Opera Meetup in Mumbai on Dec 5th , see you there !

We are really excited to announce that FoneArena is the Online partner for the Opera Meetup happening in Mumbai on Sunday Dec 5th 2010. Jon S. von Tetzchner who is a co-founder of Opera Software will be speaking at the meetup and we would also be quizzing him about various topics related to Opera and the Mobile Web.We had the chance to meet Jon at SEE2009 in London and look forward to meeting him again.  If you are a fan of Opera be it the PC browser , Opera Mobile or Opera Mini reserve your spot now.Event detailsDate: 5 December 2010Time: 2:00 to 4:00 pmVenue: The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Opposite Amarsons, Linking Road, Bandra West,...

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Samsung Unveils The C3530 Candybar Phone In Russia

Samsung recently announced a new candy bar phone in Russia, the Samsung C3530. This entry level phone features a premium build with the use of high-quality materials and the back cover of the phone is made of brushed metal, which protects the phone from accidental drops.Samsung C3530 features a 2.2 inch TFT QVGA display with 320 x 240 pixels resolution, 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, 50MB internal memory, MicroSD card slot, 16 GB expandable memory, music player, FM radio, 3.5 mm headphone jack and more. The complete specs of this handset is not available yet.Samsung says the phone is optimized for social networks with its improved...

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Nokia X6-00 Firmware Updated To Version 30.0.003

Nokia recently released a new firmware update for its popular music phone, Nokia X6-00. The new version is numbered 30.0.003 and it comes with new applications and a new version of the web browser. Check out the complete changelog below.Here and NowNew version of Ovi Maps and Ovi StoreImproved BrowserImproved chat in Ovi ContactsIt is advised to backup all you data before updating the device, just to make sure that no important files are lost during the installation. You may have to wait for few days or even for few weeks before this update is available in your region.You can easily download this software update from Nokia Software Update (NSU)....

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Nokia N00 12 Megapixel Prototype C Leaked

Here are the images showing 12 Megapixel prototype from Nokia. However this could very well be even a mock-up or a Chinese clone or even an older prototype.The phone does not seem to follow Nokia’s recent designing trend but instead combines a bit of Nokia N96 and N86 8MP styling. The materials used are a combination of both hard plastic and steel.The screen looks like it isn’t a touchscreen and it looks at least 3.0? or more. Also the resolution seems to be more than the ordinary Nokia phones. The Operating System UI also feels different again raising the question of a mock-up or clone but it doesn’t seem to have the cheap feel. Could be a...

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LG Star Leaked Pics And Details Emerge

Do you still remember the NVIDIA Tegra 2 powered LG’s powerful smartphone, the LG Star, which was leaked earlier this month? If not, then let me tell you that, LG Star is the company’s first dual core smartphone. Recently the leaked pics and details of this smartphone have been emerged in the wild. This handset runs on the Android 2.2 (FroYo) operating system, but it is expected to ship with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS.LG Star features a large 4 inch touchscreen display with 800×480 resolution and the powerful NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. It also features an 8 megapixel camera with LED Flash, full HD (1080p) video recording, front-facing camera,...

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Day 1: Samsung Galaxy Tab

It's not the app store, it's not the battery life, it's not a signal problem (hello Apple), no.. the biggest Windows Phone 7 issue seems to be this thing. The microSD card. A lot of Windows Phone 7 devices seem to have them, but a lot of those have them very well hidden and not "user accessible". The HTC 7 Mozart had to be completely split in two to get at it and the HTC HD7 has to be dismantled a little too. Microsoft, though, are telling us not to do this. That's understandable for the devices with hidden microSD card slots, but what about devices like the Samsung Focus in the USA? This is a device with a user accessible slot but there's a...

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Microsoft advise against unlocking Windows Phone 7

Just yesterday a tool called ChevronWP7 was released. It is designed to unlock your Windows Phone 7 and allow "side-loading" of apps and games without the Windows Phone Marketplace. This will unlock your phone and let apps install that could access private or native APIs. Microsoft have now responded by saying that doing this could potentially brick your handset. They rather sensibly advise against doing this.. “We anticipated that people would attempt to unlock the phones and explore the underlying operating system. We encourage people to use their Windows Phone as supplied by the manufacturer to ensure the best possible user experience. Attempting to unlock a device could void the warranty, disable phone functionality, interrupt access to Windows Phone 7 services or render the phone permanently...

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Dell Streak: Baby tablet or smartphone on steroids?Vishal Mathur, November 11, 2010, Dell Streak tablet review Well, it is pretty clear that the tablets are here, and are here to stay. Their arrival has been sudden and unexpected. Whether they hurt the high end smartphones, or even the netbooks, is something which time will tell. But the fact of the matter is- the tablets offer the complete smartphone on a bigger screen. Some people find it inconvenient, while others like the idea. But like it is with all things, there are the pros and the cons to the bigger screen. One positive which I can think straightaway is that losing a tablet may...

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Samsung Tablet

Review: Samsung tablet good, but not good enoughAssociated Press, November 19, 2010, SAN FRANCISCOWhen Apple released the iPad in April, it set a high bar for tablet computers. The first real competitor has arrived in Samsung's Galaxy Tab. With a touch screen that measures 7 inches diagonally, nearly three shorter than the iPad, the Tab is good but not good enough. The Tab is nearly the same size as Amazon's Kindle e-reader but slightly thicker. It's a bit more portable than the iPad, but has a smaller screen to play with. For me, at least, this in-between size bigger and heavier than a smart phone, smaller and lighter than an iPad made for...

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