Mobile News Roundup – September 19 2011

Here is the FoneArena Mobile Roundup for the 3rd week of September 2011. SanDisk has announced that they would broaden the distribution network by partnering with Beetel Teletech and making them as an authorized distributor to distribute SanDisk memory cards across India. The memory card comes at wide range of capacities that include, 2GB, 4GB, … Continue reading “Mobile News Roundup – September 19 2011”

Samsung invests 70 million USD in Noida Mobile Manufacturing Facility

Samsung Electronics has just made an announcement that it’s investing USD 70 million  in the Noida mobile manufacturing facility. Seems like India is one of the top 3 mobile markets for Samsung globally.This facility in Noida is Samsung’s 6th manufacturing unit outside Korea and employs over 4000 people. This facility in Noida is also capable … Continue reading “Samsung invests 70 million USD in Noida Mobile Manufacturing Facility”

IDC : Mobile Market in Western Europe Q2 2011 – Samsung, Apple, HTC top Smartphone vendors by shipments

According to recent report by research firm IDC (International Data Corporation), the Smartphone sales in Western Europe is more than the feature phone sales in Q2 2011. The feature phone shipments were down at 29% to 20.4 million units in 2Q11, while smartphone shipments increased 48% to 21.8 million units compared to Q2 2010. Some … Continue reading “IDC : Mobile Market in Western Europe Q2 2011 – Samsung, Apple, HTC top Smartphone vendors by shipments”

Osun MushRoom Green ZERO charger review

Do you find yourself sometimes leaving your device connected to a charger overnight, or just before you leave home and worry about unplugging them? Well with the Osun Mushroom Green Zero AC charger, you wouldn’t have to. It looks like an ordinary (albeit stylish) USB wall charger, but Osun has employed some form of electrical … Continue reading “Osun MushRoom Green ZERO charger review”

First Impressions and Hands-on with Vodafone Blue 555 Facebook Phone

  Well this is not first time a Social Networking oriented Phone has been launched. We have seen INQ phones, HTC ChaCha & Salsa facebook smartphones.  But Vodafone Blue Facebook phone is definitely something different.There are few reasons.

Exomount universal car mount review

As the uptake of smartphones with built-in GPS receiver increases, so are people’s reliance to using their smartphone as a car navigation solution. These days even a cheap Android smartphone is more than capable of handling all sorts of navigational duties in a motor vehicle. All you need is a car mount. The problem with … Continue reading “Exomount universal car mount review”

Micromax is now 12th largest phone maker globally according to Strategy Analytics

Micromax which started off its operations in India is very popular for it’s Dual SIM phones and innovative ad campaigns. The company has been expanding globally and recently ventured into Brazil. The handset maker has a presence in Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri-Lanka, Maldives, UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Afghanistan. The … Continue reading “Micromax is now 12th largest phone maker globally according to Strategy Analytics”

GSMA announces MWC 2012 Keynote Speakers and Exhibitors

The GSMA which runs on the annual Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona has just announced the list of keynote speakers for the 2012 edition . The event will take place in Barcelona, Spain from Feb 27 2012 – Mar 1 2012.FoneArena will be reporting from the show floor.

TabCo Grid 10 Tablet aka JooJoo 2 outed

Some mysterious tweets and videos have been making the rounds on the internet for over a month now from a handle called  WeAreTabCo. Recently the Grid 10 Tablet showed up at the FCC in the US. The Grid 10 is a successor to the JooJoo tablet from Fusion Garage which was initially known as the … Continue reading “TabCo Grid 10 Tablet aka JooJoo 2 outed”

Windows Phone ‘Tango’ to bring the OS to the masses

When Nokia and Microsoft announced their partnership both the companies promised to out WP devices at all price points including the budget segment. If rumors are to be believed , the Tango update will do just that by bringing the same Windoes Phone experience at a lower than ever price point. This latest comes from … Continue reading “Windows Phone ‘Tango’ to bring the OS to the masses”

Review : Proporta BeachBuoy and OverBoard Waterproof Cases

Planning to head to the beach ? Or got some water sports in mind ? If you’re like me , then your phone has to follow wherever you go. Unfortunately our phones are not weatherproof yet and that is where cases come in to save our investments. I recently had a chance to go white … Continue reading “Review : Proporta BeachBuoy and OverBoard Waterproof Cases”

Paid Apps Available On Ovi Store In India ! Reliance Exclusivity Ends ?

Nokia has had an exclusivity agreement with Reliance Telecom in India for premium paid content on the Ovi Store.  The agreement had ended a few months ago but there was no update regarding availability for users on other operators. Looks like Nokia has finally flipped the switch and enabled premium content for other users as … Continue reading “Paid Apps Available On Ovi Store In India ! Reliance Exclusivity Ends ?”

Video Demo of Samsung Galaxy R, Coming Soon

Samsung Galaxy R was recently spotted in Sweden which is actually affordable cousin of the Samsung Galaxy S II which is also known as one of the best Android handsets available in the market, and it’s also one of the reasons Samsung is expecting amazing sales this year. Well, if you are low on budget and … Continue reading “Video Demo of Samsung Galaxy R, Coming Soon”