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Olive Smart Mobile Phone – Olive Mobile Introduces Olive Smart V S300 Handset in India

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Olive Smart V S300
Recently, Olive Telecom announced the launch of Olive Smart. It is India’s first Android 2.3 Gingerbread powered 3G HSPA + Smartphone. Olive Smart is priced at Rs. 19, 999 in Indian market.

Olive Smart comes with Qualcomm’s 2nd generation MSM8255 Snapdragon 1GHz processor. The phone supports 14.4 Mbps HSPA. It will be the fastest phone in the world. You will get a 6 months free subscription to ZengaTV and a Lifetime Free subscription of MapMyIndia GPS with Olive Smart handset.

Olive Smart V S300 handset is featured with 512MB RAM, 2GB ROM, Adreno 205 GPU, quad-band GSM/UMTS/3G support, a 4.1-inch WVGA (800×480) capacitive touchscreen, a 5 Mega Pixel Camera with 720p HD video recording, front VGA camera for Video Calling, Wi-Fi, GPS, a HDMI port, a microSD card slot, Digital compass, Google Maps, Live TV and E-book reader and Dolby Mobile surround sound.

Olive Smart is launched in a privilege partnership with Aircel. So, users will enjoy with free mobile internet on the handset.

Olive Smart V S300 Key Features:

1Ghz Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 Chipset
4.1″ display
TFT Transmissive LCD
Capacitive Touch Panel
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
Micro USB
3.5mm Audio Out
SIM / USIM Card
SD Card
HDMI Type D Port
MP3, ACC, WAV, Ogg, Midi, AMR Audio format
MPEG-4 SP, AVC, H.263, H.264 Video format
JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP Image format
2GB eMMC Flash ROM
512MB RAM
GPS
Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
Wi-Fi
3G
CMOS 5MP AF (Supports 16:9, 720p Video Recording) Back Primary
Wafer Lens 0.3MP (VGA) front Secondary
Internal Speaker
HSDPA 14.4 Mbps
Voice Dialer
G-Sensor
E-Compass
Proximity Sensor
Word, Spreadsheet, Powerpoint, PDF
Social Networking & Instant Messenger features

Olive Smart is the most comprehensive handset in the new era. It gives you a chance to download eBooks from internet and quick access to internet. In-built GPS and Instant messenger features make the handset more apprehensive like Samsung Star II.

Samsung Star II – Samsung Star II S5260 Mobile Phone Announced Officially

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Samsung Star II S5260 Mobile Phone
Recently, a leading mobile phones provider, Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd., announced the Samsung Star II. Samsung already has sold up to 30-million Samsung Star. So, it has decided to introduce its second part as Samsung Star II S5260.

Samsung Star II mobile phone has been designed to deliver a superior quality of social networking experience on the mobile phone. Samsung Star II S5260 comes with personalized user-interface.

Full-touch screen feature of the phone is compatible with easy-to-use and intuitive experience. Samsung Star II S5260 handset would be available from February in Germany followed by other European countries, CIS, South America, India and Middle East.

Samsung Star II will be pre-loaded with social networking applications such as Facebook and twitter as well as multi IM 2.0, which offers users an easy way to keep in touch with friends across instant messaging platforms including Facebook chat, Yahoo Messenger, Gtalk, and AIM.

You will experience Samsung's TouchWiz 3.0 user interface also on the handset that will provide an intuitive and personalized user experience. QuickType by t9 Trace feature on Samsung Star II S5260 offers a faster and easier way to input text than standard texting.

You can take pictures with built-in 3.2 megapixel camera. You will enjoy the feature of super-fast WiFi connectivity also.

Samsung Star II Key Features:

3.2MP fixed focus camera

30MB of in-built storage

Up to 16GB expandable microSD card

TouchWiz 3.0 UI with multitasking support

QuickType T9 Trace Keyboard

Wi-Fi

Social Hub for better social networking

3.5mm audio jack

IM accounts like Yahoo, Google Talk, AIM, MSN and Facebook Chat

3.0-inch WQVGA capacitive touchscreen

There are many other attractive features with Samsung Star II mobile phone that attracts users. The phone will be available from February, 2011. Price of the phone is yet to be announced. However, it is assumed that Samsung Star II will cost below than Rs. 10000 in Indian market in the competition of Nokia E5.

LAVA A10 – LAVA A10 Mobile Phone Introduced with Dual GSM and IPS Screen

Sunday, December 26, 2010

LAVA A10 Mobile Phone
Recently, LAVA Mobile introduced its new handset – A10. LAVA A10 is a Dual GSM touch screen phone. It comes with stylish look and unique features like IPS screen and lots of pre-loaded multimedia apps. Lava A10 mobile phone is priced at Rs. 5499.

LAVA A10 mobile phone is featured with stylish masculine look. It has a bright 3.0 inch multi touch screen, with user friendly interface. It provides amazing touch experience.

LAVA A10 has 3.2MP digital camera with flash. Yamaha PA System for great quality of Music sound makes the phone more appropriate. The phone supports Up to 16 GB expandable memory. So, there is enough space for your multimedia files.

LAVA A10 gadget gives the user a truly personal Internet experience. Inbuilt applications allow you to organize the social network. You can get connected with your friends on facebook, twitter and many social sites.

LAVA A10 device is pre loaded with many applications like Maps by Map my India. Java embedded games entertain us very sincerely. You can experience a thrilling gaming experience as the inbuilt Gravity Sensor which allows the use to maneuver while playing mobile games.

LAVA A10 is one of the best in touch screen segments that comes with the latest IPS technology. You can get a superior display with the IPS screen. There are clear sharp images for both still and motion pictures.

IPS Screen allows pictures and videos to be viewed at wide angle till 178 degree on Lava A10 mobile. It is useful when a group of people are viewing the same screen from different angles.

Lava A10 phone comes with silky design and attractive looks. The phone gives you a touching experience with the latest features and innovative technologies.

Lava A10 is more interactive handset in Indian market at affordable price range. You will surely like the phone for its design, features and looks. You can compare design of the phone with LG Viewty GM 360.

Motorola FLIPOUT – Motorola FLIPOUT Mobile Phone Launched in India at Rs. 15990

Monday, November 15, 2010

Motorola FLIPOUT
Recently, Motorola announced the launch of its most appreciated handset – FLIPOUT. It is a stylish square and compact smart phone. The phone is designed for tech-savvy women and girls. Motorola FLIPOUT is priced at Rs. 15990 in Indian market.

Motorola FLIPOUT mobile phone runs on Android 2.1 application. It is featured with an innovative square pivot design that opens to reveal a five-row QWERTY keypad with a separate row for numeric keys.

Motorola FLIPOUT phone is featured with up to seven customizable home screens, live wallpapers and added security for exchange server users. An enhanced MOTOBLUR feature is also included in the phone.

Motorola FLIPOUT mobile comes with a 3MP camera with digital zoom and KODAK PERFECT TOUCH technology for better, brighter pictures and gallery mode for tagging and labeling of photos.

It offers one-touch uploads to Facebook, MySpace, Picasa and Photobucket. Video capture, playback and streaming options are other attractive features of Motorola FLIPOUT device. It comes with Bluetooth capabilities for wireless calls and music.

You can take an advantage of Google services including Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail and access to thousands of apps on the Android Market with Motorola FLIPOUT gadget.

Motorola FLIPOUT Key features:

Screen customization

Happenings and Messages widgets

CrystalTalk PLUS

Five-row QWERTY keypad

3MP camera

Facebook, MySpace, Picasa and Photobucket

Bluetooth

Video capture

Google services

Motorola FLIPOUT mobile phone has CrystalTalk PLUS feature also which improves a caller’s voice quality while filtering out background noise for better conversations.

Motorola FLIPOUT is connected with media player that offers full screen lyric support, integrated song ID and a social solution for knowing what people around you are listening to.

Motorola offers a free gift voucher also with this gadget. The device has the best looks and design. It is a stylish phone specially designed for women and girls. It is another beautiful handset of Motorola after Motorola CHARM.

Byond Q99 – Byond Tech Introduced Q99 Mobile Phone

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Byond Tech Q99 Mobile Phone
One of the largest domestic players, Byond Tech announced the launch of an affordable handset - Q99. It is a new smart phone on the block.

Byond Q99 is loaded with power packed Dual-SIM. The phone fulfills the need of youth and executives. It comes with a handful of communication applications which are all set to get your world closer.

Byond Q99 is a communication phone with wonderful multimedia capabilities. You can play MP3, MP4 and various other file formats and also has an option to record your favorite tunes playing on the Radio Station.

Byond Tech Q99 has big belly that offers extendable storage capacity of up to 8 GB with Dual Memory Slots. It is a power packed entertainer.

Byond Q99 has a smooth QWERTY keypad. It makes your fingers never get tired of writing long texts or mails to your colleagues. You will surly like this phone for its optical track pad that makes navigation through your mobile a breeze.

Byond Q99 mobile phone has never ending list of inbuilt applications. These applications keep you connected with your friends and colleagues through social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Skype and host of other features like MSN and Yahoo Messenger. You can get more for what you pay through the phone.

Byond Q99 mobile phone is priced at Rs. 3,500. Price of the phone is very affordable that could be purchased very easily by Indian customers.

Byond Q99 Key Features:

Dual-SIM

Multimedia capabilities

Extendable storage capacity of up to 8 GB

QWERTY keypad

Facebook, Twitter and Skype

Byond Tech has designed Q99 in a very new manner. The phone is very sophisticated and user friendly. Looks of the phone is amazing. Its functions are awesome. It is also a youth oriented phone who needs everything in a single phone. Price of the phone is also very affordable. It is a low-cost pack for the Indian mobile phone customers. It is very similar to Blackberry Torch.

Nokia E5 – Nokia E5 Mobile Phone Launched in India at Rs. 12699

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Nokia E5 Mobile Phone
Recently, Nokia announced to launch its latest addition of E-series – E5 mobile phone in Indian market. Nokia E5 is priced at Rs. 12699 in Indian market.

Nokia E5 mobile phone is designed for both – personal and professionals. It is a symbian-based phone. Nokia E5-00 follows the successful blueprint of E72 and E63.

Nokia E5 is combined with business features with the all personal networking and entertainment capabilities. It comes with Nokia Messaging that allow users to access email on the go with support for multiple email accounts, including popular mail services such as Ovi Mail, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Windows Live Hotmail.

Currently, Nokia E5 mobile will be available in two colour variants in India - Carbon Black and Chalk White.

Nokia E5 Key Features and Specifications:

2.36" size

Internal vibra and antenna

BL-4D 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery

Up to 256 MB free user memory

Up to 32 GB MicroSD memory card slot

GSM QB 850/900/1800/1900 Operating Frequency

Symbian OS version v. 9.3

S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2

Java™: MIDP2.0

C++ & Java SDKs

Email (SMTP, IMAP4, POP3)

SMS, MMS (OMA 1.3)

Audio messaging (AMS)

Nokia Messaging: Email and Chat

Classic QWERTY keypad

Five-way Navi™ key with soft keys, call and end keys

3D stereo ringtones

WLAN

High-Speed Micro-USB 2.0

5 megapixel camera

Zoom up to 3x (digital) with LED flash and Full Focus

AVRCP (Remote Control)

SAP (SIM Access Profile)

OPP (Object Push Profile)

FTP (File Transfer Profile)

DUN (Dial-up Networking Profile)

HSP (Headset Profile)

HFP (Hands-Free Profile)

SDP (Service Discovery Application Profile)

GAP (Generic Access Profile)

SPP (Serial Port Profile)

GOEP (Generic Object Exchange Profile)

Video recording in 15 fps

Stereo FM radio

Nokia E5 phone is made by up to 60% recycled material. The phone supports A-GPS and Friends Finder also. Nokia has tried to offer maximum features with the phone. The phone comes with best design and attractive looks. It is a compatible phone in the current mobile phone market with its price and features. Looks of the phone is very similar to Blackberry Bold 9700 white.

BlackBerry PlayBook Professional Grade Tablet Introduced by RIM

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

BlackBerry PlayBook
Recently, Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of BlackBerry announced the launch of new professional-grade BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and BlackBerry Tablet OS.

BlackBerry PlayBook offers the users oriented services. Uncompromised web browsing, true multitasking and high performance multimedia are the leading key features of BlackBerry PlayBook Professional Grade Tablet. It provides advance security features, out-of-the-box enterprise and a breakthrough development platform for IT departments and developers.

BlackBerry PlayBook is a game-changing product in the growing tablet market. You can pair the device with your BlackBerry phones (via Bluetooth) to enable data connectivity or you can use the Wi-Fi connection.

BlackBerry PlayBook is featured with a vivid 7″ high resolution display. BlackBerry PlayBook is a multitasking gadget with a 1 GHz dual-core processor and the new BlackBerry Tablet OS.

BlackBerry PlayBook Professional Grade Tablet Key Features:

7″ LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch

Gesture support

BlackBerry Tablet OS

1 GHz dual-core processor

1 GB RAM

Dual HD cameras (3 MP front facing, 5 MP rear facing)

1080p HD video recording

Video playback

Audio playback

HDMI video output

Wi-Fi

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

BlackBerry PlayBook price is yet to be announced. The device is expected to launch in the USA in January 2011 and in India. The gadget will be available in other countries in the beginning of 2011 – May/June.

BlackBerry PlayBook supports Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Mobile AIR and HTML-5. You can enjoy with games and media on the web on the gadget. The BlackBerry PlayBook is featured with premium multimedia features also that support high-quality mobile experiences.

BlackBerry PlayBook device comes with dual HD cameras for video capture and video conferencing. It is compatible (out-of-the-box) with BlackBerry Enterprise Server also. BlackBerry Tablet OS is built upon the QNX Neutrino microkernel architecture which is one of the most reliable, secure and robust operating system architectures in the world.

Blackberry Torch – Blackberry Torch 9800 Slider Introduced by AT&T

Friday, August 6, 2010

Blackberry Torch 9800
BlackBerry announced the launch of its first slider handset – Torch 9800. It is the first device of BlackBerry running on the BlackBerry OS 6. It is the next big thing in the corporate world.

Blackberry Torch comes with a full QWERTY keyboard and a 3.2" HVGA+ display. It is a tri-band 3G handset. It is packed with Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth and GPS. It offers an excellent all-round connectivity.

Blackberry Torch 9800 is featured with 5 megapixel autofocus camera. It is capable of recording videos up to VGA resolution. The phone has 512 MB of operating memory on board. It has 4GB storage capacity while it supports upto 32GB expandable memory through the microSD card slot.

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 will be available exclusively (at least in the US) to AT&T customers, starting from 12 August. It will be priced at a cent short of 200 bucks after a two-year contract.

On the other hand, RIM also brought some good news for the owners of some of their older handsets. The BlackBerry Bold 9700, the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and the BlackBerry Pearl 3G will all get BlackBerry OS 6 updates.

BlackBerry Torch Key Features:

GSM/GPRS/EDGE

3.2 inch touchscreen display

Facebook®, Twitter™, and MySpace® social networking

BlackBerry 6 OS

BLUETOOTH 2.1 with A2DP Stereo

Wi-Fi

5 MP autofocus flash camera with VGA Video Recording

AT&T Music, AT&T Video Share, PrimeTime2Go video-on-demand application

YouTube podcast, video capture, playback and streaming

3.5 mm headset jack

iTunes

1300 mAh Lithium ion Battery

Powerful 624 Mhz processor

Optical trackpad

Press.rim.com writes in a press release, “With a new user interface, new browser and new handset design, the highly anticipated BlackBerry Torch and BlackBerry 6 deliver integrated and uncompromising capabilities for consumers and business professionals that preserve the industry-leading strengths of the BlackBerry platform while adding exciting new dimensions.” It is a decent phone after Blackberry Bold 9700 white.

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