Posted on September 5th, 2008 by Ritu
India will soon become a Nation of mobile users. The steadily increasing mobile using population expands due to the ever increasing usage by the youth. A recently completed IDC study confirms that mobile users perceive they derive one of the following sets of benefits from using mobile phones – safety and security, productivity and convenience, [...]
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Posted on September 5th, 2008 by Ritu
LG launched KP199, a candy bar phone with music capabilities for budget buyers.
Features:
• FM radio
• Music player
• Bluetooth connectivity
• Anti Theft Mobile Tracker
Anti Theft Mobile Tracker
If the phone is lost or stolen and the finder tries to insert any other SIM, the phone automatically sends out messages on two pre-stored numbers, and the receivers will know the location and [...]
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Posted on September 3rd, 2008 by Varun
Just got some info that Sony Ericsson is hosting a live Xperiaâ„¢ webcast on Sep 8thÂ
The webcast will include a world premiere of Sony Ericsson’s alternative reality thriller and give the first live, in-depth, demonstration of the Xperia™ X1 prior to its global launch. The webcast will air at 1pm (GMT + 1 hour) 8 September [...]
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Posted on September 1st, 2008 by Ritu
MOTOZINE ZN5 has finally been unveiled in India. Read Fonearena coverage of this handset here.
For interested buyers, Motorola has also incorporated some super deals alongwith the handset.
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Posted on September 1st, 2008 by Ritu
3G is steadily becoming a reality in India.
Since the 3G license guidelines were announced, the great 3G auction will now commence.
There are 66 auctions to be held — 22 for CDMA, 22 for BWA (Broadband Wireless Access), and 22 for GSM. These will be held simultaneously, and the government is currently looking for an eligible [...]
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Posted on August 30th, 2008 by Ritu
More research is out showing that today’s youth view their mobile phones as an extension of the online lives from their PCs.
The report from In-Stat points out that the generation aged 8 to 27 use their mobile phones to access their social networks wherever they are.
This news is great for companies attempting to bring PC [...]
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Posted on August 30th, 2008 by Ritu
One more high-end handset LG Voyager that will be available from Reliance for its CDMA users.
The handset was showcased at this year’s Mobile Asia held in Delhi earlier this year.
Steve Koh, country head of LG CDMA elaborates,
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Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Ritu
Nokia launched 2 new handsets the Nokia N79 and N85.
The N79 is a candy bar handset where as the N85 is a dual slider much like the N95.
N79
Touted to be a multimedia phone, the handset comes with changeable back covers in five colours: Light Sea Blue, Espresso Brown, Olive Green, White and Coral Red.
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Posted on August 25th, 2008 by Ritu
The price of the 3G iPhone stumped those who were eagerly awaiting its launch in India. To counter the ‘non-affordability’ factor doing the rounds among buyers, Vodafone has decided to offer the handset of easy 6 monthly or 12 monthly instalments.
It is rumoured that the company is holding talks with financial institutions to initiate a [...]
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Posted on August 24th, 2008 by Ritu
The latest debate is whether the newly launched Nokia N96 is any competition to the Apple iPhone.
While the two handsets are very competitively priced Nokia will be in the range of Rs 32,000 – 36,000 and iPhone through Vodafone will cost Rs 31,000 and Rs 36,000), we think that Nokia N96 wins hands down. Nokia [...]
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