New Delhi: BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) is now looking at CDMA devices to boost its sales in the country and is re-launching its Curve 8530 model at about 12 per cent lower price of Rs 11,990. Curve 8530, which was earlier available at Rs 13,500, is the CDMA version of BlackBerry's most popular GSM device - Curve 8520. "Smartphones are getting popular day by day, but a majority...
01:03 PM, Apr 01, 2012
New Delhi: With service tax set to rise from 10 to 12 per cent, telecom companies on Saturday said tariffs for all telecom services will rise from the date the hike in tax is notified. "We are very disappointed with increase in service tax. Industry has been under attack for raising (tariff) but this time government itself has raised service tax which will take phone service charges up," GSM industry...
08:34 PM, Mar 17, 2012
New Delhi: Tata Docomo has announced the launch of its new Photon Max service in Bangalore. The new Tata Docomo Photon Max offers speeds up to 6.2 Mbps through its CDMA network. Tata Photo Plus on the other hand offers 3.1 Mbps speed only. This service also brings the max speed closer to what the GSM 3G services offer. While max 3G speed currently being offered is 21 Mbps, most...
06:37 PM, Mar 14, 2012
New Delhi: Reliance Communications has come up with a new tablet " the Reliance CDMA Tab " which is claimed to be India's first CDMA tablet. The Reliance CDMA Tab comes with a 7-inch capacitive touch screen, and runs Android 2.3 OS. Weighing 397g, the tablet sports a 2 megapixel rear camera and a front camera. The device has 512 MB RAM and a micro SD card slot. The Reliance...
09:24 PM, Mar 12, 2012
Beijing: The Beijing Telecom Co Ltd., a subsidiary of the country's third-largest mobile phone operator China Telecom, may launch the CDMA version of the Apple Inc's iPhone 4S as early as February in the country, it said in a statement. It will ramp up the pressure on the company's domestic rivals in the fight to win more subscribers to the third-generation (3G) network service, People's Daily reported Tuesday. The company...
06:04 PM, Jan 31, 2012
New Delhi: Seeking clarity on pricing of spectrum and allocation, CEOs of five top telecom operators including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications and Idea Cellular will be meeting Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday. The high level government-industry interaction would take place for the second time within less than two months. The industry leaders, including Sunil Bharti Mittal, Anil Ambani and Kumar Mangalam Birla had met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on...
08:17 AM, Jan 24, 2012
New Delhi: Anil Ambani Group firm Reliance Communications has increased call charges by 20 per cent for both GSM and CDMA services in most of its operating circles. "We have increased tariffs in most of the circles over last couple of months in a phased manner, from 1 paisa to 1.2 paise per second," Syed Safawi, the head of RCom's wireless business, said. RCom said the hike in tariffs is...
01:48 PM, Aug 14, 2011
New Delhi: The MNP services, via which the customer can retain the number even after changing its service provider, was expected to shake up the telephony market, but now industry leaders are recognising that this may not happen, says a study. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched the nation-wide mobile number portability (MNP) services on January 20. The service was first launched in Haryana in November last year. "With 0.75 per...
09:52 AM, Jan 26, 2011
New Delhi: After years of delays, Mobile Number Portability (MNP) will finally be available all over India from January 20. Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said, "We're very happy that we are going to launch it nationally tomorrow. It's a great step forward for the consumer. It enhances his choice." Dump your phone company. Move to a better one. But keep your present number. 700 million Indians use cell phones. With...
07:03 AM, Jan 20, 2011
San Francisco: Apple is holding talks to bring the iPhone to two of India's biggest mobile phone operators, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Apple's hit mobile device is currently available in India only through Bharti AirTel and Vodafone, whose cellular systems run on the GSM technology. But Apple is now talking with Tata Teleservices and Reliance Communications to introduce the iPhone on their networks, which run on the CDMA...
04:42 PM, Oct 13, 2010
The Nokia 3806 will hit the market in the first quarter of 2010. ...
12:25 PM, Nov 12, 2009
New Delhi: India's World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy for germ cell cancer in the United States, says he will return a stronger person and was looking forward to wear the India jersey again. I'm recovering well yes its tough but tough times don't last tough men do! I will fight and come back as a stronger man cause I have the prayers of my nation!,...
08:32 PM, Apr 21, 2008
Kolkata: Eden Gardens' low sightscreens have once again become a major point of concern ahead of India's second Test against the West Indies, with Sachin Tendulkar requesting the state association to raise the height for a better view against the tall West Indian bowlers. Tendulkar, just one short of 100 international centuries, made a plea to the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) who later said they would cooperate fully as...
05:14 PM, Mar 18, 2008
Pallekele: It is a bit of a cliche. In this particular case, it is a tired one. Misbah-ul-Haq and Daniel Vettori were talking about players and responsibilities, how there is the need to take on such a role in the World Cup. Pakistan with three victories are in a position where there CWC11 A Group programme is well on course for a quarterfinal. Unless that is, they do lose to...
04:00 PM, Dec 27, 2007
Use CDMA or GSM technology on the same phone - that's dual use for you. ...
10:39 PM, Aug 02, 2007
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