Soon all mobile users can breathe easy and carry a single damn charger for all mobile phones. Many major brands have agreed to adapt to the microUSB charger standard.And the great news is that this Universal microUSB phone charger design just passed through the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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Yes, you read that post title right. We outdid ourselves, by a long shot on this article. Not only did we land a prototype of the Sony Ericsson Satio and show it to you in intricate details, but we were also able to pit it head to head against its concurrence, with Nokia’s current lineup of similar S60 5th Edition devices: the Nokia N97, 5800 XpressMusic and the most recent X6.
The comparison will look shortly at the software differences between the Satio and the current S60 5th Edition UI from Nokia (which we will develop in another post with some very long video reviews), then it will focus at the hardware side-by-side comparison with the 3 devices.
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What does it mean if Skype buys Gizmo Project? This is a huge deal for the VOIP industry. It is a big deal for something that keeps going thorough my mind “The next Billion” (meaning the next billion people to get mobile phones and get on the mobile web). The first thing that came to mind when I heard about this potential acquisition is interoperability with Truphone.
If Skype buys Gizmo Pr0ject this means they would start using the SIP standard as far as I understand. Using SIP means that Skype would suddenly be interoperable with services like Google Chat (including video and voice chat), Truphone, and many of the other VOIP services. Continue reading “What does Skype buying Gizmo Project mean for Truphone and the next Billion”
Nokia announced today that it has filed an infringement complaint against Apple, alleging that Apple’s uberfamous iPhone is infringing on 10 of their patents for GSM, UMTS and wireless LAN (WLAN) standards. Continue reading “Nokia Sues Apple. It Says iPhone infringes on ten different patents”
There’s a secret Nokia event happening in London this week and FoneArena is attending the event, thanks to awesome folks at WOMWorld
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Mobbler, one of the most popular Last.fm radio player and scrobbler for S60 phones just got updated to a new version 0.07(6187). Continue reading “Mobbler gets Updated. Now Supports Nokia 5800/Nokia N97 Scrobbling”
After having brought to you a camera comparison between Nokia’s newest camera flagship, the N86 8MP, and its old sibling, the Nokia N82, today we show you a side by side comparison of the 2 device’s hardware and design. As always, you can click on the thumbnails to access the full resolution photos.
Sizewise, the N86 8MP is chubbier and shorter than the N82, due to its dual-slider form factor, as opposed to the N82’s candybar design. The materials used on the N86 are nice classy plastic with metal, and covered with non-scratchable glass on the front, whereas the N82 uses the old cheap and shiny black plastics that we saw on the N81, N96, N78, N85…
Nokia’s most recent imaging flagship, the Nokia N86, claims to be one of the best camera phones on the market. With an 8MP camera sensor, a wide-angle lens, a Dual-LED flash and an aperture size that should make clear night photos, it is clear that the N86 8MP has the big guns out. But the main question remains about how its camera performs in comparison to Nokia’s tried-and-true camera flagship, the Nokia N82 with its Xenon flash and 5MP sensor
We performed a real-life comparison, and you can see the results below. First up, is a series of images taken on a picnic out in the Vincennes area in Paris, France. The N82’s images are on the left, the N86’s are on the right. Continue reading “Nokia N82 Vs N86 8MP Camera Comparison”
Here are some early pics of the Nokia 2220 slide which is an upcoming stylish low cost phone. Continue reading “Early Pics : Nokia 2220 Slide”
Cricket T20 Fever is a cricket game for the iPhone platform and is developed by IndiaGames . It promises a realistic and entertaining experience of the game of cricket to hard core cricket fans and casual gamers alike. The game fine tunes the tried and tested methods of previous cricket games and adds as many new features to make it a feature packed game of remarkable diversity. Continue reading “Cricket T20Fever for iPhone and iPod Touch – Trailer”
Dilin who used to write here at FoneArena is one guy crazy about phones.His pic has been shortlisted at the Nseries blog for the Cityman of the Year contest. Nokia has picked 10 entries of the final round and Dilin is one of them. Continue reading “Vote for the Nokia Cityman of the Year”
The much anticipated Nokia Booklet 3G will be available on AT & T from October 22, which is a few days from now. The device will be available at a introductory price of $299.99 with an AT&T Data Connect plan two-year activation at $60/month. Nokia Booklet 3G will be sold at all Best Buy locations in US and as well as at 50+ Best Buy Mobile standalone stores across USA.
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The HTC HD2 which was announced this month has been getting a lot of attention even before the official release including a leak.
We also got you tons of live pics of the HD2 codenamed LEO . Now we have a gutsy comparison of the HD2 vs the iPhone 3GS
The Apple iPhone competitor from Palm has finally arrived in the UK. The Palm Pre is now available in the UK on the O2 network.
You can get the Palm Pre on a two year contract for 34.26 pounds (56 US $) a month. The plan allows unlimited data, 600 talktime minutes and 500 text messages. You can also opt for other contract plans like the 18 month plans but the pricing policies change. Continue reading “Palm Pre Released on O2 UK!”
Nokia has reported its Q3 2009 results and it reported an operating loss of 426 million euros compared to an operating profit of 1.5 billion euros Q3 2008. This is said to be Nokia’s first quarterly loss in over a decade.This is mainly due to a goodwill write down for Nokia Siemens Networks (1.17 Billion Euros). Nokia’s devices and service division’s profits were EUR 785 million, up 3% from the previous quarter, but down 50% year on year. Continue reading “Nokia Posts 426 Million Operating Loss”
