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Samsung Corby Review

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Samsung had organized an event way back in September, a blogger meet to explore this form of reaching out to it’s potential market. We at Fonearena were invited for it too. It was a great event and we got to understand a lot more about Samsung and their strategies.What was completely surprising was when they launched the Corby. This ‘cheap’ touch screen phone was completely unexpected and it did cause a stir in the market.With our readers clamoring for a review of this device, we got one from Samsung for a review. Continue reading “Samsung Corby Review”

Get 200 Tracks Free from Nokia Music Store [Christmas Offer]

If you are a music buff like me, then here is some amazing news to you. On Account of Christmas, Nokia Music is offering 200 Tracks to legally download for absolutely no charge. The free tracks range from various genres like Bollywood, South, International, Devotional etc. It also includes the latest chartbusters from Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English songs. Continue reading “Get 200 Tracks Free from Nokia Music Store [Christmas Offer]”

Uninor Launches Services In Orissa. Now Available in 8 Circles

Uninor has now announced the launch of its services in Orissa. With this, Uninor has taken its footprint to 8 circles pan-India in 9 States viz Orissa, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

“With Orissa, we complete the Blue Arc – the Uninor footprint that now sweeps seamlessly through North, East and Southern India covering India’s largest states. This also marks the completion of the first phase of our launch activities,” said Stein-Erik Vellan, Managing Director, Unitech Wireless. “While our launch project now shifts to the second phase, the main focus now is on gaining shares where we have launched. On that, we have already scored some significant gains.” Continue reading “Uninor Launches Services In Orissa. Now Available in 8 Circles”

Nokia 5530 Express Music Hands on Photos

We agree with many of you that the 5800 has boring looks.  You will find the 5800 even more boring if you look at the sleek and sexy 5530 !  Here are some hands on photos from the Chennai / India launch of the 5530 express music. Well you can express yourself on facebook and capture pictures using the 3.2 megapixel camera..

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Operators Fined Rs.42 Crores for flouting Subscriber Verification Norms

ET is reporting that the Operators in India have been fined over 42 crores so far for flouting Subscriber Verification norms when issuing new SIM Cards. This is basically to discourage operators from issuing new connections based on Fake Identity.

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Cheaper Samsung Corby, Samsung Corby Pop Appears

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At around a price of Rs 8000, Samsung Corby S3650 is already an affordable touchscreen device. However, Samsung Guys don’t seem to be happy with just that. They have instead gone ahead to make Samsung Corby Pop, a much cheaper version of the Corby S3650. Continue reading “Cheaper Samsung Corby, Samsung Corby Pop Appears”

S Tel, Another Entrant to the Overcrowded GSM Market

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The Overcrowded GSM Mobile Market has now witnessed another entrant, S Tel.  A joint venture between Siva Group (formerly Sterling Infotech Group) and Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco), S Tel currently offers services in six Category C circles i.e. Orissa, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, North East, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir. Continue reading “S Tel, Another Entrant to the Overcrowded GSM Market”

Unlocked HTC Tattoo Now Available in India

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After its brief fling with Vodafone, the Android based HTC Tattoo is now available in India in its unlocked form.

Possessing a 2.8″ QVGA Touchscreen with 240×320 resolution, a 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7225 processor, and 256MB RAM, this is the cheapest way one could go the Android way. Continue reading “Unlocked HTC Tattoo Now Available in India”

MNP might be delayed by few months as Operators are not Ready in India

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BS is reporting that the hugely awaited MNP or Mobile Number Portability which lets you retain your mobile number while switching your operator might be delayed even upto 3 months as some operators including BSNL and MTNL are not ready to offer the service. TRAI had earlier fixed the porting fee at Rs.19 only and looking at the comments in our post , looks like a lot of users are waiting to ditch their operator. Continue reading “MNP might be delayed by few months as Operators are not Ready in India”

Uninor India Chennai Office is now open and is LEED compliant !

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Uninor India has opened his Chennai office which will serve as its HQ to Tamil Nadu and Kerala. What’s interesting is that this building has a Silver LEED Certification which means it’s eco-friendly.

The Chennai office has about 113 employees who work in this complex which has  NO CABINS as Uninor wants to embrace Transparency and Openness !

At the function which was headed by .Stefan Kercza the first customer in Tamil nadu was felicitated.

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India now has 500 million mobile phone connections

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Brace yourself people. By the start of 2010, India would have around 500 Million (50 Crore) Mobile Phone connections, second only to China in total numbers. Continue reading “India now has 500 million mobile phone connections”