BlackBerry Torch 9860 Review


Here is the FoneArena review of the BlackBerry Torch 9860. You saw the hands-on images of the phone few months back. This is a full touch phone that is the successor or the BlackBerry Storm 2. RIM launched the BlackBerry Torch 2 in India last September. Everything has been refreshed since the Storm 2. The BlackBerry Torch 9860 has 3.7 inch capacitive touch-screen display, 4 GB onboard memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD and has 768 MB RAM. It is 11.5 mm thick and weighs  135 g. It has Magnetometer (Compass) in addition to the Accelerometer, Proximity and Light sensor. Continue reading “BlackBerry Torch 9860 Review”

Chaze Mobiles launches Chaze C249 in India for Rs. 2250

Chaze Mobiles has launched C249, a new multimedia mobile phone with exclusive Public Announcement System (P.A) system. This phone has 2.4 inch screen, 2030 box speaker with K- series amp, 1.3MP camera with zoom and dual LED torch. They unveiled range on affordable features phones last month. Continue reading “Chaze Mobiles launches Chaze C249 in India for Rs. 2250”

MTS expands MBlaze services in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala

MTS has expanded its MBlaze high-speed data service to 5 more towns in Gujarat, 6 more towns in Andhra Pradesh and 9 more towns in Kerala. They expanded the MBlaze services in Kerala to 10 more towns in Kerala recently. Continue reading “MTS expands MBlaze services in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala”

Sony smartphone and Toshiba tablet with TransferJet to be demoed at MWC 2012

Sony Phone and Toshiba tablet with TransferJet, high-speed close proximity data transfer technology that would enable 2 devices such as smartphones, tablets etc. to quickly exchange data by just touching the two together to be demoed at MWC 2012. The TransferJet technology  combines the speed of UWB (Ultra Wide Band) with the ease of NFC (Near Field Communications). Continue reading “Sony smartphone and Toshiba tablet with TransferJet to be demoed at MWC 2012”

Samsung GALAXY Y DUOS and GALAXY Y Pro DUOS up for pre-order in India


Samsung GALAXY Y DUOS and GALAXY Y Pro DUOS, Dual SIM Android phones are now available for pre-order in India from online retailer Letsbuy.  These are the Dual SIM versions of the GALAXY Y and the  GALAXY Y Pro Android phones. These phones were announced last December. Continue reading “Samsung GALAXY Y DUOS and GALAXY Y Pro DUOS up for pre-order in India”

LG Optimus LTE Tag announced with 4.3-inch IPS display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor and NFC

LG has announced the LG Optimus LTE Tag, new Android phone with NFC Support. This comes with 4.3-inch IPS display and is powered by 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm processor. It runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread and has 5MP auto focus camera with LED flash and 1.3MP  front facing camera. The LG NFC tag+ provided with the phone changes the phone into car mode automatically when it’s near that tag. This enables you to turn on the navigation system in the phone and could be programmed to turn on Bluetooth, GPS and raise the volume. It also comes with LTE support. Continue reading “LG Optimus LTE Tag announced with 4.3-inch IPS display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor and NFC”

Tegra 3 chip shortage affects NVIDIA

People have been talking about nVIDIA and Tegra 3 from the beginning of this year, last year they were the first chip manufacturers to bring out dual core chips and now this year they are again the first ones to bring out Quadcores. Though the vision and the chipset architecture is really great there have been some problems in nVIDIA’s camp and we have come to know that there is a shortage and it will affect nVIDA in a big way.

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Huawei Ascend D1 Q quad-core smartphone images surface ahead of MWC

New images of Huawei Ascend D1 Q has surfaced. Their official event poster also indicates that the phone would be unveiled at MWC 2012. This phone is said to come with a 1.5GHz quad-core processor that is said to be 2x faster than a Tegra3 and the phone would also have a sleek design. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend D1 Q quad-core smartphone images surface ahead of MWC”

Tata DOCOMO launches ‘Grab a Song’ service for GSM and CDMA customers


Tata DOCOMO has launched innovative song search service, Grab a Song, for its GSM and CDMA customers. This would enable Tata DOCOMO customers set the song they hear as Call Me Tune/Welcome Tune from a massive music library of over 400,000 songs in 20 languages. Continue reading “Tata DOCOMO launches ‘Grab a Song’ service for GSM and CDMA customers”

Motorola Atrix 3 with 4.3-inch HD display, Quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM surface

Motorola Atrix 3 has surfaced with an image and some specs. The rumored specs indicate that the phone would come with a 4.3-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) HD display, 2GB of RAM. This would also come with Tegra 3 quad-core processor but the frequency is not mentioned. Continue reading “Motorola Atrix 3 with 4.3-inch HD display, Quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM surface”

Airtel launches new limited period voice calling packs for prepaid customers in Kerala


Airtel has launched RC 24 and RC 46, new limited period offers for prepaid mobile customers in Kerala.  These packs offer maximum talk value at cheaper rates. Continue reading “Airtel launches new limited period voice calling packs for prepaid customers in Kerala”

Swype for Android update brings Android 4.0 support, Dragon Go! Add-on and more

Swype BETA for Android has been updated to version 3.26.92.38303 that brings support for Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) devices as we told earlier this month. This version also brings new features such as Swype Add-ons with DragonGo!, downloadable languages for tablets and more. Continue reading “Swype for Android update brings Android 4.0 support, Dragon Go! Add-on and more”