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HTC One V Review

No it is not fair to call HTC One V, a sibling of HTC One X. Look wise they are very different. One look at the picture of the phone (see pics) and you’ll agree – HTC One V belongs more to the HTC Hero clan. It is far- far away from the beauty of One X. But why would HTC launch a phone that looks so old, with such a fabulous and new ‘One’ collection? HTC One V is the least priced phone to offer the latest version of Android 4.0, and HTC’s new sense – version 4.0. Continue reading “HTC One V Review”

Exclusive : Only Marble White Samsung Galaxy S3 coming to India at launch , Pebble Blue in June 2nd week

One of our readers who had pre-booked the Samsung Galaxy S3 in India through the Samsung eStore has received an order confirmation along with a coupon for Rs.2000 which lets one redeem the free Bluetooth headset along with the phone purchase. Here is another small piece of news you can spot in the email. The Marble White version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 will launch on May 31st. The Pebble Blue version won’t be available at launch and will be available for purchase only in the 2nd week of June.

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Reliance launches new 3G Netconnect data plans

Reliance Communications (RCOM) has launched new Netconnect 3G data plan called My Best Plan, that is said to offer over 90% saving per month compared to other plans available in the market. The My Best Plan would offer 1 GB 3G data for Rs. 250 per month and 2 GB of 3G data for Rs. 450 per month and 6 GB of 3G data at speeds upto 21Mbps for Rs. 1250 and unlimited usage (speed throttled to 64 Kbps) beyond 6 GB at no extra cost. Continue reading “Reliance launches new 3G Netconnect data plans”

BlackBerry Curve 9320 launched in India for Rs. 15,990


Research In Motion (RIM) has launched the BlackBerry Curve 9320 in India. The Curve 9320 was announced earlier this month and is the 3G version of the Curve 9220 that was launched in India last month. It has 2.44-inch (320×240 pixels) TFT display with a QWERTY keyboard and is powered by on 806 MHz processor. It has 3.2MP camera with Flash and runs on BlackBerry OS 7.1 and features Mobile Hotspot support. Continue reading “BlackBerry Curve 9320 launched in India for Rs. 15,990”

Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan App now available for Windows Phone

Green Gold Animation and Microsoft India has launched Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan App for Windows Phone. This app offers exclusive images from the movie that released on May 18th 2012, one complete song as well as two exclusive games based on Chhota Bheem. The app is already available for Android and iPhone. Continue reading “Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan App now available for Windows Phone”

Airtel launches more than full Talk Time packs in Gujarat


Airtel has launched more than full Talk time packs for prepaid customers in Gujarat. These packs would offer more talk time than the recharge value. These packs start from Rs. 110 that would offer 115 minutes of talk time. Continue reading “Airtel launches more than full Talk Time packs in Gujarat”

Reliance Communications awarded for Innovation in 3G Video Delivery Platform

Reliance Communications Limited (RCOM) has won Global Excellence in Business Innovation award for its 3G Video Delivery Platform by TM Forum at the Management World Conference held on May 21 – 24 in Dublin, IRELAND. Continue reading “Reliance Communications awarded for Innovation in 3G Video Delivery Platform”

Micromax A85 price drops to Rs. 11,990

Micromax A85 gets a price cut and is now available for just Rs. 11,990 from online retailer nCarry. It was launched in India last November for Rs.18,990 and got a price cut recently to 15,290. Micromax Superfone A85 and it is powered by a 1 GHz Dual Core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and runs on Android 2.2 (Froyo) that is upgradable to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Continue reading “Micromax A85 price drops to Rs. 11,990”

Airtel partners with Qualcomm to bring 4G to Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala


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”

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”