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Nokia N8 Review Week – Day 6 – Phone Calls, Messaging, Email

Hello and Welcome to N8 Review Week here on FoneArena! Each day of this week, one of our team members will cover one area of Nokia’s imaging flagship with all the do’s and dont’s. This should make for an exciting week and we’re all looking forward to that! Today is Saturday, my name is Sloan Bowman, and I will be covering the N8’s Phone, Messaging and Email features . Enjoy reading along and if you have any questions please feel free to comment.

N8 Dialer

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Palm Pre 2 To Be Available From November 15 In UK

Last month, HP launched the new Palm Pre 2 smartphone. This handset will be finally available in the UK from November 15th.

Last month, HP launched the new Palm Pre 2 smartphone. This handset is the successor of Palm Pre and it is the first device which runs on the HP’s latest operating system, the webOS 2.0. This handset will be finally available in the UK from November 15th. Continue reading “Palm Pre 2 To Be Available From November 15 In UK”

Android Gingerbread Update Expected Really Soon !

Google knows how to tease all Android users. The official GoogleMobile Twitter handle just tweeted that “Our cafes are baking something sweet” and posted the above image of the gingerbread cookies Continue reading “Android Gingerbread Update Expected Really Soon !”

Nokia N8 Review Week – Day 5 – Apps , Ovi Store and Ovi Maps

Hello and welcome everyone to the Nokia N8 Review Week here on Fone Arena! Each day of this week, one of our team members will cover one area of Nokia’s imaging flagship with all the do’s and dont’s. This should make for an exciting week and we’re all looking forward to that! Today is Friday, our names are Jon Choo and Gaurav Hasabnis, and we have joined hands to tell you about the Nokia N8 apps and what you can expect of it. Enjoy reading along and if you have any questions on that matter, leave a comment!

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Motorola launching Droid X in India ?

Motorola Droid X is Motorola’s one of the most successful devices of all time, and it’s currently their flagship device in USA, where it’s exclusive to Verizon Wireless. Our Indian readers always ask us that when the Droid X is coming to India, and it looks like that the Droid X is about to hit India. Continue reading “Motorola launching Droid X in India ?”

Samsung second Gingerbread device leaked, Samsung Galaxy S2?

You may have seen the first shot of the Google Nexus S, which is rumored to be the first device to run Android 2.3 a.k.a Gingerbread, it’s manufactured by Samsung and Engadget posted the shots, and now Engadget is back again with some new screenshots, but this time it’s not the Nexus S. Continue reading “Samsung second Gingerbread device leaked, Samsung Galaxy S2?”

LG Optimus GT540 Gets Android 2.1 Update

LG Optimus GT540 users have a reason to cheer, since LG recently announced that an Android OS update is available for the Optimus GT540 smartphone.

LG Optimus GT540 users have a reason to cheer, since LG recently announced that an Android OS update is available for the Optimus GT540 smartphone. This handset originally runs on the Android 1.6 OS, but now it will be updated to the Android 2.1 Operating System.

The upgrade will enable the following on your handset:

  • Android Eclair (2.1)
  • Multiple Accounts
  • Quick Contacts Interface
  • HTML5 Support in Browser
  • Microsoft Exchange Support
  • Live Wallpapers
  • Bluetooth 2.1 Support

You will need to update your handset manually since this update is not available Over-The-Air (OTA). It is advised to backup all your data before updating the device. To learn more, head over to this page.

Review : HyperMac Micro Portable Battery Charger for Apple iPhone and iPad

The folks atHyperMac sent us the HyperMac Micro for review. The device serves as a portable charger for the iPhone and iPad. This is one of the most attractive devices we have seen and it does not look like a battery at all unless you get really close. On the inside it packs a 3600mAh battery which promises to recharge your iPhone 4 upto 3 times. It also works with the iPad but only extends the life by about 5 hours. That’s fine because the iPad packs a monstrous battery which won’t event charge via normal USB port. We are more interested about how this device works with the iPhone and it worked pretty well.

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Sprint ZTE Peel, 3G Mobile Hotspot Case for Apple iPod Touch

The only major difference between the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch is that the iPhone has calling ability, which is missing in the iPod Touch. You can’t use 3G on your iPod Touch, but US mobile carrier Sprint has announced a 3G-Mobile hotspot case for 2nd and 3rd generation Apple iPod Touch called ZTE Peel which allows the user to use 3G from anywhere in the USA where Sprint network coverage is available.You basically carry a wireless hot spot with your iPod touch in the form of the case and you connect to 3G via WiFi. Full marks for innovation we should say ! Continue reading “Sprint ZTE Peel, 3G Mobile Hotspot Case for Apple iPod Touch”

Nokia N8 Review Week – Day 4 – Multimedia

Hello and welcome everyone to the Nokia N8 Review Week here on FoneArena! Each day of this week, one of our team members will cover one area of Nokia’s imaging flagship with all the do’s and dont’s. This should make for an exciting week and we’re all looking forward to that! Today is Thursday, my name is Sandeep Sarma, and I will be covering the N8’s multimedia features . Enjoy reading along and if you have any questions please feel free to comment. Continue reading “Nokia N8 Review Week – Day 4 – Multimedia”

Rogers officially launches the Nokia N8

Canadian carrier Rogers Wireless has officially launched the Nokia N8, which is currently the Nokia new flagship device. Nokia N8 is a pretty good device, and it comes with a powerful 12 Megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Lens. Rogers is offering the device for CAD Continue reading “Rogers officially launches the Nokia N8”

Microsoft Sells 40000 Windows 7 Phones

The much anticipated Windows Phone 7 devices went on sale earlier this week in the US.  TheStreet reports that according to a market analyst the sales figure of the Windows 7 phones crossed 40,000. According to T-Mobile the Windows Seven phones are selling pretty good as they reported they are  out of Stocks of HTC HD7 the next day it went on sale. Continue reading “Microsoft Sells 40000 Windows 7 Phones”

Nokia N8 Review Week – Day 3 – Symbian^3 And UI

Hello and welcome everyone to the Nokia N8 Review Week here on Fone Arena! Each day of this week, one of our team members will cover one area of Nokia’s imaging flagship with all the do’s and dont’s. This should make for an exciting week and we’re all looking forward to that! Today is Wednesday, our names are Rita El Khoury and Sloan Bowman, and we have joined forces to tell you about the Nokia N8 software and what you can expect of it. Since the software/UI is a very objective and personal matter, we thought we would give you two real-world opinions of it, sometimes we’ll agree, other times we’ll have radically opposing impressions. Enjoy reading along and if you have any questions on that matter, leave a comment!

After tackling the Hardware and Camera in the previous days, two aspects where the Nokia N8 excels by anyone’s standards, we come to the most controversial aspect of the N8, the software or Symbian^3 and its UI. Symbian^3 is the first major software leap since Nokia brought S60 5th Edition on the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Upon introduction, Symbian^3 was described as an evolutional not revolutional progression, meant to fix all the major issues that plagued Symbian’s first iteration with a touchscreen UI, and which were most heartfelt on the Nokia N97. Continue reading “Nokia N8 Review Week – Day 3 – Symbian^3 And UI”

Samsung Continuum announced, hitting Verizon on Nov.11th for $199.99

We saw that coming, and we are talking about this phone from a few weeks now. Samsung has officially announced the Samsung Continuum, which is the world first phone to come with dual LED display. Samsung announced the device officially during the event in NYC. Continue reading “Samsung Continuum announced, hitting Verizon on Nov.11th for $199.99”