Lava Mobiles brings a Dual SIM music series mobile - Lava M 23

Lava Mobiles has launched a new Dual SIM (GSM+GSM) music series mobile called Lava M 23. The phones comes with an expandable memory up to 8 GB which includes Bluetooth with data transfer capability sharing music library with others. The Bluetooth also has A2DP profile by which the music can be enjoyed on wireless Bluetooth enabled headsets. Being a music seriesphone it comes with side Keys for Music control and has a 3.5 mm universal audio jack.

There are some of the key Features of Lava M 23

• 2.2 inches TFT screen
• LCD Resolution: 176*220
• Supports MP3, MP4
• FM enabled
• Camera that can be used as web cam also
• Video Recording(no limitation on duration)
• 850mAh Battery
• Talktime - Upto 5 hours
• WAP
• GPRS
• Bluetooth
• T Flash Card support upto 8 GB
• 2GB Micro SD Card FREE
• 3.5 mm universal audio jack
• 2 Batteries
• Hindi language

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New BlackBerry Pearl 3G smartphone now in India

The smallest BlackBerry smartphone - BlackBerry Pearl 3G is now avaialble in India. It is 50mm wide and weighing only 93g, it still manages to pack in support for the soon-to-be-launched high-speed 3G (UMTS/HSDPA) networks in India, Wi-Fi and GPS.

It features an optical trackpad for smooth navigation, dedicated volume and media keys, a 3.2 MP camera with flash, and support for up to 32 GB of personal content. In addition it provides access to a range of popular social networking and instant messaging applications.

Key features of the new BlackBerry Pearl 3G

• Candybar design measuring 108mm x 50 mm x 13.3 mm and weighing only 93 grams
• 624 Mhz processor with 256 MB Flash memory
• 360x400 sharp-resolution display (238 ppi)
• Optical trackpad that makes navigation fast and smooth, plus a comfortable keyboard that enables quick and accurate typing
• Media player for videos, pictures and music (music plays up to 30 hours), plus dedicated media keys integrated along top of the handset
• 3.2 MP camera with zoom, autofocus, flash and video recording (Video recording requires a microSD card, which may be sold separately)
• Built-in GPS for location-based applications
• Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) - first BlackBerry smartphone to support 'n'
• microSD/SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 32 GB cards
• Premium phone features, including voice activated dialing, speakerphone and Bluetooth (2.1) with support for hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits (including systems that support the Bluetooth Message Access Profile standard) and other Bluetooth accessories
• Access to BlackBerry App World, featuring a broad and growing catalog of mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones
• Support for BlackBerry Media Sync for easily syncing photos as well as iTunes and Windows Media Player music with the smartphone (Certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies. Photo syncing is currently only available for Windows-based PCs.)
• BlackBerry OS 5
• Support for tri-band UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks
• Removable, rechargeable 1150 mAhr battery that provides approximately 5.5 hours of talk time on 3G networks

The new BlackBerry Pearl 3G smartphone will be available in two models in India: the BlackBerry Pearl 9100, featuring a 20-key condensed QWERTY keyboard, and the BlackBerry Pearl 9105, with a 14-key traditional phone keyboard. Both smartphone models include SureType softwarethat can complete words as the user types, making texting fast and accurate.

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Samsung wave S8500 Features, Review and Specifications

Samsung the leading manufacturer of mobile phones has introduced new generation phone based on the proprietary flat form named as Samsung wave S 8500. It is the first phone that is installed with the Samsung Bada OS having a sleek body with a display size of 3.3 inch super AMOLED display that delivers great image quality.

It supports mobile digital natural image engine, WVGA resolution as the secondary option. This stylish headset is equipped with powerful 1GHZ processor, 5 megapixel camera, and accelerometer having 2GB/8GB internal storage space along with revolutionary virtual 5.1 surround sound. When it comes to the connectivity it is provided with Bluetooth, USB and WI-FI .The other multimedia features include FM radio, 3.5mm audio connector, voice commands and Mp3 recording.

Features:

1. The size of the display is 3.3 inches having resolution of 16 million colors that has AMOLED capacitive touch screen and WVGA (480*800) pixels.
2. It is been provided with multi touch input support and scratch resistant glass interface.
3. It has a thin metal body that has the size 10.9 mm.
4. The phone is installed with Samsung Bada operating system along with the Samsung applications.
5. The processor is ARM cortex A8 with the speed of 1GHZ.
6. It’s a quad band mobile having 3G supports of 7.2 mbps HSDPA and 2mbps HSUPA.
7. WI-FI is also available in this mobile with WPS support and also WI-FI tethering application is also available.
8. It supports built-in GPS receiver with APS support, Samsung mobile navigator and digital compass.
9. This phone provides a 5 megapixel camera with touch focus, geotagging, blink detection along with smile and LED flash.
10. It enables video recording 720p with 30fps.
11. It separates internal memory of the phone for various purposes like 390MB user available memory, 1GB Bada applications storage and 550MB message storage.
12. Micro SDHC card slot is available having a standard USB port along with Bluetooth 3.0 A2DP.
13. For stereo headset 3.5mm audio jack is available with TV out option.
14. FM radio is available along with RDS facility, FM recording is also available.
15. Samsung introduced the new web browser, Samsung Dolphin browser 2.0 with full flash support.
16. Social networking sites like YouTube, facebook and twitter integration is available.
17. It supports video formats like DIVX/XVID.
18. Audio quality of the phone is very impressive.

Advantages:

1. Display quality of the mobile is superior when compared to other models available in the market.
2. Mobile theater option gives the real theater experience.
3. Virtual 5.1 surround sound boosts the output volume.
4. Multi touch option is very effective.
5. The design of the mobile is very attractive

Disadvantages:

1. Available application for the mobile is very limited.
2. Lens cover for the camera is not provided.
3. Memory card slot is present under the battery.
4. In-built navigation software has only 30 days navigation license.
5. No ambient light sensor to change the brightness dynamically.
6. It didn’t give the Smartphone feel because of the limited third party applications.
7. Expandable memory of the phone is also limited.

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Samsung Galaxy 5 (I5500) gets official

After a series of leaks, Samsung has made the I5500 official in Italy. It will be sold as Corby Smartphone making it the first Corby device to run a proper smartphone OS. The phone runs on Android 2.1 OS and comes with a 2.8-inch QVGA LCD touchscreen, 3G, quad-band GSM, 600MHz Application CPU, 2MP camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS, Android market and other Google services access, social networking widgets, 1200mAh battery and microSD card slot supporting up to 16GB.

The phone is targeted at the masses and carries a 199 euro price tag. It will arrive in mid-June on TIM and Wind.

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Apple iPhone 4 Details revealed

The announcements are still ongoing at the WWDC 10 but the big news is the official revealing of the all new Apple iPhone 4 (yes, that's what its going to be called; no 4G, no mini iPad).

So quickly, here are a couple of major changes that the phone's going to have:

1. Its 9.3mm thin, making it the thinnest smartphone on Earth.
2. There's a front facing camera.
3. Bad news comes in the form of the microSIM tray, which means regular sized SIMS that we use in India won't fit.
4. There are dedicated hardware volume buttons and a mute button too.
5. The camera now gets an LED flash, so that's a big win. The megapixel count is up to 5MP now and there is also 5x digital zoom. Plus, it can shoot 720p videos!
6. There's a second mic on the phone's top and its a noise cancelling one.
7. The iPhone 4 has a steel rim with lines and the entire rim functions as an antenna.
8. The display is a "retina display" which means greater pixel density and "four times the number of pixels in the same space." A total of 326 pixels per inch.
9. The screen resolution is now up to 960x640 (The iPhone 3GS' display had a resolution limited to 320x480)
10. It runs on the A4 chip.
11. The iPhone 4 has a bigger battery and Steve Jobs claims that as a result the iPhone 4 will give 40% more talktime, 6 hours of 3G browsing; 10 hours of Wi-Fi browsing; 10 hours of video; 40 hours of music; 300 hours of standby.
12. The iPhone 4 will have up to 32GB of storage.
13. The iPhone 4 will now have a gyroscope. 3-axis gyro (angular velocity); pitch, roll, & yaw; rotation about gravity; gyro + accelerometer provide 6-axis motion sensing. New CoreMotion APIs that developers can call; extremely precise position information. Perfect for gaming.
So, that's all the updates for now. We'll leave you with some awesome pics taken at the WWDC 10. Enjoy! (Also, make sure you check out our list of Top 5 High-End Phones, a list that features the iPhone 3GS at #1).

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BlackBerry Curve 8530 launched in India

Partnering with Tata teleservices, there has been released BlackBerry Curve 8530 in India by RIM at price tag of Rs. 18990. Tata Teleservice’s CDMA customers will be able to get the handset which offers them a host of cutting edge specs including email, messaging, social networking, multimedia and entertainment.

Commenting on the event, Pradeep Dwivedi, Senior Vice President, Tata Teleservices said, “The CDMA smartphone market is developing rapidly. The launch of the BlackBerry Curve 8530 will give Tata Indicom customers access to a very approachable smartphone at an affordable price. ” “We believe that the BlackBerry Curve 8530 supported by our extensive network will appeal to young professionals and students who want easy-to-use smartphones with rich communications and multimedia features that allow them to stay connected through social networking sites, instant messaging services including BlackBerry Messenger, and email.”

The handset which is equipped with a full QWERTY keypad, is enamored with a range of popular specs including 256 MB flash memory, 528 MHz next generation processors, built in Wi-Fi [802.11 b/g], and GPS along with location based applications, 2 MP built in camera, browser and multimedia player [plays out nearly all the popular media formats including MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV9, MP3, AMR-NB etc.].

Device also offers users access to BlackBerry App world consisting numbers of third-party mobile applications which are specific for BlackBerry smartphones only. Further, with the handset, users also get access to email, messaging [IM, SMS, BlackBerry Messenger], and numbers of popular social networking sites viz. Facebook and MySpace.

The phone is compatible with 10 email accounts which include the largely used ISP email accounts too such as yahoo, windows live Hotmail, AOL, Gmail, and BlackBerry Enterprise Server Support

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Samsung Galaxy Tablet is out

After Apple released the iPad, there has been a flurry of activity in the tablets market with many devices like LG'S UX 10, Asus' EeePad and MSI's Windpad.


Looks like Samsung Electronics too is inching towards making a tablet of its own and images of the same have already been leaked across the Interweb. We are talking about the Galaxy Tab tablet that Samsung tweeted about from its official South African Twitter account.

The tablet, which resembles a grow up version of the just released i9000 Android smartphone, will feature a 7-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display. It is reportedly powered by an ARM processor and is likely to pack in phone features as well. Samsung has not forgotten to add its TouchWiz interface to the tablet - a fact that might make many of you out there cringe!
It is interesting to note the time when the Galaxy Tablet has been revealed. The revelation of the Galaxy Tablet comes just a week after the international launch of the iPad and Dell's Streak, a 5-inch tablet.


As of now, there is no specific information regarding the time of launch of this device - although some sources suggest a July 2010 announcement.

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Samsung 's Dual SIM 3G Touchscreen Phone Spotted

Samsung has quite a bunch of dual SIM phones in its arsenal. However, what was missing all this while was a 3G capable dual SIM phone - that too a touchscreen.


Well, that was until now because Samsung has unveiled a new handset, the Samsung B7722/B7702, its latest touchscreen phone targeted at the Asian, European and the African markets. While the model numbers are different, there are just two variants of the same phone with the B7702 likely to head towards the Chinese market and the B7722 to the rest of the world. The fact that these two models indicate the same phone can be verified from the Bluetooth SIG website here.

As for the features on this one, it will obviously support EDGE and HSDPA connectivity, a 3.2 inch touchscreen display with a rather unusual pixel count of 240 x 432 pixels . Then there is Wi-Fi, social networking services, FM radio, and a 5MP camera cramped in as well.


When launched, the Samsung B7722 / B7702 is expected to be priced at around the $400 mark. The launch could be as soon as in June.

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Samsung Galaxy S tops the charts

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today introduced the Galaxy S (Model: GT-I9000), a smart phone that makes users’ lives more convenient, more exciting, and more integrated. JK Shin, president and head of Samsung Electronics’ Mobile Communications Business announced the global launch of the Galaxy S at his keynote speech at the International CTIA Wireless 2010. The Galaxy S will be available in Europe, North America, Latin America, Australia, and Asia soon.

The Android-powered Galaxy S incorporates a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen and a 1 GHz application processor that enables vibrant HD videos, rich augmented reality content through Layar Reality Browser, and advanced LBS (Location Based Services). The ‘Social Hub’ provides always-on social networks connectivity allowing users to enjoy communications with their friends, colleagues, and families whenever they want and wherever they are.

The Galaxy S is designed to provide immersive, intelligent and integrated experiences, with the power to enrich people’s lives through best-in-class services and technologies. The Galaxy S will allow users around the world to experience the “Smart Life,” which Samsung anticipates will shift the way that consumers view smart phones and how they interact with them in their daily lives.

The Galaxy S immerses users in a world of rich multimedia. The large 4-inch Super AMOLED display delivers unrivalled screen quality, with less reflection, free viewing angles and super-fast touch-response. The mDNIe (mobile Digital Natural Image engine) – a technology used in Samsung’s best-selling LCD and LED TVs – boosts an even sharper and crisper viewing experience for photos, videos, and e-books. It creates a perfect environment to record, edit and play HD video, to browse the Internet, and to read your favorite e-books. A variety of applications from Android Market™ allows users to even more extend the benefits and excitement of smart phone experience. Plus, users have access to Google™ mobile services, such as Google Search™, Gmail™, and Google Maps™.

Living a “Smart Life” requires intelligence, and the Galaxy S delivers just that by utilizing personal preferences to gather information online that each user needs and wants. With a user-defined daily briefing, lightning-fast processing speeds and location-based search options like Layar Reality Browser – the Galaxy S gives users the information they need wherever and whenever needed. The Galaxy S represents the next level of intelligence in smart phones.

The Galaxy S integrates every aspect of life in a smart and sophisticated way. In addition to wireless integration with a variety of other devices, such as notebooks, TVs and cameras, the highly advanced Social Hub plugs users quickly and conveniently into their complete world of social networking and email.

“The Android-powered Galaxy S will set a new standard for smart phones,” said JK Shin, president and head of Mobile Communications Business. “The Galaxy S is the perfect device for people in all corners of the world who want that extra edge; to be more effective, productive, better connected, and in tune with their smart life – both personal and professional – all in a very easy and simple way.”

Other Key Features

* Daily Briefing: Offers instant access to weather, news, stocks, and the scheduler.

* All Share: Enables inter-device connectivity via DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) technology.

* Home Cradle: Enables use as a digital photo frame, table clock, calendar, and music station.

* Write and go: Jot down an idea first and later decide on a format such as SMS/ MMS, email, calendar or memo.

* Swype: Provides fast and easy way to input text on screen while on-the-move.

* ThinkFree: Apps to view and edit Microsoft Office 2007 documents.

* Smart Alarm: Wakes up with a natural alarm sound and automatically turned-on display light.

The Galaxy S is exhibited at The International CTIA Wireless at booth # 1023.

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Nokia's Comeback - The Nokia N8 Smartphone

The Nokia N8, Nokia's latest smartphone, intuitively connects to the people, places and services that matter most. With the Nokia N8, people can create compelling content, connect to their favorite social networks and enjoy on-demand Web TV programs and Ovi Store apps. Available in select markets during the third quarter of 2010, the estimated retail price of the Nokia N8 is EUR 370, before applicable taxes or subsidies.

The Nokia N8 introduces a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash and a large sensor that rivals those found in compact digital cameras. Additionally, the Nokia N8 offers the ability to make HD-quality videos and edit them with an intuitive built-in editing suite. Doubling as a portable entertainment center, people can enjoy HD-quality video with Dolby Digital Plus surround sound by plugging into their home theatre system. The Nokia N8 enables access to Web TV services that deliver programs, news and entertainment from channels like CNN, E! Entertainment, Paramount and National Geographic. Additional local Web TV content is also available from the Ovi Store.

Social networking is second nature to the Nokia N8.

People can update their status, share location and photos, and view live feeds from Facebook and Twitter in a single app directly on the home screen. Calendar events from social networks can also be transferred to the device calendar.

The Nokia N8 comes with free global Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation, guiding people to places and points of interest in more than 70 countries worldwide.

Symbian^3 in action

Powering the Nokia N8 is Symbian ^3, the latest edition of the world's most used smartphone software, which introduces several major advances, including support for gestures such as multi touch, flick scrolling and pinch-zoom. The Nokia N8 also offers multiple, personalizable homescreens which can be loaded with apps and widgets. The new 2D and 3D graphics architecture in the platform takes full advantage of the Nokia N8's hardware acceleration to deliver a faster and more responsive user interface. Symbian^3 also raises the bar in performance by delivering greater memory management allowing more applications to run in parallel for a faster multi-tasking experience.

Getting Qt for Developers

The Nokia N8 is Nokia's first device to be integrated with Qt, a software development environment that simplifies the development and makes it possible to build applications once and deploy across Symbian and other software platforms. Nokia has also made the powerful and simple to use Nokia Qt SDK available, in its initial beta, to enable developers to start realizing the potential of Qt.

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Sprint EVO 4G is Fastest Smartphone

The HTC EVO 4G is about to hit Sprint's network on June 4 and will be the first 4G smartphone. That impressive distinction and its stellar hardware spec have earned it the reputation of being the smartphone of the summer to buy. Pre-orders for the phone just began at Best Buy and Radio Shack, but already a couple of early reviews by Engadget's Chris Ziegler and All Things Digital's Walt Mossberg (who also writes for The Wall Street Journal) have shown up on the internet.

The basic summary of the early reviews is this. The 4G is faster than anything you've seen, but it's spotty and a battery draw. The phone is overall above the competition with its super fast data speeds, simultaneous voice/data when on 4G, huge screen, mini-HDMI connector, and impressive camera. However, there's some minor quality concerns. But a couple of special features -- Wi-Fi connectivity, high speed YouTube, and video chat elevate the phone potentially to must buy status.

Turning first to the packaging which is "resembling a microwaveable meal", according to Engadget, green shoppers will enjoy that the packaging is recycled and comes with a recycling envelope. Also packed inside is the Micro-USB cable, USB wall charger, a 1500mAh battery, 8GB microSD card and the phone itself.

Turning to the hardware and build quality, both reviews praised the massive 4.3" screen, which is only matched by HTC's own HTC HD2 (powered on the stale Windows Mobile 6.5). That lead might not last for long, though given that the Motorola Shadow/Mirage phone is supposed to pack a 4.3" screen and be released by mid-year. Still for now, the screen is about the best you'll get -- better than the current generation iPhone, certainly.

Engadget complains that the phone is "beefier" than the HD2 or Nexus One. And Walt Mossberg gripes, "The phone is heavy."

There's also some light leakage out the bottom of the phone and HTC strangely has designed the phone to rest directly on the camera lens glass, which could lead to scratches for those who do not protect their phones in a case. Inside, the memory card is a bit hard to replace as its under the battery and uses a strange latching mechanism. The EVO shares the fire engine red underbody of the HTC Droid Incredible on Verizon.

Overall both reviewers said the build quality, despite the minor shortcomings, is excellent. Among the hot features is the kickstand, which Engadget lauds "positive (sic) spring loaded action and feels like it's made of solid metal"

Turning next to the camera, it receives a lot of praise in the Engadget review, which says that it features an extremely fast shutter speed, even with auto-focus. They like that you can switch between MPEG4 and H.264 video modes, but criticize HTC's liberal compression of high-def video.

One app that raised the phone up a notch was the YouTube HQ app which features impressive full-screen videos that are loaded fast, thanks to the speedy network. Another highly valuable app is Sprint's Hotspot app which is extremely easy to use (more on the speed later). Finally, Qik-powered two-way video chat app is also expected to be a hot edition, but it wasn't ready for review quite yet.

A burning question likely on your mind -- how does the 4G work? Well apparently in the limited number of cities with coverage, its very fast if you can get it. Endgadget reports getting "WiFi-like speed" (7.5Mbps down and nearly 3Mbps up, 3.5 Mbps average up) while being able to make calls over CDMA.

Similarly, Walt Mossberg says his tests show speeds of 1 to 4 mbps, compared to 1Mbps down for the iPhone on AT&T or 2 Mbps down for the HTC Droid Incredible on Verizon. However Mossberg warns, "[W]hen using 4G, the EVO’s battery runs down alarmingly fast."

Battery life is a reoccurring concern. It isn't horrible, but it apparently isn't great. If you plan on tethering, you might want to plug in your phone to prevent battery drain over long sessions. Another concern Engadget raises is that HTC has been slow pushing out updates so there's a chance the Flash-packing Android 2.2 "Froyo" update could be slow coming to the phone. App memory capacity (only 358 MB of 9 GB for third party apps) is yet another concern.

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Samsung Omnia HD2 with Symbian^3 sneak peak for the first time

If you thought that Samsung Omnia HD was the best HD mobile from Sammy Boys, you were wrong. Mobile-Review Forum member sberberov located in Bulgaria has posted an image and details of Omnia HD 2 i8920. This Omnia HD successor is speculated to come loaded with Symbian^3 mobile operating system. We are more than interested to see the HD performance of the same.

Samsung i8920 Omnia HD 2 will have a massive 4-inch Super AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) display. However, that would still be small as compared to the recently announced HTC EVO 4G smartphone. Still, it would lead over the Samsung i8910 Omnia HD which has a 3.7-inch display. We don't know how super would be the 4-inch Super AMOLED display but hope that it is comfortably viewable in sunlight.

The leaked Omnia HD 2 will have a 12 megapixel camera with Xenon and LED Flash. This camera sensor would be capable enough for recording 720p HD video at 30 frames per second. This phone sport Bluetooth 3.0, GPS and will support Wi-Fi (b/g/n). Omnia HD 2 can come in two storage options 16GB or 32GB internal memory.

Whatever happened to plans for bada OS for smartphones! As of now,a there's just one leaked image and not all details are clear so far. But looking that the specifications mentioned, this Omnia model would surely burn hole in your pocket.

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Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus come out with O2

Mobile phone aficionados strewn all across the U.K. will soon be in for a complete treat. They can take complete advantage of two exciting Palm offerings. O2 is all set to unfurl into the U.K. Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus mobile phones. The two devices are packed with loads of interesting features and will be splashed out with attractive offers from O2.

The Palm Pre Plus comprises of a slider keyboard, high-performance processor and large touchscreen. Various features are embedded within the phone which will appeal to both personal and professional aspects of the users. Applications and media content can be easily stored on the mobile thanks to the 16GB storage capacity. The handset includes the Palm Touchstone Back Cover and hence is compatible with a Touchstone Charging Dock.

For the former, the monthly tariff price ranges from £25 to £60 with the Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus having maximum price of £99 and £49 respectively. On 18 month tariffs, the monthly price begins at £30 and goes up till £65 where users can pick up the handsets for a maximum price of £99 and £49 for the Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus respectively.

The Pre Plus and Pixi Plus are scheduled to hit the scene on May 28, 2010 complete with a wide range of smartphone tariffs from O2. This is inclusive of unlimited data, texts and public Wi-Fi at The Cloud and BT Openzone.

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Sony Unveils Blu-ray Player for Rs. 9,990 in India

With the advent of blockbuster Blu-ray movies like The Dark Knight, Pirates of the Caribbean and lately Avatar, all India needed was more options for Blu-ray players. Sony has introduced new Blu-ray player BDP-S370 costing Rs. 9,990. On buying this device, you get two free Blu-ray titles - Legion and Michael Jackson's This is It. Yes, this new player is a step up version of the Sony BDP-S360 which we reviewed back in December.

Until now, Indian consumers had to spend over Rs. 18,000 on Blu-ray players and hence considered buying PlayStation 3 as a better option. It's true as we've come across several consumers like that. The new Sony Blu-ray Disc player BDP-S370 is a major enhancement over the BDP-S360 version. This new BDP-S370 allows you to play full HD 1080p Blu-ray titles and also improves the regular DVD quality with Precision Cinema HD Upscale feature that converts SD quality (480i) to full HD (1080p) quality video.

New Sony BDP-S370 also offers BRAVIA Internet Video which was missing from BDP-S360 model. This model is also Wireless LAN ready. Audio has been taken care of with internal decoding and bit stream output of enhanced audio codecs - Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD Master Audio. Up to 7.1 channels of lossless surround sound experience can be enjoyed. Users can also hook their USB MP3 players and flash drives to this player either in the front or rear.

This feature packed Blu-ray player also comes with DivX playback support. What more do you want from a Blu-ray player?

You can buy Sony Blu-ray BDP-S370 player from Sony Center and Sony Authorized resellers across India.

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Nokia's 3 New Mid-range 3G Phones in India

Third in line is the Nokia 7230 which is a 3G enabled smartphone that runs Symbian S40 OS comes with 3.2-megapixel camera capable of recording video at 15 frames per second. Offering 3.5mm audio port, the 7230 has Stereo FM built-in. Nokia offers 2GB microSD card free with this phone as it has 45MB of internal memory and capable of holding up to 16GB microSD card. It offers up to 5 hours talk time on 2G and 3 hours of talk time on 3G networks.

Nokia 7230 would be available in India for about Rs. 7,000 with options for Graphite and Hot Pink colors.

All three phones are 3G-enabled and fall in mid-range price bracket.
Nokia 6700 Slide is yet another 3G enabled handset which was deemed to be made available last year but is being officially introduced now. Do not confuse Nokia 6700 Slide with Nokia 6700 Classic. Blame Nokia for such confusing numbers and not us! Nokia 6700 comes with 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss optics autofocus camera with dual-LED flash and has a dedicated camera button.

This phone comes with Symbian S60 9.3 third edition with feature pack 2. With 60MB internal memory, this phone can hold up to 16GB usable to store music and video. Nokia has also added FM radio and the music playtime of this phone is claimed to be 29 hours but offers 2.5mm audio port unfortunately. This 6700 Slide has 5-way navigational D-pad like key in the centre. These multimedia features may attract many but this phone offers talk-time of 4 hours in GSM mode and 3 hours in 3G mode.

Nokia will sell 6700 Slide for Rs. 11, 500 approx. in India and would be available in six colors
Nokia has introduced three new 3G enabled mobile phones in India - E52, 6700 Slide and 7230. All these handsets were announced in November 2009 but are being introduced now, reported Fonearena. These phones are compatible with the UMTS/3G networks and will have a social networking flavor in them. Both Nokia 6700 and 7230 are slider phones while E52 has a candy bar form factor.

Nokia E52 smartphone from E series is a worthy successor to the Nokia E51 model but unfortunately, has been introduced very late in India. Slim and sleek E52 has 2.4-inch QVGA display with up to 16 million color support. This phone has 3.2 megapixel camera with flash and also has built-in A-GPS as well as Nokia Maps support. Nokia E52 has social networking apps integrated and supports Windows Live, Yahoo!, Facebook, MySpace and YouTube. Apart from that, the E52 supports Mail for Exchange, IBM Lotus Notes Traveler, Nokia Messaging, POP/IMAP and select third party solutions. E52 has up to 60MB internal memory which is expandable with up to 16GB microSD card.

Nokia E52 would be available in India for about Rs. 12,400 and might be offered in four colors options.

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Olive FrvrOn V-G2300 Mobile Phone with AAA battery

Most mobile enthusiasts would be all gung-ho about the umpteen phones bestowed with super-advanced features. Nevertheless, there’s still something about the basic handsets that holds the attention of many. Minus any frills and fancies, they seem to offer communication to the best of their capabilities. And not many manufacturers these days can claim to center their focus on this category of mobile phones presently particularly with the advent of enhanced platforms. Olive for one had us begging to differ as the company brought to India a slew of interesting products. Among the mobile phones, we earlier analyzed the OlivePwrr Dual-SIM phone. This time around we’ve managed to lay our hands on the Olive FrvrOn V-G2300. Here’s an in-depth review.

With claims of being India’s premier hybrid mobile phone that also functions on AAA batteries, we couldn’t wait to detail this one out. Launched early last month, the phone’s feature gazette popped out quite some interesting attributes we must say. This included a 1.5” color display, integrated FM radio, stereo headset, speaker phone and enclosed AAA batteries. The company backs it up by a 1 year warranty while also supplementing it with a headset, a travel charger and user manual. Opening the box revealed the very small black colored phone, the tiny size of which actually took us by surprise. The phone tips the scale at about 250gms making it super light and compact.

Considering it was an entry-level handset, the appearance of the phone was quite good. Adorning a simple plastic chassis, the phone bears a simplistic and bare look. Its slightly concave back panel reveals semicircular patterns and gets a thumbs up for adding to the phone’s distinct appearance. The handset’s compact candy bar fabrication shows off a tiny screen with the Olive logo inked just below it. Moving a little further down the logo takes you to the rubberized keypad complete with four main buttons counting a yellow call answer and a red call end button. Between the four buttons is the eye-catching circular navigation pad with a red scrubbing in the ring. The left, right, up and down keys of the pad can be assigned shortcuts of desired functions.

As we moved in on ticking Menu, we were rather enthused to find a very simple and uncluttered interface. Each function in the interface appeared as if seated in raised boxlike buttons. Featuring a 200 contacts capacity, if you must you can even adjust the call waiting, forwarding and barring options as per your liking through the basic network service function. While the Messaging attribute is enabled for both simple text messages and voice mail, Call Records should give you a daily dope on calls you may have missed, received or dialed. As instantly as we spotted FM Radio we hopped onto it and might we say were very disappointed with the radio reception. Adding to the woes was a manual frequency setting complemented by a low-quality loudspeaker. In fact with the loudspeaker on, it was more like a din than listening to music.

Profile settings can be toggled between Standard, Conference, Outdoor, Mute and My Style. On the application front, the phone bundles in two games, Tetris and Sudoku. While there was nothing different about Sudoku, Tetris had us reminiscing over the past gaming scenario though now with colored bricks. There’s also a wide range of polyphonic ringtones incorporated though we didn’t fancy being pleased with the sound of those overtly loud tones. The colored display though tiny at 1.5” astonished us in a way with its wide list of settings. The LCD contrast of the screen can be tweaked to a maximum of 10 while three wallpaper and theme settings can also be chosen from. The handset supports English, Hindi, French and Indonesian languages. Basic applications such as Alarm, Calculator, Calendar, Memo, Stopwatch and Time Zone are also onboard.

In terms of performance, the call reception of the phone was quite respectable. Also the rubberized keypad quite kept our fingers busy as we were engrossed in comfortable text conversations. The highlight of the phone was the supplemented AAA batteries that can be inserted in a slot just next to the phone battery.With both batteries together, the phone displays two charge statuses in the display’s top right corner. The green one signifies the AAA battery. You can’t use both batteries simultaneously and obviously the AAA batteries have been added for advantage in case of emergency situations where charging the phone may be next to impossible. When the phone is low on battery, all you have to do is insert the AAA batteries and you’re ready to go. On doing so, the battery status of the Li-on battery quickly enters in charge mode. With just the Li-ion battery the phone may need to be charged at the end of the day on heavy usage, though traditionally its three hour talktime should suffice.

In perspective, the phone is a neat bundle of virtually everything needed in a basic handset. Pure communication lovers should be drawn towards it particularly if they don’t fancy spending too much on a mobile phone. The phone comes without any additional baggage and sits well in the entry-level mobile market. The handset gets 8.2 out of 10 on our scorecard. Its price tag at Rs. 1,600 only with a one-year warranty seems to make it even more alluring.

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