Online retailer FlipKart has started taking Pre-orders for the Google Nexus S made by Samsung. The asking price for the device is Rs.27999 which is higher than the current price of the Galaxy S i9000.The Nexus S is currently the only Android phone in the market that comes with stock Gingerbread (Android 2.3) . The expected launch date is April 1st week.
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Our lives are becoming more and more dependent on our mobile phones. From connecting with friends on social networks to mobile banking, there are lots of advantages the mobile phone offers, but there is the big risk of exposing and losing your personal information if you lose your phone.
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Very few devices have seriously impressed me in terms of build quality these past years. As mobile phones got larger and more sophisticated, many manufacturers moved to cheaper materials to balance the cost of the phone, and many other manufacturers simply failed to make a solid phone because of the bigger touchscreens that introduced more fragility to designs. For the past months, I’ve looked back at my Nokia E71 and wondered: will we ever see the same grade of heavy duty build with the modern industry requirements?
Thankfully, Nokia, in a time when everyone is questioning their ability to compete, whipped out the big guns and delivered two premium devices: the Nokia N8 and now the Nokia E7. With everyone focused on Symbian’s shortcomings, Nokia keeps proving that they know how to do phones: phones that work well as phones, that don’t creak squeak or rattle, phones that feel fantastic in your hands, phones you are tempted to caress and stare lovingly at for hours, phones that stand true to the legendary saying about Nokias “throw a Nokia at a wall and it’ll come back in your hand, fully working”. The E7 is that and more. Join me for a tour of the E7 in pictures.
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Nimbuzz is one of the most popular mobile applications with over 40 million users. The application has gained popularity amongst users mainly because it offers free messaging and calling features. FoneArena had the chance to speak to Geoff Casely , VP Global Business Development at Nimbuzz . Continue reading “The Nimbuzz Growth Story”
Sprint recently announced the HTC EVO 3D smartphone at the CTIA show. HTC EVO 3D is the company’s first 3D smartphone, which comes with the dual 5 megapixel camera, capable of recording 3D videos in 720p.
Sprint recently announced the HTC EVO 3D smartphone at the CTIA show. HTC EVO 3D is the company’s first 3D smartphone, which comes with the dual 5 megapixel camera, capable of recording 3D videos in 720p. This handset runs on the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system and it will be available exclusively on the airwaves of Sprint in the US. HTC EVO 3D comes with a 4.3 inch glasses-free 3D display, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, 3G/4G capability, 3D video recording and more. Continue reading “Sprint Officially Announces The HTC EVO 3D Smartphone”
Samsung today surprised everyone by launching 2 Galaxy Tab Android Tablets – Galaxy Tab 8.9 which was the rumored 8.9inch tablet from Samsung. The company also launched a new version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 which was first seen at MWC only last month.Both these tablets feature the TouchWiz UI making it the first Android Honeycomb tablets with a customized UI. Continue reading “Samsung launches Galaxy Tab 8.9 and redesigned Galaxy Tab 10.1”
Samsung just made the much rumored Galaxy Tab 8.9 official at CTIA today and here are some official photos of the Android Honeycomb tablet. In terms of features , it’s pretty much the same as the Galaxy Tab 10.1 but has a 8.9 inch display and weighs only 470g. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Photos”
Samsung’s Omar Khan just outed the prices of the WiFi only versions of the Galaxy Tab 8.9 and Galaxy Tab 10.1 Tablet. The Tab 10.1 will hit the market in June and the 8.9 incher is expected in summer. Looks like Samsung is smartly pricing the Tab’s to take on the iPad with the 16GB 10.1 Tab costing the same as the iPad2 while the 8.9 inch Tab costs only $469. Bear in mind that this is only for the Wifi versions.
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Samsung has managed to change the design of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 after MWC. Looks like the company was not happy to release a tablet thicker than the Apple iPad 2 to the market. So what did they do ? They felt that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 was inadequate to take on the iPad 2 and they did not stop there. They went and redesigned the whole thing so that it is only 8.6 mm thick and weighs 595g. The earlier model was 10.9mm thick and weighed 599 g. Did Samsung just surprise Apple ? Take a look at the all new design in the photos below Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Photos NEW Design !”
Samsung’s head of Mobile JK Shin just announced at the Unpacked event at CTIA that the company will be launching 2 new Galaxy Tabs today . This comes as a surprise as we were expecting only one 8.9 inch tablet from the Korean handset maker.
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Today RIM announced that Blackberry Playbook would be available in United states and Canada starting at $499. Distribution of Playbook would be through 20,000 retail stores all over U.S and Canada, starting 19th of April.
LG Mobile Phones today launched the Wireless Charging Pad WCP-700 right in time for CTIA. This is the first time we are seeing a handset maker launch such a device. We have seen Powermat which does something similar.
At the MWC 2011, Sony Ericsson announced several new phones and Xperia Play is one of them. Xperia Play is a PlayStation Certified smartphone, and it’s an amazing device for people who love playing games on their phone. Xperia Play. We told you a few days ago that the device will hit UK on 31st March, but did we tell you that the device is also hitting USA via Verizon? Continue reading “Verizon branded Xperia Play spotted at CTIA”
We told you that the HTC Incredible S is already available in India and now HTC India officially confirmed the launch of this Android device in the country. Continue reading “HTC Incredible S Offically Launched in India @ Rs.28900”
Two months after the introduction of Mobile Number Portablility (MNP), Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has revealed the number of people ported in and out of the operators. Their report says, less than 1 % of the total subscribers have ported to other operators after MNP.
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