When I bought the BlackBerry 8703e from Reliance in 2007, the one thing I just could not appreciate was the bulky look and the fact that being a “Business phone” it did not have a camera or a media player.
Back then, in the price range of Rs 16,000, and with Reliance as the service provider, this was the best I could purchase.
Remember the first 3D Indian movie experience? Wearing those cumbersome glasses did not deter the spirit of lakhs of youngsters who flocked to cinemas to view the wonder of 3D – Chota Chetan!
The same 3D technology is now ready to revolutionise the mobile experience and sans the awkward glasses too!!! Continue reading “3D TV on your mobile – A technology that will soon be a reality”
That India is a humungous cell phone market is sort of old news now.
Touted to be one of the fastest growing mobile markets of the world (a DoT study shows we should be about a billion mobile users by 2014), it will come as no surprise that Indians have arrived on the mobility telcom map. Also consider the fact that several mobile companies have been launching their handsets in India along with their global launches and in some cases even before the global launch. Recall Sony Xperia!
Recently though, a very interesting Press Release arrived at our doorstep that informed us of how 1 in every 6 BOLT users were from India
Now that’s quite amazing too. What’s BOLT you may ask? Continue reading “India on the map again: 1 in 6 BOLT users is INDIAN!”
BSNL has been in the forefront of revolutionising the telecom sector for the past few years or so. After the launch of their IPTV services and 3G in the recent past, they have now tied up with IT solutions major Sai Infosystems India to launch voice-and-video facility on BSNL broadband service in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Continue reading “BSNL Video Telephony service now in Gujarat”
After much wait and several delays (From December 2008 end launch to February to April end and now finally mid May), MTNL will finally launch its 3G service ‘Jadoo’ in Mumbai today.
MTNL’s Chairman and Managing Director R.S.P Sinha will launch the 3G service at south Mumbai’s five star Hotel Taj President. To launch the 3G service in Mumbai, MTNL has already set up 720 base transceiver stations in the Mumbai Circle.
This comes as good news for MTNL mobile users who did not succumb to switching over to a private operator. While MTNL has not revealed the pricing of the service yet, it is certain that services such as Video calling, Video conferencing, and Rich Multimedia experience, Video on demand, Mobile Internet speeds up to 7 mbps and Mobile TV will now be accessible to users. Continue reading “Mumbai can cheer. MTNL 3G service to launch today”
Virgin Mobile recently launched vJazz, a cool snazzy new music phone that will allow users to download free unlimited music – a first for India!
Continue reading “vJazz Music Phone from Virgin Mobile with free unlimited music downloads”
Nokia never ceases to surprise us. Nokia has recently introduced the N-Theatre, a unique offer that will enable Nseries buyers to watch DVD quality movies, anytime, anywhere.
Buyers of the Nseries range including the Nokia N79, N85, N95, N95 8GB and N96 will be entitled to select
five movies of a specific genre from a choice of 5 genres viz., action, comedy, thriller, drama and assorted on a free 4 GB multimedia card from the Nseries movie library. The offer is valid till June 2009.
Choosing from Hollywood and Bollywood hits may be tougher than choosing the Nseries model you want! Just read the list of movies available and you’ll know what we are talking about! Continue reading “Another whammy from Nokia , N-Theatre with the Nseries”
ASUS announced the launch of the P835, its touchscreen PDA for the Indian market yesterday.
Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 OS, this handset has a 5 megapixel camera and boasts of a WVGA resolution for its 3.5 inch touchscreen.
The WVGA resolution offers five times the number of pixels of most phones and delivers the best document, photo, movie and website viewing experience possible. The handset also comes loaded with an improved version of the ASUS proprietary glide user interface.
Continue reading “ASUS P835 Touchscreen business phone in India”
The W205 makes the Walkman phone experience more accessible to consumers and is perfect for those who want all the classic Sony Ericsson mobile phone features while enjoying music on the go!
Get the most out of your best music and favourite radio channels with Walkman™ player, FM radio and TrackID™ music recognition. The slider mobile phone comes with a complete package of entertainment features and the power to set up playlists to ensure you have the right music no matter the occasion. You can even share your tunes with friends via the speaker phone function – if you love your music they will too.
Continue reading “Sony Ericsson W205 Cheapest Walkman handset!”
The Sony Ericsson S312 with its 2 megapixel camera, back-lit dedicated camera shortcuts and a video recording key, makes snapping as easy as making a call in two quick steps. The integrated Photo fix function allows you to get the best picture quality in one step – picture taking has never been this easy!
Continue reading “Sony Ericsson S312 – Perfect for snappers”
Nokia India announced the availability of its gaming service, ‘N-Gage’ in India with additional games and an expanded online offering. We told you about using OxiCash to buy NGage games in India
Nokia N-Gage is a part of Nokia’s internet services brand Ovi and brings alive a made-for-mobile gaming service to provide consumers the power to tailor and personalize the internet experience. N-Gage initially brings a catalogue of 30 exceptional titles developed by leading global as well as Indian publishers such as EA Mobile, Gameloft, Glu Mobile and India Games, in addition to Nokia Games Publishing.
With N-Gage, thousands of Nokia device owners in India can now discover high-quality made-for-mobile games using the N-Gage mobile application on their N-Gage compatible devices or on the online N-Gage showrooms (www.n-gage.com), accessed directly from their mobile devices.
Now access your Windows Live Hotmail on Nokia Messaging.
Nokia Messaging is designed for ease of use and mobility and offers users a full feature. It is currently free to download and set-up, and supports the popular email accounts including, Windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL Mail.
It also enables access of up to 10 personal email accounts on a Nokia device, and through one single icon. Once Nokia Messaging is set-up, email accounts can be added to the service directly on the phone, as well as via the Nokia Messaging website (email.nokia.com). Continue reading “Hotmail on Nokia Messaging”
Motorola, Inc. recently introduced Motorola Evoke QA4, a touchscreen slider touted to keep you connected and keep your social life active.
“We understand the importance of having a mobile phone that helps you stay connected simply and seamlessly with your friends and family, whether you prefer to talk, text or network,” said Mark Shockley, corporate vice president and general manager, Motorola Mobile Devices. “Motorola Evoke offers the cutting-edge convenience and instant gratification of a full touch-screen, intuitive online browsing and the ability to stay plugged in on your terms.”
Continue reading “Motorola Evoke QA4 Touchscreen slider to keep your social life active”
There is something about the HTC Snap™ that will make you go ‘va va voom’. Sleek lines and curvaceous rounded edges mark this debutant smartphone from HTC with a QWERTY keypad.
The handset is touted to be what users really need: Information segregation and making certain that they are not overwhelmed by mails they don’t need. Sounds really innovative and this is how it works!
HTC’s innovative Inner Circle feature allows HTC Snap users to press a dedicated Inner Circle key to bring emails from a preselected group of people to the top of their inbox, enabling important messages to be acted upon immediately.
“Recognizing that people are being overwhelmed by an avalanche of email, the HTC Snap introduces Inner Circle, an HTC innovation that makes it easy for people to prioritize messages from the most important people in their lives at the press of a button,” said John Wang, Chief Marketing Officer, HTC Corporation. “The HTC Snap represents the latest step in HTC’s mission to create a range of innovative smartphones, each with specific benefits designed to both surprise and delight our customers.” Continue reading “HTC Snap: Ease your business communication”
The T707, recently announced by Sony Ericsson lights up when you receive a call. The light settings can be personalised to each of your friends. If you are too busy to answer, simply end the call with a wave of your hand over the screen – you can also do the same gesture to snooze the alarm!
The new handset touted to epitomise the style and elegance of its brand ambassador tennis star and style icon Maria Sharapova, is a flip phone and has sleek looks….and going by the colours, it is certainly targeted at the youthful female segment.
“The T707 is my ultimate new accessory,” said Maria. “I am always on the go and I need a phone that is easy to use, and of course chic as well!” Continue reading “Sony Ericsson T707 to light up your life!”
