Swingtel HelloTab 7 inch Android tablet launched in India

Swingtel HelloTab is the new tablet in the Indian market from SWINGTEL Group. This tablet features a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen. It is powered by 800 MHz Qualcomm processor and runs on Android 2.2. It has 5MP auto focus camera and secondary VGA camera and comes with 3G support. Continue reading “Swingtel HelloTab 7 inch Android tablet launched in India”

Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman up for pre-order in India for Rs.14550


Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman is now available for pre-order in India from online retailer Flipkart. They announced the phone in August. It is powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Scorpion processor with Adreno 205 GPU and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has 3.2-inch (320 x 480 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display and boasts 5MP Autofocus camera with 720p video recording and a font facing VGA camera for video calling. It is 14.2 mm thick and weighs 115g.

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Paper Zombie now available for iPad, free for a limited time

Paper Zombie by WildBit Studios is now available for iPad. This game was launched on iPhone this September and came to Android earlier this month. Paper Zombie has been downloaded near half a million times on iPhone and Android. It is an arcade-style blaster and shooter mobile fantasy game based on the classic zombie genre with exciting, action-packed strategic play, 3D graphics, fantastic music and amazing Zombie characters imaginatively all made of paper!
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Manually update Nexus S to Android 4.0

As I woke up this morning my Twitter timeline was going haywire and later came to know that Google had just started to update it’s Nexus S device to Android 4.0. Many people all over the world who own a Nexus S must be impatiently waiting for the update to arrive to their device but there are many people who can not wait and this post is for them. If you have a GSM Nexus S, you will be able to update your device to Android 4.0 with this easy procedure given below.

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Samsung Galaxy R price drops to Rs. 20,990


Samsung Galaxy R has seen a price drop in India. Samsung announced Galaxy R, stripped down version of the Samsung Galaxy S2, this July. It was launched in India at a steeper price of Rs. 27439 this October. The price of the phone dropped to 22,900 recently and now it is available less than that. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy R price drops to Rs. 20,990”

LG Optimus Net Dual SIM and LG Optimus Sol price revealed for India

The LG Optimus Net Dual SIM (P698) and the LG Optimus Sol has been priced in India and now available for pre-order from the online retailer Letsbuy. LG announced the LG Optimus Net in July and later said that it would come with Dual SIM support in 30 European countries. The Dual SIM version went on sale in Russia last month as LG Optimus Link. The single SIM LG Optimus Net was launched in India last month. LG announced the Optimus Sol in August. Continue reading “LG Optimus Net Dual SIM and LG Optimus Sol price revealed for India”

LG Optimus Hub now available in India for Rs. 12499


The LG Optimus Hub is now available for purchase from online retailer Letsbuy in India. LG announced it in September followed by the LG Optimus Pro and Optimus Net that are already available in India. The LG Optimus Hub is said to be the successor of LG Optimus One, and it has 3.5 inch capacitive touch screen that is much brighter (550 nit). It runs on Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread) and features 800 MHz processor, 5MP camera and Wi-F Direct. Continue reading “LG Optimus Hub now available in India for Rs. 12499”

Swype Will Not Be Available on Android Ice Cream Sandwich Initially

We told you about the Adobe Flash Player 11 update which brings support for Android Ice Cream Sandwich. But it seems that Flash is not the only thing missing from Android ICS.

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Amazon Selling Over 1 Million Kindles Per Week

Amazon has just revealed that they have managed t sell over a million Kindle e-books per week. Amazon do not usually disclose their sales figures particularly ones relating to their Kindle devices.

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Adobe Flash Player 11 update brings Ice Cream Sandwich support

Adobe Flash Player has been updated to version 11.1.112.60 that brings support for Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) devices. Adobe already promised that they would offer an update for the Flash Player to bring Android Ice Cream Sandwich support within this year. The only Android Ice Cream Sandwich phone Galaxy Nexus finally gets the ability to play Flash content. Continue reading “Adobe Flash Player 11 update brings Ice Cream Sandwich support”

BlackBerry App World v3.1 out of beta, now available for Download


BlackBerry App World has been updated to version 3.1. The Beta version was available in the BlackBerry Beta Zone earlier this month, now it’s available for all. This version includes new features as app gift request to your BBM contact, content rating and filtering, Wi-Fi only support and new language support. Continue reading “BlackBerry App World v3.1 out of beta, now available for Download”

Sports Tracker now available for Windows Phone devices

Sports Tracker fitness app is now available for Windows Phone devices. They have also announced a Facebook contest to win a Nokia Lumia 800. Sports Tracker lets you  track and analyze your performance such as Running, Cycling, Swimming and more, share workout data with your friends, get fit and stay healthier. It was expected to be available by November during Nokia Lumia 800 launch, but delayed. Sports Tracker is already available for Symbian, Android, iPhone and Nokia N9. Continue reading “Sports Tracker now available for Windows Phone devices”

Facebook for Android and mobile web gets Timeline

Facebook’s Timeline feature is now available for Facebook for Android and mobile web. The new Timeline feature in Facebook lets you view your’s and other’s profile as a timeline with new cover photo, things shared such as Photo albums and other posts in an horizontally swipeable view. Timeline is also available for Facebook web interface worldwide. Facebook for Android got a new update to v1.8.0 recently that brought new features such as  better photo viewing, easier Navigation, push notification and more. Continue reading “Facebook for Android and mobile web gets Timeline”

Nokia Lumia 800 goes on sale in India gets Unboxed

When Nokia announced it’s first Windows Phone at Nokia World couple of months back at London , I seriously did not expect the Nokia Lumia 800 to go on sale in India till 2012. But Nokia India just sold the first set of Lumia 800s to customers who had pre-booked the device at Ambience Mall in Gurgaon near New Delhi last night at 10 p.m. Customers had to pay Rs.29999 for the device.Nokia had roped in Tennis star Sania Mirza to hand over the devices to the customers. One FoneArena reader was amongst the first few who purchased the device and shared the photos from the event and unboxed it for us. Find the pics below. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 800 goes on sale in India gets Unboxed”

Samsung Galaxy Note unboxing

The Samsung Galaxy Note has arrived and with it comes the now obligatory unboxing video. But first, a quick recap on what the Galaxy Note is. The Galaxy Note is a super sized phone, or a small tablet – depending on your point of view. Personally I view it more as a phone as, while it is massive, it is a fully functioning phone, and most users will likely use this as their main phone rather than carrying a separate smartphone (and why would you want to?). Add the S-Pen stylus and the 5.3″ Super AMOLED HD (800 x 1280) display with Wacom digitiser to the mix and what you get is a device that replaces not only your smartphone, but also your Moleskine notebook.

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