Hello Moto becomes Hello Samsung as Motorola looses global market share

Samsung has raced past Motorola for the the 2nd spot in the global market share for mobile phones by shipping about  37 Million mobile phones this quarter.The growing list of handsets the Korean company has in its offering might be the reason. Things are not so good for Motorola and have not managed something as … Continue reading “Hello Moto becomes Hello Samsung as Motorola looses global market share”

Apple iPhone might be available in India soon

Reliance Retail is trying hard to launch India’s first Apple store. No official confirmation from both sides yet but looks like talks are on. Recently HCL and Wipro have started in their quest to bring the Iphone to India. HCL is already a nationwide distributor for Nokia. So its time to start saving for the … Continue reading “Apple iPhone might be available in India soon”

Sony Ericsson to set R&D unit for mobile phones in Chennai

After Nokia its Sony Ericsson which is going to be making handsets in this city of Chennai. The Indian mobile market is currently on a upward trend and there are so many handset brands available. The Chennai research and development unit will be headed by Anders Grynge, who was previously based at the Sony Ericsson … Continue reading “Sony Ericsson to set R&D unit for mobile phones in Chennai”

Mobile back up for Free!!

The service is free and works with more than 200 different phone models. It’s very simple to get started, just sign up on zyb.com, select your mobile phone model and in a matter of seconds you will receive a message (SMS) that automatically configures your mobile to your ZYB profile. “If you are afraid of … Continue reading “Mobile back up for Free!!”

Media Coverage

FoneArena is frequently quoted by many reputed global publications such as Wall Street Journal, BBC, NY Times and others. We are also regularly featured on Economic Times , The Hindu and The Mint among others. Thanks to their expertise, FonaArena authors are often seen on popular television channels like NDTV and ET NOW. Forbes India … Continue reading “Media Coverage”

BSNL to launch sub 1000 rupee handsets under BSNL phones banner

BSNL aims to capture the low price market by launching handsets priced at Rs.1000 and below. It is in talks with Taiwanese and Chinese handset manufacturers for rolling out the sub-Rs 1,000 handset, which will be offered on the GSM platform.  The telco will sell the mobiles under the ‘BSNL phones’ banner.Sources say that the … Continue reading “BSNL to launch sub 1000 rupee handsets under BSNL phones banner”

Airtel GPRS plans

I would like to take you through the various plans available from Airtel for GPRS. Airtel does not advertise supporting EDGE through their Mobile Office service but you cansee a noticeable difference in the latency if your handset supports EDGE like my Nokia 6630. Airtel has a Data Card service which competes with Reliance CDMA … Continue reading “Airtel GPRS plans”

Motorola to setup facility in Chennai

Motorola, the world’s second largest handset-maker, on Wednesday said it will spend $100 million in stages to set up a manufacturing facility near Chennai, in an attempt to boost sales in one of the world’s hottest mobile markets. “India is a vitally important market for Motorola and as a strategic manufacturing hub offers compelling value … Continue reading “Motorola to setup facility in Chennai”

Designed for S60 Devices logo program launched

Nokia has announced a logo for programs designed for the most popular smartphone OS – Symbian Series 60. The developers must prove that their programs are Symbian Signed or Java Verified and list the individual models that each program is compatible with. When that is done they can use this logo. This logo program will … Continue reading “Designed for S60 Devices logo program launched”

Access Googles Blooger from Sony Ericsson Mobiles

Search Engine Journal reports that Google and Sony Ericsson are working together to integrate Google’s Blogger on SE phones. (pay very close attention to this next statement) Google and Sony claim to be the first in the US cell market to provide pre-loaded blogging application with a tight integration to the mobile camera and easy … Continue reading “Access Googles Blooger from Sony Ericsson Mobiles”