Monday, January 19, 2009

LG announces entry level GB106 and GB110 handsets

Your search for an entry level handset is over as LG rolls out two new low-end handsets namely the GB110 and GB106. These candy bars are aimed at low to mid range consumers.

The GB106 bundles up a 1.5 inch color screen, five-way D-pad, 1.5MB of memory and an FM Radio. The built-in FM receiver eliminates the need of a headset while listening to radio broadcasts. Its battery life provides talktime up to 4 hours and standby time up to 400 hours.

Well, the other handset GB110 takes you to a slightly higher level, in addition to the features in GB106, it also packs in a microSD card slot up to 2GB and a VGA camera. Its 950 mAh battery lets you extend your conversations.

The LG handsets may hit the shelves this month, the pricing details are not announced.

Source:
http://www.techgadgets.in/

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Bharti, Vodafone launch new BlackBerry smartphone

Leading mobile operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar on Tuesday launched yet another BlackBerry smartphone. Priced at Rs. 21,990, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone allows easy typing and dialling, besides incorporating many enhancements into its sleek flip design.

The spacious keyboard allows easy typing and dialling, while its external display helps in previewing calendar reminders, email, text messages and phone calls at a glance. It also has leading mobile messaging solution and a wide range of impressive Internet and multimedia capabilities.

“BlackBerry smartphones have been well-received in the Indian market and the launch of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip will help expand the appeal of the BlackBerry platform to an even wider range of customers,” said Research In Motion (RIM) Vice-President (India) Frenny Bawa.

The combination of RIM’s powerful mobile email solution and rich multimedia capabilities, together with support for text messaging, picture messaging, enhanced web browsing and built-in Wi-Fi, makes the BlackBerry Pearl Flip ideal for balancing a busy lifestyle, said Sanjay Gupta, Chief Marketing Officer, Mobile Services, Airtel.

Similarly, Vodafone Essar Director (Marketing and New Business) Harit Nagpal said they had long been a partner of RIM, bringing various BlackBerry smartphones to India. “The new smartphone is ideal for people who want a uniquely powerful and sophisticated clamshell handset, delivering the full capabilities of the BlackBerry solution as well as access to various mobile business and lifestyle applications.”

source :
http://www.hindu.com/