India is an emerging market or should it be called as a market, which has emerged as a winner in many areas. This time India is all set to take over the mighty (?) US in terms of number of mobile subscribers. According to TRAI, India will become number 2 after China by April 2008 when it comes to number of mobile subscribers. Continue reading “India to become 2nd largest Mobile market”
Spice Braille phone to the rescue
Spice has launched a handset with a multi touch interface to help Blind consumers.
The handset available for a mere Rs 800 is a basic handset devoid of flashing lights, screens and complex menu systems.
Google says Internet usage by Mobile phone users on the rise
Google claims that the company has noted a rise in Internet activity among mobile phone users in recent months since the company has introduced faster Web services on selected phone models.
Google has noted a sharp increase in Internet usage on phones from services it has begun offering in recent months on Blackberry e-mail phones, Nokia devices for multimedia picture and video creators and business professionals and the Apple iPhone.
“We have very much hit a watershed moment in terms of mobile Internet usage,” Matt Waddell, a product manager for Google Mobile, said in an interview. “We are seeing that mobile Internet use is in fact accelerating.” Continue reading “Google says Internet usage by Mobile phone users on the rise”
2008 Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards
Mobiles are becoming an essential part of everybody’s life and with the technological advantages that are provided by today’s mobile phones it is not easy to leave a mobile phone at home and go outside. Continue reading “2008 Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards”
Mobile Phone Cloning and Hijacking
Popular models of mobile handsets getting cloned is not a new thing, the Chinese have the legacy of cloning the mobile phones like N95,E90 and the series will go on. But, now there is something new that has been added to the cloning phenomenon and this time it is pretty dangerous. The new phenomenon is called phone cloning and hijacking. Continue reading “Mobile Phone Cloning and Hijacking”
Apple going the Nokia way
Nokia came up with the Comes with Music initiative, where you pay some premium on the hardware and you get music downloads fro free and the tracks will sit on your phone for almost one year. Continue reading “Apple going the Nokia way”
Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte now in India!
Fonearena had covered the launch of Nokia’s premium handset, the 8800 Sapphire Arte. Read the story here.
This exclusive and extremely stylish handset will now be available in India at a neat price tag of Rs 62,829, indeed quite close to the figure we had guessed.
Read the full phone specifications by Fonearena here.
HTC handsets with CDMA technology via Reliance
Finally! Reliance has added two high end handsets to its repertoire making their line-up of handsets a little attractive for high end buyers.
HTC and Reliance Communications (RCom) together announced the launch of two new smart devices, the HTC P3000 and the HTC S720 through Reliance Communications network.
Peter Chou, chief executive officer and president of HTC, said, “The partnership with RCom further strengthens HTC’s commitment to serve the growing demands of Indian consumers. With the introduction of the HTC P3000 and HTC S720, customers will soon have access to these innovative CMDA devices.” Continue reading “HTC handsets with CDMA technology via Reliance”
Sony Ericsson W890 Walkman through RPG Cellucom Stores
Sony Ericsson introduced the W890 Walkman phone which will be sold through RPG Cellucom Stores.
Continue reading “Sony Ericsson W890 Walkman through RPG Cellucom Stores”
Worlds Thinnest Camera module
Samsung is known for coming out with stuff, which nobody can imagine. First the company came out with a concept phone, which has a 10 mega-pixel camera embedded in it and now Samsung has launched the world’s thinnest Camera CMOS module, which can be easily used in today’s camera phones. Continue reading “Worlds Thinnest Camera module”
8 megapixel CMOS in Samsung Mobile phones soon
Yes. That’s right. An 8 megapixel 28 x 15.3 x 8.5mm CMOS into a camera that will be available by the end of this year.
Now for some technical gyan:
The new camera phone module will be 10 percent smaller than present phone modules, and will feature low-light ISO 1600 sensitivity and F2.6 focal length, anti-shake function, face detection technology, and an automated shoot mode that is activated by silly, smiling faces (similar to the smile-shutter feature in some Sony Cyber-shots).
All said, some experts argue that mobile CMOS modules cannot match the quality of larger digital camera CMOS modules and CCDs; even if the chip were to deliver higher pixels, it would still get much lesser light than normal camera CMOS modules. Still others are of the view that Samsung’s camera lenses will not allow for better quality images than say Sony’s camera lenses despite the 8MP output size.
Two Camera concept phone by Motorola
Motorola has released pictures of a concept phone being developed by them that has two cameras at the back of the phone, placed side by side.
Designed by Paris-based Lysandre Follet, this unusual dual-camera handset is designed for multi-tasking functionality, claims Motorola. Users can click pictures with one camera while they can shoot with the other one. Also, two separate flashes can be used together at one go.
Other features:
• Bluetooth Continue reading “Two Camera concept phone by Motorola”
Palm Centro smartphone in India
The smallest and lightest Palm phone Centro has made its debut in India with voice, text, email, web, contact and calendar capabilities, a full-colour touch screen and full keyboard.
The OS is ACCESS.
Specs at a glance:
• 320X320 colour Touch screen
• 5 way navigator
• QWERTY keyboard
• One-touch speakerphone Continue reading “Palm Centro smartphone in India”
Apple Patents Clamshell iPhone
The iPhone has earned lots of appreciation and moolah for the already popular computer company, now a latest patent leak from the company suggests that their flagship mobile phone, the iPhone, will be launched in a clamshell format. Continue reading “Apple Patents Clamshell iPhone”
World’s most expensive iPhone
There are some people in this bad world, who, if given a choice between a high-end premium phone and an apartment in a big city, will buy the phone. A designer and jewelery maker from the beautiful country of Austria has come out with an iPhone for people who can go to any limit to buy a phone that is not high on functionality, but is certainly high on the bling bling side. Continue reading “World’s most expensive iPhone”