September 2010

Mahindra MOJO and Mahindra Stallio launched in India

by Paul Joseph September 30, 2010 Featured

Mahindra two-wheeler is all set to launch the new Mahindra bikes in India on 30th September, 2010. The company has already officially announced the launch of new bikes in India – Mahindra Stallio and Mahindra MOJO . Mahindra 2wheeler has invited all media groups for the grand launch of Mahindra Motorcycles. The new Mahindra Stallio comes with 110cc engine power and Mahindra MOJO also loaded with 300cc engine capacity. The company is currently selling their most popular scooters such as Mahindra Duro, Kine, Sym Flyte and Mahindra Rodeo. After the grand success in the scooter market, the company has made mind to enter into motorcycles market with the launches new bikes in the country. The new Mahindra Stallio 110 looks very stunning and attractive features to make it more stylish motorcycle in the auto market. It is powered by 4-Stroke, Air cooled, SI engine, Single cylinder machine which produces top power output of 5.4 KW (7.3 PS) at 7500 rpm while generates peak torque of 8.0 N-m at 5500 rpm with its 106.7 cc displacement. It is also equipped with Electric and self start option to feel same as like higher range bikes . It is incorporated with 4 speed constant mesh gear box along with Wet Multi-plate clutch. It has got an excellent capabilities to deliver great mileage of around 60 kmpl in the Indian streets. The fuel tank capacity of this bike is around 13.7 litres with 1.6 litres reserve. The new Mahindra Stallio 110 is developed with black shades sporty alloy wheelers to offer more stability while cornering. Trendy alloy wheels are extremely high on strength and lightweight. The new commuter bikes comes loaded with a tough pair of telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers. The new Mahindra Stallio is available in two variants with price tag at Rs. 41,000 and 44,000(ex-showroom pune). It also comes with 4 year warranty period. On the other hand, the newly entrant two-wheeler major, is also looking for the new sports bike, called Mahindra MOJO 300cc which will also be launched along with Mahindra Stallio . The new Mahindra MOJO is an sports bike which is expected to compete with Hero Honda Karizma ZMR, Bajaj Pulsar 220, Kawasaki Ninja 250R and Bajaj Avenger 220 etc. Mahindra Mojo price – Rs 1.75 ex-showroom, Pune. The powertrain of Mahindra MOJO 300 will be more powerful and great fuel efficient which makes it extremely performing sports bike. The latest engine of this bike is fitted with some classy components like Single Cylinder, Liquid Cooled, 4 Valves – Direct Drive, SI engine that is generating awesome power output of 19.3 kW at 8500 rpm and produces maximum torque of 24 N.m at 7000 rpm with its 292 cc displacement. The gear box of Mahindra MOJO 300 equipped with 6 speed Constant Mesh transmission system. The wheels of this bike has been fitted with wide and board tyres. The bike also has twin disc brakes – Front radial calipers Disc brake of 320 mm; Rear Disc 220 mm. It is additionally packed with trendy alloy wheels along with black shades.

Tagged as: bike, bikes, country, single-cylinder

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The new entrant in Indian mobile market- Geepee mobiles

by Paul Joseph September 30, 2010 Featured

Geepee mobiles are the new entrants in an already flooded Indian mobile handset market. The newly launched Geepee mobiles have come up with many models viz. Geepee 1460 and Geepee 1064 . It seems like a reliable brand and enjoys considerable reputation and stands a fair chance amidst lots of competition. GeePee mobiles are available in touchscreen forms and dual SIM functionalities. The touch screen Geepee models boast of virtual keyboards and a finger swipe action. The QVGA 262 K TFT screen is capable of offering 10x digital zoom via its 1.3MP camera which is built inside it. There are built-in non java 2D games. The geepee mobile supports Bluetooth with A2DP, and come with the FM radio as well as music player. The impressive in-built memory is expandable up to 4 GB and goes well with each and every type of camera resolution. Moreover, the mobile phone has an inbuilt talk time of 3-5 hrs along standby time of around 240-300 hrs. The latest range of handsets from Gepee is incorporated with a Tri-SIM support (2 GSM + 1 CDMA). There are few mobile phones in India that are capable of operating 3 SIM cards simultaneously and Geepee is one of them.There are major video formats supported by this mobile hone all inclusive of 3gp, Mp4 and Avi. Geepee mobiles are sure to suit everyone’s budget and individuals needs for calling.

Tagged as: Indian, mobile, mobile-handset, mobile-phones

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Facebook, Skype To Join Hands – Will It Make Facebook Unbeatable?

by Paul Joseph September 30, 2010 Featured

We have been talking for some time now about how there may be potential competitors for Facebook and its reign on the top of the social networking world. The main competition could obviously be coming from Google Me , a supposed social networking platform being developed by Google. Unfortunately, all we have been seeing on this front from Google is buying more and more companies. All this while, Facebook is getting more users on a daily basis, and providing new things to play around with for users. In the latest, which may also be considered as one of the best moves by Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook has tied up with Skype to integrate Facebook Connect with Skype accounts. How does this help Skype? This seems a bit of a rhetorical question, doesn’t it? To begin with, who wouldn’t want to team up with Facebook at this point considering the social network is on top of its game? We got major brands running towards Facebook to market their products to Facebook users. Coming back to the question above, all I need to say towards that is; over 500 million users. Facebook gets what it needs Ok so I did mention that Facebook is on top of it’s game right now but Facebook users reading this will agree that Facebook chat is not exactly the best instant messenger they have ever used. As a matter of fact, it could even be classified as one of the worst. So integrating with Skype is probably the best thing that could have happened to Facebook when it came to its chat service. Now with this integration, Facebook users will be able to call, SMS, or chat with their Facebook friends through Skype. This new affiliation gets Facebook all the capabilities of Gtalk or Google chat. Unless Google Me has out-of-this-world features, Facebook seems set to be on top for some time to come. The balls in your court Google. Looking for a Social Media Agency? Try WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency Related Posts Google Me And Diaspora – Serious Competition For Facebook? Gmail Calling Takes Off With One Million Calls On Day 1 Facebook Scores Abysmally Low On Consumer Satisfaction Facebook Looks To Rule The Web With Location, Apps & Credits! Facebook v/s Google – the New Translation Wars?

Tagged as: facebook, leading-social, location, media, skype, sms, tie ups

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Google Instant Bans Kamasutra, Pamela Anderson, And Paris Hilton

by Paul Joseph September 30, 2010 Featured

Google Instant was one of this first in a long list of “Instants”. Those to follow Google include YouTube and iTunes. Google has always let users search for anything on the internet and censorship was not really an item on the to-do list. But with Google Instant, they have taken a more cautious approach and do not show suggestions for “banned” words. So if you were to search for a word on the banned list, Google Instant will stop suggesting after a certain letter in the word. What this would ensure is that the user will get a word, like pornography for example, only they type the entire word. Upside Many might argue that this is no censorship at all as a user can still search for pornographic content and still get search results for it. But the whole point is that Google Instant is not suggesting that the user watch porn. How many times have you searched for Hurricane Katrina and ended up ogling at pictures of Katrina Kaif? This “ban” will definitely make users more focused . On a more serious note, underage users will not be prompted with search results on adult content which is definitely a plus point. Downside Unfortunately, Google has blacklisted a lot of words which is bound to create some controversy. Bisexual, gay, and lesbian have made the banned list, which though may make sense looking at it from Google’s perspective considering the adult content the search can generate, activists for these groups might take offense to this ban. Pamela Anderson and Paris Hilton have also made the list; guess making home-videos never helped anyone . You can take a look through the entire banned list here . Do let us know what you think about this blacklist. Looking for a Social Media Agency? Try WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency Related Posts First Google Instant, Then YouTube Instant, And Now iTunes Instant YouTube Instant – Moral Of The Story? Bing Beats Yahoo! In U.S. Search Engines – Google Still On Top Google Announces Google Instant – Search As You Type Chief Justice of India : “Block Porn Sites” – Easier Said Than Done?

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Mahindra MOJO and Mahindra Staillo launched in India

by Paul Joseph September 29, 2010 Featured

Mahindra & Mahindra launched its new bikes Mahindra Staillo with 110cc engine capacity and Mahindra MOJO with 300cc engine capacity this is a great event by the Mahindra these bikes will be giving no 1 sales in market. The appearance of the bikes are stunning and the no.1 commuter bike will be the Mahindra Staillo . The biggest hit of sports bike next in the Indian market will be Mahindra MOJO . Great to see the bikes on Indian roads.

Tagged as: bikes, Indian

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30th September launch of Mahindra Bikes

by Paul Joseph September 29, 2010 Featured

The newly entrant two-wheeler maker, Mahindra two-wheeler, has made mind to introduce the all new Mahindra Bikes in Indian on 30 th September, 2010. The company has strongly established their popularity with the launches most popular scooters in the Indian auto market, including Mahindra Duro , Rodeo, Kine and SYM Flyte. Now, the company looking forward to enter into Motorcycles market by the introducing a wide range of new bikes in the country. Mahindra’s all new bikes will be known as Mahindra Diablo and Mahindra Cevalo in India. However, no any officially information has been received from the Mahindra two-wheeler named and price tag. The new Mahindra Diablo is expected to be priced tag of around Rs. 1,50,000/-. While, one other entry-level commuter bike, Mahindra Cevalo might be available with amazing price tag of Rs. 60,000/-. The new Mahindra Diablo comes loaded with cutting-edge third generation features to make it more powerful and excellent fuel efficient bike. It has got a good capabilities to deliver superb output of power and torque. It would be delivered great mileage of around 35kmpl in city. It has self start option. The fuel tank capacity of new Mahindra Diablo is around 16 litre along with 2.5 litre reserve. It has also twin disc brakes in front and rear along with alloy wheels. It looks very aggressive and sporty to make it very stylish bike. The new entry-level commuter bike, Mahindra Cevalo is also going to be launched tomorrow along with Mahindra Diablo.The 125cc machine blessed bike the look is cute and looks as a sporty bike with its unique components as TVS Apache and Yamaha FZ. Mahindra Cevalo is and entry level bike which comes with latest technology loaded features like SOHC, 4 valve, air cooled, fuel injected engine which generating top power of 15bhp. With this engine the bike compete with Hero Honda Super Splendor, Honda CB Twister, TVS Flame 125cc, Honda CBF Stunner and Bajaj Pulsar 135, Suzuki Slingshot and Bajaj Discover 135cc.

Tagged as: apache, bajaj-pulsar, bikes, Indian, mahindra-cevalo, motorcycles

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SEBI Regulations Push More Mutual Funds Online

by Paul Joseph September 29, 2010 Featured

For so much hoopla about online businesses and the advantages of going onto the web, it was VERY surprising that highly dynamic entities like stock markets and investment activities hadn’t taken to the internet earlier. We, recently, tracked the mobile trading proposal and implementation . Now, mutual funds are going online in a major way. The mutual fund industry came about for those who do not have the time or the risk appetite to actively invest in the equities market. It basically pools in money from multiple investors and then an expert (the fund manager) invests in securities. So, if you feel you are not competent enough to take a call on the markets but do want to invest there, mutual funds are a good option. Friendly reminder – “Mutual funds are subject to market risks. Please read the offer document carefully before investing”. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), last year, passed a new regulation which cut the distributors margins drastically. There are a lot of mutual fund companies which cannot make themselves visible enough to generate enough investment. Distributors step in here and are responsible for the marketing and selling of shares of the mutual fund company. SEBI’s rule was that investors will pay separately for the commission of the distributor and the investment amount to the asset management company. Read initial reactions here . With SEBI continuing to pass regulatory changes to bring down investing costs, distributors are losing incentive to acquire more funds as their revenues have taken a hit. However, they are seeing the online mode as a genuine low cost service delivery platform. Of course, the investor benefits by getting an organized paper-free way of investing while always being connected to multiple sources of information via various websites. As an enthusiast in investment culture, it cheers me up significantly. I completely support the gradual movement of equities markets towards online platforms, even mobile trading. Our markets are not too mature and have seen sharp movements based on speculation far too often. Additionally, brokers and distributors dish out advice, quite a few times, keeping margins and commissions in mind. A lot of investors are not focusing on the fundamentals of companies whose stocks they are investing in. They blindly take the broker’s word and don’t even question the premise on which they are making investment calls. When models start shifting online, investors have a large pool of information to refer to and this will help them make informed decisions. There will be multiple takes on company performances and they will have a better picture before investing. Stock markets will, then, shed a lot of the “gambling” tag mindlessly given to it by investors who chose to play on speculation and lost a lot of money. This will, also, build up character in the investment culture prevalent in India. Looking for a Social Media Agency? Try WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency Related Posts BSE Revamps Site, To Make It Available In Other Regional Languages SEBI Draft Model Holds Good – Allows Trading Through Mobile Phones Ybrant Plans For IPO – Lycos Aquisition To Increase Market Value? BloombergUTV launches UTVmoney.com Get NSE Stock Quotes Live On Rediff MoneyWiz

Tagged as: india, internet, media, time

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Cybercrime on the Rise – India, Most affected

by Paul Joseph September 29, 2010 Featured

It is quite disheartening to put this fact across that India has been prone to Cybercrime for a long time now and the burgeoning effect of this is very devastating with as many as 76% of Indians having fallen victims to cybercrime according to a report – ‘ Norton Cybercrime Report : The Human Impact ’. It is even more overwhelming to know that globally the affected populace includes 65% of internet users and in that over three-quarters of Indian web surfers are victims of cyber attacks. This personifies India to feature in the not so elite panel of countries that are most affected by Cybercrimes; 2nd to China. Even the Indian Army was once under extreme Cyber Terrorism attacks and still is. However, certain steps have been taken to control and eradicate the same. However, the same kind of method to control and eradicate Cybercrime in the country is not full proof and the details and figures are out that prove this fact. The report on ‘Norton Cybercrime Report – The Human Impact’ comprises of several facts and figures. However it also has inferred details on the emotional reactions of Indian web users who are constantly under cyber attack – • 58 per cent of the victims feel anger. • 51 per cent feel cheated. • 46 per cent feel annoyed/ upset. • 57% feel Cybercriminals will not be prosecuted at all. Security Issues – There are always many hassles that the security system in India faces as attackers easily find a way to sneak in and do their cyber crime act and benefit from the same. Hence the entire security system seems to be flawed. Numerous bank consumers end up losing money either directly or through pass-along costs from our financial institutions and banks. How? Cyber Criminals use their skills and gain access to accounts and steal small amounts making them undetected and go scot-free. Ironically the blame is reversed on the consumers stating “Most people don’t even report a cybercrime which is very critical”. It is not like this is a crisis that holds no way out. There are quite a few solutions to the existent problem of cybercrime, at least for the domestic users. Many users do not possess the need to protect themselves and their systems feeling that such a step could be very complicated and this perception of people needs to be changed. Users need to take basic and simple steps to eradicate this predicament like having up-to-date, comprehensive security software in place. There needs to be some sort of an initiation from the user towards managing this cybercrime, hence enabling the reduction of cybercrime rate in the country. Looking for a Social Media Agency? Try WATConsult – India’s Leading Social Media Agency Related Posts pinkWhale Initiates India’s First All-Inclusive Online Healthcare Service 3G Subscribers To Cross 107 Million Users In India by 2015:PwC “One Laptop Per Child” Project Targets 10 Lakh Unit Sales – Where Is The $35 Laptop? Mobile Banking – Will It Be Ever Be Bigger Than E-banking? India Tops Internet Piracy List Despite Low Internet Penetration, Kolkata Police Cyber Crime Website To Be Launched

Tagged as: india, laptop, media, reports, sales, technology

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Lemon Duo 405 dual SIM phone launched in India

by Paul Joseph September 29, 2010 Featured

Lemon Duo 405 price in India is just Rs.3,199. This low-end basic mobile phone from Lemon Mobiles is also a dual SIM and has been brought in the market in India. This latest launched phone is a music-oriented phone which is targeted at young crowd of India and thereby offers a superb music experience.The music player supports many formats like MP3, MID, AMR, AAC. It has dual speakers and a powerful battery of 1200mAh to support listening to music for long and deliver 5 hours of talk time. It has dual SIM (GSM+GSM). Specifications of Lemon Duo 405 reveal it as a good basic phone with TFT display and 1.3MP camera. Other functions include torch, alarm clock, world clock, stop watch and calculator.The memory comprises of 128MB flash memory, 64MB RAM. It has phone memory of 400 contacts and 500 SMS. Lemon DUO 405 also supports mobile phone tracking, FM, Voice Recorder. It supports Bluetooth, GPRS and WAP features in connectivity. It has pre-loaded Opera Mini browser which is quite advanced and USB drive to sync with PC.

Tagged as: mobile-phone, opera, opera-mini, sms, wap

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TVS Rockz ready to hit Indian market

by Paul Joseph September 29, 2010 Featured

TVS Rockz ready to hit Indian market soon. TVS is currently selling its Rockz in Indonesia and its seems that the Indian bike market and Indonesian bike market is almost same strategy, so company wants to introduce this vehicle in India soon. TVS Rockz is getting a huge success in Indonesian market. The overall design of the bike is sporty and aggressive. The expected TVS Rockz’s Indonesian version has powered by a 125cc engine which generates excellent power of 9.8bhp and 9.8 Nm of torque. This expected bike comes loaded with excellent eye-catching features which will be seen for the first time in Indian bikes, It has an Integrated Music System (IMS) is particularly an exciting one. It loaded with MP3 music player and FM radio expect this the bike has an advanced security system, anti theft lock (ATL) and engine kill switch system. It has also an additional features that is it fitted with key ignition which glows in the dark, this is also an ergonomic addition in the bike. The upcoming bike has chrome handle weights, the console may also get a digital speedometer, split grab rail and sporty muffler adds to the modern looks of this metro-bike. This expected bike has spacious utility box and the price of this bike will be around Rs. 50,000 in Indian bike market. Although no official announcement has made by the company but it expected that TVS Rockz Will be launched soon in Indian bike market.

Tagged as: Indian, indonesia, price

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