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Nokia Windows RT tablet images surface, expected to launch in September

Nokia Windows RT Tablet leak

We had already heard lot of rumors about Nokia’s Windows RT tablet. Earlier this month there were rumors about Nokia launching their first Windows RT tablet at an event in New York scheduled for September 26th. Back in June, a mysterious Nokia device codenamed RX-114, running on Windows, with the Adreno 330 GPU surfaced. The Adreno 330 reference in the developer page hinted at Snapdragon 800 chipset, which has been officially confirmed to support Windows RT 8.1. Now a Chinese forum, Digi-wo has posted couple of images of the tablet that is codenamed Vanquish. Continue reading “Nokia Windows RT tablet images surface, expected to launch in September”

Huawei Ascend P1 now available in India for Rs. 12490

Huawei Ascend P1 that went on pre-order online last week, is now available for purchase from online retailer Flipkart and Infibeam in India. It has a 4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) Super AMOLED display with scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla glass protection, powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It packs a 8-megapixel auto focus camera with dual LED flash, full HD video recording and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with Dolby Surround Sound and is just 7.69mm thick. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P1 now available in India for Rs. 12490”

Geekbench 3 for Android, iPhone and iPad released

Geekbench 3 for Android and iPad

Primate Labs has released Geekbench 3, the company’s first major upgrade to Geekbench in 6 years. The new app has new benchmarks, a new scoring system that separates single-core and multi-core scores, new UI for iPhone and iPad and lots more. We start including Geekbench 3 scores in future benchmark tests. Continue reading “Geekbench 3 for Android, iPhone and iPad released”

Yahoo! Weather for Android gets a new UI, offers detailed info and more

Yahoo Weather for Android

Yahoo! released a new Yahoo! Weather app for iPhone back in April. Now the new weather app is available for Android as an update. This brings lot of new features including weather information and forecasts along with photos that match your location, Interactive radar, satellite, heat, and wind map. It also has new home screen widgets. You can swipe vertically for detailed weather information and swipe horizontally for favorite locations.

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Asphalt 8: Airborne for Android, iPhone and iPad to finally launch on August 22

The wait for Gameloft’s most awaited racing game seems to go on forever after it was delayed once. On August 8th, when Google demoed their new Nexus 7, they did it in style by taking Gameloft’s Asphalt 8 and showing off the device’s ability to handle high end graphics. Gameloft announced the game back in June with the first trailer.

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Celkon A107+ Signature One with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched

Celkon A107 Plus Signature One

Celkon has launched the company’s latest Android smartphones A107+ Signature One, successor of the A107 Signature One that was launched back in May. It has a 5-inch (480×800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Other features are similar to its predecessor including dual SIM support with dual standby and supports 2G (EDGE) connectivity. It has an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Celkon A107+ Signature One with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched”

Plants vs. Zombies 2 for iPhone and iPad released

Plants vs. Zombies 2 for iPhone and iPad

PopCap games has finally released the Plants vs. Zombies 2 for iPhone and iPad. The game was supposed to be released on July 18th, but it was delayed. The sequel lets you join Crazy Dave on a crazy adventure to destroy zombies with an army of powerful new plants, super charge them with Plant Food and power up your defenses with amazing new ways to protect your brain. Continue reading “Plants vs. Zombies 2 for iPhone and iPad released”

3D Home is a home screen launcher for Android

3D Home for Android

3D Home for Android is a new 3D home screen launcher. This offers 3D experience including customization, different menu interface, scroll-able dock and lots more. Wish they could have added more customizable options, other this is a decent free launcher. It works on devices running on Android 4.0 ICS and later and 1GB of RAM is recommended. Continue reading “3D Home is a home screen launcher for Android”

Nimbuzz Messenger 2.6 for Android gets new UI and features

Nimbuzz messenger for Android v2.6

Nimbuzz Messenger for Android has received a major update to version 2.6 that brings a new User Interface and features including Easy Swipe between chat screens, new emoticons, richer user profiles, notification center and a redesigned dialer. Nimbuzz has seen tremendous success on Android and with this product revamp, we are extremely confident that we will be able to add greater value to our users in their daily lives, said Vikas Saxena, CEO of Nimbuzz. Continue reading “Nimbuzz Messenger 2.6 for Android gets new UI and features”

Meizu MX2 Review

The first words that usually come to our mind at the mention of a Chinese phone are cheap, unreliable and poorly built. But it didn’t take long to see that these are plain misconceptions, especially with devices like the Oppo Find 5. The Meizu MX2 invoked similar reactions from us, as we were starting to use and test this gorgeous device. As a company that has been widely known for making iPhone clones like the M8, the Meizu MX was a refreshing change and a departure from the cloning legacy, and the MX2 is an improvement upon its predecessor in good measure. So, how good is the Meizu MX2? Read on to find out.

Video Review

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Samsung W789 Hennessy flip phone with dual 3.3-inch displays, Android 4.1 announced in China

Samsung SCH-W789 Hennessy

Samsung has made Hennessy (SCH-W789), their latest Android smartphone with dual displays official. It is a flip phones that has a pair of 3.3-inch (320 x 480 pixels) touch screen displays, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. It comes with dual SIM support (CDMA + GSM) and packs a 1500 mAh battery. The font display lets would perform all the actions easily since it has touch screen support and comes with capacitive touch buttons. It also comes with ChatON messenger. Continue reading “Samsung W789 Hennessy flip phone with dual 3.3-inch displays, Android 4.1 announced in China”

Lava Iris 356 and Iris 402 with Android 4.2 officially launched for Rs. 4499 and Rs. 5499

Lava Iris 356

Lava has launched the Iris 356 and the Iris 402 that went on sale online earlier this month. The Iris 356 has a 3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The Lava Iris 402 packs a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display. Other features are similar to the Iris 402. These have 3G support, Dual SIM with dual standby, rear and front-facing cameras. Continue reading “Lava Iris 356 and Iris 402 with Android 4.2 officially launched for Rs. 4499 and Rs. 5499”

LG rumored to produce Nexus 5 at Nexus 4’s price point

Rumors are floating high about who will be producing the next Nexus device. Earlier this year, we had rumors that LG would be the one to produce it, but recent rumors indicate that Motorola would be doing it. But new reports from South Korean website, MyDrivers point to LG as the producer of next Nexus.

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Nokia Lumia 1020 Unboxing, AT&T Unlocked Version

The Nokia Lumia 1020 just arrived at FoneArena today and guess what, we managed to get hold of a unlocked unit from a US retailer. The device is currently exclusive sold only on AT&T in USA and Nokia is yet to launch the SIM-free/unlocked version in USA or any other market but how can you get one ? Read on to find out. This is indeed the Lumia 1020 for AT&T with the carrier branding but the good thing is it can accept any GSM SIM card, be it T-Mobile, Airtel or Vodafone. This supports LTE on AT&T but would work over 3G, HSPA in many countries including India. The device has evolved from the 808 PureView which was running on Symbian and subsequently the Lumia 920 which was one of the first Windows phones with a PureView camera. Today we have a combination of the best of the imaging from the 808 and 920, improved leaps and bounds, and delivered in the form of the Lumia 1020. So go ahead and watch the first unboxing of the Lumia 1020 camera phone in India only on FoneArena –

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iBall Andi 4a Radium with 4-inch display, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 6990

iBall Andi 4a Radium

iBall Andi 4a Radium, a new budget smartphone in the Andi series is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 4-inch (480 x 854 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen IPS display and is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other iBall smartphones. Continue reading “iBall Andi 4a Radium with 4-inch display, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 6990”