Samsung Blogger Meet @ TGIF, Delhi

This past Saturday, saw Samsung did something which it does not do. Till now, Nokia was the only active company which ‘cultivates’ a league of bloggers, but it is not so. Samsung seems to have clearly declared ‘war’ on all fronts. Fonearena was also invited to the event at T.G.I.F, Vasant Kunj in Delhi. Since … Continue reading “Samsung Blogger Meet @ TGIF, Delhi”

iPhone OS 3.1 is out

Apple has just announced the release of iPhone OS 3.1 in its Rock And Roll event that happened today. The new update brings in many important changes like: Genius Recommendations for Apps = Get recommendations for apps you might like based on apps you’ve already bought/downloaded from the App store. Genius Mixes = iTunes can … Continue reading “iPhone OS 3.1 is out”

HTC Hero Comes to India at a Price of Rs.31990

The HTC Hero Phone has been launched in India today at a Price of Rs.31990.  Whats really cool about the the Hero is the new Sense UI. Also for the first time on a Android device we have a full-featured mobile browser with Flash support so that you can watch Youtube on the go or … Continue reading “HTC Hero Comes to India at a Price of Rs.31990”

Nokia 5800 gets Major Price Cut

Nokia 5800 – the first mainstream touchscreen music phone from Nokia got a Major Price Cut today. From our sources in the mobile retailers . The new price before tax would be Rs.13499 which is a killer price for a touchscreen music device. Looks like Nokia might phase out this phone soon and wants to … Continue reading “Nokia 5800 gets Major Price Cut”

Nokia X3 Camera Samples

Nokia X3 is an entry level music phone of the Nokia X-series range. It comes with a 3.2 Megapixel Camera  and I manged to take a couple of pictures during my interaction  with the Music Team at Nokia World. The EXIF info of the pics show the Camera as 7510 Supernova which is kinda interesting. … Continue reading “Nokia X3 Camera Samples”

Interview with Henri Moissinac about Facebook Mobile and India

I recently had an interesting discussion with Henri Moissinac of Facebook Mobile about their Mobile Strategy , their growth in the mobile space and their plans for one of the largest markets in the World – India. Nokia is the largest handset manufacturer in the world and Facebook is currently the largest social networking site. … Continue reading “Interview with Henri Moissinac about Facebook Mobile and India”

A sneak peek into Spotify’s S60 Client

After iPhone and Android Apps, Spotify is now gearing up for an S60 Client. For the people who dont know, Spotify is a subscription based music streaming service which allows instant listening to specific tracks or albums with almost zero buffering delay. To give you a basic idea of what to expect from the application, … Continue reading “A sneak peek into Spotify’s S60 Client”

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 is out – specs , price , pics and videos inside

Diehard Sony fans will certainly love this new handset SE – the XPERIA X2 which  is the successor to the X1 .The X2 is now officially out after a bunch of leaks and blurry cam shots .The release of Windows Mobile 6.5 devices are round the corner and Sony sticks with WM on this handset. … Continue reading “Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 is out – specs , price , pics and videos inside”

Nokia Money Video Demo at NokiaWorld Looks Fantastic !

Nokia Money marked the entry of the handset maker into the financial services market.  There are more mobile phones in this world than bank accounts. Users might have easy access to a mobile phone but not to a bank account. Nokia Money aims to address this problem and give users the possibility to carry financial … Continue reading “Nokia Money Video Demo at NokiaWorld Looks Fantastic !”

Nokia Lifecasting – Broadcast your life now

Along with many services Nokia launched at the Nokia World 2009, one of the most interesting thing Nokia released was the Nokia Ovi Lifecasting. It is basically an application which lets people publish their status updates, share photos etc directly onto their Facebook account along with their location with the help of Ovi Maps, right … Continue reading “Nokia Lifecasting – Broadcast your life now”

Samsung To Launch Its Own Application Store on September 14

After the Immense success of Apple’s App Store and moderate success of Nokia’s Ovi Store,  Samsung is coming up with its own new app store for all the Samsung Smartphone users on September 14th 2009. However Initially, the Samsung App Store will be open only for the UK, France and Italy users of Omnia and I8910 … Continue reading “Samsung To Launch Its Own Application Store on September 14”

Nokia E72 Initial Impression and Photo Gallery

The Nokia E72 is a great E-series handset from the Finnish handset maker and I’m sure that this phone will continue to create records like the E71. The phone was leaked longed back. The E71 is one of the most popular handsets in the market even today and the E72 addresses the drawbacks of this … Continue reading “Nokia E72 Initial Impression and Photo Gallery”

A Sneak Peak into Nokia N97’s Firmware 2.0

Here is a a sneak peak into the new Nokia N97 firmware 2.0 (i.e. v20.0.005) that is coming shortly for all the N97 users. The Nokia N97 will finally going to have full kinetic scrolling across the device. Also some of the other new features, N97 Firmware 2.0 is going to possess are New Homescreen Widgets, … Continue reading “A Sneak Peak into Nokia N97’s Firmware 2.0”

Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta Updated

The Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta just got another update today. What Things Have Changed? Support during application installation. Just double click your device application (.jar, .sisx) in PC and you should be able to get your apps easily into the device. Performance wise, a lot of work has been done on fixing the memory … Continue reading “Nokia Ovi Suite 2.0 Beta Updated”