Sony Xperia T3 now in Indian Market for Rs 26,990

Here are the best five smartphones with Android operating system which are available for less than Rs 10,000 in India.As reported by The Mobile Indian earlier, Sony has made available its Xperia T3 smartphone in India. The phone is available online for Rs 26,990.

Sony Xperia T3 smartphone offers a large 5.3-inch HD TRILUMINOS display with 1280x720 pixel resolution. Powered by the BRAVIA Engine 2, the display boasts a decent 277 pixels per inch. This large display bearing smartphone houses a quad-core 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon mobile processor, 1 GB RAM and 8 GB on-board storage. It runs on the latest Android KitKat operating system and has a memory card slot that allows adding up to a 32 GB micro SD card.

Tata Docomo Unlimited WhatsApp Usage Plans

Tata Docomo has been offering plans in the past with usage of specific apps and web services. Now the operator has introduced a new plan with free unlimited WhatsApp messaging usage. The plan is called “Unlimited WhatsApp” and is only available for new postpaid customers in Mumbai as of now. The telecom operator has launched eight plans with a starting price of Rs 199, going all the way up to Rs 1,099. Users of these plans will be charged 1.3 paise per 2 seconds for STD call rates.

Nokia Lumia 925 review

The Nokia Lumia 925 is a subtle but meaningful update of what was - literally until a few days ago - the company's top smartphone offering. While designers and engineers were busy fixing the Lumia 920, the guys next door produced a louder bang with the Lumia 1020.
Still, the Lumia 920 was in many ways the flagship that really showed the company with its best foot forward. And the Lumia 925 is a very welcome facelift, sporting a lighter, thinner aluminum frame instead of the all-polycarbonate bulk of its predecessor.

Nokia Lumia 1020 with 41MP camera

Nokia has unveiled a new Lumia phone with a powerful 41MP camera that promises sharper images, even in low light.

The Nokia Lumia 1020, powered by Windows Phone 8, was introduced on Thursday at an event in New York. The 41MP camera records more detail than other camera phones and even tops point-and-shoot cameras. More pixels mean more sensors for capturing the light that forms an image.

Nokia Asha 501 preview

With a refreshed design and software, the candy-colored Nokia Asha 501 turns a new page for the Finnish feature-phone lineup. Low-end Android smartphones continue to be the main target but, for the first time the Ashas, which Nokia has always insisted on calling smart, are walking the walk.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 review

In their third generation, the Galaxy Tab series by Samsung are finally coming to terms with playing second fiddle to the Notes. The S-Pen and the processing power are, at this point, the main dividing line between mainstream and premium, but the gap will probably widen. If you're after latest-generation chipsets and full-HD screens, the Note line of tablets is by far the safer bet.

ZTE launches two models of 3G data card in India

ZTE has launched two models of the 3G data card in India available with 14.4 mbps download speed which is a WiFi enabled hotspot and 7.2 mbps download speed respectively.

Both Data cards can connect to USB port of a tablet and laptop. The data card with 14.4 mbps download speed has an option to connect with a USB charger and the connection can be shared via WiFi with up to 5 devices.

Nokia Lumia 928 review,Nokia Lumia Specification

Nokia Lumia 928 for Verizon Wireless is the carrier's long awaited, exclusive Windows Phone 8 flagship. The LTE smartphone was part of the rumor mill for quite some time - the first reports of a high-end Nokia smartphone for the Big Red emerged right when the Lumia 920 landed exclusively on AT&T late last year.

Micromax Canvas A111 Dual Sim leaks online

Micromax, the Indian brand best known for its cheap, but powerful A116 Canvas HD smartphone, has just had its latest mid-range Canvas A111 handset leaked.
In a series of tweets, Twitter user MMXNewscaster has showcased the Canvas A111 from the front and back, while also sharing some of its key specifications.

 
Apparently, the A111 is built around a 5.3" display of qHD resolution (960 x 540 pixels). The leak suggests that the touchscreen is going to be usable even with gloves on, like many high-end Android smartphone out there.
At the back, there's an 8MP camera capable of shooting full HD video and is backed up by dual-LEDs; a 1.2MP camera is at the front. According to the leak, the Canvas A111 profile is just under 10mm (9.9mm to be precise) and packs a 2100mAh battery. Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is at the driver's seat as well.

As you can tell by the photo above, the Canvas A111 is a dual-SIM phone and has support for microSD cards to expand its internal memory, which for now remains unknown. Pricing and availability are still anyone's guess, but the smartphone is said to hit India in the coming weeks.

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HTC First, the first Facebook Home phone, coming April 12

At the launch of its mobile interface layer called Facebook Home, Facebook along with HTC announced the launch of the HTC First, the first smartphone built to feature Home out of the box.

The HTC First features a 4.3-inch touch screen display that has a resolution of 720x1280 pixels. The phone is powered by a 1.4GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8930AA) processor and has 1GB of RAM. It's got a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 1.6-megapixel front camera. The rear camera is capable of recording 1080p video. The phone features 16GB of internal storage but does not have a memory card slot for expanding storage capacity. It has a 2,000mAh non-removable battery. The phone runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with Facebook Home. The HTC First will be available in four colors: black, white, red and pale blue.

"HTC has a track record of providing beautiful hardware design, and of being first-to-market with smartphone innovations," said Peter Chou, CEO, HTC Corporation. "The HTC First continues that track record, providing AT&T customers with a unique home experience that puts a user's friends and family at the center of their mobile experience."

In further continuation of the Facebook theme, HTC First will be the first phone to come pre-installed with Facebook's Instagram, the popular image-sharing app/ social network.

"Home is a completely new experience for your phone," said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's Founder and CEO. "With Home available right out of the box, you're getting the best quality experience for connecting with your friends."

The HTC First is available for pre-order for $99.99 with a two-year contract with AT&T in the US and will be available starting April 12. AT&T's website lists the HTC First's regular price as $449.99 (without contract). The phone will be launched exclusively with Orange in France and EE in the UK. The exact dates of the Europe launch have not been announced. There are no details on the phone's availability in India.

HTC First Specifications:

• 4.3-inch display with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels
• 1.4GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8930AA) processor
• 1GB of RAM
• 16GB of internal memory
• 5-megapixel rear camera
• 1.6-megapixel front camera
• WLAN 802.11 a / b / g / n and Bluetooth 4.0/ LTE
• Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

Samsung Chat On

With Samsung Chat On it is possible to interact with friends and family regardless of whether your device is a smartphone, feature phone, tablet or notebook computer.

Samsung has introduced a new BlackBerry Messenger-like feature called Chat On. The service, part of Samsung's global mobile communication, will work across all major smartphone and feature phone platforms.

With Samsung Chat On users can interact with friends and family regardless of whether the device they're using is a smartphone, feature phone, tablet or notebook computer. Users can instantly share text, images, hand-written notes and video through it. They can chat in groups as well, while a web client will allow easy sharing of content and conversations between mobiles and PCs.
"With Chat On, Samsung has vastly simplified mobile communication by allowing users to connect to our upcoming feature phones and all major smartphones in the market," said Ho Soo Lee, head of the media solution center at Samsung Electronics. "Users around the world can now enjoy easier and richer interactivity with whoever they want, in the format they want—this is mobile communication reinvented and democratised."
Chat On is available in more than 120 countries and supports up to 62 languages. It allows feature phone users to share text, pictures, calendar events, contacts and emoticons through an easy-to-access client .smartphoneusers can see how often they communicate with their buddies using the Interaction Rank feature of Chat On, and can post comments on buddies' profile pages. Users can also create an Animation message, which allows them to create their own content by scribbling texts, adding audio and choosing background pictures.
Samsung Chat On has been officially announced and will gradually be rolled out across all Samsung smartphones, feature phones, tablet and notebook computers — new and old. This functionality will also be added to all upcoming devices including those showcased at the IFA in Berlin.

WhatsApp for Windows Phone Users

Popular instant messaging application - WhatsApp, played a disappearing act with the Windows Phone based devices. Several Windows Phone 7.5 users are finding it difficult to locate the WhatsApp app in the Windows Phone Store. However, on lot of scouting the WhatsApp does show up but actually is hidden.

The disappearing act of the app however led many to wonder if its developers have done so to introduce its paid version. However, a website - WPCentral claimed that the WhatsApp app is still available in the Windows Phone Store (Windows Phone Marketplace).

WhatsApp is undoubtedly the most popular instant messaging outside the world of BlackBerry Messenger. Windows Phone 7.5 has couple of limitations that stops the app from running in background and providing notifications seamlessly.
As of now, WhatsApp has not been made available on the Windows Phone 8 platform. We believe that the developers are still figuring out the Windows Phone 8 platform and working on delivering better experience with the new features.

Nokia Asha 309 Latest Price Rs 6,349

Nokia has announced the availability of its new Asha 309 smart feature phone in India for Rs 6,349. The Asha 309 phone comes with a full touchscreen experience on the Asha operating system which is based on Nokia S40 operating system and has been specially developed for better performance and features than other Asha series devices.

The Asha 309 comes with a 2 megapixel fixed focus digital camera with zoom and video capture capability at 10 FPS in Qicf resolution, There's a video player, music player, and FM radio as well on the device to keep the users entertainer while on the move.
The Finnish handset maker had launched serveral phones under its Asha series including the Asha 200, Asha 302, Asha 305, Asha 309, Asha 308, and Asha 311.
Nokia had last month launched its Asha 308 and Asha 309 handsets out of which the dual SIM variant, the Nokia Asha 308 was released in the market earlier this month.

Nokia Lumia 510 Price Rs 9,999

Nokia has been aggressive about introducing the Windows Phone experience in the budget segment in India. The new Nokia Lumia 510 smartphone is quietly listed for Rs 9,999 at the online retail site Flipkart while the official Nokia Online Store is yet to put a price tag on the device. The new Nokia Lumia 510 smartphone comes with an 800 MHz mobile processor and runs Windows Phone 7.5 Refresh. This smartphone is intended to be Nokia's most affordable Windows Phone device for the masses.

Lumia 510 include FM radio, Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, micro USB port, accelerometer, ambient light sensor and 3.5 mm audio port. Another surprise for Indian consumers is that the Lumia 510 uses a micro SIM card. Nokia has packed a mere 1300 mAh battery that is said to offer talk time of 6.2 hours over GSM networks and 8.4 hours over WCDMA networks. We believe, however, that this might be a typographical error and that the respective talk times are the other way around-8.4 hours on 2G and 6.2 hours on 3G.
Nokia Lumia 510 is aimed at the budget segment in India and will be available for about Rs 10,000 at online as well as offline shopping destinations.

Micromax A90S Superfone -Latest Phone of Micromax

Micromax has officially launched Android Ice-Cream Sandwich based A90S Superfone Pixel smartphone in India for Rs 12,990.

The A90S is a dual SIM Android smart phone equipped with a 4.3 inch Amoled touch screen with resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. The A90S comes with a 1.0 GHz dual core processor and is power packed with a 1600mAh battery that the company claims that it provides a talk time of up to 5 hours and a standby time up to 174 hours.
The phone sports an 8.0 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3 megapixel front camera which will facilitate video chatting. The phone's external memory is expandable up to 32 GB and is available in two colours black and White.

Tata DOCOMO launche unlimited local calls for GSM & CDMA prepay

Tata DOCOMO offers unlimited local calls on any mobile or fixed-line network across Karnataka with a validity of 30 days

Micromax pixel A90 - Latest Micromax Mobile

The budget smartphone range has always been looked upon as low price-low quality. While many device makers have now been trying to falsify this statement by offering higher quality and feature rich devices at low prices, displays still remain on the lower side of the quality curve.

Bharti Airtel 60-days-60-deals offer

Bharti Airtel has introduced the 60-days-60-deals offer for new prepaid customers who join in August.
As per the conditions of the scheme, new users can avail of 60 free offers for 60 days after joining the Airtel network. These include offers on messaging, data, STD calls, talktime minutes and value added services.

Apple Mobile launch iPhone 5 on September

If rumours are to be believed Apple may launch much talked about iPhone 5 and the iPad Mini on September 12.Apple will unveil the new iPhone also also a new iPod Nano on September and the products will be available for purchase from September 21, according to reports