iPhone Drawback

Following are Apple 3G iphone drawback. Just check that draw before you purchase 3G iphone.

• Camera

Apple 3G iphone has a 2 megapixel camera but you CANNOT record video clips.

• Internet

Apple Safari does not support FLASH, which is used on tons and tons of websites out there.

• Instant Messaging

The 3G iPhone does not support INSTANT MESSAGING.

• BLUETOOTH HEADSETS

3G iPhone does not support stereo Music Streaming through Bluetooth headsets. you can only answer iPhone calls wirelessly with this Bluetooth headset.

• 3RD Party software

CANNOT LOAD YOUR OWN 3RD PARTY PROGRAMS. On iphone 3G you can load approved applications may be released by Apple & they will charge fees for that.

• Battery

iPhone DOES NOT HAVE A REMOVEABLE BATTERY & expected life is 300-400 charges after that you have visit apple store to replace the Battery every Year OR Two like ipod. Offcource they will charge you for Battery.

• Games

You can not play games on appple iphone because it does not have any GAMES.

• CUSTOMIZE RINGTONES

You can not CUSTOMIZE YOUR RINGTONES WITH MP3 SONGS.

• VOICE COMMANDS

You can not use Voice COMMANDS OR Voice RECOGNITION OR Voice DIALING.

• MESSAGING

The keyboard supposedly isn’t a real bother after you get used to it, but TYPING PERIODS AND COMMAS ARE A PAIN IN THE NECK, requiring you to go to a 2nd screen each time. Given that you use a period or comma in almost every sentence you type, this is NOT CONVENIENT.

• MMS

You canot SEND PICS TO OTHER CELL PHONES VIA MMS PICTURE MESSAGING.

• Donload iTUNES

You cannot download OR access iTUNES directly from the iPhone, you always have to do it through you PC or Mac’s iTunes program and then sync files.

• Modem

You cannot use apple 3G iphone as modem that means you cannot connect iphone 3G to laptop and PC. (New software launch By Netshare for iphone to use as modem but it's not free.)

• Storage

You CANNOT LOAD MORE THAN 8GB and 16GB worth of music, video, audio, documents, contacts, email, etc because there is NO REMOVEABLE STORAGE CARD support.

There is work out for most of the above drawback, My friend has iPhone we able to install 3rd party app, & installed many of above features(as we hve 2-3 years of mobile development experience). But ordinary people will not do all this.

I think in India, Why indians should pay $710 for the iPhone, which is available for $199 in US.

source: techarena.

Nokia full touch screen phone by 2008 end

Nokia has confirmed it will launch a full touch screen handset by the end of this year.

"We have been working on the Series 60 platform for touch screen user interface and a mobile device is expected to be launched by the year-end," Devinder Kishore, Nokia India's marketing director, told reporters.

The Nokia full touch screen phone, codenamed the 'Tube' was also featured in the latest Batman movie "The Dark Knight" and will be Nokia's second full touch screen device, the first of which was launched in 2003 but was later discontinued.

The past year has seen cell phone majors such as Samsung and LG debuting their full touch screen mobile phones in the market after the success of the Apple iPhone.

It is widely anticipated that Research in Motion (RIM) - the makers of Blackberry - are also working on a full touch screen phone, codenamed 'Blackberry Thunder'.

Nokia first unveiled the touch screen S60 interface last October.

Vodafone to sell iPhone 3G from $708

Vodafone Essar, India's third-largest mobile operator, will sell Apple's iPhone 3G at 31,000 rupees ($708) for the 8GB model, a senior company official, who could not be named, said on Wednesday,

Vodafone Essar and larger rival Bharti Airtel will start selling the device from Friday.

Vodafone Essar will charge 36,100 rupees ($824) for the 16GB model. The new iPhone sells for as low as $199 in the United States.

A spokesman for Bharti Airtel said the company would announce its price for the iPhone soon.

news on EconomicTimes

iPhone 3G to make India debut on Aug 22

The new-generation iPhone will be available in India from August 22. The country’s two largest GSM operators, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar, on Wednesday announced that they will begin selling the new model in select outlets from that date.

The new iPhone features built-in GPS for expanded location-based mobile services and iPhone 2.0 software, which supports Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and hundreds of third-party applications.
news on EconomicTimes

RCom launches GSM services in Delhi

With the launch of GSM service by Anil Ambani group's RCOM in Delhi to become the first company in India to offer both CDMA and GSM services.RCOM has been offering CDMA-based mobile service throughout the country and has recently been allowed by the government to start GSM service simultaneously.

To begin with, the company has offered over 1,000 connections to its employees as part of soft launch and after review RCOM would soon offer services on commercial basis, sources close to the development said.

Asked whether services would be offered in other parts of the country too simultaneously, sources said the company has been rolling out networks in all circles on a war footing and as soon as the network is ready the services would start but no deadline has been fixed for this.

Source: EconomicsTimes

Airtel Live to be pre loaded on Nokia phones

In a bid to drive value-added services (VAS) revenue, Bharti Airtel has initiated talks with leading handset vendors, including Nokia, to embed its VAS application. The company wants to pre-load its Airtel Live platform as an icon in the handsets which the vendors will sell in India. The move is aimed at growing VAS revenue at a significantly higher pace than its overall growth.

Airtel Live is multi-access entertainment portal on the mobile that provides a variety of rich content. At present, consumers can access it by using a GPRS connection in their handset.

source: Economictimes

Vyke launches free/cheaper text service for Symbian handsets

Vyke Communications has launched an application for Symbian handsets that allows users to send free text messages.

FreeTxT is compatible with Symbian Series 60 handsets that allows Vyke customers to send and receive free text messages to fellow Vyke users, and send cheaper texts to non-Vyke users. The FreeTxT application intercepts outgoing text messages and sends them to Vyke’s server via the phone’s internet connection. know more...

LG to Use Dolby Mobile System in Cell Phones

LG & Dolby Digital ,The two companies have reached a deal that will make LG the first cell phone maker to incorporate the Mobile version of Dolby's system into its handsets.

The first LG phones with Dolby Mobile are due out in the fourth quarter of the year. The company plans to build the technology into high-end multimedia handsets. read more

Sony Ericsson W595

The SE W595 is the Slider phone with 3.2 MP camera and the 2.2" QVGA display. It supports Memory Stick Micro cards (up to 2GB)

Phone Specifications:

Network : GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (all models)
UMTS 2100 (not W595a/c)
Screen : 240 x 320 pixels
Camera : 3.2 megapixels
Bluetooth : Yes
Infra-red : No
Memory card : Memory Stick Micro
Java : Yes

India to Get iPhone 3G on August 18

[new on tech2.com]
So after much digging, we've got information on the official date for the India launch of the iPhone 3G.
Vodafone will launch the iPhone 3G first on the 18th of August. Pricing and other essentials are still unknown. But worry not, we at Tech2 will keep you posted. You'll know as soon as we do.

Samsung INNOV8

Samsung has announce global launch of the first S60 powered 8 megapixel camera phone.Samsung has practically killed Nokia N96.

Samsung today announced the launch of the almighty entertaining mobile phone, Samsung INNOV8, which is to be made available in the global market from August 2008.

The Samsung Innov8 is the Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 smartphone. Other features include WiFi, built-in accelerometer.

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Sony Ericsson W902

Sony Ericsson has announced the W902 Walkman. It has 8GB Memory Stick, QVGA display, with 5MP camera.

Phone Specification :

Screen
- 240x320 pixel
- 262.144 color TFT
5 megapixel camera
Outstanding music sound
Memory card: Memory Stick Micro
Data: GPRS, EDGE, UMTS(3G), HSDPA

Nokia shipped 122 Million handsets in the second quarter of 2008

Nokia announced that 122 million mobile devices has been shipped worldwind in Second quarter of 2008. It is 40% of total no. of phones sold by all the handset manufacturer in the same period.

As geographic area, the number of nokia handsets sold in Q2 2008 :

1. Asia Pacific - 36.4 million units

2. Europe - 27.1 million units

3. Middle East and Africa - 21.1 million units

4. Mainland China - 17.6 million units

5. Latin America - 15.3 million units

6. North America - 4.5 million units

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Sony Ericsson may buy Spice Mobile

Sony Ericsson is in talks to acquire BK Modi’s Spice Mobile. Sources close to the development confirmed that the Modi group had demanded Rs 80-100 per share, which values Spice Mobile at around Rs 700 crore. BK Modi directly owns about 64% in Spice Mobile. However, it is not clear if Sony Ericsson will accept this price. Spice Mobile shares closed at Rs 22.7 on BSE on Thursday, which gives the company a market capitalisation of around Rs 177 crore.

news on economictimes

Wordpress Blog App for iPhone

Wordpress has released iPhone app. This will allow user to blog directly from their iPhone. User can start new post , edit post through application. Even picture taken from iPhone camera can be uploaded through application.

New Samsung i8510 Symbian phone with 8 MP camera

Samsung i8510, a new slider symbian phone from samsung with 8 MP camera. Samsung i8510 also has GPS & Wi-Fi. It is QVGA device with Symbian 9.3 OS with S60 UI. This phone will be released in Mid of August. It will be available in 8GB and 16GB inbuild memory. It also has microSD memory card slot for expanding memory.

emoze announces J2ME-based application

Free push-email provider, emoze has announced the J2ME-based application. The new application will be released next month and will work on an array of devices made by Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia (Series 40), among others. It will be the first in the world to use Lwuit technology in push communication.

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Powerset is the best iPhone-optimized Wikipedia

This is hardly a hot news, but it's ultra useful for the iPhone/iPod Touch owners. Powerset is the best iPhone-optimized Wikipedia.

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Another facebook application for windows phone

Snap2Face, It is another application which gives access to facebook account to windows mobile user. Snap2Face allows you to set your and view friends' status, browse profiles, send friendship requests, get notified on events, send messages & all.

you can download Snap2Face free from here.

LG 3 phones Dare, Decoy and Chocolate 3

The LG Dare is a sleek and slim phone featuring all touchscreen operations. It has 3.2 MP camera, with photo editing tool.

The Chocolate 3 is a stylish slider phone and includes various functions such as a control wheel on the outside and an FM transmitter. MP3 Player, 1 GB internal memory, Dual Speakers, 2MP camera.

The Dare and Chocolate 3 are expected to hit the market by July 2008.

sourceThe LG Dare is a sleek and slim phone featuring all touchscreen operations. It has 3.2 MP camera, with photo editing tool.

The Chocolate 3 is a stylish slider phone and includes various functions such as a control wheel on the outside and an FM transmitter. MP3 Player, 1 GB internal memory, Dual Speakers, 2MP camera.

The Dare and Chocolate 3 are expected to hit the market by July 2008.

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Facebook Application on Windows mobile

FriendMobilizer, application gives full access to Facebook account to the windows mobile user. This application can be downloaded free from www.FaceOfMobile.com.

Google talk for iPhone

New version of google talk for iPhone is released in US. From the iPhone browser, go to www.google.com/talk, sign in and start chatting. Google Talk runs entirely in the browser so there’s no need to download or install anything.

Nokia E71 and 6220 Classic now available

A good handset with business features (E71) is available in market now. It supports gmail, yahoo, with VPN also. Phone has 3.2 MP camera & video call feature. Cost of phone is 23,000

Nokia 6220 is another phone with 5 MP camera. It also has Integrated TV out feature for viewing videos in TV. Cost of phone is 19,960.

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Flash Lite ported to the iPhone

Flash Lite for the Apple iPhone? Apparently Thomas Joos has successfully managed to place Flash Lite onto the Apple iPhone. This means there is a strong possibility that the real deal with Flash support could happen in the future.

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Nokia signs music deal

Nokia has signed a deal with Warner Music Groups.It will allow customers to browse and download music for a year with a single purchase.

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iPhone available without contract

iPhone is now available witout contract with AT & T, by paying $400 More. First iPhone was only available with 2 years of contract with AT & T by paying $199 for 8GB & $299 for 16GB. Those who don't want to go for the contract, can buy iPhone by paying $599 for 8GB & $699 for 16GB.

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2 New slider phones from Samsung.

Samsung announce 2 New slider phones. J800 Luxe and the L870.

Specification J800 Luxe :
176 x 220 pixels resolution,
2 MP Camera,
Bluetooth A2DP,
MicroSD card,
FM Radio,
Mobile Tracker,

Specification L870 :
QVGA resolution,
Symbian OS,
3 MP Camera phone.

Motorola 5 MP camera phone.

Motorola comes with new 5 MP camera phone.
Motorola ZINE ZN5 (also called the MOTOZINE). Motorola ZINE ZN5 can upload pictures directly to the Kodak gallery through the handset's data connection. The ZN5 also supports bluetooth printing to compatible devices. Screen size of phone is 240x320 pixels.

Nokia Launches SuperNova range phones

,Nokia launches 4 SuperNova series phones

1) Nokia 7610 Supernova : It is sliding phone, with 3.2 MP Camera, Screen size 240x320
2) Nokia 7510 Supernova : 2.0 MP Camera, Screen size 240x320
3) Nokia 7310 Supernova
4) Nokia 7210 Supernova

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.

News source : http://www.india-cellular.com/News.html

UIQ Announce Plans To Layoff 200 Employees

Thanks to God, I don’t work for UIQ.

Symbian, UI company UIQ have announced plans to layoff of 200 employees (reports BLT.se). Currently the majority of the 375 staff are employed in the Ronneby offices, with the balance of staff in two foreign offices in London and Budapest. These offices will probably close. Further details will be announced by UIQ this afternoon.

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Nokia to buys Symbian

Nokia announced they'll be acquiring the remaining shares of Symbian. Nokia will pay $410 million for the remaining shares of Symbian and make its software royalty-free to other phone makers.

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Nokia Acquires Trolltech

Nokia that it has completed its acquisition of Trolltech, a recognized software provider with world-class software development platforms and frameworks.

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Sony Ericsson C905

Sony Ericsson brings out the first ever 8.1megapixel camera phone.The phone features a 2.4-inch display.The phone is GPS-enabled .It comes with a 2GB Memory Stick Micro.The C905 Cyber-shot will be available in three colors - Night Black, Ice Silver and Copper Gold.

LG KC550

LG KC550 is the new handset by LG with 5 MG pixel. It is a GSM phone with a 2.4" 240 x 320 pixel display with an FM radio. The maximum video capture resolution is 720 x 480 pixels

Samsung's New Handset L700

Samsung has announced a new handset called the L700. It has a 2.1 inch TFT display and a large keypad for easy of use. It has 2 MP Camera phone. Bluetooth, Media Player, 3G network & also supports video calling by using front camera.

The L700 will launch in Eastern Europe in July and will then be introduced in Europe, Middle East, Southwest Asia and Southeast Asia.

Happy Birthday Symbian

Today, Symbian completed 10 years. Symbian is mobile operating system. Most of the Nokia phone like, 3230,. 6600, N72,N70,N95,N80,N73, 5700 runs on Symbian OS.
http://tenyears.symbian.com/

Sony Ericsson K660i

The Sony Ericsson K660i is modern & stylish looking, with 2 colors white coloured handset with lime coloured accents , a stunning black coloured handset with wine coloured accents. The K660i is from the same family as the Sony Ericsson K610i & Sony Ericsson K630i.

Specification & Features

2 Megapixel Camera, 4 x Digital Zoom,
Photo Blogging,
Video Streaming,
TrackID™
3G HSDPA
Bluetooth®
USB
EDGE
Synchronisation PC

You can find your friend using Mobile

Mobile phone can find friends. Sniff (the Social Network Integrated Friend Finder) has been launched in the UK by US company Useful Networks and is operated through social networking sites available on the mobile internet.

Users of the service can select who finds them, as well as the option of becoming 'visible' to other people, who can then pay 50 pence for each time they use Sniff.

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Nokia launches mobile content site

Nokia has launched a new service which could change the way mobile phone users experience advertising. It has been revealed that MOSH will offer consumers original mobile content, available for download, which could in turn interest advertisers looking to target specific groups.

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Sony Ericsson launches MTV phone

SE has release a w760I, a MTV sponsored handset, the device also includes a multipurpose speaker which can play tracks at a louder volume than most other music-enabled handsets.

The phone is expected to retail at about €300 (£238) and also comes equipped with GPS, an FM radio antenna and advanced Walkman functions.

Sony Ericsson a deal with Warner Music International to offer content from Madonna's new album Hard Candy on its mobile devices.

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Mobile Phones More Injurious To Health Than Smoking – A Study

A new study has revealed that mobiles phones are more injurious to people’s health as compared to smoking. Mobile phone usage and brain cancer are linked to each other. Using mobile phones for more than 10 years could double up one’s risk of having brain tumour. A research carried out by a leading Australian neurosurgeon Dr. Vini Khurana

He also told that handset radiations could heat the side of the head or potentially thermoelectrically interact with the brain, whereas Bluetooth devices and unshielded headsets could alter the handset user's head into an effective, potentially self-harming antenna.

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Nokia E71 - Including Microsoft Exchange

The Nokia E71, a high-end business phone is based on Nokia's Symbian S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2, with 3.2 mega pixels camera, microSD up to 8GB,GPS navigation, built-in WiFi. It will be made available in the third quarter of this year.


Using Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 you can access professional and personal email. People who use Microsoft Exchange at work can access their email using the Mail for Exchange mobile email client, which comes pre-loaded with the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66.

Nokia E66

Nokia E66

New Nokia E66 is another symbian phone with built in GPS. It has very similar specification to the Nokia 6210 Navigator.

It has QVGA display, 3.2 MP camera. WIFI, MicroSD expandable memory, FM Radio, Bluetooth, USB & Infra-red with screen size 240X320. Nokia indicate that E66 should be available from July 2008 onwards.

HTC Diamond

HTC have launched HTD Diamond in India with Bharti Airtel. It's price is near about 27,500. This new handset for HTC features their new 3D TouchFLO interface and will be exclusively available with Bharti Airtel as of now.

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LG Launches 5MP Phone

LG is going to launch a new phone KC550 with 5MP camera.It also has media player, FM Radio, video audio edition. MicroSD card is for memory expansion. Phone price is $350 Only.

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Nokia 6205 The Dark Knight Edition

Nokia has launched 6205 dark knight edition for Verizon Wireless.

The Nokia 6205 The Dark Knight edition will be available online starting this Sunday, June 15th. It will cost US$69.99 with a new 2 year agreement, after a $50 rebate. The standard version of the 6205, in light blue and silver, will be available online and in stores some time in July.

For more details please check out http://www.mobileburn.com/review.jsp?Id=4787

Bharti Airtel will offer money transfer through mobile

Bharti Airtel will soon start the money transfer service through mobile. It will allows both its prepaid and postpaid users to link their credit card, debit card or bank accounts to their mobile connection. Customers will be able to pay their utility bills and also pay for their railway tickets and hotel rooms via their handsets.
Bharti Airtel and IBM are also working together to create the ‘Mobile Wallet’ that will turn your mobile phone into a credit card.

To read more click here.

HTC Touch Pro

HTC Announced a new excited handset with full sliding keyboard. It runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. Device has nice looks and also packs full keyboard.

Memory ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 288MB
Dimensions 102 mm (L) X 51 mm (W) X 18.05 mm (T)
Weight 165 g (with battery)

For more details click here.

Samsung launches iPhone-like Omnia handset

Samsung Omnia has a prominent 3.2-inch display that takes up almost the entire front panel of the phone. Underneath the otherwise clean front surface are three buttons. The screen has 240 pixel by 400 pixel resolution (Wide QVGA),

It will be available in two capacities: 8G bytes and 16G bytes and supports a range of video standards including DivX, XviD, H.263, H.264, Windows Media Video and MP4. The camera has 5 megapixel resolution.

To Know more click here.

3G iPhone launching globally on July 11

Vodafone and Apple today announced that the iPhone 3G will be available in Australia, Italy, New Zealand and Portugal on July 11, and in the Egypt, Greece, India, South Africa and Turkey later this year.

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3G iPhone launching globally on July 11

Vodafone and Apple today announced that the iPhone 3G will be available in Australia, Italy, New Zealand and Portugal on July 11, and in the Egypt, Greece, India, South Africa and Turkey later this year.

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Nokia N82

Nokia N82 is another good phone by Nokia. I liked it very much.

Nokia N82 Specifications :

Ringtones Type : Polyphonic, Monophonic, True Tones, MP3
Card slot : MicroSD up to 8GB,
OS : Symbian OS 9.2, S60 3.1
Camera : 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, Autofocus

Nokia N78

Nokia N78 sports a FM transmitter which lets you transmit audio to the nearby radio devices.

Nokia N78 Specification:

Symbian OS, S60 - 3.2
Camera 3.15 Megapixel