MVL brings multimedia Sizero handset to India

Although smartphones allure users from varied segments, feature-loaded handsets seem to have its takers too. Serving the needs of such an audience, MVL has launched the new Sizero touchscreen dual SIM GSM mobile phone in India.

Sporting a 2.8-inch touchscreen, this slender handset supports RMVB, MP4 and 3GP video formats. It has been equipped with a 2MP camera, King Video Player, 3.5mm audio jack and a slot for microSD card with an expandable memory of up to 8GB. Other features of the device also include FM player with recording, G-sensor and mobile tracker/sniffer.

The integrated 1000mAh li-ion battery of the MVL Sizero extends a talktime of approximately 370 minutes and about 126 hours of standby time. The GPRS along with the Bluetooth attribute have been assimilated to extend seamless connectivity. Further, the multimedia device is wrapped with a charger, earphone, data cable, 2GB memory card, leather pouch and stylus string.

Available across retail stores, the MVL Sizero has been affixed with a price tag of about Rs. 4,349.

Airtel Money now in Chennai

Chennai becomes the second city in India to launch Airtel Money, which is a unique mCommerce offering enabling customers to pay cashless with their smartphones.

Bharti airtel has launched its mCommerce service in Chennai, which became the second city to get the services after Gurgaon (NCR). Airtel Money, as the service is known, enables users to make cashless payments using their mobile phones.

The company has struck partnership with 750 merchants across the city for the services.

Users can use the service by loading cash on their mobile phones on an Airtel retail outlet. They can use it to pay bills, recharges, shopping and make payments. 

Sriram Jagannathan, chief executive officer, mCommerce, Bharti Airtel, said "While India has traditionally relied on cash transactions, with time - we have seen a changing trend with the adoption of credit and debit cards." 

RBI raises m-wallet limit to Rs 50,000

Relaxing the norms for making payments using mobile phones, known as m-wallet, the Reserve Bank today decided to increase the limit of money-loading to Rs 50,000 from the existing limit of Rs 5,000.

"The maximum value of such prepaid semi-closed m-wallet shall not exceed Rs 50,000," a RBI notification said.

Leading mobile operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone had tied up with SBI and ICICI Bank respectively to offer such facilities to their subscribers.

Nokia’s 500th million phone to be autographed by SRK

Nokia has crossed production of 500 million handsets, marking a significant milestone for the company’s manufacturing operations in India and globally. The milestone was achieved in five years of its operations, marking Chennai’s ramp-up among the fastest globally.

“We have created a unique record across the world – this is not only a proud moment for us at Nokia, but a major highlight in India’s young and rising electronics manufacturing industry., said Prakash Katama, Director – Chennai Factory Operations, Nokia India.

She said that his achievement only proved that with the right kind of organisation focus, employee contribution and government support, India can deliver world-class manufacturing standards and set new benchmarks”

As part of its celebrations, Nokia on Thursday announced that the 500th million phone – a Nokia C3-00 – will be specially autographed by Nokia’s brand ambassador Shahrukh Khan, and be available for auction to consumers through http://nokia500million.com

Nokia N8 gets new avatar in Pink color

The leading mobile company Nokia added new avatar of its much appreciated smartphone Nokia N8. The N8 will now be available in shiny new exterior with vibrant pink color. N8 specifications remain same with 12 mega pixel camera and capability to create truly HD content. Have a look at Nokia N8 with the new vibrant pink color.

But Nokia enthusiasts want more from their N8…..

Most of the people on various blogs and forums are discussing about low and ancient hardware Nokia has chosen for its future flagship N8. Nokia N8 offers 256MB RAM memory, which may be enhanced to 512 MB to add more power to it. Also some are worried about N8’s upgradeability to Symbian^4 or Meego when released.

Technical Profile:

System: WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 and GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900

OS: Symbian^3

Form Factor: Touch screen monoblock

Dimensions: 113.5 x 59.12 x 12.9 mm (L x W x H)

Weight: 135g

Display: 3.5 inch widescreen (640 x 360 pixels) capacitive touch

Battery: 1200mAh BL-4D

Samsung Galaxy S II or Apple iPhone 5: What’s On Your Wish List?

The mobile phone market is simmering nicely with many different handsets surfacing from different manufacturers such as the HTC Sensation, a mystery phone from Motorola and of course the release of the Apple iPhone 4 in white. Now we are seeing a massive rise in popularity of two other highly anticipated handsets.

We are looking at the Samsung Galaxy S II and the Apple iPhone 5 and we want to know, which of these handsets are on your wish list? The Galaxy S II has some pretty impressive specifications with an 8 megapixel rear facing camera, a 2 megapixel front-facing one and a dual-core processor running at 1.2GHz being amongst them. Are the specs alone going to be able to topple the hype of the iPhone 5?

Apple generally lead the market like they have with the iPad 2 and they plan to with the new updated iMac’s but the iPhone 5 is entering in completely different circumstances. Android handsets continue to rise in popularity and we expect that to make a serious dent in the sales that we see of the iPhone 5 which is due in September.

Early reports say that it will have an upgraded camera, upgrades all round and notably the inclusion of the A5 chip similar to that in the iPad 2. We just want to make it clear that Apple generally don’t let on any details of their devices and pretty much everything we believe about their forthcoming handset is pretty much built on speculation and expectancies. Still we are pretty sure it’s coming, we are also wondering if it will be released in white or if we will have to wait another 10 months from its release date for that!