Apple and Samsung are the top Smartphone vendors by shipments in Q4 2011 according to a report by Research Firm IDC (International Data Corporation). The worldwide smartphone market grew 54.7% year over year in Q4 2011. Shipment volumes reached 491.4 million units in 2011 that is up by 61.3% compared to 304.7 million units in 2010.
Micromax as a brand is synonymous with low end , cheap phones which appeal to the masses. However the brand has been trying to break into the mid range segment with its line of Android phones packing higher end features at mass market prices. The latest entrant is the A85 dubbed as the A85 Superfone. … Continue reading “Micromax A85 Superfone Review”
Windows Phone fansite , WPSauce , reporting live from the Windows Phone Dev Camp in India says that future versions of Windows Phone will support upto 120 languages. Equally interesting is the news that C++ native code support will be coming to Windows Phone in the near future.
Mobile World Congress 2012 also known as MWC takes place in Barcelona next month from Feb 27-Mar 1.It is the biggest mobile event of the year and FoneArena is going to cover MWC 2012 in full force. As I was adding events to my calendar , I noticed that many events were overlapping. I decided … Continue reading “Mobile World Congress 2012 Schedule and Event Calendar”
We’ve been using the Integral 32GB memory card for quite some time now in our Nokia N8 and Samsung Galaxy Note. Using it under different scenarios lets us test the limitations of hardware under real life use such as recording 1080p video or copying a lot of music. The card in question is capable of … Continue reading “[Review] Integral 32GB microSD card”
It is known that Sony Ericsson was at one time considering Windows Phone as a platform of choice for its smartphone division. However in 2011 , SE decided to go all in on Android. Now with relaunch of the smartphone division under the Sony moniker , it seems that the company might be rethinking its … Continue reading “Sony Ericsson prototype running Windows Phone spotted”
Tae-Jin Kang of Samsung has just revealed at CES about Samsung’s plans to merge their own Bada OS into the Tizen project.
Here is quick unboxing of the Samsung Omnia W , Samsung’s first Windows Phone to be launched in India.We already did a hands on from the India launch event last year. It is powered by a 1.4GHz CPU and sports a 3.7 in Super AMOLED display.It runs on Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system and … Continue reading “Samsung Omnia W Unboxing”
Wikitude Augmented Reality app is now available for Windows Phone devices. The Wikitude app lets you explore your surroundings in Augmented Reality (AR) and it has been customized for the Windows Phone Metro UI to enable the panorama user interface, which differentiates the experience on this platform. Wikitude World Browser is already available for Android, iPhone, Nokia and … Continue reading “Wikitude Augmented Reality app now available for Windows Phone devices”
The Economic Times, India’s most-read business newspaper and most-visited business and finance site is now available for all platforms for mobile phones and tablets such as iPad, iPhone, Android phone, BlackBerry, Nokia and Windows Phone. This would keep you updated with live business news and stock markets with live stock quotes from both the BSE and NSE.
Sports Tracker fitness app is now available for Windows Phone devices. They have also announced a Facebook contest to win a Nokia Lumia 800. Sports Tracker lets you track and analyze your performance such as Running, Cycling, Swimming and more, share workout data with your friends, get fit and stay healthier. It was expected to be … Continue reading “Sports Tracker now available for Windows Phone devices”
Microsoft has just made a correction to a statement they previously made. It seems that Windows Phone 7.5 does indeed lack support for NFC.
The Motorola DEFY+ is an evolution of the original Motorola DEFY, which won our heart last year as the only complete smartphone that offers some form of physical protection against water, dust and the occasional drop. In a form that doesn’t make it differ much from a typical smartphone. Read on to find out if … Continue reading “Motorola DEFY+ review”
Research In Motion (RIM) has appointed Sunil Dutt as Managing Director for India. He worked for Hewlett Packard India Sales Pte Ltd previously as President, Personal Systems Group and was responsible for expanding their business in enterprise, mid-market and consumer space. Frenny Bawa, previous Managing Director of RIM quit last month.
The Galaxy Nexus is world’s first phone to run on Android 4.0 which is also known as Ice Cream Sandwich. Google and Samsung unveiled the device in Hong Kong last month and the device went on sale in few markets earlier this month. The handset is priced at around 429 pounds in the UK.The box … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Nexus Unboxing Video”
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