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3G Does Not Mean Expensive Handsets, Says Samsung [VIDEO]
BSNL Launches Validity Voucher- 94 for ‘Pyari Jodi’ Plan Subscribers
Now Make Local Calls at 35 Paise From Vodafone
RIM Introduces New BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 Smartphones

3G Does Not Mean Expensive Handsets, Says Samsung [VIDEO]

Posted: 03 May 2011 07:06 AM PDT

In a bid to create awareness and promote next generation 3G Mobile Handset in Indian market, Samsung, kick off its new television commercial aims to kill the perception that 3G means high spend on handsets. This new commercial brings to life the low-cost, high value Samsung Hero (3213) 3G enabled mobile phone.

The idea is simple; kill the perception that 3G handsets are expensive. This stems from the premise brought about by aggressive marketing and advertising by service operators and people wanting to upgrade their networks to 3G being hesitant, as they believe to enjoy this latest technology they will have to purchase an expensive handset.

The Samsung Hero 3G, is a 3G enabled phone loaded with exclusive features such as Video Calling and Mobile TV and also comes with a large display, Camera, USB connectivity, access to Social Networking sites – features that are appreciable within the given price bracket of Rs. 4000. What sets it apart from its competitors is the fact that it supports HSDPA 3.6 Mbps data transfer speed, which is up to 10 times faster than ordinary 3G WCDMA 384 kbps phones.

Talking to today’s youth, who are impatient and want things to happen now and are constantly seeking new experiences in their everyday lives the commercial revolves around a group of adventure-loving friends who set out on an air balloon for skydiving.

This group is seen enjoying every aspect of the phone such as its fast processor, camera, music download, video download, mobile TV and video telephony, whilst they are in the sky. Furthermore, to bring out the aspect of thrilling speed and to draw attention to the fact that with Samsung Hero 3G, everything happens in ‘real-time’ support was also drawn from the video-calling feature.

BSNL Launches Validity Voucher- 94 for ‘Pyari Jodi’ Plan Subscribers

Posted: 03 May 2011 06:37 AM PDT

India’s National Telecom backbone and Pan India 3G Mobile service operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today announced the launch of Special Validity Voucher-94 for its Pyari Jodi Plan subscribers in Karnataka telecom circle.

With the SVV-94, all existing “Pyari Jodi” plan subscriber can extends tariff validity period up to 365 days from the date of recharge.

BSNL Pyari Jodi Plan was launched in October 2010 wherein subscriber can make Unlimited Free Local calls from BSNL mobile to his registered home land line (Only from Home LSA).While all other local and STD Calls (except Home land line number) shall be charged as per 'Pay-Per Second' tariff.

The Pyari Jodi Plan was comes with initial validity of 180 days, further validity can be extended by using any of the Validity recharge coupons or newly launched SVV-94 and continue to enjoy the Unlimited Free call facility forever.

Now Make Local Calls at 35 Paise From Vodafone

Posted: 03 May 2011 03:20 AM PDT

Now Make Local Calls at 35 Paise From Vodafone Vodafone today launched a new Bonus Card priced at Rs 39 for its customers in Kolkata.

The card offers all prepaid Vodafone customers to make local calls at 35 paise per minute this includes calls made from Vodafone to Vodafone numbers and Vodafone to other local numbers.

For STD calls base tariff rates are applicable.Valid for a period of 30 days, Bonus Card 39 is available across all Vodafone stores, Mini Stores and retail outlets across the city.

RIM Introduces New BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 Smartphones

Posted: 02 May 2011 10:09 AM PDT

Research In Motion today announced two new BlackBerry Bold smartphones 9900 and 9930 smartphones which features BlackBerry 7 operating system.

These BlackBerry Bold smartphones are built on a new performance-driven platform featuring a 1.2 GHz processor, Liquid Graphics touch screen, and support for high speed 4G/HSPA+ wide area wireless networks.

The new platform also provides support for 4G networks; the 9900 supports HSPA+ connectivity, and the 9930 supports CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and HSPA+ global roaming on GSM/UMTS networks.

The BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 smartphones include built-in support for NFC (Near Field Communications), a new technology that will enable many rich and exciting experiences.

Through NFC, users will be able to, for example, pair the BlackBerry Bold to an accessory or read information such as a web link from smart tags by simply tapping their BlackBerry Bold to an NFC tag (eg. Smart Poster).

The BlackBerry 7 OS is designed to power the new performance-driven BlackBerry Bold platform. It provides an easier and faster user experience with improved browsing, voice-activated searches, the ability to manage personal content separately from corporate content, as well as additional personal and productivity apps out of the box.

BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 Specifications

• 115 x 66 x 10.5 mm, approximately 130 g
• 2.8″ capacitive touch screen display – VGA (640×480), 287 dpi resolution
• Ultra-easy QWERTY keyboard, optical trackpad
• 1.2 GHz Processor, 768 MB RAM
• 8 GB on-board memory, plus microSD slot supporting up to 32 GB cards
• NFC technology
• 5.0 MP camera, supports 720p HD video recording
• Orientation Sensor (Accelerometer), Digital Compass (Magnetometer), Proximity Sensor
• Built-in GPS / aGPS
• Dual-Band Wi-Fi® – 802.11 b/g/n at 2.4 GHz and 802.11 a/n at 5 GHz
• Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR support
• Wireless Network support:
o 9900: Tri-Band HSPA+, Quad-Band GSM/EDGE
o 9930: Dual-Band CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A, Dual-Band HSPA+, Quad-Band GSM/EDGE
• 1230 mAh removable, rechargeable battery
• BlackBerry 7 OS

The new BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 smartphones are expected to be available from carriers around the world beginning this summer.

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