Country's largest private broadband and telephone service provider Airtel Telemedia Services today launched its internet portal for its customers making Google products officially available on its portal for the first time.
Customers will receive free access to the company's popular Google Apps messaging and collaboration suite, which includes Gmail email services, Google Docs for documents, spreadsheets and presentations, Google Calendar, and the Start Page feature for creating a customisable home page, a company statement said.The services will be co-branded and powered by Google and Airtel broadband, it added.
Airtel has also partnered with content providers like shaadi.com, 24x7guru and naukri.com to offer exclusive deals and discounts on the portal.
''airtellive.com builds upon the current broadband ecosystem infrastructure to establish an Internet destination for web applications. It will drive towards the adoption of broadband in the country,'' said Airtel Telemedia Services President Atul Bindal.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Iqua Mobile Accessories now in India
"Iqua", another brand from the land of Nokia (Finland) has officially stepped into the Indian market yesterday in association with Pathfinder Solutions, an IT solutions company. While the company formally launched in the country only yesterday, its wireless mobile accessories have been available on the market since January this year. "Iqua" currently offers wireless mobile accessories in three categories; namely personal, home and office, and car.
In the personal category, the company offers nearly ten models that include the world's first solar-powered Bluetooth headset.
In the home and office category, the company offers a Smart Card that doubles as an ID card holder and a wireless communication device. This Smart Badge can also be used as a wireless speaker and microphone for the computer, besides being used to make VoIP Internet calls.
Other features of the Smart Card include: talk time of up to 40 hours and stand-by time of up to 600 hours, vibration mode for incoming VOIP calls, and three-way conference call facility.
In the car category, the company offers Iqua Vizer that provides wireless connection with Bluetooth mobile phones or PDAs.
All of Iqua's products across all its categories will now be available in the Indian market. The company claims to have sold around 2,000 products in the range of Rs 1,200 to Rs 7,000 in Chennai and Bangalore alone.
Friday, March 28, 2008
LG SH240 handset launched, keypad feels like human skin
LG Electronics, the South Korean multinational corporation has launched the LG-SH240 mobile phone featuring 3G HSDPA capability, in the Korean market.
According to LG, the unique feature of the phone is its keypad, which feels like the human skin. The unique keypad made of special silicon material will make the user feel as though they are touching a human skin whenever they will touch the keypad of the SH240
Other attractive features include a 2 mega pixel camera, MP3 player, subway map, dictionary and external memory slot. Being a 3G phone, it also provides video-call facility and HSDPA enables faster data speeds.
The LG-SH240 mobile phone will be available to the Korean market through SK Telecom for 400,000 KRW, which is around $400
According to LG, the unique feature of the phone is its keypad, which feels like the human skin. The unique keypad made of special silicon material will make the user feel as though they are touching a human skin whenever they will touch the keypad of the SH240
Other attractive features include a 2 mega pixel camera, MP3 player, subway map, dictionary and external memory slot. Being a 3G phone, it also provides video-call facility and HSDPA enables faster data speeds.
The LG-SH240 mobile phone will be available to the Korean market through SK Telecom for 400,000 KRW, which is around $400
HTc TyTn II Phone unveiled in India
The Professional and Trendy HTC TyTn II phone has finally arrived in India. This 2.8 inch wide-screen phone gives speedy access with HSDPA and has in-built GPS for navigation purposes.
The HTC TyTn II phone adds a feather to its cap with its Wi-Fi 802.11b/g connectivity and 3.5G of fast internet speed. The phone has an adjustable screen which can be positioned accordingly and is ideal while typing emails.
When the attractive phone slides its lower body, it displays a stylish QWERTY keyboard topped up with a jog wheel for ease of use. HTC has also provided a HTC home-screen feature, which allows easy access to calendar entries, text messages, photos, as well as one touch provides the live weather conditions and four-day forecasts. HTC marks its excellence in the HTC TyTn II by adding in features such as :
The HTC TyTn II phone adds a feather to its cap with its Wi-Fi 802.11b/g connectivity and 3.5G of fast internet speed. The phone has an adjustable screen which can be positioned accordingly and is ideal while typing emails.
When the attractive phone slides its lower body, it displays a stylish QWERTY keyboard topped up with a jog wheel for ease of use. HTC has also provided a HTC home-screen feature, which allows easy access to calendar entries, text messages, photos, as well as one touch provides the live weather conditions and four-day forecasts. HTC marks its excellence in the HTC TyTn II by adding in features such as :
Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, contacts, calendar, push e-mail, notes, tasks, PDF viewer, etc
Thursday, March 27, 2008
BlackBerry 8820 SmartPhone launched by T-Mobile
T-Mobile and Research in Motion (RIM) have announced the launch of the BlackBerry 8820 Smartphone. The slim Blackberry phone possesses a GPS system and a good Wi-Fi connectivity.
The professional phone has been given a slim and stylish look with its blue color. The BlackBerry 8820 also supports the T-Mobile’s HotSpot @Home service for Wi-Fi calling. The Wi-Fi connectivity provides faster speeds and the GPS system provides a great view with the BlackBerry Maps.
A few salient features of the T-Mobile BlackBerry 8820 are:
-- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE network support for international roaming
-- T-Mobile myFaves capability, making it easy for customers to stay in touch with those who matter most, with quick, one-click access for instant messaging, emailing, calling or texting their Fave 5SM from the Home Screen
-- Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR)
-- Expandable memory storage via microSD/SDHC expansion slot
-- Dimensions: 4.49″ x 2.60″ x 0.55″
-- Weight: 4.7 oz
-- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE network support for international roaming
-- T-Mobile myFaves capability, making it easy for customers to stay in touch with those who matter most, with quick, one-click access for instant messaging, emailing, calling or texting their Fave 5SM from the Home Screen
-- Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR)
-- Expandable memory storage via microSD/SDHC expansion slot
-- Dimensions: 4.49″ x 2.60″ x 0.55″
-- Weight: 4.7 oz
Sahara Launches Mini Multimedia Keyboard
Sahara Computers has announced the launch of its latest Mini Multimedia Keyboard.
This new 63DUBG31 Mini Multimedia Keyboard is an ultra slim notebook keyboard with 88 keys and 19 hot keys. The keyboard also provides static resistant magnetic field and disturb resistant functionalities.
The ergonomically designed keyboard has 10 million minutes life. It is a user friendly keyboard, which is WIN 95/98/NT/2000/XP/Vista compatible.
Sahara 63DUBG31 keyboard is available through Sahara Computers' authorized channel partners and ITJ Retails at a Price of Rs. 499 + Tax.
This new 63DUBG31 Mini Multimedia Keyboard is an ultra slim notebook keyboard with 88 keys and 19 hot keys. The keyboard also provides static resistant magnetic field and disturb resistant functionalities.
The ergonomically designed keyboard has 10 million minutes life. It is a user friendly keyboard, which is WIN 95/98/NT/2000/XP/Vista compatible.
Sahara 63DUBG31 keyboard is available through Sahara Computers' authorized channel partners and ITJ Retails at a Price of Rs. 499 + Tax.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Firefox 3 Beta 4 Is Released
Days after Microsoft unveiled the first beta version of its upcoming Internet Explorer 8.1, Mozilla released the fourth beta of Firefox 3.
According to Mozilla, the new beta offers more than 900 enhancements and especially improvements to performance and memory usage.
In addition, the Beta 4 includes fixes for stability, platform enhancements and user interface improvements.
Compared to Firefox 2, web applications like Google Mail and Zoho Office run twice as fast in Firefox 3 Beta 4, and the popular SunSpider test from Apple shows improvements over previous releases, Mozilla noted.
Another feature is resumable downloading, that means the users can now resume downloads after restarting the browser or resetting the network connection.
Firefox 3 Beta 4 also features a new location bar and auto-complete capability. Now, a user can type in all or part of the title, tag or address of a page to see a list of matches from his history and bookmarks: a new display makes it easier to scan through the matching results and find the needed page. Results are returned according to their frecency (a combination of frequency and recency of visits to that page) ensuring that the user is seeing the most relevant matches.
Mozilla announced it plans to release at least a new beta, Beta 5, before Firefox 3 will hit the release candidate stage.
According to Mozilla, the new beta offers more than 900 enhancements and especially improvements to performance and memory usage.
In addition, the Beta 4 includes fixes for stability, platform enhancements and user interface improvements.
Compared to Firefox 2, web applications like Google Mail and Zoho Office run twice as fast in Firefox 3 Beta 4, and the popular SunSpider test from Apple shows improvements over previous releases, Mozilla noted.
Another feature is resumable downloading, that means the users can now resume downloads after restarting the browser or resetting the network connection.
Firefox 3 Beta 4 also features a new location bar and auto-complete capability. Now, a user can type in all or part of the title, tag or address of a page to see a list of matches from his history and bookmarks: a new display makes it easier to scan through the matching results and find the needed page. Results are returned according to their frecency (a combination of frequency and recency of visits to that page) ensuring that the user is seeing the most relevant matches.
Mozilla announced it plans to release at least a new beta, Beta 5, before Firefox 3 will hit the release candidate stage.
Locate Laptop Sniffs Out Stolen Laptops
Data care solutions provider, Unistal Systems, has announced the launch and availability of its new software product called "Locate Laptop". As the name suggests, "Locate Laptop" powered by proprietary WebSniff technology can locate stolen laptops leveraging on the World Wide Web. "Locate Laptop" not only tracks and recovers stolen laptops, but also deters theft.
When a laptop is stolen, it's not just the physical loss of a machine, but also of valuable and sensitive information that it stores. According to Alok Gupta, director of Unistal Systems, laptop thefts and loss are on an incessant rise, and have led to serious damages for professionals and corporates. About 97 percent of stolen PCs are never recovered, and 57 percent of corporate crimes are linked to them. In case of corporates, "Locate Laptop" keeps track of the whereabouts of each employee while traveling, and the moment he logs in via the Web, a report is generated with his complete details and is sent to a designated individual within the organization. This is done without the knowledge of the employee, so as to maintain privacy. Users have to just install "Locate Laptop" on their PCs. It resides and operates in stealth mode. In case of loss or theft, users may login to their Web-based Personal Tracking and Monitoring Page through www.locatelaptop.com to view and trace where the laptop has been accessed from. As soon as the offender connects the laptop to the Internet, the WebSniff technology informs the owner about the city and IP address where it is being accessed. It continues to track all the locations whenever the offender connects to the Internet. And the laptop can be retrieved with the help of local law enforcement authorities. Since theft is almost impossible to eradicate, consumers can at least work towards minimizing the impact of theft through the timely recovery of stolen hardware.
When a laptop is stolen, it's not just the physical loss of a machine, but also of valuable and sensitive information that it stores. According to Alok Gupta, director of Unistal Systems, laptop thefts and loss are on an incessant rise, and have led to serious damages for professionals and corporates. About 97 percent of stolen PCs are never recovered, and 57 percent of corporate crimes are linked to them. In case of corporates, "Locate Laptop" keeps track of the whereabouts of each employee while traveling, and the moment he logs in via the Web, a report is generated with his complete details and is sent to a designated individual within the organization. This is done without the knowledge of the employee, so as to maintain privacy. Users have to just install "Locate Laptop" on their PCs. It resides and operates in stealth mode. In case of loss or theft, users may login to their Web-based Personal Tracking and Monitoring Page through www.locatelaptop.com to view and trace where the laptop has been accessed from. As soon as the offender connects the laptop to the Internet, the WebSniff technology informs the owner about the city and IP address where it is being accessed. It continues to track all the locations whenever the offender connects to the Internet. And the laptop can be retrieved with the help of local law enforcement authorities. Since theft is almost impossible to eradicate, consumers can at least work towards minimizing the impact of theft through the timely recovery of stolen hardware.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Mobile TV: The next big thing
New Delhi: Indians are now warming up to the idea of mobile television (TV), says a recent report by Springboard Research that predicts 12 million subscribers will use the mobile TV service in the first year of its launch. It estimates that in the first year of operation, mobile TV could reach a penetration level of 5 to 6 per cent of the total mobile subscriber base in India (taken as 233 million). Mobile TV is a technology that allows people to view regular live television content on their mobile phones or other mobile devices that they get through traditional cable or pay TV subscriptions at home. Springboard estimates that in 2008 India’s market for mobile TV services to reach $360 million (approximately Rs 1,440 crore).
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