Tata Docomo Do Year Contest Win Blackberries and T-Shirts

Tata Docomo is back again with another innovative contest – Its called the DO year Contest . You can win yourself a Blackberry 8520 my posting your new year resolution or a T-shirt by posting a new year greeting Continue reading “Tata Docomo Do Year Contest Win Blackberries and T-Shirts”

Win 1 lakh by Creating a Unique Animation for Tata Docomo

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Tata Docomo is doing a lot of interesting things in the Indian Telecom space. Now they have come up with a Unique Animation Contest. Very few brands in India listen to consumers actively and Docomo is one of them. Continue reading “Win 1 lakh by Creating a Unique Animation for Tata Docomo”

Win a N900 by Hacking it at Push N900

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After the mega launch of Nokia N900 at the Nokia World ‘09, Nokia has come up with an interesting contest for all the developers, hackers and modders called “PUSH N900“.

Nokia describes Push N900 as “An unique design, hacking & modding project from Nokia.  We want to give designers, hackers, modders, creatives and artists the chance to get their hands on, and heads inside, the new Nokia N900 & the Maemo platform – the most powerful pairing we’ve ever created”

Event brief

You will have to tell Nokia how you would hack and mod the N900 & Maemo to connect the N900 to something you love.  An expert judging panel will be selecting winning submissions and the groups behind the winning entries will receive N900 devices, funding and support to develop their PUSH idea. And once they’re complete, we’ll share them with the rest of the world with a series of installations in Nokia Flagship Stores across the globe.

Already a lot of buzz is present around Nokia N900 and this event is just going increase the buzz by many folds. Just imagine the quality of apps which will be created with a lot of hackers, modders and artist getting together to create apps for the Maemo OS.

Few companies like Hyper and Tinker.it have already got together and started working on a sample project for the PUSH N900 launch event. A project which dealt with a mashup of a Speak ‘n’ Spell, a Rolodex, 80’s radio tagger/Last.fm integration and 3D ViewMaster camera.

A Speak and Spell was used to text a message to a member of the audience, a Rolodex then identified a contact’s details after being manually spun and automatically pulled it up on the phone, an FM radio hack then identified any ‘80’s musician texted to the phone and connected to Last.fm to pull up the relevant cover art as you tuned the radio to a station playing the selected artist’s music, and finally a View-Master which used Nokia N900 to create custom 3D photos.

Interested to create a similar mashup or create another unique application for Nokia N900? Then rush with your ideas/proposals here.

Submissions for Nokia PUSH N900 are accepted until October 5th 2009. The proposals can be either a video proposal, or a written proposal or even visual proposal. The winning submissions and the winners will be announced on October 25th 2009.

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Contest : Win 10 Free Copies of MyPhone Application

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You can turn your Nokia S60 phone into an iPhone with MMMOOO’s My Phone. you can check out our review of MyPhone .FoneArena has teamed up with creators of this awesome application to giveaway 10 free copies to FoneArena readers. V2.20 of the software was released recently and it has some new features including iPhone like SMS conversations.

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Nokia N97 Widgets – Make your internet experience more personal

UPDATE :Winners have been announced.

What makes your internet experience more personal and becomes what you are on the move? You might have heard about Widgets and even used them on your computer. But Nokia N97 brings the same widgets to your mobile homescreen. The widgets make your Internet experience more personal. They allow you to stay online Live , 24×7. Imagine getting your latest emails , weather and photos all on your phone’s homescreen automatically.

Most Widgets need an active internet connection to work, but stuff like music player work even offline.  The N97 comes with lot of widgets loaded but you can download more from the Ovi Store or even build one if you are interested in Nokia WebRunTime.

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Calling all FoneArena Readers – Win a Nokia N97

UPDATE :Winners have been announced.

If you are regular reader of FoneArena and if you are crazy about the upcoming  N-Series phone  , here is the good news.

Nokia has announced the Search For N – a national online hunt for the Nokia N97.

FoneArena is part of the Nokia Search For N Contest in India.

You can win a Nokia N97 and get your hands on this N-Series Flagship device even before it is available in stores in India !

10 lucky winners from all over India will win the Nokia N97 by solving clues shared online on popular technology websites in India

UPDATE :Winners have been announced.

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Valentines Day Contest Winners

If you remember well , we conducted a valentines day contest

We are announcing the winners of the contest today .

Sorry for the delay , mainly caused by so many entries and new handset launches @MWC 2009

We eliminated the entries and picked the lucky winners using a random number generator.

Some of ur comments were over 160 Characters and we could not consider them

Here are the winners !

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FoneArena Valentines Day Contest

UPDATE : Contest is now closed . We will be announcing the winners shortly

Guyz and Gals ! Valentines Day is on Saturday

FoneArena is going to give away 2 free mobile accessories to the FoneArena Valentine Dude and the FoneArena Valentine Babe

How do you participate ?

Reply to this post in the comments section

Write your Proposal (imagine you’re proposing to your Valentine) in under 160 Characters ! (jus like a sms)

The best proposal by a Guy will win a free mobile accessory and the title of FoneArena Valentine Dude 2009

The best proposal by a Gal will win a free mobile accessory and the title of FoneArena Valentine Babe 2009

( we are not telling whats the prize  .. keep guessing )

Rules

No Spamming

No Vulgarity

Multiple Comments dont increase your chances ..

Wishing You a Very Happy 2009

FoneArena Team takes great pride in Wishing all of you a Very Happy and Properous 2009.

May 2009 bring the latest mobile phones into your lives and we will be covering the the phones expected in the coming year in a follow up post.

What phone do you want to buy in 2009 ?

Answer this question in a comment below and lucky winners will win an exciting free mobile accessory .

Contest Nokia Nseries Fusions Challenge

Nokia Nseries Fusions Challenge Gets Hotter!

Anyone interested in trying out a location tagging game? It involves intellect, promptness, creativity and of course technology. If you are a enthusiast who loves to explore new stuff… then you might want to try this out.

Register for Nseries Fusions Challenge This is the last week for registrations. (Closes on 27, 2008)

P.S. CHECK OUT THE PRIZES SECTION. Apart from the contest prizes, there is a special giveaway for Fone Arena members.

All you need to do is –
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Mobile Innovations of 2008 winners announced

I never knew that Users would expect so much out of their mobile phone before kicking of Free Recharge contest where we asked the users 1 simple question. What feature would you like to see in your mobile phone in 2008 ?

We got about 65 Responses from users who had patiently written about the features which they would like to have in their mobile phone in 2008.

We really had a tough time picking the winners. Most ideas were good and we could not eliminate users easily. So we have picked 10 Users at Random as winners.

Congrats to the winners and A Big Thanks to all the participants.

Please find the list of winning entries below Continue reading “Mobile Innovations of 2008 winners announced”

Nokia launches S60 3rd Edition Challenge for mobile developers

Nokia, the global leader in mobility, today announced the Forum Nokia S60 3rd Edition Challenge, a competition designed to drive development of innovative new mobile enterprise, music, location-based and Macromedia Flash applications for the S60 3rd Edition Platform.

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Nokia launches S60 3rd Edition Challenge for mobile developers

Four Grand prize winners to each receive ?25,000, free Forum Nokia PRO membership; early entrants get free on-site technical consultancy, free Symbian-signed testing

Espoo, Finland – Nokia, the global leader in mobility, today announced the Forum Nokia S60 3rd Edition Challenge, a competition designed to drive development of innovative new mobile enterprise, music, location-based and Macromedia Flash applications for the S60 3rd Edition Platform.

Any company that creates mobile applications can compete for ?100,000 in grand prizes awarded for C++ and Flash applications for smartphone devices built by Nokia and other S60 licensees based on the S60 Developer Platform 3rd Edition. Grand prize winners in each of the four competition categories – mobile enterprise, mobile music, location-aware applications and Flash Lite(TM) mobile media applications — will receive ?25,000 each, plus free one-year membership to Forum Nokia PRO. Co-sponsored with Macromedia, the contest will also award top winners a demo spot at a Nokia event, free on-site technical support and consultancy, devices and additional marketing support from Nokia partner, Handango.

Providing developers with a consistent set of technologies, the S60 3rd Edition Platform supports new C++ Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) enabling a wide range of possibilities for creation of location-based applications, as well as several new Java Specification Request (JSR) APIs that allow applications that include scalable 2-D vector graphics, wireless messaging, robust security and authentication and other advanced application features.

Introduced in February 2005 at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, the S60 3rd Edition Platform enables developers to create “smarter” applications both in terms of better user experience and more efficient development, and offers an enhanced security model that provides better protection for valuable applications and content.

Forum Nokia S60 3rd Edition Challenge registration is open until Dec. 15, 2005 at http://mktools.forum.nokia.com/challenge. Registered contestants will receive notification by Dec. 31 of availability of the final S60 3rd Edition SDK. The first 25 companies to enter the competition will receive two technical support requests free-of-charge from Forum Nokia Technical Services and Consultancy, with Symbian providing the first 50 registrants with a free round of Symbian Signed Testing for mobile applications.

“We’ve invited all developer companies to register for the Forum Nokia S60 3rd Edition Challenge in order to open the doors as widely as possible to development of dynamic new C++ and Flash applications for the widely popular S60 platform,” said Lee Epting, vice president, Forum Nokia. “We’re anticipating competition among the best and most innovative applications being developed by the S60 community and the large global base of Macromedia Flash developers, who are now able to use the S60 platform to bring greater levels of performance and targeted features and applications to best-selling S60 smartphone devices.”

Contestants in the Forum Nokia S60 3rd Edition Challenge will submit the final versions of their mobile applications by March 31, 2006, with a shortlist of finalists announced April 28, 2006. Winners will be invited to the S60 World event in Cannes at end-May 2006, where the winners and prizes in each of the categories will be announced.

Submissions in the Enterprise applications category of the Forum Nokia S60 3rd Edition Challenge can include applications that give mobile workers real-time access to information and co-workers, create cost-efficiencies in management of mobile and enterprise communications hardware and networks or let business users find practical solutions to real-world problems.

Location-aware applications and services submissions can include any innovative, lucrative-to-consumer, easy-to-use standalone or client-server application, which uses maps and/or automated positioning (BT GPS, GPS, A-GPS, network based positioning) in the areas of search navigation and travel; gaming, music, entertainment, sports and outdoor activities; imaging and personal content; the enterprise and personal productivity.

The Mobile Music applications category is focused on applications for music consumers and can address the superior usability of a given music application, innovative playback or collection management features, combinations of various media and usage types, or consumer sharing of music play lists, experiences and information.

Submissions to the Flash category can include Macromedia Flash Lite(TM) applications using Flash mobile technology in the areas of gaming, media and entertainment; tutorials and interactive help; personal and enterprise productive; or experimental and other innovative mobile Flash applications.

Full details on categories, prizes and registration requirements for Forum Nokia S60 3rd Edition Challenge can be found at the competition website at: http://mktools.forum.nokia.com/challenge.

About Forum Nokia
Nokia’s global developer program, Forum Nokia connects developers to tools, technical information, support, and distribution channels they can use to build and market applications around the globe. From offices in the U.S., Europe, Japan, China, and Singapore, Forum Nokia provides technical and business development support to developers and operators to assist them in achieving their goal of successfully launching applications and services to consumers and enterprises. More information is available at http://www.forum.nokia.com/.

About Nokia
Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations.