Vodafone launches SMART Android Phone at Rs.4995 !

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Vodafone Smart which has been available in India for quite some time now got officially unveiled by Vodafone in India today. Guess the price  ? It is priced at just Rs.4995 or under $100 for a 3G Android Phone, not bad at all. It sports a 2.8 inch capacitive display and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 processor.It packs a 2 megapixel camera which is capable of video recording. The phone supports video playback( MP4/3GP ) and supports microSD cards up to 32GB and a 2GB card comes in the box. It also support Stereo FM Radio and MP3 playback. Continue reading “Vodafone launches SMART Android Phone at Rs.4995 !”

Samsung Omnia W now available for pre-order in India

Samsung Omnia W is now available for pre-order in India. It is now available for pre-order from online retailer, Flipkart. It is 10.9mm thick and weighs 115.3g and has 3.7 (800 x 480 pixels) inch Super AMOLED display. Samsung announced the phone in September and it was unveiled in India in October. Continue reading “Samsung Omnia W now available for pre-order in India”

Beetel Magiq Glide Android Tablet launched in India for Rs. 11999

Beetel has launched their new Android Tablet, Magiq Glide in India. This 3G Tablet runs on Android 2.2 Froyo and has 7 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen display and powered by a 1 GHz processor. There is no major change in this tablet other than the capacitive touch screen display compared to the Beetel Magiq tablet that was launched in August. This would compete with the Reliance 3G Tab which has similar features.

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Micromax A75 Dual SIM Android phone launched in India for Rs. 8999

Micromax has launched A75, another phone in the Superfone range after their high-end phone Micromax A85 that was launched last month. The Micromax A75 Superfone Lite is a Dual SIM phone that is powered by 650 MHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Continue reading “Micromax A75 Dual SIM Android phone launched in India for Rs. 8999”

Aircel iPhone 4S Zero Rental Plans

Aircel now offers zero rental plans for the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB iPhone 4S. This would offer Rs 18,000 worth free usage on 3G and Rs 15,000 worth free usage on 2G for 1 year. The free usage include, free voice calling, 3G / 2G data , Wi-Fi data and SMS. They announced the price for the iPhone 4S on 18th November and it went on sale on 25th November.  They also offer 0% EMI for ICICI and HDFC bank credit card holders. Continue reading “Aircel iPhone 4S Zero Rental Plans”

Bharti Airtel awarded for best delivery of network services with customer focus in 2011


Bharti Airtel has been awarded with Telecom Centre of Excellence (TCOE) Award for delivery of network services with customer focus for the year 2011. This award is based on Network Quality of service KPIs, Network Coverage, Product Innovation and Network Bench-marking processes based on network parameters and customer voice. Airtel offers 2G services in 23 circles and 3G services in 13 circles across India. Continue reading “Bharti Airtel awarded for best delivery of network services with customer focus in 2011”

What’s on my Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone ?

I have been using Windows Phone for roughly 6 months now and yes, I really like it. WP, although not perfect, has some features that really got me. There is room for improvement, and I’m perfectly happy in going that route, watching it grow and evolute. After the rather mediocre HTC Trophy I’m now using the Nokia Lumia 800, which simply is the best Windows Phone out there, period.

One of the discussion points I have always faced, has been “but there are no apps on Windows Phone”. Well, i call it nonsense here. The Windows Phone Marketplace is constantly growing, and is getting filled with not only apps from the known brands, but also quality 3rd party applications, with some really cool ideas. Since people are still learning and are getting into Windows Phone since Nokia has joined the party, I thought it’d be a nice idea to put all my currently installed apps together, and wrap them up into a nice post. Ready? Here we go:

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Panasonic to launch ultra-slim, waterproof and dustproof Android phone with 4.3 inch OLED display in March 2012

Panasonic has grand plans with it’s smartphone which is expected to hit Europe by March 2012. The company has released few details along with some pictures of the Panasonic prototype Android phone. The device uses a 4.3 inch qHD OLED display with a really slim bezel.The design will be  ultra-slim and sport a D-shape.The front shows off the Panasonic branding along with the Menu , home and Back keys. Since waterproof phones are pretty common in Japan , Panasonic is bringing its expertise to the table and claims that it’s first smartphone will be waterproof and dustproof. Continue reading “Panasonic to launch ultra-slim, waterproof and dustproof Android phone with 4.3 inch OLED display in March 2012”

Asus Transformer Prime now up for pre-order in UK, shipping in January

Asus Transformer Prime is now available for pre-order from UK’s online retail store, Clove UK. There are two variants, one with 32GB internal storage and a keyboard included, and one with 64GB memory and no keyboard included. Asus announced the tablet last month and it got rooted earlier this month after few days it was made available in the US. Continue reading “Asus Transformer Prime now up for pre-order in UK, shipping in January”

Plantronics launches Marque M155 and Voyager PRO HD headsets in India

Plantronics , makers of bluetooth headsets , launched two new headsets in India yesterday. The Marque M155 is the smallest offering from the popular manufacturer while the Voyager PRO is its new flagship headset.

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Nokia 710 starts shipping in Asia , Russia ; Heading to India next week !

The second Windows Phone device out of Nokia has now started shipping. The Nokia 710 is a lower end alternative to the Nokia 800 and packs a smaller 3.5″ CBD LCD display.

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5 N9 “Novelties” Nokia Should Keep, And 2 It Should Kill

Over the past year, a lot has been said in regards to the Nokia N9 and Meego’s future, be it in Nokia’s portfolio or with other manufacturers. We all don’t really know what the future holds, but after a couple of weeks with the N9, a lot of joy and a lot of sorrow using it, there are some Nokia N9 ideas that I think are worth having in other devices _ Meego, Windows Phone, S40, Symbian, or whatever the future Nokia devices will run _ and some others that I believe should be locked away in a drawer for all eternity. I’ll take the liberty of loosely calling these ideas “novelties” even though some of them aren’t exactly new to Nokia or the mobile industry as whole, but these have mostly been made more prominent with the N9.


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Qualcomm unveils 2 new Dual-core 1 GHz Snapdragon S4 chipsets

Qualcomm has announced 2 new Dual-core 1 GHz chipsets in the Snapdragon S4 family. They announced 8 new Snapdragon S4 chips last month in addition to 3 chips that were announced previously. The new Qualcomm MSM8625 and the MSM8225 chips would come with Qualcomm’s Adreno 203 GPU and an integrated 3G modem. These are compatible with MSM7x27A and MSM7x25A family of chipsets that would let existing Snapdragon S1-based designs seamlessly migrate to S4 dual core-based designs. Continue reading “Qualcomm unveils 2 new Dual-core 1 GHz Snapdragon S4 chipsets”

Nokia Lumia 800 Gorilla Glass Test: Oh no, he did it again!

Remember when my good friend Stefanos Kofopoulos tortured the screen of the Nokia N8 in his famous video about a year ago? Well, Stefanos is at it again and sent over this video, where he puts the Gorilla Glass of Nokia’s first Windows Phone, the Lumia 800 through it’s paces. This video, posted over at his pestaola.gr blog is not for the faint hearted though, Stefanos does not hold back, scratching all over the display with keys, coins and even a Swiss Army knife! I don’t know about you, but those scratching sounds just made me cringe. Horrible stuff. What happens to the display you ask? Check out the video after the break and make sure to watch in full HD for full proof and enjoy!

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