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Reliance launches Twitter Access Pack, offers unlimited Twitter access free for 3 months

Reliance Communications (Rcom) has launched Twitter Access Pack, in partnership with Twitter India. This pack offers unlimited free Twitter access for 3 months for GSM customers without any extra cost. The company launched My College plan for pre-paid GSM customers last year that offered unlimited access to Facebook and WhatsApp and offered Unlimited Facebook and Facebook Messenger access at Rs. 16 per month few months back. Continue reading “Reliance launches Twitter Access Pack, offers unlimited Twitter access free for 3 months”

Idea AURUS 2 with 1 GHz processor, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 6490

Idea AURUS 2

Idea Cellular has launched the AURUS 2, successor of the first AURUS phone that was launched last year. It has a 3.5 inch (320 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display similar its predecessor, but this runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and is powered by a 1 GHz processor, instead of 800MHz processor. It has a 3.2MP rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera for video calling. It is aimed at 3G users in semi-urban and rural markets. Continue reading “Idea AURUS 2 with 1 GHz processor, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 6490”

Vodafone and ICICI Bank partner to launch M-Pesa mobile money transfer and payment service

Vodafone and ICICI Bank

Vodafone India has partnered with ICICI Bank to launch M-Pesa, a mobile money transfer and payment service. It offers a simple and secure way to transfer money and make payments with the security of financial transactions provided by ICICI Bank. Vodafone India through its subsidiary, Mobile Commerce Solutions Ltd. (MCSL) and ICICI Bank announced the M-Pesa back in November 2012. It is aimed at unbanked and underserviced sections of the country. Continue reading “Vodafone and ICICI Bank partner to launch M-Pesa mobile money transfer and payment service”

Aircel launches Pocket Internet 24 affordable data pack at Rs. 24

Aircel Pocket Internet 24
Aircel has launched a new Pocket Internet 24 pack which costs just Rs. 24. This pack offers 100 MB of data with 30 days validity, so you spend less than Re. 1/day for data. This plan would enable customers to experience and experiment internet on their mobile phones for the whole month at an economical price. Vodafone launched a similar trial plan for 2G and 3G customers recently. Continue reading “Aircel launches Pocket Internet 24 affordable data pack at Rs. 24”

Airtel launches new international roaming packs for post-paid customers

Airtel has launched 2 new International Roaming Packs for post-paid mobile customers in India travelling to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Australia, Germany, UAE and UK. This offers up to 2 hours of free incoming calls and outgoing calls for as low as Rs. 40/minute. Airtel launched US International Roaming Voice packs for post-paid customers last year that offers up to 87% discount on voice calls and up to 5 hours of free incoming calls. Continue reading “Airtel launches new international roaming packs for post-paid customers”

Airtel can continue 3G Intra-circle roaming, but cannot add new 3G customers in 7 circles, says SC

Supreme Court has ordered Bharti Airtel not to extend its 3G Intra-circle roaming services to new customers in the 7 circles, where it did not have licences for 3G spectrum, according to a report from The Economic Times. Airtel got a temporary relief earlier this week, when Supreme Court allowed them to continue their 3G intra-circle roaming till April 11th. Last month DoT had asked Bharti Airtel to stop 3G services in 7 circles and asked them to pay Rs. 350 crore (Rs. 50 crore per circle) for illegal roaming pact with Vodafone and Idea . Delhi High Court temporarily stalled the execution of DoT’s order until the final hearing, after Airtel appealed against it. Continue reading “Airtel can continue 3G Intra-circle roaming, but cannot add new 3G customers in 7 circles, says SC”

Vodafone to power Mahindra Reva e2o with M2M services

Mahindra Reva and Vodafone Business Services today announced a partnership to share technological expertise. Vodafone will be providing Machine to Machine communication services to power Mahindra’s e₂o electric vehicle. The e₂o has been launched as a connected car in India and features telematics.

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Nokia Lumia 521 headed to T-Mobile USA

Nokia Lumia 521

Nokia has announced the Lumia 521 exclusively for the T-Mobile USA. It features a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227 processor and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8 OS. It has a 5MP auto focus camera at the back with 720p HD video recording. The phone is identical to the Lumia 520 in terms of hardware, but supports 4G on T-Mobile and has the carrier branding on the bottom. The Nokia Lumia 810, a Lumia 800 variant was launched on T-Mobile last year. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 521 headed to T-Mobile USA”

Vodafone launches one-time trial packs for 2G and 3G customers, starts at Rs. 25

Vodafone India has launched one-time trial packs for its 2G and 3G subscribers. Vodafone has also launched its popular advertisement characters Zoozoos in a fresh avatar for this IPL to increase the level of awareness and emphasise on the benefits of using internet on the mobile. These are available for both Vodafone post-paid and pre-paid customers across India. Continue reading “Vodafone launches one-time trial packs for 2G and 3G customers, starts at Rs. 25”

Airtel, Vodafone and Idea can continue 3G Intra-circle roaming till April 11, says SC

Airtel has got a temporary relief, and can continue their 3G intra-circle roaming till April 11th. A Supreme Court bench has asked telecoms department not to take any action on the Bharti Airtel on 3G roaming pact till Thursday, according to a report from The Economic Times. Last month DoT had asked Bharti Airtel to stop 3G services in 7 circles and asked them to pay Rs. 350 crore (Rs. 50 crore per circle) for illegal roaming pact. Delhi High Court temporarily stalled the execution of DoT’s order until the final hearing, after Airtel appealed against it. Continue reading “Airtel, Vodafone and Idea can continue 3G Intra-circle roaming till April 11, says SC”

DoT asks Vodafone and Idea to stop 3G Intra-circle roaming

The Department of Telecom (DoT) have asked Vodafone India and Idea Cellular to stop 3G services outside their licensed zones in 3 days, according to a recent report by Economic Times. DoT has also asked these companies to pay Rs. 550 and Rs. 300 crore, respectively for violating licence norms. DoT had asked Bharti Airtel to stop 3G services in 7 circles last month and asked them to pay Rs. 350 crore (Rs. 50 crore per circle) for illegal roaming pact. Later Delhi High Court temporarily stalled the execution of DoT’s order until the final hearing, after Airtel appealed against it. Continue reading “DoT asks Vodafone and Idea to stop 3G Intra-circle roaming”

Nokia Lumia 928 with Xenon Flash, PureView camera press image surfaces

Nokia Lumia 928 leak

First press image of the Nokia Lumia 928 for Verizon USA has surfaced online. The Nokia Lumia 928, a Lumia 920 variant have been rumored for few months under the codename Laser, and the image from evleaks confirms its existence. As you can see in the leaked image, it has a Xenon Flash, which is first for a Lumia device. It also has an LED flash on the back similar to the Nokia 808 PureView.

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Vodafone launches Super Fan contest for IPL 2013

IPL 2013 is starting tomorrow, with the opening ceremony kicking off in few hours. Vodafone has launched the Super Fan contest for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013. This contest would let 76 lucky Vodafone customers stand a chance to win a match ball autographed by the winning captain on Live TV during 76 matches, in the 54 day long tournament. Vodafone is a partner for IPL since 2008. It has partnered again with IPL for next 5 years as the Official partner and on air co-presenting sponsor for the IPL. Continue reading “Vodafone launches Super Fan contest for IPL 2013”

Aircel launches full talk time pack for Rs. 164, offers extra talk time whenever CSK scores

Aircel, the official sponsor of Chennai Super Kings has launched Extra Talk Time with CSK offer, a new full talk time pack at Rs.164. This not only offers full talk time worth Rs. 164, but also offers 5 Aircel to Aircel minutes free (valid for 2 days or till next match ) and additional Talk Time (Difference between CSK runs and MRP) (Valid for 15 days). If CSK scores 200 runs, customers will get an extra talk time of Rs. 36 that is valid for 15 days. This is definitely an innovative and value for money offering from Aircel. Continue reading “Aircel launches full talk time pack for Rs. 164, offers extra talk time whenever CSK scores”

Aircel ties up with Nimbuzz to offer free data for prepaid subscribers in Jammu and Kashmir

Aircel Nimbuzz

Aircel has tied up with Nimbuzz to launch a new data plan to promote the app ecosystem with an offer to provide free data for the Aircel subscribers in Jammu and Kashmir. This is aimed towards observing data-based communication behavioural pattern of the Jammu and Kashmir customers. The Aircel-Nimbuzz communication-based data plan doesn’t require you to recharge with any packs. Aircel recently launched free unlimited 3G data access for 3 hours every day with 30 days validity. Continue reading “Aircel ties up with Nimbuzz to offer free data for prepaid subscribers in Jammu and Kashmir”