December 2009

iPhone Apps that you need to have before 2010

by Paul Joseph December 31, 2009 Featured

This is the post I have been waiting to write for a month, after continuously reviewing so many Apps throughout the year, I have tried my best to  summarize and bring you the must have Apps(here Apps by default means iPhone Apps). I will not be categorizing any Apps and I will also give a alternative if possible. I am also avoiding any description as these are few selected Apps you should not require any description, you just need to fire up iTunes and get these. 1) Print & Share Print & Share (iTunes Link) for the iPhone/iPod Touch is the best printing and file sharing app. It enables you to print emails, files, web pages, contacts and images and also shares files & documents with your desktop computer. [ Alternative ] ACT Printer (iTunes Link) is also a good App, but it only works with Mac, PC is not supported. 2) Photogene Photogene (iTunes Link) is kind of ultimate editing tool for iPhone, actually after using it feels like real photoshop for iPhone. [ Alternative ] Best Camera (iTunes Link) is only stop, if you are only looking for adding filters/effects to your photos and sharing them with various site. 3) Classics Classics (iTunes Link) is one of the best looking E book reader available on iPhone, though the collection is not so vast, but it will not disappoint you. [ Alternative ] Eucalyptus (iTunes link) is another E book reader App which quite a good amount of books which are available for free, but visually it is simply not appealing, but it serves the purpose. 4) Reeder Reeder (iTunes Link) impresses on it’s sleek design and fast load, it looks great and works too good. [Alternative] Newsstand (iTunes link)is equally a noteworthy App, it is also a superb App as reeder. 5) 2Do 2Do (iTunes Link) another stunning note taking App, with even synchronization option with Mac, and even integration of calendar, made it to the top. [Alternative] Awesome Notes (iTunes Link) is just another note taking App with good interface and with integration to Evernote support, makes it a good buy. 6) Tweetie 2 Tweetie 2 (iTunes Link) do not need any explanation, just go and get it. [Alternative] Twitbit (iTunes Link) is a fresh new twitter App, though no one can come close to tweetie 2 now, but Twitbit is not so far even, but I think all other twitter Apps like Twitterific, EchoFon needs a new face lift. 7) Air Mouse Air Mouse (iTunes link) a total remote control of computer, it is the ultimate App for controlling your computer. [Alternative] RemotePad (iTunes Link) is a cheap alternative of Air Mouse. It however satisfies with it’s functionality . Quick Office [Alternative] Bento App (iTunes link) it is really a very productive App and very very useful. 9) Pastebot Pastebot (iTunes link) showed us how we make better use of our iPhone clipboard, this is really a unique App and a must have. [Alternative] Syncopy (iTunes Link) just came after Pastebot, though both do the same work, but Pastebot gains here. 10) Sparks Sparks (iTunes Link) is a idea management App, it is quite like a management App or like black board for managing and giving shapes to ideas. Happy downloading these App and we hope next year we will also see some awesome Apps lying on App Store, and we will also like to thanks all developers for providing with promo codes for review. And a happy new year from FoneArena team. Similar Posts: iPhone Homescreens of Tech Geeks Tweetie 2 goes live on App Store. Looks sweet remotePC brings RemoteDesktop to your iPhone Bing Visual Search: An Awesome Search Engine for iPhone Apps Apple’s App Store Soon to hit 1 Billion Downloads! Share/Save

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Top 10 Phones of 2009

by Paul Joseph December 31, 2009 Featured

The year 2009 saw the introduction of several new phones in various mobile platforms . But only a few managed to impress us ! Presenting the Top 10 phones of 2009 (not in any specific order) Nokia N900 Back in Nokia World 2009, Nokia announced this device powered by the Maemo platform . This phone has the best browser and can even run Quake. The Maemo platform just needs more apps to make the experience better.  But as a first attempt the device is certainly revolutionary ! Find all posts tagged with N900 N900 Specs iPhone 3GS Although the 3GS looks pretty much like the 3G version of the iPhone , it’s amazingly faster and has a pretty good camera which does some great video recording. Sadly Apple f orgot to launch the phone in India as promised for August 2009 But we manged to th e review the phone for all you die hard apple fans ! An apple fanboy turned manic even shot his iphone with a gun Find all posts tagged with 3GS iPhone 3GS Specs Motorola Droid If the iPhone was to get some serious competition in the US market , it was the Droid which ousted the iPhone for the Times Gadget of the Year The MotoDroid aka Milestone is one of the best Android phones in the Market right now Nokia E72 Symbian is here to stay if its as stable and snappy as on Nokia E72 . Built on the success of  the Nokia E71 the E72 is one great all rounder device. The keypad on the E72 make typing on the move really nice and the 5MP Camera does not disappoint ! The Optical Navikey is actually cool to use Nokia launched it for just 22989 i n India and the price has fallen to around 20,000 and in our opinion it’s a great buy ! E72 Specs All E72 posts Nokia N97 Mini The N97 Mini actually better than the original N97 in most aspects except the screen which is a tad smaller. Its quite different than the N97 The phone was originally launched at Rs.30k but after a recent price cut its Rs.24999 and a good buy And it won the GSMA award for Handset of the year N97 Mini Specs N97 Mini posts Samsung Omnia HD The Omnia HD had one of the best displays you can ever find on a mobile phone. We have been tracking this phone right from the time the Promo video hit the web. You might even think Samsung managed to pack in one of their LCD TVs onto this phone. Amazing All-rounder phone running on Symbian S60 5th Edition. The HD Video Recording is great and the Camera captures some amazing pics !  Sadly you need to be hacker in-order to get a Firmware update for the phone which will give you Kinetic scrolling soon. Omnia HD Specs All Omnia HD posts Sony Ericsson Satio Well , this phone looks more like a Sony Digicam as it sports a 12MP Camera. It was the first phone to enter the 12 Megapixel Arena.  This phone along with the Samsung Omnia HD demonstrated the power of  Symbian  on a non-Nokia device. All Satio posts Blackberry 8520 Blackberry which was often seen as a Corporate device made a brave move by offering the 8520 at the Rs.15000 level .You still have to pay for the Blackberry Subscription though. It sold so well that RIM ran out of stocks in the country. It made owning a Blackberry very affordable. All BlackBerry 8520 Posts Blackberry 8520 Specs Samsung Corby The Samsung Corby has been one of Samsung’s most successful handsets in recent times and it’s great hit amongst youth who want a simple phone with chic looks. Though the phone looks girly,  even men can use it like FoneArena’s Aditya reviewed the Corby . Looks like Samsung made Corby a brand name rather than a Model name, as we have the CorbyPlus, CorbyPro , CorbyTxt,CorbyMate CorbyPOP and CorbySpeed CDMA Samsung Corby Specs All Corby Posts HTC HD2 If you thought WinMo was not interesting anymore ?  The HD2 made Windows Mobile look a worthy option. With a kick ass design and fantastic display the HD2 has a huge fan following already ! Tata Docomo brought the handset to India exclusively We had a Photo gallery of the phone and even a comparison with the iPhone 3GS Find all posts tagged HD2 HD2 Specs — If you think we missed any phone ,  do let us know in the comments . What according to you is the best phone of 2009 ? Similar Posts: Samsung Corby Pop Lands on India page , launching soon Samsung Corby S3650 with Wi-Fi coming soon Samsung Omnia HD and Omnia Pro launched in India get a Price Samsung CorbyTXT B3210 aka Genio QWERTY coming soon to India 1 Million Apple iPhone 3GS Sold! Share/Save

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Is the Apple Tablet a King Size iPhone ?

by Paul Joseph December 31, 2009 Featured

The Apple Tablet Let’s face it. The apple tablet has been one of the biggest rumours of 2009. It’s size is said to be anything from 7 inches to 12 inches, & rumoured names being anything from iSlate to iGuide. Since the last two months or so, the media was persistent abuzz with the news that it would probably be releasing in January 2010 Pic Credit : Gizmodo Now Apple has confirmed that they will be holding a Press Conference on January 26 th & the masses are certain that is when the Apple tablet will be released. The details surrounding the event are very closely guarded, as always. The ex-president of Google China claims that he has some information- ‘from a friend’- According to him, the Aple tablet just looks like a bigger iPhone, with a 10.1 inch multi-touch screen (multi-touch being Apple’s trademark functionality used in the iPhone, iPod touch, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Magic Mouse & Magic Mouse Pro) & an awesome user interface. He further claims that it combines the functions of a Net Book & Kindle, has 3D technology, a virtual keyboard, video-conferencing, e-reader & netbook features. He said that the tablet would sell at less than one thousand dollars & that Apple was planning to produce 10 million tablets this first year. The price of the iTablet is expected to be under 1000 USD . There have also been a number of rumours that Apple has asked a number of iPhone application developers to revise their programs for a larger screen device by sometimes next month. So from all the rumour passing around, the Apple tablet seems like a larger iPhone with a lot of added features. But to know the exact specifications & features of this well-hyped device for sure, we’ll just have to wait till the 26 th of January . What do you expect to see in the Apple Tablet ?  Let us know This post was written by Magali Vaz – Student, Blogger, Intellectual, Wannabe Journalist & Amateur Photographer.Total Geek interested in all the latest gadgets. Similar Posts: Apple iPhone announced at MacWorld Apple iPhone SDK 3.0 released Is The iPhone The Ultimate Windows Mobile Device? Apple iPhone 3G and MacWorld coming in 2008 Apple iPhone SDK downloads cross 100000 mark Share/Save

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Indian CDMA Operators Offers Free Internet with Samsung Corby Speed

by Paul Joseph December 31, 2009 Featured

Recently, Samsung Electronics launched Samsung Corby Speed, the CDMA version of its popular phone Samsung Corby. This handset has been tagged as “Mobile Phone with Broadband”. To promote this device, some major Indian CDMA operators like Reliance Communications, MTS India and TATA Indicom has joined hands with Samsung to provide free internet usage bundled with this amazing device. Reliance Communications : Reliance CDMA postpaid subscribers will get free data usage upto 15GB/month for two months, i.e. 15GB x 2 months = 30GB. Reliance CDMA prepaid subscribers will get free data usage of 10 GB which has to be used within 30 days MTS India : MTS India subscribers will get free data usage of 5GB/month for three months, i.e. 5GB x 3 months = 15GB. MTS India subscribers will also get unlimited free access to sites like Yahoo India, MakeMyTrip and Wikipedia. TATA Indicom : TATA Indicom subscribers will get free data usage of flat 10 GB which has to be used within 2 months. Samsung Corby is already one of the most popular mobile phone in India and the new Samsung Corby Speed, that promises upto 2.4 Mbps speed with free data usage is definitely a great “value for money” device. Similar Posts: Another variant of Samsung Corby – Corby Speed gets launched Cheaper Samsung Corby, Samsung Corby Pop Appears Samsung Corby Review Samsung to Release NVIDIA Tegra Phone 3M mini-projector making a device debut Share/Save

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Google Nexus One Pictures and Videos

by Paul Joseph December 31, 2009 Featured

Here is another set of live pictures and videos of the Google Nexus One. This time round, we have some good quality pictures and lengthy videos. The pictures and videos show the 3D benchmark test of the Nexus One using Qualcomm’s Neocore. The 2nd video shows the UI of the phone in 10 minutes! Enjoy! Click here to view the embedded video. Click here to view the embedded video. Google Nexus One Specifications Google Nexus One vs Apple iPhone 3GS vs Motorola DROID Google Nexus One Unboxing Source Similar Posts: A Comparision between Nexus One, iPhone 3GS and Moto Droid Google Nexus One Specifications Nexus One Fresh Pics Google Nexus One : Invitation Only? Nexus One Live Pics Share/Save

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