Airtel has shut down their operation in Manipur after facing continuous attacks from the militants. Over 3 lakh subscribers are affected due to this. The militants have also torched a Airtel tower at Langol, couple of weeks back. Continue reading “Airtel shuts down operations in Manipur”
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Sony Ericsson W8 Specs
Sony Ericsson has just announced the W8 Walkman phone. it is the first Walkman series phone to run on Android OS. It is the Walkman variant of the XPERIA X8.
Vodafone IPL Star of the Match contest is back
Vodafone has announced Star of the Match contest for this year, like the past two years. This offers chance for 74 Vodafone customers to watch IPL matches and receive autographed cricket balls from the winning captain during presentation. This contest runs throughout the IPL season 4 from 3rd April to 19th May 2011. Continue reading “Vodafone IPL Star of the Match contest is back”
Idea offers 25% discount on International roaming for postpaid subscribers
Idea has announced 25% discount on international roaming for its postpaid subscribers across 12 countries – UAE, USA, Singapore, UK, Thailand, China, Germany, France, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong and Italy. This offer is valid from 15th April to 14th July 2011.
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Zen Mobile Launches Flikk M45
Indigenous mobile phone manufacturer Zen Mobile , have launched their latest handset called the Flikk M45. The USP of the phone seems to be its capacitive touch screen which is rare to come across at this price point.
Airtel launches its 3G services in UP West and Uttarakhand
Bharti Airtel has launched their 3G services in UP West and Uttarakhand, that covers cities like Dehradun, Agra and Meerut. They have launched their 3G services in West Bengal and Hyderabad recently. Continue reading “Airtel launches its 3G services in UP West and Uttarakhand”
Reliance Mobile Banking with SBI
Reliance Communications has launched Mobile Banking Services in India in partnership with SBI. You don’t need any internet connectivity on your handset as the mobile banking works only over SMS. Continue reading “Reliance Mobile Banking with SBI”
Intex Vision – Phone for Visually Impaired
Intex has launched India’s first phone for visually impaired, Intex Vision. This phone was unveiled by National Association for the Blind (NAB). This is a dual sim GSM phone that has braille keypad with large keys that helps visually impaired people recognize the digits and talking keypad that reads out the numbers when pressed. Continue reading “Intex Vision – Phone for Visually Impaired”
Aircel launches 3G services in Punjab
Aircel has launched its 3G services in Punjab, Chandigarh. They have already launched their 3G services in Karnataka, UP East, Chennai, Assam, Kolkata, Cochin , Hyderabad, Srinagar and other north-eastern states. Continue reading “Aircel launches 3G services in Punjab”
Nokia C2-06 Dual SIM Touch and Type Phone Leaked
The folks from Hackintosh India have got their hands on the Nokia C2-06 which is a Dual SIM Touch and Type phone. While the exterior of the phone mentions only C0-00 like most Nokia prototypes , the bluetooth menu reveals the name of the device as the C2-06. We can confirm the Dual-SIM functionality as we can see signal indicators in the homescreen. Continue reading “Nokia C2-06 Dual SIM Touch and Type Phone Leaked”
Uninor offers local calls within network at 2p/min in Karnataka
Uninor has introduced its new Talk More plans for its Karnataka customers, that offers all local Uninor to Uninor calls at 2 paise per minute. This offer is available for all prepaid customers across Karnataka.
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Spice Labs sees 10 million app downloads on BlackBerry App World
Indian mobile application development company, Spice labs becomes the first Indian company to register over 10 million app downloads on Blackberry App World. Spice labs provides apps that are based on learning, information, entertainment and games. Continue reading “Spice Labs sees 10 million app downloads on BlackBerry App World”
Department of Telecom Bans Nokia’s Push Email Service in India
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has banned Nokia’s Push e-mail services in India. The Intelligence Bureau asked the Indian service providers not to launch the proposed Push / Power Email service till it gets monitoring system. Continue reading “Department of Telecom Bans Nokia’s Push Email Service in India”
Samsung Chat 322 Review
In the market for a dual SIM device ? Want decent social networking abilities as well ? And what if you want both on a budget ? Read on for FoneArena’s review of the Samsung Chat 322 (Ch@t 322) which should satisfy all your requirements and maybe a bit more !
Samsung showcases Galaxy Tab 8.9, 10.1 , Galaxy S2 and bunch of Android Handsets at Southwest Asia Regional Forum
Korean Electronics giant Samsung held it’s first Southwest Asia Regional Forum at New Delhi today. The company launched LED TVs , Bluray players, Monitors, Cameras, Home appliances and Mobile Devices too. Since we are most interested in this aspect, let’s take a look at what Sammy showcased today. The Galaxy S2 along with the Galaxy Tab 8.9,10.1 were shown off. Also a bunch of android handsets – Galaxy Fit, Ace, Pop, Pro were on display. The good news is that the Galaxy S2 is coming to India next month for around Rs.35k. The company did not reveal the pricing of the tabs. We also got hold of the spec sheets of the Galaxy S2 , Tab 8.9 and 10.1 which are embedded below.