Following the launch of 3G services in Delhi and Mumbai earlier this month, Airtel has launched its 3G services in Patna – Bihar. They have also launched Interactive Voice Response (IVR) that offers services like live darshan, video talkies and video portal using 3G. Continue reading “Airtel launches 3G Services in Bihar”
HTC is known as the one of the leading mobile phones brands in the world. Back at MWC, HTC announced several new devices and HTC Desire S is one of them. HTC Desire S is successor to HTC Desire which is one of the best Android devices of all time. If someone in UK is looking forward to this device then it’s your lucky day because Vodafone UK is now taking pre-orders for the Desire S. Continue reading “Vodafone UK taking Pre-Orders for Desire S, launching on April 8”
Mozilla launched Release Candidate version of Firefox 4 for Android and Maemo devices last week. Now the stable version is available to download that comes with lots of changes and is much faster. Continue reading “Mozilla Firefox 4 Stable for Android and Maemo now available”
Samsung has launched Star 2 S5263 in India which is the successor to Samsung Star 5233 launched last year. This handset comes loaded features like Touchwiz 3.0 with advanced Widgets, Social hub and Push email. This phone has C-Type TSP touch screen that gives fast and smooth touch response. Continue reading “Samsung Star II – S5263 Launched in India for Rs 6000”
Angry Birds Rio was said to launch exclusively on Amazon app store and launched last week. It was also launched for iOS devices last week. Now it is available to download for free on Android Market place. Continue reading “Angry Birds Rio ready for Download on Android Market”
Sony Ericsson just sent us an invite asking us to block our calendars for the 7th of April in India. Although the invite does not mention anything about the Arc or Play , most of you know that these handsets are coming soon to India as Pre-orders have begun.
Continue reading “Sony Ericsson launching Arc , Play in India on April 7th”
NTT DOCOMO which is the leading Japanese Mobile operator is already an investor in Tata Teleservices and the Tata Docomo brand is a result of the joint partnership. Now the Japanese company plans to make an additional investment in the Indian mobile market as it plans to invest around 8 billion rupees ( 14.6 billion yen). The transaction is expected to be completed in May. Continue reading “NTT DOCOMO to invest an additional Rs.800 crores in Tata Teleservices”
The Sony Ericsson Arc is finally available for purchase on UK Retailer Clove and the handset is shipping as early as tomorrow. The asking price is 349 GBP (418 GBP in. VAT). The Android handset is in stock after it was available for pre-order for quite some time. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson Arc Shipping Tomorrow in UK !”
SPB Mobile Shell is one of the essential applications I have on my Nokia N8 and previously on my older Windows Mobile phones. It is a replacement application launcher that works not only quicker and better than Nokia’s default homescreen, but also in a way that makes the device much more pleasant to use. So when SPB asked if I wanted to try out the beta for SPB Shell 3D for Android, I seized the chance. It is hard getting excited about applications these days, more so mobile applications, but I truly had high hopes for SPB.
Continue reading “SPB Shell 3D for Android Review”
Till a while back , users looking for a smartphone experience on CDMA networks had almost no options in the Indian market. Users either resorted to just using a feature phone or paying up a fortune for rather unimpressive smartphones. Fast forward to 2011 and we finally have an option available where we can enjoy the benefits of CDMA networks , the power of the Android platform without selling an arm and a leg!
Samsung recently announced a pair of Android powered budget smartphones called the Samsung Galaxy Pop. What was the difference between them ? Well on e of them runs on CDMA networks while the other on regular GSM. Read on as we review the CDMA variant of the Samsung Galaxy Pop before its wide spread availability. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Pop SCH i5559 (CDMA) Review”
Welcome to a new interview series here on Fone Arena, something we wanted to do for quite some time now. We invite you to (virtually) meet the team working behind the scenes, we invite you to meet the Fone Arena Team! Each week I will conduct a new interview with one of our authors, in which you’ll get to know us a bit better.
This week, please say hello to Sandeep Sarma! You wonder what Sandeep thinks about mobile phones, what his favourite OS is and what he likes to see in his dream phone? read on!
The much anticipated Nokia E6-00 QWERTY Symbian^3 phone has been leaked again with plenty of photos and videos of the device. The screen seems like a VGA screen and we would be seeing a Touchscreen E-series device in a form factor same as the E5,E71, E72. There is a 8 MP Camera on the Back with a LED Flash. We can also see the loud-speaker grill on the rear.
The mobile market has been increasing at a tremendous rate, and is now at its peak. A recent survey conducted by International Data Corporation (IDC) reported that, the smartphone market is expected to grow nearly 49.2% in the year 2011. With the increase in the demand and the rapid improvements in technology, this was always expected. Continue reading “IDC Smartphone Forecast estimates Android, Windows Phone as Leading Platforms by 2015”
Intex Technologies has launched V.Show Mini Theatre (IN 8809), successor to Intex V.Show 8810 which was India’s first projector phone launched last November. Continue reading “INTEX V.Show Mini Theatre 8809 – Another Projector Phone”
HCL Computers have now entered the tablet market with launch of their 3 new Android tablets in India. This is the first time the company launched a tablet from the HCL stable, which offers the latest features such as a large touchscreen, 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi, GPS, etc., at an affordable price. Checkout the list of tablets with their specifications.
