The FoneArena team just landed in Barcelona well before the doors open on Monday for the biggest mobile event of the year.We will be covering the event.

The event will be held at Fira Barcelona from 14th-17th February.

We spotted the "Samsung Unpacked-Evolution is Fate" banner and also the "meet the Android Community" banner.

We also spotted a Windows 7 banner at the Catalonia Plaza opposite to the Fira. We have received news that the Windows event will be for developers.

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We just showed you that the Samsung Galaxy S2 is available for pre-order for 549 GBP. Now here is the official picture of the Samsung Galaxy S2 which has just been leaked.

Apart from that we also got the information about the phone's thickness. It is very slim at 8.49mm while the original Galaxy S was 9.9mm thick.

The thickness of 8.49 will make it even slimmer than the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc.

Here are the specifications:

• 1.2 GHz Samsung Orion Processor
• 8.49 mm Thickness
• Android 3.0 Gingerbread
• 4.3? Super AMOLED Plus Screen
• NFC
• Bluetooth 3.0
• 8 Megapixel Camera with LED Flash and Full HD Video Recording
• 1.3 Megapixel Front Facing Video Call Camera

via SamsungHub

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We dont know whether the pre-order page was put up accidentally or on purpose. But according to the site, the Samsung Galaxy S2 is available for Pre-Order at a price of 549 GBP (British Pounds)

The price is for an unlocked and it is including 20% VAT. It seems that the handset will be available from March 4th.

The specifications are also written on the site so we guess it is the official list itself. Here are the specifications:

• 1.2 GHz Samsung Orion Processor
• Android 3.0 Gingerbread
• 4.3? Super AMOLED Plus Screen
• NFC
• Bluetooth 3.0
• 8 Megapixel Camera with LED Flash and Full HD Video Recording
• 1.3 Megapixel Front Facing Video Call Camera

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We are all looking forward to Apple's next generation iPhone ie the iPhone 5. But now it seems that Apple is more busy preparing a Mini iPhone.

We've heard of such rumours ever since the launch of the iPhone 2G when people said Apple will announce a smaller device like they did for the iPod line.

This time though it seems Apple is really thinking of producing a smaller and cheaper variant of their popular iPhone to combat Google which seems to be slowly making it's way on to devices of all price ranges.

A source has reportedly seen a prototype version of the mini iPhone firsthand. The phone is said to be around two thirds the size of the iPhone 4 and lacks a Home button.

The phone is planned to be launched in mid 2011 and it's information is only shared among a few Apple employees. The price is said to be 200 US$ without the obligation to sign a 2 year contract.

The device will be cheaper as it will be using nearly the same components as the iPhone 4 rather than the new components of the iPhone 4 successor.

The source also said that though Apple is currently planning to launch it in mid 2011, it might even be delayed or cancelled finally since Apple often works on products that don't get released.

via Bloomberg

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The device in the picture above might be the successor to the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The picture of the Galaxy Tab 2 seems to be genuine and taken from an exhibition booth.

The rumoured specifications are:

• 10.1? Screen
• Android 3.0 Honeycomb
• Dual-Core Qualcomm Processor
• 8 Megapixel Camera

From the picture, the device looks extremely thin and portable. The rear side of the device is said to be black instead of white. We will keep you up to date on more information regarding the Galaxy Tab 2.

via Netbook News

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An army of Google's Android robots are ready to take over MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona.

These pictures have been taken from Fira, Barcelona which is the Venue of the Mobile World Congress.

The robots are large and of the same size but come in different designs and costumes. These different Android robots are being assembled at the Convention and Exhibition centre and will be spread around the venue.

via CNBeta

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We earlier told you about Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop having talk with Steve Ballmer of Microsoft and Eric Schmidt of Google. Nokia went official on their partnership with Microsoft but the source mentioned that the Android deal fell through. But according to Eldar Murtazin, Nokia is considering becoming partners with Google.

His sources say that Nokia is in negotiation with Google as well to form a partnership and launch the first Nokia Android devices in 2012. He says that Nokia is going towards more turnover, however they will end up with no OS of their own.

Right now we are not sure of the accuracy of the news. But Eldar Murtazin and his sources have been pretty accurate in the past.

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Nokia yesterday announced their strategic partnership with Microsoft, where both the companies were aiming to save themselves. It was quit unexpected, that Nokia couldn't see MeeGo as their winning smartphone platform but it certain that their attention has all turned towards the US market and hence this decision. Coming to the concept, just after hours of announcement this concept phone by these two companies has already been making rounds.

This might just be the way future Nokia phones running Windows Phone 7 look. Though this is just a concept, it has Nokia design elements(sweet). And the feature lacking Windows Phone 7 OS(atleast in the current state before the firmware update) (bitter). Though the phone sure looks gorgeous, this may or may not be made into a working model. But all that we can do is sit and watch. They must now bring the phones to market as soon as they can or the competition will just get tougher than what they would have expected.

There were also talks that both the firms were already working on a Windows based smartphone. Lets see how they roll.

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