Choosing a CDMA operator for low call costs is fine. But if you are seriously unhappy about the handsets you are restricted to choose from, Samsung launched Samsung Max, the first open market CDMA handset in India.
“The availability of CDMA phones in the open market will provide Indian consumers freedom to choose network operator’s of [...]

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Vodafone is currently in expansion mode in India. According to a Wall Street Journal report
Vodafone is planning Joint Venture to speed Indian Expansion.
Theres a lot of rivalry between telecom operators in India but when it comes to cutting costs they seem to be joining hands. Setting up towers is a very costly deal for the [...]

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If you are a mobile application developer and want to win up to Rs.13 lacs in prizes checkout the
Reliance Rural Mobile Application Contest
Applications can be developed for both CDMA and GSM technologies.
Eligibility
The contest is open to those who are registered with the Reliance Developer Program and includes:
Software Professionals
Self- employed Professionals
Students
Companies
Content vendors/ aggregators
Contest registration [...]

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The Vertu, as the company puts is, “is for individuals who only accept the best”.
At a price tag of Rs 3, 26,000 it is not difficult to imagine why.
Vertu handsets, hand crafted in England is a formidable style statement since 1983. The company launched the Vertu Ascent Ti in India on 27 November, 2007.
The handset [...]

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Some good news for Verizon wireless users. You might no longer need to stick to the devices offered by Verizon.
Come 2008 , you might be able to use Any App Any Device according to a company press release.
This is a seen as move to tackle the Android - gphone launch and also Apple’s 3G iPhone [...]

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LG Electronics India Private Limited announced the launch of two new colour handsets; the KG 288, and the KG 285 for GSM users in India.
Even though these two models are entry level handsets targeting the low end of the user spectrum, they are rich with features to enable users to enjoy more features without paying [...]

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Fresh on the list of Luxury Good manufacturers, after watches, eye wear, perfumes and clothes is the booming market for Mobile phones.
With more and more luxury accessory houses joining the fray, the Mobile Phone world is likely to get competitive, to the advantage of the user.

With an intention to cash in on this mania, in [...]

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They do not care much for features. They are not a name to reckon with in the mobile business. But they generate products consistently, and do have a following amongst “value for money” buyers.
The Xenium range of mobile phones from Philips has been in the news since 2001 for its long lasting battery. With the [...]

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Some good news for Nokia E61i , Nokia N81 and Nokia N95 8GB users . Nokia has released the latest firmwares for thes phone which are available for download via Nokia software update.
I have to try upgrading my Nokia E61i to the latest firmware this weekend.
Heres a screenshot below from Aallaboutsymbian shows the latest firmware [...]

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Opera Mini 4 is out for download and has already crossed 1 million downloads. Its a great piece of software to browse the full web on even a low-end phone over a insanely slow GPRS connection.

For folks how have not heard about Opera – Most of you would have heard about Internet Explorer and Mozilla [...]

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