Spice Mobiles may be taken over by Sony Ericsson

Looks like it is still a rumour although meetings between the two companies are underway even as we report this.

Spice Mobiles is possibly going to be incorporated into Sony Ericsson.

Feature rich Spice handsets incorporated into high-end Sony Ericsson could only mean that the entry level market for handsets will improve. Buyers of entry level phones will largely benefit from this alliance.

More on the tie-up as news trickles in.

Watch this space.

Contest Nokia Nseries Fusions Challenge

Nokia Nseries Fusions Challenge Gets Hotter!

Anyone interested in trying out a location tagging game? It involves intellect, promptness, creativity and of course technology. If you are a enthusiast who loves to explore new stuff… then you might want to try this out.

Register for Nseries Fusions Challenge This is the last week for registrations. (Closes on 27, 2008)

P.S. CHECK OUT THE PRIZES SECTION. Apart from the contest prizes, there is a special giveaway for Fone Arena members.

All you need to do is –
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MOTORAZR 2 V9 Ferrari

Its going to be a zoomin’ rockin’ handset!

As the Formula One racing culture catches fast with the youth in India, Motorola has partnered with world-renowned sports car label Ferrari to launch a co-branded 3G-enabled handset named the “MOTORAZR 2 V9 Ferrari” in the Indian market.

Specs and features as indicated:

• 3G-enabled
• Unique racing interface
• 2 Megapixels camera
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Samsung launches M150

A new budget phone christened SGH-M150 is being unveiled from the staples of the Korean giant Samsung. The simple candy bar cell phone is to be made available by mid August in Germany and later in Europe, Asia and Africa.

Specs:

Dual-band GSM 9000/1800MHz Data GPRS

Size 106.5mm x 45mm x 13mm

Main Display 1.77″ 262k TFT, 128×160 pixel resolution

Camera VGA Video

Bluetooth 2.0+EDR

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Sony Ericsson post poor profits amidst crisis

Its a lonely world. Motorola was really feeling lonely, as Samsung, LG were reporting better profits while its prospects were hitting the floor. Feel no more. Sony Ericsson has finally heeled to its pathetic designs.

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson is reporting a steep 97 percent drop in second-quarter earnings as tougher market conditions hurt its sales.

Net profit at the joint venture of Tokyo-based Sony Corp. and Stockholm-based LM Ericsson fell to 6 million euros ($9.5 million) in the quarter from 220 million euros in the same period a year ago. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson post poor profits amidst crisis”

Spice S-707n with m-commerce launched

As the Indian government regularises m-commerce, Spice Mobiles has launched a new handset – the Spice S-707n with the feature. Spice Mobiles has tied up with ngpay, one of the leading mobile commerce services in the country.

Spice S-707n allows its users to transact through fast, simple and secure means with the pre-loaded ngpay feature enabling them to book railway, airline and bus tickets, make bank transactions, send gifts, pay bills, book hotels, movie tickets and more.

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BlackBerry Thunder pictures surface

The Thunder is BlackBerry’s first ever Touch Screen Device. It is touted to be a piece of mobile perfection.

It runs on OS 4.7 and is also known as the BlackBerry 9500. The user interface is quite similar to the iPhone, while the media player is already up and running. Other confirmed specs include a 360 x 480 touch sensitive display.

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The AppStore is finally out on the iPhone 2.0

The best thing which is part of the new iphone is the new software and the App store

This means that even existing iPhone owners who have upgrade to the new version of the software can now install both free and paid apps on the phone .. facebook , google , myspace , ebay  all have native iphone apps out there Continue reading “The AppStore is finally out on the iPhone 2.0”

iPhone 3G Network Speed Test on AT&T

The buzz surrounding the iPhone is due to the improved 3G network capabilities of the phone ..

We got a chance to test the speeds on the iPhone on a the AT&T 3G Network

Thats an impressive 424 kbps on a goddamn mobile phone

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Photo Gallery of the Apple iPhone 3G FoneArena Exclusive

We managed to take some photos of the latest celeb in town .. the iPhone 3g ..

it looks almost the same as the first gen iphone except for that fact that its more sleek and got some

weight reduction treatment .. there are screws at the bottom which means a replaceable battery and screen ..

same sexy screen .. take a look for yourself

more pics below

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Apple iPhone 3G Hands On Video Review FoneArena Exclusive

We were lucky to grab an iphone 3g at an Apple Store and for all you folks out in parts of the world where the phone has not come yet — this is what the phone looks like .. enjoy FoneArena’s Exclusive Live Hands On Video Review

more videos below

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Apple iPhone 3G launch means really long queues !

Traffic Jams in areas housing the Apple Stores .. Huge crowds lining up to grab their piece of history ..

These sights are pretty common as the Apple iPhone 3G was officially launched worldwide on July 11th

Apple fans waited for really long hours to purchase an iPhone

This was the scene outside the Palo Alto Apple store which we visited on Saturday

More pictures after the break

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