Videocon’s Ducati-branded V6200 handset probably isn’t as awesome as the real thing
Can't afford to put the primal growl of a Ducati 1198R Corse superbike in your garage? Well, consider this the consolation prize: the Italian motorcycle firm has teamed up with Videocon in India to release the V6200 candybar, a rather rugged-looking little beast that features an integrated compass, thermometer, barometer, altimeter, pedometer (thanks to an accelerometer, naturally), GPS, and a UV meter -- in other words, every kind of sensor you could possibly want, and then some
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: accelerometer, camera, consolation, ducati-follow, india, memory, mumbai, real, v6200, videocon, words
Lava Mobile’s A10 for India proves IPS displays don’t have to be pricey
We still associate whiz-bang screen technologies like IPS , Super LCD , and Super AMOLED with high-end devices, but an Indian company we'll admit we've never heard of -- Lava Mobile -- is looking to change that. Its Rs
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: amoled, india, mobile, orientation, press, still-associate, superamoled, whiz
Sharp plans 3D smartphones for US, China and India in 2011
It might be all Japanese to you now, but Sharp's autostereoscopic 3D is coming to a smartphone near you next year. The tech will debut next month on the Softbank-bound Galapagos 003SH and 005SH Android handsets, but now Sharp has confirmed its intention to also bring it Stateside as well as to two of the world's most populous nations in China and India.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: 2011, ambition, china, engadget, galapagos, india, rising, smartphone, softbank
Dell intros XCD28 and XCD35 Android phones for India
If Windows Phone 7 isn't your thing and the upcoming Venue doesn't interest you -- or hey, if you just live in India -- you might be interested to know that Dell has just introduced a pair of new India-specific (for the moment, anyway) Android phones designed specifically to be sold for a song without getting a carrier subsidy involved. First up, the XCD28 sports a 2.8-inch display (hence the name), a 3.2 megapixel cam, 200MB of internal storage expandable with up to 16GB worth of microSD, and FM radio; it sells for Rs. 10,990 (about $247) devoid of a contract
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: available-right, bluetooth, carrier-subsidy, dell, freedom, hence-the-name, india, india-specific, microsd, phones-designed, Purchase, sports, xcd35, zte
The 3D cellphone lands in India for $97, no glasses required
It's not every day that you hear about an autostereoscopic 3D cellphone launching let alone for less than $100 (Rs. 4,299)... off contract
Categories: Mobile Phone, nintendo Tags: auto-stereoscopic, autostereoscopic, autostereoscopic 3d, cellphone-lands, dual, entry, images, india, letting-users, only-equipped, pixel-display, price, spice-mobility
CDMA iPhone rumored for India as exclusivities end in Germany and Holland
More fuel for the CDMA iPhone fire today. The Wall Street Journal says that Apple is in talks with both Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices to bring a CDMA version of its iPhone -- the one it again says will be on sale at Verizon early next year -- to India. The discussions have apparently been ongoing for four or five months according to one WSJ source
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: apple, india, iphone, journal, result, street-journal, teleservices, wsj
RIM averts BlackBerry ban in India… for now
It was facing an August 31st deadline before India banned BlackBerry service in the country, but it looks like RIM has now managed to avoid that scenario -- at least for a little while. According to India's Ministry of Home Affairs, "RIM have made certain proposals for lawful access by law enforcement agencies and these would be operationalized immediately," and that "the feasibility of the solutions offered would be assessed thereafter." Details are still a bit light beyond that, but India's assessment will apparently come after 60 days, and there's still no guarantee that we won't end up back at square one at that point. Interestingly, India is also still raising complaints about Gmail and Skype, with it now saying that it wants Google and Skype to set up servers in the country that would give it greater monitoring capabilities
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: affairs, Capabilities, engadget, entry, feasibility, india, servers, skype
Lava Mobile’s B5 Alpha touts groundbreaking ABCDE keyboard
Okay, we're admittedly a wee bit stumped by what Lava's peddling here. The Lava B5 is a decent-looking, Bold -esque device with an ABCDE keyboard layout -- yeah, this kinda frightened our digits, too -- but as to what OS it runs or what network type it calls home is a complete mystery
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: b5alpha, india, lava-mobile, lavamobile, megapixel, quite-catching, skype, type-it-calls, wireless
Nokia now Comes With Music morphing into Ovi Music Unlimited everywhere
It already kicked off this process in India a while back , but it looks like Nokia is finally ready to bring its faltering Comes with Music brand and service under the reign of the Ovi mothership on a more global scale -- or in markets where Comes with Music has launched, anyhow -- now that UK customers have started getting the news. There doesn't seem to be word yet on exactly how this is going to work, but it would make sense to see Nokia structure this the same way Microsoft does with Zune -- Ovi Music for a la carte purchases, Ovi Music Unlimited if you want to pony up a monthly fee (or, if they keep the original Comes with Music model, you pay more for the phone upfront). Seeing how the service still hasn't launched in the US , this would be a good opportunity, it seems -- particularly with the N8 launch around the corner.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: customers, engadget, india, launch, microsoft, mobile, mothership, music, music-unlimited, ovi, ovimusic, ovimusicunlimited, pony, sense
RIM reportedly working with India to avoid BlackBerry ban
There were reports as late as this morning that RIM was remaining "defiant" over the looming (and recurring ) BlackBerry ban in India and not willing to cut any "special deals," but it looks like that may not be the case after all -- Reuters is reporting that RIM has assured India that it will provide a " technical solution" sometime next week. That's presumably similar to the arrangement RIM recently worked out with Saudi Arabia, but India still isn't making any final decisions just yet, with a government source simply saying that its " technical team will evaluate if it works." Somewhat curiously, the source also mentioned that India had "concerns" about Gmail and Skype, but didn't offer any further details. For its part, RIM has issued a customer update that outlines the four main principles that govern the capabilities it provides to carriers for "lawful access purposes." Head on past the break for the complete statement
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: BlackBerry, blackberry ban, customer-update, fri, government, india, main-principles, rim, saudi, saudi arabia, Solution