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RIM not allow India to monitoring BlackBerry service

Just a day after the UEA banned the operation of RIM Blackberry in the country, Research in Motion would not allow the Indian government to monitor encrypted emails but said it hoped for a rapid solution to recent concerns over national security.

RIM has not offered an openness to share data with Indian security agencies and demonstrate the technical code for corporate email services, RIM denied local media reports it would allow Indian intelligence agencies to read BlackBerry messages to satisfy government security concerns of the government.

RIM said that they would try to meet the security needs of both customers and governments. And it seemed to BlackBerry users in India do not have to worry about this.

[via edmontonjournal]

Samsung Champ available in India just for US$ 86

Samsung Champ are now available in India with a price of just Rs 4000, equivalent to US $ 86 only. With prices like this, we might be a little skeptical to these device but Samsung Champ has come up with a touchscreen feature and device that was quite interesting.  Look at its features. Samsung Champ has a screen 2.4-inch QVGA touchscreen, 1.3MP camera, Lite TouchWiz UI, Bluetooth 2.1, microSD card slot, 3.5mm audio jack, and supports Samsung Apps.

[via samsunghub]

LG Cookie Zip, CDMA phone for Indian market

LG Cookie Zip has launched in India. This is the LG Cookie with the design and specifications are slightly different from previous versions of the LG Cookie. LG Cookie Zip using CDMA network which is a revamp of the product LG Cookie Plus GS500, which is released under the name T-Mobile LG Sentio for U.S. market.

However, LG is now re-create the devices based on CDMA. LG Cookie Zip that will work with network operators in India like Reliance, BSNL, Tata and India MTS. Cookies Zip has a 3-inch touchscreen display (240 x 400 pixels), the ability to view Live TV (via the EVDO network), 2-megapixel camera, integrated application with social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Orkut and MySpace), microSD slot, and 900 mAh battery enough to give users up to 5 hours of talk time. As for price, the LG Cookie Zip will sell for 8,299 INR, or about US$ 178.

[via unwiredview]

Samsung Solar Guru, the first solar-powered cellphone launch in India

Samsung, as one of cellphone vendor based in Taiwan has launch Solar Guru, the first solar-powered cellphone for Indian market. Solar Guru or known as Samsung E1107 can be charged by sunlight. If you charged this phone for 40 hour, it can be used all times but if you charged this phone at the direct sunlight for 1 hour you can used this phone for 5 - 10 minutes talk time.

Samsung E1107 Solar Guru sports with standard features like FM transmitter, 1,5-inch CSTN display with 62k color, dual-band GSM, MP3 ringtone, mobile tracker, flashlight and 800 mAh battery. The special feature in this phone is MobilePrayer, this apps has a religius content and wallpaper which can be customize with the major riligion in that country.

Apart from India, Solar Guru will also be launched in Europe, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia and Latin America.

BlackBerry Pearl 9100 and 9105 will be available in India

RIM seems to care about the Indian market, so they soon will launching the BlackBerry Pearl 9100 / 9105 device soon for Indian area. BlackBerry 9100 and BlackBerry 9105 is the next generation of BlackBerry Pearl series that have a 3G, Wi-Fi (b/g/n) and GPS, along with a powerhouse processor that drives visually stunning images on the sharp, high-resolution display.

Quoted from RIM Press Release, Frenny Bawa, Managing Director, India, Research In Motion, said:

"The new BlackBerry Pearl 3G smartphone is an ideal for people WHO want to take on their friends with Them Wherever they want to go. It has a rich set of communications and multimedia features in an incredibly compact and sleek design, making it particularly attractive to customers looking to upgrade the WHO are from a traditional cell phone to a powerful 3G handset. Both models enable quick and easy text input for Maximum Enjoyment of real-time communications applications like BlackBerry Messenger, email and social networking."

[via: slashphone]

Nokia launching "WeMeet" in India

Nokia is launching WeMeet application in India, this is a location aware application (works with cellid) that enables users to create chat groups and buy/sell products using SMS. WeMeet works with S40 and S60 phones as well (SMS based app that works on low-cost devices). The service is launched by Nokia’s Research Center.

To use We Meet, all you have to do is download and install the Java client on your mobile phone, which can be run on any S40 or S60 phone and get started right away.You can create groups and start adding contacts to the relevant groups.

If you are using the Java client, your location information will be broadcasted along with the SMSes.The software “threads” the messages in chronological order, making it easy to follow the conversation. The effect is something like an instant messaging conversation, but at the fraction of the cost and on devices with no data plans.

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Lemon Mobile brings IQ 707 smartphone integrate with Opera Mini for Indian market

The smartphone users in India can now surf the web with Opera Mini browser on Lemon Mobile IQ 707 smartphone it has a slim and stylish design made by Lemon Mobile, this one of the mobile phone brands promoted by FASTRACK Communication Pvt.

The IQ 707 was recently launched in the Indian market and sports with QWERTY keyboard, 3.2 MP camera, EDGE, quadband, supports Java applications and has a trackball navigation, and additional application is the Opera Mini web browser which would dramatically enhance the performance experience ofl mobile phone usage.

Opera Mini, the most popular mobile browser in the world, offers compression from the server side, which can shrink the web page up 90 percent, thus reducing the burden of access on the device. This is accelerating the browsing experience and also saves a large amount of money for their data usage bills.

In this collaboration, Dag Olav Norem, VP Products of Opera Software said, "India has become one of our market's fastest growing over the last several years. India is the third largest country of the user base of Opera Mini, after Russia and Indonesia. With the rapid rise because many people do enjoy browsing the Web from their mobile phone, users simply choose the best software for their devices - and it is Opera Mini.".

[via opera.com]

Samsung Guru 1175 available for Indian market

Samsung has launched a new mobile phone with cheap price called Samsung Guru 1175 for Indian market, while we always know that India has always been used as a target market for cheap technology products.

Comes with a candybar design, the Samsung Guru 1175 using 1.52-inch STN display with a resolution of 128 × 128 pixels, LED flashlight, FM radio, support games (Sudoku, Carrom, Super Jewel Quest & Cricket), MP3 and MIDI ring tones, SMS and support Email, WAP, USB port, headset jack and speaker phone.

Samsung Guru 1175 packed with 1000 mAh Lithium battery that provides 12 hours of talk time up to 200 hours of standby time. Samsung Guru has a dimension of 108.5x45.9x14.4 mm and weighs 72 grams. Samsung Guru 1175 touted as cheap mobile phones and now available for Indian market at Rs. 1,459 (approximately $ 32).

[via Samsung Hub]

Nokia X2 launch in India

The new Nokia X2 is the cheapest price mobile phone from Nokia with 5 megapixel camera has been announced in the same week as the other much hyped phone, the N8. This is touted to be another budget phone for the Nokia fans. Nokia X2 is also the cheapest price mobile in the new launched Nokia X series mobile phones in India.

The Nokia X2 is designed in the same way as that of the existing Nokia X3 and X6 phone. It has the features like Bluetooth, 3.5mm audio, FM radio and dedicated music buttons. The 5MP camera is good for the photography enthusiasts. However, there is no 3G facility with this device.

Nokia X2 features :

• Candybar form factor
• 2.2-inch QVGA screen
• 13mm thin
• Weight 81gm
• Dual speakers
• Dedicated music keys
• FM stereo
• Support for up to 16GB of storage via microSD car
• Bluetooth 2.1
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• USB 2.0
• Ovi Player
• Windows Media Player 11.
• Direct access to Facebook from the homescreen
• Access to apps from Ovi Store
• 5 megapixel camera
• Video recorder

[via Nokia Blog]

Nokia launched three new handsets and messaging service services in India

Faced with competition from homegrown handset makers offering cheaper models, Nokia India Pvt. Ltd launched three handsets in the €90-180 (Rs5,300-10,600) range in India. The Nokia C3, Nokia C6 and Nokia E5 handsets aim “to make email, chat and QWERTY devices available at affordable prices to more consumers in the country,” the company said in a release.

The world’s largest handset maker still dominates the Indian market, which is the second biggest one for it after China. Nokia is betting heavily on its wide portfolio of phones and features to hold on to its position as cheaper sets gain in popularity.

The handset maker also launched a new version of Nokia Messaging Service with free push email service and free instant messaging services in India. Nokia new messaging service aggregates multiple e-mail accounts through one client and can support and mobilise up to 10 e-mail accounts.

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