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Date: 6/8/2008
Bharti Airtel to Bring
iPhone 3G to India on August 22
Bharti Airtel today announced
that it will launch the iPhone 3G in India on August 22. iPhone 3G
combines all the revolutionary features of iPhone plus 3G networking
that is twice as fast*, built-in GPS for expanded location-based mobile
services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft
Exchange ActiveSync and runs hundreds of third party applications
available through the new App Store.
more...
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Date: 5/8/2008
New
President appointed to lead Sony Ericsson India
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Sony Ericsson
Mobile Communications announces today that Anil Sethi has
been appointed to the newly created position of President
and Region Head of Sony Ericsson India with immediate
effect. Anil joins Sony Ericsson after almost 8 years with
Sony Canada in Toronto, where his most recent position was
Senior Vice President of Broadcast & Business Solutions and
Systems Integration. Prior to this role, he completed a
number of high profile international assignments within the
Sony Group including, senior business and commercial roles
in Europe, India, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. During this time
Anil established and managed Sony’s first production
facility in India and was closely involved in setting up the
Sony Gulf regional operations, with its hub office in Dubai,
and the Sony India organisation, headquartered in Delhi.
more...
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Date: 5/8/2008
Bharti announces strategic restructuring at the apex corporate group
level
Bharti Enterprises today
announced a strategic restructuring at the apex corporate level. The new
structure has been designed to strongly build emerging businesses as
well as enhance empowerment to functions and developed businesses. “We
are now embarking on a journey to significantly scale up our emerging
businesses and leverage our leadership position in established
businesses. Towards this end, we are strengthening the Bharti
organization structure and the governance model that will take us
further on the path to building one of the most admired conglomerates in
India. With the new structure, we will engage functionally with our
emerging businesses at a deeper level, empower the developed businesses,
strengthen the interface mechanisms of Bharti with the businesses and
leverage the group functions effectively.” said Sunil Bharti Mittal,
Chairman and Group CEO, Bharti.
more...
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Date: 4/8/2008
Samsung launches its touch screen wizard –TouchWiz (F 480) in the
Indian market
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Samsung
Telecommunications India (STI), design and technology leader
in the Indian mobile market, today, announced the launch of
its full touch screen, ultra-slim Lifestyle segment mobile
phone – the Samsung TouchWIZ in the Indian market.
Exemplifying Samsung’s ‘Next is What’ positioning , the
Samsung TouchWIZ has innovative features like Customizable
Drag ‘n’ Drop and Auto Smile Shot which coupled with the
Full Touch navigation feature make the phone experience
remarkably easy and user friendly. The Touchwiz’s 5
MegaPixel, AutoFocus-LED Flash camera, refined metal body
casing and luxurious leather cover combine the best of form
and function to create new benchmarks in Lifestyle space in
mobile phones.
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Date: 3/8/2008
"Airtel Mobile Campus” –
Redefining the power of connect with anytime
anywhere access to friends, communities on
the go!
Bharti Airtel, has unveiled a
unique opportunity for its customers with the launch of ‘Airtel
Mobile Campus’. A unique
‘virtual place – on the move’, Airtel Mobile Campus, by facilitating a
one-of-its kind convergence through web, wap and SMS, gives a new
dimension to the idea of the mobile as the most simple, convenient
device for entertainment on the go. With this, customers can express
their feelings, emotions, needs, aspirations and connect with their
friends anytime anywhere.
more...
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Date: 31/7/2008
Airtel Lifetime Prepaid
and Huawei T156 handset at Rs.1199/- only
Bharti
Airtel, India’s leading mobile service provider, today reiterated its
commitment to drive affordability further in the telecom sector by
announcing a handset bundling offer with Huawei for its customers in
Delhi & NCR circle. Under the bundling offer a Airtel Lifetime
connection, along with Huawei’s T156 handset will be available at a
price point of Rs. 1199/- only. This latest initiative aims to further
spur the uptake of mobile services in the
Delhi & NCR region. more...
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Date: 28/7/2008
ASUS to
invest Rs. 200,000,000 in India as a part of its service initiatives in
the next two years
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ASUS, in sync with its commitment to quality and
service, opened its first exclusive service center – The ASUS
Royal Club - in India. The service center was opened in the
capital city of Delhi in the presence of Mr. Paul Shek - Deputy
Representative from Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in New
Delhi.
With the launch of its first Royal
Club in India, ASUS now plans to set up an extensive service
network in the country. This year, ASUS plans to set up seven
such ASUS Royal Clubs spread across approximately 1000 square
meters in five Indian cities to provide quality service to its
customers across the country.
more...
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Date: 27/7/2008
NOKIA INDIA JOINS HANDS WITH WWF-INDIA TO SAVE THE
TIGER
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Nokia India, the leading mobile
communications company, in partnership with WWF-India, one
of the largest conservation organizations in the country,
today unveiled the ‘Tiger Wall of Hope’ in New Delhi as part
of their support initiative for the Tiger Conservation
programme of WWF India. The ‘Tiger Wall of Hope’ was
unveiled in the presence of Mr. Ravi Singh, Secretary
General and CEO, WWF-India and Mr. D Shivakumar, VP and
Managing Director, Nokia India, at an event held in New
Delhi today.
more...
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Date: 25/7/2008
Samsung India organizes Send Off
Function for the Indian Contingent to the Beijing Olympic Games 2008
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New Delhi, July 25, 2008: Worldwide Olympic Partner and Sponsor
of the Indian team to the Beijing Olympic Games 2008, Samsung
today hosted the Send Off Function for the Indian Contingent.
Present on the occasion were members of the Indian contingent :
Mr Suresh Kalmadi , President of Indian Olympic Association ,
Raja Randhir Singh , Secretary General of the IOA and Member,
IOC ; H.E Zhang Yan , Chinese Ambassador to India ;Mr R Zutshi ,
Dy Managing Director , Samsung India and other senior
representatives of the Indian Olympic Association . The event
was also attended by Samsung Olympic Ratnas - Samsung Olympic
Brand Ambassador , Manavjit Singh Sandhu ; ace shooters , Anjali
Bhagwat and Avneet Kaur Sidhu ; Archer Dola Banerjee and Boxer ,
A L Lakra . more...
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Date: 24/7/2008
BPL Mobile launches ‘BPL Mobile @Café’ – the fun hangout
on your mobile phone
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With the sole idea of rediscovering
entertainment on mobile phone, BPL Mobile, Mumbai’s leading
mobile service provider, today announced their all new
WAP Portal, ‘BPL Mobile @Cafe’ (atcafe.bplmobile.com), a single
stop for its subscribers to catch the latest bollywood updates
from clips, to trailers to ring tones to music to pictures,
enjoy
glimpses of Page3 parties, News, Highlights, sports updates,
live scores, sports clips, interviews of cricketers, ring tones,
wallpapers & themes, chat, exciting games across genres from
adventure to arcade to puzzles, mobile TV – live darshans from
Siddhivinayak, Shirdi, Haji Ali, jokes, services like movie
ticket booking or airline ticket booking, railway PNR status
enquiry, astrology and lots more, making it the new hippest
hangout place on the mobile phone.
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Date: 24/7/2008
Motorola accelerates with
ultra-fast 3G MOTORAZR2
V9 Ferrari in to India
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New Delhi, INDIA
–24 July 2008 --- Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT), today announced the
launch of the ultra-fast 3G MOTORAZR2
™ V9 Ferrari Special Edition to the Indian consumer.
"The
MOTORAZR2
V9 Ferrari Special
Edition represents Motorola's passion for innovation and design,
and is the first co-branded Motorola mobile phone for the Indian
consumer" said Faisal Siddiqui, Director, Product & Solutions,
India & SWA, Motorola Mobile Devices.
The MOTORAZR2
V9 Ferrari is ultra
elegant; with large colour screens, internal and external, and
its format is set to offer Motorola’s innovative technology
CrystalTalkTM
which delivers outstanding call clarity even in noisy
environments . Users can also enjoy high performance and speed
offered by 3G technology enabled networks -- which provides fast
transfers of data, including downloads of music and Internet
access, as well as USB 2.0, music and wireless technology stereo
Bluetooth®.
more...
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Date: 23/7/2008
Nokia
and Qualcomm Enter Into a New Agreement
Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and
Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) today announced that they have entered into
a new agreement covering various standards including GSM, EDGE, CDMA,
WCDMA, HSDPA, OFDM, WiMAX, LTE and other technologies. The
agreement will result in settlement of all litigation between the
companies, including the withdrawal by Nokia of its complaint to the
European Commission.
more...
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Date: 18/7/2008
Sony Ericsson W350i Walkman® phone is uniquely styled to put music at finger
tips
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Sony Ericsson today announced the availability of the
W350i, a Walkman®
phone that offers the perfect blend of style and function.
Featuring for the first time from Sony Ericsson a flip phone
that puts music first, the W350i offers a winning combination of
ease of use, style and convenience.
This latest
addition to the Walkman® phone is available at all Sony
Ericsson Experience stores and other leading mobile stores
in three cool colors – Electric Black at INR 6,995, and the
Graphic White and the Ice Blue, available for Rs.7,295. “The
W350i Walkman® phone offers a combination of
music control keys on top and phone functions in a stylish,
compact form,” says Sudhin Mathur, General Manager, Sony
Ericsson Mobile Communications India.
“It is designed first and foremost for music and will appeal
to consumers on-the-go who want a slim and trendy mobile and
music companion at an affordable price.”
more...
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Date: 4/7/2008
Samsung Telecom
launches 'Scene Change' Consumer Offer
Samsung
Telecommunications India (STI) , design and technology leader in the
Indian mobile market, announced the launch of Samsung Mobile 'Scene
Change' Consumer Offer on its entire range of mobile phones starting
today .The promotional offer, valid till August 15, 2008, entitles a
Samsung Mobile Phone Consumer to an assured gift of a 24 carat Gold
Plated Coin and Vodafone prepaid sim card (in the Vodafone circles)
along with a Scratch Card that could win a lucky customer gifts ranging
from the latest Honda Accord cars, Hyundai i10 cars to state of the art
Samsung Consumer Electronics products.
more...
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Date: 3/7/2008
Spice Presents a
Dream Chance to feature with JAZZY B in his Video
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Chandigarh, July 3, 2008: Here’s
a chance to star with the Crown Prince of Bhangra JAZZY B in his
next video song! Spice Telecom, Punjab’s Premier Telecom
company, today launched Spice ‘Star with Jazzy B Contest’ and
exclusive downloads of content on mobile from Jazzy B latest
album ‘RAMBO’, only for Spice subscribers. The exciting contest
will give the Winner a chance to feature in one of Jazzy B’s
video from the same album. As a part of the contest, Spice
subscribers can also win RAMBO music cd’s and free tickets for
his next musical concert.
more...
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Date: 3/7/2008
Nuance Communications Launches 9 New Indian Languages for Speech
Recognition
New Delhi (India) - July 3rd,
2008 - Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), the world’s leading
supplier of speech, smart keypad and imaging solutions, today announced the
availability of 9 new Indian languages for speech recognition in the contact
centre. The launch of these new languages will enable enterprises to offer
their customers a more enriched user experience and consumers will be able
to conduct self service transactions in the language of their choice. The
new languages now available, in addition to Hindi and Indian English, are:
-Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telegu, Bengali, Gujrati, Oriya, and
Punjabi. more... |
Date: 26/6/2008
IDEA Cellular to acquire Spice
Communicaions
Aditya Birla Group's IDEA Cellular is acquiring 40.8% stake in BK Modi's
Spice Communications for Rs.2,716 crore. With this deal Malaysian company TM
International's 32% stake in Spice would get converted to around 20% in IDEA
after the merger. The merger will result in a share swap where Spice share
holders would get 49 IDEA shares for every 100 Spice shares they are
holding. IDEA Cellular will get Punjab and Karnataka telecom circles within
their footprint and would be adding around 45 lakh subscribers to is current
subscriber base of around 2.6 crore subscribers.
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Date: 26/6/2008
NOKIA OUTLINES INITIATIVES FOR RURAL MARKETS
Nokia, the
world leader in mobile communications, today reiterated that rural markets
will be a focus area for its growth in India.
The global leader in mobile communications
outlined several unique initiatives for the non-urban markets in the areas
of microfinance, distribution, agricultural services and after sales and
support services. This was shared by Mr. Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo,
President and CEO of Nokia Corporation during his visit to India.
more...
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Date: 23/6/2008
VIRGIN MOBILE LAUNCHES vTRENDY WITH LIFETIME VALIDITY AND
STARTER USER KIT
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Virgin Mobile, India’s ‘first’ national youth-focused mobile
services brand from Tata Teleservices, announced introduction of
it’s vTrendy handset - an extremely stylish color screen phone
loaded with FM Radio and available at an attractive price of
Rs.1,499. With every vTrendy phone, users will get lifetime validity
recharge and a starter user kit. Weighing merely 65gms, vTrendy is
the only sleek, FM enabled and color handset of its kind in the
Indian market that is priced at Rs.1,499 and comes with a unique
bundled offer. This stylish phone is loaded with features which
include one touch access to Vbytes - Virgin Mobile’s fun filled &
exciting data portal, speaker phone, organizer, phonebook memory of
500 contacts and additional 150 contacts on RUIM (SIM) card to name
a few. more...
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Date: 19/6/2008
Samsung Unveils Environment-Friendly Mobile
Phones
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Samsung
Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced two environment-friendly mobile handsets,
W510 and F268 at World IT Show in Seoul.
W510 is Samsung's first mobile phone with 'bio-plastic' made from natural
material extracted from corns. Samsung has been making an effort to
develop more renewable and eco-friendly material compared with common
plastic produced from petroleum. Moreover, when producing W510, Samsung
did not use any heavy metals, such as Lead, Mercury, and Cadmium, and
applied water-soluble coating. Samsung F268 with all the accessories
including charger and headset does not contain BFRs (Brominated Flame
Retardant) or PVC. more…
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Date: 19/6/2008
85 million mobile phones were
shipped in India
in last financial year
According
to IDC's Asia/Pacific Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, Q1 2008, June 2008
release, close to 85 million mobile phones were shipped in India
between April 2007 and March 2008, compared to just under 66 million units
shipped over the equivalent period a year ago. This was a record and
amounts to a year-on-year growth of around 29% in terms of units. Shipments
in JFM 2008 stood at more than 22 million handsets. Overall, Nokia retained
the top spot with a market share of 52.8%, followed by LG at 10.2%, and
Samsung at 8.3% in terms of units shipped during the quarter ended March
31, 2008.
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Date: 13/6/2008
HTC Announces the Launch of HTC
P3350 in India
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HTC today announced the launch of P3350 - a phone that
offers an ideal music and entertainment experience for users on the go in
India.
The HTC P3350 provides the consumers with the best of both worlds by
mixing business with leisure effectively into a compact, slim shell -
bringing music and entertainment within the reach of one’s
fingertips. The HTC P3350 is not just an average music phone but a music
lover’s dream-come-true. With features of in-built FM radio,
this device is capable of downloading music and audio-visual
content. It also supports high-speed WLAN access that speeds up the
downloading process. more…
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Date: 13/6/2008
Sunil Bharti Mittal receives
U.S.-India Business Council’s ‘Global Vision’ Award
The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC), premier
business advocacy organization of United
States and India, today honoured Mr.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman & Group CEO, Bharti Enterprises with the
‘Global Vision’ award. The annual awards are accorded to
luminaries from various fields for their significant contribution in
bringing India and the United States
closer together. more…
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Date: 12/6/2008
VIRGIN
MOBILE’s
vSLEEK BONANZA FOR INDIAN YOUTH!!
Tata
Teleservices’ Virgin Mobile, India’s
‘first’ national youth-focused mobile services brand, today got
a lot more exciting for the Indian youth with the announcement of
it’s vSleek offer. On purchase of every vSleek, an ultra slim
phone loaded with color, FM, camera, MP3, memory card, and priced at an
attractive point of Rs.4,799, Virgin Mobile users can now avail lifetime
validity voucher, a Starter User Kit and 2000 minutes of free local calls
to any network. more…
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Date: 10/6/2008
Spice
ushers a Mobile Revolution with the launch of ‘Sabka Spice’
offer in Punjab
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Spice
Telecom, Punjab’s premier telecom
service provider today launched a first-of-its-kind in the world
Handset Combo Offer with a unique handset & a Spice connection.
Aptly called the ‘Sabka Spice’, the Handset Combo
offer is available at Rs 599 only, and is designed to make mobile
telephony accessible to the rural population. The ‘Sabka
Spice’ Combo offer provides a unique Spice Handset, that is designed
keeping in mind the needs of the rural populace. The handset comes with a
3 years warranty and a choice of Spice Prepaid & Postpaid Connection.
The Sabka Spice offer is economically a very attractive offer; as the
prepaid connection comes with one year validity and zero rental for one
year along with a call rate of 50 paise. Similarly the postpaid
connection comes with very attractive local, STD and roaming call rates. more…
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Date: 10/6/2008
Bharti
Airtel and Apple to Bring iPhone 3G to India
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NEW DELHI and SAN FRANCISCO - June 10, 2008 - Bharti Airtel and Apple® today announced
that they will be bringing the highly anticipated iPhone™ 3G to
customers in India later this year. IPhone 3G combines all the
revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as
fast* as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location
based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for
Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party
applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK.Soon
customers will be able to purchase iPhone 3G at Airtel Relationship
Centers. Details of pricing and availability will be announced at a later
date. more…
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Date: 10/6/2008
HCL DIGILIFE CHAIN BECOMES THE MOST AWARDED RETAIL CHAIN IN
2007- 08
HCL Infosystems
Limited, India's premier information enabler and country's leading ICT
system integrator and Distribution Company proudly announces its retail
initiative HCL Digilife Stores as the youngest and most awarded
retail chain for the year 2007-08, having won as many as six MOST coveted
and prestigious awards of the retail industry, within a year of existence.
The awards won by HCL chain of Digilife stores include the Retailer
of the Year Award - Consumer Durables from Asia Retail Congress,
Best in Retail category– Speciality from Franchise India
Holdings, Most Admired Retailer of the Year – Consumer
Durables from India Retail Forum, Most Supportive Franchisor from
Franchise Plus, Most Innovative Franchisor from Franchise Plus, and
No. 1 IT retail Company from VAR India.
HCL
Digilife stores houses a comprehensive range of digital lifestyle and
entertainment products ranging from PCs and notebooks, digital cameras and
music players, mobile phones, gaming consoles and office automation devices
from world renowned brands like, Apple, Nokia, Toshiba, Kodak, Kingston,
plantronics, Casio, HCL etc. more…
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Date: 6/6/2008
Nokia India appoints Suresh
Vedula as Head, Business Mobility, Nokia India
In keeping with its strategy to focus on the enterprise
mobility space, Nokia announced the appointment of Suresh Vedula as the
Head, Business Mobility, Nokia India. Based in Delhi, Mr. Vedula will be responsible for the overall
operations of enterprise solutions group in India that includes a broad
range of business-focused products and solutions, viz. security
infrastructure, software and services. more…
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Date: 5/6/2008
Now Everything ‘Joins Up’ as Nokia Nseries
launches Nokia N78 in India
Nokia
Nseries, the premium multimedia sub-brand of Nokia, has launched Nokia N78
in India.
Nokia N78 ushers in a new era in convergence by taking a leap ahead from
offering multiple experiences on one device, to actually merging
experiences with each other, thus creating new, unexpected, interesting
results. The highlight of the N78 is the ‘Location Tagger’
application, which automatically tags location data to the picture -
allowing users to save pictures by date as well as by geographical
coordinates. Additionally, the Nokia N78 enables consumers to take
full advantage of a suite of Nokia services, including the Nokia Maps and
integrated A-GPS. more…
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Date: 30/5/2008
“Virgin
Mobile”
Data Services Now Available for Qualcomm’s BREW Solution
Tata
Teleservices today announced that it will offer wireless data services for
Qualcomm’s BREW® solution to subscribers of its “Virgin
Mobile” brand in India.
Qualcomm’s BREW solution will ensure efficient and reliable delivery
of Virgin Mobile’s latest content to mid- and high-end devices. By
working with Qualcomm to offer BREW services to its subscribers, Virgin
Mobile is able to deliver tailored and relevant offerings that cater to the
unique needs of the Indian youth market. more…
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Date: 29/5/2008
Samsung Launches its Flagship Mobile
 in India
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Date: 28/5/2008
ORPAT
Group collaborates with NXP to launch mobile handsets in India
New Delhi, May
28 2008: NXP
Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips,
and Orpat Group, the world’s largest clock maker, today announced a
collaboration that enables Orpat to enter the mobile phone segment in India.
Orpat will use NXP’s Nexperia Cellular System Solutions 5130 and 5211
to launch ultra-low-cost (ULC) and mobile multimedia handset models in India
under the ORPAT brand, while being on track to evolve to the more advanced
49xx single-chip solution from NXP during the course of this year. more…
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Date: 26/5/2008
ABN AMRO India partners with PayMate to
enable 4.6 lakh customers to pay via mobile
~Provides
ABN AMRO Bank customers easy-convenient-secure mode of making payments via
SMS~
Mumbai, May 26, 2008: ABN AMRO India, a prominent international bank
with European roots, has allied with PayMate, the leading mobile commerce company, to enable mobile
banking facilities to its customers. This alliance provides all ABN AMRO
India clients to experience ‘easy-convenient-secure’
mode of making utility & online bill payments via mobile phones through
a simple SMS. more…
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Date: 26/5/2008
Vodafone
launches Chhota Credit @ Rs.10 for prepaid subscribers
Mumbai, May 26, 2008: Vodafone
Essar, one of India’s
leading cellular service providers, today launched a product called Chhota
Credit for its prepaid subscribers. Subscribers can now get a credit amount
of Rs.10 by just sending an SMS. Harit Nagpal, Marketing and New Business Director, Vodafone Essar, said “Chhota
Credit will enable our subscribers to make a call in the event they do not
have sufficient balance in their prepaid account and a recharge shop is not
close by or open.” more…
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Date: 23/5/2008
HTC
unveils the ‘Touch Diamond’ in India
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New Delhi (INDIA)
- HTC Corp. (TAIEX: 2498; "HTC"), a global leader in mobile
phone innovation and design, today
unveiled its new flagship phone, the HTC Touch Diamond™. Delivering
unmistakable style and meticulous craftsmanship the HTC Touch Diamond is
defined by its compact size, game-changing
Internet and its new captivating 3D touch interface called
TouchFLO™ 3D. The Touch Diamond™ will be exclusively
available on Bharti Airtel,
India’s leading telecommunication services provider.
Mr. Ajay Sharma, Country
Manager, HTC (India)
said, “We are proud to launch the HTC Touch Diamond™ for our
valued customers in India.
The Touch Diamond™, HTC’s new flagship product, packs diverse
functionalities into an attractive form factor with consummate ease. It
is indeed a phenomenal innovation from HTC and we are extremely positive
about its response in India.” more…
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Date: 23/5/2008
Dhanus Technologies launches revolutionary V- Tel
Mobile
Go global, pay local
Dhanus Technologies Ltd. [BSE
Scrip Code: 532903, NSE: DHANUS. NS], one of India's
fastest growing technology companies, today announced the launch of its V-Tel Mobile service. V-Tel Mobile service
will be available for all GSM based subscribers and can be used across 229
countries with more than 250 mobile phone service providers. V-tel Mobile offers free
incoming calls in over 50 countries and charges discounted rates for home
country calls as well as for calls made within the respective country
during travel. This will help international travelers save call charges by
a whopping 95%. more…
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Date: 22/5/2008
Qualcomm
Pioneers Industry First IMOD Color Display
NEW DELHI — May 22, 2008 —
Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm
Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), today at the SID 2008 Conference
demonstrated the first reflective Interferometric Modulation (IMOD) color
mirasol™ display, bringing unrivaled capabilities to the industry and
into the hands of the mobile end user. This move is another step
forward for Qualcomm MEMS Technologies and its phased approach to move
mirasol displays into mainstream mobile devices. more…
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Date: 18/5/2008
NOKIA
INDIA
JOINS HANDS WITH WWF-INDIA FOR TIGER CONSERVATION
Mumbai, May 18 2008: Nokia, the leading mobile
communications company in India,
today announced its partnership with WWF-India, one of the largest
conservation organizations in the country, to be involved in
WWF-India’s Tiger conservation programme. This announcement was
jointly made by Mr. Ravi Singh, Secretary General and CEO, WWF-India, and
Mr. D Shivakumar, VP and Managing Director, Nokia India, at an event held in
Mumbai today. more…
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Date: 15/5/2008
Motorola’s
MOTODEV Summit Held in Bangalore, India
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Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT)
hosted its first MOTODEV Summit of the year at the Leela Hotel in Bangalore, India on May 14, 2008. The
MOTODEV Summit series are exclusive, one-day events that offer
today’s most creative and innovative software application
developers the opportunity to participate in advanced training,
understand market opportunities and get a sneak peek at the next
generation of Motorola devices, technology and platforms, including the MOTOMAGX
mobile Linux® platform. Hosted by Motorola’s MOTODEV developer network, the
company’s global program for developers and independent software
vendors (ISVs), MOTODEV Summit offered technical expertise, practical advice
and guidance for developers seeking to create their own magic in the
mobile space. more…
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Date: 15/5/2008
Airtel Crosses 4
Million-Customer Landmark in Delhi
Bharti
Airtel Ltd., India's leading
mobile service provider, today announced its achievement of crossing the
4-million customer mark in Delhi.
With this, Airtel becomes the first and the only mobile operator to achieve
this milestone in a Metro circle. Airtel’s journey to the 4
million landmark has been path - breaking, having added the last million in
just 14 months. Airtel's commitment to Delhi
is amply evident over the years, as it has expanded its robust state-of-the
art EDGE network and world-class customer service to connect all of Delhi and NCR. more…
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Date: 15/5/2008
Samsung
F400, a Dual Slider Music Phone with Top Quality Sound
SEOUL, KOREA
– May 15, 2008 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a leading mobile phone
provider, announced the launch of F400, a dual slider music phone designed
to bring top quality music and sound anytime, anywhere. With F400,
users will experience a sonic bliss within the palms of their own hands.
Fully equipped with ICEpower® technology by Bang & Olufsen ICEpower,
F400 is designed to quench every music lover’s thirst for a quality
music phone. Smart Bass provides rich, deep and powerful sound, and
Smart Limiter ensures an audio signal to not exceed the amplitude of the
threshold. With ICEpower® audio technology, users can enjoy music as
it should naturally sound. more…
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Date: 15/5/2008
LIC & Corporation Bank
ties-up with PayMate to pay insurance premium via SMS
LIC & Corporation Bank today announced their alliance with
PayMate to enable SMS-based insurance premium payments for its customers in
an easy, efficient and secure way. Corporation Bank customers with LIC
insurance policies can avail this service by getting registered with
PayMate. more…
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Date: 13/5/2008
Tata Indicom presents Welcome Tunes – tag 15 different ‘welcome
tunes’ for your callers
Tata Indicom, the youngest and the fastest
growing telecom service providers across the country today announced an
industry first value added service that permits subscribers to assign up to
15 different ‘Welcome Tunes’ from the latest music hits, songs
and sound clips to one number. This service enables subscribers to replace
the usual "ring" sound their callers hear with up to 15 different
tunes, from a range of over 25,000 songs across genres such as Bollywood,
Regional, International and Funny Tunes. This will be available to all Mobile and Walky
users, who can now liven up their caller’s call experience with a
different tune every time they call. more…
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Date: 12/5/2008
Reliance
Communications and Alcatel - Lucent forms Joint Venture to offer Managed
Network Services to Telcos across the globe
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Reliance Communications, India’s
largest integrated telecommunications service provider, and
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced forming a global joint venture. Combining the
unique strengths of Alcatel-Lucent and Reliance Communications, the Joint
Venture Company would foray in the fast growing $ 16 Bn (Rs. 64,000
Crore) Managed Network Services Industry and will cater to telecom
operators, both CDMA and GSM, across the globe. The first assignment
of this joint venture will be to provide Managed services for Reliance
Communications nationwide CDMA & GSM networks in India. more…
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Date: 8/5/2008
LG launches three new handsets
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LG today announced the launch of three new handsets
KF510, KP320 and KP110. Targeting different segments, these three mobiles
will cater to the requirements of high, mid and entry level consumers
respectively. All the three handsets are rich in features and boast of
best technology. Commenting on the launch, Mr. Anil Arora, Business Group
Head, GSM, LGEIL said, “We are very excited about the launch of
these three handsets and expect tremendous response for consumers. KF510
is an exceptionally slim slider phone; KP320 comes with advanced features
and is economically priced; and KP110 is a fully loaded music phone.
These handsets have been launched to delight our consumers across various
consumer segments suiting every budget requirement .” more…
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Date: 8/5/2008
Samsung
expands ‘Guru Series’ – launches Samsung Guru200
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Samsung
Telecommunications India (STI), design and technology leader in the
Indian mobile market, today, announced the launch of its latest mobile
handset - Samsung Guru200. In line with its brand positioning ‘Next
is What?’, Samsung Guru200 offers FM recording as the
new feature in its entry level mobile phon | | |
