Third Worker Dies In Foxconn Plant Explosion

Foxconn’s Chengdu plant was recently in the news because of an explosion resulting from combustible aluminum dust stuck in the ducts in the polishing section of the plant. Two workers were immediately reported dead with as many as 16 others critically injured. Today another worker succumbed at a local hospital due to injuries from the explosion. Hon Hai Chairman Terry Gou meanwhile issued a statement that the explosion would in no way affect production of the iPad 2 while adding that products scheduled for Quarter 3 production would also be on track.

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iPhone 5 To Sport Curved Glass Display ?

Digitimes strikes again with news that Apple plans to fit curved glass displays in the next iPhone . Cover glass manufacturers have been reported to be reluctant to invest the large amount of capital required to procure machines capable of making curved glass panels in sufficient quantities. Due to this Apple has had to  procure 200-300 curved glass cutting machines to make displays for its upcoming iPhone 5 .

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Japan’s NTT Docomo Launching 24 New Devices

Japan’s largest telecom operator NTT Docomo just revealed its plans for the summer by announcing 24 new devices. These phones cover almost any kind of usage a person might have or want and gives them unparalleled choice. Android Gingerbread is the operating system of choice on 8 of the devices. The camera phone segment has been pushed up a notch by the 6 devices on offer with cameras ranging from 12 to a whopping 16 megapixels.

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Three UK launching HTC Sensation next month?

Last month, HTC announced their new flagship device which is known as HTC Sensation. HTC Sensation is HTC’s first ever dual-core device, it seems to be an amazing device and it’s actually HTC’s answer to devices like Samsung Galaxy S II and Optimus 2X. HTC Sensation was recently launched by Vodafone in UK, and other UK carriers like Orange UK, T-Mobile UK and Three UK are also gearing up to launch it. Continue reading “Three UK launching HTC Sensation next month?”

Honeycomb Hiding Gingerbread UI , Glimpses Of Ice Cream Sandwich ?

At its Google I/O event , Google let loose the next version of Android ie Ice Cream Sandwich. What is so special about it ? Well for one it makes the entire code base cross platform. What this means is that the same OS will run on your tablet , smartphone and even the desktop. The only change will be the UI. So what do we have here ?

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LauncherPro Developer Brings WP7 Music Player To Android

We all love Android for its flexibility and customization. But even the most ardent fan will agree that the music player on the Android is in need of a major revamp. Enter , Fede , the developer responsible for Launcher Pro which is the most popular third party launcher on the Android Marketplace. Fede’s Music Player is a complete port of the Windows Phone 7 music player UI to Android. Even at its current Alpha level of development everything just works. The UI is identical to Zune player on WP7 and animations are fluid.

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More Droid 3 details shows up, no LTE?

Verizon Wireless is one of the largest mobile phone networks in USA and at the moment, they are offering number of amazing Android devices. Verizon introduced their first ever Android device in October 2009, and the name of the device is Motorola Droid. It’s the first ever CDMA Android phone, and it really changed the way people think about Android. Last year, Motorola launched the successor to Droid which is known as Droid 2, which is also an amazing device and comes with some amazing features but with time, everything gets old. Continue reading “More Droid 3 details shows up, no LTE?”

HTC Desire S Review

When HTC launched the Desire and the aluminum bodied HTC Legend, it created two of the most popular Android devices in the market. So much so that Google basically took the HTC Desire and named it the Nexus One ie the first Google phone. Fast forward to 2011 and we have the successor to the original Desire ie the Desire S. Is it still as ‘desirable’ as the original? Read on the FoneArena HTC Desire S Review to find out!

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AT&T HTC HD7S price and release date announced

Back at the CTIA, AT&T officially announced the HTC HD7S which is currently available at T-Mobile USA as HTC HD7. AT&T didn’t tell us when they will launch it, so folks who are looking forward for it are waiting from a long time now. Now AT&T officially announced via their Facebook page that they will launch this device officially on June 5th and it will go for $199.99. Continue reading “AT&T HTC HD7S price and release date announced”

Verizon officially announces HTC Trophy, price and release date confirmed

We are hearing about HTC Trophy from a long time now, which is actually Verizon’s first ever WP7 device. We saw it first time back in February with Verizon branding on it and we heard a lot of rumored release dates. But now Verizon finally lifts the curtain and officially announces the HTC Trophy. Continue reading “Verizon officially announces HTC Trophy, price and release date confirmed”