Some good news for all you folks looking forward to buy the Samsung Omnia HD . The price of the Omnia HD is now only Rs.27600 approx . The phone was launched in India for Rs.33990 some time back and there was a lot of confusion around the blogosphere about the 1GHz CPU in the Indian variant. If you wondered if the OmniaHD and i8190 were two different models , you must be joking. Its high time Handset manufacturers make it easier for consumers to remember product names.
Palm Pixi is Official, joins the webOS family
Palm announced the Pixi last week and its the latest entrant to the webOS family of handsets. The official announcement indicated that is phone is coming out this Q4 on Sprint in USA. The phone promises the same kick-ass UI as the Pre with Multitasking,Synergy for Contacts, Notifications and Search. From the looks of this phone it looks like an elongated version of the Centro with a touchscreen. Continue reading “Palm Pixi is Official, joins the webOS family”
Nokia N97 Mini India Launch in October
The Nokia N97 Mini was announced at NokiaWorld and you must have seen our photo gallery and our N97vsN97Mini Video . The good news is that Nokia India have informed us that the mini will be launched in India in October. The phone is being touted as a lower cost version of the N97 flagship device. But how much cheaper would it be , we need to wait for a while. Continue reading “Nokia N97 Mini India Launch in October”
Nokia Erdos Video leaked rumored to be 8800 successor
While we are still catching up on the NokiaWorld coverage, there is a new handset which has been leaked today. The phone codenamed Erdos is seen as the successor to the luxury range of handsets like the 8800.
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Nokia N900 can be Customized by Operators
The Nokia N900 has been creating waves across the world ever since the pictures of the first Linux based Phone were spotted on the interwebs. The Maemo based phone was unveiled few days before Nokia World and more details including the price were announced at the event. Nokia had indicated that the price of the phone in various markets will depend a lot on the subsidies possible in the market. But recently there were some reports that Nokia is not going to allow operators to customize the N900 the way they allowed AT&T to customize E71x for example. Some reports even suggested that Operators might reject the N900 due to this restriction. But Nokia has posted an explanation on its Conversations Blog indicating that the reports are not accurate and that Nokia is looking forward to work with operators to provide the best consumer experience.
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Samsung Star Wi-Fi is announced
You might have already seen that the Samsung Star sold 5 million units in record time. Now Samsung is doing something really smart to sell more Star phones. Its coming out with the Star WiFi which is technically the same as the Star except for the Wi-Fi. The new phone has been announced in the middle east and is expected to be available in Asia and the Middle East soon.
iPhone 3.1 Update might brick your unlocked phone for life Beware !
Apple is getting tougher against unlockers with each firmware update to the iPhone. Yesterday the 3.1 update was released. The iphonedev team which released pwnage tools to unlock even the 3GS is sending out a warning message.
3G+3GS unlockers must still stay far away from official 3.1. There’s no known way to revert from 3.1’s 3G+3GS baseband
This message comes from MuscleNerd who is part of the team which releases the unlocking tools . What this means that there is no way to re-virginize the 3G and 3GS phones once you upgrade to 3.1 .
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Video : Nokia N97 Mini vs N97
Most of you might be wondering whats so special about the N97 mini and whats different from the flagship device – the N97. We had a Nokia representative walk us through the key design differences between the mini and its big brother last week. He said that the mini is for users who want to make a fashion statement and would like to put it on the table show it off as a stylish gadget. That’s why the mini is being offered in 3 unique colors.Catch the video after the jump and let us know what color of the mini do u like the most !
Nokia E72 vs E71 in Pics
We had our hands on the Nokia E72 last week and you must have seen the photo gallery . Some good news now for E71 users , we managed to grab some pics of the E71 along with the E72 so that you can start saving for your upgrade right now and also kickstart the E72vsE71 death match in your brain !
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Peek at Kinetic Scrolling on Nokia 5230
Had a chance to have a peek into the Kinetic scrolling feature in the 5230. This feature makes scrolling easier in lists such as Contacts , Music, Bookmarks. While the phone is expected to be launched in Q4 . We have an early video to share with you. Continue reading “Peek at Kinetic Scrolling on Nokia 5230”
Nokia Music Store launches Twitter Contest
Do you use Twitter? Have you heard of the Nokia Music Store in India? Are you attending the Music Store Bootcamp in Delhi tomorrow? If you answered at least once then get ready for the music trivia contest on Twitter being held by Nokia Music Store.Up for grabs is a chance to win a voucher that will give you access to over 3 million songs in the Nokia Music Store, so that you can go ahead and have a taste of what the store has to offer!
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Samsung Blogger Meet @ TGIF, Delhi
This past Saturday, saw Samsung did something which it does not do. Till now, Nokia was the only active company which ‘cultivates’ a league of bloggers, but it is not so. Samsung seems to have clearly declared ‘war’ on all fronts. Fonearena was also invited to the event at T.G.I.F, Vasant Kunj in Delhi. Since it was the first that Samsung was doing, we just had to go.
iPhone OS 3.1 is out
Apple has just announced the release of iPhone OS 3.1 in its Rock And Roll event that happened today.
The new update brings in many important changes like:
- Genius Recommendations for Apps = Get recommendations for apps you might like based on apps you’ve already bought/downloaded from the App store.
- Genius Mixes = iTunes can now create up to 12 playlists based on what’s already there on your iTunes library. and unlike the Genius feature, you now don’t have to choose a sample song as well.
- A Brand New Ringtone Store = Choose from a wide variety of ringtones on the iTunes store with over 30.000 ringtones available for 1.29$ / each ringtone.
- Organize Apps in iTunes = You can now use iTunes to drag and drop apps onto your virtual Home screens on your computer, then sync them back onto your iPhone/iPod Touch.
iPhone 3.1 Update also brings in many other changes like:
- Improved syncing for music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and photos.
- iTunes U content organization.
- Redeem iTunes Gift Cards, codes, and certificates in the App Store.
- Display available iTunes account credits in the App Store and iTunes Store.
- Save video from Mail and MMS into Camera Roll.
- Option to “Save as new clip” when trimming a video on iPhone 3GS.
- Better iPhone 3G Wi-Fi performance when Bluetooth is turned on.
- Remotely lock iPhone with a passcode via MobileMe.
- Use Voice Control on iPhone 3GS with Bluetooth headsets.
- Paste phone numbers into the keypad.
- Option to use Home button to turn on accessibility features on iPhone 3GS.
- Warn when visiting fraudulent websites in Safari (anti-phishing).
- Improved Exchange calendar syncing and invitation handling.
- Fixes issue that cause some app icons to display incorrectly.
It is available for download right now! So if you have an iPhone/iPod Touch, I would recommend you to upgrade to version 3.1 now.
However if you have a unlocked and jailbroken iPhone, I would recommend you to not update to OS 3.1 right away and hold on for a while until the you hear anything from the iPhone Dev Team.
HTC Hero Comes to India at a Price of Rs.31990
The HTC Hero Phone has been launched in India today at a Price of Rs.31990. Whats really cool about the the Hero is the new Sense UI. Also for the first time on a Android device we have a full-featured mobile browser with Flash support so that you can watch Youtube on the go or pick that greeting card for your special one. Also you must have heard about the special anti-fingerprint coating on the display which tackles smudges and keep the screen clear.
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Nokia 5800 gets Major Price Cut
Nokia 5800 – the first mainstream touchscreen music phone from Nokia got a Major Price Cut today. From our sources in the mobile retailers . The new price before tax would be Rs.13499 which is a killer price for a touchscreen music device. Looks like Nokia might phase out this phone soon and wants to bring the all new X6 to India soon.
