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Samsung Star Mobile Phone Sales Exceed 5 Million

Samsung Star is turnning out to be a SuperStar for Korean handset maker Samsung with sales exceeding 5 Million Units in barely 3 months.Samsung star is the cheapest one and the first one to get released among the touchwiz series of handsets. Its sleek squared shape design with chic black color completes touch style.Comes with mobile widgets that customize screen with embedded widgets such as clock, scheduler, and other useful apps.Also offers enhanced camera features, MP3 player, FM radio with RDS and a great internet experience with full browser support.

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Nokia don’t Forget to Launch the N900 in India at a Realistic Price

Well the N900 is out now and all Nokia crazy wannabe Linux phone owners from India might have skipped a heart beat if they saw the official announcement for the N900. Towards the end of the official release email , it reads as follows

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Forum Nokia Event on WRT Widgets at Chennai today

Code Of Partnership – Create, Partner & Succeed

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Forum Nokia is organizing a day long event on WRT (WebRuntimeWidgets) at Chennai today at Hotel Park Sheraton. Entry is by Invitation only. I’m very much interested in the hands-on session which would teach one how to build WRT applications. Continue reading “Forum Nokia Event on WRT Widgets at Chennai today”

Nokia Music Store is Live in India

Nokia Music Store can be accessed via your desktop and mobile and gives options to choose from over 3 million tracks. Once the Nokia Music client is installed on your desktop, you can access the entire store, browse through tracks, search by artists and genres, create your wish list and download songs from the store.

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Other highlights of the Nokia Music Store include the ability to listen to a 30 second clip of any track on the store before downloading it. You can browse for new music, get recommendations or search for their favorite artists, songs or albums all from the palm of their hand. You can download directly to a mobile device without having to download the same song again on their computer. You will also be able to transfer songs via a PC to compatible Nokia devices.

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Nokia Launches 5230 and 5530 Cheap TouchScreen phones in India

Its raining new Nokia phones and laptops this week as we are just 1 week away from Nokia World 2009. Nokia has launched the 5230 XpressMusic Touchscreen phone at an attractive price of Rs.10000. The 5230 and 5530 were launched today at New Delhi, India. It’s interesting to note that 5230 was launched today in India for the first time. The device has not been spotted anywhere else in the world. Looks like Nokia is trying hard to retain its title of being the most trusted brand in India

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Nokia 5800 vs 5530 XpressMusic

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, the first touchscreen phone powered by Symbian Series 60 5th Edition was introduced in October 2008 and hit the markets during November 2008. Since it’s release, Nokia has had great success with the phone selling millions of units worldwide.

Initially the 5800 was available in Blue and Red variants which were, in time followed by a Black/Silver variant. A 5800 Navigation Edition was announced recently to celebrate the success of the 5800.

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic was announced as a variant to the 5800 XpressMusic in June 2009 and is set to release worldwide in August 2009. The Indian release is scheduled for 25th August 2009. Continue reading “Nokia 5800 vs 5530 XpressMusic”

Nokia Launching 5530 XpressMusic in India today

We just heard from Nokia that they are launching the eagerly awaited 5530 XpressMusic phone [specs] in India later today. Further details including the price and exact availability should be out soon. We spotted this phone along with the 5730 and E72 on Nokia India’s Website couple of weeks ago. So its not just showing coming soon on the webpage but the phone must be really coming soon to a Nokia Store near you .

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Interview with Sumeet Gugnani of Microsoft India on Windows Marketplace for Mobile

FoneArena had the chance to interview Sumeet Gugnani, Director of Mobile Communications Business , Microsoft India.

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In a hour long interview Sumeet spoke about Microsoft’s upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 , Marketplace and also answered our queries about Windows Mobile. Dive in to catch the text of the interview.

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Nokia is most trusted brand in India

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Just received an email from MyNokia service that Nokia has been voted as the most trusted brand in India.

For the second year running, we have topped the prestigious Brand Equity Most Trusted Brands (MTB) Survey. Conducted by The Nielsen Company on behalf of Brand Equity, this survey is the largest, most diverse and most prestigious survey of its kind, with over 8,000 respondents nation-wide.

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Nokia N97 gets new firmware update – v12.0.024

nokia-n97-v12-firmwareGood news for all Nokia N97 users. Nokia has just released a software / firmware update for the n97 numbered 12.0.024. The update is expected to boost the performance of the device along with some new features but no change log is out as of now.

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I want my iPhone 3GS, iDay has gone by and still no sign of India launch

Well personally I’m very disappointed with Apple for not bringing the iPhone 3GS to India even on Independence day. Looks like Apple is not very happy to bring the iPhone 3GS to India. Just looking at the enthusiasm of wannabe 3GS users , the iPhone is certainly the object of desire of many consumers even though its expensive. The phone is already doing well in the grey market with shops reportedly selling atleast 1 phone daily in Chennai and Mumbai.

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Nokia E52 already in India – spotted on Airtel

The Nokia E52 is a great upgrade to E51 users . The E51 was a huge hit as it was a fully loaded phone. This phone might launch in India soon. The phone is running on the Airtel Network and it was reportedly purchased at Hyderabad

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Samsung Solar Phone

Samsung launched the first solar powered mobile phone, the Solar Guru E1107. The highlighting feature of this phone is, it enables dual charging. The phone has photovoltaic panel at the back, which helps to charge the battery with sun light. Since the battery can be charged anywhere using the solar energy, the users don’t have to worry when the phone battery is running out of charge. Continue reading “Samsung Solar Phone”

Samsung Omnia HD and Omnia Pro launched in India get a Price

The wait for Sasmung i8910 Omnia HD is finally over in India. Samsung just launched the 2 phones in Mumbai today – the Omnia HD and the Omnia Pro

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