LG Optimus Pro C660 Review

Here is the FoneArena review of the LG Optimus Pro. It is a touch screen Android phone with a QWERTY keyboard. It became official in July in Italy and was available in India last month. It is powered by 800 MHz processor and runs on Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread). Hardware The phone has 2.3 inch (240 x 320 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display and a full QWERTY keyboard. The phone has nice curve shape and a good build quality. It is 12.9 mm thick and weighs 129g. There is a physical menu button, home button, back button and a search button below the display. The numbers are on the left on the QWERTY keyboard with an alt option to switch between alphabets and numbers / symbols. There are shortcut buttons on the last row of the keyboard for the upper case characters, browser, calendar and email. The delete key and the enter key are on the far right. The keyboard is not very comfortable to type if you have large fingers, but you can manage to get the words right if you have smaller fingers like me. The volume rocker is on the left side. The Micro USB port is on the right side. The power / lock button ...

Motorola XT928, MT917 and XT615 announced for China

Motorola has announced XT928, MT917 and XT615 Android phones for China. The Motorola MT917 is the Chinese variant of the Motorola Razr with just 8.5mm thin and protected by KEVLAR but has better specs. Both the Motorola XT928 and the MT917 comes with a 4.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display with scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass and 13MP camera with Dual LED flash and a 1.3MP front facing camera. Both these phones are powered by 1.2GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). The Motorola XT615 is a mid range phone that has 4.0-inch (480 x 854 pixels) display, 8MP camera with LED flash, VGA front camera and is powered by 800MHz CPU and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). The Motorola XT928 and the Motorola MT917 comes with 1GB RAM, MotoCast music streaming app, Mobile Market-SHOP4APPS market. The Motorola XT928 has Dolby Digital Plus audio technology. The Motorola XT615 is sleek which is just 9.8 mm thick and weighs 123.6g. It comes with 1GB Internal memory with expandable memory up to 32GB with MicroSD, 512MB RAM and a 1390mAh battery. The Motorola MT917 and the Motorola XT615 would be available in China in the middle of December. The Motorola XT928 would be ...

Russia’s largest search engine Yandex acquires SPB Software

SPB Software, a leading mobile software developer is acquired by Yandex, the leading internet company in Russia.This would let Yandex to offer a user interface configured to integrate their key services based on SPB best known technology - SPB Shell 3D. The SPB Shell 3D, which is one of their popular mobile app which offers 3D UI is available for Symbian including Symbian ^3 platform and Android platforms. They also have Bada app SPB Time and also different apps for iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7. The SPB Shell 3D, developed by SPB Software would be enhanced to integrate Yandex's cloud services and technologies. This would also include their search capabilities featured on a wide variety of mobile devices. Press Release Below Moscow, November 28th, 2011 - SPB Software, a leading mobile software developer is acquired by Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX), the leading internet company in Russia. With this acquisition Yandex starts offering a key component for various mobile platforms - a user interface configured to integrate the company's key services based on SPB best known technology - SPB Shell 3D. This move boosts Yandex's opportunities to partner with the players in the mobile ecosystem. SPB Shell 3D, developed by SPB Software, will be enhanced to integrate Yandex's cloud services ...

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Unboxing Video

The Galaxy Nexus is world's first phone to run on Android 4.0 which is also known as Ice Cream Sandwich. Google and Samsung unveiled the device in Hong Kong last month and the device went on sale in few markets earlier this month. The handset is priced at around 429 pounds in the UK.The box is unusually long and has the picture of the device  on the front and sides.A very simplistic design with subtle marketing material. No mention even of the specs on the outside.The unit we got was a Titanium Silver color. The device boasts of a 4.65 inch SuperAMOLED display with a 720p resolution.It is powered by a 1.2 GHz CPU and packs 16GB of inbuilt storage without an expansion slot. There is a 5MP camera on the back and a 1.3 MP front facing camera. It uses only a normal SIM card slot unlike other recent phones to hit the market like iPhone 4s,  Nokia Lumia 800 or Motorola RAZR.  Here is the unboxing video without further ado httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQs0wYIa6pM Box Contents Phone 1750 mAh battery Earphones USB datacable AC Adaptor Warranty information Quick start guide Sadly no Ice Cream Sandwiches was found in the box ! Initial Impressions First 15 minutes with the device  - Great hardware except ...

Hands on : Blackberry Bold 9790

RIM introduced a new addition to its Bold series alongside its Curve series siblings at the launch yesterday. The baby Bold as it has been positioned has a lot going for it. We had some hands on time with it. Click through to read more about the Bold 9790. Use the Bold 9790 for 5 minutes and the resemblance to the higher end Bold 9900 jumps out at you. RIM has definitely made some cuts to get to the lower price point but it is through and through a Bold series device. The build quality remains impeccable. The 2.44" touchscreen on the 9790 is on the smaller size but highly sensitive. Touches and swipes are accurately detected. The screen is a 480x360 panel with 246ppi which is good enough for such a small screen. The keypad while not as good as the one on the 9900 is one of the better ones we've used in a while. The raised notches certainly help in typing. The typing experience on the 9790 is top notch and you'll have nothing to complain about. A 5MP camera is located at the back of the device alongside a bright LED flash. Internally the phone uses a 1Ghz processor instead ..