The official Google IO twitter account just posted that the Nexus One would get Android 2.2(a.k.a. “FroYo”) in next few weeks.
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Samsung Champ Official Photos
Here are some official photos of the just announced Samsung Champ aka C3300K or Champion which is seen as the Star successor. Finally some non corby phones from the Korea phone maker. The Champ looks like it will be a ht like the Star due the aggressive pricing by Samsung. It’s just a cheap entry level touchscreen phone with Music,Radio, Camera and pretty much basic stuff ! Continue reading “Samsung Champ Official Photos”
Airfone Music Mania Series launched
Airfone has launched a bunch of handsets underthe Music Mania Series. The name has got something to do with the audio chipset which produces high quality sound and the ear earphone noise cancellation according to the company’s claims. They have launched 6 new handsets in this category ranging from Rs.1400-Rs.3600
Android 2.2 Froyo announced
Google has just announced the next major update to it’s Android Operating System . You might have heard of the Froyo update for a past several days. The Android 2.2 codenamed Froyo was finally announced at Google IO conference in San Francisco and Google gave away an HTC EVO 4G for Free to all attendees. Coming back to the update, it looks cool and brings some nice changes like ability to turn your phone into a WiFi Hotspot. Google is claiming Performance improvements of 2-5 times over Android 2.1 ! You can also send links from PC to open on phone with the new Android market website ! One of the coolest things we saw was the possibility to stream DRM Free music from your PC to your Phone !
Google Voice for Android updated. Gets improved inbox syncronization and more
At the Google I/O Conference, Google announced a new version of Google Voice for Android. Along with Support for Android 2.2, Google has improved the reliability of Inbox synchronization and fixed many reported bugs in the application. Continue reading “Google Voice for Android updated. Gets improved inbox syncronization and more”
Android Gingerbread to launch in Q4 2010
While everyone is anticipating the release of Android 2.2 “Froyo” at the ongoing Google I/O 2010, the next version of Android, “Android Gingerbread” is already in the works. Continue reading “Android Gingerbread to launch in Q4 2010”
Nokia Software Updater Gets v2.5.2 Update
Nokia Software Updater, the desktop tool through which you can update the firmwares of your Nokia Devices has been updated to v2.5.2 from its previous version v2.5.1.
The changelog of this new version is not available as yet, but we will update you as soon as we find one. Continue reading “Nokia Software Updater Gets v2.5.2 Update”
LG Windows 7 Phone Hands-On Photos
Yesterday, we showed you a QWERTY-less version of the LG Windows 7 phone. But now again, we have a photo gallery showing the same device with the QWERTY keyboard again.
Apple iPod Touch with Camera is Real
The rumours of the Apple iPod Touch getting a camera is nothing new to us. We have seen it way back last year even before the current line-up was announced . The iPod with camera showed up again this year on ebay.
Even then we were unsure about it’s legitimity until now.
India 3G Auctions Winners Announced
The Department of Telecom (DoT) just posted the list of winners for the 3G Auctions in various circles. Airtel , Aircel ,Reliance, Idea, Tata , STel won atleast 1 circle. Videocon and Etisalat did not win even one circle ! Once the formalities are over we should expect commercial services to be offered by the winners starting from September 2010
Fly Booom MC105
Fly Mobile has launched the Booom MC105 with an inbuilt amplifier and a 30 x 40 mm speaker . Yeh it claims to go BOOM with an extra ‘o’ and aims to be your Portable Music system in a relatively small form factor. and reasonable price . Apart from the Bo0om’s Music capabilities It’s a Dual SIM phone so you can make calls too ! Continue reading “Fly Booom MC105”
OtterBox Protective Cases for LG enV and Nokia N900
Otterbox has launched new cases for the LG enV Touch, enV3,Chocolate Touch and the Nokia N900. These protective cases are built to save your phones from bumps, scratches and shocks . The entire phone is covered including ports and earphone socket. You also get a protective film for the screen and keypad. They are not waterproof but they have separate line of products for that
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Nokia 6700 Slide Unboxing Gallery
The Nokia 6700 Slide which was just recently launched in India has landed in our house too and before we put our grubby mitts on it, we decided to share with you the first pictures of us taking it out of its box and discovering it for the first time.
Samsung i8920-OMNIA HD 2 ?
The Samsung i8910 OMNIA HD was a great phone at the time of introduction and it is still a great phone a year on since it’s introduction. But as with everything, it requires a successor to carry on it’s legacy and this leaked phone might just be that. The phone in the picture is said to be the Samsung i8920 otherwise known as the OMNIA HD 2.
Review of 3 Olive phones
The Indian mobile phone industry has seen unprecedented growth and emergence of new players in the market. Players like Micromax, Maxx, Karbonn have come from nowhere and started selling handsets in the lakhs.
Amongst them is a company called Olive. Olive Mobiles is a new entrant just like the ones above and many more. So what makes them unique you might ask, they all are the same after all! One look and you might say so. But a closer look reveals that it is not the same.
Olive phones have made quite a splash with their handsets. Engadget even covered one of their models. A feat, no Indian manufacturer I know has managed till date.
Olive has been very kind in providing us at Fonearena, three devices to review. We’ve put each of the handset through its paces and pushed it to the hilt. Continue reading “Review of 3 Olive phones”