Wishing You a Very Happy 2009

FoneArena Team takes great pride in Wishing all of you a Very Happy and Properous 2009.

May 2009 bring the latest mobile phones into your lives and we will be covering the the phones expected in the coming year in a follow up post.

What phone do you want to buy in 2009 ?

Answer this question in a comment below and lucky winners will win an exciting free mobile accessory .

China Mobiles movement in India

Understanding the China Mobiles movement in India

Introducing our Guest ,Amit Nayak, CEO, GEEK IT STORES .

Chinese mobile phones are flooding the indian mobile market and are giving tough competition to reputed brands.

But they have also been hitting the headlines due to poor quality or due absence of IMEI number.

Amit will clear your doubts regarding chinese mobile phones.

Are you a china mobile customer?? Are you using Chinese mobile? Are you safe using a such a phone ,

from health & legal point of view!! Continue reading “China Mobiles movement in India”

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Live Pictures from Concept Store

I had been to Nokia Concept Store in Chennai today .

The stage was set for the showcasing of the much awaited 5800 XpressMusic phone which we have been covering a lot ..

Life size phone on display and the phone connect via TV out

full screen qwerty keyboard .. Continue reading “Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Live Pictures from Concept Store”

Indian Government asks Operators to ban Chinese and Korean Handsets without IMEI

The DOT of Department of Telecom has asked all Operators to ban handsets without a legitimate IMEI number on January 6th.

This directive comes as a fight against terror as these handsets are being used by terrorists as they do not have an IMEI number in them.There are as many as 25 million unbranded handsets imported from China and Korea that are believed to be on the knife’s edge.

They have asked operators to block mobiles with fake IMEI numbers like all zeroes .

The Indian Government has postponed the previous deadline for Operators from 6th January 2009 to March 31 2009.

So be careful when purchasing these Chinese or other imported handsets ..

You might even be questioned by the authorities .

Guide to Survive on Low Mobile Phone Battery

Do you remember that moment when you were expecting an important phone call or that SMS from your friend .. Or you are stuck in traffic and try to browse the internet ..  and you phone screen shows the Low Battery Sign .. Damn irritating isnt it ?

Well I myself end up on a low battery on my phone and curse myself when the phone switches off ..

We all charge our mobile phones daily or once in a couple of days .. Well that is the battery life of most phones in the market. Sometimes you might forget to charge your mobile phones and you might not have access to a charger.
I wrote this Guide so that you can Survive on Low Battery for a longer duration .. Your phone would eventually die due to lack of power but some tips to help you squeeze that last electron from the Lithium Ion Cell ..

Nokia phones tested for reliability

If you are wondering how does you mobile phone continue to work fine even after that 2 Foot Fall or after you sat on it by mistake .. you might find out an answer for it ..

Nokia has revealed its Testing routine for mobile phones ..

Well there is a Nokia team in UK which breaks phones for a living ..

they test phones under extreme weather , stress conditions , wear and tear and more ..

spilled water on your keypad ?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDi5pLTPY8I[/youtube]

can u see the n79 kiss the dust frame by frame ?

Continue reading “Nokia phones tested for reliability”

Motorola Yuva W396 Launched in India

Motorola today launched another Yuva phone , the W396 in India

Motoyuva_w396

Lasy year same time the Moto Yuva W230 was launched for indian market at CES

Yuva in Hindi means Youth .. so this W396 has the basic entertainment features – MP3 player , FM Radio, VGA Camera

Continue reading “Motorola Yuva W396 Launched in India”

Nokia E51 No Camera Live Pictures

We have been hearing a lot of questions from users after Nokia announced the Camera free variant of the immensely popular E51 . The phone without camera has exactly the same specs apart from the cam sensor which is replaced by a plastic cover …

We managed to get our hands on this phone and its a great phone for Professionals who can’t carry Cameraphones

E51 is a powerful smartphone running Symbian and its got plenty of connectivity options and a great battery life .. it also looks stylish and fits easily into the pocket ..

catch a glimpse of the shiny device below .

The box bears these words “Now without Camera for security sensitive professionals ”

Box back cover

Continue reading “Nokia E51 No Camera Live Pictures”

Google Maps Mobile 2.3 brings Street View to Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile

The Google Phone HTC G1 was the first to have street view in Google Maps..

Apple iPhone was soon to follow with the 2.2 firmware bringing StreetView

Finally its available for Nokia S60 phones and Windows Mobile Phones

This update brings a total revamp of the User interface .. I tested it on E71 and loved it ..

Continue reading “Google Maps Mobile 2.3 brings Street View to Nokia S60 and Windows Mobile”

Unboxing the Navigator Package from WOMWorld

I was really surprised when a huge package from WOM World UK arrived today

It was huge boxfrom DHL shipped from UK .. I was surprised by the size but when I lifted , it was kind of light..

world map box

There was a relatively smaller nokia box inside and on the outside was a globe map running through the top and bottom

Continue reading “Unboxing the Navigator Package from WOMWorld”

Nokia N97 Coming for the 2009 New Year in India ?


Is Nokia N97 Coming for the New Year in India ? World wide availability of this device is stated as 2009 .. but when ?

The phone appears on the Univercell website and it is said to cost approximately Rs.38,462.

Well it is not too costly for a device of this stature. I would definitely be buying it for this price. What do you say people. Pour in your comments.

Here is the link

We will definitely be updating you further on the N97 developments and features soon.

Google G1 now available to Android developers in India

The T-Mobile G1 would be available for purchase to Android Developers in India but branded as the Android Dev Phone 1but carries the same specs as the G1

Android Developers in 18 countries including India can now purchase the Google Android Phone

Its both Network and Hardware unlocked and is mainly made available to android developers world over.

You don’t have to be on T-Mobile or inside USA to get this phone ..

Anyhow we managed to get the unlocked G1 to work on Airtel earlier Continue reading “Google G1 now available to Android developers in India”

What can you do with 3G on your mobile phone

3G services are available in Delhi today and it is going to be available this year throughout India

So what does 3G mean to you ? and what can you do with it on your mobile phone to enhance your mobile experience 

First lets define 3G

3G Stands for 3rd-generation. 3G is loosely defined, but generally includes high data speeds, always-on data access, and greater voice capacity. The high data speeds are possibly the most prominent feature, and certainly the most hyped. They enable such advanced features as live, streaming video. There are several different 3G technology standards. The most prevalent is UMTS, which is based on WCDMA. (WCDMA and UMTS are often used interchangeably.) UMTS is the 3G technology of choice for most GSM carriers. The other major standard is cdma2000, which is an evolution of CDMA 2G technology. There are several types of cdma2000, each offering different data rates and levels of compatibility with 2G CDMA.

Video Streaming that actually works

Video Streaming is possible even over GPRS or EDGE but its very slow.

You will be able to watch a Cricket match Live on the road with live video and audio

Video Calling

Have you ever wondered why there is an additional camera above the display in some phones ?

The camera is meant to be used for Video Calling .. You can actually see the other person face to face and talk.

Faster Downloads and Browsing

As you can see in the picture above .. When i tested 3G , the speeds i was getting was in the range of 300 -500 kbps .. which is the kind of speed we get on a broadband connection at home 🙂

So you can do hi speed browsing on the go 

But one downside to all of this is that battery life is comparetively shorter for most phones on 3G networks.

what else you can think of doing on a hi speed internet connection on your mobile ?