Airtel, Aircel to launch iPhone 4 today

Airtel and Aircel are in a race it seems, both announced that they will launch iPhone 4 almost simultaneously, both have the same launch date, and now they have announced a very similar plan.

Airtel and Aircel will launch the famed Apple iPhone 4 today in India, which has been priced at Rs 34,500 and Rs 40,900 for the 16GB and 32GB versions respectively. 

Aircel, which made the announcement of the launch a little earlier than Airtel, will be offering 100 per cent value back to its iPhone users though two plans. Aircel postpaid customers can avail up to 100 per cent of the value of the iPhone 4 as talktime and data spread over a time period of 24 months. 

iPhone4 free with Aircel connection!

Now get iPhone 4 with an Aircel connection and get free calling and data worth the price of the iPhone 4 over a period of 24 months.

Aircel, a 3G service provider in the country, has announced that it will launch the Apple iPhone 4 in India on May 27. The iPhone 4 has been a price tag of Rs 34,500 for 16 GB model, and Rs 40,900 for 32GB model.

Aircel postpaid customers can avail up to 100 per cent of the value of the iPhone4 as talktime and data spread over a time period of 24 months. 

Five of the best free games on Android

Must have free to play games for Android smartphone users who have time to kill and brain cells to exercise.

Mobile phone gaming is giving stiff competition to gaming on other platforms, and to a large extent the credit goes to the newer breed of smartphones. With advanced processors, better graphic capabilities and controls that range from just touch to motion control, smartphones give a realistic feel to the games being played on them.

Here's our list of the five best free games for Android smartphones:

Loop launches new tariff plan for Mumbai

Now Loop Mobile customers will get 1,000 minutes of bonus talktime along with the normal recharge value.

Loop Mobile, one of Mumbai's cellular service providers, has announced the launch of its new tariff plan for both old and new subscribers. 

Under this scheme, which is named as Mumbai Meri Jaan, Loop Mobile is offering 1,000 minutes of free talktime between Loop Mobile subscribers. This new tariff plan is an extension to the Mumbai Meri Jaan campaign started by the teleco to cheer the Mumbai Indians team during the IPL 2011. 

Zipdial launches Book Cricket mobile game

Now play the Kingfisher Book Cricket game using any mobile phone by just giving a missed call.

Bringing back the memories of the school times alive, Zipdial mobile solution, in conjunction with Kingfisher, launched an innovative yet fun 'Book Cricket' game for all the mobile users across India.

This game can be played by anyone who has a valid mobile number and a cellphone. This game works independent of platforms and is available totally free of cost.

All the user needs to do is call Zipdial on 08030050021, which will be disconnected automatically after one ring. Thereafter the cell phone, from which the call has been made, will be automatically registered for the game.

Make apps on what you like and share with your friends

Appsbar allows users to make applications with ultimate freedom and also keeps it totally free right from making the application till the distribution.

Making an application is a tough task and getting it published on the related app store is even tougher right? Wrong! Now anyone and everyone over the age of 13 years can make applications with the use of their own creativity and imaginations with Appsbar. 

Appsbar is possibly world's first ever website that offers functionality of making applications for mobile platforms like iPhone and Android. 

Appsbar is not charging anything from the developer in the form of fees or anything. Besides, the developer can download the app from the application stores for free. The revenue mode of Appsbar is simple: they earn from 'in app advertisements', which might annoy some users. 

The Appsbar gives the developer full functionality on the development of the application. The user can choose test location and customise the application according to his needs. The copyrights of the application are also being given to the developers who just need some knowledge of computer to fill in details and functionality to the app. 

Google Maps for Android gets update

Additional details for places, search history, and many more such features are included in the new update of Google Maps.

Google Maps, a free navigation service on Android, has added Search History functionality in a bid to give users an enriching experience. Along with that, now all the places of interest marked on Google Maps come with added information detailing the areas.

Google Maps has recently added a host of other functionalities such as Latitude information and Turn by Turn navigation.

The beta version of Google Maps has also come up with a Destination Not There feature that allows users to report issues with the navigation system. This will help other users and will also help Google to give more accurate navigation in future.

Other functionality like Latitude, 3 Dimensional View and Hotspots will continue to be part of Google Maps.

There is no news on the offline version of Google Maps that, like Nokia Ovi maps, would allow users to browse navigation without having an active internet connection.

Ovi Maps' updated V3.07 version available for download

After offline navigation, Ovi maps bring in a host of new features with the experimental beta release available on the Nokia Beta labs.

After bringing offline navigation through its 3.06 version, Nokia's Ovi Maps has now been updated that brings a host of other new features. 

The Ovi Maps 3.07 version brings a new feature, Predictive Text for Place and Location Search, which even works in offline mode. The feature speeds up the navigation process by giving suggestions to the user. For example, if you type De, Ovi Map will suggest you places' name matching with the word combination such as Delhi, Dehradun etc.

The home screen of the application has been revamped with shortcuts for Drive, Maps, Places and Check In for easy one touch access. In the navigation mode, users can toggle between then map modes (Drive, Maps, Places and Check In) too.

Users can also review the whole course of travel within the route overview area. 

The Ovi Maps 3.07 version comes with a new page design and contents such as reviews, picture, opinions and much more from websites like TripAdvisor, HRS, Expedia additionally to Lonely Planet, Michelin guides, TimeOut, which were providing content earlier. 

All this and better integration with social networking websites, such as Foursquare, Facebook, Twitter, and Friendster, allow users to share information with their friends.