March 2010

IPL : More than 700000 Videos viewed on Mobile Phones

by Paul Joseph March 29, 2010 Featured

If you are one of the users who watch the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament on your phone, good news is that over 700,000 or 7 lacs videos have been viewed on mobile phones. A report released by the company July Systems has some handset data too. Nokia accounted for 65%, of the userbase followed by Samsung, LG, BlackBerry and Sony Ericsson accounting for 30% July Systems had introduced its exclusive IPL on mobile service on March 12, 2010. Considering the state of India’s networks where 3G is used only by a fraction of the society and even GPRS / EDGE speeds are not great such a feat by a mobile video service is really impressive ! The numbers point to over 2000 hours of videos downloaded and viewed by users on the mobile phone.To access the MIX service users can call the toll free number 08 123 123 123 from the mobile or logon to m.ipl20.com on their mobile. July Systems had introduced Mobile internet eXperience (MiX) platform which provides live updates, action replays, video scorecards, cheerleader videos, and many more exciting features.MIX delivers the IPL across all telecom operators and on more than 6,852 different web enabled (GPRS enabled) handsets, including those that do not have multimedia and video capabilities. You do not need a smartphone to access this service. Any mobile with Internet connectivity at any location will work. You do not even need broadband or 3G, as it works fine over EDGE and GPRS. By this way, it helps lot of cricket lovers who are not aware of accessing internet on their mobiles, to watch IPL just by a phone call. Prem Bhatia, President , July Systems said,”The response from users in India has been astounding. The rate at which mobile phone owners in India are consuming the IPL on their phone is a testament to the value, simplicity and the premium content the service offers. Feedback from consumers has been positive and it is encouraging to know that users across the country from the smallest town to the biggest metro are all enjoying same experience on their mobile phones –it is fair to say that the mobile internet has ARRIVED in India as one of the main sources of information and entertainment.” Similar Posts: Download IPL Cricket iPhone App costs $4.99 Mobile Fan Clubs Launched for MIG33 Users with IPL Teams! Nokia India and Shahrukh Khan team up for Main Bhi Coach campaign right in time for IPL Season 3 Purchase DLF IPL Season 3 Tickets from Vodafone M-Shop Review of Official IPL iPhone App

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Uninor comes up with a state-of-the-art office in Pune, Will start operations in the Maharashtra and Goa soon!

by Paul Joseph March 29, 2010 Featured

Uninor recently launched its operations in 8 Indian telecom circles and gained about 3.6 million customers in just 3-4 months and it is now looking to expand in Maharashtra and Goa telecom circles. To cater to its needs, Uninor has opened up its own office in Pune that is spread across 28000 square feet and will handle all the operations for Maharashtra and Goa circle ranging from sales, call center, marketing and will also have a mobile switching center. During the inauguration of the office, Olav Sande, Executive Vice President, Western Hub of Uninor told: We carry our people first philosophy to this new office, and we will focus on overall development of our team members along with providing them with a good work-life balance. Our Pune office will offer the very best facilities to our employees – a good mix of both work and fun in the true Uninor style. Related reading: Uninor SIM Card Uninor to provide Free Emergency Calling during Maha Kumbh Mela Similar Posts: Airtel in $100-mn deal with IBM MTS Expands its Presence in Kolkata After Bangalore, BSNL Launches its 3G Services in Thiruvananthapuram Nokia E72 , 5730 and 5530 Coming to India Really Soon Is Apple iPhone Nano coming soon

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Vertu Unveils Four Golden Phones In Japan

by Paul Joseph March 29, 2010 Featured

Nokia recently unveiled four new golden phones through its luxury mobile phone brand Vertu. These handsets has been announced in Japan and named as Kinko, Kikusui, Nanten and Daigo. Each of these handsets comes with a price tag of $215,000 (approx. 20 million yen). All the handsets are priced equally ($215,000) including free domestic calls and they are made in Japan with an exclusive gold lacquerwork. Each design of these phones stands for the different seasons of the year. According to CrunchGear , “The occasion for these super-limited editions is the first anniversary of Vertu’s flagship store in Ginza, Tokyo next month. Vertu plans to sell just four of these handsets worldwide.” The specs of these handsets looks quite unimpressive. These phones are exclusively made from precious materials. Vertu will sell only one unit of each model worldwide. If you have enough bucks to buy this handset, then hurry up or else you will miss the golden opportunity to own one of these limited edition phones. Similar Posts: Nokia Pulls Out Of Japan Luxurious and Stylish, Golden T650i Vertu Ascent Ti Now in India Nokia 6680 smartphone now starts shipping to Vodafone K.K. in Japan Calvin Klein of Cellular Communication quits Nokia

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HTC Desire Black Edition Confirmed

by Paul Joseph March 29, 2010 Featured

HTC Desire, the powerful smartphone which was expected to release today in UK will be available in an additional color from next month. The Android powered smartphone will be available soon in Black Edition on the airwaves of Orange UK. It is rumored that HTC Desire will be available in more colors in the coming months. Conor Maples, Orange UK’s PR manager, confirmed that Black Edition of HTC Desire will be available on their airwaves from the end of April. He tweeted , “Yes we will be ranging the HTC Desire from early April…and an exclusive Black Edition from end of April too…tempted?” HTC Desire is an amazing smartphone with a 1 GHz processor and Android 2.1 Operating System. It has a 5 megapixel camera with auto focus and flash, 3.7 inch AMOLED touchscreen display, Wi-Fi, 3G connectivity, Proximity and light sensor, GPS, Digital compass, 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, 1400 mAh Battery and so on. HTC Desire will be available on the airwaves of T-Mobile, Vodafone and Orange, but the Black Edition will be exclusively available for Orange UK customers. The specs of both the edition are almost same. Which version of HTC Desire you are planning to buy? Let us know in the comments. Similar Posts: HTC Desire Announced! HTC Desire Hands On Video HTC Legend Announced! HTC Leo Pictures and Specifications Leaked HTC EVO 4G Hands-On Videos

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Sprint Launching HTC EVO 4G On April 16?

by Paul Joseph March 29, 2010 Featured

HTC EVO 4G, the powerful smartphone which was announced last week by Sprint at the CTIA 2010 is expected to launch next month. According to the Sprint’s Facebook page , this handset will be available from April 16 in the US. HTC EVO 4G is the Sprint’s first smartphone which comes with a 4G connectivity. The WiMax enabled HTC EVO 4G is powered by Android 2.1 operating system and it has a powerful 1 GHz Snapdragon processor. Some notable features include a 4.3 inches WVGA display with 800×480 pixels resolution, 8 megapixel camera with HD (720p) video recording, 4G connectivity, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP Stereo and EDR, built-in kickstand for hands-free viewing and much more. Other features include a 1.3MP front-facing camera, 1GB ROM, 512MB RAM, high-quality video streaming, 3.5 mm audio jack, MicroSD card slots, 32GB expandable memory, A-GPS Digital compass, G-Sensor, proximity sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor and so on. 4G connection will have 10 times faster speed as compared to the 3G. Are you planning to buy this device? Are you excited about 4G connectivity? Let us know your views in the comments. Similar Posts: HTC EVO 4G Hands-On Videos

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Flashback : What was your first phone ?

by Paul Joseph March 29, 2010 Featured

It’s always interesting and hilarious to stroll down the memory lane and have a peek at some of the gadgets of the past . So get ready for the question of the evening. What was your first phone ? The Nokia 3310 pictured above is one of the most successful phones in cellphone history. Back them we had no Android , Symbian or iPhone to pick from. Also it shows how phones have transformed from a mere calling / messaging device to all-in-one devices with amazing computing power. I just posted this question on twitter and the 3310 got a lot of votes . Some users like Atul were lucky to have devices like Nokia 8110 . So do share with us about your first phone and when did you get it . Similar Posts: None Found

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TATA Indicom brings BlackBerry services for Prepaid users along with Weekly Plans

by Paul Joseph March 29, 2010 Featured

TATA Indicom has now rolled out BlackBerry plans for its prepaid mobile users too and has also introduced industry first BlackBerry weekly plans wherein prepaid customers can avail weekly BlackBerry usage benefits without having to pay for an entire month. Here are the 2 weekly unlimited plans available for TATA Indicom prepaid users: BlackBerry messaging bundle at Rs 85 for unlimited emails and instant messaging – Gtalk, yahoo messenger and windows live messenger for a week. BlackBerry internet bundle at Rs 250 for unlimited internet browsing for a week along with BlackBerry mail and instant messaging services. The above two plans are also available on a monthly package costing Rs 299 and Rs 900 respectively. During the announcement of the product, TATA president, Mr. Sunil Batra said: There are 2 firsts: first is that Tata Indicom is now offering Prepaid BlackBerry services to customers and the second first which is the Industry First :that of a weekly plan for BlackBerry customers opting for prepaid services. Offering weekly services stems from our insight, that prepaid segment is highly cost conscious and offering them weekly plans will liberate them from monthly commitments. Also we do realize that customer’ service preferences change often and offering weekly plans that suit their pocket and offers flexibility to change service options and keep up with latest social trends is sure going be well received with our prepaid user segment For those without a blackberry phone they can cost anywhere between Rs 9990 to Rs 27990. Similar Posts: Unlimited Email and Instant Messaging plan for Rs.499 on Airtel BlackBerry Finally TATA too Introduces Missed Call Alert Service Vodafone Comes With Competitive Price for Blackberry’s Unlimited Email Service; Just Rs. 299! Unlimited GPRS Tata Docomo Aircel and RIM partner to offer BlackBerry Services

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Motorola Milestone comes with lifetime free access to voice-guided street-level maps of 401 cities in India

by Paul Joseph March 29, 2010 Featured

The Moto Droid was launched in USA last year with Google Turn-by-Turn navigation , it’s not available in India as of now. But Motorola has joined hands with local maps company MapMyIndia to offer lifetime free access to fully voice-guided street-level navigable maps of 401 cities in India Above image is just illustration and not the actual software on the phone This offers voice-guided navigation and routing in the cities and across major national and state highways. With this the Indian consumer can drive to 400,000 towns and villages and explore over one million points of interest like budget/premium hotels, petrol pumps, eating joints, ATMs, hospitals as well as tourist and religious spots. All the consumer needs to do is to launch ‘India’ maps from the MOTONAV application to enjoy an unparalleled navigation experience. The GPS navigation service is free with no activation or data charges, independent of mobile networks and can be used even without inserting the SIM card, as the maps are fully loaded on the MILESTONE It sounds really cool and would have been cool if Moto bundled the phone with a Car holder. I had a chance to talk with a MapMyIndia executive recently and they claim to have the best maps of India just next to the government . I’m really eager to try this for navigation inside a small town and also a major city ! Similar Posts: Motorola Milestone is first Android 2.1 handset to be launched in India Sygic finally launches first turn-by-turn Navigation app for Nokia N900 Nokia Ovi Maps free navigation crosses 1.4 million downloads Sygic Mobile Maps for Nokia N900 Coming Soon It’s Raining updates from Nokia and we have all of them covered..

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Motorola Milestone comes with lifetime free access to voice-guided street-level maps of 401 cities in India

by Paul Joseph March 29, 2010 Featured

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Motorola Milestone is first Android 2.1 handset to be launched in India

by Paul Joseph March 29, 2010 Featured

Motorola unveiled the GSM version of the hugely popular Droid for India in the form of the Motorola Milestone. This is the first Android 2.1 based handset to be launched in the country. The phone is one of the thinnest QWERTY sliders in the world with a huge 3.7 inch capactive touchscreen. And whats the coolest part is the Milestone comes preloaded with lifetime free access to fully voice-guided street-level navigable maps of 401 cities in India through MapMyIndia. We would love to try that ! Motorola MILESTONE key features *3.7 inch widescreen display with 854 pixel width and more than 400000 total pixels * High-speed, ARM Cortex A8 processor * Pinch and zoom, double tap zoom * 5 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, AutoFocus, and image stabilization. * Motorola Media Link and Motorola Phone Portal to manage and share media content across desktop, phone and the Web5 * Stereo Bluetooth / BT 2.1, USB 2.0 High Speed * 3.5mm headset jack * CrystalTalk Plus for superior talk quality * 8GB memory card Additional functionality and apps include: * Full suite of the Google applications: Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, YouTube, and Google Talk * Unified Google, Microsoft Office and Facebook Contacts * Navigation: GPS, MOTONAV turn-by-turn navigation with India maps * Email Support: IMAP, POP3, Gmail and Exchange * IM Support: Google Talk * Calendar: Exchange, syncs with Google Calendar “MILESTONE is a smart phone without compromise, delivering a wiser, richer web and messaging experience. This is possible through the combination of Motorola’s expertise in design and a truly differentiated Android experience,” said Faisal Siddiqui, Country Head, Mobile Devices, Motorola India. “The MILESTONE is targeted at the well informed, ‘socially’ connected individual. This consumer is an accomplished, driven and engaged professional looking for an outstanding web experience as well as a high tier messaging device. So, we invite you all to come and experience the MILESTONE!” “As an Android 2.1 device, MILESTONE does what other smartphones don’t. It was designed to enhance consumer experiences – and its full screen web browsing experience, ability to juggle between multiple apps, and suite of Google applications deliver. We have been delighted with the anticipation and demand for MILESTONE across the world and are pleased to announce its arrival in India today.” The Motorola india homepage finally has the Milestone and they are calling it the Smartphone without Compromise Motorola MILESTONE Availability in India and Price The Moto MILESTONE will be available in India at select retails outlets in select cities at Rs 32,990 (MRP) Similar Posts: Motorola Milestone comes with lifetime free access to voice-guided street-level maps of 401 cities in India So what exactly are you getting in Droid 2.1 Update? Photo Gallery : Motorola Milestone Motorola Milestone Now Available In India For Rs.29990 Motorala’s Android effort for whole China

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