Sony Xperia GX and Xperia SX LTE smartphones announced in Japan

Sony Mobile has announced 2 new LTE-enabled smartphones, Xperia GX and Xperia SX for the Japanese markets. They unveiled Xperia NX and arco HD for Japan earlier this year. The Xperia GX comes with 4.6-inch Reality display and the Xperia SX has a 3.7-inch Reality display. Both these devices are powered by 1.5GHz dual-core processor and run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Continue reading “Sony Xperia GX and Xperia SX LTE smartphones announced in Japan”

RIM announces new COO and CMO

BlackBerry maker RIM (Research in Motion) has announced its new Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Kristian Tear is the new COO and Frank Boulben is the new CMO. Tear served as Executive Vice President of Sony Mobile Communications previously and has held operational leadership positions with Ericsson in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Boulben is the former Executive Vice President of Strategy, Marketing and Sales for LightSquared. He previously severed as Global Director of Commercial Strategy for Vodafone Group and Executive Vice President of Brand and Consumer Marketing for Orange Group. Continue reading “RIM announces new COO and CMO”

RIM announces BlackBerry Curve 9320

RIM  (Research in Motion) has announced BlackBerry Curve 9320 with 3G connectivity. They launched the BlackBerry Curve 9220, an affordable smartphone with 2G connectivity in India last month. It has similar design as the 9220 and has 2.44-inch (320×240 pixels) TFT display with a QWERTY keyboard and a dedicated BBM button. Other than the 3G support this has 3.2MP camera with Flash and runs on BlackBerry OS 7.1. Continue reading “RIM announces BlackBerry Curve 9320”

Tata DOCOMO launches Deal Zone in partnership with Snapdeal.com


Tata DOCOMO has announced a limited period exclusive partnership to launch Deal Zone. It would let their GSM subscribers get SMS alerts on a range of products and services such as restaurants, spas, electronic goods, fashion accessories, personal care products and lot more. Continue reading “Tata DOCOMO launches Deal Zone in partnership with Snapdeal.com”

Samsung Focus 2 announced, coming to AT&T on May 20 for $49.99

Samsung has announced Focus 2 in the Focus family, followed by Focus, Focus S and Focus Flash. It is the 3rd Windows Phone smartphone on AT&T with 4G LTE support after Nokia Lumia 900 and HTC HTC Titan II. The Samsung Focus 2 has 4-inch (480 x 800 Pixels) Super AMOLED display,  5MP Auto focus camera with 720p HD video recording and a VGA front facing camera. It is powered by 1.4GHz Qualcomm processor and runs on Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango). Continue reading “Samsung Focus 2 announced, coming to AT&T on May 20 for $49.99”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Bengaluru

Airtel has launched their 4G LTE services in Bengaluru followed by the launch in Kolkata last month. They appointed Huawei to mange their network in Karnataka. As an introductory offer customers subscribing to 4G services will now be given a cash-back for the CPE / dongle that are priced at Rs. 7,750 and Rs. 7,999 respectively. Airtel 4G is now also available in an all new break free ultimate plan that offers 30GB free usage and is priced at Rs. 2999. They have also introduced Smartbytes so that customers can buy these add on packs and continue enjoying the 4G experience even after exhausting their monthly data limits on their plan.

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Sony Xperia U up for pre-order in India for Rs. 17,399


Sony Xperia U is now available for pre-order in India from online retailer Flipkart. It is a part of NXT series that was announced at MWC 2012 and unveiled in India this April. It has 3.5-inch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine and is powered by 1 GHz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and is upgradable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 5MP camera with LED Flash, 720p HD video recording and  VGA Front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sony Xperia U up for pre-order in India for Rs. 17,399”

Samsung Galaxy S3 16GB pre-order price revealed for UK, coming on May 30


Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S3 yesterday, online retailer Clove UK has announced that they are now taking pre-orders for the 16GB variant of the Galaxy S3. The Galaxy S3 packs in 4.8 inch Super AMOLED display, 1.4GHz Quad-Core and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash, Zero Shutter and 1.9MP front camera with HD recording at 30fps. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 16GB pre-order price revealed for UK, coming on May 30”

Idea launches Idea Lifeline Emergency talk time credit for prepaid customers in Karnataka


Idea launched Idea Lifeline, an emergency talk time credit for uninterrupted calling for pre-paid customers in Maharashtra and Goa earlier this March. This feature is now available for Idea pre-paid customers in Karnataka. Idea Prepaid customers can avail this offers by dialling 50022 (Toll Free) from their mobile phones.

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LG Optimus LTE 2 with True HD IPS display, 2GB RAM and Wireless Charging announced in Korea

LG has announced the Optimus LTE 2, successor of the Optimus LTE. It has True HD IPS display and comes with 2GB of RAM. It has WPC-backed wireless charging capabilities and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Continue reading “LG Optimus LTE 2 with True HD IPS display, 2GB RAM and Wireless Charging announced in Korea”

MTNL Mumbai revises 2 Mbps Broadband Xpress Unlimited Plans

MTNL has revised their 2 Mbps Xpress Unlimited Plans and added more benefits for the customers. They have increased free data usage limit and download speeds for select Combo plans and has increased Download speeds in all the Non-Combo plans post free usage. Continue reading “MTNL Mumbai revises 2 Mbps Broadband Xpress Unlimited Plans”

Samsung Galaxy S III Photo Gallery !

Samsung has just announced its latest flagship device , the Galaxy SIII at an event here in London and this is what it looks like ! FoneArena has a complete photo gallery of the device from the launc event in London. White white version does look pretty.

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Samsung Galaxy S3 announced – 4.8 inch SuperAMOLED Display , Android 4.0 , 8MP Camera and 2100 mAh battery

Samsung has finally unpacked the much awaited Galaxy S3. It packs a 4.8 inch SuperAMOLED display , without rounded corners and home button below the display with menu and back keys beside the home button. There is a 8MP camera on the rear and a 1.9 MP Camera on the front which is capable of Face Recognition and adjusts the display brightness depending on eye position. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 announced – 4.8 inch SuperAMOLED Display , Android 4.0 , 8MP Camera and 2100 mAh battery”

Samsung Galaxy S3 Launch Event Live Blog

Samsung Mobile is hosting its biggest ever product launch event in London today evening to launch the Galaxy S3 which is the successor to the immensely popular Galaxy S2. Dhruv from FoneArena is already in London and on the way to the venue, so we should be live blogging the Galaxy S3 launch event for readers who are looking forward to the next Samsung Galaxy Android phone.Hit the link below for the live blog and stay tuned for latest updates. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 Launch Event Live Blog”

LG Optimus L7 global roll out this month in Europe, soon in Asia


LG has announced that they would start rolling out the Optimus L7 in major European markets this month and in Asian markets soon. LG unveiled the L7 along with other L-Style series of phone at the MWC 2012 this February. It has 4.3 inch (480 x 800 pixels ) display and runs on Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0. It is powered by 1GHz Cortex A5 processor and is just 8.7mm thick. Continue reading “LG Optimus L7 global roll out this month in Europe, soon in Asia”