S4 mini to be announced in May?”
Vodafone India to take legal action against DoT regarding extension of licenses in 3 circles
Vodafone, in a statement today has announced that they are taking all required actions, including legal against the Department of Telecom (DoT), regarding extension and continuity of its licenses in Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata, as per the provisions of policy and license and repeated assurances by DoT and Ministry in the past. The 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum allocated to Vodafone would expire in 2014. Continue reading “Vodafone India to take legal action against DoT regarding extension of licenses in 3 circles”
Karbonn S2 Titanium with 5-inch display, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 10790
Karbonn S2 Titanium went on pre-order online earlier this week. The phone is now available from online retailers Snapdeal, Infibeam and Saholic. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen (854×480 pixels), powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megpixel auto-focus camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera similar to the S5 Titanium. It also has dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Karbonn S2 Titanium with 5-inch display, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 10790”
Nokia and Facebook partner to offer free Facebook access on Asha 501
Nokia unveiled the Asha 501 at an event in Delhi earlier today. At the launch Nokia has announced that they have partnered with Facebook to offer free Facebook access on Airtel subscribers in Africa and India. Facebook app comes pre-loaded on the Asha 501, apart from range of apps including Foursquare, LinkedIn, Nimbuzz, Twitter and more. Continue reading “Nokia and Facebook partner to offer free Facebook access on Asha 501”
Nokia Asha 501 Photo Gallery
Nokia announced the Asha 501, the company’s latest full touch phone with the new phone in the Asha range earlier today. It runs on Nokia Asha software platform with Swipe UI, has a 3-inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) display and a 3.2-megapixel fixed focus rear camera. We got some hands-on time with the device at the launch event. Check out the photo gallery below. Continue reading “Nokia Asha 501 Photo Gallery”
Video Interview with Peter Skillman at Nokia Asha 501 launch
Nokia announced the Asha 501, the company’s latest full touch phone in the Asha series with Swipe UI. Shilpa Dhamija, Content Manager at FoneArena spoke one on one with Peter Skillman, VP, Mobile Phones User Experience, Design, about Asha 501, the next generation Asha phone. In this exclusive interview, Peter talks about what makes Asha 501, a unique product in the Asha family – The new hardware, new web-on-phone experience. All, at a very low price. Watch the full video interview below.
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Nokia Asha 501 Hands On
Nokia’s has added some more colour to its Asha family with the new Asha 501 Phone.The new Asha phone is slotted for a price of about Rs.5600 excluding taxes. Nokia has introduced a new design and form factor with the Asha 501 – A full touch screen with no buttons at the bottom except for one back button that sits pretty, right at the bottom. We got a chance speak to Peter Skillman, VP, Mobile Phones User Experience, Design, about the Asha 501 at the launch event. You can check out the video below and also read the full transcript of the interview here.
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Nokia Asha 501 full touch phone with swipe UI announced
Nokia Asha 501, a new full touch device with swipe UI, and part of a whole new Asha series of devices has been announced at a global press conference here, in New Delhi. In an effort to revitalize the ever important budget low end smartphone market, which is currently inundated with Android phones, Nokia has released a tiny device that, they hope, can help them gain more traction in the highly competitive market. The Asha platform with touch UI. It initially debuted with the Asha 311 and the other full touch Asha phones, now it has been rehauled with more UX elements from the N9’s Meego user interface, complete with the double tap to wake gesture and the minimalistic homescreen setup. The device sports a 3 inch QVGA screen with hardened glass and is powered by a 1 GHz processor.
Having repeatedly leaked on Twitter, one of them revealed its six colourful shells in a leak last night. The available colours, which are also replaceable shells, come in Bright Red, Lemon Yellow, Parrot Green, Ice Blue, White and Black. The device has 128 MB of internal memory and comes with a 4GB micro SD card out of the box, with options of expanding the memory upto 32 GB. It also comes in single SIM variant. Priced at $99 (~Rs. 5,347) without taxes and subsidies, it is expected to shipping in June 2013 from approximately 60 operators and distributors in more than 90 countries worldwide.
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