Micromax and MTNL announced Micromax H360, the first operator branded 3G HSPA handset in India. The H360 will come pre-loaded with unique applications to enable video calls, mobile TV, social networking, wireless business solutions through web browsing and other Internet-based services. These handsets will initially beavailable in the cities of Mumbai and Delhi. MTNL became the first 3G mobile service operator in the country by introducing its “3G Jadoo” service recently in Delhi and Mumbai. The H360 will be available exclusively to MTNL customers at a price of Rs. 5499/-. Read full story »

According to a proposal finalised by the department of telecommunications, about two-thirds of BSNL’s employees would be shifted to a newly created PSU, the National Optic Fibre Authority (Nofa).The proposed company Nofa would have the mandate to lay optic fibre across the country and then lease that network to telecom firms for providing broadband services. The government would set up the authority to lay over 12 lakh km of optic fibre throughout the country, spending around Rs 40,000 crore. Read full story »

BSNL invited bids to outsource its wireless customer service BPO requirements to private call centres for setting up and managing its BPO operations that will cover over 17-million customers across the four southern states. The size of the total BPO outsourcing contract for all zones is well over Rs 5,000 crore over a five-year period. Read full story »

The new Adobe Flash Player 10.1 will be unveiled next week to about 5,000 attendees at Adobe’s annual worldwide developers conference, MAX 2009, at the Los Angeles Convention Center next week. The new Flash player will work on a wide variety of netbooks, smart phones, TV set top boxes, smart phones and other devices, except iPhone. Read full story »

Centre for Excellence in Wireless Technology (CEWiT) has developed a 7-bit encoding technology, which will allow SMS to be send in 22 Indian languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Marathi and Assamese. Further, text messages can be transliterated from one language to another. The encoding technology is approved by the global mobile standards body 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). The new 7-bit encoding scheme for Indian language SMS is now part of the 3GPP specifications. It is reported that, cell operators, phone makers and Telecome regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) have agreed to adopt the technology. Seven-bit encoding allows 160-character SMSs in regional languages also, approved by Trai and global mobile standards body 3GPP, accepted by cellular operators and phone manufacturers. Read full story »

Microsoft has released its new Security Essentials software that offers real-time protection against viruses, spyware, and other malicious programs. It’s also FREE. Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft Security Essentials is a free download that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. Read full story »

Samsung Corby (S3653) is latest touchscreen gadget to be available in India. The Samsung Corby (S3653) is priced at 9,600 Indian Rupees. The Samsung Corby S3653 features 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen, 2-MP camera with 2x digital zoom, 50 MB internal memory, quad-band antenna to give more coverage, changeable battery cover, One finger zoom and Gesture Control. Status updates through Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, integrated with YouTube, Flickr, Picasa and Photobucket, Facebook, MySpace and Friendster. Read full story »

According to an advisory published by Research In Motion (RIM), BlackBerry mobile devices are open to attack due to a certificate notification flaw in the smartphone’s software. The problem lies in the BlackBerry Browser dialog box that alerts users if the URL they have clicked on does not match the domain they are being sent to.

Using this security flaw, a malicious user could create a web site that includes a certificate that is purposely altered using null (hidden) characters in the certificate’s Common Name (CN) field or otherwise manipulated to deceive a BlackBerry device user into believing they have connected to a trusted web site. Read full story »

Tata Docomo in association with Samsung Mobile, launched India’s first Android-powered mobile phone – Samsung Galaxy (I7500). Samsung Galaxy is priced at Rs 28,990.The Samsung I7500 is a cutting-edge smartphone, featuring a 3.2 inch AMOLED full touch screen and 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and WiFi connectivity, giving users access to Google™ Mobile services and full web browsing at blazing speeds. Read full story »

Tata Docomo has recently announced a unique SMS service, diet-sms service, which allows you to send short SMS at the cost of just 1 paisa per character and no charge for spaces between words. It is same as normal P2P sms but in this diet-sms, you are charged 1 paisa per character and no charge for spaces between words. Diet-sms service is for message upto 15 characters.

There are 3 ways of sending a diet-sms. To send a diet-sms, go to the SIM-based Dive-in menu on the phone, scroll to the diet-sms option under the English Language menu, open it and send the SMS. Read full story »