Did the Indian Weather stop Apple from launching the iPhone 3GS

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Indian consumers feel humiliated , frustrated and irritated.  If the 3GS iPhone can go from Cupertino to China to Korea to Japan and even Mauritius ? Why not India. There are many reasons which might be preventing Apple from launching it here . But one reason which we like to bring to the table is the Hot and Humid Indian Summer. Continue reading “Did the Indian Weather stop Apple from launching the iPhone 3GS”

Video : Nokia N97 Mini Unboxing

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The Nokia N97 Mini is here and we have an unboxing video just for you. The N97 Mini is actually much much more appealing than its big brother. We are actually liking the mini as the screen is VERY responsive and the phone has about 200 odd megabytes of free memory . The phone comes with the 2.0 firmware pre-installed if that’s adorable.

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Uninor Launches Mobile Services in India

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Uninor, a Joint venture between the second biggest realtor in India, Unitech Ltd and the Norway Based Telenor, 6th largest mobile communications group in the world has now ventured into the already overcrowded Indian Telecom industry by announcing the launch of GSM services in 7 different circles i.e Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh East and West, and Bihar including Jharkhand recently. Continue reading “Uninor Launches Mobile Services in India”

My Phone is dead because of a fake IMEI. How Do I Reactivate it now?

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We all know that, all telecom operators blocked handsets with a fake IMEI or no IMEI number recently. Well if you are one of those unlucky ones whose mobile phone went dead, there is now a chance to reactivate it. Continue reading “My Phone is dead because of a fake IMEI. How Do I Reactivate it now?”

BlackBerry Curve 8520 Lands on Tata Docomo

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Tata Docomo has now launched the BlackBerry Curve 8520, adding it to the host of BlackBerry Services it already provides. Priced at Rs. 14,990, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 along with Tata Docomo, will appeal to a wide range of both retail customers as well as business customers who want an exceptional mobile experience with an easy mobile access to email, SMS, social networking and Internet Browsing, as well as multimedia features like a music player, a video player and a camera along with video recording. Continue reading “BlackBerry Curve 8520 Lands on Tata Docomo”

11 Digits Phone Numbers to be soon a reality?

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With an exponential increase in the Mobile subscribers rate, we might be soon having 11 digits Phone Numbers. Government of India is reportedly now considering to change the numbering scheme from the current 10 digits to 11 digits with an addition of digit “9” to the numbers in order to accomodate more users.

TRAI, the telecom regulator of India, has recorded an increase of 16.67 million during october 2009 itself taking the total number of subscribers to 488 million subscribers. Hence DoT (Department of Telecommunication) has supposedly issued a note to all the telecom operators to start making necessary arrangements for the migration from Jan 1, 2010. Continue reading “11 Digits Phone Numbers to be soon a reality?”

Millions of Illegal Mobile Phones without valid IMEI go dead

China MobilesMillions of illegal mobile phones without a valid IMEI number have gone dead in India today due a government order that was issued to tackle misuse of mobile phones especially terrorists.  Many users who had left comments in your IMEI Check post have fallen a prey to this incident.  We already warned you about the disconnection yday Continue reading “Millions of Illegal Mobile Phones without valid IMEI go dead”

Using a China Phone without an IMEI Number? Face Disconnection from Tonight.

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If you are using an handset with out an IMEI number, then be ready to say goodbye to your phone, because this might just be the last day the phone will be working. Tomorrow, i.e. on Dec 1 2009, all the telecom operators will block mobile devices which does not possess a valid IMEI number due to the DoT directive. Continue reading “Using a China Phone without an IMEI Number? Face Disconnection from Tonight.”

Check if your IMEI number is Authentic Online

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Starting today Govt. has asked mobile operators in India to disable all phones without a valid IMEI number. We are sure a lot of users using illegally imported phones and knock-offs would be affected. To make life easy we have discovered a free online tool that lets you validate your IMEI number. Continue reading “Check if your IMEI number is Authentic Online”

Nokia E72 Initial Thoughts

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Its been a few days with the E72 and we are really impressed with this phone. You must have seen the unboxing video and the Camera samples. We are working on a full blown review of the device and this is just a round up of our initial thoughts

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Nokia E71 version 400.21.013 Firmware Update is up for grabs

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Nokia E71 users can grab a new Firmware update for your device using Nokia Software Updater or NSU. The version 400.21.013 Firmware Update has been released today

E71 lacks both UDP ( User Data Preservation ) and OTA ( Over The Air ) updates . So make sure you backup your phone contents via PC suite

The update is 107 MB in size and it will take around 15 mins to flash your phone.

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Acer launches 3 new Windows Mobile Handsets in India

Acer which is known more as a Computer maker has launched 3 new handsets based on the Windows Mobile 6.5 platform – neoTouch S200 ,  beTouch E101 and beTouch E200 Acer entered the Mobile Arena in Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona and now its slowly bringing more handsets to consumers in India under two series – beTouch and neoTouch

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Videocon Mobile Phones

videocon-mobilesYou might have already seen The new Videocon logo and advertisements in TV and Newspapers.  Videocon which is a well known consumer brand in India is now selling mobile phones too under the brand name of Videocon Mobile Phones . If you are in Tamil Nadu-Chennai, Andhra Pradesh, Pondicherry and Mumbai you can buy Videocon Mobiles Continue reading “Videocon Mobile Phones”

Pre-order your Nokia N97 Mini in India and get 100 songs for free

Nokia India is offering 100 free songs to the first 1000 folks who pre-book / pre-order the N97 Mini. We have played with the Mini @ Nokia World and most recently at the Nokia N-Tourage event in Blore and we must say Nokia has got a lot of things right with this handset.

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