Archive for September, 2009

Tata DOCOMO offers unlimited GPRS access

After launching the pay per call scheme for its CDMA users, Tata Teleservices has once again set a race between the leading telecom players by offering unlimited internet browsing or surfing, straight from the handset.

Tata’s GSM service in partnership with Japan’s NTT DOCOMO, is offering unlimited GPRS access for its users and for that all [...]

Blind People Can Read SMS: Courtesy Nokia

Nokia’s new Braille Reader application allows blind and visually impaired people to read a discreet SMS using phone vibration.

Nokia has introduced an interesting piece of software, called Nokia Braille Reader. The new application allows blind people to read a discreet SMS using phone vibration. The Nokia Braille Reader application gives SMS for the blind [...]

Google Says Apple Did Reject Voice App

Google told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that Apple did indeed reject the Google Voice application from the iPhone store, despite contrary statements from Apple.Both Google and Apple have responded to questions posed by the FCC about the status of the Google Voice application. Apple said that it was still considering the application.
But Google, whose [...]

LG-GW620 – LG’s First Android Smartphone

LG Electronics has reinforced its aggressive strategy in smartphones by announcing the first Android mobile device called the LG-GW620. The announcement of LG’s first Android-powered smartphones comes only a week after the company announced that it would be introducing three new Windows Mobile smartphones in the next few weeks.

The new LG-GW620 features a 3-inch full [...]

Now, Airtel Offers Mobile Internet Recharge Vouchers For Prepaid Users

Airtel customers in Delhi and NCR can now enjoy mobile Internet at Rs 95 per 100 MB and Rs 26 per 15 MB.

Bharti Airtel has launched two cost-effective mobile Internet recharge vouchers, for its prepaid users in Delhi and NCR. This initiative also marks the first time that recharge for Internet usage has been launched [...]

Sony Ericsson Releases XPERIA X2 Windows Mobile Phones

Introduction and Design:

It took the manufacturer less than a year since the release of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 to announce its successor, the XPERIA X2. It´s the first Windows phone of the company, meaning it runs Windows Mobile 6.5. The panel interface we know from the X1 haunts us again, but it has been [...]

Samsung Blue Earth S7550

Introduction:
The Samsung Blue Earth S7550 is created with environmental protection in mind. The phone body and packaging are both made from recycled materials and the device features a solar panel that extends its battery life. Unlike most similar devices, this is not all about it. The phone features a 3-inch touch sensitive screen, TouchWiz interface [...]

Govt Bans Chinese Telecom Parts In ‘Sensitive’ States

Barely three months after imposing a ban on the import of all handsets that do not support the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number, the Government is now preparing to put Chinese telecom equipment makers nearly out of business in India. The Government wants Chinese gearmakers to be barred from all but eight states — [...]

50% Price Cut for Nokia’s N96

Price-cuts like this don’t happen often, and that’s why Univercell’s decision to shave off 50% from the Nokia N96’s price-tag is certainly an eye-catching proposition. The N96, which was priced at Rs. 35,000 is now available at Univercell at Rs. 19,231.
We stumbled across the new price while browsing through Univercell’s website. When we contacted the [...]