Lephone offers triple SIM mobile @Rs. 4,990

Lately the Indian consumer is spoilt for choice in the case of mobile phones. It is as if the ever increasing number of dual SIM mobiles, lined up by several phone makers -national and international- were not enough that now makers are coming up with triple SIM phones.

And the phone maker in question is Lephone. A new triple SIM (2GSM + 1CDMA) mobile phone, A10, has been launched in Indian market. The bar form mobile runs on Symbian operating system and is available at a price of Rs. 4,990.


The phone comes with a 2.2 inch display screen and a 3MP camera with flash light. The A10 is registered with genuine IMEI. Its 850mAh battery gives a talk time of 300 minutes and a stand by time of 150 hours.

Its multimedia features include MP3 playback, FM radio, and video recorder. Connectivity options of the phone comprise of Bluetooth, GPRS, WAP and USB connector. The 140 x 42 X 15.3mm sized phone has a quad frequency of GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800 and PCS1900.

The A10 supports multiple languages and comes with a pre-defined internal memory. However you have the option of increasing the memory. The phone comes with a 3D sound stereo speaker.

As these multi SIM mobile phones pack in many features and are available in a reasonable cost, they sure are a good bet for the Indian market. This is because the majority of Indian consumers who use these phones are from middle class and the features offered at these pricing suits their wallets.

Via : siliconindia.com

New Xbox 360 Controller on the Way

Microsoft has debuted a new Xbox 360 wireless controller that features new analog sticks, and a D-Pad that rises. The controller is due on November 9 for $65.

Today on YouTube, Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb unveiled a new Xbox 360 controller, due out later this year. It isn’t exactly a radical change, but there are a few tweaks that should be for the better.

The biggest change will be to the often neglected D-pad. The D-pad has long been the red headed step child of the controller accessories. More or less shuffled to the second tier of controller functions, the once proud D-pad — which was always there, lovingly awaiting our thumb back in the old days of controllers — has since been relegated to the occasional secondary weapon toggle, weapons selection wheel if it is lucky, or even the lowly power switch for a flashlight.

The new changes to the Xbox360 controller hope to bring a little pride back into the D-pad, while making it more usable. With a twist, the D-pad will now rise up about a quarter of an inch. It might not seem like a mind blowing alteration- and, well, it isn’t- but fans of fighting games should appreciate the change, plus the pad might now factor more heavily into designers’ control schemes. Plus, who knows, this might be a renaissance for the D-pad, as more gamers switch back to it.

The new controller will also feature a deeper concave design on the analog sticks, and the color scheme on the buttons has been replaced with a monochrome look to match the silver and black colors.

The controller will be packaged with the play-and-charge rechargeable battery kit only, and it will retail for $64.99. Expect it in stores on November 9 (coincidentally the same day as Call of Duty: Black Ops is released).

Once it is released, expect all current Xbox 360 controllers to be replaced, once current stock is gone. It should be released in Europe in February, but no word on when to expect the new controllers as part of the Xbox 360 console bundle.

Read More @ digitaltrends.com

Mysterious Motorola Slider Makes Another, More In-Focus, Appearance

An extremely blurry picture of a Droid-eyed slider made the rounds a month or so back — so blurry, in fact, that I’m pretty sure they added blur in Photoshop. Well, some in-focus shots of the device have surfaced, and while it doesn’t appear to have outward Droid branding, it does have the familiar eye. Not a lot of information is available, unfortunately.

But I will say that it’s a nicer-looking slider device than the Blackberry Torch, which looks busy, chromey, and chubby in comparison. Who knows how they compare otherwise, but if i had to judge these books by their covers, the Motorola XT300 wins hands-down.

Via : mobilecrunch.com

3rd Generation of Amazon Kindle Sold Out For Now

The third generation of Amazon Kindle, the most famous e-book reader software and the newly released in the world, is hitting the markets with significantly lower price than that offered by the iPad.

Although it has not been out for long but, according to the Company’s website, the product has been sold out. However, the Company is expected to provide the markets with a second shipment before the 17th of September.

The new Amazon Kindle is smaller in size than the previous Kindle models, and according to the costumers, it is ‘the best reading companion’.

The most benefit offered by this product is that it provides the user with the software along with the device itself. Since the launch of its first generation in 2007, Amazon Kindle has always been adding the easiest, yet the most efficient, technology to their device.

In 2007, although Sony supplied the market with a better looking and a generally more sophisticated e-book reader, Amazon Kindle provided a device that is easily accessible through the wireless internet connection, which resulted in the device enjoying a continuous and easy connection with the Amazon Online Store.

Currently, Amazon Kindle has a solid position among the e-book reader providers.

Via : topnews.ae

Samsung launches ST100, ST600 twin-LCD digital cameras

Korean electronics giant is about to boost the numbers of its twin-LCD digital cameras with the release of two more models in October.

The ST600 and ST100 models will feature a 14.2-megapixel (14.2MP) image sensor and 5X-optical zoom lens. The ST600 will have a 27mm 35mm-equivalent wideangle while the ST100 will feature a 35mm wideangle.

Both models will feature 720p (1280×720-pixel) video capture in H.264 format at 30 or 15fps.

The two LCD panels will be a large 3.5-inch panel on the back and a smaller 1.8-inch panel on the front next to the lens barrel.

Both models are expected at the beginning of October 2010 with the ST100 at $AU449 and the ST600 at $AU399.

Read More @ techlogg.com

Clearwire Announces Rover Puck Mobile Hotspot, Pre-Paid 4G Service

The days of $60 per month mobile hotspots with two-year contracts are getting some serious competition. This time it’s in the form of a new mobile hotspot called the Rover Puck, which is being sold by Clearwire. The Rover Puck costs $149 and can support up to eight devices at a time. Unlimited pre-paid 4G service costs $50 per month, $20 per week or $5 per day. The Rover Puck only supports 4G, which means it won’t switch over to 3G in areas that aren’t well-covered by WiMax.

Rover, ClearWire’s pre-paid brand, will also offer a $99 USB modem.

Unlike smartphones, mobile hotspots aren’t used on a daily basis by most users, making them very expensive on a per-use basis. I’ve been very satisfied with my Sprint MiFi card, but I will probably swap it out for something that supports 4G and a more flexible payment plan in the coming months.

Via : gottabemobile.com

Clearwire Introduces Rover Pay-As-You-Go Service

Clearwire announced Rover, the company's first pay-as-you-go 4G mobile broadband service. With the new Rover service, the WiMAX carrier says it is targeting, "digitally addicted youth who refuse to settle for long-term contracts, overpriced internet service, or speeds slower than what they've become accustomed to at home."

If you're itching to get your hands on 4G service, Rover is available in all of Clearwire's 49 4G markets across the U.S. The service is also available at CLEAR stores, Best Buy stores and select independent wireless dealers in Houston and St. Louis.

"Simple, commitment-free wireless services are wildly popular with the Gen Y crowd, and Rover provides them with the first pay-as-you-go unlimited mobile internet offering at 4G speeds," said Mike Sievert, chief commercial officer for Clearwire. "We've built Rover from the ground up with products, pricing and features designed specifically to serve a younger market who knows how you get connected is just as important as where. Expanding our offers to meet this underserved segment is an important new business opportunity for Clearwire as we continue to extend our leadership in mobile broadband."

Not only will Rover let you surf the web without committing to a contract, but it will also let you share that broadband access with up to eight devices using the Rover Puck as your portable Wi-Fi hotspot. According to Clearwire, the Rover Puck supports mobile download speeds of three to six mbps, with bursts over 10 mbps using Clearwire's 4G network. The Rover Puck costs $149.99.

Clearwire is also offering the Rover Stick, a personal 4G USB modem that will connect a notebook, laptop or desktop to the Rover 4G Service. The Rover Stick costs $99.99 and is compatible with Mac and Windows.

The new service is available for $5/day, $20/week, or $50/month for unlimited 4G internet usage. New users will get two free days of service to try it out and there is a 14-day no-hassle return policy for any device purchases made on rover.com or in CLEAR stores.

Via : hothardware.com

Windows Phone-powered LG E900 spotted with Vodafone 360

Remember how the mobile tech world threw their arms up in frustration at the possibility that upcoming Windows Phone 7 mobile OS from Microsoft would not support copy/paste or HTML email? Right, well it turns out that Microsoft is not as short-sighted as some had believed. A new video has popped up online, showing the WP7 platform getting down with some good, old-fashioned HTML email. That’s right, folks, Windows Phone 7 will have fully functioning HTML email support.

The misconception that WinPho would not have be able to display HTML code in emails was initially brought to light by PocketNow. Today, we’re happy to tell you, dear reader, that the new generation of smartphones running Microsoft’s completely revamped mobile operating system will indeed play nice with any and all email that you throw at it. Since speculating that Microsoft may have left out a critical feature in their WP7 email client, the blog has clarified that their test build of Windows Phone 7 did not offer an option to download images in email, which made it seem like HTML email was a no-go for WP7.

The demo video you see here shows a prototype WinPho device running a newer build of Windows Phone 7. Notice that images are not automatically downloaded and displayed in emails – likely to thwart spammers, who often track image downloads to verify that a particular email address is valid and still alive. We like having the option to fight spammers, but that’s not what’s important. What’s important is that, once a WP7 user hits the link to download images, HTML emails will be displayed in all their media-heavy glory. You should also take note of the multi-touch pinch-zooming capabilities of the email client.

Windows Phone 7 seems to be getting better and better as time goes on. Especially since we last saw Microsoft’s public demonstrations of WP7.

Via : intomobile.com

Windows Phone 7 Channel9 Application

Channel9 is a Microsoft community site featuring videos, podcasts and screencasts including interviews with Microsoft developers about their products, discussion, and a wiki, all for the purpose of promoting conversations among Microsoft's customers.

We continue to show you Windows Phone 7 apps that developers are coding and releasing and today we take a look at myChannel9 application - from the developer of Wall Street, a Windows Phone 7 Stock application - which is a program for the upcoming Windows Phone 7 platform which you can use to view Channel9 on your Windows Phone 7 device.

The application features News & fresh videos, Shows, Tags, Favorites and Search with the looks you've got use to by now and a nice feature allowing the app to view videos posted on Channel9 right on your Device, even full screened, landscape. Check some screenshots below as well as a video demo of the application which, according to the developer, will have the source released soon!

Via : pocketnow.com

Download Firefox for Mobile 2.0 Alpha 1 Free

Firefox for Mobile, also known as Fennec, is a neat little tool that comes from Mozilla, and it’s literally the smaller brother of Firefox. The first thing you will notice upon starting the browser is how small it is, compared to the big fonts and buttons. The interface is very compact and fluent, navigating through it on a phone is not a big hassle.

The first main window displays a list with your bookmarks and a few quick links at the bottom. At first, you won’t find any menus and toolbars, because when you first start the program you will see only a big address bar and a ‘Go’ button. Once you start browsing a page, the cool features of the browser will start to show.

First of, navigating through the web page is simple, all you need is a mouse, if you are on a computer of course. The pages can be panned in any direction by clicking in an empty space on a page, and to zoom in and out, all you need is the middle scroll button of the mouse.

If you pan the page to the left or right, two toolbar will appear on each side. The left toolbar contains the currently opened tabs, while the right toolbar has the navigation buttons and the bookmarking button. You will also find the configuration menu on the right toolbar, from where you can change some simple but important settings. One of the greatest features of Fennec is that it has add-ons, just like Firefox. Although the add-ons available for this little browser are not that many, they are enough to augment this little browser, and more are developed all the time.

Overall, the browser is excellent, but the PC version might feel a little basic if you are used to browsers like Firefox or Safari. However, in the category of simple browsers, Fennec is at the top of the market, and it can easily become your favorite mobile browser.

Via : softsailor.com

Fennec (Firefox) Mobile Browser for Android Now Available in Alpha

Those waiting for Mozilla’s mobile browser on Android can now get downloading! Firefox Mobile, currently code-named Fennec, is available for Android, and updated for the Nokia N900. Some of the key features that might make you want this one over the already-excellent native Android browser is synchronization of history and bookmarks with desktop Firefox, add-on support, and the legendary Awesome Bar, which finds your website without having to launch into a Google search. Pinch to zoom is included, integration with multiple search engines lets you find a variety of information quickly, and a new contextual long-press menu helps you share pages easily.

Most of us have at least tried Firefox at some point, and its excellence as a desktop browser is largely undisputed. If they can bring to bear that same expertise to mobile, then the current leader in third-party mobile browsers, Opera, may have trouble keeping its lead. The desktop sync is a killer feature, and the add-on support which made Firefox such a huge success in the first place can potentially change our standards for mobile browsing overall.

Head over to Mozilla’s download page from your mobile browser to get started with Fennec – just keep in mind that only Android 2.0 and up is compatible.

Via : intomobile.com

Nokia launches dual-SIM Sets

Finland-based Nokia announces on Monday its invasion into the dual-SIM mobile phone market as it launches two new handsets in India. The release is aimed to strengthen the status of the company in the country’s mobile market.

The Indian mobile phone market is currently dominated by Nokia, Samsung and LG, and with local competition like Micromax, Spice, Karbonn and Zen that offering cheaper phones with great features.

The release of the two new devices is intended for the consumers convenience, savings, and efficiency. The new handsets offer multiple SIM capabilities and balanced feature set with relevant innovations at an affordable price.

The Nokia C1 that includes flashlight, FM radio and call divert feature is available for Rs 1,999, while the Nokia C2 will give users access to services like Ovi Life Tools and Ovi Mail.

It also includes a music player and support micro- SD cards of up to 32 GB. It will be available later this year.

Via : blogmera.com

Nokia Launches Nokia C1 & Nokia C2 Dual SIM Phones in India

Nokia India has launched its 2-in-1 dual SIM phones in India, the Nokia C1 (C1-00) and Nokia C2 (C2-00). The company said the two new devices in the Nokia Cseries family are available at very attractive and affordable price points and will address the consumer need for a Nokia phone boasting multiple SIM functionality.

The Nokia C1 and Nokia C2 will enable users to take advantage of a rounded feature set including multiple phone book options, long battery life, large screen and local language interface.

Mary McDowell, Executive Vice President, Mobile Phones, Nokia, said, "As per our deep consumer insights, entry-level consumers need dual SIMs for various reasons including economizing time and costs, improving efficiency and for increased convenience. To address these consumer requirements, Nokia has launched these two devices that offer multiple SIM capabilities with a balanced feature set and ‘relevant innovations’ at affordable price points."

The Nokia C1 will be available at an MRP of Rs. 1,999/- and will be the first Nokia mobile phone to feature a 2-in-1 SIM solution. Nokia said the Nokia C1 owners will greatly benefit from the ‘call divert’ feature in the new phone, which will ensure that they never miss a call from either of the two SIMs. Moreover, by simply holding down a key, people will be able to switch between the two SIM cards in the phone.

Nokia C1 owners will also benefit from a standby battery time of up to six weeks, the longest ever for a Nokia mobile phone, especially useful in those parts of the country where access to electricity is sometimes limited. The standard flashlight is paired with a vivid color screen and FM radio with standard headphone jack.

The Nokia C2 comes with Nokia’s innovative services including Ovi Life Tools and Ovi Mail. Nokia’s Ovi Life Tools provides consumers a wide range of information covering healthcare, agriculture, education and entertainment, whereas Ovi Mail offers email accounts for the developing world. The Nokia C2 also makes listening to music simple with the FM radio and music player and a massive amount of music storage with the phone supporting micro-SD cards of up to 32 GB.

Via : itnewsonline.com

Sierra Wireless first to support Telstra's dual-channel HSPA+ network with new USB modem and expanded wireless module lineup

Telstra Ultimate(TM) USB Modem by Sierra Wireless now available in Australia; new Sierra Wireless AirPrime(TM) HSPA+ embedded wireless modules introduced to support device manufacturers VANCOUVER, Aug. 30 /CNW/ - Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR; TSX: SW) today announced that it is supporting the launch of Telstra's first-in-the-world dual-channel HSPA+ network in Australia with some of the fastest modems the company has ever produced.

The Sierra Wireless AirCard(R) 312U wireless USB modem, first demonstrated at Mobile World Congress in February, is now commercially available in Australia, marketed as the Telstra Ultimate(TM) USB modem. With it, Australians working at client locations, at airports, or on their commute home can access the Internet and online applications at speeds typically reserved for office environments.

Dual-channel HSPA+ doubles the speeds of current HSPA+ networks from a peak downlink of 21 megabits per second (Mbps) to 42 Mbps, at the same time improving network efficiency and providing a better experience for customers with more consistent network performance. Customers using a Telstra Ultimate USB modem in enabled coverage areas will experience real-world download speeds up to 20 Mbps.

"The new speeds have the potential to increase how and where our small and large business customers work - boosting productivity in the process," said Mike Wright, Executive Director, Telstra Networks & Access Technologies. "Our customers have told us that they want higher speed mobile broadband so they can work more flexibly outside of the office and we are delighted to offer them these new speeds."

In addition to announcing the commercial launch of the AirCard 312U, Sierra Wireless has introduced the AirPrime MC8801, as well as the AirPrime MC8704 and MC8705 intelligent embedded modules for HSPA+ networks, to support manufacturers incorporating wireless connectivity into a variety of devices, including notebook, netbook, and tablet computers; connected consumer electronics products like personal navigation devices; and home or enterprise-class routers.

"Once again, Telstra is leading the world in rolling out the latest HSPA+ technology, and we're thrilled to be the first to provide customers in Australia with products that enable them to take full advantage of the network's capabilities," said Jin Pak, Vice President of Sales, Asia Pacific, for Sierra Wireless. "Being first with wireless USB modems benefits our embedded customers as well. Manufacturers looking to provide the capabilities of the new AirCard 312U inside their devices can be confident that Sierra Wireless embedded modules deliver a tested, reliable solution for the best possible performance."

The Sierra Wireless AirPrime MC8801 intelligent embedded module is designed to support HSPA+ Dual Channel networks and peak network downlink speeds of 42 Mbps. To provide a more cost-effective alternative for manufacturers that don't require the top speed, the new AirPrime MC8704 and MC8705 offer HSPA+ single channel support, with peak network downlink speed of 21 Mbps. The AirPrime MC8704 offers voice calling capability, while the MC8705 is targeted for data-centric devices that do not require voice support.

Samples of the AirPrime MC8801 and MC8705 are now available to customers for testing, with commercial shipments expected in the fourth quarter of this year. Samples of the AirPrime MC8704 are expected to be available early in 2011. With a substantial track record of working with network operators and manufacturing customers to integrate new wireless technologies quickly and reliably, Sierra Wireless offers the experience and expertise to simplify wireless integration and optimize time-to-market.

Via : evdoinfo.com