Have you ever heard of a Mobile Phone Burial Service Mobile phones, like normal human beings, grow old and sometimes die, adding to the pollution caused by printed circuit boards and plastic parts. So if you think that you care for the environment and want that your phone should be buried in some special area, which is recognized all over the world then, there is some good news for you. Continue reading “Mobile Phone Burial Service”
Nokia N82 gets first firmware update, respects User Data
Nokia N82 the 5 Mega Pixel SuperStar from Nokia seems to have gotten its first software update. The latest firmware update available is 11.0.117 up from the previous 10.0.046
The Coolest thing about this update is that Nokia seems to be hearing the woes of its users.
Its come up with a new feature called User Data Preservation (UDP) which is the first of its kind in NSeries line.
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Samsung L320
Samsung L320 A clamshell handset launched alongwith its near-namesake the L310, this handset has almost the same features and specs.
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.
Samsung L310
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
Features:
• TFT, 65K colours
• Polyphonic, MP3
• 20 MB internal memory
• MicroSD expandable memory card slot Continue reading “New L310 and L320 from Samsung”
Nokia foraying big-time into Location Based Services
Nokia started giving Maps applications with its N95 and the many phone which Nokia launched after Nokia N95 had GPS functionality enabled. Nokia was and is focusing more on Maps but now has rolled out tracking software, personal training applications like the Nokia Sports Tracker. Continue reading “Nokia foraying big-time into Location Based Services”
Event update : Proto and Mobile Monday
Proto.in 2008 concluded last week in Chennai. Check our Proto.in page for more.
Mobile Monday Chennai is getting ready for its second edition in February. So if you are in Chennai and want to be part of the Mobile Monday please visit Mobile Monday Chennai Website
We are also looking for Speakers for the event.
Operators must provide hard copy of bills to postpaid subscribers for free says TRAI
All mobile operators in India are trying to save money by not sending hard copy of bills to Subscribers.
Telecom regulator Trai has mandated all service providers to provide a hard copy of the bill free of cost to its post-paid subscribers.
The order would be effective from January 24, and applicable across all types of tariff plans of mobile — GSM and CDMA — and fixed line services
Ebills and Epayments are the things to blame. Personally I see a need to have a printed copy of my mobile bill for my own records.
ICICI mobile banking application iMobile
Mobile banking payments and mCommerce might finally get some users in India. ICICI Bank has launched its Mobile Banking Application called iMobile to all its users. The application can let you do most of the actions you can perform over internet banking.Below is the main screen of the application. As a security feature the application asks you to enter a PIN before entering this screen.The PIN is set during the first use and when the application is activated.
In order to tryout the application , I installed it over GPRS on my N82 and then tried doing a Prepaid mobile recharge.
The experience was great . Check below for the screenshots and more info. Continue reading “ICICI mobile banking application iMobile”
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.
Specs and Features at a glance:
• GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900
• VGA camera
• Integrated stereo speakers Continue reading “Sony Ericsson R300i Radio”
Sony Ericsson R306i Radio
Sony Ericsson R306i Radio
A variant of the R300i Radio, this handset boasts of a 1.3 megapixel camera in addition to the Radio playback features of its cousin.
Specs and Features at a glance: Continue reading “Sony Ericsson R306i 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.”
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.
Sony Ericsson T270
A slim candy bar handset that has a glass finish.
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!”
Reliance all set to enter GSM business after CDMA
We had covered long back in June 2006 about possibility of Reliance entering GSM business in India
Now Forbes is telling us that Huawei Technologies of China has won a 500 million USD contract from Reliance India for GSM Network hardware and installation and the contract spans 3 years. Airtel and Vodafone are battling it out already in the GSM space and State owned operators are facing losses. Will entry of Reliance make things worse for them ?
Regarding the CDMA scene in India , Reliance and Tata Indicom are the sole players and its a different ball game altogether.
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Youtube expands mobile version and launches Java App
Google’s Youtube has expanded its mobile version by offering its large video collection at m.youtube.com
Until recently only a limited subset of the entire database was available on the mobile version.
FREE Youtube JAVA Application
They have also announced a J2ME Java Application which lets users play videos without downloading them directly. But the sad news is that application is available only for Nokia’s N73, N95, E65, 6110, 6120 and SonyEricsson k800 and w880. But it should work pretty fine on any J2ME MIDP2.0 Phone . Continue reading “Youtube expands mobile version and launches Java App”
Nokia Q4 2007 results out claims 40 percent market share
After the Sony Ericsson results of 2007 now its Nokia. The company came out with their results Q4 2007 results and this time Nokia has gained 40% share of the mobile handset market in Q4 2007. Nokia sold handsets worth 25 billion Euros in the year 2007, which is mere 1% more than what it sold last year.
Some highlights of the quarter:
- Nokia device volumes of 133.5 million units, up 20% sequentially and up 27% year on year.
- Estimated industry device volumes of 336 million units, up 17% sequentially and up 16% year on year.
- Several key devices started shipping in volume across the product range including: Nokia 1200/1208, Nokia 2630, Nokia 5310, Nokia 6500 and Nokia N95 8GB.
This is what the Nokia CEO had to say on Nokia’s performance, “Nokia’s excellent fourth quarter contributed to a year of high growth and increased profitability for the company, while our industry leading product portfolio drove our device business to an estimated 40% market share in the fourth quarter. At the same time we again increased our quarterly device margins, allowing Nokia to continue to invest for innovation and growth.” Continue reading “Nokia Q4 2007 results out claims 40 percent market share”