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Two new economy handsets by Philips

Philips has unveiled two economy mobile phones — Philips 198 and 199. These handsets are similar to each other with the only difference being the FM Radio feature in Philips 199 model.

The handsets will be rolled out only in Asia and Europe initially.

Features and specs:

• 1.5 inch CSTN colour display
• 128 x 128 pixel resolution with 62K colours
• 4-way navigation key
• 65 grams
• 99 x 42 x 13.5 mm
• SMS and MMS
• T9 predictive text
• Polyphonic ringtones Continue reading “Two new economy handsets by Philips”

Three New Handsets For India – LG KF510, LG KP320 and LG KP110.

LG have announced that they will be launching three new models in our markets. The three models would be LG KF510, LG KP320 and LG KP110. They would be additions to their fairly popular music oriented series, the Dynamite series and the low end editions which they have plethora of devices actually.

The KF510 which seems to be in the limelight is actually a music oriented handset. It has a 3MP AF flash camera along with red eye reduction and image stabilization. It has GPRS EDGE for connectivity and Bluetooth and FM radio. Also present is MPEG-4 player and dedicated MP3 player. Besides all this the fruit on the cake is that it can record video in QVGA resolution and also play back.

Targeted at style oriented customers, the 10.9mm thick KF510 is also equipped with a touch sensitive navigational keypad. Its 2.2-inches 240 x 320 pixels LCD display is covered by tempered glass and features a light sensor on the front in addition to power-saving auto-luminance control.

The new member to the Dynamite series clan, LG KP320 features a 3 megapixel camera with auto focus, video-recording, speaker phone, document viewer, email and Internet capabilities and high internal memory with TV out feature. Targeting the youth and mainly young women, the phone measures 107 x 46 x 13.5 millimeters and weighs just 81 grams. Moreover, the phone has 2 inch TFT display with 262k colors back up, music and video player, FM radio and Bluetooth.

The primary features of the LG KP320 are these:

Triband GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz)
2 inch QVGA 260K color display
3 megapixel camera with autofocus lens
Bluetooth, TV out, and built-in FM radio
900 mAh Li-Ion battery
80MB of built-in memory and microSD card support

The low end newcomer, the ‘extremely lightweight’ KP110 is an expansion of LG’s Bullet Series, which saw tremendous success amongst first timers and college students. The phone targets first-time phone buyers inclined towards music. Additional features of the phone includes MP3 player, FM radio on speaker phone; the ability to store around 500 phone numbers and 500 SMS messages, expandable memory up to 2GB; GPRS and WAP connectivity; and battery life up to 4 hours of talk time, 400 hours standby time and many others.

Continue reading “Three New Handsets For India – LG KF510, LG KP320 and LG KP110.”

Blackberry Bold

The BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone embodies elegant design – without sacrificing the features or functionality you expect from a premium smartphone. Well this is the official statement in the BlackBerry Website. Well Bold turns out to be the official name of the device we have come to know as the 9000.

UPDATE : Blackberry Bold 9000 is available in India and Pricing information

FEATURES:

THE BLACKBERRY EXPERIENCE

No compromises. With email, phone, IM and the Internet, it can connect you. With an integrated organizer, it can help you stay on top of your day. With camera and video recording, you can capture and share the moment with just a few clicks. And that’s just the beginning.

FAST PERFORMANCE:

Do more — do it faster. Take advantage of the speeds available on the HSDPA network and the BlackBerry Bold smartphone’s 624-MHz processor. Multitask and prioritize with access to your voice and data services at the same time. Continue reading “Blackberry Bold”

Low end Intex Handset – An Indian offering

Intex Technologies recently launched the IN-2222, a low-end economy handset. Kaushik Mitra, Product Group Head – Mobile Communications, Intex, said: “After receiving a very heartening response to our earlier model IN 2020, which has a talktime of 7.5 hours, this is our second offering in the entry-level segment this year. Considering that pricing is a major growth driver for mobile telephony in India – the second largest market for mobile phones in the world – Intex strives to launch affordable models with best of technology features to fulfill the communication needs of the masses who form a major part of the market.” Continue reading “Low end Intex Handset – An Indian offering”

Two New XpressMusic Handsets from Nokia

Nokia added two more devices to its range of XpressMusic handsets: the 5220 and the 5320 XpressMusic.

“Today’s additions to the XpressMusic range up the ante with new ways for consumers to access their media, as well as interact and share content with friends and communities anytime, anywhere,” said Jo Harlow, Vice President, LIVE category, Nokia.

5220 Nokia XpressMusic

The Nokia 5220 XpressMusic has a bit of a lopsided designthat has a built-in lanyard making it easy to carry around.

Features and Specs:

• Dedicated XpressMusic keys
• 3.5mm audio jack
• External memory microSD
• 2 Megapixel camera
• FM radio
• Compatible with Nokia Music Store

Price:

Rs 10,200 approximately

5320 Nokia XpressMusic

A handset that has 3G social entertainment capabilities with Web 2.0 access.

Features and Specs:

• Say and Play feature
• Dedicated music keys
• 3.5mm audio jack
• Up to 24 hours of playback time
• 2 megapixel camera
• FM radio
• Nokia Music Store compatibility
• Extendable memory up to 8GB
• HS-USB for fast music transfer
• HSDPA
• Internet browser
• Access to Ovi
• Nokia Search 4.1
• N-Gage gaming in the landscape mode

Price:

Rs 13,980 approximately bsefore taxes and subsidies.

Airtel launching 3G services in India

After the Indian government gave green flag to launching 3G services in India, Airtel has taken this story further. The company will be launching 3G services soon. Airtel has recently tested 3G applications with various suppliers and will be soon launching 3G services in India. Initially the company will be launching these services in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore cause these are the 2 places where Airtel has testes their 3G applications, reports Economic Times. The DoT will be allotting 3G spectrum to various mobile service players in India and Airtel will be taking good advantage of this opportunity. Airtel has also partnered with SingTel who has experience is offering 3G services. By the way, many countries have started adopting 4G when India is on its way to embrace 3G but I am sure that India will catch up soon.

HTC TyTN II launched in India

HTC TyTN II A new launch..and a hi-fi handset by a pioneering company.

Phew! It’s a high-speed HSDPA handset with a built-in GPS for personal navigation and an adjustable screen angle….just what we needed? Surely!

Specs and features at a glance:

• 2.8-inch colour screen
• QWERTY keyboard
• Tri-band UMTS
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• 3.5G high speed internet
• HSDPA and WiFi 802.11b/g
• Word Mobile
• Excel Mobile
• PowerPoint Mobile
• Contacts, calendar
• Push e-mail, notes, tasks
• PDF viewer
• Business card scanner
• MapKing R12 Continue reading “HTC TyTN II launched in India”

Stylish LG KF300 flip phone launched

A Fashion phone that is bound to make waves in the mobile phone circuit, the new LG KF300 has good looks…although it does look like it is aimed exclusively at the ladies.

Specs and features at a glance:

• 2.2-inch QVGA display
• 1.3-inch TFT screen outside
• 128 x 160 pixels External screen
• 240 x 320 pixel 256K colours internal screen Continue reading “Stylish LG KF300 flip phone launched”

New mobile email solution – email@mobile – launched

email@mobile is the first solution of its kind which allows users to register for a new email ID through a mobile phone.
Adroit Claretdene Infotech announced the launch of a new mobile email solution – email@mobile on Monday with which worldwide mobile users can own a free mobile email ID which shall be accessed over any ordinary mobile phone capable of internet browsing.

Users can now use their existing mobile phone with WAP 1.2 and above browser to wirelessly access their new e-mail box as well as register for new email ID through their basic mobile phone.

Continue reading “New mobile email solution – email@mobile – launched”

HTC handsets with CDMA technology via Reliance

Finally! Reliance has added two high end handsets to its repertoire making their line-up of handsets a little attractive for high end buyers.

HTC and Reliance Communications (RCom) together announced the launch of two new smart devices, the HTC P3000 and the HTC S720 through Reliance Communications network.

Peter Chou, chief executive officer and president of HTC, said, “The partnership with RCom further strengthens HTC’s commitment to serve the growing demands of Indian consumers. With the introduction of the HTC P3000 and HTC S720, customers will soon have access to these innovative CMDA devices.” Continue reading “HTC handsets with CDMA technology via Reliance”

8 megapixel CMOS in Samsung Mobile phones soon

Yes. That’s right. An 8 megapixel 28 x 15.3 x 8.5mm CMOS into a camera that will be available by the end of this year.

Now for some technical gyan:

The new camera phone module will be 10 percent smaller than present phone modules, and will feature low-light ISO 1600 sensitivity and F2.6 focal length, anti-shake function, face detection technology, and an automated shoot mode that is activated by silly, smiling faces (similar to the smile-shutter feature in some Sony Cyber-shots).

All said, some experts argue that mobile CMOS modules cannot match the quality of larger digital camera CMOS modules and CCDs; even if the chip were to deliver higher pixels, it would still get much lesser light than normal camera CMOS modules. Still others are of the view that Samsung’s camera lenses will not allow for better quality images than say Sony’s camera lenses despite the 8MP output size.

Palm Centro smartphone in India

The smallest and lightest Palm phone Centro has made its debut in India with voice, text, email, web, contact and calendar capabilities, a full-colour touch screen and full keyboard.

The OS is ACCESS.

Specs at a glance:

• 320X320 colour Touch screen
• 5 way navigator
• QWERTY keyboard
• One-touch speakerphone Continue reading “Palm Centro smartphone in India”

Sony Ericsson launches C702 and C902 Cyber-shot

While Sony Ericsson recently appointed Maria Sharapova as its global brand ambassador, it got tennis sensations Anastasia Rodionova (4th seed), Yaroslava Shevdova and Patty Schnyder to launch the Sony Ericsson C702 and C902 at the Sony Ericsson sponsored WTA Tour at Bangalore.

Sudhin Mathur, General Manager, Sony Ericsson India said, “This is our third consecutive year of participation in the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour event in Bangalore, and we are excited to have Anastasia Rodionova, Yaroslava Shevdova and Patty Schnyder with us to unveil these new Cyber-shot phones here in India today. The C702 and C902 both place ease-of-use and best-in-class picture quality at the heart of their design. Yet both appeal to different audiences. One is engineered to let you take more pictures in more places and the other is designed to look as stunning as the pictures it takes.”

The two handsets are part of its Cyber-shot range. Continue reading “Sony Ericsson launches C702 and C902 Cyber-shot”

More Mobile offerings at Mobile Asia 2008 from Samsung – F490, SGH i550, SGH i780, F250, J210, SGH i450 and D880

Its party time for all Samsung phone fans in India . They recently unleashed more phones at Mobile Asia 2008 Samsung – F490, SGH i550, SGH i780, F250, J210, SGH i450 and D880

F490

A multimedia phone with a 3.2-inch TFT screen with a complete touch user interface, a 5MP camera and HSDPA connectivity with killer good looks and svelte lines.

Continue reading “More Mobile offerings at Mobile Asia 2008 from Samsung – F490, SGH i550, SGH i780, F250, J210, SGH i450 and D880”

Airtel launches Mobile Payment Services

In the wake of growing mobile VAS (value added services) market in India, Airtel has launched a range of mobile commerce solutions in India. For this Airtel has partnered with companies like HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI, Corporation Bank, VISA and mChek. Continue reading “Airtel launches Mobile Payment Services”