Asus PadFone 2 official, launching in Europe and Asia including India in December

Asus has officially announced the Padfone 2, successor of the PadFone that was launched in India last month. It comes with a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super IPS+ display with 550 nits brightness and is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 APQ8064 processor with Adreno 320 GPU. It would have Qualcomm’s MDM9215 chip for … Continue reading “Asus PadFone 2 official, launching in Europe and Asia including India in December”

Video Interview with Raj Talluri SVP , Qualcomm about Snapdragon and the Competition at IQ India 2012

At IQ India 2012 , I got a chance to sit down with Raj Talluri , Senior Vice President , Application Processors  at Qualcomm Inc. Raj is leading the company’s Snapdragon lineup of products. I quizzed Raj about Snapdragon , Nvidia Tegra 3 , Samsung Exynos and even Apple’s custom chip approach.Watch the full video … Continue reading “Video Interview with Raj Talluri SVP , Qualcomm about Snapdragon and the Competition at IQ India 2012”

Innovation Qualcomm India 2012 Live Coverage starts tomorrow

Innovation Qualcomm is an annual mobile industry event which brings India’s brightest minds including equipment and device manufacturers, operators, developers to content providers, media and analysts. FoneArena is proud to be the official online partner for the IQ 2012. We will be bringing you the live coverage of the event including live blog and live streaming … Continue reading “Innovation Qualcomm India 2012 Live Coverage starts tomorrow”

Asus Padfone 2 shows off larger screen, new dock in video

Asus took the world by surprise when it launched what is still the world’s only phone and tablet combo, the Padfone. The company is planning to update the specifications of the phone, improve on the docking mechanism and we just got our first look at it via a video where CEO Jimmy Shen walks us … Continue reading “Asus Padfone 2 shows off larger screen, new dock in video”

Gmail for Android v4.2 to bring pinch-to-zoom and Swipe to delete features

Android Police has got hold of the upcoming Gmail for Android app version 4.2. Looks like this would be a major update from the existing version of the Gmail for Android version 4.1.2. The upcoming Gmail for Android update is expected to bring the most expected pinch-to-zoom feature and a new swipe to archive or … Continue reading “Gmail for Android v4.2 to bring pinch-to-zoom and Swipe to delete features”

BlackBerry 10 L-Series phone surfaces in a new Video demo

A new video of the BlackBerry 10 L-Series phone has surfaced in a video demo on a Spanish site. The device in this video doesn’t look like a BlackBerry Dev Alpha A or B, but the device runs on BlackBerry OS 10. The guy in the video demos the features of the BlackBerry 10 including the BlackBerry Hub, … Continue reading “BlackBerry 10 L-Series phone surfaces in a new Video demo”

iPhone 5 to Launch in India and Malaysia on Coming October 26?

BGR.in reports that Apple is planning to launch the iPhone 5 in India on October 26th. This isn’t the first time an October 26 launch in Asia has been mentioned. Last month,  The Malay Mail reported that the iPhone 5 would be coming to Malaysia on that date, pending stock availability. There is no concrete word about the pricing yet … Continue reading “iPhone 5 to Launch in India and Malaysia on Coming October 26?”

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 OTA update brings Multiscreen feature

Samsung has started rolling out a new software update for the Galaxy Note 2 that brings Multiscreen feature. This feature was supposed to come pre-loaded, but it started rolling out only through a Over the Air (OTA) update. The Multiscreen feature was first introduced in the Galaxy Note 10.1 (Note 800) that makes multitasking easy … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 2 OTA update brings Multiscreen feature”

Intex Aqua 4.0 Review

Intex launched the Aqua 4.0 Dual SIM Android phone in August. This is a entry-level smartphone that comes with a 3.5-inch (480×320 pixels) 256k color capacitive touch screen display. It is powered by a 800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 processor and runs on Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread). Let’s get it into the detailed review.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs Apple iPhone 5 Compared on Video

Here is a comparison between the latest and greatest Android phone from Samsung and the latest and greatest iPhone from Apple. FoneArena puts the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 next to the Apple iPhone 5. Both are interesting devices. The Galaxy Note 2 has been launched in several countries including India whereas the iPhone 5 has … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 2 vs Apple iPhone 5 Compared on Video”

Nissan NSC-2015 self parking and security technology using Galaxy S III demoed at CEATEC

We all know that Google has been working on a self driving car, but while kids are using their Android devices to drive miniature cars, Nissan has been trying to replicate it with the NSC 2015. Think of a future where you reach your office and get out of the car and press a button … Continue reading “Nissan NSC-2015 self parking and security technology using Galaxy S III demoed at CEATEC”

Lava XOLO X900 Android 4.0 update starts rolling out

Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update is now available for Lava XOLO X900. The first Intel Medfield-powered phone was launched in August for Rs. 22,000, but it got a price cut to Rs.17500 last week. We reviewed the device in May when it was running on Android 2.3 (Gingerbead), now the ICS update brings several features including … Continue reading “Lava XOLO X900 Android 4.0 update starts rolling out”

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Unboxing

The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is hitting stores soon in India and here we have an exclusive unboxing of this  quad-core phone from Samsung from the Middle East thanks to our very own Sandeep who is on a vacation.The retail packaging for the Note 2 is pretty much the same across the globe. Watch the … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Unboxing”

Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 coming to AT&T in November

AT&T has announced they would sell both the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820, Nokia’s latest Windows Phone 8 devices. Both these devices were announced last month at an Event in New York, and the price of these phones were revealed for some European countries last week. The Lumia 920 has a 4.5-inch PureMotion HD+ display, while … Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 coming to AT&T in November”

Nokia Xpress(beta), a cloud optimized browser that saves data & a lot more, now available for Lumia

Nokia has been toying around with a browser that compresses pages on the server side to save data consumption  for its S40 range of devices for quite a while now. The Nokia browser, as it was called when it launched, had similar functionality to the Opera Mini web browser, it saved data and made browsing much … Continue reading “Nokia Xpress(beta), a cloud optimized browser that saves data & a lot more, now available for Lumia”