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BSNL Launches 3G Services in Chennai, India.

Mobile telephony has entered the Third Generation in India with the launch of 3G services in Chennai, India. Today the 3G services were officiated by the first call being made by The Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nade, Shri M. Karunanidhi and the call was received by the IT & TELECOM Minister A. Raja.

“Considering the need for faster penetration of 3G, and the need for telecom access to rual areas, the Government policy will allow telecom infrastructure sharing between commercial telcos as well as infrastructure providers,” Mr.Raja said. DoT also plans enable mobile number portability (MNP) in major cities by August, and in other towns by end of this year. Bids have been invited of providing MNP switches

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LG Arena KM900 Official Product Video Rocks our Socks

LG Just sent us an email about the upcoming Arena phone also known as the KM900

The phone was launched at the Mobile World Congress yesterday.

This video which is in an Ad for The new LG Arena rocks our socks .

Its just an innovative ad showing the features of the phone with some great music.

Turn on your speakers for this one.

Nokia N97 to be Available for Purchase in June

Nokia Annouced today at MWC that the N97 will start shipping in June and will be available for purchase

We predicted that N97 is coming in the New Year. The date has been post-poned

The highly anticipated handset will be in stores and expected to have a price of Rs. 34000 approx

This phone is the flagship touchscreen phone from Nokia and the announcment of the availability was made

by Nokia’s Kai Oistamo

I dont think Nokia will announce another hi end device such as this for quite some time.

Nokia N86 Live Pics Leaked in Singapore

We have been talking about the N86 and that its the 8MP Flagship Cameraphone from Nokia

When we have been watching whats happenning in Barcelona ,  this phone was spotted in a ovi album in Singapore and within minutes the news spread accross the globe.

Enjoy the live pics

 

8 mp camera voila!
8 mp camera voila!

more pics below

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Nokia launches 2 new handsets E55 and E75

Nokia just launched 2 new eseries handsets the Nokia E55 and the Nokia E75 and confirmed the e75 rumors

Nokia wants to continue the success which handsets like the E71 and E51 have had.

Both phones are equipped with Email functionality .

Nokia E75

The Nokia E75 features full desktop email functionality with a slide out QWERTY keyboard and simple three-step email setup.

Its the first device to ship with Nokia Messaging with which You can now access Yahoo, Gmail and Hotmail and directly access over 90 percent of corporate inboxes with Mail for Exchange and IBM Lotus Notes Traveler.
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2 New CyberShot Phones from Sony Ericsson C903 and C901

Sony Ericsson has announced 2 new Cybershot phones  the C903 and C901 last week along with the W395 Walkman phone.

These launches come just days before the Mobile World Congress 2009 happening in Barcelona this week.

Sony Ericsson C903 Cybershot phone

The Sony Ericsson C903 is a Quad-Band GSM and dual-band 3G phone with inbuilt GPS . Camera can capture 5 Megapixel photos  with autofocus , flash. C903 has a dual LED Flash but C901 has a Xenon flash.Video recording is possible too.This sexy phone can be your navigator as well with Wayfinder Navigator app  and Googles Maps comes pre-installed . The display is scratch resistant .

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Sony Ericsson W395 Walkman phone announced

Sony Ericsson W395 [specs] is the latest Walkman phone targeted at the Youth . Features Stereo Speakers, does TrackID recognition and sports a 2 Mega Pixel Camera  for capturing pictures and supports video recording also.

It features motion gaming , the latest buzz among all SE phones ..

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Nokia 5630 XpressMusic Introduced

nokia 5630 xpressmusic

Nokia 5630 XpressMusic : Nokia  has announced the 5630 XpressMusic as its the latest entrant to its XpressMusic family , which is really slim at a thickness of a mere 11 mm and weighs just 83g and its the most sleek N-Gage phone

It shares a lot of features of the Nokia 5800 [specs] [unboxing]

Its unusually loaded with a lot of features which you would not expect in a music phone.

To sum it up its a great entertainment device . Lets get into more details Continue reading “Nokia 5630 XpressMusic Introduced”

What does the Firmware v11.0.08 have in store for your Nokia XpressMusic 5800

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is indeed a good phone and owing to its brand new OS it does have some glitches. Anyways who does get things right in the first move. So Nokia have decided to get things right and have released the First Firmware update for their mass market touch phone Nokia 5800. We in India dont have to bother to actually download the firmware as all phones bought after Jan 10th have the firmware pre installed. Continue reading “What does the Firmware v11.0.08 have in store for your Nokia XpressMusic 5800”

Toshiba TG01 Another iPhone killer

Known so far for their incredible and reliable gadgets, Toshiba entered the mobile phone market with a bang yesterday with the Toshiba TG01.

The largest screen possible 4.1-inches with a WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) resolution and a slim 9.9mm body makes this one of the better picks amongst mobiles of this category, G1, iPhone or BlackBerry Storm.

This doll runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon platform using a Windows Mobile 6.1 OS and has a customized 3D UI. Continue reading “Toshiba TG01 Another iPhone killer”

FREE National and Local SMS on Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile recently introduced a revolutionary youth focused proposition by making SMS the new voice of the youth by ushering in genuine freedom of sending SMSs by making it FREE without any extra pack or upfront commitment.

Virgin Mobile customers will now be able to send 100 National as well as 100 Local; a total of 200 SMSs free daily after just paying for the first 3 SMSs on each leg (National and Local respectively) to any network.

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Offers revolutionary free SMS proposition without any pack
  • Customers just need to pay for first 3 SMSs daily and thereafter 100 SMSs are free
  • First 3 Local SMSs charged at Re. 1/- each
  • First 3 National SMSs charged at Rs. 1.50/- each
  • Post which 200 SMSs are free; 100 Local and 100 National SMSs free daily
  • SMSs can be sent to any number across all networks in the country

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Beware of hoax SMS says Airtel

Bharti Airtel posted an advisory on their website, advising subscribers to beware of certain ‘Unsolicited fraudulent SMS’s’ circulating on the network. According to the Airtel disclaimer, the recent chain of messages informs recipients that they have ‘won a prize and need to call to collect their prize’. On calling the number in the text message, subscribers are billed a high amount (up to Rs. 500/min). Airtel said they noticed these SMSs in one of their circles and are advising subscribers to ignore them. Airtel also warned that replying to such SMSs could result in viruses being downloaded on the subscriber’s phone.

After spam and phishing mails, spam SMSs are making their presence felt. Such SMS hoaxes are not a new phenomenon in India and cash in on the recipient’s incredulity by making use of ‘get rich quick’ themes and ‘free gifts’ to allure mobile phone users. Continue reading “Beware of hoax SMS says Airtel”

Nokia launches 6700 6303 and 2700 Classic

Nokia announced three new mid-range and low range camera phones: the Nokia 6700 classic, the Nokia 6303 classic and the Nokia 2700 classic.

The Nokia 6700 classic, which continues the legacy of one of the company’s most successful products, the Nokia 6300.

All the 3 phone are powered by Nokia S40 Platform

“Our new arrival shares the same ‘DNA’ as its predecessor and we believe that it will be one of our best selling devices in 2009,” said Soren Petersen, SVP, Nokia. Continue reading “Nokia launches 6700 6303 and 2700 Classic”

Reliance GSM now in Madurai

Reliance Communications launched its GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) service here yesterday as part of the recent nationwide service initiative.

A company press release said that customers choosing reliance Mobile GSM service can avail a unique plan, which offers up to 100 per cent savings to those having ARPU(Average revenue per user) less than Rs 100 in the state at a one-time subscription charge (including GSM SIM) of Rs 35 only.

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