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Vodafone Introduces ‘Complete the Zoozoo Story’ Contests

November 26th, 2009 Sanjay Bafna 16 comments

Vodafone Introduces Complete the Zoozoo Story’ ContestsIndia’s 2nd largest GSM Mobile service provider Vodafone Essar has come up with exciting ideas and has launched ‘Complete the Zoozoo story’ competition. The contest will be hosted on social networking website Face Book and also on Vodafone’s India  website.

Participants can watch snippets of unreleased Zoozoo television commercials and can also create their own Zoozoo stories as part of the competition. The competition is open from 24th November, 2009 to 1st January, 2010.

Every week participants stand a chance to win BlackBerry Storm and 1000 Zoozoo T-shirts will be awarded to creative entries.

How to Participate Read more…

Categories: VODAFONE

Videocon Launches Wide Range of GSM Mobile Phones

November 26th, 2009 Sanjay Bafna 15 comments

Videocon Launches Wide Range of GSM Mobile PhonesVideocon mobiles the mobile handset venture of Videocon Group unveiled a wide range of trendy, New Age GSM Mobile Phones  in Tamilnadu-Chennai, Andhhra Pradesh, Pondichhery and Mumbai.

The wide range of easy to operate, hassle free and reliable mobiles are also feature-rich, including basic colour models,FM radio phones, single/Dual SIM mobile phone, MP3 music, camera, multimedia and the latest touch phones and touch Windows Mobile phones in price range of Rs.1600 to Rs.18500.

Keeping in mind the sensitivities of the Indian consumer, Videocon Group has launched a slew of phones which are in line with their new age needs and consumption patterns. Videocon renewed focus on moving quickly from static to energetic – which also explains the entry into the new category, cell-phone handsets. Read more…

Categories: MOBILE PHONE

Samsung Launches 3G-Enabled Slider Phone C5130 In India

November 25th, 2009 Tarun 4 comments

Samsung Launches 3G-Enabled Slider Phone C5130 In IndiaSamsung Electronics Co. Ltd has launched C5130, a 3G-enabled entry-level slider phone in the Indian market, targeting the youth segment.

“The C3150 mobile is targeted at the youth who are looking at staying connected with their friends at all times, need fast and easy internet access and good multimedia features in their phones, all features being made available to them in an attractively priced package, as indeed the C5130 does,” Ranjit Yadav, Director –IT & Telecom, Samsung India Electronics said.

The home screen of the handset has shortcuts to social networking sites like Orkut, Picassa, Facebook and YouTube among others. The model has an HTML browser, enabling Internet browsing on the mobile. Read more…

Categories: MOBILE PHONE

Nokia India Announced Nokia 6700 Slide and 7230, Mid Budget 3G phones

November 25th, 2009 Sanjay Bafna 24 comments

Nokia India Announced Nokia 6700 and 7230, Mid Budget 3G phonesNokia the worlds leading mobile phone giant today announced the launch of Nokia 6700 Slide and Nokia 7320. The Nokia 6700 Slide and Nokia 7230 GSM mobile phones are compatible with UMTS/3G network and also optimized for social networking direct from the mobile phone over the internet.

The Nokia 6700 Slide features include 5 mega pixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Dual LED flash and capture key, Internet browsing with HSDPA and HSUPA and support for email and Ovi chat, FM radio and music player and support for up to 16GB microSD memory card. The phone packs S60 based operating system and it comes with 3G/UMTS connectivity. Its functions are useful in the way they should be. There are sufficient features to make the phone an interesting alternative and viable option compared to many other handsets

According to the Nokia the phone will be available in six colours including pink, red, petrol blue, aluminum, lime and purple.

The Nokia 6700 Slide will retail in India Read more…

Categories: 3G, MOBILE PHONE

Reliance Mobile Once Again Triggers Airtel on Roaming Tariff

November 25th, 2009 Sanjay Bafna 315 comments

Reliance Mobile Once Again Triggers Airtel on Roaming TariffThe focus of Indian mobile price war now completely shifted to Roaming tariff. Reliance Mobile which is first operator to roll out lowest National Roaming tariff, once again targeted its rival by media ads which clearly take on Bharti Airtel on Roaming tariff.

Recently when the largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel has slipped to third position in terms of monthly new subscriber additions, it has slashed Roaming tariff nearly by 63% and introduces Airtel turbo plans. But Reliance Mobile once again comes with new aggressive campaign on Roaming tariff and say that customer can save their money only with Reliance.

Its 2nd time when Reliance Mobile has openly come up with an ad campaign targeting its rival and market leader AIRTEL quoting “AIRTEL DOES NOT OFFER PER SECOND TARIFF CHARGES ON ROAMING” and “Reliance Mobile bring India’s best Roaming Plans go for it”.

Reliance Communication is the 1st operator who has come up with direct challenge to its market competitors on the Local STD and Roaming tariff. With the new media advertisements Reliance Mobile quoted customer can save their money while on Roaming with Its CDMA and GSM mobile service approx 52% in comparison to Airtel. Read more…

Categories: AIRTEL, RELIANCE

COAI Warns Against “Prize Winner” Calls from Pakistan and Dubai

November 25th, 2009 Duane 4 comments

COAI Warns Against "Prize Winner" Calls from Pakistan and DubaiWhile many of us have received the (now famous) “Lottery Emails” which inform of several million pounds prize money, not many of us have received calls on our mobile phones, informing of prizes won.

This has turned into the latest modus-operandi of several fraudsters, so much so that the COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India) has issued a warning to mobile subscribers, informing them against being taken for a ride by fraudulent “prize-winner” calls originating from Pakistan and Dubai. Read more…

Categories: GENERAL

IDEA Cellular Usher Cheaper Calling Bengal to Bangladesh

November 25th, 2009 RDB 8 comments

IDEA Cellular Usher Cheaper Calling Bengal to BangladeshIdea Cellular the latest entry in Kolkata and Bengal telecom circle announced the launch of   a special ISD Cutter for bengalees who have relatives in Bangladesh. Idea Cellular has come up with two  Special Tariff Vouchers to call any Bangladesh number at just Rs 4.5/minute.

STV-1 comes at price point of Rs.12 with the tariff validity of 7 days while STV-2 cost Rs.36 with the tariff valiidity of 30 days. The New STVs will can be clubbed with Idea cellular’s  Per minute and per second tariff plans.

Idea Cellular has also introduced SMS Pack for Kolkata & WB circles.The SMS pack cost Rs.27 with 200 Free local & national SMS for 30days.

Categories: IDEA

MTNL To Launch India’s First 50 Mbps Broadband In Mumbai

November 24th, 2009 Sanjay Bafna 23 comments

MTNL To Launch India's First 50Mbps Broadband In MumbaiMumbai’s number one Broadband and telecom service provider Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) is all set to launch 50 Mbps extraordinary High-Speed Broadband service using VDSL technology in Mumbai telecom circle.

MTNL today announced that it has geared up to upgrade the existing ADSL network to VDSL Broadband network which can offer up to 50 Mbps download speeds and uploads up to 12 Mbps within the distance of 1 Km from telephone exchange.

The VDSL or VHDSL (Very High Bitrate DSL), on the other hand, is the next-generation technology which is capable of supporting high bandwidth applications like HDTV

The operator also announced that Read more…

Categories: MTNL

Tata DOCOMO Introduces Geek enuf contest on Social Networking

November 24th, 2009 Sanjay Bafna 4 comments

Tata DOCOMO Introduces Geek enuf contest on Social NetworkingTata DOCOMO, the GSM mobile service and joint venture between Tata Teleservices (TTSL) and Japan’s leading mobile operator NTT Docomo, has come up with exciting ideas and has launched a first of its kind ‘Geek enuf’ contest, which begins on 23rd November 2009.

The Tata Tata DOCOMO Geek enuf contest is for those who have a geeky side to them. But in reality it is also for those who aren’t quite geek enough but still aspire to be the perfect geeks around!

The Geek enuf contest comes after the grand success of the Tata Docomo Dietalk Contest Read more…

Categories: TATA DOCOMO