Airtel Launches Online Shopping Website– " Airtel Shop "

Bharti Airtel, leading global telecommunications company and India’s largest Mobile service provider today launched its own ‘Airtel Shop’, the first online shopping portal in India by any telecom service provider to deliver mobile devices and telecom products directly to the users.

Airtel Shop in association with Infibeam.com will offer the entire portfolio of latest Mobile Phones and devices as well as accessories.The Airtel Shop has been launched and live as http://shop.airtel.com to sell entire range of Apple iPhone, Nokia, Samsung, Sony, LG, HTC and BlackBerry devices – including smartphones, dual SIM phones, Touch and Type, QWERTY, Touch phones and value phones.

A recent report by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) reveals that India’s e-commerce market is growing at an average rate of 70 percent annually, and has grown over 500 percent in the past three years alone. Airtel and Infibeam’s association will may serve as a game-changer in the growing Indian e-commerce space.

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India GSM Subscribers Base in March 2012 – Airtel Leads ..!

Bharti Airtel tops in the new subscriber additions, added a total of 2.5 million new GSM subscribers followed by IDEA Cellular added the 2nd highest number of new subscribers with 2.01 million in March. Bharti Airtel now has more than 181 million GSM customers with a 27.22% market share.

According to the data released by COAI total 6.87 million new GSM subscribers added with 1.04% increase from previous month taking the all-India GSM cellular subscriber base to 664.08 million at the end of March 2012.

Videocon once again lost 0.25 million subscribers. The user base of Videocon stood at 5.95 million.AIRCEL also lost 0.68 million customers and its subscriber base was at 62.57 million.

Among the leading GSM Mobile Service Operators, Vodafone India added 1.02 million new customers, boosting its subscriber base 150.46 million. Uninor that lost licences in the SC’s 2G judgment, notched 1.29 million new customers. Its user base was at 42.43 million by March-end

State run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) added 0.89 million taking their subscriber base to 94.67 million. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) added 62399 new users during the month, boosting its total base to 5.93 million at the end of March ’2011.

Other Operators such as STel, Etisalat DB (Cheers Mobile) and Loop Telecom (except Loop Mobile -Mumbai) have announced shutting down of mobile services as earlier we shared on TelecomTalk and are now helping their users move to other operators through Mobile Number Portability (MNP).

Please note : COAI GSM Subscriber base does not include the Reliance Communications (Rcom) and Tata Docomo’s GSM subscriber Base (same not submitted to COAI).

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Vodafone Offers Free Internet for BlackBerry Curve 9220

Vodafone India today announce the launch of Free BlackBerry Internet Service offer worth Rs. 399 for 3 months for its customers who buy newly launched BlackBerry Curve 9220 smartphone.

As a promotional offer, the monthly service charge for BlackBerry BIS Plan-399 will be waived off for all new BlackBerry subscribers for first 3 months from the date of activation and after 3 months the regular BlackBerry plan charges will be applicable to continue the service.

With this promotional offer BB Curve 9220 customers can also download a selection of BlackBerry apps from BlackBerry App World worth Rs. 2500, for free without any data charges till 30th June 2012. With free BIS plan by Vodafone for 3 month, customer can enjoy Unlimited BlackBerry Service including BBM, chat, Email Messengers, and Internet and music share. The offer is valid till 31st May 2011.

The newly launched BlackBerry Curve 9220 smartphone costs Rs. 10990, comes with 2.44-inch (320×240 pixels) TFT display with Full QWERTY keyboard, BlackBerry OS 7 and a 2.0 Mega Pixel camera. Other features include,dedicated BBM key for faster, better communication, 512 MB of RAM, 2G (GPRS/EDGE), FM Radio, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v2.1, 3.5 mm audio jack.

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LinkedIn now avilable for iPad

LinkedIn has launched their new iPad application. They have also made it as a universal app for iPad and iPhone that has been updated to version 5.0. The app has also been Optimized for iPad’s Retina display and brings new features such as Calendar feature that lets you LinkedIn profile information for people you’re meeting with, news updates and more.

New features in LinkedIn for iPhone and iPad

Calendar feature: Get an informative snapshot of all the people you will be meeting with that day and everything you need to know about them.

• News you can use: Get timely and relevant news surfaced by what your connections and industry peers are sharing and reading.
• Build your professional brand: Easily connect and follow-up with your professional peers and share your expertise.
 

Download LinkedIn for iPad from the Apple iTunes Store for free. The LinkedIn app for Android has also been updated with the new Calender feature.

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Angry Birds Space now available for BlackBerry PlayBook

Angry Birds Space is finally available for the Blackberry PlayBook. It features 60 interstellar levels on planets and in zero gravity. This has regular free updates brand new birds, brand new superpowers. It is cheaper by $2 compared to previous Angry Birds games for PlayBook.

Features of Angry Birds Space for BlackBerry PlayBook

• 60 interstellar levels
• Regular free updates
• Brand new birds
• Brand new superpowers
• Zero-gravity space adventures
• Trick shots using planets’ gravity
• Hidden bonus levels
• Beautifully detailed backgrounds

Download Angry Birds Space HD for BlackBerry PlayBook from the BlackBerry App World for $2.99.

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Apple Products Sales Report in Q2 2012

Apple has reported 94% increase in Net profit Year-over-Year in their earnings for Q2 2012 that ended March 31, 2012. The company has reported a revenue of $39.2 billion with a net profit od $11.6 billion. The international sales in this quarter is 64% of the quarter’s revenue. They sold 35.1 million iPhones, 11.8 million iPads, 7.7 million iPods and 4 million Macs during the quarter.

The iPhone has seen 88% unit growth over the year-ago quarter. The launch of the New iPad boosted the sales that increased the unit sales to 151% compared to over the year-ago quarter, while the iPod Sales has seen 15% unit decline Year-over-Year.

Press Release

CUPERTINO, California—April 24, 2012—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 second quarter ended March 31, 2012. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $39.2 billion and quarterly net profit of $11.6 billion, or $12.30 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $24.7 billion and net profit of $6.0 billion, or $6.40 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 47.4 percent compared to 41.4 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 64 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

The Company sold 35.1 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 88 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 11.8 million iPads during the quarter, a 151 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. The Company sold 4 million Macs during the quarter, a 7 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter. Apple sold 7.7 million iPods, a 15 percent unit decline from the year-ago quarter.

“We’re thrilled with sales of over 35 million iPhones and almost 12 million iPads in the March quarter,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “The new iPad is off to a great start, and across the year you’re going to see a lot more of the kind of innovation that only Apple can deliver.”

“Our record March quarter results drove $14 billion in cash flow from operations,” said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple’s CFO. “Looking ahead to the third fiscal quarter, we expect revenue of about $34 billion and diluted earnings per share of about $8.68.”

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Airtel Rebrands its B2B Business, Comes up with New Name and Strategy

Airtel today refreshed its B2B business as airtel business. With this new identity, airtel business the company claims that its commitment of delivering innovative business solutions and a superior brand experience to all its large & small enterprises, government and carrier customers across the globe.

Airtel buisness also offers digital media services, a centralized online media management and distribution platform akin to a media exchange linking all the content owners, production facilities and screens enabling them to store , forward, share & trade multi versions of produced content to multiple platforms across the globe.

With a global network of 225,000 Rkms covering 50 countries across 5 continents, airtel business has established itself as one of the leading players in the B2B segment.Over the last 4-5 years, the company has invested over $500mn in next generation cable systems. It‘s globe spanning submarine cable assets offer the necessary diversity, increased redundancy and network resilience to the customers.

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New iPad coming to India on April 27th, starts at Rs.30,500

Apple has just announced that the New iPad would be available in India on 27th April 2012. The New iPad would be available in South Korea incuding Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Panama, St Maarten, Uruguay and Venezuela on Friday, April 20. It will be available in Colombia, Estonia, India, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, South Africa and Thailand on beginning on Friday, April 27.

The base 16GB WiFi model of the New iPad will be available for Rs.30,500 including taxes and the base 16GB WiFi+4G Model will be available for Rs.38,900.

Prices for the new iPad

Wi-Fi Only : 16GB Rs. 30500, 32GB Rs. 36500, 64GB Rs. 42500.

Wi-Fi +4G : 16GB Rs. 38900, 32GB Rs. 44900, 64GB Rs. 50900.

Press Release

CUPERTINO, California―April 16, 2012―Apple® today announced the new iPad®, the third generation of its category defining mobile device, will arrive in South Korea and 11 additional countries on Friday, April 20. The new  iPad features a stunning new Retina™ display, Apple’s new A5X chip with quad-coregraphics and a 5 megapixel iSight® camera with advanced optics for capturing amazing photos and 1080p HD video. The new iPad still delivers the same all-day 10 hour battery life* while remaining amazingly thin and light.

In addition to South Korea, the new iPad also will be available beginning on Friday, April 20 in Brunei, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Malaysia, Panama, St Maarten, Uruguay and Venezuela. Beginning on Friday, April 27, the new iPad will be available in Colombia, Estonia, India, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, South Africa and Thailand.

The new iPad Wi-Fi models will be available in black or white for a suggested retail price of $499 (US) for the 16GB model, $599 (US) for the 32GB model and $699 (US) for the 64 GB Model. The iPad Wi-Fi + 4G models will be available for a suggested retail price of $629 (US) for the 16GB model, $729 (US) for the 32GB model and $829 (US) for the 64GB model.** The new iPad will be sold through the Apple Online Store (www.apple.com) and select Apple Authorized Resellers. Additionally, iPad 2 is available at a more affordable price starting at just $399.

*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

**4G LTE is supported only on AT&T and Verizon networks in the U.S. and on Bell, Rogers and Telus networks in Canada. Data plans sold separately.

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Samsung Galaxy S Advance and Galaxy Pocket launched in India

Samsung has launched GALAXY S Advance (GT-I9070) and GALAXY Pocket (GT-S5300) in India. The Galaxy S Advance is a mid-range device that was announced this January. It comes with 4.0-inch WVGA (480×800) Super AMOLED display and is powered by 1 GHz Dual-Core Processor. It with 5MP Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash and 1.3MP secondary camera. The Galaxy pocket was announced last month and has a 2.8-inch touch screen display and id powered by 832MHz processor. It has 2MP fixed focus camera.

Both the phones run on Android 2.3(Gingerbread) with Samsung TouchWiz UI. Other features include, 3.5mm audio Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v 3.0 and aGPS.

The Samsung Galaxy S Advance has 768MB RAM, 8GB User memory that is expandable up to 32GB with Micro SD and has 1,500mAh battery. The Galaxy Pocket has 3GB user memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with MicroSD and comes with 1200 mAh battery.

The Samsung Galaxy S Advance is priced at Rs. 26,900. The Samsung Galaxy Pocket comes at a price of Rs. 8,150.

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Huawei Honor and Ideos X5 Pro officially launched in India

Huawei has officially launched the Honor and Ideos X5 Pro in India. The Honor went on sale earlier this month online and packs in 4-inch ( 854 x 480 pixels) LCD capacitive touchscreen display, 1.4GHz processor, 8 MP AF camera with 720p HD video recording at 30 fps, 0.3MP front facing camera. The Ideos X5 Pro (also called new Ideos X5) is the successor of Ideos X5 that was launched last June. It has 3.8-inch (800×480 pixels) TFT LCD capacitive touchscreen display and is powered by 1GHz processor. It has 5mp camera with Flash and 720p HD Video recording. Both phone run on on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).

Other features include, 512MB RAM, 4GB eMMC, 1.5GB User Memory and expandable memory up to 32GB with Micro SD. The connectivity features include, 3G 14 Mbps HSDPA; 5.76 Mbps HSUPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, Micro USB 2.0 and aGPS.

The Ideos X5 Pro has SRS WOW HD Audio Effect. It comes with 16GB Cloud space to store images, music, books etc and 1500mAh Battery. The Huawei Honor is upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and comes with 1900mAh battery.

The Huawei Honor and the Ideos X5 Pro are priced at an MRP of Rs. 22,999 and Rs. 15,499 respectively, while the MOP (Best Buy) will be Rs. 19,990 and Rs. 13,800.

These phones would be available from India’s leading retailers like Reliance Digital, Croma, online channels including Flipkart, Tradus, Letsbuy and in multi brand outlets across India.

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Sony Xperia S Smartphone Now in India Priced at Rs. 32549

Sony Mobile Communications today introduced the Xperia NXT series including the Xperia S, Xperia P and Xperia U as well as the Xperia Sola to the Indian market.The Sony Xperia S is priced at Rs. 32549.

Xperia smartphones combine stand-out design and superior entertainment technology with the powerful performance. The Xperia NXT series also provides access to Sony Entertainment Network, a portal for consumers to access premium entertainment such as music, movies, TV shows and more, all from one convenient account.

Sony Xperia Sola

·Dimensions /weight: Size: 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm

·Display: 3.7” Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine, 854 x 480 pixels, 16,000,000 colour TFT, Scratch-resistant glass Camera: 5 megapixel, auto focus, 720p HD video recording, front-facing VGA camera, 2D and 3D Sweep Panorama™, LED flash

·Multimedia: 3D Album, Accelerated Adobe Flash Video, Media browser, Motion gaming, Radio (FM radio with RDS), Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited, Video streaming, YouTube™

·Platform /performance: Google Android™ 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradeable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

·Memory: 8 GB internal storage (up to 5 GB user-accessible memory), microSD™ memory card slot (supporting up to 32GB)

·Connectivity : 3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA), aGPS, Bluetooth™ wireless technology, DLNA Certified®, Micro USB support, Media Go™, Media Transfer Protocol support, Modem, Native USB tethering, NFC, PC Companion, Synchronisation via Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®, USB High speed 2.0 support, USB Host

·Colour Available: Black, White, Red

Sony Xperia S

12.1 megapixel camera with auto focus

4.3 inch scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen

1.5 GHz Qualcomm Dual Core processor

16x digital zoom, LED flash

Google Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) (Upgrade to Android 4, Ice Cream Sandwich, planned in Quarter 2 2012)

16 million colours, 1280 x 720 pixels

Screen size 128.0 x 64.0 x 10.6 mm , 5.0 x 2.5 x 0.4 inches

Colour’s available in India : White, Black

Sony Xperia P

·Dimensions /weight: 122 x 59.5 x 10.5 mm / 120 g

·Display: 4.0” Reality Display with Sony’s WhiteMagic™ technology, Mobile BRAVIA® Engine, 960 x 540 pixels (qHD), 16 million colours, scratch-resistant mineral glass

·Camera: 8 megapixel, auto focus, full 1080p HD video recording, Exmor R™ for mobile. Image sensor, front camera (VGA), 2D and 3D Sweep Panorama, LED flash

·Multimedia: Video Unlimited, Music Unlimited, clear audio, xLoud™, 3D surround, Sound, Music player, Video player, Photo Gallery, FM radio, TrackID™

·Platform /performance: Google Android™ 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradeable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), dual core 1 GHz processor, fast charging

·Memory: 16 GB (up to 13 GB user-accessible memory)

·Connectivity: 3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA), aGPS, Bluetooth™, HDMI, DLNA Certified®, NFC, Wi-Fi®, USB Host

·Colour Available: Black, Silver & Red

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Toshiba announced New Android Tablets

Toshiba has announced Excite 10, Excite 13 and Excite 7.7 tablets running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). These tables come in 10.1-inch, 13.3-inch, and 7.7-inch display sizes with scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass protection and is powered by quad-core NVIDIA Tegre 3 processor with GeForce graphics and 1GB of RAM.

These tablets also come with 5MP back camera, 2MP front-facing camera, stereo speakers with exclusive sound enhancements by Toshiba and SRS Labs, as well as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.

The Excite 10 has 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) diagonal AutoBrite LED Backlit display with 10-finger multi- touch support. It is just 8.89mm thick and weighs 598g. It has Micro USB, Micro HDMI and SD card slot.

 

The Excite 13 has 13.3-inch (1600 x 900 pixels) diagonal AutoBrite LED Backlit display with 16:9 aspect ratio and 10-finger multi-touch support. It is 10.16mm thick and weighs 998g. It has four-speaker sound system with exclusive sound enhancements by Toshiba and SRS Labs. It has up to 13 hours of battery life with 7 days stand-by. It has Micro USB, Micro HDMI and SD card slot.

The Excite 7.7 has 7.7-inch AMOLED display, Micro USB port and a Micro SD card slot Micro SD card slot.

These tablets would come with Google Apps including Google Play, Toshiba software and third-party applications including TOSHIBA Book Place, TOSHIBA Media Player that supports content sharing, TOSHIBA File Manager, as well as Netflix and Zinio apps.

The Excite 10 tablet would come in 16, 32GB and 64GB variants that would be available for purchase at the beginning of May 2012 in the U.S. at a MSRP of $449.99, $529.99 and $649.99 respectively.

The Excite 7.7 tablet would come in 16 and 32GB variants that would be available for purchase at the beginning of June 2012 in the U.S. at a MSRP of $499.99 and $579.99, respectively.

The Excite 13.3 would be available for $649.99 MSRP and $749.99 MSRP for the 32GB and the 64GB variants that would be available for purchase at the beginning of June 2012 in the U.S

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Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Kolkata

Airtel has launched India’s first 4G service in Kolkata. It is based on TD-LTE. The Airtel 4G website went live yesterday and the 4G plans starts from Rs. 999. It would allow superfast access to High Definition (HD) video streaming, multiple chatting, instant uploading of photos and much more.

Airtel 4G LTE plans

Plan name	Rental (Rs.)	Free usage quota (GB)	Charge after quota (INR)	Speed after quota completion (kbps)
Break free	999	6	Nil	128
Break free max	1399	9	Nil	128
Break free Ultra	1999	18	Nil	128

These plans are available in Prepaid and Postpaid. On the Rs.999 postpaid plan , customer will get a money-back for a value equivalent of one month’s rent, spread over first 6 bill cycles. Customers will get a bill discount of Rs.167/ bill for 6 bills.

On the Rs.1399 and Rs.1999 postpaid plans , customer will get a money-back for a value equivalent of two month’s rent, spread over first 6 bill cycles. Customers will get a bill discount of Rs.466/ bill for 6 bills in case of Rs.1399 plan , and Rs.666 / bill for 6 bills in case of Rs.1999 plan.

Smartbyes packs would be available soon.

Device Pricing

Device	MRP (In Rs)
Indoor CPE with wi-fi	7750
4G Multi Mode Dongle	7999

Airtel won BWA license spectrum in Kolkata, Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai) circles in 2010. It plans to launch 4G services in other circles in India. You can visit your nearest Airtel Relationship Center (ARC) or call 1800-103-0405 (toll-free) to get more info.

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Samsung GALAXY Ace Plus launched in India

Smsung has officially launched the amsung Galaxy Ace Plus in India. The Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus has 3.65-inch (320 x 480 pixels) TFT display and is powered by 1 GHz Processor. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and has 5MP  Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash. It was announced this January, went on pre-order last month and went on sale mid-March.

Other features include, 3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS, 3GB Internal Memory, 512MB RAM, 2GB internal memory and 32GB expandable memory with microSD. The connectivity features include, 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v 3.0, USB 2.0, aGPS and comes with 1,300 mAh battery.

It comes with Tinkfree document editor that lets you edit Office documents, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDFs, while on the move, Samsung’s Social Hub and ChatON IM services.

The Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus is priced Rs. 18,150 (MRP). As a limited period offer it comes with Free Samsung Bluetooth Headset (model BHM1000) priced at Rs. 1,299. You can also get the phone online from Flipkart or Letsbuy for as low as Rs. 15,500.

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Twitter for BlackBerry v3.0 update brings BBM integration

Twitter for BlackBerry has been updated to version 3.0.0.20 that brings new features such as integrated BlackBerry Messenger that makes sharing with you friends and contacts easy. It also has Twitter (pic.twitter.com) photo upload, auto URL shortening and more. The beta version was launched in February.

New Features in Twitter for BlackBerry v3.0

• BBM integration lets you share your latest Tweet as your BBM Personal Message
• Access Twitter accounts right from your BBM profiles.
• You can now upload your photos to Twitter’s (pic.twitter.com) photo sharing service
• Automatic link shortening service feature automatically shortens when you enter a web URL

 

Download Twitter for BlackBerry v3.0 from the BlackBerry App World for free.

 

 

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HCL launches New Tablet running Android 4.0 for Rs.7,999

HCL has launched HCL ME U1 tablet that runs on Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and has a 1GHz processor. It has 0.3MP front facing camera, 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB. They have also launched MyEduTab, educational tablets for students in schools and colleges with similar features.

HCL ME U1 specifications

• 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
• Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
• 1GHz processor
• 0.3 MP Front Camera
• 512MB DDR3 RAM, 4GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD
• 3G via USB Dongle (WCDMA & EVDO), Wi-Fi
• 3600 mAh battery

The HCL ME U1 has 17 Pre Loaded Applications covering jobs, games, social networking, music and more apps on the ME App Store and Goodies worth Rs. 3,000 including offers on Hungama (free unlimited downloads for three months), Cleartrip.com (Discounts on Air Tickets), and Think Free Office.

The MyEduTab will enable students, teachers & parents to connect, collaborate and share information as well as content over the Cloud.The MyEduTab – Higher Education(HE) comes with multimedia content on technical and professional skills, assessments and Apps.

The HCL ME U1 tablet is priced at Rs. 7,999. The MyEduTab– K12 version is priced at Rs. 11,499 and comes with memory card, free educational applications and NCERT books. The MyEduTab – Higher Education(HE) version priced at Rs. 9, 999.

Both the tablets will be available in stores and for educational institutes in Delhi and across the country from April 2012.

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IPL Apps for iPhone and iPad

With just 1 day remaining for the Indian Premier League (IPL) Season 5 to start, here are some IPL apps for your iPhone and iPad. These apps lets you follow IPL scores, fixtures and commentaries on the move.

IPL Apps for iPhone and iPad

• IPL5 – It shows you the schedule of the upcoming IPL 2012 T20 tournament matches, even when you are offline. It provides you all the information about the IPL matches. You can also view schedule by filtering your favorite team. You can also try the ad-free premium version at $0.99.
• IPL 2012 – It provides you all the info about the IPL events and matches. You can get the latest updates on your device during the time of events. Push Notification feature is added with the app to know the updates consequently in next update.
• IPL Cricket – This app offers IPL wallpapers, schedule much more.
• IPL Dugout – live score updates, schedule of all matches, results of all previous IPL cricket tournaments, latest IPL news and leader boards. It also lets you view venues of matches happening near you and also will give you a list of popular places in your own city which would be showing the match.
• IPL T20 – It is the official IPLt20 app brings to you all the exclusive content from DLF IPL 2012, including News, Features, Interviews, Virtual Replay, Live Scores, Fixtures, Team and player information and all the statistics from the tournament.
• IPL Mania for iPad – It offers reminders for your favorite IPL team’s matches right on your mobile. It also offers all the information you need about the participating teams, IPL’s Twitter feed and full Schedule of tournament.

All these apps are free of cost. Download them and enjoy the IPL right from your phone.

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Vodafone offers bonus talk-time for prepaid

Vodafone India now offers increased talk time on select talk time recharge packs for Tamil Nadu customers. The increased talk time is worth 9% to 22% are available for top-ups on MRP (Rs) 10, 20, 30, 50 and 100 respectively.

Vodafone top-up recharge with bonus talk time

MRP (Rs.)	New Talk-Time	% increase in Talk-Time
10	6.9	15%
20	15.8	22%
30	24.7	18%
50	42.5	12%
100	87	9%

The bonus talk-time offer is valid from April 1, 2012 on-wards.

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Micromax Funbook 7-inch Tablet launched in India for Rs. 6,499

Micromax has launched Funbook, their first Android tablet running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 7-inch capacitive touch screen display and is powered by 1.2ghz processor. It has 0.3MP VGA front facing camera, 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD. This offers interactive study materials for students from class 1 to 12. It also has entertainment features such as Apps, Games, Live TV, Movies, Songs and much more.

Micromax Funbook specifications

• 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) 16:9 capacitive touch screen display
• Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS
• 1.2ghz Cortex A8 processor with Dual Mali 2D/3D Graphics processor.
• 0.3MP VGA front facing camera
• 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD
• HD video playback (MPEG2/4, AVI, WMV, MOV)
• 3G (via USB Dongle), WiFi b/g, USB 2.0, HDMI out
• 2800 mAh battery that offers up to 5h browsing time

It has entertainment apps with a collection 6000 songs, 4000 videos and M clips that is powered by Bollwood Hungama and Big Flix app to watch movies. You can also play games and watch Live TV with Zega TV app. It also comes with Document reader apps, text editor, Adobe Flash, PDF, Youtube and more.

The Micromax Funbook comes in Midnight Black and Slate Grey colors and is available from nCarry for Rs. 6,499. It is expected to ship in 4 business days. You can also pay the amount in 3 EMIs or pay cash on delivery. You can also purchase exclusive Interactive Study Materials separately that is available on MicroSD cards.

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Huawei Honor Coming soon on Flipkart for Rs.19,990

The Huawei Honor was announced over at MWC in Barcelona as a mid range Android handset. We were fairly impressed by the build quality of the handset but not too much by the UI layer used by Huawei on top of the Android Gingerbread build.

Online retailer Flipkart has now listed it on its website from which we can presume that it should be available in retail shortly.

Priced at Rs. 19,990 , the phone packs mid range specs which include

• Android 2.3 Gingerbread (Update to Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 will be released in April)
• 4″ Touchscreen with FWVGA Resolution
• 8 Megapixel Camera
• 1.4GHz Processor
• Wi-Fi, GPS
• 1900 mAH Battery

Specifications of Huawei Honor U8860

General Features
In Sales Package:	Handset, Battery, Charger, Headset, Data Cable, User Guide
Form:	Bar
SIM:	Single SIM, GSM
Touch Screen:	Yes, Capacitive
Business Features:	Document Viewer
Call Features:	Loudspeaker

Display
Size:	4 Inches
Resolution:	FWVGA, 854 x 480 Pixels
Colors:	16 M

Camera
Primary Camera:	Yes, 8 Megapixel
Secondary Camera:	Yes, 0.3 Megapixel
Flash:	LED
Video Recording:	Yes, 1280 x 720, 30 fps
HD Recording:	HD
Other Camera Features:	Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, Image Editor

Dimensions
Size:	61.5 x 122 x 10.9 mm
Weight:	135 g

Battery
Type:	1900 mAh

Memory and Storage
Internal:	1 GB
Expandable Memory Slot:	microSD, upto 32 GB

Internet & Connectivity
Internet Features:	Email
GPRS:	Yes, Class 10, 48 kbps
Edge:	Yes, Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G:	Yes, 14 Mbps HSDPA; 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
Wifi:	Yes, 802.11 b/g/n
USB connectivity:	Yes, micro USB, v2
Tethering:	Wi-fi Hotspot
GPS Support:	Yes, A-GPS with Google Maps
Bluetooth:	Yes, v2.1, Supported Profiles (A2DP)
Audio Jack:	3.5 mm
DLNA:	Yes

Multimedia
Music Player:	Yes, Supports MP3, eAAC+, WAV
Video Player:	Yes, Supports MP4, H.263, H.264, HD Video Playback
FM:	Yes
Sound Enhancements:	SRS WOW HD
Ringtone:	MP3

Platform
Operating Freq:	GSM - 900, 1800
OS:	Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)
Java:	Yes
Processor:	1.4 GHz Qualcomm Scorpion
Graphics:	Adreno 205

Other Features
Call Memory:	Yes
SMS Memory:	Yes
Phonebook Memory:	Yes
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Digital Compass, Ambient Light Sensor, Gyro Sensor
Additional Features:	MMS Enabled, Voice Input

Warranty
	1 year manufacturer warranty for Phone and 6 months warranty for in the box accessories

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TRAI Website Gets A New Look

Change is good and we all love to see and feel the change.Telecom watchdog of India, our beloved TRAI has finally risen and welcomes a change. Well I am actually talking about a revamped TRAI website.

Yeah TRAI website has got a refreshing look after a long haul of quite a few years and it looks more elegant and stylish in all sorts. A way more colorful and with new fonts and layout the new website seems very promising with everything well sorted to its best.

A quick look into TRAI’s website you will find every topic under sub heads and tabs with clear cut explanations unlike the old website where everything seemed all messy. See for yourself and compare it with the decade old website (if only you have visited before) and now you can even get in touch with the officials.

The new website has put in all the contact numbers and the email ids of the concerned person and concerned departments.

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