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Nokia 6301 a 6300 with Wi-Fi

The highly popular Nokia 6300 gets an nice upgrade to Wi-Fi with the new Nokia 6301

Nokia-6301_2 The highly popular Nokia 6300 gets an nice upgrade to Wi-Fi with the new Nokia 6301.

Its a Triband GSM phone with Wi-Fi and GPRS, EDGE. It sports Bluetooth 2 with EDR &. of the features are same as the Nokia 6300 except the Wi-fi and the UMA (Unified Mobile Access). The phone comes with a nice dock so you dont have to hold this beaaty when you are at work.
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Though the 6300 is low on battery life , still its a hit due the sleek design.

Price and Availability

Expected to be available for Christmas for approximately Rs.10000

Nokia 6301 Price and Specifications

The new Nokia E51 , E50 gets a major upgrade

Nokia today announced a new member to it E series of phones – the Nokia E51 .

The E Series phones are targeted at business and enterprise user.

The E51 is a sequel to the E50.

Its just 12mm thick but has Wlan ,Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, microSD expansion

Network features include GSM Quad band support, 3G, HSPDA, GPRS and EDGE

Nokia e51

It sports a 2 Mega pixel Camera also.

Other highlights include FM Radio and Music Player.

The E51 is set to hit the stores in October or November and will retail at about EUR 350 or Rs.20,000 in India.

Specifications and Photos

Apple cuts iPhone price by 200 USD

Apple has reduced the price the iPhone 8GB edition to 399 USD from 599 USD.

Thats a sharp 33 % decline price in the phone within 2 months of the launch on June 29th.

Apple is giving a free $100 voucher to customers who had paid $599 for the same device.

This move was because many consumers were angry with Apple for making them pay extra for the same device just months back.

The price cut coincides with the announcement of new music devices like the iPod Touch and the New iPod Nano.

We speculate that the iPhone will hit the $200 mark by the time it hits Asia and India.

HP launches 2 new PDAs iPAQ 610 and iPAQ 910

HP has announced two new phones in its iPAQ series

HP IPAQ 610

The iPAQ 610 belongs to the Business Navigator series

Features

Quad Band GSM and Tri-band 3G network support
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0 Connectivity
GPRS / EDGE / HSDPA data modes
Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional
Inbuilt GPS Receiver
520 MHz Processor and 128 MB RAM
Jog -Wheel style navigation
256 MB internal memory plus microSD expansion
3 Mega pixel camera for LED Flash

HP IPAQ 910

The iPAQ 910 belongs to Business Messenger series.

It sports a QWERTY keypad and has a larger screen. Apart from that all features are identical to the 610.

Pricing is expectd to be announced shortly.

Is gPhone is openmoko ?

Rediff.com reported last week that gPhone would be launched in India in September.

We also reported earlier about the gPhone from Google possibly being an iPhone Killer

Now its getting closer. Reports suggest that the gPhone runs Linux and might be a Openmoko phone customized to run Google Apps like Gmail, Gtalk,Google Mobile Maps,News , Youtube and Calendar.

Possible Features

GPRS/EDGE (Wi-Fi – Not for sure in the $100 Version)
GPS
Touchscreen
Linux Based OS
All Google Mobile Apps pre-installed
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Price

The price is expected to be around $100 or Rs.4000 approx for the entry level phone. There might be a high end phone with better features and might compete with the iPhone.

At this stage. This news is still a rumor and there’s not official confirmation about the phone.

But there’s enough evidence that Google is working on a phone as Google has accepted that its in talk with Operators in India

Nokia N81 Pre-Release pics

We covered the Nokia N81 slider before

The N81 is expected to be a 8GB Music Phone with a 2 Mega pixel Camer and 3G.

It might have a secondary camera for Video Calling.

More details and pricing are awaited

Nokia N95 8GB Pre Release Pics – Wow !!

Today is August 29th and We can expect some new announcements from Nokia.

Nokia is holding a function at the Ministry of Sound Club in London later today .

We spotted some Nokia N95 8GB pics on the net.

It might just be a rumor but the graphics seem real.

Lets wait for the official confirmation later today

Nokia E61i Review

Nokia E61i is an enterprise phone loaded with features. It gives Blackberry handsets some serious competition.

Update : Nokia E71 is out and chk out the review

The handset fits snuggly in the hand (at least for me)

The design is impressive and has luxury touch added to it due to the metallic finish similar to the 8800

The phone is an upgraded version of the E61 which lacked a Camera and had a primitive browser. But the built of the E61i is much better than the E61. The keypad has undergone a transformation for the better.

Continue reading “Nokia E61i Review”

Nokia 6555 3G Clamshell

Nokia 6555 is the latest addition to Nokia’s range of phones.

It shares points with the Prism Collection and the 8600 Luna.

The 6555 is a 3G Clamshell .

Features

Analogue timepiece standby display
Quadband / 3G Network Enabled
1.3 Mega Pixel Camera
QVGA Display with 16 Million Colors
Bluetooth, micro USB

Price

It will be available next month for a price of about (200 Euros) Rs.12000

Nokia India brand image under attack

The brand image for Nokia India is under serious threat due to the recent Nokia battery recall which we had covered last week.

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The company even made a status check possible via SMS to 5555 with the BT <26 digit battery no>.

But panic struck people are thronging Nokia service centers and dealers to check the status of their battery.

About 4-5 % of phones in India are affected according to IntoMobile

Airtel, Hutch and other operators are co-operating with Nokia according to HT

Nokia CEO, Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo is going to be in India on Aug 22-24 . May be to have a idea of ground level situation in the country.

But He’s coming for meeting Top government officials.

via [IntoMobile]

Sony Ericsson K770 Cybershot

The K770 is the latest addition to the Sony Ericsson cybershot series of phones. It was announced in London today.

Its just 14.5 mm thick and features a 3.2 Megapixel Camera and Memory Stick Micro (M2) expansion. Its a triband GSM / GPRS / 3G phone. No EDGE though. There stereo Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, FM Radio and Music / Video Playback

Its expected to be available from Q4 2007 in select markets. Pricing will be announced shortly.

Mobile Prices for August Updated

Hello Friends,

We have updated the mobile prices for August to help you purchase the handset of your choice.

The Highlights of this month are

We will be adding some new Brands to the list of phones and update their prices also.

Please post your comments and suggestions so that we can improve the site.

Nokia Prism Collection

The Nokia Prism Collection will be available globally after the Nokia 7500 Prism was announced earlier in China, Taiwan.

Nokia today announced the Prism collection which is aimed at the Fashion conscious users.The Prism collection comprises of the Nokia 7900 Prism and the Nokia 7500 Prism.

The highlight of this collection is the Color, Material used and Graphics. It boasts of a signature diamond-cut design, geometric patterns and graphic light-refracting colors. These phones are similar to the
Nokia 7380 and 7390 L’Amour collection

Nokia 7900

Features

16 Million Colors Organi LED Display
Living Wallpaper
2 Megapixel Camera
1 GB Internal Memory
Dual Band 3G and Quad Band GSM Connectivity
Expected Price : EUR 400 or Rs. 22000

Nokia 7500

Features

2 Megapixel Camera
Optional 2 GB microSD card
Expected Price : EUR 210 or Rs. 12000

These two mobile models will be available in the third quarter of 2007.

gPhone the iPhone killer

We had posted earlier last year about a Google Phone Under works

Some reports suggest that Google has shown a prototype device to phone manufacturers.

Eric Schmidt of Google has known to have spoken earlier about Ad supported Free phones for users

The Google phone or Gphone might reach markets within a year.

The search engine giant does believe in a Mobile Future and has big plans for the same.

Google works with Operators and Manufacturers to bundle its products like search and mail

It has not denied rumors about the G phone plans.

The gPhone might be a iPhone killer . The gPhone will have Gmail, Gmail and Search all preloaded.

Lets wait for some official confirmation.

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Sony Ericsson announces 8 new phones for India

Some great news for Sony Ericsson fans in India. Thanks to a market demands in India – product launch divides between rest of the world and India is getting shorter. Until a year back, new mobile handsets would atleast 2-3 months or even more to surface in India.

Last week Sony Ericsson announced 8 new phones for the Indian market

P1i – the business smartphone

Walkman phones

W580i

W910i

W960i

Cybershot phones

K810i

k850i

and under the general category

S500i and the T650i

All the phones are expected to be available with all mobile retailers across the country immediately.