Category: Handsets

All the latest devices which are coming to the market

LG Arena KM900 going to be announced at MWC 2009

LG Arena aka the KM 900 is officially out

The phone has a unique 3D touchscreen interface some what similar to the Panels interface in Xperia

“The direct, intuitive and dynamic S-Class UI will be unlike anything that has appeared on a mobile phone before,” Skott Ahn, president and CEO of LG Mobile, said in a statement. and LG is expected to show this phone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week.

The Arena phone will have a 3 inch touchscreen display (800×480 pixels) and a 5-megapixel camera will support DVD quality video recording.

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New Mobile game from BMW for iPhone users

Its raining games at the iPhone Application Store.

BMW Mini’s financial arm has launched “Mini Liquid Assets,” a mobile game available for download at no charge from the iTunes App store.

“Mini Liquid Assets” is an interactive game modelled after the traditional encased water jet games, infused with the Mini brand and intuitive controls that take advantage of the iPhone and iPod touch user interface. BMW’s Mini hopes to increase brand awareness among Apple’s coveted demographic using the application.

The car
The car

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What does the Firmware v11.0.08 have in store for your Nokia XpressMusic 5800

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is indeed a good phone and owing to its brand new OS it does have some glitches. Anyways who does get things right in the first move. So Nokia have decided to get things right and have released the First Firmware update for their mass market touch phone Nokia 5800. We in India dont have to bother to actually download the firmware as all phones bought after Jan 10th have the firmware pre installed. Continue reading “What does the Firmware v11.0.08 have in store for your Nokia XpressMusic 5800”

Toshiba TG01 Another iPhone killer

Known so far for their incredible and reliable gadgets, Toshiba entered the mobile phone market with a bang yesterday with the Toshiba TG01.

The largest screen possible 4.1-inches with a WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) resolution and a slim 9.9mm body makes this one of the better picks amongst mobiles of this category, G1, iPhone or BlackBerry Storm.

This doll runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon platform using a Windows Mobile 6.1 OS and has a customized 3D UI. Continue reading “Toshiba TG01 Another iPhone killer”

Nokia 5800 Earpiece Problem Fixed

I have been facing a strange problem with my Nokia 5800 while taking calls ..

The volume keeps dropping and suddenly its back to normal..

The Earpiece which seems to be responsible

This chip which is behind the front panel of the phone seems to have a problem .

We warn you that the following was done by trained technicians and if you attempt to do the same .. be prepared to loose your warranty ..

We opened up the front panel in order to find the ear piece chip ..

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Google Phone vs Apple iPhone and Nokia E71 – Photo Gallery

Well We all know .. that the Google phone is not as sexy as the iPhone .. But since some of you like pictures .. We bring to you an Exclusive Photo Gallery featuring the Google Phone a.ka. HTC G1 , Apple iPhone and the mighty Nokia E71

Even Nokia N82 makes a guest appearance ..

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Nokia launches 6700 6303 and 2700 Classic

Nokia announced three new mid-range and low range camera phones: the Nokia 6700 classic, the Nokia 6303 classic and the Nokia 2700 classic.

The Nokia 6700 classic, which continues the legacy of one of the company’s most successful products, the Nokia 6300.

All the 3 phone are powered by Nokia S40 Platform

“Our new arrival shares the same ‘DNA’ as its predecessor and we believe that it will be one of our best selling devices in 2009,” said Soren Petersen, SVP, Nokia. Continue reading “Nokia launches 6700 6303 and 2700 Classic”

Nokia N78 gets Firmware Update to 20.149.051.1

The Nokia N78 has got a new firmware  update v20.149.051.1. It sure does make the phone more stable and has still few missing items that we always wished the phone had.

Dailymobile.se has posted the complete firware change log. Given below for your viewing.

Change Log of the new Firmware update v20.149.051.1 – Continue reading “Nokia N78 gets Firmware Update to 20.149.051.1”

Mobility Survey throws up interesting findings about Windows Mobile

Recently, Microsoft commissioned a Mobility Survey in APAC in conjunction with Synovate to gauge people’s perceptions, attitudes about smart phones and how they put their phones to use in their everyday lives.

The survey throws up some fascinating revelations and definitely makes for an interesting read. The How Mobile Are You survey polled nearly 2,500 respondents (513 in India) in five countries across Asia.

· 59% of Indians polled prefer the touch screen phone. The candy-bar phone had the lowest percentage of preference at a mere 8% Continue reading “Mobility Survey throws up interesting findings about Windows Mobile”

Nokia E75 gets Leaked in Pictures looks Great

Nokia E75 might be the latest QWERTY Touchscreen phone from Nokia

The pictures were leaked today by DailyMobile

The phone has the metal / steel back cover like the E71 with a 2.4 inch screen, 3.2 megapixel camera, QWERTY Keyboard, Dual keypads, HDSPA,  and WiFi

more pictures after the jump

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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic crosses 1 Million in Sales

Nokia today announced that it had sold 1 million or 1,000,000 5800 XpressMusic Handsets which is currently its first mass market touch screen device.

The phone has also made a good start at UK

The phone was first launched in India earlier last year

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Photo Time – SE Yao in Violet

More pictures of the newly rumored SE Yao leaked online. This time in the Violet color. And man the phone indeed looks smashing. When we get more news on the handset we sure will cover it. Mean while have a look at these photos that we got on the chinese website it168.com

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Nokia N95 8GB gets firmware update 31.0.015

The Nokia N95 8GB is indeed a wonderful device and what else can be more welcome for a device of this stature other than a firmware update. Close on the heels of updates for N79, 5800 Xm, N95 Classic, Nokia has announced the availability of the Firmware update version 31.0.015 from the current available version 30.0.018. This update is available for unbranded phones only and we fellow Desi’s don’t have to worry as we don’t have to bother about locked or unlocked Nokia phones. This update of the N95 does not have UDP [User Data Preservation]. So don’t forget to back up all your important data.

The update itself is of miniscule nature and consists of preliminarily only few minor cosmetic changes and browser stability and puts to rest some constant Error messages that kept popping after the last update happened.

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