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Three UK today announced a new version of the popular MiFi portable wireless router series.
The rebadged Huawei E586 will offer a significant speed improvement over the current MiFi, including HSPA+ support with speeds up to 21.1Mbps HSDPA and 5.76Mbps HSUPA, and will go on sale in September. Continue reading “Three UK announces new HSPA+ MiFi”
Jabra from GN Netcom that is popular for its innovative Bluetooth solutions has launched Jabra FREEWAY, Bluetooth in-car speakerphone in India. It has unique 3 speaker system with full stereo and virtual surround sound (AM3D) capabilities and it could be used for both calls and music. It is also HD voice ready so that delivers rich, crisp and clear HD voice. Continue reading “Jabra FREEWAY Bluetooth in-car speakerphone launched in India”
Sony Ericsson has announced that they have made limited time agreement with EA Mobile to offer FIFA 12 game optimized for Xperia PLAY. This would offer the Xperia PLAY owners to experience the FIFA 12 exclusively, before it comes to the Android Market. They launched Battlefield: Bad Company 2 last month.
Continue reading “FIFA 12 coming to Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY”
T-Mobile USA has announced that the BlackBerry Bold 9900, which is their first BlackBerry smart phone with the HSPA+ capability would be available on August 31 for $299.99. Even though the price of the phone was already leaked earlier this month, T-Mobile has also announced the exclusive pre-sale for T-Mobile business customers. Continue reading “BlackBerry Bold 9900 coming to T-Mobile USA on August 31 for $299.99”
Idea Cellular has launched new festival offers for prepaid subscribers in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh called Rim Jhim Mein Idea ke saath manao “Har Din Diwali”. This gives an exiting opportunity for the Idea prepaid customers to win exciting prizes like a Bike, Laptop, Refrigerator, mobile phone, Idea 3G data cards, DVD players and much more. They also offer Full Talk time on recharges. Continue reading “Idea special festival offers for prepaid customers in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh”
The rumours of the Apple iPhone 5 have been going on for months and they’re still going strong. We have already seen numerous leaks of parts related to the iPhone 5.
Xiaomi Phone with MIUI ROM and 1.5GHz Dual Core Snapdragon processor has been launched in China. This phone has 4 inch capacitive touch screen with capacitive touch keys, 8MP camera and a whopping 1930mAh battery. Continue reading “MIUI phone with 1.5GHz Dual Core Snapdragon processor launched in China”
The GSMA which runs on the annual Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona has just announced the list of keynote speakers for the 2012 edition . The event will take place in Barcelona, Spain from Feb 27 2012 – Mar 1 2012.FoneArena will be reporting from the show floor.
Continue reading “GSMA announces MWC 2012 Keynote Speakers and Exhibitors”
Samsung Mobile has hired Steve Kondik, the founder and chief developer of CyanogenMod. This news comes after he adds Samsung Mobile to his work on his Facebook Page. He has also confirmed that this has nothing to do with the CyanogenMod and he will continue working on the CyanogenMod as a side project. Continue reading “CyanogenMod founder Steve Kondik joins Samsung Mobile”
The rumoured Motorola Defy+ which is the successor to the original Defy is finally official close on the heels of the Google to acquire Motorola Mobility announcement . The Defy Plus retains the glory of it’s ancestor and is Water Resistant, Scratch Resistant and Dust Proof. We are not totally sure what extent of abuse this phone can handle. Our very own Jon had the pleasure of dipping the the old Defy in a glass of water and it did function properly afterwards. In terms of specs it is powered by a 1GHz CPU and runs on Android 2.3 and runs on a 1700 mAh battery. The 3.7 inch display is made of scratch resistant Gorilla Glass.You can find the full specs below. As you can see there are minor improvements in terms of specs but we wish Motorola promoted this phone in a better way at least in countries where it rains a lot !
Continue reading “Motorola Defy Plus is Official – runs Gingerbread and can survive some abuse !”
Some mysterious tweets and videos have been making the rounds on the internet for over a month now from a handle called WeAreTabCo. Recently the Grid 10 Tablet showed up at the FCC in the US. The Grid 10 is a successor to the JooJoo tablet from Fusion Garage which was initially known as the CrunchPad. A legal battle between TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington and Fusion Garage founder Chandrasekar Rathakrishnan was underway and the Crunchpad was renamed as the JooJoo and got mostly negative reviews from users and reviewers. Looks like the company is still not out of the tablet game and is trying to get rid of the JooJoo name . We company let the cat out of the bag through a tweet minutes ago.
The European Imaging and Sound Association has announced the winners of the EISA awards for 2011-12. The HTC ChaCha , Samsung Galaxy S2 and Sony Ericsson Arc emerged as winners in 3 separate categories.Samsung Galaxy S2 bagged the award for the Best European Mobile Phone , not too surprising considering the millions of units the company has managed to sell since it’s launch. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S2 , Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc , HTC ChaCha bag awards in Europe”
Vodafone has announced Vodafone Race to Fame contest for its Indian customers. There are 2 different challenges Vodafone Race to Fame- Life in the fast lane and Vodafone Drive into the Big League. Continue reading “Vodafone announces Vodafone Race to Fame contest in India”
The Mobile Number Portability (MNP) was launched across India on 20th January this year. According to COAI report published this March, Vodafone was on top spot in the MNP, followed by Idea Cellular. Now, Idea overtook Vodafone with the net addition of 800 thousand subscribers, while Vodafone moved to the second place with the net addition of 700 thousand. Continue reading “Idea, Vodafone still lead in MNP”
HTC Corporation, in partnership with Beats Electronics, plans to bring Beats audio experience by Dr. Dre for its future devices. This partnership with Beats Electronics will make HTC to offer superior mobile music and sound experiences and these devices are focused on youth market and new accessories. Continue reading “HTC phones with Beats Audio coming this Fall”
