Vodafone launches voice based service directory 123 to get information about VAS


Vodafone India has launched new voice based service directory 123, new voice based service that lets you browse through information on various Value Added Services (VAS) by Vodafone. Customers can dial 123 (toll-free) to get information and enjoy easy activation for a  range of  Value added services to suit  their needs. Continue reading “Vodafone launches voice based service directory 123 to get information about VAS”

Vodafone launches Appia powered Mobile Application Store in India

Vodafone has launched Vodafone Mobile Application Store, Powered by Appia that has vast selection of over 10,000 free and paid applications for different mobile platforms such as Android, Java, Symbian and Blackberry. It shows Featured, Popular and New apps. The popular App categories includes games, entertainment, social networking and local culture. There are also Apps from the local providers, including Hungama, India Games and Nazara, Spice, and Vodafone-branded apps like Portfolio Tracker, Vodafone TV, and Chhota Comics. You can also search for the apps manually. Continue reading “Vodafone launches Appia powered Mobile Application Store in India”

Tata DOCOMO ropes in actor Vijay as their Brand Ambassador, launches new Talk time offers

Tata DOCOMO has announced that actor Vijay is their new  brand ambassador for a period of 1 year . He would be endorsing the products and services of Tata DOCOMO in Tamil Nadu. Recently Tata Indicom brand merged into Tata DOCOMO for both the CDMA and GSM platforms. They have also launched new Double talk time plan for CDMA prepay customers and Full talk time plan for GSM prepay customers for this festive season. Continue reading “Tata DOCOMO ropes in actor Vijay as their Brand Ambassador, launches new Talk time offers”

Uninor launches Super Combo Special Diwali offer


Uninor has introduced new Super combo STV-47 offer for Diwali for their prepaid customers that offers free GPRS and Local and National SMS for a month at cheaper rates. This comes with the validity of 30 days. Continue reading “Uninor launches Super Combo Special Diwali offer”

Sprint announces Motorola ADMIRAL with Direct Connect, Coming on October 23 for $99.99

Spirnt has announced the  Motorola ADMIRAL, the first smartphone that boasts Sprint Direct Connect speed. It is powered by a 1.2GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It feature a 3.1-inch (640 x 480 pixels) touchscreen display and QWERTY keyboard. It has push-to-talk capabilities with Sprint Direct Connect that uses Sprint 3G (EVDO Rev. A) network. Continue reading “Sprint announces Motorola ADMIRAL with Direct Connect, Coming on October 23 for $99.99”

Idea 3G now in Jammu and Kashmir

Idea Cellular has launched their 3G services in Jammu and Kashmir. Idea 3G services would be available in Srinagar and Udhampur, to start with and would be rolled out to other regions soon.  Idea 3G subscribers could enjoy high-speed Internet Browsing, Video conferencing, Mobile TV and Video on demand. Continue reading “Idea 3G now in Jammu and Kashmir”

Sprint announces HTC EVO Design 4G, coming on October 23 for $99.99

Sprint has announced another phone in the HTC EVO family, the HTC EVO Design 4G. It has 4-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touchscreen display and has aluminum unibody design. It is powered by 1.2GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It features 5MP rear-facing camera with flash and HD video recording and a 1.3MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sprint announces HTC EVO Design 4G, coming on October 23 for $99.99”

Tata Indicom merged into Tata Docomo Brand , Photon Max Rev-B CDMA service launched

Tata Tele Services the company behind the Tata Indicom CDMA service and that Tata Docomo GSM service announced today it is getting rid of the Tata Indicom brand and merging it with the Tata Docomo brand. All Tata Indicom customers will be migrated to Tata DOCOMO. The company announced the Photon Max service which is based on Rev-B CDMA technology which promises higher speeds compared to the company’s Photon service.
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LG DoublePlay with Dual Touch Screen Displays announced for T-Mobile

LG and T-Mobile has announced an unique phone, LG DoublePlay with dual touch screen displays and split QWERTY keyboard. The phone has 3.5-inch main display and 2.0-inch sub display as well as a full slide-out split QWERTY keyboard and Swype. This would let you multitask easily by working on the 2 screens simultaneously. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and it is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Continue reading “LG DoublePlay with Dual Touch Screen Displays announced for T-Mobile”

MTS launches International Roaming services and Dual Mode SIM card


MTS has launched International Roaming services for its prepaid subscribers enabling them to roam across 433 GSM networks in 231 countries. They have also launched a dual mode SIM card which would work both on GSM handsets while abroad and on OMH CDMA handsets while in India. MTS becomes the first telecom operator in the country to provide international data roaming for CDMA prepaid customers. Continue reading “MTS launches International Roaming services and Dual Mode SIM card”

Airtel launches F1 Race Pack for prepaid customers across 8 major cities


Airtel has launched new Formula One Race pack for the forthcoming 2011 Formula 1 Airtel Grand Prix of India. This pack offer Local Airtel Calls at cheaper rates, free local SMS, free 2G data and Free Value-Added-Services such as racing games and Formula 1 app. Continue reading “Airtel launches F1 Race Pack for prepaid customers across 8 major cities”

Exclusive : is the Nokia 800 coming to Airtel in India?

An Anonymous tipster just sent us this rather shady picture of the rumoured Nokia 800 for Airtel India. We are not sure why the image is in Black and White and not in colour. But anyways Airtel and Nokia have been long time partners and it’s very much possible that Airtel might be the first to carry the first Nokia Windows Phone device which is expected to be unveiled later this month at Nokia World.

UPDATE: The source sent us a color version of the same image and it looks a lot more credible now. Continue reading “Exclusive : is the Nokia 800 coming to Airtel in India?”

Samsung Stratosphere with 4G LTE and QWERTY Keyboard announced for Verizon

Samsung has announced their new 4G LTE smartphone, Samsung Stratosphere for Verizon Wireless. This phone is the first Verizon 4G LTE phone with five-row QWERTY keyboard. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and it is powered by 1 GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor. Continue reading “Samsung Stratosphere with 4G LTE and QWERTY Keyboard announced for Verizon”

T-Mobile announces 7 inch SpringBoard and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Honeycomb tablets

T-Mobile has announced two new tablets, Huawei SpringBoard and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 that runs on Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) and supports 4G HSPA+ connectivity . The T-Mobile SpringBoard features 7-inch ( 1280 X 800 pixels) multi-touch display and 1.2 GHz Qualcomm MSM8260 dual-core processor. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1-inch ( 1280 X 800 pixels) multi-touch display and it is powered by 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor. Continue reading “T-Mobile announces 7 inch SpringBoard and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Honeycomb tablets”

T-Mobile announces myTouch and myTouch Q

T-Mobile has announced two new phones, myTouch and myTouch Q, manufactured by LG. These phones run on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and features 1 GHz Qualcomm processor. These phones also has 5MP auto focus camera with LED flash and 720p HD video recording. The myTouch has 3.8-inch touch screen, front and comes with pre-installed Swype keyboard. The myTouch Q is equipped with a 3.5-inch touch screen and comes with a physical slide-out full QWERTY keyboard. Continue reading “T-Mobile announces myTouch and myTouch Q”