Samsung Galaxy Mega might launch in India today

Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 India

Samsung India is holding a launch event today in Chennai where the company is expected to add an interesting device to it’s Galaxy line up of Android devices.Samsung has not yet revealed what device would be launched but Fone Arena has learned from multiple sources including retailers that Samsung would launch the Galaxy Mega[6.3 inch version], [5.8inch version]in India today. It is not clear if  Samsung would launch both the 5.8 inch and 6.3 inch versions of the Galaxy Mega in India.UK pricing for the 6.3 version was revealed recently along with a July release date. So India might be one of the first few countries to get this new device. It would be worth mentioning that the 5.8 inch version is a Dual SIM phone and less expensive of the lot so we might see Samsung launching the Galaxy Mega 5.8 today. Although I would love to see them launch the 6.3 version as well. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega might launch in India today”

Idea launches Choice Recharge offer at Rs. 15, Choose Free minutes, SMS or data


Idea Cellular has launched Choice Recharge offer for its Tamil Nadu customers that would let you choose one of several packs under single recharge of Rs. 15. This pack offers 5 choices, Idea to Idea Calling, SMS, Local Mobile Minutes and Internet Offers. Continue reading “Idea launches Choice Recharge offer at Rs. 15, Choose Free minutes, SMS or data”

Spice Smart Flo Pace Mi-422 now available for Rs. 4790

Spice Smart Flo Pace Mi-422

Spice Smart Flo Pace Mi-422, a new phone in the Smart Flo series that surfaced last week is now available from online retailer Saholic. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display,  powered by a 1 GHz MediaTek MT6515 processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has  a 3.2-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Spice phones. It comes  with 2G (EDGE) connectivity similar to the Spice Smart Flo Pace 2 Mi-502 that was  launched recently. Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Pace Mi-422 now available for Rs. 4790”

Samsung to unveil new Galaxy and ATIV devices on June 20th

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Samsung has just announced the Premier 2013 event to unveil the company’s new Android-powered Galaxy devices and Windows-powered ATIV devices. It is not clear what to expect at the event from these teaser images from Samsung. Hope we can see the rumored Galaxy S4 variants. Continue reading “Samsung to unveil new Galaxy and ATIV devices on June 20th”

HTC T6 phablet in the works

Rumors about the HTC One with a bigger screen surfaced recently, now the company’s first phablet is reportedly on the works, according to the @evleaks who has the credibility of providing solid leaks in the past including the HTC One / M7. The device has also appeared in a Linux string as the T6 along with different variants including some of the carrier variant. Continue reading “HTC T6 phablet in the works”

Brown Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 surfaces, expected in June

Brown Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0

Samsung announced as the Galaxy Note 8.0 at MWC 2013. It was officially launched in India as Galaxy Note 510 earlier this month. It was released only in White color. Even though the Charcoal Black Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 was spotted back in March, but it didn’t release. Now press image of the Brown Galaxy Note 8.0 has surfaced, thanks to evleaks. Continue reading “Brown Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 surfaces, expected in June”

Nokia Lumia 920 receives a price cut, now available for Rs. 32,639/-

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The Espoo company’s flagship has been around for a while, and was retailing at quite high a price. It was priced at around Rs. 36k – Rs. 38k in several places. It has now received a substantial price cut, at a time when other flagships like the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 have made their foray into the Indian market. Now retailing at Rs. 32, 639 at the Nokia India Online Store and for lesser elsewhere, Nokia hopes to attract more sales of the device in India. Equipped with a 8.7 megapixel PureView camera and a lot of other innovations like the wireless charging for example, the Lumia 920 comes with attractively coloured options.

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TRAI issues new regulations for SMS termination charges to curb spam SMS


The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has imposed new SMS termination charges for retail consumers and commercial messages. Termination charge is paid by the operator where the SMS originates to the operator to which the message is delivered. TRAI did not set a particular charge for this hence some operators were charging 10 paise as termination charges. Now they have set the SMS termination charge as 2 paise for normal SMS and 5 paise on transactional SMS on operators from whom the SMS originates. Continue reading “TRAI issues new regulations for SMS termination charges to curb spam SMS”

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini spotted on Samsung Apps website

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini Apps website

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9195) was already confirmed back in March, now the phone has appeared on the official Samsung Apps website as one of the choices in the phone selector.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 mini spotted on Samsung Apps website”

LG Optimus L7 gets the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update in India

LG Optimus L7 Android 4.1.2 India

LG has started rolling out the Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) update for the Optimus L7 in India. The Optimus L7 was announced back in February 2012 and released in India last June. The software version is JZO54K similar to the other countries and the software version is V20b. Continue reading “LG Optimus L7 gets the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update in India”

Nexus 4 spotted running Android 4.3 Jellybean

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XDA forum user Chaleen has posted the above image found on a Nexus 4 in a mobile Expo in Thailand. The Android version number being 4.3 suggests that the newest iteration of Android, which was expected to be launched at the Google I/O a week back might actually be launched on the rumoured date of June 10th. More screenshots from the user below.

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Samsung Galaxy Music Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out


Samsung has started rolling out Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) update for the Galaxy Music (GT-S6010) starting from UK. The phone was announced in October running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The dual-SIM variant, Galaxy Music Duos (GT-S6012) went on sale in India last December. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Music Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out”

Deal Alert : Samsung Galaxy S3 for Rs.22945 and Galaxy Grand Duos for Rs.16495

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Homeshop 18 is back with an exciting deal.  If you are looking to buy a Samsung Galaxy S3 or Galaxy Grand for a nice discount and don’t mind a slightly older phone in the quest for saving some bucks, here is your turn.The Samsung Galaxy S3 will cost you Rs.22495 only after a nice fat discount of Rs.4554. The Galalxy Grand Duos will cost you Rs.16495. Continue reading “Deal Alert : Samsung Galaxy S3 for Rs.22945 and Galaxy Grand Duos for Rs.16495”

Camera Video Quality Comparison – Samsung Galaxy S4 vs HTC One vs Nokia Lumia 920 vs Apple iPhone 5

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A lot of you readers have been asking us which phone has the best camera for video capture. I was recently in London for the Nokia Lumia 925 launch event and carried along some flagships like the Galaxy S4 , HTC One , Nokia Lumia 920 and the Apple iPhone 5. So here is is , a quick real life comparison of how these phones capture video. This comparison only includes the day light performance. Will try to include  a low-light performance later on. So here we have 2 supreme Android phones , the best Windows phone and latest iPhone fighting against each other in this camera comparison! Dive in and take a look. Continue reading “Camera Video Quality Comparison – Samsung Galaxy S4 vs HTC One vs Nokia Lumia 920 vs Apple iPhone 5”

Samsung Galaxy Star officially launched in India for Rs. 5240


Samsung has officially launched the Samsung Galaxy Star (GT-S5282). It was announced last month along with the Galaxy Pocket Neo and went on sale online earlier this week. It  packs a 3-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz  processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera,  2G (EDGE) support and has Dual SIM support with Smart Dual SIM feature that enables the user to receive calls on one SIM number while taking a call from the other. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Star officially launched in India for Rs. 5240”