MTS Gujarat offers handset and talktime in Rs 900
You would get a CDMA handset of MTS with colour display and 900 minutes talktime every month for 3 months for a price of Rs 900.
MTS, a CDMA mobile service provider of India, is offering a mobile connection for just Rs 900, which includes a colour handset bundled with free talk time of 2,700 minutes, to be utilised over three months.This translates to 900 minutes of free talk time each month over the three month period.Navid Rashid, chief operating officer, Gujarat, MTS India, said, "This offer besides providing a low entry cost to mobile telephony also maximizes the benefits in terms of a colour handset and free talk time of 2700 minutes."There is a choice of three MTS handset including MTS Popular, MTS Striker and MTS Super Power.After the customer has utilised the free minutes, calls will be charged at 1 paise per second for both local and STD calls.The offer is available across the state of Gujarat through MTS retail outlets. Recently, MTS also announced a bundling plan with HTC under which consumer gets an Android phone for a commitment of Rs 1500 per month, in which 1500 minutes calls, 1500MB data and 1500 SMS where free
Sony Ericsson XPERIA phones will be Facebook phones
Sony Ericsson just announced they plan to bump up the Facebook integration on their XPERIA phones to a whole new level. Beyond the obvious single sign-on and contacts and calendar sync, Facebook will now show its face at numerous places throughout the Xperia user interface.
The candy bar phone has GPRS, internet, Facebook, Gmail, plays videos in 3GP formats (just eight frames per second), FM Radio and music.
Wyncomm Mobile has launched a dual SIM mobile phone 'W -102' with support for both English and Hindi languages. The phone comes with two colours and connects dual T-flash cards as well.The candy bar phone has GPRS, internet, Facebook, Gmail, plays videos in 3GP formats (just eight frames per second), FM Radio and music.Wynncom claims that it has included a super clear earphones and a loud speaker.Naveen Kapoor, assistant vice president, sales operations, Wynn Telecom said, "We have designed W-102 keeping in mind the requirements of consumers in the rural market without compromising the needs of urban consumers also. It was a challenge but we probably are the first brand to extend the meaning of "dual" right through the feature set of this device."Some other features include calendar, torch, Schedule SMS, unit converter, call reject facility, phonebook back up and restore e books, security options with mobile tracker and file protection.Wynncom has priced W-102 at Rs 1,295.
Limited edition Nokia N8 Pink coming soon
Nokia announces its latest update for the N8 with a pink colour and the latest version of Symbian Anna.
With Mother's Day round the corner, Nokia is planning to launch a limited edition N8 smartphone in pink colour.The new limited edition N8 is not just a repainted, beatified version of the older version but it gets an all new operating system as well, the Symbians Anna.Sources in Nokia India have confirmed that the limited edition N8 was supposed to be launched this month but due to delay in shipments it will be now available in Indian market later this month or earlier next month.The Anna operating system was announced by Nokia sometime back and it brings both visual and performance changes over the existing Symbian ^3 OS.Nokia has tried to make it as women centric as possible and have specially added a Little Pink Diva theme in this device for spicing up the menus a little bit. Along with that, the clock too has been replaced with a Pink Neon Clock.Last but not the least, the N8 pink will also come with the ELLE fashion app preinstalled which keeps you up-to-date with the latest fashion, beauty and celebrity news.
Spice to launch dual SIM Android phone
Spice Mobility, which is focusing on internet ready mobiles, will launch India's first dual SIM Android phone this week.Dilip Modi, managing director, Spice Mobility, said to 'The Mobile Indian', "In this week we will launch MI 270, India's first Android based dual SIM phone. It will have a number of pre-loaded free applications to address the digital lifestyle of youth, and it will be priced at around Rs 9,000."He further said, "MI 270 will be a dual camera phone based on Android 2.1. It will have a 3.7 inch capacitive screen. The phone will have a chipset from Media Tek and will have processor speed of 600 MHz."The new device is to be available across the country at Spice Hotspots and other retail chains.Meanwhile, Spice Mobility plans to provide affordable Android devices to Indian consumers to surf the net. At present, around 27 per cent of total mobile users in India use the internet on their handsets and by 2015 the figure will have swollen to around 75 per cent.Currently, Spice has two Android devices, Spice Mi-300 and Spice Mi-310.Mi-300 is an Android 2.1 based phone with an 8 cm capacitive touchscreen. It has support for 3.5G and HSPA. The handset has a 5 mega pixel camera, Wifi, GPS and AGPS. It also has Google messaging service with push mail.Spice Mi-310 is based on Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system. The touchscreen phone has GPS, AGPS and Wifi hotspot functionality that can support up to five Wifi enabled devices.
Google bids for Modu mobile's patents
Modu, which made world's smallest phones, with an assortment of attachments, has filed for bankruptcy. Google has now shown interest in this companies' concepts and has bid to buy patents that Modu holds.
Modu,hich made world's smallest phones, has filed for bankruptcy. Google has now shown interest in these companies' concepts and has bid to buy patents that Modu holds.According to a report published in Cellular-news.com, Google has made a bid of USD $2 million to buy up the patent portfolio held by the failed Israeli phone manufacturer, Modu.Google submitted the offer to the Tel Aviv District Court, which is handling Modu's liquidation. Google's bid is higher than Kensington Technology Corporation, which filled a bid in late March.Google has been stepping up its efforts to buy wireless telecoms patents as a defensive move against being sued over the Android smartphone platform, and although a tiny amount compared to the USD $900 million bid for a block of Nortel patents, the portfolio comprises over 100 patents.Although the concept of Modu and Google's Android based operating systems are as different as chalk and cheese, the concept seems to have attracted Google as it could be a perfect platform to target lower end of the device market.The patents are the key assets held by the bankrupt handset manufacturer. It had attempted to develop a modular based phone, which while garnering widespread admiration, was never successfully commercialised.It was even launched in India through a partnership with Micromax, though we do not have the numbers sold in India, the phone seems to have failed to take off in India.
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MTS Gujarat offers handset and talktime in Rs 900
You would get a CDMA handset of MTS with colour display and 900 minutes talktime every month for 3 months for a price of Rs 900.
MTS, a CDMA mobile service provider of India, is offering a mobile connection for just Rs 900, which includes a colour handset bundled with free talk time of 2,700 minutes, to be utilised over three months.This translates to 900 minutes of free talk time each month over the three month period.Navid Rashid, chief operating officer, Gujarat, MTS India, said, "This offer besides providing a low entry cost to mobile telephony also maximizes the benefits in terms of a colour handset and free talk time of 2700 minutes."There is a choice of three MTS handset including MTS Popular, MTS Striker and MTS Super Power.After the customer has utilised the free minutes, calls will be charged at 1 paise per second for both local and STD calls.The offer is available across the state of Gujarat through MTS retail outlets. Recently, MTS also announced a bundling plan with HTC under which consumer gets an Android phone for a commitment of Rs 1500 per month, in which 1500 minutes calls, 1500MB data and 1500 SMS where free
Sony Ericsson XPERIA phones will be Facebook phones
Sony Ericsson just announced they plan to bump up the Facebook integration on their XPERIA phones to a whole new level. Beyond the obvious single sign-on and contacts and calendar sync, Facebook will now show its face at numerous places throughout the Xperia user interface.
The candy bar phone has GPRS, internet, Facebook, Gmail, plays videos in 3GP formats (just eight frames per second), FM Radio and music.
Wyncomm Mobile has launched a dual SIM mobile phone 'W -102' with support for both English and Hindi languages. The phone comes with two colours and connects dual T-flash cards as well.The candy bar phone has GPRS, internet, Facebook, Gmail, plays videos in 3GP formats (just eight frames per second), FM Radio and music.Wynncom claims that it has included a super clear earphones and a loud speaker.Naveen Kapoor, assistant vice president, sales operations, Wynn Telecom said, "We have designed W-102 keeping in mind the requirements of consumers in the rural market without compromising the needs of urban consumers also. It was a challenge but we probably are the first brand to extend the meaning of "dual" right through the feature set of this device."Some other features include calendar, torch, Schedule SMS, unit converter, call reject facility, phonebook back up and restore e books, security options with mobile tracker and file protection.Wynncom has priced W-102 at Rs 1,295.
Limited edition Nokia N8 Pink coming soon
Nokia announces its latest update for the N8 with a pink colour and the latest version of Symbian Anna.
With Mother's Day round the corner, Nokia is planning to launch a limited edition N8 smartphone in pink colour.The new limited edition N8 is not just a repainted, beatified version of the older version but it gets an all new operating system as well, the Symbians Anna.Sources in Nokia India have confirmed that the limited edition N8 was supposed to be launched this month but due to delay in shipments it will be now available in Indian market later this month or earlier next month.The Anna operating system was announced by Nokia sometime back and it brings both visual and performance changes over the existing Symbian ^3 OS.Nokia has tried to make it as women centric as possible and have specially added a Little Pink Diva theme in this device for spicing up the menus a little bit. Along with that, the clock too has been replaced with a Pink Neon Clock.Last but not the least, the N8 pink will also come with the ELLE fashion app preinstalled which keeps you up-to-date with the latest fashion, beauty and celebrity news.
Spice to launch dual SIM Android phone
Spice Mobility, which is focusing on internet ready mobiles, will launch India's first dual SIM Android phone this week.Dilip Modi, managing director, Spice Mobility, said to 'The Mobile Indian', "In this week we will launch MI 270, India's first Android based dual SIM phone. It will have a number of pre-loaded free applications to address the digital lifestyle of youth, and it will be priced at around Rs 9,000."He further said, "MI 270 will be a dual camera phone based on Android 2.1. It will have a 3.7 inch capacitive screen. The phone will have a chipset from Media Tek and will have processor speed of 600 MHz."The new device is to be available across the country at Spice Hotspots and other retail chains.Meanwhile, Spice Mobility plans to provide affordable Android devices to Indian consumers to surf the net. At present, around 27 per cent of total mobile users in India use the internet on their handsets and by 2015 the figure will have swollen to around 75 per cent.Currently, Spice has two Android devices, Spice Mi-300 and Spice Mi-310.Mi-300 is an Android 2.1 based phone with an 8 cm capacitive touchscreen. It has support for 3.5G and HSPA. The handset has a 5 mega pixel camera, Wifi, GPS and AGPS. It also has Google messaging service with push mail.Spice Mi-310 is based on Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system. The touchscreen phone has GPS, AGPS and Wifi hotspot functionality that can support up to five Wifi enabled devices.
MTS Gujarat offers handset and talktime in Rs 900
You would get a CDMA handset of MTS with colour display and 900 minutes talktime every month for 3 months for a price of Rs 900.
MTS, a CDMA mobile service provider of India, is offering a mobile connection for just Rs 900, which includes a colour handset bundled with free talk time of 2,700 minutes, to be utilised over three months.This translates to 900 minutes of free talk time each month over the three month period.Navid Rashid, chief operating officer, Gujarat, MTS India, said, "This offer besides providing a low entry cost to mobile telephony also maximizes the benefits in terms of a colour handset and free talk time of 2700 minutes."There is a choice of three MTS handset including MTS Popular, MTS Striker and MTS Super Power.After the customer has utilised the free minutes, calls will be charged at 1 paise per second for both local and STD calls.The offer is available across the state of Gujarat through MTS retail outlets. Recently, MTS also announced a bundling plan with HTC under which consumer gets an Android phone for a commitment of Rs 1500 per month, in which 1500 minutes calls, 1500MB data and 1500 SMS where free
Sony Ericsson XPERIA phones will be Facebook phones
Sony Ericsson just announced they plan to bump up the Facebook integration on their XPERIA phones to a whole new level. Beyond the obvious single sign-on and contacts and calendar sync, Facebook will now show its face at numerous places throughout the Xperia user interface.
The candy bar phone has GPRS, internet, Facebook, Gmail, plays videos in 3GP formats (just eight frames per second), FM Radio and music.
Wyncomm Mobile has launched a dual SIM mobile phone 'W -102' with support for both English and Hindi languages. The phone comes with two colours and connects dual T-flash cards as well.The candy bar phone has GPRS, internet, Facebook, Gmail, plays videos in 3GP formats (just eight frames per second), FM Radio and music.Wynncom claims that it has included a super clear earphones and a loud speaker.Naveen Kapoor, assistant vice president, sales operations, Wynn Telecom said, "We have designed W-102 keeping in mind the requirements of consumers in the rural market without compromising the needs of urban consumers also. It was a challenge but we probably are the first brand to extend the meaning of "dual" right through the feature set of this device."Some other features include calendar, torch, Schedule SMS, unit converter, call reject facility, phonebook back up and restore e books, security options with mobile tracker and file protection.Wynncom has priced W-102 at Rs 1,295.
Sony Ericsson just announced they plan to bump up the Facebook integration on their XPERIA phones to a whole new level. Beyond the obvious single sign-on and contacts and calendar sync, Facebook will now show its face at numerous places throughout the Xperia user interface.
The candy bar phone has GPRS, internet, Facebook, Gmail, plays videos in 3GP formats (just eight frames per second), FM Radio and music.
Wyncomm Mobile has launched a dual SIM mobile phone 'W -102' with support for both English and Hindi languages. The phone comes with two colours and connects dual T-flash cards as well.
The candy bar phone has GPRS, internet, Facebook, Gmail, plays videos in 3GP formats (just eight frames per second), FM Radio and music.
Wynncom claims that it has included a super clear earphones and a loud speaker.
Naveen Kapoor, assistant vice president, sales operations, Wynn Telecom said, "We have designed W-102 keeping in mind the requirements of consumers in the rural market without compromising the needs of urban consumers also. It was a challenge but we probably are the first brand to extend the meaning of "dual" right through the feature set of this device."
Some other features include calendar, torch, Schedule SMS, unit converter, call reject facility, phonebook back up and restore e books, security options with mobile tracker and file protection.
Wynncom has priced W-102 at Rs 1,295.
Limited edition Nokia N8 Pink coming soon
Nokia announces its latest update for the N8 with a pink colour and the latest version of Symbian Anna.
With Mother's Day round the corner, Nokia is planning to launch a limited edition N8 smartphone in pink colour.
The new limited edition N8 is not just a repainted, beatified version of the older version but it gets an all new operating system as well, the Symbians Anna.
Sources in Nokia India have confirmed that the limited edition N8 was supposed to be launched this month but due to delay in shipments it will be now available in Indian market later this month or earlier next month.
The Anna operating system was announced by Nokia sometime back and it brings both visual and performance changes over the existing Symbian ^3 OS.
Nokia has tried to make it as women centric as possible and have specially added a Little Pink Diva theme in this device for spicing up the menus a little bit. Along with that, the clock too has been replaced with a Pink Neon Clock.
Last but not the least, the N8 pink will also come with the ELLE fashion app preinstalled which keeps you up-to-date with the latest fashion, beauty and celebrity news.
Spice Mobility, which is focusing on internet ready mobiles, will launch India's first dual SIM Android phone this week.
Dilip Modi, managing director, Spice Mobility, said to 'The Mobile Indian', "In this week we will launch MI 270, India's first Android based dual SIM phone. It will have a number of pre-loaded free applications to address the digital lifestyle of youth, and it will be priced at around Rs 9,000."
He further said, "MI 270 will be a dual camera phone based on Android 2.1. It will have a 3.7 inch capacitive screen. The phone will have a chipset from Media Tek and will have processor speed of 600 MHz."
The new device is to be available across the country at Spice Hotspots and other retail chains.
Meanwhile, Spice Mobility plans to provide affordable Android devices to Indian consumers to surf the net. At present, around 27 per cent of total mobile users in India use the internet on their handsets and by 2015 the figure will have swollen to around 75 per cent.
Currently, Spice has two Android devices, Spice Mi-300 and Spice Mi-310.
Mi-300 is an Android 2.1 based phone with an 8 cm capacitive touchscreen. It has support for 3.5G and HSPA. The handset has a 5 mega pixel camera, Wifi, GPS and AGPS. It also has Google messaging service with push mail.
Spice Mi-310 is based on Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system. The touchscreen phone has GPS, AGPS and Wifi hotspot functionality that can support up to five Wifi enabled devices.
Google bids for Modu mobile's patents
Modu, which made world's smallest phones, with an assortment of attachments, has filed for bankruptcy. Google has now shown interest in this companies' concepts and has bid to buy patents that Modu holds.
Modu,hich made world's smallest phones, has filed for bankruptcy. Google has now shown interest in these companies' concepts and has bid to buy patents that Modu holds.
According to a report published in Cellular-news.com, Google has made a bid of USD $2 million to buy up the patent portfolio held by the failed Israeli phone manufacturer, Modu.
Google submitted the offer to the Tel Aviv District Court, which is handling Modu's liquidation. Google's bid is higher than Kensington Technology Corporation, which filled a bid in late March.
Google has been stepping up its efforts to buy wireless telecoms patents as a defensive move against being sued over the Android smartphone platform, and although a tiny amount compared to the USD $900 million bid for a block of Nortel patents, the portfolio comprises over 100 patents.
Although the concept of Modu and Google's Android based operating systems are as different as chalk and cheese, the concept seems to have attracted Google as it could be a perfect platform to target lower end of the device market.
The patents are the key assets held by the bankrupt handset manufacturer. It had attempted to develop a modular based phone, which while garnering widespread admiration, was never successfully commercialised.
It was even launched in India through a partnership with Micromax, though we do not have the numbers sold in India, the phone seems to have failed to take off in India.
Samsung launches Nexus S in India
Samsung has launched its much awaited Nexus S smartphone in the Indian market. The phone has been developed in partnership with the Google.
Nexus S is powered by Gingerbread, the Android 2.3 version. It is the first handset from Samsung Mobile with a 4 inch super clear curved LCD screen and Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.
Samsung also has five new Galaxy Smart phones based on the Android 2.2 platform in its kitty (Galaxy Pro, Ace, Fit, Pop, and Galaxy Pop CDMA), making it the largest range of Android powered smartphones in the country from one company.
Ranjit Yadav, country head, Samsung Mobile and IT, said, "The slew of launches on the Android platform represents our commitment to deliver a smarter, simpler and more intuitive smartphone experience to our consumers. Our entire smartphone strategy hinges on providing consumers with a seamlessly connected experience while at work, home or on the go."
He added, "We are looking at notching up a 40 per cent market share in the fast growing smartphone market in India this year."
Nexus S comes preinstalled with whole host of Google apps such as the Google Search, Google Maps with Navigation, YouTube, Google Earth, Gmail, Mobile Instant and more. Nexus S also features Near Field Communication (NFC) technology which allows users to read information from nearby tags that are embedded with NFC chips.
The smartphone also includes popular Android features such as portable WiFi hotspot, true multitasking and access to over 150,000 apps and widgets on Android Market.
Powered with a 1 Ghz mega processor, the Nexus S provides powerful multimedia and gaming experience with brilliant 3D graphics.
With Android 2.3, users can enjoy hi-speed application downloads and watch HD video content with instant access. The handset also provides high speed connectivity options, internet calling (VoIP/SIP) support.
The OS provides one touch word selection and improved copy-paste function for all your documents and a dedicated camera/video switch that helps you capture pictures and videos with ease.
The Nexus S is equipped with a 5 megapixel rear facing camera and camcorder with flash, as well as a VGA front facing camera. In addition, Nexus S features a gyroscope sensor to provide smooth, fluid gaming experience when the user is tilting the device up or down or panning the phone to the left or right.
The phone comes with 16GB internal memory and a 1500mAH battery which provides a talk time up to 6.7 hours on 3G (14 hours on 2G) and a standby time up to 17.8 days on 3G (29.7 days on 2G). The Nexus S is priced at Rs 29,590.
Samsung's Tab 8.9, Tab 10.1 comes to India
Samsung has announced the availability of Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 8.9 in India.
The new tablets, as Samsung claims, are the thinnest mobile tablets measuring just 8.6 mm. While Galaxy Tab 10.1 weighs 595 grams, the 8.9 version weighs 470 grams.
Both the tablets have similar features and specification. Based on the Android 3 or the Honeycomb, the tablets have better Flash support, full HTML web rendering capabilities, better power management, and a neater user interface.
Another welcome inclusion is the adoption of Nvidia's dual core Tegra 2 processor clocked at 1 GHz, and DDR2 based RAM. The devices are HSPA+ capable so users will get up to 21 Mbps download speeds depending on the operator.
This devices offer better graphics and gaming experiences, and for that it also has a gyroscope and an accelerometer.
For multimedia, the tablets feature stereo speakers and full HD 1080p playback at 30 frames per second, which can also be played on a big screen TV with the help of HDMI out port.
As compared to the previous version of Galaxy Tab, the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 features a bigger 6860 mAh battery and comes in 32 GB and 64 GB variants.
Samsung SII smartphone debuts in India
Samsung has launched the latest Galaxy S II smartphone in India, which is touted as world's slimmest handset in its category.
The phone runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and has a 4.27 inch Super AMOLED Plus display (one of the best in the market), a dual core processor, Touchwiz 4.0 user interface design, an 8 mega pixel camera with the ability to capture 1080p video, and a 2 mega pixel front camera for video chats.
The Super Amoled technology promises almost double the contrast, 18 percent better brightness, 16 per cent more colour compared to the IPS panels (which is currently industry best).
The smartphone also has a 1 GB RAM, 32 GB MicroSD slot, Wifi, 3.5 mm audio jack, MP3 support, Google Mobile Services, 3D TouchWiz UX and 4 hubs — Social hub, Readers hub, Music hub and Game hub.
The phone comes with 3G HSPA+ capable of 21 MBPS, and 5GHz WiFi which will help you stream live HD content from your Samsung 3D LED TV (which was also launched) or internet.
Galaxy SII will be the best successor of Galaxy S, with better readability, better battery, a slimmer design, faster downloads, smoother UI, quicker multi tasking, efficient gaming and snappier streaming. Now there are 5 Galaxy Smart phones in the market namely Galaxy Fit (3.3 inch screen), Ace (3.5 Inch screen), Pop (3.1 inch screen), and Galaxy Pro (Touch screen plus QWERTY keypad).
Samsung has also launched a range of 3D LED TV with Internet capablity, Galaxy SII can be used as a remote control for these TVs, you can also see the the telecast on your mobile phone as well.
The phone will be available in market after two weeks and will be priced at around Rs 30,000.
Nokia X7 announced
As reported by The Mobile Indian earlier, Nokia has announced the launch of its latest, the Nokia X7, in London.
With its four inch Amoled display offering 16 million colours and a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels and quality sound output, Nokia has positioned the X7 as an entertainment smartphone.
The X7 will also feature the latest update of the Symbian operating system, the Symbian Anna. It features a brand new look and feel along with an improved interface for a fluid gesture movement which is very responsive. The new Symbian has a new browser also which is expected to be three times faster than the existing browser.
The X7 will feature a preinstalled 8 GB memory card which can be upgraded till 32 GB and a 320 MB of internal memory functioning as its RAM/ROM as well. The display is protected by Croning's Gorilla glass to protect it from minor scratches and breakage during accidental falls. To add more strength to the phone, Nokia has designed this phone in a stainless steel shell, which will enhance its longevity too.
The device measures 119.7 x 62.8 x 11.9mm but is comparatively thinner around the edges and weighs 146g.
It offers the next generation Pentaband 2G/3G network connectivity and 802.11 b/g/n WiFi support along with Bluetooth 3.0 and USB connectivity. It offers a 3.5mm audio connector for external audio connectivity. The installed 1200mAH battery is expected to give up to 450 hours of standby and 4.5 hours talk time while being on a 3G network and will be comparatively more on 2G network as well.
The Nokia X7 will start shipping to most countries in Q2 2011 and, before taxes and operator subsidies, it will cost around 380 euros which translates to Rs 25000 approximately.
Sony launches Xperia Arc, Xperia Play in India
Sony Ericsson has officially launched two Android handsets, Xperia Arc and Xperia Play, in India.
Xperia Play, which is a combination of an Android 2.4 Gingerbread based Xperia phone and Sony's handheld gaming device 'PlayStation', will be available for around Rs 35,000.
The phone sports a four inch capacitive touch screen, full PSP game controls, five megapixel camera with an LED flash, a front facing camera for video chat and Qualcomm's 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Besides it has a dedicated Adreno 205 graphics processing unit and a mighty 1 GB RAM.
Being a gaming phone, it has a collection of more than 60 games from the industry's biggest content providers including Sony Computer Entertainment, Gameloft, Electronic Arts and Glu Mobile. Popular games in this device include top franchises Assassins Creed, Need for Speed and The Sims.
The company has partnered with over 20 publishers to ensure a steady flow of new games.
Xperia Arc, also known as the X12, is based on Android's latest version, the Gingerbread 2.3. It features a custom built User Interface developed in house. The Xperia Arc features a 1 Ghz processor from Snapdragon including a dedicated Adreno 205 graphics engine for faster operations and a more vibrant display. The phone also features a 512MB of RAM and a 364 MB of ROM which can also be used for storage. The phone comes bundled with an 8GB microSD card and can manage up to 32 GB of external storage.
The biggest feature of Arc is its 4.2 inch touchscreen, which is armed with a scratch resistant surface to protect it for longer run. The display is powered by Sony's acclaimed mobile Bravia engine for smooth video playing experience.
The 8 mega pixel auto focus camera is the only phone in the category to feature a CMOS sensor. With the help of a CMOS sensor, the camera is able to capture images that are noise free and competitively sharper and brighter than the regular camera phones.
Xperia Arc also features touch focus, which allows the user to manually select which area to focus on while capturing an image. The user can also leave the phone on full auto mode or can select smile detection for that perfect shot.
The Xperia Arc is available in select stores in India and carried a price tag of Rs 32,000 but once it is officially announced it will be available across all stores at the same price.
LG launches Optimus 2X, Optimus Black in India
LG has launched its flagship smartphones, the Optimus 2X and Optimus Black, in India. LG is also planning to launch several more mobile phones across category for the Indian market during the year ahead.
The LG Optimus 2X is now officially the first ever dual core processor based smartphone available in the Indian market. It features the slightly older version of Android, the Android 2.2, but it is upgradable to 2.3.
It also includes a total of 512 MB of RAM and eight GB of onboard storage. The inclusion of the nVidia Tegra GPU is a welcome inclusion. With its Gyro sensor and the accelerometer sensor, it is expected to be notch above the rest in gaming. A four inch display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and an eight megapixel camera, capable of recording HD videos, are also included in this.
The Optimus Black is a slightly stripped version of the 2X with Android 2.2, a 1GHz single core processor, and a five megapixel camera and a lesser two GB of onboard storage. It features the Nova display, which LG claims is the best for a mobile device with 700nits of brightness making it legible even in bright light conditions.
LG has priced the two devices the Optimus 2x and the Optimus Black at Rs 30,000 and Rs 27,000 respectively. The devices will be available across all major and small mobile outlet including LG stores. LG has not announced any network partnership with any service operator so no special rate plans are available for these two devices as of now.
Microsoft's Zune marketplace now in India
Microsoft's Zune market place is now available in India, just months before the launch of Windows Phone 7 based smartphones in the country. With this, users can see and purchase software and applications, available for sell in the Zune market place, in Indian rupees.
However, there was no official announcement on the Zune market place from Microsoft till now.
A new feature has also been added to Zune which will allow it to work on similar lines as the iTunes for Apple iPhone and iPad. Zune allow users to sync music, update software, purchase and install applications to newer Windows Phone 7 devices and Windows based tablet Pcs.
Windows Phone 7 already has an applications library of almost 7,000 applications and recently Microsoft has also appointed 20,000 more developers to develop newer applications for the upcoming platform in India.
With the preparations going on in full swing and newer software launching, it is now being expected that Windows Mobile 7 OS will be launched in India sooner than later.
Wynncom mobile launches W-253
Wynncom mobile has launched a new mobile handset, the W-253, equipped with a game emulator, MP4 video support.
The dual SIM handset has an in-build game emulator that improves the gaming experience while playing TV games (like Mario, Contra) on the handset.
Among other features include the Opera Mini browser, Snaptu, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger and Facebook.
The 1.3 megapixel camera at the back can also be used as a webcam.
The phone is also equipped with features like FM with recording, audio player with equalizer, Auto Call Record, JAVA and GPRS support, Hindi language, phonebook space for 500 entries, security options include mobile tracker and file protection, and a 1000 mAH battery.
W-253 is available for Rs 1,895.
