as against the prevailing pulse system is facing stiff opposition from the telecom industry, according to the ToI Report. In the pulse system that India presently follows, consumers are charged for a full minute of airtime even if the call terminates before this. Read full story »

3G telecom bidders may have to wait six months longer to start operations. The defence services have asked for 6 months of extra time for testing and security clearances before they vacate the spectrum (20 MHz for 3G and 25 MHz for 2G services) and shift to an optical fibre network that has been developed for them by BSNL. The telecom service provider has committed to handing over the new network by the end of October. This would extend the 3G auction to June 2010 instead of December this year. Read full story »

Recently Amazon added Kindle with U.S. Wireless and International Wireless to its Kindle family of wireless reading devices. The newest Kindle can ship to customers around the world. With this new Kindle, you can receive your books, newspapers, and magazines wirelessly while at home or abroad in over 100 countries, including India. Kindle with U.S. Wireless is priced at $259 and Kindle with U.S. and International Wireless is priced at $279. Read full story »

BSNL offers the following BlackBerry devices for its BlackBerry services. BlackBerry Bold (Rs. 31990/-), BlackBerry Curve 8900 (Rs. 24990/-), BlackBerry Curve 8310 (Rs. 15990/-), BlackBerry 8700G (Rs. 10990/-), BlackBerry Curve 8520 (Rs. 15990/- approx) Read full story »

Giorgio Armani, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., and Microsoft announced the new Giorgio Armani-Samsung smartphone, the most elegant and functional premium mobile on the market. Giorgio Armani himself personally designed this stylish smartphone. The new phone features includes Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, a unique two step tilt hinge form factor with both full touch screen and QWERTY keyboard hybrid, and a stunning 3.5 inch Ultra Brilliant AMOLED display. Read full story »

BlackBerry Curve 8900 Smartphone is a very thin and very light full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone. It costs about Rs 24,990 in India. You can buy the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone in India from the service providers – BSNL, Aircel , Airtel , Reliance , Tata Docomo and Vodafone Essar
The main features of Curver 8900 includes Camera (3.2 MP), Wi-Fi® Support, Built-in GPS, Enhanced Media Player, Video Recording, BlackBerry Maps and Wireless Email. Read full story »

To contact BSNL Blackberry Technical Support (customer care service):
Call Toll-free on 1505 ( from BSNL Network )
Call Toll-free on 1800 180 1505 ( from BSNL Network )
Call +91 941 600 1505 ( from other network )
You can email the BSNL Blackberry Technical Support at bbsupport@bsnl.co.in
You may visit the nearest BSNL customer support center to get the application form and other details. Read full story »

BSNL recently introduced India’s first 3G enabled BlackBerry smartphone services in India. The blackberry service provides users with wireless access to a full suite of business applications including Email, Organizer, Contacts, Calendar, Memos, Phone, SMS, Web Browsing, Attachment viewing, etc.. BSNL BlackBerry Internet Services and Blackberry Enterprise Solution are offered in the following tariff plans. Read full story »

BSNL brings India’s first 3G enabled BlackBerry smartphone services to its customers that keeps mobile professionals connected to people and information while on the go. It provides users with wireless access to a full suite of business applications including Email, Organizer & PIM functions (Contacts, Calendar, Memos), Phone, SMS, Web Browsing, Attachment viewing and Robust partner and solution ecosystem applications. The BlackBerry Platform supports a number of Email systems and customer usage models. Blackberry on BSNL mobile will be supported for BlackBerry Enterprise Solution (BES) and Blackberry Internet Solution (BIS). Read full story »

Zook.in, the popular mobile answer service is now available world-wide. Users across the globe can now use Zook.in to find exact answers, and not just links to web pages, that can be consumed directly. Zook.in works well for local queries (hotels, shops, places of interest, etc.) and media queries (music, video, images, etc.). Users can try local queries such as “harvard medical school boston” (US), “thai orchid oxford” (England), “boulders resort hampi” (India). Or media queries such as “jai ho pussycat dolls” (Hindi), “party in the usa mp3” (English), etc. Read full story »