Motorola announces Q4 2011 earnings, 10.5M phones and 200K tablets shipped


Motorola Mobility has announced their financial Results for the fourth quarter of 2011. They have declared a net loss of $80 million on revenue of $3.4 billion last quarter. They managed to ship 10.5 million mobile devices, including 5.3 million smartphones and 200 thousand tablets in Q4 2011. They have shipped 42.4 million mobile devices and 1 million tablets for the full year of 2011. Continue reading “Motorola announces Q4 2011 earnings, 10.5M phones and 200K tablets shipped”

Mobile World Congress 2012 Schedule and Event Calendar

Mobile World Congress 2012

Mobile World Congress 2012 also known as MWC takes place in Barcelona next month from Feb 27-Mar 1.It is the biggest mobile event of the year and FoneArena is going to cover MWC 2012 in full force. As I was adding events to my calendar , I noticed that many events were overlapping. I decided to create this MWC 2012 calendar and made it public so that it will help other attendees plan their show as well. We have included product launches , important keynotes and of course the parties as well ! In case you want to add any event to our calendar or make changes to an existing event , feel free to email us mwc AT fonearena.com
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[Updated] Nokia publishes Q4 2011 results , Sells over 1 million Lumia smartphones

Nokia just published their Q4 2011 results with predictably dropping sales. What is interesting to note is that the Finnish cellphone manufacturer managed to sell over 1  million Lumia devices. Sales are 31% lower than the same quarter last year essentially selling 19.6 million units. These numbers however are 17% up since Q3 2011.

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Nokia received $250million from Microsoft in Q4 2011

Nokia’s Q4 results report reveals that it has received a “platform support payment” from Microsoft to the tune of $250 million.

Nokia states that this fee is on a per quarter basis which means that it will be getting more such payments in the future. Over the course of the agreement , platform support payment are expected to figure in billions of dollars. Nokia still has to pay an OS licensing fee of approximately $27 per device sold to Microsoft.

Apple Announces Rewards for Employees

Apple had just recently announced that it had managed to sell 37.04 million iPhones, 15.43 million iPads and 15.4 million iPods in Q1 2012. Now it has revealed plans to reward Apple employees following the record breaking quarter results.

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TRAI exempts 200 SMS per day limit for SMS sent to, generated by machines


The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has exempted the daily SMS limit of 200 for machine to machine and person to machine messages. TRAI restricted mobile users from sending more than 100 SMS / day per SIM starting 27th September 2011, to prevent pesky marketing SMS. Later they increased the limit from 100 to 200 SMS / day per SIM. Continue reading “TRAI exempts 200 SMS per day limit for SMS sent to, generated by machines”

Nokia sells their 1.5 billionth Series 40 phone in Brazil

Nokia has announced that they have shipped over 1.5 billion Series 40 (S40) phones. Their first Series 40 phone, Nokia 7110 was developed in 1999 that offered web-based functions, including email. The 1.5 billionth phone was received by a female consumer in the Brazilian city of São Paulo. Their latest S40 phone Nokia Asha 303 with QWERTY keypad, Touch screen display and 1 GHz processor was announced at the Nokia World last year. Continue reading “Nokia sells their 1.5 billionth Series 40 phone in Brazil”

Nokia Lumia 710 unboxing

The Nokia Lumia 710, announced at last year’s Nokia World, is Nokia’s second Windows Phone device. The Mango-powered smartphone will be making its way across stores worldwide.

The Lumia 710 is Nokia’s attempt at making Windows Phone cheaper and accessible to the market. While the Lumia 710 can be considered an ‘entry level’ Windows Phone, the specs says otherwise. Unlike entry level Android phones for example, the Lumia 710 features the same speedy 1.4GHz Snapdragon SoC that powers the Lumia 800. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 710 unboxing”

Evernote for Android v3.5 update brings Auto titles, new save feature and more

Evernote for Android has been updated to version 3.5 that brings new features such as auto-titles for untitled notes, new save feature and more. This is the major update after a month. Continue reading “Evernote for Android v3.5 update brings Auto titles, new save feature and more”

LG Optimus LTE shipments exceed 1 million globally

LG has announced that they have shipped 1 million units of Optimus LTE, their first phone to come with LTE support and HD display. They announced the Optimus LTE in Korea last October for SK Telecom (SKT) and LG U+ that was popular from the first day in Korea that sold 5,000 units on the first day of the launch. It shipped over 600,000 units in Korea alone, 100 days after the launch. Continue reading “LG Optimus LTE shipments exceed 1 million globally”

Apple sold 37.04 million iPhones, 15.43 million iPads and 15.4 million iPods in Q1 2012

Apple iPhone 4S

Apple posted record breaking earnings for it Q1 2012 quarter which ended on Dec 31, 2011 clocking $46.33 billion with a profit of $13.06 billion.It managed to see 37.04 million iPhones , 15.43 million iPads and 15.4 million iPods and 5.2 million Macs. Continue reading “Apple sold 37.04 million iPhones, 15.43 million iPads and 15.4 million iPods in Q1 2012”

TaazzaGO location-based app rebranded as Localbeat, now available for iPhone

TaazzaGO, location-based app for India that was launched last year for Android and also one of the popular app has been rebranded as Localbeat for India. This app is now available for iPhone. It lets you know about the happenings around your place in terms of news, shopping deals & discounts, events & yellow pages. The Android app has also been upgraded with new features. Continue reading “TaazzaGO location-based app rebranded as Localbeat, now available for iPhone”

[Review] Integral 32GB microSD card

We’ve been using the Integral 32GB memory card for quite some time now in our Nokia N8 and Samsung Galaxy Note. Using it under different scenarios lets us test the limitations of hardware under real life use such as recording 1080p video or copying a lot of music. The card in question is capable of Class 4 speeds.
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