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Nokia, Airtel still rank as top trusted brands in India

Nokia has been voted as India’s Most Trusted Brand again and retains their first position from the last year according to a recent survey conducted by research firm Trust Research Advisory (TRA). In the telecom sector, Airtel leads by retaining the same 9th spot as last year. The Brand Trust Report, India Study, 2012 (BTR 2012) has listed India’s 1000 Most Trusted Brands and this research was conducted among 2718 ‘influencer’ respondents across 15 cities. Continue reading “Nokia, Airtel still rank as top trusted brands in India”

HUAWEI IDEOS X3 Hands-On Pictures

Recently we were invited for a HUAWEI Blogger’s Meet in Mumbai and were shown 3 recently launched HUAWEI Android devices. Here are the hands-on photos of IDEOS X3.

HUAWEI IDEOS X3 is another entry level 3G Android Gingerbread device launched in India for Rs. 9990/- (MOP). It has 3.2” TFT LCD HVGA display and powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 SOC (System on Chip) running at 600MHz. IDEOS X3 has a 256MB RAM and 512MB ROM. This device is actually unique as even it is a entry level Android smartphone, X3 has a premium design with curved body and nice soft touch matt plastic covering all back side of the device. Overall the device feels quite solid in hand. The X3 has VGA FFC (Front Facing Camera) for Internet Video Calls. The display is quite bright and due to its size (3.2”) and HVGA resolution it was quite sharp for our eyes. The X3 has 3.2MP Fixed Focus main camera without LED Flash. It supports 3.5mm headphone jack. HUAWEI has provided 1200mAh battery for X3. Continue reading “HUAWEI IDEOS X3 Hands-On Pictures”

HUAWEI MEDIAPAD Hands-On Pictures

Recently we were invited for a HUAWEI Blogger’s Meet in Mumbai and were shown 3 recently launched HUAWEI Android devices. Here are hands-on photos of MEDIAPAD.

HUAWEI MEDIAPAD is world’s first Android Honeycomb 3.2 Tablet with 7” WXGA (1280*800) IPS LCD Display. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 Dual Core SOC (System on Chip) running at 1.2GHz with 1GB RAM & upto 32GB MicroSD storage. It has 4100mAh Li-ion battery. Continue reading “HUAWEI MEDIAPAD Hands-On Pictures”

MTNL Mumbai launches BlackBerry Prepaid Plans

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MTNL Mumbai has launched BlackBerry services for it’s Prepaid Customers. Earlier these plans were available on postpaid.There is a BlackBerry BIS Lite plan which offers unlimited email and BBM for Rs.251 per month. There is also a 15 day trial plan which offers the same service for a 15 day period in case you want to try it out. Continue reading “MTNL Mumbai launches BlackBerry Prepaid Plans”

Fly Mobiles launches Dual SIM Fly DS109 with 3 color changeable rings for Rs. 1199

Fly Mobiles has launched Fly DS109, Dual SIM phone that is made of diamond cut glass with a diamond cut keypad and a diamond shaped menu button. It comes with 3 color changeable rings that help you match your phone to your different moods and attires. It has 1.8-inch (128 X 160 Pixels) TFT,252K display, 32 GB expandable memory and more. Continue reading “Fly Mobiles launches Dual SIM Fly DS109 with 3 color changeable rings for Rs. 1199”

Vodafone 3G now in Tanjore in Tamil Nadu

Vodafone has launched their 3G services in Tanjore in Tamil Nadu. They first launched their 3G services in Chennai and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. This would let the Vodafone customers experience various exciting 3G services such as faster downloading, video streaming, multimedia gaming, digital TV and much more from their 3G devices. Vodafone 3G is now available in 22 towns across Tamil Nadu including Tanjore. Continue reading “Vodafone 3G now in Tanjore in Tamil Nadu”

Special Sankranti Apps for Nokia phones

Here are some apps for Sankranti, the harvest festival for Nokia phones. These apps include, Sankranti SMS wishes, how to fly a Kite, Rangoli, festive games, festive recipes and more. Continue reading “Special Sankranti Apps for Nokia phones”

Samsung Omnia W Unboxing

Here is quick unboxing of the Samsung Omnia W , Samsung’s first Windows Phone to be launched in India.We already did a hands on from the India launch event last year. It is powered by a 1.4GHz CPU and sports a 3.7 in Super AMOLED display.It runs on Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system and one can download apps from the Windows Marketplace. Take a look at the video below where we unbox the device and also show you a really quick hardware overview of the device.

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Free WiFi now at Delhi Airport Express Metro Stations

If you plan to use the Delhi Airport Express Metro which is actually the fastest way to get to the airport from the Indian capital, we just wanted to let you know that starting from Jan 13, 2012 that happens to be today , you can enjoy free WiFi at the Airport Express Metro stations. The website says that “the free inaugural service is available for a limited time and subsequently the service will be chargeable on a hourly basis.”. Reliance Infrastructure has tied up with YouBroadband to offer this service. Continue reading “Free WiFi now at Delhi Airport Express Metro Stations”

Airtel launches BlackBerry BBM Plan for post-paid customers for Rs. 129

Airtel has launched new BBM Plan for mobile customers using BlackBerry smartphones. This would lets the Airtel customers enjoy unlimited use of Blackberry Messenger (BBM) and free 300 local + national SMS per month. Vodafone launched similar BBM plan for both the pre-paid and post-paid customers earlier today. Continue reading “Airtel launches BlackBerry BBM Plan for post-paid customers for Rs. 129”

Vodafone launches Go BBM BlackBerry Service plan

Vodafone India has launched new BlackBerry service plan, Go BBM for its prepaid and postpaid customers that would let them access BlackBerry Messenger Service. This service costs Rs. 5 per day or Rs. 129 per month for pre-paid customers and Rs. 129 per month for post-paid customers. Continue reading “Vodafone launches Go BBM BlackBerry Service plan”

MTS launches special 1 Paisa Per Minute plans for prepaid customers in North Bengal and Sikkim

MTS has launched exciting tariff plan that lets pre-paid MTS customers call other MTS numbers at 1 paisa per minute across North Bengal and Sikkim region. Both new and existing customers can simply recharge with Rs 99 or Rs 36 to enjoy this offer. Continue reading “MTS launches special 1 Paisa Per Minute plans for prepaid customers in North Bengal and Sikkim”

Samsung Galaxy Tab 620 launched in India

Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy Tab 620, their new Android Honeycomb tablet in India. It appeared on online retail sites last week. It has 7-inch WSVGA(1024X600) PLS LCD display and is powered by 1.2 GHz Dual Core Processor. It runs on Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) and is 9.96mm thin, and weighs 345g. It has 3 MP Auto focus camera with LED Flash with 720p HD video recording @ 30 fps and a 2 MP front video calling camera, 1GB RAM, 16 GB Internal memory that is expandable up to 64GB with MicroSD. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 620 launched in India”

Idea launches special pongal offer for prepaid customers in Tamil Nadu

Idea Cellular has launched special Pongal offer that offers More than Full Talk Time for prepaid subscribers in Tamil Nadu and Chennai. This offers more talk time value than the actual cost of the recharge voucher. Continue reading “Idea launches special pongal offer for prepaid customers in Tamil Nadu”

Airtel launches Comedy FM, new VAS for Mobile customers

Airtel has launched Comedy FM, a new VAS (Value added Service) for mobile customers. This would offer jokes, fillers, standup comedy acts to humourous excerpts from sitcoms. Airtel customers can now dial 52747 to subscribe to Comedy FM to get daily dose of humour from Comedy Circus, FIR, Office-Office, Lapatagunj. Rangeela Raju and much more! Continue reading “Airtel launches Comedy FM, new VAS for Mobile customers”