Samsung to start mass production of touchscreen AMOLED panels

Starting from March, Samsung Mobile Display will start mass production of the World’s First Touch function AMOLED panel. This product will be referred to as Samsung 3.3 inch WVGA AMOLED display and it will have a resolution of 480×800 pixels. Don’t phones with an AMOLED Touchscreen already exist ? Read on to find the explanation. Continue reading “Samsung to start mass production of touchscreen AMOLED panels”

Nokia Booklet 3G in da house – Unboxing Pics

The first ever Nokia Laptop – The Booklet 3G landed @ the FoneArena HQ today.   This device boasts of a sleek design , 12 Hours of Battery life ,  a 10.1 inch display , 3G ,  WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI, Webcam  and it weighs just 1.24 kilos

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What is a MicroSIM or 3FF SIM Card ?

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Each and everyone of us use a SIM card today. Not only one, may be many.What was once an expensive chip to acquire back in the early days of mobile telephony has become a very cheap plastic card that is available even for free if the mobile operators are desperate to add new connections. Yesterday Apple announced the iPad which works over Wi-Fi and 3G / GSM networks with microSIM cards. If you thought that the MicroSIM or 3FF Sim Card is a new invention , you might be wrong . The introduction of these cards dates back to 2003.

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Nokia Patents Flexible Cellphone

Around 2 years ago, Nokia introduced us to the Morph concept mobile phone. We have also seen the Nokia 888 Concept. both these concepts showed us the possibilities of Nanotechnology through which phone can be transformed from one form to the other.

A recent patent reveals that Nokia has patented a technology called USER INTERFACE, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A PHYSICALLY FLEXIBLE DEVICE. Continue reading “Nokia Patents Flexible Cellphone”

BSNL Apple iPhone 3G Speed Test

Till now , we have used the iPhone 3G for making calls , listening to music , checking email,playing games, watching videos over a wi-fi hotspot . But now we had the chance to test the real big feature of the iPhone 3G – The inclusion of  Third Generation Technology which gives you broadband like speeds on the road. Continue reading “BSNL Apple iPhone 3G Speed Test”

Squibble Portable Phone Concept

Squibble is a portable device concept that provides tactile audio and high contrast visual feedback for the visually impaired. It also features a braille reader. There are 779 ultrasonic motors used to generate the tactile feedback! Other features include Bluetooth connectivity. Continue reading “Squibble Portable Phone Concept”

BSNL 3G Chennai Speed Test

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BSNL announced Commercial 3G services in Chennai and we already have a report for you. We grabbed our 3G SIM Card for Rs.179.  Required documents were 2 Photographs and Photocopy of an ID proof. You need to fill a form which is common for all Prepaid mobile connections these days. And once you are done with the formalities , you get the SIM card in a Credit Card size holder. Continue reading “BSNL 3G Chennai Speed Test”

BSNL Launches 3G mobile services Commercially

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BSNL Chennai Telephones recorded a first of sorts for South India yesterday with the commercial launch of 3G mobile services. Touted to be the next generation in mobile technology, 3G services will enable you to access Internet on the move with a speed of upto 3.6 Mbps and allow you to do video calling, watch mobile TV and other media rich applications. Continue reading “BSNL Launches 3G mobile services Commercially”

iPhone Facebook Developer Quits!

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Joe Hewitt, the brains behind the Facebook application for the Apple iPhone has quit further development of the application.

“Time for me to try something new. I’ve handed the Facebook iPhone app off to another engineer, and I’m onto a new project. My decision to stop iPhone development has had everything to do with Apple’s policies.” – Joe Hewitt Continue reading “iPhone Facebook Developer Quits!”

Nokia announces 3 new CDMA handsets – 6316s, 3806, 1506

Nokia has announced the release of three new CDMA mobile phones, Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 and Nokia 1506.  With this launch, Nokia sets to expand its CDMA range of handset in China and the Far East.

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Toshiba Announces 14.6MP CMOS Sensor for Cellphones

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Earlier we had reported on mobile processor supporting upto 20 MP camera modules.

Toshiba has announced their new 14.6 Megapixel CMOS sensor for cellphones.This will be the highest megapixel offering witht the current camera phones packing upto 12 Megapixels.
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