Showing posts with label mobile. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Construction Equipment making Giant launches CAT B10 Smartphone

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Caterpillar (CAT), a renowned manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, has announced the launch of its latest rugged Android powered smartphone - the CAT B10.

The CAT B10 is an IP-67 certified smartphone which means that it can withstand dust, water, drop and even impacts. The phone is placed inside a one inch thick protective rubber casing that protects it from damages. The protective glass on the device that secures the display is provided by Asahi, a leading automotive glass manufacturer. The display of the smartphone has been strengthened to resists scratches and cracks during falls.

The CAT B10 features Android Gingerbread operating system and newly adopted three touchscreen key- menu, search and return, that has been made mandatory for all Android Icecream Sandwich based devices. So there is no denying the fact that the company might also be looking at upgrading this device to Android ICS 4.0 in the coming times but there has been no official timeline shared for this upgrade.

The Caterpillar CAT B10 features an 800 MHz application processor, a five megapixel rear camera and a front facing VGA camera for video conferencing as well. It comes with a 3.2 inch capacitive display; the smaller size further makes the display less prone to damages. The 3G capable device has dual SIM connectivity option besides WiFi and Bluetooth.

The device has been priced at 370 Euros or Rs 25,000 approximately for Europe and will be made available worldwide through CAT authorized dealers towards the end of May this year.
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Friday, February 24, 2012

ZTE unveiled first Tegra powered SmartPhone - Mimosa X

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NVIDIA and ZTE have announced the ZTE Mimosa X, the first smartphone to be powered both by the NVIDIA Tegra application processor and its Icera modem, which came to NVIDIA through its Icera acquisition in mid-2011.

"The ZTE Mimosa X is exciting for a few reasons. The Mimosa X marks the first time NVIDIA technology powers all the major processors in a single smartphone, and also the first time a premium mobile computing experience is coming to the mainstream smartphone market," said Michael Rayfield, General Manager, Mobile business, NVIDIA.

The Mimosa X is powered by the NVIDIA Tegra 2 mobile processor, featuring a dual-core CPU and GeForce GPU, and the NVIDIA Icera 450 HSPA+ modem, comprising baseband and RF processors, featuring throughput and low power. It will run IceCream Sandwich (Android 4.0), feature a 4.3-inchqHD (960x540) screen, rear5 MP and front cameras, and 4 GB of storage expandable to 32 GB.

The ZTE Mimosa X will deliver advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP), Dolby sound, digital living network alliance (DLNA) compatibility for easy sharing of content, HD video record and play, dual microphones, and built-in gyroscope.
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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Intex launches 3D dual SIM phone with One touch 2D to 3D Convertor

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Intex Technologies has launched a 3D touch phone called Intex Avatar. Sporting a handy sleek design, Intex Avatar is a dual SIM phone with a 2.8-inch screen.

The phone comes pre-loaded with popular games like Crazy Birds, Fruit Ninjia, Pentachess, Call of Atlantis and Yumsters. The phone also offers support for accessing social networking sites such as Google, Yahoo and Facebook.

The phone bundles a free pair of 3D glasses and comes with 10 pre-loaded films available in 4GB multimedia card. The phone also lets users to store and watch unlimited videos at the rate of 30 frames per second.

The handset supports both English and Hindi languages and includes a Intex Zone -- an eclectic assortment of various functions like Answering Machine, Mobile Tracker, Auto Call Record, Google, MSN, Yahoo, Facebook and Games.

Price in India:

Intex Avatar is priced at Rs 3690.
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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Google releases Chrome Browser for Android - The faster browser for PC is now available for Phones

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Launch:
Google officially releases the Beta version of Chrome for Android Operating system. This can be successfully installed in Android powered smartphones. The official version of Chrome Beta Browser can be downloaded from the Android Market for free. Google's official Blog post by Sundar Pichai boasts the features of Chrome Beta.


Description
The speed and simplicity of Chrome, now on your Android phone and tablet.
Browse fast on your Android smartphone or tablet, and bring your personalized Chrome experience with you anywhere you go. Chrome for Android is available, initially in Beta, on Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. To check if it is available in your country, please visit: http://goo.gl/6ARvc
Features:
- Browse fast with accelerated page loading, scrolling, and zooming
- Search and navigate directly from the omnibox
- Open and switch between unlimited tabs in an easy-to-view stack
- Sign in to Chrome to sync your bookmarks and view tabs you have open on your computer
- Send pages from desktop Chrome to your smartphone or tablet with one click and read them on the go, even if you’re offline
- Browse privately in Incognito mode

Screenshot:


Customer Feedbacks:

Several users reported that Flash is missing in this chrome. But anyway themselves console by considering Flash is almost dead.

User Ratings: 4.5 / 5

Download Links : Chrome Beta for Android Download now
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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Scosche’s cellCONTROL, a device that stops you from using cellphone while driving

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With the Scosche cellControl safe driving system, misfortunes caused by texting whilst driving are most likely to be averted. The combination of the trigger unit with the mobile app is said to disable certain features on smartphones like text messages, phone calls, emails and various other distracting applications, when on the road.

How it works: to create a safe driving environment, the company states that the system will be automatically activated as soon as the vehicle is set into motion. When coupled with the cellControl application, the trigger unit is capable of blocking any other app that is most likely to distract the driver. Also, the device communicates with smartphones through Bluetooth.

Scosche cellControl 1

“According to the National Highway Transportation and Safety Authority 18% of fatalities in distraction-related crashes involved a cell phone,” commented Kas Alves, Executive Vice President of Scosche Industries. “Those are the type of accidents that can easily be prevented and served as the inspiration behind cellControl.”

By restricting the use of SMS, internet, camera and other apps, cellular functions will also be blocked. However, voice calls can be commenced and received if the handset is connected to a handsfree accessory. Being simple and intuitive to setup, the company claims its system to be tamper free. At present, the service is compatible with platforms including Android 2.1 and above, BlackBerry 4.5 or later, Windows Mobile 5 as well as 6 and Symbian S60v3 devices.

The cellControl price tag sum up to $129.95 and it is available for purchase through the company’s website. To initiate the service, users will have to activate the safe driving system online and further download the corresponding app onto their handsets.
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Saturday, January 7, 2012

LCD Giant Viewsonic to unveil New ViewPhone 3 that Accepts Dual SIM Cards

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ViewSonic, the LCD Giant has showed their interest in landing US Smartphone Market. The company is ready to enter in U.S. phone market with it’s first Andorid Smartphone ViewPhone 3 which will be unvelied at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 10. ViewSonic started to sell it’s ViewPad tablets device in 2010 and has a successful sells record which inspire to bring phone as well.

The ViewPhone 3 features a

* 3.5-inch touchscreen,
* 5 megapixel camera,
* 800 MHz Qualcomm processor,
* 512 GB of RAM,
* Android Gingerbread (2.3),
* 3G technology,
* Dual Sim

The dual SIM feature, which is popular in markets outside the U.S., can be used to keep business separate from personal calls. An ad for the model suggests one SIM card for business calls and one for personal to allow for more “personal freedom and privacy.”

Until now, the ViewPhone was only available in Latin America and Asia.

The price ranges from $250-$299.

It is expected that the company will unveil some Icecream Sandwich Devices later this year.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

LG reveals Plan to get Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0

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Samsung and HTC announcing their plans to roll out Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update to their smartphone lineup, LG too isn't far behind.

The company on its official Mobile Facebook account posted that it will begin offering the Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) OS upgrade for a range of its smartphones in the second and third quarters of 2012, which will be followed by a global roll out.

During the second quarter of 2012, LG plans to offer the new OS to smartphones including: Optimus LTE, Prada phone by LG 3.0, the LG Optimus 2X, the LG Optimus Sol, the LG my Touch Q and the LG Eclipse.

In the third quarter, LG Optimus 3D, LG Optimus Black, LG Optimus Big, LG Optimus Q2 and LG Optimus EX will get the upgrade. The company also announced that the exact start dates can vary by market, as each country can have different requirements, depending on the carrier and the smartphone model.

Last week, Samsung too announced that it will offer Android 4.0 update to its Galaxy smartphones and Galaxy Tab tablets as early as 2012. Samsung on its official blog had confirmed that the platform update for Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note will start in the first quarter of 2012, and other Galaxy devices will follow soon.

The Google's new Android 4.0 brings a complete redesigned user interface with improved multi-tasking, notifications, Wi-Fi hotspot, NFC support and a full Web browsing experience.

The OS also features a new People App which will let users browse pictures, messages and social network updates from friends, family and co-workers. The new OS also packs Face Unlock feature which uses facial recognition to unlock the smartphone.
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Monday, December 19, 2011

Vodafone to cancel subscription of inactive numbers

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Vodafone India will cancel subscription of mobile services for prepaid customers on numbers that have no usage ie, no voice calls (incoming or outgoing), SMS & Data for any continuous period of 60 days.

The announcement follows DoT's stringent guideline for allocation of new number series based on subscribers in VLR which has created acute shortage of numbers for telecom companies. New customers will be intimated of the deactivation process in their starter kits while existing customers will be informed via SMS and outbound calls wherever possible.


This information is also updated on the bottom of Vodafone website.
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Nokia India unveiled Nokia Money - Standalone Mobile Wallet Service

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Nokia India today launched its own standalone mobile wallet service to provide a secure and convenient alternative to cash on a mass scale to cellphone customers.

Called Nokia Money, it is expected to offer a wide spectrum of mobile payment services to consumers who have a cellphone and want the convenience of making basic financial payments such as utility bills, top-ups, insurance premiums and tickets among others, without getting into the hassle of having access to a bank account or the Internet.

"There is a need for alternative financial payment instruments and the mobile handset offers a perfect mass platform to deliver these. Transaction costs on mobile devices are significantly lower. We bring multiple offerings and are developing an open ecosystem to deliver mobile money services to users depending on their need," Nokia Mobile Payment Services General Manager Gary Singh said here.

Customers will have to approach their local Nokia retail store offering this service to undergo a simple registration process, pay cash to load digital cash on to the wallet. The digital cash can then be used for making payments through an SMS.

Convert your mobile into wallet


As per RBI guidelines, this service doesn't require 'know your customer' or KYC documentation, since it is a closed wallet.

Nokia Money is independent of any mobile operator or individual banking network. Nokia has begun pre-loading the application on a wide range of Nokia mobile handsets across price points.

We guess everyone might be aware of a similar service launched by Google, called Google Wallet few months back.
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T-Mobile to sell Nokia Lumia 710 (Windows Mango smartphone) for just $49.99

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T-Mobile USA and Nokia said today they will sell the Lumia 710, marking Nokia's push to re-enter the U.S. market in a real way.


With the Lumia 710, priced at $49.99 and available on January 11, Nokia and T-Mobile are going after consumers who own a basic cell phone, but have been hesitant to upgrade to a more complicated smartphone. The companies believe the low price of the handset, lower-priced data, and easier-to-use Windows Phone operating system will help people ease their way into a more sophisticated mobile device.


It will mark the first Nokia Windows Phone to hit U.S. shores. For T-Mobile, the more affordable device should help it sway smartphone newbies and more budget-conscious subscribers at a time when its highest-tier customers leave for carriers offering a better selection of phones.

"This is the right product to go after the 150 million feature phone users in the country," said Chris Weber, head of Nokia's North America business, adding that figure is twice the size of the current smartphone base.



Tags: Nokia Lumia 710 Windows Mango Smartphone Price in USA
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Vodafone India launches 3G Android smartphone Vodafone Smart at Rs 4,995

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Vodafone India has launched its new 3G phone - Vodafone Smart on Monday in India.


Vodafone Smart 3G Technical Specifications:

Vodafone Smart 3G runs Android 2.2.1 operating system. Weighing 104g, the phone has a 2.8-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen and a 2 mega pixel camera.

Powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon S1 processor, the phone has 130 MB of storage space. Its memory can be expoandable up to 32 GB. Reportedly, users will get a 2GB memory card free when buying the handset.

Other features include Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Google Talk, Vodafone music, digital compass, video recording and MP4/3GP playback.


Vodafone Smart 3G Price in India : 

The phone costs Rs 4,995.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

HTC launches Sensation XL in India for INR 39,990

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HTC India has launched its second Beats Audio Android phone Sensation XL in country today. Company has priced it at a hefty INR 38,799 (best buy price, MRP is INR 39,990), making it the most expensive Android phone pricing till date in India. Sensation XL will be available in stores country-wide soon.


Features Overview: 

HTC Sensation XL features a 1.5GHz processor, a whopping 4.7 inch display with 800X480p resolution, and Android 2.3. While Sensation XL specifications seem great, display resolution and RAM are slight disappointments. 1GB RAM has become the standard for quite some time for high-end Android devices, but Sensation XL is struck with 768MB, and in terms of display resolution 720p displays are in, HTC could have at-least put a qHD screen.

“With Beats Audio, the HTC Sensation XL continues HTC’s commitment of delivering the best audio possible on your phone whether you’re listening to music, watching a movie or playing a game. This is an amazing example of why our partnership with Beats makes so much sense for customers today and into the future.”
- Faisal Siddiqui, Country Head, HTC India

Thanks to the poor rupee value for last some days, companies have started pricing their devices higher than usual and Sensation XL is just an example, if we don’t see a correction in rupee value soon upcoming launches will disappoint us because of hefty price tags.

HTC Sensation XL Features & Technical Specifications:


  • Qualcomm MSM 8255 1.5GHz processor
  • 768MB RAM
  • Android 2.3 with HTC Sense
  • 16GB Internal storage
  • 8MP rear camera with dual LED flash
  • 1.3MP front camera
  • 1600 mAh battery
  • DLNA, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS


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Ericsson to manage 70% of Airtel networks

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It has been reported that the Swedish firm Ericsson has finalized a deal with Airtel in order to handle more than 70% of Airtel’s network in India, whereas Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) will be handling the rest of the parts, though the authorities have not disclosed the amount as of now.

“This unique multi-technology managed services partnership with Ericsson will help us focus on creating a compelling service proposition for our customers, as we look to ramp up our market access”, said that Airtel’s Chief Executive Officer for India and South Asia, Sanjay Kapoor, while briefing the contract. Under the spell of the contract, Ericsson will be liable for surplus 15 service areas such as managing Airtel's networks in regions of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, UP, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, the North East, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Chennai and Kerala.

In a statement, the company said that Bharti Airtel is one out of the leading global telecommunication companies that successfully delivers its services in around 19 countries across Asia as well as Africa. The service provider has refined its managed services agreement with Ericsson, especially for Indian operations.

In addition, the company authorities have also notified that the five-year contract will support multi-vendor and multi-technology, where Ericsson will be liable for operating maintaining as well as providing its services across 70% of Bharti Airtel's network across India. Simultaneously, Ericsson will be employed to manage Bharti Airtel's prepaid customer base.

Sanjay Kapoor has claimed that India can be observed as the third largest internet market with a noteworthy increase in the data traffic, higher number of smartphones as well as wireless networks. Ericsson is believed to have a significant role to create Airtel’s 3G networks in Indian service circles.
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Cluzee - Siri's Android Alternative - Natural Language Assist Android App

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If you are an Android user and have been wishing for something along the lines of Siri for your smartphone, Cluzee is looking like your alternative. Cluzee might lack the integration with some of the outside devices and services like Plex media and such that Siri offers. However, it will do the core voice functions Siri offers. Cluzee does have a few tricks that Siri is missing reports BGR.
One of those cool tricks is that if you have Cluzee read your schedule to you for the day and say you have a doctor appointment on the books, Cluzee will tell you if an issue on a road you would take to get to your appointment might make you late. That is a neat trick for sure. The app also does the basic reading of email and text message aloud to the user. It will also take the user’s speech and turn that into a text or email.
The voice commands that the app will respond to are plain language spoken commands and it will do all sorts of cool things including local search if you tell it what you need. The app is available today and a cloud-based version is in the works that will support any phone, computer, or tablet that has a web connection.
[via slashgear]
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

TolMol.com launched Quran Mobile Phone

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Online retailer TolMol.com in a joint venture with Malaysian digital Islamic products maker ENMAC Engineering, Monday launched GSM mobile handset MQ3500 also called 'Quran mobile' to cater to the Muslim community in the Indian market.

Enmac Qur’an mobile handset comes with recitation of complete Quran, the holy scripture of the Islamic community. It will be in voice of seven famous Quari, along that would be made available in 29 languages including Urdu, English, Bengali, Malayalam and Tamil.

It is one of the first in series of products that TolMol is planning to bring in Indian market. The company has also plans to introduce mobile applications that would simplify and interpret different holy books for its mobile phones customers.

“Enmac Qur’an was already available in other countries like Malaysia, Pakistan and Dubai. This will be first of kind product for Indian market and we hope to get 100 per cent growth for such products in one year,” co-founder and CEO, TolMol, Anuj Kanish said.

Other products like Islamic eBook, Pen Quran and other Qur’an mobile models would be launched in few months followed by other religious recitations, he said.

To promote the product, TolMol has offered an inaugural price of Rs 2,999. The original price of the dual-SIM handset is priced at Rs 3,950.

However, one should not think that the product is only dedicated to Muslims. “It is heartening to see that holy Quran is available in IT space as well. Mobile is such a common device today that every one has access to,” head of department of Islamic Studies at Jamia Millia Islamia, prof Akhtarul Wasey said.

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Google opens Samsung's Galaxy Nexus smartphone in India

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India may figure among the 18 select countries where technology giant Google would launch its upcoming smartphone Galaxy Nexus, widely being billed as an iPhone-killer, in its first phase later this month.

Google aims to make available this device, which would rival technology major Apple's smartphone iPhone, later this month in the US, Canada, and select European and Asian countries.

To start with, Google has launched specific web pages for India and 17 other countries, where prospective customers can register for getting further updates about the various features and availability status of Galaxy Nexus.

Apart from India, other countries which will receive the upcoming smartphone in the first phase are--- Australia, Brazil, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Portugal, the US, the UK, Taiwan, Thailand and Netherlands.

Galaxy Nexus would be based on the latest version of Google's flagship Android mobile operating system, named Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

The device would have features like 1.2 GHz dual core processor, 4.65 inch HD display and the facility of fourth generation telephony services.

"With Ice Cream Sandwich, our mission was to build a mobile OS that works on both phones and tablets, and to make the power of Android enticing and intuitive," Google had said.

Courtesy: TOI
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Motorola Droid Razr to be launched in India next week

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Motorola Mobility is all set to launch Droid Razr smartphone in the Indian market next week.The phone is yet to be launched anywhere in the world.

Motorola Droid Razr Technical Specifications & Features :

Sporting a 4.3-inch super-AMOLED advanced display, the successor to Motorola's iconic Razr phone is stylish in its look.

The India launch of what is touted as "world's thinnest 4G smartphone" will be part of a global high-octane launch by Motorola Mobility, its first major launch after acquisition by Google. The company has high hopes pinned on the product, especially after a lukewarm reception to its tablet Xoom.

Razr comes with front-facing 720p HD video camera and an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera with 1080p HD video capture capability. It has 1GB of RAM, a dual-core 1.2GHz processor and runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).

Razr also sports Kevlar fiber and Corning Gorilla Glass to withstand scratches and scrapes. According to the company, every part of Razr is protected by a splash-guard coating, including the electrical boards inside. The phone will offer upto 10 hours talktime or 13.5 days standby on 3G usage.

Motorola Droid Razr Records : 

Its most successful predecessor, Moto Razr, was originally launched in summer of 2004. Over next four-years, Motorola sold over 130 million units of the phone, thus making it the best-selling clamshell (or flip phone) in the world.


Motorola Droid Razr Price in India: 



Motorola Droid Razr expected to be priced around Rs 32,000 in India. However, Verizon has announced the airtime bundled price of the Droid Razr (as it will be called in the US) will be $300, or around Rs 15,000, with a two-year agreement.

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Samsung to launch flexible screen Mobile Phones in 2012

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Samsung‘s new mobile device lineup will feature flexible screens starting in 2012, the company announced today.

In its quarterly earnings call, Samsung’s vice president of investor relations, Robert Yi, told investors, analysts and press, “The flexible display we are looking to introduce sometime in 2012, hopefully the earlier part. The application probably will start from the handset side.”

After flexible-screen mobile phones roll out, the company plans to introduce the same technology for tablets and other devices.

In January 2011, Samsung purchased Liquivista, a strategic acquisition that will allow it to produce the kinds of displays that were announced today. Liquivista made electrowetting display technology, which is used to create mobile and other consumer electronic displays that are bright, low-power, flexible and transparent.

Flexible screen technology was also a focus of Samsung’s in March, when Yongsuk Choi, director of Samsung Mobile Display, gave an overview of the company’s future mobile device plans. At that time, Choi said most of the flexible-display technology Samsung was working on was still in very early stages.

Courtesy: VentureBeat

Tags: Samsung Mobile Phones, Samsung Flexible Screen Phones.
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Nokia Kinetic – New Flexible Phone To Be Launched Soon

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Nokia demonstrates yet another device- Nokia Kinetic, a new phone model that is flexible and could be bent and twisted easily. This model has been revealed this October in London at the Nokia World 2011 Nokia technology show.

It is a 5 – inch model resembling a tablet. It has a flexible AMOLED screen. It offers two applications- a photo viewer and a music player. The phone has two modes – the convex and the concave. To select some icon on the screen, the phone has to move in a convex position and to move back to the earlier page, the phone has to be brought back in the concave direction. The motion of the device in such a manner can lead to zoom in and zoom out of photos just by twisting the model in forward or backward direction respectively. The same kind of twist is required to start or stop a music application. The bending of the model form one side to the other side would offer the user to have a look through the music gallery and the picture albums. The phone is well-suited for the modern operating systems

Though this technology appears to be good, there are a lot of restrictions that will come in the way of its development. It cannot be operated with one hand. There is no record so as to how the handset will respond to unintentional changes that occur in the shape of the handset while it is being kept in pocket. But this phone is believed to provide a great experience while playing games on it.

The same concept of developing such a flexible model had earlier been put forth by Synaptics and Kyocera, but they failed miserably. This time its Nokia Kinetic to come all the way and to crack the code!!!

Source: CE

Tags: Nokia Kinetic, Flexible Mobile Phones,Nokia World 2011
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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Vodafone to pay Rs 25k fine for pesky calls

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In a significant judgment that could benefit millions of mobile phone subscribers troubled by pesky telemarketing calls and messages, a district consumer forum last week directed Vodafone Essar Limited to pay Rs 25,000 to a doctor who had subscribed to the DNC - Do Not Call Facility - but still kept getting calls from various companies. The forum held the service provider guilty of deficiency of service and ordered it to pay Dr Ashesh Gala Rs 20,000 as compensation and Rs 5,000 towards cost of the complaint.

Dr Gala, who filed a complaint in the Mumbai Suburban District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum in October 2009, owns and runs Netra Jyot Eye Care Centre, a hospital in Mulund (W). Gala had a cell phone for which Vodafone Essar Ltd were the service providers.

Gala's complaint stated that many companies from the service sector would call him on his cell phone time and again and even sent him messages. To stop the calls and SMSes, Gala informed Vodafone, his service provider, and subscribed to its Do Not Call (DNC) facility in December 2007.

However, despite subscribing to the service, Gala alleged he received repeated calls from a bank between July 2007 and February 2008. Aggrieved, Gala sent the bank a notice on March 3, 2008. The bank replied to the notice, apologizing to him and assuring Gala that he would not receive such calls or messages from it in future. However, since calls from various other companies continued, Gala filed a complaint with the forum citing deficiency in service and sought a compensation of Rs 50,000.

Vodafone, in its reply before the forum, denied the allegations leveled against it. It further submitted that the complaint could not be entertained by the forum until the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was made party to the complaint since DNC was a facility that was available on the national level. The service provider told the forum that under the DNC facility, there could be a drop in the number of telemarketing calls but they cannot be stopped completely.

However the forum observed that as TRAI was a regulatory body and not a service provider, it could not be made party to the complaint. The forum further observed that according to TRAI regulations, once the subscriber opts for the DNC facility it is the responsibility of the service provider to see that such calls and messages are not received from companies.

Courtesy: TOI
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