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Weekly roundup: Mobile phones launched in India this week

Here is a list of the mobile phones launched in India this week.

Lava International has announced the launch of its Xolo Q700 smartphone that carries a Rs 9,999 price tag. The Xolo Q700 is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.2. The phone has a 4.5-inch qHD (540x960 pixels) IPS display and packs in a 2400 mAh battery.

Sony's new smartphone, Xperia L, is available on e-commerce site Snapdeal.com for Rs 18,990. The phone will be dispatched in 7 business days, lists the website. The Sony Xperia L has a 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen and is powered by 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8230 dual-core Processor.

11:25 AM, May 12, 2013

Mobile phone turns 40: 10 iconic mobile phones

On the 40th anniversary of the mobile phone, here we bring you a list of iconic phones, which had once dominated the phone market.

Nokia 3310: This phone seems to be the default first phone for many users who purchased their first mobile in the early 2000s. Immensely popular with legendary sturdiness, we know of people who still own and use their 3310, more than a decade after their first bought it.

Nokia N-gage: The phone meets gaming. Though the device could not meet with the high sales figures of other Nokia devices, it find a mention on our list because of its innovativeness and this phone did have a dedicated following.

05:32 PM, Apr 03, 2013

Mobile phone turns 40: Journey of the cell phone pioneer Motorola

It's been 40 years since the first public call from a cellphone was made. On April 3, 1973, Motorola publicly demonstrated the world’s first portable cellular telephone and system. The first public calls using Motorola DynaTAC (DYNamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage) technology occurred in New York City.

Motorola industrial product designer Rudy Krolopp helped develop the world's first commercial portable cellular phone, the Motorola DynaTAC phone.

Motorola was the first to introduce a complete line of cellular subscriber products, including the DynaTAC models 2000, 4000 and 6000 family of vehicular phones and the model 8000 family of portable cellular phones.

04:00 PM, Apr 03, 2013

Energi Backpack: Charge your mobile devices on the go

Energi Backpack: A lightweight backpack, which uses Lithium-ion batteries found in most portable devices. Those batteries output a 5V USB charge that is used to charge most portable electronics. It's a portable charging station.

It can charge a smartphone four times, or a typical tablet to one full charge.

It can charge up to 3 devices at once.

02:08 PM, Mar 30, 2013

The best of Mobile World Congress 2013

Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona, Spain was the biggest since its founding in 1995. The event was held from February 25-28. (Image: The new ZTE Grand Memo is pictured during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 25, 2013.) (Reuters/Gustau Nacarino)

The new NEC dual screen phone is pictured during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 26, 2013. (Reuters/Gustau Nacarino)

Stephen Elop, chief executive officer of Nokia speaks during conference at the Mobile World Congress, February 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

04:56 PM, Mar 01, 2013

Nokia's new Asha touch phones: 305, 306 and 311

Struggling mobile phone firm Nokia unveiled its first three basic phone models with large touch screens, filling a gap in its suite of products.

The three new additions to the Nokia Asha family are the Nokia Asha 305, Nokia Asha 306 and Nokia Asha 311.

The devices run on Asha Touch, Nokia's new touch screen interface.

08:47 PM, Jun 06, 2012

Weekly roundup: Latest gadgets launched in India last week

The last week witnessed the launch of many gadgets ranging from mobile phones to digital cameras. Here is a list of gadgets launched last week in India.

Sony launched its much-awaited Xperia S handset in Indian at a price of Rs 32,549. It features a 4.3 inch scratch-resistant TFT touchscreen and runs Google Android 2.3. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor.

iBall announced two new feature phones - Aaura 3 and Glam 3, for the Indian market. The Aaura 3 features a 3-inch TFT LCD touchscreen display. The iBall Glam 3 is a clamshell phone.

01:38 PM, Apr 15, 2012

Burg introduces wrist watch mobile phones in India

Expanding its business in India, the company has opened its flagship store in Kirti Nagar Moments Mall, Delhi. Burg already has two stores in India - one each in Guwahati and Kolkata, opened this week.

The models of wrist watch mobile phones introduced by Burg include Burg 9, Burg 10, Burg 11, Burg 12 and Burg 13.

12:51 PM, Apr 14, 2012

Top 5: Budget music phones

Need a good music centric budget phone? Check out these to help you buy the best one in your range.

With its dual SIM capability, Nokia 101 makes it convenient for consumers to access calls and texts over two different networks.

Consumers can stay also entertained on the move with the integrated MP3 player and FM radio. It comes with a 103 phon loudspeaker.

06:07 PM, Mar 30, 2012

MWC 2012: The biggest phones coming your way

Though many smartphones have been announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012, but only some phones have managed to catch our attention. Here is our pick of phones announced at the MWC 2012.

Nokia has unveiled a new smartphone - the Nokia 808 PureView - at the MWC 2012, which has a 41 megapixel camera sensor with Carl Zeiss optics. Yes, you read it right. It's 41 megapixel! As you might have speculated, the 41-megapixel sensor does not mean shooting pictures the size of billboards. Instead, it's about creating pictures at normal, manageable sizes.The large sensor enables pixel oversampling, which means to combine up to seven pixels into one

Samsung doffed the silk off its new projector smartphone - the Galaxy Beam - which is an Android 2.3 smartphone with a built-in projector at the MWC 2012. Powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, the phone has a 4.0-inch (480x800) TFT display. The phone has a 5 megapixel autofocus rear camera with flash and a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera. The Samsung Galaxy Beam's 15 lumens projector allows users to display and share multimedia content anywhere on a large luminous projector screen - walls, ceilings or improvised flat surfaces.

03:44 PM, Feb 29, 2012

Top 10: Gadgets launched this January

Here is a list of gadgets launched in the month of January in India.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) launched the new HP TouchSmart620 3D Edition PC. It has a 23-inch (58.4 cm) diagonal Full HD display. The PC is said to be ergonomically designed. It reclines up to 60 degrees, thereby enabling users to adjust the display's position for a comfortable experience or reduce glare while viewing 3D content with the Active Shutter 3D Glasses. Other features include integrated stereo speakers coupled with Beats Audio that claim to offer studio-quality sound, Blu-ray and DVD playback software, 23-inch monitor and active 3D glasses, Core i5 2400 processor, 1GB GDDR5 graphics memory and others. Price: Rs 92,999

Samsung added a new tablet to its tablet portfolio in India - the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, a.k.a. the Tab 620. Measuring 193.65x 122.37 x 9.96mm, the tablet has a 7-inch 1024x600 WSVGA PLS touchscreen, and it weighs 345g. Running Android Honeycomb OS, the tablet has an internal memory of 16GB, which can be expandable up to 32GB using a microSD card. The device is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and has 1GB RAM. It has built-in 4,000mAh battery. The Galaxy Tab 7.0 offers both Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity. The tablet sports a 3 megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash that can record 720p HD videos. It has a 2 megapixel front camera.Price: Rs 26,499

04:39 PM, Jan 31, 2012

Top 10: Mobile phones under Rs 1000

Are you looking for a budget phone? Here is our pick of mobile phones that are available for less than Rs 1000.

Weighing 69g, the phone has a 1.4 inch colour display. It offers 32MB of in-built memory, and also includes a card slot. It offers USb connectivity and FM Radio. The phone is engineered with a 480 mAh Li-ion battery. It is touted to have a water resistant marble keypad.

The phone has a 1.36 inch black and white display, and weighs 81.9g. It is equipped with a 1020 mAh Li-ion battery, which is claimed to give talk tine of up to 8 hours. The phone has a memory card slot, FM Radio and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

02:43 PM, Jan 15, 2012

From batteries to the Razr: The Motorola story

It was in 1973, Motorola demonstrated a prototype of the world's first portable cellular telephone. It would allow users to place or receive telephone calls from virtually anywhere in a metro area equipped with the DynaTAC (Dynamic Adaptive Total Area Coverage) system. The Motorola DynaTAC phone received approval from the US Federal Communications Commission on September 21, 1983. The 28-ounce (794-gram) phone became available to consumers in 1984. The phone was later known as the

Motorola was the first to introduce a complete line of cellular subscriber products, including the DynaTAC models 2000, 4000 and 6000 family of vehicular phones and the model 8000 family of portable cellular phones.

03:34 PM, Nov 16, 2011

Nokia phones: Then to now

From paper to phones, the story of Nokia goes back to 1865 when Knut Fredrik Idestam set up his paper mill in southern Finland. Idestam's second mill was on the banks of the Nokianvirta river. Nokia derives its name from the river. After diversifying into rubber, cables and electronics Nokia entered the world, that it would later conquer, of mobile communications in 1968.

In 1979 Nokia and Salora got together to establish Mobira Oy, a radio telephone company. 1981 marked a new era for Nokia when the Nordic Mobile Telephone service was set up. It was the world's first international cellular network and Nokia launched its first car phone, Mobira Senator, in 1982.

The Mobira Talkman, a giant 'wireless' car phone was introduced in 1984. Much of the weight was attributed to its battery.

06:27 PM, Nov 15, 2011

Lumia 800, 710: Nokia's first Windows Phone devices

The world's largest cellphone maker Nokia unveiled its first phones using Microsoft's Windows Phone software on Wednesday, hoping to kick-start a rescue of its ailing smartphone business.

The Nokia Lumia range of the company's first Windows Phone powered-devices include Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia Lumia 710.

The Finnish mobile phone giant also launched four other new mobile phones, the Nokia Asha 300, Nokia Asha 303, Nokia Asha 200 and Nokia Asha 201.

04:21 PM, Oct 26, 2011

11 mobile phone world records we want shattered

As in the world of sports, new records are constantly set and existing ones broken in the fiercely competitive mobile phone market. A selection of the top records from the world of mobile phones, some of which will have a longer stay at the top, while others may get shattered with a new product launch.

Apple may boast of selling 4 million new iPhones three days of its release, but the iPhone 4S still has a long way to catch up with the 250 million sales figure of the humble Nokia 1100. Targeted towards developing countries and users with limited needs the phone is the world's best selling mobile handset ever.

03:33 PM, Oct 22, 2011

Spot the fake: When smartphones get cloned

The mobile industry's biggest players are battling out over patents in courtrooms across the world. While district courts, on the one hand, are trying to find out an answer to the question,

Samsung SII: Rs 30,000 approx. HDC A9100: Rs 13000 approx. Samsung Galaxy SII, the Apple iPhone's strongest contender has now to confront another challenger - its own clone. It may be difficult to identify from the images alone as which is the fake.

Blackberry E9700 TV: Rs 5,500 approx. Blackberry Bold 9650: Rs 22,000 apporx. BlackBerry phones, the long-favoured business phone also has a BlackBerry Bold 9650 clone that is available at a fourth of the price of the original.

04:21 PM, Sep 22, 2011

Top 10: Android phones below Rs 10,000

Android phones, more than any other platform, are ushering in the smartphone revolution in India. Thanks to their aggressive pricing and loads of features including over 2 lakh apps in the Android market. With a raging price war already on in the hottest mobile segment, we bring you the top 10 Android phones that come for a steal.

Price: Rs 8,999 Tech Specs: Equipped with Android 2.2 OS, the phone has a 3.1-inch capacitive HVGA touch screen. It sports a 2 megapixel camera and also has the push e-mail feature. The phone offers memory card support capacity up to 16 GB.

Price: Rs 6,999 Tech Specs: The phone runs Android 2.1 OS and features a 3.2 megapixel camera. Measuring a 2.8-inch touch screen, the phone has 150MB of internal memory and supports up to 32GB external memory card. It has a 600 MHz processor.

03:35 PM, Sep 18, 2011

Pics: Tata Pixel - Nano's European avatar

Tata Motors had first presented the the Tata Pixel, a new city car concept for Europe, at the 81st Geneva Motor Show.

The Tata Pixel is based on Tata's much talked about Tata Nano.

The car measures just over three metres in length and can accommodate four adults.

01:09 PM, Sep 08, 2011

Motorola phones: Then to now

Google Inc's purchase of Motorola Mobility marks the end of its 81-year story - including its invention of the cellphone in the 1970s, its spectacular success with the Razr phone a few years ago, and then its slide into crisis and now its takeover. Here's a look back at Motorola's landmark mobile devices.

The world's first commercial handheld cellular phone, the Motorola DynaTAC phone, received approval from the US Federal Communications Commission in 1983. Motorola marketed the 794-gram phone to consumers in 1984. The phone was later known as the

Motorola industrial product designer Rudy Krolopp helped develop the world's first commercial portable cellular phone, the Motorola DynaTAC phone.

05:42 PM, Aug 16, 2011

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