April21, 2010: ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced the Brazilian launch of the new handset N290, a low-cost cell phone with digital TV in Brazil.
Available exclusively through Vivo, the mobile phone will be available in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo from this week, priced at BRL 399 for the pre-paid version and BRL 199 for the post-paid plan. It will be available in other Brazilian cities in coming weeks where Digital TV signals are just available.
April 21,2010: Adding to its bouquet of successful mobile handsets, Zen Mobiles, one of India’s most exciting handset manufacturing company, has launched stylish- X220. The phone has been designed in a way which not only creates a style statement but blended with multi-layered features at a price of Rs. 1849/-
X220 comes with a unique feature of dual back covers and this time one can change the back cover of the phone according to one’s style which acts as the X-factor.
HTC has announced the availability of the HTC Legend in India. The phone aims to take the Android experience to a whole new level with its improvised HTC Sense experience.
The phone has been designed from a single block of aluminum to transform into a sleek handset. It comes with a 3.2-inch OLED HVGA display. The trackball has now been fitted with an optical joystick alongside a narrow button to enhance functionality without compromising on the look and design of the phone.
April 20, 2010: Uninor, a joint venture between Unitech and Norway’s Telenor, said it is planning to start services in five more hubs (each hub includes a few circles), within the next three months.
Speaking to Telecom Yatra, Allan Bonke, executive vice president, Delhi hub, Uninor, said, “Since we operate as hubs, we are planning to get five more hubs within the next three months.”
April 20, 2010: Chinese telecom firm ZTE will start selling handsets in the open market and will launch 10-12 models in both the GSM and the CDMA space in India under the ‘ZTE’ brand in the next 2-3 months.
“We are in the process of retailing mobile handsets in the market and our products will become available across India in the next two to three months,” ZTE chairman and managing director DK Ghosh said.
April 20, 2010: The pan India bid price at the 3G auction has reached Rs 60.68 billion, 73 per cent up from the base price of Rs 35 billion, after the end of the eighth day. A total of 46 clock rounds have been completed.
Mumbai and Tamil Nadu have joined Delhi with bids for more than Rs 6 billion. The bid for Delhi circle was Rs 6.91 billion, while Mumbai trailed at Rs 6.35 billion and Tamil Nadu Rs 6.06 billion.
April 20, 2010: IMImobile, the global technology partner in revenue generation for operators, media providers and enterprises today announces the launch of a wide range of data services for over 2.2 million subscribers of Spice Nepal (brand Ncell) in Nepal.
The launch provides subscribers ready access to a rich catalogue of content including wallpapers, ringtones, animations, themes and games as well as a host of information and utility services – all discoverable and delivered over multiple channels including SMS, Web and WAP. The portals also act as a one-stop launch pad for users to access popular social networking and web mail services such as Facebook and Gmail. These services have been brought to market for the very first time for Nepal’s subscribers.
Cricket fans with mobile phones will not be allowed inside the 60,000-capacity Dr D Y Patil Sports Stadium in Nerul for the IPL semifinals and finals to be held this week.
Taking a tough stand on the security issue, following the blasts at the Bangalore IPL venue, Maharashtra DGP A N Roy told reporters on Monday that the mobile ban was necessary in the current scenario. “We will also not be allowing any food item or water bottles inside the stadium and spectators are expected to come to the venue a good two hours before the start of the match,” said Roy.
Nokia India has launched 4 new mobile phonesmobile phones in the country. These are the entry level models namely the 2690 , 1800 , 1616 and the 1280.
These phones were first announced for Indonesia back in November last year and now they have made their way to states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka in India.
Virgin Mobile India launched a new campaign, the ‘Indian Panga League’ targeted towards the youth and to be run in the digital medium with over 100 films of 15 seconds each been shot and created.
The campaign is to cash on the IPL cricket fever in the country.
