Dailymobile.se just posted some live pictures of the Sony Ericsson W960i which might come any time to India. The phone is a Nokia N95 and Apple Iphone competitor with touchscreen , wifi and the likes.
The phone has 8GB of memory and a TV quality screen and a 3.2 Megapixel Camera
Choosing a CDMA operator for low call costs is fine. But if you are seriously unhappy about the handsets you are restricted to choose from, Samsung launched Samsung Max, the first open market CDMA handset in India.
“The availability of CDMA phones in the open market will provide Indian consumers freedom to choose network operator’s of their choice,” said Hyundai Kim, Vice President and Head – CDMA Division, Samsung Telecommunications India.
So you can not only choose to upgrade to the Samsung Max, availability of the handset in the open market will empower you to choose the operator too!
The Max is a slider multimedia phone that includes customised “Indian” features such as an Indian Calendar, a ‘panchang’, mobile prayer, a Cricket scorer and Hinglish SMS.
Vodafone is currently in expansion mode in India. According to a Wall Street Journal report
Vodafone is planning Joint Venture to speed Indian Expansion.
Theres a lot of rivalry between telecom operators in India but when it comes to cutting costs they seem to be joining hands. Setting up towers is a very costly deal for the tel cos.
Continue reading “Vodafone India plans JV to expand operations in India”
If you are a mobile application developer and want to win up to Rs.13 lacs in prizes checkout the
Reliance Rural Mobile Application Contest
Applications can be developed for both CDMA and GSM technologies.
Eligibility
The contest is open to those who are registered with the Reliance Developer Program and includes:
Software Professionals
Self- employed Professionals
Students
Companies
Content vendors/ aggregators
Contest registration ends on 25th December 2007
The Vertu, as the company puts is, “is for individuals who only accept the best”.
At a price tag of Rs 3, 26,000 it is not difficult to imagine why.
Vertu handsets, hand crafted in England is a formidable style statement since 1983. The company launched the Vertu Ascent Ti in India on 27 November, 2007.
The handset is crafted in Titanium (Ti) which is a non-corrosive element with the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any metal. It is also known for its ability to withstand extreme temperatures. Continue reading “Vertu Ascent Ti Now in India”
Some good news for Verizon wireless users. You might no longer need to stick to the devices offered by Verizon.
Come 2008 , you might be able to use Any App Any Device according to a company press release.
This is a seen as move to tackle the Android – gphone launch and also Apple’s 3G iPhone plans.
But wait there’s a catch. These devices need to be tested and approved in a 20 million facility.
Any device that meets the minimum technical standard will be activated on the network.
More information is expected in early 2008.
Interesting note : Verizon is not part of the Google open handset alliance
LG Electronics India Private Limited announced the launch of two new colour handsets; the KG 288, and the KG 285 for GSM users in India.
Even though these two models are entry level handsets targeting the low end of the user spectrum, they are rich with features to enable users to enjoy more features without paying through the roof.
Fresh on the list of Luxury Good manufacturers, after watches, eye wear, perfumes and clothes is the booming market for Mobile phones.
With more and more luxury accessory houses joining the fray, the Mobile Phone world is likely to get competitive, to the advantage of the user.
With an intention to cash in on this mania, in a release to the Press on 26 November 2007, TAG Heuer, the French watch giant, announced their decision to launch a series of luxury Mobile phones. The handsets will hit the market in the second half of 2008. Continue reading “TAG Heuer to launch Mobile Phones”
They do not care much for features. They are not a name to reckon with in the mobile business. But they generate products consistently, and do have a following amongst “value for money” buyers.
The Xenium range of mobile phones from Philips has been in the news since 2001 for its long lasting battery. With the introduction of several new models in the same range, the long lasting battery phone will now have a slicker and trendier look.
Models:
Some good news for Nokia E61i , Nokia N81 and Nokia N95 8GB users . Nokia has released the latest firmwares for thes phone which are available for download via Nokia software update.
I have to try upgrading my Nokia E61i to the latest firmware this weekend.
Heres a screenshot below from Aallaboutsymbian shows the latest firmware for the N95 8gb as v11.0.026
Nokia E61i gets predictive input accoring to e-series
I will try it and post my experience.
WARNING : Upgrading Firmware might break your phone and you will loose all data on the phone
So please upgrade only if you know what you are doing !!
Opera Mini 4 is out for download and has already crossed 1 million downloads. Its a great piece of software to browse the full web on even a low-end phone over a insanely slow GPRS connection.
For folks how have not heard about Opera – Most of you would have heard about Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox for the PC. There is also another widely used browser called Opera which is known very well for its mobile offerrings.
Continue reading “Opera Mini 4 get the full web on your phone”
Verizon, the American wireless network operator launched the Samsung U900 FlipShot with a two year term contract on 22 November 2007.
The handset has cutting edge features such as 3 mega pixel camera, Camcorder, PictBridge printing, business card scanner, QVGA screen and stereo Bluetooth support. Through Verizon’s supporting network and services, users will be able to their VZ Navigator, V CAST Music and Video.
The camera has a rotating display for optimal viewing while in camera mode for optimal photo capturing comfort.
LG’s high-end five million pixel camera phone with a 3-inch wide touch screen, Viewty (Model: LG-KU990) is all set to make its debut in Asia starting in November.
The first Asian Nations where it will make its presence felt is Hong Kong and Singapore. It will make its Koran debut in mid December. India will follow suit, optimistically by early 2008, although there no reports confirming the same.
Sony Ericsson P1i, a 3G Touch screen phone will now come pre-loaded with the BlackBerry Connect software v4.0. This announcement was made on 22 November 2007.
The handset will be available in select countries in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.
Continue reading “Sony Ericsson P1i with BlackBerry Connect v4.0 in India soon”
Motorola unveiled its latest smart phone loaded with features, ideal for the business traveller.
At .45 inches width, it is amazingly sleek and stylish. It runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 platform and is packed with features such as voice activated dialling, a 1.3 megapixel camera with photo lighting, Bluetooth wireless, stereo sound, MP3 music player, and video and web surfing capabilities.
Features:
• 2.4” colour screen
• Integrated 1.3 mega-pixel camera
• Windows Media Player Mobile
• Video capture with sound and playback
• Dual stereo-quality speakers
• QWERTY keypad Continue reading “The Moto Q phones – smart phones to liberate you”
