Consumers To Bear The Mobile Number Portability cost?

For users awaiting for Mobile Number Portability(MNP) to be implemented, it’s yet again a bad news. Telecom operators want users to bear the entire cost of number portability. It was expected that it would cost somewhere around Rs. 400-500 for porting the number from one mobile operator to the other. But the amount that you might need to pay might shock you.

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INQ Chat 3G and Mini 3G Announced!

INQ Wireless has announced two new phones- the INQ Chat 3G and the INQ Mini 3G. The two phones are capable on syncing with iTunes and Twitter.The INQ Chat 3G is a QWERTY mobile phone and it is the company’s first QWERTY device. The Mini 3G is a enty level phone. Continue reading “INQ Chat 3G and Mini 3G Announced!”

Nokia World 2009 Video Promo , What to Expect from Stuttgart ?

Nokia World 2009 is just 3 weeks away and already, the excitement is in the air ! You must have seen the N97 Mini , 5800i and most recently the Internet Tablet with a 5 Megapixel Camera ( codenamed Rover) . These devices are rumored to be announced at the event this year . Also there are rumors of a 5900 and also a Video Store. So the event will take place on Sep 2 and 3 ,2009 in Stuttgart,Germany . What do you expect from the event ? Obviously new handsets and services.

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Is this the new Nokia Tablet: RX-51(Nokia Rover)????…Lots of pics included

With Nokia World 2009, nearing a few of Nokia’s devices have been pictured before their scheduled launch. Earlier its was the Nokia N97 Mini and now its their next tablet device code name Nokia Rover or RX-51. Continue reading “Is this the new Nokia Tablet: RX-51(Nokia Rover)????…Lots of pics included”

LG Arena Review

FoneArena presents the LG Arena Review

The LG Arena is the latest full touchscreen multimedia smartphone from LG mobiles.Interesting features include a 5 Megapixel Camera with Flash, DVD Quality video Recording , Dolby Mobile Music, 8 GB inbuilt Memory, DivX Movie Playback. This is just a short review but will try to cover the major areas. We have a Video review at the end of the post just in case you want a quick look !

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Nokia N96 Black Edition Photo Gallery

These pictures are of the Nokia N96 Black Edition taken by Centrinos. Thanks to Centrinos for the pictures. The Nokia N96 Black Edition has the same features as the regular N96 but has a black trim on the sides as well.

The main features of the N96 are:

  • 2.8″ 16Million Colours Screen with 240*320 resolution
  • 128MB RAM, 16GB Internal Memory, micro-SD card slot
  • GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, micro-USB
  • 103 x 55 x 18 mm, 125grams
  • 5MP Carl Zeiss Camera with Dual-LED Flash and VGA 30 FPS Video Recording
  • 264mHZ Processor, DVB-H TV, 3.5mm Audio Jack, Kickstand, 950mAH Battery

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Blackberry Patents Hybrid Touchscreen

Most people have discussions over the type of touchscreen. Some say resistive is better while others say capacitive is better. But overall capacitive seems to win.

But there are other factors to be considered such as the cost of production which is higher for capacitive screens and the accuracy which is better in resistive screens. Continue reading “Blackberry Patents Hybrid Touchscreen”

Sony Ericsson Jalou Leaked!

Well guys, we have a very good handset leak this time. The handset is the Sony Ericsson Jalou. While we are not sure if the picture is legitimate , we are pretty sure the information about the device is correct. The picture might just be another photoshop of a Sony Ericsson device like the W995 hence we are not sure about the picture. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson Jalou Leaked!”

Nokia E72 , 5730 and 5530 Coming to India Really Soon

Guys ,  I know you are really pissed of that Nokia has not launched the 5530 and 5730  Xpressmusic phones in India till now. Looking at the comments in the 5530 and 5730 photo gallery , I know that many of you want to buy them NOW. Now here is some good news , I spotted these phones as coming soon on Nokia India’s Website

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Blackberry Curve 8520 India Launch Pics from the Event

FoneArena was present at the Blackberry 8520 India Launch Event in Delhi. Here are pics from the event and of the phone itself.  The 8520 is the first Blackberry phone to have the optical track pad instead of the usual trackball ( low quality video here)

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Nimbuzz and Virgin Mobile India bring Vchatter to Users


Nimbuzz and Virgin Mobile India have partnered to offer a new service called  Vchatter to users. Nimbuzz is a very popular mobile chat software and we have spoken about it in the past.
All you need to do is create a nimbuzz account and add all your chat accounts to it like google talk, yahoo , msn messenger ,facebook ,skype.And you just need to sign into nimbuzz from your mobile phone and you will be automatically logged in to all your IM accounts with a single login. Now with vchatter, Nimbuzz is offering its multibrand WAP chat application to Virgin Mobile allowing users to access multiple instant messengers.
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iPhone 3GS India Launch Delayed not coming on August 9th

Sorry iPhone fans. Looks like iPhone 3GS will not be coming to India on Aug 9th. I visited a iStore in the city and from what they told me August 9th seems impossible and 3rd week of August looks more probable .

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Palm Pre Pics FoneArena Exclusive

While we told you Palm Pre is coming soon to India , we are yet to hear from them about the official launch date.The GSM Version certainly does exist as it was spotted at MWC in Barcelona and also in Vietnam. Here are some pics of the CDMA version for now.

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The phone is really small and can be used without opening the keypad. But if you need o type , you need to slide out the QWERTY keyboard. The screen is a gorgeous 320×480 pixels

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