Huawei Ascend G300 and Y200 launching in India this month for Rs. 14,990 and Rs. 9,490

Huawei has announced that they would launch Ascend G300 and Ascend Y200 Android Smartphones in India this month. The Ascend G300 has 4-inch ( 800×480 pixels) display and is powered by 1GHz processor. It has 5MP auto focus camera with LED Flash. The Ascend Y200 has 3.5-inch  (320×480 pixels) display, 800 MHz processor and 3.2MP camera. Both these phone run on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). The Ascend G300 is upgradeable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Continue reading “Huawei Ascend G300 and Y200 launching in India this month for Rs. 14,990 and Rs. 9,490”

Micromax Bling X44 Dual SIM phone launched for Rs. 3000

Micromax has launched Bling X44, their new phone in the Bling series. It is encrusted with Swarovski Zirconia crystals and has 2.2-inch display, Alpha numeric keypad, 2MP camera and expandable up to 8 GB. It is a Dual SIM phone with Dual Standby. Continue reading “Micromax Bling X44 Dual SIM phone launched for Rs. 3000”

P.Balaji joins Nokia India as VP and MD from Sony Mobile

Nokia India has announced that they have appointed P.Balaji as Vice President and Managing Director for the India Area. He previously served as Managing Director of Sony Mobile Communications, India. He has 22 years of rich experience and has worked in sectors like sales, marketing, product management, operations, strategy, technical solutions, communications and corporate affairs in Ericsson, Lucent Technologies, AT&T and Tata group.

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Vivel MOBisur mobile based talent hunt launched by Shankar Mahadevan

ITC’s Vivel, in partnership with Hungama Digital Media Entertainment and Indian musician Shankar Mahadevan has launched India’s first truly digital talent hunt – MOBisur. This unique and innovative mobile and internet based talent hunt promises to give every Indian an opportunity to be the next singing sensation of India. T-series is the official music partner. Continue reading “Vivel MOBisur mobile based talent hunt launched by Shankar Mahadevan”

Garnet Red Samsung Galaxy S III exclusively coming to AT&T, pre-order starts on July 15

AT&T has announced that the Samsung Galaxy S III would be available exclusively in Garnet Red color by this month as they promised. It has similar features as the White and Blue version including, 4.8-inch (1280×720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display and is powered by Snapdragon S4  1.5 GHz Dual Core processor. Continue reading “Garnet Red Samsung Galaxy S III exclusively coming to AT&T, pre-order starts on July 15”

Garnet Red Samsung Galaxy S3 for AT&T – Official Photos

AT&T has announced the pre-order for the Garnet Red variant of the Samsung Galaxy S3 which is exclusive to AT&T. Customers can pre-order this device through the operators website and in the company’s retail stores starting from July 15. In-store availability is set for July 29th.  We have already seen the White Galaxy S3 and the Pebble Blue S3 and this is the first glimpse at the red one. There a couple of photos after the jump.

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Qualcomm demos AR technology powered by Vuforia

At the recent TechLife event in Delhi,we got a chance to check out some really cool demos showcasing the best that Qualcomm has to offer.  We got to witness some very interesting ways in which AR powered by Qualcomm’s Vuforia technology has been to put to use in the real world.

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Idea launches new Local and STD Prepaid voice calling vouchers for North East and Assam


Idea Cellular has launched new STD and Local voice calling vouchers for prepaid customers in North East and Assam. These packs would offer prepaid subscribers make local, STD calls and ISD at cheaper rates and some packs also offer more than full talk time. Continue reading “Idea launches new Local and STD Prepaid voice calling vouchers for North East and Assam”

Micromax launches X259 Solar Phone for Rs. 2499

Micromax has launched X259, their first phone which enables the users to charge their phone using solar energy. It has solar cell at the back that lets the phone automatically gets charged through solar power on exposure to sunlight. It has 2.4-inch QVGA display and has VGA camera at the back. Continue reading “Micromax launches X259 Solar Phone for Rs. 2499”

WishTel launches IRA THING 2 running Android 4.0 for Rs. 6500

WishTel, the company which launched low-cost tablets IRA and IRA THING has launched their latest table IRA THING 2. It has 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) TFT Multi-Touch display and is powered by 1.5GHz processor . It runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 1.3MP front-facing camera.

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TRAI issues draft regulations on Quality of Service for mobile data services


The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released draft regulations on Standards of Quality of Service for Mobile Data Services Regulations. There is no quality of service standards for the mobile data services compared to wired Internet such as broadband. TRAI has decided to benchmark the quality of service parameters for mobile data services such as 2G, 3G and the 4G LTE services based on BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) spectrum. Continue reading “TRAI issues draft regulations on Quality of Service for mobile data services”

Sony Xperia go up for pre-order in India for Rs. 18999


Sony Xperia go durable smartphone that was announced in May is now available for pre-order in India from online retailer Flipkart. It has 3.5-inch Reality Display powered by Mobile BRAVIA Engine and is powered by 1Ghz dual-core processor and runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread (upgradeable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)). It is just 9.8 mm thick and weighs 110 grams. Continue reading “Sony Xperia go up for pre-order in India for Rs. 18999”

MakeMyTrip launches iPhone app and upgraded HTML5-based Mobile Site

MakeMyTrip has launched their iPhone app and has also upgraded their HTML 5-based Mobile Site. They launched their Android app earlier this April and BlackBerry app last year. The MakeMyTrip apps make travel planning fast, while being hassle-free and secure. Continue reading “MakeMyTrip launches iPhone app and upgraded HTML5-based Mobile Site”

Vodafone India announces Drive into the Big League contest for SMEs

Vodafone has announced Vodafone Drive into the Big League contest for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This is the second season of the contest for the second Indian Grand Prix that would be held in Delhi from October 26 to 28, 2012. This would offer an opportunity for small and medium enterprises to take center stage with their logo on Vodafone McLaren Mercedes racing cars. Vodafone received close to 80,000 entries for the first season. Continue reading “Vodafone India announces Drive into the Big League contest for SMEs”