Virgin on Thursday announced the launch of its GSM services in the country, starting with five Southern circles.
Announcing the launch, CEO, Virgin Mobile India, MA Madhusudan said that the GSM Services would be rolled out in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Read more »
A 13-year-old schoolgirl in Saudi has been sentenced to 90 lashes and two months in prison for carrying to her classroom a mobile phone equipped with a camera. Read more »
RIM has launched the BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone and it is expected to be available nationally from leading large format retail stores and multi brand outlets serviced by Redington India as well as from operators including Airtel, Aircel, BSNL, Idea Cellular, Loop Mobile, MTNL, Reliance, Tata and Vodafone beginning today. Read more »
The latest addition to Sony Ericsson’s Greenheart portfolio of phones is the Aspen, the Business Mobile Phone with green credentials at its core.
With Sony Ericsson’s Aspen, users can view and edit office files with one touch operation, or access the internet in one click. Simple email set up allows for a maximized messaging experience. Users can also secure the phone’s contents through the Microsoft MyPhone service, which remotely erases phone data when the handset is lost or stolen. Read more »
Bitstream has announced that the upcoming version of its Bolt mobile browser will include the ability to run Web applications, or “widgets.”
The new Bolt Widgets capability will be introduced in beta as part of the forthcoming 1.7 version of Bolt, to be released at Mobile World Congress on February 15, 2010. Read more »
In the face of cut-throat competition in the ever increasing mobile using population in India, service providers are trying every trick in the book and maybe even writing some new ones to keep their customers. Read more »
Nokia’s announced the 6303i classic, that follows in the footprints of the Series 40 6303 classic.
The Nokia 6303i classic features a 3.2 MP camera, a 2.2 inch screen and email and instant messaging through Nokia Messaging. It has 50 MB internal memory, micro SD supprt, stainless steel covers and carries a retail price of EUR 105, before taxes and subsidies. Read more »
Zen Mobile, one of the new entrants in the mobile market in India has launched a dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) palm-sized square touch screen mobile Z -90
The Z 90 has a twist and slide mechanism which reveals a hidden keypad. It has a 2.4″ touch screen, 3 MP camera, MP3 player, wireless Fm radio, expandable memory up to 4GB, a phone book capacity of 1000 and SMS capacity of 1000. Read more »
In a major relief to cell phone users and service providers, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed NOIDA authority to open the seal of over 100 mobile towers immediately. Read more »
Samsung’s added yet another Android-based mobile phone to its portfolio – the Galaxy SPICA (I5700).
Offering inbuilt Google Mobile Services, the Galaxy SPICA features an 800 MHz processor, 3.2” HVGA TFT full touch-screen, 3G and WiFi connectivity. Read more »