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INQ Cloud Q that was expected to launch late 2011 has been cancelled according to a report from Electricpig. INQ launched their first Android phone iNQ Cloud Touch last year via Carphone Warehouse in UK. The INQ Cloud Q that was supposed to come with 2.6-inch touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard and Android 2.2 that was showcased at Mobile World Congress last February. Continue reading “INQ Cloud Q seems untouchable”
Asus has officially announced on their Facebook Page that the Asus Transformer Prime would receive the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update Over the Air (OTA) start January 12th 2012 worldwide. They are also developing an unlock tool for the modding community who would like to have the bootloader unlocked. The warranty of the device will be void once the bootloader is unlocked and Google video rental and other DRM service would also be unavailable. Continue reading “Asus Transformer Prime ICS update to roll out starting January 12, Bootloader unlock tool to follow”
Samsung has launched the Galaxy M Style, new entry-level Android smartphone in Korea. It comes with 4-inch ( 640 × 480 pixels) capacitive super AMOLED touch screen display. It is powered by 1GHz single core processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It is just 9.9 mm thick with metal body and comes with a 3MP camera with secondary camera and 4GB internal memory with expandable memory up to 32GB. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy M Style Android smartphone launched in Korea”
MapmyIndia has announced that they would unveil new Android-based in-dash GPS navigation systems at Auto Expo 2012 in New Delhi. These in-dash systems would offer superior navigation and entertainment features and an internet-connected in-dash system that runs on Android, that allows users to browse the internet, download apps from the Android Marketplace, watch live television, track the location of the vehicle live and use MapmyIndia’s latest full featured 3D navigation software with house-level search – Aura for the first time in India. Continue reading “MapmyIndia to unveil Android-based in-dash GPS navigation systems at Auto Expo 2012”
Samsung has launched Wave Y in India that runs on bada 2.0 OS. They announced the Wave Y last August along with Wave 3 and Wave M. It comes with a 3.2 inch (320 x 480 pixels) TFT LCD display and is powered by 832MHz processor. It features 2 MP Full focus camera. It is 12.3 mm thick and weighs 102.4g. Continue reading “Samsung Wave Y launched in India for Rs. 7950”
Samsung has unveiled GALAXY Ace Plus, successor of Samsung GALAXY Ace. It comes with 3.65-inch TFT display and is powered by 1 GHz Processor. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It also comes with 5MP Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash, Samsung ChatON mobile communication service and ThinkFree document editing tool. It comes with 3GB internal memory (2GB of shared storage capacity for multimedia content and up to 1GB of direct storage for applications) Continue reading “Samsung GALAXY Ace Plus announced, 3.65-inch display and 1 GHz Processor”
Nokia Asha 200, Dual SIM QWERTY phone with Dual Standby is on sale in India. It was announced at Nokia World 2011 in October and launched in India in December. It comes with Easy Swap (possible to change the SIM card without turning off the device) option and has expandable memory upto 32GB. Continue reading “Nokia Asha 200 now available in India for Rs. 4349”
Bookings for the Aakash tablet has reached 14 lakh in just 2 weeks after the bookings opened last month, according a report from Economic Times. The UbiSlate 7 (upgraded Aakash tablet) has been renamed to UbiSlate 7+ recently. The UbiSlate 7+ (Aakash2 tablet) is also sold out on their official site till February, however you can book it for March. Continue reading “Aakash tablet online bookings reach 14 lakh in 2 weeks, UbiSlate 7 sold out till February”
Spice has launched another Dual SIM Android phone, Spice Mi-280 in India. This has 2.8 inch capacitive touchscreen, 3.2MP camera and VGA front camera. It is powered by 600MHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It also comes with 5-way key and touch navigation button. It is the successor of Spice Mi-270, Dual SIM Android phone that was launched last year. They also launched another Dual SIM Android phone, Mi-350n recently. Continue reading “Spice Mi-280 Dual SIM Android phone launched in India for Rs. 5123”
Spice has unveiled another Dual SIM Android phone, Spice Mi-350n which is the successor of the Mi-350. This comes with a 3.5-inch capacitive touch screen display, 3.2MP auto focus camera and VGA secondary camera. It is powered by 650 MHz processor and runs on Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) and is a direct competitor to the recently launched Micromax A75 Dual SIM Android Phone with similar specs, but A75 has larger display. Continue reading “Spice Mi-350n – Dual SIM Android phone”
BlackBerry Playbook has been sold out in the retail outlets in India within days after the price drop, according to a report from Times of India. RIM announced a temporary price cut on the BlackBerry Playbook last week that starts from Rs.13,490 in India. Continue reading “BlackBerry PlayBook sold out in India after price drop, offer gets extended by a week”
Here’s wishing you a very Happy New Year from the entire team at FoneArena. May 2012 bring you the best gadgets you have ever had. We had a fantastic 2011, thanks to wonderful readers like YOU ! You are going to see lots of improvements to the site in the coming few weeks. CES 2012 is round the corner and MWC 2012 is just few weeks away. So stay tuned to FoneArena as we continue to bring you the latest and greatest from the world of mobile phones and technology.2011 saw us reporting live from all over the globe and bringing you up to date coverage and many exclusives ! We hope you stick with us as we strive to continue the trend into the next year as well !
MTS has launched new New Year Bonanza initiative for prepaid customers in Kolkata and West Bengal. Both the old and new MTS customers would stand a chance to win a range of exciting prizes including LCD TVs, Smartphones, Handsets and Movie tickets by recharging with Rs 50 and above. Continue reading “MTS launches New Year Bonanza offer for prepaid customers in West Bengal”
HTC has announced that the latest HTC devices launched after September 2011 are now unlockable with the updated bootloader unlocking tool. They announced that they would offer an option to unlock the boot loader and launched the unlocking tool earlier this August starting with the HTC Sensation and have added more devices to the list since then. They also launched the HTCdev site with OpenSense S3D and Pen SDK along with the web tool for unlocking the boot loaders. Continue reading “HTCdev bootloader unlocking tool updated to support phones launched after September 2011”
Samsung has announced that they have shipped over 1 million units of the Galaxy Note globally since the launch in October this year, after the announcement on September in IFA. They have also said that the shipments are strong in the European countries such as France, Germany and are increasing steadily in Asian countries such as Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Note remains one of the top favorite phones among people. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note shipments exceed 1 million”
