Vodafone Blue Facebook Phone Review


You saw the first impressions of the Vodafone Blue. Here is the FoneArena review of the Vodafone Blue 555 Facebook phone. This phone was launched in India earlier this month. It has dedicated Facebook button that lets you upload pictures, visit profiles and update status at a single click and a dedicated camera button. It has 2.4 inch screen, Full QWERTY keypad and an optical track pad for navigation. Continue reading “Vodafone Blue Facebook Phone Review”

Skype v2.5 for Android brings video calling support for 14 more devices

Skype for Android has been updated to version 2.5.0.108 that brings 2-way video calling support to 14 more Android phones and tablets.The new version also supports video calling in some of the Android 2.2 (Froyo) devices. The Skype v2.1 brought the video calling support for 17 devices. Continue reading “Skype v2.5 for Android brings video calling support for 14 more devices”

Reliance Communications bags Anushka Sharma as their Brand Ambassador

Reliance Communications has roped in Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma as their brand ambassador. 2 new television commercials with Anushka Sharma and Rannvijay (of Roadies fame) would highlight the benefits of their Unlimited Talk Time and Call Connect features. Continue reading “Reliance Communications bags Anushka Sharma as their Brand Ambassador”

G’FIVE launches G66i and G99 Dual SIM touch phones

G’FIVE Mobile has launched 2 new phones, G66i and G99. The G66i is full touch phone and the G99 is touch and type phone with detachable keypad. Both these phones have Dual SIM support with Dual standby. Continue reading “G’FIVE launches G66i and G99 Dual SIM touch phones”

Flickr launches official app for Android

Flickr has launched their official app for Android. This lets you take photos, enhance them with filters, and quickly send to Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and more. You can also capture the image from the app and upload it to Flickr or select images from your collection. Continue reading “Flickr launches official app for Android”

Amazon announced trio of Kindle e-readers

Amazon today announced a handful of new Kindle e-reader products, including the first ever Kindle with a colour display – the Kindle Fire.

Firstly, Amazon has lowered the barrier of entry once again with a new entry level Kindle. For $79, the WiFi-powered Kindle Button features a none-touch 6″ e-ink display. It will be the first Kindle without a built-in QWERTY keyboard. The new Kindle Button will be available from today.

Next up is the $99 Kindle Touch. Like the Kindle Button, the Kindle Touch will not have a QWERTY keyboard.  Instead text entry will rely on the infrared touchscreen similar to the technology used by Sony on their PRS e-readers.  WiFi is included as standard. A 3G version is priced at $149. Both versions will be available from November.

Finally, Android has announced that it will be making its entry to the tablet market with the Kindle Fire. Priced at $199, the Kindle Fire will feature a  7″ IPS display and dual core CPU. It will run on a fork of Android, and thus will be compatible with Android apps. The Kindle Fire will be compatible with a few Amazon services announced today, including the multimedia orientated Whispersync and Amazon Cloud Storage. It will ship from November.

The new Kindle devices are available for pre-order today.

Lara Croft to make Android debut on Xperia Play

Keen on boosting the Xperia Play’s gaming credential, Sony Ericsson has today announced a partnership with Japanese video gaming developer and publisher Square Enix, to bring exclusive titles to the Xperia Play smartphone.

The first of such titles is Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, a well received Xbox 360, PS3 and PC game, and will be released in November 2011. More established Square Enix hits will follow in the coming months. Continue reading “Lara Croft to make Android debut on Xperia Play”

Nokia launches Symbian Belle phones in India, priced between Rs.12999 and Rs.18999

Nokia has launched the new Symbian Belle smartphones, Nokia 600, Nokia 700 and Nokia 701 in India. These phones were announced last month in Hong Kong, and they come with single-tap NFC pairing and sharing capabilities, 1 Ghz processor and 512 MB RAM. The Nokia 600 has powerful loudspeaker with the audio output of 106 phon and FM transmitter and FM receiver. The Nokia 700 is the thinnest Nokia smartphone which is just 9.7mm thick. The Nokia 701 features the brightest display on any smartphone,2 Microphones for stereo audio recording. All these phones come with common connectivity options include 3G, Wi-Fi, NFC, Bluetooth 3.0, USB OTG support and A-GPS. Continue reading “Nokia launches Symbian Belle phones in India, priced between Rs.12999 and Rs.18999”

Reliance 3G offers with LG Optimus 3D

LG partners with Reliance to offer new plans on Reliance 3G for both prepaid and postpaid customers on purchase of LG Optimus 3D. These plans offer Free Voice, SMS, 3G Data and VAS services like Mobile TV pack. The LG Optimus 3D was launched in India last month. This offer is also available in 2G circles. Continue reading “Reliance 3G offers with LG Optimus 3D”

GoodBye MeeGo, Intel and Samsung team up for Tizen

Looks like the clouds surrounding the future of MeeGo have finally cleared up. Intel has announced today that it is bidding farewell to MeeGo and joining Tizen project which is part of the Linux Foundation.  The Tizen project was announced yesterday by the Linux foundation and the LiMo foundation as an open-source Linux based device software platform. Tizen covers smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, netbooks and in-vehicle infotainment systems. The first devices powered by Tizen are expected to hit the market in mid-2012.

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CyanogenMod 7 coming to Sony Ericsson Xperia handsets officially


Steve Kondik, CyanogenMod’s chief developer, has confirmed that CyanogenMod 7 (CM7) will be coming to Sony Ericsson Xperia handsets in its upcoming release. They have been working with FreeXperia team to make this happen and this team is now part of the CyanogenMod development group. Continue reading “CyanogenMod 7 coming to Sony Ericsson Xperia handsets officially”

Just Tap with NFC on the Nokia 600 , 700 and 701

Just Tap with NFC on the Nokia 600 , 700 and 701 Symbian Belle Smartphones

Nokia is preparing to launch its latest range of Symbian Belle phones in India and I was invited to Goa last week along with a small army of bloggers from across the country. We were shown the improvements which are part of Symbian Belle and also the possibilities with NFC or Near Field Communication.We got to play the the the Nokia 600 , 700 and 701 and also get around Goa at the same time. I was personally using the 600 which is the most affordable of the lot and I was actually impressed by the all round performance.The Nokia 600 is the loudest handset of the lot , the 700 is the smallest and the 701 has the brightest display. All the 3 devices have pretty good specs , performed very well and have the potential to fare well in the market if Nokia gets the pricing right ! Continue reading “Just Tap with NFC on the Nokia 600 , 700 and 701”

Apple iPhone Event set for October 4th

Let’s talk iPhone , this is what the invite sent by Apple to some media outlets looks like and Engadget got hold of one. The rumour about an iPhone event on Oct 4th was first reported by AllThingsD and it’s turned out to be true. The event takes place on October 4th at 10am at the Apple Campus at 1 , Infinite Loop. We are not sure if Apple would launch only one device as there has been a lot of talk about a cheaper iPhone as well.

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[Guide] Reverting back to old Android market

I installed the latest Android market as soon as it was leaked on XDA, at first glance it did look good, but later I missed the old Android market, not only because I was used to it, but I use EDGE and it takes forever for Android market to load while using it, it opens fast enough when I am using Wi-Fi, but I am always travelling and keep downloading new applications so I decided to revert back to the old Android market, and thought that you guys must be going through the same, so I decided to write a guide about it.

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