BlackBerry World 2011 – Keynote – Live Coverage

We are here at Orlando , Florida for BlackBerry World 2011 and we are few minutes away from the keynote by RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis. We are expecting some huge announcements from the keynote. Watch the space below for live updates from the event.  We will be covering the event live and we have been provided with 3D glasses ! What does RIM have to offer ?

Stay tuned with FoneArena for live updates from the show floor.

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iOS is the most wanted OS, after Android

Competition between mobile operating systems is increasing each and every day. At the moment, Android is leading the race and is the most favorite OS. Well, if you don’t believe me then a report is proving it. According to Nielsen survey, they went out to find out which is the best and most wanted OS at the moment in USA, and mostly people are choosing Android as their future OS and iOS is the runner-up. Last year, iOS was leading but things in mobile market changes so rapidly. Continue reading “iOS is the most wanted OS, after Android”

BlackBerry Bold 9780 Review


The BlackBerry 9780 aka Bold3 is the newest device from RIM’s ‘Bold’ family. The Bold2 or the 9700 was the second generation Bold, introduced after the hugely successful Bold 9000. In this review we will find out exactly what’s new in the BlackBerry Bold3, is it as good as it is touted to be?  The Bold3 might look like the Bold2, but as they say, “Looks can be deceptive”. Continue reading “BlackBerry Bold 9780 Review”

BlackBerry Torch 2, Curve Apollo, and Dakota leaked

RIM is one of the leading names in the mobile industry. They have launched a lot of good device, and today our friends over at BGR got their hands on the images of three new upcoming BlackBerry smartphones. Continue reading “BlackBerry Torch 2, Curve Apollo, and Dakota leaked”

Android shows explosive growth in USA while iPhone is still the leader !

A market research report was published yesterday by The Nielsen Company and it confirms the fact that Android is seeing explosive growth in USA. Over 40% of users who bought a smartphone in the last 6 months chose Android.  Despite the fast growth , iPhone continues to be the market leader in terms of overall market share at 28.6% Continue reading “Android shows explosive growth in USA while iPhone is still the leader !”

RIM acquires TAT for revamping Blackberry UI

TAT is known for its innovative mobile UI designs. They customize the UI in mobile and embedded devices to look more appealing to end users. In a surprising move RIM[Research In Motion] makers of Blackberry smartphones has announced that it has acquired the Swedish company TAT. This can be seen as a move to revamp the Blackberry UI .

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Amazon to bring Kindle app to Blackberry Playbook

A few hours ago, RIM officially unveiled their first ever tablet, the Blackberry Playbook, and I am honestly speaking that it’s a one sexy beast. And the one of the first companies to launch their app for Playbook is Amazon. Amazon has announced that they will bring the Continue reading “Amazon to bring Kindle app to Blackberry Playbook”

Blackberry Playbook Video Preview

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A few hours ago, Blackberry officially announced the Blackberry Playbook, which is actually the new flagship device by RIM. The Playbook looks very sexy and promising, and I can say one thing without any doubt that the Playbook is a big challenge for Apple iPad and Samsung Continue reading “Blackberry Playbook Video Preview”

Blackberry Style 9670 hitting Sprint?

A few days ago, we saw the Blackberry Style 9670 passing through FCC, and we saw that the phone comes with dual-band CDMA radios. Which means that if the phone is coming to USA, then only Sprint or Verizon will be the most likely to pick this phone, and may be it’s Sprint. Continue reading “Blackberry Style 9670 hitting Sprint?”

RIM strong second-quarter results, bring $4.62 Billion in revenue

If you were thinking that Android and iPhone has killed the Blackberry, then you are wrong because Blackberry is showing some strong Q2 results. RIM has announced that a record 12 Million Blackberry devices were shipped during Q2. Most of us were thinking that Blackberry is Continue reading “RIM strong second-quarter results, bring $4.62 Billion in revenue”

Samsung defends the Omnia 2 against Apple’s Claims

One of the hottest topics these days is the “Apple iPhone 4 antenna issue”. When Apple launched the Apple iPhone 4, we saw that after a few days passed, people started complaining about the antenna issue. On that problem, Steve Jobs said that there is no antenna issue in the iPhone 4, they are just rumors. Continue reading “Samsung defends the Omnia 2 against Apple’s Claims”

BlackBerry 9800 Slider hitting Rogers?

I never used a BlackBerry device in my whole life, but after seeing the new upcoming BlackBerry 9800 Slider, I want to try it. The BlackBerry 9800 is a quite beautiful phone, and we are waiting for it to come out so then we can give it a try. According to MobileSyrup, the first mobile network to carry this device in Canada will be Rogers. It’s also reported that AT&T will be carrying this phone in USA. The Blackberry 9800 Slider features: Continue reading “BlackBerry 9800 Slider hitting Rogers?”

A sneak peak of BlackBerry OS 6

There are lot of fans and users of RIM’s Blackberry phones, and the thing that’s all Blackberry folks are waiting for is Blackberry OS 6. RIM is planning to launch the OS 6 later this Summer (probably August), and the OS 6 is looking very promising and better than old versions. RIM love teasing their fans, so that’s why they posted a video on their Youtube channel. In which you will see the Blackberry OS 6 in action. Continue reading “A sneak peak of BlackBerry OS 6”

T-Mobile second half roadmap leaked !

Folks over at AndroidSPIN got their hands on the unofficial T-Mobile roadmap, which shows a lot of new device making their way to T-Mobile. Well, not to much details on it because the picture is blurry. We can clearly see that T-Mobile is planning to launch 5 new Android devices, 2 from Motorola , 2 from HTC, and one from LG.

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MWC 2010 : RIM bags Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service award

Canada based Research In Motion (RIM) creator of the world renowned BlackBerry , received the Global Mobile Award for Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service at the 2010 GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Continue reading “MWC 2010 : RIM bags Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service award”