Confirmed: iPhone 5 Pre-orders Set to Begin at 12:01 AM Pacific Time Tomorrow

Customers who wish to purchase the iPhone 5 will  be able to place their order in the U.S. starting at 12:01 Pacific Time, 3:01 AM Eastern on Friday, September 14th.

Apple has confirmed to Wired that it will begin taking pre-orders for the iPhone 5at 12:01 AM Pacific Time tomorrow. Verizon and Sprint have also announced 12:01 AM Pacific launches for their own pre-orders. AT&T has not yet officially released a pre-order starting time.

For those who aren’t able to pre-order, iPhone 5 will also be available at Apple’s retail stores starting at 8 a.m. local time on the Sept. 21 launch date.

Epson Moverio BT-100 Android-powered see-through mobile viewer launched in India for Rs. 42900

Epson has launched Moverio BT-100, the world’s first Android-based, see-through wearable display. It is powered by Android 2.2 and lets you to privately view video, experience side-by-side 3D content, play games and enjoy content on a floating see-through display. It has 6 hours of rechargeable battery life and has a 1GB of internal memory with an additional microSD card slot. It also has WiFi connectivity and Adobe flash support to stream online videos. Continue reading “Epson Moverio BT-100 Android-powered see-through mobile viewer launched in India for Rs. 42900”

MediaTek MT6577 1GHz dual-core processor to power Spice Stellar Horizon and Micromax A90

Semiconductor manufacturer MediaTek has announced that the Spice Stellar Horizon (Mi-500) and the Micromax A90 would come with a 1GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor. The Micromax A90 Superfone Pixel was originally launched in India last month for Rs. 12990, and we reviewed it recently. It had a MediaTek MT6575 single-core processor instead of a dual-core processor, as it was announced during the launch. The Spice Stellar Horizon (Mi-500) that was launched in June at Rs. 11,999 was expected to come with a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, but it was delayed for several months.Now it is confirmed that it would come with a MediaTek MT6577 processor instead. Continue reading “MediaTek MT6577 1GHz dual-core processor to power Spice Stellar Horizon and Micromax A90”

Android Jelly Bean port ready for Intel smartphones, No word on roll out

Waiting for Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) to hit your Lava X900 ? You’re in luck as Intel has just finished off porting the latest version of Android to its Medfield chips. The Android 4.1 build is complete and is being used as a daily driver by Intel employees said Mike Bell, Mobile group General Manager, in an interview with PC World.

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Motorola XT890 to run on 2Ghz Intel chip ?

Motorola is planning to hold an event next week in partnership with Intel. Phones running on Intel’s Medfield chip are widely expected to be launched. If this FCC filing is to be believed then we’re going to be in for a treat with some very potent hardware lined up. The Motorola XT890 is rumored to be powered by a 2Ghz Intel chip. It is believed that the screen resolution is 897×540 which would be a bit disappointing.

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Apple iPhone 5 Launch Countries and Rollout

Apple will be launching the iPhone on September 21 in 9 countries – Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, the US and the UK.  Apple will begin taking pre-orders in these countries this Friday September 14. Interestingly UK, Singapore and Hong Kong are countries in which Apple sells iPhones at the full price and mostly unlocked.  If you plan to be one of the 1st to own the iPhone 5 and live outside the US, may be you should ping your friends in these 3 countries or may be take an iVacation. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 5 Launch Countries and Rollout”

Apple iPhone 5 Singapore Prices are Revealed , starts from S$948

Singapore is one of the few countries getting the iPhone 5 on launch day September 21 and Singapore is one of those markets where Apple directly sells unlocked iPhones on it’s online store to consumers.  The 16GB iPhone 5 is expected to cost 948 SGD (Singapore Dollars).  Apple will start taking Pre-orders on September 14.

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Apple iPhone 5 , iPod Launch Event Video is Now Live

Apple has just posted the video of the iPhone 5 and iPod launch event which happened in San Francisco just few hours ago. Apple CEO Tim Cook and other Apple executives announced new products – iPhone 5 , iOS 6,  refreshed iPod line up and also provided an update about the Apple Retail operations. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 5 , iPod Launch Event Video is Now Live”

Unlocked Apple iPhone 5 Prices for UK Revealed

While Apple has revealed only the Contract-only pricing for the Apple iPhone 5 in the US, the company is going to sell unlocked versions of the iPhone 5 at launch in the UK. Interestingly the base model starts from 529 pounds an increase of 30 pounds compared to the iPhone 4S. One point to note is that the price includes a 20% VAT or Sales Tax. If you were thinking of getting the iPhone 5 from UK , 529 GBP at current pound levels is about Rs.47000 approx in terms of the Indian Rupee. Continue reading “Unlocked Apple iPhone 5 Prices for UK Revealed”

Apple iPhone 5 with 4 inch display announced, Ships on 21st September

Apple has finally announced the iPhone 5, successor of the iPhone 4S. It has a larger 4-inch display with 16:9 aspect ratio, that varies from earlier iPhones. It packs in a Apple A6 Processor and a better graphic engine.

The back of the phone has been  redesigned with dual tone aluminum while the front retains the glass as seen on the iPhone 4S. The phone is much thinner at just 7.6 mm. It weighs only 122 grams.It runs on iOS 6 and comes with 4G LTE support. It has an improved battery that offers 10 hours of 4G talktime and 8 hours of 3G talktime. It comes with a new Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 5 with 4 inch display announced, Ships on 21st September”

Evolution of the iPhone – Video Feature

Call me crazy but I still have my 1st iPhone which I got in 2007 and guess what ? it still works. As we are expecting the next iPhone later today, we decided to bring all the iPhones to the FoneArena labs for a little geeky celebration and sit back and think how the iPhone has evolved over the years.We put together this lttile video while killing time counting-down for the iPhone 5 or what ever Apple decides to call it.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wff8-tsoYOw

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Samsung Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean update to roll out starting from October, update for Galaxy S2 in November


Samsung Denmark has released a schedule for upcoming updates for several Samsung Devices. The table indicates that the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) upgrade would be rolled out for Galaxy S3 in October or November 2012. The Samsung Galaxy S2 would get the update in November 2012. The Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update would bring faster performance, Google Now service, contextual search, Better notifications and more new features. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean update to roll out starting from October, update for Galaxy S2 in November”

Samsung Galaxy Beam Review


Samsung launched the Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) with a pico projector in India in July. It was announced at MWC 2012 earlier this year. Even though the main feature of this phone is the projector, it packs in powerful specs including a 4.0-inch 480×800 (WVGA) TFT display, 1 GHz Dual-Core Processor and is just 12.5 mm thick. Let’s get into the detailed review. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Beam Review”

Airtel launches Smartdrive mobile app with real time traffic information and Voice-based Navigation

Airtel is on a spree of launching mobile apps. They launched the my airtel app to pay bills and manage services. Now, they have launched Smartdrive app that offers real-time traffic information and voice based turn by turn navigation upon subscription. Other than these the app also lets you search Maps for POI (Points of Interests) like restaurants, theaters, shopping malls etc. Continue reading “Airtel launches Smartdrive mobile app with real time traffic information and Voice-based Navigation”

Motorola Atrix 2 Android 4.0 update starts rolling out in India

Motorola has started rolling out Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) for the Motorola Atrix 2 owners in India. It was launched in India back in March, and we reviewed it in July. Razr and Razr Maxx were the first Motorola phones to receive the ICS update back in July. Continue reading “Motorola Atrix 2 Android 4.0 update starts rolling out in India”