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Nokia 808 PureView available this month in Russia and India

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Are you eagerly awaiting to get your hands on that 41 megapixel Symbian Belle flagship? We bet you are, and perhaps today is your lucky day — if you live in Russia or India, that is. . . . → Read More: Nokia 808 PureView available this month in Russia and India

Micromax’s Superfone A50 Ninja enters India with AISHA voice assistant, forgets its shuriken

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Hoping to compete with the Siris of the world , Micromax has announced its new Superfone A50 Ninja alongside a novel feature dubbed AISHA — which is short for Artificial Intelligence Speech Handset Assistant. . . . → Read More: Micromax’s Superfone A50 Ninja enters India with AISHA voice assistant, forgets its shuriken

Google+ SMS connectivity extended to 41 new countries

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When Google+ launched last summer, users in India and the United States were able to interact with their circles via SMS, however other territories have so far been left out of the text-based fun. That changes today, as Google+'s SMS features are rolled out to 41 new countries, mostly in the developing world — Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo (DRC), Cote D'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia. . . . → Read More: Google+ SMS connectivity extended to 41 new countries

Intel’s first smartphone coming soon: Xolo X900 gets April 24 release date

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Intel’s first Atom smartphone is now available, and it’s Lava’s Xolo X900. It has managed to outpace both Lenovo’s K800 and Orange’s Santa Clara , arriving on the Indian carrier next Monday. . . . → Read More: Intel’s first smartphone coming soon: Xolo X900 gets April 24 release date

RIM announces ‘budget’ BlackBerry 9220 for Indian socialites

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There are a lot of Indian hands out there, hands in which there could also be a BlackBerry smartphone. A fact not lost on RIM it would appear, as it’s set to released its “most affordable” Curve — the 9220 — over there. Naturally, the ubiquitous BBM service takes center stage, even having its own dedicated button . . . → Read More: RIM announces ‘budget’ BlackBerry 9220 for Indian socialites

New Android users in India offered 1GB of free data, courtesy of Google and Reliance

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In an effort to stir the interest for Android smartphones in India — and, to let new customers test drive its 3G network — the carrier Reliance Communications has partnered with Google to provide 1GB of data usage for all new activations of CDMA Android handsets. The promotion is available to both pre-paid and postpaid customers, who may take advantage of the deal now through June 15th. . . . → Read More: New Android users in India offered 1GB of free data, courtesy of Google and Reliance

Bharti Airtel first to deploy LTE in India, launching in Kolkata this month

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It’s beginning on a very limited basis, but Bharti Airtel is achieving a rather significant milestone in India: it’s set to become the very first operator to deploy LTE service within the country. Having won spectrum for four markets nearly two years ago, the company will debut its ZTE-built 2300MHz next-gen network in Kolkata (Calcutta). . . . → Read More: Bharti Airtel first to deploy LTE in India, launching in Kolkata this month

China claims one billion mobile phone users, India shrugs

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China claimed 900 million mobile users last April , but back then it still seemed possible that India might reach the billion user milestone first. China was ahead in absolute terms, while India’s user base was growing faster. According to the latest figures from its government, however, China is ready to stake its claim. . . . → Read More: China claims one billion mobile phone users, India shrugs

BlackBerry 9320 leaks out, looks like every other Curve

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If you thought RIM’s decline would inject a need to give its handsets a major makeover, think again. The folks from BGR have smudged their fingertips all over an India-bound BlackBerry device and, well, it shamelessly resembles just about every member of the Curve family. . . . → Read More: BlackBerry 9320 leaks out, looks like every other Curve

RIM builds BlackBerry server center in Mumbai, right where Indian government wants it

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This is the epilogue to a story that started as far back as 2008, when the Indian government first demanded access to encrypted BBM traffic. In 2010, RIM made ” certain proposals ” that satisfied politicos and averted a ban, and now it’s gone one step further — placing 5,000 BES Enterprise servers directly beneath officials’ noses in Mumbai. . . . → Read More: RIM builds BlackBerry server center in Mumbai, right where Indian government wants it

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