Xiaomi is expected to announce its flagship device this week. It was touted that the Chinese smartphone maker will launch Redmi Note or Mi 5 but a teaser from the company along with specs leak from @upleaks has almost confirmed the launch of Redmi Note 2 on January 15.
Nokia’s return to the hardware market looks set to become official later this month as the N1 tablet will begin shipping in China on January 28th. Pre-orders for the Nokia N1, which is manufactured by Foxconn and sold under the Nokia brand, will begin tomorrow and the N1 tablet will cost 1599 RMB (equivalent to around $258 … Continue reading “Nokia N1 launches 28 Jan in China, pre-orders tomorrow”
WhatsApp messenger is continuing to multiply the user base and the popular messenger now has 700 million monthly active users. 250 million more users have been added since February 2014, when Facebook announced plans to buy WhatsApp for $19 billion.
Soon after the Android 5.0 (Lollipop) announcement from Google, Sony Mobile confirmed that it will update the entire Xperia Z series of smartphones and tablets to Android Lollipop. Today the company announced at its CES 2015 press conference that it will start rolling the Lollipop update for its Z series globally starting from next month, … Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z series Android 5.0 Lollipop roll out starting globally from Feb 2015”
A sure fire way to run up a large phone bill is to use your smartphone abroad and whilst plans such as Vodafone EuroTraveller help to reduce this, there’s nothing quite like zero roaming charges. It might seem fanciful being able to use your minutes, texts and data abroad for free but if you’re on … Continue reading “Spain and New Zealand join Three UK Feel At Home Roaming”
Lenovo is the latest manufacture to get into the wearable sector. The Chinese manufacture has officially announced its latest product – VIBE Band VB 10 at its dedicated press event at the on-going Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The Lenovo VIBE Band VB10 wearable is said to be designed to let users live their … Continue reading “Lenovo steps into wearables with VIBE Band VB10”
Microsoft Devices today announced Nokia 215 and 215 Dual SIM, the company’s most affordable internet-enabled handsets. The Nokia 215 and the 215 Dual SIM have a 2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixels) QVGA LCD screen, Opera Mini browser, built-in MP3 player, FM Radio, 2G (EDGE), Bluetooth 3.0 with Slam sharing feature and a VGA rear camera … Continue reading “Nokia 215 and 215 Dual SIM affordable internet-enabled phones announced”
Motorola released the Moto X (2nd Gen.) Pure Edition in the US few months back. Now the company has released the 64GB variant of the smartphone in US. Since it is a Pure Edition, the smartphone doesn’t come with any contract. Motorola launched the 32GB variant of the Moto X (2nd Gen) in India last month, … Continue reading “Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 64GB Pure Edition released in the US”
Time flies! Let’s bid a farewell to the year 2014 and welcome 2015. The past 12 months has been a great journey and we are proud of what we could achieve. Of course, a lot of credit goes to you, our loyal readers for supporting us throughout.
HTC Hima has once again surfaced online and passed AnTuTu benchmark. The phone which is also touted as M9 has been leaked earlier with specs and dimensions.
Qualcomm has teased that it will announce a Snapdragon 800 powered smartphone at CES 2015. The company gave a first look of the device via its official Twitter account.
It’s time for jingle bells! And, it’s also that time of a year where gifts flow in. We at FoneArena love you, our loyal readers and to thank you for being with us for yet another successful year, we are bringing you #ZenLife Giveaway. We are teaming up with ASUS to help you end the … Continue reading “ASUS #ZenLife Giveaway”
Samsung is all set to launch the Samsung Z1, the company’s budget Tizen OS smartphone in India on January 18th 2015, according to a report from Korea Economic Daily. Earlier reports in September and November said that the Tizen powered smartphone will hit Indian markets by November or December. Looks like the launch will finally happen in … Continue reading “Samsung Z1 Tizen smartphone reportedly launching in India in January 2015”
Opera has updated its Coast browser for iPhone and iPad to version 4.0 that brings several new features, including Opera’s Turbo data-savings technology, which reduces webpages to a fraction of their original size, for speedier browsing, thus saving time and data charges when you are using GPRS/Edge networks or crowded Wi-Fi hotspots. The update also brings Handoff … Continue reading “Opera Coast 4.0 for iPhone and iPad brings Opera Turbo data compression, Handoff and more”
Xiaomi has got itself a breather as the Delhi Court has partially lifted the ban from selling smartphones in India. The Chinese smartphone maker was banned last week from importing and selling handsets in the country owing to a patent infringement Ericsson’s Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).
