First Data partners with Tyfone to bring NFC to the masses

NFC or Near Field Communications in Mobile phones has never gone mainstream due to the very poor adoption by handset makers.  It’s practically very difficult to get hold of a mobile handset supported NFC even for testing forget about retail.  First Data and Tyfon have joined hands to bring NFC to the masses and this move can be a game changer for mobile payments and near field communications.  The have managed to create microSD card with a NFC chip inside and this means that roughly 60% of today phones can become a real mobile wallet when used along with these special memory cards. Continue reading “First Data partners with Tyfone to bring NFC to the masses”

Samsung to showcase S-life at CTIA next week

Samsung is planning to showcase S Life at CTIA 2010 in Las Vegas next week. The handset maker is calling  this an exclusive launch event. We can expect some big news from Samsung on March 23 as JK Shin , Head of Samsung’s Mobile division is going to be present at this event !

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Reliance reaches 100 Million Customers Landmark; Second in India and 4th Worldwide to reach this miletstone

reliance 100 million Last year  Airtel achieved 100 million customers landmark and now its turn of Reliance communications making itself the 2nd largest cellular service provider of India in terms of customer base which includes both CDMA and GSM users.

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Tata DOCOMO Launches Daily Plans for Prepaid Customers

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With the new daily plans from Tata DOCOMO a customer can choose different tariff plans every single day unlike the traditional service of getting locked for a certain period of time, say, a month or two.The daily plans give Docomo customers the flexibility of choosing plans on a regular basis. Continue reading “Tata DOCOMO Launches Daily Plans for Prepaid Customers”

Exclusive : iPhone 3GS India Pricing Information and March 24th Launch

We have some exclusive news about the iPhone 3GS India launch and the pricing information after the March 15   rumor

We have  confirmed with multiple sources regarding the launch and all suggest that the 3GS is indeed launching this week or at-least the bookings are opening

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DoCoMo Introduces Hassle Free Postpay Plans – TATA DoCoMo Diet!

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As of now its been noticed that even when the call tariff for prepaid customers goes down, postpaid users need to continue paying high call rates But, with TATA DoCoMo Diet, DoCoMo’s post-paid customers won’t ever regret for being a post-paid customers as they can now enjoy hassle free postpaid plans without any hidden charges. Continue reading “DoCoMo Introduces Hassle Free Postpay Plans – TATA DoCoMo Diet!”

Opera Mini 5 and Opera Mobile 10 Final Versions out for download

Opera Mini is one of most widely used mobile browsers and it’s one of the best mobile browsers in the market. We even asked Opera’s CEO if handset manufacturers should stop wasting time developing mobile browsers and simply bundle Opera Mini. Good news for all Opera Mini and Opera Mobile users, the Norway based company just announced that the final version of the software ( both mini and mobile) has been released today

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LG Cookie Pep launched in India for Rs.7500

LG Mobiles have launched the Cookie Pep bearing model number GD510 in India and is aimed at the youth. This Chic looking touchscreen phone might impress both guys and gals and it’s being endorsed by LG’s youth icons – John Abraham , Genelia and Abhay Deol . You must have seen the LG ads featuring the trio where they try to sell the idea  Everything you need nothing you don’t.

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FoneArena is hiring , apply now !

Fone Arena is hiring writers / bloggers / analysts / reviewers .  Thanks to our readers and writers who made Fone Arena the most popular Telecom site of 2009 and now we are one of the most influential gadget blogs in the world. Now we are looking forward to more members joining our team

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Micromax G4 with Gamolution – mobile gaming device

You might seen a few advertisements during the IPL matches for the Micromax G4.  They have launched the Micromax G4 with mobile gaming in India. They have coined phrase Gamolution which means Gaming Evolution

What’s cool about the handset is that it can act as a  Wii like wireless motion controller for PC Games

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