Leading mobile phone provider, Samsung Electronics announced the launch of its “Affordable Smartphone” duo - Samsung Galaxy 3 and Samsung Galaxy 5 in the Indian market. The launch of these two smartphones closely follows the recent introduction of the company’s iconic, next generation, ‘Future Beyond Smart Phones’, Samsung Wave and Galaxy S - in the Indian market. Both Samsung Galaxy 3 and Galaxy 5 are based on the Android platform and offer an intuitive, immersive and integrative experience for consumers.

Announcing the launch Ranjit Yadav, Director, Mobile & IT, Samsung Electronics said: “The smartphone era has begun and is here to stay. We, at Samsung, are committed to making smartphones available for everyone. We have been focusing on Open OS mobiles recently since many key characteristics of smartphones are becoming more and more relevant - especially mobile internet, messaging features, strong third party applications and flexibility for customization. In the open OS area, our strategy is to offer consumers with whatever they want. As a result we are offering mobiles based on the Android, Windows and our own proprietary OS bada in the Indian market.” Thus, while Samsung WAVE is based on the bada platform, the Galaxy S is based on the Android platform.

Samsung Galaxy 3 and Samsung Galaxy 5 are highly user-centric and boast of features that provide an intuitive and immersive experience for consumers. Some the key common features and applications include:

Layar Reality Browser: Layar is an augmented reality application that shows the user what is around him/her by displaying real time digital information. Layar works by using a combination of the mobile phone’s camera, GPS, compass, accelerometer and a mobile internet connection. Users can do real-time route calculation with this application, while travelling and discover places around them.

Social Hub: Integrates e-mails, contacts messages and social networks in your phonebook. Also the Social Hub provides users the freedom to communicate directly from their phonebook through SNS, e-mail, SMS/MMS. Users can also enjoy full integration of their Google, and Facebook calendars.

Google Mobile Services: Provides an easy access to the all Google services like - Gmail, Gtalk, Google Search, Google Maps. Further there over 60,000 apps on the AndroidÔ market which the consumers can choose from.

Swype: Enabled by the Swype technology, this application allows users to type message with one continuous finger motion across the screen keyboard making text inputs faster and easier. In addition to the power of Swype technology, these handsets also provide the user the option to “Write & Go” where they can input the text first and choose the format of communication later. The communication format can vary from SMS, SNS, MMS, Email, Memo or Calendar updates.

Touchwiz 3.0: The brilliant Touchwiz 3.0 interface of the Galaxy 3 and Galaxy 5 gives a tactile, intuitive user experience and is unique only to Samsung mobiles. Galaxy 3 lets the user to customize upto 7 home screens. While the directional swipes provide shortcuts for easier navigation, the advanced interactive mobile widgets further heighten the smartphone experience.

In addition both Samsung Galaxy 3 (I5801) & Samsung Galaxy 5 (I5503) enjoy powerful connectivity through ALLSHARE. With the ALLSHARE feature users can share Multimedia content between devices like the mobile and the PC as well as the TV. The phones can also function as TV QWERTY remote.

The Samsung Galaxy 3 is endowed with preinstalled ThinkFree Office Mobile which lets the user create, view and edit word documents, spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations. With the File Manager in ThinkFree Office feature, consumers can organize the documents with ease. The mobile is also compatible with all movie files with multi codec support and plays DivX, Xvid, MPEG4, Real and WMV movie files. Users can also enjoy music with a simplified music list and player.

With a 3.2″ WQVGA 16M TFT hi -resolution screen, the Galaxy 3 has a youthful design has a 3MP auto focus camera and a wi-fi connectivity speed of upto 74mbps. The phone comes with a 1500 mAH battery and an internal memory of 130MB which is further expandable to 32GB. Users can also download applications from Samsung Apps store. The Samsung Galaxy 3 (I5801) is priced at Rs. 12,300/-

Powered by the Android platform, the smartphone experience in Samsung Galaxy 5 is further enhanced by the 2.8″QVGA TFT screen and a 2MP fixed focus camera. The handset offers excellent connectivity options through Bluetooth 2.1 to connect to other device and mobile peripherals helping easy file transfers and data downloads. The phone also has wifi connectivity, 3G HSDPA with speeds up to 7.2 mbps, 3.5 mm Ear jack, FM radio and A-GPS. The 90 MB internal of the phone memory is further upgradeable to 16GB. The Samsung Galaxy 5 (I5503) is priced at Rs. 10,200/-

With the launch of these two smartphones, Samsung’s smartphone portfolio now boasts of 4 feature-rich models at a price range of Rs.10,200 - Rs.31,500.”By the end of 2010, we plan to a have a portfolio of 8-9 smartphone models and expect to notch up a 20% market share in the smartphone market” stated Mr. Yadav.

With product innovation being a key thrust area of the company, Samsung today also announced the launch of Samsung Guru Power with a Long Battery Life of 2,000mAh providing a whopping 22 hours Talk Time and 2 months standby time priced at Rs 3150/- and Samsung Champ, an affordable touch phone that builds in the feature functionality of a Music player priced at Rs 4500/-.

Source: Samsung Electronics

Karbonn K30 Kameleon is a Dual Sim handset with full QWERTY keypad and big display. Karbonn Kameleon K30 has appealing design with 2.4 inch QVGA display and a resolution of 320×240 pixels. 2 MP camera is equipped at the backside and a 0.3 mega pixel camera at front in Karbonn Kameleon K30. It is low price mobile and has user’s friendly features.

* 1000 mAh Li-Ion battery

* Talk time Up to 3 h.

* Stand by 7 days

* Dimensions 110×60x13 mm

* Weight 85 gm

* Screen resolution 320×240 pixels

* Dual camera (2 mega pixel and 0.3 mega pixel)

* QWERTY keypad

* SMS

* MMS

* Email

* EMS

* Bluetooth

* GPRS

* WAP

* JAVA

* EDGE

* Internal memory 81 MB

* Extensible memory up to 8GB

* FM radio

* Music player

* Video Player

* Video Recording

* Internet

* Embedded Games

* Opera mini web browser

* 2.4 inches QVGA

* One touch FM, Music player, camera

* Skype

Karbonn K30 Kameleon is a GSM mobile. The internal memory is 81 MB which can be expanded to 8 GB with the support of micro SD card. Karbonn Kameleon K30 can save 2000 contact entries in your phone book and 500 SMS in internal memory. Karbonn K30 has social networking features and is available at affordable price Rs. 4,174 /- only.

In a move to continue driving innovation in its market leading mobile phone range, Nokia today unveils the super slim Nokia X3 Touch and Type, with a unique combination of a touch screen and traditional 12 button phone keypad. As Nokia’s first ‘Touch and Type’ phone, the Nokia X3 allows people to tap quickly on the bright color touch screen, as well as enjoy the familiarity of the full keypad for quick fire text messages and phone calls. Expected to be on sale in the third quarter, the Nokia X3 is expected to retail for approximately EUR 125, excluding taxes and subsidies.

“Innovation is not just a high-end game. The Nokia X3 is a great example of bringing new consumer value to lower price points,” said Mary McDowell, Executive Vice President of Mobile Phones at Nokia.

“With the Nokia X3 we are giving consumers the best of both worlds by combining a touch screen and a keypad in an affordable device. We have given people a larger screen with clear icons and menus plus kept critical keys such as the send and end keys. We’ve also added dedicated function keys for important links like music and text messaging,” she said.

“We have designed the Nokia X3 to be a touch and type device because typing is ideal for SMS and social networking where fast and frequent input is needed, while touch is ideal for functions such as setting alarms, smooth browsing and controlling applications like music and games.

“Our research tells us consumers who have invested years in becoming fast one-handed, one-thumb texters want to maintain their speedy edge for SMS, chat and instant messaging - yet enjoy the benefits of touch as well,” continued McDowell.

With its sleek and modern design coming in at a very thin 9.6mm - making it one of the slimmest Nokia phones ever - the Nokia X3 slips easily into the purse or the pocket, and looks the part with its brushed aluminum back cover which will come in five vibrant colors designed to suit any mood or wardrobe.

Despite its size, the Nokia X3 is jam-packed with features including 3G, WLAN, a music player and an FM radio.

Lovers of the snapshot and social networks will enjoy a great 5 megapixel camera with 4X digital zoom that can take both still and video images.

The Nokia X3 also features dedicated music and messaging keys allowing fast access to important Ovi services including social and entertainment applications. In addition to Ovi Mail, people’s favorite consumer email and chat accounts can be pushed direct to the phone via Nokia Messaging.

With a gentle glide over the touch screen people can go online and get access to many services including thousands of apps from Ovi Store. In certain markets, the new phone will also be available with Ovi Music Unlimited, enabling the owner to access a virtually limitless range of the latest hit music that can be stored on the available 16GB memory card.

The Nokia X3 - affordable and accessible touch and type which is simple-to-use and beautifully designed. The Nokia X3 Touch and Type sits alongside the Nokia X3-00, a slider with strong music functionality, which was launched in September 2009.

The Nokia Mini Speaker MD-11. Pocket-sized speakers for big sound

Music lovers can boost the Nokia X3’s inbuilt speaker with some extra ‘oomph’ with the new MD-11, a light pocket-size speaker with great audio quality. For even more fun, you can connect two for stereo sound - a great way to get the music out of your phone and enjoy with friends. The Nokia Mini Speaker MD-11 is estimated to retail for EUR 25 excluding taxes and subsidies.

Courtesy: Nokia

* Android-powered ‘HTC Desire’ delivers an outstanding user experience

* 1-Ghz processor and 3.7-inch screen bring new life to social networking

* TATA DOCOMO Postpay subscribers will get Special Data Offer

HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, and TATA DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited, today announced a partnership to launch the ‘HTC Desire’ in India. The HTC Desire is the latest Android Smartphone that offers the enhanced HTC Sense experience to users.

HTC Desire delivers intense brilliance, sharp contrast and true colors on the expansive 3.7-inch AMOLED display. The 1-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor makes the phone incredibly responsive while the instinctive HTC Sense experience lets the user experience the HTC Desire with the greatest of ease. With one of the most advanced displays available on a phone today, HTC Desire is designed to enhance and maximise content, whether it is pictures and videos, browsing the Web or checking on friends’ status updates. Thanks to the latest Android 2.1, as well as the ultrafast processor, HTC Desire offers a wide range of live wallpapers for user choices.

“The HTC Desire underlines HTC’s leadership in offering cutting-edge technology and a superior mobility experience. Globally, one of HTC’s core strengths has been its innovation-packed converged 3G devices and the HTC Desire is yet another testament to our technological capabilities,” said Mr. Ajay Sharma, Country Head, HTC India. “HTC Sense on the new HTC Desire not only delivers one of the most dynamic and personalized user experiences possible, but also one of the easiest ways to interact and integrate social networks into your life.”

The HTC Desire comes with an exclusive offer for TATA DOCOMO users in India, wherein TATA DOCOMO Postpay subscribers will get free data download of 500 MB per month for 06 months. To avail this offer Tata DOCOMO customers will have to SMS ‘Android’ to 54321 from their HTC Desire handset.

“TATA DOCOMO is a young brand that has rolled out GSM services across 18 circles,” Mr. GurinderSingh Sandhu, Head Marketing, Tata DOCOMO said “When we launched our services, we had promised our subscribers that we would bring to them the best products and services—products that will stand for innovation and a pioneering spirit, and which would offer them convenience and simplicity. Living up to that promise, we are launching the HTC Desire. This launch marks the strong relationship TATA DOCOMO enjoys with HTC and, going forward, we will continue to work together to launch more innovative mobile offerings for Indian consumers on the TATA DOCOMO platform,” he added.

HTC Sense is a user experience focused on putting people at the centre by making phones work in a more simple and natural way. This experience revolves around three fundamental principles that were developed by observing and listening to how people live and communicate.

The new HTC Sense experience continues to focus on improving your interactions with your most important people. This begins with a new HTC application and widget called Friend Stream that seamlessly aggregates all of your social communication including Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr into one organised flow of updates. This simple aggregation makes it easier than ever to focus on what friends are doing as well as to view the images and links that they share. In addition to Friend Stream, people can be organised into specific social circles, such as groups of friends, colleagues or any other way that makes sense.

The new HTC Sense experience also introduces broad improvements to applications including the browser, email client and others. In addition, the new version of HTC Sense includes a new newsreader application and widget, as well as a new seven-screen ‘Leap’ thumbnail view for quick and easy access to specific screens.

The new HTC Desire will be available at a Market Operating Price of Rs. 28,900/- at all authorized HTC resellers across the country. Prices may vary according to the local applicable taxes

Courtsey: HTC India

Fly Mobile, the Mobile handset brand of UK based Meridian group, announced the launch of its latest sinewy mobile handset Fly MC170. MC 170 is a sleek and stylish Pandora box. The phone is bundled with a powerful 3 MP camera which will let you forget your camera on your next holiday trip. Fly MC170 is replete with social networking and instant messaging features. This small wonder holds a price to surprise for its consumers costing at Rs. 4094.

Commenting on the launch Prem Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, said “Design and development is the essence of Fly brand. We always strive to build every mobile handset based on extensive consumer research which is in line with the target consumer’s need and aspiration, based on extensive consumer research. MC 170 is an unbeatable combination of feature rich connectivity and ‘flaunt it’ style. Today consumers are using social networking on mobile phone more than desktop, this phone is an effort to keep them connected on the go”

Fly MC170 Price in India: Rs. 4094 /-

* It clicks!!! - Powerful 3 mega pixel camera

* Display - 6.1 cm TFT screen with 262K display, 240 x 320 pixel screen resolution, screen switch effect, 3 themes

* Social networking and instant messaging through Fly Buzz!

* Audio player with equalizer

* Video recording and play

* FM with schedule recording

* Internal memory of 87 MB, expandable memory up to 8 GB

* 1000 mAh battery offering 10 hours of talk time and 250 hours of standby time

* A2DP Bluetooth, WAP 2.0 & GPRS support etc

* Fly Raashi – a new astrology application

* Accelerometer and motion sensor for better gaming experience

* Special self-help feature- long press the “0″ key in the ideal mode to send an SOS message

* Storage capacity- 2000 contact phonebook with video and photo ID of the caller, storage for 1000 SMS

* E-book reader (for .txt files)

Fly MC170 will be available at all fly Authorized Distributors and Retailers.

Source: Fly Mobile

Samsung Electronics HK. Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today announced the latest full touch mobile phone with compact design Samsung Champ. With its intuitive and user friendly features, it makes life more convenient and fun to the end user.

The brand new Samsung Champ comes with a similar crystal frame design outlook of Samsung premium LED TV brings the high-end look to the mobile that impress at first sight .

Combine glossy black and pure white in design, the sleek Samsung Champ in the palm brings to light the mobile’s curved back and its ergonomic finesse.

Samsung Champ supports Hybrid Hand Writing Recognition (Auto detect English, Chinese and Numeric digit) and comes with a stylus, which enables simultaneous writing without making instant changes of the inputting mode. This brings convenience particularly to Hong Kong users whose education always emphasize on bilingual and speed up the efficiency of drafting e-mails or SMS.

Samsung Champ incorporates a 1.3 megapixel camera and 2.4-inch full touch color display. It also carries TOUCHWiZ Lite user interfaces which includes a customizable home screen and a customized menu extendable up to 7 pages. Users can personalize their startup menu by creating favorite shortcuts such as contacts and functions like sound profile, calendar, wallpaper and memo, etc.

Samsung Champ also equipped with SoundAlive and 3.5mm headset jack which works with regular earphones. The built-in FM radio tune in your favorite radio programme for earphone free listening, and letting you groove your favorite music or radio programme in from anywhere even when using the speakers.

A whole new entertainment experience adding color to your life

The Samsung Champ is priced at: Rs. 4500/-.

Courtesy: Samsung Electronics

LG Eigen GM 730, with new navigator which will always guide you towards your destination. Indeed a true friend up on whom you can depend. LG Eigen GM 730 will keep updating you of the distance to your destination, and the estimated drive time.

* MP4/H.263/H.264 player

* MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA player

* Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh

* GPS with A-GPS support

* The Instant Route feature

* Bluetooth

* S-Class User Interface.

* 128MB RAM

* 256MB ROM

* FM radio

* Weight 107 gram

* 240 x 400 (WQVGA) touch screen

* GPS Navigator

* External Memory up to 32 GB

* 5 MP Camera

* WAQVGA Touch Screen

* Talk time up to 5 hours

* Internal Memory 289 MB

* 3 G

* 262 K Colors

* Pocket office- word, excel, power point, PDF viewer, One Note

* MicroUSB

LG Eigen GM730 smart handset is priced at the price of Rs. 18,590 /- in India. LG Eigen GM730 is advance networking friend which guides you to reach your unseen destination. It also has multitasking function like GPS to help your dear ones to reach their right destination. Get hold of the impressive LG Eigen GM730 soon to accompany you.

LG Electronics (LG) announced today the release of the LG Wink Series, a collection of vibrant colored full-touch phones designed to match the unique lifestyles of young “Generation Z” mobile consumers looking for great style and great connectivity.

The LG Wink Series consists of three full-touch handsets: Wink, Wink Style and Wink 3G, all suitable for younger users or first-time touch phone users. Tailored for the distinctive needs of today’s youth market, the LG Wink Series provides more versatile texting functionality, enhanced music options, wider social networking support, and a customizable, user-friendly interface and design.

Just as a wink is an affectionate means of communication between close friends, LG Wink Series was designed primarily for young mobile users who enjoy expressing themselves in unique and stylish ways whether by phone or one of today’s most popular social networking tools.

All the Wink phones offer an intuitive and easy-to-use virtual QWERTY keypad allows for easy texting without the bulk of a physical keyboard. The keypad can be switched from portrait to landscape mode, providing young users with a much more convenient texting method.

The LG Wink Series makes social networking much more enjoyable thanks to its dedicated user interface optimized for just this type of activity. Users can also keep in touch with their friends through instant messaging and email that support threaded viewing for easier conversations.

The LG Wink Series also includes a 3.5-inch headphone jack, FM radio and microSD slot for enjoying and easy sharing of music and movies. Add to this a stylish two-tone design and the fun cartoon-styled user interface and the LG Wink Series easily stands out in thefull-touch handset market.

Designed to fit perfectly in the palm of a hand, LG Wink is the most compact phone in the line-up. LG Wink is proof that touch phones don’t all look alike. LG Wink’s compact form factor slips easily into a pocket or purse but still manages to include a generous 2.4-inch display.

LG Wink Style is the stylish phone in the series with a 2.8-inch LCD display and boldest design. Wink Style is available in a variety of color options with accents on the front button panel, making it one of the most fashionable full-touch phones on the market. The phone’s colorful mix-and-match design will appeal to the young mobile generation’s desire for self-expression.

LG Wink 3G allows for faster connectivity and data transmission, always keeping users connected to friends and family. Its advanced e-mail feature utilizes the latest in push-delivery technology, instantly alerting users when messages are sent to any of their e-mail addresses. LG Wink 3G is a perfect choice not only for Generation Z but also for digitally active people who cannot compromise on network connectivity and design.

The LG Wink Series will be available in Europe and the Middle East starting in mid-August followed by Latin America, CIS and select Asian countries, including China, in the third quarter.

Courtesy: LG Electronics

A milestone service in the Indian Music Industry Over 1.5 lakh songs available across various genres Download unlimited FREE music.

In step with its efforts to bolster its youth-centric services portfolio in India, Virgin Mobile today announced yet another Industry-first Offering of “MUSIC UNLIMITED”. This service is a milestone in the Indian Music Industry as this is the first time that users can access a massive music library across all genres for FREE.

Music Unlimited offers the freedom to its customers to enjoy any form of music be it as their Tring Tune (CRBT), ringtone (MP3/Poly/Mono) or download of full songs onto their mobile phone, ABSOLUTELY FREE!

This service gives an opportunity to its customers to download free content from a massive music library comprising over 1.5 lakh songs spanning various genres, ranging from latest Bollywood chartbusters (Hello Darling, Dabaang, Ashayein, etc), Western Rock, Pop, Bhangra, Indi Pop, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam (Aathmakadha, Avan, etc) and much more.

Commenting on this proposition M.A. Madhusudan, Chief Executive Officer, Virgin Mobile India said “Music is an integral part of the lives of youth and their mobile phones are their newly evolved 24×7 music stations. Catering to this segment’s consumption of music, this service which will be offered to Virgin Mobile customers FREE of COST. Through this service, we at Virgin Mobile aim at changing the way music is consumed and reinvent the ways youth experience music every day. With the launch of Music Unlimited service, Indian youth have an access to best of the music content for FREE.”

To avail this service, customers have to just call at 586865 (charges @ 10p/sec).

Virgin Mobile is India’s first national youth-focused mobile brand. Virgin Mobile branded services are being offered to the Indian consumers by Tata Teleservices through a brand franchise with Virgin group. Virgin Mobile India facilitates Tata Teleservices with experience and expertise in designing, marketing and servicing of Virgin Mobile branded products for the youth segment. Virgin Mobile services are being supported from offices across India and the current employee strength is about 800 personnel. Virgin Mobile branded service can be enjoyed by customers in over 4, 50,000 cities, towns and villages across India.

Virgin Mobile bagged the ‘Most Innovative Mobile Services’ award at the Annual Infocom National Telecom Awards in 2009. Also in the SAARC Countries Mobile User Survey 2008, Virgin Mobile India has been ranked as No. 1 in Customer Satisfaction. On the overall satisfaction parameters Virgin Mobile scored over 95%. Taking the Goa Fest 2009 by storm, Virgin Mobile India bagged 7 Abby awards at India’s most prestigious National Advertising Awards Festival! This included 4 silver and 3 bronze Abbys for innovative and distinctive campaigns across Print, Radio, Outdoor and Event. In the recently held Emvies Awards 2009, Virgin Mobile has won silver and bronze for the Best Media Strategy (Services) and Best Media Innovations (Events) categories respectively. This year, Virgin Mobile India bagged Bronze “Effies” and earlier it bagged the Silver ‘Effies’ for its creative ideas and market effectiveness of its clutter-breaking campaigns. It has also been rated 15th in the Buzziest Brands of the year Poll 2009 conducted by afaqs.com and 27th most trusted brand by ET. For further information, please log on to www.virginmobile.in.

Courtsey: Virgin Mobile India

LG has released yet another fresh model for its Indian market primarily targeting the Indian youth adding the ’social networking’. LG Cookie Plus GS500v Mobile Phone, supports for the 3G WCDMA standard network communications terminal. The whole thin plastic material with moderate strength keys and with whole black color, as if LG Cookie Plus GS500v is really afternoon cookie.

* 11.5 mm thick

* Download speed: up to HSDPA 3.6Mbps

* Upload speed: up to 384kbps

* Network: WCDMA/GSM Quad-band

* Camera: 3 megapixel for main camera, 300K pixels for sub-camera

* touch screen with 240 x 400 pixels

* Hand writing recognition

* Video call

* Audio / video streaming

* MMS

* Integrated stereo FM radio

* MP3 and 64-chord ring tone

* Blue tooth and USB connectivity

* Java

* Memory: Built in 30MB

* Expandable Memory up to 8GB

* 3G Network

* talk time up to 10 hours

* 3-inch LCD touchscreen display

* Editable Screen shot

* 3 Way User Interface

* Face book Auto update feature

LG Cookie GS500v is with resistive touch screen design, it doesn’t cause any inconvenience for users. It comes with a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and there is a MicroUSB port on the left side. LG Cookie GS500v’ is available at affordable price of RS. 7,775 /- only. It allows the phone to save as many as 1000 contacts. Featuring the universal interface, the LG Cookie GS500v is an exception and a great buy.