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”
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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”
FREE National and Local SMS on Virgin Mobile
Virgin Mobile recently introduced a revolutionary youth focused proposition by making SMS the new voice of the youth by ushering in genuine freedom of sending SMSs by making it FREE without any extra pack or upfront commitment.
Virgin Mobile customers will now be able to send 100 National as well as 100 Local; a total of 200 SMSs free daily after just paying for the first 3 SMSs on each leg (National and Local respectively) to any network.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Offers revolutionary free SMS proposition without any pack
- Customers just need to pay for first 3 SMSs daily and thereafter 100 SMSs are free
- First 3 Local SMSs charged at Re. 1/- each
- First 3 National SMSs charged at Rs. 1.50/- each
- Post which 200 SMSs are free; 100 Local and 100 National SMSs free daily
- SMSs can be sent to any number across all networks in the country
Continue reading “FREE National and Local SMS on Virgin Mobile”
Beware of hoax SMS says Airtel
Bharti Airtel posted an advisory on their website, advising subscribers to beware of certain ‘Unsolicited fraudulent SMS’s’ circulating on the network. According to the Airtel disclaimer, the recent chain of messages informs recipients that they have ‘won a prize and need to call to collect their prize’. On calling the number in the text message, subscribers are billed a high amount (up to Rs. 500/min). Airtel said they noticed these SMSs in one of their circles and are advising subscribers to ignore them. Airtel also warned that replying to such SMSs could result in viruses being downloaded on the subscriber’s phone.
After spam and phishing mails, spam SMSs are making their presence felt. Such SMS hoaxes are not a new phenomenon in India and cash in on the recipient’s incredulity by making use of ‘get rich quick’ themes and ‘free gifts’ to allure mobile phone users. Continue reading “Beware of hoax SMS says Airtel”
Google brings Tasks List to iPhone
Google announced today that its offering an iPhone / iPod optimized version of its new Tasks feature in Gmail
To access the Tasks List on your Apple iPhone or iPod Touch goto
video after the break
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”
Reliance GSM now in Madurai
Reliance Communications launched its GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) service here yesterday as part of the recent nationwide service initiative.
A company press release said that customers choosing reliance Mobile GSM service can avail a unique plan, which offers up to 100 per cent savings to those having ARPU(Average revenue per user) less than Rs 100 in the state at a one-time subscription charge (including GSM SIM) of Rs 35 only.
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”
Sony Ericsson W395 Yao walkman phone
The Sony Ericsson portfolio for India has been rather bleak with their last release being the Xperia X1 couple of weeks ago, and looking upon the global arena, there has not been any as well. Finally, SE have announced a walkman branded version of their F305 phone which is dubbed a gaming phone. It is Code named as “YAO” and the release number is w395.
It specs in the same as F305, which means the phone comes with :
176×220 screen, 2.0-Mp camera, etc. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson W395 Yao walkman phone”
HTC Touch HD in India
For all you HTC TOUCH WIN MO fans in India, here is some sweet news for your ears. HTC 8282 Touch HD, the WinMo Monster is available through select retails (your favorite Mobile Showrooms in India).It retails for close to a whooping 42k INR. And it’s worth it for its mere 3.8 HD screen. Wow, and it’s got awesome Multimedia capabilities as well.
HTC 2009 Handset line up gets Leaked !
If you are HTC fan or a Windows Mobile , PDA user or if you are waiting for the next Android phone from HTC who made the G1 Google Phone then some good news for you all !
Like the Nokia Internal Roadmap leaked earlier now HTC’s entire 2009 Handset line up has leaked ..
The new HTC handsets include the Touch HD Pro which succeeds the HTC Touch HD,Iolite and Iolite II.
The Android phone – HTC hero, the Tungsten for T-Mobile and the HTC Jasper for Sprint. AT&T will get the Topaz and the Barium.
The last one, the pink, HTC Hero seems to run Android. Nice to see more Android devices in the making.
There are 25 handsets in total and the they are below followed by pics .. Continue reading “HTC 2009 Handset line up gets Leaked !”
Apple iPhone Most Selling Phone in USA = Worst in India
Apple iPhone might have broken records with respect to sales , market share etc.in USA market over the past 1.5 years since its launch in June 2007 at MacWorld
The first gen phone was launched at 399 and 499 USD including the 16GB version which we unboxed for you.
Continue reading “Apple iPhone Most Selling Phone in USA = Worst in India”
Interesting facts about Mobile phones in India
As the spread of mobile increases, it makes you wonder about the fine line between what is perceived as luxury and necessity.
One mobile – Necessity
Two mobiles – Luxury
No Mobiles – Happiness
On 17th January 2009, the TDSAT (Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal) held a Seminar in Pune on the topic Disputes resolution in Telecom & Broadcast from where certain interesting facts about Mobile phones emerged.
**India has 374 million telephone lines
**Off this 336 million are Mobiles!
**336 million Mobiles are distributed amongst 250 million GSM and 36 million CDMA
**Around 10 million mobile lines are added every month Continue reading “Interesting facts about Mobile phones in India”
BlackBerry Storm launched through Vodafone in India
The BlackBerry’s first touchphone the 9500 or Storm was officially launched in India yesterday.
At Fonearena, we had covered the unveiling of the handset in Oct 2008. Catch the coverage here
Its also the first touchscreen blackberry phone and its different from other BBs which have full QWERTY keypads. Continue reading “BlackBerry Storm launched through Vodafone in India”
Nokia N79 N85 and N96 N-series Photo Gallery
The Nokia N95 and N82 are most popular phones from the Nseries clan.
But the N79 ,N85 and N96 are the new kids on the block .
We managed to get some pictures of these phones for you.
We even have a review of the N85
More pics after the jump Continue reading “Nokia N79 N85 and N96 N-series Photo Gallery”