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Videocon to bid for Motorala’s Mobile business

So screamed the headlines in almost all Business dailies.

The Videocon group is interested in buying Motorola’s handset business.

Motorola’s handset wing is struggling for survival, as was evident from their poor showing at all world events such as CES 2008 and MWC 2008.

“We have hired one of the world’s top three investment bankers who will convey our interest to buy out the mobile handset business of the US company,” Group Chairman Venugopal Dhoot told Business Standard.
According to Dhoot, Videocon is ready to launch its pan Indian GSM mobile operations at an investment of Rs 6000 crores.

“The Indian market for mobile phones is around 120 million units a year and we have our own retail chain stories (Next) that we can leverage. Also, we can transfer the manufacturing plant to India to leverage cheap labour in the country,” added Dhoot. Continue reading “Videocon to bid for Motorala’s Mobile business”

Goldstriker iPhone in Red Grain Leather

Goldstriker is the company that pimps up mobile phones with diamonds and gold. Goldstriker has pimped up many popular phones from Nokia and now it has again pimped up the iPhone after pimping the iPhone earlier in 24ct Gold. Continue reading “Goldstriker iPhone in Red Grain Leather”

Bad news for BlackBerry users

The DoT (Department of Telecommunications) Government of India has issued a stern warning to telecom companies to put the required security system in place within 15 days or stop the services.

Officials in DoT said a directive had been issued to service providers to work with officials of Blackberry licensor Research in Motion (RIM) of Canada to provide fool-proof security system.

Continue reading “Bad news for BlackBerry users”

iPhone, the india connection

The iPhone has created ripples across the world and people in countries like India and Canada are eagerly waiting for the iPhone. Apple is also making people long for this sexy touch screen mobile phone, by launching it phase by phase. Though the iPhone has not yet come to India, it is making its way to the Indian shores through the illegal route of grey markets. Continue reading “iPhone, the india connection”

HTC TyTN II launched in India

HTC TyTN II A new launch..and a hi-fi handset by a pioneering company.

Phew! It’s a high-speed HSDPA handset with a built-in GPS for personal navigation and an adjustable screen angle….just what we needed? Surely!

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Specs and features at a glance:

• 2.8-inch colour screen
• QWERTY keyboard
• Tri-band UMTS
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• 3.5G high speed internet
• HSDPA and WiFi 802.11b/g
• Word Mobile
• Excel Mobile
• PowerPoint Mobile
• Contacts, calendar
• Push e-mail, notes, tasks
• PDF viewer
• Business card scanner
• MapKing R12 Continue reading “HTC TyTN II launched in India”

Stylish LG KF300 flip phone launched

A Fashion phone that is bound to make waves in the mobile phone circuit, the new LG KF300 has good looks…although it does look like it is aimed exclusively at the ladies.

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Specs and features at a glance:

• 2.2-inch QVGA display
• 1.3-inch TFT screen outside
• 128 x 160 pixels External screen
• 240 x 320 pixel 256K colours internal screen Continue reading “Stylish LG KF300 flip phone launched”

New mobile email solution – email@mobile – launched

email@mobile is the first solution of its kind which allows users to register for a new email ID through a mobile phone.
Adroit Claretdene Infotech announced the launch of a new mobile email solution – email@mobile on Monday with which worldwide mobile users can own a free mobile email ID which shall be accessed over any ordinary mobile phone capable of internet browsing.

Users can now use their existing mobile phone with WAP 1.2 and above browser to wirelessly access their new e-mail box as well as register for new email ID through their basic mobile phone.

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The Transformer Concept phone

One look at it and you might be tempted to ask: Is this a phone? An instrument to communicate?

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It has been designed by Shkinder Maxim, the phone works mainly as a cell phone but is also capable of taking photos/video and functions as a multimedia player, a projector, and even supports holographic imaging and 3D scanning.

Its called the Transformer Concept Phone Continue reading “The Transformer Concept phone”

India to become 2nd largest Mobile market

India is an emerging market or should it be called as a market, which has emerged as a winner in many areas. This time India is all set to take over the mighty (?) US in terms of number of mobile subscribers. According to TRAI, India will become number 2 after China by April 2008 when it comes to number of mobile subscribers. Continue reading “India to become 2nd largest Mobile market”

Google says Internet usage by Mobile phone users on the rise

Google claims that the company has noted a rise in Internet activity among mobile phone users in recent months since the company has introduced faster Web services on selected phone models.

Google has noted a sharp increase in Internet usage on phones from services it has begun offering in recent months on Blackberry e-mail phones, Nokia devices for multimedia picture and video creators and business professionals and the Apple iPhone.

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“We have very much hit a watershed moment in terms of mobile Internet usage,” Matt Waddell, a product manager for Google Mobile, said in an interview. “We are seeing that mobile Internet use is in fact accelerating.” Continue reading “Google says Internet usage by Mobile phone users on the rise”

Mobile Phone Cloning and Hijacking

Popular models of mobile handsets getting cloned is not a new thing, the Chinese have the legacy of cloning the mobile phones like N95,E90 and the series will go on. But, now there is something new that has been added to the cloning phenomenon and this time it is pretty dangerous. The new phenomenon is called phone cloning and hijacking. Continue reading “Mobile Phone Cloning and Hijacking”

Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte now in India!

Fonearena had covered the launch of Nokia’s premium handset, the 8800 Sapphire Arte. Read the story here.

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This exclusive and extremely stylish handset will now be available in India at a neat price tag of Rs 62,829, indeed quite close to the figure we had guessed.

Read the full phone specifications by Fonearena here.

HTC handsets with CDMA technology via Reliance

Finally! Reliance has added two high end handsets to its repertoire making their line-up of handsets a little attractive for high end buyers.

HTC and Reliance Communications (RCom) together announced the launch of two new smart devices, the HTC P3000 and the HTC S720 through Reliance Communications network.

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Peter Chou, chief executive officer and president of HTC, said, “The partnership with RCom further strengthens HTC’s commitment to serve the growing demands of Indian consumers. With the introduction of the HTC P3000 and HTC S720, customers will soon have access to these innovative CMDA devices.” Continue reading “HTC handsets with CDMA technology via Reliance”