Kik Messenger Introduces New Symbian, Windows Phone Apps At Nokia World

The cross platform messenger service Kik today launched its Symbian and updated Windows Phone apps at the Nokia World conference in London. The messenger competes with the likes of WhatsApp and is also  available on iOS , Android and Blackberry platforms. With the new Symbian app Kik Messenger users should be able to communicate regardless of platform of choice.

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Droid RAZr page goes live at DroidDoes website

Everyone knows about the Droid does website, right? The Droid does campaign which changed the Android community, well a new product has been entered today on it’s webpage and it is none other than the Droid Razr! I am very excited about this product because it looks so sleek and the specs are just great.

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Nokia World 2011 Live Blog starts later today

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The FoneArena crew just landed in London yesterday for the biggest Nokia event of the year  – Nokia World 2011. We except the Finnish handset maker to handset it’s first devices running on the Microsoft Windows 7 Operating system. All eyes are on Nokia at this point of time as these devices are going to be crucial to Nokia’s smartphone portfolio which is currently facing stiff competition from the iPhone and Android phones. Can the Microsoft partnership to bring Windows Phone devices work out for Nokia ? Find out in the FoneArena Live Blog of Nokia World 2011 later today. The keynote by Nokia CEO Stephen Elop starts at 9AM London Time which is roughly about 1:30 PM India Time.Do bookmark the link below to get all the latest updates Continue reading “Nokia World 2011 Live Blog starts later today”

Tata DOCOMO ropes in actor Vijay as their Brand Ambassador, launches new Talk time offers

Tata DOCOMO has announced that actor Vijay is their new  brand ambassador for a period of 1 year . He would be endorsing the products and services of Tata DOCOMO in Tamil Nadu. Recently Tata Indicom brand merged into Tata DOCOMO for both the CDMA and GSM platforms. They have also launched new Double talk time plan for CDMA prepay customers and Full talk time plan for GSM prepay customers for this festive season. Continue reading “Tata DOCOMO ropes in actor Vijay as their Brand Ambassador, launches new Talk time offers”

Lava Mobiles launches LAVA S12 Android Phone

Lava mobiles has launched their first Android Smartphone, the LAVA S12 that is powered by Android 2.2 (Froyo). It is a sleek phone which is 13.5mm thick and has matte leather finish with rounded top and bottom edges. The hard keys and edges  have metallic silver finish. It features  600MHz  Qualcomm processor and has 3D home screen UI which is customizable that has unique smart folders and a rich set of animated 3D widgets. Continue reading “Lava Mobiles launches LAVA S12 Android Phone”

Motorola RAZR hands-on

This morning I had the chance to play with Motorola’s newest Android smartphone – the RAZR. The impossibly slim smartphone is the thinnest I have ever held. At 7.1mm thickness, the RAZR best the Galaxy S2 by a full 1.4mm.

The RAZR’s specs are typical of what to expect from a late 2011 smartphone. Beneath the glossy and stylish metal exterior lies a Texas Instrument OMAP 4430 SoC with dual core 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor and PowerVR SGX540 GPU. In essence the RAZR is a DROID Bionic reborned for the international market after a diet and slight speed upgrade. Continue reading “Motorola RAZR hands-on”

Halloween Treat: Gameloft iPhone, iPad and Android games at $0.99

Gameloft offers 6 iPhone, 3 iPad and 2 Android games as a treat for this Halloween. Their previous sale was earlier this month that offered Action games for iPhone and iPad. They have also announced their Halloween Trick or Treat Facebook contest that would let you win a Tablet. Continue reading “Halloween Treat: Gameloft iPhone, iPad and Android games at $0.99”

More than half the smartphones sold in Asia are running Android

The advancement of Android in Asia is strikingly impressive. So when Samsung and Google decided to shift the Galaxy Nexus event to Hong Kong, it probably had to do something with the latest report from ABI analysis that reveals a tremendous 52% of the smartphones in Asia are running Android; as opposed to the 43% of the smartphone merchandize in the US.

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HTC will try to update most its devices to Ice Cream Sandwich

HTC just broadcasted all over their Facebook fan page that they plan to update as many HTC devices to Ice Cream Sandwich as possible *tears of joy*. Modernizing their devices with the latest applications is the most rudimentary step for consumer loyalty, and being leading Android makers, HTC wants to do just that.

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Promotional videos released for Motorola RAZR

The promotional videos for the Motorola RAZR, the latest phone on the block, have been released. Apart from being the ‘thinnest smartphone ever made’, most of the hype is about inclusion of the Gorilla Glass and its Kevlar coating which means it is practically impervious to screen scratches.

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Galaxy Nexus comes to Vodafone,Three, and O2 in the UK

Wondering who will be the lucky carriers, carrying the very first Android Ice Cream Sandwich-powered smartphone? Anticipate no further …  As Samsung and Google revealed the latest Galaxy Nexus they specified that this product will be accessible all across the globe,  and three of the most reputed and dominating(the market)  British operators declared that they will be among the service providers.

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Samsung Omnia W Hands-On

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We already know that recently Samsung India has launched three new smartphones in 3 different platforms namely, Android, BADA and Windows Phone. We attended the launch event in Delhi and here are the hands-on photos of Samsung Omnia W. Continue reading “Samsung Omnia W Hands-On”

Nvidia CEO confirms Tegra roadmap : Kal-El , Wayne , Logan heading your way !

Nvidia CEO , Mr. Jen-Hsun Huang , yesterday confirmed at the AsiaD conference that production has already begun on next generation silicon to be found in smartphones and tablet computers.

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Kazuo Hirai : Sony is ‘in discussions with non-Sony companies’ to adopt Playstation Suite

At the AsiaD conference , SCE Chariman Kazuo Hirai said that the company is in talks with other Android phone manufacturers to support the Playstation Suite.

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