Bharti Airtel has announced an agreement to acquire 49% interest in Qualcomm Asia Pacific’s (Qualcomm AP) India BWA entities. Under this Agreement, Bharti has made US$ 165 million approx investment to acquire Qualcomm AP’s India BWA licenses in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala. Qualcomm won BWA Spectrum in these circles in 2010 by paying about USD 1 billion approx to acquire it. Continue reading “Airtel partners with Qualcomm to bring 4G to Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala”
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Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.0 update starts rolling out in India
Samsung has started rolling out Premium Suite upgrade for GALAXY Note users in India. They announced the update in March and the update started rolling out in other countries few weeks back. This brings Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and some extra multimedia features and a range of new S Pen optimized applications such as S Note and S Memo. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.0 update starts rolling out in India”
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 officially launched in India
Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy Tab 2 310 in India, after the price was revealed earlier this week. Samsung announced the tab in February and it was unveiled in Asia in March. It comes with 3GB free data for Tata DOCOMO customers over a 3 month period. It is powered by 1GHz dual-core processor and runs Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 7-inch (1024×600) PLS TFT LCD display and has 3MP fixed focus rear-facing camera and VGA camera on the front. It weighs just 345 grams and is fully equipped with mobile voice call feature. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 officially launched in India”
Sony Xperia P up for pre-order in India for Rs. 24499
Sony Xperia P is available for pre-order in India from online retailer Flipkart. Sony announced the Xperia P at MWC 2012 as a part of NXT series and unveiled in India this April. It has 4-inch (960 x 540 pixels) Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine and uses WhiteMagic display technology, 8MP auto focus camera with Geo-tagging, secondary VGA camera. It is powered by 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) (Upgradeble to Android 4.0). Continue reading “Sony Xperia P up for pre-order in India for Rs. 24499”
Samsung Galaxy S3 gets priced at Online Retailer Saholic
The price of Samsung Galaxy S3 has been revealed for India on Saholic. Samsung started pre-bookings for the Galaxy S3 last week on their eStore but they didn’t reveal the price. It was also spotted on eBay earlier this week. The Galaxy S3 is listed on Saholic at Rs. 39,990. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S3 earlier this month at an Event in London and there were reports that the global Pre-orders crossed 9 million units globally. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 gets priced at Online Retailer Saholic”
Now Idea too reduces 3G Tariffs
Idea Cellular has also reduced 3G tariffs followed by Aircel, Airtel and Vodafone. They launched 3G services in India last March and Double Data offer later that offered twice the data for select plans. Idea has reduced 3G rate up to 70% would offer on the go data rates at 3p/10 KB for pre-paid and post-paid users. Rs. 10 will now offer 30 minutes of internet surfing, HERO-25 sachet pack which will give 100 MB data with 3 days validity at just Rs. 25. Continue reading “Now Idea too reduces 3G Tariffs”
Vodafone launches new 3G plans
Vodafone has also reduced their 3G tariffs followed by Aircel and Airtel. Vodafone launched 3G services in India last February and revealed their 3G tariff plans later.
Music and Audio Apps for BlackBerry Smartphones
Here some Music and Audio apps for BlackBerry smartphones for music lovers. Now whether you want to use your device as an MP3 or need songs to match your mood or simply take a step further to relaxation by watching videos, BlackBerry has it all! Continue reading “Music and Audio Apps for BlackBerry Smartphones”
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 gets a Price tag of Rs.19,500
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 (GT-P3100) has been priced at Rs. 19,500 and now available in India according to our friends Mahesh Telecom. It was announced in February and was unveiled in Asia in March. It is powered by 1GHz dual-core processor and runs Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 7-inch (1024×600) PLS TFT LCD display and has 3MP fixed focus rear-facing camera and VGA camera on the front.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 lands on eBay India , priced at Rs.39999
The India launch of the Samsung Galaxy S3 is round the corner , May 31 being the date and Samsung has even started taking Pre-Orders for it’s biggest handset launch of the year. But Samsung has not revealed the price of it’s flagship Android device. The Galaxy S3 has landed on eBay India with a price tag of Rs.39,999 Rs.44770 and the seller says that the phone will be delivered after 1st June 2012. The Samsung Galaxy S2 was a big hit for Samsung and the company is looking to repeat history with the Galaxy S3. It might won some carrier confidence already as reports indicate over 9 million pre-orders for the device. The device is yet to reach consumers and goes on sale in many markets on May 31st and would be interesting to see the consumer response.
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Textme – Share content from Web to Mobile via SMS
Textme is a service that lets you share any content, text, images, videos, or any content on the web to any mobile phone is India. There are already some services such as Chrome to Phone for Android (US Only), Nokia Drop for Nokia Phones, but this service doesn’t need an app and the web pages you share are sent as links via SMS free of cost. Continue reading “Textme – Share content from Web to Mobile via SMS”
Reliance to roll out 4G network in India in partnership with HFCL
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) plans to roll out 4G network in India in partnership with Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd (HFCL) according to Economic Times. Reliance Industries bought 95% stake in Infotel Broadband in June 2010 which is is the only firm to win broadband spectrum in all 22 circles in India. Continue reading “Reliance to roll out 4G network in India in partnership with HFCL”
Samsung Galaxy S2 now shipping with ICS Onboard in India
Samsung Galaxy S2 (GT-I9100) is now shipping with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) in India. One of our readers in India got a new Galaxy S2 and found that it ran Android 4.0.3 out of the box. Samsung announced the list of devices that would receive the Android 4.0 update last December and the Android 4.0 update for the Galaxy S2 started rolling out starting from European countries and Korea earlier this March. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S2 now shipping with ICS Onboard in India”
Airtel 3G Old vs New Tariffs Compared
Airtel launched 3G services in India on January 2011, but their 3G tariffs were high compared to other network providers. Airtel started offering double data on select 3G data plans last September. Now they have completely revamped their 3G plans and added Smartbytes plans for post-paid customers. Continue reading “Airtel 3G Old vs New Tariffs Compared”
Samsung Galaxy S3 pre-orders start in India
Samsung has started taking pre-orders for the Galaxy S3 on their eStore. The pre-order price is Rs. 2000 and they promise you a free gift with every booking, but there are no details about the launch date or the price yet. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 pre-orders start in India”