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iPhone 4G to Korean Market in April

January 14, 2010

Korea Times reports that Korea Telecom KT plans to introduce an upgraded version of Apple iPhone, the iPhone 4G, to Korean market in April 2010. The new 4G iPhone will be equipped with OLED screen, live video chat, removable battery, dual core processor and powerful graphic chips and an additional camera for video calls support. It is discussed that, the reason for an early introduction is deisgned to counter Google’s rush of higher speed smartphones with the open-based Android operating system. […]

Dual-SIM Card Holder : Convert Your Mobile to Dual-SIM (Rs 50-200)

January 14, 2010

A chewing-gum sized Chinese device known as “dual SIM card holder” is now available in the market, priced as low as Rs 50 to Rs 200, which can be placed under the battery of your mobile phone and that has a provision to hold another SIM card, which can be activated whenever there is a need to call. Once installed, you an simply use the new Dual SIM/AUTH option in your phones menu to swap between SIM cards with a simple menu press. […]

3G India Mobile Operators Executive Summit in Delhi

January 12, 2010

3G India Mobile Operators Executive Summit held in Delhi serve as an arena for executives in the telecommunications industry to enlarge in clear and focused dialogue with their peers and examine current and future 3G market scenario in India in a relaxed and vibrant environment. TTI Telecom is the sponsor of the 3G Summit. The summit is organized by Bharat Exhibitions and major service providers BSNL, Bharti Airtel, Aircel, MTNL, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications, TATA Teleservices are participating in it. […]

Mobile Numbers to Remain 10 Digits, Proposes 2-9 Series for Mobile Phones

January 11, 2010

TRAI proposes to retain the current 10-digit format for mobile numbers, and open up 2 to 7 series for mobile numbers. With this plan, mobile phone numbers will remain the same, and existing landline numbers will be migrated to 10-digits across the country. Currently, over 90% of the mobile numbers begin with 9 and the rest with 8. TRAI proposal will open up all levels except numbers beginning with the digit ‘1’, which will be reserve for emergency services, toll free numbers and for government-related issues. […]

SRS TruVoice Voice Suite for Mobile Devices Introduced

January 10, 2010

SRS Labs introduces SRS TruVoice, a comprehensive suite of voice technologies designed for mobile phones, portable media devices, Bluetooth headphones and gaming consoles. SRS TruVoice dynamically adapts to the adverse conditions and provides significantly improved voice intelligibility. Some of the features of SRS TruVoice include improved voice intelligibility on the near-end of voice communications, active ambient noise management system, and enhanced overall volume gain of other parties’ voice in real-time. […]

Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP) Open Operating System

January 7, 2010

Qualcomm announced its new open Brew Mobile Platform (Brew MP) mobile operating system that delivers high-end features across all 3G technologies. It is as a native and fully realized mobile OS. Brew MP’s flexibility, openness and operator focus, combined with its ability to be integrated with virtually any mobile content delivery system, make it the best choice for mass-market devices. Qualcomm anticipates commercial Brew MP-based devices to be available in the U.S. and key international markets by the late summer of 2010. In a separate announcement, AT&T said it will launch Brew MP-based devices later this year. […]

Unsubscribe from Mobile Alerts – Airtel, Idea, Loop, Reliance, Vodafone

January 5, 2010

Airtel: To unsubscribe from Airtel mobile update services such as Comic, News, Business and Film, send an SMS UNSUB to 54321. Idea: Send an SMS DND to 1909; Relaince Infocom: Call 51234 863 for unsubscribing from Cricket and Astrology updates. SMS U to 51234 for Astropack update service; Vodafone: SMS CAN VL to 111 for prepaid, SMS CAN VL to 144 for postpaid; Loop Mobile: dial *112# and follow the instructions. […]

Year 2016 (Y2K16) Computer Bug Hits Texting in US and Banking in Australia

January 4, 2010

Text messages received after 1/1/2010 may be dated as 2016. This bug is reported in Windows Mobie 6.1, Windows Mobie 6.5 and even in some non-Windows Mobile phones. Only some mobile carriers seem to be experiencing this bug. WM Experts have provided a work-around for the time being.
Coincidentally, Australia’s Bank of Queensland’s EFTPOS terminals skipped ahead six years when the clock ticked over to January 1 and started date stamping January 2016. The glitch was a nationwide issue. The glitch cost businesses untold amounts as the EFTPOS terminals read customers’ cards as having expired and refused their transactions. […]

Top Mobile Phones in US – iPhone, BlackBerry, Motorola RAZR : Nielsen

December 25, 2009

According to survey findings from Nielsen’s, about one of every seven American households (15%) owns at least one smartphone. The top mobile phones of the year are topped by the iPhone 3G, BlackBerry Curve, and Motorola RAZR. […]

International Cell phone Cinema Festival on 3rd Week of January 2010

December 24, 2009

International Film and Television Club along with Asian Academy of Film and Television (AAFT) have decided to go ahead with the third International festival of mobile cinema at Marwah Studios in the third week of January 2010. The purpose of the festival is to unleash the creative spark of the participants by using non traditional means of technology like the Cell Phone and create both motion and still imagery. […]