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Reliance Mobile Blog

Reliance seems to be singing the Blogging song with their latest Reliance Mobile Blog Ad on TV screens across India.

Reliance Mobile Blog is the latest addition to the features of their mobile offerings. The classical song which plays is ” You got the whole world in your hands “. With mobile penetration sky rocketing in India this new feature seems to be mainly targetted at Youth.The AD shows a pretty young girl who encourages users to share your dairy on reliance mobile world. The advert seems impressive and well taken. It seems like the AD is taken in Singapore. I checked out the Official Site  and found that users are uploading mainly images and videos. So this might well be termed as Multimedia Mobile Blogging . But my worry is that since such a service is data intensive, how much time will it take for me to upload an image/video etc. I badly want to get my hands on a reliance phone and try out this service.

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Hyderabad based IMImobile seems to be the powering this service for largest CDMA operator in the country.

FoneArena and blogging have some good connection . We got covered by NDTV for mobile blogging 

Check out our mobile blogging guide 

Nokia launches 2600 Classic and 1209 2 new phones for emerging markets

Nokia today launched 2 new phones for the budget-minded customers in the emerging markets like India and China. The Nokia 2600 Classic and Nokia 1209 are for budget-minded consumers and offer range of features and exchangeable covers. Nokia 2600 will be available in emerging markets in Q1 2008 and has started shipping from Nokia manufacturing facilities. Nokia 1209 will be made available in Q2 2008.
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See you at Proto.in 2008

I m really excited as Im going to be attending Proto.in 2008 – An event to showcase startups in India.

Im interested in the Telecom and Mobile sectors and the first session tomorrow deals with these two sectors.

We might see some product launches and some cool new ideas being presented by Startups.

We will be covering most of the action here on FoneArena as we are an Online Media partner for Proto.in 2008.

Would be great to meet some folks over at Proto.

ASUS P750 PDA launched in India

ASUS P750 PDA has been launched in India. One more smart phone release and this one is, at first glance, quite plain looking.

The handset is a complete business applications and connectivity set that will allow users to carry their office communication device in their palms.

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Specs at a glance:

• Weight 5.1 oz
• Dimensions 4.4 x 2.3 x 0.7 inches
• TFT Display 2.8 inches
• 64 MB RAM
• Windows Mobile 6 Professional

Features:

• HSDPA3.6Mbps
• Bluetooth V2.0+ EDR
• WiFi
• USB 1.1
• Triband GSM (GSM 900/1800/1900)
• 3.5G high speed network coverage
• Built-in GPS antenna
• 3.2 Megapixel Camera
• Autofocus
• Recordable Image Formats: JPG
• Camcorder: 320x240pixel , 15frame/sec
• Recordable Video Formats: 3GPP, MPEG4
• Touch Screen Continue reading “ASUS P750 PDA launched in India”

BSNL to launch CDMA services

By mid-2008, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, BSNL, will offer CDMA services to mobile users across the country.

The application rendered by BSNL for a full-fledged CDMA mobility license has been approved. Since BSNL is State-owned, it was exempted from shelling out Rs 1,651-crores entry fee, performance bank guarantee fee etc for the CDMA license.

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“The initial investment for this project will be approximately $500 million,” said BSNL CMD, Kuldeep Goyal.

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SMS Alerts in Chhattisgarh to inform if Rice is available at the Ration Store

The Chhattisgarh government has launched a scheme under which families who qualify to receive 35 kilos Rice at subsidised rates (Rs 3 per kilo) under the Public Distribution System (PDS), will be intimated about the availability of the grain at Ration centres by SMS.

This facility will be provided from 26th January, Republic Day.

According to sources, the poverty-stricken families will have to register details of their mobile phones at the website of the food and civil supplies department, along with details of their nearest PDS shop. Continue reading “SMS Alerts in Chhattisgarh to inform if Rice is available at the Ration Store”

Latest Mobile Prices updated for January 2008

Hi Folks,

We have updated latest mobile prices of all phones on the site for January 2008 . The reason for the delay was due to a few price drops which happened in the new year. Continue reading “Latest Mobile Prices updated for January 2008”

Sony Ericsson W960i Official launch

The handset has been in the market for more than a month. But Sony Ericsson launched it officially a few days ago.

So what is the Sony Ericsson W960i?

It is a walkman phone with 160 MB phone memory that can store about 25 hours of music listening time. It has an 8GB in-built flash memory that can sore an astounding 8000 songs. A touch phone that has a super screen to watch videos or browse the Web.

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Samsung F490 Highend Imaging Phone Launched

Samsung F490 Now days, mobile phones having 2 mega-pixel camera phones have become passé. Mobiles now have cameras embedded with auto focus, Xenon flash, point and shoot functionalities. Nokia and Sony Ericsson have always been on the top when it comes to high-end imaging phones rather Nokia is the leader followed by Sony Ericsson.Samsung_F490_encendido.jpg

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Samsung SGH-i620

Samsung SGH-i620 A Windows Mobile device that will run on Windows Mobile 6.0, with a slide out QWERTY keypad.

The screen size at 2.2 inches seems a bit small for such a handset.

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Specs at a glance:

• HSDPA 900/1800/1900/2100MHz
• 2 Megapixel Camera
• 2.2″ GVGA TFT (262K Colors) Continue reading “Samsung SGH-i620”

Motorola W230 and W270 Frill-free and economical music phones

Along with the Z10 and Rokr E8, Motorola revealed enhanced versions of the W230 and W270 at the CES.

Motorola W230
An endearing candy bar handset that serves up both great mobile phone basics and a fantastic music experience, featuring Motorola’s proprietary CrystalTalk™ audio-enhancing technology, that reduces background noises, to make calls clear and loud.

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Mobile Innovations of 2008 winners announced

I never knew that Users would expect so much out of their mobile phone before kicking of Free Recharge contest where we asked the users 1 simple question. What feature would you like to see in your mobile phone in 2008 ?

We got about 65 Responses from users who had patiently written about the features which they would like to have in their mobile phone in 2008.

We really had a tough time picking the winners. Most ideas were good and we could not eliminate users easily. So we have picked 10 Users at Random as winners.

Congrats to the winners and A Big Thanks to all the participants.

Please find the list of winning entries below Continue reading “Mobile Innovations of 2008 winners announced”

YouTube Optimized N95 8Gb

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Recently after narrating my thoughts about someone coming out with a YouTube and Ebay optimized mobile handset, I came across the post, which talked about LG Viewty being launched in India. The one thing I like about it was, Viewty allows you to record videos optimized for YouTube. Continue reading “YouTube Optimized N95 8Gb”

Home Automation: Control it through your mobile

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We have been hearing and reading of “intelligent” homes where you can control everything with the click of a button. Turn on the geyser at the stipulated hour and turn it off too; a system that ensures your coffee brews by itself and the curtains in your bedroom draw automatically at dusk; lights turn on when you walk into the bathroom and the flush is activated when you get off the seat.

Unimaginable? Unbelievable? But wait…there is more!

All these systems can be controlled through the internet; so whether you are at work or out of town, you can log into your home and check if the LPG valve in your kitchen is turned off; or activate your intrusion alarm system to keep burglars away. Continue reading “Home Automation: Control it through your mobile”