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Nokia N96 Black Edition Photo Gallery

These pictures are of the Nokia N96 Black Edition taken by Centrinos. Thanks to Centrinos for the pictures. The Nokia N96 Black Edition has the same features as the regular N96 but has a black trim on the sides as well.

The main features of the N96 are:

2.8″ 16Million Colours Screen with 240*320 resolution
128MB RAM, 16GB Internal Memory, micro-SD card slot
GPRS, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, micro-USB
103 x 55 x 18 mm, 125grams
5MP Carl Zeiss Camera with Dual-LED Flash and VGA 30 FPS Video Recording
264mHZ Processor, DVB-H TV, 3.5mm Audio Jack, Kickstand, 950mAH Battery

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 Photo Gallery

The XPERIA X1 is the first phone in the Sony Ericsson XPERIA range of business oriented handsets. The main highlights of the XPERIA X1 include: Continue reading “Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 Photo Gallery”

Blackberry Patents Hybrid Touchscreen

Most people have discussions over the type of touchscreen. Some say resistive is better while others say capacitive is better. But overall capacitive seems to win.

But there are other factors to be considered such as the cost of production which is higher for capacitive screens and the accuracy which is better in resistive screens. Continue reading “Blackberry Patents Hybrid Touchscreen”

Sony Ericsson Jalou Leaked!

Well guys, we have a very good handset leak this time. The handset is the Sony Ericsson Jalou. While we are not sure if the picture is legitimate , we are pretty sure the information about the device is correct. The picture might just be another photoshop of a Sony Ericsson device like the W995 hence we are not sure about the picture. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson Jalou Leaked!”

Motorola A3300 Leaked!

Here are the leaked pictures of the Motorola A3300 which is a smartphone powered by Windows Mobile. The phone is the successor of the previous A1200 and A1600 phones with similar styling. Continue reading “Motorola A3300 Leaked!”

Nokia E72 , 5730 and 5530 Coming to India Really Soon

Guys , I know you are really pissed of that Nokia has not launched the 5530 and 5730 Xpressmusic phones in India till now. Looking at the comments in the 5530 and 5730 photo gallery , I know that many of you want to buy them NOW. Now here is some good news , I spotted these phones as coming soon on Nokia India’s Website

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Blackberry Curve 8520 India Launch Pics from the Event

FoneArena was present at the Blackberry 8520 India Launch Event in Delhi. Here are pics from the event and of the phone itself. The 8520 is the first Blackberry phone to have the optical track pad instead of the usual trackball ( low quality video here)

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Nimbuzz and Virgin Mobile India bring Vchatter to Users

Nimbuzz and Virgin Mobile India have partnered to offer a new service called Vchatter to users. Nimbuzz is a very popular mobile chat software and we have spoken about it in the past.
All you need to do is create a nimbuzz account and add all your chat accounts to it like google talk, yahoo , msn messenger ,facebook ,skype.And you just need to sign into nimbuzz from your mobile phone and you will be automatically logged in to all your IM accounts with a single login. Now with vchatter, Nimbuzz is offering its multibrand WAP chat application to Virgin Mobile allowing users to access multiple instant messengers.
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iPhone 3GS India Launch Delayed not coming on August 9th

Sorry iPhone fans. Looks like iPhone 3GS will not be coming to India on Aug 9th. I visited a iStore in the city and from what they told me August 9th seems impossible and 3rd week of August looks more probable .

iphone 3gs india

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Palm Pre Pics FoneArena Exclusive

While we told you Palm Pre is coming soon to India , we are yet to hear from them about the official launch date.The GSM Version certainly does exist as it was spotted at MWC in Barcelona and also in Vietnam. Here are some pics of the CDMA version for now.

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The phone is really small and can be used without opening the keypad. But if you need o type , you need to slide out the QWERTY keyboard. The screen is a gorgeous 320×480 pixels

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Video : BlackBerry 8520 Optical Trackpad in action

blackberry 8520 yellow The optical trackpad on the Blackberry 8520 does looks really good and looks like RIM has ditched the trackball for good.Look at the way the person scrolls so seamlessly on the 8520 in the Video below

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LG Viewty Smart GC900 Hits India

LG Viewty Smart hits indian shores

LG India just launched the Viewty Smart GC900 in Mumbai today. The phone boasts of a 8 MP Camera with a Powerful LED Flash and a gorgeous capactive WVGA touchscreen display. It sports the S-Class interface which we saw in the Arena already.

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Airtel and RIM bring the BlackBerry Curve 8520 Smartphone a.k.a Gemini to India at an incredible price Rs.15990

Airtel and RIM bring the BlackBerry Curve 8520 Smartphone a.ka. Gemini to India. And whats the most incredible thing about this phone is the price. Blackberry phones are usually known for their expensive price tag. But the Gemini breaks the myth and is priced at Rs.15990. The phone is aimed at youth and consumers looking for messaging / email , social networking , music and entertainment.