LG BL20 Chocolate Gets Launched

LG today launched the stylish BL20 Chocolate Handset, thus expanding its Chocolate series of Handsets.

LG BL20 redefines the touch interface experience with its side touch control feature. Equipped with amazing functions such as Widget Hotkeys and 5MP AF CMOS Camera, the LG BL20 phone offers text scan tool to enable users to scan and share texts with their contacts directly through SMS.

Main Features of this handset are:

A Stylish Handset with 6.1 cm, 262K Colour, 320 X 240 TFT screen.
1000 Entry Phonebook with 1000 SMS Memory.
Hidden Navigation Keys.
5 MP AF CMOS Camera.
Widget Hotkeys.
MP3 Player with 6 Inbuilt MP3 Equalizer.
FM Radio and Voice recording.
Support for GPRS, EDGE, Modem, USB 2.0, WAP, JAVA and Bluetooth 2.1.
81 MB internal Memory with expandable memory of upto 8GB MicroSD card.
Game Trials like Abracadaball Demo, Brain Challenge Vol2 Demo, Dimond Twister Demo, Ferrari GT Demo, Midnight Pool 2 Demo and Prince of Persia Demo etc.
Prebuilt Applications like Google Maps, NDTV Active, NewsHunt, DataWallet and JustCricket etc
“Celebrating the huge success of LG Chocolate, we’re all set to offer a treat to mobile lovers yet again with the launch of all time favorites – Chocolate LG BL40 and LG BL20. With their stunning, luxurious designs and state-of-the art technology features, the new Chocolate is bound to attract everyone’s attention at the very first glance which makes it the next generation choice. We are certain that the new models once again will strike the chord with consumers and will be a huge hit. The launch further reinforces LG’s commitment to provide innovative & stylish design products.” said Mr. Sudhin Mathur, Business Head, Mobile Communications, LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.

Model Price

Nokia
Nokia N96= Rs.33000
Nokia E90 Communicator= Rs.32827
Nokia N97= Rs.29500
Nokia N97 Mini= Rs.24641
Nokia N85= Rs.21000
Nokia N86 8MP= Rs.20789
Nokia E72= Rs.19750
Nokia E66= Rs.18759
Nokia N82= Rs.17937
Nokia E75= Rs.17378
Nokia 6260Slide= Rs.17308
Nokia E71= Rs.15750
Nokia N79= Rs.14241
Nokia 5530 XpressMusic= Rs.14000
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic= Rs.13518
Nokia 6700 Classic= Rs.12514
Nokia N73 Music Edition=Rs.11500
Nokia E63= Rs.10800
Nokia 6208 Classic Rs.10005
Nokia 5320 XpressMusic Rs.9900
Nokia 7610 Supernova Rs.9100
Nokia 5230 Rs.9089
Nokia 3600 Slide Rs.9000
Nokia 5220 XpressMusic Rs.7254
Nokia 3120 Classic Rs.7129
Nokia 7310 Supernova Rs.7100
Nokia 6303 Classic Rs.6690
Nokia 6300 Rs.6587
Nokia 3610 Fold Rs.6453
Nokia 3500 Classic Rs.5243
Nokia 5130 XpressMusic Rs.5060
Nokia 7210 Supernova Rs.4800
Nokia 2680 Slide Rs.4000
Nokia 2700 Classic Rs.3975
Nokia 3110 classic Rs.3970
Nokia 2630 Rs.3400
Nokia 2760 Rs.3080
Nokia 2600 Classic Rs.2952
Nokia 2330 classic Rs.2775
Nokia 2323 classic Rs.2250
Nokia 5030 XpressRadio Rs.1940
Nokia 1661 Rs.1761
Nokia 1650 Rs.1760
Nokia 1208 Rs.1500
Nokia 1209 Rs.1402
Nokia 1202 Rs.1286
Nokia 1203 Rs.1258
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 Rs.35440
Sony Ericsson Idou Rs.30148
Sony Ericsson C905 Rs.26800
Sony Ericsson Aino Rs.24500
Sony Ericsson W960i Rs.24000
Sony Ericsson W980 Rs.21100
Sony Ericsson W995 Rs.20432
Sony Ericsson G900 Rs.19500
Sony Ericsson K850i Rs.19000
Sony Ericsson C902 Rs.18100
Sony Ericsson P1i Rs.17100
Sony Ericsson C903 Rs.15870
Sony Ericsson W760i Rs.15000
Sony Ericsson W890i Rs.14800
Sony Ericsson C702 Rs.14700
Sony Ericsson Yari Rs.13400
Sony Ericsson G700 Rs.13000
Sony Ericsson W910i Rs.12450
Sony Ericsson W705 Rs.12200
Sony Ericsson T700 Rs.11500
Sony Ericsson K810i Rs.11000
Sony Ericsson K790i Rs.10500
Sony Ericsson W595 Rs.9900
Sony Ericsson K660i Rs.9600
Sony Ericsson TM506 Rs.9600
Sony Ericsson W660i Rs.9100
Sony Ericsson W580i Rs.9000
Sony Ericsson C510 Rs.9000
Sony Ericsson W380i Rs.7900
Sony Ericsson W302 Rs.7350
Sony Ericsson K550i Rs.7000
Sony Ericsson G502 Rs.7000
Sony Ericsson S302 Rs.6500
Sony Ericsson F305 Rs.6100
Sony Ericsson W395 Rs.6000
Sony Ericsson Z555i Rs.5700
Sony Ericsson S312 Rs.4800
Sony Ericsson T303 Rs.4600
Sony Ericsson W205 Rs.4300
Sony Ericsson W200i Rs.4300
Sony Ericsson W350i Rs.4300
Sony Ericsson R306 Radio Rs.3800
Sony Ericsson R300 Radio Rs.3150
Sony Ericsson T250i Rs.3100
Sony Ericsson K330 Rs.2500
Sony Ericsson K220i Rs.2400
Sony Ericsson J132 Rs.1770
Sony Ericsson J120i Rs.1750
Samsung
Samsung i8510 Innov8 Rs.40000
Samsung i8910 Omnia HD Rs.27800
Samsung i900 Omnia Rs.26500
Samsung M8910 Pixon 12 Rs.26000
Samsung i8000 Omnia II Rs.25000
Samsung i7500 Galaxy Rs.24000
Samsung M8800 Pixon Rs.22321
Samsung B7610 OmniaPRO Rs.22100
Samsung S8300 UltraTouch Rs.21800
Samsung S8000 Jet Rs.19000
Samsung i780 Rs.17500
Samsung GT-M7500 Rs.16000
Samsung 7603 Beat DJ Rs.15000
Samsung TouchWiz Rs.12500
Samsung GT-S7330 Rs.12000
Samsung Omnia Pro B7320 Rs.12000
Samsung B5310 CorbyPRO Rs.11700
Samsung i200 Rs.10400
Samsung S5603 Star 3G Rs.10050
Samsung D880 Rs.9900
Samsung U800 Soul b Rs.8900
Samsung Corby Plus Rs.8800
Samsung S5233 Star Rs.8750
Samsung S3650 Corby Rs.7800
Samsung D780 Rs.7700
Samsung Beat 3510 Rs.7600
Samsung J800 Rs.6800
Samsung Corby Txt Rs.6675
Samsung L700 Rs.6300
Samsung Corby Mate Rs.5900
Samsung C5212 Rs.5500
Samsung J700 Rs.5300
Samsung S3500 Rs.5200
Samsung Metro 3310 Rs.4600
Samsung J150 Rs.4300
Samsung B2100 Marine Rs.4200
Samsung M620 Rs.4200
Samsung E251 Rs.4100
Samsung M200 Rs.3700
Samsung C3010S Rs.3500
Samsung B520 Rs.3150
Samsung M150 Rs.2900
Samsung M120 Rs.2850
Samsung E2130 Rs.2800
Samsung GT-E1410 Rs.2700
Samsung Guru 2120 Rs.2700
Samsung E2100 Rs.2650
Samsung Solar Guru E1107 Rs.2200
Samsung Guru 1310S Rs.2100
Samsung Guru 1160 Rs.1800
Samsung Guru 1210 Rs.1775
Samsung GT-E1117 Rs.1750
Samsung Guru 1125 Rs.1700
Samsung B130T Rs.1520
Samsung B130 Rs.1480
Samsung B100i Rs.1430
Samsung E1100 Rs.1425
Samsung E1070 Rs.1400
Motorola
Motorola Aura Rs.84000
Motorola Q9h Rs.17400
Motorola ZN5 Rs.15500
Motorola ROKR E8 Rs.11200
Motorola ZN300 Rs.7000
Motorola W270 Rs.2800
Motorola SLVR L9 Rs.2750
Motorola W388 Rs.2700
Motorola W218 Rs.2400
Motorola W230 Rs.2316
Motorola W181 Rs.1550


Blackberry
Blackberry Tour 9630 Rs.30000
Blackberry Bold 9000 Rs.28100
Blackberry 8800 Rs.28000
Blackberry 8820 Rs.26200
Blackberry Curve 8300 Rs.23000
Blackberry Curve 8900 Rs.22200
Blackberry Storm 9500 Rs.19350
Blackberry Curve 8520 Rs.13850
Blackberry 8320 Rs.13400
Blackberry Curve 8310 Rs.12800
Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220 Rs.12000

HTC
HTC HD2 Rs.41000
HTC Touch Pro Rs.32000
HTC Hero Rs.29000
HTC Magic Rs.25000
HTC Touch 3G Rs.19900
HTC Touch Diamond Rs.19000
HTC P3300 Rs.16750
HTC Tattoo Rs.16000
HTC S710 Rs.13700
HTC Touch Viva Rs.9900
Apple
Apple iPhone 3G Rs.27500

Micromax
Micromax GC700 Rs.12600
Micromax X500 Rs.5800
Micromax Q3 Rs.4000
Micromax X280 Rs.3700
Micromax X310 Rs.3600
Micromax X2i Rs.3250
Micromax X250 Rs.2900
Micromax X225 Rs.2750
Micromax C2i Rs.2300
Micromax X115 Rs.2250
Micromax X211 Rs.2250
Micromax X116 Rs.2150
Lava
Lava KKT-24 Rs.3750
Lava KKT-22 Rs.3500
Lava KKT-11 Rs.2850
Lava KKT-12 Rs.2850
Lava KKT-1 Rs.2600

Mts Mobile Full Talktime Offer

Easy Recharge with Rs123 and get 123 rupees as talktime.
Offer valid for all mts customers till 31st January 2010.
Option only valid with easy recharge. Paper voucher not applicable.

BSNL Introduces 5 New GPRS Pack

In its continuous efforts to provide mobile service at affordable rates, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), India’s National Telecom Back Bone and the GSM mobile service operator of today announced the launch of 5 new Pan-India comprehensive BSNL GPRS Packs for its 2G Postpaid and Prepaid subscribers across India with an aim to redefine the way consumers perceive and use Internet on their mobiles! With a view to cater to specific data requirements, these packs go a long way in more than fulfilling the ever increasing demand for ‘connectivity on the move’.

Seamless Internet connectivity while on move-priced at affordable rates, the new BSNL GPRS Packs for prepaid and Postpaid subscribers across India include an attractive data packages for Rs. 54 and Rs.49 (prepaid-postpaid) with a 2 GB Night free download limit and 100 MB Day time free downloads with the validity of 30 days. One another unique Monthly Pack for Rs.108 and Rs.99 (prepaid-postpaid) also comes with Free 300 MB Data limit during the Day and free 4 GB Data limit during the Night.
GPRS PLANS
PLAN-1 For Prepaid RCV M.R.P.=NIL
For Pospaid FMC of plan in Rs./Month=NIL
Free data usage =NIL
Day/Any time usage=NIL
Night usage=NIL
Additional usage charges with pulse rate of 10KB=3PAISA /10KB

PLAN-2 For Prepaid RCV M.R.P.=54
For Pospaid FMC of plan in Rs./Month=49
Free data usage
Day/Any time usage=100MB
Night usage=2GB
Additional usage charges with pulse rate of 10KB=1 PAISA/10KB

PLAN-3 For Prepaid RCV M.R.P.= 108
For Pospaid FMC of plan in Rs./Month=99
Free data usage
Day/Any time usage=300MB
Night usage=4GB
Additional usage charges with pulse rate of 10KB=1 PAISA /KB

PLAN-4 For Prepaid RCV M.R.P.=219
For Pospaid FMC of plan in Rs./Month=199
Free data usage
Day/Any time usage=1GB
Night usage=4GB
Additional usage charges with pulse rate of 10KB=0.01PAISA/KB

PLAN-UNLIMITED For Prepaid RCV M.R.P.=274
For Pospaid FMC of plan in Rs./Month=249
Free data usage
Day/Any time usage=UNLIMITED
Night usage=UNLIMITED
Additional usage charges with pulse rate of 10KB=UNLIMITED

Note – (1)BSNL’s all existing GPRS/EDGE postpaid plan with FMC of Rs.49 (Option-I) & “Nil” (Option-III) and prepaid data tariff/ STV-59 available with voice plan, will be withdrawn. The New GPRS Plan/Packs 1 to 5 is effective from 25 Jan 2010 and the plan 1 to 4 is also applicable to 2G data card.

(2) The MRP in the price band upto Rs.3 (+/-) of above price considering the technical feasibility may be done at the circle level.

(3) The GPRS free data usage allowed is also applicable while in national roaming and Data usage charges beyond free usage will be same for Home LSA and roaming.

Idea Optional Packs for Punjab Prepaid Users- Idea - Idea Calls @10P!

Idea has introduced four Optional Packs for its prepaid users in Punjab. Now users can choose from Optional Packs: Telescopic, On Net @10p, Idea – Idea @ 40p & My Gang pack and enjoy its benefits.

Details of Idea Optional Packs:
1.) Telescopic Pack:
MRP: Rs. 9
Idea to Idea local call rate: 40 paisa per minute
Other local call rate: 60 paisa per minute
STD call rate: 60 paisa per minute
Validity: 1 year
Note: First local call of the day will be charged at Rs. 1 per minute and STD call at Rs. 1.50 per minute.
2.) On Net @10p:
MRP: Rs. 19
Idea to Idea local call rate: 10 paisa per minute
Other local call rate: 75 paisa per minute
STD call rate: 75 paisa per minute
Validity: 7 days
Note: After 7 days users will be on Special Pack with all local and STD calls at 60 paisa per minute tariff rate and 1 year validity.
3.) Idea – Idea @ 40p:
MRP: Rs. 34
Idea to Idea local call rate: 40 paisa per minute
Other local call rate: 60 paisa per minute
STD call rate: 60 paisa per minute
Local SMS rate: 40 paisa per SMS
National SMS rate: 60 paisa per SMS
Validity: 1 year
4.) My Gang Pack:
MRP: Rs. 77
Talktime: Rs. 5
Local call to gang, call rate: 20 paisa per minute
Local Idea to Idea call rate: 60 paisa per minute
Other local call rate: 60 paisa per minute
STD call rate: 60 paisa per minute
Local SMS rate: 10 paisa per SMS
National SMS rate: 50 paisa per SMS
Validity: 1 year
For any information users can contact Idea customer care number: 9814098140.

Tata Docomo Introduces FNF Pack and On net Pack for Prepaid Users in Kerala

Tata Docomo has introduced two prepaid packs: FNF Pack and On net Pack for its users in Kerala circle. With FNF Pack, users can make calls to 1 FNF number at 1 paisa per 6 seconds tariff rate and with On net pack, users can get 18000 local Tata to Tata seconds.

Details of Tata to Tata FNF Pack and On net Pack:
1.) FNF Pack:
MRP: Rs. 28
Calls to 1 FNF number: 1 paisa per 6 seconds
Validity: 90 days
Note: For choosing F&F number, SMS FF < 10 digit local Tata Mobile number> to 121. To change F&F number SMS CFF< 10 digit old Number> < 10 digit new number> to 121. For changing F&F number, users will be charged Rs. 5 while first choice is free.
2.) On net Pack:
MRP: Rs. 29
Free local Tata to Tata seconds: 18000 seconds
Validity: 30 days
Note: It is a limited period offer and is available till 7 March 2010.
For any information users can contact Tata Docomo customer care number: 121 or 9037012345.

LG Mobiles launches LG New Chocolate BL40 Mobile - A Sleek Glassed 4" High Definition LCD Phone

LG Mobiles has launched its second LG New Chocolate BL40 Mobile in Indian Market. LG New Chocolate BL40 is an elegant and stylish 4'' multi-touch Screen phone featuring with 5 Mega Pixel Camera and 4" HD (High Definition) LCD capable to capture large size image and video display. LG New Chocolate BL40 Mobile also has features like Wi-Fi, 3G connectivity and full HTML browser.

Specification and features of LG New Chocolate BL40:

Touch Screen
3G
4" High Definition LCD Phone
5 Mega Pixel Camera
345x800 (Real WVGA) wide screen
Micro SD upto 32GB
GPRS
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) Connectivity
Li-Ion 1000mAh Battery
FM Radio
Stereo
Video Camera
New Chocolate BL40 Mobile prices are not revealed yet.

IDEA Cellular Intros New Prepaid Plan in UP East, All Local Call 40paisa

IDEA Cellular, the pan India GSM mobile operator has once again launched never before calling rates for its prepaid subscribers in Uttar Pradesh East. The new special tariff voucher will enable IDEA subscribers to make local calls to friends and family at the lowest tariff of 40 paisa per minute, on any mobile or landline network.

The new tariff plan has been specially designed keeping in mind that majority of mobile consumers in Uttar Pradesh East are heavy users of Local calls. Over 3 million IDEA subscribers in the region now have a special voucher which offers Local calls rate at just 40 paisa per minute, for a recharge of just Rs. 9, and tariff validity of one year. Customers can also make STD calls to any network in the country, at 60 paisa per minute, with this tariff voucher.

Launching the new product, Mr. N F Aibara , Chief Operating Officer – Uttar Pradesh East, IDEA Cellular said, “We continue to maintain our lead in offering the best value to mobile consumers in UP East, with the launch of lowest Local call tariff voucher. Local tariff at just 40 paisa per minute and aggressively priced voucher, will drive the usage of voice calling among 3 million IDEA subscribers in the region; as well as drive penetration i

IDEA Cellular Launches New SMS Packs for Kerala

IDEA Cellular, the pan India GSM operator, and the No.1 in Kerala, has launched exciting ‘Free SMS ’ packs for prepaid subscribers, in Kerala.

With the new range of special SMS packs, IDEA prepaid subscribers can enjoy sending upto 350 free Local and National SMS, for a period of 30 days, with a special voucher priced at just Rs. 36. Another new SMS pack, priced at Rs. 24 offers 240 free local and national SMS for a period of 10 days. Customers who wish to send only local SMS can opt for Rs. 14 voucher offering 200 Local SMS absolutely free, for a period of 30 days.

In addition, IDEA customers can continue enjoying the existing SMS pack priced at Rs. 60, offering 600 local and national SMS for 30 days. The new SMS packs are available at over 220 exclusive IDEA showrooms, in addition to other IDEA retail outlets, across the state.

The new offer has been specially designed targeting high SMS user categories such as the Youth who like to stay in touch with friends and family and share jokes and other messages; and young professionals and small entrepreneurs who need to reach out to prospective customers.

Launching the offer, Mr. B. Ramakrishna, Chief Operating Officer – Kerala, IDEA Cellular, said, “Mobile phone has become an essential tool of communication today, and SMS has gained immense popularity as a way to reach out to a large audience for sharing information, fun & entertainment or just for staying in touch. Keeping in mind, such needs of communication, we have designed a product that offers freedom and flexibility of sending SMS to a large number of people. IDEA will continue to offer such customer focused, and affordable mobile communication solutions for our over 5 million subscribers in Kerala’.

Uninor Announced 30% Extra Talk Time on Recharges

Uninor, GSM mobile service operator and telecom venture of the realty major Unitech Group and Norway’s telecom operator Telenor has introduced an exciting and special recharge offer for its subscribers both new and existing. The latest recharge offer is launched keeping affordability in mind and giving more value for the money spent. This new offering from Uninor reiterates the company’s focus of being closest to its customers and providing superior quality of services.

The new Bonus talk-time offer is valid on recharges of Rs.50, 100, 150, 300 and 500 denominations. The subscribers will get a talk value of Rs.55 on a recharge of Rs.50, Rs.115 on a recharge of Rs.100, Rs.175 on a recharge of Rs. 150, Rs. 355 on a recharge of Rs. 300 and Rs. 600 on a recharge of Rs. 500. There will be no service tax or processing fee deducted from the recharge value.

This new offer is different from similar offers of other service providers as it comes with no hidden terms. It can be used for all types of calls including local, STD, ISD, SMS and other VAS services also. The most striking feature of this offer is that subscribers can utilize this offer for both On-net and Off-net calls and messages.

Announcing the launch of these special recharge offers, Mr. Allan Bonke, Executive Vice-President, Uninor, UP West said, “As a token of appreciation for all the support and confidence shown in Uninor, we are happy to give more value for money to our customers in UP west. Uninor is committed towards offering more and more innovative services and delivering higher value to its customers.”

This Bonus talk-time offer is valid until midnight of 15 February 2010. This offer is valid on both Paper Recharges and E-load and on the above-mentioned denominations irrespective of whether it is a first recharge, second, or so on.

Samsung Shark price and specification

Samsung these days introduce phones in series. We have seen the acceptance of this strategy through Smasung Star and Smasung Corby models. The latest among them is Samsung Shark series. The first three members of the family, Samsung S5350 Shark 1, Samsung S5550 Shark 2, Samsung S3550 Shark 3 were introduced today. Smasung Shark phones are designed to sell at lower price. However they are above average on specification side. One of the notable feature in Samsung Shark phone is the availability of secondary video camera. Both Smasung Shark1 and Smasung Shark 2 have 3G on board. Whereas Shark 3 is comparatively lower priced and without 3G. All devices are equipped with decent camera and storage facilities.

Samsung S5350 Shark 1 specification:



The basic Smasung Shark is the only phone in this series with candy bar design. It comes with 2.3 inch TFT screen of 240 x 320 pixels resolution and 256K color support. It has 100MB internal memory and its expandable upto 16GB. As you can see in the image, Smasung Shark S5350 has a home screen with a set of menus that can be operated using navigation keys. These menus includes social networking widgets like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace for sending and receiving status updates. One the imaging side, Samsung Shark S5350 employs a 3.15 mega pixel camera with auto focus and smile detection. Its a quadband GSM phone with 3G support at HSDPA 3.6 Mbps standard. Other features of Smasung Shark S5350 includes,

Secondary video camera, EDGE(236 Kbps), GPRS, Bluetooth with A2DP, video recording at 15fps, Email, Instant messaging, web browser, FM radio with RDS, music player document vider and Li-Ion 900 mAh battery.

Samsung S5350 Shark price: Smasung Shark 1 would cost around 7000-9000INR in India on its launch.

Samsung S5550 Shark 2 specifications:


Smasung Shark 2 is the top model in this series.What makes it spacial are its AMOLED 2.2 inch display with 240 x 320 pixels resolution and 5MP camera with auto focus, face and smile detection, video recording @3ofps and LED Flash. Samsung S5550 Shark 2 has a slider design with similar home screen design in Shark 1. It has 110MB inbuilt memory upgradable to 16GB via card slot. It is also a quadband GSM phone with 3G at HSDPA 3.6 Mbps. Samsung S5550 Shark 2 will be available in two color options pink and black. Other notable features of this phone includes.

secondary video camera , EDGE, Bluetooth with A2DP, FM radio with RDS, music player, document reader, Google maps, Email and IM.

Samsung S5550 Shark 2 price: On launch the price of Samsung S5550 Shark 2 would be around 10000-11000 INR in India.


Samsung S3550 Shark 3 specification:


The last member in Samsung Shark family, Samsung S3550 Shark 3 is an affordable entry level mobile phone. It has a 2.0 inch TFT screen with 240 x 320 pixels resolution. Samsung Shark 3 also comes with a sliding menu style home screen design adopted in other Shark phones. This menu includes social media widgets for status updates. Other then this, above image reveals that it also has photo thumbnail based sliding contact menu. That is you can set your most favorite contacts on home screen and message or call them directly. Other import notifications like messages, to-do events and missed calls are also available here. Samsung S3550 Shark 3 has a 2MP camera with video recording. Other features includes,

30MB internal memory expandable upto 8GB, EDGE, GPRS, Bluetooth with A2DP, USB connectivity, Email, IM, music player, FM radio with RDS, HTML web browser and Li-Ion 800 mA battery.

Samsung S3550 Shark 3 price : The price of Samsung Shark on its launch would be around 6000 INR in India.

Verdict: Smasung Shark series mobile phones are designed for people who are looking for features like video calls and social media connectivity at lower price

Nokia 5230 India Specs Price Review

Specifications
* Form: Classic with touchscreen
* Dimensions: 111 x 51.7 x 14.5/15.5 mm
* Weight: 113 g (without stylus)
* Weight: 115 g (with stylus)
* Volume: 78 cc (without stylus) / 83 cc (with stylus)
* Responsive touchscreen with tactile feedback
* Accelerometer for auto-rotate
* Proximity sensor to save power and prevent inadvertent touches


Display and 3D

* Size: 3.2″
* Resolution: 640 x 360 pixels (nHD) with 16:9 picture
* Up to 16.7 million colours
* Full touchscreen display

Keys and input method

* Touchscreen
* Dedicated keys for camera, volume, power, send & end, and application launch (menu), plus the media bar touch key for accessing music, gallery, share online, video centre and web browser
* Homescreen music plug-in for pause/play, forward, back
* Voice commands


Colours and covers

* Available in-box colours:
- White/Red
- White/Silver
- Black/Dark silver
* Changeable colour battery covers


Connectors

* Micro-USB connector, USB 2.0 high speed
* 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector

Memory

* microSD memory card slot, with hot swap max. 16 GB
* 70 MB internal dynamic memory

Power

* BL-5J 1320 mAh Li-Ion standard battery
* Talk time (maximum)
- GSM 7 h
- WCDMA 4 h 18 min
* Standby time (maximum)
- GSM up to 438 h
- WCDMA up to 458 h
* Video playback time (maximum): Mpeg-4 4.6hours, nHD 3 hours
* Music playback time (maximum): 33 h

Environmental Features

* Energy efficiency: Power Save mode, unplug charger reminder, High Efficiency Charger AC-8
* Eco content and services: Eco zone via Download!/Ovi store, eco bookmarks, content and personalization
* Materials: free of PVC
* Device is up to 80 % recyclable
* Packaging: up to 60 % recycled material, 100 % recyclable
* User manual: black&white printing

Communication and navigation
Operating frequency

* Dual band 900/2100 WCDMA and 850/1900 WCDMA
* GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
* Automatic switching between GSM bands
* Flight mode

Data network

* CSD
* HSCSD
* GPRS/EGPRS Class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 177/296kbps (DL/UL)
* EDGE class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 177/296 kbps (DL/UL)
* WCDMA 2100, maximum speed PS 384/384 kbps (UL/DL),
CS 64 kbps
* HSDPA, cat. 6, maximum speed 3.6 Mbps (DL)
* TCP/IP support

Local connectivity and synchronisation

* Bluetooth version 2.0
- Bluetooth profiles: A2DP, AVRCP
* MTP (Mobile Transfer Protocol) support
* Direct printing to compatible picture printers
* Support for PC synchronisation with Nokia Ovi Suite


Service

* Speaker-independent name dialling (SIND)

Call features

* Integrated hands-free speakerphone
* Number screening for messaging and calls
* Automatic answer with headset or car kit
* Any key answer
* Call waiting, call hold, call divert
* Call timer
* Logging of dialled, received and missed calls
* Automatic redial
* Speed dialling
* Voice dialling: speaker independent dialling and voice commands (SIND)
* Fixed dialling number support
* Vibrating alert (internal), also with tactile feedback
* Side volume keys
* Mute/unmute
* Contacts bar for 20 contacts with images and communication history (SMS, email, web feeds)
* Talking ring tones
* Conference calling with up to 6 participants

Messaging

* SMS
* Multiple SMS deletion
* MMS version 1.3, message size up to 600 kb
* Automatic resizing of images for MMS
* Nokia Xpress audio messaging
* Common inbox for SMS and MMS messages
* Number screening for messaging
* Distribution lists for messaging
* Cell broadcast


E-mail

* Supported protocols: IMAP, POP, SMTP
* Support for e-mail attachments
* OMA e-mail notification support
* Mail for Exchange 2008 preinstalled

Web browsing

* Supported markup languages: HTML, XHTML, WML
* Supported protocols: HTTP, WAP, JavaScript
* TCP/IP support
* OSS browser
* Nokia Mobile Search

GPS and navigation

* Integrated A-GPS
* Ovi Maps 3.0 application


Image and sound
Photography

* 2 megapixel camera
* Image formats: JPEG
* CMOS sensor
* 3x digital zoom
* White balance modes: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
* Center weighted auto exposure; exposure compensation: +2 ~ -2EV at 0.5 step
* Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative
* Dedicated camera key
* Landscape (horizontal) orientation
* Photo editor on device

Video

* Main camera
- Video recording at up to 640 x 480 pixels and up to 30 fps (TV high quality), up to 640 x 352 pixels and up to 30 fps (widescreen quality), up to 320 x 240 pixels and up to 30 fps/15 fps (email high/normal quality), up to 176 x 144 and up to 15 fps (sharing quality)
- Up to 4x digital zoom
* Video recording file formats: .mp4, .3gp
* Audio recording formats: WAV (normal), AMR (MMS), AAC/MP4 (high quality)
* Video white balance modes: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
* Scene modes: automatic, night
* Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative
* Clip length (maximum): 1 h 30 min (high or normal quality). Dependable on available memory
* RealPlayer
* Video playback file formats: MPEG4-SP playback 30fps VGA, MPEG4-AVC playback 30fps QVGA, WMV9 playback 30fps QVGA, MPEG4-SP playback 30 fps nHD
* Video streaming: 3GPP and CIF
* Landscape mode video playback
* Video ring tones
* Video editor on device
* Video Centre service supported: download and stream video content, WMV support, video feeds

Music and audio playback

* Music playback file formats: MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAC+, WMA
* Dedicated music keys
* FM radio
* 3.5 mm stereo headphone plug
* 2.5 mm Nokia AV connector
* Nokia Ovi Player
* Nokia Music Store support
* Nokia Podcasting support
* Ring tones: mp3, aac, 64-tone polyphonic (64 built-in tones)
* Integrated speaker

Voice and audio recording

* Voice commands
* Voice dialling

Personalisation: profiles, themes, ring tones

* Ring tones: 3D, 64-tone polyphonic, mp3 and video ring tones
* Video ring tone

Virgin Mobile vFLASH mobile broadband tariff plans

Virgin mobile, the joint venture of Virgin group and Tata Teleservices today announced vFLASH mobile broadband service across India. Virgin mobile India has a youth brand appeal. They offer attractive tariff plans for calls and SMS over their CDMA network across the country. The mobile broadband service is offered as a part of their expansion strategy into data services. Users can access broadband services using the supplied vFLASH data card with each connection. One of the partner of the venture, Tata Teleservices currently offer mobile broadband service under Photon Plus brand. Virgin Mobile vFLASH data card can offer a medium of 3.1 mbps speed in selected networks with backward compatibility.

Virgin mobile has announced attractive tariff plans for vFLASH USB broadband services. The very basic plan is pay as go, in which user need to pay 1 RS/min of usage. Two other tariff plans at RS 500pm and RS 750pm comes with .5 and 2GB free usage.
There is no unlimited broadband plan. But for heavy users there are two 10GB options RS 950 pm and RS 1100 pm. Among which the first one has 2GB (7-11PM) day usage plus 10GB (11PM-7)night usage. Virgin Mobile vFLASH 1100 plan comes with 10GB of free usage without day or night limitation. Browsing beyond the limit in all traffic plans will cost .5 Re/min.

Price of Virgin Mobile vFLASH mobile broadband USB device: 3500INR.

They also have a service similar to Tata Photo Plus TV, that let users to watch Live TV channels on their laptop or PC.

MTNL Plans to Rock VDSL Service With Exciting Tariff Plans

MTNL is planning to promote its newly launched Very High bit-rate Digital Subscribers Line (VDSL) broadband service by offering very exciting tariff plans.

With MTNL VDSL broadband service customers can enjoy 50-55 Mbps speed. Customers can also enjoy 20 Mbps downloading speed with VDSL.
MTNL's Executive Director J Gopal said, "We plan to offer attractive tariff plans for this service in about a couple of weeks. At present, VDSL facility is available at limited locations in the city. The company will take steps to provide this facility in maximum areas.”
According to former broadband plan, MTNL users can avail upto 45 GB free download per month for Rs. 9000. But according to new tariff plan, customers can experience 20 GB free download per month for Rs. 4999. After free download users will be charged 50 paisa per MB.
MTNL and BSNL also provide 3G services exclusively to its customers. "We have 35,000 3G customers in the city. If the number portability is launched before the 3G auction, we will be able to attract more customers from other service providers, using the first-mover advantage," Gopal said.
He added, "We will add another 300 towers within two-months. When our basic infrastructure is ready, we will come out with more offers to attract customers. As of now, we have 4.15-lakh broadband customers in Mumbai with around 20,000 additions every month.”

Vodafone Offers Calls at 10p/min to Prepaid Users in Tamil Nadu Including Chennai

Vodafone has come up with a special tariff plans for prepaid users in Tamilnadu including Chennai. Now users can enjoy local Vodafone calls at 10 paisa per minute tariff rate with daily rental.

Details of Vodafone Tariff Offers for Chennai:
1.) Daily rental: Rs. 3
Local Vodafone call rate: 10 paisa per minute
Local call rate: 50 paisa per minute
STD call rate: 50 paisa per minute
To activate: SMS ACT 30 to 111 (toll free) or call 5077730 (toll free)
2.) Daily rental: Rs. 2
Local Vodafone call rate: 20 paisa per minute
Local call rate: 50 paisa per minute
STD call rate: 50 paisa per minute
To activate: SMS ACT 20 to 111 (toll free) or call 5077720 (toll free)
3.) Daily rental: Rs. 1
Local Vodafone call rate: 30 paisa per minute
Local call rate: 50 paisa per minute
STD call rate: 50 paisa per minute
To activate: SMS ACT 10 to 111 (toll free) or call 5077710 (toll free)
For any information users can contact Vodafone customer care number 111from Vodafone mobile or 9884098840 from other phones.

Micromax Launches Micromax Q2 - A GSM Phone with Full QWERTY Keypad

Micromax has launched a full QWERTY Keypad GSM Mobile - Micromax Q2 in Indian Market. Micromax Q2 is a stylish and trendy phone featuring 1.3MP Camera, 262K Color TFT Screen of 2.2 inches and 5-way navigation key with Full QWERTY keypad.

Specifications and Features of Micromax Q2 are:
QWERTY Keypad
2.2 inches TFT Screen
1.3MP Camera
GPRS/WAP/MMS
Micro Card Slot upto 8GB
Stereo FM Radio
Audio & Video Player
Audio & Video Recorder
Multi Format Music Player (MP3 / AMR / MIDI / WAV)
Background Music Playback
Large SMS & PHB with Photocall
Li-ion Battery 3.7V 1000mAh
Talk Time upto 4 hours
Standby Time upto 160 hours
Micromax Q2 is available at the low price of Rs.3500.

Virgin Mobile's 10 "First of its kind Services" in GSM segment

Virgin Mobile recently introduced it GSM Mobile service in South India. Virgin Mobile GSM, being a youth brand, entered in GSM segment and announced 10 "first of its kind" services to attract youth. The ten industry ‘firsts’ include the VAS offerings like ‘vMingle’, vBelong’, ‘vGenie’, ‘WOW’ ‘vJingle. Virgin Mobile will also be the first mobile service brand to offer its users a full bill guarantee on prepaid. In case the billing complaints of users are not addressed within 48 hours, bill shall be paid for by Virgin Mobile. Virgin Mobile users will also get itemised mobile bills on prepaid without any extra cost


Checkout the complete list below :

STD is now equal to local call - with STD at just @ 20p without any packs
Itemised mobile bills on prepaid to all customers without any extra cost
100% Bill Guarantee for prepaid customers - Error free bill or the bill shall be paid for by Virgin Mobile. Resolution of billing complaints in 48 hrs or bill shall be paid for by Virgin Mobile
Select your number on prepaid - Customers will now have the freedom to go to a Retail store and ask for a number they want rather than be forced to pick whatever is available at the counter
vBelong - Virgin Mobile Users will be able to design & create their own WAP sites for their group / college / community to showcase their talents by uploading images, music, events, forums, blogging and much more
vJingle - Virgin Mobile customers get an opportunity to avail free Tring Tunes for a month by agreeing to promote vJingle as their ringback tone for one month.
WOW - A tool to initiate the subscriber into the world of Virgin Mobile & wow them with the VMI services through sampling & providing an insight into what Virgin Mobile is all about. As soon as the sim card is activated, the tool offers a pandora’s list of exciting services & content to engage the user.
vMingle - An integrated social networking service which brings your life on Facebook, Orkut and MySpace in one place. It allows users to stay in touch with friends across all three social networks at one time through a single log-in.
vGenie - Virgin Mobile will offer a mobile (virtual) assistant that will be with VMI customers from the start of the day till end of the day providing Birthday reminders, social networking updates, wakeup call on Voice & SMS.
Script less Calls Center: Real Conversations with a human touch - A unique SCRIPT-FREE contact center. A unique, personalized on-boarding program for all new customers and end -to- end ownership--Transaction are closed by the same contact center executive who receives the call

BSNL Expands Its 3G Mobile Service Network in Tamilnadu

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today expands its 3G coverage in the state of Tamilnadu by launching much awaited 3G mobile services in the business city Coimbatore, tourist hot spot Ooty, and Coonoor, which comes under Tamil Nadu telecom circle with lowest Video and Voice tariff plans.

The BSNL’s 3G mobile service includes Video calling, High Speed Internet connectivity up to 3.1 mbps, Multimedia services such as sharing of digital photos and movies via wireless means including Live TV,Videos and Music downloads, Real-time multilayer gaming.It will also allow the users to install fring or skype on the Mobile Phone and make Free voice plus video calls to other mobiles having Fring or Skype anywhere in the world.

According to the BSNL “The total capacity addition planned under Phase I is 23 lakh lines, of which 19 lakh is for 2G EDGE services and four lakh lines for 3G. The total expenditure involved is approximately Rs 1000 crore including Rs 130 crore for 3G.With In the first phase, the BSNL Tamil Nadu circle is set to have 3,262 all new cell sites (Mobile Towers) in addition to the 3,124 sites already present. 1,119 sites out of these will be for 3G services and 2,143 for 2.5G services.

Recenlty BSNL wrapped more than 300 cities with its 3G mobile and Broadband Data service Network in various telcom circles and enrolled more than 7.50 Lakh 3G subscribers.Now the operator also geared up covering all the district headquarters and major towns across India. BSNL is the only service provider to procure the license to operate 3G services in India except Mumbai and Delhi region.

Here are the Details of BSNL 3G Tariff Plan for (Prepaid). For more details call
94000-24365
As earlier we broke the news BSNL Launches New 3G Prepaid Plan with Lowest Tariff on TelecomTalk. Wherein BSNL 3G prepaid GSM mobile subscribers in all telecom circles can enjoy Local Voice and Video calls at just 30 Paisa per Minute and All STD video calls will be chargeable at 50 paisa.


We have summed up the details of BSNL’s NEW 3G Prepaid Tariff Plan Which is now available in all 3G enable service area of BSNL circles across India.


BSNL offer new 3G Prepaid Connection at just Rs.59. The starter pack comes with U-SIM (3G Sim card), after the activations of 3G SIM card the customer has to recharge with the FRC-120 for the desired 3G tariff plan which content the lowest tariff for voice,video calls and Data usage.


In case of migration from 2G prepaid to 3G prepaid, the unutilized account balance in 2G will be carried forward to 3G. However, the carry forward of balance validity from 2G to 3G prepaid may not be allowed. In order to get validity, the customer has to recharge with the FRC-120

Samsung Mobile Intros Giorgio Armani, Luxurious SmartPhone in India

Samsung the leading mobile handsets giant today launches new Giorgio Armani – Windows based Samsung Smart phone, the most luxurious business mobile in the Indian market. The classy and stylish with amazing featured new handset is designed to standout in the crowd like previous Giorgio Armani Samsung Mobile; the new device is designed by Giorgio Armani, reflecting his simple and graceful design philosophy. The unique two-step 30-degree tilt hinge form factor combines sophisticated design with exceptional usability. The phone also comes in a distinctive and elegant bronze gold color, which coordinates perfectly with Giorgio Armani’s suits.

This is the third phone that Samsung has launched in collaboration with Armani – the first being Giorgio Armani Samsung mobile in 2007 and the second being Emporio Armani Samsung Night Effect in 2008. Former Miss India and Bollywood actress Sonal Chauhan along with Ranjeet Yadav, director, IT and telecom, Samsung Electronics, unveiled the new product at an event in Mumbai.

The new Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone offers always-on connectivity tools including 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 5.76Mbps HSUPA and WiFi access. With its unique form factor supporting full touch and QWERTY at same time, the phone provides a dynamic mobile Internet experience through Push e-mail with Microsoft Exchange and full internet browsing.

The Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone III comes with the new Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. It’s one of the first phones available with the innovative Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, which will lead the way to a new generation of mobile services and applications. Windows Mobile 6.5 includes a new start page and dashboard that simply and intuitively displays key productivity features such as e-mails, text messages, missed calls, and calendar appointments.

It also includes a touch interface that provides quick access to the main functions of the smartphone. The free My Phone service, which is a newly added Windows Mobile 6.5 application, lets users access, manage, and easily run backups of the personal information contained in the device using a password-protected Web-based service. Synchronization and automatic backups guarantee users that their contacts, appointments, text messages, and other information is kept up-to-date and is always easy to retrieve if the phone is lost or when changing phones.

To satisfy business professionals, who want to easily and efficiently manage their work and personal lives, the Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone offers the latest multi-media features such as a 5-megapixel camera, a music player and a video player supporting various types of multimedia formats. The phone comes with 3.5” ultra brilliant AMOLED screen for viewing videos and slide shows in high-resolution and with reduced power consumption. Furthermore, it offers 8 Gigabytes of internal memory and an extendable microSD slot up to 32GB to store multimedia content. The Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone also offers GPS navigation, so users can get their bearings wherever work or life takes them.



Former Miss India and Bollywood actress Sonal Chauhan along with Ranjeet Yadav, director, IT and telecom, Samsung Electronics, unveiled the new Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone
Giorgio Armani, President and CEO of Giorgio Armani S.p.A., commented: “Today more than ever, elegant dressing is part of daily business life. When Samsung asked me to design the new business and lifestyle smartphone I decided to use my fashion aesthetic to create it. I simply aim to create a smartphone which is not only an elegant tool but also functional and useful, perfect for today’s managers. The result is a unique smartphone perfectly suited to every moment of one’s business and private day. This is the Armani aesthetic – to combine beauty with function in a simple and timeless way.”

JK Shin, Executive Vice President and head of the Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics, said: “We are delighted to have reached another milestone in the collaboration between Giorgio Armani and Samsung Electronics. This latest-generation mobile masterfully combines our experience in technology with a design from one of the world’s best known designers, and the functions offered by Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. What’s more, the Giorgio Armani-Samsung smart phone is a demonstration of our commitment to offering customers cutting-edge technology in our products, along with exclusive design and fashion.”

Idea Cellular All Set to launch Mobile Application Store

IDEA Cellular, the pan-India and fastest growing GSM mobile service operator has geared up to launch the “Idea Application Store” in association with India’s leading VAS provider Spice Digital. The Idea App Store will be a centralized hub for wide range of mobile applications with four main categories – information, entertainment, commercial and social networking, developed specifically for mobile phones.

Idea’s app store will be based on cross-platform, and will work on all platforms like Java and Windows Mobile. It will work on all GPRS phones irrespective of handset-mobile phone manufacturer. All the applications will be available on the Idea cellular GPRS/WAP home page to download, with a mixture of four categories – information, entertainment, commercial and social networking including business, media, mapping and social networking tools.

IDEA Cellular’s 57 million Postpaid and Prepaid GSM mobile subscribers can able to browse and download mobile applications direct from their mobile phone.

The concept of application store was first launched by Apple for its iPhone users and after that Blackberry and Nokia also launched the same.

Airtel Gifts Free Talk Time on Republic Day

To celebrate the India’s 61st Republic Day, Bharti Airtel, Asia’s largest integrated telecom provider and number one GSM mobile service operator today announced exciting free talk time offer as a Gift for its Prepaid Mobile Subscribers across India who has unique “2601” digits in their mobile number.

The operator announced that all the Airtel prepaid mobile number ends with 2601 (last 4 digit) will gets the benefits of Free Talk time of Rs.26 without any charges. The free talk time automatically credited in their account on 26 January 2010 the 61st Republic Day of India.

India’s leading GSM mobile service operators Aircel and Idea cellular has been short listed for the Global Mobile Awards-2010, which will be held on 16th February 2010 at the GSM Association’s (GSMA) Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

Aircel,the 5th largest GSM operator in tesrm of subscriber base, has been nominated in two categories, its Unlimited DialerTunes has been short listed for Best Mobile Music Service while its most popular Aircel Pocket Internet (PI Rs.14 and Rs.98) for Best Mobile Internet Service.

Another GSM operator, Idea Cellular, has been nominated for its Insta Alert service under Best Billing and Customer Care Solution category. Insta Alert is a tool to convey offers to users who are inactive on the network.

The leading VAS provider Suvidha Starnet Private Limited has been short listed for its Beam – Simple Money Service/ Bill payment service under the Best Mobile Money for the Non-banking Service. The Beam is a micro payment service through which a person can make money transfers to his account using pre-paid coupons against a mobile number.

The GSMA’S Mobile World Congress is the combination of an exhibition for the GSM mobile industry and a conference featuring chief executives representing mobile operators, vendors and content owners from across the world. Spanning 219 countries, the GSMA consists of nearly 800 of the world’s mobile operators, as well as more than 200 companies from handset makers, software companies, equipment providers, Internet companies, and media and entertainment organizations.

The Global Mobile Awards by GSM Association’s (GSMA) are judged by more than 100 independent journalists, Industry experts, analysts, academics and subject experts.

Here is the Full List of Nominees for global mobile awards
Announcing the Nominees

Category 1 - Mobile Entertainment
1a - Best Mobile Game
Entetrainer Speedhero
EA Mobile The Sims 3 for iPhone and iPod
Iricom The Last City
HeroCraft Farm Frenzy

Automatically shortlisted as Asia Mobile Award Winner:
Gameloft Hero of Sparta

1b - Best Mobile Music Service
QuickPlay Media SIRIUS XM Radio for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch Devices
Aircel Limited Aircel Unlimited DialerTunes
CSL Limited Musicholic
Odyssey Music Group Deezer
Shazam Entertainment Ltd Shazam Encore

Automatically shortlisted as Asia Mobile Award Winner:
Singapore Telecom Mobile SingTel AMPed'

1c - Best Mobile TV or Video Service
Orange France Orange Mobile TV high defintion (HD) content via Orange mobile portal or the Orange Mobile TV Player
Mobiclip, Inc. FRANCE 24 LIVE
Dori Media Group to Cellcom and Dori New Media MEGUDALIM (uMan)- the first reality control game
CBS Mobile TV.COM
MobiTV Inc. MobiTV

Automatically shortlisted as Asia Mobile Award Winner:
Telegent Systems Telegent Free-to-Air Mobile TV – TLG1120 Mobile TV Receiver

Category 2 - Mobile Advertising and Marketing

2a – Best Mobile Advertising or Marketing
2ergo Ltd Rightmove.co.uk’s iPhone App
adidas adidas Urban Art Guide
Fox Mobile Group Brainstorm
Cherrypicks Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) 360° Mobile Marketing Campaign
CLANMO GmbH Ikea PS Einrichtungskamera (The IKEA PS Interior-Design-Planner)

Automatically shortlisted as Asia Mobile Award Winner
Smart Communications and Unilever AXE for 'AXE on Phone'

2b – Best Mobile Location Based Advertising Campaign
Rabarba Digital Agency / Turkcell Lipton / The Woman Who Knows Everything
R/GA Nokia viNe
Alcatel Lucent & 1020 Placecast SONICSignals
T-Mobile Slovensko, MUW Saatchi&Saatchi and Mediaedge:cia Slovak Republic. MESSAGES

Category 3 - Best Mobile Services

3a - Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service
Cisco Systems Cisco WebEx Meeting Center for the iPhone, Version 1.3
conTgo The Mobile Travel Assistant
Research In Motion BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0
iPass iPass Mobile Office
Vodafone Global Enterprise Limited Vodafone Telecoms Management
LogMeIn, Inc. LogMeIn Rescue

Automatically shortlisted as Asia Mobile Award Winner:
Orascom Telecom Bangladesh 'Banglalink Jigyasha'

3b - Best Mobile Internet Service
Aircel Limited Aircel Pocket Internet (PI for short)
Microsoft Microsoft My Phone
VODAFONE Ltd Vodafone Mobile Broadband Always Best Connected
Opera Software ASA Opera Mini
adaffix Gmbh YELLIX
Openwave Systems, Inc Openwave Passport

Automatically shortlisted as Asia Mobile Award Winner:
Geodesic Mundu IM

3c - Best Mobile Money Service
SK Telecom T cash, Korea's most pervasive mobile payment system
Monitise International Limited Monitise Mobile Money Manager
Smart Communications Smart Money's expanded mobile-based security feature for online purchases
Safaricom Limited M-PESA (bulk payment & utility bill) extension to service
Fundamo MCB Mobile Payments Made Easy

Category 4 - Best Use of Mobile for Social and Economic Development

4a – Best Use of Mobile for Social & Economic Development
Comviva Technologies Limited Virtual SIM
Mocambique Celular S.A.R.L (mcel) Mcel estou ligado (Mcel I am connected)
Grameen Foundation The Grameen Foundation Application Laboratory (AppLab)
Myriad Group World's largest real-time health survey via Mobile Phones - Tracking H1N1 Flu Epidemic in Mexico
MTN Syria (JSC) Electronic Voucher Food Distribution Project
Ossian Agro Automation Nano Ganesh A Mobile based remote control system for agricultural water pumps.
Grameen Foundation Health Tips, a service which enables freeform SMS text queries on reproductive health issues
4b – Best ‘Mobile Money for the Unbanked’ Service
VODAFONE Ltd Vodafone Money Transfer (but locally known as M-PESA, M-Paisa or VMT)
Zain Bahrain B.S.C Zap
BEAM - Suvidha Starnet (P) Limited BEAM - Simple Money Service
Telecom Development Company Afghanistan Ltd. Roshan - M-Paisa, a secure, transparent and timely delivery of salaries
Comviva Technologies Limited mobiquity Mobile Money

Automatically shortlisted as Asia Mobile Award Winner:
Smart Communications Islands Activation Program (IAP)

Category 5 - Green Mobile Award

5b - Green Mobile Award for Best Green Programme, Product or Initiative
Winafrique Technologies Ltd Remote Area Power Solutions (RAPS) for Telecommunication Sites;
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd The Green Roof of the World. Solar energy and wind power are now used to power base station sites in several regions of Tibet (known as The Roof of the World)
Grameenphone and Huawei Building a Greener Mobile Network
Grameenphone Ltd Climate Change Program to reduce its carbon footprint
VNL WorldGSM (a GSM base station which is 100% solar-powered for deployment in remote rural areas in emerging markets which are off-grid).

5c - Green Network Award
Axiata (Bangladesh) Limited. Power Savings Initiatives
Safaricom Limited Safaricom Green Power Strategy and Experience;
Middle East Engineering & Telecommunications SAE The use of Photovoltaic solar Systems in Powering Remote GSM sites in Egypt.
Orange France Solar base station programme enhancing mobile networks in rural areas.
Mocambique Celular S.A.R.L (mcel) Eco Naturalmente (Naturally Thinking Green)

Category 6 - Best Technology

6a - Best Network Technology Advance
VNL VNL’s WorldGSM, zero-opex solar-powered GSM base station for commercial networks in rural areas
Ubidyne Antenna Embedded Radio (TM)
SkyCross Inc. SkyCross iMAT (isolated mode antenna technology) Antennas
Velocent Systems OneVu
Vodafone Espana SAU Unlimited Mobile Broadband with QoS traffic Management
SK Telecom Micro RRH, an Innovative Noise-cancellation Technology
Spirent Communications Spirent Landslidefi Mobile Packet Core (MPC) Performance Test System

6b - Best Service Delivery Platform
Aepona Aepona Universal Service Platform (USP) with integrated Payments and Settlement Engine (PSE)
Funambol, Inc. Funambol open source mobile cloud platform syncs billions of phones with social nets, email and PCs
Qualcomm Incorporated: Plaza Retail™ – The complete application retail solution Plaza Retail an end-to-end, open application store solution
SEVEN Networks SEVEN Ping: push technology that gives users real-time access any service on favorite device
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Huawei SDP solution: enabling operators to build a Digital Shopping Mall to deliver a converged user experience.

6c - Best Billing and Customer Care Solution
SK Telecom T Video Call Center, a customer care solution offering visual assistance with voice response system.
Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG NSN Customer Care Automation automatically diagnoses faults affecting customers calling care
Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) Personalized tariff plan and service options configurator
DeviceAnywhere DemoAnywhere, a web-based application, enables customers/support staff to experience and interact with customers
Telcordia Technologies, Inc Telcordia Real-Time Charging is a flexible charging and policy control solution
IDEA Cellular Limited INSTA ALERT is an innovative tool to convey offers to users who latch after a period of inactivity
6d - Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough
Qualcomm Incorporated Snapdragon, Qualcomms' leading system-on-a-chip,
Opera Software ASA Opera Mini - WEB browser
SkyCross, Inc. SkyCross iMAT (isolated mode antenna technology) Antennas
Orange France Mobile High Definition (HD) Voice: the world’s first mobile service offering high-definition sound
Novatel Wireless, Inc. MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot
Alcatel Lucent LTE small cells in-building solution
Icera Inc Icera's IceClear ™ Type 3i interference cancellation technology

Category 8 - Best Mobile Handset or Device

8a - Best Mobile Handset or Device
Research in Motion Blackberry Bold 9700 Smartphone
Samsung Electronics Samsung Star (S5230) (Toco Lite in the UK)
HTC HTC Hero
Huawei Technologies Huawei U8220 (T-Mobile Pulse)
Samsung Electronics Samsung I8910 HD or OMNIA HD (GT-I8910)

Automatically shortlisted as Asia Mobile Award Winner:
Nokia N97 Mini

8b – Best Mobile Connected Device (non-handsets)
Powermat Powermat Home & Office and Powermat Portable are a revolutionary new wireless charging systems
Novatel Wireless, Inc. Novatel Wireless MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Huawei Wireless Modem E5- the smallest wireless modem in the world.
Sagem Orga NFC active Sticker in partnership with Twinlinx
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Huawei Home Media Centre.