Top 5 Value for Money Mobiles under Rs. 5000 – Dec’10

some decent value for money mobiles available in Indian market under Rs. 5,000.
Before starting I would like to let you know some essential facts of under 5K price range. This range is flooded with China clad Indian mobile manufacturers e.g. Lava, G-Five etc. No doubt these companies dominate under 5K segment but the major issue with these manufacturers is the quality. They add the features just for the hake of it and there is no perfection guaranteed. Normally I try to avoid these phones in the list compilation.
Getting a decent phone under 5K is definitely a tough job since manufacturers tend to compromise a lot due to budget constraint. But boy, don’t you worry. Hum hain na. Lets see what are the best available options in the market under 5K.
And yes, since 3G has entered India, I have tried to incorporate more 3G mobiles in the list.

Top 5 Mobiles under Rs. 5000 for December 10

1. Samsung Squash C5010 – Price in India : Rs. 3499

An entry-level 3G GSM mobile phone which weighs just under 81g. Supports a range of connectivity options including Bluetooth v2.1, 2G & 3G connectivity up to 384 Kbps

• 2.0 inches, TFT, 65K colors
• 1.3 Mega Pixels main camera
• VGA front camera for video calling
• MP3/AAC/FM player
• Java, 3G, email
• Social networking services
• Expandable up to 8GB

2. Nokia 2730 Classic – Price in India : Rs. 4149

Aesthetically beautiful 3G, up to 3.8 Mbps data transfer speeds, combined with Windows Live Messenger support lets you stay connected and keep up with mails with ease.

• 2.0 inches, QVGA, TFT, 256K colors
• 2 Mega Pixels camera
• Support For E-mail Attachments
• MP3 player and FM stereo radio with RDS support
• 3G, Java, Games, Opera Mini
• Expandable up to 2GB

3. LG GU285 – Price in India : Rs. 4529

Sports a 1.3 megapixel main camera and a VGA camera in the front for video calling. The LG Buzz GU285 is preloaded with all the SNS apps, Instant messengers and games. Its easy and quick Internet and Email functionality supports up to 5 email accounts with ease and the Scheduled SMS feature allows you to send a pre-typed SMS at a specified time and date.

• 2.0 inches, TFT, 256K colors
• 1.3 Mega Pixels main Camera
• VGA video call camera
• Expandable up to 8GB
• 3G, email

4. Motorola Starling EX115 – Price in India : Rs. 4749

Looks a bit like Samsung Omnia Pro. Features like is a Dual Sim, 3 Mega Pixel camera, 32 GB expandable memory (generally found in high-end phones), battery backup of 10 days standby and 3 hours talk time etc. makes it a great buy. No 3g though

• 2.3 inches, TFT 256K colors
• 3.2 Mega Pixels Camera
• Dual Sim (GSM+GSM), Qwerty
• Expandable up to 32GB

5. Samsung mPower TV S239 – Price in India : Rs. 4899

Last phone of the list is dedicated to our CDMA readers who are looking for an option to go 3G for a budget. Samsung S239 is a 3G CDMA handset which comes embedded with the MobiTV to get bufferless access to 50 Live Channels. Since It is developed on the OMH platform, can be used with any CDMA operator. 3G connectivity (up to 2.4 Mbps) is also well optimized for Tata Photon/Reliance Netconnect.

• 2.4 inches QVGA Display, TFT 262K Colors
• 1.3 Mega Pixels Camera
• 3G, Java, Games
• Expandable up to 16 GB

Please note that all the price are as on 5 Dec 2010 and can be changed later on.

Top Music Mobiles Under Rs. 5000

For some mobile users one of the main criteria for purchasing a new handset is the multimedia capabilities that the phone brings to the table. More often that not it’s the audio player that ends up being one of the main reasons for a handset being popular, other than the budget of course. With that in mind, here are a few multimedia handset choices for those with a budget of Rs. 5000.

Micromax X360 - MRP - Rs. 4999, Approx. MOP - Rs. 3775
The X360 is Micromax’s music phone that’s tied up with MTV for content. It’s a chic looking well constructed handset that’s also comfortable to use. Micromax has also included a 2GB microSD card with the handset that’s loaded with plenty of popular music, MTV reality show videos and wallpapers of popular VJs. The main feature is of course the Wolfson and Yamaha sound engine that the X360 is equipped with. This seriously enhances the over all audio output. It even has an 8 band graphic EQ for a further customization. The bundled handsfree is also quite comfortable to use. If you’re looking for a handset purely for calls, messages and kick-ass audio, the X360 is a really good choice.

The Good: Well designed
Excellent audio player
FM radio has good reception
Bundled 2GB card comes with plenty of MTV content
The Bad: Lacks Social Networking features,
No Email support,
Video playback didn’t work out too well
The Rating: 3.5/5

Intex IN 4495 - MRP - Rs. 4500, Approx. MOP - Rs. 3895
Intex’s extremely funky IN 4495 manages to easily incorporate a touchscreen display into an otherwise standard candy bar form. Like the X360, the IN 4495 also comes with both EQ presets and a customizable graphic EQ which make a significant difference to the overall audio output. The well placed 3.5mm handsfree port means you can opt to use your own earphones if they happen to be better than the ones bundled with the package. Like Samsung’s TouchWiz UI, the IN 4495 also has a drag and drop widget system for the desktop.

The Good: Well designed
UI is quite smooth and user friendly
Really good sound quality
FM reception was good
Good battery life
The Bad: FM radio had issues with earphones
Camera quality is bad
The Rating: 4/5

Karbonn Brings in a Battery of Phones

Amongst the low-budget multimedia phone companies, Karbonn has not hit the Indian market too well. Looking at the K10 and K560, you might just agree. They're now trying to counter that with quantity, as they plan on launching ten new phones with varied features and prices.

The specs of all the phones are not officially out, but in brief the Karbonn K111, K11 and K514 fall in the multimedia category while the Karbonn K550i, K424, K343, K316, are music phones. The Karbonn K451i doesn’t boast of any features apart from good battery life. We’ve found some specs from various sites on the K1414 and K25i.

K1414 looks pretty

K1414 is a touchscreen phone with access to Twitter and EBuddy services. The phone supports Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) and has the standard features of Alarm, PC Modem Adaptability and Stopwatch. Here’s a list of the specs for the K1414:

• 3.2-inch touchscreen WQVGA display with a resolution of 320 x 400 pixels
• GPRS
• Bluetooth with A2DP
• 3 Megapixel camera
• 62 MB memory expandable up to 16 GB

Although there’s no mention of the price, Flipkart has slapped a Rs. 4990 tag on it.

The K25i is a QWERTY keypad phone that has some social networking features. It has instant chat messengers like Yahoo! & MSN and has Java & Email support. The other specs are as follows:

• TFT Display Screen with QWERTY keypad
• GPRS/EDGE
• Bluetooth
• 2 Megapixel camera
• Memory expandable up to 8 GB through a Micro SD slot
• FM Radio

The phone is priced at Rs. 4550

Top 10 Youngest Internet Millionaires

Internet has proved to be a good place of investment for many entrepreneurs, young and old. Some of the young entrepreneurs have earned huge success in their projects and have become millionaires at an early age.

This list includes 10 such young entrepreneurs who have become millionaires on the internet.

10) Greg Tseng and Johann Schleier-Smith

Greg Tseng and Johann Schleier-Smith Tagged Inc. co-founded

Age: 28 years old
Project: Tagged
Wealth: $45 million

Tagged Inc. was co-founded by Harvard graduates and entrepreneurs Greg Tseng and Johann Schleier-Smith. Tagged.com was launched in October 2004 by Tagged Inc. and is privately owned.Tagged. com is a social networking site founded in 2004. Tagged is the subject of numerous customer complaints for sending deceptive bulk mail and is regarded as a phishing and spamming site and an "E-mail scam" by consumer anti-fraud advocates. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States

9 Jake Nickell

Threadless Co-founders Jake Nickell

Age: 28 years old
Project: Threadless
Wealth: $50 million

Threadless is a community-centered online apparel store run by skinnyCorp of Chicago, Illinois, since 2000. Co-founders Jake Nickell and Jacob DeHart started the company with $1,000 in seed money after entering an Internet t-shirt design contest.

Members of the Threadless community submit t-shirt designs online; the designs are then put to a public vote. A small percentage of submitted designs are selected for printing and sold through an online store. Creators of the winning designs receive a prize of cash and store credit.

8 Alexander Levin

ImageShack Co.founder Alexander Levin

Age: 23 years old
Project: ImageShack
Wealth: $56 million

ImageShack is an image hosting website on the Internet. ImageShack has a subscription service, but the majority of their revenue is produced from advertising related to their free image hosting. The imageshack.us Alexa ranking as of September 25, 2007 is one of the top 40's. According to Nielsen//NetRatings , ImageShack was the fourth fastest growing web brand in July, 2006.

7 John Vechey

PopCap Games Co-founder John Vechey

Age: 28 years old
Project: PopCap Games
Wealth: $60 million

PopCap Games is a leading American casual game developer and publisher, based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 2000 by John Vechey, Brian Fiete and Jason Kapalka, and currently employs more than 180 people. Most of Popcap's games can be played free in a limited form, with the full version available for a fee.

PopCap’s flagship title Bejeweled has sold more than 25 million units across all major platforms. PopCap games are available for Web, PC and Mac, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, cell-phones, PDAs, iPod Classic, iPhone/Touch and other mobile devices.

6) Angelo Sotira

DeviantArt Co-founder Angelo Sotira Age: 26 years old
Project: DeviantART
Wealth: $75 million

DeviantArt (official typeset as deviantART; commonly abbreviated as dA) is an American online community with worldwide appeal showcasing various forms of user-made artwork. It was first launched on August 7, 2000 by Scott Jarkoff, Matthew Stephens, Angelo Sotira and others. DeviantArt, Inc. is headquartered in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, United States. As of May 2009[update] the site consists of over 10 million members, over 81 million submissions, and receives around 105,000 submissions per day. The domain deviantart.com attracted at least 36 million visitors annually by 2008 according to a Compete.com study.

DeviantArt aims to provide a place for any artist to exhibit and discuss works. Works are organized in a comprehensive category structure, including photography, digital art, traditional art, literature, Flash, filmmaking, skins for applications and others, along with extensive downloadable resources such as tutorials and stock photography. "Fella," a small robotic cat character, is the official DeviantArt mascot.

5) Andrew Michael

Fast Hosts founder Andrew Michael

Age: 29 years old
Project: Fast Hosts
Wealth: $110 million

4) Blake Ross and David Hyatt

Mozilla firefox project by Dave Hyatt and Blake Ross. Age: 22 years old
Project: Mozilla
Wealth: $120 million

Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by Mozilla Corporation. Firefox has 22.98% of the recorded usage share of web browsers as of August 2009[update] , making it the second most popular browser in terms of current use worldwide after Microsoft's Internet Explorer, which has 66.97%.

To display web pages, Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine, which implements most current web standards in addition to several features which are intended to anticipate likely additions to the standards.

Latest Firefox features include tabbed browsing, spell checking, incremental find, live bookmarking, a download manager, private browsing, location-aware browsing (aka "geolocation") based exclusively on a Google service and an integrated search system that uses Google by default in most localizations. Functions can be added through add-ons, created by third-party developers, of which there is a wide selection, a feature that has attracted many of Firefox's users.

Firefox runs on various versions of Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and many other Unix-like operating systems. Its current stable release is version 3.5.3, released on September 9, 2009[update] . Firefox's source code is free software, released under a tri-license GNU GPL/GNU LGPL/MPL

3) Chad Hurley

Chad Hurley co-founder and Chief Executive Officer youtube

Age: 30 years old
Project: YouTube
Wealth: $300 million

Chad Meredith Hurley (born 1976) is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the popular San Bruno, California-based video sharing website YouTube. In June 2006, he was voted 28th on Business 2.0's "50 People Who Matter Now" list. In October 2006 he sold YouTube for $1.65 billion to Google.

Hurley worked in eBay's PayPal division—one of his tasks involved designing the original PayPal logo before starting YouTube with fellow PayPal colleagues Steve Chen and Jawed Karim.

Hurley is a user interface expert and was primarily responsible for the tagging and video sharing aspects of YouTube

2) Andrew Gower

Andrew Christopher Gower is a British games developer and co-founder of Jagex Ltd

Age: 28 years old
Project: Runescape
Wealth: $650 million

Andrew Christopher Gower (born 2 December 1978) is a British games developer and co-founder of Jagex Ltd, the company he founded with Paul Gower and Constant Tedder. He is noted for writing MMORPG RuneScape, with the assistance of his brother, Paul Gower and also a lead developer.

Jagex Games Studio (or Jagex Ltd./Jagex Software/JAGeX) is a producer of online computer games based in Cambridge, UK. It is best known for the three versions of its RuneScape MMO, as well as for having produced the FunOrb games site and developing the 'to be released' MechScape MMO. Jagex has over 350 employees, with all content development, management, and customer support provided 'in house'.

The company produces games exclusively written using the Java language, its name standing for "JAva Gaming EXperts". It has received a number of awards for its achievements and is one of the highest profile developers in the UK.

1) Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg Facebook Founder

Age: 23 years old
Project: Facebook
Wealth: $700 million

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. As a Harvard student, he created the online social website Facebook with fellow computer science major students and his roommates Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. Facebook is a social networking site popular worldwide. Zuckerberg serves as Facebook's CEO. He has been the subject of controversy for the origins of his business and his wealth.

Time Magazine added Zuckerberg as one of The World's Most Influential People of 2008. He fell under the Scientists & Thinkers category for his web phenomenon, Facebook, and ranked 52 out of 101 people.

Nokia C5-03 set to replace Nokia 5800XM

Nokia had announced C5-03 in October and this phone is now set for release in India at 10k price point. For long, 5800XM has been  one of the best low-midrange Symbian handset. After Nokia 5235 (8k retail price), the next best Symbian touch device is X6 which retails for 15k, and it doesn’t really justify the 14k+ price tag. C5-03 should fill that gap, which was taken care by old horse 5800XM. C5-03 doesn’t boast of any new features. Consider it as 5800XM v2.

First, let’s take a quick look at specifications:

Dimensions:

• Size: 105.8 x 51 x 13.8 mm
• Weight (with battery): 93 g
• Volume: 65 cc

Display and user interface:

• Screen size: 3.2" 16M resisitve touch
• Resolution: 640 x 360 (nHD)
• Symbian S60v5

Camera:

• 5 megapixel camera
• Video resolution: 640x480, 15fps

CPU/Memory:

• ARM 11 600MHz
• Internal memory: 40 MB
• MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to 16 GB

Data network:

• GPRS/EDGE class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 296 kpbs downlink/177.6 kbps uplink
• HSDPA category 9, maximum speed up to 10.2 Mbps
• HSUPA category 5, maximum speed up to 2 Mbps

Connectivity:

• 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth 2.0
• USB 2.0
• 3.5mm AV

Battery:

• 1000mAh Li-Ion battery BL-4U
• 11.5hrs (2G), 4.7hrs (3G) talktime
• 25days standby (2G)
• 35hrs music playback
• 7.5hrs video playback

GPS:

• Integrated with A-GPS
• Digital compass
• Ovi Maps 3.0, lifetime free navigation license

When compared to 5800XM (which it is going to replace), C5-03 has:

• thinner and lighter and better looking build
• faster 3G
• better processing speed
• triband HSDPA
• less onboard memory
• no proximity sensor
• inferior camera, no camera flash and poor video recording quality
• smaller battery

When comapared to 5230, C5-03 has:

• thinner and lighter build
• faster 3G
• better processing speed
• faster triband HSDPA
• better camera
• 802.11 b/g (wi-fi)
• less onboard memory
• no proximity sensor
• smaller battery

As one can see, this phone is slightly inferior when compared to 5800XM but a better phone than 5230 in features. If priced at 9k, this phone can give a touch competition in the low-mid range market and it’s main competitors will be:

• Samsung  Galaxy 5
• Samsung Wave 525
• LG GT540 Optimus
• Samsung Galaxy 3
• HTC Smart

Uninor Celebrates Its 1st Anniversary With Exciting Offers

Uninor, the promising new telecom brand today announced the launch of its Special Anniversary Offers for existing and prospective customers. The Special Offers comes as a souvenir for the Uninor subscribers on the occasion of its 1st Anniversary celebration.

The operator has come up with  2 exciting new offers dubbed as “101 = 150″ and One Two Ka Three Offer. With 101=150 Offer Uninor prepaid subscriber will get Cumulative Talk time of Rs. 150 on a recharge of Rs. 101. Subscriber also get  A Daily talk time of Rs. 10 for each day for 15 days and Rs. 10 talk time is valid for one day and is valid till 12 ‘O’ clock in the midnight.

While “One Two Ka Three Offer” gives the customer the power of three free offers with any recharge of Rs. 50 and above.Wherein customers get 100,000 free SMS; 100 MB GPRS; and on one month caller tune subscription two more months added free.The Special Anniversary Offer is on till 10th December 2010.

Uninor which is celebrating its First Anniversary today has over 13 million GSM subscribers. The operator launched ist GSM services on December 3, 2009 in India. The Uninor launch event was the biggest single day Greenfield GSM launch ever in international telecom history!

Maxfone Mobiles Introduces Five New Mobile Handsets In India

Maxfone Mobiles has come up with five new handsets in Indian market.Maxfone Mobiles focuses on models with lasting Battery phones, Music phones, Internet phones, Business phones and Entry level phones with superior quality.All models of maxfone come with great features and looks at an affordable price range.

MQ01 – Qwerty phone

MQ01 is a Dual Sim and Dual Stand By phone. This phone is a dedicated qwerty phone for message lovers to create a speedy chat over the phone. Wireless FM Radio help to enjoy the music and FM Recording makes digital Camera keep you connected with your loved ones. Other features like LED Torch, Blacklist, Shaking the wallpapers, FM and MP3 make it a complete multimedia phone.

Its Bluetooth & Video Recording help you to share your picz, videos and songs with your friends. GPRS, WAP and MMS make you connected over the internet.This phone comes in stunning Black Color. This model is priced at approximately Rs. 2499 making it a complete value for money.

M301 – Long Battery Backup Phone

M301 is Long Lasting Battery Phone mobile comes with extra long battery life up to 30 days standby. This phone is very good looking with crystal glass keypad and Steel Back Cover. It support T-Flash and plays Loud Music. Dual Sim, Music player, Bluetooth, Camera, FM, MP3/MP4, Blacklist and Password Protected makes your phone secure. It has a good browsing speed. This multi feature model comes in Black color and is priced at Rs. 2199.

M201 – Big Battery Phone

M201 is the Long Battery Phone with 30 days battery backup and 1.8 “TFT Screen. This mobile handset offers the features like Camera, MP3, SMS, MMS, Expandable Memory upto 2 GB and Blacklist. This phone has Loud music with 3.5 MM Audio Jack. This phone comes in Business Sliver color and is priced Rs. 1999.

M101 Slim Phone

M101 is a Slim Phone with One Touch Wireless FM Radio, Call Timer, Call Waiting, Call Divert and Loud Ringtone. It support upto 2 GB Flash Card and 1.8 “ Screen Size. This handset comes in grey color and available at Rs. 1599.

M102 Entry Phone

M102 has 1.8 “ Screen Size and features like Sound Recorder, Torch, FM Radio, MP3, Blacklist. This is also a long battery phone with smart look. This phone comes in Black Front Color and White Back Color and priced at Rs. 1569.

Idea Cellular ‘My Card’ – Free Talk Time & Free SMS in Haryana

IDEA Cellular has launched ‘My Card’ to offer a range of free services to its customers in Haryana. ‘My Card’ will enable Idea subscribers to avail Voice/VAS benefits such as free talktime, free mins, free SMS on their mobile phones. The special gift card from Idea has been introduced during the ongoing festival season.
The special gift card can be availed from over 600 Idea retail outlets and showrooms in Haryana, absolutely free of cost. Over 25 lakh Idea subscribers in Haryana can now avail benefits through these free cards from Idea, once a month.
Idea subscribers need to scratch the card and Dial 346 and follow voice instructions to avail free benefits. Idea subscribers in Haryana can also call on ‘53588′ to know more about the offer.

Toshiba AC100 Android Netbook – Price Rs. 18721 in India

Toshiba India introduced AC100 netbook, its first Android platform mobile internet device (MID). The Toshiba AC100 is a netbook with an 1GHz, ARM Nvidia Tegra mobile processor that runs Android 2.1 operating system. It has a 10.1 inch screen (1024×600 resolution) with the Toshiba Clear SuperView technology, LED backlighting, full-size keyboard and touchpad. It has 512MB DDR2 RAM and supports 8GB flash storage.
The Toshiba AC100 Android netbook is priced at 18,721 Indian Rupees. It comes with a 1-year limited warranty.
The Toshiba AC100 supports Wi-Fi WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR, USB 2.0, Mini USB, SD & MMC Card Reader, HDMI ports and a 1.3MP webcam with microphone.
The Android 2.1 OS allows switchable desktop based on your location. The AC100 also comes with a Toshiba Home Menu and a customizble desktop with widgets – with shortcuts. The device boasts instant-on capabilities. It offers up to 7-day standby battery life and up to 8-hour when in use.

Micromax Shows Off Debutant Andro A60 Smartphone

After a worth waiting, India’s own and one of the leading handset maker Micromax all set to launch Android OS running smartphone dubbed as Micromax Andro A60 in India. The comapny has showed off its debut Android smartphone

at Delhi Micromax Bloggers’ Meet.

Named as Andro A60, Micromax’s latest offering is featured with Android 2.1, 600MHz CPU, 3.2Megapixel camera, 2.8″ resistive touch screen. The smartphone supports both 2G (WAP/GPRS/EDGE) and 3G (HSPA support). Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS come as a fine touch.

While Android 2.1 and reistive touch screen are really disappointing (typing with SWYPE will be a pain), but it is worth of buy when you see at its price tag. Andro is expected to be priced around Rs. 8000, and competes with Samsung Galaxy 5 and Spice MI300.

Micromax Andro A60 is nothing but re-branded ” ZTE Penguin” which was showcased in July, 2010. You can remember recently Dell launched ZTE Racer & Blade Android phones as re-branded Dell XCD35 & XCD28.

It is to be remembered cheapest Android smartphone Huawei Ideos, a Google Experience Device (includes Android 2.2 and capacitive touch screen) priced at Rs. 5600 is not still available in Indian market.

Specifications of Andro A60 (ZTE Penguin):

Band GSM (900/1800MHz) WCDMA 900/2100MHz
Weight 105gms
Dimensions 106.8mm x 59.2mm x 14.0mm
Display 62K TFT, (320*240 pixels) 2.8″ Touch Screen
Android 2.1 Éclair
Processor 600 Mhz
WAP/GPRS/EDGE & 3G: HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps
Camera 3.2MP, Auto-Focus, Resolution 2048×1536 pixels, Zoom, no secondary camera
Internal Memory 150MB
Expandable Memory Upto 32GB via MicroSD
Battery 1280 mAh Li-ion
Talk Time Upto 4 hours
Standby Time Upto 600hrs
Audio Player/ FM Radio/ 3.5mm Headphone Jack
Voice Assisted GPS (via Google Maps)/ WiFi/ USB/ Bluetooth 2.1
Video Streaming/ Video Player/ Video Recorder
SMS/MMS
Accelerator Sensor, Gravity Sensor & SWYPE
Applications via Android Market

Price – Rs. 8000 approx.

Micromax started on line campaigning “My First Android” to promote Andro A60, launched a brand new website http://www.myfirstandroid.com/ where you can win Andro A60 by sharing your craziest idea to do with Andro A60.

The website includes a TVC also! Micromax hinted Andro A60 will hit the market in Decemeber, 2010. In next 6 months more Android models and Micromax App Store are expected to be launched.

Zen Mobile Launches S30 – Dual GSM 3D Phone

Zen Mobile today announced the launch of S30 for incredible 3D experience, now in a mobile phone. Its sleek and stylish design  packed with latest 3D user interface technology to keep users engaged anywhere and everywhere they go.

Zen S 30 has a 2.4 inches QVGA display screen which can be toggled between a normal 2D or 3D user interface by the users as per their choice. The handset equipped with 1.3 Mega pixel Camera, Mp3 player, Bluetooth, FM Radio with dual speakers, 3D menu, up to 8 GB of expandable memory (2GB included in the box).

Priced at Rs. 4599, Zen S30 offers 3D experience in a pocket size mobile phone. S30 uses the 3D-stereoscopic technology to create a 3D experience for viewing images, videos and even the interface, without the 3D glasses, making it very convenient for users.

The handset comes with a Dual SIM and Dual external speakers to enable users to enjoy the multimedia stuff. Adding to this is the interesting Games options that come with the phone, to keep you entertained wherever you go.

Zen S30 3D Mobile Phone At a Glance :

Dual SIM (GSM + GSM)
Dual Band GSM
3D interface
3D menu
Display: 2.4 inch QVGA
1.3 MP camera
3D Videos
3D images
Bluetooth
USB
Video recording
Audio Player
2GB Memory card and can be extended  up to 8GB
FM Radio
Dual external speakers
Price In India; Rs. 4599

Idea Cellular ‘My Card’ – Free Talk Time & Free SMS in Haryana

IDEA Cellular has launched ‘My Card’ to offer a range of free services to its customers in Haryana. ‘My Card’ will enable Idea subscribers to avail Voice/VAS benefits such as free talktime, free mins, free SMS on their mobile phones. The special gift card from Idea has been introduced during the ongoing festival season.
The special gift card can be availed from over 600 Idea retail outlets and showrooms in Haryana, absolutely free of cost. Over 25 lakh Idea subscribers in Haryana can now avail benefits through these free cards from Idea, once a month.
Idea subscribers need to scratch the card and Dial 346 and follow voice instructions to avail free benefits. Idea subscribers in Haryana can also call on ‘53588′ to know more about the offer.

Top 5 Core 2 Duo Laptops in India under Rs. 35000

The following is a list of top 5 cheap laptops having Core2Duo processor.
SONY Vaio(VGN –CS24GH): The features of laptops in this model is that they all feature with Core2duo processor. They have a 2GB RAM, with 160GB hard disk and is also equipped with Touchpad, Digital Array Microphone, 5 in 1 MEMORY card reader and all these in just 35000INR.
LENOVO Laptop Model No: Y-410-77578BQ: This model brought to you by Lenovo is priced near about 34388INR and can be available in leading stores across India. Features with a Intel Core 2 Duo T2370 processor, this laptops has a very good configuration at real affordable prices.
Dell Inspiron 15: This model is priced at only 29900 INR and possesses Intel Core2duo processor, 2GB DDR2 and 250GB hard disk with original Vista Home basic OS.
COMPAQ 510: This laptop is equipped with Intel Core 2 Duo T5870, 160GB hard disk and 1GB DDR2 all in just 26500 INR only, available at leading stores in India. This laptop is best value for money and HP is well known for after sales service as well. Best Buy!
HCL ME Series: the laptops in these series are priced around Rs. 29740 with 15.6 inch screen, Core2Duo processor, 2GB RAM and 320 GB hard disk.

Top 8 Most Expensive Cell Phones in The World

Here’s the list of most expensive cell phones in the world. The reason these cell phones are so expensive is not only purely because of the technology that the cell phones offer, but also because of the accessories that are manufactured to accompany themost expensive cell phone. In contrast to this, many exclusive offers deals on contract mobile phones make even the most expensive mobile cell phone affordable to the average consumer. So, let’s take a look at the most expensive cell phones ever made in the world
8. Nokia 8800 Arte with pink diamonds: $134,000
Designed by Peter Aloisson, this solid 18k white gold mobile phones have more than 680 phone features in pink and white brilliant colour with diamonds cut totaling over 21.5 carats. Some features of this cell mobile phone is 3.15 MP camera with autofocus and video, music player, Bluetooth and voice memo.

Nokia 8800 Arte with pink diamonds

7. Peter Aloisson’s iPhone Princess Plus: $176,400
The Princess Plus gets its name from the Princess cut diamonds used on 138 of the 318 diamonds on its surface. 180 other diamonds of the phone are brilliant cut. In total, 17.75 carats diamond phone is set in 18k white gold around the lips. IPhone Princess Plus is worth $ 176,400, while the cheaper “Brilliants only” version sold $ 66,150.

Peter Aloisson's iPhone Princess Plus

6. Sony Ericsson Black Diamond: $300,000
The price of this phone comes from the actual state of the art technology and not just because of polished group of stone-but, but that does not mean it does not have the visual appeal. Polycarbonate OLED technology under the skin that covers the entire face give 4 megapixel phone with the screen display limits. A Mirror gives the phone a sleek, futuristic look.

Sony Ericsson black diamond

5. Vertu Signature Cobra: $310,000
This striking phone so exclusive that only eight ever be made. Jewelry designed by the French Boucheron, the Signature Cobra is made with two diamonds, two emeralds and 439 rubies. For buyers who not that rich, twenty six of the less flashy (read: no rubies) signature Python phones will be available also for only $ 115,000. Both phones have snake on them as a symbol of exclusivity. Awesome.

Vertu Signature Cobra

4. The Diamond Crypto Smartphone: $1.3 million
Created by luxury accessories producer Peter Aloisson based from Moscow JSC Ancort. This luxurious smartphone platinum price comes from the body cover that adorned with 50 diamonds, including eight of the rare blue diamonds. In addition, Ancort logo and navigation buttons are made of 18k rose gold. Built on Windows CE, this expensive cell phone also features a high resolution color TFT display and 256-bit cryptographic algorithm. This expensivemobile phone features SMS, MMS, E-mail and Internet capability, WAP, JAVA support and even media player.

The Diamond Crypto Smartphone

3. GoldVish ‘Le Million’ Piece Unique: $1.3 million
The GoldVish “Le Million”, the solid gold, diamond-studded “Piece Unique” is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as both “The world’s most expensive cellular phone” and “The world’s most exclusive cellular phone” at one million Euros (approx. US$1.3 million) per phone and a guaranteed limited production of three pieces. Produced by GoldVish Luxury Communications, The Geneva-based luxury communication company, this expensive phone was designed by Emmanuel Gueit in addition to the Illusion Collection. The phone is made from 18k white gold and set with 20 carats of VVS1 (only microscopic defects) diamond. The phone also features Bluetooth, 2 GB of storage, FM radio, digital cameras and MP3 playback. This expensive mobile phone is available only by special order.

Goldvish Le Million Piece Unique

2. Peter Aloisson’s Kings Button iPhone: $2.4 million
The Kings Button iPhone is, an amazing jewel decorated iPhone. This time Aloisson has iPhone 3G to play with and apparently a little larger budget. One hundred and thirty eight brilliant cut diamonds line in the side of the phone, but the real prize is the home button from the rare 6.6 carats white diamond.

Peter Aloisson's Kings Button iPhone

1. Goldstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme: $3.2 million
Stuart Hughes of Goldstriker International is famous for giving expensive devices such as mobile phones and video game console a luxutious touch by covered them with gold and diamonds, and for this iPhone is no exception. The iPhone has a great feature 3GS casing is made of 271 grams of solid 22k gold and scenes decorated with fifty three 1 carat diamond. The navigation button on the Goldstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme is a rare 7.1 carat diamond. It took 10 months to make this incredible mobile phone, and it was packaged in a 7 kg granite box lined in nubuck leather.

Goldstriker iPhone 3GS Supreme

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3g Mobile phones below 5000

Here is the pricelist of all the 3G mobiles below Rs. 5000 with images and specification. Nowadays 3G is evolving very fast amongst the mobile users, almost all mobile service providers have started 3G network. This is a comprehensive list of cheap 3g mobiles in the market near the price range of 5000.

Nokia 2730 Classic Price : Rs. 4100 /-

• 2 MegaPixel Primary camera, no Secondary Camera
• MicroSD Support
• 2 inch Display
• MicroUSD and 3G Connectivity

Nokia 2730

Sony Ericsson G502 Price : 4900 /-

• 2 MegaPixel Camera
• USB, 3G, Bluetooth connectivity
• Upto 4 Gb MicroSD support

Sony G502

LG GU285 Price : Rs. 4800 /-

• 1.3 MegaPixel Camera
• Bluetooth , USB Connectivity
• 13 Mb Internal memory, Upto 8 Gb MicroSD external memory
• Quad Band

LG GU285

Samsung S3500 Price : Rs. 4700/-

• 2 MegaPixel Camera
• 30 Mb Internal memory
• Mobile Tracker
• Upto 8 Gb MicroSD
• Bluetooth and USB Connectivity

Samsung S3500

Best 10 Mobile Phone Within Rs. 8,000 in India

The mobile phone market is always abuzz in India with new and newer mobile phones launching everyday. The prices of the mobile phones are getting slashed each day by the manufacturers to stay in competition with others. We have already written articles about the top camera mobile phones under Rs. 5,000 in India and about the top touchscreen mobile phones under Rs. 10,000 in India. Here we will tell you about the best 10 mobile phones that you can get under Rs. 8,000. The mobile phones are arranged in descending order of their price have a look.

1. LG Cookie KP500

This is a great touchscreen phone which is now available at a very attractive price. The phone is totally a value for money at its price range.

• Display : 3.0 inches, 240 X 400 pixels, 256 K colors
• Camera : 3.15 MP
• Memory : Upto 16GB micro SD supported
• Battery : 900 mAh Li-Ion Battery

Price

About Rs. 8,000
Read our Review of LG Cookie KP500

2. Sony Ericsson C510

Sony C Series stands for great cameras from the cybershot series. And when they are available for under Rs. 8,000, there is no reason why we shouldn’t go for it.

• Display : 240 X 320 Pixels, 2.2 inches, 256 K colors
• Camera : 3.15 MP autofocus, LED Flash
• Memory : Memory Stick Micro Supported Upto 8GB
• Battery : Li Ion Battery with 10 h talktime

Price

About Rs. 7,900

3. Nokia 3600 Slide

If you ever wanted a slided mobile phone with every feature packed right into it, this is the right phone for you.

• Display : 2.0 inches, 240 X 320 pixels, 16M Colors
• Camera : 3.15 MP Autofocus, LED Flash
• Memory : micro SD card supported upto 8GB
• Battery : Standard Li Ion Battery 860 mAh

Price

About Rs. 7,800

4. Samsung S5230 Star

This phone is Samsung’s answer to LG Cookie and is priced under the LG Cookie with almost same features as the Cookie.

• Display : 3.0 inches, 240 X 400 pixels, 256 K colors
• Camera : 3.15 MP, Smile Detection
• Memory : micro SD card supported up to 8GB
• Battery : Li Ion Battery 1000 mAh

Price

About Rs. 7,600
Read Our Review of Samsung Star

5. Nokia 5310 Xpress Music

This is a nice and slim handset from Nokia Xpress Music Series with great output sound both from the stereo speakers and headphone.

• Display : 2.1 inches, 240 X 320 pixels, 16M colors
• Camera : 2MP
• Memory : micro SD card Supported up to 8GB.
• Battery : Li Ion 860 mAh battery

Price

About Rs. 7,500

6. Motorola ZN300

This is a newly launched handset from Motorola with a unique sliding design and full range of features. It also comes with a 3.5 mm headphone port.

• Display : 240 X 320 pixels, 256 K colors
• Camera : 3.15 MP
• Memory : micro SD Card 16GB
• Battery : Li Ion 940 mAh

Price

About Rs. 7,400
Read Our Review of Motorola ZN300

7. Nokia 6303 Classic

This is a nice phone and comes with a decent 3.15 MP autofocus camera which is the main selling point of this phone in this price range.

• Display : 2.2 inches 240 X 320 pixels, 16 M colors
• Camera : 3.15 MP autofocus
• Memory : Up to 4 GB micro SD card supported, 1GB included
• Battery : 1050 mAh Li Ion battery

Price

About Rs. 6,000

8. Nokia 5130 Xpress Music

This mobile has dedicated music keys and also the standard 3.5 mm headphone jack to connect your favorite headphones to it.

• Display : 2.0 inches, 240 X 320 Pixels, 256 K colors
• Camera : 2 MP
• Memory : Up to 16 GB, 1GB included
• Battery : Li Ion battery 1020 mAh capacity

Price

About Rs. 5,000

9. Sony Ericsson W205

The W Series of Sony Ericsson stands for Walkman Series which are popular for their music capability. This slider phone is also no exception.

• Display : 128 X 160 pixels, 1.8 inches
• Camera : 1.3 MP
• Memory : Memory Stick Micro Up to 2GB
• Battery : Standard Li Ion Battery

Price

About Rs. 4,600

10. Nokia 7210 Supernova

This is a slim phone with all the necessary features that a common man would need.

• Display : 240 X 320 Pixels, 2.0 inches, 256 K colors
• Camera : 2 MP
• Memory : micro SD card up to 2GB supported
• Battery : Li Ion 860 mAh

Price

About Rs. 4,500
Note : the prices mentioned here may not be the actual prices but they are close to the actual prices and are mentioned here only for comparison with the other phones.