Author: Ritu

Come rain or snow storm, get the latest update on your mobile in J&K

The winter this year has frozen the boots off North India. It is February mid and yet the snow just ceases to stop dropping out of the sky, much to the discomfort of those living in these regions.

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Not only is normal life thrown out of gear, those who have to travel on business or work often get stuck in tedious traffic jams on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway – the major road link between the Kashmir valley and the rest of India. Continue reading “Come rain or snow storm, get the latest update on your mobile in J&K”

Nokia E51 without Camera launched

Business users who have had to leave their mobile phones in the security terminals of office complexes due to security rules that disallows cameras at the work place can now buy the Nokia E51 without a camera.

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The new handset has all the features of the E51 with Camera.

For more on the features of the handset, read the review posted by Fonearena. Continue reading “Nokia E51 without Camera launched”

Mobile World Congress 2008

Formerly known as 3GSM, the Mobile World Congress is all set to be held in Barcelona, Spain from 11th – 14th February, 2008. Like CES 2008, this show will see the launch of several handsets in all categories by almost all companies.

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Robert Redford

In fact, some companies such as LG, Motorola and Samsung have already begun showcasing the handsets that will be officially launched here.

Also watch out for the appearance of the handsome and talented Robert Redford (film actor, director and Sundance Institute Founder & President) who will headline at Mobile Backstage, a special one day Mobile Entertainment conference on Wednesday 13th February 2008. Continue reading “Mobile World Congress 2008”

Video calls with the Nokia 3120 classic

 Nokia 3120 classic is a 3G device that offers video calls, web browsing, music downloads and email.

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Features:

• Intuitive user interface, large tactile keypad, a great quality 2” QVGA display
• 2 megapixel camera with flash, as well as a video conference camera

Its a highly upgraded version of the immensely popular Nokia 3120

Continue reading “Video calls with the Nokia 3120 classic”

MotoYuva W230 music phone launched in India

The Motorola W230 was launched in the CES 2008 which was covered by Fonearena.

The company has now launched the handset in India.

Specifications:
• GSM 900/1800 and GSM 850/1900
• Up to approximately 550 minutes
• Weight – 80g
• 45 x 110.97 x 14.7 mm
• 1.6” 128 x 128 65k CSTN

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Continue reading “MotoYuva W230 music phone launched in India”

JuiceCaster coming to India

Are networking sites Facebook or Orkut banned at your workplace computers?

JuiceCaster to your rescue!

If you have a camera and a Windows enabled phone, you will be able to share your videos from your phone itself.

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California-based Juice Wireless is all set to offer Indians this flexibility of publishing multimedia content from their phone to any person, group, Web site, or desktop with the help of JuiceCaster. Continue reading “JuiceCaster coming to India”

Samsung L320

Samsung L320 A clamshell handset launched alongwith its near-namesake the L310, this handset has almost the same features and specs.

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Specs at a glance:

• GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
• GPRS/EDGE
• 93.4 x 44 x 17.9 mm
• Display – 176 x 220 pixels, 1.9 inches

Features:

• TFT, 65K colours
• Polyphonic, MP3
• 20 MB internal memory
• MicroSD expandable memory card slot Continue reading “Samsung L320”

New L310 and L320 from Samsung

It’s raining handsets this year. While we saw handsets being launched in India by Nokia, Sony Ericsson, LG and Asus, it is now the turn of Samsung.

Samsung launched two new handsets that it says, targets the female of the species; a go getter who likes to be seen with a cool gadget. The L310 and L320 are clamshell phones for the fashion conscious.

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Specs at a glance:

• GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
• GPRS/EDGE
• 93.4 x 44 x 17.9 mm
• Display – 176 x 220 pixels, 1.8 inches

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Features:

• TFT, 65K colours
• Polyphonic, MP3
• 20 MB internal memory
• MicroSD expandable memory card slot Continue reading “New L310 and L320 from Samsung”

Sony Ericsson R300i Radio

Sony Ericsson R300i Radio

Launched on 24 January 2008, the R300i is a Radio phone as the name suggests. According to the company, music is an essential part of Indians, and that’s the reason the two handsets R300i and R306i have been launched.

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Specs and Features at a glance:
• GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900
• VGA camera
• Integrated stereo speakers Continue reading “Sony Ericsson R300i Radio”

Sony Ericsson T280

For the handset that has almost the same features as the T270, this is what the Vice President and Head of Entry Level products at Sony Ericsson had to say in New Delhi, “We have developed two phones that meet the needs of two distinct audiences,” said Howard Lewis. “The T270 and T280 build on the appeal of iconic Sony Ericsson phones like the T610. They are good looking and tick all of the right boxes; whether it’s for the business user wanting a compact work phone or the everyday user looking for a classic, stylish camera phone.”

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Specs at a glance:
• 1.3-megapixel camera, 4x digital zoom
• FM radio RDS
• Java
• Polyphonic ringtones
• Speakerphone
• Vibrating Alert Continue reading “Sony Ericsson T280”

Sony Ericsson T270, T280, R300 Radio and R306 Radio – 4 new handsets to choose from!

Sony Ericsson launched four new handsets in New Delhi – T270, T280, R300 Radio and R306 Radio.

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A slim candy bar handset that has a glass finish.

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Specs at a glance:
• Slim design – width 13mm
• Speaker phone
• FM Radio
• WAP 2.0 XHTML
• No Camera
• Music tones – (MP3)
• Bluetooth technology
• Navigation key
• Picture wallpaper and Wallpaper animation
• Picture messaging (MMS)
• Alarm clock, Calculator, Calendar, Stopwatch, Tasks, Timer
• Java
• Polyphonic ringtones Continue reading “Sony Ericsson T270, T280, R300 Radio and R306 Radio – 4 new handsets to choose from!”

Mobile Hazard – Use of mobile phones affecting sleep patterns

Fonearena had covered the story of mobile phones affecting sleep patterns according to a research.

Another study funded by the Mobile Manufacturers Association, undertaken by the Electromagnetic Academy based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in the United States, has concluded that mobile phones severely disrupt sleep patterns.

“According to the study, monitoring under laboratory conditions showed the initial ‘light’ phases of sleep in the subjects were affected. In addition, “exposure to 884 MHz wireless signals, components of sleep, believed to be important for recovery from daily wear and tear, are adversely affected.” The research also found that those exposed to mobile phones during their sleep appear to have more headaches, than those not exposed.”

While France has recently become the latest country to advice against excessive use of mobile phones, particularly by children, it is clear that other countries need to follow suit.

The LG KW838 Chocolate

I am a Reliance user and have been meaning to upgrade my handset for a very long time. I have a Nokia 6325 which is a neat handset, but lets face it, in the world of 3-5 megapixel cameras, MicroSD memory card options, Bluetooth, GPRS, GSM etc, this handset is antiquated.

But Reliance has few upgrade options that along with features, look super chic too. I don’t want a Black Berry, LG Chocolate hasn’t enough features, and the Nokia handsets by Reliance are just not good looking enough.

And then I come across this news item:

The latest LG Chocolate Phone KW838 can handle both CDMA and GSM cell phone signals. Continue reading “The LG KW838 Chocolate”