Android to lead the smartphone market with 49% market share by 2012

According to a new Gartner research report , Android is set to emerge as most poplar mobile OS worldwide by 2011. It is also said to grab 49% of worldwide market share by 2012. Even IDC’s recent survey reveals the same.

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Samsung Champ Duos India Launch Price – Rs.5080 , available from April 9th

Samsung India plans to launch the Champ Duos E2652 in India this week at a retail price of Rs.5080. The Champ Duos is pretty much a Dual SIM version of the popular Champ feature phone. It supports social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7-inch WiFi-only version priced at $349.99 for USA

Samsung has confirmed that the WiFi-only version of the 7 inch Galaxy Tab will be available at its retail and online stores from April 10th onwards in US.  The Galaxy Tab runs on Android 2.2 Froyo OS, which is powered by a 1 Ghz processor and features a  7-inch TFT 1024 x 600 pixel resolution display, 3-megapixel rear camera, a secondary 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video chat, 32GB of internal storage, Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 and GPS. The tablet comes with a price tag of $349.99.

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Samsung Galaxy S to get Gingerbread Update

Samsung has officially announced that the Galaxy S will get the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS update in this month. According to the Finnish Samsung website, the update is said to be in its final stages of testing and is expected to come in mid-April. The phone features a 4 inch Super AMOLED Display, 1GHz CPU, 5 MP Camera, HD Video Recording, DLNA support, etc.

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HTC Desire S launched in India for Rs.25490

HTC has launched the successor the hugely popular Desire – the Desire S in India today and it’s priced at Rs.25490. The design of the Desire S is inspired by the Legend which is made out of a single block of metal. Continue reading “HTC Desire S launched in India for Rs.25490”

Google Nexus S and HTC Incredible S launched in Pakistan

Pakistan mobile market is not one of the largest but it’s growing rapidly fast and going towards a right direction. A lot of new handsets were introduced in last few months. Now two new Android phones are launched in Pakistan and both of them were recently announced. First one is the Google Nexus S and it’s launched by Pakistan largest mobile network known as Mobilink, under their postpaid class known as Mobilink Indigo. Continue reading “Google Nexus S and HTC Incredible S launched in Pakistan”

Samsung To Release Galaxy S II In April As Planned

Back in February, Samsung announced the powerful Galaxy S II smartphone. This handset was expected to release in May, but Samsung recently tweeted that, the powerful Galaxy S II will release in April as planned.

Back in February, Samsung announced the powerful Galaxy S II smartphone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011 in Barcelona. This handset is the successor of the popular Galaxy S smartphone. It runs on the latest Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Operating System. This handset was expected to release in May, but Samsung recently tweeted that, the powerful Galaxy S II will release in April as planned. Continue reading “Samsung To Release Galaxy S II In April As Planned”

Keyboard-less webOS phone leaked, Pre 3 headed to Verizon

WebOS was announced by Palm back in January 2009, and last year it was acquired by HP. Back in February, HP officially announced several new devices which include their first ever webOS tablet Touchpad and successor to Pre 2 known as Pre 3. Now our friends over at PreCentral got their hands on the images of two new WebOS phones. Continue reading “Keyboard-less webOS phone leaked, Pre 3 headed to Verizon”

Motorola Atrix hits Orange UK

At the CES 2011, Motorola shocked the world by announcing their first ever dual-core phone which is known as the Motorola Atrix 4G. Atrix 4G is Motorola’s superphone, and features like the laptop dock makes the Atrix 4G even more amazing. It’s already available in USA via AT&T. Now Orange UK has officially announced the Motorola Atrix 4G and in UK it’s known as Motorola Atrix. Continue reading “Motorola Atrix hits Orange UK”

Nokia N8 Cam Shots: The spring is coming!

It’s been a rather rainy day today here in Austria, but since the weather has cleared up a bit, i was out and about with the Nokia N8 before. Spring has finally arrived and with it some buds on the tree right in front of the company I’m working at. If you know me, you know my love for the Nokia N8. Symbian^3 doesn’t exactly make it the most user-friendly device, but as mentioned in my Nokia E7 hits and misses post, Nokia’s hardware is unmatched. Focus point on the Nokia N8 is of course the 12MP camera with carl zeiss optics, a xenon flash and the biggest sensor ever put into a mobile phone. The results were so awesome, I’ve decided to do this quick post here at Fone Arena!

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Review : How Good is Gaming On the XPERIA Play?

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The highly anticipated Xperia Play – otherwise known as the mythical ‘PlayStation Phone’ – is finally with us, and despite Sony Ericsson’s insistence that it should be judged as a smartphone first and foremost, we’re willing to bet that the gadget-hungry general public are more interested in how it holds up as a mobile gaming platform.

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Xperia Arc vs Incredible S vs LG Optimus 2x, Fight!

Whenever someone wants to buy a device, they first compare it with its true challengers and start searching for comparison videos of it with other devices. So today, I am going to show you a video in which you will see the comparison of LG Optimus 2x, Xperia Arc and Incredible S. All of them are great devices and have some amazing specs. Continue reading “Xperia Arc vs Incredible S vs LG Optimus 2x, Fight!”