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Asus PadFone 2 official, launching in Europe and Asia including India in December

Asus has officially announced the Padfone 2, successor of the PadFone that was launched in India last month. It comes with a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super IPS+ display with 550 nits brightness and is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 APQ8064 processor with Adreno 320 GPU. It would have Qualcomm’s MDM9215 chip for the LTE support. It has a optional keyboard dock. The specs, images, and the video have already been leaked online. Continue reading “Asus PadFone 2 official, launching in Europe and Asia including India in December”

Video Interview with Raj Talluri SVP , Qualcomm about Snapdragon and the Competition at IQ India 2012

At IQ India 2012 , I got a chance to sit down with Raj Talluri , Senior Vice President , Application Processors at Qualcomm Inc. Raj is leading the company’s Snapdragon lineup of products. I quizzed Raj about Snapdragon , Nvidia Tegra 3 , Samsung Exynos and even Apple’s custom chip approach.Watch the full video interview below.

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Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Pune

Airtel has launched their 4G LTE services in Pune, followed by Kolkata and Bengaluru. Airtel has also reduced the price of the LTE CPE and dongles, the Indoor CPE with Wi-Fi and the 4G Multi Mode Dongle, that are now available for Rs. 4999 each. Airtel has also announced the availability and free trial offer of Airtel Broadband TV and Games On-Demand for their 4G LTE customers. They have introduced cash back offers for post-paid customers. Airtel 4G services would be available soon for prepaid customers in Pune . Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Pune”

Karbonn launches AGNEE 3G tablet running Android 4.0

Karbonn Mobiles and Innominds has launched AGNEE tablet with 3G support running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) at the Innovation Qualcomm India 2012 event. It is based on QTI Reference Design (QRD) that is powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227A processor. It has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) multi-touch display and has a 1.3MP front-facing camera for video calling. Innominds has designed and developed the tablet for Karbonn. It has preloaded educational applications, education-based content and services that provides a collaborative learning experience for students. It would also have support for voice calling. Continue reading “Karbonn launches AGNEE 3G tablet running Android 4.0”

Qualcomm Awards US$ 100,000 for the QPrize 2012 winner Deck App

Qualcomm Incorporated, through its venture capital arm Qualcomm Ventures has awarded US$100,000 for Deck App Technologies, based in Bangalore , winners of the QPrize 2012 competition. The company was selected based on its product innovation and the strength of its management team, and the prize money would let them expand its business. Continue reading “Qualcomm Awards US$ 100,000 for the QPrize 2012 winner Deck App”

IQ India 2012 Live Blog

FoneArena is live from Qualcomm’s annual mobile event IQ India 2012 . This event is coming to India after Sao Paulo, Brazil and Berlin, Germany.The event has an interesting line up of speakers including Qualcomm CEO Dr.Paul Jacobs . Watch the live blog below and the live stream on the dedicated site. Continue reading “IQ India 2012 Live Blog”

LG to roll out Android 4.1 update for select high-end Optimus devices starting from November

LG has announced the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update schedule for high-end devices including Optimus LTE 2, Optimus G, Optimus Vu and Vu 2 in Korea. The LG Optimus LTE 2 would be the first device to get the Jelly Bean update, which would start in November. LG’s latest quad-core Smartphone, Optimus G would get the update in December, while the Optimus Vu and its successor Vu 2 would get the update in Q1 2012. Sadly their first quad-core Smartphone, the Optimus 4X HD is not in the list. Continue reading “LG to roll out Android 4.1 update for select high-end Optimus devices starting from November”

Samsung Galaxy Note II gets all in one super user tool kit

The developers at XDA have brought another handy tool for one of the most powerful devices out there right now, the Galaxy Note II. This a tool kit acts as a Swiss knife for your Galaxy Note II, it backs up/restores your data, installs busy box, install drivers, etc.

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HTC Desire X officially launched in India for Rs. 19799

HTC has officially launched the Desire X, their new Android smartphone that is powered by an 1 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor. It was announced in August, and went on sale in India last week. It has a 4.0-inch (800 X 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 5MP auto focus camera at the back with a f/2.0, 28mm wide angle lens, BSI sensor and and LED flash for better low-light imaging . It comes with 25GB free Dropbox storage that is valid for 2 years and has built-in Beats Audio support. Continue reading “HTC Desire X officially launched in India for Rs. 19799”

Innovation Qualcomm India 2012 Live Coverage starts tomorrow

Innovation Qualcomm is an annual mobile industry event which brings India’s brightest minds including equipment and device manufacturers, operators, developers to content providers, media and analysts. FoneArena is proud to be the official online partner for the IQ 2012. We will be bringing you the live coverage of the event including live blog and live streaming at fonearena.com/iqindia2012 tomorrow, October 16th 2012. Live streaming starts at 2: 00 PM. Continue reading “Innovation Qualcomm India 2012 Live Coverage starts tomorrow”

LG Optimus 4X HD price drops to Rs. 27990

LG Optimus 4X HD has got a price cut in India, which is now available for Rs. 27,990. It was announced at MWC 2012 earlier this February and launched in India for Rs. 34,990 in July. The price of the Samsung Galaxy S3 dropped to Rs. 34,900 last month. HTC One X also lies in the similar price range. Now you have lot of choices if you are looking for a quad-core Android Smartphone. Continue reading “LG Optimus 4X HD price drops to Rs. 27990”

Nokia Monster Purity HD Headset Review

Nokia has been making quality headsets for quite a while now and have some great audio products like the BH-905 and the Nokia Essence under their belt. Some time back Nokia decided to partner with Monster to launch a range of headsets matched with the Lumia line of smartphones.

We got the top end over the head styles model in for review and decided to take it for a spin. Read on to find out more about the Nokia Monster Purity HD ! Continue reading “Nokia Monster Purity HD Headset Review”

Apple iPad mini set to launch at October 23rd event, says AllThingsD

AllThingsD, a very good source of Apple launch rumors has almost confirmed the existence of the new Apple iPad mini, thanks to its sources pointing to a iPad mini launch event set for October 23, exactly three days before Microsoft’s Surface launch event.

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UN Telecom agency reports 6 Billion cell phone subscribers around the world

Just a few months back we hit the mark of 7 billion people on earth. And now, believe it or not around 6 billion cell phone subscribers. This clearly shows how technology has grown over the years. This actually means that 86 people out of 100 have a cell phone subscription.

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Micromax A110 Superfone Canvas 2 pre-booking starts, coming for Rs. 11,990 ?

Micromax has started teasing their upcoming A110 Superfone Canvas 2 on their Facebook page and also opened the pre-booking for the handset on Snapdeal. It is the successor of the Micromax A100 Superfone Canvas that we reviewed recently. The design of the phone is similar to the A100, but it would come with a 1 GHz dual-core processor and an upgraded 8 Megapixel camera with LED Flash and a 0.3MP front-facing camera for video calling. Continue reading “Micromax A110 Superfone Canvas 2 pre-booking starts, coming for Rs. 11,990 ?”