Nokia is again suing iPhone maker Apple in Wisconsin, USA over alleged patent violations in Apple products such as iPhone and iPad 3G.
We are not legal experts and we shall let the law take it’s course. Nokia you better start shipping the N8 soon ! and Apple you better show us the iPhone 4G next month . Continue reading “Nokia sues Apple again over iPad 3G”
The Guru 1175 is the latest member of the Samsung Guru handset family. Nothing great about this handset but it does offer 23 hrs playback via FM Radio and 12 hours of talk time. It has a curvy design and a ergonomic grip. It packs the famous bike mode and fake caller found in most guru phones from Samsung.
Apple just announced that after a successful start in USA, the iPad is now going on sale in 9 more countries Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK from May 28. Users in these countries can pre-order the device online starting from May 10.
Continue reading “iPad officially starts selling in 9 more countries , Pricing Revealed”
According to report by Research Firm IDC(International Data Corporation) , the Worldwide Smartphone Market saw a 56.7% growth year over year.54.7 million Converged Mobile Devices or Smartphones were shipped my Handset makers in the first Quarter of 2010. And these make up for only 1.8% of the total mobile phone shipments worldwide. As you can see in the chart below the Top 5 smartphone phone makers based on volumes and market share are Nokia with a 39.3% share followed by Blackberry maker RIM at 19.4%. Apple iPhone shipments have more than doubled and it has 16.1 % of the market share. HTC is at a distant 4th followed by Motorola.
Continue reading “IDC : Worldwide Smartphone Market grew 56.7%”
We have already seen the Samsung B710, a mobile phone with 3D display, 3D camera and also a unique form-factor. But this phone, the Samsung W960 is the world’s first 3D display phone since you can see it in 3D without the need for glasses.
Continue reading “Samsung W960-World’s First 3D Display Phone”
Intel had recently organized a Developer Event for MeeGo in Chennai and I was almost missed the event as I heard about the event through twitter . Considering my passion for Linux and after being present at the MeeGo announcement during MWC in Barcelona this Feb , I decided to see what’s in store for Developers in the new MeeGo platform. Continue reading “Meego Developer Event in Chennai”
The Apple iPad landed in the FoneArena HQ this week and here are some unboxing pics of this shiny new device from Apple . We had the chance to play with the 16GB WiFi version.
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Thanks to the phenomenal response to the APad post and thanks to user Jean from France who has shared Photos and Video of the iRobot / APad with us. The APad is running on Android 1.6 and is reportedly having a battery life of around 3-4 hourson WiFi. Not bad at all for a really cheap iPad clone. Enjoy the pics and video after the break
Continue reading “iRobot Android Tablet aka APad Photos and Video”
Google Mobile has received yet another update to its UI.
Continue reading “Google Mobile Becomes Faster and also gets a Makeover”
The launch of the iPhone OS 4 gave developers full access to picture and video capture data. This would mean that we would see new applications that utilise the camera of the Apple iPhone once the iPhone OS 4 is released.
Continue reading “iPhone HD Might Record 1280x720p HD Video”
Last year Nokia and Microsoft announced an alliance to bring Mobile Productivity solutions to Nokia phones and the first child from the alliance is Microsoft Communicator Mobile and application is now available from the Ovi Store. Only Nokia E72 and Nokia E52 seem to be supported at the moment.
Continue reading “Microsoft Communicator Mobile latest child from the Redmond Espoo Alliance”
Hootsuite has now added many new tools to its iPhone application. These new tools include Facebook Integration, Support for Geotagging, and Language Translation etc. Continue reading “Hootsuite for iPhone gets Facebook integration and Geotagging”
Nokia Software Updater has been now updated to v2.5.1.
For the uninitiated, Nokia Software Updater is a desktop tool through which you can update the firmwares of your Nokia Devices. Continue reading “Nokia Software Updater Gets Updated to v2.5.1”
Meet the APad the Chinese clone of the Apple iPad and it does not run some dumb piece of software like Chinese clones . In fact the reason it’s called APad is because it runs on Android OS. The success of the Apple iPad might speed up the production look alike tablet devices and the APad looks too good to be true. Looks like they are looking to capitalize on the flaws of the iPad by providing a Webcam , USB port , Memory Card slot etc.We hope its just not a mockup but a real product
Apple has officially sold 1 million iPads in a time of just 28 days since it went on sale and we have 1 of the 1 million iPads here at the FoneArena HQ and will be reviewing it over the coming few days
