IMS launches Study Buddy entrance exam preparation app for BlackBerry Smartphones

IMS, leader in management entrance training has launched Study Buddy – an exclusive app for BlackBerry smartphones. This app helps students prepare for competitive exams and is powered by intellectually rich and research-based content. It offers mock tests for premier MBA entrance exams such as CAT and CMAT.  It also includes placement tests used by leading IT and other organizations for campus recruitment. Continue reading “IMS launches Study Buddy entrance exam preparation app for BlackBerry Smartphones”

Checkmark new location-based reminder app launched for iPhone

Checkmark is a new app for iPhone that lets you set location-based or time-based reminders in just 3 simple steps. This lets you set a Reminder easier than Apple’s default Reminders app. Continue reading “Checkmark new location-based reminder app launched for iPhone”

Sony Xperia Neo L up for pre-order in India for Rs. 18499


Sony Xperia Neo L successor of the Xperia Neo V, that was announced in China earlier this March is now on pre-order in India from online retailer Flipkart. It has 4-inch (480 x 854) TFT display and is powered by 1 GHz single-core processor, Adreno 205 GPU. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and has 5MP auto focus camera with LED flash and 720p video recording and VGA front-facing video calling camera.  Continue reading “Sony Xperia Neo L up for pre-order in India for Rs. 18499”

Evernote for Android v4.1 update brings new Tablet UI, Swipe navigation and more

Evernote for Android has been updated to version 4.1 that brings new features for tablets including a complete new design, Swipe navigation to jump to the home screen from a note or note list, new note view and lots of other enhancements. It also has new enhancements for mobile too. Continue reading “Evernote for Android v4.1 update brings new Tablet UI, Swipe navigation and more”

SoundWave SW50 Review

Speakers on most phones leave quite a bit to be desired when playing music out loud and more so when trying to make a call over a speakerphone. Bluetooth speakers come in quite handy in such situations. The SW50 comes in a very standard package and looks diminutive at first glance. But as is often said, looks can be deceptive. Read on for our impressions of the SoundWave.

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RIM granted patent for logic based text prediction in Blackberry 10

RIM has worked hard on the Blackberry 10 keyboard and it is not about to let anyone else copy its innovation. The keyboard on Blackberry 10 is now patented technology bringing users logic based text prediction.

In built word prediction keeps an eye out for typos and suggests new words as you type out the sentence while trying to complete commonly used phrases. For obvious reasons, this technology does not work in password fields. It seems that RIM might not have fully implemented this yet as it is a bit different from the keyboard on the Blackberry dev alpha device as we had reported recently. RIM has until early next year to refine the keyboard and deliver a solid product and a great keyboard should go a long way in that.

[Via – Engadget]

Nokia patents flexible hinge for foldable tablets

Nokia has been working on foldable electronics for a while now and has previously demonstrated the Nokia Kinect concept. The Kinect concept is a phone with a bendable screen which responds to both touch and twists.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway #3 – Guess the Phone and Win a Nokia Lumia 710

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway is back ! The response to the second giveaway was impressive. Thanks to you guys for sending in your entries. We should be announcing the winner shortly. The giveaways are just not going to stop at least for the next few weeks at FoneArena.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway #3 is here. All you have to do is Guess the Phone in the questions below and you can walk away with one Snapdragon device – the Nokia Lumia 710

This is just the third contest in a series of several more contests and activities we will be bringing to you in the next few weeks in partnership with Qualcomm Snapdragon.Dive into the contest below and send in your entry. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway #3 – Guess the Phone and Win a Nokia Lumia 710”

Books, Comics and Magazine apps for BlackBerry Smartphones and PlayBook

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Here are some apps for BlackBerry Smartphones and PlayBook that would let you read Books, Comics and Magazines on the go. Some of these apps are free and some comics are paid. Continue reading “Books, Comics and Magazine apps for BlackBerry Smartphones and PlayBook”

Uninor offers local and STD calls at 25 paise per min for Mumbai customers


Uninor has launched a new Special Tariff Voucher – STV 49 Ek Bharat, Ek Rate (One India, One call rate) plan that offers a flat rate of just 25 paise per minute on all local and STD calls. This lets the Uninor customers call anywhere in India to any network without any restrictions at just 25 paise per minute. Continue reading “Uninor offers local and STD calls at 25 paise per min for Mumbai customers”

Twitter for BlackBerry v3.1 update brings improved tweet details, undo retweet and more

Twitter for BlackBerry has been updated to version 3.1 that brings improvements to Tweet details that now shows you more info including conversations, list of users who’ve retweeted your message, option to undo a retweet, support for new languages and more. Continue reading “Twitter for BlackBerry v3.1 update brings improved tweet details, undo retweet and more”

HTC to offer Indian language support for Desire C, Desire V and One Series phones

HTC has announced that they would roll out full language support for Hindi, Tamil and Marathi for their latest Desire C and Desire V Android smartphones and the HTC One Series including One X, One S and One V in India. HTC officially launched the Desire C last month and the Desire V went on sale in India at the same time. Continue reading “HTC to offer Indian language support for Desire C, Desire V and One Series phones”

Nokia Asha 305 Dual SIM phone now available in India for Rs. 4668

Nokia Asha 305 Dual SIM phone is now available in India from Nokia Store . It has 3.0-inch (240 x 400 pixels) resistive touch display, 2MP camera with 4x digital zoom and runs on Nokia Asha (S40) OS with Swipe Interface. It has Easy Swap Dual SIM support, which lets you swap SIM cards without opening the device or turning the phone off and supports up to 32GB Micro SD memory card. It is 12.8mm thick and weighs 98.3g. Continue reading “Nokia Asha 305 Dual SIM phone now available in India for Rs. 4668”

Blackberry 10 Developer Alpha impressions

Research in Motion has been showing off teasers of its upcoming Blackberry 10 OS for a while now but admittedly their bigger problem is to get developers onboard their fledgling platform.

To make it easier for devs to test out their apps, RIM has been distributing developer units running a customized version of Playbook OS which should allow them to test run their apps on actual hardware. We’ve been playing with one of these units in our labs these past few days and here are our impressions.  Continue reading “Blackberry 10 Developer Alpha impressions”

Situations spun off as separate company, Makes a comeback with fresh interface

Ask any Symbian power user and they will have used Nokia Situations at some point of time. The application allowed users to automate profile changes according to various predefined conditions. The two core members of the application developed team have completed negotiations with Nokia and ‘Situations’ is the first app to be made available via their company, Pastilli Labs avoin yhtiö.  

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