Mobile News Archives - Page 8 of 52

One Million iPhone 4S Pre-Orders in 24 Hours Sets Record

October 11, 2011

Apple announced pre-orders of its iPhone 4S have topped one million in a single day, surpassing the previous single day pre-order record of 600000 held by iPhone 4. Phone 4S will be available at 245 Apple retail stores in the US beginning at 8 am local time on Friday, October 14. […]

Excessive Mobile Usage Causes a New Ailment Called ‘Text Neck’

October 10, 2011

Excessive mobile phone usage creates a new disease called “text neck” which is caused by flexing the neck for extended periods of time. It can be a forerunner of permanent arthritic damage if it goes without treatment. The condition can be avoided by taking regular screen breaks. […]

Huawei Honor Smartphone Announced – Promises Three-Days Battery Life‎

September 27, 2011

Huawei unveiled its latest Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread smartphone – Huawei Honor, that features a 16M 16:9 true color HD 4-inch FWVGA capacitive touch screen. It is powered by a 1,900 MAh battery which allows users to share and connect for up to three days on a single charge. […]

Samsung 4G LTE Smartphones Unveiled in South Korea

September 27, 2011

Samsung Electronics launched its first smartphones based on fourth-generation (4G) communication technology – Galaxy S2 LTE and Galaxy S2 HD LTE which is five times faster than the existing 3G mobile phones. The new phones are compatible with long-term evolution (LTE) technology. […]

TRAI Requests Additional info from Telcos on Recent Tariff Hike‎

September 26, 2011

TRAI has sought additional information from leading service providers, including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone, on their recent decision to hike mobile tariffs by up to 20%. Earlier, the TRAI had sent letters to all the companies seeking their justification for the tariff hike. […]

Vodafone to Offer Social Networking on USSD and SMS in India

September 26, 2011

Vodafone and Myriad Group partnered to deliver social networking and messaging services over SMS and USSD to its Indian subscribers. As part of this, Vodafone will use Myriad’s mobile social networking platform, Xumii and make mobile social networking accessible over USSD and SMS. […]

BlackBerry Torch 9860 Smartphone Launched – Price Rs. 28,490 in India

September 22, 2011

Research In Motion launched BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone in Indian market at a price of Rs 28,490. BlackBerry Torch 9860 features BlackBerry 7 operating system and has 1GHz central processing unit and a 3.7″ display. It is optimised for displaying Web pages, photos and videos. […]

Philips Xenium Range of Handsets Launch in India

September 16, 2011

Philips launched its Xenium range of dual-SIM mobile handsets – Xenium X116, Xenium X121 and Xenium X806 in India. At the economy range, the company offers Xenium X116 and Xenium X121 for Rs.2,760 and Rs.1,776 respectively. Whereas 3 inch touch screen Xenium X806 costs Rs.8,280. […]

No More Unwanted Calls, SMSes from September 27 – Says TRAI

September 6, 2011

From September 27th, mobile phone customers who have registered with National Customer Preference Registry will not receive any call or unwanted commercial text messages from annoying telemarketers, says TRAI. TRAI is going to implement this, after missing four deadlines. […]

Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S Unveiled – Gingerbread, 3D Image Capturing

September 2, 2011

Sony Ericsson unveiled Xperia arc S at IFA in Berlin. It has 1.4Ghz processor, Sony 3D sweep panorama technology, 4.2″ reality display with mobile BRAVIA Engine, 8MP camera with HD capability and Sony entertainment network services access. It will be available globally from Q4 2011. […]