Nokia announces Asha 501 at $99, offers free Facebook access New Delhi: At an event in New Delhi, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop unveiled the latest phone in the company's Asha series - the Asha 501. The Asha 501 runs on a new software platform.

The Asha 501 has a 3-inch QVGA TFT capacitive display and includes 128 MB of inbuilt flash memory and includes a 4GB memory card and the memory is expandable up to 32GB.

The Asha 501 has been launched at a price of $99 and should be available in India at about Rs 5,500 from June. The phone will be launched via 60 operators in 90 countries.

Nokia also announced that Nokia Asha users will be able to access Facebook through a standalone app for free on partner operator networks. The Asha 501 is the first Nokia device at such a low price point to use a micro-SIM. ...more    
12:57 PM, May 09, 2013

Here is a list of the phones available for under Rs 1000.Videocon V1413: This dual SIM phone has a 1.8-inch TFT Screen. It is available for Rs 925.Karbonn K101: It also has a 1.8-inch LCD Screen. It is available for Rs 930.
04:24 PM, May 07, 2013

Smartphones overtake features phones worldwide: Report New York: Research firm IDC said more smartphones than "dumb" phones are being made this year, a milestone in a shift that's putting computing power and Internet access in millions of hands worldwide. Manufacturers shipped 216 million smartphones worldwide in the first three months of this year, compared with 189 million regular cellphones, according to a study IDC released recently. IDC said smartphones made up 51.6 percent of the 419...  
12:21 PM, Apr 27, 2013

Samsung has announced the launch of its new range of smart feature phones under the Samsung Rex series.The four new phones unveiled at an event at New Delhi are the Rex 90, Rex 80, Rex 70 and Rex 60. These phones will be available by the end of February.The Rex 90 has a 3.5-inch capacitive display, with dual-SIM support, a 3.2 megapixel camera, WiFi with up to 15 hours of talktime.
04:54 PM, Feb 14, 2013

Samsung launches Rex 90, 80, 70 and 60 feature phones The four new phones unveiled at an event at New Delhi are the Rex 80, Rex 80, Rex 70 and Rex 60. ...  
02:42 PM, Feb 14, 2013

From entry level to budget phones, many phones were launched in India last week. Here is the list of phones that hit the Indian stores in the last 7 days.The new budget smartphone Spice Stellar Xtacy Mi-352 is available online on the e-commerce website Saholic.com for Rs 4,634. The Spice Stellar Xtacy Mi-352 is a dual-SIM phone that runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS. It features a 3.5 inch HVGA display with a resolution of 480 x 320 pixels. The Spice Stellar Xtacy Mi-352 sports a 3 megapixel camera. WickedLeak launched a new Android Smartphone-the Wammy Titan. The Smartphone runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and features a 5.5-inch QHD display. The device is priced at Rs 13,000.
04:20 PM, Jan 20, 2013

Samsung aims at 50 per cent share of India's handset market by 2013
by IANS
Kolkata: South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung is aiming to capture 50 per cent market share in value terms of India's overall mobile phone market by 2013, a top executive of the company said here Friday. Currently, the electronics major enjoys 40 per cent share of the country's Rs 45,000-crore handset market. "Next year, we will like to have 50 percent market share in overall mobile phone market, including smartphones...  
11:31 AM, Dec 02, 2012

Fly Mobiles launches Vision E 370 at Rs 5,099 New Delhi: Fly Mobiles has launched a new phone Fly Vision E 370, which has been priced at Rs 5,099. The phone features a 3.7-inch (9.5cm) HVGA 262K touchscreen with a resolution of 320 X 480 pixels. Powered by the feature phone turbo chip processor ARM 9, the handset is claimed to allow faster webpage loading and smoother UI transitions. The phone sports a 5 megapixel camera. The phone comes...  
11:26 AM, Apr 17, 2012

iBall launches Aaura 3 and Glam 3 feature phones New Delhi: Indian mobile equipment and IT peripheral manufacture iBall has announced two new feature phones - Aaura 3 and Glam 3, for the Indian market. The Aaura 3 is a full-touch screen phone that features a 3-inch TFT LCD touchscreen display. The device is a dual Sim, dual standby based feature phone that allows users to stay connected to two different networks using one single device. Along with Hindi...  
11:41 AM, Apr 14, 2012

Samsung launches 5 dual SIM phones in India Samsung has announced the launch of dual SIM smartphones in the Indian market. Expanding its Galaxy portfolio, the company launched three new dual SIM smartphones - the Galaxy Ace Duos (SCH-i589), Galaxy Y Pro Duos (GT B5512) and Galaxy Y Duos (GT-S6102). Besides, the company also strengthened its feature phone dual SIM portfolio with the launch of Samsung Champ Deluxe Duos (C3312) and Star 3 Duos (GT-S5222). The Samsung Galaxy...  
04:42 PM, Feb 14, 2012