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Date: 30/3/2009
Nokia
Siemens Networks opens new Global Network Solutions Center
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Nokia Siemens
Networks today inaugurated a new Global Network Solutions Center (GNSC).
The latest GNSC, located in Noida, Delhi NCR, is part of the
company’s strategic response to the growing trend for operators to
outsource network management and maintenance as a way to increase
efficiency. At the inauguration, Simon
Beresford Wylie, CEO of Nokia Siemens Networks said, “Nokia Siemens Networks is no longer just a telecom
equipment vendor, but a true business operations partner for
communications service providers. Our services business lies at
the heart of the transformation underway at our company, and India lies
at the heart of our services success.” “Both Nokia Siemens
Networks’ transformation and our commitment to India as a
significant part of a global telecoms ecosystem are encapsulated by this
new Global Network Solutions Center,” Beresford-Wylie said. more…
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Date: 24/3/2009
Pacnet
Boosts Investment in India, Sets Sight on High Growth Long Distance Market
Pacnet today announced that it has
increased its stake in its India joint venture and will shortly file
applications for International Long Distance (ILD) and National Long
Distance (NLD) licenses. “As part of our strategy to aggressively
grow our operations in India, we have raised our stake in our India joint
venture Pacific Internet India Pvt. Ltd. from 55 percent to 74
percent,” said Bill Barney, Chief Executive Officer of Pacnet.
“Together with our joint venture partner FutureWorld India Pvt. Ltd.,
we have further capitalised Pacific Internet India Pvt. Ltd to support our
network roll out in India post receipt of ILD and NLD licenses.” more…
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Date: 23/3/2009
Live election updates with
Vodafone Election Alerts
Vodafone Essar, one of India’s
leading cellular service providers, today announced the launch of the
‘Election Alert’ service for its customers. This service aims
to keep customers abreast on political developments by providing them
constant updates on the upcoming general election. The Vodafone Election
Alert Pack will provide four updates daily on the candidates profile,
trivia about past elections, information on key constituency profiles,
latest elections news and poll results. On the result days there would be
15 alerts or more available for the Vodafone customers. Vodafone has
partnered with NDTV for the contents of the ‘election alerts’. more…
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Date: 18/3/2009
AIRCEL launches its operations in Delhi
Aircel, the telecom operator with over 174 lakh subscribers
across India and the leader in 4 telecom circles has launched its services
in Delhi and NCR today. It has announced four different tariff plans for
target consumer segments namely, corporate & business, youth &
students, migrants from NE, WB, Bihar & UP and a Standard package. The company plans to invest
$5 billion in pan India operations in next 3 years. Aircel has always been
number one cellular service provider in Chennai and Tamil Nadu circles.
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Date: 17/3/2009
BSNL appoints
Micromax as its partner for 3G Data Cards
BSNL and Micromax
have entered into a national agreement for sale and distribution of 3G
Data Cards to the BSNL subscribers. The just released 3G services of BSNL
are currently available in approx 11 cities and BSNL intends
to make this reach to approx 700 cities in the next 2-3 months.
more…
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Date: 17/3/2009
SANDISK
TO HOST APAC DISTRIBUTORS MEETING IN INDIA
SanDisk
today announced that it plans to bring its annual APAC Distributors Meeting
to India for the first time, to be held March 24-25, 2009 in New
Delhi. With nearly half of its total population aged 35 years or
younger, India is one of the fastest-growing
and largest markets for mobile and consumer electronics, driving the demand
for flash memory products. The SanDisk APAC Distributors’ Meeting is
invitation-only and provides SanDisk’s channel partners and
distributors with the opportunity to come together in a growing market. more…
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Date: 6/3/2009
Vodafone launches new BlackBerry service plan at Rs.299
Vodafone
Essar, one of India’s leading cellular service providers, today
announced the launch of a new BlackBerry service plan* - Prosumer Lite @
299 - that offers BlackBerry® service users unlimited access to up to
10 supported personal/business email accounts as well
as various popular instant messaging (IM) services, at a monthly rent of
only Rs. 299/-. more…
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Date:
5/3/2009
SAMSUNG launches India's First
8-Megapixel Touch Screen Camera Phone
Reaffirming
its ‘Next is What?’ positioning and strengthening its touch
screen product portfolio , Samsung Mobile today announced the introduction
of India's first 8-megapixel
touch screen camera phone, the SAMSUNG Pixon (M8800). SAMSUNG Pixon features
the latest camera functions found in Digital Cameras, like Advanced Shake
Reduction, Blink detection, Smile detection, Face detection , Panoramic
shot etc. The photographs taken on the phone can be edited and users can
even make a photo memo by scribbling on the photos. The phone facilitates easy
mobile blogging and makes it fun to see and share pictures - just by
tilting the phone, pictures will scroll through for a great viewing
experience. It has video
recording capability and TV output for both PAL and NTSC systems. more…
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Date:
3/3/2009
Alcatel-Lucent
wins contract from Tata Teleservices Limited for expansion of their
CDMA/GSM network in 22 circles with SDH technology
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:ALU)
announced today that it has won a contract from Tata Teleservices Ltd,
India’s premier unified telecommunication provider. This contract,
covering over 7 years will enable Tata Teleservices to expand their CDMA
/GSM network in 22 circles pan India, covering close to 60 million
subscribers. more…
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Date:
27/2/2009
Commercial
Launch of 3G Mobile Services in 11 Cities by BSNL
Bharat
Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), one of the leading telecom player, has
launched 3G Mobile Services today on commercial basis simultaneously from
11 cities, namely, Agra, Ambala, Jalandhar, Jaipur, Dehradoon, Shimla,
Lucknow, Ranchi, Durgapur, Haldia, Patna & soft launch in Jammu. BSNL also announced tariff plans for
3G mobile services under pre-paid and post-paid voice, video and data
plans. The voice call will be
available for as low as 10 paisa per minute under full value 1000 plan and
local SMS is also as low as 10 paisa per SMS under Super 1,350 plan. Video calls starting with Re.1/-
under unlimited 2,500 plan and Rs.2/- for STD video calls. more…
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Date:
26/2/2009
Motorola
Heralds the Return of Artistry™ and Unveils
AURA for Discerning Indian Consumers
Inspired by luxury watches and
handcrafted design, Motorola India Private Limited, today introduced AURATM.
The unique handset breaks convention and re-establishes artistry in the design
and manufacturing of mobile devices for the discerning Indian consumers. To
herald the Return of ArtistryTM,
Abhishek Bachchan unveiled the AURA and presented the first AURA to
India’s fashion designer par excellence, Manish Malhotra, at an
exclusive event. more…
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Date:
26/2/2009
Amar
Chitra Katha now on Vodafone
Vodafone
Essar, one of India’s leading cellular service providers in
association with ACK Media, today announced the launch of Amar Chitra
Katha, a collection of illustrated classics that retell the stories about
Indian Heroes, on Vodafone. Anant
Pai (popularly known as Uncle Pai), Editor Emeritus - Amar Chitra
Katha, Samir Patil, Founder and CEO- ACK Media and Harit Nagpal, Marketing and &
New Business, Director, Vodafone Essar were present at the launch of Amar
Chitra Katha on Vodafone. more…
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Date:
25/2/2009
Virgin Mobile launches a stylish slider handset
for the Indian youth
Virgin Mobile, India’s first national youth
focused mobile service brand, today announced the launch of its ultra
stylish slider handset, vGlide, with 65k color and 1.8 inch large
screen, FM radio, a unique Paprika Red color and soft touch finish at a
price point of just Rs. 2399/-. The phone comes with lifetime
validity and a starter user kit worth Rs. 499 that offers prepaid
connection, lifetime incoming validity, 499 free local minutes and 499 free
local SMSes valid for 60 days. more…
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Date:
24/2/2009
Now make local
calls @60 Paise with Vodafone
Vodafone launches
Bonus Card 39 in Delhi
Vodafone Essar, one of India’s leading cellular
service providers today launched a new ‘Bonus Card 39’ for its prepaid
customers in Delhi. Priced at Rs. 39, the Bonus Card allows Vodafone
customers to make all local calls at 60paise/minute in Delhi at any time of
the day. The Bonus card has 30 day validity and will be available across
Delhi. more…
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Date:
20/2/2009
Say Good Bye to headsets as
LG launches its first Intenna FM Radio phones, LG GB110 and LG GB106
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LG Electronics India Pvt.
Ltd. (LGEIL), announced the launch of its first mobile phones with
Intenna FM radio for India today. These new models, LG GB110 and LG GB106
are bundled as an entertainment package expunging the need to attach
headset while listening to FM Radio. These handsets are based on a very
strong consumer insight that people are unable to use their FM radio in
phone in case they loose their headphone. This feature eliminates the
hassle attached with using a headphone. Designed to deliver a credible
radio-listening experience, the phones score high on offering complete
entertainment to its customers on the move. more…
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Date: 19/2/2009
LG’s uber
cool phones for the youth
LG mobile
phones now speak the language of youth with their exclusive designs,
features and style
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LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. (LGEIL) is all set to strike a cord
with the young at heart yet again with the launch of its three new,
exciting and contemporary mobile phones – KS360, KM710 and KF300.
The sleek QWERTY slider phone - KS360, the music phone - KM710 and a
fashion phone with an external LCD display - KF300 will surely excite the
next-gen. Riding on their features, these uniquely stylish phones will
enhance and enrich the music, imaging and slider experience of young
Indian consumers. The
handsets are packed with all elements that one might require to stay in
constant touch with friends via phone calls or SMS, listen to the
favourite numbers, games to play at leisure, capture life’s
beautiful and unexpected moments or to make a style statement. more...
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Date: 19/2/2009
NUANCE WINS GSMA GLOBAL MOBILE AWARD
Nuance’s T9 Takes Top Honors in Social and
Economic Development Category
At Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona
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Nuance Communications, Inc. today
announced that its T9 Consumer Vernacular Messaging campaign
jointly with Airtel, India's leading
mobile services provider was awarded in the category of
‘Best Use of Mobile for Social and Economic Development’ at
the GSM Association Global Mobile Awards.This
prestigious award is testimony to Nuance Communications continuing
endeavor to set industry benchmarks and drive innovation with its
industry leading vernacular T9 text solutions in the Indian market. The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is an annual
event that brings together all leading mobile companies in the world and
recognizes the very best Social and Economic Development initiatives that
combines technology and tradition to protect and encourage the use of a
language that is core to a national identity. more…
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Date: 18/2/2009
NANO GANESH NAMED WINNER IN NOKIA’s GLOBAL CALLING ALL
INNOVATORS COMPETITION
Ossian Agro Automation’s Nano Ganesh Wins USD 25,000 Prize in Contest for Mobile
Applications to Help Improve Life on the Planet Ossian
Agro Automation’s Nano Ganesh application has been selected by Nokia
as a Grand Prize winner in the Emerging Markets category in the global
Calling All Innovators contest for mobile applications and solutions to
help improve the quality of life on the planet. Ossian Agro’s
founder, Santosh Ostwal, joined 10 other developers worldwide who were
honored in Barcelona, Spain, in the Forum Nokia Calling All Innovators
Award Ceremony during the annual GSMA Mobile World Congress. The winners
were selected from among nearly 1,000 developers who competed in three
categories with mobile applications designed to contribute toward building
a better world. more…
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Date:
17/2/2009
Cisco Leads
Mobile Experience Transformation as Service Providers Evolve Toward a 4G
Mobile Internet
Mobility is
Fastest Growing Internet Protocol Segment for Service Providers as
Broadband and Video Drive Growth
At the 2009 GSMA Mobile World Congress, Cisco®
is demonstrating how service providers worldwide are embracing a 4G mobile
Internet transformation strategy with Cisco
Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) mobile transformation solutions
designed to create compelling, new revenue-generating services and applications
for consumers and end-users. Spurred by the dramatic rise in demand for
mobile broadband and video, mobility is the fastest growing IP segment for
services providers worldwide in terms of overall traffic. Service providers
are finding new revenue opportunities in mobility, with reduced times to
market, by delivering a wide range of new and differentiated services, many
of which incorporate video. more…
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Date:
17/2/2009
SanDisk
8GB iNAND Embedded flash drive utilized by LG’s advanced Arena
Multimedia Handset
LG’s
Flagship Arena Handset Offers 8GB of Internal Storage, Using
SanDisk’s iNAND Device for Both Storage and System Boot
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK) today
announced that LG Electronics’ latest fully loaded LG Arena
(LG-KM900) multimedia handset will include SanDisk’s iNAND™
8 gigabyte1 (GB) Embedded Flash Drive (EFD). The iNAND storage
device will be utilized by the handset as both a boot and data storage
device, eliminating the need for a separate boot device. more…
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Date: 16/2/2009
SanDisk announces Service Delivery Card Designed
for Mobile Network Operators
Custom
Flash Memory Product Integrates MNO Applications and Services to Increase
MNO Service Revenues
SanDisk
Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK), the inventor and
world’s largest supplier of flash storage cards, today
announced the SanDisk® Service Delivery Card (SDC), a high
capacity custom memory solution based on a microSD™ card
and designed specifically for the Mobile Network Operator (MNO). The unique
capabilities of the SanDisk Service Delivery Card enable MNOs to configure
local storage to streamline data delivery, improve high capacity memory
performance and integrate with network applications and services to enhance
the user experience. more…
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Date: 13/2/2009
Reliance
Communications adds a record Five Million New Subscribers in Jaunary 2009
Reliance
Communications, India’s largest and only telecom operator offering
nationwide CDMA and GSM mobile Services, today announced achieving a record
5 Million new wireless subscribers on its network during January 2009. With
this significant achievement, Reliance Communications has become
India’s first and World’s first (apart from China) to add 5
Million new subscribers in a span of 30 days, on its fully-IP enabled, Next
Generation Wireless network. The entry of Reliance Mobile in the GSM
segment has once again led to a significant expansion of the market, with
the company seeing a significant 285% rise in new subscriber additions,
within the first month of its nationwide GSM rollout. more…
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Date: 11/2/2009
BPL Mobile
subscriber base crosses 2 million in January ‘09
Announcing
the significant increase in the subscriber base, a number crossing over 2
million, BPL Mobile – get in the loop, Mumbai’s longest standing
mobile service provider, continues to maintain its steady growth momentum
with the onset of network upgradation, customized segmented products,
consistent innovative VAS and dedicated effort towards customer
satisfaction.
more…
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Date:
11/2/2009
Motorola Announces
MOTOROKR EM35, MOTO VE66, MOTOSURF A3000 slated for India
Motorola India Private Limited, today announced its plans for
an exciting range of products for India. The MOTOROKR EM35, MOTO VE66, and
MOTOSURF A3000 which will excite, enhance and enrich the music, imaging and
smartphone experiences for Indian consumers. more…
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Date:
5/2/2009
Airtel Unveils Another Cost Saving
Opportunity for its Prepaid Customers – Launches the “Prepaid
SMS Dhamaka” Offer
Bharti
Airtel, India’s leading mobile service provider today launched the
Prepaid SMS Dhamaka Offer for its prepaid customers in Delhi & NCR
region. This exciting offer presents a unique value for money proposition
for customers significantly reducing both local and national SMS tariff.
This option is applicable for all Airtel prepaid Lifetime and non-lifetime
customers. more...
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Date: 28/1/2009
Nokia
and HCL announce joint venture to sell mobile entertainment and value added
services directly to consumers in India
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Nokia
Corporation, as part of its services strategy in India, today announced
that it is planning to set up a joint venture with HCL Infosystems to sell
mobile value added services and entertainment content directly to
consumers in India. The joint venture is subject to customary regulatory
approvals and is expected to take off later this year. Once the requisite
approvals have been received, the joint venture will be primarily engaged
in selling value added services for mobile devices. Speaking on the
occasion, Mr. D. Shivakumar, VP and Managing Director, Nokia India, said
‘An important part of our future distribution strategies in India
is that we want to ensure that our value added services and entertainment
offerings are readily available to all consumers.’ He further
added, ‘This arrangement is a natural continuation of our long term
collaboration with HCL in India’. more...
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Date: 27/1/2009
3 Developers from
APAC Named Finalists of Forum Nokia Calling All Innovators Global Mobile
Application Developer Competition
Forum
Nokia is proud to announce that three of the eleven finalists of Calling All
Innovators, a global mobile application development competition to
positively impact the quality of life on the planet, came from
APAC. Nearly 1,000 developers answered Nokia’s challenge to
think big and create mobile applications and services that can help build a
better world. Nokia will award up to USD 150,000 in cash and prizes to the
ultimate winners, in addition to helping the winning developers distribute
their mobile applications worldwide. more...
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Date:
22/1/2009
Virgin Mobile introduces revolutionary
proposition – FREE National or Local SMSs
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In
its continued endeavor to offer products and services that meet the needs
of the urban youth in India, Virgin Mobile, India’s first national
youth-focused mobile services brand, today introduced yet another
revolutionary youth focused proposition by making SMS the new
voice of the youth by ushering in genuine freedom of sending SMSs by
making it FREE without any extra pack or upfront commitment. Virgin
Mobile customers will now be able to send 100 National as well as
100 Local; a total of 200 SMSs free daily after just paying for
the first 3 SMSs on each leg (National and Local respectively) to any
network. more...
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Date: 21/1/2009
NUANCE
COMMUNICATIONS APPOINTS SUMIT GOSWAMI AS HEAD OF MOBILE MARKETING FOR INDIA
Nuance
Communications, a leading supplier of speech and imaging solutions, today announced
the appointment of a new head of marketing for India. Based in Delhi,
Sumit Goswami shall join the Nuance Mobile Global marketing group (Europe,
Japan, China/APAC, and India) and lead Regional Strategies and Program
execution for Nuance Mobile embedded and connected products in India. more...
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Date:
15/1/2009
Indian Music Industry
and Phonographic Performance Ltd. Elects Kumar Taurani as Chairman
Mr. Kumar Taurani,
Chairman & Managing Director of Tips Industries Ltd one of India's
leading Music & Film producing Company, was unanimously elected as
the Chairman of the Board of Directors
of the Indian Music Industry [IMI] and Phonographic Performance
Ltd [PPL] for the period 2009 - '10. He brings with him over 25
years of rich experience in the music & film Industry to this
Chairmanship role. He succeeds Mr. Subroto Chattopadya
Managing Director - Saregama Ltd. more...
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Date:
14/1/2009
Qualcomm
Contributes to Social and Educational Initiatives in India through Local
Non-Governmental Organizations
Qualcomm
Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of
advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, today announced that it
is working with three local NGOs to support social and educational
initiatives in India. The Company will work with Save The Children India in
Mumbai, MV Foundation (MVF) in Hyderabad and Sikshana Foundation in
Bengaluru. more...
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Date: 12/1/2009
Vodafone Essar Launches the BlackBerry Storm in India
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Vodafone
Essar and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced that the highly
anticipated BlackBerry® Storm™ , the first ever touch-screen BlackBerry®
smartphone designed for Vodafone, will be available exclusively for
Vodafone customers in India from 15th January, 2009.The BlackBerry Storm delivers the renowned functionality of the
BlackBerry solution and provides consumers and business customers with
entertainment, information and communications at the tip of their
fingers. Priced at Rs. 27,990/-, the innovative smartphone will be
available across select Vodafone Stores nationally from January 15, 2009.
Vodafone will create more than 150 ‘experience zones’ across
the country in Vodafone Stores and Modern Trade Outlets to encourage
customers to experience the revolutionary smartphone. more...
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Date:
8/1/2009
LG begins the New
Year with the launch of its full touch screen handset
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LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd,
a worldwide technology and design leader in mobile communications, today
unveiled the LG KP500 (nicknamed Cookie) for the Indian market. This
attractively-priced full touch screen handset is complete with the latest
touch technology and features found in the existing high-end full touch
screen handsets currently available in the market. LG welcomes all its
users to join the touch generation. From LG's experience in producing
stylish and sophisticated handsets, the LG KP500 also receives attention
to the finer details. Slim-profiled and lightweight, the LG KP500 comes
in an excellent and stylish Vandyke brown colour. The LG-KP 500, rightly
named “Cookie”, holds a universal appeal towards all
consumers. The LG Cookie is the most affordable and easy to use touch
screen phone available to Indian consumers with a host of features. more...
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Date:
7/1/2009
HTC
Unveils the Definitive Mobile Internet and Entertainment Experience in
India – Launches the HTC Touch HD™
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HTC
Corporation (TAIEX: 2498; "HTC"), a global leader in mobile phone
innovation and design, today unveiled the HTC Touch HD™, an
entertainment focused mobile handset that promises to transform the
communication experience on the move. The HTC Touch HD™, available
at a Market Operating Price of Rs. 42,990/-, integrates a large 3.8 inch
Wide-screen VGA display (WVGA), a standard 3.5mm audio jack and a 5
megapixel camera with autofocus, and is the perfect device for mobile
internet and multimedia fans as well as enterprise users. The HTC Touch
HD™ combines high performance capabilities with a stylish, sleek
design that has made HTC a global leader in mobile phone design and
innovation. more...
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Date: 6/1/2009
‘MySpace’
now available on Virgin Mobile in India
World’s
largest social network now accessible at no extra cost on Virgin Mobile
handsets priced as low as Rs. 2999
New Delhi, 06 January, 2009 - In step with its efforts to bolster its
youth-centric services portfolio in India, Virgin Mobile today announced a
partnership with MySpace for making the latter’s social networking
services available on Virgin Mobile WAP-enabled phones. An unprecedented
move, this announcement will enthuse Virgin Mobile’s youth customers
by providing them instant access to world’s largest social networking
site at no extra cost*on handsets starting at just Rs. 2,999 . more...
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Date:
6/1/2009
Bharti Airtel and
RIM Launch the New BlackBerry Pearl Flip Smartphone in India
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Airtel and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:
RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry®
Pearl™ Flip 8220 smartphone in India.
Priced at Rs.21990 the smartphone is now available at Airtel authorized
channels nationally. The
new BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone harnesses the power of the
BlackBerry® platform and packs a wide range of useful features into
a sleek flip design. Its spacious keyboard allows easy typing and
dialing and the flip design opens to a large, vibrant internal display
and provides the satisfying finality of ending a call by closing the phone. Customers will also appreciate the
smartphone's external display for previewing calendar reminders, email,
text messages and phone calls at a glance. more...
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Date: 4/1/2009
RELIANCE MOBILE LAUNCHES GSM SERVICES IN MUMBAI
Reliance
Communications, India's largest and only telecom service provider to offer
nationwide GSM and CDMA services, today announced the launch of Reliance
Mobile GSM Services in Mumbai. The launch of Reliance Mobile GSM Services
in Mumbai comes within days of the company announcing the launch of its GSM
Services across 11,000 towns in the country. The company also launched a
first-of-its-kind Customer Experience Programme for customers choosing
Reliance Mobile GSM Services, a unique plan which offers upto 100% savings
to sub-Rs. 300 ARPU mobile customers in the city of Mumbai at a one-time
subscription charge (including GSM SIM) of Rs.25 only. more...
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