Aircel has partnered with INQ Mobile to launch INQ CHAT 3G and INQ MINI mobile phones priced at Rs 7,599 and Rs 5,399, respectively. Both the phones have Twitter, Facebook, Skype and Instant Messaging functionality built-in.

Both INQ CHAT 3G and INQ MINI will give the users a social networking experience, which helps them to stay connected with friends and family. INQ Mobile makes devices for new generation consumers who value email, Facebook, IM and Twitter as much as voice and text.

The INQ Chat 3G has a new email client developed by INQ that incorporates free push Gmail. The INQ Chat 3G comes complete with the expanded suite of INQ applications; Facebook, Skype, email, IM and Twitter.

INQ CHAT 3G and INQ MINI Specifications are available here.

Private channel owners can see the list of users subscribed to the channel, and even delete members from the list. Private channel owners can see invitations and delete them. In order to see a list of subscribers, you need to login to your account, click on the channel name, and click on the ‘Members’ link available next to ‘Posts’. To see a list of subscribers via SMS send a message show members to 9870807070. Read full story »

Wadja.com, a unique social networking site that uses labels to create people-to-topic connections, has introduced an exciting new communications platform, which enables users to send unlimited group messages as well as allowing users to remotely update their online feeds. Read full story »

MX455 is a 2.4″ TFT, 262K Color Touch Screen Dual SIM (GSM+GSM) Phone. Music can be enjoyed on MP3 Player and Stereo FM Radio with Recording. This phone supports a 1.3 MP Digital Camera with Music Key, Video Recorder and Video Player. External Memory can be expanded upto 8 GB with MMC Support. Connectivity options include Bluetooth, WAP and GPRS. Games, Photo and Video Caller ID, Mobile Tracker and 3D Surround Sound Speakers are the other features of this phone. Retail price of this phone in India is Rs.3895/- only. Read full story »

MX488 is a 2.4″ TFT, Dual SIM (GSM+GSM) 262K Color Screen Phone. Music can be enjoyed on MP3 Player, FM Radio and Scheduled FM Recording. This phone supports a 1.3 MP Digital Camera, Video Recorder and Video Player. External Memory can be expanded upto 4 GB with MMC Support. Connectivity options include Bluetooth, WAP and GPRS. Games, Instant Messaging, SMS on call Reject, Mobile Tracker and Auto Call Record are the other features of this phone. Retail price of this phone in India is Rs.3995/- only. Read full story »

MX495 is a 2.4″ TFT, Dual SIM (GSM+GSM) 262K Color Touch Screen Phone. Music can be enjoyed on MP3 Player, FM Radio and Scheduled FM Recording. This phone supports a 2.0 MP Digital Camera, Video Recorder and Video Player. External Memory can be expanded upto 8 GB with MMC Support. Connectivity options include Bluetooth, WAP and GPRS. Games, Motion Sensor, Color LED, Mobile Tracker, 3D Menu and Privacy Protection are the other features of this phone. Retail price of this phone in India is Rs.4745/- only. Read full story »

MX324 is a 2.2″ TFT, 262K Color Screen Dual Band GSM Phone. Music can be enjoyed on MP3 Player and FM Radio with Recording. This phone has a 1.3 MP Digital Camera, Video Recorder and Player as well. Wireless connectivity options include Bluetooth, WAP and GPRS. External Memory can be expanded upto 2 GB with MMC Support. Retail price of this phone in India is unavailable. Read full story »

MX414 is a 2.2″ TFT, 262K Color Touch Screen Dual SIM (GSM+GSM) Phone. Music can be enjoyed on MP3 Player and Wireless FM Radio. This phone supports a Digital Camera, Video Recorder and Video Player. External Memory can be expanded upto 4 GB with MMC Support. Connectivity options include Bluetooth, WAP and GPRS. Mobile Tracker, Torch Light and Games are the other features of this phone. Retail price of this phone in India is unavailable. Read full story »

MX122B is a 1.8″ TFT, 65K Color Screen Dual SIM (GSM+GSM) Slim Phone. Music can be enjoyed on MP3 Player, FM Radio and Scheduled FM Recording. This phone supports a Digital Camera as well. External Memory can be expanded upto 2 GB with MMC Support. Torch, e-Book Reader, Instant Messaging and Games are the other features of this phone. Retail price of this phone in India is unavailable. Read full story »

MX435 is a 2.4″ TFT, 262K Color Touch Screen Dual SIM (GSM+GSM) Phone. Music can be enjoyed on MP3 Player and FM Radio. This phone supports Dual Digital Camera, Video Recorder and Video Player. External Memory can be expanded upto 2 GB with MMC Support. Connectivity options include Bluetooth, WAP and GPRS. Touch Screen Lock Key, Dedicated Camera Key and Games are the other features of this phone. Retail price of this phone in India is unavailable. Read full story »

MX470 is a 2.0″ TFT, 262K Color Touch Screen Dual SIM (GSM+GSM) Phone. Music can be enjoyed on MP3 Player and FM Radio with Recording. This phone supports a Digital Camera, Video Recorder and Video Player. External Memory can be expanded upto 2 GB with MMC Support. Connectivity options include Bluetooth, WAP and GPRS. Torch Light, SMS on call Reject, Instant Messaging, Menu Themes, Mobile Tracker and Games are the other features of this phone. Retail price of this phone in India is unavailable. Read full story »

MX335 is a 2.4″ TFT, 262K Color Touch Screen Dual Band GSM Phone. Music can be enjoyed on MP3 Player. This phone supports a 1.3 MP Digital Camera, Video Recorder and Enhanced Music Player as well. External Memory can be expanded upto 2 GB with MMC Support. Connectivity options include Bluetooth, WAP, JAVA and GPRS. Retail price of this phone in India is unavailable. Read full story »

MX316 is a 2.4″ TFT, 262K Color Touch Screen Dual SIM (GSM+GSM) Phone. Music can be enjoyed on MP3 Player and FM Radio. This phone supports a Digital Camera, Video Recorder and Video Player. External Memory can be expanded upto 2 GB with MMC Support. Connectivity options include Bluetooth, WAP and GPRS. Mobile Tracker and Games are the other features of this phone. Retail price of this phone in India is unavailable. Read full story »

MX322 is a 1.8″ CSTN, 65K Color Screen Dual Band GSM Phone. Music can be enjoyed on MP3 Player and FM Radio on Speaker. This phone has a Digital Camera as well. Wireless connectivity options include Bluetooth, WAP and GPRS. External Memory can be expanded upto 2 GB with MMC Support. English and Hindi language Support and Games are the other features of this phone. Retail price of this phone in India is unavailable. Read full story »

To create a Google SMS Channel on the website, click the ‘Create channel’ link on the right hand side on the main page. Once created, you cannot rename the channel currently. Also note that, once created, you cannot convert between private and private channels. You are automatically subscribed to every channel that you create. Read full story »

For Invitation-only channels, owners can generate an invitation URL and send it to users they wish to invite to the channel. When the invitation URL is no longer needed you can expire the URL. Once an invitation URL expires, it cannot be used for subscribing to the private channel. If the old URL has been expired, the owner of the channel can choose to generate a new invitation URL whenever they need to invite others. Read full story »

To search using your phone, SMS ‘SEARCH ‘ to 9870807070. For example, send the following SMS to 9870807070 to search for channels that contain the keywords ‘Technology Updates’ in channel’s title or description: SEARCH Technology Updates .You’ll be sent up to 3 channels matching your keyword(s) over SMS. To see more channels, you can reply ‘MORE ‘. Read full story »

On SMS you can just send REGISTER to 9870807070 to sign up for the service. You will receive a reply ‘You’ve accepted the Terms of Service at http://labs.google.co.in/smschannels/termsofuse. To subscribe, reply ON channel name. eg. ON GoogleNews. For more commands reply HELP’. The website as well as SMS commands on the phone allow you to configure settings, create and subscribe to channels and even view past messages on a channel. Read full story »