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The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked the service providers not to provide SIM cards with a validity of more than 3 months to the tourists from other countries visiting India. They have also asked the operators to provide SIM cards only with a passport with a valid Visa, and the validity of these SIM cards should not be beyond the validity of the visa. Continue reading “Tourists visiting India cannot get SIM cards with more than 3 months validity”
MTS has launched the Samsung Galaxy Y CDMA I509 with bundled offers such as Unlimited Data and On-net (MTS to MTS) Voice calling for a period of 3 months. The Samsung Galaxy Y CDMA went on sale in India in May, and packs in a 3-inch (320 x 240 Pixels) display, 600 MHz processor and a 2 MP camera at the back. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Continue reading “MTS offers Samsung Galaxy Y CDMA with 3 months unlimited data and on-net voice calls for Rs. 7999”
Karbonn has officially launched A18, their new Dual SIM smartphone running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It went on sale on Flipkart last week. It has a 4.3-inch (480 x 800 pixels) IPS Capacitive Multi Touch display and is powered by 1 GHz processor. It has a 5MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash and features such as Face detection and Burst Mode. It also comes with a 1.3 MP front-facing camera for video calling. Continue reading “Karbonn A18 Dual SIM phone running Android 4.0 officially launched for Rs.12,990”
Samsung announced earlier this week that the Galaxy S III would be available in different color variants such Brown, Red, Black and Grey. Now, the Samsung India eStore has listed the Garnet Red variant of the Galaxy S3. The Garnet Red variant of the Galaxy S3 was exclusively launched for AT&T in July and it was spotted in Germany last week. Continue reading “Garnet Red Samsung Galaxy S III launching in India soon”
Micromax has launched, A57 Superfone Ninja, successor of the Ninja 2. Although it comes with a similar 3.5-inch HVGA Capacitive touch screen display and a 3MP camera, it is cheaper than its predecessor, and is powered by a 1GHz processor. It has Dual SIM support with Dual Standby. Continue reading “Micromax A57 Superfone Ninja 3 launched for Rs. 4999”
Idea Cellular has launched a new 3G dongle with cloud storage. It would come with 2GB of free cloud storage to share pictures, music, videos and documents and Cloud Messenger+, a cloud based messenger that would offer free and unlimited communication between cloud users. Continue reading “Idea launches 3G Dongle with 2GB free cloud storage for Rs. 1799”
WishTel, the company which launched IRA THING 2 last month, has come up with IRA Comet HD, their first tablet with a 10.1-inch display. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz processor and has 1 GB RAM. It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 2MP rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “WishTel launches IRA Comet HD 10.1-inch tablet running Android 4.0 for Rs. 9999”
PharmaSecure, an US based company pioneered drug authentication solutions in India offers SMS / Mobile App-based solution for drug authentication. The problem of drug counterfeiting is increasing in India, and this new solution would solve this problem easily to find the counterfeit drugs from over 250 million coded drug packages to fight the problem of counterfeit drugs. Continue reading “PharmaSecure Android App helps to trace Fake Medicines”
Karbonn A18, the company’s new Android Smartphone is now available from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 4.3-inch IPS WVGA Capacitive Multi Touch display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS. It is powered by 1 GHz processor and has Dual SIM support. It has a 5MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash and a 1.3MP front-facing camera for video calling. The camera features include, Face detection and Burst Mode. Karbonn launched range of Android phones last month running Android 2.3, and this is their first phone to come with ICS on-board. Continue reading “Karbonn A18 Dual SIM phone with 4.3-inch display, Android 4.0 now available for Rs. 9790”
After a long time, finally all Nokia N8, E7, C7, C6-01, X7 and Nokia Oro customers are going to rejoice. Nokia support has just posted on their Nokia Discussions support forums that they have just started rolling out the update for Symbian called Nokia Belle Refresh for the Nokia N8, Nokia E7, Nokia C7, Nokia C6-01, Nokia X7 and Nokia Oro with version number 111.040.1511. Nokia E6 will have FW version number 111.140.0058. It is already available for the Nokia N8 in India. Continue reading “Nokia Belle Refresh update now rolling out, already available for Nokia N8 in India”
iBall has launched Andi 5c which is their new Android Smartphone with a 5-inch (480×800 pixels) IPS capacitive touch screen display. It is powered by a 1 GHz Cortex A9 Processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 5MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash and a 0.3MP front-facing camera for video calling. It also comes with G-sensor, Proximity sensor and light sensor and features such as Face unlock, gallery app with photo editor, red-eye remover and more. This would compete with the recently launched Micromax A100.
MTS has launched unique loyalty program called MTS Royale for its customers in Kolkata & West Bengal. This is available in three variants – Platinum, Gold & Silver, that offers special benefits and rewards across diverse categories like Restaurants, Multiplexes, Lifestyle & Apparels Stores, Salons, Spas, Beauty & Wellness etc at more than 100 outlets across West Bengal. Continue reading “MTS Royale Special Customer Loyalty Programme launched in Kolkata and West Bengal”
Intex has launched AQUA 4.0, their first Android Smartphone with Dual SIM support. It comes with a 3.5-inch (480×320 pixels) and is powered by 800 MHz processor. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has a 3MP rear camera and a front-facing 0.3MP camera and includes, Gravity, Light and Proximity sensors that are not usually present on a budget Android phone. It is aimed at urban and semi-urban students and young professionals. Continue reading “Intex AQUA 4.0 Dual SIM Android phone launched for Rs. 5490”
Samsung has started rolling out the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Tab 750) in India. This 10.1-inch tablet was launched in India last August, and it came with Android 3.1 (Honeycomb). The Android ICS update would bring redesigned user interface with new TouchWiz UI, improved multi-tasking, notifications, faster browser and much more new features. It would also download new Ebook app from the Samsung Apps once you enter the App Store for the first time, after the update. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (Tab 750) Android 4.0 update now rolling out in India”
HTC One S and Desire C has got a price cut and are available for Rs. 28,900 and Rs. 12,700, according to our friends at Mahesh Telecom. The HTC One S was officially launched in India in June for MOP (Best Buy) of Rs. 33,590 and the Desire C officially launched in India at the end of June for MOP (Best Buy) price of Rs 14,999. Price of these devices have been coming down since the launch. Continue reading “HTC One S and Desire C get a price cut in India”
