RIM released BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) 7 beta last month that brought new features including option to make free voice calls over WiFi, new emoticons, BlackBerry ID Integration and more. BBM voice lets you initiate a BBM Voice Call directly or switch over to one from a BBM text chat. It also has split screen feature to chat while talking . Continue reading “BlackBerry Messenger 7 out of beta, brings BBM voice, New Emoticons and more”
Sony announced the Xperia go back in May, that went on sale in India in July. The Xperia go is a durable Smartphone which is dust and water proof. It was running on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) at the launch, but it received the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update few months back. Sony Mobile has also promised Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update for the device, which is expected next year. Let’s get into the complete review and see how rugged it is. Continue reading “Sony Xperia go Review”
Lava Iris N400, Lava’s new Dual SIM Android smartphone in the Iris range is now available from online retailers Flipkart and Snapdeal. Unlike the Iris N320 and N350 that was launched recently, the N400 comes with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and has 3G support. It has a 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1 GHz processor. It has a 5MP rear camera with LED Flash and a 0.3MP front-facing camera for video calling. It has Dual SIM support similar to the Iris smartphones. Continue reading “Lava Iris N400 Dual SIM phone with 4-inch display, Android 4.0 now available for Rs. 6,399”
Sony has announced that they have extended the agreement with Box to offer 50GB of free storage for Xperia smartphones and tablets till the end of 2013. Last December Sony teamed up with Box to offer 50GB of free file sharing and storage on Box for the Xperia range of Android smartphones and tablets. Continue reading “Sony Xperia 50 GB Free Box Storage offer extended till 2013”
Samsung detailed Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Premium Suite features for the Galaxy S3 last week. Now, Samsung has revealed more Premium Suite features for the device. These include, Paper Artist, Camera features such as Low Light Shot and Best Face, Accessibility features such as Easy Mode, Sound Balance, Setup Wizard and Camera Easy Snap. Most of these features are already available in the Note 2 and the Galaxy Camera. Continue reading “Samsung reveals more Galaxy S3 Premium Suite features”
LG has announced that they have sold over 10 million units of Optimus L-Series smartphones globally. The Optimus L-Series Smartphones include, Optimus L3 that has a 3.2-inch display, Optimus L5 with a 4.0-inch (320×480 pixels), Optimus L7 with a 4.3 inch (480 x 800 pixels ) display and the Optimus L9 that has a 4.7-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) IPS display. LG announced the Optimus L3, L5 and L7 at MWC 2012 that was launched in India in May starting from the Optimus L3. It took 9 months for LG to achieve this feat starting from the Optimus L3 that went of sale in Europe in March. Continue reading “LG Optimus L-Series smartphone sales surpass 10 million units globally”
Apple has launched the iPad mini and the iPad 4th Gen in India yesterday and many retailers have sold out the initial stock.If you are looking to buy the iPad mini at a discount , we wanted to alert you about this deal going on HomeShop18
Continue reading “Deal Alert : Grab the iPad mini for Rs.19400 at HomeShop18”
The Apple iPhone 5 which is the latest and greatest iPhone ever made by the Cupertino based company is here.The iPhone 5 sports an all new design which reminds us of the first iPhone which had a metallic back. The iPhone 5 also features a lot of new components on the inside. Does the iPhone 5 live up to it’s expectations ? Find out in the FoneArena review below Continue reading “Apple iPhone 5 Review”
When Asus launched the PadFone 2 back in October , it launched the device with Android 4.0 Ice Cream sandwich on-board. We have exclusive news first on FoneArena that the PadFone 2 has indeed got the update to Android 4.1 JellyBean as promised.The update is rolling out right now via an OTA update.Here are some screenshots which show that our PadFone 2 is running on Android 4.1 JellyBean.The build number is JRO03L 10.4.5.33-0 on our Taiwanese PadFone 2. Continue reading “Exclusive : Asus PadFone 2 Android 4.1 JellyBean update rolling out right now”
Sony Mobile has released Flash tool for Xperia Smartphones. This would let you flash a standard Sony software on your Xperia smartphone with an unlocked boot loader. This software is available for Windows and automatically identifies the phone model and displays the available software to be flashed.
Continue reading “Sony releases Flash tool for Xperia Smartphones”
The international variant of the Droid DNA and HTC Butterfly J have been announced today for the global audience. The phone which will be called the HTC Butterfly is one of the first devices with a ful HD display. The 5″ screen with 1080p resolution results in a mind blowing pixel density of 440ppi.
Continue reading “HTC Butterfly announced for global markets”
As part of an update to Android Jellybean, Samsung is pushing a “Premium Suite” of features for users of the Samsung Galaxy S3. The features have already been seen on the Galaxy Note II and are quite nifty.
Continue reading “Samsung details ‘Premium Suite’ features, includes Multi-Window and Page Buddy”
Speaking on the Chinese social network, Weibo, Huawei Senior Vice President Yu Chengdong confirmed that Huawei is working on a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 competitor. The phone which has been rumored for a while is expected to ship with an absolutely massive 6.1 inch full HD display. The phone has been rumored to be called the Ascend Mate.
Continue reading “Huawei working on 6.1 inch smartphone, to be more powerful than the Galaxy Note 2”
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (GT-P5100) has got a price cut and is now available for Rs. 25900 from online retailer Saholic. It was announced at MWC 2012 earlier this year and launched in India in July for Rs. 32,900. This is definitely a huge price cut, that would let more customers buy the tablet. Hope the popular Galaxy Note 800 quad-core Android tablet that launched in India in August would get a price cut soon. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 price drops to Rs. 25900”
Snapseed photo app is finally available for Android. This app would let you transform and enhance your image just like Instagram, which was released for Android earlier this year. Google acquired Snapseed recently, and Vic Gundotra, Senior Vice President teased Snapseed for Android few months back by sharing an image on his Google+ page. The Snapseed app for iPhone and iPad that costed $2.99 till now has gone free and has been updated with new features including built-in Google+ sharing, new Retrolux filter and updated frames filter. Continue reading “Snapseed app arrives for Android, goes free for iPhone and iPad”
